Batavia, OH – One of the highly anticipated events of the season, the 40th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil, will roar to life August 11-13 at Florence Speedway. The expanded format of the storied event adds $60,000 to the weekend purse in 2022, bringing the grand total for three days to over $300,000, the richest event in Florence Speedway history.

Since its inception, a diverse group of twenty-seven different drivers that includes renowned veterans and rising young stars have graced the North/South 100 Victory Lane. A field of 27 assembled at Florence Speedway for the inaugural North/South 100 in 1983, which saw Pat Patrick lead 60 laps to earn the victory and a $4,000 payday.

The event purse increased to an astounding $50,000-to-win in 2003. Dan Schlieper took the lead from Brian Birkhofer with five laps remaining to earn the victory and the record-breaking prize. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series first sanctioned the North/South 100 in 2008. Since then, fourteen North/South 100 events have been contested with eleven different drivers going to Victory Lane. Those include Darren Miller (2008), Jimmy Mars (2009), Jimmy Owens (2010, 2011), Don O’Neal (2012, 2013), Eddie Carrier Jr. (2014), Jonathan Davenport (2015), Bobby Pierce (2016), Tim McCreadie (2017, 2020), Ricky Weiss (2018), Chris Madden (2019), and Brandon Overton (2021).

This year’s North/South 100 will pay the winner an impressive $75,000. A stellar field of drivers are expected to battle it out in two preliminary night’s (Thursday and Friday), that include a complete program of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and two $5,000-to-win A-Mains each night for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The Modifieds will also compete in a full program on Thursday and Friday, vying for a $1,000 top prize each night.

Additional bonuses of over $3,000 have been posted, making the crown jewel event even more lucrative for competitors. The driver that tops the speed charts in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Allstar Performance Time Trials on Thursday will receive a $2,034 bonus in memory of Doug Lee. On Friday, the CJ Rayburn Fast Time Award will give the fastest driver in both Group A and Group B of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Allstar Performance Time Trials a $501 bonus.

Saturday’s off-track festivities will kick off with the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Memorabilia Auction, and a Dirt Racing Outreach Service. The on-track action begins with Dirt Draft Hot Laps and Heat Races for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, which will be lined up based on cumulative points from Thursday and Friday. The Modifieds compete in a 30-lap, $3,000-to-win A-Main, followed by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series B-Mains. The 100-lap, $75,000-to-win Sunoco North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil then takes center stage, followed by a $2,000-to-win Non-Qualifiers race to cap off the weekend action.

On Thursday and Friday, the pit gate opens at 3:00 PM ET, while the general admission gates open at 5:30 PM ET. Hot laps start at 6:30 PM ET, with racing one hour later at 7:30 PM ET. The pit, and general admission gates will all open at 3:00 PM ET for Saturday’s Sunoco North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil. There will be a Dirt Racing Outreach Service at 5:00 PM ET following the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Memorabilia Auction. Hot laps are set to begin at 7:00 PM ET, with racing at 7:30 PM ET.

Advance tickets and reserved seats for the Sunoco North/South Shootout and/or the Sunoco North/South 100, are available at: http://florence.getmytix.net/tickets.

Tim McCreadie leads the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship standings, carrying the iconic Midwest Sheet Metal Orange Spoiler. Brandon Sheppard is second, with Ricky Thornton Jr., Hudson O’Neal, and Tyler Erb rounding out the Top-5. Garrett Alberson continues to lead the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year chase over Daulton Wilson, Spencer Hughes, and Ross Robinson.