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- ↑ http://www.nbc-2.com/story/22648680/three-palms-speedway-taking-over-in-punta-gorda#.U6aRRvldWo0 New owners - 2013
- ↑ http://www.nbc-2.com/story/20627237/punta-gorda-speedway-might-have-to-close Track to shut down - 2013
- ↑ "Three Palms Speedway operators evicted". Fort Myers, FL: WINK-TV. September 14, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ↑ Samantha Serbin. "4-17 Southern Speedway avoids closure, new tenant could allow races to continue". WBBH-TV Fort Myers. Waterman Broadcasting . Retrieved 2023-05-12.