In the latest edition of the Quick Six blog, we look at the racing season finally getting under way in East Tennessee and other hot topics in the sport. There’s no doubt race fans were ready to get out and see some racing based on the last three weekends. Many…
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series announced Thursday afternoon Volunteer Speedway will host a pair of races on June 19 and 20. The June 19 race will be a $6,000 to win affair while the June 20 race will be a $10,000 to win race. The Bulls Gap, Tennessee…
Area track owners have formed a cooperative alliance with the goal of improving the state of the sport in east Tennessee. The owners of 411 Motor Speedway, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, and Volunteer Speedway have agreed to form an alliance. The goal is to provide a common rulebook for…
As race fans and drivers anxiously await the resumption of the 2020 race season, promoters are left facing some big unknowns when racing does return. The coronavirus pandemic has left many Americans without a job. Some are temporarily displaced while others have been permanently let go. As the shut downs…
The following is an account of a meeting that took place in 2002 involving many big names in the sport of dirt late model racing. All accounts are from memory as no notes or no recordings were taken. Any names omitted were done so for accuracy purposes or because their…
Randy Weaver was at the highest point of his racing career in 2016 until a vicious accident left him with serious head injuries. Now, the Crossville driver is planning on racing again with a partial schedule. Weaver was one of the top regional drivers in dirt late model racing and…
Ray Cook, promoter of the Spring Nationals, Southern Nationals, and Fall Nationals, released the 2020 schedules for the three series at the Performance Racing Industry show in Indianapolis on Friday. All three series receive more higher paying races over the 2019 schedules. The Schaeffer’s Spring Nationals sees the return of…
The newest edition of the Quick Six blog looks at the end of the season (?) and other notes as the year in racing is winding down across America. There really is not much of an off-season in dirt racing. One has to wonder if this will lead to burn…
Dakotah Knuckles held off a charging David Payne in the closing laps to win Sunday’s Schaeffer’s Oil Fall Nationals Buddy Rogers Memorial at Tazewell Speedway. The race was also co-sanctioned by the Iron Man Late Model Series. Knuckles claimed the pole position for the 44-lap feature in group A qualifying.…
Tanner English won Saturday’s Harold Hargrove Memorial at Lake Cumberland Speedway. English took his family owned number 96 to victory before a packed house in Burnside, Kentucky. English was the pole sitter for the 50-lap race alongside Tommy Bailey as the field came to the green flag. Bailey shot out…
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