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October 5, 2026
Ray Cook’s Annual Tarheel Race Slated for Friday, October 9 at North Georgia Speedway
(CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA) For the 22nd time in the storied history of the event, the FK Rod Ends Tarheel Race will be held this Friday night, October 9, but it will take place for the very first time at North Georgia Speedway! The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties will once again sanction the single-day shootout, which will boast a $6,000 winner’s check and will pay each feature starter at least $600 for taking the green flag. Cory Hedgec0ck, of Loudon, Tennessee, is the defending Tarheel Race winner, as he took home the checkered flag in 2025 when the event was held at I-75 Raceway.
On Friday at North Georgia Speedway, the pit gate will open at 3:00pm, while the grandstands will start to allow fans into the facility at 4:00pm. The drivers meeting is set for 6:30pm and hot laps will light up the racetrack starting at 7:00pm. Grandstand admission will be $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for kids ages 5-11. Pit admission will be $45.00 for adults and $25.00 for kids ages 5-11. Children ages 4 and under will be admitted onto the grounds for FREE!
Joining the SAS Super Late Models in action on Friday at the Chatsworth, Georgia venue will be the 604 Late Model ($1,000 to win), 602 Late Model ($800 to win), Sharp Mini Late Model ($650 to win), Open Wheel Modified ($450 to win), Front Wheel Drive ($400 to win), Pony ($300 to win), and Stock FWD ($150 to win) divisions. North Georgia Speedway is located at 300 North Georgia Raceway Road in Chatsworth, Georgia. For more information, please call Ray Cook at 828-360-5353 or log onto www.northgeorgiaspeedway.net.
After eighteen Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series shows so far in 2026, there have been fourteen different winners - Brandon Overton (3 victories), Tucker Anderson (3 victories), Chris Madden, Trae Kirk, Bo Slay, Sam Seawright, Shane Clanton, Michael Page, Jadon Frame, Zack Mitchell, Garrett Smith, Kaede Loudy, Dale McDowell, and Cory Hedgec0ck. Anderson currently sits atop of the SAS point standings by 138 markers over Kendall Franklin. Dillon Daves, Billy Franklin, and Will Hicks round out the top five in the latest version of the tour standings.
Super Late Model body rules and the Droop Rule will be the same as those agreed on by both the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - among others. Additional rules including engine and weight rules can be found online at www.sasdirt.com. The Super Late Model entry fee will be $120.00, while transponders will be available to rent. If you can’t make it to the track, watch every lap of the action LIVE on ArrowVision at www.arrowvision.live.
Super Late Model Tire Rule:
American Racer
LF: Open
LR: 44, 48, Pro 2, Pro 3
RF: 44, 48, Pro 2, Pro 3
RR: Pro 2, Pro 3, Pro 4 / Cash 56
Hoosier
LF: NLMT 2, 3
LR: NLMT 2, 3
RF: NLMT 2, 3
RR: NLMT 3, 4
Super Late Model Tarheel Race Purse (40 Laps):
1. $6,000, 2. $3,000, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,500, 5. $1,200, 6. $900, 7. $800, 8. $750, 9. $700, 10. $675, 11. $650, 12. $640, 13. $630, 14. $620, 15. $610, 16. $600, 17. $600, 18. $600, 19. $600, 20. $600, 21. $600, 22. $600
Tarheel Race Winners List:
2025: Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), Loudon, TN
2024: Rained Out
2023: Hudson O'Neal, Martinsville, IN
2022: Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA
2021: Rained Out
2020: Brandon Overton, Evans, GA
2019: Brandon Overton, Evans, GA
2018: Casey Roberts, Toccoa, GA
2017: Shawn Chastain, Murphy, NC
2016: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA
2014: Casey Roberts, Toccoa, GA
2013: Casey Roberts, Toccoa, GA
2012: David Payne, Murphy, NC
2011: Casey Roberts, Toccoa, GA
2010: Rained Out
2009: Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA
2008: Kayne Hickman, Soddy Daisy, TN
2007: Dennis Franklin, Gaffney, SC
2006: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA
2005: Shane Clanton, Zebulon, GA
2004: Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR
Current Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Point Standings:
1. Tucker Anderson - 3192
2. Kendall Franklin - 3054
3. Dillon Daves - 2996
4. Billy Franklin - 2862
5. Will Hicks - 2416
6. Cruz Skinner - 2002
7. Garrett Smith - 1138
8. Payton Stevenson - 1016
9. Zack Mitchell - 956
10. Cody Overton - 908
2026 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Schedule:
February 5 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - RAINED OUT
February 6 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - BRANDON OVERTON
February 7 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - BRANDON OVERTON
March 6 - Penton Raceway (Lafayette, AL) - TUCKER ANDERSON
March 7 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - PPD TO 3/12
March 12 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - RAINED OUT
March 20 - Modoc Speedway (Modoc, SC) - BRANDON OVERTON
March 21 - Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) - CHRIS MADDEN
April 10 - Hartwell Speedway (Hartwell, GA) - TUCKER ANDERSON
April 11 - Winder-Barrow Speedway (Winder, GA) - TRAE KIRK
May 1 - West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) - PPD TO 8/14
May 2 - Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) - PPD TO 5/15
May 15 - Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) - BO SLAY
May 16 - Duck River Raceway Park (Wheel, TN) - SAM SEAWRIGHT
June 12 - Cochran Motor Speedway (Cochran, GA) - SHANE CLANTON
June 13 - Senoia Raceway (Senoia, GA) - MICHAEL PAGE
July 3 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - PPD TO 9/19
August 14 - West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) - CANCELED
August 15 - Thunderhill Raceway (Summertown, TN) - JADON FRAME
August 28 - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - ZACK MITCHELL
August 29 - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - GARRETT SMITH
September 4 - Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) - TUCKER ANDERSON
September 5 - Sugar Creek Raceway (Blue Ridge, GA) - RAINED OUT
September 6 - Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN) - KAEDE LOUDY
September 17 - Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN) - DALE MCDOWELL
September 18 - Hidden Hollow Speedway (Colson, KY) - CANCELED
September 19 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - CORY HEDGEC0CK
October 9 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - $6,000 to win
October 10 - Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, GA) - $10,000 to win
October 25 - Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) - $30,000 to win
The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties would like to thank all of our marketing partners including Showtime Properties, American Racer Tires, J&J Construction, VP Racing Fuels, ArrowVision.Live, Coltman Farms Racing, Southern Racing Enterprise, Deatherage Opticians, Fullmoon Graphics, Gentry Used Auto Parts & Recycling, RockAuto.com, Knowles Race Parts & Bodies, Olivia Gentry Real Estate, MD3 Body Panels, Delph Communications, and Rugged Radios.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
October 5, 2026
Ray Cook’s Annual Tarheel Race Slated for Friday, October 9 at North Georgia Speedway
(CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA) For the 22nd time in the storied history of the event, the FK Rod Ends Tarheel Race will be held this Friday night, October 9, but it will take place for the very first time at North Georgia Speedway! The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties will once again sanction the single-day shootout, which will boast a $6,000 winner’s check and will pay each feature starter at least $600 for taking the green flag. Cory Hedgec0ck, of Loudon, Tennessee, is the defending Tarheel Race winner, as he took home the checkered flag in 2025 when the event was held at I-75 Raceway.
On Friday at North Georgia Speedway, the pit gate will open at 3:00pm, while the grandstands will start to allow fans into the facility at 4:00pm. The drivers meeting is set for 6:30pm and hot laps will light up the racetrack starting at 7:00pm. Grandstand admission will be $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for kids ages 5-11. Pit admission will be $45.00 for adults and $25.00 for kids ages 5-11. Children ages 4 and under will be admitted onto the grounds for FREE!
Joining the SAS Super Late Models in action on Friday at the Chatsworth, Georgia venue will be the 604 Late Model ($1,000 to win), 602 Late Model ($800 to win), Sharp Mini Late Model ($650 to win), Open Wheel Modified ($450 to win), Front Wheel Drive ($400 to win), Pony ($300 to win), and Stock FWD ($150 to win) divisions. North Georgia Speedway is located at 300 North Georgia Raceway Road in Chatsworth, Georgia. For more information, please call Ray Cook at 828-360-5353 or log onto www.northgeorgiaspeedway.net.
After eighteen Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series shows so far in 2026, there have been fourteen different winners - Brandon Overton (3 victories), Tucker Anderson (3 victories), Chris Madden, Trae Kirk, Bo Slay, Sam Seawright, Shane Clanton, Michael Page, Jadon Frame, Zack Mitchell, Garrett Smith, Kaede Loudy, Dale McDowell, and Cory Hedgec0ck. Anderson currently sits atop of the SAS point standings by 138 markers over Kendall Franklin. Dillon Daves, Billy Franklin, and Will Hicks round out the top five in the latest version of the tour standings.
Super Late Model body rules and the Droop Rule will be the same as those agreed on by both the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - among others. Additional rules including engine and weight rules can be found online at www.sasdirt.com. The Super Late Model entry fee will be $120.00, while transponders will be available to rent. If you can’t make it to the track, watch every lap of the action LIVE on ArrowVision at www.arrowvision.live.
Super Late Model Tire Rule:
American Racer
LF: Open
LR: 44, 48, Pro 2, Pro 3
RF: 44, 48, Pro 2, Pro 3
RR: Pro 2, Pro 3, Pro 4 / Cash 56
Hoosier
LF: NLMT 2, 3
LR: NLMT 2, 3
RF: NLMT 2, 3
RR: NLMT 3, 4
Super Late Model Tarheel Race Purse (40 Laps):
1. $6,000, 2. $3,000, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,500, 5. $1,200, 6. $900, 7. $800, 8. $750, 9. $700, 10. $675, 11. $650, 12. $640, 13. $630, 14. $620, 15. $610, 16. $600, 17. $600, 18. $600, 19. $600, 20. $600, 21. $600, 22. $600
Tarheel Race Winners List:
2025: Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), Loudon, TN
2024: Rained Out
2023: Hudson O'Neal, Martinsville, IN
2022: Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA
2021: Rained Out
2020: Brandon Overton, Evans, GA
2019: Brandon Overton, Evans, GA
2018: Casey Roberts, Toccoa, GA
2017: Shawn Chastain, Murphy, NC
2016: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA
2014: Casey Roberts, Toccoa, GA
2013: Casey Roberts, Toccoa, GA
2012: David Payne, Murphy, NC
2011: Casey Roberts, Toccoa, GA
2010: Rained Out
2009: Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA
2008: Kayne Hickman, Soddy Daisy, TN
2007: Dennis Franklin, Gaffney, SC
2006: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA
2005: Shane Clanton, Zebulon, GA
2004: Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR
Current Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Point Standings:
1. Tucker Anderson - 3192
2. Kendall Franklin - 3054
3. Dillon Daves - 2996
4. Billy Franklin - 2862
5. Will Hicks - 2416
6. Cruz Skinner - 2002
7. Garrett Smith - 1138
8. Payton Stevenson - 1016
9. Zack Mitchell - 956
10. Cody Overton - 908
2026 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Schedule:
February 5 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - RAINED OUT
February 6 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - BRANDON OVERTON
February 7 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - BRANDON OVERTON
March 6 - Penton Raceway (Lafayette, AL) - TUCKER ANDERSON
March 7 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - PPD TO 3/12
March 12 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - RAINED OUT
March 20 - Modoc Speedway (Modoc, SC) - BRANDON OVERTON
March 21 - Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) - CHRIS MADDEN
April 10 - Hartwell Speedway (Hartwell, GA) - TUCKER ANDERSON
April 11 - Winder-Barrow Speedway (Winder, GA) - TRAE KIRK
May 1 - West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) - PPD TO 8/14
May 2 - Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) - PPD TO 5/15
May 15 - Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) - BO SLAY
May 16 - Duck River Raceway Park (Wheel, TN) - SAM SEAWRIGHT
June 12 - Cochran Motor Speedway (Cochran, GA) - SHANE CLANTON
June 13 - Senoia Raceway (Senoia, GA) - MICHAEL PAGE
July 3 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - PPD TO 9/19
August 14 - West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) - CANCELED
August 15 - Thunderhill Raceway (Summertown, TN) - JADON FRAME
August 28 - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - ZACK MITCHELL
August 29 - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - GARRETT SMITH
September 4 - Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) - TUCKER ANDERSON
September 5 - Sugar Creek Raceway (Blue Ridge, GA) - RAINED OUT
September 6 - Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN) - KAEDE LOUDY
September 17 - Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN) - DALE MCDOWELL
September 18 - Hidden Hollow Speedway (Colson, KY) - CANCELED
September 19 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - CORY HEDGEC0CK
October 9 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - $6,000 to win
October 10 - Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, GA) - $10,000 to win
October 25 - Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) - $30,000 to win
The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties would like to thank all of our marketing partners including Showtime Properties, American Racer Tires, J&J Construction, VP Racing Fuels, ArrowVision.Live, Coltman Farms Racing, Southern Racing Enterprise, Deatherage Opticians, Fullmoon Graphics, Gentry Used Auto Parts & Recycling, RockAuto.com, Knowles Race Parts & Bodies, Olivia Gentry Real Estate, MD3 Body Panels, Delph Communications, and Rugged Radios.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
