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Fultz Becomes Repeat Winner of Jim Arnwine Memorial

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Tazewell Speedway

Fultz Becomes Repeat Winner of Jim Arnwine Memorial

Fultz Becomes First Repeat Winner of Jim Arnwine Memorial; Helton, Merritt, Long and Worley Notch Wins at Tazewell Speedway on Opening Night

March 21, 2026
By: Brady Cupp

Travis Fultz of Harrogate, TN led every lap of the 6th Annual Jim Arnwine Memorial, sanctioned by the United Championship Racing Alliance on Saturday night to collect the $3,011 in front of his home crowd. Fultz was quickest among twenty-two entries in qualifying with a lap of 12.278 seconds. Knoxville’s Trevor Sise turned the second quickest time of 12.343 seconds. Three heats were ran to determine the starting field for the forty lap main event. Heat races winners were Fultz, Griifin Smith of Eastonton, GA (his first start at Tazewell Speedway) and Tazewell’s Odie Overholt.

Fultz and Smith would bring the field to the green flag with Fultz using the low groove to take the lead going down the back chute. Behind him Smith, Overholt, Sise and Bradley Lewelling jousted for positions. On lap three, Jason Trammell of Knoxville would spin on his own in turn four, bringing out the caution. On the ensuing restart Overholt would drop out after making contact with Smith. Back underway Sise wrestled second away from Smith and began trying to track down Fultz.

By lap ten Fultz had caught the tail end of the field and began working his way through the traffic, allowing Sise to close the gap on the leader. On lap nineteen, Brandon Williams of Crossville,who started eighth, slipped past Lewelling for third. Sise stayed within striking distance of Fultz until lap thirty whne he retired with a broken driveshaft. Fulz would go unchallenged the rest of the way to score the win and become the first repeat winner of the event piloting the Quality Masonry, Phillip’s Excavating sponsored, D.J.’s Performance Race Engine powered CVR Race Car.

UCRA Crate Late Model

329 Travis Fultz
22 Griffin Smith
95 Brandon Williams
118 Jared Delk
87 Jake Rainey
32 Tyler Smith
38 Kenney Hall
28 Richard Cox
5 Joshua Chesney
316 Mile Bargo
21 T.J. Steele
73 Trevor Sise
3 Steve Smith
10B Bradley Lewelling
56J Jody Horton
90J Jason Trammell
11 Evin Hinkle
14 Odie Overholt
19P Matthew Porter
DNS 101 Forrest Trent
DNS 4S Ryan Smith
DNS 17 Matt Henderson

Former Street Stock standout Jesse Helton of Rogersville won his heat race to earn the pole for the $800 to win Sportsman feature. Helton would hold off a hard-charging Josh Collins to lead every lap and earn his first Tazewell Speedway Sportsman win behind the wheel of the Gaskins Mobile Home Transport, Tolliver Heat & Air, TK Farms, Shane McDowell Racing, Dairy Dream, Big Time Beverage, Boroonies Bar & Grill, Tommy Hicks Racing, Seal Property Management, Greene Outdoor, Fast Lane Signs & Graphics, American Racer by Matt Barrett sponsored Team Zero Race Car powered by a Vic Hill Race Engine.
Sportsman

28 Jesse Helton
63 Josh Collins
17 Logan Seal
00 Chris Raines
05 Gary Blanken
15 Chris Griffin
000 Greg Goins
52 Troy Eads
31 Ernie Stuart
05J Jacob Sutton

Knoxville’s Lee Merritt led flag-to-flag to pick up the Classic Car feature win and the $500 big check driving the Atkins Auto Repair, Holladay’s Towing, Loyston Mafia, Wilson’s Auto Sales sponsored coupe.
Classic Car

14 Lee Merritt
02 Christian Runyon
002 Cooper Ward
7 John Stevens
42 Josh Roberts
1 Sawyer Henderson
44 Matt Owens
16 Will Carey
DNS 60 Jason Woodie
DNS 12 Ricky Butler

Third-generation driver Colby Long of Morristown battled with Tazewell’s Zach Campbell in the early laps of the $600 to win Street Stock feature. Campbell would start on the pole with Long starting fourth. On lap sixteen Long would make his move for the lead on the back stretch to take the win in the Meadows Collision, Clinch Mountain Storage, Greasy Rock Auto Shop, Michael’s Pizza Cottage, Pro-Cut Restoration, Livesay’s Auto Detailing, Petty’s Wrecker Service sponsored Camaro.

Street Stock

10 Colby Long
26Z Zach Campbell
44 Clyde Overholt
7J John Stevens
7 Dylan Boggs
04K Zack Kidwell
11 Tim Stevens
9 Everett Hardin
01 Luke Sharp
DNS 62 Ronnie Rmines
DNS 11J Kole Dobbs

Dewayne Worley made the 2 ½ hour trip from Canton, NC to lead every lap of the $400 to win Crown Vic feature. Joseph McGill of Morristown didn’t make the win easy for Worley as he stayed close to Worley and made a last lap challenge.

Crown Vic