Bulls Gap

[MI Dirt Fan]

McDowell wins.

[GearPlate84]

What is all the drama I am hearing about surrounding the crate race? I Hear it was "interesting"?

[3 wide]

Why did they wait so late to run the super feature.

[b1eagle]

Same as last year year,feature started early Sun morning.Great racing but too long a wait for it.They Qualified everything but the water truck.Good clean racing in the crate race except for the winner who bodyslamed every car he passed.jmo.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) won the crate race. So did he drive dirty, or incidental stuff?

[Mindwalker]

Why did they wait so late to run the super feature.

To sell more cheesburgadas, Pepsi (no Coke), no fries only chips!

[3 wide]

Well there are a lot of race tracks out of business because they wanted to race all night now this weekend mouton slim started after1. Bull gap slim close to 1 before it was over tazwell after 12 now I'm not saying these tracks are going out of business but you better be careful people are not going to sit there all night you can't run everything you can drag in the pits when you have a big race scheduled.

[tndirttrackin]

That's why I decided to stayed home this weekend. Unfortunately that seems to be the east Tennessee way!

[3 wide]

Well smoky mountain dose a lot better job than most they run 3 classes most of the time when they run a big race they all need to go to tri state speedway in haubstadt ,In Sunday night then they will know how to run 2 classes and send everybody home happy.

[Wells Racing Photos]

Why did they wait so late to run the super feature.

Just tons of little things that added up to a late night, unfortunately. The track was coming apart during hotlaps, so rather than keep running they rolled it in better and then someone hit the pit gate and knocked it off from closing and that had to be fixed. Several engine failures and drivers in other classes that stayed on the track after experiencing motor failures and riding around the middle of the track rather than pulling down when it happened.

[BloomerHarvickFan]

I hope the Lucas Oil race at Tazewell runs at a quick pace next month. I love Tazewell, but historically it is a super late track. They are always behind schedule.

[Wells Racing Photos]

I hope the Lucas Oil race at Tazewell runs at a quick pace next month. I love Tazewell, but historically it is a super late track. They are always behind schedule.

It doesn't help that they have to wait for the sun to go down, so the drivers can see going into 3 either. I'd rather be there a little late as to see someone miss the corner because of that.

[Jim11h]

Running joke here in Ohio is anything south of 70 will always start late

[brsteg]

Went to Volunteer after the Bristol races and had some first timers go doing the same. They commented that next time they do Bristol they are skipping the dirt track. That's a problem.

Qualifying everything you have, and running 5 classes is a big time kill. It was just lots of small things that added up to a lot of time dragging including a spontaneous gospel meeting; that went just a bit too far.

I personally woke up at 2:20am to be at Bristol and then head to Volunteer. Sitting through all the qualifying and just taking to after midnight to get to the Supers was painful for me. They had good racing; but with a more efficient program, not starting early, just more efficient could have cut an hour out of it easy.

The track was in the best shape I've seen it though (haven't been since '13 I think). So having that right is a huge plus and other things are easier to fix.

[3 wide]

Get use to it it's not likely to get any better they wonder why tracks go out of business people get tired of sitting in the grandstands for 6-7-or even 8 hours it's ridiculous and the promoters don't get it they just keep running big races and dragging as many cars as they can get to the pits.