May 18th, 2013 – Tampa, FL – It was a night of action here at East Bay Raceway Park. Late Models, Limited Late Models, Outlaw Fours, V8 Warriors and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers were all in action. But before the night got under way, a couple was here from Anchorage, Alaska on their honeymoon. Jessie and Chris Hawley decided to spend their evening here at East Bay Raceway Park.

The first feature of the night belonged to the Outlaw Fours. Winning their heats were Zach Amundsen and Dorsey Strickland and also made up the front row for the 15 lap feature event. When the green waved it was Strickland leading the way until lap five when Stephen Hohlbaugh took over the lead. The first caution came out on lap six when Brittany Yates and Megan Meyer tangled in turn four. When the green waved once again it was two laps later when Zach Amundsen spun in turn two after running in the second position. Green waved and it was still Hohlbaugh in first with Dorsey Strickland right behind him. It was on lap twelve when J.R. Baker hitting the front stretch wall while battling with Nick Hebrank for the third position coming out of turn four. When the checkered waved it was Hohlbaugh picking up his second win of the season with Jesse James Foster, Zach Amundsen, Nick Hebrank and Brittany Yates rounding out the top five.

Next up were the Limited Late Models. Winning their heats were Shane Koperda and Tim Powers. Scotty Williams and rookie Todd Ford made up the front row for the feature event. Crouse would go by the two on the first lap to lead lap one. The first caution would come out for Kyle Worden spinning in turn two. Several more cautions came out before the race got some laps in. Crouse was still leading with Powers still trailing him until another caution came out on lap eight as Worden spun once again in the bottom of turn four with the leaders nearly collecting him. When the checkered waved it was Crouse picking up his second win of the year with Tim Powers, Dale Pope, Forrest Gough and Waylon Haynes rounding out the top five.

It was Late Models up next for their 25 lap feature event. Winning their heats were Josh Peacock and Dean Varnadore who also made up the front row for the feature. When the green waved it was Peacock taking the top spot until turn three when Phillip Cobb got into the back of Varnadore causing a big pile up before the first lap would be scored. When the cars were cleared and the line-up was reset, Peacock and Roger Crouse would make up the front row. Peacock would lead the first eight laps until caution would come out for Cheryl Cochran spinning in the bottom of four almost collecting Peacock and second place Dave Schmauss. When the race was restarted, it wasn’t until lap twenty when the next caution came out as John Norris and Keven Devrieze slowed in turn three and the two would exit to the pits. When the race was back under way it was Josh Peacock picking up his second feature win of the year followed by Dave Schmauss, Kenny Monahan, Wallace Peacock and Phillip Cobb rounding out the top five.

V8 Warriors were up next with Ron Smith and Marco Reyes picking up the heat wins. Starting on the front row were Mike Wilson and William Suggs. When the green waved Wilson took the lead until lap three when the first caution would come out for Suggs. But under caution Wilson had problems and had to be pushed off the track and ended his night. Marco Reyes was the new leader with Brian Danforth and Jeff Weaver the top three. On lap four it was Jessica Robbins losing a tire in turn two ending her night. A few more cautions would come out before it was the restart on lap eight with Reyes leading until lap eleven when Danforth took over the top spot and crossed the finish line first. But it was in tech that Danforth was dq’d for Non Approved Mufflers handing the win over to Reyes. Tim Stoffel, Kevin Cassaday, Janien Dixon and Jeff Weaver rounded out the top five.

The final feature of the night went to the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. Winning their heats were John Moore, Jimmy Baker and Jason Burnside. Richard Humfeld and Burnside would make up the front row for the 15 lap feature event. When the green flag waved it Humfeld leading the way until the red flag waved as Jeremy “JJ Speedy” Douglas went for a ride and landed on his roof. Douglas was okay and tried to get the car running again but was not able to continue. Caution came out on lap two as Baker stopped in turn two and headed to the pits and eventually returned to the track three laps down. Moore took over the lead on lap four and never looked back as he went on to win his sixth feature of the season. Rounding out the top five were George Handy, Patrick Tabb, Brett Calonge and Patrick Fiore, Sr. Handy came over in Victory Lane to congratulate Moore and said laughing “Man you got to give me the high line” Moore said “You got to have confidence in the high side to win”

ASA racing continues next weekend with the Late Models, Open Wheel Modifieds, Outlaw Fours, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the V8 Warriors. For further information, log on to www.eastbayracewaypark.com for call 813-677-7223 for more information.

Tony Agin Wins Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprint 25 Lap Feature Event At East Bay Raceway Park

May 11th, 2013 – Tampa, FL – Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints made their first appearance of the 2013 Season with 19 cars ready to battle for their feature event. Also racing tonight were the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.

First feature of the night went to the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks. Winning their heat races were Justan Rodgers and Buck Woodhouse and also would make up the front row for the feature event. Buck Woodhouse would lead the first three laps until caution would come out for debris on the front stretch. Woodhouse was leading with his brother Roy in second and Dennis Williams in third. When the race resumed Woodhouse would hold onto the top until several scars spun on the back stretch bringing out the caution once again. Two more cautions came out but it was Buck Woodhouse holding onto the lead with Dennis Williams trying to get around him. The final caution came out with just one lap to go when William Burnside spun in turn two. It was the green and the white flag waving together as Woodhouse went around the 1/3 mile track and picked up the win with Dennis Williams, Jarod Gay, Roy Woodhouse and Thomas Burnside rounding out the top five.

Next up were the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds. Winning the heat was Bill Howard. The feature event had Matt Miller and Dale Kelley making up the front row. On lap one it was Dale Kelley leading lap one until the very next lap when Thomas Pratt took over the top spot and never looked back as the 15 lap feature event went caution free. “Car was a little tight tonight but I wish someone had told me to slow down because I was unaware of the lead I had” stated Pratt in Victory Lane picking up his second feature of the year. Dale Kelley finished second while battling Matt Miller finished third. Austin Sanders and Tim Gay rounded out the top five.

Up next was the Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints. Winning their heats were Danny Martin, Jr., Mark Ruel, Jr. and Tony Agin. All three drivers would be eligible for the Jeff Barfield Sweep if they won the feature event paying an extra $400 including the $1,000 to win presented by Gator Core and Go Green Auto Recycling. On the front row for the feature it was A.J. Maddox and Tony Agin. When the green waved for the start, Jimmy Ballew took a wild ride into the turn one gate splitting it in half. Jimmy was able to walk away under his own power. So after a brief 30 minute red flag, the gate was put back in place and cars were once again pushed off for a complete restart. So when the green waved again it was Tony Agin leading the first lap until caution came out for a car spinning in turn one. The green waved again and it was A.J. Maddox taking over the top spot on lap two. The red flag came out once again as Dick Byerly took a tumble over in turn two. Byerly was ok but his night ended as his car was finished for the night. The race resumed with Maddox leading till lap seven when Agin regained the lead. On lap fifteen Agin and Ruel, Jr. made slight contact as they were trying to pass a lapped car. Both cars were able to continue as the race stayed green. On lap twenty two Agin’s car was starting to smoke and Ruel, Jr. was trying to pass him. Agin would hold on and get the victory crossing the finish line first with Ruel, Jr. right behind. On the cool down lap Agin’s car went up in smoke and had to be pushed into Victory Lane. Agin came out of his car with a huge smile on his face and a sign of relief. “I have never won a Sprint Car Feature in the State of Florida until tonight” stated Agin in Victory Lane. “I have won in Texas before but never here. I’ve been trying for the last three years and finally did it tonight” he also stated. Also in Victory Lane with Tony was his son as his crew chief and his daughter as well. “It’s gonna be a happy Mother’s Day tomorrow” Tony stated. Tony also picked up the $400 Bonus winning the Jeff Barfield clean sweep by winning his heat earlier. Mark Ruel, Jr., Danny Martin, Jr., Kerry Gilbert and Matt Kurtz rounded out the top five.

The final feature of the night belonged to the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. Winning their heats were John Moore, Darrell Taylor and Jimmy Baker. For the feature event it was Robert Gullet, Sr. and Baker making up the front row. When the green waved it was Baker taking the early lead until John Moore took over the top spot on the very next lap. The first caution came out as Baker slowed and headed to the pits but returned in time before the green waved for the restart. Moore continued to lead until lap seven when the next caution came out as Robert Gullet, Sr. slowed in turn four ending his night. When the checkered waved it was John Moore picking up his fifth win out of seven races so far for the 2013 Season. Patrick Fiore, Sr., Brett Calonge, and the Morris brothers, Chris and Stephen rounded out the top five.

ASA racing continues next weekend with the return of the Late Models. Also racing next weekend will be the Limited Late Models, Outlaw Fours, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the V8 Warriors. For further information, log on to www.eastbayracewaypark.com for call 813-677-7223 for more information.

May 4th, 2013 – Tampa, FL – It looked throughout the week that Mother Nature was going to play spoils for Saturday nights racing, but it was another cool night of racing here at East Bay Raceway Park. Five divisions were on hand with the Limited Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, V8 Warriors, Street Stocks and the Florida Old Time Mods ready to put on a show for the fans.

First feature of the night went to the Street Stocks with Brian Morgan and Garry Sheffield winning their heats. For the feature event it was Thomas Burnside and Roberto Morfin, Sr. making up the front row. When the green waved it was Burnside leading lap one until the first caution came out for several cars spinning and David Barwick, II tagging the back wall ending his night. Burnside would continue to lead until the next caution waved on lap nine as Michael Eaton spun in turn one. On lap ten it was Hunter Gustafson slapping the front stretch wall then spinning in turn one collecting Mike Wilson. On lap eleven it was Brian Morgan taking over the top spot after starting in the fifth position and going on to win the feature. Rounding out the top five were Thomas Burnside, Dennis Williams, Ronnie Heard and Dennis Wilson, Jr.

Next up was the Florida Old Time Modifieds. Winning the heats was David Kelly. For the feature event it was Tom McDonald and Bob Fink on the front row. Jamie Franklin charged up from the inside second row and would take over the lead on lap one but then would slow in turn four ending his night. That handed the lead over to JR Garcia. Garcia would lead until a hard charging Dan Darnell after starting from the rear of the field would take over on lap eight and would go on to win the feature. Finishing second was JR Garcia with David Kelly, Gary Riccio and Bob Fink rounding out the top five.

Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds were next with Austin Sanders and Bill Howard winning their heats. For the feature it was Tim Gay and Roger Crouse making up the front row for the feature. When the green waved it was Roger Crouse leading lap one until Austin Sanders would charge up from his fourth starting position and take over on lap ten. But it was Crouse once again taking over the lead on lap eleven only to surrender it again to Sanders on lap twelve and going on to win his fourth feature event of the 2013 Season. Rounding out the top five were Roger Crouse, Matt Miller, Tim Gay and Thomas Pratt.

Limited Late Models were next to follow with Waylon Haynes and Dale Pope winning their heats. Jason Pope and Shane Koperda made up the front row for the feature. After lap one it was Pope leading until the first of several cautions came out with Rich Livernois, Sr. spinning in turn one. Pope was still leading with Koperda second and Jesse Brown third. Caution would come once again on lap three as Dale Pope had spun in turn one. Next caution would come out as Forrest Gough would slow on the front stretch on the restart and would come to rest in turn three. Pope was still leading with Brown up to second, Koperda third and Tim Powers up to the fourth spot and Crouse fifth. On lap six it was Tim Powers taking over the lead for the next six laps. On lap twelve it was a hard charging Dalton Myers diving in turn two to take over the top spot but caution would come out sending Myers back to second and Powers the leader. Caution would follow once again on lap thirteen as Todd Ford slowed in turn two with a right rear flat ending his night. So with just two laps remaining, Powers was holding on to first with Myers second. On the last lap in turn three, Myers would dive into turn three tangling with Powers which set up a big chain reaction with several cars piling up out of turn four. Myers would cross the line first but was dq’d for unsportsman like conduct. Involved in the crash was Roger Crouse, Jason Pope and the eventual winner Dale Pope who was also involved in the crash. His car came to rest on the backstretch. “We were not supposed to win this race tonight, but we were in the right place at the right time” said an exhausted Pope. “We hit hard” as he was holding his ribs in Victory Lane without his car. After all the wreckage was cleared it was Dale Pope your winner with J.R. Prather, Shane Koperda, Jason Russell and Tim Powers would finish fifth.

Final feature of the night belonged to the V8 Warriors. Winning their heats was Bill Whitney and Jeff Weaver and would also make up the front row for the feature. Bill Whitney took the early lead but on lap two the first caution for debris on the track. When the race resumed it was on lap two as Joe Boyd lost a wheel in turn one ending his night. On lap three it was Whitney leading with Weaver second until Weaver spun in turn two and Whitney spinning on the backstretch. Whitney’s night had ended but Weaver was able to continue. That would put third place runner Ron Smith as the leader. On lap five it was Brian Danforth taking over the lead and crossing the line first, but in tech was dq’d for no muffler. Ron Smith would get the win with Raymond Folwell, Jeff Weaver, Tim Stoffel, and Brett Phillips rounding out the top five.

ASA racing continues next weekend with the first appearance of the year for the Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints as they race for $1,000 to win presented by Gator Core and Go Green Auto Recycling. Also racing will be the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. For further information, log on to www.eastbayracewaypark.com for call 813-677-7223 for more information.

Attention Race Fans – As of 2:15 pm Saturday May 4th, We are STILL RACING HERE AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK. Limited Late Models, Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, V8 Warriors and Florida Old Time Modifieds. Hot laps around 6:00 pm and the ACTION to begin around 6:30 pm

April 27, 2013 – Tampa, FL – It was the first of the Donnie Tanner Memorial Races for the Late Models as they would battle for a 50 Lap Feature event paying $1,500 to the winner. Also racing were the Limited Late Models, V8 Warriors, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and Fan Participation.

Steve Ashmore won the Fan Participation race besting Fred Long in the 2 lap final as contact was made on the first lap which sent Ashmore spinning in turn two. Long was dq’d for rough driving.

The first of the night went to the Limited Late Models. Winning their heats were Jesse Brown and Dale Pope. For the feature event it was Waylon Haynes and J.R. Prather, Jr. Prather, Jr. took the lead on lap one and led the first four laps until the first caution came out when Shane Koperda spun in turn two. On the restart it was Dale Pope charging from the third position to take over the top spot on lap five. Next caution came on lap eight as two cars spun in turn one nearly collecting the leader. When the checkered waved it was Dale Pope in his number 88 in honor of Donnie Tanner. “It has been eight long years since I have been in Victory Lane and what a way to win it on a Donnie Tanner Late Model night” Pope stated in Victory Lane. J.R. Prather, Jr., Forrest Gough, Jesse Brown and Roger Crouse rounded out the top five.

Next up were the V8 Warriors. Winning their heats were Jeff Weaver and Marco Reyes. Jason Manning and Brian Danforth made up the front row for the feature event. Manning took the lead on lap one until the second caution came out with Manning slowing and Reyes would take over the lead. Danforth after running second for several laps took over the lead on lap eight until the caution came out on lap ten. When the green waved once again it was Danforth holding to the lead until lap eleven as Reyes took the lead back. But when the checkered waved it was Danforth battling back to win the feature event. Marco Reyes, Raymond Folwell, Jeff Firestein and Tim Stoffel rounded out the top five.

Late Models were next as 24 cars would run for 50 laps with the winner receiving $1,500 and also paying tribute to the late Donnie Tanner. Tanner was well respected and considered a great racer in the many years he raced at East Bay Raceway Park and throughout the state of Florida. Tanner held many feature wins and was Champion in several divisions at East Bay Raceway Park. His first Championship would come in the Super Six Division in 1979. It wasn’t until 1981 when he picked up his first Late Model Championship here at East Bay Raceway Park. Winning their heats were Mavrick Varnadore, Keith Nosbisch and Josh Peacock. For the feature it was the Defending Champion for the Late Models Roger Crouse and Travis Varnadore making up the front row. When the green dropped it was Crouse leading the first lap until the first caution came out on lap two as Dalton Myers spun in turn four. On the restart it was Crouse leading until a hard charging Keith Nosbisch coming from the seventh position took over the top spot on lap three. Josh Peacock had driven up to second position trying to chase down Nosbisch as they begun to battle through lapped traffic. On lap fourteen it was Wallace Peacock collecting the wall in turn one which would end his night. Caution would come out several more times, but it was on lap twenty six when Devin Dixon had drove his way up to second with Jack Nosbisch, Jr. in third. On lap twenty seven, Dave Schmauss went diving to the bottom in turn one battling for a top five position coming in contact with another car which sent him spinning bringing out the caution. On lap thirty it was Al Larson spinning in turn four nearly collecting the leader as both Nosbisch brothers and Dixon were able to avoid contact. Keith Nosbisch would continue to lead when caution came out on lap thirty five as David Pollen, Jr. lost the left rear axle and wheel ending his night. On lap thirty five it was a single file restart with Keith leading over his brother Jackie with Dixon in third. When the checkered waved on lap 50 it was Keith Nosbisch making it six for six races that he has won going back to the five races he won in 2012. “Tanner was a good friend and a great racer” Nosbisch stated in Victory Lane. Nosbisch was all smiles as he thanked his crew and his sponsors with his wife at his side sporting her 02 ring that she put on for good luck. Finishing in the top five was Jackie Nosbisch, Jr. second, Devin Dixon third, Steve Miller fourth and Dave Schmauss battling back to pick up the fifth position.

The last feature of the night was the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. Winning their heats were Robert Kissam, John Moore and Jim Baker. For the feature it was Bill Bill Smith and Baker making up the front row. Baker would lead the first five laps until John Moore took over the top spot and went on to win his fourth feature of the year. Patrick Tabb, Jim Baker, Brett Calonge and George Handy rounded out the top five.

ASA racing continues next weekend with the Limited Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, V8 Warriors and the Florida Old Time Modifieds all return for action. For further information, log on to www.eastbayracewaypark.com for call 813-677-7223 for more information.