Showtime Speedway - Fla State Champ. Super Late Models

[Rick Day]

Attention all Super Late Model owners, drivers and fans. Make your calendar

Saturday Night November 1, 2014 Showtime Speedway is the place to be.

Showtime Speedway will present this years edition of the Florida State Super Late Model Championship.

Also on the card with the Super Late Models will be
Street Stocks
Mini Stocks
Pro Figure 8
Mini Stock Figure 8

More details will follow in the next few days.

[Matt Albee]

Now this is just curiosity on my part, but how does a track become the host for a " State Championship " ?
Do all of the tracks in the state get together and decide from year to year which one of them is going to have the " Championship "?
Can only one track per state advertise and run the " State Championship " ?
And if any track in the state can declare their race as the " state championship " then is it really a " state championship ' or is it more likely a regional or St. Pete championship?

[Darren]

Must work the same way that the World Series does. Baseball teams in Japan do not count.

[OldSchool+]

On the other hand, New Smyrna has the "World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing", whereas the stick-and-ball guys "run" on the dirt...

I will bet in advance that Yoho will pony up enough green to motivate anyone with a fast late model to tow in from anywhere in the state--and probably beyond.

And since it is his track and his money, he probably likes the name.

I probably will be there.

Last years fall event (cannot remember which one) should have been sponsored by 5 Star Bodies, since they probably made enough after that race to carry them through the winter.

[scottgarrity07]

In my book, one race does not constitute a "championship". It's a false moniker.

[BigBlock98]

Who gives a rats ass what they call it. It's paying 7500.00 to win with the chance for someone to win 17,500.00 should they choose the accept the challenge. Some of you cats need to calm down. Keyboard Cowboys crack me up sometimes.

[scottgarrity07]

Calm down? LMAO. It's called a "discussion"...

[BigBlock98]

It was a general statement. Last year the same argument was made by the same people and there, as usual, was no resolution. The horse is dead! Reasonable people can agree that this isn't the "state championship" just like the "summer shootout" isn't actually a shootout. At least I don't think anyone has gotten shot. It is in Charlotte so there is always the chance I suppose.

[scottgarrity07]

Better chance for a shootout if they held it in Chicago or Detroit! Lol. Good way to sum up the "championship" argument though. Great purse by Yoho (as usual). I just wish he didn't feel the need to be so "over the top" all the time. I guess that's his style, though.

[Rick Day]

Name

Who gives a rats ass what they call it. It's paying 7500.00 to win with the chance for someone to win 17,500.00 should they choose the accept the challenge. Some of you cats need to calm down. Keyboard Cowboys crack me up sometimes.

That is so true BigBlock98, It is just a NAME. Just maybe gives it a little more prestige. the drivers like it and IM sure it will PAY big bucks also.

Plus NO one has called a Super Late Model race a state championship in 3 years or longer now EXCEPT Showtime Speedway. Yes I know Jimmy M will jump on here and say the Govenors Cup is the only State Championship. But as I have said before New Smyrna does not even use it in the name anymore. They refer it simply and proudly as the Gov. Cup weekend.

[ScottPrentice]

Who gives a rats ass what they call it. It's paying 7500.00 to win with the chance for someone to win 17,500.00 should they choose the accept the challenge. Some of you cats need to calm down. Keyboard Cowboys crack me up sometimes.

I thought the $7500 to win + $10,000 start from the back challenge bonus was for the Wescott Memorial race coming up Aug 30.
Is the payout + bonus going to be the same for the State Championship?

[OldSchool+]

How 'bout them "Champ Cars"?

Am doubting they all won a Championship...

[ancrdave]

In November 1963, Frank Dery ran the first Florida State LM Championship at Golden Gate Speedway... At that time there were no other "big" LM races in the State of Florida until both the Snowball Derby (Pensacola) and the South Florida LM Championship (Hialeah) began a few years later. In 1965, the race at Golden Gate became known as the Florida Governor's Cup State LM Championship after then Gov. Haydon Burns commissioned the trophy which is still competed for each year at New Smyrna Speedway... Hence, the "real" State Championship race will be on November 22 at New Smyrna...

[OldSchool+]

"I just wish [Yoho] didn't feel the need to be so "over the top" all the time."--Scott G

I will wager it seems "normal" to Robt. (lol).

RE: Governor's Cup argument. Dude, they gave up the "Florida Championship" moniker in '65... (& who cares about the gov anyway...).

Additionally, I attended some of those early races, and they indeed seemed like a Championship event, sort of a Cup, er, Grand National feel to them.

New Smyrna...? Their February deal makes everything else look like just another race, IMO.

At the end of the day, though, big money races are a good thing and the more the better. Names is names.

[BigBlock98]

I thought the $7500 to win + $10,000 start from the back challenge bonus was for the Wescott Memorial race coming up Aug 30.
Is the payout + bonus going to be the same for the State Championship?

You're right Scott, my mistake. I didn't look at the date. Same thing applies though.