The Hot Racing Action In Delaware Continues

 

By Bonnie Nibblett

 

Delmar, DE…..July 26, 2006, Racing action at the Delaware Motorsports Complex has been almost non-stop on the weekends this month, with the exception of this past Saturday night.  With the ending of July just days away, it reminds me that summer is almost over.  I was born the end of July, and it has always been etched in my mind that fall and cold air follow before you know it.  School will start, and heaven forbid the racing action really dies down after September; at the speedway anyway until the tracks 2 day Championship event in November. 

 

July has been busy at the clay oval with not just good racing on Saturday night.  July 12, 2006, the Camp Barns, Inc., and Delaware State Police held their 34th annual Camp Barnes Benefit Races.  Challengers invade the circle in hopes to take the prestige title away from the home track boys.  This year, Beau Wilkins, from Milford, DE, one of the home town track drivers proudly, earned the Camp Barnes Big Block Modified win title.  Ricky Elliott claimed the Late Model race and Bill Brittingham in the Little Lincoln.

 

The show was rushed along a bit as thunderstorms were approaching the area quickly.  The Late Model ran first, followed by the big block Modifieds then the Little Lincoln feature.  An intermission was not even taken trying to beat Mother Nature.  The three classes that ran were the Big Blocks Mods, super Late Models, and the Lincoln Vintage cars.  All divisions had qualified before the night ended, 25 modifieds, 24 late models, 24 crate mods, 19 late crates, 14 mod lites and 16 vintage cars were on hand. 

 

Just as the top heat winners from modifieds and late models were heading on the track for the Late Models vs. Big Block Modified show down, drops of rain started to fall.  Hopes of running the cars to keep the track dry were spoiled when the rain picked up speed forcing the cars off the track.  The bonus dash money for Lm vs. BB event was decided to divide among the drivers that would take the green since that race could not be made up.  The rain only got worst and sooner or later a decision to stop the night events was decided.  Great crowd, and plenty of cars, thanks to all of you for your support. 

 

The remaining classes will be made up as follows, the Street Modified/TSS Late Model was made up the 15th.  This week the Modified Lites 15 lap feature will be added to the program, along with the regular five classes, and the Little Lincoln’s.  August 5, the TSS Modified class will be made up and the Slide for Five for the 22nd canceled race.

 

Little Lincoln’s feature had the point car of Bill Brittingham in the number 4 to start.  Brittingham held her straight to keep the lead, at half-way Brittingham leads, Pat O’Neil, Tim Chambers, Jim Miller III, and Donald Robinson.  Brittingham drove to win the Camp Barnes Champ title with Chambers, Miller, Robinson and Matt Johnson the top five Little Lincoln racers. 

 

H. J. Bunting III started on the pole, when a group of cars tangle on the start in turns 1 & 2, had the restart with Bunting leading, Jamie Mills, and Beau Wilkins in order.  At half-way, Bunting led, Wilkins, Jimmy Horton, Billy Pauch, and Richie Pratt, Jr.  Wilkins held the lead until lap 13 when Wilkins worked his way by Bunting with a good run out of turn two to pass Bunting on the backstretch.   Wilkins captured the win with Horton, Pauch, Pratt, and Bobby Wilkins rounding out the top five out.  Heats were won by Bunting, Mills, and Wilkins, all DIS drivers. 

 

Ricky Elliott returned to DIS to claim the Camp Bares Champion title, and took his fourth win out of four appearances to the track this year.   Elliott qualified with the fastest speed of the night with 19.199 seconds and 93.755 MPH on lap 3.  Darryl Hills returned to Delaware to win the first heat, Elliott, and Donald Lingo, Jr. won the other two heats. 

 

Hills had the pole, Elliott may have been starting second, but did drop back top to third briefly before Elliott captured the lead from Hills to win the race.  Home track driver, Donald Lingo, Jr. finished in second with an outstanding job followed by Hills, defending winner Anthony Rushing, and Ray Kable, Jr. rounding the top five out.  

 

The Street Modified/TSS Late Model feature was held the week before last on the 15th where Joe Warren picked up the win followed by Mike Williams, Mike Wharton, Ross Robinson, and Hal Browning.  Dale Bounds had the fastest qualifying time of 21.353 seconds and 84.297 MPH on lap 5.  This class has continued to grow each week. 

 

The AC Delco TSS Modified has Jack Mullins, Jr. leading in points over Brad Trice by 125 points.  This class has had six different winners out of eleven events to include Mullins, Richard White, Jr., Ryan Walls, Brad Trice, Bobby Watkins, and Andy Hammond. 

 

Mod Lite action has had 5 different winners this year with Tim White, and teammate Steve White racking up the most wins between them.  Others winners include Herb Tunis, Brandon Davis, and Randy Hill, Jr. claimed his first career win last weekend.  Racing action continues this Saturday night, July 29.  Gate open at 5 PM and cars take to the track at 7 PM.  

 

Also on the complex has had great action on the U. S. 13 Dragway quarter mile strip.  August 27 will be the Super Chevy Show, Shine, and Drags, with the rain date of September 3.  The show is hosted by Mason-Dixon Classic Chevy Club with qualified judges.  For more information on the show contact the tracks office at 302-846-3621, or visit the web at www.delawareracing.com. 

 

The U. S. 13 Kart Track has been busy this month racing.  The beginning of the month had the Delaware Dirt Divisional Series (WKA) on the 8th with winners Chad Reed (2), Bryan Brobst, Clint Chalabala, Mike Scott, Brandon White (2), Mike Reynolds, Randy Wroten, Dylan Evans, Robbie Emory, Bryan Bradford, Josh Williams, Mike Ellerbush, Chad Hayes.  Points leaders for the DE Divisional has Buddy Bloom IV, Adam Weber, Clint Chalabala, Brandon White, Matt Mobray, Buddy Sload, Jr., Charles Hayes, Jay Darling, Randy Wroten, Brandon Morris, and Mike Ellerbush.

 

U. S. 13 Kart Club Track has the club points leaders for the club as Chris Eck, Dylan Evans, Clint Chalabala, Brad Collins, Bryan Brobst, Chad Larimore, Erika Hearn, Mike Reynolds, and Randy Wroten.  More action resumes this Friday, July 28, gate open at 5 PM, practice starts 7 PM.  Check the track web for any other news at www.dekarting.net or the hot line 302-846-2646.

 

So if you need to have that Need For Speed fix as I and many others do, Delaware Motorsports Complex is the place.  For any updates on Delaware tracks racing visit www.redbud69racing.com.  See you at the track!