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Crane Cams V8 Series Racers tackle CMP
n 1998, a group of motorsports enthusiasts led by road racers Joe Hooker and Bob Humphreys acquired the property of the former Kershaw Airport. Located four miles south of the town of Kershaw. The airport was once an auxiliary airfield for the Army Air Corps in the late 1940's. The new owners quickly got construction underway of a new 2.3 mile club racing circuit and in 1999 Carolina Motorsports Park was born. The ownership group has continued to improve the race track over the years adding open air day garages for rent to competitors, timing and scoring building, tech shed, skid pad and more.
Since the V8 Series began in 2004, the group has scheduled a number of points races with the South Carolina Region SCCA at their Buck Muse Memorial races at CMP. Last year, Simon Gregg kick started his V8 GT-1 championship run with two wins at CMP.
With fourteen turn packed into 2.3 miles, CMP is a good test for the stock car and GT's of the series. The fastest cars can hit 160 plus mph down the back straight before braking for turn eleven.
Maybe the best competition of the weekend will be found in the V8 GTA class where former champ Randy Walker and his Howe Camaro will be tested by Charlotte North Carolina's Steve McGowan, Chapin, South Carolina's Bill Porter and Lancaster, South Carolina's Joe Hartsell. In V8 SPO look for Hilton Head Island's Tad Segars in his Kimrey Racing Pontiac Grand Prix to wage war with Grovetown, Georgia's Randy Gay. 2012 V8 GT2 winner Miles Barefoot will be back in his Porsche 911 and looks to be tough to beat. Barefoot's competition looks to come from Jerry Townson in his firebird, Tom Vlasak in his Mercury Capri and Bill Norton in a Mustang. Fresh from a fine second place finish at the Road Atlanta Major, young Dillon Machavern is scheduled to be on hand in the Heritage Motorsports Ford Falcon. Also expected are Bob Gomer in his Camaro, Mark Davis and his Camaro and Wayne Cabaniss in his C4 Corvette.
The Crane Cams V8 Series wishes to thank its' parterns for their support, and they are:
Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine,
Crane Cams V8 StockCar Kicks off 2013 at Sebring
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar 2013 Season kicks off this weekend, February 9
&10 at historic Sebring International Raceway . The V8 group will be
competing with the Central Florida Region SCCA at their annual "Cabin Fever"
Regional/SARRC event. The series will be celebrating ten years of big noise
racing this season.
Some forty plus big bore race cars are expected, with good competition in
all four V8 series classes. In the Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 class Trans Am
and World Challenge veteran Charles Wicht will slug it out with ex IMSA Camel
GT, Grand Am, Trans Am vet Jon "Chevy" Leavy and talented seventeen year old
upstart Dillon Machavern. Wicht will be shoeing his Rocketsports Corvette which
is fresh back from the shop of two time Trans Am Champ Tony Ave, where it
received some damage repair plus the latest updates.
Chevy Leavy will be in his venerable Riley Camaro that ran away with race
12 last year at Homestead. Dillon Machavern will be in dad Dave's Riggins
Engineering Falcon, a wicked fast racer with a nostalgic look to it. Machavern
had a thrilling win over Trans Am Champ Simon Gregg at the SCCA National at
Sebring last month.
Recent SCCA rules changes have insured a big and varied field of LG
Motorsports GT-2 cars will be on hand including the Camaro's of Ricky Sanders
and Randy Walker, the fast Mazda's of Keith Goldin, Richard Smith, and Chris
Harris, the Trans Am 2 Impala of Cameron Lawrence, the Panoz GTS's of Mark
Strong and Phil Lasco along with Ernest Wildings BMW M3, and Terry Taylor's
Datsun 240Z. Probably one of the most interesting mix's of GT2's in a long
while.
In the Howe Racing GTA class look for newcomers like David Alejandro, Larry
Corwin and Gene Paul to take on veterans Chad Jorgensen, Hall Robertson and
Bobby Kennedy.
The Pitboxes.com V8 SPO class will likely be contested between Tad Segars
in his Smith Living/Kimrey Racing late model Grand Prix, Eric Servick in his ex
Nascar Lumina, and Lee Arnold in his black late model Chevy Impala.
The series thanks its' partners who help make it happen; an they are:
Crane Cams, HSR, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe
Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear,
FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots
Motorsports Magazine
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series will
roar to life at Sebring International Raceway for it tenth anniversary season on
February 9-10 running with the Central Florida Region SCCA. More than thirty
ground pounding, purpose built race cars with their ear splitting, high
horsepower mills will certainly disturb the peace.
It was nearly ten years ago, May 2004 to be exact, when the checker fell on
the first V8 Series race at legendary Virginia International Raceway.
The first series winner that day was Thomasville, North Carolina's Scott
Murphy. Murphy, then as now, excited those in attendance with his "slideways"
driving style, hopping curbs and four wheel drifting his Pontiac Grand Prix
through the esses, around Oak Tree and then booming down the long back straight
at over 170 mph. Murphy went on to more wins in the series in both stock cars
and his GT-1 Corvette. Murphy still
competes on occasion and we fully expect him to be in his fast ex Michael
Waltrip Pennzoil Grand Prix this May when the series returns to VIR. As
always, Scott will be a favorite to cross the finish line first.
During the years since Murphy's win, the series has grown from one stock
car class to four total. Today GTA and SPO stock cars compete along with the
GT-1 and GT-2 sports cars. In 2012 Crane Cams came on board as the title
sponsor of the series and they return in 2013.
There has been a strong youth movement in the series of late with young hot
shoes like twenty year old Cameron Lawrence, sixteen year old Nick Hazelwood,
nineteen year old Bobby Kennedy and seventeen year old Dillon Machavern.
Lawrence took the 2012 Howe Racing GTA class championship while also garnering
his first professional win at Road Atlanta in the Trans Am Series. Lawrence
will again compete in both series.
Hazelwood, a talented, former circle track racer picked up the LG
Motorsports GT-2 championship in his C6 Z06 Corvette in his first year in road
racing. This year the young Alpharetta, Georgia racer will move to the fastest
class, driving a Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 Corvette for Hammer Magnum
Racing.
Daytona Beach, Florida native Bobby Kennedy has already picked up a Pitboxes.com SPO
class win in a V8 stockcar, along with a couple of SCCA championships and a
first professional win in the Grand Am Total Performance Showcase class at
Watkins Glen. Kennedy will compete in 2013 in a GT-1 Camaro prepped by Bemco
Fabrication.
Charlotte, Vermont's Dillon Machavern seems ready to take up where his dad,
four time Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 champion Dave Machavern left off, and
that is winning in the family Tommy Riggins built 840 horsepower 1963 Ford
Falcon look-a-like GT-1 racer. Young Machavern already has a Sebring SCCA
National win under his belt in the car just a few weeks ago. Dillon prepped in the very competitive SCCA Spec Miata
class, taking home a number of first place trophy's. This past fall, Machavern
had a fine run in the Miami 500 endurance race, coming home eighth overall of
forty six car driving a GTA stock car.
In 2013 the Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 class looks to be highly contested
with 2012 Champion Simon Gregg expected to return and face challenges from
Charles Wicht in his wicked fast Rocketsports Corvette, Zach Monette in his
Jaguar XK8, Jon "Chevy" Leavy in his Riley Camaro, Nick Hazelwood in a Pancho
Weaver Corvette, and Machavern in the Falcon. Bobby Kennedy could surprise in
his late model LS powered Camaro.
In the LG Motorsports GT-2 class look for Keith Goldin in his ex Grand Am
Riggins Chassis RX8, Ricky Sanders in a Trans Am 2 spec Camaro, Randy Walker in
another Camaro and Squeak Kennedy in an LS6 Grand Am spec Corvette.
In Howe Racing GTA, Lawrence will again be the favorite, but the Reuse
brothers, Roger and Bobby are always fast in their Camaro's and Mike Attaway
came on strong at the end of the year. Former champ Randy Walker will surely be
in the mix in his Howe Camaro and Butch Kummer and his Monte Carlo are capable
of pulling off a win or two, if Butch can find time away from his duties as SCCA
Club Racing Director.
In Pitboxes.com SPO, 2012 Champ Bob Mitten is always tough in his ex Tony
Stewart Cup Monte Carlo, while Tad Segars picked up some serious speed last year
in his improved late model. Lee Arnold and his familiar black Impala late model
is a consistent threat as well.
For some exciting and serious big noise, grassroots racing, come check out the Crane Cams V8 StockCar
Series in 2013. You can get more information on the series at http://www.v8stockcar.com/.
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Sebring International Raceway 3.7 miles
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February 16-17 |
Palm Beach International Raceway 2.034 miles
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Carolina Motorsports Park 2.279 miles
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Road Atlanta 2.54 miles
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Virginia International Raceway 3.27 miles
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Charlotte Motor Speedway 2.25 miles
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Homestead-Miami Speedway 2.21 miles
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Daytona International Speedway 3.56 miles
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Road Atlanta 2.54 miles
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Miami 500K Non-Points Race
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8 Tracks 9
Events 18 Races + Miami 500K
Miami 500k Top Three!
1. 37 Gustavo Torres/ Shane Lewis
2. 00
Raul Gonzalez/Angel Benitez/ Danny Gianfrancesco
3. 58 Stefano Lorusso/ Peter Argetsinger
I'm pleased to announce that the V8Stockcar series will be working with FARA on
the inaugural Miami 500.
December 15-16 |
Inaugural Miami 500 Road
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The 2012 Crane Cams V8 StockCar season is history and for the
record we have four first time champions. In the Porterfield Enterprises V8 GT-1
class, Simon Gregg took home the crown driving his Derhaag Motorsports number 59
Corvette. Gregg, the son of one of the greatest drivers in American sports car
racing history, the late, great Peter Gregg. During the 2012 season, Simon won
seven of eight races he contested with his sole loss to Charles Wicht at Palm
Beach. At the ARRC, Gregg won both the sprint qualifying race and the ARRC
feature while closest competitor Wicht was sidelined after crashing in practice
on Thursday.
Gregg had the race fast lap, with a 1:23.465. Despite his
problems at Road Atlanta, Wicht finished second in points with Zach Monette
third.
In LG Motorsports V8 GT-2, fifteen year old Nick Hazelwood of
Georgia, took the title in his CrossRoads Motorsports prepped C6 Z06 Corvette.
Hazelwood, who started in quarter midgets and bandolero's, then progressed to
late model stock cars and recently to road racing. Hazelwood edged out Randy
Kinsland in a C5 Z06. Season long class leader Keith Goldin was unable to make
the ARRC in his ex Rolex Series Mazda RX8 and fell to third place in the order. Hazelwood
needed only to have solid finishes in the ARRC races to bring home the
championship while Kinsland would need help in the form of bad luck for
Hazelwood in either the sprint race or the ARRC feature. Kinsland did all he
could do winning both races, but young Hazelwood, urged by crew chief Sam Power
to race smart, position himself to win the championship first and only then make
a run at the ARRC race win, did just that. Kinsland was super fast all weekend,
but Hazelwood hung close, finishing second in both races and taking home the
Crane Cams Champion ring. Duluth, Georgia's Tom Brooks, while not in the running
for the championship, put on a sterling run to the front from his back of the
pack start in his LS2 powered Corvette. Mechanical gremlins in qualifying and
the sprint race relegated Brooks to his back row starting spot. Brooks charged
through the field to finish third in another Crossroads Motorsports Corvette.
The LG Motorsports V8 GT-2 class has been the personal playground of Sam Power
and Crossroads as Power won three championships with Bob Mayer and his fourth
with Hazelwood.
Pitboxes.com V8 SPO competitor Mary " Mickey" Wright had
led the points race for most of the second half of the season with solid
finishes in her Competition 101 Ford Fusion. With 72 points available at the
ARRC races, Bob Mitten in his ex Tony Stewart Nascar Cup Monte Carlo and Tad
Segars in his Kimrey Racing/Smith Living late model stock car were well within
striking distance. Mitten a veteran Road Atlanta competitor is always fast there
and 2012 would be no different. In the ARRC feature, Mitten led wire to wire,
cut the race fast lap and came home second overall to Gregg. Grant Leadbetter had a fine
run, chasing Mitten to finish while clocking a fast 1:29.903 in his ex Nascar Dodge Charger. Lee
Arnold was third in class just in front of Cameron Lawrence (GTA Impala) and
Kyle Shields in his Monte Carlo. Virginia's Rich Koehler grabbed the fifth spot,
with AJ Henriksen sixth, Segars seventh.
Wright's eight place finish was not
enough to hold onto the lead for the points championship and Mitten took home
the ring. Wright held onto the second spot in the points with Segars third.
Wright made a valiant effort to become the first woman champion in the series,
coming up just a bit short. Wright and crew chief Stuart Lysett plan to be back
in 2013 for another shot at the ring.
Going into the ARRC Cameron
Lawrence held the Howe Racing V8 GTA points lead 140 to 129 over Ricky Sanders,
with Randy Walker not far back at 125. Business took Sanders out of the running
as the former Nascar Craftsman Truck driver was not able to make it home in time
from the SEMA show. Walker was in his new Howe Camaro and running well after
getting the car sorted out late this year. Lawrence took the pole and the sprint
race in his familiar Regal Boats Impala, with Walker coming up second. In the
ARRC feature race Lawrence pulled out an early lead and cruised home to a class
win and fifth overall finishing position. Walker ran strong but his pace was
about one second a lap off of Lawrence's and he settled for second in the race.
Eighteen year old Bobby Kennedy moved up from his mid pack starting position to
grab the third spot in GTA with Butch Kummer soldiering home fourth. Marshall
McLeod, Randy Haney, Preston Fowler and Eugene Copeland grabbed the fifth
through eighth spots in the class.
In the final tally Cameron Lawrence
won the Howe Racing V8 GTA championship with Walker second, Sanders third,
Kummer fourth and Mike Attaway fifth.
The Crane Cams V8 Series thanks the
Atlanta Region SCCA, the ARRC committe and all the workers and volunteers for
their effort in making this one of the best club racing events on the
calendar.
The V8 Series wishes to also thank its' partners for their
support in 2012 and they are: Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG
Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco,
Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com,
Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine, SafeRacer
2013 Howe Racing Mustang
Crane Cams V8Stockcar Championship rings
American Road Race of Champions
November 2 – 4, 2012
Every single year since its' inception in 2004, the Crane Cams V8 StockCar
Series has concluded its' schedule, and crowned its' champions at the American
Road Race of Champions presented by GRASSROOTS MOTORSPORTS MAGAZINE.
The
Crane Cams V8 Series is a touring points championship road racing series for
high horsepower stock
cars and GT machines. The Series races with SCCA and others at some
of the finest and most famous road course tracks in the United States. The ARRC
presented by GRASSROOTS MOTORSPORT MAGAZINE is certainly one of the most
prestigious club racing events held in North America. The ARRC draws competitors
from all over the country and a few from around the globe.
Some of the series veterans who are expected to compete at the ARRC are: Simon
Gregg (V8 GT-1 Corvette), Charles Wicht (V8 GT-1 Corvette), Lee Arnold (V8 SPO
Impala), Cameron Lawrence ( V8 GTA Impala), Bobby Kennedy (V8 GTA Ford Taurus),
Randy Walker (V8 GTA Camaro), Mickey Wright (V8 SPO Ford Fusion), Bob Mayer (V8 GT2 Corvette), Nick
Hazelwood (V8 GT2 Corvette), Jeff Dernehl (V8 GT2 Mazda RX7), Bob Monette (V8
GT-1 Camaro), Zach Monette (V8 GT-1 Mustang) Paige Monette Alexander (V8 GT-1
Corvette), road racing Icon Gene Felton (V8 GT-1 Nova), Butch Kummer (V8 GTA
Monte Grand Prix), Randy Haney (V8 GTA Monte Carlo), Preston Fowler (V8 GTA
Grand Prix), Bob Davis (V8 GTA Monte Carlo), Randy Gay (V8 GTA Monte Carlo),
Marshall McLeod (V8 GTA Monte Carlo) and a host of others.
In the battle
for the V8 Series class championships, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida's Simon Gregg
leads the Porterfield Enterprises V8 GT-1 class in his Derhaag Motorsports
prepped C6 Corvette. Charles Wicht of Big Pine Key, Florida is right on Gregg's
heels in his Rocketsports built C6 Corvette. In fact, Wicht handed Gregg his
only loss this year in V8 action at Palm Beach, where the duo split the two
races. Both driver's are sons of racers, with Gregg of course, being the son of
the famous IMSA Camel GT and Trans Am driver, Peter Gregg and Wicht, the son of
Al Wicht, a veteran independent IMSA Camel GT and SCCA racer. Simon Gregg has
had his best year in racing in 2012 and also leads the points in the SCCA Trans
Am Series. Gregg's Jim Derhaag built and prepped racer has completed an unheard
of seventy two straight races without a DNF.
While they might not figure
in the final points battle for the V8 GT-1 championship, the "Racing Monette's"
will enhance the competition and challenge for podiums. Zach Monette and his
super fast Mustang on his home track can be something diabolical and he will
give Gregg and Wicht a battle. Sister Paige Monette Alexander showed real speed
at Charlotte and should contend for a podium spot, as well as patriarch, dad,
Bob Monette in his Camaro. The Monette racing fleet is prepped in house by the
very capable Rick Peters which also includes the Corvette of Mike
Kelly.
Former Grand Am Rolex GT competitor Keith Goldin leads the V8 GT-2
points battle, but newcomer Nick Hazelwood could surprise in his CrossRoads
Motorsports prepped C6 Corvette and steal the crown. Former ARRC champ Jerry
Onks (Corvette Z06) from Murfreesboro, Tennessee is always fast at Road Atlanta
and will be a favorite again to take the ARRC race. With two wins at the SARRC
Invitational Challenge, Hazelwood put himself in position to challenge for the
Champions ring with 72 points still available to the winners at the ARRC. With
three time V8 GT-2 champ Bob Mayer not competing this year, the class will get
its' second champion ever. LG MOTORSPORTS V8 GT-2 is the series newest class,
which was added in 2009.
Mickey Wright's (Competition 101 Ford Fusion)
consistency has paid dividends and she has a comfortable lead in the
PITBOXES.COM V8 SPO class. If Wright finishes both races at the ARRC she will be
difficult to unseat. Should Wright falter, Tad Segars and Bob Mitten are close
enough to strike gold.
In the HOWE RACING V8 GTA class, young Cameron
Lawrence leads in his Regal Boats Impala, but former Nascar Craftsman Truck
racer Ricky Sanders and former V8 GTA champ Randy Walker are well within
striking distance. Lawrence will also compete this weekend in the SCCA Trans Am
races in the TA2 class. Eighteen year old Bobby Kennedy has spent most of the
year racing in the V8 GT-1 class in a Camaro, but will be in his dad, Squeak
Kennedy's ride for the ARRC. The car is the former Tommy "Hollywood" Graham Ford
Taurus. The car is fast and so is the kid, look for Kennedy to challenge for the
ARRC race win. In his 2012 return to action, Butch Kummer gave a sterling
performance at Charlotte in August, finishing a strong second to Ricky Sanders
on Sunday. Kummer will be on his home track at Road Atlanta and will surely
contend for a podium.
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series wishes to thank
the Atlanta Region SCCA, the ARRC Committee and GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine
for hosting one of the coolest road racing events in this country. We are proud
to be a part of the action.
The Series also thanks its' partners for
their continued support and they are: Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises,
LG Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco,
Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com,
Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series returned to returned to an
old favorite, namely Roebling Road Raceway near Bloomingdale, Georgia for the
SARRC Invitational Challenge and round 7 of the series 2012 season. With a
number of V8 racer's also leading and challenging for the SARRC Championship it
was sure to be an action packed weekend.
Saturday morning's qualifying
round found the racer's dealing with a very slick track and it was quite
apparent that this weekend would likely not be one where new track records would
be established. Juan Vento put his Interstate Battery Corvette on the pole,
followed by Ron Stanley in his ex Scott Riggs Nascar Cup Dodge which would be
running in Porterfield Enterprises V8 GT-1 with its' new 16" wheels and GT
rubber. Young Nick Hazelwood of Alpharetta, Georgia was next in his CrossRoads
Motorsports prepared LG Motorsports V8 GT-2 class C6 Corvette. Hazelwood, little
more than a year removed from getting his racing license is showing serious
speed,talent and racecraft. Hazelwood and his Corvette certainly will be a
threat at any track they appear at.
Lee Arnold grabbed the top spot in
PitBoxes.com V8 SPO in his familiar black number 0 Chevy Impala late model.
Arnold's machine was once the steed of both Boris Said and Ken Schrader. Track
record holder Bill Porter grabbed the pole in Howe Racing V8 GTA followed by
Randy Walker, Mike Attaway and Ricky Sanders.
Saturday afternoon the
green dropped on the sprint/qualifying race that also serves as a CCV8SC points
race. Juan Vento led from the pole in his Corvette, followed by Nick Hazelwood
in his V8 GT-2 Corvette and Lee Arnold in his V8 SPO stocker. Kentucky's Randy
Walker led the V8 GTA contingent followed by Ricky Sanders, Mike Attaway and
Bill Porter. Tad Segars (V8 SPO Monte Carlo) slipped into the fifth overall spot
just behind Walker's Camaro.
At the checker Vento grabbed the V8 GT-1 win
with Hazelwood holding off Arnold for the second overall and V8 GT-2 top spot.
Arnold nabbed the V8 SPO honors with Walker winning in V8 GTA. Tad Segars had a
good outing for second in V8 SPO and fifth overall. Ricky Sanders and Attaway
finished second and third in V8 GTA respectively.
The Sunday afternoon
SARRC Invitational Challenge Race lit off at 1:00 pm with Vento on the pole with
Ron Stanley and his GT-1 Dodge
Charger alongside. The second row was made up of Hazelwood and
Walker. Both Vento and Stanley have full tilt Nascar Cup type motors in their
hotrods with upwards of 800 Horsepower on tap. It was a great drag race down to
turn one by the pair but Vento's superior braking gave him the edge by the
slightest of margins. The duo raced within a car length or so of each other for
the first few laps before Vento's braking and handling advantage allowed him to start pulling away at
about one second per lap. Hazelwood was running strong in third overall and held
a comfortable lead on closest V8 GT-2 challenger Randy Kinsland in a C5
Corvette. Lee Arnold chased Randy Walker for the first few laps choosing to play
it safe until the right opportunity appeared. Arnold then used the superior
power advantage in his Chevy to move around the quick V8 GTA class Camaro. Ray
Webb was moving up from his back of the pack starting spot in his V8 GT-1
Corvette and Kinsland was also doing a fine job despite his Corvette running on
just seven cylinders. Mike Attaway, a recent convert to the V8 GTA wars was
getting stronger lap by lap in his Pontiac Grand Prix.
Mark Davis was having
a solid outing in his venerable Camaro V8 GT-1.
At about the halfway
point Vento failed to come around, falling victim to a flat front tire. Stanley inherited the lead
with Hazelwood and Arnold not far in arrears. Vento returned to the action but
was now some four laps down.
When the checker waved Stanley crossed the
line first by some several seconds over second overall and V8 GT-2 winner
Hazelwood.
Arnold was next up and took the V8 SPO honors. Randy Kinsland
managed to get by Walker for fourth overall and runner up in
V8 GT-2.
Lexington, Kentucky's Walker was next, taking the V8 GTA honors. Webb, Attaway
and Mark Davis rounded out the top ten.
Congrats are in order for ourV8
Racer's on their SCCA South Atlantic Road Race Championships for 2012 and they
are:
GT-1: Mark Davis, Lexington SC Davis Racing Camaro
GT-2: Miles
Barefoot Greensboro, NC Porsche 911
SPO: Mickey Wright St. Petersburg, FL
Competition 101 Ford Fusion
GTA: Ricky Sanders Stockbridge GA Pitboxes.com
Monte Carlo
STO: Charles Rodholm Parkland, Fl Taboo Racing C6
Corvette
The Crane Cams V8 Series wishes to thank the Buccaneer
Region SCCA and the South East Division SCCA for the outstanding job hosting the
event, they continue give their all to make the SIC a rewarding
event.
The Series also thanks its' partners for their continued support
and they are: Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe
Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear,
FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots
Motorsports Magazine, SafeRacer
Crane Cams V8 StockCar's at
the SARRC Invitational Challenge
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Racer's will descend on Roebling
Road Raceway near Bloomingdale, Georgia for round 7 of the series. The South
East Division of the SCCA SARRC Invitational Challenge will be the event.
Roebling Road is a little jewel of a circuit some twenty miles west of historic
Savannah, Georgia.Roebling is a favorite of club racer's in the south for its'
technical, rolling back side coupled with a 2600 foot long straightaway to
really air it out. The circuit packs nine turns into 2.02 miles and the fastest
cars can reach speeds upwards of 170 m.p.h., yet the track is considered as one
of the safest with only one wall and plenty of runoff room in most
area's.
The SARRC Invitational Challenge is open to South East Division
racer's that have at least three starts during the year at SARRC points races.
Those chasing the SARRC class championship are sure to be there. Racer's that
are participating in the V8 Series will also garner points towards the series
class championships in four classes; Porterfield Enterprises V8 GT-1, LG
Motorsports V8 GT-2, PitBoxes.com V8 SPO and Howe Racing V8 GTA.
Some of
the Crane Cams V8 Racer's expected are Juan Vento in his crazy fast Interstate
Battery Corvette, Wayne Cabaniss in his familiar C4 Corvette, Former V8 GTA
champ Randy Walker in his Walker Properties Monte Carlo, V8 GTA track record
holder Bill Porter in his late model Pontiac Grand Prix, Ron Stanley in his ex
Scott Riggs Nascar Cup Dodge, Charlotte winner Tad Segars in his Smith Living
Group V8 SPO Monte Carlo, and Bill McGavic in his giant killing Mazda RX7 V8 GT2
entry. Fresh from a fine performance at Homestead a few weeks ago, will be
Charles Rodholm in his beautiful V8 GT2 Taboo Racing C6 Corvette and Carolina
winner Miles Barefoot in his 993 Porsche. Roebling regular Mark Davis will be on
hand in his V8 GT-1 Camaro as well as Ray Webb in the Kenco Signs V8 GT-1
Corvette. Lee Arnold will compete in his always competitive late model Impala in
the V8 SPO class.
Former Nascar Craftsman Truck Series and Trans Am
competitor Ricky Sanders will make a bid to close the points gap on Cameron
Lawrence in his V8 GTA Monte Carlo and V8 GTA newcomer Mike Attaway, fresh from
an SCCA win at Daytona, will be on hand in his V8 GTA Pontiac Grand Prix
.
It should be a fine weekend of competitive big noise racing, setting up
for the finale at the American Road Race of Champions in November at Road
Atlanta, where the Crane Cams V8 Series Champions will be crowned.
For
more information on the series check out: www.v8stockcar.com
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The Crane Cams V8
StockCar Road Racing Series returned to Homestead Miami Speedway on September 15
&16 for races eleven and twelve of the 2012 schedule. Inclement South
Florida weather threatened the weekend but lady luck went our way and for the
most part we dodged the thunder storms. The rain had stopped just prior to
Saturday Morning qualifying session and the group took to a wet but drying
track. A number of the racers did just a few recon laps on the slippery surface
and decided to take their chances from starting in the back. One that stayed
out, and toward the end of the session found some decent grip was Juan Vento in
his Mark Meissen built C6 Interstate Battery V8 GT-1 Corvette. Vento cut a
quick 1:27 and change on the still drying surface and took the overall and class
pole.
Michael Smellie
grabbed the LG Motorsports V8 GT2 pole in his tube frame rotary powered RX7 with
Lee Arnold taking the top spot in PitBoxes.com V8 SPO in his late model stock car Impala. Howe
Racing V8 GTA points leader Cameron Lawrence was on the point in his Regal Boats
Impala.
The field left the
grid at 11:30 for the Saturday morning race on a dry track. We had an immediate
casualty as Cameron Lawrence's Impala failed to answer the bell due to an
electrical issue. The rest of the group paired off with Vento and Jon "Chevy"
Leavy in his Murray's Auto Parts Camaro leading the way. When the green dropped
Vento pulled out to a couple second lead over Leavy while back at the rear,
Charles Wicht was on a mission in his Corvette screaming through the field in
search of the front running duo. Wicht, second in Porterfield Enterprises V8
GT-1 points to Simon Gregg was looking to close the gap on the points
leader. Lee Arnold was running strong in his V8 SPO Monte Carlo behind the
front running GT-1's and ahead of second place Rick Bates in hisCompetition 101
Chevy Camaro. Mike Smellie and Richard Smith in their Mazda's were battling for
V8 GT-2 honors with the Corvette of Charles Rodholm in third. Smith's challenge
ended on lap eight when his racer succumbed to mechanical gremlins. Bill
Giannetti had it going all his way in V8 GTA as closest challenger Ricky Sanders
fell out on lap four.
Midway through the race, Wicht, running at a pace about one
second per lap quicker than Vento and Leavy had tracked them down. Wicht
dispatched Leavy and with about five to go caught and passed Vento for the
overall lead.
At the checker, Wicht had built a ten second advantage, followed
by Vento, Leavy, V8 SPO winner Arnold, Bobby Kennedy in the Bemco V8 GT-1 Camaro
and Smellie in the winning V8 GT2 Mazda. Michael Cohen grabbed the second in V8
SPO with Mickey Wright third in another Competition 101 ride. Ray Webb had a
solid day in his ex Ryan Newman Dodge Charger and newcomer Charles Rodholm
garnered a second in V8 GT-2 in his beautiful C6 Corvette. During his flight to
the front, Wicht set a new track record for the GT-1 class with a fine 1:26.001
clocking. "Chevy" Leavy was also in the 26's with a best of 1:26.876.
The V8 racers were greeted by another wet morning on Sunday as
dark clouds covered most of South Florida. Qualifiying again went off in the
wet with only a handful deciding to brave the elements. It was not looking
promising for a dry race and it was sprinkling shortly before the cars took to
the grid. Luck was with us once again though, as just before the race, the dark
skies parted for a short reprieve and the race went off on a dry track once
again. Alex Gonzalez (GT-1 Camaro), Vento and Leavy started up front as Wicht
again chose not to qualify on the wet track. Gonzalez, then Vento led briefly
at the start but both were soon caught and passed by a determined Jon Leavy, who
really had his Camaro hummin'. Wicht again started a charge from the rear, but
it was not to be as he fell victim to a motor issue. Vento was soon gone and
Gonzalez was slowing, yet Leavy kept charging pulling out a huge lead on the
field.
When the Checker fell, Leavy was still at the front, and his
GT-1 challengers had fallen to the wayside. Mike Smellie came home second his
V8 GT-2 racer with Cameron Lawrence third overall and the V8 GTA win. Squeak
Kennedy had a fine drive in the Bemco Corvette (V8 GT-2) coming home fifth
overall in the group. Bill Giannetti (V8 GTA) and Charles Rodholm (V8 GT-2)
were next, with Sanders, Burnette and Wright filling out the top ten.
The Crane Cams V8 Series wishes to thank the Florida Region SCCA
for the wonderful job hosting the event, their workers are without doubt some of
the most courteous and patient in SCCA Club Racing.
The Series also thanks its' partners for their continued support
and they are: Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe
Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear,
FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots
Motorsports Magazine, SafeRacer
South Florida's Homestead-Miami International
Speedway and the Florida Region SCCA will host round six of the Crane Cams V8
StockCar Series September 15 & 16. Homestead, always a challenge for
racer's as the combination of high temps and oval and infield sections makes
finding the right set up difficult.
In the Porterfield Enterprises V8 GT1 class look
for Charles Wicht and his C6 Corvette, Jon "Chevy" Leavy in his Murray's Auto
Parts Camaro, Juan Vento in his Corvette and Bobby Kennedy in the Kennedy
Kars Camaro challenge for wins. Wicht currently sits in second place in the
class points to Simon Gregg.A couple wins on the weekend would put Wicht in
contention to challenge Gregg for the championship at the ARRC at Road Atlanta
in November.
In the PitBoxes.com V8 SPO class look for Mike
Cohen, Mickey Wright and Lee Arnold to wage a battle for the honors. Wright
lead the class points in her Competition 101 Ford Fusion.
Charlotte winner Ricky Sanders returns in his RSR
Racing Monte Carlo. Sanders a former Nascar Nationwide and Craftsmen Truck
Series racer has been on fire this year running strongly at every outing.
Points leader Cameron Lawrence back from some fine performances in SCCA Trans Am
will be in his familiar Regal Boats Monte Carlo. Billy Gianetti in another RSR
Monte Carlo and Chad Jorgensen, South Florida's racing Fire Chief will also
challenge for the Howe Racing V8 GTA gold.
Squeak Kennedy and Bosco Logsdon will share duty in
the Bemco Corvette for the LG Motorsports V8 GT2 class, taking on Richard
Smith in his fast Mazda RX7, Gary Burnette in his Camaro and others.
After Homestead, next up for the group will be
the SARRC Invitational Challenge at Roebling Road Raceway on October 6 & 7,
followed by the ARRC at Road Atlanta on November 2 & 3 where our champions
wil be crowned.
We are especially grateful to our partners for the help
they provide, they are; Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG
Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com,
Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com,
Roehrig-Enders, and GrassRoots Motorsports
Magazine
Thrills and Spills at Charlotte
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series returned
to famed Charlotte Motor Speedway for round five of the 2012 season. Last years
double winner Zach Monette was again looking to be the class of the field
putting his Monette Racing Group Ford Mustang V8 GT-1 on the overall pole
Saturday morning with a 1:14.164 on a very slick track. Surprisingly, Ricky
Sanders grabbed the second overall and first V8 GTA spot in his PitBoxes.com Monte Carlo with a 1:16.341 effort. Ricky,
no stranger to high speed ovals is a former Nascar Nationwide and Craftsman
Truck Series competitor. The Monette Racing Group grabbed the third spot in the
order with Zach's sister Paige Alexander clocking a 1:16.758 in her Optech
Monette Corvette. Paul Arey in his Performance Auto Works Olds Cutlass and Clint
Thomas in his Living on the Edge/R12 winged Monte Carlo rounded out the top five
overall. Ken Morgan nabbed the top spot in V8 SPO in his Morgan Lumber Monte
Carlo with Dan Schlickenmeyer besting the V8 GT2 field in his Griggs
Racing/Nitto Tire Mustang.
Saturday
Charlotte race 9 winner: Zach Monette, Optech Monette
Mustang
The group lost CMP
V8 GT2 winner Miles Barefoot in qualifying when he got loose in turn 3 and
backed his Albion Associates Porsche 911 into the armco during his qualifying
run.
Race 9 of the Crane Cams V8 Series lit
off at 12:54 with polesitter Zach Monett rocketing away from the field in his
Optech Monette Mustang. Only three laps into the event, Ken Morgan got loose in
his Monte Carlo and impacted the jersey barrier on the outside of turn 1. Morgan
ricocheted off the wall blocking half the entry into one. Ricky Sanders
following close behind and with no where to go hit Morgan hard. John Morgan was
next giving Sanders a head on shot. Willie Mullins dodged left to avoid the pile
up, forcing Bob Monette into the jersey barrier on the left. Monette's Camaro
impacted with the left front sending the left front wheel twenty plus feet into
the air according to witnesses. Luckily no one was seriously injured, but the
raced was red flagged as the workers began cleaning up the mess. In all, a half
dozen cars were damaged sufficiently to retire them from the weekend. As the
clean up took more than a half hour, the race was called with the rest of the
field sitting on pit row.
Bob Monette V8GT1 Camaro
The race stewards
scored the race by going back to the last lap before the crash. Zach Monette was credited with the overall and V8
GT-1 win, with V8 GTA winner Roger Reuse second and Bob Davis (V8 GTA)
third.
Ken Morgan got the V8 SPO win despite
taking home a totaled racer. Ray Cocoziello took second in V8 GT-1 in his
Corvette with Randy Walker and Butch Kummer next in their V8 GTA rides.
Williamsburg, Virginia's Dan Schlickenmeyer bested the V8 GT2 field with Dainton
Brooks and Robert Hasychak rounding out the top three in the class.
The V8 Series race ten started around 8 pm under the lights with Zach
Monette again on the pole with a quick 1:13.184 with a fast improving Paul Arey
along side him at 1:13.902. Paige Alexander had picked up about 2 seconds from
her morning effort in her Corvette, clocking a fine
1:14.552.
Paul
Arey's Race 10 winning Riggins Olds
When the green flew, Monette,
Arey and Alexander left the rest of the field in their wake. All three were
running their best laps of the weekend. Arey was never more than a couple car
lengths back in the opening laps with Alexander less than a second back of him.
Ray Cocoziello (V8 GT-1 Corvette and Tad Segars (V8 SPO Monte Carlo were waging
a fine battle for the fourth and fifth overall spots. Butch Kummer was on fire
in his number 57 V8 GTA Monte Carlo running stronger than he has in more than a
year. Ricky Sanders started shotgun on the field in his back up V8 GTA Monte
Carlo and was flying through the field in search of the fleeing Kummer. Brooks
and Schlickenmeyer were having a good go in their V8 GT2 entry's with the duo
rarely more than a few feet apart.
About half
way through the race, Alexander had a tire go down in the front straight, she
appeared to just kiss the outside wall coming to a rest just off the track.
Paige's day was done, but she impressed those in attendance with her speed and
tenacity. Up front, Monette was beginning to pull out a couple second lead over
Arey when suddenly he suffered the same fate as sister Paige, in nearly the same
spot. Arey quickly took the point and was unchallenged to the checker. Ray
Cocoziello ran solidly in his first V8 Series race and came home second overall
and second in V8 GT-1. In V8 GTA Sanders finally caught up to Kummer who was
just beginning to fade just a bit. Sanders got by and held on for the win with
Kummer second. Roger Reuse took the final spot on the podium, with Randy Walker
fourth and Bobby Reuse fifth.
Tad Segars got the
win in V8 SPO in his Kimrey Racing/Smith Living Group Monte Carlo with maybe his
strongest performance to date. Doug Sanders came home second with Mickey Wright
third. Dan Schlickenmeyer just edged Brooks before the checker to again take the
V8 GT2 win with Robert Hasychak third.
Ricky Sanders V8GTA Charlotte race winner
The
Crane Cams V8 Series wishes to thank the Central Carolina Region and their
workers for the great job they did hosting the event.
Next up for the V8 racers is Homestead Miami Speedway on September 15
& 16.
As the Crane
Cams V8 StockCar Series summer break comes to an end, teams are preparing to
take on the high banks at Charlotte Motor Speedway on August 18. Both races for
the weekend will be on Saturday with the second race finding the group under the
lights racing into the twilight. Here is the link to registration information http://v8stockcar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2097
In the
Porterfield Enterprises V8 GT1 class, Simon Gregg stands on top with five wins
in six starts and a total of 140 pts. Simon's only loss of the year was to
Charles Wicht at Palm Beach. Wicht stands in second place in the points with
103. Wicht is slated to be on hand at Charlotte and could cut into Gregg's lead
with a winning performance. Gregg is also leading the Trans Am points and is
currently one of the hottest road racers in the country.
Keith Goldin leads the LG Motorsports V8 GT2 class points in
the Goldin Brothers RX8. The car is the same one Keith and Steve raced in Grand
Am Rolex GT for several years. The racer is a tube frame, composite bodied car
with the 20B rotor engine. With only 2300 pounds and with 400 HP to the rear
wheels, it is capable of putting down some very quick laps. Ernest Wilding is
second in points in his BMW and CMP winner Miles Barefoot third in his Porsche
911.
The Crane Cams V8 Series has its' first female class points
leader with Mickey Wright in her Competition 101 Ford Fusion holding a slim 2
point lead over Larry Hoopaugh and Bob Mitten in the PitBoxes.com V8 SPO
class.
Cameron Lawrence leads Ricky Sanders with 131 points to 111
in the Howe Racing V8 GTA class. Former champ Randy Walker holds down the third
spot in the class.
Congratulations
are in order for a couple of our young racers who have excelled in other series
this year as well. Eighteen year old Bobby Kennedy picked up his first
professional win last month taking the checker first in the Grand Am Total
Performance Showcase race at Watkins Glen. The series is for showroom stock
compact cars. Bobby was driving the Irish Mike's Racing Ford Fiesta. Kennedy
edged out his team mate Todd Buras by a few one hundreths of a second for the
top spot.
V8 GTA points
leader Cameron Lawrence was impressive at Watkins Glen as well in the Trans Am
Series. Cameron sat on the pole, lead the race and had the race fast lap. A
mechanical gremlin kept Cameron from possibly garnering his first pro
win.
Maybe not so young, but also doing a fine job in his Pro
racing debut is Mike Wilson, who raced with us at Sebring and Palm Beach. Mike
is Currently in third place in the Trans Am 2 points race in his Monte
Carlo.
V8stockcar Daytona race results are posted on the V8 forums.
Charles Wicht V8GT1
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Former Nascar Craftsman truck racer Ricky Sanders,
PitBoxes.com Monte Carlo, an ex Butch Miller ASA ride. Ricky is the son of
Nascar and short track ace Ronnie Sanders. Ricky now races with Crane Cams V8
StockCar and SCCA Trans Am.
 Paul Breehne V8SPO
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Historically, the Crane Cams V8 Series visits Daytona
International in August when temps can top 100 degrees. This year, the series
scheduled Daytona in early May with the Central Florida Region SCCA looking for
a "little" reprieve from the heat. The result.............It was still HOT. The
track surface was around 150 degrees, but the racers were willing and the
outstanding competition just added to the heat.
The heat, however, didn't
seem to bother Simon Gregg and the Derhaag Motosports "machine", as they once
again grabbed the overall and Porterfield Enterprises V8 GT-1 pole on Saturday
morning. Gregg's, Jim Derhaag built Corvette has been freakishly reliable, with
fifty nine straight races without a DNF coming into the weekend. They would
leave with two more. The father and son team of Kenny and Jordan Bupp are always
a threat wherever they show up and this weekend would not be any different.
Kenny, a veteran of many IMSA Camel GT and Trans Am wars was in his trusty Riley
& Scott chassis Camaro and Jordan was piloting his Hoerr chassis Corvette.
Kenny took the second overall spot in qualifying with a 1:51.794 clocking on a
very slick track. Jordan slotted in third in the Hamilton Safe/Horsepower Sales
Corvette with Bob Borders taking the fourth spot in his Corvette.
Former
Nascar Goody's Dash champ Larry Hoopaugh grabbed the fifth overall spot and tops
in the PitBoxes.com V8 SPO class. New Smyrna Beach, Florida's Ron Stanley
grabbed the second spot in the class in his ex Nascar Cup Dodge Charger. V8 GT-1
drivers Tom Keleher and Charles Wicht nailed down the next two slots. Wicht lost
an SB2 Chevy motor in the process and would spend the rest of the weekend
thrashing to get ready for Sunday afternoon's final.
Keith Goldin was
tops in the LG Motorsports V8 GT2 Class in the Goldin Brothers Racing Mazda RX8.
The car is a former Grand Am Rolex GT entry that has competed in several Rolex
24 Hour races. Ernest Wilding grabbed the second spot in his BMW M3 with Sid
Collins third.
Three veterans of the short track stock car racing world
grabbed the top three spots in V8 GTA with Alabama's Roger Reuse and brother
Bobby taking 1st and 2nd with Ricky Sanders, son of Georgia racing legend Ronnie
Sanders slotting in third. In his best qualifying effort at Daytona, Hall
Robertson nailed the fourth spot. Former track record holder Butch Kummer had
some mechanical gremlins that kept him from challenging for the pole.
The
green dropped on the field at 2:24 on Saturday with Gregg holding off the Bupp's
into turn one......but barely. Jordan slipped by dad Kenny and went hunting the
smooth driving Gregg. The trio ran within a few car length's for the first few
laps when Jordan began suffering a double whammy, a loss of rear brakes and
blistered rubber. Kenny Bupp moved past Jordan and valiantly gave chase to the
fleeing Gregg. Kenny Bupp, at 75 years young still has the physical endurance,
skill, determination and maybe more importantly, the racecraft to deal with
racers less than half his age. The elder Bupp finished on the podium at the SCCA
Trans Am race at Road America in 2010 and this weekend put everyone on notice
that he can still get it done.
Back in the field, Larry Hoopaugh was
charging up from his last place starting spot as result of being late to the
grid. Hoopaugh was on a mission to get to the front, sliding the car through the
infield chasing front running Ron Stanley in his Nascar Cup Dodge
Charger.
The V8 GTA racers were going at it, with the " Alabama Gang",
Bobby and Roger Reuse battling with Ricky Sanders while Cameron Lawrence was on
the move trying to get into the fight.
In V8 GT-2, Keith Goldin led
early but quickly began suffering fuel pressure issues and dropped back. Ernest
Wilding picked up the point and was outpacing Sid Collins Porsche 911 and
William Thomas' Mustang.
When the checker flew, Gregg had a few second
advantage over Kenny Bupp for the overall and V8 GT-1 win, with Jordan Bupp, not
too far in arrears despite the handling and braking issues. Hoopaugh caught and
passed a determined Ron Stanley for the V8 SPO win and fourth overall. Stanley
had run a strong and impressive race and garnered his best ever finish in the
series.
Roger Reuse got his first win at Daytona in the V8 GTA class,
holding off the hard charging Ricky Sanders and brother Bobby. Cameron Lawrence
came home fourth with Georgia's Randy Gay fifth in the ex Reed Sorenson ASA
DELCO Dodge Intrepid.
Wilding got the V8 GT2 win with Collins and Thomas
filling out the podium.
On Sunday, Simon Gregg again led the field to
green and as before led every lap with the Bupp's right there to pounce if he
slipped up.
Charles Wicht had finished up installing his new mill just in
time to make the race, but had to start shotgun on the field. Wicht quickly
carved through the slower cars and headed to the front. Jay Lawrence, Cameron's
Dad and crew chief had been busy all weekend taking care of some mechanical
issues that cropped up on the number 23 Regal Boats Impala but when it was time
to go, the Lawrence Racing team was ready. Cameron was on fire in this race, the
youngster has gotten used to winning this season and didn't want a repeat of
Saturday's fourth place finish. He quickly dispatched his closest competition
the Reuse brothers and was soon running in the sixth overall position and
destroying the V8 GTA class record with a 1:57.007.
The race ended under
a full course caution due to a couple of cars stuck off course and oil deposited
in turn one.
Simon Gregg, Kenny Bupp, and Jordan Bupp were the top three
overall and in V8 GT-1. Charles Wicht had charged up to fourth overall in his V8
GT-1 Rocketsports Corvette, followed by Larry Hoopaugh (first in V8 SPO),
Cameron Lawrence (first in V8 GTA).
Robert Borders had a fine drive to
seventh overall in his V8 GT-1 Corvette and Keith Goldin easily took the measure
of the V8 GT2 field in his RX8. Goldin leads the class points at the halfway
point in the season. ARCA racer AJ Henriksen was finding the handle on his brand
new Camaro and had a good outing on Sunday.
While a number of our racers
had a tough weekend battling the heat and mechanical gremlins, all agreed they
will be ready to do it again at the big "D".
A big thanks goes out the
CFR SCCA for hosting and sanctioning the weekend.
The V8 Series also
thanks its' partners and they are: Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG
Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco,
Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com,
Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine, SafeRacer
Next up for
the group is Charlotte Motor Speedway on August 18 .
Just about every club racer I have met, at some point has
dreamed about competing in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. The twice around the
clock endurance race that traces its' origin back to the Daytona Continental
first held in 1962, where Dan Gurney won in a Lotus 19 B. The quick thinking
Gurney, who lost the motor with just minutes to go, parked the car high on the
banking right in front of the flagstand and just let it roll down hill and
across the finish line when the checker waved. For most, competing in the Rolex,
where some of racings greatest names like Andretti, Foyt, Rodriquez, Donahue,
Miles, Ruby, Redman, Gregg, Haywood, Ickx shined, will remain just that, a
dream. But for a few, namely the Crane Cams V8 StockCar racers, they will get to
live out their dream, flying around the banking on the 3.56 mile road course,
and in some cases, even reaching speeds faster than their hero's.
The
Crane Cams V8 StockCar racers will be competing with the Central Florida Region
SCCA at their annual Daytona Classic on May 5&6. Nearly forty points chasing
GT and StockCar racers are expected, including PorterField Enterprises V8 GT-1
points leader Simon Gregg in his Derhaag Motorsports Corvette., two time 2011
winner Charles Wicht in his Rocketsports chassis Corvette, four time class
champion, Dave Machavern in his Riggins Engineering Falcon, Bill Riddell in the
sister Riggins Falcon, former champ Jeff Emery in his fast winged Monte Carlo,
Tom Keleher in his strong running Camaro, and former IMSA Camel GT winner Bob
Borders in his Corvette, to name just a few in the V8 GT-1 class. The V8 GT-1
cars are basically the same as the SCCA Trans Am Series cars and at Daytona, the
fastest can top 200 mph and cut laps around 1:47.
The Crane Cams V8
Series has three other classes of fast, high horsepower racers. In the LG
Motorsports V8 GT2 class, Points leader Keith Goldin will be on hand in his
Riggins Engineering built ex Grand Am Rolex GT Mazda RX8. Goldin is one of the
lucky ones that has competed in the Rolex 24, driving the same car with brother
Steve. Squeak Kennedy, driving the BEMCO Fabrication C6 Corvette will give
Goldin a test. The V8 GT-2 cars are ex World Challenge, Rolex GT, SCCA GT-2
types and similar. The class is a mix of custom tube frame chassis and those
built from factory cars. They are capable of hitting 180 mph at Daytona and
running lap times under 2:00.
The PitBoxes.com V8 SPO class is comprised
of ex Nascar Sprint Cup, Nationwide, ARCA, Hooters cars as well as the late
model stock cars. The big ex Nascar and ARCA cars weigh 3400 pounds with driver
and are allowed full cup motors making more than 800 horsepower. The much
lighter late model types weigh in at about 2800 pounds and are limited to motors
making about 650 horsepower. The formula works well and the two types are very,
very close in performance. These car can hit 190 mph at Daytona and can cut lap
times in the 1:53-1:56 range. Race winners in this class include former three
time Nascar Goody's Dash Champ Larry Hoopaugh, ARCA & Grand Am competitor
Bob Mitten, 2012 Crane Cams V8 Series class champ Paul Breehne and former champ
Lee Arnold.
Just maybe the "best bang for the buck" or more aptly put,
"the most speed for the buck" in road racing is found in the V8 GTA class. These
are high performing, perimeter, tube frame stock cars weighing about 2800# with
500 horsepower. They utilize common and affordable short track stock car parts,
and are riding on sticky but cheap ten inch wide stock car tires. These cars can
be bought used in good condition for about twenty thousand dollars, yet they are
capable of topping 180 mph at Daytona and running lap times in the 1:58-2:00
range. They feature safe, well designed and constructed chassis by some of the
best car builers in the business. Look for 2011 champ Randy Walker, young
Cameron Lawrence, Butch Kummer, Randy Gay, Hall Robertson and others to put on a
show at Daytona.
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series wishes to thank the
Central Florida Region SCCA and its staff for the great job they do hosting
these events. CFR SCCA holds three race events at D.I.S. each year plus the
April driver school and PDX.
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series wishes to
thank its' partners for their support, and they are:
Crane Cams, SCCA,
RaceCar Engineering,Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe Racing,
PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar,
RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series racers descended on
Carolina Motorsports Park near Kershaw, South Carolina on March 31 & April 1
for the third round of the 2012 season. The event was hosted by the South
Carolina Region SCCA at their annual Buck Muse Memorial races. Twenty V8 racers
were on hand for the weekend including four time V8 GT-1 champ Dave Machavern
and SCCA Trans Am 2011 runner up Simon Gregg. Both Gregg and Machavern tested on
Friday with the two running similar lap times. Machavern, who was making his
season debut after suffering a non racing related neck and back injury, had a
high speed spin during the test which aggravated his neck injury. Mac decided
that it would be best to sit this one out, recover fully and return at Daytona
in May. V8 SPO racer Randy Gay had his late model out for the test and cut some
quick laps before succumbing to a mechanical problems that sidelined him for the
weekend. The Hoopaugh Grading Company, owned by V8 racer and two champion Larry
Hoopaugh, came on board for the event, sponsoring Hoosier tire bucks for the
four winners of Sundays races. Saturday morning's qualifying went off on a damp
track with a few of the group deciding to sit it out and just start from the
back. With Machavern out, Gregg was easily the class of the field, grabbing the
class and overall pole by a wide margin.
Behind Gregg, Bill Porter put his
fast Pontiac Grand Prix in the second overall and first in the V8 GTA class.
Porter was followed by Wayne Cabaniss in his Corvette V8 GT-1, Steve Epley in
his V8 GT2 Corvette and Randy Walker in his V8 GTA Monte Carlo. Michael Moulton,
Ricky Sanders, Mark Davis, Miles Barefoot and Tom Vlasak rounded out the top ten
overall.
By early afternoon the clouds and light rain had moved on and
the race went off at 3:45 as scheduled. At the start, Simon Gregg lit the fire
in his 800 plus horsepower Derhaag Motorsports Corvette, the same immaculately
prepared machine that carried him to a runner up finish in the 2011 SCCA Trans
Am Championship. While the near bulletproof rocket of Gregg was running off and
hiding from the field, there was some good racing going on with Bill Porter,
Wayne Cabaniss, Steve Epley and Ricky Sanders battling.
Cabaniss was strong
early in his C4 V8 GT-1 utilizing his "little" 331 cubic inch motor move into
second overall past Porter before his brakes and well used rubber began to give
up. Ricky Sanders was on the move and was now challenging Cabaniss and Porter.
Epley was still running strong in his V8 GT2 Corvette, which really handles well
in a straight line with its' LS7 mill. Porter hung onto the V8 GTA lead for nine
laps despite Sanders putting the pressure on. On lap 10 of 14, Porter got in to
turn 10 a bit hot letting Sanders get by for a lead he would not
relinquish.
At the checker, Gregg had built up nearly a forty second
margin over second overall running Sanders and had lapped all but Sanders and
Porter. Epley came home fourth overall and first in V8 GT2 with Cabaniss fifth
and the hard charging Hoopaugh up to sixth overall, and first in V8 SPO. Miles
Barefoot got second in V8 GT2 in his Porsche. Newcomer Stuart Lysett ran strong
early in his new V8 SPO Camaro as did Mickey Wright in her Ford Fusion that is
prepped by Lysett. V8 GT2 new guys Mike Moulton and Tom Vlasak had good runs in
their Porsche's. V8 Series veteran Mark Davis picked up a podium in V8 GT-1 in
his Camaro.
Sunday's race again was marked by the speed of Simon Gregg in
the Corvette. Gregg won again overall but maybe more impressively this marked
the 57th race in a row in his Derhaag Motorsports Corvette without a DNF. Larry
Hoopaugh and crew had been feverishly working on the car to get it better hooked
up and it paid off with a second overall and first in V8 SPO. Sanders again took
the win in V8 GTA while grabbing the third overall spot. Stuart Lysett came home
fourth overall and second in V8 SPO in the new Camaro. Lysett, a short track
racer was in his first road racing weekend. Bill Porter brought his racer home
fifth overall and second in V8 GTA despite finishing on totally worn out rubber.
Miles Barefoot got his first Crane Cams V8 Series win in the V8 GT2 class in his
Porsche over Epley, Moulton and Vlasak. Mickey Wright came home seventh overall
and continues to improve after coming over from circle track
racing.
Ricky Sanders and Miles Barefoot won the drawing for 250 bucks
each of Crane Cams Products and the duo also picked up Hoosier tire bucks
courtesy of the Hoopaugh Grading Company for their Sunday wins as did Simon
Gregg.
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series thanks the South Carolina Region
SCCA for putting on a fine event with their usual great hospitality.
The
V8 Series also thanks its' partners and they are: Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield
Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro,
RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering,
RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine,
SafeRace
V8Stockcar 2012
Winter Heat
For Camaro Cup Results Please Go To The V8 Forum Under Camaro Cup Sewden
Camaro Cup/V8Stockcar @ Sebring International Raceway Feb. 11-12, 2012
Camaro Cup/V8Stockcar @ Palm Beach International Raceway Feb. 18-19 2012
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2012 V8Stockcar Super 8 Schedule
2012 SCHEDULE |
February 11-12 |
Sebring International Raceway 3.7
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Palm Beach International Raceway 2.034
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March 30-31 |
Carolina Motorsports Park 2.279
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Daytona International Speedway 3.56
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August 18-19 |
Charlotte Motor Speedway 2.25 mile |
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September 15-16 |
Homestead-Miami Speedway 2.21 mile |
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October 6-7 |
Roebling Road Raceway 2.02 mile |
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November 2-3 |
Road Atlanta 2.54 mile |
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8 Tracks 8 Events 16 Races
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The 2011 V8 StockCar season produced close
competition between a variety of drivers in various makes. In addition there
were some series firsts, as in the first V8 Series championships by Ford's.
Except for the Palm Beach event where he used his venerable Corvette for the
last time to pick up a win, Dave Machavern, driving his new Riggins Competition
built silhouette 1963 Falcon, picked up his fourth straight V8 GT-1
Championship. Machavern, with five race wins in the Ford, plus the one in the
Corvette, had a big points lead going into the final at the American Road Race
of Champions where a podium finish more than gave him enough to again take the
title over Ray Webb. Tommy Riggins showed up at the August Daytona race in the
Machavern Falcon as Dave could not be on hand. Tommy practiced the car on Friday
cutting an incredible 1:46.8 lap in 100 degree weather. Riggins raced on
Saturday taking the pole, dominating the race and destroying the class track
record. Obviously, Mr. Riggins, a former IMSA and Grand Am Champion hasn't
forgotten how to do this. Alex Gonzalez returned to the series in his fast V8
GT-1 Camaro, running at Daytona and Homestead.
Gonzalez picked up a win at
each track. Juan Vento, driving his beautiful Corvette, got his first series win
on Sunday at Homestead.
SCCA Trans Am Series star Simon Gregg moonlighted
with us at the ARRC, taking the V8 GT-1 win along with breaking his own track
record in the process.
Paul Breehne Jr picked up his first V8
championship taking the V8 SPO class in his RoushYates Performance Parts Ford
Fusion. Breehne from Naples, Florida, twice a bridesmaid to Larry Hoopaugh in
2009 and 2010, Picked up two wins the first weekend at Sebring, got one at Palm
Beach, doubled again at VIR, and then again at Daytona to take the title over
Hoopaugh, 144 to 123. Breehne will return in 2012 with a new Mustang built by
his crew chief Mike Breault. Seventeen year old Bobby Kennedy made his first
start in a V8 StockCar at PBIR in April and stunned everyone in attendance with
his speed, car control and aggression. Kennedy won his first race ever on
Saturday and was challenging for another on Sunday when his brakes went away.
Young Kennedy was wheeling a V8 SPO Monte Carlo prepared by Woody Wood of BEMCO
Fabrication. In 2012 Kennedy will be shoeing a 2011 Camaro V8 GT-1 built by
BEMCO. Roanoke, Virginia's Rich Koehler
was impressive at his home track, VIR, garnering a win in his only appearance in
2011.
Grant Leadbetter, in his ex Nascar Cup Dodge was impressive at the
ARRC winning the race and setting the V8 SPO fast lap.
In the V8 GTA
class, Kentucky's Randy Walker picked up his second championship in the last
three years with a dominating performance, winning nine races total, including
the American Road Race of Champions. Walker had a 192 to 164 advantage over
nineteen year old University of Central Florida student Cameron Lawrence, who
was sensational in the second half of the season winning four times and
finishing right behind Walker at the ARRC to secure second in points in his
first season. Tom Graham took three wins on the year and came home third in the
class points.
Rob Morris dominated at VIR winning all three races. The VIR
event with Grand Am and Trans Am was the only three race weekend of the
year.
In V8 GT2, Arcadia, Florida's Bill McGavic piloting his rotary
rocket tube frame Mazda RX7 led in points most of the season, before two time
champion Bob Mayer returned to the series in his CrossRoads Motorsports Corvette
and made his usual late season charge. Mayer, from Duluth, Georgia picked up
three wins before the ARRC at Barber (1) and Roebling (2). At the ARRC, Mayer
had some great racing with Mazda racer Jeff Dernehl in his tube frame RX7, but
prevailed in the feature race giving him his third championship ring in three
years. Mayer remains the only champ the class has known. South Florida Corvette
racer Dell Haverland picked up his first two series wins in 2011, capturing both
ends of the PBIR event in April. North Carolina's Pete Johns picked up two V8
GT-2 wins on the year as well, taking both at VIR in his Pontiac Trans
Am.
It was an exciting 2011 and we will get ready to do it all over again
beginning February 11th with the Central Florida Region SCCA at Sebring
International Raceway
The Series wishes to thank its' class sponsors
they are:
V8 GT-1: Porterfield Enterprises
V8 GT-2: LG
Motorsports
V8 GTA: Howe Racing
V8 SPO: PitBoxes.com
We are
especially grateful to our partners for the help they provide, they are; Crane
Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com,
GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, Mo's Gold, FiveStar,
RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports
Magazine, SafeRacer, Randy Lajoie
for more info on the series check out: www.V8stockcar.com
for more about Crane Cams fine line of performance
products go to www.cranecams.com
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Crane Cams and the V8 StockCar Road Racing
Series announced today that they have joined forces. Crane Cams, an iconic and
pioneering name in the performance and racing industry, will become the title
sponsor for the V8 StockCar Road Racing Series for 2012. The Series will now be
known as the Crane Cams V8 StockCar Road Racing Series. Crane Cams, founded in
1953 has become legendary for its' powerful precision ground cams, innovative
valve train components and technically advanced ignition systems
"We have
been looking to expand our presence in the road racing and club racing community
and we feel that the V8 StockCar Series is an excellent vehicle for that purpose
as they compete mainly with the big, booming American V8's that we love," stated
Terry Johnson, Crane's Ignition Product Manager. Johnson went on to say that,
"Crane has the right products, technical expertise, and product support to
provide V8 competitors with the power and reliability they need."
V8
StockCar President Lee Arnold stated that "We are thrilled that Crane Cams, one
of the great names in motorsports, has elected to partner with us, we look
forward to growing the series and this partnership certainly affords us a great
opportunity."
In addition to Championship Rings for each class champion
and significant contingency payments, eligible competitors will have access to
some of the best technical support the industry has to offer.
The V8
StockCar Road Racing Series is a touring, points championship series for fast,
high horsepower stock cars and GT machines. The series debuted in 2004 at
Virginia International Raceway and 2012 will mark the ninth year for the series.
The V8 series has four classes of cars that compete on some of the nations most
challenging road courses, including, Sebring, Palm Beach, Carolina Motorsports
Park, Daytona, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Homestead-Miami, Roebling Road and Road
Atlanta. The V8 Series had a support race for ARCA at PBIR in 2010 and at VIR
with Grand Am and Trans Am in 2011.
This year there is an eight race
weekend schedule that kicks off February 11-12 at historic Sebring International
Raceway with the Central Florida Region SCCA and the european Nordic Camaro Cup.
The following weekend the series will move to Palm Beach International Raceway
with the Historic SportsCar Racing Association. These two events will be known
as the "V8 Winter Heat" and the top points earner in all classes will take home
the Winter Heat trophy. The series will visit other great race tracks around the
southeast and in November the series will conclude at Road Atlanta with the
American Road Race of Champions presented by GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine,
where the series champions will be crowned.
The four V8 StockCar classes
are:
V8GT-1: The sophisticated SCCA GT-1 types and similar that make up
to 800 horsepower and can hit 200 mph at Daytona
V8GT-2: mostly racers
built from production cars, including Corvette's, Vipers, Panoz, BMW, Porsche,
plus the tube frame SCCA GT2's
V8SPO: ex Nascar Cup & Nationwide
types plus the super late models often seen on short tracks around the
country
V8GTA: SCCA GTA types and late model tube frame stock cars with
about 500 HP that weigh about 2800 pounds with driver
For more
information on the the V8 StockCar Series check out www.V8stockcar.com
To
learn more about Crane Cams fine line of performance products go to www.cranecams.com
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The V8 StockCar racers kicked off the 2010 season at Sebring International Raceway February 20 & 21, once again challenging the famous 12 hour course while running with the Central Florida Region SCCA. We had a brief respite from the cold as the temps were in the low 70's and the sky's clear for the weekend, ideal for some fast laps and great competition.
On Saturday morning Dave Machavern put his familiar Heritage Motorsports Corvette on the overall and V8 GT-1 pole with a quick 2:08.396 despite having some fuel delivery problems. "Babe" Branscombe took the second spot in the class in his ex Spirit of Daytona Corvette with Canada's Marco Cirone third in his brand new Porsche GT3 Patron Cup Car. Paul Breehne put the Rousch/Yates Performance Parts Ford Fusion on the V8 SPO pole with a 2:11.996. Kansas Tornado, Ron "Burr" Keith took out the GTA record with a blistering 2:15.305 and Doug Wilson and his Cherry Cars BMW M3 wiped
out Michael Wheeler's year old V8 GT2 class standard with a 2:19.411.
When the green dropped for Saturday's race Machavern led with the surprising Branscombe hot on his heels. Branscombe dogged Mac for the first
few laps before fading and then succumbing to mechanical issues. Breehne and 2009 V8 SPO Champ Larry Hoopaugh were waging a battle for
supremacy, trading the lead early, with Breehne getting the better of it late, taking the class win and second overall. Marco Cirone seemed to get faster as the race wore on as Porsche's often do. Marco brought his white steed home third overall and second in V8 GT-1 to Machavern.
In V8 GT2, Doug Wilson was cruising to a comfortable class win over Dell Haverland and his new C6 Corvette, built from a stock tub. Wilson was driving the wheels off the blue BMW and was enjoying terrorizing some of the GTA cars, as they would rocket away from him in a straight line, only to find him driving down the inside of them at the next corner.
In V8 GTA, Jay Marshall led early, and in the process destroyed Keith's one day old class track record with a smokin' fast 2:14.138. Burr got the
gold though as Marshall suffered a broken axle on lap nine. "Hollywood " Graham ran a great race and came home second in class to Keith with
2009 GTA Champ Randy Walker taking the final spot on the podium.
Sunday's Race featured a stirring battle between the Corvette's of Machavern and Branscombe with Branscombe turning the tables this time.
Machavern led for the first few laps, but left the door slightly ajar and the bold Branscombe drove it in there and made it stick. Despite
relentless pressure from Mac the rest of the way, the "Babe" never faltered and took home the overall win.
In V8 SPO, Hoopaugh got revenge on Breehne, grabbing the lead early and bringing home his big stock car third overall. Randy Walker returned
to 2009 form taking the V8 GTA win with Ron Keith second, Graham third, followed by Tom Boldry and Steve Wiles.
Doug Wilson got his second GT2 class win of the weekend over Ernest Wildings M3 and Terry Taylor's Z car.
All in all, a good start to the season with two new track records and a first time winner, in Branscombe. By sunday afternoon the group was already
making plans to be a part of the ARCA Tire Kingdom 150 at Palm Beach with only five days to lick their wounds and get down to PBIR.
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V8Stockcar Winter Heat 2010
The V8 StockCar Road Racing Series will kick off 2010 with its' Winter Heat, running on familiar ground at Sebring International Raceway with the Central Florida Region SCCA, February 20 & 21. Historically, this has been a well attended event and some thirty cars are expected to test the famous 12 hour course.
The following weekend the V8 Series will be at Palm Beach International Raceway as the support series to the ARCA series.
This will be an exciting weekend for competitors and fans alike as the 800 plus horsepower ARCA cars, with their stars of the future test the two mile circuit.
ARCA, well known as a training ground for NASCAR and other series, has always prided itself on being a series that challenges it drivers by scheduling races on short tracks, superspeedways, dirt and road courses. NASCAR stars like Mark Martin, Tim Richmond, Charlie Glotzbach, Davey Allison, Ernie Irvan, Michael Waltrip, Harry Gant, Kyle Petty, Joe Ruttman, Brett Bodine and many more spent time learning their craft in ARCA before moving on to success in Nascar and other forms of racing. Nothing has changed and you can look for big things from current and recent ARCA stars like Justin Allgaier, Justin Lofton, Parker Kligerman, Joey Coulter, Colin Braun, and Scott Lagasse Jr.
The V8 StockCar Road Racing Series is a points championship racing series that competes on North America's finest road courses including Daytona, Sebring, Road Atlanta, VIR, Barber Motorsports Park and more The V8 Series will bring its' four classes of ground pounding rockets with bigs field expected. Just some of the top competitors expected for the Winter Heat are former Grand Am Champ and two time V8 GT-1 Champ Dave Machavern, ten time race winner Charles Wicht, 2009 V8 GTA champ Randy Walker, 2008 V8 GTA Champ Tony Amico, former three time Nascar Dash Champ and 2009 V8 SPO champ Larry Hoopaugh, 2007 V8 GTA champ Jay Marshall, 2009 SCCA SARRC GT-1 champ Ray Webb and many more.
V8 StockCar's four classes are:
V8 GT-1: SCCA GT-1 Corvettes, Camaro's Mustang's' etc, plus Grand Am Rolex GT cars
V8 GT-2: SCCA World Challenge cars, Grand Am Koni Challenge SCCA GT-2 and the like
V8 SPO: ex Nascar Cup, Nationwide, Hooters Cup, Late model stock cars
V8 GTA: SCCA GTA stock cars, 500 hp
Be there this February when the V8 Series turns up the "Winter Heat."
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Mo's Gold Champoinships At Road Atlanta
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida's Simon Gregg took both the six lap sprint race and the twenty lap feature race at the The American Road Race of Champions November 6 & 7 at Road Atlanta Raceway. The event was also the final round of the V8 StockCar Road Racing Series. Gregg, driving  the number 59 Derhaag Motorsports Corvette started from the pole in both races after posting a quick 1:24.471 in qualifying with Bill Smith in his winged late model stock car and former Grand Am Series champ Dave Machavern in his Tommy Riggins Corvette right behind. At the green in Friday's sprint race, Gregg got a great start and slipped away to a several second advantage as Smith and Machavern battled for second. Machavern held the number two slot the entire race, but was under constant attack from "Wild Bill" in the winged stock car that is painted and decaled up to look like a 1955 Chevy Bel Air.Gregg's margin of victory at the checker was nearly five seconds. With his second place finish, Machavern locked up the V8 StockCar Series V8 GT-1 title for the second straight year, taking home the Mo's Gold Championship Ring.
Gregg started Saturday's feature race from the pole again and used the big horsepower in his orange rocket to power away from Smith and
Machavern. Smith started second and pulled away from Machavern about one half second a lap. The race was pretty uneventful for the top three in the V8 GT-1 with Gregg finishing some twenty plus seconds ahead of Smith, with Machavern another five seconds or so behind. Bob Monette had a fine drive in his new Tony Ave built Mustang coming home fourth. Monette's daughter, Paige, demonstrated she can handle the big horsepower as well coming home seventh overall and fifth in V8 GT-1 in her Ave prepped Corvette. Paige was quickly adapting to her new ride and was running her best laps at the end.
In the V8 SPO class for the high horsepower stock cars, Paul Breehne drove his best race ever, holding off three time Nascar Dash Series champ Larry Hoopaugh and a very quick Grant Leadbetter. Breehne was running his best laps ever at Road Atlanta and was really liking the set up car chief Mike Breault gave him. Hoopaugh kept trying to make a move inside of Breehne lap after lap in the high speed turn one, but  could never quite make it stick. On about lap fifteen Hoopaugh spun there nearly getting stuck in the gravel trap. Hoopaugh made it out of the trap and was able to soldier on for a third place class finish, giving him the Mo's Gold Class Championship Ring.
Everyone knew the V8 GTA race would be hotly contested with about ten cars less than two seconds a lap apart and with some of those still getting quicker as they were still learning North America's toughest race course. At the green Ron "Burr" Keith and Road Atlanta master Bob Stretch pulled out from the group and battled for all twenty laps. The pressure from Stretch on Keith was relentless, but the leader of the "Kansas Tornadoes" just wouldn't wilt. In one of the best big bore races ever at the ARRC Keith "manned up" and hung on to defeat Stretch, one of the most prolific drivers of Road Atlanta. Disappointingly, the race would be lost in the tech shed as Keith's racer turned up a fraction of an inch too low, handing Stretch the win. Kentucky's Randy Walker moved to second in the order, which coupled with Tony Amico's horrible luck gave him the V8 StockCar series V8 GTA Championship. Amico went into the final race with a twelve point lead over Walker for the Championship but was taken out on lap three and the resulting DNF and no points handed the Mo's Gold Ring to Walker
In V8 GT2, Raeford, North Carolina's Chris Ingle took the overall, TCC class, and V8 StockCar GT2 wins Saturday, Ingle's margin of victory was just 2/10's of a second over Bob Mayer in his C6 Corvette. Mayer, who had started on the pole with a new V8 Series track record, had led every lap, but Ingle never lost contact and as the two began to work lapped traffic, Ingle closed in.
As the pair came down the hill on the twentieth and last lap, Ingle got a great run and worked to the inside of Mayer, driving it in there deeper than ever, made it stick and just edged Mayer at the checker. Mayer did get the STO class win as well as becoming the first V8 StockCar series V8 GT2 champion, winning by just three points over Cape Coral, Florida's Doug Wilson in his BMW M3. Wilson came into the final weekend with a seven point advantage over Mayer, but down about 100  horsepower and in his first weekend of racing at Road Atlanta, Wilson and his Bimmer just couldn't hang with the Vette's. Ed Lewis finished third in the V8GT2 class for both the race and the points battle giving CrossRoads Motorsports Sam Power two of the top three spots in the Championship. Power preps both Mayer's and Lewis' Vette's. Mayer took home the Mo's Gold Champions ring for his season efforts.
The V8 Series thanks the Atlanta Region SCCA, it's workers, and the ARRC committee for the outstanding job handling the events logistics. It was truly a "professional event."
A giant thank you to Joe and Trish Mobley of Mo's Gold for their continued support of the series and for sponsoring the beautiful silver rings for our Champions.
The V8 Series partners are instrumental in the continued success and they are: Mo'sGold, GoPro, SCCA,Atlanta Region SCCA, RaceTalkRadio.com, TrackTek Race Fuels,Hoosier, Goodyear,Howe, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, DRP, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine, Racing Limo's, Dash Racewear, SaferRacer, Randy Lajoie and Hess Racing Products.
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