Draft:Sumter Speedway

Sumter Speedway is a 3/8 mile dirt oval race track in Sumter, South Carolina. It is one of the oldest running dirt tracks in South Carolina. Sumter races on Saturdays, April through November. Many different classes race here, like Street Stocks and Late Models.

History
In 1957, Sumter Speedway opened as Gamecock Speedway. Gamecock Speedway hosted a NASCAR Grand National Series race in 1960, which Ned Jarrett won. After this, nothing very significant happened until the rename to Sumter Speedway.

Present Time
At present, Sumter Speedway is still racing almost every Saturday. Most of the tracks main races are streamed by FloRacing.
 * (FPR) = Final Points Race

Track Records
The current track records as of April 14th, 2024 are listed below.
 * Super Late Models: Zack Mitchell 14.588 seconds
 * Steel/Limited: Dustin Mitchell 14.412 seconds
 * Blue Ridge/Local Rules: Justin Mintz 14.604 seconds
 * Super Street: Mikey Coursey 16.696 seconds
 * Street Stock: Banjo Duke 16.500 seconds
 * Thunder Bomber: Michael Stuart 17.798 seconds
 * MMSA: Aaron Weed 17.437 seconds
 * Extreme 4: Chris Vannausdle 17.746 seconds
 * Econo 4: Allen Ridgeway 18.961 seconds
 * Modifieds: Jeff Robinson 17.302 seconds
 * Mini Late Models: Joey Schoen 16.195 seconds
 * Sprints: Jacob McLain 14.148 seconds

Robert Sharp
Robert Sharp was a business man from Sumter, who also raced cars. Sharp owned many companies, Sharp Construction Company, A Mobile Storage Co, Stateburg Housing Center, and more. When Sharp went on the racetrack, he was unmatched. He ended up having 7 championships and 200+ victories. Later, he was inducted into the Sumter County Sports Hall of Fame.

Jody Truett
Jody Truett was a racecar driver that frequently raced at Sumter Speedway, Jody won many races and track championships. On April 10th, 2021, after the finish of a heat race, Truett suffered a heart attack which led to him wrecking. When the death got announced, investigators didn't know what actually caused the death yet, so many people believed that the crash caused Truett's death. Later, investigators said that he died due to the heart attack.