Tazewell Speedway general manager Chris Corum announced at Saturday’s season opener the track will return to a weekly racing schedule beginning in May. The track was originally scheduled to run their normal group of special events and up to ten points races. After discussions with racers and fans, the…
The latest edition of the Quick Six blog looks at how fans and tracks can do a better job of taking care of business (with apologies to BTO). Fans that complain about getting cheated on ticket refunds on rescheduled races should read the signs at nearly every race track in…
Spring Shootout up next for Smoky Mountain Speedway! By: Casey Moses / Dustin Dunlap – track management – Smoky Mountain Speedway The Spring Shootout is being presented by local dirt racing media outlet – Inside Dirt Racing. Please visit their website – www.insidedirtracing.com – for all the news and notes…
This weekend’s Tennessee Tipoff Spring Nationals race at Smoky Mountain Speedway is still on. Tonight’s practice and Friday’s racing are on as scheduled. Saturday’s program has been moved forward. The driver’s meeting will now take place at 1:30 followed by hot laps and racing. Visit www.smokymountainspeedway for additional information.
In a rare move of cooperation among area dirt tracks, several are joining together to enforce each other’s suspensions and bans for drivers involved in fighting and other serious offenses. The pact among the tracks was announced on Wednesday. Spearheaded by Angie Kyle at I-75 Speedway in Sweetwater, 411…
The 1st annual East Tennessee Dirt Track Racing Kickoff Show took place on Saturday at the Knoxville Center Mall. Indications are the show was a success with plans for the 2nd annual show next year. The show idea came from Chris and Leslie Corum. With the Food City Race Night…
MARYVILLE, Tenn. – Mar. 2, 2017 – It’s March Madness time for basketball fans, and this is especially true for dirt track racing fans. A must-see event that will jump start dirt track racing in the East-Tennessee area will be March 9-10-11 at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. during…
In this edition of the Quick Six blog, we take a look at some items that have came out of Speedweeks in the early part of this 2017 season. The new rule by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on driver tardiness is a needed rule. By having a…
The first edition of the Quick Six blog of 2017 has some pre-season observations ahead of the start of the season. There is a trend where the payout for select super late model races are going downward. There are quite a few $3,000 and $3,500 to win races popping up,…
Mike Weeks has a new job and a new outlook on life. The 40 year-old appeared to be out of racing a few short years ago. His father, Lester, shut down the family-owned race team because of health issues and lack of funding. After a few driving stints and other…
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