Budweiser Modifieds Place Car No. Driver 1st 15 Red Vann

Orlando’s Eddie Thornton was again the dominant force as he won his fifth consecutive South 40 Motorsports Classic Auto Racing Series feature event Saturday night at Ocala Speedway.

Budweiser Modifieds, Place Car No. Driver, 1st 71 Eddie Kilbury, 2nd 15 Red Vann, 3rd 32 Alan McCafferty, 4th 57 E.J. Wise

The clouds moved in as race time drew near, but the rain held off and we had a full evening of racing consisting of all of our regular classes plus School Bus Figure 8’s, a Demolition Derby and a Limited Late Model exhibition.

Ocala, FL, June 30, 2001 – The Ocala Speedway was under threat of rain, but the showers never came. Racing was hot and the stands were packed for the regular Saturday night features and the special SARA Modifieds 50-lap race.

The Ford of Ocala Jr. Cups opened the evening’s event. Victory Gentry (39) sat on the pole for the heat and won, she retained the pole for the race. Elizabeth Gentry (60) sat on the outside.

The Coca-Cola Four Cylinder Bombers started off the night of racing. Michella McConley (224) sat on the pole, and Harry Drier (61) sat on the outside. A false start occurred on the first attempt to start so a full double- up restart was called. The second start attempt was also bad so the third attempt was made from single file. McConley jumped well, but Drier quickly took the lead

Ocala, FL, May 26, 2001 – Once again Ocala Speedway was the place to be on Saturday night. All the regular features ran and the Coca-Cola 4-Cylinder Bombers ran a 15-lap race. The popular Classic Cars were in town for the first time this season.