Bubba Raceway Park
Ocala, FL
February 2nd, 2012
By Jimmy Rouse – Again the UMP DirtCar Open-Wheel Modifieds took to the clay as did the V-8 Thunderstocks and this time was for glory.
The V-8 Thunderstocks kicked off action with a 20 lap event. Davey Kinsey pulled out to a lead while Jason Gamble pushed his #02 to the front. Lap 3 slowed the action when James Sullivan slowed in turn 3 and came to a halt in 4. Kinsey had his hands full with hard charging drivers such as Mike Stalnaker, Justin Durbin, Brian Shea, and Eddie Lake behind him. Kinsey, however, pressed on and pulled away while Stalnaker, Lake, and Shea battled for P2. On lap 17 things got crazy as Lake got loose out of turn 4. Lake made slight contact with Mike Stalnaker who tapped Brian Shea towards the wall and on to his brakes. Shea barely missed the wall but lost his track position when the yellow came out. Kinsey kept the field at bay giving him the flag-to-flag victory giving the Big Frog Motorsports team a reason to smile. Justin Durbin took advantage of other’s mistakes and his own skill to finish 2nd while Lake took a well deserved 3rd. Mike Stalnaker and Jason Gamble completed the top 5. Daniel Laird finished a quiet 6th, Jason Blackmer kept it in one piece and still finished 7th, with William Edwards, Gordon Cade, and Brian Shea completing the top 10.
Kyle Bronson, Jeff Mathews, and Scott Mooers were the top 3 qualifiers. Bronson set fast time with an 18.004 around Bubba Raceway Park. The first yellow, however, belonged to Buzzie Reutimann who came to a stop on the Infield ‘X’ on lap 4. Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. began to pull away while Jeff Mathews, Kyle Strickler, and Kyle Bronson began pushing through the field. At the 1/3 mark of the 30 lapper David McWilliams slowed and brought the yellow out once more. Lloyd again pulled away but was slowed on lap 18 for the Thursday night version of “The Big One” which involved Garret Stewart, Nick Hoffman, Dylan Shafer, Curt Myers, Chad Olsen, Rob Fuqua, and Scott Mooers. Some continued and some went no further. On lap 21 the battle for P2 ended when Kyle Bronson made incidental contact with Bart Hartman, albeit after Bronson had the car 90 degrees sideways, and hindered Kevin Adams. Lloyd and Bronson restarted 1-2 while Kenny Wallace and Jeff Mathews sat 3rd and 4th waiting. Bronson wasted no time and passed Lloyd on lap 22. Green to the end for Kyle Bronson while Lloyd, Wallace, Mathews, and Kyle Strickler completed the top 5. Olsen managed to fight back to 6th, Adams was 7th, Collin Thirlby put his #47T 8th, Hoffman finished 9th, and Scott Mooers put #10 in P10.
Day 3 of UMP Open-Wheel Modified week begins with hot laps at 6. Don’t miss the action! Visit www.bubbaracewaypark.com or call the Raceway hotline at 352-622-9400!
Bubba Raceway Park Results 2/2/12
UMP DirtCar Open Wheel Modifieds Feature:
1- 40B Kyle Bronson
2- 33L Ivedent Lloyd, Jr.
3- 36 Kenny Wallace
4- 33 Jeff Mathews
5- 8 Kyle Strickler
6- 10C Chad Olsen
7- 40 Kevin Adams
8- 47T Colin Thirlby
9- 2H Nick Hoffman
10- 10 Scott Mooers
11- 07S Dave Harper
12- 85S Dylan Shafer
13- 75 Bart Hartman
14- 72 Todd Neiheisher
15- 91 Curt Myers
16- 67 Garret Stewart
17- 3F Rob Fuqua
18- 6B David Baldwin
19- 40 unlisted driver
20- 18 David McWilliams
21- 00 Buzzie Reutimann
22- Z06 Larry Mott
23- 41 Barry Sheffield
24- 11 Chuck Gustafson
V-8 Thunderstocks Feature
1- 58 Davey Kinsey
2- 12 Justin Durbin
3- 96L Eddie Lake
4- 77 Mike Stalnaker
5- 02 Jason Gamble
6- 29 Daniel Laird
7- 39 Jason Blackmer
8- 09 William Edwards
9- 121 Gordon Cade
10- 19 Brian Shea
11- 49 JD Gillette
12- 34 Mark Trexler
13- 73 Brandon Tillander
14- 72 Terry Dunbar
15- 21M Sean Monaghan
16- 9 Sean Babcock
17- 14 James Sullivan
18- 84 Chris Fontaine
19- 60 Jonathan Appleby