Motor Sports: 2003 FASTRUCK finale Saturday

Following a 50-lap feature, new points champion Tommy King will be crowned in a flashy fireworks display. While King has the top spot locked up, there are saucy points battles down through the field.

In addition to the FASTRUCKS, there will be five car divisions running. Adult admission price is $9. The front gates open at 4 p.m. Qualifying will begin at 6:30 p.m. Racing will start immediately afterward.

As the 2003 racing season winds down, fans can look forward to the annual Brian Davidson Memorial 150 for limited late models. The race is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, Nov. 30. It will pay $5,000 to win.

Names like Steve Dorer, Wayne Morris, Randy Fox, Bobby Beauchemin, Steve Arnold and Mike Hovis, last year's winner, are expected.

The race honors the memory of Brian Davidson, the late son of Charlotte County Speedway owner/promoter LeRoy Davidson. The inaugural Davidson Memorial was back in 1991.

The race will begin at 2 p.m.

Nov. 30. Qualifying will take place the night before. That Sat urday night will also be the final points night of the season for the regular divisions.

There will be open practice for Limited Late Models from 5-9:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28. The Charlotte County Speedway is located in the Airport Industrial Park in east Punta Gorda. Take Exit 161 of I-75 on Piper Road. For more information, phone 575-7223 (RACE).

A recap of the top finishers from this past Saturday night follows:

4-Cylinder Adults -- 1. Bubba Morrison; 2 Bobby Fischer; 3. Chris Powell.

Sportsman -- 1. Jerry Bryant; 2. Jeremy Goddard; 3. Phillip Johnson.

Super Stock -- 1. Danny Caylor; 2. Charles Parsons; 3. Walt Korkiner.

TQ Midgets -- 1. Brandon Cagle; 2. Joey McKenna; 3. Ted Durfee.

Kids 4-Cylinder -- 1. Danny Benoit; 2. Cody Benoit; 3. Eric Ludvigsen.

Road Warrior -- 1. Chris Huntoon; 2. Larry Rudd; 3. Bob Waltz.

Thunder Truck -- 1. Cheryl Weaver; 2. John Garrett; 3. Don VanAcker.

Dragsters warm up for the winter

The Immokalee Regional Raceway hosted its inaugural "Winter Warm-Up Race" this past weekend, giving away more than $30,000 in winnings and a brand new golf cart. Ralph Hester said more than 200 entries turned out.

The weekend got an early start Thursday with time runs and a Gamblers Race, where in the final round, Adam Trauth of Cold Spring, Ky., topped Mic Rice of Naples by running a 5.10 ET on a 5.09 dial with a .526 RT. Rice running right on his dial (6.34), but had a slower reaction time (.543).

Friday kicked off the first of three $10,000 races and in the first final round of the weekend, it was a family feud. Scotty Richardson of Goodletts, Tenn., beat brother, Edmond, of Greenbriar, Tenn. Scotty picked up the first $10,000 check when Edmond left the starting line too soon and turned on the red light.

The second race of the three was held Saturday, when Jim Shaw of Davie won over Ken Etchison of Sarasota by running dead on his dial (5.20) with a .514 RT. Etchison had a slight edge on the light (.511) but ran a 5.07 ET on a 5.06 dial.

On Sunday, eliminations got started in the early afternoon with drivers gunning for one last shot at $10,000. In the finale, Jason Lynch of Tennessee defeated Josh Hatcher of Naples. Lynch posted a 4.96 ET on a 4.95 dial with a .508 RT. Hatcher broke out of his bracket ,running a 5.4499 ET on a 5.45 dial.

IRR will be back to a regular schedule tonight with a Test/ Tune then Saturday night with a regular bracket race and a "Quick 16."

For more information, phone 800-826-1947 or 239-657-5954.