Talladega Superspeedway track drive raises over $45,000

Talladega Superspeedway raised money for tornado victims last Friday. (Submitted)

Last Friday’s Talladega Superspeedway Track Drive, benefiting victims of disasters like last week’s tornadoes that ripped through the state of Alabama and other countless crises, raised over $45,000.

Supporters from a host of states, including as far away as New Mexico, Texas, Michigan, Illinois and Pennsylvania made the trek to the greatest race track in the world to make two full exhilarating laps around the mammoth 2.66-mile venue in their personal vehicles for a minimal donation of $50. Of course, many came from all parts of Alabama, as well as neighboring states’ Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Mississippi.