Speedworld

[Benny The Mule]

I truly want to see the track have success. hopefully all drivers and fans will keep attending while working through the good and bad, the track recognize the good and bad with everyone meeting in the middle long term to make it the place to be on Friday night. we were there for years and thought the payout sucked then too compared to other tracks..........but we were THERE.

Best wishes to everyone involved to make it happen.

[Matt Albee]

I run legends and payout at Orlando use to be
1st- 150$
2nd- 125$
3rd- 100$
4th- 75$
5th- 50$
6th back was 30$

Now
1st- 150$
2nd- 75$
3rd- 50$
4th- 30$
5th- 20$ (to 10th)

Ran Auburndale tonight
1st- 200$
2nd- 160$
3rd- 130$
4th- 100$
5th- 75$
6th- 50$ on back

Now, I know it's not about the money but I was much more pleased with the payout. Which track would you race?

That's an easy one, i'd race at the best track. And that has very little to do with the payout.

[oneoff]

A real racer would have run both tracks! Back in the day we would run Orlando on Friday night, Deland on Saturday night, and New Smyrna on Sunday Afternoon. WE did this many times. Why? Because there was a race!

[escortbeast]

Was there a big legends race last night? Auburndale only had 3 legends. Usually is the division with the most cars.

[sbracer58]

I'd run OSW on Friday and Aub on Sat.

[ancrdave]

Here's the story on Friday night's racing...


BURNS AND GOULD AMONG WINNERS AT ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD ON OPENING NIGHT

Orlando SpeedWorld began its 40th racing season with some brisk weather that
kept fans huddled up all night, but the action they got to see was hot all
night long as five racing classes were in action.
The Pro Trucks headlined with several new faces in the field that also
featured some veterans too. Whitney Poole and Michael Burns grabbed the heat
race victories to set the stage for the headliner that would see some great
action.
Tyler Lau led the initial three circuits before being passed by Becca
Monopoli. Burns, who started at the back of the field, worked his way up to
challenge and, after some super side-by-side racing, grabbed the lead from
Monopoli on lap 12. Becca came right back to lead a pair of laps before Burns
used some superior handling in the center of the corners to nab the lead for
good. A lap 18 caution for a Kelly Ross spin could not slow Burns as he
cruised to the win despite a late charge from veteran Scott Reeves. Monopoli
held on for third over Poole and Lau. Rounding out the finishers were Vince
Keeler, Eddie Lichtenberger, Ross and Richard Griffis.
The Super Stock feature race was about as crazy as you could get in the late
going after young Michael Held led the opening 17 laps and looked like he
might be in line for his first big feature win. But veteran shoe Rich
Clouser, driving one of three Sanford Auto Dealers Exchange entries, had other
ideas as he zipped out front for three laps only to be re-passed by Held, who
again led a pair of laps before Clouser regained the lead. With a handful of
laps to go, the pair tangled headed into turn one to bring out the caution.
After a lengthy discussion, track officials put both to the rear of the field
for the restart handing the lead to David Gould. Gould would go on to lead
the remaining laps to score yet another SpeedWorld victory as he has been
competing here for about 30 of the track's 40 years. Clouser bounced back to
claim second trailed by Brandon Christian, Gino Tuminello, Adam Soukup and Ted
Head. Held got into the back of another car on the white flag lap and was
disqualified by track officials. Ernie Stickle broke an axle in his heat race
and could not start along with Scott Tyler who had a mechanical failure and
popped the wall in his heat. Heat race wins went to Held and Clouser.
With some money up for grabs to the top three finishers, the Strictly Stock
main event was a wild one that saw five yellow flags and plenty of "rubbing."
After Richard Tyner hit the turn one wall with his Lincoln on the initial
start to force a complete restart, Robert Skinner led the opening lap only to
see his car quit as he brought out the caution. Jim Barron took the lead on
the restart and held on for nine laps but was unable to keep high-flying
William Hindman at bay as Hindman put his E&H Car Crushing Chevy Monte Carlo
out front and was never headed from that point. Barron took the runner-up
spot in front of Neil Kirby, Richard Fiore, Jr. and Charlie King, Sr.
Completing the field were Warren Howie, Eddie Moran, Tom Flynn, Michael Hanna,
Megan Matheny, Skinner and Tyner. Hindman and Kirby won the heat races.
Donovan Ponder led the first four trips around the track in the Legend Car
feature but it was recent Bandolero graduate David Owen who snatched the front
spot on lap five and never looked back for his first-ever Legend Car win here.
Ponder took a distant second trailed by his teammate William Hindman (in his
first Legend Car start), Ted Ruffo and Roger Englund.
The Four Cylinder Stock main event went to Eric Hodge who took the lead just
past the halfway mark and breezed from there. John Gross claimed second
followed by Charles King, Jr., James Skinner and Shane Sutorus. Hodge also
won the heat race.
The Legends, Strictly Stocks and Four Cylinder Stocks return next week and
will be joined by the Open Wheel Modified and Sportsman cars for their first
race of the year.

[Benny The Mule]

Thanks Dave.

[THUNDERBOLT]

I had a great time Friday night. Id like to thank everyone for coming out. The racing was AWESOME!!! The trucks started like professional veteran drivers. They did a fantastic job! All the racing was awesome though. Cant wait till Friday