{"id":1919,"date":"2010-06-22T01:25:25","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T01:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=1919"},"modified":"2010-06-22T01:25:25","modified_gmt":"2010-06-22T01:25:25","slug":"the-scott-thompson-memorial-comes-to-vsp-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/upcoming-events\/the-scott-thompson-memorial-comes-to-vsp-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scott Thompson Memorial Comes To VSP This Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"
by VSP Media<\/p>\n

<\/strong>BARBERVILLE, FL- Race fans will be lining up early this Saturday, June 26th, as the Scott Thompson Memorial, featuring the United Dirt Late Model\u00a0Challenge Series,\u00a0hits the clay at\u00a0Volusia Speedway Park.\u00a0 According to United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series director Ken Kinney, the Scott Thompson Memorial has grown in prestige and now is one of the two “jewels” of late model racing in the southeastern region, and will bring a solid field of top late model racers to VSP, and all of them will be hungry to add their names to the honored list of race winners.\u00a0 In addition to the Thompson Memorial, fans will also see exciting action from the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, and the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks.<\/p>\n

The Scott Thompson Memorial honors the memory of one of the more popular racers in the late model ranks in Florida, who tragically lost his life in a non racing related automobile accident in May of 2006.\u00a0 At the time of his unfortunate passing, Scott Thompson was battling toward the 2006 National Late Model Series Rookie of the Year title, and had already established himself as the Volusia Speedway Park Late Model Champion in 2005.\u00a0 The Thompson family remains dedicated to racing and to the legacy created by Scott’s achievements, plus the many deep friendships and the respect that he developed with his rival racers, directing their energy and love of the sport into this special race each season.<\/p>\n

The 50 lap race will again\u00a0pay a $3800 check to the winner of the main event in memory of Scott Thompson’s #38 late model, and as was the case last year, the Thompson family has commissioned Scott Sweet of Sweet Grafix to design and build a special guitar trophy that is unique to this race, and that will be a cherished addition to any racer’s trophy collection. The second and third place finishers will receive special\u00a0award cups from the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series.<\/p>\n

The Scott Thompson Memorial is special to the racers because of who and what it memorializes, but it also marks a change for the racers who have been competing with the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series in 2010.\u00a0 Series director Ken Kinney points out that after this race the northern and southern regions of the UDLMCS will combine into a “chase” format, which will open up the points battle and begin a whole new race to the season championship. Ivedent Lloyd has a virtual lock on the northern region title, while Keith Nosbisch holds a\u00a0mere 20 point advantage over Mark Whitener in the south.\u00a0 Once the two regions combine it will be anyone’s title to chase, with racers like two time defending UDLMCS Champion Johnny Collins possibly getting back into the hunt and looking for an elusive “three-peat.”\u00a0 UDLMCS races have produced 5 different winners in 7 events so far in 2010, with\u00a0Phillip Cobb becoming a first time winner in the prestigious Powell Memorial at Ocala Speedway earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The excitement will not diminish as three of Volusia Speedway Park’s most competitive divisions accent the evening along with the Scott Thompson Memorial.\u00a0 Shaun Daugharty will be hoping to build on his one point advantage over Aaron Barsness in the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman points race, while Phillip Brown will be defending the same scant advantage over Tim Hughes with the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks.\u00a0 And no one will want to miss the next chapter in the newest on track rivalry between Scott Mooers and Chad Scranton, as the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks return for another round.<\/p>\n

Volusia Speedway Park will offer an open practice session for all divisions on Friday, June 25th, from 6PM until 9PM, in preparation for Saturday night’s events.\u00a0 The pit gate will open at 2PM on Saturday with driver’s meetings at 5:45 and practice at 6:15.\u00a0 The grandstand gates will open on Saturday at 5PM for early birds to grab the best seats, and to witness qualifying which is set to begin at 6:45.\u00a0 Heat racing will begin at 7:30PM with B mains and features to follow, and for more information fans can access www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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