Smoky Mountain Speedway and 411 Motor Speedway form partnership, release 2012 schedule

Smoky Mountain Speedway and 411 Motor Speedway form partnership, release 2012 schedule
By Michael Moats – MRM Media Services
December 19, 2011

Maryville, Tennessee – Two Tennessee racetracks have formed a unique partnership for the 2012 race season with the goal of improving racing in East Tennessee.

Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville and 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour have announced a partnership for 2012. The partnership was announced last week but details were announced today as both racetracks look to an improved future of dirt racing in East Tennessee.

The Mitch McCarter-owned 411 Motor Speedway will continue to run a weekly racing program, but have also added several super late model special events. A number of the super late model programs will be a doubleheader with Smoky Mountain Speedway. 411 Motor Speedway will kick off the 2012 season on January 1 with the 2nd annual “Hangover”. Weekly racing beings on March 30 and concludes on October 27 with the Steelhead Championship.

Smoky Mountain Speedway will be hosting twelve events in 2012. The first race will be a Southern All-Stars sanctioned event on April 14. The Southern All-Stars will return on June 16 and September 22. The Southern Regional Racing Series has three dates in 2012. And new to the Smoky Mountain Speedway schedule in 2012 will be Ray Cook’s Schaeffer Oil Southern Nationals on Tuesday, July 17 and a pair of Ultimate Racing Series events May 26 and July 7.

Both tracks are also working together with the crate late model class in 2012. The crates will run under NeSmith sanctioning and will compete at both tracks for the NeSmith points fund. And both tracks will host NeSmith national touring races throughout the season. Other classes will also be shared by the two tracks throughout the season.

Having two tracks take on a cooperative effort such as this is something many area fans and drivers have asked for going back a number of years.

“This is a good deal for both tracks,” said Roger Sellers, one of the co-owners of Smoky Mountain Speedway. “Mitch has been really easy to work with. we have developed a good relationship between both tracks. We think we have put together a program that will greatly benefit both racetracks and the fans and drivers. We’re really looking forward to an exciting season.”

The schedules and additional information can be found on each track’s web site. The web home of 411 Motor Speedway can be found atwww.411motorspeedway.net and Smoky Mountain Speedway’s web home is www.SmokyMountainSpeedway.com.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY
DATE:   EVENT
APRIL 14, 2012   SEASON OPENER $5000 TO WIN SAS
POINTS RACE
NESMITH CRATE LM
STREET STOCK
MOD. MINI

MAY 4, 2012   $1500 TO WIN STEEL HEAD
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

MAY 26, 2012   $4000 TO WIN ULTIMATE SLM
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

JUNE 16, 2012   $5000 TO WIN SAS POINTS RACE
NESMITH CRATE LM
STREET STOCK
MOD MINI

JUNE 30, 2012   $3000 TO WIN SRRS
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

JULY 7, 2012   $5000 TO WIN ULTIMATE SLM
NESMITH CRATE LM
STREET STOCK
MOD MINI

JULY 17, 2012   $3500 TO WIN RAY COOK
SOUTHERN NATIONALS
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

AUGUST 4, 2012   N/A

AUGUST 11, 2012   $5000 TO WIN SRRS
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

AUGUST 31, 2012   $1500 TO WIN STEEL HEAD
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012   $5000 TO WIN SAS POINTS RACE
NESMITH CRATE LM
STREET STOCK
MOD. MINI

OCTOBER 7, 2012   FALL BRAWL
LIMITED LM
STREET STOCK

OCTOBER 20, 2012   $3000 TO WIN SRRS
NESMITH CRATE LM
STREET STOCK
MOD. MINI

OCTOBER 27, 2012   CROWNING OF CHAMPIONS @ 411

411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY
DATE:                EVENT
JANUARY 1, 2012   ”THE HANGOVER”
LIMITED LM
THUNDER & LIGHTNING
CLASSICS
MINI STOCK

FEBRUARY 25, 2012   PRACTICE

MARCH 10, 2012   PRACTICE

MARCH 31, 2012   SEASON OPENER FIRST POINTS
ALL CLASSES

APRIL 7, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

APRIL 14, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
LIMITED LM
TOPLESS
THUNDER & LIGHTNING
MINI STOCK
CLASSIC

APRIL 21, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

APRIL 28, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES
MAY 4, 2012

MAY 5, 2012   $1500 TO WIN STEEL HEAD
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

MAY 12, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

MAY 19, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

MAY 25, 2012   $4000 TO WIN ULTIMATE SLM
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

MAY 26, 2012

JUNE 2, 2012   $2500 TO WIN NESMITH
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

JUNE 9, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

JUNE 12, 2012   TUESDAY NIGHT TANGO
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

JUNE 16, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
LIMITED LM
TOPLESS
THUNDER & LIGHTNING
MINI STOCK
CLASSIC

JUNE 23, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

JUNE 30, 2012

JULY 1, 2012   $3000 TO WIN SRRS
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

JULY 7, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
LIMITIED LM
TOPLESS
THUNDER & LIGHTNING
MINI STOCK
CLASSIC

JULY 14, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

JULY 17, 2012

JULY 21, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

JULY 26, 2012   TBA

JULY 28, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS
ALL CLASSES

AUGUST 4, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

AUGUST 10, 2012   $3000 TO WIN SRRS
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

AUGUST 11, 2012

AUGUST 18, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

AUGUST 25, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

AUGUST 31, 2012

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012   $1500 TO WIN STEEL HEAD
SUPPORT CLASSES TBA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
LIMITED LM
TOPLESS
THUNDER & LIGHTNING
MINI STOCK
CLASSIC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

OCTOBER 5, 2012   FALL BRAWL
LIMITED LM
STREET STOCK

OCTOBER 7, 2012

OCTOBER 13, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
ALL CLASSES

OCTOBER 20, 2012   WEEKLY RACE POINTS RACE
LIMITED LM
TOPLESS
THUNDER & LIGHTNING
MINI STOCK
CLASSIC

OCTOBER 27, 2012   STEEL HEAD NATIONALS
CROWNING OF CHAMPIONS