| Sunday, February 10, 2002 | |
| North Florida Motor Speedway To Open In March | 
(KNS)I.M.C.A. Sunoco Modifieds return to the half-mile speedway in North Florida, running on a fast surface that is being rebuilt with 300-plus loads of clay. The re-vamped dirt track, formerly known as Gulf County Speedway reopens on March 30 in Wewahitchka, near Panama City, Florida.
Among the other improvements at the speedway are a new victory lane and winner's circle, a new pit road and an expanded staging area that will allow fields for two heats to be lined up simultaneously. William Clark will be at the promotional helm this season at the newly re-named North Florida Motor Speedway.
An Indiana native and former power boat racer, Clark helped with announcing and operating an East-Central Alabama track for seven seasons in the 1990s. With a background in radio, he did his first announcing gigs at a dirt track in Minnesota in 1986. "I have a love for racing and for speed. I get a lot of satisfaction coming out here and working at the track," said Clark. "I've always tried to bring professionalism to racing. Racing is a profession and promoting is a business."
"We're also putting in new scales and revamping the parking area for trailers. The track will be up to par to run dirt races by opening night on March 30," Clark promised. Regular Saturday night shows at Wewahitchka continue through Sept. 28.
Fans and drivers can keep up with everything that goes on at North Florida Motor Speedway at KARNAC.com during 2002.
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