Summit Racing Equipment AMS Closes Out 2015 Season at Florence Speedway October 23/24
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series
P.O. Box 1741
Glasgow, KY 42142
www.americanmodifiedseries.com
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Closes 2015 Season at Florence Speedway October 23, 24
Glasgow, KY-October 9, 2015- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will close out the 2015 racing tour with a Friday and Saturday doubleheader of racing action at Florence Speedway in Union, KY on Friday October 23 and Saturday October 24. The Friday October 23 event has just been added to the schedule and will pay $1,500 to win and $200 to start, while the tour’s Season Championship event will be on Saturday October 24 and pay $5,000 to win and $250 to start. .
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will be in competition at Florence Speedway in Union, KY on Friday October 23 and the event will feature the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series in a full program of practice, A-B group time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and a 30 lap, $1,500 to win/$200 to start A-Main. Other divisions joining the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series at Florence Speedway on Friday October 23 will be the track’s Super Late Model division racing for $2,000 to win and the track’s Pro Late Model division racing for $500 to win. Entry fee for the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Series is $50 and, per UMP DirtCar rules for Modifieds, beginning June 1, there is NO grooving of rear tires. The legal tire compounds are A40, A40S, and H40 only. Also, Florence Speedway uses the Westhold brand of transponders for timing and scoring purposes and if a driver does not have their own transponder, there is $10 transponder rental fee.
Activities for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series event at Florence Speedway on Friday October 23 will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m. and the general admission area open at 6:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 6:15 p.m., with practice set to begin at 6:30 p.m., followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing at 7:30 p.m. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Times. Ticket prices for the event at Florence Speedway on Friday October 23 in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, while a pit pass will be $30.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series A-Main Payout at Florence Speedway October 23: 1st- $1,500, 2nd- $750, 3rd- $600, 4th- $550, 5th- $500, 6th- $450, 7th- $400, 8th- $350, 9th- $325, 10th- $300, 11th- $275, 12th- $250, 13th- $230, 14th- $220, 15th- $200, 16th- $200, 17th- $200, 18th- $200, 19th- $200, 20th- $200, 21st- $200, 22nd- $200.
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will be then concludes its 2015 campaign at Florence Speedway on Saturday October 24 and the event will feature the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series in a full program of practice, A-B group time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 40 lap, $5,000 to win/$250 to start 6th Annual Season Championship A-Main. Joining the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series at Florence Speedway on Saturday October 24 will be the track’s Super Late Model division racing for $5,000 to win. Entry fee for the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Series is $50 and, per UMP DirtCar rules for Modifieds, beginning June 1, there is NO grooving of rear tires. The legal tire compounds are A40, A40S, and H40 only. Also, Florence Speedway uses the Westhold brand of transponders for timing and scoring purposes and if a driver does not have their own transponder, there is $10 transponder rental fee.
Activities for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series event at Florence Speedway on Saturday October 24 will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m. and the general admission area open at 4:30 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 4:45 p.m., with practice set to begin at 5:00 p.m., followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing at 6:30 p.m. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Times. Ticket prices for the event at Florence Speedway on Saturday October 24 in the general admission area will be $25 for adults, while a pit pass will be $36.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Season Championship A-Main Payout at Florence Speedway October 24: 1st- $5,000, 2nd- $2,500, 3rd- $1,500, 4th- $800, 5th- $650, 6th- $600, 7th- $550, 8th- $500, 9th- $450, 10th- $400, 11th- $375, 12th- $350, 13th- $325, 14th- $285, 15th- $265, 16th- $250, 17th- $250, 18th- $250, 19th- $250, 20th- $250, 21st- $250, 22nd- $250.
The host hotel for these events is the Hilton Cincinnati Airport in Florence, KY. It is located at the Turfway Road exit off of I-75/I-71. For reservations, call (859) 371-4400 and ask for the Florence Speedway rate. More information about the official lodging center of Florence Speedway can be found on the track’s website at www.florencespeedway.com
Florence Speedway is located 12234 US Hwy. 42 just outside of Walton, KY 41094. Take exit 180 off
of Interstate 75 and drive West on US Hwy. 42 for 9.0 miles and the track is located on the left. For
more information on Florence Speedway, phone the track office at (859) 485-7591 or by social media
at www.florencespeedway.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/florencespeedway, and on Twitter
@FlorenceSpdwy.
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series presents UMP DirtCar Modified sanctioned dirt track entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information concerning the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series, contact series race director Jeff Evans at (859) 358-7178 or by email at jdevans@live.com or by visiting the series social media outlets at www.americanmodifiedseries.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/pages/American-Modified-Series, and on Twitter @AmericanModSeri.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Current Top Ten Series Points (after 9/17/15)
1. Clayton Miller (Elkton, KY)- 3,085
2. Tyler Nicely (Owensboro, KY)- 2,700
3. Josh Harris (Owensboro, KY)- 2,315
4. Mark Lamont (Crossville, IL)- 2,285
5. Brian Shaw (Robinson, IL)- 1,795
6. Lucas Lee (Paris, TN)- 1,375
7. Jeff Curl (Fairbury, IL)- 1,340
8. Matt Cooper (McKenzie, TN)- 1,285
9. Chad Kinder (Newton, IL)- 1,240
10. Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 1,010
