Motor Sports: Tuneup in Punta Gorda

The limited late models and Thunder Trucks will spin extra laps. Adult admission will be $9.

The limited late model 50-lapper is a tune-up for the following weekend's Brian Davidson Memorial 150. It will be the final points race of 2003 for the limited lates. Steve Arnold has a comfortable lead over Frank Welch but needs to show up to seal the deal.

The Thunder Trucks have two more races left.

John Garrett will try to nail down his points championship.

Also up this Saturday night are sportsman, super stocks, road warriors and 4-cylinders.

Front gates open at 4 p.m.

Qualifying will be at 6:30 p.m. Racing will follow.

The Charlotte County Speedway is located off Exit 161 of I-75 on Piper Road, just south of the Charlotte County airport. For more information, phone 941-575-7223.

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

-- Fastrucks -- 1. James Write III; 2.

Shawn Icely; 3. Marty Wolf.

-- Limited late model -- 1. Steve Arnold; 2. Frank Welch; 3. Randy Fox.

-- Sportsman -- 1. L.B. Skaggs; 2. Ralph Goddard; 3. Phillip Johnson.

-- 4-Cylinder Kids -- 1. Emma Scott; 2.

Lee Bates.

-- 4 Cylinder Adults -- 1. Bobby Fischer; 2. Ben Byrd; 3. Chris Powell.

-- Road warrior -- 1. Chris Oncken; 2.

Chris Huntoon; 3. Don Justice.

-- Thunder Trucks -- 1. Cheryl Weaver; 2.

John Garrett; 3. Bob Maine.

CCS points leaders

(Through Nov. 15)

-- Limited late model -- 1. Steve Arnold 1,120; 2. Frank Welch 900; 3. Cory Collum 785; 4. Randy Fox 720; 5. Al Fradette 650; 6. Chris Libak 640; 7. Ronnie Heard 560; 8. Buzz Martin 555; 9. Troy McNabb 480; 10. Christine Gibson 475.

-- Super stock --1. Danny Caylor 1,865; 2. Brian Richardson 1,490; 3. Eric Smith 1,450; 4. George Tanner 1,275; 5. Walt Korkiner 1,185; 6. Ander Jackson 1,180; 7.

John Hanuschik 1,025; 8. Elbert Butts 950; 9. Wayne Wilson 690; 10. Mike Loney 625.

-- Thunder Trucks -- 1. John Garrett 2,480; 2. Cheryl Weaver 2,135; 3. Mike Bialecki 1,935; 4. Bob Charette 1,390; 5.

Randy Layman 1,345; 6. Ron Grimes 1,185; 7. Wally Smith 1,150; 8. Raymond Tucker 985; 9. Justin Bryant 960; 10. Don VanAcker 810.

-- Sportsman -- 1. Jerry Bryant 1,240; 2.

Jeremy Goddard 1,235; 3. Kay Jackson 1,040; 4. John Garrett 935; 5. James DuBose 900; 6. Phil Johnson 880; 7. Dale Dean III 870; 8. Ralph Goddard 855; 9.

GeorgeEllsworth 740; 10. Danny Yates 600.

-- Road Warrior -- 1. Chris Oncken 2,100; 2. Chris Huntoon 2,055; 3. Shane Leonard 1,615; 4. Jesse Gargus 1,585; 5.

Larry Rudd 1,580; 6. Bob Waltz 1,330; 7.

Rob Hendry 1,045; 8. Donald Justice 980; 9. Gary Miller 835; 10. Brandon Anderson 830.

-- 4-cylinder kids -- 1. Cody Benoit 675; 2. Hunter Morrison 640; 3. (tie) Lee Bates and Eric Ludvigsen 500; 5. Dan Benoit 460; 6. (tie) Chris Libak Jr. and Emma Scott 335; 8. Travis Gossart Jr. 185; 9.

Cody Allen 175; 10. John Garrett Jr. 165.

-- 4-cylinder open --1. Bubba Morrison 655; 2. Bobby Fischer 640; 3. Walter Forbes 580; 4. Chris Powell 365; 5. Troy Yates 110; 6. Ben Byrd 95; 7. Brad Shanaway 90; 8. (tie) Riley Lowe, Jason Wilburn and Brady Jones 70.

All-Naples final in Quick 16 race

The Immokalee Regional Raceway drag strip hosted a Quick 16 race and a regular bracket race this past weekend.

In the all-Naples final round of the Q16 race, David O'Bryon beat Jason McCandless by running a 5.15 ET on a 5.14 dial with a .509. McCandless was .01 second off (5.19 ET on a 5.18 dial) but had a slower .531 RT.

In the Combo class finale, Mike Ferraro of Fort Lauderdale won over Gary Eckmeyer of Lehigh. Ferraro got the automatic win as Eckmeyer left the starting line too soon, turning on the red light.

The Sportsman class final found A.J. Issman of Deerfield Beach the winner over Larry Doty of Margate. Issman posted a 7.68 ET on a 7.67 dial and he actually had a good RT (.514). Doty broke out of his bracket, running a 9.84 ET on a 9.89 dial with a .538 RT.

Brett VanTol of Naples won the finale in the Junior Dragster class. He beat James Young of Naples when Young red-lighted.