The ever changing saga of Cleveland Speedway has taken another turn. According to the Cleveland Daily Banner, the U.S. Trustee filed a notice to withdraw a recent bid on the speedway property. U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee Jerrold Farinash earlier had a bid for $1.1 million from developer Marcus D. Lyons. Lyons…
In a move not entirely unexpected, Southern All-Stars officials have announced this year’s Shamrock event has been moved to Boyd’s Speedway on March 22. The race was originally scheduled for Cleveland Speedway. But with Cleveland Speedway in limbo in bankruptcy court, the facility is not expected to be open any…
East Tennessee has already seen a couple of events for 2014. But the unofficial start of the racing season starts next week. Here we will preview what lies ahead for our area racetracks. 411 Motor Speedway – The Seymour track has already run two events in 2014. But the meat…
February 6, 2014 – The Knoxville-based Warrior Race Cars have tabbed 12 year-old Michael Lake of Uniontown, Pennsylvania to drive their house car in Ocala, Florida next week. Lake has three years of racing crate late models and has several wins to his credit. The team will make its way…
Inside Dirt Racing ran a recent blog on a discussion about tires in dirt late model racing. The blog drew quite a response from a number of people, including from someone with one of the national series. Rick Schwallie, who is the Assistant Series Director for the Lucas Oil Late…
As the 2014 season is rapidly approaching, promoters are making plans for what they hope to be a busy racing season. Promoters hope they make the best decisions to create a profitable situation for their facility. Success and failures can be seen all across this area as well as across…
Mike Weeks was poised to have one of his biggest seasons in his racing career. Instead, 2013 turned out to be his most disappointing. And with that, comes uncertainty for 2014. Weeks was locked in a back-and-forth battle with Riley Hickman for the Southern All-Stars series title. The two traded…
Tazewell Speedway has released their 2014 schedule. As in past years, the schedule is loaded with all kinds of special events and double features for its own divisions. Twenty-eight dates are on the schedule for the 1/3-mile speed plant. The season kicks off Saturday, March 22 with the fifth annual…
Warrior Race Cars held its annual open house last Saturday. The open house has become an annual tradition by Sanford Goddard and crew at their shop in Knoxville. Folks came in to tour the shop, grab a bite to eat, and even share some stories. The new 2014 chassis was…
Construction of I-75 Speedway in 2004 As the future of one east Tennessee dirt track is in limbo, another track is looking to reopen in 2014. The former Murphy Speedway near Sweetwater is under new ownership. Doug Sopha and Monty Morrow are two of the partners involved with the new…
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