There was no doubt that Tommy Hickman’s funeral would have a significant connection to auto racing. After all, the longtime Soddy Daisy, Tenn., resident who died in January at the age of 76 learned about racing from his father, prepared and fielded family-owned cars for some of Dirt Late Model racing’s best Southeastern drivers in the 1970s and '80s and then spent more than 25 seasons racing with his son Brian.

FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota will visit Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap., Tenn., on Sept. 11 instead of Tennessee’s I-75 Raceway, the series announced Monday.

Hurricane Helene blew through North Carolina three days ago, and yet the effects of the storm are still being discovered across Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, as well as South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The mountain towns and cities along the North Carolina and Tennessee border have been especially hit hard by catastrophic flooding and landslides.

High Limit Racing standout Corey Day will be making his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut this week at Bristol Motor Speedway, it was announced Monday, as he looks to take the next steps on his journey towards the NASCAR Cup Series.

Scott Bloomquist won more than 600 races during his Hall of Fame career. I saw quite a few of them during my days as a writer.

LOCUST GROVE, Ark. — Like most folks in the Batesville Motor Speedway pits on Friday afternoon ahead of Topless 100 preliminary night, Mike Marlar cooped up inside his transporter to get away from the oppressive evening that pushed temperatures toward 100 degrees.

The text came early this morning, a reminder how quickly bad news can sweep across the horizon to blot out the sunshine and steal the joy of a promising new day.

The Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series kicks off on July 12 at West Virginia’s Beckley Motor Speedway, which means some of Late Model racing’s best will do battle across the southeast for 12 races in 16 days. Before the Southern Nationals Series gets underway, let’s get you caught up with everything you need to know.

MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Moments after watching his driver Brandon Overton complete a flag-to-flag victory in Saturday’s 60-lap Mountain Moonshine Classic at Smoky Mountain Speedway, David Wells stood near the scales in the infield and breezily summed up what he had witnessed.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series had its second $50,000-to-win event of the season thus far Saturday at Tennessee's Smoky Mountain Speedway.

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 14) — Ricky Thornton Jr. had a crew member signaling him as he led Friday’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Smoky Mountain Speedway. But he also used his own racing smarts to keep challengers behind him en route to a flag-to-flag victory worth $10,000 to kick off the Mountain Moonshine Classic weekend.

Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., was hospitalized shortly after midnight Wednesday for an allergic reaction from an apparent wasp sting while washing his race car transporter outside his race shop late Tuesday night.

Spectators of a certain age have likely seen scores, if not hundreds, of Dirt Late Model feature races with two of the all-time greats, Scott Bloomquist and Billy Moyer, facing off. But with the Hall of Famers in the twilight — or even sunset? — of their careers, head-to-head showdowns aren’t nearly as common.

Defending CARS Tour champion and current CARS Tour points leader Carson Kvapil will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut next week at Bristol Motor Speedway for Spire Motorsports, the team announced Tuesday evening.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Jonathan Davenport finds himself at the center of attention this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway as the worlds of NASCAR and dirt-track racing intermix at the clay-covered half-mile. Follow along with Saturday's blog-style notebook covering Davenport's call-up to NASCAR's big leagues. Watch live on FOX Sports 2: