Nov. 29 - "Thundering Herd" returns to DSS - Desoto Champ Kart Series

[Desoto Champ Kart Series]

The "Thundering Herd" of the Desoto Champ Kart Series will make it's final appearance of 2008 at Desoto Super Speedway in Bradenton, on Saturday night, November 29.

A video of a recent race at DSS (August 16) can be viewed at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L081tcdmF9k&fmt=18

The series would like to welcome any interested or curious folks to come into the pit area, to meet our drivers and crews. This series has some of the friendliest racers and crew anywhere. In 2009, the series will be busier than ever, as it has already booked race dates at five different stock car tracks!!!!

Series website: http://www.desotochampkartseries.com

Stars: Think this is just a "go kart" series....?? Already this season, 2-time Defending TBARA Sprint Car Series champion Troy Decaire has participated twice (finishing second and third), along with 2008 FASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Pro Truck 2nd Place points finisher Barry Bartlett (finished seventh), 2008 DSS Late Model Points Champion Dustin Chisholm (finishing fourth), 2008 DSS Late Model Feature Winner Raymond Folwell, and ASA and United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series driver JR "The Machine" Garcia (finished seventh)!

Purse/Payout:
And, in addition to the normal cash payout in the feature (for at least the top five drivers), several additional awards will be given out in the pits following tech, for the top-ten year-end points finishers!
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And, if the feature winner on November 29 has VEGA TIRES (any compound) on both the right front and right rear, and has a VEGA TIRES decal on his/her kart, he/she will win one free VEGA TIRE (800)!! This is in addition to the cash payout, trophy and other contingencies that the feature winner will also get for that night!! A racer may use any left side tires that he/she wants, and still collect the award. Thanks to http://www.TSRacing.com for their support!
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2008 Series Primary Sponsors:
VEGA Tires from http://www.TSRacing.com,
GECKER Motorsports at http://www.Geckermotorsports.com,
C&D Motorsports and Hurricane Speedway at http://www.hurricanekartinginc.com,
Cutting Edge Kart Shop at http://www.cuttingedgekartshop.com
COMPETITION Karting, Inc. in Welcome, NC

2008 Series Race Sponsors:
VP-Motorsports at http://www.VP-Motorsports.com,
HEAT RACING of Brandon, Florida,
J. Hite Exterminating at http://www.hiteexterminating.com
PBS Sales and Service of Tampa at http://www.pbssalesandservice.com
5 STAR MOTORSPORTS at http://www.5starmotorsports.net

[Desoto Champ Kart Series]

We apologize! In the post above, we mentioned that the 2008 Desoto Super Speedway Late Model Champion Dustin Chisholm had a top finish of fourth with the DCKS this season.

However, Dustin WON when the series visited Desoto Super Speedway on November 8 (Sorry Dustin!). And, Dustin has hinted that he will be IN THE HOUSE again this Saturday night, trying to make it two straight DCKS wins at Desoto Super Speedway!

Series Website: http://www.DesotoChampKartSeries.com

[Desoto Champ Kart Series]

The Desoto Champ Kart Series is happy to announce the year-end awards that will be given out for the TOP TEN(!!) POINTS FINISHERS in the 2008 Desoto Champ Kart Series - Desoto Super Speedway Points Season immediately following the completion of tech on Saturday night!

1st Place - 2008 DSS Series Points:

• Champions Trophy from track (thanks John!)

• Champion's Jacket from track (thanks John!)

• $100 Giftcard from Competition Karting Inc., redeemable for any store merch.

• $50 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

• FREE ENGINE REBUILD LABOR (any make), parts extra from C&D Motorsports/Hurricane Speedway

• FREE CLUTCH REBUILD, parts INCLUDED (any make), from CUTTING EDGE KART SHOP

2nd Place - 2008 DSS Series Points:

• Trophy from track and $100 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

3rd Place - 2008 DSS Series Points:

• Trophy from track and $100 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

4th Place - 2008 DSS Series Points:

• Trophy and $100 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

5th Place - 2008 DSS Series Points:

• Trophy and $100 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

6th Place - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

7th Place - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

8th Place - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

9th Place - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

10th Place - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

To view some pictures of the 2007 Awards Ceremony after the season finale at Desoto Super Speedway, please click here:

http://karting.4cycle.com/gallery/sh...ry.php?cat=620

The Desoto Champ Kart Series would like to extend a special thanks to HEAT RACING. Even though the economy is down and they are sponsoring several other series and tracks, Robin and Gary Green wanted to do something special to help the Desoto Champ Kart Series racers this Saturday night. Robin and Gary are HUGE supporters of racing, and are the TBARA Sprint Car Owners for 2008 Rookie-of-the-Year Blaze Martin! HEAT RACING agreed to sponsor the year-end points funds for the 2008 DSS Points Season. Thanks to Robin and Gary Green for all of your support this season!

Also, a special thanks goes out to Lewis Dowell of Competition Karting Inc. (CKI) in Welcome, NC. Lewis has posted three $100 giftcards, one for each of the three DCKS points champions in 2008!!! (Triple Crown, DSS Track Points, CCMP Track Points). Thank you Lewis very much!

Additionally, Tod Spaude and Raymond of TS Racing wanted to do a little something special, to recognize the 2008 Rookie of the Year Winner for the Desoto Champ Kart Series (name will be announced this Saturday night). As a result, they have posted an extra prize for the ROY Winner..... Thank you very much Tod and Raymond, for all of your support and encouragement this year!

Heading into the finale on November 29, the top fifteen in points (before the second drop is factored) are:

# Name Points
99 JD Cordon 1246
37 Alan McKinney 1091
13 Romay Venta 1036
08 Rance Williams 1031
77 Phil Harp 905
3 Andy Whah 838
69 Danny Scopano 723
07 Ryan Williams 686
96 Ron Letourneau 652
17 Brian Scherrer 629
113 Mitchell Stevens 545
23 Dave Schwendeman 504
61 PJ Letourneau 495
57 Tim Simmons 463
16 Paul Letourneau 382
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If you have any questions, please contact series director, Phil Harp at 727-510-5401. Phil and the series also welcomes any sponsors for any of these series or races. Lap leader awards, door prizes and contingency awards are all appreciated by the racers in this series!

Series Website: http://www.DesotoChampKartSeries.com

The Desoto Champ Kart Series - A little different, a little bigger... where racing is fun again!

[Desoto Champ Kart Series]

We will also post the full race story (copied below) with photos later on Sunday, at the Desoto Champ Kart Series website:
http://www.desotochampkartseries.com
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It was yet another last-lap pass for the win last night, at (possibly) the country's fastest karting oval, the 3/8 mile high-banked oval of Desoto Super Speedway in Bradenton, FL! And when the feature ended, and the top three finishers stopped their karts on the front stretch to get interviewed by the track announcer, a new DSS Season Points Champion had etched his name into the Desoto Champ Kart Series record book!

Fifteen champ karts came to Desoto Super Speedway to take their shot at winning the race sponsored by:

2008 Series Primary Sponsors:
VEGA Tires from http://www.TSRacing.com,
GECKER Motorsports at http://www.Geckermotorsports.com,
C&D Motorsports and Hurricane Speedway at http://www.hurricanekartinginc.com,
Cutting Edge Kart Shop at http://www.cuttingedgekartshop.com
COMPETITION Karting, Inc. in Welcome, NC
HEAT RACING of Brandon, Florida

2008 Series Race Sponsors:
VP-Motorsports at http://www.VP-Motorsports.com,
J. Hite Exterminating at http://www.hiteexterminating.com
PBS Sales and Service of Tampa at http://www.pbssalesandservice.com
5 STAR MOTORSPORTS at http://www.5starmotorsports.net

Thanks to all of the sponsors for their support of the Desoto Champ Kart Series!

A special thanks also goes out to Jim Hite of J. Hite Exterminating (Tampa), for adding sponsorship to the feature purse last night. Thanks Jim

Two heat races were run, with the odd pill draws running the first heat, and the even pill draws running the second heat.

The first heat was won by 2008 Desoto Super Speedway Late Model Points Champion Dustin Chisholm with PJ Letourneau pushing him across the line, followed by Andy Whah in third and Romay Venta in fourth.

The second heat was won by Brian Scherrer, with JD Cordon in second, followed by Alan McKinney in third and Bo Howard in fourth.

The feature rolled out onto the track at approximately 8:30pm. Champ kart family and crew could be seen waving and cheering from the pit grandstand as the field circled the track for it's pace laps!

When the field took the green flag, four-time series winner Brian Scherrer quickly marched to the front in his CKI Laser/C&D Motorsports-powered machine. TS Racing/Victor Peters-powered Vega Tires-shod drafting partners JD Cordon and Dustin Chisholm quickly moved to the second and third positions, forming a tight three-kart pack.

The race would run caution-free for the entire distance last night!

On the final lap, Brian Scherrer kept his kart low as they exited turn two. JD Cordon moved to the high side coming down the back stretch, leaving Dustin Chisholm to decide which kart he was going to draft with.... As Brian and JD entered turn three side-by-side, Dustin moved to the high side and pushed JD Cordon through turns three and four.

Coming to the checkered flag, JD Cordon help off Dustin Chisholm for the win, with Brian Scherrer crossing the line inches behind in third!

Congratulations to JD Cordon on claiming his third Desoto Champ Kart Series win of 2008!!

IN ADDITION to the feature winners trophy and payout, JD also collected a VEGA TIRE! from Tod Spaude and Raymond of http://www.tsracing.com, that had been posted for any driver who could win with VEGA tires on both the right front and right rear!

And after the feature cash payout was given out, the fun continued for the top ten points finishers in the 2008 Desoto Super Speedway Points Series.....

Starting with the tenth place finisher, each of the top-ten points finishers were summoned to the front of the awards table, and series director Phil Harp presented them with their prizes.

And, even though the DSS Points Series only counts seven races (nine races with 2 drops), the series was able to give away over $1,000 last night in year-end contingency prizes, trophies and giftcards, due to the amazing support of our series sponsors.
In addition, the series awarded the 2008 Rookie of the Year Award to JD Cordon! JD's father Scott had won a Rookie-of-the-Year plaque many years ago when he started racing Super Late Models. Until last night, Scott was always able to say that although JD had won many prizes, only Scott had won a ROY Award. Not anymore.... And, in addition to the ROY plaque, JD also collected TWO VEGA TIRES from Tod Spaude and Raymond of http://www.tsracing.com!!! Tod wanted to do something special to reward JD, as he has been the only competitor to race the entire season on Vega Tires.

The Desoto Champ Kart Series would like to extend a special thanks to HEAT RACING. Even though the economy is down and they are sponsoring several other series and tracks, Robin and Gary Green wanted to do something special to help the Desoto Champ Kart Series racers. As a result, HEAT RACING agreed to sponsor the year-end points funds for the 2008 DSS Points Season. Thanks to Robin and Gary Green for all of your support this season!

Also, a special thanks goes out to Lewis Dowell of Competition Karting Inc. (CKI) in Welcome, NC. Lewis has posted three $100 giftcards, one for each of the three DCKS points champions in 2008!!! (Triple Crown, DSS Track Points, CCMP Track Points). Thank you Lewis very much!

The following year-end awards were given out last night to the top ten points finishers:

1st Place - JD Cordon - 2008 DSS Series Points Champion:

• Champions Trophy

• Champion's Jacket

• $100 Giftcard from Competition Karting Inc., redeemable for any store merch.

• $50 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

• FREE ENGINE REBUILD LABOR (any make), parts extra from C&D Motorsports/Hurricane Speedway

• FREE CLUTCH REBUILD, parts INCLUDED (any make), from CUTTING EDGE KART SHOP

2nd Place - Alan McKinney - 2008 DSS Series Points:

• Trophy and $100 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

3rd Place - Romay Venta- 2008 DSS Series Points:

• Trophy and $100 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

4th Place - Rance Williams - 2008 DSS Series Points:

• Trophy and $100 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

5th Place - Andy Whah - 2008 DSS Series Points:

• Trophy and $100 Giftcard from HEAT RACING of Brandon , redeemable for any store merch.

6th Place - Phil Harp - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

7th Place - Brian Scherrer - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

8th Place - Danny Scopano - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

9th Place - Ryan Williams - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

10th Place - Ron Letourneau - 2008 DSS Series Points: TROPHY

If you've ever wanted to race in front of cheering fans, be interviewed by the track announcer after the feature, race for cash in EVERY race, and watch some of Florida's best car racing after the champ kart feature is completed (at no additional cost), please consider trying a race with the Desoto Champ Kart Series! Everyone is welcome to participate in this unique karting experience.

Finishing Order:
1) JD Cordon - Victor Peters/TS Racing
2) Dustin Chisholm - Cole's Gun Shop/Clearwater
3) Brian Scherrer - Cornwell Tools (Fort Myers)
4) Alan McKinney - PBS Sales and Service
5) Andy Whah
6) Rance Williams - Gecker Motorsports
7) Bo Howard- Transportation Specialists, Anthony F. Infante - Orthopedic Surgeon, BH Graphics and Howard's Lawncare
8) Romay Venta - J. Hite Exterminating
9) Ryan Williams - Gecker Motorsports
10) PJ Letourneau - Top Deck Concrete, Inc.
11) Ron Letourneau - PBS Sales and Service
12) Mitchell Stevens - Ambassador Racing School
13) Paul Letourneau - Top Deck Concrete
14) Phil Harp
15) Danny Scopano - PBS Sales and Service

And after the feature, Tina Scopano and Sandi Letourneau laid out a huge spread of food for all the racers and crew. A large crowd quickly gathered in the PBS Racing team pits, to enjoy the hamburgers, chips, salad and desert!! Thanks to the Scopanos and Letourneaus for their hospitality!

Thanks also to everyone for coming out last night! Everyone seemed to have a great time.

For a complete schedule of ‘Events’, and rules, please visit the series website at: http://www.desotochampkartseries.com

If you have any questions about the series, please contact series director Phil Harp at 727-510-5401. Contingency and race sponsorships are always welcomed by Phil for each race. This group is very appreciative of all the race sponsors and supporters thus far in the 2008 season!

The DeSoto Champ Kart Series - A little different..... a little bigger......... let the drafting begin!