FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
By Chris Tilley
TAZEWELL, TN (May 17, 2015)—Tazewell Speedway located in Tazewell, Tenn. will continue the 50th Anniversary season this Saturday Night May 23rd with the Tenth Annual Kids Night plus a full racing program for all divisions.
The Tazewell Limited Late Models, Sportsman, Classics, KDRA-Super Stocks and Four Cylinders will all be on the racing card for the evening’s events. The pit gates will swing open at 5:00 pm, while the main grandstand gates also open at 5:00 pm. The driver’s meeting will be at 7:00 pm and hot laps will roll out at 7:30 pm. Grandstand Admission is only $10.00 (Children the age of 9 and younger are admitted free with a paying adult) while Pit Admission is $25.00 and $15.00 for children 12 and under.
During kids night activities there will be foot races for children ages 6-9 in both the girls and boys plus foot races for children ages 10-13 for both girls and boys and they’ll be split up. Each participant will receive a t-shirt co-sponsored by the Knoxville TVA Credit Union. The four foot race winners receive a new bicycle and a Tazewell Speedway Feature Winner trophy. There will also be a candy toss for all kids under the age of six. The winner’s bicycles are sponsored by Sun Loan of Tazewell, Virgil DeFord CPA of Knoxville and a devoted Tazewell Speedway race fan who wanted to remain anonymous.
Coming up on Friday Night May 29th will be the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned 10th Annual Toyota of Knoxville 50 paying $10,000-to-win for the Super Late Models. There will be a full racing program for all divisions during this event. Make plans now to attend this must-see event!
May 16 winners at Tazewell Speedway included Jason Trammell of Knoxville, Tenn. who scored his second Tazewell Limited Late Model win of the season. David Clark of Tazewell, Tenn. captured his first-career Late Model Sportsman win while Philip Thompson of Knoxville, Tenn. claimed the Classic victory of the season. Glenn Hounshell of Berea, Ky. claimed his second KDRA-Super Stock main event of the season while Bubby Braden of Luttrell, Tenn. scored his third Four Cylinder event win of the year.
Further information on Tazewell Speedway can be obtained by calling the track at (423) 626-2222 or visit www.tazewellspeedway.net . Tazewell Speedway is located at 1400 Bacchus Rd., Tazewell, TN 37879, which is located just two miles northwest of Tazewell. Going north on US 25-E, turn right and then left onto Bacchus Rd, and then 1.8 miles north, then .8 miles west and the race track is located on the left. Be sure to LIKE Tazewell Speedway on Facebook or follow Tazewell Speedway on Twitter @TAZSPEEDWAY.
