According to a story posted by the Cleveland Daily Banner on December 18th, a Chattanooga area real estate development firm appears poised to take possession of the property where the historic Cleveland Speedway currently sits. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chattanooga could decide the track’s fate as early as Thursday…
The future of Cleveland Speedway remains uncertain. However, there appears to be at least some reason for optimism among East Tennessee fans and racers for the historic track. A hearing had been scheduled for December 12th in the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Chattanooga where bids were to be accepted for the…
East Tennessee racing fans will have to wait a little longer to find out the fate of the Cleveland Speedway. Action had been scheduled to take place in the bankruptcy court in Chattanooga on Thursday, December 12. However, that action has been delayed until next week. The scheduled date of hearings for that…
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…
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