DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Just shy of 500 entries made the latest version of the World Karting Association Daytona Road Race Championships another successful event for enduro-style kart racing.
Terrific weather greeted Road Race teams to Daytona Beach for parking day Saturday, December 27. As teams filed into the Daytona International Speedway garage area throughout the day, racers took advantage of the pleasant weather to get registered and their karts pre-teched and prepared for Sunday’s day of official practice.
Sunday’s practice and Monday’s first day of racing again saw racers compete under mostly clear skies and comfortable temperatures. It wasn’t until Tuesday’s last day of racing that Mother Nature decided to challenge the WKA Event Staff, led by Race Director Brandon Taylor. The skies spit rain throughout Tuesday morning and fog and a light mist continued through the early hours of the event until dry, yet chilly weather allowed the event to be completed in its entirety for the first time since 2012.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Just shy of 500 entries made the latest version of the World Karting Association Daytona Road Race Championships another successful event for enduro-style kart racing.
Terrific weather greeted Road Race teams to Daytona Beach for parking day Saturday, December 27. As teams filed into the Daytona International Speedway garage area throughout the day, racers took advantage of the pleasant weather to get registered and their karts pre-teched and prepared for Sunday’s day of official practice.
Sunday’s practice and Monday’s first day of racing again saw racers compete under mostly clear skies and comfortable temperatures. It wasn’t until Tuesday’s last day of racing that Mother Nature decided to challenge the WKA Event Staff, led by Race Director Brandon Taylor. The skies spit rain throughout Tuesday morning and fog and a light mist continued through the early hours of the event until dry, yet chilly weather allowed the event to be completed in its entirety for the first time since 2012.
With entries strong and every racer in attendance given the opportunity to complete their runs, the event clearly was a success on several levels. Nearly every garage space was occupied over the four-day stretch, and most classes boasted double-digit entry counts and close competition on the 3.56-mile DIS superspeedway road course.
Here’s a rundown of the racing and results at the 2014 Daytona Road Race Championships.
MONDAY RACE ONE
One of the event’s largest race groups kicked racing off Monday morning with well over 50 sprint-enduro karts taking the green flag in race group one.
Stephen Bassham scored the win in Stock Leopard Sprint Final 1, sponsored by Streeter Super Stands. Alex Laughlin was second, Streeter’s Jeff Wesell third, Jamey Brown fourth and Gary Lamrowski fifth.
Ageless veteran Lou Magiera won the Yamaha Sprint Final 1 contest. The Rhode Island racer won over Jeffrey Bireman, Richard Russell, George Lincoln and Jimmy Duguay.
One of the largest class’s of the event was Animal 360 Final 1 and once again it was Pennsylvania’s Zach Linsell scoring another big win. The MGM Chassis racer won over Kevin Colborn with Benjamin Thomason a close third. Illinois racer Scott Evans was fourth and Florida’s Rob Hindery rounded out the top five.
The father-son Garland team of South Carolina had a big race. Rob Garland Sr. won the Animal Masters 410 Final 1 contest by a slim margin over Bernard Lafrance. Toni Alexander was third, Steve Jeffers fourth and Bill Lewis fifth.
Rob Garland Jr. won the Clone-LO206 385 Final 1 race over Joe Cuslidge. James Cartledge was third and Darren Greene fourth.
Amy Hollowell raced her MGM Chassis to the win in Junior Sprint Lite over Kyle Cuthbertson and Parker Brown. Dan Febbroriello won the Open Sprint 1 local option.
MONDAY RACE TWO
Brothers Randy and Rick Fulks dominated the B Stock race. Randy Fulks won by 7.5 seconds over Rick. Scott Goodman was third with Robby Harper III fourth and Tom O’Reilly fifth.
Mitch White won the Rev-Clean Formula 125 main over Fran Mazzucotelli.
Milo Schoonover scored the KALL Racing Formula 100 Final 1 main in dominating fashion over Michael Tracy. Adam Myers was third, Brian Morse fourth and Travis Miller fifth.
Twelve karts started Yamaha Medium and Margay Racing Products owner Keith Freber scored another Daytona KartWeek win by just 0.002 seconds over Oklahoma’s Ryan Hatcher. Jamey Brown was third, John Brown fourth and Adam Trumbley fifth.
MONDAY RACE THREE
Probably the closest race of the event was Stock Honda 1. Only one second separated first through seventh place in an astoundingly close affair. New Hampshire DRT Racing driver Tyler Guilbeault scored the win by just 0.066 seconds over Josh Lane. Mark Nagy was third, Steve Flatt fourth, Steven Rougeou fifth, Chris Hines sixth and Keith Buffo seventh.
Zach Linsell won his second race of the day, this time in Animal Limited Modified Final 1. Toni Alexander was second, Joe Kuley third, Dennis Smith fourth and Desmond Lewis fifth.
Anthony Honeywell won TaG Heavy Final 1 over Michael Ray.
Steve Wheatley won the Pro Gas Animal Final 1 contest over Jerry Cole, Larry Palmer and Austyn Flurer.
MONDAY RACE FOUR
Lindsay Read won 100cc Pipe Heavy over Roger Hatcher and Scott Goodman. The top three was separated by only 0.787 seconds. Bruce Peck was fourth and William Morsberger fifth.
Tim Linthicum won Safe Harbour Wine Storage Yamaha Sportsman Heavy by a near 32-second margin over Matt Michel. Bill Holder finished third with Charles Fox fourth and David Lee fifth.
Adam Myers was credited with the 100cc Controlled Spec Final 1 win when Randy Fulks weighed in light. Rick Fulks was second.
MONDAY RACE FIVE
Tracy Phillips won the 125 Shifter Final 1 race over Brad Zoeller. John and Harry Gottsacker took third and fourth and Neal Nelson was fifth.
Greg Stamm was victorious in Unlimited Final 1. Jim White finished 25 seconds back in the second spot. Fran Mazzucotelli was third, Ron Miller fourth and Jim Brannon fifth.
Bobby Butler won the 250 Twin 1 local option over John West.
MONDAY RACE SIX
Kevin Colborn highlighted race group six with a win over a 20-kart Animal 385 Final 1 field. Colborn won by just 0.075 seconds over Ryan Vehring. Scott Evans was right behind the top duo in third. Daniel Ring was fourth and Rob Garland Jr. finished just ahead of Jonathan Tedder for fifth.
Benjamin Thomason won Clone-LO206 360 Final 1 over Rob Garland Sr. Stephen Gallagher was third and Peter Mazzarella fourth.
Lou Magiera won Yamaha Sportsman Sprint Final 1 over Jeffrey Bireman.
CJ Malueg won Animal Junior Sprint Lite over Abigail Tobin and Hunter Fox.
Adam Trumbley continued his strong runs in WKA Sprint Final 1 and scored another win over Otto Vollmerhausen. AJ Ellis was third, Eric Stockford fourth and Kevin Olds fifth.
Harry Gottsacker won TaG Final 1 over Anthony Honeywell by just 0.062 seconds.
Tracey Lindeman won the Vintage Classic 1 local option over William Anderson. Gus Gustafson was third, Dick Charest fourth and Don Johnson fifth.
MONDAY RACE SEVEN
Michigan’s Terry Koen scored the 100cc Controlled Final 1 main event over Carl Scholz. Michael Tracy was third, Timothy Koen fourth and Adam Myers fifth.
Tim Linthicum scored his second win of the day with the victory in Yamaha Sportsman Lite by 0.725 seconds over Ryan Hatcher. Jamey Brown was third, John Brown fourth and Bill Holder fifth.
Kent Vaccaro won Junior Enduro Lite over Corey Norris.
TUESDAY RACE ONE
Tennessee’s Brian Fisher won the Stock Honda 2 contest over Coy Dayton with Mark Nagy right behind in third. Chris Hines finished a couple seconds back in fourth and John Gottsacker fifth.
Jonathan Tedder picked up the win in Animal Limited Modified Final 2 by a slim 0.068-second gap over Zach Linsell. Dennis Smith was third, Joe Kuley fourth and Charles Wilbur fifth.
Jeffrey Bireman won TaG Heavy Final 2 over Michael Ray. Alex Laughlin was third.
Austyn Flurer won Pro Gas Animal Final 2 over Steve Wheatley, Larry Palmer and Jerry Cole.
TUESDAY RACE TWO
Wisconsin’s Milo Schoonover won his second race of Daytona KartWeek 2014 with the score in 100cc Controlled Final 2. Michael Tracy was second, Timothy Koen third, Terry Koen fourth and Adam Myers fifth.
Keith Freber won Yamaha Heavy by a seven-second margin over Ryan Hatcher. Wayne Rumsey was third, William Anderson fourth and Don Harrod fifth.
Kent Vaccaro won Junior Enduro Heavy over Cory Norris.
TUESDAY RACE THREE
Zach Linsell scored the Animal 360 Final 2 win by just 0.150 seconds over Blake Beattie. Chris Kuley finished third in his first race event as a senior driver. Jack Reall was fourth and Rob Hindery fifth.
Amy Hollowell drove her MGM to the win in Junior Sprint Heavy. Kyle Cuthbertson was second and Parker Brown third.
Joe Cuslidge won Clone-LO206 385 Final 2 over Rob Garland Jr., Peter Mazzarella and Paul Rice.
Rob Garland Sr. won the Animal Masters 410 Final 2 race over Bernard Lafrance. Bill Lewis was third with Toni Alexander and Bruce Peck fourth and fifth.
Lou Magiera won Yamaha Sprint Final 2 over Jeffrey Bierman and Jimmy Duguay.
TUESDAY RACE FOUR
Randy Fulks won B Stock on Monday and returned to win Unlimited Final 2 on Tuesday. Fulks won by a big 30-second margin over Brian Wilhelm. Robby Harper was third, Tom O’Reilly fourth and Jim White fifth.
Brad Zoeller raced to the victory in 125 Shifter Final 2 over Monday winner Tracy Phillips. Donald Santini was third, Harry Gottsacker fourth and Kerry Matthews fifth.
Bobby Butler won the 250 Twin 2 local option.
TUESDAY RACE FIVE
After Randy Fulks won Unlimited in race four, Rick Fulks hit the track in race five and captured the win in 100cc Controlled Spec Final 2. Fulks dominated the race to win over Adam Myers and Carl Scholz.
John Brown picked up the 100cc Pipe Medium victory over Lindsay Read. Jamey Brown was third with Lucas Maurer fourth and Bruce Kingsbury fifth.
Matt Michel won the CKI Yamaha Sportsman Medium contest by a 0.027-second gap over Tim Linthicum. Keith Freber was only 0.063 seconds back of the winner in third and Ryan Hatcher was just off Freber’s back bumper in fourth. Zach Clark rounded out the top five.
TUESDAY RACE SIX
Kevin Olds scored the WKA Sprint Final 2 victory by a big 35-second gap over AJ Ellis. Adam Trumbley was third, Eric Stockford fourth and Otto Vollmerhausen fifth.
Harry Gottsacker won TaG Final 2 over Michael Ray.
Kevin Colborn edged Scott Evans by just 0.006 seconds to win Animal 385 Final 2. Steve Wheatley and Paul Rice were right there in third and fourth with Ryan Vehring rounding out the top five.
Benjamin Thomason dominated Clone-LO206 360 Final 2 over Rob Garland Sr. The margin of victory was over 54 seconds. James Cartledge was third, Peter Mazzarella fourth and Stephen Gallagher fifth.
Abigail Tobin won Animal Junior Sprint Heavy by 11.4 seconds over CJ Malueg. Hunter Fox was third.
Lou Magiera was Yamaha Sportsman Sprint Final 2.
Next up for the WKA Vega / TS Racing Road Racing Series is the Roebling Road Nationals March 20-22 at Roebling Road Raceway in Bloomingdale, Ga. Pre-registration is now open. Click here to view the entry form.