When NASCAR first began in 1949 the racing in what has now grown into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was done on both pavement and dirt surfaces on tracks throughout the southeast and around the country. Drivers in that era had to be capable of racing on a variety…
While many dirt racing tracks around the country have already shut down their dirt racing operations for the 2019 season, there are still some opportunities remaining for fans of the sport in east Tennessee to take in more of the action they enjoy. At least three tracks in the region…
Report made based on Twitter posts from @ColePerkins12, @SoNationals and Race Monitor. The Schaeffer’s Oil Fall Nationals took to the track at the 311 Motor Speedway on Saturday night to contest the seventh and final race of that Ray Cook-promoted mini-tour. After turning in a dominating performance it was Brandon…
I recently posted a column on our sister website, InsideCircleTrack.com, describing how the NASCAR Playoffs format has finally won me over. For years I protested against the way in which the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series decided its champion by resetting the point totals with ten races remaining on their…
Just days after word came that Tazewell Speedway had been dropped from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule for the 2020 season, the Gary Hall-owned facility located in upper east Tennessee has made known its plans to host a dual sanctioned $20,000-to-win race run under the banners of…
The latest edition of the Turn 2 Blog is presented by the American Crate All-Star Series. *Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideDirtRacing.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the dirt racing topics of the day from east Tennessee and…
As has become the custom in recent years, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series released its schedule for the next season this past weekend at the 2019 series finale Dirt Track World Championship in Portsmouth, Ohio. As expected, the 56-race slate features some of Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest…
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series headed to the Portsmouth Raceway Park to contest their final event of the 2019 season in the 39th annual RhinoAg Dirt Track World Championship. Prior to the start of the Saturday night feature Jonathan Davenport was crowned as the season champion for the…
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series began operation in its current form in 2005. Since the time of its inception, the tour has made annual stops at Tazewell Speedway but those visits have come to an unexpected end. The Gary Hall-owned facility located in upper east Tennessee is known…
Devin Moran will be making his final start for Dunn-Benson Motorsports this weekend at the Dirt Track World Championship following a brief one-year run with that team. While the wins did not come as was hoped for when the pairing was announced during the last off-season, there have been bright…
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