by Jane Smith

Inverness, Fla. (March 5, 2005) Thirty two Super Late Models were at Citrus County Speedway for the first Sunbelt Super Late Model Series race of the year. Only one car had to withdraw from the field due to a bad motor, Jody Turner from Jacksonville.

It was the 18th car out for qualifying who set fast time of 13.680 and that was set by Mike Bresnahan of Inverness. Second fast time was set by Wayne Anderson with a 13.707, followed by Daniel Webster with a 13.727, Rich Pratt with a 13.785 and Jeff Choquette with a 13.842.

Bresnahan pulled the 9 pill which inverted the top nice putting Gary Grubbs of Brooksivlle on the pole for the 125 lap event.

As the green flew, it was Grubbs to the point followed by Mac Johnson, Chris Fontaine, Scott Grossenbacher, and Jeff Choquette. But it was a short green as Dwayne Bryant brought out the yellow on lap 2. Bryan quickly pitted and returned to the field before the restart on lap 5.

Grubbs leads the way followed by Johnson, Fontaine, Grossenbacher, and Choquette. Fontaine gets shuffled back to sixth as Grossenbacher takes over third followed by Choquette and Wayne Anderson in fifth.

Lap 12, Fontaine is given alittle help spinning out in turn 4. Everyone is checking up causing a 3 car crash down the backstretch. All are fine but Brian Finney of Merritt Island who suffered some frontend damage and was towed to the pits ending his night early. The race goes back green on lap 18.

Grubbs continues to lead the way but it is another short green as the caution comes out again on lap 24 when Johnson and Grubbs touch sending Grubbs around. Grubbs is given back his spot but Johnson must rejoin the field in the rear.

Lap 27 the race goes green with Grubbs, Grossenbacher, Choquette, Anderson and Mike Bresnahan in the top five. Lap 33 Fain Skinner has problems and exits the track. Top ten are Grubbs, Grossenbacher, Choquette, Anderson, Bresnahan, Pratt, Webster, Brock Oglesby, Jeff Scofield, and Chris Fontaine.

Choquette finds his hands full of Wayne Anderson as they go side-by-side for third. Anderson makes the pass as Choquette slides to fourth and Grossenbacher is third. Choquette gets his steam back up and retakes third putting Grossenbacher fourth.

By lap 52, Bresnahan has moved into fourth putting Grossenbacher to fifth. Lap 55 Patrick Conrad brings out the yellow as he spins in turn 2. The race goes back green on lap 58 as Anderson leads the way over Grubbs, Choquette, Bresnahan and Grossenbacher.

The race is red flagged after Herb Neumann Jr.and Jay Middleton get together in turn 4 causing Middleton to spin. Middleton then proceeds to hit Neumann under caution wrecking both cars. The wrecked cars are towed into the pits and the race resumes on lap 65.

Anderson gets a good start and leads the way followed by Grubbs, Choquette, Grossenbacher and Rich Pratt. Lap 82 the yellow is out once again as Don Hale Jr. spins in turn 1. Hale gets going and the race goes back green on lap 83. The top ten are Anderson, Grubbs, Choquette, Grossenbacher, Pratt, Webster, Scofield, Bresnahan, Fontaine, Oglesby, and Mike Franklin Jr.

Lap 91 Oglesby and Fontaine gets together in turns 3 and 4. Oglesby has some sheetmetal damage and Fontaine also has hood damage. The race goes back green with Fontaine in the rear on lap 97.

Anderson continues to lead the way over Grubbs, Grossenbacher, Choquette and Webster. Only one more caution stopped the race on lap 114 as Robbie Smith and Danny Johnson get together on the frontstretch with Johnson receiving a lot of damage.

Anderson takes the checkered for the first win of the 2005 season over Gary Grubbs, Scott Grossenbacher, Jeff Choquette and Daniel Webster. In tech, Grubbs was dq’d for too much left-side weight changing the top five to Anderson, Grossenbacher, Choquette, Webster and Rich Pratt.

OFFICIAL FINISHING ORDER
SUNBELT SUPER LATE MODEL 125

1. #84 Wayne Anderson, Wildwood
2. #09 Scott Grossenbacher, San Antonio
3. #70 Jeff Choquette, Royal Palm Beach
4. #1x Daniel Webster, Brooksville
5. #0 Rich Pratt, Anthony
6. #07 Jeff Scofield, Plant City
7. #97 Mike Franklin, Jr., Ocala
8. #8 Tal Etheredge, Sylvester, Ga.
9. #88 Brock Oglesby, Ocala
10. #10x Ryan Foster, Lowell, Arkansas
11. #28 Scotty Crockett, Land O’Lakes
12. #47 Chris Fontaine, Lakeland
13. #47x Keith Zavrel, Brooksville
14. #6 Mac Johnson, Gainesville
15. #01 Robbie Smith, Ocala
16. #65 Jason Boyd, Orlando
17. #29 Don Hale Jr., Live Oak
18. #3 Mike Bresnahan, Inverness
19. #23 Todd Brown, Lake Panasoffkee
20. #x96 Mike Bell, Brooksville
21. #2 Patrick Conrad, Orlando
22. #26 John Gerstner, Tampa
23. #98 Herb Neumann Jr., Inverness
24. #96 Danny Johnson, Crystal River
25. #180 Kevin Finney, Merritt Island
26. #17 James Powell III, Astor
27. #1 Fain Skinner, Live Oak
28. #63 Dwayne Bryan, Lake Alfred
29. #80 Brian Finney, Merritt Island
30. #10 Gary Grubbs, Brooksville DQ’D
31. #74 Jay Middleton, Lake City DQ’D
32. #74X Jody Turner DNS

SOUTHERN SPORTSMAN SERIES

1. #20 Travis Nichols
2. #13 Aaron Williamson
3. #97 Sam Cressman
4. #25 Patrick Thomas
5. #23 Edward Allen
6. #1x Scott Holly
7. #12r Richard McMehan
8. #28 James Knight
9. #61 Craig Cuzzone
10. #32 Ricky Hoffman
11. #2 Derrik Heath
12. #42x Dennis Wilson
13. #61x Ray Cuzzone
14. #84 Robert Haygood
15. #63 Wes Bass
16. #38 Jason Stifle
17. #40 Brock Burns
18. #5 Richard Burchett
19. #71 Dave Dunkin
20. #55 Richard Elkins Jr.
21. #31 Hal Vickery
22. #42 Steve Eldeo
23. #1 Bart Weatherford
24. #26 Ronnie Miller
25. #15 Gus Corssen
26. #01 Travis Roland
27. #55x Ernest Reed Jr.
28. #29x Glenn Chaney

#71 Dave Dunkin set fast time

FLORIDA MINI STOCK CHALLENGE

1. #89 Ronnie Larson
2. #51 Dustin Deschamps
3. #1x Chris Hooker
4. #9 Robbie Storer
5. #31x Wendell Guy
6. #2 Dan Faunce
7. #20 Keith Roggen
8. #60 Tom Todd Jr.
9. #24 Chris Thornton
10. #3 Matthew Rotkis
11. #0 Tom Zimmerman
12. #96 Gary Roebuck
13. #69 Jay Zolciak
14. #93 Andrew Robertson
15. #88 Justin Larson
16. #03 Raymond Folwell
17. #12 Justin Edwards
18. #7 Clint Foley
19. #90 Paul Combast
20. #41 Mark Moniz
21. #05 Rick Sirmans
22. #21 Chuck Frazier
23. #19 Kevin Macy
24. #8 Robbie Yoakam
25. #42 Jonathan Guy
26. #97 Brian Dorer
27. #81 Billy Chancy
28. #12x Donald Jouppi