A eerie hush fell over the normally loud and bustling 411 Motor Speedway on Friday night during the running of the Mini Stock feature race. Midway through that event, the No. 5 machine of Mike Townsend began driving erratically before coming to a stop on the backstretch of the facility.…
After having served previously as race director at Spring City Raceway and most recently at Wartburg Speedway, Raymond Shepard will work with the Kyle family in that same role at I-75 Raceway during the upcoming 2015 season. The Sweetwater, Tenn. track, formerly known as Murphy Speedway, reopened during the latter…
Just over a week ago, word came out that a new alliance of six race tracks had formed a partnership for the purpose of sanctioning Crate Late Model events around the region. While bits and pieces of information had leaked out over the past several days, the schedule and payout…
Chris and Leslie Corum are the sole owners of I-40 Raceway and I-40 Motocross. The couple closed on the property on December 31 and are looking forward to a bright future with the facility. Doug Sopha bought the facility from Jill Varnell in 2012. Sopha brought in the Corums to…
Smoky Mountain Speedway has released its 2015 schedule. The Maryville track has a diverse schedule for the upcoming season. The season kicks off March 12-14 for the Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals. An open practice will be held on March 12 with a $5,000 to win race on March 13…
Fans, drivers, employees, and others will gather on Tuesday, December 9 for an Atomic Speedway reunion. The event will take place at the Bearden Banquet Hall in Knoxville from 7-9 p.m. The public is invited. Original Atomic owner Bob Martin came up with the idea to reunite anyone associated with…
Billy Ogle Jr. finds himself at a crossroads in his racing career after his departure from Blount Motorsports three weeks ago. The 50 year-old driver from Knoxville left the team after a dismal showing at Eldora Speedway for the preliminary events for the World 100. After spending nearly five years…
The new I-75 Motor Speedway opened for business on Saturday night with a full racing program. The program consisted of limited late models, crate late models, A-Hobby/Sportsman, B-Hobby, Thunder, and four cylinders. The new 3/8-mile track was built inside the massive 5/8-mile track formerly known as Murphy Speedway just outside…
The newly configured I-75 Motor Speedway is set for their grand re-opening this Saturday, September. Fans and drivers will see lots of changes from the last time the track was open as the former Murphy Speedway. From our story in June, we reported Tim and Angie Kyle purchased the speedway…
Blount Motorsports and Billy Ogle Jr. have parted ways. The news was confirmed by crew chief David “Fatboy” Bryant Tuesday morning. The news comes following a disappointing weekend at Eldora Speedway last week at the World 100. BMS and Ogle joined forces in late 2009 when Ogle drove a second…
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