Chastain, DeCaire big winners at Desoto Speedway

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Chastain, DeCaire big winners at Desoto Speedway

Desoto Speedway

Chad Chastain and Troy DeCaire took home feature wins from Saturday night’s

Pro Truck/Winged Sprint Car twin bill at Desoto Speedway.

At the end of the first lap Chastain got by outside polesitter for second place and took the lead from

Bigley two laps later.

A caution flew for Robert St. John’s spin brought out the event’s third

caution on lap 10. That set  a chain of restarts that resulted in several

spins and several laps run under caution.

On the lap 20 restart Blake Haddock went from fourth to second and was

closing on Chastain when the caution flew again for a crash involving

several trucks in turn three.

Haddock who traveled from Hilliard, which is close to the Georgia line,

 to lead on restart from outside. Two laps later, Haddock slid high

in turn four allowing Chastain to retake the lead. Chastain and Haddock

were starting to pull away from third place runner Rodney Haddock  when the

caution flew again for a spin on lap 32.

After a rash of cautions Chastain was setting sail from the rest of the

pack when trouble broke out between Scott Hogan of Naples and Danny Anderson of Bradenton

 in turns three and four. Hogan was forced to pit for a new tire while Anderson’s

night came to an end.

Chastain held off a challenge from Haddock and Nick Neri on the the restart

and immediately began pulling away. Super Late Model driver and Fast qualifier, Nick Neri got by Haddock with three laps left but ran out of time to catch Chastain.

Neri, Blake Haddock, Monopoli and Cody McDuffie rounded out the top five.

The 30-lap Wing Sprint Car feature was a three-man battle between Troy DeCaire,

Mickey Kempgens and Shane Butler. Kempgens gained the lead on the start and

paced the first half of the race with DeCaire directly on his tail.

Around the halfway point Kemphens and DeCaire caught some heavy traffic,

which allowed DeCaire to pull alongside Kempgens for the lead. The duo made

contact coming through turn three and four before Kempgens escaped with the

top spot.

The contact allowed Butler to close in on the lead battle before a caution

flew for a hard crash by Troy Thompson.

Kempgens briefly pulled away on the restart and was able to hold off

several challenges from DeCaire. With three laps left, DeCaire used lapped

traffic to dive past Kempgens for the lead.

DeCaire went the rest of the way unchallenged to claim the victory, which

he dedicated to his mother. Earlier Saturday, Sandi DeCaire lost her long

battle with cancer.

In other action Saturday night, Mike Belusar of Punta Gorda won the TQ Midget feature;

Seth Adams from Lakeland won the 25-lap Legends feature; and Logan Allen of N. Ft Myers held on to win the Modified Mini feature.

Next week, Sportsmen, the LKQ Pick Your Part Pure Stocks, Take Aim Gun

Range Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Bombers and School Bus Figure 8’s

headline the racing action at Desoto Speedway.

9-19- 2015

DESOTO SPEEDWAY RACE RESULTS

Pro Trucks

 1. 36 Chad Chastain Alva

 2. 99n Nick Neri Palmetto Fast Qualifier

 3. 18 Blake Haddock Hilliard

 4. 59x Becca Monoopoli

 5. 25 Cody McDuffie Lakeland

 6. 13g J.R. Garcia Balm

 7. 84 Bill Vandevender Ft. Myers

 8. 93 Jeff Firestine Venice

 9. 6 Tim Ryan Miami

 10. 3p Derek Pugh West Palm

 11. 26 Bryan Hillyer North Port

 12. 33 Bubba Thompson Sarasota

 13. 43 Marina Petty Venice

 14. 8 Sean Lamaster Napled

 15. 12 Scott Hogan Naples

 16. 50 Danny Anderson Bradenton

 17. 37 Michael Goddard Naples

 18 39 Phillip Johnson Naples

 19. 75 Robert St. John Arcadia

 20. 99 Cody Martell Arcadia

 21. 28 Corey Bigley Naples

 22. 31 Rodney Haadock

 23. 32 Dean ButrumVenice

 24. 20 David Patterson Noryh Port

 25. 3 Duane Best Myakka

 26. 13h Taylor Hasford Madison

 27. 17 Johnny Cassidy Arcadia

 28. 14 Sam Scott Naples

 29. 67 Jimmie Best Sarasota

 30. 38 Jeremy Goddard Naples

 31. 74 Dave Pletcher Webster

 .

Sprints

 1. 91 Troy DeCaire Tampa

 2. 5 Mickey Kempkens Tampa

 3. 15 Shane Butler Bushnell

 4. 2 Larry Brazil Tampa

 5. 92 Dave Retzlaff Brooksvill

 6. 16 Ernie Teed Sarasota

 7. 99 Matthew Hall Apollo Beach

 8. 55 Tommy Nichols Tampa

 9. 22 Johny Gillbertson Dover

 10. 85 Rex Hollinger Titusville

 11. 4. Travis Bliemaster Venice

 12. 84 Rick Hall Apolli Beach

 13. 3 Jeff Firestine Venice

 14. 81 Troy Thompson Brooksville

 15. 63 CarlieYent Tampa

 16. 8 Kurt Taylor Bradenton

 17. 6 Matt Alfonso Zephyhills D.N.S.

 Modified Mini

 1. 68 Logan Allen N. Ft Myers

 2. 86 Fred Pacaulcini Bradenton

 3. 72 Darrin Ellis Myakka

 4. 55 Tom Zimmerman Largo

 5. 4 Donnie Powers Myakka City

 6. 6d Dave Davis Bradenton

 7. 77 Lee Davis Lakeland

 8. 6f Jimmy Frazier Avon Park

 9. 67 Bo Davis Lakeland

 10.77r Rachelle Rudolph Tampa

 11. 17 Jimmy Wood Bradenton

 Legends

 1. 5 Seth Adams Lakeland

 2.07 Dave Gleason Orlando

 3.24 Cameron McGee Weekiwachee

 4. 9 Mitch Verrhaagh Orlando

 5. 01 Cameron Cruse Sarasota

 6. 13 Alan Heifnar Merit Island

 7. 7 Mike Verhaagh Fort Myers D.N.S.

 8. 15 Brandon Thompson Pinellas Park D.N.S.

 T.Q. Midgets

 1. 23 Mike Belusar Punta Gorda

 2. 7 Bob Kohler Naples

 3.44 Scott Roboski North Port

 4. 4 Ernie Teed Sarasota

 5. 17 Mike Nelson Tampa

 6. 41 Doug Marshall  Sarasota

 7. 2 Sam Manscuso Naples D.N.S.

 8. 23 Phil Haddad Ruskin D.N.S.

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