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…
The latest edition of the Quick Six blog looks at the past year in racing plus some recent news that will play into the 2019 season that’s just ahead. The 2018 season ended the way it began – wet and cold. Let’s hope 2019 will be much better. Rebranding the…
Many outlaws have crossed through the Nashville music scene over the years, but for the first time in history the World of Outlaws and their 900 horsepower Sprint Cars will crank up the volume on May 31 and June 1, 2019 in Music City. The quarter-mile track at Nashville Fairgrounds…
After splitting time with Volunteer Speedway the last two seasons, 411 Motor Speedway will return to weekly racing in 2019. The Seymour, Tennessee track released its 2019 schedule which sees racing nearly every week from late March though November. Mitch McCarter, the owner of 411 Motor Speedway, leased Volunteer Speedway…
Driver Casey Roberts is out as the driver of the Blount Motorsports ride. The announcement came via a press release Friday afternoon. Roberts was tabbed to take over the BMS ride a year ago to replace the departing Donald McIntosh. The Toccoa, Georgia driver closed his race team to drive…
Hall of Fame driver Skip Arp has decided to hang up his helmet for the last time. In a statement released by Arp on Wednesday, he said it was time to call it a career after 40 years of racing. The Georgetown, Tennessee driver was one of the top dirt…
Eddie Carrier Jr. took an emotional Butterball Woolridge Memorial win at Richmond Raceway. It was Carrier’s first career win at the Richmond, Kentucky speedway. Thirty-nine late models from across the region signed in for the $10,059 to win race sanctioned by the Schaeffer’s Iron Man Championship Series. Jason Jameson set…
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