Over the past five years I have averaged covering just over fifty races per season. The tracks I have visited are spread out over a broad range across the southeastern United States from Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and both Carolinas. Seeing so many races in so many places has allowed…
This is the second of two pieces based on an interview done with NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Jeremy Clements. This driver, himself a former dirt racer, comes from one of the most noteworthy engine building families in the sport of Dirt Late Model racing. Jeremy Clements taking on powerful Cup…
Joey Coulter is one of only a handful of racers to have steered both a Dirt Late Model and a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series machine around the Eldora Speedway. In 2016, the Miami Springs, Fla. native finished 12th in his heat race and came up short in his bid…
I say it every year and this year is no different – the two week stretch in which the Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals presented by Tennessee RV are contested is one of my favorite times of the year. For me, this ranks up there with Georgia-Florida SpeedWeeks held during the…
Speculation has run wild over the past few days and weeks regarding the futures of numerous NASCAR Monster Energy Cup drivers. Among those pilots whose future is in question is Kasey Kahne, driver of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet. After being involved in an early race crash and falling…
*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 beyond. Richard: As a teacher in the Sevier County(TN) School System, I understand the difficulties involved in…
At one point in the 2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season it looked as if Scott Bloomquist would run away with the series standings on his way to earning a fourth championship. But after the past several weeks, two competitors have emerged to threaten the No. 0 car’s…
Go to pretty much any short track in America on a given Friday or Saturday night and you will see the winner of each race in each division determined at the only logical place for it to be determined- the finish line. So why then does the premier racing series…
As some of you have no doubt noticed, the two proprietors of this website are very active on social media. Both Michael Moats and myself have Twitter and Facebook accounts that we use frequently. As a result of being an active member on social media, I believe I have a…
This is the first of two pieces based on an interview done with NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Jeremy Clements. This driver, himself a former dirt racer, comes from one of the most noteworthy engine building families in the sport of Dirt Late Model racing. NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jeremy Clements…
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