[racin jason]

Car owners and drivers are preparing for an intense period of racing activity which includes five increasingly big and bigger events over a short six week span. The Florence show will kick off a late season Race to Prosperity with a 30 lap feature paying $3,000 to win. Drivers are reminded that $100 in tow money will be paid to participants who made the pull to Kentucky but did not make the feature. The increased pay-offs until seasons end will provide the remaining 5 feature winners with a combined winners purse of $31,000 to shoot for. The results of the upcoming races at 4 different tracks might create a five way split if 5 different winners emerge from the pack to grasp a checkered flag.

MSCS sprints have made 3 appearances at Florence Speedway with the first appearance being in 2005. Each race there has produced a different winner. Dickie Gaines, Robert Ballou, and Chris Windom mastered the half mile track on those particular evenings. These 3 drivers have either won or finished in the top five in each of their two appearances at Florence. Darren Hagen, Kyle Cummins, and Dave Darland have been in the top ten on two occasions at the track.

Hud Cone of Oakland City, IN, holds the distinction of being the only driver to make and finish all three of those features and he turned in three top ten performances with the opportunities he earned. Over 50 different drivers have captured a feature starting spot at Florence Speedway. Only 10 of those have been in a Florence starting line-up more than once! Heat races to earn those starting spots have been competitive. Features have been dotted with new faces. The track serves as a neutral battle ground on the MSCS circuit!

Ricky Williams was one of those new faces late in the fall of 2007. He made the feature that night and continued on with the series to earn the MSCS Rookie of the Year honors in 2008. Currently Williams is battling Kyle Cummins for the 2009 MSCS title. The two drivers are separated in the standings by a mere 28 points! Rookie Brandon Mattox is third in points this season and finished 11th in his first appearance at Florence in May. This race has the potential to cause a shift throughout the top ten as the points race also resumes. Blake Fitzpatrick and Hud Cone round out the top five in points thus far.

The program on the 29th at Florence Speedway is a triple header and will also include a complete slate of late model and modified races. Information released by the track lists the starting time for the race at 7:30 P.M. The pit gates open at 4 P.M. and the main gate open at 6 P.M. with hot laps lined up in the chute. All times are E.D.T.

For more information please visit www.mscssprints.com

Racin Jason Adams-Tour Director and Series Announcer
Midwest Sprint Car Series
www.mscssprints.com
racinjasonadams@yahoo.com
812-664-8268

Jason this is the Webmail I received from Florence Speedway. Hot laps starting at 6pm Eastern

MSCS sprints this weekend at Florence Speedway!


This weekend sees the return of the sprints to Florence Speedway. On Saturday August 29th, the MSCS sprints will invade the Union, Kentucky oval for a $3,000 to win program. Also on the card this weekend will be regular shows for the Late Model and Modified divisions. As a reminder, the nights racing program will be starting half an hour earlier with hot laps beginning at 6pm and racing starting at 7:30 pm. Full times and prices for this weekend's race are listed below. For more information, got the the track's website at www.florencespeedway.com



August 29th Event Info:

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Gate Prices:
o General Admission: $18
o Kids(6-11): $3
o Pit Admission: $30
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Times:
o Pit Gate Opens: 4 pm
o General Admission Gates Open: 5:30 pm
o Hot Laps Start: 6:00 pm
o Racing Starts: 7:30 pm
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Format:
o MSCS Sprints: Heats, Consis and Feature
o Late Models: Heats, Consis and Feature
o Modifieds: Heats, Consis and Feature

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[cecil98]

We'll be there!!! The Florence race is always a great show!!!

[coachmeece]

Im making my first trip there i cant wait sounds like a good group a cars going down for the 3000 to win show

[Eagle14]

ncludes five increasingly big and bigger events over a short six week span. The Florence show will kick off a late season Race to Prosperity with a 30 lap feature paying $3,000 to win. Drivers are reminded that $100 in tow money will be paid to participants who made the pull to Kentucky but did not make the feature. The increased pay-offs until seasons end will provide the remaining 5 feature winners with a combined winners purse of $31,000 to shoot for. The results of the upcoming races at 4 different tracks might create a five way split if 5 different winners emerge from the pack to grasp a checkered flag.

MSCS sprints have made 3 appearances at Florence Speedway with the first appearance being in 2005. Each race there has produced a different winner. Dickie Gaines, Robert Ballou, and Chris Windom mastered the half mile track on those particular evenings. These 3 drivers have either won or finished in the top five in each of their two appearances d City, IN, holds the distinction of being the only driver to make and finish all three of those features and he turned in three top ten performances with the opportunities he earned. Over 50 different drivers have captured a feature starting spot at Florence Speedway. Only 10 of those have been in a Florence starting line-up more than once! Heat races to earn those starting spots have been competitive. Features have been dotted with new faces. The track serves as a neutral battle ground on the MSCS circuit!

Ricky Williams was one of those new faces late in the fall of 2007. He made the feature that night and continued on with the series to earn the MSCS Rookie of the Year honors in 2008. Currently Williams is battling Kyle Cummins for the 2009 MSCS title. The two drivers are separated in the standings by a mere 28 points! Rookie Brandon Mattox is third in points this season and finished 11th in his first appearance at Florence in May. This race has the potential to cause a shift throughout the top ten as the points race also resumes. Blake Fitzpatrick and Hud Cone round out the top five in points thus far.

The program on the 29th at Florence Speedway is a triple header and will also include a complete slate of late model and modified races. Information released by the track lists the starting time for the race at 7:30 P.M. The pit gates open at 4 P.M. and the main gate open at 6 P.M. with hot laps lined up in the chute. All times are E.D.T.

For more information please visit www.mscssprints.com

Racin Jason Adams-Tour Director and Series Announcer
Midwest Sprint Car Series
www.mscssprints.com
racinjasonadams@yahoo.com
812-664-8268[/QUOTE]
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[wildman92]

Originally Posted by coachmeece Im making my first trip there i cant wait sounds like a good group a cars going down for the 3000 to win show

Someone better send me updates....

[sprintgal]

Looks like Mother Nature will be on the MSCS/Florence's side on Saturday!!

[racin jason]

Originally Posted by sprintgal Looks like Mother Nature will be on the MSCS/Florence's side on Saturday!!

For those of you the did not go to Florence back in May for the MSCS show, It R***** the entire 3hr trip there from Haubstadt and for about an hour after we got there. We talked to promotor Josh King and he said we are gonna do everything we can to get this show in. And boy did he!!! The track was lightening fast all night long with a TON of passing. Dave Darland came from the 20th starting position and passed 11 cars to finish 9th. Chris Windom held off a hard charging Robert Ballou for his first MSCS win of the year. Here is the story from the May 16th MSCS race at Florence.

WINDOM RACES TO MSCS WIN AT FLORENCE

Union, KY. (May 16, 2009) Chris Windom of Canton, IL, won the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car feature Saturday night at the Florence Speedway. Windom was behind the wheel of the Windom Motorsports Maxim owned by Preston Windom and wrenched by Jeff Walker. The Claxton powered sprinter is sponsored by Central Abrasives and Jeffs Jam it In Storage. It was MSCS career victory number two for the 18 year old driver.

The 25 lap feature was Windoms to win after the 15th lap. He had started on the pole but it was Nic Faas, to his outside on the first row, that would take the initial lead. Both had won qualifying heat races. The engine in Faas car flamed out after 5 laps and he parked it on the infield crossover road. Brady Short grabbed the lead on the restart. He led 9 fast laps before giving way to Chris Windom with Kyle Cummins challenging.

Only one factor remained as the finish neared. That was Robert Ballous late race charge. Ballou moved into second on the 21st lap. Windom and Ballou both went topside with lapped cars producing the next challenge. Although Ballou closed in no real opportunity presented itself. Windom and Ballou crossed the finish line one- two with one lapped car still in the mix.

Two time MSCS Champion Kyle Cummins would finish third after running with the frontrunners all night. Brady Short was fourth and Dickie Gaines was fifth. Short and Gaines were making their first MSCS appearances of the season. Jerry Coons Jr. paced the second five. Bub Cummings was seventh.

A couple of determined veterans were making time back in the pack. Dave Darland would earn the Keizer Aluminum Wheels MSCS Hard Charger of the Race by driving from a 20th starting spot to 9th. Damion Gardner, who finished eighth, started back in the ninth row. The two were involved in a multi car second heat, second turn crash that prevented either from obtaining a higher starting spot for the main. Instead of restarting, the cars were taken to the pits for repairs needed before the feature.

During the feature one red flag was displayed on lap 3 for an incident involving 3 cars in the third turn. The one driven by Kyle Wissmiller rolled over. The reinstituted MSCS work area rule was put to use with several cars requiring service. The feature also had two caution periods. The first yellow flag had been brought out as Faas slowed. The second came out when Hud Cone spun. Hud was able to restart and finished tenth. From lap seven on it was all green flag racing. Rookie Brandon Mattox of Terre Haute, IN, finished eleventh and earned the Wilwood Tuff Brakes Award.

Racin Jason Adams-Tour Director and Series Announcer
Midwest Sprint Car Series
www.mscssprints.com
racinjasonadams@yahoo.com
812-664-8268

[coachmeece]

making my first trip there sounds like some great cars going

lets go racing wooohoooo