Johnny Collins wins At Charlotte County 50 laps caution free

[JackSmith]

Unbelievably the United Dirt Late Models ran 50 caution free laps with Johnny Collins fighting his way to the lead and pulling away. Mike Bresnahan took second. Dusty Cone was third. Lots of side by side racing. Shan Smith took fourth in his topless #17ss...

A packed house with 3000 fans and drivers witnessed an amazing exhibition of short track driving talents racing hard for 50 laps in 13 minutes. We interviewed many fans and they were all extremely excited about the whole deal.

Of course you will have to tune into Inside Florida Racing for all the details.

As a side note: PROMOTION WORKS!

[carolwicks]

Holy Cow!!!! I Love U Dirt Guys!!!! ;-)

if anyone thinks promotion doesnt work you should have seen CCMP tonight. There are so many people to thank! Jack Smith of RRUSA, Ken Kinney of UDLMS, CeCe Brooks, ....heck there are so many people who worked so hard for tonights race. IT WAS AWESOME !!! 50 green flag laps with alot of action in between. There is no way of thanking them for traveling so far and putting on such a great show for us. Im just sad I wont see some of them again... ;-(
Billy Bigley...thank you so much for all your efforts and thanks for coming to the race.
Another thank you to RONNIE SIMS!!! the FASTRUCK race was G~R~E~A~T !!!!
man im so tired i cant sit here anymore...... but tomorrow i will post some good pics... i hope! Thank you Bobby & Sylvia Diehl for a track we can be so proud of and H~A~P~P~Y ~>>>A~N~N~I~V~E~R~S~A~R~Y !!!!

Linda and the "TEAM""" WTG!! the place looked beautiful....
Mike Baliaki (sp) you did an awesome job on the winners circle. WOW... i have not seen one to compare... been to alot of tracks & that is the best! when its done it will be even better. THANKS!
Melanie... great job keeping the bathrooms so clean... even with all those people!

GREG!!! good job flaggin...

snore............im done ........(for now)
carolwicks aka OZ

[USAMedia]

Dusty Cone was Dq'ed in tech....refused a tear down, we were told.

Rundown:
1. Johnny Collins
2. Mike Bresnahan
3. Mark Whitener
4. Shan Smith
5. J.R. Garcia
6. Keith Nosbisch
7. David Pollen Jr.
8. Marshall Austin Jr.
9. Kent Corbin
10. Roger Crouse
11. Bill Howard
12. Bobby Clark
13. Paul Gibbs
14. Jimmy Waldrop
15. BIlly Costello
16. Johnny Allen
17. Dusty Cone DQ
18. Jackie Nosbish DNS - motor

[carolwicks]

Thanks for coming...KARNACIANS!

This man and his son were so worth meeting... Jim Fenton and his wonderful son! thank you so much ... it was more than a pleasure meeting you...
OSF!!! thanks buddy for making the long trip... and for not defiling me....hehehe
Much love and hope EVERYONE get home safe. God is good...weather HOT but dry!
this time i am really going to sleep...

[Bobby Diehl]

All I can say is.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bobby Diehl

[flvideo]

Sorry to burst your bubble Carol but thats Jim Fenton, not winger. Winger couldn't make it. His daughter got married in NC and he was whipped driving home. I love you! Bob..........

[flvideo]

The best

If you all missed CCMP last night you missed a show. All the racing was good but the UDLMCS showed a level of professinalism unmatched by other racing series. They drove cars built for handleing on a dirt surface, with 7 year old tires, quite possibly harder than the asphalt they were on and ran a 50 lap race flag to flag with out a caution. I am in awe of the people at CCMP that donated their time to spruce up the track for the UDLMCS and the fans. The winners circle was absolutely beautiful. The track and its sorounding area was very well prepared. I commend Bobby and the staff for an awesome night of racing and a beatiful track. Bob..........

[Jim Fenton]

If you all missed CCMP last night you missed a show. All the racing was good but the UDLMCS showed a level of professinalism unmatched by other racing series. They drove cars built for handleing on a dirt surface, with 7 year old tires, quite possibly harder than the asphalt they were on and ran a 50 lap race flag to flag with out a caution. I am in awe of the people at CCMP that donated their time to spruce up the track for the UDLMCS and the fans. The winners circle was absolutely beautiful. The track and its sorounding area was very well prepared. I commend Bobby and the staff for an awesome night of racing and a beatiful track. Bob..........

Ditto what Bob said. I couldn't agree more.

In only my second time back to a short track since I stepped out of the FOUR back in 83', I was very impressed.

The track was immaculate, organized and very well run. I enjoyed the entire show immensely, especially the UDLM’s. Certain accolades are in order;

Bob (Flvideo): Mega-thanks for bugging me until I made the trip, and for carting my son J.C. and myself down there. I hope we weren’t too much of a pain. Man-o-man you really work your butt off on your video & still-shot responsibilities at the track for an old fart. I give you lots of credit for that. Heck, I’d have to get one of them Segway things if I wanted to try to keep up. It was a pleasure to meet both you and your wife. Thanks.

Bobby Diehl: Thanks so much for taking the time to speak to my son and myself, introducing us to your lovely wife, and filling us in with a brief summary of your work, especially with the kids. I had heard some great compliments about you in general but I had no idea of your real efforts and accomplishments until last night. I’ll say one thing, if I was still affiliated with a race-car, you’d have to run me off from CCMP every weekend. Mega-kudos to the job you’re doing with CCMP & the Fast Truck series. Keep up the good work! Oh yeah, Happy 31st. Anniversary to you and your wife!!

OSF: Thanks for taking the time to run me down in the stands. It was a pleasure to meet & BS a little about old times. Maybe we’ll catch-up again down the road.

And last but not least, Carol Wicks: It was great to finally meet you and put a face with the name. I knew you were a little confused last night when you introduced me to another gentleman as “Winger”. I tried a few times to correct you last night and explain but I knew you were bubbling over about the success of the evening and it was kinda goin in one ear and out the other (sort of like when I talk to my wife) so I didn’t keep belaboring the issue. I’ve never met Winger before except to see his posts on this board but I’m sure you haven’t paid him any compliments with that picture caption. BTW, I’m thinking you better have that camera checked, it makes people look fat! LOL.

Seriously, thanks Carol for taking some time for my son & myself and especially for all you do for the sport. You are a true crusader and those that have you on their team should be grateful.

Thanks Again All!

[carolwicks]

rofllllll

well i remember asking you if you fly airplanes and you said no..thats when i got confused but as you said... i was really caught up in the evening. then you were talking about ricky carmichael and i was even more confused wondering how many people he could be related to. hahaha actually i could hardly hear and i was exhausted from running up and down the stairs taking pics. it was so hot out. but everything i said about you and your son are NOT wrong. and you may be a big man but you are a handsome nice man and thats what matters!
im sorry i goofed... but thats all im sorry for...lol
much love....so glad you got home safely.
a real friend... ;-)
carolwicks aka OZ

[FDLMCS.com]

Revised finishing order:
1. Johnny Collins
2. Mike Bresnahan
3. Mark Whitener
4. Shan Smith
5. J.R. Garcia
6. Keith Nosbisch
7. David Pollen Jr.
8. Marshall Austin Jr.
9. Kent Corbin
10. Roger Crouse
11. Bill Howard
12. Bobby Clark
13. Paul Gibbs
14. Jimmy Waldrop
15. BIlly Costello
16. Johnny Allen
17. Jackie Nosbish DNS - motor
Dusty Cone DQ

Drivers that are DQ'd receive NO points, and are NOT in the finishing order.
He was DQ'd when his engine was found to be to large for his weight after the race and refused to pull it down to verify it's size.

[Winger]

Man, it's great to see what a success this race was. Wish I was there, but at least I was in Carol's eyes. Congrats to all the racers, UDLMCS, and to Bobby Diehl for the great success.
The real Winger.

[carolwicks]

hey winger

no matter what i say, there is no way to cover the excitement at the track. it was the boost in the arm CCMP needed. a night to remember... and it will not be the last. hey did you see what i did? gave your identity to Jim! hahaha sorry we missed you and hope you had a wonderful time with the wedding....
thank you for making me feel like i might have done something right ...lol
carolwicks