FMARA Race Report- 3-13-10

sprinter15jr · September 29, 2021, 2:44am

The Florida Midget Auto Racing Association (FMARA) started their season on Saturday night March 13th at Charlotte County Motorsports Park in Punta Gorda with Sarasota’s Ted Durfee winning the first feature of the year. Durfee was followed to the finish line by veteran Jack Duffy also of Sarasota. Riverview’s Jay Stutz was third followed by Jamie Barnum of Spring Hill in fourth and Ray Smith of Lehigh Acres in fifth. Durfee also was the winner of the heat race.

Finish Order:

Ted Durfee #26, Sarasota, FL
Jack Duffy #1, Sarasota, FL
Jay Stutz #6, Riverview, FL
Jamie Barnum #7, Spring Hill, FL
Ray Smith #17, Lehigh Acres, FL
Chris Gimmler, Winter Park, FL
Mike Belusar #30, Punta Gorda, FL
Nick Speidel #21, Muncie, IN
Geoff Styner #5, Cape Coral, FL DNS

Next race for the FMARA will be at Charlotte County Motorsports Park in Punta Gorda on March 27.

Shiloh64 · September 29, 2021, 3:51am

I enjoyed the show. I only came for the TQ’s and sprints. Too bad you can’t turn out more of the TQ’s but the cars that were there put on a good show.

I hadn’t seen Jack Duffy run since he was in a modified up north and I think ARDC’s Doug Craig also ran with you folks a few years back. Young Gimmler did a good job for his first time out and I liked that older Edmunds style hood. Wish more of them (as well as the full midgets and sprints) still carried them. They were heavier and a lot tougher to repair but they had nice lines.

Shiloh