Tazewell Speedway

4/11/2026

Tazewell Speedway

Overholt Earns Crate Late Model Victory, Helton & Long Score Two in a Row, Carey & Crabtree Pick Up Wins at Tazewell Speedway

April 11, 2026
By: Brady Cupp

Benefiting from the bad luck that struck Jody Horton, last year’s Crate Late Model points champion, Odie Overholt, scored his second win in a row. Overholt was quickest in time trials with a lap of 12.162 seconds with Evin Hinkle of Barbourville chiming in the second quickest time of 12.794 seconds. Winning the heat race would put Overholt on the pole of the feature alongside Sneedville’s Jody Horton.

On the opening lap Horton would take the lead coming out of turn two as Overholt and Hinkle filed in line. Horton used the middle groove to hold Overholt at bay and looked to be on the way to his first win of the season. On lap twenty-one the caution flag would fly for a spinning Billy Norwood. On the ensuing restart bad luck would strike Horton as he slowed with a tire issue. Overholt would inherit the lead and cruise for his second win in a row driving the Reece Company, American Rental, Wallace Auto Sales, Brooks Dirt Worx, Tazewell Drug & Express Care, Petty’s Wrecker Service, Bailey’s Body Shop, Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home, Claiborne Fitness, Hometown Produce sponsored CVR Race Car powered by a DJ’s Performance Race Engine.

Crate Late Model

14 Odie Overholt
11 Evin Hinkle
316 Mike Bargo
56J Jody Horton
7 Bill Norwood
3 Dakota Smith
31 Wes Tilley
28 Richard Cox

The wildest action of the night came in the Sportsman feature. Chris Raines was fastest in qualifying with a lap of 12.285 seconds with last week’s winner, Josh Collins, turning the second quickest time. Sneedville’s A.J. Ferguson would best Raines in the first heat to earn the pole for the twenty-five lap feature. Collins won his respective heat to start on the outside of the front row.

On the opening lap of the feature Ferguson’s car would jump the groove in turn two and slam into the side of Collins. The contact would send Collins’ car sideways and collect the car of Logan Seal, who continued on with right side body damage. Collins would retire with front suspension damage from the contact with Seals. Maynardville’s Ryan Carey would inherit the lead on the restart with Ferguson and Tazewell’s Greg Goins and Chris Raines giving chase.

Just past the halfway point it looked that Carey was on his way to his first win of the season yet Goins was closing the gap. With seven laps to go Carey’s car would slow on the back stretch. Goins, in his fifty-eighth start, would take over the lead, hit his marks just right and held off Raines to earn his first career victory. The win for the 2021 Rookie of the Year came in the Whitt’s Place Butcher Shop, Nuyen’s Hauling, Powerhouse Diesel, Greer Hauling, Tim Chittum Trucking, Jose’s Casa Mexican Restaurant, Tyler Moyers with Southland Realtors, E&M Premium Boat and RV Storage, C&C Feed, City Smoke Shop sponsored Rayburn Race Car.

Sportsman

000 Greg Goins
00 Chris Raines
2 A.J. Ferguson
17A Quincy Arnwine
21 Bryan Howerton
555 Ryan Carey
17 Logan Seal
52 Troy Eads
63 Josh Collin
DNS 414 Jacob Weaver

In Street Stock action, Tazewell’s Bobbie Petty was quickest in time trials with a lap of 14.134 seconds with Lance Smith of Barbourville, KY qualifying second. Tim Stevens of Harlan, KY would win the first heat over Petty to earn the pole for the twenty lap feature. Clyde Overholt would take the second heat to earn the outside front row starting spot.

With the flash of the green Overholt took control, taking the lead over Stevens as they shot down the back chute. Smith and Zach Campbell would both slip by Stevens in the opening laps. Up front Overholt would lead flag to flag for his first Street Stock feature win and become the first driver in Tazewell Speedway history to earn a win in six different classes (Limited Late Model, Crate Late Model, Sportsman, Modified Street, Pure Street and Street Stock.) The win came behind the wheel of the Tim Fletcher Heating & Cooling, Clyde Overholt Racing, RCR Racing Parts, Petty’s Wrecker Service sponsored Monte Carlo.

Street Stock

44 Clyde Overholt
4 Lance Smith
Z26 Zach Campbell
11 Tim Stevens
5 Greg Harville
19 William Littrell
20 Dusty Lay
146 Dayrrell Weaver
04K Zack Kidwell
01 Jerry Hux
20 Jarrod Weaver
DNS XP21 Bobbie Petty
DNS 11 Emma Coffey

Last year’s Classic Car points champion, Will Carey of Sharps Chapel, notched his third win in a row piloting the D.J.’s Performance Race Engine, RC Barndominiums, HD Property Services, Tucker’s Excavation, Painter’s Diesel Performance, Unique Worx, Holladay’s Towing, McMillan Roofing, R.J.’s Place, Masingo’s lawn Service sponsored Classic Car coupe.

Classic Car