{"id":2394,"date":"2010-07-30T12:09:03","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T12:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2010-07-31T07:56:57","modified_gmt":"2010-07-31T07:56:57","slug":"needmore-speedway-to-open-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/needmore-speedway-to-open-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Needmore Speedway to open on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Moultrie Observer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edited by John Berti<\/strong><\/p>\n

MOULTRIE, GA \u2014July 29, 2010 \u2014 Chris Hunnicutt was not much into racing as a youngster and says he went to \u201cmaybe two or three races when I was growing up.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Hunnicutt is into racing a big way now as he prepares for the grand opening of his Needmore Speedway on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The 3\/8-mile, 90-foot wide banked dirt oval is located at 1060 John Vickers Road in Norman Park just 7 miles West of I-75 off Exit 49.<\/p>\n

If the number of cars that competed at the practice races the last two Saturdays is an indication, Hunnicutt should have a good turnout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had between 60 and 70 car the last two weeks,\u201d Hunnicutt said Thursday morning as he continued to get ready for Saturday\u2019s races. \u201cAnd I think about 80 percent of the ones last week were different.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to have up to 50 late models Saturday. We\u2019ve had calls from Daytona, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, South Alabama, Phenix \"\"<\/a>City \u2026 from about a two- to three-hour radius.\u201d<\/p>\n

He called the interest in the track so far \u201cpretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

The gates will open at 3 p.m. Saturday with racing set to start at 7 p.m. General admission is $10 and pit passes are available for $25. Children 12 and under are admitted free.<\/p>\n

Concessions will be available and no glass bottles are allowed.<\/p>\n

Hunnicutt said his original intent was just to build a practice track for his son Austin, 14.<\/p>\n

Austin Hunnicutt also plays baseball and football, but especially enjoys driving a race car. And it was a least an hour to get to track where he could run his car.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was hard to find anywhere for him to practice,\u201d Hunnicutt said.<\/p>\n

Hunnicutt broke ground last June, but by winter, he found there might be enough interest to support a dirt track in Colquitt County.<\/p>\n

By July, the track, stands and concession area were complete and he was ready to open the gates.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been real time-consuming,\u201d Hunnicutt said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s been stressful at times.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

And he\u2019s hoping drivers will enjoy the Southeast\u2019s newest racing venue.<\/p>\n

There certainly is some incentive to enter the Late Model race on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The winner will get $3,000.<\/p>\n

The runner-up will get $1,200 and the driver of the third-place car will take home $1,200. The fourth- and fifth-place winners will get $1,100 and $1,200 respectively.<\/p>\n

The winner of the Limited Sportsman class will get $1,000 and the second-place car\u2019s drive will win $600.<\/p>\n

The winner in all other classes will win $500.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to keep the drivers happy,\u201d Hunnicutt said. \u201cThey\u2019ll bring the race fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to throw some money out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunnicutt said he also has races set for Aug. 14 and Aug. 28 and plans to race eight to 10 times through Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

He is trying to set his schedule to run the weeks that the Albany track is not.<\/p>\n

For directions to the track and more information about Needmore Speedway, visit the track\u2019s Web site at www.needmoreraceway.com<\/p>\n

Hunnicutt said the raceway will be ready for its first official races.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all coming together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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