Courtesy of ARCA and Racing-Reference.Info, here are the results of the 2021 Jeep Beach 175 from New Smyrna… (more…)
ARCA Menards Series East
Max Gutiérrez Wins 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Opener at New Smyrna
NEW SMYRNA, Fla: Taking advantage of a second overtime restart at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway, 2020 NASCAR Mexico Challenge Series champion Max Gutiérrez stole the victory from Taylor Gray and Sammy Smith with a three-wide pass coming to the checkered flag in Monday night’s Jeep Beach 175. (more…)
Parker Retzlaff Set for New Smyrna Speedway Return
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla.: New season, new goals.
Teenage standout Parker Retzlaff heads to New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway for Monday night’s Jeep Beach 175 not only looking to capitalize on his 2020 ARCA Menards Series East success but hopefully steal the limelight of his fellow competitors with a victory in his seventh career ARCA East start.
Planning to compete for the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East title, Retzlaff, 17, knows the challenges he faces competing against some of the bigger teams, but as his Cook Finley Racing team has proven time and time again, they are not to be taken lightly.
“I’m just ready to get back to the race track,” said Retzlaff who finished fourth in the championship standings last season. “I felt like we accomplished a lot in just six races. We finished inside the top-10 in five of them, but we know we need to be better and I think we’ve made some tweaks that will help us achieve our goals this year.”
During the off-season, Cook and his team were able to update their race equipment, while also being able to focus on some of the smaller team elements which can prove to be the difference in finishing first or sixth in ARCA Menards Series East competition.
Aside from the competition standpoint of the organization, Retzlaff has been working hard off the track – bring marketing partners front and center to help make the 2021 season a reality.
Ponsse, which manufactures and markets a range of forestry vehicles and machinery such as forwarders and harvesters will return as the primary partner of Retzlaff’s No. 42 Toyota this season, while Iron Horse Loggers, Eco-Tracks, Paul G. Senft & Sons Trenching LLC, Strike Force Energy, MMI, Sunwest Construction, Zamp, Absolute Realtors and HDFive | Horvath Design will all join as associate partners for the 150-lap race on Feb. 8.
“I feel very fortunate to be able to have a stack of companies that believe in me and our Cook Finley Racing team,” added Retzlaff. “While I’m super thankful to have the continued support of Ponsse, Iron Horse Loggers and Eco-Tracks, I’m pumped to welcome Paul G. Senft & Sons Trenching, Strike Force Energy and Zamp as new partners this year and look forward to building a relationship with them.”
As for New Smyrna, the Rhinelander, Wisc. native returns to the Central Florida-short track eyeing to better his eighth-place finish last February, his ARCA Menards Series East debut.
“I learned a lot last year, especially how to maneuver in traffic at New Smyrna,” recalled Retzlaff.
“It really is a rhythm type race track. And the corners are completely different. You attack Turns 1 and 2 differently than you would (Turns) 3 and 4, but that’s where the fun element comes into place.
“We need to use practice to our advantage and have a better starting spot than we did last year. I felt like we may have burned up our equipment a little racing through the field and getting into the top-10. It’s a quick race, so no time for errors or making that wrong move that could potentially set you back or unfortunately end your night.
“Hopefully, we can have a strong night and then focus on Five Flags Speedway later this month.”
Before turning complete attention to ARCA Menards East competition, Retzlaff has had a busy offseason.
Last month, he participated in the open ARCA Menards Series test at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway driving for ARCA champion Andy Hillenburg.
He was hand-selected for the Road to Daytona program by ARCA officials after his successful ARCA East campaign in 2020. He was one of 56 drivers to turn a lap at the historic 2.5-mile superspeedway in the No. 10 Fast Track Racing prepared entry.
Additionally, Retzlaff has stayed busy with iRacing, where he continues to rack up victories and currently ranked inside the top-10 as one of the winningest iRacing drivers in the world. To date, he tallies over 1,509 victories and more than 50,000 laps led since 2016.
The Jeep Beach 175 (175 laps | 84 miles) is the first of eight races on the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East schedule. Practice begins for the one-day show on Monday, February 8 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Group qualifying is set for later in the day at 6:00 p.m. The event will take the green flag just after 7:30 p.m. with live television coverage on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold.
For more on Parker Retzlaff, please visit parkerretzlaff.com, like him on Facebook (Parker Retzlaff Racing), Instagram (parkerRetzlaff) and follow him on Twitter (@Parker79p).
NASCAR Mexico Champion Max Gutiérrez Joins Rette Jones Racing for 2021 ARCA East Season
MOORESVILLE, N.C.: Officials from Rette Jones Racing (RJR) announced today that teenage standout Max Gutiérrez has joined the organization for the full 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season beginning with Monday night’s Jeep Beach 175 at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway.
Gutiérrez, 18, will pilot Rette Jones Racing’s flagship No. 30 Ford Fusion with support from TOUGHBUILT, Telcel, TekNekk and Avaya.
Sammy Smith Joins JGR’s ARCA Menards Series East Program
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (February 3, 2021) – Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that driver Sammy Smith will compete in six ARCA Menards East Series races during the 2021 season. He will make his debut in the No. 18 Engine Ice Toyota Camry at New Smyrna (FL) Raceway on Monday, February 8. (more…)
ARCA East Series Championship Bids Begin At New Smyrna
The 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season begins with a few givens. One being the fact that the East Series schedule starts at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway for the eighth consecutive year as part of the track’s World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. (more…)
Track Talk – New Smyrna Speedway Results, Accepting Entries for 2021 World Series of Asphalt
New Smyrna Speedway is accepting entries for the 2021 World Series of Asphalt, and also has posted results from the last several months of competition…
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New Smyrna Speedway 1/9/2021 Sportsman
- 1.Matthew Green#44
- 2.Jason Lester#7
- 3.Chad Pierce#22
- 4.Earl Beckner#71
- 5.Timmy Todd#25
New Smyrna Speedway 1/9/2021 Bomber A
- 1.Todd Latour#44
- 2.Todd Smith#88
- 3.Brian Gayton#16
- 4.Nick Abatsas#25
- 5.Eddie Evans#3
New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 David Rogers Super Late Models
- 1.Jeff Scofield#07
- 2.Jesse Dutilly#30
- 3.Michael Hinde#69
- 4.Brad May#9
- 5.Ryan Moore#74
New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 Pro Late Model
- 1.Brad May#9M
- 2.Mike Skinner#5
- 3.Will Cox#3
- 4.Jade Bufford#51B
- 5.Jean-Philippe Bergeron#51
New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 Modifieds
- 1.Jerry Symons#66
- 2.Ricky Moxley#38
- 3.Shain Held#33
- 4.Art Kunzeman#9
- 5.Greg Bruce#4
New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 Sportsman
- 1.Jason Lester#7J
- 2.Casey Caudill#3
- 3.Donovan Ponder#8
- 4.Keith Lilley#87
- 5.James McCague Jr#32
New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 E-Mod
- 1.Junior Beckner#71
- 2.Bobby Blake#75
- 3.Ken Copley#7
- 4.Michael Mark#4
- 5.David LeBeau#16
New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 LKQ Super Stocks
- 1.Bobby Holley#56
- 2.Don Duval#30
- 3.George Spears#18
- 4.Justin Spears#48
- 5.Greg “scoot” Dame#67
New Smyrna Speedway 11/15/2020 David Rogers Super Late Models
- 1.Bubba Pollard#26
- 2.Daniel Dye#43
- 3.George Gorham#03
- 4.Jesse Dutilly#30
- 5.Brad May#9
New Smyrna Speedway 11/15/2020 Sportsman
- 1.Jason Lester#7
- 2.Earl Beckner#71
- 3.Jason Vail#407
- 4.Matthew Green#44
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New Smyrna Speedway 11/15/2020 Mod Minis
- 1.
#112 - 2.
#31 - 3.
#22 - 4.
#19 - 5.
David Rogers Super Late Models as of 8/27/2020
- 1.Brad May265pts
- 2.Michael Atwell265pts
- 3.Vincent Staggs192pts
- 4.Jesse Dutilly189pts
- 5.Daniel Dye126pts
Pro Late Model as of 10/24/2020
- 1.Jamie Skinner255pts
- 2.Logan Misuraca223pts
- 3.Brad May196pts
- 4.Dalton Smith159pts
- 5.Charley Ayers149pts
Tour Modified as of 2/14/2020
- 1.Matt Hirschman290pts
- 2.Craig Lutz258pts
- 3.Anthony Nocella254pts
- 4.Mike Willis236pts
- 5.Tyler Rypkema226pts
Modifieds as of 10/31/2020
- 1.Tim Moore357pts
- 2.Wayne Parker337pts
- 3.Jerry Symons277pts
- 4.Greg Bruce269pts
- 5.Shain Held231pts
Sportsman as of 10/31/2020
- 1.Adam Briggs292pts
- 2.Steve Barnes264pts
- 3.
219pts - 4.
217pts - 5.
E-Mod as of 10/31/2020
- 1.
331pts - 2.
279pts - 3.
260pts - 4.
243pts - 5.
NASCAR Adjusts Two 2021 Race Weekends in February
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2020) – Due to challenges resulting from the ongoing pandemic and the need for significant advance planning, NASCAR will adjust two race weekends immediately following the 63rd running of the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 14. All three NASCAR national series will now remain in Daytona to run a tripleheader at the storied road course Feb. 19-21 before the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series head down to Homestead-Miami Speedway on Feb. 27-28. (more…)
Kyle Busch Motorsports Announces Crew Chief Lineup for 2021
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 8, 2020) – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today the crew chief lineup for its three full-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams in 2021. (more…)
Dover International Speedway Partners With General Tire for May 14 ARCA Menards Series East Race
DOVER, Del. (Nov. 30, 2020) – General Tire will be the entitlement sponsor of the ARCA Menards Series East race on Friday, May 14 at Dover International Speedway, the opening race of the Monster Mile’s NASCAR tripleheader weekend set for May 14‐16, 2021. (more…)