Other Series Racing

When you think about springtime in Florida what comes to mind? Maybe the warm sunshine or the palm trees gently swaying in the tropical breezes.

Late model pavement racing in the state of Florida over the past few years has at best, been “iffy”. Everyone involved in the sport were left scratching their heads trying to figure out why the premier division in short track racing was in such decline.

Kurt Busch will make his first NHRA Full Throttle Series start at the 42nd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornational on March 11-13 at the Gainsville Raceway in Florida.

When the announcement was made that 11-time X Games gold medalist and four-time Rally Car national champion Travis Pastrana would be coming to NASCAR in 2011, the news came as a breath of fresh air.

With the 2011 season looming just on the horizon, the premier form of open wheeled racing in North America appears to be more prepared than ever to get things started.

While Venturini Motorsports took top honors in the single-car runs, Grant Enfinger's team took top honors in drafting.

Teammate Hal Martin made of had the quickest time for Thursday morning's session, however Kyle Fowler holds serve of being the quickest car on the property for single car runs.

Kyle Fowler led the speed charts following day one and after the morning session day two, Fowler was still on top of the standings.

Eighteen-year old rookie Chris Buescher drove the Roulo Brothers Racing Ford, marked with an orange No. 17, to a lap of 49.315 seconds (182.5 mph) in the opening session to top the charts.

Tom Hessert announced that he would be running the full 2011 ARCA Racing Series schedule with Ken Schrader Racing after finishing third in points in 2010.