Barberville, FL (Mon., Feb. 8, 2010) - Monday night was a return visit to the Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL for the final night of the UMP Modifieds and the opening night of the UMP Late Models. Fifty-eight Modifieds returned in hopes of taking the final transfer spots into the 30 lap "Gator" feature, paying $5,000 to win. Also on the card was the UMP Late Models, with 67 cars signing in to do battle for $7,000 to win.
The night started out with group qualifying for the UMP Late Models. Jimmy Owens (15.962) topped the first group and was the overall fast timer on the night. Kyle Berck (16.360) was fastest in group 2, Dennis Erb Jr. (16.268) was quick timer in group 3, Tim McCreadie (16.347) was fast time in group 4, Will Vaught (16.328) was fastest in group 5, with Jared Landers (16.704) quickest in group 6. They then inverted the top four in each group for the 6 heat races, with the top three finishers in each heat going to the A main. Jack Sullivan, Brian Birkhofer, Vic Coffey, Jordan Bland, Darrell Lanigan and Ross Camponovo claimed the heat race wins. Then they ran 3 B Mains with the top 2 in each moving into the A Main. Picking up those wins were Jason Feger, Earl Pearson Jr. and Rick Briggs.
Sullivan and Birkhofer would lead the field of 24 cars to the drop of the green flag in the 30 lap UMP Late Model A Main. Birkhofer would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1, but Sullivan wouldn't give up to easy. Birkhofer, who was running the top of the track, and Sullivan, who was running around the bottom, would trade the lead for lap 2 and 3. The first of two cautions would come out on lap 5, as Dale McDowell spun in turn two. Birkhofer would lead, Jordan Bland, Sullivan, Darrell Lanigan and Dan Schlieper on the restart, with Birkhofer grabbing the lead. Bland, Lanigan and Schlieper would battled for the second spot, as Birkhofer started pulling away. The final caution of the event would come out on lap 10, for Tommy Kerr who stopped in turn four. Birkhofer's lead over Lanigan, Jimmy Owens, who started 7th, Schlieper and Josh Richards was now brought to his back bumper for the restart. Birkhofer was able to grab the lead once again, but now had Lanigan and Owens following close behind. Lanigan would slip under Birkhofer on lap 14 to take over the top spot by inches at the line. But Birkhofer would come back on the top of the speedway to grab the lead back on lap 15. They started entering lap traffic on lap 17, allowing Lanigan and Owens to quickly move up on Birkhofer for the top spot. Lanigan would once again slip under Birkhofer on lap 18 to take over the lead. Lanigan then worked to hold off Owens over the final 12 laps to claim the opening night win for the UMP Late Models. Owens had to settle for second, Birkhofer held on for third, Billy Moyer charged from 11th to finish in fourth, with Schlieper holding on for a fifth place finish.
The final spots for the "Gator Championship" for the UMP Modifieds went to the winners of the four B Mains, which went to Jason Hughes, Dale Mathison, Ty Dillon and Peyton Taylor. UMP then awarded four provisionals, which were giving to Tommy Seets, Clint Bowyer, Devin Gilpin and Rob Underwood.
Twenty-eight UMP Modifieds took to the track for there 30 lap "Gator" A Main, with the winner taking home the $5,000 top prize. Jason Schill and Stormy Scott would draw the front row. The green flag would wave, but quickly the caution came out before lap 1 was completed as Jeff Babcock and Clint Bowyer collided in turn two. Scott would grab the lead on the complete restart, with Austin Dillon following him in second. Scott was starting to pull away from the field, as the last caution of the event would appear on lap 16 for debris in turn four. Scott was leading, Jared Hawkins, Dillon, Schill and Denny Schwartz, who started 9th. On the restart, Scott moved back out front, with Dillon, Hawkins and Schwartz battling for the second spot. Scott was slowly starting to pull away, when Jared Landers had worked his way to the front. Landers would get by Dillon and Hawkins on lap 20 to move into second and set his sights on Scott for the lead. Scott tried everything to hold off a fast moving Landers, but Landers wouldn't be denied as he took the top spot on lap 25. Landers then pulled away over the final 5 laps to claim his second consecutive "Gator Championship". Scott held on for second, Dillon was third, Hawkins was fourth, with Kenny Schrader charging from 16th to round out the top five.
Notes from Mon: Kyle Berck, who set fast time in group 2 qualifying for the UMP Late Models, had to go to a back-up car after motor troubles developed in the car he qualified with. He would have to go to the back of his heat and never recovered all night from that....Earl Pearson Jr. won B Main 2 and started the 30 lap A main in 20th. Pearson charged himself up to 11th by the half way point and would settle for a 6th place finish.... Dale McDowell, started the A Main in 22nd, but spun on lap 5 to go all the way to the back. He would recover from that to charge back up to take home an 11th place finish......Jared Landers amazing run to the front of the "Gator" A Main for the UMP Modifieds was something to see. Landers was scheduled to start the event in 11th, but he was sent to the tail, 28th, for showing up late for the line-up. Landers would go two and three wide at times to work himself up to 8th by lap 15, with no cautions. The only caution of the event was flown on lap 16. On the restart Landers again went to work and raced two and three wide to get up to second by lap 20. He then over took Scott on lap 25 for the top spot and would pull away over the final 5 laps to claim his second consecutive "Gator"....Ty Dillon was another driver who put on a show for the fans. He started the A Main in the 23rd starting spot after winning the third B Main. Dillon would follow in Landers tracks, as he worked his way up to 10th by lap 15. Dillon would pass three more cars over the final 15 laps to take home a 7th place finish....Peyton Taylor won B Main number 4 and started the A Main in 24th. He would pass 14 cars en route to a 10th place finish....Tommy Seets took advantage of his provisional and started the A Main in 25th. He then passed 12 cars to claim a 13th place finish....Another driver who got in on a provisional was Devin Gilpin. He would start the A Main in 27th and passed 9 cars to take home a 18th place finish....Local driver David Wietholder started B Main number 2 on the outside of the front row, with only the winner going to the A Main. He would run up front early, but missed the set up a little and faded to a fourth place finish.......The racing for the two nights I was there was great. I hope to make plans next year to take in more nights of racing!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Steve Kinser and Austin Dillon Top Volusia Speedway Park Wins on Sunday Night
Barberville, FL (Sun. Feb. 7, 2010) - I made my first ever visit to the Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL on Sunday night and was instantly amazed on how the speedway was set up. All the big haulers were pitted on the outside of turns one and two, with mostly the smaller enclosed trailers in the infield. Even with the haulers in the infield you could see all the way around the super fast 1/2 mile speedway.
The World of Outlaw Sprints and the UMP Modifieds were on hand this night, with 33 Sprints and 37 Modifieds signing in to do due battle. Even though is was a cold night, the racing made up for it!
Jason Sides started the night off by setting fast time in the World of Outlaw Sprints, with a lap of 13.303 seconds. Up next was the four heat races, with the top 5 in each heat going to the A Main and the top 2 going to the Dash. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Bronson Maeschen, Mark Smith and Joey Saldana would top the heat races. Tim Kaeding would hold of "The King" Steve Kinser to claim the Dash, which set the first five rows of the 30 lap A Main. Cale Conley would go on to win the B Main, with the top 4 out of that race going to the A. Brian Ellenberger would get a World of Outlaw provisional to set the 25 car starting field for the A Main.
Kaeding and Steve Kinser would lead the field to the drop of the green flag in the 30 lap A Main, with Kaeding grabbing the lead over Kinser on lap 1. Kaeding would hold on to the top spot, when they came up on lapped traffic on lap 5. Kinser would close in on Kaeding as a result and then worked to the top of the speedway. Kinser would take over the lead on lap 12, with Kaeding trying to battle back. The first of two cautions would come out on lap 14, when Doug Esh came to a stop in turn three. Kinser was leading Kaeding, with Saldana coming from 8th to 3rd, Craig Dollansky was 4th, with Donny Schatz running 5th for the restart. Kinser would move back out front on the restart, with Saldana and Kaeding battling for second. Kinser would jump to the bottom of the speedway, with Kaeding moving to the top. Kaeding would take command on lap 16, but would only hold it for two laps, as Kinser would come back to lead lap 18. With the two battling side-by-side, Saldana would move in to make it a three car battle for the lead as they entered lap traffic on lap 22. The second and final caution of the event came out on lap 23 for Hafertepe Jr. coming to a stop on the backstretch. Kinser was leading Saldana, Kaeding, Danny Lasoski, who started 14th, and Dollansky. On the restart, Kinser quickly moved out front with Saldana and Lasoski battling for second. Kinser would go on to lead the final 7 laps to pick up his first win of 2010 in the Tony Stweart owned Sprint Car. Saldana held on for second, Lasoski would claim the hard charger award after starting 14th and coming home in 3rd, Schatz would recover to finish in 4th, with Kaeding holding on for a 5th place finish.
Jason Hughes would start out the UMP Modifieds portion of the program by setting fast time, with a lap of 18.680 seconds. J.E Stalder, Austin Dillon, Denny Schwartz and Clint Bowyer would claim the heat race wins, with the top 5 in each heat going to the A Main. Jeff Babcock and David Wietholder took home the B Main wins, with the top 2 in each of those events moving into the A Main.
Stalder and Dillon would lead the field of 24 starters to the drop of the green flag in the 20 lap A Main. Dillon would jump out into the lead on lap 1, but a caution after the completion of the lap would slow the event. Peyton Taylor would stop on the track with a right rear tire flat. On the restart, Dillon would grab the lead once again, but now had to work to hold off Schwartz. Schwartz would work on Dillon for the lead when a caution would appear on lap 4 for Schuyler Nahre who stopped in turn four. Dillon again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Schwartz giving chase. Dillon was starting to pull away when another caution came out on lap 8 for a spin in turn two by Todd Neiheiser. Once again Dillon grabbed the top spot on the restart and was starting to put some distance over second place running Schwartz, when the caution would come out again on lap 12. This time it was for a collision by Jon Henry, Tommy Seets, Randle Sweeney and Ty Dillon in turn three. On the restart Dillon jumped back out into the lead, but this time was slowed on lap 13 for another spin in turn two by Neiheiser. The final caution of the 20 lap race would come out on lap 16 when Jason Hughes, USMTS regular, got into the back of Buzzie Reutimann, with Reutimann spinning down the backstretch. This would set up a four lap dash to the finish, with Dillon grabbing the advantage on the final restart. Dillon would pull away to pick up the win. Schwartz would settle for 2nd, Kenny Wallace came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Jason Schill was 4th after starting 9th, with Jacob Hawkins charging from 24th to round out the top five. The rest of the top 10 drivers who locked themselves into Monday night "Gator Championship" feature was Stephen Schnapf who came from 23rd to finish in 6th, Bob Broking was 7th, Kenny Schrader was 8th, Jesse Stovall was 9th, with Jeff Babcock coming home 10th after starting in 21st.
Notes From Sun: Jason Meyers came from 13th and passed 7 cars to finish 6th in the Sprint A Main....Terry McCarl also passed 7 cars, started 15th, to finish in 8th....Brad Sweet came from 19th and passed 8 cars to finish 11th. Sweet was behind the wheel of the #91 Sprint car owned by Kasey Kahne, after Cody Darrah suffered a broken leg in a traffic accident earlier in the day... Lance Dewease also passed 11 cars, after starting 23rd, and finishing in 12th....Kraig Kinser finished 13th after starting in 22nd....Jac Haudenschild came from 21st and passed 7 cars to come home in 14th......The 74 UMP Modifieds were split into two groups after Friday nights events, with half competing on Saturday and half on Sunday. The top 10 in both nights A Main events would be locked into Monday nights "Gator Championship" paying $5,000 to the winner....Local driver David Wietholder, who competes weekly at Quincy Raceways in Quincy, IL, made the trip down to Florida to compete this year. He would start the A Main 22nd after winning the second B Main and then stayed out of troubles to pass 9 cars to come home 13th. He would miss locking himself into Mondays main by 3 spots....Buzzie Reutimann would finish 14th and Jason Hughes, 17th, after making contact back on lap 16 battling for the 5th spot....Ty Dillon would finish 18th after suffering front end damage in the lap 12 wreck. He was running in the third spot after starting 8th.
The World of Outlaw Sprints and the UMP Modifieds were on hand this night, with 33 Sprints and 37 Modifieds signing in to do due battle. Even though is was a cold night, the racing made up for it!
Jason Sides started the night off by setting fast time in the World of Outlaw Sprints, with a lap of 13.303 seconds. Up next was the four heat races, with the top 5 in each heat going to the A Main and the top 2 going to the Dash. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Bronson Maeschen, Mark Smith and Joey Saldana would top the heat races. Tim Kaeding would hold of "The King" Steve Kinser to claim the Dash, which set the first five rows of the 30 lap A Main. Cale Conley would go on to win the B Main, with the top 4 out of that race going to the A. Brian Ellenberger would get a World of Outlaw provisional to set the 25 car starting field for the A Main.
Kaeding and Steve Kinser would lead the field to the drop of the green flag in the 30 lap A Main, with Kaeding grabbing the lead over Kinser on lap 1. Kaeding would hold on to the top spot, when they came up on lapped traffic on lap 5. Kinser would close in on Kaeding as a result and then worked to the top of the speedway. Kinser would take over the lead on lap 12, with Kaeding trying to battle back. The first of two cautions would come out on lap 14, when Doug Esh came to a stop in turn three. Kinser was leading Kaeding, with Saldana coming from 8th to 3rd, Craig Dollansky was 4th, with Donny Schatz running 5th for the restart. Kinser would move back out front on the restart, with Saldana and Kaeding battling for second. Kinser would jump to the bottom of the speedway, with Kaeding moving to the top. Kaeding would take command on lap 16, but would only hold it for two laps, as Kinser would come back to lead lap 18. With the two battling side-by-side, Saldana would move in to make it a three car battle for the lead as they entered lap traffic on lap 22. The second and final caution of the event came out on lap 23 for Hafertepe Jr. coming to a stop on the backstretch. Kinser was leading Saldana, Kaeding, Danny Lasoski, who started 14th, and Dollansky. On the restart, Kinser quickly moved out front with Saldana and Lasoski battling for second. Kinser would go on to lead the final 7 laps to pick up his first win of 2010 in the Tony Stweart owned Sprint Car. Saldana held on for second, Lasoski would claim the hard charger award after starting 14th and coming home in 3rd, Schatz would recover to finish in 4th, with Kaeding holding on for a 5th place finish.
Jason Hughes would start out the UMP Modifieds portion of the program by setting fast time, with a lap of 18.680 seconds. J.E Stalder, Austin Dillon, Denny Schwartz and Clint Bowyer would claim the heat race wins, with the top 5 in each heat going to the A Main. Jeff Babcock and David Wietholder took home the B Main wins, with the top 2 in each of those events moving into the A Main.
Stalder and Dillon would lead the field of 24 starters to the drop of the green flag in the 20 lap A Main. Dillon would jump out into the lead on lap 1, but a caution after the completion of the lap would slow the event. Peyton Taylor would stop on the track with a right rear tire flat. On the restart, Dillon would grab the lead once again, but now had to work to hold off Schwartz. Schwartz would work on Dillon for the lead when a caution would appear on lap 4 for Schuyler Nahre who stopped in turn four. Dillon again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Schwartz giving chase. Dillon was starting to pull away when another caution came out on lap 8 for a spin in turn two by Todd Neiheiser. Once again Dillon grabbed the top spot on the restart and was starting to put some distance over second place running Schwartz, when the caution would come out again on lap 12. This time it was for a collision by Jon Henry, Tommy Seets, Randle Sweeney and Ty Dillon in turn three. On the restart Dillon jumped back out into the lead, but this time was slowed on lap 13 for another spin in turn two by Neiheiser. The final caution of the 20 lap race would come out on lap 16 when Jason Hughes, USMTS regular, got into the back of Buzzie Reutimann, with Reutimann spinning down the backstretch. This would set up a four lap dash to the finish, with Dillon grabbing the advantage on the final restart. Dillon would pull away to pick up the win. Schwartz would settle for 2nd, Kenny Wallace came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Jason Schill was 4th after starting 9th, with Jacob Hawkins charging from 24th to round out the top five. The rest of the top 10 drivers who locked themselves into Monday night "Gator Championship" feature was Stephen Schnapf who came from 23rd to finish in 6th, Bob Broking was 7th, Kenny Schrader was 8th, Jesse Stovall was 9th, with Jeff Babcock coming home 10th after starting in 21st.
Notes From Sun: Jason Meyers came from 13th and passed 7 cars to finish 6th in the Sprint A Main....Terry McCarl also passed 7 cars, started 15th, to finish in 8th....Brad Sweet came from 19th and passed 8 cars to finish 11th. Sweet was behind the wheel of the #91 Sprint car owned by Kasey Kahne, after Cody Darrah suffered a broken leg in a traffic accident earlier in the day... Lance Dewease also passed 11 cars, after starting 23rd, and finishing in 12th....Kraig Kinser finished 13th after starting in 22nd....Jac Haudenschild came from 21st and passed 7 cars to come home in 14th......The 74 UMP Modifieds were split into two groups after Friday nights events, with half competing on Saturday and half on Sunday. The top 10 in both nights A Main events would be locked into Monday nights "Gator Championship" paying $5,000 to the winner....Local driver David Wietholder, who competes weekly at Quincy Raceways in Quincy, IL, made the trip down to Florida to compete this year. He would start the A Main 22nd after winning the second B Main and then stayed out of troubles to pass 9 cars to come home 13th. He would miss locking himself into Mondays main by 3 spots....Buzzie Reutimann would finish 14th and Jason Hughes, 17th, after making contact back on lap 16 battling for the 5th spot....Ty Dillon would finish 18th after suffering front end damage in the lap 12 wreck. He was running in the third spot after starting 8th.
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