Davenport cashes in on Owens’ misfortune

The fastest car doesn’t always win the race and that was the case in the Toyota Knoxville 50 on Friday night at Tazewell Speedway.Jonathan Davenport inherited the lead when Jimmy Owens left the race on lap 46 with terminal issues. Davenport then held off a hard-charging Tim McCreadie for his…

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Saturday’s racing is cancelled

Saturday’s racing program has been cancelled. Track prep was set to begin on Friday when the grader suffered from mechanical problems. “It will be Monday before we can get the parts for the grader,” said Gary Hall, Tazewell Speedway owner. “We could race tomorrow. But with all the rain we’ve…

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Knuckles returns to victory lane

Fresh off a win in last week’s Spring Nationals race, Dakotah Knuckles returned to Tazewell Speedway victory on Saturday night. Other winners were Travis Fultz, Kurt Owens, John Stevens, Chuck McMahan, and Jamie Whitt. The full report will be posted soon. Limited Late Model 1. 21K Dakotah Knuckles 2. 7…

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Knuckles wins in thrilling fashion

It isn’t often that a fifth-place finisher has the best summarization of a race, but Eric Wells’ description of a 40-lap Schaeffer’s Spring Nationals (presented by Sunoco and Tennessee RV Supercenter) event Friday night at Tazewell Speedway couldn’t have told the tale much better. “THAT…was a race,” he said. “It…

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