By Ronald L. Jerger, Jr. Giving back to the fans was the theme of the evening with the bi-annual “Fan Appreciation Night” at the famed ½ mile high-banked dirt oval of Florence Speedway. Starting with the reduced general admission price for adults at $10 and the extended intermission on the front stretch as all the…
By Ronald L. Jerger, Jr. & Michael Despain Saturday night Florence Speedway highlighted our Time Auto Sales modified division by welcoming the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (AMS) for their 7th ever sanctioned event paying $1500 to the victor. Forty five of the top modifieds in the country packed the pits for what would…
6-13-15 By Ronald L. Jerger, Jr. Saturday night Florence Speedway continued its 2015 season point championships with a 15 lap $300 to win Hornet special. Promoters Jerry, Mona & Josh King welcomed 87 entries to compete on “The South’s Fastest ½ mile High-Banked Dirt Oval” and home of the “North/South 100” and “National Dirt Late…
5-30-15By Ronald L. Jerger, Jr. / James Essex Florence Speedway once again paid homage to one of its racing heroes with its 29th annual running of the “Ralph Latham” Memorial for the Late Model Division. Promoters Jerry, Mona & Josh King welcomed 88 entries, (41) LM’s, (33) Mod’s (season high) and (14) Crate Late Models…
5-23-15By Ronald L. Jerger, Jr. During this Memorial Day holiday weekend we honored our national fallen heroes but also we to once again paid homage to one of our fallen Champions with the 13th annual running of the “Denny Kleier” Memorial paying $500 to win for our Pure Stock Division. With that said the staff…