By Phil Schryver
Inverness

We had another action-packed night of racing at Citrus County Speedway on Aug. 15, including three traveling series.

The first feature event of the night was the 4 Cylinder Stocks. 20 cars started the race, and there was a ton of three-wide and even four-wide racing throughout the entire race. The #69 of Shaun Cater was the night’s winner, followed by the #4 of Bryson Ward, and the #47 of Richard Kuhn finished 3rd.

The Pure Stocks were next to come out. 14 cars were on hand for the feature. The #5 of James Peters took the early lead, while the #24 of Tommy Smith, #39 of Wes Filyaw, and the #68 of Drew Matissek went 3 wide going into turn 3 to battle for 2nd position. The #24 of Tommy Smith eventually took the lead away form Peters, and both cars drove away from the rest of the field.

Third up were the Southeast Champ Kart Series. They were previously known as the Desoto Champ Kart Series. They had 18 karts signed in and put on a great show both in the heat races and the feature event. Their race director Phil Harp also told me that at least 4 or 5 of their drivers are heading out this Thursday for a race in Cannan, NH next Saturday. The racing series from Canaan will also be coming down here to race in December. The #99 of Jo Cordon from Ft Myers was the feature winner.

The Street Stocks were next. We again saw lots of three-wide racing, especially on the start when the #10 of Kenny May, the #007 of Mark Fallows, and the #42 of Richie smith went 3 wide into turn 3 for the top position. Half way through the race, the #42 of Smith seemed to be on a rail and was a good 5 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. The #97 of Timothy Quick finished 2nd, and Kenny May in the #10 finished 3rd.

The American Mini Cup series was also back. They had a total of 16 cars signed in for the night. Richard Cline Jr. was the feature winner in the #37 car, Jacob Callaway was 2nd in the #07, and John Beach had a great night finishing 3rd.

Our third traveling series of the night was the Bass Champion Challenge Series. This was a special night for them as they are sponsoring a 3 day walk to help fight breast cancer. They raised over $375 from fans and racers and were also donating all of their night’s winnings to the cause. The #4 of Jarret Snowden was the 30 lap feature winner. Coming home second was the #40 of Michael Smith, and 3rd was the #25 of Paul White.

The mini stocks were also on hand tonight. The #7 of Clint Foley was on fire that night and got the win with no problem. The #39 of Jim Curry hit the wall hard on the back stretch, but luckily was ok.

Last, but not least, was the V8 Thunder Stocks. Jason Ayers in the #39 was the big winner of the night, but he had to fight hard for the lead. Once he had it though, he never looked back and dominated the race.

Next week, we have TWO full nights of racing. Friday night and Saturday night. The Friday night races will start at 7:30 pm and will be only $5 for admission. There will be a $500 to win 50 lap pure stock race, a flag pole race, kid’s bicycle races and much more.