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« Previous EntriesMike Marlar goes the distance for Tazewell Speedway win
Monday, September 6th, 2010
By Richard Allen
Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tennessee led all the way to grab the $3,000 first prize for the NASRA sanctioned Buddy Rogers Memorial 44 at the Tazewell Speedway on Sunday night.
Marlar started from the pole position after drawing the top number among the four heat race winners. That inside front row starting spot proved [...]
Bulls Gap sets Labor Day weekend program for Saturday night
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010BULLS GAP, Tenn. The last weekly racing event of the season at Volunteer Speedway is scheduled Saturday, Sept. 4, with a Fastrak Racing Series-sanctioned Pro (Crate) Late Model 35-lap, $1,000-to-win feature on tap, along with a 25-lap Hobby Stock race and a “Crash ‘em Up … Smash ‘em Up” Demolition [...]
‘Summer Sizzler Shootout at The Gap’ scheduled for Thursday, August 19
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010BULLS GAP, Tenn. A special mid-week racing program will be held on Thursday, Aug. 19 at Volunteer Speedway with NASCAR in the East Tennessee region at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The “Summer Sizzler Shootout at The Gap” will showcase Super Late Models for a 50-lap, $3,000-to-win main event. Also racing will be [...]
‘Dirty White Boy’ charges to 411 victory
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
By Richard Allen
Anthony White of Clinton, Tennessee came to the 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour looking to claim the $1,000 first prize in the fourth and final installment of the Tennessee RV Tuesday Night Tango Series and that is exactly what he did.
The driver known as the ‘Dirty White Boy’ started the 40 lap late [...]
Douglas, Brooks, Whitt visit victory lane at Volunteer Speedway
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
By Robert Walden
BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Aug. 7) Mark Douglas of Knoxville led flag-to-flag en route to capturing his second Super Late Model feature win of the season Saturday night at Volunteer Speedway.
With perfect track conditions, current Super Late Model point leader Jeff Maupin set fast-time at 12.173-seconds (119.140 mph) to earn the pole position, [...]
Volunteer Speedway set for Hot Summer Nights
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
BULLS GAP, Tenn. The month of August means beginning of a new school year around the region, and temperatures are quite heated during the dog-days of summer. What better way to spend a summer night than at the races?
An exciting “Hot Summer Nights” racing program is scheduled Saturday, Aug. 7 at Volunteer [...]
Josh Collins wins under the moonlight at 411 Motor Speedway
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010By Richard Allen
New owner Mitch McCarter put on a lights out show Tuesday night at the 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tennessee. As the Late Model feature race was just about to get underway a transformer blew and sent sparks flying in the area of turns three and four. But, to the credit of the [...]
411 Motor Speedway now under the direction of a new owner
Monday, July 26th, 2010By Richard Allen
Sevier County resident and businessman Mitch McCarter has purchased the 411 Motor Speedway property located in Seymour from previous owner Doug Sopha. The purchase includes both the oval dirt track and the drag strip facility.
“I purchased the track as an investment for my sons,” McCarter explained. “My sons and my wife are really [...]
Davenport wins thriller in Southern Nationals finale at Tazewell
Sunday, July 25th, 2010By Richard Allen
Jonathan Davenport came to the Tazewell Speedway on Saturday night looking to make a point. Rather he was looking to make enough points to assure himself of a championship in the two week long Southern Nationals Series promoted by Ray Cook.
As it turned out, Davenport did much more than that. He hammered the [...]
Davenport dominates Southern Nationals event at Bulls Gap
Saturday, July 24th, 2010By Richard Allen
In 2009, Tommy Kerr of Maryville, Tennessee came to the ninth of ten races on the Ray Cook promoted Southern Nationals and cemented his hold on the series championship by dominating the 53 lap feature race on the high banks of the Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee.
In 2010, the script was almost [...]