Rod Conley Comes from Deep to Score Thrilling Fall 50 Victory at Florence Speedway!

by Delph Communications | Michael Hamilton Photo 
WHEELERSBURG, OH | Oct. 30, 2013 - Rod Conley, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, picked up his fourth win of 2013 in thrilling fashion on Saturday night, October 26 at the venerable Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky! The annual running of the 'Fall 50' drew a strong field of competitors to the undersized 1/2-mile speedplant. Rod ran sixth in his stacked heat race, which earned him the seventeenth starting spot in the 50-lap feature event. During the course of the unsanctioned race, "Hot Rod" methodically worked his way to the front and was sitting in the fourth spot with only a couple of laps remaining. After leader Kent Robinson broke heading to the white flag, Rod then took advantage of a tangle between Michael Chilton and Mike Jewell on the restart to grab the point.

He led only one circuit of the 'Fall 50,' but it proved to be the lap that paid, as he recorded the $5,000 top prize over Mike Jewell, Eric Wells, Tim Prince, and Michael Chilton! Delmas Conley was also in action on Saturday evening, as he took his famed #71 machine to the newly-reopened Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio. The Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer wound up eighth in the final rundown of the $2,000 to win showdown at the track formerly known as K-C Raceway.

While Rod Conley is scheduled to sit idle over the upcoming November 1-2 weekend, Delmas and R.J. Conley will both take their respective #71 Rocket racecars to the Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio on Saturday evening. The ‘Dan Reno Memorial’ will be held at Atomic this weekend and a $2,222 winner’s check will be on the line for the Super Late Models.

The respective #71 teams would like to thank the following companies for their support this season: American Metal Supply Company, Conley Trucking, Cornett Building Supply, Vinyl Kraft Windows, Mortgage One Financial Group, Brown Services, Rocket Chassis, Draime Racing Engines, Impact Racing Decals, Schoenfeld Headers, Snap-On Racing, Hoosier Racing Tires, Wrisco, Allstar Performance, Design 500, Bazell Race Fuels, Poske's Performance Parts, Mason Racin', Arizona Sport Shirts, Delph Communications, and Weld Racing Wheels.