July 2008

She had no idea that it would actually be as huge as the turn out would be.Scott Thompson was one of the most popular drivers at Volusia and was the Late Model track champion in 2005 and was on his way to being the 2006 National Late Model Series Rookie of the Year when he tragically lost his life in a non-racing auto accident.

Ken Kinney of the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series and Ray Miller of the National Late Model Series got together with Moschell and they decided to make this an “All Star” race combining the two series and the Late Models of Volusia. The points for all drivers would fall as they finished in the race. That decision put 64 cars in the pits that night with 61 signing in for what started out as a $3,800 winners purse but after Kinney added another $380 in honor of the Thompson family the total winners take was a cool $4180.

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