The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series did not stage a single race from the time of their last event during Georgia-Florida SpeedWeeks on February 9th until they returned to those two states for a series of previously unscheduled events on May 19th. In between those dates were scores of…
The wait for racing action that has been endured by fans in Tennessee since early March looks to be coming to an end. On Friday(May 15), Governor Bill Lee announced that restrictions that have called for lower capacity at restaurants and the closure of movie theaters across the Volunteer State…
Area track owners have formed a cooperative alliance with the goal of improving the state of the sport in east Tennessee. The owners of 411 Motor Speedway, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, and Volunteer Speedway have agreed to form an alliance. The goal is to provide a common rulebook for…
With the recent announcement by Tennessee governor Bill Lee that there would be no extension of the measures that have shut down a number of businesses throughout the Volunteer State for the past several weeks, the opportunity has been presented for race tracks in the region to swing into action.…
The long rumored pairing of driver Shannon Babb and Team Zero Race Cars is apparently coming to fruition according to a Twitter post from @Team0RaceCars made on Tuesday. In the post, Scott Bloomquist delivers a brief video to announce the news that Babb’s team is taking delivery of the new…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2020 – Mitch McCarter (411 Motor Speedway), Roger Sellers (Smoky Mountain Speedway), Gary Hall (Tazewell Speedway), and Landon Stallard (Volunteer Speedway) have collectively decided to suspend operations for at least 30 days in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The group will closely monitor the…
According to a press release sent on Saturday, March 14, longtime Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series general manager Lynn Acklin has passed away. The release stated: “It is with a heavy heart to let my racing family know that long time GM of the Southern All Stars Lynn Acklin…
The winter of 2019-2020 saw the return of the Xtreme DIRTcar Series as a short series set in the months of November through February. But as those who follow Dirt Late Model racing know, the life of any series is certainly not guaranteed, particularly a start-up series, even one with…
Only in the southeastern portion of the country could a weekend that will mark the end of February and the beginning of March serve as the ending of one regional Dirt Late Model tour and the beginning of others. The fans and competitors of this form of racing in this…
The inaugural season for the Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Winter Series will come to a close this weekend with the running of a $7,000-to-win feature event at South Carolina’s Modoc Raceway on Saturday, February 29th. It will be the fifth race for the series after the previous four events have been…
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