Courtney’s chance to win ‘aired out’; JD Rector victorious in TNT

Our final mid-week race is now in the books, and it was a great night of racing! Pierce McCarter took the checkers in Crate Late Model, while Rocky McNabb added another win to his total. JD Rector from the Crossville area made the trek out to 411, picking up another win to his outstanding career total, while Rusty Ballenger notched another win for the season.

Coming up on Saturday night is a regular racing program! All Blount County residents will get in the grandstands for only $5 with proof of residency! How cool is that?! So head on out to “Tennessee’s Action Track” this Saturday night for another great night of racing excitement!

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Pierce McCarter gets second W; Marvin Ray gets first

Another (half) Saturday night is in the books. Unfortunately for 4 divisions, the night was cut short. Those drivers will vie for extra money on Saturday night! Congrats to the winners who did get to race, Cody Courtney in Mini-Late Model, Pierce McCarter in Crate Late Model, Marvin Ray in Classic (first of the season), Mike Lewis in Topless Modified, and last but not least, Bradly Lewelling in Street Stock.

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Henry outduels Ballenger in LLM; Carter gets first in MM

Another great Saturday night of racing is in the books, and the fans were treated to spectacular racing all night long. In Crate Late Model action, Jason Cardwell set fast time and cruised to the win. In Classics, Jay Eubanks set fast time, but Drew Kennedy claimed the Hardee’s Classic Shootout win. David Day survived both the heat race and the feature without mechanical troubles, claiming his first win in Topless Modified. Dale Watson claimed the win in Street Stock, while Robbie Comer won his 13th consecutive race. In Mod-Mini, Chuck McMahan was the first to cross the line, but was the first and only to be DQed, as he was light on the scales, handing the win over to Jason Carter, while Dalton King cruised to another win in Mini-Stock. Josh Henry out-dueled Rusty Ballenger as both drivers raced tooth-and-nail to the win, with both drivers racing the final 9 laps side-by-side.

Next up on the schedule is “The Great Tennessee Valley Rubber Duck Race Night”! Be sure to come out to the speedway for another great night of exciting racing action! We’ll get started at our regular times and regular admission prices will apply.

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Crabtree sets track record; Martin, Singleton, Lowe winners

The 2nd and final Tennessee RV Thursday Night Thunder is in the books at 411! It was a great night of racing, and another barn burner in the Steel Head division, that left the fans well satisfied with the show! Crates were first to qualify, where David Crabtree would set fast time with a lap of 14.261. Next, was the Steel Heads, where Crabtree would repeat last Saturday’s showing by again sweeping Fast Time Qualifying, only this time by laying down a BLAZING lap of 13.926, good enough for a NEW TRACK RECORD! Greg Martin would claim the win in Crate Late Model, David Singleton would lead all 30 laps of the Front Wheel Drive to claim the win, and Brad Lowe and Rusty Ballenger battled tooth-and-nail for the win, with the “South Knoxville Superstar” Lowe claiming the win!

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Ballenger returns to SHLM VL; King wins Crates; Comer wins 12th

Another great Saturday Night’s worth of racing action is complete at the 411 Motor Speedway! Chuck McMahan picked up the win in Mod-Mini, while Robbie Sands won in Classic. Mike Lewis won again in Topless to increase his points lead, while Dale Watson won in one of the wildest Street Stock features in a long time–in fact, all of the action happened before we actually went green! Robbie Comer had more trucks and CARS to pass this week, as the Modified Street division is now running with Super Truck. Comer still schooled them for his 12th in a row. Ryan King was the King of Crates after David Crabtree set fast time. Shawn Henry crossed the line first but refused to tear down after Dalton King protested, so King wins in Mod-Mini, and Rusty Ballenger won what is still talked about, the best Steel Head race of the season. For the rest of the story, check out this article!

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Cardwell just outlasts monkey; McNabb returns to VL; Engel gets #7

Another great night of racing action is in the books with the completion of the Bobcat of Knoxville Race Night! We began our weekly rotation of lower-division qualifying on Saturday with the Mod-Mini getting a qualifying session. Jason Cardwell started the night off by laying down a lap of 14.332 for the Fast Time Qualifier award. Chuck McMahan stormed to the pole in Mod-Mini with a lap of 16.961. Rocky McNabb took the win in Mod-Mini, while Adam Engel got another win in Classic. Keith Gregory returned to victory lane for his 2nd in a row. Dale Watson took the checkers in Street Stock, while Comer went 10-in-a-row in Super Truck. Jason Cardwell beat the monkey on his back to the checkers, barely, and took the win. Shawn Henry won in Mini-Stock and Cody Courtney won in Mini-Late Model.

Coming up next week is the PEPSI FIRECRACKER 300! More details may be released this week, so keep checking back, and make SURE that you make it out to “Tennessee’s Action Track” as Pepsi brings the Firecracker 300 to 411 Motor Speedway for the 2nd year!

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Comer takes ST-Shootout; Lowe pounces on Cardwell trouble

Another great Saturday night of racing action is in the books, despite the heavy rains and storms that passed through on Saturday. Track workers deserve an extra pat on the back this week after getting the speedway ready after the rain finally stopped for good around 3:30p. Robbie Comer set fast time and increased his win-streak to 9 races-yes, NINE-by winning the Super Truck Shootout. Chuck McMahan claimed the win in Mod-Mini, while Logan Dukes claimed the win in Classic. Keith Gregory returned to victory lane, snapping Mike Lewis’ victory lane-stranglehold, while Jason Ogle broke the string of bad luck by taking the win in Street Stock after Bradly Lewelling cut a tire mid-way in the feature. Jason Cardwell was well on his way to victory, opening himself a 5-car length cushion over second place Brad Lowe, when he would tangle with a lap car, eventually pulling off the speedway a couple laps later with a flat right-front. Shawn Henry claimed the win in Mini-Stock!

To check out the stories, simply click “read more”, and don’t forget, the webcam will return for this Saturday, so be sure to tell all your friends and family! We want to see you at 411 Motor Speedway, but if your family can’t make it, tell them to tune in! We had 53 viewers at one point on Saturday!

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Benson sparks top 2 DQ; Sims bounces to surprise win

Another Saturday night is in the books, and fans, was it a wild night or what? We saw a couple tempers flare, saw several drivers get DQed after the features, and saw a new winner in Mini-Late Models. But the true winner of the night was the American Heart Association. Fans donated from their hearts, thanks to drivers bringing their helmets and filling them up. So we want to most certainly thank all the fans for their support!

Coming up Saturday is another regular night of racing, it’s the Exxon EZ-Stop Race Night, June 11th! So, on your way to the track, be sure to fill up on fuel at the EZ-Stop, and head on down 411 to Tennessee’s Action Track!

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Lowe doubles down for wins; Engel picks up win #4

Another Saturday night of great racing is in the books at 411 Motor Speedway! We saw Brad Lowe take the win in Street Stock AND in Late Model! Rusty Ballenger would set fast time. He would fade to the 4th spot after starting 3rd in the feature. Nick Perry picked up another win in Mod-Mini, while Layne Clifton smoked the Topless field. Robbie Comer got #4 in Super Truck — IN A ROW to boot — while Dalton King got himself another win in Mini-Stock as well as Kyle Courtney in Mini-Late Model. Congratulations to all the winners!

Coming up on Saturday is the Hardee’s Mini-Stock Shootout! They’ll be gunning for $500, and they’ll too get qualifying for their feature position. The Fast Time Qualifier will spin the wheel for a possible inversion for the feature. They will not heat race, as is the custom with Shootout races. All admission prices remain the same as usual, as well as the start times. We’ll see you Saturday at Tennessee’s Action Track!

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