Whitner Wins Scott Thompson Memorial At East Bay

Mark Whitner scored the victory Saturday night in the Scott Thompson Memorial at East Bay Raceway Park. Photo courtesy EBRP Media

Mark Whitner picked up a $4,000 pay day by scoring his second straight Scott Thompson Memorial victory Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL Saturday night.

Winning their heats were Whitner, Kyle Bronson, Rich Pratt and Keith Nosbisch. For the feature it was Nosbisch and Pratt making up the front row. On the start it was Wayne Hammond getting spun in turn four to set up a complete restart. Then on the next attempt six cars spun in turn two, including Hammond, David Schmauss, Doug Watson, Shan Smith, Devin Dixon and Kyle Mussleman. All were able to continue.

On the third try it was Nosbisch leading the way for the first five laps. The first caution came out on lap nine when Shan Smith spun in turn three right in front of the leader, with Nosbisch making contact with Smith. Fortunately, the leader came away with no damage.

On the restart Nosbisch would continue to lead as Whitner tried to use the high side to his advantage and try to reel in Nosbisch. Caution would then come out for Hammond spinning in turn two on lap 13. Nosbisch again had Whitner on his back bumper with Kyle Bronson and Doug Horton in tow. After the green waved it was Horton on the move, as he made it by Bronson and Whitner to move to second spot.

Horton swept into the lead on lap 22 as Nosbisch negotiated lap traffic. Caution flew again at the half way point after Steven Mathis, Jr. and Doug Watson spun in turn four. On the restart Whitner held the lead, with Nosbisch and Horton giving chase. Caution flew again on lap 44 when Kyle Musselman spun in front of the leaders almost collecting Whitner.

In the end, it was Mark Whitner first under the checkered flag to score the victory.

“I knew Scott and we raced together so this means a great deal to me for me to be able to win this back to back,” Whitner said in victory lane.

Doug Horton, Kyle Bronson, Keith Nosbisch and Devin Dixon rounded out the top five.

In other action, Don Foligno and Jeff Weaver won their V8 Warrior heats. When the green flag waved for the feature it was pole sitter Derek Gray took the early lead. The first caution came out as Jeff Firestein spun in turn two. After the restart Gray was pursued by Jeff Weaver into turn one with Foligno right on his back bumper. Gray and Weaver raced side-by-side on lap six, with Weaver taking the top spot. The final caution came out when Tim Stoffel spun in turn two. When the checkered flag waved it was Weaver picking up the win the Marco Reyes in second, Kevin Cassaday in third, Jessica Robbins in fourth, and Bill Whitney in fifth.

Next up were the Limited Late Models as father and son Scotty Williams and Jesse Brown won their heat races. For the feature it was Brown on the pole with Todd Ford on the outside front row. When the green waved Brown took over the top spot until the caution came out when Keven Devrieze spun in turn two. On the restart Brown had points leader Dale Pope and Kyle Worden on his bumper until Worden spun in turn four collecting four other cars. When the checkered flag waved it was Jesse Brown picking up his very first Limited Late Model Feature Win.

“I was a little nervous with Pope racing me hard,” Brown said in victory lane. “This is my dad’s old car and we just put a new body on it.”

Dale Pope, Ricky Land, Rich Livernois, Sr. and Rick Martin rounded out the top five.

Next were the Florida Old Time Mods as Dan Darnell picked up the feature win. David Kelly finished in second, followed by Jamie Franklin, Mark Steve and Tom McDonald.

The final event of the night was the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. Winning their heats were Brett Calonge and John Moore. Starting on the front row were Jeremey Douglas and Richard Humfeld. Humfeld led the first four laps until Patrick Fiore, Sr. blew a motor and caught on fire. He pulled to the infield bringing out the caution. On the restart Humfeld had Jimmy Baker and Raymond Vann trying to chase him down. Humfeld and Vann were side by side by at the line on lap six until Vann broke, ending his night. The last caution came out for debris in turn four as Humfeld went on to win the feature. Jimmy Baker finished in second, with Kayla Jones third, Robert Purcell fourth, and Don R. Quinn in fifth.

ASA racing continues next weekend as the Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints return. Along with them will be the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, Outlaw Fours and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. For more info, visit eastbayracewaypark.com.

East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL
Race Results – Sept. 7, 2013

Scott Thompson Memorial
1. 58 Mark Whitner
2. 11 Doug Horton
3. 40 Kyle Bronson
4. 02 Keith Nosbisch
5. 95 Devin Dixon
6. 32 Phillip Cobb
7. 105 David Schmuass
8. 0 Rich Pratt
9. 41 Travis Varnadore
10. 07 Doug Watson
11. 95JR Steven Mathis, Jr.
12. 21P Josh Peacock
13. 40B Wayne Hammond
14. 8S Steve Miller
15. 8M Matt Miller
16. 46M Kyle Musselman
17. 33 Jeff Mathews
18. 11x Austin Kirkpatrick
19. 38 Shan Smith
20. 15 Roger Crouse
21. 54 Dalton Myers
22. 2X Tommy Prince
23. 14 Mavrick Varnadore
24. 57M Mark Haase

V8 Warriors
1. 26 Jeff Weaver
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3. 80 Kevin Cassaday
4. 09 Jessica Robbins
5. 15 Bill Whitney
6. 98 Don Foligno
7. 28 Brett Phillips
8. 93F Jeff Firestein
9. 08 Tim Stoffel
10. 51 Ron Smith
11. 3Z William Suggs
12. 89 Derek Gray
13. 4 George Christensen
14. 11 Henry Wiley

Limited Late Models
1. 7JR Jesse Brown
2. 88 Dale Pope
3. 66 Ricky Lan
4. 71 Rich Livernois, Sr.
5. X Rick Martin
6. 49 Randy Shields
7. 29 Stephen Hohlbaugh
8. 51W Kyle Worden
9. 22 Todd Ford
10. 99 Keven Devrieze
DNS: 45 Roger Crouse
DNS: 27 Scotty Williams
DNS: 75R Jason Russell
DNS: 73 Jeremy Simpson

Florida Old Time Modifieds
1. 111 Dan Darnell
2. 46 David Kelly
3. 1 Jamie Franklin
4. 24 Mark Steve
5. 22B Tom McDonald
6. 11 Robert Campbell
7. 03 Gary Riccio
DNS: 47 Roger Herbach
DNS: 22S. Zach Amundsen
DNS: 40 Rich Svenson

Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers
1. 04X Richard Humfeld
2. 69X Jimmy Baker
3. 4 Kayla Jones
4. 119 Robert Purcell
5. 33 Don R. Quinn
6. 22 George Handy
7. L13 Jeremey Douglas
8. 09X Brett Calonge
9. 14B Bailey Purcell
10. 71 Jimmy Yankovich
11. 1V Raymond Vann
12. 23 Gary Lucas
13. 66 John Moore
14. 88x Patrick Fiore, Sr.
15. 911 Robert Kissam
16. 13 William Burnside
DNS: 0 Darrell Taylor