The 2012 Florence Speedway schedule has been released

The 2012 Florence Speedway schedule has been released. While similar to past years, a few new events join the schedule. New for 2012 will be the previously announced UMP Summernationals event on July 10th, Hooters night, which promises to be a fun night at the track, on July 21st, and the $5,000 to win American Modified Series season championship race on October 13th. The latter event will be paired with our Annual Fall 50 event to make two $5,000 to win races at the track on the same night. More details on that event will be announced at a later date. Of course, the schedule is highlighted by our three annual events, the 36th Annual Spring 50 March 17th, the 26th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial June 2nd, and the biggest of them all, the 30th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 presented by Lucas Oil on August 9-11.

Kentucky Event Calendar

2012 Florence Speedway Schedule


    More events to be announced at a later date.

        March
            3/17 - 36th Annual Spring 50 for LM's - $5000 to win
            3/24 - Open Practice
            3/31 - 2012 Points Season Opener - LM's $2,000 to win
        April
            4/7 - $3,000 to win for Late Models
            4/14 - Fire & Police Night
            4/21 - $2,000 to win for Late Models
            4/28 - Armed Forces Night
        May
            5/5 - Fan Appreciation Night
            5/12 - $2,000 to win for Late Models
            5/19 - Denny Kleier Memorial for Pure Stocks
            5/26 - Grad Night
        June
            6/2   - Lucas Oil Series 26th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial - LM's $10000 to win
            6/9 - Closed
            6/16 - TBA - Racing in all divisions
            6/23 - AMS Modifieds $1,500 to win + Late Models $2,000 to win
            6/30 - Closed
        July
            7/7 - Closed
            7/10 - TUESDAY UMP Summernationals $5,000 to win for Late Models
            7/14 - Fan Appreciation Night
            7/21 - Hooters Night!
            7/28 - Summer Dollar Days
        August
            8/4 - TBA - Racing in all divisions
            8/10-11 - 30th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 presented by Lucas Oil - $50,000 to win, $2,500 to start
        September
            9/29 - 2012 Season Championships
        October
            10/13 - Fall 50 - $5,000 to win LM's + $5,000 to win AMS Season Championship
            10/20 - TBA

    All dates and events are tentative and may change without notification. Check with track for verification of all events.

    LM - Late Model  MD - Modified  PS - Pure Stock HT - Hornets

    Last Edited - 1/30/12

Big weekend ahead at Florence Speedway and North/South 100 tickets go on sale January 15th

Saturday is the Annual championship awards presentation. Then on Sunday tickets and reserved seats for the 2012 Sunoco North/South 100 go on sale to the general public. More details are available below.

2011 Season Championship Awards Presentation Scheduled
This Saturday, January 14th, 2012 will be our annual championship awards presentation at the Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport. Come join us in honoring the drivers and celebrating their accomplishments. We will be recognizing the top ten in points in all divisions as well as presenting special awards. Everyone is welcome to attend the event. Doors will open at 7pm, and the awards presentation will begin at 8pm. Admission is $10. For those wishing to make an evening out of the event, McKenna's Grille is located in the lobby of the hotel and also has a bar/lounge area. The Holiday Inn will be offering a discounted rate for those who need accommodations for the event. To book rooms, call the hotel at (859) 371-2233 and ask for the Florence Speedway rate. The Holiday Inn is at 1717 Airport Exchange Blvd. and is conveniently located on I-275 at the Mineola Pike exit.

North/South 100 tickets go on sale January 15th
This Sunday, January 15th, tickets and reserved seats go on sale for this year's 30th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 presented by Lucas Oil. As in past years, we expect attendance to be near or above capacity. Because of this, the only way to guarantee yourself a seat is to purchase a reserved seat in advance. All seats in sections A-J on the frontstretch are reserved. On the backstretch, in sections P-Z, seats in rows 1-10 are open seating and all seats in rows 11 and up are reserved. Ticket prices remain unchanged from 2011 prices. There is also an advance purchase price for two day passes purchased before July 31st. For more information on the event, such as prices, times, and our seating chart, got to florencespeedway.com and click on the North/South 100 information link.

New Division to Compete in 2012

After much discussion, speedway officials can finally announce that a new division will compete in 2012 as the Hornets are coming to Florence Speedway! Hornets are 4 cylinder, front wheel drive cars, that fill the need for a low dollar, entry level division. This division will be in competition at all regular shows and may appear at some special events. The rules have been posted on the track website on the rules page.

In a related note, the 2012 Pure Stock rules are also available on the tracks website.

2012 Sponsorship Opportunities Available
We are currently looking for companies who are interested in advertising with us for the 2012 season. We can do packages that incorporate signage, billboards, website advertising, mailer advertising, company outings at the track, company titled race nights, division sponsorships, T-shirt and other giveaways, or we can customize sponsorship ideas to fit your needs. We can work with sponsors with most any budget from companies who only want to spend a few hundred dollars up to corporations with advertising budgets in the thousands. In addition to the sponsorship opportunities we have had in the past, new for 2012 we are offering a new, lower cost billboard. These will be 4'x8' signs and will be located along the interior wall of the frontstretch. If you are interested is these new billboards or seeing what other opportunities are available, contact Josh King at jking@florencespeedway.com for more info.