ASA Southern Super Series kicks off 2023 season with Clyde Hart Memorial
The fifth night of on-track action in the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway on Tuesday will see the ASA Southern Super Series begin its 11th season with the Clyde Hart Memorial.
Named in honor of Clyde Hart, who purchased the land in 1964 that would become New Smyrna Speedway, this race has been a staple on the World Series of Asphalt calendar since 1999, attracting many of the best Super Late Model competitors from Florida and across the United States.
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Wayne Anderson, whose accomplishments include two titles in the NASCAR Southeast Series, leads all drivers in Clyde Hart Memorial victories with five overall. Other notable names that have taken home at least one checkered flag in the event include David Rogers, Jeff Choquette, Steve Wallace, Stephen Nasse and current NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron.
The most recent edition of the Clyde Hart Memorial saw Byron engage in an intense battle with Gabe Sommers to earn his first win in the race. Sommers led a race-high 36 laps before getting passed by Byron with 25 laps remaining.
Byron and Sommers have both returned to New Smyrna to continue their battle from last year, headlining a talented entry list that currently features 27 cars.
Short-track veteran Bubba Pollard has visited Victory Lane at New Smyrna in both the Red Eye 100 and Florida Governor‘s Cup but has yet to win the Clyde Hart Memorial. He will try to check this race off his resume on Tuesday evening.
Three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter is also on the preliminary entry list alongside William Sawalich, who is contesting the entire ARCA Menards Series East season with Joe Gibbs Racing.
Nasse, Casey Roderick, Derek Griffith, Tommy Catalano, Conner Jones and Connor Mosack have also filed entries for the Clyde Hart Memorial.
A busy day for Southern Super Series competitors begins with rotating practice at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Racing begins at 7:30 p.m. ET and concludes with the Clyde Hart Memorial, where one of over two dozen drivers will etch their name as a victor in one of New Smyrna‘s most historic events.
2023 Clyde Hart Memorial entry list
