Welcome to The Villages Motor Racing Fan Club website!

SHARING INTERESTS IN ALL FORMS OF MOTOR RACING

You are cordially invited to view the pages in our site, all of which have been designed to keep our members and interested parties up-to-speed (pun intended!) on who we are and what we do.

Our club is open to all Villages residents. Collectively, we are dedicated to providing a forum to share common interests in ALL forms of motor racing.

Besides many of us being NASCAR fans, we are equally interested in the local racing venues so prevalent here in Florida. The classes we watch range from Super Late Models to Go-Karts, NHRA dragsters, and motorcycles. The tracks we have been known to visit range from the 2.5-mile, high-banked asphalt Daytona International Speedway to the 1/4-mile, flat dirt Marion County Speedway.

There are several ways for you to stay in touch with us:
  

Our next meeting is on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Colony Cottage Recreation Center, going green at 7 p.m.

Our guest speaker will be Joe Ruttman, a talented racer who drove stock cars in USAC and all three of NASCAR’s top series.

Joe made his NASCAR Grand National Series (now Cup Series) debut in 1963 at Riverside. He drove in three more Series races between 1964 and 1980, while racing local tracks in between.

Ruttman was the 1978 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year, and the 1980 USAC Series champion.

Joe caught a big break in 1981 when J.D. Stacy hired him for the Cup Series. He went on to run a full Series schedule from 1982 through 1984, 1986, and 1991. During his 20 years in the Sprint Cup Series, he had 60 top-ten finishes and 19 top-five.

In 1995, Ruttman competed in the inaugural NASCAR SuperTrucks Series (now Craftsman Truck Series). Joe won two races that year on his way to finishing second in the championship. He went on to win 11 more races between 1996 and 2007. He won his last race at age 56, making him the oldest race winner in any NASCAR division.

Meetings are open only to club members, but Villages residents can join at the door. If you are interested, Click Here for more information.

ROVAL -- Six predictors with five different predictions, including Shane Van Gisbergen, the first time he's been picked. Let's see what happens. The road races are always fun to watch and this week we can root for five drivers!

Roval Predictions    

  1. Marty Wool  1 win, 191 points - Kyle Larson - The Roval will test the driver's skills. Excellent in all types of racing, he will tame the roval and win his sixth of the season.
  2. Shel Larson  1 win, 151 points - Christopher Bell - Everyone else will pick Larson or Byron. If I have a chance to win I have to separate myself from the pack.
  3. Mike Petix  1 win 145 points - Kyle Larson - After a 4th place finish at Talladega and almost being shut out of the playoffs he'll be looking for a win at Charlotte.
  4. Larry Palermini  0 wins, 155 points - William Byron - Running strong late in the season ranking number one.  Speedway road course looks positive.
  5. Bob Carlblom  0 wins, 118 points - Shane Van Gisbergen (SVG) - Always great on road/street courses.  Now running well on ovals too.  Good combination to win at the Roval.  
  6. Donna Gross  0 wins, 80 points - Chase Elliott - He wants to move up in playoff standings with his 4th win at Roval and 2nd win of the season.

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.