orlando speed world

[modracer#8]

well the weather man was wrong. Not a drop of rain Turned out to be a great night at the track racing was good. more fans in the stands the speakers were working great. good job OSW.

[kaseykahne]

Any race results

Just wondering how the racing turned out, I like that track but cant make it on Fridays.

[backrow]

Racing was good. Show moved along well. Glad to see Dave Westerman back. Always believed he is one of the best in the business.

Late model field was down, 12 cars and Travis Cope won. Five Modifieds, 12 Super Stocks, three bandeleros. five trucks

[ancrdave]

Here is the full story until it gets posted on the front page...


TRAVIS COPE DESTROYS BRIGHT HOUSE CHALLENGE SLM FIELD AT ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD

Week number two of NASCAR Whelan All American Series action saw some
outstanding competition on a warm, muggy night as second-generation driver
Travis Cope of Weeki Wachee proved dominant in the headline race of the night,
the Bright House Challenge 100 for the Super Late Models.
A dozen Super Lates checked in for action with Orlando's David Rogers, the
defending and four-time Bright House Series champion, setting quick time at
13.765 seconds, just ahead of Daniel Keene, Jr.'s 13.782 lap. Rogers pulled
the three pill placing third-fast qualifier Dusty Cornelius of Cocoa on the
pole for the 100-lap feature race.
Cornelius shot out from his pole slot into a rather substantial early lead as
Rogers slipped by Keene but was not able to match the speed of Cornelius.
Meanwhile, Travis Cope had moved to third and was putting the pressure on
Rogers, eventually getting by the veteran and now having his sights set on the
leader. Cope quickly cut the deficit between himself and Cornelius in half,
then seemed to back off a bit to save his tires as the race continued under
green.
By lap 40, Cope had had enough of "riding" and quickly closed on Cornelius
making a relatively easy pass for the lead on lap 42. At half way, Cope led
Cornelius, Rogers, Keene and T. J. Duke. Keene slipped by Rogers on lap 60 as
it was clear the handling had gone away on Rogers' TM Ranch machine.
The first caution flag flew on lap 65 as Anthony Sergi went for a slide off
turn four. Keene was on the move on the restart passing Cornelius for second
but it was clear he was no match for Cope who was in a league of his own.
Rich Clouser, who started ninth after a disappointing qualifying run, was on
the charge and took over fifth and began to close on Rogers as the second, and
final yellow flag of the race appeared on lap 79 when Duke lost power and was
unable to coast into the infield.
Cope had the field covered for the remaining distance but Clouser wasn't done
though as he tracked down and passed Cornelius for third on lap 86. From that
point it was a fast run to the checker as Cope won with room to spare. Keene
settled for a nice runner-up finish while Clouser was very happy with his
hard-fought third place effort. Cornelius held on for fourth while rooke
sensation Anthony Cataldi made a late charge for fifth. Rogers faded to sixth
at the finish ahead of Jake Perkins, Sergi and Vince Keeler. Unable to finish
the grind were Duke, Shaughn McCormick and Louisiana visitor Chet Morrison.
With his victory, Cope took over the Bright House Challenge point lead.
Lady drivers grabbed the top two spots in the Pro Truck feature after a highly
entertaining race that saw a little bit of everything happen before the
checkered flag fell.
Colby Clements snared the early lead and looked strong until the caution flag
came out when Matthew Green went for a spin off the bumper of Whitney Poole's
truck. Poole took responsibility for the incident and Green was placed back
in his second place spot for the restart. Once back under way, Green caught
fire and began to press Clements for the lead while Poole got around Becca
Monopoli to take back third spot.
As the field began lap 18, Clements and Green collided in turn one with
Clements looping his mount. At this point, both were placed at the rear of
the field giving the top position to Poole who had made it to the track late
and only gotten a handful of practice laps. The young lady from Vero Beach
led the remaining seven laps to claim the victory over Monopoli. Clements
held off Green for third with Jerry Maxson fifth.
Deland's Ernie Tummenillo came out on top of a marathon Super Stock feature
that saw numerous caution flags and took nearly an hour to run.
Donny Funk started from the pole and was able to fend off all challengers
despite several double-file restarts due to the excessive number of yellows.
On the final restart on lap 19, Funk's car began to slow with a deflating tire
and Ernie Tummenillo took over the top spot. From there Tummenillo streaked
away for the win as Justin Reynolds gave chase but had to settle for second on
what he said were "old tires." Young Michael Held was impressive coming back
from a couple of incidents to finish third ahead of Jeff Cuddy and Brandon
Christian. Charles King was the only other car running at the end and took
sixth spot while Funk was credited with seventh after pulling off on the white
flag lap. Unable to complete the 25-lap distance and scored eighth through
twelfth were J. T. Tippins, Gino Tummenillo, Bobby Cuddy, David Gould and Art
Hendren.
Shain Held zipped by early leader Matt Wheeler on lap 18 and drove away from
the field to win the Open-Wheel Modified feature event. Wheeler held on for
second trailed by Earl Beckner, Doc McKinney and Herb Simpson.
When Pinellas Park racing veteran Rick Sirmans and his wife Kim decided to
head east to watch their friend Travis Cope run the Bright House race, they
decided to bring their Mini Stock with them. The move proved to be a good one
as Sirmans won the 25-lap Mini Stock feature after a dandy back-and-forth
battle with defending track champion David Russell of Melbourne.
Russell led the first three laps before Sirmans took over until a caution flag
on lap five. Russell re-claimed the top spot on the restart and the gamely
held off Sirmans until lap 16 when Sirmans took over again. A lap 20 caution
gave Russell another chance but Sirmans was up to the task as he drove the
Fascats Cattery machine to the win over Russell, Brad Blanton, Ray Hindman,
Scott Jarrett (who flew in from his new home in Colorado to race) and Mark
Broat. "This is pretty neat," said Sirmans. "Travis (Cope) wins the Bright
House race and we win our race. I really like this race track, I just wish we
could get a few more cars," he said.
Doug Samion has a habit of bringing old cars out of moth balls to race and he
did it again Friday night. The Orlando driver brought a rust-covered
Oldsmobile to the track that had not seen action in several years and
dominated the Strictly Stock feature, leading flag-to-flag. Trailing Samion
to the checker where Jim "Crusher" Erb, Wes Railing, Jr., Shane Sutorus, Eddie
Moran and Donald Springer.
Probably the most entertaining race of the night was the one between Ryan
Pierce and David Owen in the Bandoleros. The pair swapped the lead five times
in twelve laps before Pierce took over on the final lap to score the victory
over Owen. Brett Suggs had the best seat in the house as he watched the lead
pair do battle from his eventual third-place finish.
Next week, April 19th, The Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman cars, Super
Stocks, Strictly Stocks and Bandoleros will be in action starting at 8 pm.

[Frasson118]

I had a really good time there last night. Ticket prices were very good at $12, draft beers are $1, or bottled beer for $3. Granted the fields were small, but the racing was pretty good all around. Prior to the Late Model race, all the drivers threw T-shirt over the fence for the kids, and a dozen of them were very happy.
Also great to hear Dave back on the mic. He's one of the best in the business... just wish I couldve heard him better.

Overall, a fun & inexpensive night. I WILL be returning soon.

[Don Nerone]

I had a really good time there last night. Ticket prices were very good at $12, draft beers are $1, or bottled beer for $3. Granted the fields were small, but the racing was pretty good all around. Prior to the Late Model race, all the drivers threw T-shirt over the fence for the kids, and a dozen of them were very happy.
Also great to hear Dave back on the mic. He's one of the best in the business... just wish I couldve heard him better.

Overall, a fun & inexpensive night. I WILL be returning soon.

They had you at $1.00 beer.
Did you see any of the racing from the beer hall ??? LOL

couldent help it..


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