Michael: In recent years, we have seen some unpleasant fights that have taken place at area racetracks. In some instances, weapons were displayed, but thankfully never fired, and tools were used as weapons. The most recent incident took place at Tazewell Speedway last Saturday night. A number of people were…
Richard: This is one of the most highly anticipated weeks of the year in the Dirt Late Model world as the biggest names in the sport will converge on Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio to compete for a first place prize of $100,000 in the race simply known as…
Richard: This past weekend, track officials at the Smoky Mountain Speedway faced a tough decision prior to their scheduled World of Outlaws Late Models event. Light rain had fallen across the area early in the day and more was in the forecast for later. So, the race was ultimately cancelled. But before…
Richard: This past weekend at the 411 Motor Speedway, two topics often discussed in dirt track racing came to a head. First, it was announced in the drivers meeting that the track would no longer stage qualifying for the NeSmith Late Model Class that competes there as the track’s featured…
Richard: Not that this is exactly breaking news, but east Tennessee has some pretty solid drivers that are performing quite well on the bigger stages in the dirt racing world. This region of the country has always been known for producing top tier talent in this sport and that is absolutely…
Richard: With April behind us, the 2014 racing season is now a third of the way through. East Tennessee fans have been fortunate to have already seen some great performances. A number of nationally recognized series races have been contested in our region as well as weekly racing shows that have kept…
In this edition of the Turn 2 Blog, Richard and Michael discuss the elements of good promoting. Richard: I recently read a post on social media that stated something to the effect of “track ownership and promoting are two totally different things”. If I could remember where I saw it,…
With racing having taken place at the Smoky Mountain Speedway and the Volunteer Speedway over the past two weekends, we can finally say that the east Tennessee racing season is in full swing. Very soon, all of our local tracks will be up and running on a regular basis. Here,…
Richard: One of the topics that came up as I talked with a few people in the pit area during my recent trip to the Golden Isles Speedway was that of the growing influence of NASCAR in dirt racing. As is pretty well known, NASCAR drivers Clint Bowyer and Bobby Labonte…
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…
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