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Monteith hoping to run truck race at BMS
Published Friday, June 24 2011Blountville's Nate Monteith said on Friday that he is hoping to put together a sponsorship deal that would allow him to run the Camping World Truck... -
Courage in the face of adversity is Earnhardt's lasting legacy
Published Friday, February 18 2011Much is being written about the tragic events that happened 10 years ago today in Daytona Beach, and rightfully so. The effect of Dale Earnhardt's ... -
Ford engines may have the edge in Sunday's Daytona 500
Published Thursday, February 17 2011Bill Elliott is a guy who has pretty much seen it all, and even he was scratching his head after Thursday's Twin 150s in Daytona. Despite NASCAR's ... -
Pardon the Ignorance: Kornheiser's NASCAR comments good for a laugh
Published Wednesday, February 16 2011Open mouth, insert foot. That's exactly what ESPN's Tony Kornheiser did on Tuesday when he decided to broach the subject of NASCAR on his show "Par... -
NASCAR: Wallace and Waltrip still larger than life in Bristol
Published Tuesday, February 15 2011Rusty Wallace and Darrell Waltrip were traveling side-by-side at a high rate of speed on Tuesday. At first blush, it seems like quite a news flash ... -
Pocono Notes: Incidents and accidents, hints and allegations
Published Monday, June 7 2010Wow. I guess little Joey Logano is all grown up. Not only is Logano's on track performance catching up with the colossal expectations he was saddle... -
Local Racing Notebook: Track promoters hope to beat the rain
Published Thursday, May 20 2010For a five-spot, you can take in an entire night of racing in the grandstands at Volunteer Speedway this Saturday night. The Super Late Model, Pro... -
Flood water devastates Clay Millican's Top Fuel shop
Published Thursday, May 6 2010When it rains, it pours. For NHRA Top Fuel pilot Clay Millican, that has been the case both literally and figuratively this year. It's bad enough ... -
Local Racing: Rain shuffles schedules, Brown wins at Bowman Gray
Published Wednesday, May 5 2010Rain and rumors of rain scrubbed most of the racing action across the region last weekend. Ford fans gathered at Bristol Dragway were able to get s... -
Local Racing: Labbous wins big at Bristol Dragway
Published Wednesday, April 28 2010Even with NHRA stars Jeg Coughlin and Shawn Langdon in the mix, John Labbous, Jr. was the class of the field in last weekend's K&N Spring Fling 20'... -
Saturday's races at Volunteer Speedway postponed
Published Friday, April 23 2010BULLS GAP - With the National Weather Service forecast around the East Tennessee region calling for rain throughout the weekend, the Fastrak Racing... -
Local Racing Notebook: Holman wins USAR Pro Cup event
Published Thursday, April 22 2010Last time Caleb Holman landed in victory lane at a USAR Pro Cup event, he was celebrating an emotional victory at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2008. I... -
Local Racing Notebook: Drama took center stage last weekend
Published Thursday, April 15 2010I have a faithful reader named Bertha who believes NASCAR is fixed. You know, kind of like pro wrestling. Bertha's many e-mails have offered a deta... -
Weekly points racing kicks off at Lonesome Pine, Volunteer Speedway
Published Thursday, April 8 2010Spring has finally sprung and the local race tracks are roaring to life. Lonesome Pine Raceway will shake off the winter blues this weekend with Fo... -
ESPN2 beefs up coverage as NHRA goes four-wide
Published Friday, March 26 2010After much speculation, it's finally time for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, N.C. Or as one of my friends in the PR business so aptly p... -
Local racing notebook: UARA headed to Kingsport on Saturday
Published Wednesday, March 24 2010If you're into dented fenders and photo finishes, you might want to make your way to Kingsport Speedway this Saturday as the UARA-STARS mix it up u... -
NASCAR feuds nothing new at Bristol Motor Speedway
Published Thursday, March 18 2010With the Food City 500 right around the corner, race fans are wondering whether Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski continue their feud at Bristol Mot... -
Johnson offers advice to Busch heading into Gatornationals
Published Thursday, March 11 2010When most of us hit eBay, we end up spending a few bucks on a diecast car. In Kurt Busch's case, he dropped $15,000 on a 1970 Dodge Challenger. And... -
Fontana, Vegas offer glimpse into NASCAR's crystal ball
Published Monday, March 1 2010For better or worse, mile-and-a-half tracks are NASCAR's bread and butter. That being said, watching Sunday's Sprint Cup race in Las Vegas made me ... -
Winning personality makes Patrick an asset for NASCAR
Published Sunday, February 28 2010We live in a nation full of rubberneckers. When there's a car crash, everyone slows down to take a look. Maybe that explains why ESPN's ratings hav... -
NHRA must parlay tragedy into increased fan safety
Published Tuesday, February 23 2010Legendary track promoter Humpy Wheeler once called auto racing "controlled violence." That's certainly true for NASCAR, but not for the NHRA. Stock... -
NASCAR Notebook: California dreaming will give way to harsh realities for some Cup teams
Published Sunday, February 21 2010Restrictor plates are NASCAR's great equalizer, making Speedweeks at Daytona irrelevant when it comes to separating the pretenders from the contend... -
NHRA Notebook: Johnson guns for his day in the sun
Published Thursday, February 18 2010Allen Johnson got off to a hot start during last weekend's NHRA Winternationals, the first event of 2010. Now the Greeneville native is hoping for ... -
NASCAR's change to green-white-checkered rule a bad idea
Published Wednesday, February 17 2010You've got to hand it to stock car racers -- once NASCAR makes up a rule, it doesn't take them very long to find a way around it, and the new rule ... -
Daytona 500 winner McMurray earned his time in the spotlight
Published Monday, February 15 2010Jamie McMurray spent last season as the odd man out at Roush Fenway Racing, knowing that his No. 26 team was going to be phased out at the end of t...
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