New Smyrna Speedway Results 4/19

[Kim Brown]

New Smyrna Speedway
Official Results
April 19, 2014

E-Modified 50

1. #112 Jarrett Korpi
2. #15 Cody Blair
3. #44B Matthew Green
4. #111 Earl Beckner
5. #38SP Robert Glover
6. #14 Roger Benton
7. #76 James Higginbotham
8. #21 Mike Dahm
9. #5 Jon Conpagnone
10. #90 George Dahm

Pro Late Models

1. #57 Michael Lira
2. #22 Tyler Aude
3. #81 William Carroll
4. #15 Cody Blair
5. #59 Chris Brannon
6. #00 Daniel Miller
7. #18 Zachary Jarrell
8. #50 Ricky Anderson
9. #01 Michael Williams
10. #16 Raul Orlandini
11. #0 John Kennedy
12. #4B Alan Bruns DQ (weight)

Super Stocks

1. #95 Garrett Hill
2. #23 Shannon Kelly
3. #2x Mike Amato
4. #51 Joe Gerard
5. #1 Charles King
6. #31 JT Tippins
7. #36 Jeff Cuddy
8. #6 Preston Hunt
9. #80 Becca Samsoe
10. #18 Michael Bedient
11. #21D Mike Dahm

Mini Stocks

1. #71 Ted Vulpius
2. #31 David Russell
3. #8 Jamie Dixson
4. #15 Jeff White
5. #115 Tyler Simpson
6. #4 Levi Hammond
7. #14 Brad Blanton
8. #33 Reid Christensen
9. #23 Pat Wells
10. #6 Mark Broat
11. #78 Jason Reynolds

Strictly Stocks

1. #81 Jimmy Barron
2. #3 Josh Stillwell

From everyone at New Smyrna Speedway...Happy Easter!

[ancrdave]

KORPI TOPS E-MOD 50 - LIRA WINS IN PRO LATES AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY

It was a nice and breezy Easter Eve at New Smyrna Speedway Saturday night and
along with a big Easter Egg hunt for the kids, there was plenty of great Stock
Car Racing action for both young and old alike.
The big event of the evening was a 50-lap showdown for the E-Modifieds and it
was defending track champion Jarrett Korpi of Deltona making it known early on
that his would be the car to beat as he topped the rest of the competitors in
qualifying with a lap of 19.367 seconds with Earl "Junior" Beckner his closest
challenger at 19.542.
The pill draw was a two that meant Korpi and Beckner would simply swap
starting spots on the front row for the feature. At the drop of the green,
Korpi wasted little time taking the top spot while Beckner was forced to come
from the back of the starting grid because he was late to line up on pit road.
Korpi continued to set a hot pace but Cody Blair was not far behind in second
until his car shut off on lap seven and he coasted to a stop. Blair made it
back to the pits where his crew quickly diagnosed the problem and he returned
to the race.
Korpi maintained his advantage following the restart but Beckner was now up to
second and beginning to apply some pressure. Roger Benton spun in turn two on
lap 16 to bring out the yellow once again. On the restart, Beckner powered to
the front and began to pull away. On lap 35, Beckner got loose and spun
coming off turn two but managed not to hit anything or be collected by anyone
else. Beckner restarted from the rear of the field leaving Korpi in charge
once again. From that point, Korpi pretty much had it in cruise control as he
claimed his third win of the new season over Blair and Matthew Green.
Beckner, battling an extremely loose race car, held on to take fourth just
ahead of Robert Glover. Benton, Jim Higginbotham, Mike Dahm, Jon Compagnone
and George Dahm rounded out the finishing field.
Michael Lira made it three winners in three races for the Pro Late Model
division as he led every lap to score a popular win. The first few laps of
the event were pretty eventful as only one lap could be completed before
Michael Williams spun coming off turn four. Williams kept from hitting the
inside wall and returned to action none the worse for wear. Ricky Anderson
slowed to a stop during the fourth lap and was pushed to the pits where his
crew frantically went to work to figure out what the problem was. The green
flag flew with the young driver still sitting still on pit road but luck was
with the team as Williams spun a second time to keep the caution out with no
extra laps completed. By the time the field took the one to go signal from
started Ralph Miller, Anderson's car was re-fired and he rejoined the fray
only to spin out himself on lap five to bring out the final caution of the
race.
Lira had no problem leading the remaining 20 circuits to the checker as the
field stayed close, but strung out, behind him. Tyler Audie had yet another
good showing, taking second after scoring his big 50-lap win on opening night
a few weeks back. Third went to Alan Bruns but he was later DQ'd in tech for
a weight issue moving Will Carroll up to the show position. Cody Blair was
fourth and Chris Brannon, running in his third different class this year,
fifth. Completing the finishers were Daniel Miller, Zach Jarrell, Anderson,
Williams, Raul Orlandini and the ageless John Kennedy.
The Mini Stock 25-lap feature marked the return of "Mr. Mini Stock," veteran
Ted Vulpius of Mims and he led every lap after drawing the pole for the
feature. Vulpius survived three slow-downs, two for minor spins and then a
red flag on lap 13 for a violent crash in turn one that saw the cars of Mark
Broat and Pat Wells hard into the wall but fortunately without injury to
either driver. Tyler Simpson was also involved but was able to continue.
Vulpius had no problems at all during the event easily crossing the checker in
front of David Russell and Jamie Dixson. Jeff White was fourth ahead of
Simpson who rebounded for fifth spot. Rounding out the field were Levi
Hammond, Brad Blanton, Reid Christiensen, Wells, Broat and Jason Reynolds.
The Super Stock 25-lapper was a fairly tame affair that saw just one lengthy
caution flag period when Mike Dahm blew an engine on lap seven and oiled the
track down in turn one. Other than that, the race belonged to young Garrett
Hill. Hill, who has moved up to run the Sportsman class this season, dusted
off his Super Stock and dominated the race, leading all the way. Shannon
Kelly came from his tenth starting spot to finish second but had nothing for
the fleet Hill. Mike Amato claimed third over Joe Gerard and Charles King who
had just moved up to the class from the Strictly Stocks. Sixth spot went to
J. T. Tippins trailed by Jeff Cuddy, Preston Hunt, Becca Samsoe, Michael
Bedient and Dahm.
Jimmy Barron out-ran Joshua Stilwell to win the Strictly Stock feature.
This coming Saturday night it's Fan Appreciation Night featuring 50-lap races
for both the full-bore Modifieds and the Super Stocks. Mini Stocks and
Strictly Stocks will also be in action and Spectator Races are also on the
schedule along with a kids/parents tire race. All adult tickets for this
Saturday's action are just $10 with kids aged 11 and under admitted free of
charge.