Pit Board 2009-12-30

WKA's Pit Board - 12.30.2009

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Another successful and safe KartWeek is complete

12.30.2009 -- At about 7:20 p.m., the final checkered flag waved under the lights at the Dirt World Championships, officially ending 2009's version of Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket.

The week went very smoothly and, most importantly, safely. There was only one transport all week, which resulted from a hard accident in the Speedway Dirt Unlimited 2 Cycle feature event late Wednesday afternoon. Jeff Kough hit the spun-out kart of Jason Ferguson in the 20-lap Unlimited main, and was conscious but complaining of back pains. Safety officials transported Kough to a local hospital, where he'll be attended to. WKA sends its well wishes out to Kough as well as his family and race team.

The Road Racing and Manufacturer's Cup programs went off without a hitch on the final day of KartWeek. There were no red flags in either series and outstanding racing took place at both the sprint track and the superspeedway road course. The Speedway Dirt features started around 3:30 p.m., and competitive racing followed throughout the rest of the afternoon and evening. The largest class at the dirt track was Briggs Medium, which saw 32 Animal-powered karts take the green flag. Josh Robinson got the win over C.J. Waldron.

The rest of Wednesday's Speedway Dirt winners were Kyle Bowers, Aaron Weed, Austin Berry, Shay Chavous, Mitch Hendrix, Donnie Nall, Travis Camp, Trey Mishue and Matthew Boyd. For unofficial Dirt World Championship results, go to www.worldkarting.com/pg/series/ds/2010/ds-daytona.html.

Wednesday Road Racing winners comprised Justin Taylor, Anthony Honeywell, David Goodwin, Mike Stroik, Alec Meda, Derek Somers, David Bruinsma, Aaron Telitz (twice), Brian Davies, Brian Wilhelm, Randy Fulks, Nick Goodwin, Dick Charest, Keith Freber, Mikey Wright, Bret Spaude, Bob Anderson, Kevin Rusnak, Dennis Claunch, Alfonso Greco, Jeff Ford and Ed Shampine. For unofficial Road Racing results, go to www.worldkarting.com/pg/series/rr/2010/rr-daytona.html.

Wednesday Margay Sprint Championship winners were Ryan Stewart, Zane Smith, Indy car champion Dan Wheldon, Nick Neri (twice), John Dixon, Kenneth Hildebrand, Kyle Tilley, Patrick Olsen and Mike Giessen. For unofficial Manuf. Cup results from Tuesday and Wednesday, go to www.worldkarting.com/pg/series/mc/2010/mc-daytona.html.

Night has fallen on Daytona Beach and after a nice 70-degree day, it's chilly once again. Many teams have already started out for home, while others will wait till the morning or even after the new year comes in tomorrow night.

WKA would like to thank all its racers, teams, fans and officials for a terrific and safe KartWeek 2009. And a special thanks goes out to the folks at SpeedcastTV.com, which covered KartWeek via live Internet broadcast Tuesday and Wednesday. The coverage was outstanding and those interested can log on to SpeedcastTV's Web site to purchase a yearly subscription to their Internet broadcasts which now includes Daytona KartWeek 2009.

Thanks once again to everyone who came out and be sure mark your calendar for KartWeek 2010. Only some 360 days left!

-source: wka