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June 29, 2009
Ivedent Lloyd Puts Another Notch in His Belt
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By Rick Anges
Barberville, Fl. (06/26/09) Once again the weather looked like it would be a factor as heavy rains blew through the area. Volusia Speedway Park general manager Tonya Moschell stood at the front door of the office in the early afternoon and said, “Embrace the Rain” and within moments the showers stopped and the sun began to shine.
The track crew at VSP did an awesome job and prepared the track for one of the biggest events of 2009. By the time the four classes of the night rolled out for practice the surface was top notch.
The early storms kept many of the long haul team from making the jaunt thirty-four teams rolled in for the 4th annual Scott Thompson M...
June 28, 2009
Lloyd Wins Scott Thompson Memorial on Hot Summer Night at Volusia Speedway Park
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by Jane Smith
Barberville, FL (June 27, 2009) Although the rain did come at Volusia, it came early enough in the day that it did not spoil the Scott Thompson Memorial. Thirty four Late Model drivers came to try for the beautiful guitar trophy and $3800.00. Ivedent Lloyd qualified the fastest with a 17.028 followed by Tyler Ivey with a 17.028, Darell Padgett with a 17.175, Johnny Collins with a 17.256 and Mark Whitener with a 17.262.
Four heat races were run for the Late Models with the top four cars taken out of each heat for the main event. Winning heat number one was Ivedent Lloyd, heat number 2 Keith Nosbisch, heat number 3 Tyler Ivey and heat number 4 Jack Nosbisch, Jr.
Two B-Mains were run for the Late Models with the top four of each B-Main also going i...
June 28, 2009
Showtime at Volusia Speedway Park
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UDLMCS Media
In one of the most exciting races of the year, Ivedent Lloyd won for the second time this month in the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series.
The race featured over a half dozen lead changes, including a wild back and forth exchange in the last 15 laps of the race between Jason Fitzgerald and Lloyd that had fans on their feet cheering on their favorite.
In the end Lloyd was better able to navigate the lapped traffic and win the #3800 and special guitar trophy in honor of Scott Thompson.
The unofficial order of finish was:
1 07 Ivedent Lloyd Jr.
2 7F Jason Fitzgerald Jr.
3 5W Mark Whitener
4 46P Darrell Padgett
5 17...
June 27, 2009
A Surprise Winner of $1000 at Ocala
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by BJ Cavin
ZUBER, FL- Surprises were the matter of business as race fans and racers hit the clay at Ocala Speedway on Friday night. First, on a day when nary a drop of rain fell at Ocala Speedway and virtually nothing showed within 50 miles of the track on radar, a sudden downpour hit the track during hot laps that caused a major delay in the racing action and sent the staff into a quickly arranged Plan B. But the biggest surprise came at the end of the night as the winner of the $1000 race was totally unexpected, even to the driver that won it.
The shower that hit Ocala Speedway sprang up literally out of the blue and sent everyone scattering for cover, and it dumped quite a bit of heavy rain on the clay just after the crew had finished watering the surface. But ...
June 26, 2009
Scott Thompson Memorial On Tap At Volusia This Weekend
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UDLMCS Media
"The heat is on" might be the theme song for the upcoming United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series this weekend at Volusia Speedway Park. The race, which is the fourth annual Scott Thompson Memorial, comes at a time when the chase for the 2009 UDLMCS championship has become intense.
Only 160 points separates fourth place Russell Brown, Jr and current leader Mark Whitener. Jason Fitzgerald is only 20 points behind Whitener and Johnny Collins is sitting in third place, only 110 points off the lead.
The $3800 to win dirt late model show is expected to bring out between 45-50 cars. Johnny Collins took the win in the Scott Thompson Memorial last year, a race that drew over sixt...
June 24, 2009
Scott Thompson Memorial Only Three Days Away and Right Around the Corner
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by Jane Smith
Barberville, FL (June 24, 2009) The Fourth Annual Scott Thompson Memorial United Dirt Late Model Challenge 50 will be held this Saturday, June 27th, at Volusia Speedway Park. This event, in honor of Scott Thompson will pay $3800.00 with the leader on lap 38 taking home a bonus of $380.00.
This event promises to be one of the biggest Late Model events in Florida and many drivers are expected to be in the field including last year's winner Johnny Collins, Ivendent Lloyd, Lawton Minchew, Stanton Mills, Dillon Wood, Jason Fitzgerald, Rob Underwood, Matt Hartley, Mark Whitener, Keith Nosbich just to name a few.
Ivedent Lloyd just won the 14th Annual Powell Memorial last Friday night at Ocala Speedway and turned around Saturday night and won the Late ...
June 24, 2009
Ivedent Lloyd wins Emotional Powell Memorial at Ocala
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By Rick Anges
Ocala, Fl. (06/19/09) Although the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series has not run a race since early May at North Florida Speedway with three rainouts it was obvious that it has not lost it’s appeal to fans and race teams alike as over three thousand fans and forty one teams turned out for one of the biggest events in Florida stock car racing, the fourteenth annual Powell Memorial.
Heavy rains that moved through the area the night before had Ocala Speedway owner Mike Peters and his crew scrambling to get the track prepared for a long night of ground pounding action.
As temperatures hovered in the mid 90’s with a heat index of well over 100 degrees the forty-one drivers rolled out to take time in the historic race being run for only the second ...
June 22, 2009
Excitement Builds In South Florida; HCMP A Reality
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by HCMP Media
Over 70 supporters of motorsports in south Florida dealt with temperatures hovering around the 100 degree mark on Saturday and Sunday to help prepare the new Hendry County Florida Motorsports Park (HCMP) for the July 18 opening.
The Clewiston, Florida based venue built in 1970 and now under the direction of new owner Ken Kinney, Jr., has undergone a transformation, though the facility is far from where Kinney expects it to be by next year. Dozens of palm trees have been added, many square yards of new sod have been laid, new concrete has been poured to make access areas such as grandstands and concession easier on the fans. The pit area has been transformed with painted ba...
June 21, 2009
Buzzie Reutimann Takes WILD Ride at Volusia Speedway Park
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by Jane Smith
Barberville, FL (June 20, 2009) No rain in sight this time at Volusia, only hot, hot weather. But fans were extremely happy to find a new vendor on the grandstand side who had shaved ice and boy, was the line long all night at their trailer. I expect the lines will get even longer as the summer heat gets worst thru the coming months.
The first 200 Dad's thru the front gates got new hats in honor of Father's Day. Plus during intermission, one dad had his recliner on the track for an exhibition show of recliner racing. Fans got a slight delay in the night's action as it took alittle longer to get the track just right for racing but once it was done, no one was disappointed in the night's action.
The big race of the night was the Modified 30 that ...
June 20, 2009
Robbie Cooper wins Joslin Memorial 50 at Orlando SpeedWorld
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KARNAC STAFF
Orlando, FL (June 19, 2009) Twenty of the best Modifieds made their way to Orlando SpeedWorld Friday night for the Joslin Memorial 50. Friday night traffic kept a few from making it to SpeedWorld in time for qualifying but they were given a few hot laps before race time.
Kurt Jett topped the speed charts with a 14.335 followed by Robbie Cooper with a 14.336. Doug Moff set third fastest time with a 14.349 followed by Alan Bruns with a 14.420 and Shain Held with a 14.464. Jett pulled the five pill putting Shain Held on the pole for the 50 lap race.
As the green flag flew, Held quickly jumped to the point followed by Alan Bruns, Doug Moff, Robbie Cooper and Kurt Jett. But it was one of those fast green flag laps as the yellow came out for Joe Ger...
June 20, 2009
Ivedent Lloyd Takes the Powell Memorial
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by BJ Cavin
 ZUBER, FL- After nature had washed out the original date for the 14th Annual Powell Memorial, no one was sure who might show up to watch the most prestigious dirt late model race in Florida.
Changed plans often means that some may not be able to switch to a new date, and yet over four thousand excited fans filled the grandstands at the historic Ocala Speedway and witnessed yet another memorable performance by the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series.
Forty late models qualified for the Powell Memorial, with Jack Nosbisch claiming the fastest lap with a very quick 15.796. After heats and two B main events, the field was whittled down to 24 top late model...
June 14, 2009
A Complete Restart for the Powell Memorial this Friday
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by BJ Cavin
ZUBER, FL.- The United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series and the historic Ocala Speedway will run the 14th Annual Powell Memorial this Friday, June 19th, at the track located just north of Ocala in the community of Zuber. And as fate would have it, now even more top late models are expected to be on hand for the event.
Traditionally the prestigious Powell Memorial late model race is run the first week of June at Ocala Speedway, but this year nature forced a change in that tradition. Heavy rains on the morning of June 5th washed out any chance of a race, and event organizers quicklyy settled on a new date of June 19th. And the traditionalists will note that although the date may be two weeks later than normal, it is still a June event and not rescheduled f...
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