CONCORD, N.C. – official series release — Chris Seelman photo — Chub Frank, one of the 12 original drivers to sign with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series in 2004, is no stranger to many of the regular series tracks – until this week. Frank will face unpredictability in a first-time trip to Carolina Speedway (April 29) and …
WOO LMS: World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Adds Carolina Speedway to 2016 Slate
CONCORD, N.C. – official series release — The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series has added Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, N.C., to the series schedule on Friday, April 29. It will be the first time ever that the four-tenths-mile, high-banked clay oval, 20 miles east of Charlotte has hosted the series. “Carolina Speedway is a great addition to the …
AUDIO/RECAP: Carolina Kid; Eric Riggins Dominates USCS Run for Fourth Career Carolina Speedway Win
GASTONIA, N.C. – Audio and recap by Managing Editor Jacob Seelman for Speed77 Radio, Race Chaser Online and USCS Racing – Chris Seelman photo – For the fourth time in his United Sprint Car Series filtercharged by K&N career, the “Carolina Kid”, Eric Riggins Jr. made Carolina Speedway his personal playground. Riggins, from Charlotte, N.C, blasted around 11-time USCS champion …
AUDIO/RECAP: Power Performance; Coby Adams Holds Back Jim Young for USCS Mini Sprint Win at Carolina
GASTONIA, N.C. – Story and audio by Managing Editor Jacob Seelman for Speed77 Radio, Race Chaser Online and USCS Racing – Chris Seelman photo – Home state hero Coby Adams finally put an end to Jim Young’s www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series dominance on Friday night at Carolina Speedway. Adams, from nearby Mooresville, N.C., powered past K&N Filters polesitter …
USCS/URC: North-South Shootout on Tap for East Coast 360 Sprint Cars; Analyzing the Favorites
GASTONIA, N.C. — Story by Race Chaser Online Managing Editor Jacob Seelman — Chris Seelman photo — Fall is in the air; it’s the time of year when leaves start changing, temperatures start cooling off and sprint cars start roaring to life from up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Yes, the North/South Sprint Car Shootout is back for the second …
SOUTHEAST: Franklin Grabs Lucky Break; Wins Shrine Race at Carolina
GASTONIA, N.C. — staff report — Dennis Franklin inherited the lead on lap 23 and sped away to win Wednesday night’s 42nd annual Gaston County Carolina Speedway Shrine Race at Carolina Speedway. Jonathan Davenport suffered a flat right-rear tire while leading, handing the lead over to Franklin, who held it the rest of the way. John Pursley came home second, while …
SOUTHEAST: Carolina Speedway Action Rained Out
April 18, 2014 — track release — GASTONIA, NC – Due to the impending rain forecast for tonight, the racing program at Carolina Speedway has been cancelled. The speedway will resume their weekly action on Friday, April 25th with a full racing program plus a huge fireworks show. Gates open at 5:00 PM with racing at 8:00 PM. For more information please visit www.carolinaspeedway.net or …
RADIO/PODCAST: Candid Kennedy Lights Up Last Night’s Motorsports Madness
April 14, 2014 — Speed77 Radio/RaceChaser Online audio — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Last night on Motorsports Madness, the crew reconvened at the Speed77 Roundtable to discuss all things motorsports and as per usual, things got a little wild but also became very candid, as NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie Ben Kennedy joined the crew of Motorsports Madness on Speed77 Radio powered …
Ben Kennedy and Darlington Theatrics Featured on All-New Motorsports Madness Tonight at 7 Eastern
April 14, 2014 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Photo courtesy Ben Kennedy Racing via Destination Raceday — An interview with Turner Scott Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie Ben Kennedy highlights an all-new edition of Motorsports Madness Monday night at 7 PM Eastern on Speed77 Radio powered by Race Chaser Online. Speed77 Radio/Race Chaser Online co-hosts Jacob Seelman and Tom Baker will talk …
AUDIO/RECAP: Bridges Storms to USCS Carolina Speedway Triumph; Ends Two Year Winless Drought
April 12, 2014 – Audio, photo and story by Managing Editor Jacob Seelman for Speed77 Radio, Race Chaser Online and USCS Racing – GASTONIA, N.C. – They say blood is thicker than water,but Friday night during the United Sprint Car Series Southern Thunder regional opener, bloodlines ended up being thicker than the Carolina clay. Moss Racing Engines driver Johnny Bridges, …
AUDIO/RECAP: Total Domination; Goss Charges to Third Career Carolina Mini-Sprint Triumph
April 12, 2014 — Audio, story and photo by Managing Editor Jacob Seelman for Speed77 Radio, Race Chaser Online and USCS Racing — GASTONIA, N.C. — Rick Goss likes Carolina Speedway. And Friday night, Carolina Speedway liked Rick Goss. Goss, a native driver out of Charlotte, North Carolina, took off from the field and annihilated his competition during the USCS …
RAPID RECAP: Bridges and Goss Speed to Carolina Speedway Sprint Car Victories; Hemby, Parker, Lyon Also Win at the Action Track
April 12, 2014 — Story by RaceChaser Online Senior Editor Tom Baker — Photo By Dylan Craft — Carolina Speedway’s latest edition of “Friday Night Live” was a high-speed presentation that featured the first head to head competition of the season between the Midsouth-based USCS Sprint Car Series and the Pennsylvania-based URC Rislone Sprint Car Series and the action was …