The next time the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts hits the track, it will do so with an abundance of drivers either living in Florida or who were born in Florida. Seven Floridians are entered into the Wednesday, July 24 event at Sandusky Speedway in Sandusky, Ohio. The event will also feature the Maxima Racing Oils Midwest Lights Series. Open Wheel Modifieds are also on the racing program.
Below are the Florida drivers already committed for the Sandusky event:
Colton Bettis
Bettis, a 14-year-old Lutz, Florida resident, will be making his first-ever MSR start driving for AP Development. He’s enjoying a sensational 2024 season. Nicknamed “The Bolt”, he’s tied for the National Pavement Sprint Car feature wins lead with five wins thus far. Lutz is the current BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series points leader. He picked up the Dave Steele Sprint Car Championship Series at Showtime Speedway in Pinellas Park, Fla., in February.
Shane Butler
The Florida-born driver just recently moved to Galveston, Ind. He’s a three-time T.B.A.R.A. champion as well as the 2014 CCS Wingless Sprint Car champion and looking for his first MSR victory.
Davey Hamilton Jr.
The current Tampa, Fla. resident already has two feature victories in 2024. He’s the 2022 BG Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series champion. Also, he’s a former King of the Wing champion who has had the most pavement sprint car feature victories of any driver in the country over the past two seasons. Hamilton picked up three MSR wins and a lone USAC Silver Crown Series win in 2023.
Steven Hollinger
The current Melbourne, Fla., driver will be making his first MSR start. He currently has two BG Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series victories in 2024.
John Inman
The Dover, Fla., driver has competed with MSR previously, including twice already in 2024. Inman is a two-time BG Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series champion and has one feature victory already in 2024.
Joe Liguori
The current MSR points leader, Liguori picked up $10,000 when he captured the co-sanctioned MSR/BG Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series event in March. He previously won with the BG Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series before his March win.
Tommy Nichols
The Tampa, Fla., driver is a full-time MSR competitor. He has a Florida victory in 2024 and has competed across the country, including full-time with the USAC National Sprint Car Series for several years in the 1990s.
The trip to Sandusky Speedway will be one of only three visits to a half-mile or larger speedway for this type of car this year.