Shrine 100 50th Anniversary at Carolina Speedway Set for August 12, 2022
By Rhonda Beck The weeks are winding down and those planning The Shrine 100 at Carolina Speedway are working to make it a spectacular event. Dennis Stines, of the Gaston County Shrine Club, has been busy for months contacting local businesses and preparing the...
Carolina Drivers Hoping for a Million Dollars Head to Eldora Speedway
Story by Rhonda Beck This week in New Weston, Ohio a very big payday is back at Eldora Speedway. The famous dirt track, originally started by the late Earl and Berneice Baltes and now owned by Tony Stewart, is bringing back the Eldora Million. The first one was won by...
Ross Bailes Tops Ultimate Super Late Model Series in Mike Butler Memorial; Crowning Achievements For Chris and Carson Ferguson; Watkins wins with Carolina Clash
Story and photo by Rhonda Beck Ross Bailes, of Clover, SC, won for a second weekend in a row with the Ultimate Super Late Model Series, taking a commanding lead and running away with the victory in The Mike Butler Memorial at Cherokee Speedway on May 29, 2022. Zack...
Ross Bailes Wins on Wild Night at Virginia Motor Speedway; Jensen Ford Gets First Ultimate Win; More Notes From The Colossal 100 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Story and photo by Rhonda Beck A busy month of dirt racing has almost come to a close. A final weekend in May has competition ramping up again in the Carolinas. Two area races include The Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series at Lake View Motor Speedway on Saturday,...
Rick Houston and Kevin Rumley Happy to be Part of North Wilkesboro Speedway’s Reopening
Story and photo by Rhonda Beck. The “Rush Through the Brush” in which Junior Johnson came back to win the race on May 18,1958 at North Wilkesboro Speedway is just one delightful story that racing connoisseurs share about action back in the day at the famous track in...
Ben Watkins, Carolina Drivers Fair Well at Colossal 100; Drivers Discuss the XR Series and The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Story by Rhonda Beck Two days of racing at The Dirt Track at Charlotte had some local and Carolina super late model drivers fair well with a few making a main event on their first go with the XR Super Series. A couple of Carolina drivers also got the Colossal wins in...
Carolina Racers Gearing Up for The Colossal 100 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Story by Rhonda Beck Dirt slinging is about to begin in Concord, NC and fans will have a whole slew of fun activities and on-track action to look forward to May 11-14, 2022 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. And several racers from North and South Carolina are set to...
Chris Ferguson on XR Super Series Success, the Colossal 100, and Shrine 100 Plans
Story and photo by Rhonda Beck. Super late model driver Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C. has been on a roll early this season, winning big with the XR Super Series at Bristol like he did last year. Ferguson now is ready to race with the series in his own backyard...
Adam Yarbrough Gets First Super Late Model Win; Shrine 100 Planning Underway; Mid-East Series at Carolina; Other Dirt Racing Results
Story by Rhonda Beck. Photo by Steve Moore. Adam Yarbrough Nabs First Super Late Model Victory with the Carolina Clash The month has been full of a lot of exciting dirt racing in the Southeast with some Carolina and other local drivers getting memorable wins. One...
Carolina Dirt Late Model Driver John Ruggiero
Story and photo by Rhonda Beck. John Ruggiero, Jr. is ready to race April 15-16, 2022 at Carolina Speedway as part of the Mid-East Mania show in both the 602 and 604 Late Model divisions. He got his fifth win of the season a couple of weeks ago and has been very...
Michael Brown Gets First World of Outlaws Late Models win at Cherokee Speedway; Ross Bailes Wins Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Championship
Story and photo by Rhonda Beck Michael Brown Gets First World of Outlaws Late Model Victory at Cherokee Speedway There was a lot of excitement and a few surprises last weekend when the World of Outlaws Dirt Late Models made their stop at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney,...
Pat Piazza: Memories and Thoughts on a Life Around Racing and Beyond
Story and photo by Rhonda Beck Pat Piazza of Inman, SC has been around racing and motorsports for a lot of her lifetime. She met her husband, Chuck Piazza, in high school in Jamestown, NY and he started his racing career up North as they were also starting a family in...
