Did you see Indy as half full or half empty? During the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday the empty seats around the facility were unmistakable. Scores of unfilled bleachers rimmed the historic track as it hosted wha...
Seymour’s Freddy Smith still roaring around the dirt *Note: The National Dirt Late Model Hall of fame induction ceremonies will take place the weekend of August 13-15. Since there are two members of that Hall of fame living in our area I thought it ...
Local driver making his way in NASCAR Near the end of the 2009 NASCAR schedule Michael Waltrip Racing announced that Trevor Bayne would compete full time for their organization in the upcoming Nationwide Series season. Bayne is a n...
Jones making the jump to late model SEVIERVILLE — Blake Jones will experience this March something most 13-year-olds can only dream of — he’ll get behind the wheel of his very own car.
NASCAR insiders are out of touch with reality Just before the Martinsville race this fall there was a panel type show in which Larry McReynolds, Chad Knaus and others from the SpeedTV network sat down with NASCAR Competition Director Robin ...
Earnhardt among first five inductees for NASCAR’s Hall of Fame CHARLOTTE , N.C. — NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. headlined the five inductees into the first class of the Hall of Fame, a group that drew mixed reactions to the inclusion of France’s son inste...
Presnell ‘super’ in capturing Newport Speedway victory SEVIERVILLE — The 2009 racing campaign for Dylan Presnell of Sevierville has caught the attention of many motorsports insiders, and no doubt his latest accomplishment in winning the Super Late M...
Why exactly did NASCAR warn Hendrick teams? Imagine that during this weekend’s Tennessee vs. Georgia game the referee suddenly switched on his microphone after a particular play to announce, “I just wanted to say that Georgia did not hold o...