InsideDirtRacing.com has learned that Lenoir City based chassis builder Chip Vineyard has tabbed McCarter Brothers Racing to be the exclusive dealers of his CVR brand race cars. The deal will go into effect immediately. Along with brothers Pierce and Mack McCarter and Matt Henderson, a number of top east Tennessee…
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…
Wartburg Speedway will be under new leadership in 2014. Raymond Shepard has moved from the Spring City Raceway after running that track for the past two years to assume the roles of track manager and race director at Wartburg. Track owner Mike Kittrell announced Shepard’s hiring on the track’s MRMracing.net…
Riley Hickman didn’t necessarily plan on going for the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series title when the 2013 season began, but he did plan to race as many times as he possibly could. As it turned out, he did both win a championship and race a lot. So what…
Construction of I-75 Speedway in 2004 As the future of one east Tennessee dirt track is in limbo, another track is looking to reopen in 2014. The former Murphy Speedway near Sweetwater is under new ownership. Doug Sopha and Monty Morrow are two of the partners involved with the new…
Inside Dirt Racing has learned the fate of Cleveland Speedway could be determined on December 12. Rumors have circulated since the running of The Gobbler that Cleveland Speedway could have a new owner as soon as next week. Those rumors have included the track being sold for racing purposes and…
By Richard Allen Rusty Ballenger has learned the secret to success over the long haul of a racing season. That secret is consistency, and consistency comes from hard work and dedication. In 2013, the 23 year old Seymour, Tenn. driver applied what he has learned and was rewarded with the…
This site is dedicated to covering dirt racing action from around the East Tennessee region by providing fans, racers and promoters with up-to-date information about recently completed and upcoming events. The site will offer the combined efforts of Michael Moats and Richard Allen, two of the area’s most well known media sources for…
Randy Weaver has been one of East Tennessee’s most successful dirt late model racers over the past decade or so. And in 2014, the Crossville, Tenn. star hopes to take that success to an even higher level. The three time Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series champion(2009, 2010 & 2012)…
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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