Golden Isles Speedway is proud to be one of only 55
tracks/series in the nation to have the prestigious Contingency Connection national
contingency program for our racers in 2013! Over 100 tracks applied
to participate in the program but Golden Isles Speedway was chosen because of
the importance we place on our weekly racing program.
(Cordele, GA) - For the second year in a row Watermelon Capital Speedway,
located ¼ mile west of I-75 exit 101 in Cordele,
GA will host SpeedFest which features some of
the best Pro Latemodel and Super Latemodel drivers in the United States
along with some big name NASCAR stars.
This time of the year, there is not an awful lot going on in the stock car racing world. In fact, just about every day, I see posts in social media where people are ready to get back to racing. Well, let me tell you, there may not be an awful lot of racing going on in stock cars this time of year but there sure is some action going on in kart racing. I had the opportunity to observe some of that action down at Valdosta Motor Speedway this past weekend. It was good stuff, let me tell you. What really surprised me was that I looked around and saw plenty of the same people I run into at stock car tracks all the time. I'm talking about drivers and fans. Anyway, I have already completed a couple of videos from those races. In the first one, I just recorded some of the sights and sounds at the track. The second video is the main feature which was run this past Saturday night. I think it paid something like $1500 to the winner. Other videos will be posted as they are completed.
Ronnie is the youngest driver on our list but what he lacks in the years of driving the other drivers have he makes up for in skill and success at such a young age. Running at tracks like Needmore, Golden Isles, and Douglas Motorsports Park he has shown serious aptitude and cunning in his sport. He had 7 wins at Needmore Speedway this year with 5 of them consecutive wins. Ronnie ran 16 races this year and only finished out of the top 3, three times.
I recently had an article up about Mark Whitener and the only thing I can say about his season is "whoa". He started the season out by breaking his back in an accident at North Florida Speedway and came back to win 14 features and 15 second place finishes and two separate championships in the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series and the Bubba Raceway Park Championship.
