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Motorsports 2006
Area racetracks
A glace at racing tracks around the Tampa Bay area.
By Times Staff
Published February 17, 2006
CITRUS COUNTY SPEEDWAY
LOCATION: 3600 S Florida Ave., Inverness. Two miles south of State Road 44 on U.S. 41 at the Citrus County Fairgrounds.
HOURS: Grandstand gates open at 4 p.m.; pit gates open at 2 p.m. Heats start at 6 p.m.
REGULAR PROGRAM: Includes heats and features for Late Models, Mini Stocks, Hobby Stocks, Thunder Stocks, Four-cylinder Bombers, Figure 8's and Modifieds. New for this year, the speedway has combined the Super Stocks and Sportsman into a division called the Limited Sportsman. The season runs through Nov. 11 with the track closed March 11 for the county fair.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: Late Model - Herb Neumann Jr.; Modified - Billy Bechtelheimer; Sportsman - Rick Kase; Super Stock - Bobby Taylor; Mini Stock - Chris Hooker; Hobby Stock - Curtis Flanagan; Thunder Stock - Steve Stinedurf; 4 Cylinder Bomber - Tim Herrington; Figure 8 - Darryl Hage.
PRICES: $12 for adults; $8 for senior citizens and students; $6 for children; $2 for children under 42 inches. Pit gate admission is $20 regularly and $25 on special events. Special events are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and students and $8 for children, $2 for children under 42 inches.
PHONE: (352) 726-9339.
WEB SITE: www.citruscountyspeedway.com
DE SOTO SUPER SPEEDWAY
LOCATION: 21000A S.R. 64 E, Bradenton. Nine miles east of Interstate 75 on State Road 64 (Exit 42).
HOURS: Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 7. Most events are Saturdays.
REGULAR PROGRAM: Includes heats and features in Pure Stocks, Cowboy Cadillac, Street Stocks, Modified Minis, Mini Stocks, Trucks, Bombers. Some weeks the track runs Limited Late Models, Outlaw Late Models and/or Outlaw Modifieds. The season opens Saturday and runs weekly exception for April 29. The track will be closed Oct.21, races will be Oct.20 that week. The season ends Nov.25.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Saturday - TBARA Winged Sprints; Feb. 26 - All American Challenge Series 125; Gulf Coast Modifieds. March 11 - AACS 125; March 25 - FASCAR Pro Trucks; April 1 - AACS 125; April 8 - TBARA Winged Sprints; April 15 - AACS 125; May 6 - AACS 125; May 20 - AACS 125; June 3 - Open-Wheel Modified 100; June 10 - AACS 125; July 1 - FASCAR Pro Trucks; July 8 - AACS 125; July 15 - TBARA Winged Sprints; Aug. 5 - AACS 125; Aug. 19 - AACS 125; Sept. 9 - AACS 125; Sept. 23 - AACS 125; Oct. 6 - Southern SP Series, FASCAR Pro Trucks; Oct. 7 - AACS 125; Oct. 20 - AACS 125; Oct. 28 - TBARA Winged Sprints; Nov. 4 - AACS 125; Nov. 25 - AACS 125.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: Super Late Models - Jeff Scofield; Bombers - David Davis; Limited Late Models - Jesse Dutilly; Mini Stock - Dean Butrum; Outlaw Late Model - Ed Kidd; Open Wheel Modified - Bobby Baldwin; Pure Stock - Duane Best; Sportsman - James Casady; Street Stock - Duane Best; Modified Mini - Dustin Perez; Cowboy Cadillacs - Joe Gagen; DS trucks - Nick King; School Bus Figure 8 - Ernest Helfrick.
PRICES: Grandstand seats are regularly $15 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 and free under 6. Pits are $25 for all entrants.
PHONE: (941) 748-3171.
WEB SITE: www.desotosuperspeedway.com
EAST BAY RACEWAY
LOCATION: 6311 Burts Road, Gibsonton. Five miles south of Interstate 4 on Route 41 or take Exit 48 off of Interstate 75.
HOURS: Gates open at 5 p.m. Saturdays with racing at 6:30.
REGULAR PROGRAM: Includes heats and features in Open Wheel Modifieds, Late Models, Limited Late Models, Outlaw 4s, Limited Sprints, Street Stocks and 4-cylinder Bombers. The regular season begins March 4. Extra program scheduled April 21. No racing May 27. At press time, a schedule was only available through June 24.
SPECIAL EVENTS: 360 Sprints scheduled March 11, April 8, May 13 and June 10. No Limited Late Models, Late Models or Open Wheeled Modifieds on nights when 360s race.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: 360 Sprints - Sport Allen; Late Model - David Schmauss; Limited Late Model - David Simpson; Open Wheel Modified - Buzzie Reutimann; Limited Sprint - Frank Beck III; Street Stock - Steven Johnson; Outlaw 4s - Chad Rose; 4 Cylinders - D.B. Hogwaller.
PRICES: $12 for adults, $10 for ages 55 and older, $7 for ages 13-17, free ages 12 and under with paying adult.
PHONE: (813) 677-7223 or toll free 1-877-457-5611.
WEB SITE: www.eastbayracewaypark.com
USA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
LOCATION: Old Polk City Road, Lakeland. Head east on Interstate 4 to Exit 20 (Route 33). Go north to first left (Tomkow Road). Follow Tomkow to T-intersection and turn right onto Polk City Road.
HOURS: Racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
REGULAR PROGRAM: No weekly racing but several special events, featuring the Hooters ProCup Series on June 3, Sept. 2 and Nov. 25.
OTHER EVENTS: April 29 - FASCAR Sunbelt Series 125, Southern Sportsman Series, Florida Mini Stock Challenge Series. July 21-22 - State Late Model Championships, FASCAR Sunbelt Super Series 200, FASCAR Pro Trucks. Oct.21 - FASCAR Pro Trucks, Southern Sportsman Series, Florida Mini Stock Challenge Series. Nov.25 - Four Champions Memorial Hooters 300.
PRICES: $20 for backstretch grandstand, $25-$30 for frontstretch grandstand. Admission $10 for children under 10.
PHONE: 1-800-984-7223.
WEB SITE: www.usaspeedway.com
-Compiled by staff writers Dawn Reiss and Jim Tomlin.
[Last modified February 16, 2006, 09:46:05]
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