Asphalt Short Track racing news and photos. Coverage includes; Asphalt Late Model, Asphalt Modified and other short track oval racing series.
At age 61, Sterling Marlin is winning races with Parkinsonism; Close to setting all-time win record at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
Sterling Marlin comes from a time in NASCAR where ‘the men were men and the sheep were scared,’ in his own words. He’s run 748 NASCAR Cup Series races run over 33 years.
Read MoreTwo race drivers were lost over the weekend; South Carolina and Tennessee race tracks struck with tragic loss
Former NASCAR competitor goes out on top
The racing community was struck by two deaths over the weekend. Each of them happened on Saturday, August 4, 2018. 650-miles apart, two race tracks saw the loss of a racing driver.
Read MoreThe Last Race is the portrait of a small-town race track and it’s struggles to avoid the bulldozers
At one time there were 40 race tracks in Long Island; Now one track remains and it’s being threatened as the land it sits on is worth $10 million
The avid race fans and drivers head to their local short track on a weekly basis.
Read MoreDeclared winner Kenny Wallace and disqualified winner comment on the inspection
On July 15, Kenny Wallace ventured to Canada to run a late model race. The race took place at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Kenny Wallace finished 3rd in that event. However, following a post race inspection the 1st and 2nd place finishers were disqualified.
Read MoreCrew member beats in the hood of a race car with a jack handle after the bullring race; Threatens life of the driver and his family
Anderson Speedway hosted a Monday night special this week. ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Models entered the track for the Redbud 400.
The event purse was enlarged over previous showings.
Read MoreShort track retaliation gone wrong at Bowman Gray!
Things got wild in North Carolina on Saturday night.
Bowman Gray Stadium is a 1/4-mile race track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The track sits on top of a former track and field running track.
Watch the Bowman Gray Stadium retaliation video below.
Read MoreJohnny Sossoman vs Robby Faggart at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The 25th annual Summer Shootout brought a thriller in the Masters division feature. The incident took place at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the infield bullring.
With just 10 laps to go, the field restarted. Robby Faggart launched from the outside front row.
Read MoreDean Jones: “No one except sweet baby Jesus would have kept me from freeing my son from a burning race car.”
An official then wanted the father’s NASCAR license for being on the race track while wearing shorts
Halifax Insurance presented the NASCAR Late Model 100 at South Boston Speedway over the weekend.
Read More2018 Little 500 race results from Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana
California driver Kody Swanson claimed his second Pay Less Little 500 victory in three years after a thrilling three-car battle over the final 50 circuits at Anderson Speedway on Saturday.
View full 2018 Little 500 results below.
Read MoreContact on track results in a fight in the pit lane during the Short Track U.S. Nationals weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway
This weekend multiple asphalt short track racing series have rolled into Bristol Motor Speedway for second annual running of the Short Track U.S. Nationals. The Bristol, TN track is known to push the buttons of drivers,
Read MoreThe owners of Caraway Speedway have cut back their weekly racing program; Placed the famed short track up for sale
Caraway Speedway has cut back to just 6 events for the rest of their 2018 racing campaign. The car counts are down. The longtime family owners have elected to take a page out of the 1981 playbook and scale back events.
Read MoreThere was a pit area altercation at Hickory Motor Speedway last night
Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Raphael Lessard and Brandon Setzer were involved in a short track altercation on Saturday night.
Watch the video of the on-track incident below.
With two laps remaining, Raphael Lessard led Setzer by 2 car lengths.
Read MorePhil Scott is also a racer; He’s worried that returning to the short track after signing the state bill might cause a scene
Phil Scott isn’t only the Governor of Vermont, he’s also an avid short track racer in the same state. He runs semi-regularly at the Thunder Road International SpeedBowl in Quarry Hill,
Read MoreDenny Hamlin short track race results from Langley Speedway
Tonight, Langley Speedway is hosting the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown. The race took a hiatus in recent years. For tonight, it has returned!
View full Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown race results below.
Danny Edwards Jr leads the field to the green flag.
Read MoreKyle Busch: “Those cars are so different than what I grew up driving.”
After a two year absence, the Denny HamlinShort Track Showdown will return. The 200-lap pro-am late model race will be run at Langley Speedway. The Virginia track is a .395-mile asphalt oval.
About a week ago,
Read MoreKevin Harvick: “The tree dies if it doesn’t have roots.”
Kevin Harvick has sent bonus money for the weekly program at Stafford Speedway. Each week, he will add $250 to the purse.
The leader at lap 13 gets a $125 bonus. In addition, the 13th place finisher gets a separate $125 bonus.
Read MoreMason Mingus comments after the pit area altercation at the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
Yesterday, Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville brought in the North/South Super Late Model Challenge to their 5/8-mile short track. Following on-track contact, it also brought a brawl to the pit area.
Mason Mingus and Steve Wallace were involved in a fight that quickly brought in the crews as well as security.
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