Motor Sports: Davidson Memorial spices weekend at Charlotte oval

Saturday night's racing will be followed on Sunday by the annual Brian Davidson Memorial for the limited late models.

The Davidson event is a 150-lapper and it will begin at 2 p.m. The race will pull in the top limited lates from across the state, thanks in large part to a purse that will pay $5,000 to the winner and $300 to start.

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.

Qualifying for the race will take place Saturday night, which also will be the final points night of the 2003 season for the regular divisions at 3/8-mile, paved oval.

There will be open practice for limited late models from 5-9:30 tonight.

Admission Saturday is $9 for adults and admission Sunday is $15.

The Charlotte County Speedway is located off Exit 161 of I-75 on Piper Road in Punta Gorda, just south of the Charlotte County Airport.

As for the points racing, drivers and their crews have been toiling every Saturday night since March in pursuit of a championship.While the titles have been decided in a number of the divisions, four of them are still up for grabs: sportsman, road warrior and the two 4-cylinder divisions.

The front gates Saturday will open at 4 p.m. and racing will begin at 7 p.m.

Other divisions racing Saturday night will be super stock and Thunder Trucks. The winners in those divisions have been decided, but positions farther back are still in question.

The top finishers in this past Saturday's racing and the track's updated points standings follow:

Limited Late Model -- 1. Frank Welch; 2.

Corey Collum; 3. Al Fradette.

4-cylinder kids -- 1. Erik Ludvigsen; 2. Chris Loney; 3. Emma Scott.

Super stock -- 1. Danny Caylor; 2. Brian Richardson; 3. Elbert Butts.

4-cylinder adults -- 1. Bubba Morrison; 2.

Bobby Fischer; 3. Jason Wilburn.

TQ Midgets -- 1. Ted Durfee; 2. Jack Duffi; 3.

Brandon Cagle.

Road warrior -- 1. Bob Waltz Jr.; 2. Bob Waltz; 3. Chris Huntoon.

Thunder Trucks -- 1. John Garrett; 2. Justin Bryant; 3. Mike Bialecki.

CCS points through Nov. 22

Limited late models -- 1. Steve Arnold 1,165; 2. Frank Welch 1,005; 3. Cory Collum 880; 4. Al Fradette 735; 5. Randy Fox 720; 6. Chris Libak 715; 7. Buzz Martin 620; 8. Ronnie Heard 560; 9.

Troy McNabb 480; 10. Christine Gibson 475.

Sportsman --1. Jeremy Goddard 1,355; 2.

Jerry Bryant 1,305; 3. Kay Jackson 1,110; 4. John Garrett 1,025; 5. James DuBose 1,005; 6. Dale Dean III 940; 7. Phil Johnson 930; 8.(tie) George Ellsworth and Ralph 855; 10. Danny Yates 600.

Super stock -- 1. Danny Caylor 1,985; 2. Brian Richardson 1,595; 3. Eric Smith 1,530; 4. George Tanner 1,320; 5. Walt Korkiner 1,265; 6. Ander Jackson 1,185; 7. John Hanuschik 1,090; 8. Elbert Butts 1,055; 9. Wayne Wilson 750; 10. Mike Loney 630.

Thunder Trucks -- 1. John Garrett 2,585; 2.

Cheryl Weaver 2,210; 3. Mike Bialecki 2,020; 4.

Bob Charette 1,450; 5. Randy Layman 1,410; 6.

Ronnie Grimes 1,185; 7. Wally Smith 1,150; 8.

Justin Bryant 1,055; 9. Raymond Tucker 985; 10.

Don VanAcker 810.

Road warriors -- 1. Chris Oncken 2,180; 2.

Chris Huntoon 2,145; 3. Shane Leonard 1,695; 4.

Larry Rudd 1,635; 5.Jesse Gargus 1,615; 6. Bob Waltz 1,430; 7. Robert Hendry 1,095; 8. Don Justice 995; 9. Gary Miller 840; 10. Brandon Anderson 830.

4-cylinder kids -- 1. Cody Benoit 740; 2. Hunter Morrison 710; 3. Eric Ludvigsen 615; 4. Lee Bates 570; 5. Danny Benoit 540; 6. Emma Scott 425; 7. Chris Libak Jr. 395; 8. Travis Gossart Jr.

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

4-cylinder open -- 1. Bubba Morrison 780; 2.

Bobby Fischer 750; 3. Walt Forbes 665; 4. Chris Powell 365; 5. Jason Wilburn 160; 7. Ben Byrd 95; 8. Brad Shanaway 90; 9. (Tie) Riley Lowe and Brady Jones 70.

Doty duo steals show at drag strip

Larry Doty and his son, Ethan, have been long-time racers at the Immokalee Regional Raceway drag strip. So it was only fitting that this past weekend, the two won their respective classes on the same night.

This past weekend's drag racing started with the Fast Friday Shootout, in which, Darrell Beller of DLB Motorsports of Cape Coral took home top honors.

Saturday night brought about more doorslammer action as well as a regular bracket race.

In the "King of the Streets" final round, Lawrence Berry of Miami topped Caesar DiRenzo of Hollywood. Berry got the win when DiRenzo had mechanical problems off the line.

In the Combo class finale, Allen Abess of Fort Lauderdale won over Spencer Allen of Cape Coral when Allen left the starting line too soon, turning on the red light.

The Sportsman class final had Margate's Larry Doty winning over Naples' Tom VanTol when VanTol departed the starting line too soon.

In the Junior Dragster finale, Ethan Doty topped John Roy of Fort Lauderdale by running a 11.98 ET on a 11.79 dial with a .545 RT. Roy, meanwhile, broke out of his bracket, posting a 7.944 ET on a 7.95 dial with a near-perfect .503 RT.

This Saturday night there will be more doorslammer action and another regular bracket race.

Noise for Toys coming up in Lehigh

The Lee County racing com munity will present its third annual Noise for Toys Car Show on Friday, Dec. 5.

It will be held at the Wal-Mart Supercenter located at 2523 Lee Blvd., in Lehigh Acres. Show hours are from 7 to 10 p.m.

The event showcases the area motorsports community and gives race fans a chance to get up close and personal with their favorite drivers from various forms of area motorsports.

Drivers, including those with show cars, are invited to bring their vehicles for display.

The event is held each year by the motorsports community to ensure local underprivileged children have a happy holiday season.

Admission to the event is an unwrapped toy or canned food.

Cash donations also will be accepted. All proceeds will donated to Lehigh Community Services for its holiday toy and food distribution.

For more information contact Randy Fox Inc. at 239-369-0300.