Category: Features
Riley Hickman gobbles up the competition in Cleveland
Dale McDowell pleased with first year at helm of Boyd’s Speedway
Just about one year ago, famed racer Dale McDowell paired with Chattanooga area businessman David Duplissey to become the new owners of Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA. And according to the Late Model star, their first year running the third-mile dirt oval has been a successful one. The 2014 season will…
Don O’Neal sees career dream come to fruition with Clint Bowyer Racing
When Don O’Neal cruised under the checkered flag at the end of the final Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race of the 2014 season in the Dirt Track World Championship at the Portsmouth(OH) Raceway Park, he realized the fruition of a long awaited goal. The Martinsville, Ind. driver earned that national touring…
Chris Ferguson earns pole for Saturday’s Ultimate SLM race at County Line
*Story composed from various social media reports, particularly @ULTIMATESupers on Twitter. The Ultimate Super Late Model Series has convened on the County Line Raceway in Elm City, NC for its final race of the 2014 season. On Friday night, most of the starting lineup was set for the $10,000-to-win affair.…
Riley Hickman fastest in qualifying for Deep Fried 75 at Duck River
*Story composed from Race Monitor and various social media reports, including Daniel Watkins(@RacingWithJDW on Twitter). Riley Hickman was very fast during qualifying at the 3rd Annual Deep Fried 75 at Duck River Raceway Park but the weather proved to be the ultimate winner on Friday night at the Wheel, Tenn. facility. The feature race…
Eric Jacobsen terminating his own Dirt Late Model racing program
After several years of cross country commuting between his home in California and the hub of his Dirt Late Model operation in east Tennessee, driver Eric Jacobsen has been forced to halt his own racing operation. The news was confirmed via text message by Jacobsen’s crew chief and longtime friend, Greg…
Scott Bloomquist already looking forward to 2015 after successful past season
To virtually every dirt racing driver in the country, a season that included a double-digit number of total wins, a 3rd place finish in the final standings of a national touring series, and five Crown Jewel victories would be considered a smashing success. Scott Bloomquist was pleased to enjoy just such a…
November still has plenty of racing action to offer around the area
Jason Manley picks up Late Model win at I-75
*Story submitted by Daniel Watkins. I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater staged its regular weekly racing program on Saturday night with six classes in action. The Crate Late Models and Limited Late Models were combined into one class due to the car count while the B-Hobby, Sportsman, Thunder, Classics and Mod Mini…