Race helps Shriners raise money

A record crowd packed the Flomaton Speedway to not only watch school bus races, but also helped the Abba Shriner's transportation division in Mobile raise more than $5,000.

According to race track officials, the transportation division receives no funding from the Shriner's Children Hospital donations and must raise their own funds. A group of Shriner's, led by Howard Hoomes took up donations and sold 50-50 raffle tickets with the Shriner's getting half and the one lucky winner walking away with the other half. Flomaton's Jeff Spann was the lucky winner of the $1,750 drawing and donated it...