The Spring Nationals mini-series moved to the Crossville Speedway on Friday night to stage a $4,000-to-win event. When all was said and done, Canadian Ricky Weiss came away from the track located on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with the victory in the Ray Cook-promoted series after Brandon Overton surrender…
The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series made the first of three scheduled stops in 2017 at the Smoky Mountain Speedway on Saturday night and staged a $7,500-to-win event in front of a big crowd. Brandon Sheppard came away as the big winner from the Maryville, Tenn. track as he…
In the last edition of the Quick Six blog, we looked at time management. In this edition, we look at word play and some other recent stories in dirt racing. It’s a good thing people in big time athletics know the difference betweem the words “postponed” and “cancelled”. People in…
Trammell, along with Henrys, record Volunteer Speedway Fast Friday victories By Robert Walden Volunteer Speedway Media/Public Relations BULLS GAP, Tenn. (April 29, 2016) With six dirt-tracks in East Tennessee each racing on Saturday night, Volunteer Speedway decided to think outside of the box a little and move its regular…
Throughout the season, InsideDirtRacing.com hopes to offer a set of ongoing, continuously updated pre-race notes for the bigger events set to take place in the near future. These notes will offer information regarding news pertaining to the event such as weather, drivers who have indicated that they will race, classes…
The various series that run under the Ray Cook banner of promotion announced on Monday that rules regarding the shocks and suspensions of Dirt Late Model race cars competing in Spring Nationals, Southern Nationals and Southern Nationals Bonus Series events have been adjusted. These changes go into effect immediately and…
*All photos used in this piece taken from the 411 Motor Speedway Facebook page. While a number of the competitors on hand for this Saturday’s(February 27) Frostbuster 50 at 411 Motor Speedway may have previously turned laps at the facility located in Seymour, Tenn., there has been a significant change…
Multiple reports out of Eastaboga, Alabama indicate that there was a significant fire at the Talladega Short Track late Sunday night. According to these reports, the press box of the famed facility was essentially destroyed. Posts on Twitter, Facebook and message boards began to appear around midnight in the Eastern…
Of the many pieces of information to come out of the PRI Trade Show in Indianapolis this past weekend, one that most intrigued me was the announcement that Lucas Oil will start a TV network solely dedicated to racing that will stream over the internet 24/7. Of course, that company…
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has been found guilty of misdemeanor conspiracy to violate mine safety laws in a U.S. District court in Charleston, WV. He was found not guilty of two felony charges against him. The charges against Blankenship stemmed from an explosion at the Upper Big Branch…
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