Welcome to The Villages Motor Racing Fan Club website!

SHARING INTERESTS IN ALL FORMS OF MOTOR RACING

Curious about who we are and what keeps our engines running? Take a spin through our website -- it's built to keep both members and racing fans up-to-speed (pun fully intended!) on everything we do.

Our club is open to all Villages residents, and we're united by one passion: motor racing in every form. Whether you're a die-hard NASCAR fan, love the roar of NHRA dragsters, root for super late models on dirt and asphalt, or get a kick out of go-karts and motorcycles, you'll find fellow enthusiasts here. The photo above? Believe it or not -- that's not even half our members!

From the legendary 2.5-mile high banks of Daytona to the gritty 1/4-mile dirt of Marion County Speedway, we live and breathe the tracks that make Florida a racing hotspot.

Want to keep the excitement going? Connect with us on Facebook or through our Contacts page. We would love to welcome you into the club!
  


Paul Diatlovich debriefing with John Paul Jr. at The Mickyard.

Our next club meeting is on February 4 at Colony Cottage Recreation Center, with the green flag dropping at 7 p.m.

Our guest speaker will be Paul Diatlovich, a fellow Villager whose 40-plus years in Champ Car and IndyCar racing put him right in the middle of some of open-wheel racing's most exciting eras.

Paul's racing journey began on Long Island in the early 1970s, crewing on an SCCA Toyota Celica driven by trailblazing racer Janet Guthrie. A few years later, she called and asked him to join the crew of a Champ Car team preparing for the Indy 500, and from that moment on, open-wheel racing became his life.

After years as a respected mechanic in Champ Car, Paul launched his own team, PDM Racing, when the Indy Racing League began in 1996. The team competed full time through 2003 and earned its best finish in 2000, when Sam Hornish Jr. drove to a thrilling third-place finish at Las Vegas.

If you enjoy behind-the-scenes racing stories - from the garage to the grid - you won't want to miss this one.

Meetings are open only to club members, but Villages residents are welcome to join at the door. Click Here for more membership information.

LAS VEGAS -- This week we have four different drivers to follow and cheer for to get a Prediction Row win. All the Predictors have solid reasons for their picks. Let's see who gets it right.

This is going to be an exciting race to watch.  

Standings are based on the number of wins with points breaking any ties. The top three advance to our Chase Segment.

Las Vegas Predictions

  1. Jim Rezendes - 1 win, 153 points - Kyle Larson - All top 10's so far, 3rd last week.  Won 3 times at Vegas since 2021.  Vegas stats: top 2 60% of the time in Next Gen car.
  2. Pete Zaagman - 1 win, 138 points - Ryan Blaney - The 2023 Cup champ has 18 total cup wins, including last week at Phoenix. Winless at Vegas and ready to beat the odds.
  3. Bob Patterson - 1 win, 87 points - Denny Hamlin - The oldest Vegas cup winner, he won the Oct race in 2025.  It was his 60th career win. Another win here, another cup record.
  4. Craig Simundza - 0 wins, 146 points - Kyle Larson - Tenth in points and looking for his first win, the 2025 Champ does well at The Diamond in the Desert with 3 wins and nine top 5s.
  5. Larry Palermini - 0 wins, 85 points - Joey Logano - In his last four starts in Las Vegas he got a win and three top 10’s.  He has won 35 races for Penske.
  6. Bob Woodsford - 0 wins, 59 points - Joey Logano - He has 4 wins at Las Vegas, most recently in 2024 and is a 3-time cup champion.  This year no wins and a DNF. 
     

Click on the PREDICTION ROW tab at the top of this page so you can keep up with the competition from race to race. Check the notes at the bottom for an explanation of scoring.