The lastest edition of the Quick Six blog looks at some early summer happenings in the sport. The notion the hot, dry summer can only produce hard, slick racetracks has been proven false by the last two races at Volunteer Speedway. Don’t look now, but Scott Bloomquist has taken over…
This edition of the Quick Six takes a look at some recent news and items that have been discussed on social media of late. To hear the fans cheering for the display by Jonathan Davenport during his heat race win at Tazewell Speedway shows why race fans in East Tennessee…
This edition of the Quick Six looks at some various items over the last several weeks in racing. It would be nice to see the various series adjust the number of laps to coinside with the size of the track. For instance, a 50-lap race at Tazewell goes by a lot…
From time to time, Inside Dirt Racing will be offering some stories on racing from days gone by called “Flashback”. This edition is by Gary Parker on the race team of Leon Sells and Charlie Mincey. Parker interviewed Mincey shortly before his passing. “YOU GO NORTH AND I’LL GO SOUTH”…
Smoky Mountain Speedway hosted a rare doubleheader featuring the Southern All-Stars and the USCS sprint cars in front of a big crowd. Mike Marlar grabbed the early lead from T.J. Reaid and never looked back in claiming the Southern All-Stars win at Smoky Mountain Speedway on Saturday night. The win…
This edition of the Quick Six blog has some random offerings. Anyone in the pit area or infield at any racetrack should always pay attention to their surroundings, especially when cars are running. It is much appreciated anytime a track puts down water in the infield and pit area to…
Little did she know at the time, but a chance meeting led a Tri-Cities woman into becoming the most famous trophy queen in dirt late model racing. Eva Taylor (Hunter) served as Miss NDRA for the NDRA series for two years. Her background was in dance, particularly ballet, when she met NDRA…
April 19, 2016 – Atlanta, GA – The United Sprint Car Series “Outlaw Thunder” Tour presented by K&N Filters www.uscsracing.com winged sprint cars are set to invade two East Tennessee dirt ovals on Friday and Saturday, April 22nd and 23rd. The events are scheduled to be race numbers seven and…
Cleveland Speedway is closed for the season. The new comes via the track’s Facebook page. No specific reason was given, though attendance and car counts had been low to start the season. Mike and Theresa Simmons agreed to lease the facility for this season. The track could possibly reopen this…
This edition of the Quick Six blog offers some thoughts on recent news and events in dirt late model racing. It’s no surprise the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series adopted the same suspension rules as many other series. Having unified rules is a good thing for the sport.…
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