Saturday, June 19

                           VSP Bud Shootout Rained Out!


A terrible month of racing weather in Florida claimed another event Saturday
night at Volusia Speedway Park (VSP) in Barberville, FL.  The Bud Shootout
100 for Late Models was stopped before it was ever started.

A shower rolled in off the ocean just as the last hot lap session was
getting underway.  What started as a light sprinkle soon increased to heavy
rain, turning the half mile dirt track into a mud bowl and the infield into
a river.  By 8:20pm, the announcement was made: "the show is cancelled."

Friday night, VSP squeezed in time trials for the late models as well as a
mini stock feature despite the fact that most of Florida had rain.
Twenty-three late models were on hand, much less than an expected 45 to 50.
The threatening weather clearly kept away many stars from the National late
Model Sportsman (NLMS) tour who had open weekend.  VSP regular Eric Platt
(Jacksonville, FL) was the first car onto the track for qualifying and he
set fast time earning the pole position.  Visitor Wesley Hood (Cowpens, SC)
captured the outside pole.

A full field of hobby stocks as well as street stocks and pure stocks were
also in attendance Saturday night.  The makeup date for the Bud Shootout 100
is July 10.  Rainchecks from June 19 will be honored on that date.  July 10
is another open date on the NLMS tour, so many series regulars can again be
expected to race.  It is unknown at this time if the late models will
re-qualify for that show or stand on Friday's qualifying results.  More
information on this subject will follow.

Next Saturday, VSP will host the Florida Mini Sprints plus a full race
program starting at 8pm.  The track will be closed July 3 because of the
Pepsi 400 in Daytona.  Also on the VSP calendar is the World Championship
Hobby Stock 100 on July 30 through August 1.  The first of its kind event
will pay $10,000 to the winner.

Volusia Speedway Park is located on State Road 40, 15 miles west of I-95.
Call (904) 985-4402 or visit their web site at www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com
for details.

                                                  -John Matthews