ARCA runs at PBIR Feb 27th, V8 Stockcar is also running as a support race, watching these groundpunders at PBIR should be a hoot. If you are in the area you ought to stop by and watch. Some of the V8 stockcar guys are capable of running some pretty hot laps at PBIR, it should be interesting to see how they compare.

Event Schedule

Schedule of events for the Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSpace at Palm Beach International Raceway

Thurs, Feb 25
2:00-6:00 PM ARCA Racing Series Registration and Rig Parking
UNLOADING OPTIONAL
NO ON TRACK ACTIVITY

Fri, Feb 26
6:00 AM ARCA Racing Series Registration Opens and Remaining Haulers Enter
6:30 AM ARCA Racing Series Garage Opens
9:00-9:20 AM V8GT1-V8GT2 Practice
9:30-9:50 AM V8SPO-V8GTA Practice
10:15 AM ARCA Racing Series Driver and Spotter Meeting
10:30-10:50 AM V8GT1-V8GT2 Qualifying
11:00-11:20 AM V8SPO-V8GTA Qualifying
11:30 AM-2:30 PM ARCA Racing Series Practice
3:00-3:25 PM V8 Stock Car Race 1
3:15 PM ARCA Racing Series Pre-Qualifying Tech In-Line Time
4:00-6:00 PM Menards Pole Qualifying Presented by Ansell (all positions)
6:00 PM ARCA Racing Series Registration Closes
7:00 PM ARCA Racing Series Garage Closes

Sat, Feb 27
9:00 AM ARCA Racing Series Registration and Garage Opens
10:30-11:00 AM V8 Stock Car Race 2
11:00 AM ARCA Racing Series Driver, Crew Chief and Spotter Meeting
11:30 AM-12:15 PM ARCA Racing Series Driver Autograph Session- Attendance Required
12:30 PM ARCA Racing Series Driver Introduction
1:00 PM Start of the Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSPace (150 miles / 75 laps)

1/26/2010

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While many of the country's racers remain stymied by one of the coldest winters in recent memory, the V8 StockCar Series competitors were heating
up the track at the all new Palm Beach Beach International Raceway. The V8 Series was the opening act for the ARCA Tire Kingdom 150.
A strong field of twenty seven cars was on hand at the Mo's Gold Palm Beach Sprints, February 26 & 27 . Two time GT-1 Champ Jeff Emery returned to action in the series looking to give current champ Dave Machavern something to think about, and that he did. In qualifying, Machavern did take the class and overall pole in his Riggins Corvette, with Bob Mitten second overall in his ex Tony Stewart/Home Depot SPO class Monte Carlo, John McMullen was third in his ALMS Series Orbit Racing Porsche. Emery was relegated to the fourth overall starting spot due to tranny woes. In the GTA class, former SPEED World Challenge race winner Bob Stretch got the pole in his Wheels America Monte Carlo.

At the Green on Friday, Mitten got the jump on Machavern with his seemingly rocket powered Cup car, and had a slight lead as the two headed down into turn one. Machavern got into some oil dry that had been laid down earlier and his blue Corvette skated up just a bit making contact with Mitten. The resulting impact, slight as it was, took down Machavern's left front tire ending his day. Charging up from the fourth spot was Emery.
The Former SCCA Trans Am Series racer quickly overwhelmed the heavy stock car in the twisty sections and took the overall lead for good. Mitten, however was still cutting lap times that would have qualified him in the top three for the ARCA race. In GTA, Stretch was turning consistent laps in the 1:20's and easing away from his competition. Doug Wilson, the former stock car racer, was having a blast dicing with the big stock cars in his GT2 class BMW M3, running lap times with the middle pack GTA cars despite a couple hundred horsepower disadavantage.

At the Checker, Emery had the overall and GT-1 win, with Bob Mitten coming home second overall and first in SPO. Stretch easily held on for the GTA win, with Kansas Tornado, "Burr" Keith besting 2009 GTA champ Randy Walker for second place. Doug Wilson got the GT2 win and the respect
of the stock car racers around him for the way he fearlessly battled them for position.

Saturday's race started with Emery and his wicked fast, winged, Fred Strube built Monte Carlo super late model on the pole. Machavern was along side
in the Heritage Automotive Group Corvette. Bob Mitten started behind in the second row with GTA fast guy Bob Stretch next to him.

Emery led into one at the green, but Machavern was dialed in as well and kept filling up Emery's mirror. The duo traded the lead twice in the thirty minute sprint with Emery leading with a couple to go. Machavern was now sweating, as his car began to overheat and he comtemplated pulling off, only to see Emery pull up lame in front of him. Machavern nursed his ailing racer to the checker winning overall. Lee Arnold got the SPO win in
his super late model Monte Carlo after class leader Bob Mitten found some oil on track and spun. GTA leader Stretch suffered mechanical maladies half way through and Kansas hot shoe Ron "Burr" Keith took over. Keith flew to a second place overall and class win over the hard charging duo of Jay
Marshall and Randy Walker. Doug Wilson got his second GT-2 class win of the week and the fourth of the year, despite a problematic clutch.
Wilson also set a new track record for the class, breaking Bob Turnage's year old standard.

The V8 Series wishes to thank Palm Beach International Raceway, ARCA, Race Chief Steward Bob Ricker and his able group for all they did to make the V8 races a success.

V8 Series season long partners are instrumental in the continued success and they are: GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, Mo's Gold, Howe Racing, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine, Racing Limo's, SaferRacer, Randy Lajoie and Hess Racing Products

for more information on the series check out: http://www.v8stockcar.com