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Chris Madden Picks the Cotton at Magnolia Motor Speedway

Chris Madden on his way to a $20,000 payday at Magnolia Motor Speedway. (Chris McDill photo)

Columbus, Mississippi (09/24/16) – Chris Madden added his name to an elite group on Saturday night by taking the $20,000 top prize in the 2016 running of the Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 presented by Country Pleasin’ Sausage at Magnolia Motor Speedway.

“I knew we had a really good hot rod tonight, and I just had to bide my time early,” said Madden. “Once we got to the lead our car just kept getting better, and we were able to get the win.”

Moments after picking the ceremonious cotton in victory lane Madden concluded by saying, “It means a lot to win this race in only our second time to come here. We’ll take this $20,000 tonight and hopefully win one at East Alabama Motor Speedway on the way home tomorrow. There’s so many sponsors that help make this possible, and I want to thank them all for getting me to victory lane tonight.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-28T16:39:04-04:00September 28th, 2016|Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 Comes to Life in 24 Hours

Annual Mega Event Scheduled for September 22nd -24th at Magnolia Motor Speedway

magnolialogo Columbus, Mississippi (09/21/16) – In just 24 hours the annual Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 will kick off at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi. The huge event will be held on Thursday-Saturday, September 22nd-24th, 2016.

The 2016 Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 Presented by Cooper’s Country Meat Packers will be headlined by a $20,000-to-win/$1,200-to-start, 100 lap finale for the Super Late Models as competitors look to tame the 3/8-mile oval in hopes of claiming their share of the total purse that . approaches $70,000.

Entries for this weekend already represent a stellar field of national, regional, and local competitors. More entrants are expected on race day.

Drivers, who have already entered or voiced an intent compete include defending champion, Morgan Bagley, as well as Mike Marlar, Dale McDowell, Chris Madden, Billy Moyer, Rick Rickman, Brian Rickman, Shane Clanton, Billy Moyer Jr., Timothy Culp, Garrett Alberson, B.J. Robinson, Ray Cook, Kyle Bronson, Chandler Petty, Jack Sullivan, Wendell Wallace, Tyler Erb, Eric Cooley, Dylan Ames, Allen Tippen, Clay Fisher, Zach McMillan, Kyle Beard, Josh Putnam, Tanner Kellick, Brandon Overton, Hunter Rasdon, Chad Thrash, David Breazeale, Tyler Millwood, Jason Croft, Michael Arnold, Billy Franklin, Ashton Winger, and a host of others. (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-22T01:00:26-04:00September 22nd, 2016|Featured, Racing News|Comments Off

DASS SERIES FOR SPORTSMAN BACK IN ACTION SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

mike-smith-took-the-dass-win-at-auburndale-back-in-april-speedracer-photo The DeSoto-Auburndale Sportsman Series is back in action for the first time since early July as the popular class will go for 50 laps Saturday night at Auburndale Speedway. Along with the Sportsman cars, seven other classes will be in action including the Legend Cars, Mod Minis, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Mini Cups and the Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association will be making a special guest appearance.

It will be “The Results Companies Night” at the speedway as the company has teamed up with Auburndale Speedway as the track will be helping them gain new full time employees. The Results Companies support Sirius XM and Healthmark with customer support and are looking for persons to fill available positions.

They will have a booth on the midway where fans can register to win a home Sirius XM radio unit (subscription service not included).

Saturday night will also feature the latest edition of Youth Nation Takeover.

Each child that enters the gate, ages 5-12, will either receive a pink or blue ticket accordingly. To start, three tickets will be drawn and one child will get to ride in the pace car while another child will get to carry the flag in the safety truck with one other lucky child getting to drop the green flag for a race assisting flagman Julian Mullis. (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-22T00:50:30-04:00September 22nd, 2016|Auburndale Speedway, Front Page News|Comments Off

MOYER DOMINATES NIGHT ONE OF KNOXVILLE NATIONALS

Photo Courtesy of Lucas Oil Dirt Late Models

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (September 15, 2016) – Billy Moyer ran away from the field on night one of the 13th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals on Thursday Night at Knoxville Raceway. In the waning months of the final year of his racing career, Billy Moyer led all 25 laps of the event to claim his 815th career victory.

Brandon Sheppard tried to track down Moyer late in the race, but had to settle for second place in the Best Performance Motorsports/Dargie-powered/Rocket. Josh Richards’ Valvoline/Mark Richards Racing/Rocket crossed the line in third. Completing the top five were: Shane Clanton and Jimmy Mars.

Moyer started on the outside of the front row and got the jump at the start of the race and never trailed. “I wasn’t pleased with the car during the heat race, so we made some adjustments and it really took off well in the feature.”

“I didn’t know how close those guys were. It’s a fine line up top here. One mistake here and you could wind up in the wall. I have always enjoyed coming here to race and maybe it will turn out like 2010.” Moyer was speaking of the Knoxville weekend where he won all three main events. It was Moyer’s ninth career win at Knoxville. (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-16T15:32:32-04:00September 16th, 2016|Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

Southern All Stars Return To Smoky Mt Speedway Sept 17th

Josh Putnam Scores Victory at Thunderhill Raceway

FAYETTEVILLE, TN– The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will be making its second stop of the 2016 season this Saturday night Sept 17^th at the Smoky Mt Speedway in Maryville, TN., for the King of the Mountain Fall Classic a 40 lap event paying $5,000 to win for the super late models along with the UCRA late models as well the sportsman to make it an all late model night at the track. In the earlier appearance of the year Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN., took home the $5,000 payday in the Rocking with the Stars event for his third career series win.

This Saturday night will be the 13^th race of the season for the series and the 690^th race in series history as well as 20^th race in series history at the east Tennessee track. It is also Hall of Fame Night as Smoky Mountain Speedway inducts five new members into the track’s hall of fame. Danny Glass, Bud Lunsford, Jimmy Monroe, Paul Lewis, and Harley “Fuzzy” Orange will be inducted during intermission of Saturday’s racing program. The intermission is set for approximately 8:00 pm.

Prior to racing action, several past hall of fame inductees will be present to sign autographs and meet fans. Herman Goddard, Randy Bethea, and L.D. Ottinger are tentatively scheduled to meet the fans from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm. Also appearing will be former Southern All-Stars champion Duayne Hommell. It will be Hommell’s first visit to Smoky Mountain Speedway since his accident that ended his racing career in 2003. (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-13T15:41:11-04:00September 13th, 2016|Front Page News, Southern All Stars|Comments Off

Devin Dixon Wins in Modified Debut for Big Frog Motorsports

devin-dixon-091316-dave-delgado-photo Ocala, Florida (09/13/16) – Winning is always sweet. However, winning the first night with a brand-new car is even better.

That’s exactly what Devin Dixon did over the weekend by powering the brand-new, Big Frog Motorsports #58 Lethal Chassis Modified to the $3,000 feature win during the annual P.J. Wiggins Memorial at Bubba Raceway Park.

“Wow, this new Lethal car was just awesome right out of the gate, and I had a blast driving it tonight,” said Dixon. “I can’t thank the entire Big Frog Motorsports team enough for giving me yet another awesome car to drive.”

Debuting a brand new Lethal Chassis Open Wheel Modified, Devin Dixon and the Big Frog Motorsports team headed to Bubba Raceway Park (Ocala, Florida) to compete in the 6th annual P.J. Wiggins Memorial. Earning the 6^th-starting position for the feature via preliminary events, Dixon challenged for lead near the mid-point of the feature. Battling with race leader, Tyler Clem for top spot, Devin ultimately outdueled Clem after a few laps to capture his 7^th victory of the season and first in the Modified division. Dixon pocketed a $3,000 payday for his performance in the A-Main. (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-13T15:07:03-04:00September 13th, 2016|Bubba Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off

On Top of the World: Pierce wins Eldora’s Crown-Jewel

Eric Deeter Photo

ROSSBURG, Ohio – September 10, 2016 – Bobby Pierce battled more than 100 dirt late models all weekend long to capture his first-ever World 100 title Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. The 46th running of the event featured drivers from 22 states, two Canadian provinces and two Australian cities. The Oakwood, Ill. native was the last man standing in the five-caution feature.

“I’ve won some big races, but this by far is the biggest win,” said Pierce, who was the first Illinois driver to win the event. “This is going to take forever to sink in. It means the world. I dreamt of this day and when I cross the finish line, I [thought I was] going to have tears coming out of my eyes. But, I didn’t. I don’t think I did because this has to take a while to sink in. It hasn’t yet.”

In the 100-lap crown-jewel, 14 states were represented. Of the three Illinois-natives competing, the Oakwood driver’s World 100 victory did not come easily. Though Pierce won one of the two preliminary features on Friday, Pierce’s No. 32P Allgayer Inc. Champion Spark Plugs Bob Pierce racecar had some ground to cover for the night’s main event – starting 22nd in the 30-car field. (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-12T23:47:04-04:00September 12th, 2016|Links, Race Results|Comments Off

Eddy gets First Ever JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Win at Owosso Speedway

20160912_103252-copy-800x415 Salem, IN. (September 12, 2016) – The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance visited Owosso Speedway in Owosso, Michigan on Saturday for the Big O Classic 100 Presented by JEGS.com, on a cool windy evening after afternoon showers ushered a cold front through the area, but the racing was hot and furious throughout the 100 lap event. Local favorite Erik Jones, the 2011 series Champion and now NASCAR competitor, took the checkers and looked to be the event winner at his former home track until his car failed CRA post-race inspection, which gave the win to second place finisher Travis Eddy, his first ever victory with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour.

“We would have rather won it on the track,” remarked Eddy in the CRA Tech Area. “But we raced hard all night to be in a position to get the win. I have to thank my car owner Jeff Miller and all the guys who worked on this car to help us get this win. It’s great to get this win at Owosso Speedway, this is always a fun place to race.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-12T23:39:34-04:00September 12th, 2016|CRA Racing Series, Front Page News|Comments Off

CLAYHILL MOTORSPORTS PRESENTS THE COTTON BOLL CUP ON SEP. 29-OCT. 1

clayhill-motorsports ATWOOD, TN – Clayhill Motorsports will present its biggest race of the year with the Cotton Boll Cup on September 29 through October 1. There will be extra laps and extra cash for nine racing divisions that is expected to draw drivers from seven states to the 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval. The Cotton Boll Cup will be headlined by the NeSmith-Style Street Stocks and the Open-Wheel Modifieds.

The NeSmith-Style Street Stock main event will be a 30-lap $1,500-to-win race for the fastest growing class of race car in the country. The Street Stocks will run under the popular “NeSmith-style” rules that has created two and three-wide racing throughout the country. Technical support for the division at the Cotton Boll Cup will be provided by personnel that have worked with the NeSmith organization.

The Open-Wheel Modifieds will also compete in a 30-lap $1,500-to-win main event. The Open-Wheel Modifieds have long been a popular Division of racing in the area, and a large field of the powerful racing machines is expected for the Cotton Boll Cup. (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-12T23:30:39-04:00September 12th, 2016|Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Dylan Colding Picks Up Very First Feature Win At East Bay Raceway Park

Tommy Hill wins Dirts4Racing Hobby Stock Feature

dylan-colding-9-10-16-winner-620x350 GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was Dylan Colding picking up the win for the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints, Tommy Hill winning the Dirts4Racing Hobby Stock feature, Greg Pae winning in the Outlaw Fours, Austin Sanders winning in the Limited Late Models, and George Handy winning in the 4 Cylinder Bombers.

In the Outlaw Fours 15-lap feature event it was Greg Pae picking up his seventh win of the year. Finishing in the second spot was Nick Hebrank and finishing third was Billy Dukes.

In the 15-lap Limited Late Model feature it was Austin Sanders winning his 5th consecutive feature in the car. Forrest Gough finished in the second spot with Ed Hill third.

In the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints 15-lap feature it was Dylan Colding picking up his very first feature win at East Bay Raceway Park. Finishing in the second spot was David Kelley and third went to Joe Zuczek. (more…)

By Scott|2016-09-12T23:24:13-04:00September 12th, 2016|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off

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