Motor sports: Charlotte oval back to $9 event

The highlight will be the Super Stock 50. In all, five divisions will be racing.

The front gates open at 4 p.m. Qualifying begins at 6:30 p.m. Racing will start at 7 p.m.

Looking ahead, The FASTRUCK Series returns Saturday, Nov. 15, highlighting a racing program that will include limited late models, sportsman, road warriors, Thunder Trucks and 4- cylinders.

Admission that night will be $9 for adults as well.

The FASTRUCKS Series travels the state's short tracks. The trucks are late-model, 8-cylinder machines. This will be the series' third stop at CCS this year. A 50-lapper is on tap and will pay $750 to win.

The Charlotte County Speedway is located off Exit 161 of I-75 on Piper Road. For more information, call 575-7223.

This past Saturday night, Steve Dorer got bumped from the pole spot and the lead on the first lap of the Goodyear Challenge Limited Late 100. But the Lakeland driver didnt get mad. He simply got even.

On lap one, Wayne Morris charged past Dorer for the lead and held on to the top spot for the next 90 laps despite intensepressure from Dorer.

On lap 91, Dorer tapped Morris coming out of Turn 2, getting Morris out of shape, with Dorer passing on the inside.

Dorer then was able to speed away tothe checkered flag.

Goodyear Challenge rookie Rich Clauser of Palm Bay hung on for seconddespite feeling the heat from third-place finisher Steve Arnold of CapeCoral.

The Florida Mini Stock Challenge Series drivers also took to the track for a 100-lapper.

The race feature a battle between the series' two hottest drivers, Robbie Storer and Robbie Yoakum.

They finished 1-2. Yoakum still leads inpoints. Third went to teen Kevin Macy.

The Outlaw Modifieds ran a 25-lap feature. Ted Hoversen was first ahead of points leader Raymond Jones of Arcadia, with RobbieBean third.

Scott Petry visited all the way from Indiana to win the 20-lap TQ Midgetfeature.

Immokalee strip busy through Sunday

The Immokalee Regional Raceway drag strip is hosting some lucrative competition this weekend.

The Winter Warm Up races kicked off Thursday night and continue tonight, Saturday even Sunday.

The strip was the site of a regular bracket meet this past weekend. Because of rain, the only class squeezing in a final round was the Junior Dragster division. In a brother/sister showdown, David Cummings of Pompano took on Lexus Cummings in the final round.

David got the win, running a 8.81 ET on 8.78 dial with a .622 RT. Lexus ran a 12.32 ET on a 12.20 dial with a .677 RT.

For additional information on drag racing at the IHRA-sanctioned Immokalee strip, check the Web at Immrace.com or phone 800-826-1947 or 239-657-5954.

Two-cycle karters dominate racing

The West Coast Karting has mostly been a track dominated by the four-cycle karts. But this season, the two-cycle machines seem to be taking over.

With a couple of new training classes of Kid Karts and Cadet Karts using 50cc and 60cc two-cycle engines, the drivers move up to the higher powered two-cycle classes as they get older.

Vince Guliani was top driver in the Two-Cycle Lite class as he came from a second-place finish in heats one and two (behind Ryan Allums) to win the feature heat and top two-cycle honors for the day.

Allums led the feature for the first four laps but the persistent challenges by Guliani paid off. He was able to overtake Allums in the fourth lap.

West Coast Karting conducts racing the first and third Sunday of each month, September through June. There is open practice every first, second and third Saturday of each month. The track is located at the Florida Sports Park at the intersection of Collier Boulevard. and Rattlesnake Hammock Road in East Naples.

For more information, contact Jerry Jolly at 775-8199 or Don Jolly at 942-1234.

A rundown of race results follows:

-- Two-Cycle Lite -- 1. Vince Guliani, Naples; 2. Ryan Allums, South Park; 3. John McKeage, city unknown.

-- Four-Cycle Medium -- 1. Jimmy McGroarty Jr.; Naples; 2. Jonathan Yurewitch, Naples; 3. Jeffery Jernigan, Lake Placid.

-- Two-Cycle Heavy -- 1. Ken Cridlin, Fort Myers; 2. Seldon Whispell, St. Petersburg; 3. Tom Speech, Naples.

-- 125cc Shifters -- 1. Mark Patton, Fort Myers; 2. Jim Vinable, Naples; 3. Buster Vinable Naples.