During a hot laps session for the Spring Nationals race at the Smoky Mountain Speedway on Saturday night, a gasp went up from the crowd as the car of Powell, Tenn. racer Mark Vineyard hit the turn one wall then went flipping multiple times along the banking. The familiar red, white and…
This first weekend of April 2014 was huge for dirt racing in East Tennessee as almost every track in the area ran either a special event of their weekly show. Here are some of the results: 411 Motor Speedway: The Seymour track hosted the NeSmith Dirt Late Model Touring Series…
The American Modified Series made a return visit to the Smoky Mountain Speedway as part of the Maryville, Tenn. track’s Spring Nationals event on Saturday evening and it was North Carolina driver Kyle Strickler who would walk away with the lucrative $3,000 first prize. In other racing action, Cory Hedgecock…
Chris Madden came into the Spring Nationals race at the Smoky Mountain Speedway on Saturday night as perhaps the hottest Dirt Late Model driver in the country. But he may well have been hot when he left the track for an altogether different reason. In the early going of the…
The 411 Motor Speedway put up a couple of nice paydays for the NeSmith Dirt Late Model Touring Series to come to the Seymour, Tenn. track for two nights worth of racing. But track owners Mitch and Tanya McCarter didn’t stop there. They also decided to handout big paydays for their…
David Payne holds a unique position in the dirt racing world. Not only is a fine race car driver, but he is also an excellent high school basketball coach. And as someone who has coached basketball and been around racing, I can attest that handling such a schedule is not…
Chris Wilson has proven himself to be one of east Tennessee’s top Crate Late Model competitors. But in 2014, the Crossville native is hoping to prove even more as he embarks on a season in which he will move into the Super Late Model class on a regular basis. And the young…
We at InsideDirtRacing.com recognize the contributions made to the sport of dirt racing by those who race in the support classes each week at our local tracks. Their work, dedication and sacrifice are just as great as those who compete in the Late Model divisions. As a result, we hope…
Ronnie Johnson is a racing legend who has reached great heights on dirt surfaces all over east Tennessee and the United States. The Chattanooga driver’s achievements include hundreds of feature wins, two Dirt Track World Championship victories and multiple series championships. All of those accomplishments led to his induction into the National Dirt Late…
We at InsideDirtRacing.com recognize the contributions made to the sport of dirt racing by those who race in the support classes each week at our local tracks. Their work, dedication and sacrifice are just as great as those who compete in the Late Model divisions. As a result, we hope…
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