Delaware Bits & Parts
Delaware Bits & Parts May 6, 2006
MODIFIED
Jamie Mills has three for three wins in the Big Block Modifieds
Donny Radd will now be in the Keith Coulbourne owned # 55
Robert Dutton returns to the #888 Big Block
Track speeds were much slower than last week and the track was not as heavy. Last week fastest BB speeds was 94.167 MPH oppose to the 87.464 MPH
Beau Wilkins has had top 5&10 strong with 3rd and 6th; Glen Reed had his second 6th place finish of the year. Glen Richards had one of his best finishes with 10th place.
With the competitive way teams are in racing today continuous top 5 & 10's can be hard to come from.
LATE MODEL
There were 3 heats, 1 consi with a total of 25 cars to gain the last 20th spot available for the feature.
Keith Jackson, a 16 year old out of the Upper MD area; as I forgot to write it down it seems. He has been racing the last 2 yrs The Rock, Hagerstown, etc. and decided they would come to DIS and check it out. Well, Keith got a 10th place spot first time on the track. Way to go!
Some pretty good competition with the heavies of late model drivers were toe to toe.
Ray Davis, Jr. made his first visit to DIS for the season, good to see them on the track.
Richard Jarvis Jr. made his first appearance at DIS Saturday. The time listed on the feature was the time on the sheets. I don't even know if that speed is possible. Track Fast Lap: 11.703 Seconds and 153.807 MPH on lap 14 but hey what do I know.
Gary Simpson has moved into Late Model racing as I mentioned before, but Gary has really been hanging in there near the front.
Bobby Dryden returned to DIS in the #44 Late Model
Special thanks to David Pettyjohn for doing a live interview with Mark Potter on RaceNite. David won the consi and was last weeks winner.
AC DELCO TSS MODIFIED
26 cars on hand
Ryan Walls finished in the top 5, he is still new to this class, so not bad I'd say.
Richie Walls, Sr. was able to return but only after hard work all of last week to get a car in shape to return this week; Walls car was tore up in a altercation among Morris Tucker, Rodney Cordrey, were two in the mishap that were not back this wee.
Jack Mullins, Jr. and Bobby Watkins finished one, two for the second time this week, with some good side by side action.
STREET MODIFIED / TSS LATE MODEL
Joe Warren has not finished lower than 3rd in the 3 starts he has had and he is a rookie in this class.
Shane Sockriter has finished 4 in his 2 starts.
Hal Browning switched to the TSS Late Model motor this season and it looks to be paying off with a win tonight, and a second place win finish on opening night.
The new motor option seems to be increasing the car count each week.
MODIFIED LITE
Erik McKinney has started the season off strong the last 2 races with a 5th and 2nd place finish.
Delaware Bits & Parts April 29, 2006
MODIFIED
Jamie Mills won 2nd in a row BB feature. Matt Jester who took over the ClearView Farms #62 for 2006 and finished 3rd in his 2nd start in the BB class; starting off good so far for him, impressive young man. H. J. Bunting III 1W had the fastest time of the night in the heats with Track Fast Lap: 18.854 seconds and 95.47 MPH on lap 7.
LATE MODEL
Donald Lingo, Jr, Kenny Pettyjohn, David Hill, Lou Johnson were all fast. Pettyjohn had something break while in second, Lingo also had mechanical woes.
Larry Meadows out of Severn, MD made his first time visit to DIS in a small block Late Model. It was not only the first time there; it was his first time to race anything!
Kerry king could not get a break for nothing Sat. night. During heats, the main car had problems, so running hot laps with the back up car sent him into the front wall when the back end just got a little loose and whipped around on him to hit the wall pretty hard. Using the car he qualified in still had troubles and finished 15th.
Gary Simpson was strong again to claim 2nd for the 2nd time in a row.
AC DELCO TSS MODIFIED
31 cars for the TSS Modified class were on hand with 26 taking the field. Herbie Hempel 53H made his way to DIS out of Parksley, VA from running Champ Karts in VA.
Jamie Vreeland will power the # 73 where Harry Vreeland ran in 2005.
Ron Riccio will return in # 14K; he raced a few races last year but more than likely will qualify for a candidate for the Redbud69racing.com Rookie of the Year in the AC Delco TSS Modified Class sponsored by AutoWorld.
John Wynn # 79 of Milford, DE will run in the TSS Mod for the first time.
Heavy damaged to Rodney Cordrey, and Richie Walls, Sr. cars with the big one as it so called.
STREET MODIFIED / TSS LATE MODEL
What a time this class had with yellows? To the point they were checkered to get off the track and return after all features were complete. I don’t know why they had so many cautions, never seen it that bad.
Last winner Steve Bunting had engine failure and not able to start tonight.
In the drivers meeting it was announced that the Street Modified / Crate Late Model will allow drivers at 14 years old and older to compete in this class only.
Robinson picked up his first win after only 2nd time in the car and he is running the crate motor.
MOFIFIED LITE
Jody Cahall # 77 of Denton, MD, will be racing this year and has never raced anything.
Team mates Steve A. White and Tim White finished 1, 2. Last race they finished Tim White winning and Steve was second.
Special thanks for Donald Lingo, Jr. heat winner for doing an interview live on Race Nite. Visit Redbud69racing.com for all your Delaware racing news. See you at the track!
Bonnie Nibblett
Delaware Bits & Parts April 15, 2006
MODIFIED
22 cars started the field. Dutton driving the Coulbourne #55 Big Block Modified was forced to use a back up car after troubles in the heats and started at the rear of the field.
Matt Jester will be swinging from AC Delco TSS Modified to the Big Block Modified this year and will be driving #62, formerly Rick Bishop's ride. Judd Mills will be driving in the Big Block at Delmar as well.
"Jamin" Jamie Mills returns to race at Delmar this year and walked away with the pole and first Modified win.
LATE
Gary Simpson* new to Late Models from Big Block also won his heat.
Mark Williams* will be driving the #26 Geiger's Late Model for the first time this year; as Williams* had held the crown in the Street Modifieds until Bunting dethroned him in 2005.
Mike Wharton returns in the # 100 after running at Grandview for a while.
Ted Taylor* will try his hand at running a Late Model this year and he to is a Modified driver.
AC DELCO TSS MODIFIED
27 cars showed and 26 took the field with Hammond on the pole. Tom Evans returned with a strong run Saturday.
Mark Byram will be driving the # 57 Mitchell's Auto and Salvage.
Ryan Walls # 14W, will move form Mod Lite to AC Delco TSS Modified.
Bret Gogdill # 98 will be running at Delmar some this year; Sportsman driver at Bridgeport.
Bobby Ballantine 10 is new to this class; while Jerry Carter II # 45, and Lance Mears # 91 both move from go-karts to the crate class.
STREET MODIFIED / TSS LATE MODEL
Legend Hal Browning returns in a new AC Delco TSS Late Model crate motor, along with new drivers to this class.
Ross Robinson # 7 comes from Micro's at Middleford.
Daniel Feidler # 37 moves to this class from Modified Lite.
Charles Jarvis #C45 returns after not running for 15 years.
MODIFIED LITE
Richie Wilson # 15R, Brandon Dennis 10, Erik McKinney V75, Mike White 21M, will all run some double duty this year running DIS and Middleford.
Special thanks to Mark Pettyjohn, Norman Short, Jr., and Gary Simpson for doing live broadcast on the New “Race Nite” live radio show from RaceTalkLive.com.
Visit Redbud69racing.com for all your Delaware racing news. See you at the track!
Bonnie Nibblett
Delaware Bits & Parts For April 15, 2006
By Bonnie Nibblett
January 8, 2006
Delmar, DE.....I had the privilege of attending the Little Lincoln Vintage Stockcar Club 2005 Banquet, Saturday night where Bill Brittingham of Viola, DE claimed his 3rd championship title with a tie in 2000 and one in 2001. Brittingham came away with 4 wins out of 8 races for points . Brittingham had a few words to express after receiving his trophy and pulling out some jotted notes. Brittingham went on to say, that the last few years we had a monkey on our back and it finally seemed to leave us this year and maybe haunted Donald Robinsons' team a little, smiling. But really, I have a lot of help and I want to thank them. My man, Tom Walker does it all, he keeps me straight. His Dad PJ (Paul) Walker, drove the number four and that was how I got my number when we started this 10 years ago. Dale Bounds, thank you, Steve & Gary Ellingsworth, and Rick Fryer sells 50/50's, my family, got Redbud over there, all my friends. We lost my father-in-law this year and I dedicated this championship to him. Gary Ellingsworth did the lettering for Brittingham and made a special mirror framed congratulating him on the Championship.
Starting 2006, the club will have to wear one way radio that other drivers have to wear, in all the other divisions run at Delaware International Speedway. Dale Bounds former Street Modified Champion driver, donated a radio to go to one of the drivers. Using the same method as drawing for line-up had Tony Daisey's lucky number pulled out, but, has a radio, so the next number was drawn and Richard Zack was awarded the radio. 2005 marked the 10th year of the running of the Little Lincoln Vintage Stockcar Club. All the drivers received awards and trophies with 17 positions filled. Door prizes were given as well, but the higher up in position a little bit better were the awards.
All drivers and positions were, Champion Bill Brittingham, Pat McNeal, Jim Kuhnert (Jim Miller owner), Tim Chambers, Brian Tracey & Duke Walsen both tied for 5th, Jamie Wagner 6th, but also the Rookie of the Year in the club, Jeff Karr, Matt Tipton, Donald Robinson, Jr. Ken Bachman, Richard Zack, Tony Daisey, Robbie Rowe, Albert Mitchell, David Givens, Jr., John Scott, Archie Tucker, and Bobby Williamson. Speaker of the night, Duke Walsen mentioned at the end of the awards, that one day they may want to try to schedule a couple races at other tracks in the future, and so something to think about. Congratulations to all of them!
If you have never seem the Little Lincoln race before take time to watch, they may only run 10 lap features, but well worth every lap. They totally take you back for a "Blast From The Past." The champ race in Nov. was one of the best of the weekend.
Speaking of "Blast From The Past", www.Redbud69racing.com is proud to announce for 2006 a new photogallery of only old photos from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia tracks that once operated or still operate today. A few neighboring tracks photos may wander in from time to time or drivers from our area racing at other tracks near by. I have been requested the last couple of years about having a place for our early days of racing to have a place for fans to view, as in "Keeping The Old Alive." I am proud to announce this addition to the web page called Redbud's Classics. The gallery will be with smugmug.com and sponsored by Howard's Trains Shop. The web link is http://redbudsclassics.smugmug.com/index.mg?viewBy=Galleries or just visit www.Redbud69racing.com.
Redbud states, that this will be successful, and fun for all to see all the racing that went on in these states in the past. However, it will be a gallery where you, the fan, crew, or driver submit photos of your favorite race days. That covers a lot of area, but I think many will enjoy this gallery. Photos can be submitted by emails or snail mail, for more details visit the web or email at Redbud69racing@aol.com
Finally, the season will be here before we know it, so I hope to have bits and parts on drivers in DE throughout the season. I know Ricky Elliott will be leaving for winternationals in February. Will Richard Jarvis be a strong factor this season in Late Models? How will the new crate class that will run with Street Modifieds go? Who will go to that class or switch? All more to come! See you at the track!