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Bayne spent youth racing in Kodak
KODAK — Knoxville native Trevor Bayne may have caught the NASCAR world by surprise by winning the Daytona 500 — the racing sport’s Super Bowl — as a rookie in just his second Sprint Cup start this ...
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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 what...
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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 w...
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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 nati...
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Jason Davis/The Mountain Press Sevierville race driver Blake Jones (left) is pictured with one of his new rides and his new crew chief Wade Day in the Jones Racing garage on Saturday afternoon.
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.
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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 Pem...
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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 instead of...
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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 Mode...
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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 on...
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Racing with Rich: Handicapping the NASCAR Chase for the Championship
The 2009 NASCAR Chase for the Championship has taken the very definite shape of Hendrick Motorsports vs. everyone else.
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