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Joey Coulter Florida Pro-Truck Series announced !
Joey Coulter Florida Pro-Truck Series announced
1-14-14 - Nascar Camping World Truck Series driver Joey Coulter wanted to see the Pro-Truck series in Florida continue and be successful, as it is where he started his short track career after go-karts. Coulter was committed to a 8 race series with Rick Bristol and Citrus County Speedway, but wanted to have a series going to other tracks. He asked Bristol to reach out to see if they could put together a deal with the other tracks and head the series up.
After some communication we are pleased to announce the cooperation of Citrus County Speedway, Auburndale Speedway and Three Palms Speedway and working to finalize another track and even a dirt event at as part of the series. A 14 race series is the plan. Rex Guy and Rick Williams in cooperation, and to work with Coulter and Bristol have agreed to release the trucks from the FUPS brand as they believe it is best for there to be just the one series so it can grow and be successful. Coulter brings credibility to the series and Bristol is Coulter’s choice to head it up. The full schedule and final tracks will be released in the next couple days but the first race will tentatively be March 15th. This has come together quick, so please allow us to finalize it.
In cooperation the series will run under same type rules, the tech will be done by each track and Bristol will over see it, the race directing, working with the track personel.
He will also oversee the logging of the tires as there will be a tire rule for the series to keep costs down and competition exciting. The formula is proven to work. Bristol will handle the points, points fund, media and promotion of the events. A banquet will be worked on, and a website will be up and running by March 1st to post info, points, results, rules and more !
The series will run the Hoosier tires S450 & S650’s with a Schedule of 4 and 2 tire races. Serials will be logged and kept for the events.
The Purse will be the following for the 50 lap events
1. 800 2. 550 3. 450 4. 350 5. 300 6. 275 7. 250 8. 225 9. 200 10. 175
11. 175 12. 150 13. 150 14. 130 15. 115 16-24. 100
$50 Entry Fee members / $75 non-members
with the 75 Lap season & state championship event being announced a bit later in season.
The point system will be the following :
24 Points, dropping 1 point per position through 24th which will receive 1. If more than 24 starters, each starting truck receives 1 point.2. Qualifying points 1.) 3 pts. 2.) 2 pts. 3.) 1 pt.3. Bonus PointsWin – 2 pts.Lead a lap – 1 pt. Lead most laps – 1 pt.1⁄2 way leader – 1 pt.
Each driver will be able to drop one race during the year, but must announce it before the season finale.
Series rules will be very close to the 2013 FUPS rules package which is the rules that were use in the 2012 series that Bristol ran. We will finalize those and release them in the next week and put on the website as soon as we can get that up. Races will be normal double file restart events.
As of this release there is $3000 already committed to the points fund and several other interested sponsors being talked to. A $100 membership registration due by or at the first event reserves your number and will save you on the race pre-entries. That money will be used in the points fund, all fines and other ways of revenue will also go into the points fund. The series champion right now will receive a minimum of $1000 as champion and there will be a top 10 payoff. Driver must run 80% of the events to be eligible for the points fund and must attend the banquet.
There will be a rookie of the year program as well, that info is to be announced soon.
For information on the series please contact Rick Bristol at 407-497-0448 from 2:30 - 6 p.m. Mon. - Friday or e-mail him at rbmini68@aol.com. More info will be released over the coming weeks.
1-14-14 - Nascar Camping World Truck Series driver Joey Coulter wanted to see the Pro-Truck series in Florida continue and be successful, as it is where he started his short track career after go-karts. Coulter was committed to a 8 race series with Rick Bristol and Citrus County Speedway, but wanted to have a series going to other tracks. He asked Bristol to reach out to see if they could put together a deal with the other tracks and head the series up.
After some communication we are pleased to announce the cooperation of Citrus County Speedway, Auburndale Speedway and Three Palms Speedway and working to finalize another track and even a dirt event at as part of the series. A 14 race series is the plan. Rex Guy and Rick Williams in cooperation, and to work with Coulter and Bristol have agreed to release the trucks from the FUPS brand as they believe it is best for there to be just the one series so it can grow and be successful. Coulter brings credibility to the series and Bristol is Coulter’s choice to head it up. The full schedule and final tracks will be released in the next couple days but the first race will tentatively be March 15th. This has come together quick, so please allow us to finalize it.
In cooperation the series will run under same type rules, the tech will be done by each track and Bristol will over see it, the race directing, working with the track personel.
He will also oversee the logging of the tires as there will be a tire rule for the series to keep costs down and competition exciting. The formula is proven to work. Bristol will handle the points, points fund, media and promotion of the events. A banquet will be worked on, and a website will be up and running by March 1st to post info, points, results, rules and more !
The series will run the Hoosier tires S450 & S650’s with a Schedule of 4 and 2 tire races. Serials will be logged and kept for the events.
The Purse will be the following for the 50 lap events
1. 800 2. 550 3. 450 4. 350 5. 300 6. 275 7. 250 8. 225 9. 200 10. 175
11. 175 12. 150 13. 150 14. 130 15. 115 16-24. 100
$50 Entry Fee members / $75 non-members
with the 75 Lap season & state championship event being announced a bit later in season.
The point system will be the following :
24 Points, dropping 1 point per position through 24th which will receive 1. If more than 24 starters, each starting truck receives 1 point.2. Qualifying points 1.) 3 pts. 2.) 2 pts. 3.) 1 pt.3. Bonus PointsWin – 2 pts.Lead a lap – 1 pt. Lead most laps – 1 pt.1⁄2 way leader – 1 pt.
Each driver will be able to drop one race during the year, but must announce it before the season finale.
Series rules will be very close to the 2013 FUPS rules package which is the rules that were use in the 2012 series that Bristol ran. We will finalize those and release them in the next week and put on the website as soon as we can get that up. Races will be normal double file restart events.
As of this release there is $3000 already committed to the points fund and several other interested sponsors being talked to. A $100 membership registration due by or at the first event reserves your number and will save you on the race pre-entries. That money will be used in the points fund, all fines and other ways of revenue will also go into the points fund. The series champion right now will receive a minimum of $1000 as champion and there will be a top 10 payoff. Driver must run 80% of the events to be eligible for the points fund and must attend the banquet.
There will be a rookie of the year program as well, that info is to be announced soon.
For information on the series please contact Rick Bristol at 407-497-0448 from 2:30 - 6 p.m. Mon. - Friday or e-mail him at rbmini68@aol.com. More info will be released over the coming weeks.