August 10
Volusia Speedway Park,
Barberville, FL
Sanction: Unsanctioned Supers (Firecracker 4000) - $4,000
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated August 11, 11:16 am)
Mark Whitener outruns brother at Volusia
Firecracker 4000
- Mark Whitener
- David Whitener
- Bud Chancey
- Shan Smith
- Jimmy Waldrop
- Trever Taylor
- Cameron Saunders
- Wayne Reutimann
- David Showers Jr.
- Derike Bennett
- Ronnie Chance
- Homer Leonard
- Adam Bennett
- Bubba Christian
- Dennis Williams
- Robert Gast
- Matthew McGillivary
- Richard Ferry
- Jamie Carter
- Dustin Perez
- Jonathan Thomas
- Nevin Gainey
- Jason Pope
- Jordan Lockhart
- Johnny Allen
- John Bledsoe
Dave Shank
Mark White (right) outran his brother David Whitener (left) to win Saturday's Firecracker 4000 at Volusia Speedway Park.
What won the race: Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., slipped by his brother David to lead lap 32 and went on to win Saturday’s caution-plagued Firecracker 4000 at Volusia Speedway Park, earning $4,000 for his second Firecracker 4000 victory in a row.
Key notes: Mark Whitener finished 1.117 seconds ahead of his brother David Whitener, who took the lead from Nevin Gainey on lap 10 and paced the middle stage of the race. … Gainey retired on lap 11. … Fifteen of the 26 starters completed all 40 laps. … The race took more than 59 minutes to complete. It was slowed by multiple cautions including a lengthy yellow on lap five and three cautions in the final eight laps. … The final caution set up a four-lap shootout to the checkers. … The Firecracker 4000 was originally set for July 5, but rained out. ... The race was unsactioned, but ran under Florida Late Model Challenge Series rules. ... Volusia hosts the Florida Late Model Challenge Series on Nov. 23.
Winner's sponsors: Whitener’s Barry Wright Race Car is powered by a Jay Dickens Racing Engine and sponsored by United Land Clearing, Racecar Engineering, Jett Concrete, Burkins Chevrolet, Overkill Motorsports, Carter Trucking and Modern Images.
Current weather: Partly Cloudy, 82°F
Car count: 26
Heat race winners: Mark Whitener, Adam Bennett, David Whitener, Ronnie Chance
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.