Florence Speedway
Fast Facts: 42nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100
By Aaron Clay
DirtonDirt.com weekend editor
Dates: Aug 8-10 (four 25-lap, $6,000-to-win split-field semifeatures Thursday and Friday and Saturday’s 100-lap, $75,000-to-win North-South 100)
Track: Florence Speedway (semi-banked half-mile dirt oval)
Location: Union, Ky.
Purse: $75,000-to-win Late Model feature
Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Streaming: Live on FloRacing
Last year’s winner: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., his second career North-South 100 victory.
Tickets: Three-day general admission $100 for adults; $70 for minors; $15 for children; day-by-by ticketing options below.
Websites: florencesp.webtix.co/events and lucasdirt.com/schedules
Track phone: (859) 493-0034
Notes: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competitors contest the middle of three straight crown jewel events with the 42nd annual Sunoco North-South 100 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. … The three-day event kicks off with twin 25-lap, $6,000-to-win semifeatures Thursday and Friday with accumulative points setting the lineup for Saturday’s heat race lineups preceding consolations and the $75,000-to-win finale. … The purse increases to an event-record $325,000 over three days, including an event-high $3,500-to-start payoff in the finale. … Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., overtook Hudson O’Neal with 20 laps remaining and held off late challenges from Ricky Thornton Jr. to win last season's $75,000 prize, his second career North-South triumph (2016). Pierce enters having won 15 overall races since June 24 at Independence (Iowa) Motor Speedway, earning more than $300,000 in that span. … Thornton, of Chandler, Ariz., enters as the series points leader and seeks his first victory driving for Koehler Motorsports. … Josh Rice of Verona, Ky., is set to debut a new Longhorn Chassis. … Modifieds qualify and heat race Thursday before racing for $2,000-to-win on Friday’s undercard; only Late Models will be competing in Saturday’s finale. … Pits open at 3 p.m. daily, with grandstands opening at 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday before opening at 3 p.m. Saturday. ... The National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Class of 2024 will be inducted in a private ceremony Saturday afternoon (with live streaming on the HoF Facebook page). Inductees: Todd Andrews, Ira Bastin, Al Purkey, Johnny Stokes, Ricky Weeks, Steve Baker, Greg Fielden and Todd Turner. ... Hot laps start at 7 nightly with racing to follow.
North-South 100 winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2023: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2022: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2021: Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga.
2020: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2019: Chris Madden, Gray Court, S.C.
2018: Ricky Weiss, Headingley, Manitoba
2017: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2016: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2014: Eddie Carrier Jr., Salt Rock, W.Va.
2013: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2012: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2011: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2010: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2009: Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, Wis.
2008: Darren Miller, Milledgeville, Ill.
2007: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2006: Steve Shaver, Vienna, W.Va.
2005: Bart Hartman, Zanesville, Ohio
2004: Steve Shaver, Vienna, W.Va.
2003: Dan Schlieper, Sullivan, Wis.
2002: Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa.
2001: Rained out
2000: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1999: Bob Pierce, Danville, Ill.
1998: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1997: Rick Aukland, Fargo, N.D.
1996: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1995: John Gill, Mitchell, Ind.
1994: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1993: John Gill, Mitchell, Ind.
1992: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1991: Rodney Combs, Lost Creek, W.Va.
1990: Mike Head, Ellenwood, Ga.
1989: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1988: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1987: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1986: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1985: John Mason, Millersburg, Ohio
1984: Pat Patrick, Sayler Park, Ohio
1983: Pat Patrick, Sayler Park, Ohio
Weekend purses
Thursday and Friday semifeatures
1. $6,000
2. $3,000
3. $2,000
4. $1,250
5. $1,000
6. $900
7. $850
8. $800
9. $750
10. $700
11. $650
12. $600
13. $550
14.-24. $500
Saturday’s non-qualifier’s race
1. $3,000
2. $1,500
3. $1,000
4. $850
5. $750
6. $650
7. $600
8. $575
9. $550
10. $525
11.-20. $500
Saturday’s North-South 100
1. $75,000
2. $20,000
3. $10,000
4. $9,000
5. $8,000
6. $7,000
7. $6,000
8. $5,000
9. $4,750
10. $4,500
11. $4,250
12. $4,000
13. $3,750
14. $3,650
15. $3,600
16. $3,550
17. $3,550
18.-25. $3,500
Event schedule
(All times local; subject to change)
Thursday
3 p.m. - Pits open
6 p.m. - Grandstands open
7 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Late Model Group A time trials (2 laps)
- Late Model Group B time trials (2 laps)
- Modified time trials
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps; if necessary)
Intermission/track prep
- First Late Model semifeature (25 laps)
- Second Late Model semifeature (25 laps)
Friday
3 p.m. - Pits open
6 p.m. - Grandstands open
7 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Late Model Group A time trials (2 laps)
- Late Model Group B time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified consolations (10 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps; if necessary)
Intermission/track prep
- First Late Model semifeature (25 laps)
- Second Late Model semifeature (25 laps)
- Modified feature (20 laps)
Saturday
2:30 p.m. - Drivers’ autograph session (Hall of Fame building)
3 p.m. - All gates open
3:30 p.m. - Memorabilia auction
5 p.m. - Dirt Racing Outreach service
7 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Intermission/track prep
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
Driver introductions
- 42nd annual North-South 100 (100 laps)
- Late Model non-qualifiers' race (25 laps)
Tickets
Thursday
Three-day general admission: $100 for adults (ages 18-and-up); $70 for minors (ages 13-to-17); $15 for children (ages 12-and-under)
One-day general admission: $30 for adults (ages 18-and-up); $20 for minors (ages 13-to-17); $5 for children (ages 12-and-under)
Reserved seating: additional $5 per ticket
Three-day all access pit pass: $150
One-day all access pit pass: $50
Friday
Two-day general admission: $75 for adults (ages 18-and-up); $55 for minors (ages 13-to-17); $12 for children (ages 12-and-under)
One-day general admission: $30 for adults (ages 18-and-up); $20 for minors (ages 13-to-17); $5 for children (ages 12-and-under)
Reserved seating: additional $5 per ticket
Two-day all access pit pass: $105
One-day all access pit pass: $50
Saturday
One-day general admission: $45 for adults (ages 18-and-up); $35 for students (ages 13-to-17); $10 for children (ages 12-and-under)
Reserved seating: additional $5 per ticket
One-day all access pit pass: $55
Ticket questions/advanced sales, call: (859) 493-0034 or florencesp.webtix.co/
Camping
Primitive camping: Free
More information: florencespeedway.com/north-south-100/ or (859) 493-0034
