THE DRY HEAT DREW OUT THE SPRINT CAR RACERS AS A DOZEN CAME TO LAKE CITY TO BLOW IN A MOTOR POWERED THUNDER STORM. JACKSONVILLE'S LEE SCRAPE (421) RAN FLAT OUT TO WIN BOTH HIS HEAT RACE AND THE FEATURE. BUT DELAND'S TERRY SCHAFER (11) WAS ON HIS TAIL THE ENTIRE RACE AFTER WINING HIS HEAT RACE. JACKSONVILLE'S SCOTT BOYLES (24) WORKED HIS WAY FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK TO TAKE THIRD IN THE 40 LAP FEATURE.
LAKE CITY'S JOHN "BOY" WOOD (23) SCORED HIS FIRST EVER PURE STOCK WIN AND HAD A ROOF JUMPING CELEBRATION AFTERWARD. MADISON'S COLEMAN "BO" JANDLE III (65) TRIED TO USE EVERY PART OF THE NEWLY RESURFACED TRACK BUT COULD NOT FIND A GROOVE TO GET HIM PAST JOHN "BOY". GENE OSTEEN (24) SHOWED UP FOR HIS SECOND TRY THIS YEAR AT THE TRACK & WAS ABLE FINISH THIRD IN THE TEN CAR FIELD.
WAYNE STEVEN'S (55) OF CRAWFORDVILLE CAME BACK AFTER TAKING A FEW WEEKS OFF TO REBUILD & SHOWED THAT SOME ONE DIFFERENT COULD WIN IN THE LIMITED LATE MODEL CLASS. SOON TO BE MARRIED KELLY PHILMAN (83) [SORRY LADIES} OF BELL FINISHED SECOND WITH TONY BROWNING (97) OF VALDOSTA FINISHING THIRD.
THE FLORIDA MODIFIED'S SAW TALAHASSEE'S CARLTON JACKSON(47) HOLD OFF HARD CHARGING ROBBIE MORSE (21) . THE EVER PRESENT DONALD DUTTON (1) TOOK THIRD.
IT IS ALWAYS A HOT TIME WITH THE STREET STOCKS. IT TOOK LAKE CITY'S CURTIS MOTES (28) ONE PREVIOUS TRY BEFORE DIALING IN HIS CAR FOR THE WIN. HIGH SPRING'S JACKIE THOMPSON (55) WAS RUNNING SECOND UNTILL HE LOST HIS FRONT TIRE IN TURN ONE & HIT THE RETAINING WALL. (HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR BACT TOGETHER BUT IT FELL OFF AGAIN AT THE END OF THE RACE.) THE THOMPSON WRECK WAS ALL O'BRIEN'S BILL LOCKHART (66) NEEDED TO GET AND HOLD ONTO SECOND PLACE. A BUMPERLESS QUINTON PHILMAN (83) OF BELL, FL FINISHED THIRD.
NO RACING NEXT WEEK AT THE TRACK AS WE HONOR OUR VETERANS DURING THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BUT WE WILL BE BACK WITH MINI SPRINT RACING ACTION ON JUNE 2. A MEN'S WATCH (DONATED BY AMERICAN PAWN) WILL BE ADDED TO THE 50-50 THAT WEEK ALSO.
