In honor of Ray Cook’s Spring Nationals Series paying a visit to east Tennessee’s Smoky Mountain Speedway this weekend, InsideDirtRacing.com will hold a ‘Pick the Winner’ contest for the purpose of giving away the autographed 1:24 scale die cast car pictured below. Here are the rules for the contest: 1.…
Mike Marlar has won some of the biggest events in Dirt Late Model racing. But at an age when many racers are just hitting their prime, the 36-year-old competitor has come to the realization that some things must take a higher priority in life. Instead of planning out a full…
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…
Chris Madden has started off the 2014 Dirt Late Model racing season in red hot fashion, and Saturday night’s Spring Nationals feature event at the Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. only served to add fuel to his already hot fire. The Gray Court, SC driver scored his fourth big…
As part of the Spring Nationals weekend at the Volunteer Speedway, track owners Joe and Phyllis Loven invited Crate Late Model racers to serve as the support class for Friday night’s action then they scheduled Limited Late Models for Saturday. And although there might not have been very many of…
Here are a few photos I snapped during the Spring Nationals weekend at the Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn.
The Volunteer Speedway opened its racing season on Friday night as part of a two race weekend featuring the Ray Cook promoted Spring Nationals for Super Late Models. But along with that event, the track also hosted a Crate Late Model feature. With 15 cars signed in for competition, the…
As I walked across the pit area of the Volunteer Speedway on Friday afternoon toward the hauler carrying Jimmy Owens’ race car, crew chief Chris Fox declared, “We’re ready to unleash this new beast.” Indeed, that is exactly what happened as Owens scored a win in his…
Riley Hickman has come storming out of the starting gate in the 2014 season. The defending Southern All Stars champion has already collected two Super Late Model wins and will be going for more this weekend in the rain interrupted ‘Toilet Bowl’ at the Clarksville Speedway in middle Tennessee and then…
It would be an understatement to say that Heath Alvey has led an amazing life. And it has been a life that some believed might not ever get this far. The now 40-year-old was diagnosed with cancer as a baby and was given only six weeks to live by the…
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