A huge crowd was on hand at Tazewell for the Spring Nationals series. The thought behind the sport of dirt late model racing is a track needs to host a national event to draw a huge crowd. This past weekend showed that is not always the case. Easter weekend saw both the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the World of Outlaws Case Construction Late Model Series off. Most drivers in both series took the weekend off while others decided to race in regional events in their neck of the woods. Holiday weekends are hit and miss with attendance. That still does not deter some promoters from stagin ..read more

As has been pointed out in this space and others, the dirt racing season has been getting longer and longer each year. Racing has been running from early January to early December the last few years. That has left a month off for most teams that race for a living. In 2024, the preliminary schedules continued to have racing from early January until early December. But one change from the past couple of seasons is March is no longer jam-packed with big money races, especially in the Southeast. The main driver behind this is the weather. For the past several seasons, weather has wreaked havoc on ..read more

WAYNESVILLE, Ga. (January 25, 2024) – The defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Hudson O’Neal started his title defense by winning the tour’s season opener. O’Neal led all but one lap to win the General Tire Super Bowl of Racing on Thursday night at Golden Isles Speedway.   O’Neal yielded the lead for one lap to Jonathan Davenport on lap 22 but fought back to regain the point and go on to win the 40-lap race by 0.633 seconds. Davenport held on for second over Brandon Overton who won four of the previous six Super Bowl races at Golden Isles. &nbs ..read more

411 Motor Speedway owner, Mitch McCarter, posted on Facebook Wednesday morning a 2024 schedule for the track will be posted soon. We reported earlier the Seymour, Tennessee track was being sold. While no one with the speedway has publicly confirmed or denied the possible transaction, an upcoming schedule is a sign the track will remain open for the immediate future. We will continue to follow developments as they come. Meanwhile, this weekend’s The Hangover has been cancelled ..read more

A full house at Smoky Mountain Speedway for their annual Lucas Oil event. The 2023 race season has basically come to a close in and around East Tennessee. Drivers, fans, and promoters are turning their attention to the 2024 season. What’s next? The future of the sport has been a big question mark next to it. Take our recent reporting the McCarter family has a deal to sell 411 Motor Speedway. Many have taken to the internet to question or scoff at those reports. To this point, the McCarters have neither acknowledged nor denied the report of an impending sale. The future of the track remains u ..read more

Chris Madden The Blue-Gray 100 at Gaffney Speedway more often than not comes down to tire management. And as he has proven for nine times, including the past three years, nobody is better at knowing what it takes to get a race car to the finish line in that race at that track ahead of the pack than Chris Madden. The pilot known as ‘Smokey’ led all the way in the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series main event and was the only driver at the finish still riding on the same four tires he started with when the green flag waved. The Longhorn Chassis driver from Gray Court, SC earned $20,000 fro ..read more

InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series-sanctioned $20,000-to-win Blue-Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC on Sunday, November 19, 2023. These updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram). Live Updates are provided by Smoky Mountain Speedway. Make plans now to visit the Maryville, TN track in 2024. Weather Forecast: Sunday’s forecast calls for clear skies with highs in the 60s. Time: Hot laps are slated for 1:00pm. Feature Payout: $20,000-to-win Track Description: 4 ..read more

Tanner English in his new BMF Race Car Just a short time ago, Tanner English and the Viper Motorsports team made a chassis change and they put their new ride to good use on Saturday night by winning the 35th annual Gobbler in that race’s first year at Duck River Raceway Park. After a lead swapping battle in the middle of the race, English would then go on to pull away to claim the win in the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series feature event. The BMF Race Cars driver from Benton, Kentucky earned $10,000 from the track located in Wheel, TN in a race aired live by Hunt the Front TV. A total of 29 ..read more

A packed grandstand is always the goal for Smoky Mountain Speedway The 2023 season proved to be one in which Smoky Mountain Speedway took the opportunity to do a bit of regrouping. After a significant reconfiguration project that took the racing layout from a near half-mile down to to 3/8, rainouts robbed the track of some of its most promising dates. However, the facility’s marquee event proved to be an exciting show as Ricky Thornton Jr. sailed to a $50,000 victory in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Mountain Moonshine Classic. Aside from racing, the track played host to a R ..read more

Bobby Pierce was the 2023 WoO Late Models champion CONCORD, NC – November 17, 2024 – After an epic 2023 season that saw Bobby Pierce claim his first World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model championship, the Series returns for another exciting season in 2024 with 16 new tracks. The 54-race schedule visits 33 tracks starting at Volusia Speedway Park in January and ending in November with the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. World of Outlaws CASE Late Models Series Director Steve Francis is excited about the 2024 schedule, and how it’ll help all ..read more