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Fast Facts: 38th Sunoco North-South 100

August 11, 2021, 3:17 pm
By Robert Holman
DirtonDirt.com weekend editor

Dates: Aug. 12-14 (one $10,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale)

Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., (half-mile high-banked clay oval)

Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Purse: $50,000-to-win, $2,000-to-start ($10,000-to-win, $800 to start on Thursday)

Tickets: Adult general admission is $25 Thursday, $25 Friday and $40 Saturday; see below for discounts for children and more information.

On the web: florencespeedway.com or lucasdirt.com

Track phone: (859) 493-0034

Last year’s winner: Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who won the event for the second time

Video: MavTVplus.com

Notes: The 2021 North-South 100 marks the 38th running of the crown-jewel event that began in 1983. Action begins Thursday with the $10,000-to-win North-South Shootout, along with a complete program for modifieds. … Thursday's fast qualifier receives $2,034, thanks for the family and friends of the late track supporter Doug Lee. ... The North-South 100 two-day format, which was introduced in 2014, features two sets of heat races on Friday, with heat lineups determined by pill draw. Each driver’s finish in their two heat races, along with passing points factored in, will be used to determine lineups for Saturday’s feature, dashes and consolations. … There’s also a 30-lap, $2,000-to-win non-qualifiers’ race on Saturday. … There have been 25 North-South 100 winners since its inception in 1983. … There have been seven winners in the last eight events, with 2020 winner Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., repeating his 2017 victory. … Ten drivers have multiple North-South wins, led by Jimmy Owens and the late Jack Boggs with three victories each. Eight others have won the event twice. … Boggs is the only Kentucky-based driver to win. … Tennesseans have won the event seven times, more than any other state. … Three drivers have won race in back-to-back seasons. Pat Patrick (’83-’84), Owens (’10-’11) and Don O’Neal (’12-’13) have each successfully defended their North-South title once. … Along with his two North-South 100 wins, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., has seven runner-up finishes, including three straight from 2014-16. Bloomquist has four third-place finishes in the event as well. … Bobby Pierce (’16) and his father Bob (’99) are the only father-son duo to win the event. … Five times in the history of the race, a driver repeated his first victory two years after his inaugural North-South triumph: Jeff Purvis (’87 and ’89), Jack Boggs (’92 and 94), John Gill (’93 and ’95), Donnie Moran (’96 and ’98) and Steve Shaver (’04 and ’06). … Darrell Lanigan, who lives just a few miles from the track, has competed in 23 of 31 events since he first entered in 1988. The local standout has never won his home track’s premier race, however. Lanigan finished second in 1998, ’93 and ’92. He led 90 laps in ’93. … The North-South 100 has averaged 61.3 cars over the last decade, including a high of 74 in 2011. … With the track’s 2020 Hall of Fame ceremony postponed to this season, there will be two induction ceremonies this year.

North-South 100 winners

Year: Winner, hometown
1983: Pat Patrick, Sayler Park, Ohio
1984: Pat Patrick, Sayler Park, Ohio
1985: John Mason, Millersburg, Ohio
1986: Jack Boggs, Webbville, Ky.
1987: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1988: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1989: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1990: Mike Head, Ellenwood, Ga.
1991: Rodney Combs, Lost Creek, W.Va.
1992: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1993: John Gill, Mitchell, Ind.
1994: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1995: John Gill, Mitchell, Ind.
1996: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1997: Rick Aukland, Fargo, N.D.
1998: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1999: Bob Pierce, Danville, Ill.
2000: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2001: Rained out
2002: Chub Frank, Bear Lake, Pa.
2003: Dan Schlieper, Sullivan, Wis.
2004: Steve Shaver, Vienna, W.Va.
2005: Bart Hartman, Zanesville, Ohio
2006: Steve Shaver, Vienna, W.Va.
2007: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2008: Darren Miller, Milledgeville, Ill.
2009: Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, Wis.
2010: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2011: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2012: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2013: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2014: Eddie Carrier Jr., Salt Rock, W.Va.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2016: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2017: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2018: Ricky Weiss, Headingley, Manitoba
2019: Chris Madden, Gray Court, S.C.
2020: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.

(Complete race history)

Weekend purses

Thursday feature
1. $10,000
2. $5,500
3. $3,500
4. $2,700
5. $2,500
6. $2,300
7. $2,200
8. $2,100
9. $2,050
10. $2,000
11. $1,600
12. $1,400
13. $1,200
14. $1,000
15. $950
16. $925
17. $900
18. $875
19. $850
20. $825
21-24. $800
Saturday feature
1. $50,000
2. $20,000
3. $10,000
4. $9,000
5. $8,000
6. $7,000
7. $6,000
8. $5,000
9. $4,500
10. $4,000
11. $3,500
12. $3,250
13. $3,000
14. $2,750
15. $2,500
16. $2,400
17. $2,300
18. $2,250
19. $2,200
20. $2,150
21. $2,100
22. $2,075
23. $2,050
24. $2,025
25. $2,000

26. $2,000

Event schedule

Thursday
3 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:30 p.m. - Main gates opens
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Competition begins
- Late Model time trails
- Modified heats
- Late Model heats
- Modified consolations
- Late Model consolations
- Sunoco North-South Shootout (50 laps)
- Modified feature
Friday
3 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:30 p.m. - Main and back gates open
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Competition begins
- Late Model heats (first set)
- Modified heats
- Late Model heats (second set)
- Modified consolation
Saturday
3 p.m. - Pit gates open
3 p.m. - Main and back gates open
7 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Competition begins
- Late Model consolations (20 laps)
- Modified feature
- Late Model non-qualifiers' race (30 laps)

- Sunoco North-South 100

Tickets

Thursday
General admission (18-and-up): $25
General admission (13-17): $15
Children (12-and-under): $5
Three-day general admission pass (Thur.-Sat.): 18-and-up $85; 13-17 $50; 12-and-under $15
Pit pass: $45
Three-day pass (Thur.-Sat.): $125 pit gate
Friday
General admission (18-and-up): $25
General admission (13-17): $15
Children (12-and-under): $5
Two-day general admission pass (Fri.-Sat.): 18-and-up $60; 13-17 $35; 12-and-under $10
Pit pass: $40
Two-day pass: $80 pit gate
Saturday
General admission (18-and-up): $40
General admission (13-17): $25
Children (12-and-under): $8
Pit pass: $45
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