XR $100,000 Volunteer

[Travis Scott]

Are Volunteer, Bulls Gap, and Tazwell all referring to the same track? Watching youtube videos, all 3 look the same.After some googling, it looks like Volunteer and Bulls Gap are the same place, and Tazwell is a different track?

Yes, two different tracks. Volunteer Speedway is in Bulls Gap, TN. Tazewell Speedway is in Tazewell, TN.

[3 wide]

Sooner or later they will realize you can't race in Tennessee in March its either raining or cold the last 2 years all they have done is canceled races look at this year and this coming weekend ain't much better.

[BloomerHarvickFan]

Sooner or later they will realize you can't race in Tennessee in March its either raining or cold the last 2 years all they have done is canceled races look at this year and this coming weekend ain't much better.

Yep. I have lived in East TN my whole life and growing up going to Atomic, Tazewell, Bull's Gap, Cleveland, Smoky Mountain, 411, etc....and I can tell you that I almost never "plan" on going to a race in March. The weather is just too unpredictable.

[riddle28]

moved to next month

[foxfire2dirtracing]

New dates are April 14/15- Friday/Saturday

[foxfire2dirtracing]

That’s 4 big $ races for The Gap in 10 days.
April 6- 20k
April 11-10k
April 14/15- 100 k

[Buford.Justice]

BBQ, I've been to Tazewell several times and yes some people can't even climb back out of the infiled even when it's packed and not muddy! That track is the steepest I've ever seen.

One night it rained and after packing the track and lining up on the straightaway some of the cars slide down a bit on a dead stop. lol

[Barbecueboy]

When I say they were airborne coming out of the pits I’m not exaggerating…..the tow vehicles were literally off the ground and then they had to jam the brakes to keep from sliding it into something once out of that bowl……it was worth sticking around for and watching.

[Buford.Justice]

Very good wrte up about Tazewell on post #14 foxfire, you nailed it very well.

Recent years have seen the racing slow a bit although still extremely fast as they have let it go dryslick over being tacky as a rule. In ways seeing the track get so blackslick can be dangerous as if you blow a motor or radiator going into a turn it can cause a hell of a crash up as at those speeds the cars can not go under or above the wreck that the fluids cause.

I wish I lived near that place. The speed of all divsions makes all classes exciting to see.

For sure many drivers get pretty nervous driving that track in a crowd. you can sometimes have nothing left of your car but a steering wheel. lol

I hope to go back to Tazewell again one of these days. My racing buddy of 40 years passed away and now it's hard to even think about going to any track. He was 22 years older than me.

[MRM]

Very good wrte up about Tazewell on post #14 foxfire, you nailed it very well.

Recent years have seen the racing slow a bit although still extremely fast as they have let it go dryslick over being tacky as a rule. In ways seeing the track get so blackslick can be dangerous as if you blow a motor or radiator going into a turn it can cause a hell of a crash up as at those speeds the cars can not go under or above the wreck that that fluids cause.

I wish I lived near that place. The speed of all divsions makes all classes exciting to see.

For sure many drivers get pretty nervous driving that track in a crowd. you can sometimes have nothing left of your car but a steering wheel. lol

I hope to go back to Tazewell again one of these days. My racing buddy of 40 years passed away and now it's hard to even think about going to any track. He was 22 years older than me.

I'm sure you can find more buddies.

Tazewell is one of my favorite tracks just because it's so fast and so unique.

[Highside Hustler25]

I've always wanted to make the trip down to experience the place but over the latter years I've never heard the words Tazewell and great race mentioned in the same sentence.

[Buford.Justice]

That is always the risk you take driving a long ways and then being disappointed because the track was in bad shape and the racing wound up not very good.

I went there one time and the racing was second to none, the other two times it got slick and was very much one laned. But the speed was an awesome sight.

I was glad I went though, it is quite a place.

[3 wide]

Well when Ed Turner owned the gap it was real good they worked the track put new clay on it when needed turned the track under at least once a week and sometimes twice the same thing happpen at the Taz when John Thompson owned it they worked the track and took care of it.Its all about who owns the track.

[GA-DIRT]

Well when Ed Turner owned the gap it was real good they worked the track put new clay on it when needed turned the track under at least once a week and sometimes twice the same thing happpen at the Taz when John Thompson owned it they worked the track and took care of it.Its all about who owns the track.

I ask Ed one day, what was his largest field for a regular Saturday night, he grinned an said, 55 late models, always was a 50 lap,$2000.00 to win, an John was the best too, he loved the sport, an had what it took 🏁

[Barbecueboy]

So very true…