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Quick Six: Racing is back

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…

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Michael Moats June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020Uncategorized

Volunteer Speedway to host a pair of World of Outlaws races

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…

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Michael Moats June 4, 2020 June 4, 2020Uncategorized

Area track owners form alliance to improve racing, attendance

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…

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Michael Moats April 27, 2020 April 27, 2020News

Promoters face big unknowns when racing resumes

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…

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Michael Moats April 16, 2020 April 16, 2020Features

Little known 2002 meeting ushered in today’s dirt late model racing

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…

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Michael Moats April 1, 2020 April 1, 2020Blogs

Randy Weaver looks to have fun, help son’s racing career behind the wheel

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…

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Michael Moats February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020Features

Ray Cook releases tour schedules for 2020

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…

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Michael Moats December 13, 2019 December 13, 2019Schedules

Quick Six: End of the season?

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…

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Michael Moats December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019Blogs

Dakotah Knuckles holds off David Payne for Tazewell win

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.…

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Michael Moats September 2, 2019 September 2, 2019News

Tanner English takes Harold Hardgrove Memorial win

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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Michael Moats August 25, 2019 August 25, 2019News
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