March 17

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THURSDAY NIGHTS MEAN SUPER LATE MODELS AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY SPEEDWAY

Top-dollar machines will race once a month on Thursdays beginning April 1

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. Charlotte County Speedway will begin a unique new series beginning April 1 that should be a throwback to the days when Super Late Models ruled the planet.

CCS owner/promoter LeRoy Davidson is billing it Thursday Night Thunder, or TNT. It will feature the top Super Late Model drivers in the state running in a $4,000-to-win 100-lapper. Second place is worth $2,000 and third $1,000. A driver will get $300 to take the green flag.

Davidson said that the top Super Late Model drivers in the state will be driving in the Thursday Night Thunder TNT series Dickie Anderson, Wayne Anderson, Jimmy Cope, Dave Pletcher, B.J. McLeod, Brad Barkis, Joe Winchell and Lee Faulk.

Even some of the speedways top Limited Late Model drivers have shown interest in joining in on the fun guys like Steve Arnold, Frank Welch and Brian Richardson to name a few.

A full field of cars is expected for this extravaganza.

Only Super Late Models will race on the Thursday night, meaning fans will be able to get home at an earlier hour than Saturday nights.

Super Late Models will qualify at 6:30 p.m. The top qualifiers will draw pills and the 100-lapper will get under way at 7:30 p.m.

Davidson said there will be two more Thursday Night Thunder TNT races before the summer break. Other dates are May 6 and June 17.

The following are the racers are expoected for the April 1 Thursday Night Thunder:
Dick Anderson
Wayne Anderson
Irving Baker
Brad Barkis
Tom Crossey
Justin Drawdy
Lee Faulk
Tom Gordon
Mike Heingartner
Jonny Kay
Daniel Keene Jr.
Sean Lemaster
B.J. McLeod
Dave Pletcher
Brian Richardson
Frank Sanders
Joe Winchell
Jeff Wogoman
Robert Yoho
Tommy Younkman
Steve Dorer
Steve Arnold
Frank Welch
Craig Kardon

Charlotte County Speedway, a 3/8-mile paved oval, is located off Exit 161 of I-75 on Piper Road in Punta Gorda. For more information, call 575-7223.

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