FF: C/V: Florence preview

CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS MIDGETS PREPARE FOR FLORENCE AFTER HUDSON RAINOUT

INDIANAPOLIS -- The USAC Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series prepares for its first race of the season in South Carolina and first in four weeks after Friday's rainout at Tri-County Motor Speedway.

Chase Scott of Concord, N.C. leads the series Saturday to Florence Motor Speedway in Timmonsville, S.C. for the first time in the series' two-year history. Scott's lead is 52 over Robbie Ray heading into the event, the first for USAC at the 4/10-mile paved oval in its 50-year history.

Scott won the only other Carolina/Virginia race in the Palmetto State, which came last September at Anderson. The series last competed July 9 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., a conjoined show with the Midwest region.

USAC and Tri-County officials have negotiated about rescheduling Friday's event at Tri-County in Hudson, N.C. but have yet to settle on a date.

<pre> CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS 1. Chase Scott 464 2. Robbie Ray 412 3. Aron Oakley 303 4. Gary Winters 286 5. Michael Sboro 282 6. Ginny Quinones 253 7. Mike Ward 252 8. Sam Beam 252 9. Stephanie Stevens 245 10. Brit Andersen 230

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