Motorsports | Stickler, Jackson victories top Desoto action
MANATEE -- Mother Nature may have tried to win for the third week in a row at Desoto Speedway, but those who waited out a two-hour rain delay saw some fast and furious action Saturday night that featured dramatic finishes and a
familiar face finally getting his breakthrough win in 2015.
The J.D. Byrider Open Wheel Modifieds headlined the nights racing action. Thanks to an inversion of the field after qualifying, L.B. Skaggs started on the outside pole for the 30-lap main event and paced the field for the first five laps with Cody Stickler, who won multiple events during the 2014 season, directly on his tail.
Stickler passed Skaggs for the lead on the sixth lap and built a sizeable lead when Doug Moff and Nick Hernandez got together coming out of turn four on lap 11. On the restart, Stickler quickly pulled away from Timmy Moore and the rest of the field. Moff got to second with eight laps to go, but couldn't gain any ground on Stickler in the closing laps as the Pinellas Park driver cruised to his first win of the 2015 season.
A large field of cars was on hand for the Take Aim Gun Range Street Stock 25-lap feature. Polesitter Jimmy Castleberry grabbed the early advantage and held off challenges from Danny Caylor and Tyler Lau in the early laps.
While Caylor and Lau battled for the top spot, a three-wide battle for the third spot broke out between Castleberry, Ander Jackson and Jeff Firestine. Jackson won that battle and quickly ran down the leading duo of Caylor and Lau.
With two laps to go, Jackson moved high going into the first turn and went from third to first by the time the leaders got to the backstretch.
Jackson was unchallenged the rest of the way and the 2014 Desoto Street Stock champion went on to his second win of the 2015 season. In other action Saturday night, Tom Zimmerman held off Lee Davis to win the 25-lap Mod Mini feature; Randy Spicer won the 15-lap bomber feature; Joe Lombardi won the 25-lap feature and road course race for the Enduro cars; and DJ Taylor closed the evening by winning the 10-lap Enduro flag pole race.
DESOTO SPEEDWAY RACE RESULTS
Open Wheel Modified
1. 99 Cody Stickler Pinellas park
2. 46 Doug Moff Ft Myers...
3. 57 Tim Moore St Pete
4. 37 Nick Hernandez Palmetto
5. 9 Cameron Ray Homasassa
6. 71 L.B. Skaggs Ft Myers
7. 3 Rick Kase Odessa DNS
Street Stock
1. 91 Ander Jackson Punta Gorda
2. 7 Danny Caylor Lehigh
3. 27 Tyler Lau Bradenton
4.93 Jeff Firestine Venice
5. 45 Mike Karrivan Bradenton
6.88 Jimmy Castleberry Auburndale
7.33 Ronnie Brock Jr. Sebring
8. 11 Travis Barfield Myakka City
9. 64 Dave Bowman Bradenton
10. 69 Keith Neff Bradenton
11. 72 Roger Dufrense Bradenton
12. 8 Jamie Castleberry Auburndale D.N.S.
13. 40 Scott Finch Bradenton DNS
Bombers
1. 22x Randy Spicer New Port Richey
2. 22 Dean Butrum Venice
3. 09 Jessica Robbins
4 15 Clint Snyder North Port
5. 88 Jimmy Castleberry Bartow
6. 23 Kenny Gibson Venice
7. 39 Jeff Firestine Venice
Modified Mini
1. 55 Tom Zimmerman Largo
2, 77 Lee Davis Lakeland
3. 72 Darin Ellis Myakka
4. 86 Fred Paravicini Bradenton
5. 4P Donnie Powes Myakka City
6. 6 Dave Davis Bradenton
7. 6F Jimmy Frazier Avon Park
8. 4H Phil Harp Largo
9. 67 Bo Davis Lakeland
10. 17 Jimmie Wood Bradenton
Mini Stock
1. 99 Johnny Marra Cape Coral
2. 05 Ronnie Robinson Bradenton
3. 67 Jimmie Best Sarasota
4. 28 Eric Daniels Bradenton
5. 008 Ren Wright Jr. St. Pete
6. 85 Mike Gamache Tarpon Springs
7. 3 Sherry Best Myakka
8. 77 Laura Mammina North Port
9. 10 Kristan Milthaler North Port
10. 19 Meagan Hirschy Port Charlotte
11. 37 Jerry Groves Venice
Enduro
1. 869 Joe Lombardi Sarasota
2. 4T Darrell Taylor
3. 01 Nick Draganor
4. 2 Matt Carpenter Myakka
5. 02 Josh Bridges Sarasota
6. 08 Ryan Watrous
7. 3 Duane Campbell
8. 77 Michael Cox Bradenton
9. 7 Molly Lombardi Sarasota
10. 1 Brent England Bradenton
11. 8 Josh Widner Myakka City
12. 5y Aaron Yahnke Bradenton
13. 17 Ryan Meiser Lehigh
14. 702 Justin Arrigoni Sarasota
Road Coarse
1. 869 Joe Lambardo Sarasota
2. 01 Nick Draganor
3 17 Ryan Meiser Lehigh
4. 77 Michael Cox Bradenton
5. 1 Brett England Bradenton
6. 7 Molly Lombardi Sarasota
7. 8 Josh Widner Myakka City
8. 5y Aaron Yahnke Bradenton
9. 13y Larry McDaniel Bradenton
10. 4t Darrell Taylor
11. 23
12. 08 Ryan Watrous
Flag Pole
1. 4T D.J. Taylor
2. 869 Joe Lombardi Sarasota
3. 01 Nick Draganor
4. 8 Josh Widner Myakka City
5. 77 Michael Cox Bradenton
6. 7 Molly Lombardi Sarasota
7. 1 Brett England Bradenton
This story was originally published September 6, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Motorsports | Stickler, Jackson victories top Desoto action."