Volunteer Speedway has been one of the most popular racetracks in East Tennessee during the last three decades. Landon Stallard, the new owner of the Bulls Gap, Tennessee track, hopes to get it back to that level after years of questions about the future of the facility. Under the ownership…
The 2019 class of the Smoky Mountain Speedway Hall of Fame has been selected. The scope of candidates was widened to make it more like the early years of the hall of fame at Atomic Speedway to include more people across East Tennessee. The drivers in the 2019 class are…
While there was very little racing taking place for two weeks before of rain outs, news items in and around East Tennessee slowed down. After a weekend full of racing, the dam has broken on news in this area. Here is some of the latest news in one location. Blakenship…
A number of years ago, Sam Holbrooks came up with his own formula to determine the top 25 dirt late model drivers in the country each month. Sam published his poll in his “Behind The Wheel” and “Late Model American” racing news papers. Since getting out of the business a…
One thing is for certain, there is no lack of traveling series in dirt late model racing. But one series is looking at keeping costs down for the racers. The new American Crate All-Stars series is set to hold its first race for the Charles Trammell Memorial at Tazewell Speedway…
Bill Ogle Sr., long time co-owner of Atomic Speedway, has passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. Ogle, along with his brother Jack and Jim, bought Atomic Speedway from Bob Martin in the late 70’s and operated the 1/3-mile track through the 1993 season. During their time as owners,…
As car counts and track support continues to drop for the steelhead late models, one former racer is hoping to solidify the division by starting a touring series. Michael Robinette has started the Topless Outlaw Dirt Late Model Series in hopes of keeping the division of limited late models alive…
It has been a tough several days for this in the local racing community in east Tennessee with the passing of three legends in the sport – Bob Martin, Bill Corum, and Harley “Fuzzy” Orange. Bob Martin passed away on February 18 from a lengthy illness. Martin was the founder…
A start of a new race season is here. There are plenty of things to talk about, some new and some old. In this edition of the Quick Six, we look at both. It’s refeshing to see race teams back at it in a new season. Seeing the new looks…
Following two years of struggles, there is renewed optimism at Smoky Mountain Speedway thanks to a slight ownership change and big plans for the future. The last race of the 2018 season was the start of another new beginning for the 4/10-mile track located just south of Maryville, Tennessee. After…
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