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…
As the 2014 season is rapidly approaching, promoters are making plans for what they hope to be a busy racing season. Promoters hope they make the best decisions to create a profitable situation for their facility. Success and failures can be seen all across this area as well as across…
*Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideDirtRacing.com in which site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the east Tennessee dirt racing topics of the day. Richard: Tires, tires, tires. Can there be any more touchy subject in dirt racing today than tires?…
*Turn 2 Blog is the newest addition to InsideDirtRacing.com. In this regular feature, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen will take turns offering their thoughts on the east Tennessee dirt racing topics of the day. Richard: To say that this off-season in dirt racing around our region and…
*Turn 2 Blog is the newest addition to InsideDirtRacing.com. In this regular feature, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen will take turns offering their thoughts on the east Tennessee dirt racing topics of the day. The 2013 racing season around east Tennessee was one filled with newsworthy events. In…
For several years now, I have been an avid user of social media. I enjoy using both Twitter and Facebook to interact with people and promote my websites. The conversations held on those two sites often lead to new stories or blogs, and this is one of those cases. I…
Warrior Race Cars held its annual open house last Saturday. The open house has become an annual tradition by Sanford Goddard and crew at their shop in Knoxville. Folks came in to tour the shop, grab a bite to eat, and even share some stories. The new 2014 chassis was…
It’s an age old question for dirt track owners and promoters. On a night when a track is hosting a special event, such as a touring Super Late Model series, what is the right number of support divisions to run along with the visiting class? I recently posed this question on…
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