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Erb hears boo-birds, but J.D. shrugs off collision
Posted: 02/08/2019, 02:16 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 7) — Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., was charging hard on the outside. Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, knew somebody running the top was bearing down on him from behind. | Complete Speedweeks coverage And Full Story
Flinner experiences 'surreal' East Bay evening
Posted: 02/07/2019, 11:16 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 6) — As soon as Colton Flinner flashed under the checkered flag to win the first heat race, his Wednesday night — perhaps even his week — at East Bay Raceway Park’s 43rd annual Wrisco Industries Winternationals Full Story
Column: In growing up, Erb coming into his own
Posted: 02/07/2019, 07:20 amBest Performance Motorsports crew chief Randall Edwards was kneeling at the right-front corner of the team’s No. 1 machine late Tuesday afternoon in the pit area at East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Fla., answering questions about his Full Story
DJ: Keying on consistency at East Bay
Posted: 02/07/2019, 01:30 amFrom back home in Ohio, Dustin Jarrett’s daily recap of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, the Feb. 1-16 action at six tracks in the Peach and Sunshine States. Look for another edition the morning before each night’s action (complete Full Story
DJ: Terbo, saloons and Gregg Satterlee's beard
Posted: 02/06/2019, 06:58 amFrom back home in Ohio, Dustin Jarrett’s daily recap of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, the Feb. 1-16 action at six tracks in the Peach and Sunshine States. Look for another edition the morning before each night’s action (complete Speedweeks Full Story
Notes: EPJ forges ahead minus ailing team leader
Posted: 02/06/2019, 01:04 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 5) — A runner-up finish in Tuesday night’s 30-lap Wrisco Industries Winternationals feature at East Bay Raceway Park continued a strong start to the 2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series campaign for Earl Pearson Full Story
Shirley avoids aftereffects of scary ride
Posted: 02/05/2019, 12:51 pm By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 4) — Brian Shirley’s 2019 Dirt Late Model campaign began in virtually the worst fashion possible — almost a nightmare, in fact. After riding out a wild series of flips near the midway point of Saturday afternoon’s Full Story
East Bay provides frustrating search for traction
Posted: 02/05/2019, 10:37 amGIBSONTON, Fla. — Drivers come to East Bay Raceway Park to find various attractive things. It’s a great place to find sunshine. A perfect spot to find warmer weather. And you’re certain to find top-notch competition during Lucas Oil Full Story
Notes: Rockets launch, own East Bay's opener
Posted: 02/05/2019, 02:31 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 4) — Mark Richards saw his streak of fielding the winning machine in the Wrisco Industries Winternationals opener end at three years when the driver of his Rocket Chassis house car, Brandon Sheppard, finished third Full Story
DJ: Reviewing East Bay's opening night
Posted: 02/05/2019, 12:39 amFrom back home in Ohio, Dustin Jarrett’s daily recap of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, the Feb. 1-16 action at six tracks in the Peach and Sunshine States. Look for another edition the morning before each night’s action (complete Speedweeks Full Story
Fast Talk: Speedweeks checkup led by Erb's win
Posted: 02/04/2019, 09:29 amWith the first stretch of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks behind us, our Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable reviews Golden Isles while looking ahead to the busy week (edited for clarity and length; complete Speedweeks coverage): React Full Story
Owens glad to move on from stingy Golden Isles
Posted: 02/03/2019, 07:15 am By Todd TurnerBRUNSWICK, Ga. — Everything changed for Jimmy Owens on the 12th lap Saturday evening at Golden Isles Speedway, but the Newport, Tenn., driver saw it as more of the same — another disappointment at the RhinoAg Super Bowl of Racing. | Full Story
DJ: Reviewing 'long day' at Golden Isles
Posted: 02/03/2019, 07:11 amFrom back home in Ohio, Dustin Jarrett’s daily recap of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, the Feb. 1-16 action at six tracks in the Peach and Sunshine States. Look for another edition the morning before each night’s action (complete Speedweeks Full Story
DJ: Even without a result, an entertaining night
Posted: 02/02/2019, 07:01 amFrom back home in Ohio, Dustin Jarrett's daily recap of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, the Feb. 1-16 action at six tracks in the Peach and Sunshine States. Look for another edition the morning before each night’s action (complete Speedweeks Full Story
Regardless of tour, teams seek Speedweeks wins
Posted: 02/01/2019, 06:01 pm By Todd TurnerBRUNSWICK, Ga. (Feb. 1) — By Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, most national touring drivers have cast their lots with one of the long-running circuits, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series or World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series. But Full Story
Eckert's absence leaves notable Speedweeks gap
Posted: 02/01/2019, 12:46 am By Kevin KovacAs the start of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks 2019 at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., was less than 48 hours away, Rick Eckert sat in his York, Pa., shop talking on his cell phone. But there was no hustle-and-bustle going on around Full Story
Busy stretch coming up for money-chasing Floridian
Posted: 01/31/2019, 03:48 pm By Robert HolmanMark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., is among the handful of home-state drivers eager to kick off Georgia-Florida Speedweeks. For the better part of a month, Florida is the heart of Dirt Late Model racing and for drivers hailing from the Full Story
Notes: Moran has work to do before East Bay
Posted: 01/31/2019, 08:47 amDevin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, came within inches of his first East Bay Raceway Park victory last season, falling to Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., in the final corner of the 2018 Winternationals opener at the Gibsonton, Fla., oval. Full Story
Column: Richards facing new perspective at CBR
Posted: 01/31/2019, 08:50 amJosh Richards is doing more than moving to a new race team this season. With his jump to NASCAR veteran Clint Bowyer’s two-driver Dirt Late Model operation as Don O’Neal teammate, the 30-year-old superstar finds himself in a situation Full Story
National tour breakdown heading to Speedweeks
Posted: 01/30/2019, 10:19 am By Todd TurnerA comparison and breakdown of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and World of Outlaws Morton Builders Late Model Series heading into Georgia-Florida Speedweeks and the 2019 season. Lucas Oil competitors open Feb. 1 at Golden Isles Speedway Full Story
Twarog excited to shock folks with Moyer pairing
Posted: 01/29/2019, 08:10 am By Kevin KovacTye Twarog thought his decision to field a car in six upcoming Georgia-Florida Speedweeks events for Dirt Late Model superstar Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., would garner some outsized attention. “Honestly, it’s like shocking news Full Story
Hummer's race mission: Raise veteran awareness
Posted: 01/29/2019, 02:57 pm By Robert HolmanPHENIX CITY, Ala. — Chuck Hummer is on a mission. Quite literally. Combining his passion for racing and a desire to help others, the Lyon, Ohio, native is striking out toward Georgia-Florida Speedweeks hoping to raise awareness for American Full Story
East Bay racer tabs Hall of Famer as crew chief
Posted: 01/29/2019, 04:41 am By Alli CollisFreddie Carpenter loves sunshine and warm weather. That’s why the Parkersburg, W.Va., driver returns to East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Fla., every February for the week-long Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Winternationals. Full Story
Fast Talk: Covering the Speedweeks basics
Posted: 01/28/2019, 07:58 amThe Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable faces the most basic of questions — Who? What? Why? When? Where? — in looking ahead to Feb. 1-16’s Georgia-Florida Speedweeks (edited for clarity and length): Who is the most likely Full Story
Notes: English and new team building foundation
Posted: 01/28/2019, 07:45 am By Robert HolmanPHENIX CITY, Ala. — Tanner English’s first visit to East Alabama Motor Speedway was as much exploratory as it was anything else. English, making his first start with Crossville, Tenn.-based Stone-Weaver racing, was eager to make some Full Story
