Timmonsville, S.C.’s Darren Greene rode his PT4 chassis to the win in LO206 385. Greene won the race over Joshua Trone and Andrew Petty.
Monday Race 1
With most racers unable to compete on day one due to the weather, competitors were chomping at the bit to go racing when Monday morning came calling. Once the weather cleared and it became apparent the final day of Daytona KartWeek would go off without the threat of rain, many competitors rushed to registration to enter additional classes after their divisions were rained out the day prior. The first race group to hit the track Monday included many of the fastest karts not only in attendance, but in the world. Unlimited Final 2 saw a great battle among Formula 125cc laydowns Brian Wilhelm and Mitch White and the dual-engine enduro of Robby Harper. Multitime Daytona winner Wilhelm, of Rogers, Arkansas, ended up beating out Harper by just 0.076 seconds while White faded toward the end of the 30-minute contest to finish 12 seconds back of Wilhelm in third. Craig Keller came home fourth while Michael Lattos rounded out the top five in the 19-kart field.
was tight! I’d like to thank Russell, Dunlop and SwedeTech for their support,” Wilhelm said. Johnny Gottsacker was one of many Lone Star State competitors who found success at Daytona. Gottsacker, hailing from Dallas, Texas, wheeled his Intrepid chassis to the victory in CIK 125 Shifter 2. Gottsacker had to work for the win, however, as Dan Chalk finished a mere 0.024 seconds back in one of the closest finishes of the weekend. Howard Rico was third, Ted Telitz fourth and David Walker fifth. “I passed for the lead on the last lap out of turn four and won by a real slim margin,” Gottsacker said. “This was my first time at Daytona and I’m glad to get a win. Very awesome!” Lake City, Florida’s Brad Zoeller had the fastest 125 sprint shifter in attendance. Decked with full fiberglass bodywork, Zoeller raced his DR Kart chassis to a big 16.7-second win over former Daytona winner Tracy Phillips. Jordan Huguet was third, Keith Buffo fourth and Steven Intravaia fifth.
“We set a goal of beating our 2:11 lap time from 2012,” Zoeller commented. “Early in the race we accomplished that goal with a Wilhelm talked about his latest Daytona quick time of 2:09. I would like to thank my victory after the contest. team who took off work to come support “It was an incredible race. Mitch White and me this year.” I had a great race and traded positions many times. Robby Harper caught us and Huoma, Louisiana’s Bobby Butler was the lone 250 Twin entrant, but he made some made it a three-way battle. I was able to hold off Robby at the line. There were five heads turn when he passed all the Unlimdrivers in the race that turned 1:59 laps. It ited entrants and clocked a best time of feb 2014 - wka karting scene
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