Kevin Albert ***note***

Almost forgot to mention, look for Albert to also have a Lombardo powerplant under the hood of that '08 Troyer when they pull into the pits at Grandview Speedway....Plenty of 'horses' to get the job done on the 'Hill'.

Kevin Albert 2010

Had the pleasure of talking to 21yr old Kevin Albert tonight....The third year up and comer racer out of Lebanon Pa plans to be right back at it this season on the super tough Pa sbm racing scene....Also, in a recent announcement, Kevin will take part in the BFP Specialty Pa 'Young Guns' Promotion that will take place this upcoming season....Albert and 13 other young racers that compete at Big Diamond Raceway and Grandview Speedway have all signed up to be a part of this unique promotion for 2010....The young racers in the area are the future of our sport, and Kevin Albert is going to be a HUGE part of that future, and is thrilled to be a part of this special promotion this year.

As for the action on the track this season, well, a little of the 'same' and a little somethin' new is planned for the Albert Racing team....This will be Kevin's third year of competition at BDR on Friday nights, and he'll be back this year with the same '09 Troyer race car he ran last year, with a Lombardo racing engine under the hood....The somethin' new for the 3A racing team this year will be, seeing Albert and the team tackle a limited Saturday night schedule at Grandview Speedway this season....Look for Albert to have an '08 Troyer mod for his racing on the 'Hill' when the team makes the trek to Bechtelsville this season....As Albert has had some experience at Grandview in the past, but that was behind the wheel of a Tobias SpeedSTR....It'll be his first experience there is a sbm.

Look for BIG things from Kevin Albert the more seat time this youngster gets, as he has shown signs of being a racer who isn't shy of racing HAMMER DOWN....I remember his rookie season, then the car was a #333, this kid comes out right out that bat and starts to wire the field in his heat races, I mean, SMOKIN' 'EM....Really getting everyone's attention, and has many asking, "Who is this kid"....Well, now going into his 'junior year' with the sbm's, folks, I'm tellin' ya's, the results are going start to come....And don't be surprised if you see/read Kevin Albert's name pop into victory lane this season....Just remember, you heard it here first, because this youngsters time is comin', TRUST ME, IT IS.

Friesen Takes First Win of 2010

Stewart Friesen survived a crazy night that saw a lot of torn up racecars on Thursday night. Friesen won his heat and led every lap on his way to picking up his first career Volusia win. Finishing second was Dale Planck, and rounding out the top 5 were Bobby Varin, Jimmy Phelps, and Mario Clair.

Next race is tomorrow night, although the weather down there looks threatening. Good to have big blocks on the track tonight!

Volusia Update: Night 1 Modified Feature Line-Up

Qualifying is complete, here's how the feature will line up. There were 43 cars entered tonight. The drivers started heads up based off how they finished in the 4 heats and 2 consis from today.

Feature

1st #1 Stewart Friesen

2nd #77x Dale Planck

3rd #98H Jimmy Phelps

4th #10 Bobby Varin

5th #9s Matt Sheppard

6th #65 Rex King

7th #49er Danny Johnson

8th #42p Pat Ward

9th #20 Brett Hearn

10th #30 Jamie Mills

11th #0 Richie Pratt

12th #165 Rex King Jr.

13th #66w Alan Johnson

14th #07 Tim Kerr

15th #48too Dave Rauscher

16th #7 Rick Laubach

17th #85 Dan Vauter

18th #22c Mario Clair

19th #14 Jimmy Horton

20th #29 Vic Coffey

21st #34 Andy Bachetti

22nd #91 Billy Decker

23rd #1 Billy Pauch

24th #19H Chris Higgins

25th #1x Willy Decker

26th #33 Ray Swinehart

DNQ

#97 Michel Chicoine

#99L Larry Wight

#8R Rob Bellinger

#01 Brett Ballard

#43 Keith Flach

#8 Rich Scagliotta

#85J H.J. Bunting

#56 Vince Vitale

#T21 Roger Chrystler

#1 Darwin Greene

#23 Billy VanInwegen

#79 Jeremy Markle

#66 Dexter Stacey

#70 Erin Acquaro

#6 John Stangle

#21K Randy Chrystler (DNS the consi)

#66w Wallace Scacey (only ran practice, gave his car to Alan Johnson after Alan broke in practice)

Modifieds Kick Off 2010 Tonight!

For live text updates from tonight's race at Volusia, click here! http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/dtd_livewire/fsw_volusia2102010.shtml

Here are tonight's heat race line-ups, the race will be 30 laps and pay $2,000 to win!

The only drivers from the entry list that aren't there are the Forte brothers. Vic Coffey is in Jeff Brownell's #29 for tonight only (as far as we know.) Alan Johnson broke in practice, and will drive Wallace Stacey's #66w tonight. I won't be doing anymore updates, but as I said, join DTD is doing live updates. Also, DirtVision.com has the audio up for free. I'll have the top 5 posted here tonight.

Heat 1

#20 Brett Hearn- #1 Stewart Friesen

#97 Michel Chicoine- #34 Andy Bachetti

#85 Dan Vauter- #9s Matt Sheppard

#70 Eric Acquaro- #1x Willy Decker

#21k Randy Chrystler- #6 John Stangle

#14J Alan Johnson

Heat 2

#07 Tim Kerr- #77x Dale Planck

#01 Brett Ballard- #65 Rex King

#43 Keith Flach- #23 Billy VanInwegen

#30 Jamie Mills- #22 Mario Clair

#1 Billy Pauch- #T21 Roger Chrystler

#85J H.J. Bunting

Heat 3

#98H Jimmy Phelps- #49er Danny Johnson

#48too Dave Rauscher- #33 Ray Swinehart

#79 Jeremy Markle- 0 Richie Pratt

#14 Jimmy Horton- #1 Darwin Greene

#8R Rob Bellinger- #66w Wallace Stacey

#91 Billy Decker

Heat 4

#56 Vince Vitale- #165 Rex King Jr.

#8 Rich Scagliotta- #7 Rick Laubach

#10 Bobby Varin- #99L Larry Wight

#29 Vic Coffey- #19H Chris Higgins

#66 Dexter Stacey- #42p Pat Ward

Volusia Rained Out on Tuesday

Even though the big blocks don't have their first race at Volusia until tomorrow night, they had an open practice scheduled for this evening. The mighty modifieds will take to the track tomorrow night as they have their first race of the season.

Pauch Lands New Rides

Billy Pauch Jr. announced his plans last week, which included 3 new rides for the youngster, now, his father has announced he's landed 2 new rides for 2010. Pauch will return to the Kevin Bilfulco Racing #1 big block modified for weekly action at New Egypt. However, he will return to the seat of the Will Brown Motorsports #1w for big block action in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Also, he'll take over driving duties of the Tuit Racing #673 big block modified for special events in New York such as at Fulton, Fonda, Utica Rome, among others.

Acquaro Headed to Volusia, Manmiller too?

As we approach the Volusia big block modified opener, the current Volusia entry list has 43 big blocks listed on it. We know for a fact that Willy Decker is headed down with his #1x, even though he's not on the entry list. We know have learned that Accord regular Eric Acquaro is headed down with his self-owned #70 big block modified, which takes the total current field to an impressive 45 big block modifieds. We've also learned that Doug Manmiller is headed down with the Dick Biever team. The team is taking 2 cars, so, Manmiller could end up in a second Dick Biever car for at least one of the nights in Volusia (if it were to happen it'd make sense for it to be the final night.) We've been told that the plan is for him to run all 4 nights, however, that is unconfirmed.

Florida Dirt Tour Update

The Florida Dirt Tour roster has been updated, and there are now 44 entries listed, Dale Planck and John Stangle have been added. Here's the entry list...

#0 Richie Pratt

#01 Brett Ballard

#07 Tim Kerr

#1 Darwin Greene

#1 Stewart Friesen

#1 Billy Pauch

#1x Willy Decker

#3D Dexter Stacey

#6 John Stangle

#7 Rick Laubach

#8 Rich Scagliotta

#8R Rob Bellinger

#9s Matt Sheppard

#10 Bobby Varin

#14 Jimmy Horton

#14J Alan Johnson

#19H Chris Higgins

#20 Brett Hearn

#21K Randy Chrystler

#T21 Roger Chrystler

#22 Mario Clair

#23 Billy VanInwegen

#29 Jeff Brownell

#30 Jamie Mills

#33 Ray Swinehart

#34 Andy Bachetti

#m40 Mark Forte Jr.

#R40 Ryan Forte

#42p Pat Ward

#43 Keith Flach

#48too Dave Rauscher

#49er Danny Johnson

#56 Vinnie Vitale

#65 Rex King

#66w Wallace Stacey

#77x Dale Planck

#79 Jeremy Markle

#85 Dan Vauter

#85J H.J. Bunting

#91 Billy Decker

#97 Michel Chicoine

#98H Jimmy Phelps

#99L Larry Wight

#165 Rex King Jr.

Mike White Joins Saracino Racing

Delaware International Speedway crate sportsman champion, Mike White, will take over driving duties of the Saracino Racing #91D big block modified. White will also have his own #43 car for select races. The team will run weekly at Delaware International Speedway, but will run specials at Georgetown Speedway and Bridgeport Speedway. Saracino Racing started the season with Donny Radd last year, and ended with John Willman driving the car.