Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville Gets Double Dose of All American 400s and Welcomes the Greatest Show on Dirt to the 2019 Schedule

2018 Big Machine Records Pro Late Model Series Champion Michael House practicing at Five Flags Speedway during the 51st Snowball Derby Weekend. (Daniel Vining/PixelatedSPEED)

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 16, 2019) -- The Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee is home to some racing’s legendary drivers and hosts one of the crown jewels of late model racing. In 2019, fans will be treated to a double dose of All American action, get dirty with some Outlaws, and enjoy the return of super late models and plus the track’s home pro late model series.

Nashville made headlines in the racing world in December after Formosa Productions, Marcus and Bruton Smith in conjunction with Bristol Motor Speedway announced a partnership with the goal of bringing a NASCAR nationally sanctioned event back to the Fairgrounds for the first time in almost two decades. The NASCAR Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series last visited the venue in 2000. While plans on the exact details of how this return is set to occur are unclear at present time, the notion of NASCAR returning to Nashville has brought a much needed dose of positive attention to the speedway following the postponement of the 34th All American 400 due to inclement weather.

Speaking of the All American 400, fans will be treated to the first of a double dose of crown-jewel super late model racing in 2019 as the aforementioned 34th Annual All American 400 will be contested on the weekend of April 13-14th. After being rained out in November, participating teams will re-qualify and be given a free set of tires, plus a waived entry fee. There are a couple of options that were made available for ticket holding fans; contact the speedway for details.

Super late models return on May 4th with the return of the Southern Super Series. The Southern Super Series will be making it’s third stop of the 2019 season as the Fairgrounds plays host to the Nashville 100.

Following the supers, the 2019 season will roll on and begin a six week program that will span from the middle of May through to November and focus on the core local divisions of the speedway, headlined by the Big Machine Pro Late Models and also including Legends, Trucks, Pure Stocks and more.

Things get dirty on the weekend of May 30th - June 1st when the World of Outlaws visit for the Music City Outlaw Nationals. The quarter-mile track will be covered with dirt for the event, which will feature the WoO Sprint Cars for the first time at Nashville in a race that will be $25,000 to win.

The 2019 season comes to a close with the running of the 35th Annual All American 400 on the weekend of November 2-3. The traditionally scheduled time frame for this historic race will once again feature the stars of the super late model world, which will include pro late models and local divisions.

Log on to http://fairgroundsspeedwaynashville.com or follow the speedway on Facebook for complete details on events being held in 2019.

2019 Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville Schedule:

April 14 -- 34th Annual All American 400 Makeup Race
May 4 -- Nashville 100 - Southern Super Series
May 30 -- Music City Outlaw Nationals - WoO Sprint Cars Night 1
June 1 -- Music City Outlaw Nationals - WoO Sprint Cars Night 2
June 22 -- Weekly Racing Action
July 13 -- Weekly Racing Action
August 10 -- Weekly Racing Action
September 7 -- Weekly Racing Action
October 5 -- Weekly Racing Action
November 3 -- 35th Annual All American 400

PixelatedSPEED would like to wish the entire Wood family good speed and hope to see Glen recover quickly.

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Southern Super Series 2019 Racing Schedule Set; Features 10 Races in 7 Places

Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida is the hometrack of the Southern Super Series, as well as the Snowball Derby. Pictured are the pace laps of the 2018 Snowball Derby on December 2, 2018. (Daniel Vining/PixelatedSPEED)

PENSACOLA, Florida (January 13, 2019) -- The Southern Super Series, presented by Sunoco, released it’s 2019 racing schedule on Monday. With ten races, the series will visit seven different venues across the southern United States region.

This year marks the seventh season of the series, which began in 2013. Over the course of those seven years, 76 races have been ran showcasing the talents of 278 different drivers. The Southern Super Series features the top super late model stock cars at some of the nation’s premiere short track venues.

There have been six different champions in the short history of the series. The most recent, 2018 Southern Super Series champion Casey Roderick, won over super late model racing’s top driver currently, Bubba Pollard. Roderick captured the title with a 65 point margin over Pollard, and did so after missing the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The 2019 season starts off with the 43rd running of the Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway in Opp, Alabama on March 17th. This marks the sixth season featuring the this race as the series’ season opener. Harrison Burton won last year’s Rattler 250.

Next up, round two takes the series to Pensacola, Florida’s Five Flags Speedway on March 29th for the Rubber & Specialties 125. As the hometrack of the Southern Super Series, Five Flags Speedway will host four of the series’ ten races, also making up the 2019 Deep South Cranes Blizzard Series. Those events bring the series back on June 21st, July 19th, and September 21.

The Southern Super Series will visit two NASCAR tracks in 2019.

On May 4th, Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee will feature the Nashville 100. The Fairgrounds Speedway has been in the headlines recently after announcing that there are plans in the works to bring a NASCAR sanctioned national touring series event, presumably either Xfinity or Trucks, back to the speedway for the first time since 1984.

Following the Nashville 100, the series heads over to nearby Bristol Motor Speedway for the 3rd Annual US Short Track Nationals on June 1st.

Both races in Tennessee will be in combination with other touring series featuring co-sanctioning with the ARCA/CRA Super Series and the CARS Super Late Model Tour.

Deep South favorites Montgomery Motor Speedway in Montgomery, Alabama and Crisp Motorsports Park in Cordele, Georgia are both returning to the schedule in 2019.

Montgomery will host the Rumble by the River 125 on July 6th. Then, on August 10th, Cordele will play host to the Lyle Farms 125.

The championship finale of the 2019 Southern Super Series is yet to be announced, but it’s spot on the schedule is set for October 19th. The series has said this will be a prestigious race.

The most notable venue missing from the schedule is the Mobile International Speedway, in Irvington, Alabama. Last year, Mobile set the stage for the series’ season finale with the Mobile 300. In 2019, Mobile is focused on it’s local divisions, omitting all late model racing from it’s schedule.

In all, ten races will make the 2019 Southern Super Series championship. Ten races spanning from March through to October.

“We are confident ten races will allow our teams the opportunity to experience some great racing with our series, while also being able to venture out to race some of the other great Super Late Model events in the country,” said Tim Bryant, Series Director.  “Our landscape includes multiple events with other series and we enjoy working with each and every one of them.  We will have many more details on the season in the coming weeks.”

As always the Southern Super Series will have plenty of NASCAR flavor throughout the season. Over time, the Southern Super Series has become a proving ground for many of NASCAR’s future stars. Daniel Hemric, the first Southern Super Series champion, won his championship in 2013, and used it as a launching platform that led to an opportunity in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, then the Xfinity Series, and beginning this season, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Harrison Burton, John Hunter Nemecheck and Chase Elliott are just a few of the drivers that have roots racing in the south.

Throughout the 2019 season, look to PixelatedSPEED.com for complete coverage of the races, the drivers, and teams as the nation’s best super late model drivers wage a war over ten battles on the most fierce battleground… the short track.

2019 Southern Super Series Racing Schedule:

March 17 -- The Rattler 250 - South Alabama Speedway - Opp, Alabama
*March 29 -- Rubber & Specialties 125 - Five Flags Speedway - Pensacola, Florida
May 4 -- Nashville 100 - Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
June 1 -- US Short Track Nationals - Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, Tennessee
*June 21 -- SERF 125 - Five Flags Speedway - Pensacola, Florida
July 6 -- Rumble by the River 125 - Montgomery Motor Speedway - Montgomery, Alabama
*July 19 -- Universal Fabricators 125 - Five Flags Speedway - Pensacola, Florida
August 10 -- Lyle Farms 125 - Crisp Motorsports Park - Cordele, Georgia
*September 21 -- Deep South Cranes 150 - Five Flags Speedway - Pensacola, Florida
October 19 -- Southern Super Series 2019 Finale - TBA

*Deep South Cranes Blizzard Series Championship - Five Flags Speedway - Pensacola, Florida

PixelatedSPEED would like to wish the entire Wood family good speed and hope to see Glen recover quickly.

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New Smyrna Speedway Kicks Off Massive 2019 Schedule with Red Eye 50/50 and World Series

Driver David Rogers, a regular at New Smyrna Speedway, practices for the 51st Snowball Derby in Pensacola in December 2018. (PixelatedSPEED Photo)

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (January 2, 2019) -- New Smyrna Speedway, just five miles from New Smyrna Beach and only minutes away from Daytona International Speedway, will play host to over 40 nights of racing in 2019… the bulk as a part of the NASCAR Whelen All American Series weekly racing program. The schedule begins this weekend, January 5th, with the Red Eye 50/50 and stretches through to November 9th with the Florida Governor’s Cup 200.

The first race of this monstrous schedule is the Red Eye 50/50 on January 5, 2019. Traditionally a 100 lap Super Late Model event, this year’s edition will feature a new format. Two 50 lap features, one for Super Late Models and the other for Pro Late Models, will headline a weekend of racing that will also include races for The American Auto Sportsman, Super Stocks, Mod Minis, Florida Modifieds, Bombers, and Ground Pounders.

Track Manager Rusty Marcus said this is an attempt to provide more exposure for the growing Pro Late Model class, and spotlight the home track divisions as well.

“We got some up and coming Pro Lates,” said Marcus. “The Pro Late Model class has been bigger than what it’s been the last few years, they expressed interest in wanting to be a part of it.”

“It upsets me at times when we have a big show at our race track,” he added. “I consider the track the home of our drivers and I don’t like when somebody invites you to their home but you are not allowed to come. So we’ve invited all of our regular divisions to be a part of the Red Eye, which I think will be more exciting for the fans.”

Following the Red Eye 50/50, NNS ramps up for Speedweeks 2019 and the traditional World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing during the month of February. Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Super Stocks, Trucks and more will compete over the course of nine nights of racing.

A myriad of specials will be held during the week in various classes. The World Series will once again play host to the season opening event for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East with a 175 lap contest on night three, February 10th. The night will also feature the Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series. The John Blewett III Memorial will headline night six with a 76 lap race for the Tour-Type Modifieds on February 13th. Night eight, February 15th, will include the Richie Evans Memorial Tour Modified 100 and the Zack Donatti Memorial Pro Late Model 100. The week will close on night nine with the Orange Blossom 100 for the Super Late Models.

After the extensive World Series has concluded, New Smyrna shifts gears and ventures into the heart of their racing season with over 20 weeks of racing under the NASCAR Whelen All American Series racing program. Most weeks will feature a combination of Late Models, Sportsman, Super Stocks, Bombers, Trucks, and Mod Minis.

The season wraps up in November with the 54th Annual Florida Governor’s Cup 200 for the Super Late Models. Full details of that weekend have not yet been finalized.

For full details on all of these events, ticket information and more, hit up the New Smyrna Speedway website, http://www.newsmyrnaspeedway.org, and follow the speedway on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NewSmyrnaSpeedway.

Editor’s Note: Normally I like to include the track’s schedule as a part of the post, however, New Smyrna Speedway’s 2019 schedule is so massive, I don’t feel as those I can adequately present it here on PixelatedSPEED at this time, or at least in this post. With that said, I refer you all to the New Smyrna Speedway schedule announcement post on the track’s website. Thank you.

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Mobile Announces Schedule Putting Focus on Local Divisions

Mobile International Speedway is entering it's 55th year of racing in 2019. (Speed51.com Photo)

IRVINGTON, Alabama -- Mobile International Speedway has announced a 2019 racing schedule that will put the spotlight on what the backbone of any short track should be: local division racing. For the first time in decades, there are no late models shows on the season schedule. There are, however, 16 weekends planned from March through November showcasing a very diverse crop of racing classes.

It’s no secret that attendance and car counts have been down at Mobile in recent years. In an effort to rectify that trend, this year’s schedule has put an emphasis on rebuilding the weekly local classes in lieu of hosting larger touring events across the span of the season.

“We want to turn that around,” said Mobile Speedway Promoter Kody Lyons. “We want to push to get it back to stronger numbers in each class.”

This year’s schedule will feature the entry level Pure Stocks and Sportsman coupled with the intermediate and more advanced Outlaw Stock and Pro Truck divisions. The asphalt winged Sprint Cars will be back, plus the return of a local Modified division, premiering on the April 20th race weekend.

“The schedule isn’t fully complete,” Lyons added. “It still won’t have any late models on it because we want to shift our focus toward the local divisions which have suffered these past few years on the Gulf Coast with car counts dropping.”

The season kicks off with the return of Bandit Big Rig Series, who will hold their season opener at Mobile on March 23rd. The Bandits came to Mobile in full force in 2018 and proved to produce a very entertaining show.

“We had the Bandit Series for the first time last night at Mobile,” said an excited fan giving a five star review of the event last March. “They DID NOT disappoint! They put on a heck of a show, and the drivers and crews were some of the nicest people I have ever met. I hope to see them back next year.”

Also announced on the schedule is the addition of a new event to Mobile Speedway. The Southern Pro Truck Nationals. Sanctioned by the Southern Pro Am Truck Series, this event is to be held in Irvington on May 25th. Pure Stocks and Sportsman will be the support classes on that weekend.

The Mobile 300 will continue in 2019. The inaugural Mobile 300 served as the season finale of the 2018 Southern Super Series, with Stephen Nasse emerging the victor. For 2019, there will be no late models on the Mobile 300 agenda, however, all six racing divisions will be featured over the two day event on November 1st and 2nd.

2019 Mobile International Speedway Schedule:

March 23 -- Bandit Big Rig Series
March 30 -- Opening Night: Sprints, Outlaws, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
April 6 -- Outlaws, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
April 20 -- Sprints, Modifieds, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
May 4 -- Outlaws, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
May 18 -- Sprints, Modifieds, Outlaws, Sportsman, Pure Stock
May 25 -- Southern Pro Truck Nationals: Southern Pro Am Truck Series, Sportsman, Pure Stock
June 1 -- Outlaws, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
June 15 -- Outlaws, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
June 29 -- Sprints, Modifieds, Outlaws, Sportsman, Pure Stock
July 13 -- Outlaws, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
July 27 -- Sprints, Modifieds, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
August 10 -- Outlaws, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
August 24 -- Sprints, Modifieds, Outlaws, Sportsman, Pure Stock
September 7 -- Championship Night: Sprints, Modifieds, Outlaws, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock
October 9 -- Mobile 300 Open Practice
November 1-2 -- 2nd Annual Mobile 300: Sprints, Modifieds, Outlaws, Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stock

Five Flags Speedway Releases 2019 Racing Schedule

Five Flags Speedway will be very busy in 2019. (PixelatedSPEED Photo)

PENSACOLA, Florida -- Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida is the crown jewel of short track racing in the Deep South. It’s the home of the Southern Super Series, the South’s largest touring late model series, and the granddaddy of all Super Late Model races, the Snowball Derby. Five Flags has released a jam-packed schedule of racing for 2019, with events ranging from a 4-cylinder based enduro at the start of the year, to the national touring ARCA Racing Series, to drifting events, sprint cars and of course… tons of Pro and Super Late Model racing. The season starts early, January 19th, 2019, and stretches all the way through to December, including over 15 weekends of racing.

Five Flags Speedway sits on the pole of the racing season, holding the first event in the area on January 19th, 2019… The Sweat Hogg Grand Prix. This event features several classes of motorcycles racing in the morning with four cylinder Mini-Stocks running in the evening. For this event, Five Flags transforms from a half-mile oval to a slightly longer, slightly more twisted, road course! This is one of the only events of this type in the area, and always draws a nice crowd. It’s intended for the budget-minded racer, and the day is set to be a fun-filled family event.

On March 9th, ARCA pays a visit to Pensacola for round number two of the 2019 ARCA Racing Series. It’s the first time since 1996 that the series will race at Five Flags Speedway; a race won by champion Frank Kimmel. This race will also serve as the start of the Speedway’s points season, with Pure Stock and Outlaw Stock divisions also on the schedule, making this the biggest opening weekend in Five Flags history.

The road to the Snowball Derby is paved through Five Flags Speedway’s flagship division, the Super Late Model Blizzard Series. The Blizzard Series will have four dates on the schedule, with the first on March 29th. Casey Roderick is the reigning Blizzard Series Champion after besting another hotshoe in Bubba Pollard. Look for complete coverage of the Blizzard Series here on PixelatedSPEED.com.

The fastest cars on the schedule come in the form of the winged sprint cars of the Davey Hamilton King of the Wing National Sprint Car Series, returning to the Speedway on April 12th. Brian Gerster, with a time of 13.046 seconds, holds the overall track record. He recorded that time in April of 2014. For reference, Ty Majeski holds the Super Late Model track record with his 2015 Snowball Derby Pole Time of 16.120 seconds.

The Allen Turner Pro Late Models once again return for another season with four dates on the schedule, beginning on April 26th. These 100 lap events pave the way to the 21st Annual Snowflake 100 in December. Casey Roderick doubled down his Blizzard Series Championship with the Pro Late Model Division title in 2018.

The ground pounders of the South, the Modifieds of Mayhem will race on three weekends at Five Flags during their 2019 tour. The first stop is on April 26th, 2019. Once again, Five Flags Speedway will play host to the modifieds season finale as a part of Snowball Derby Weekend in December, the only division to have a points paying event during the Derby.

The backbone of any short track is the local racing divisions. Five Flags Speedway will once again present a myriad of classes throughout the racing season. Pure Stocks and Sportsman are coming closer together as a new rules package has tightened the gap between the two entry level divisions. Outlaw Stocks and Pro Trucks will headline several weekends on the schedule, providing a healthy dose of affordable, yet very competitive racing in two of the most popular classes in the region.

Additionally, various special events will be sprinkled across the year. The “average Joe” will have an opportunity to climb behind the wheel of a racecar when the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience visits on March 16th. An Electronathon will feature electric power racers around the high-banked half-mile on April 27th. More events, such as drifting competitions, cars shows, and swap meets will be announced later in the year.

The culmination of every racing season at Five Flags Speedway is the Snowball Derby. The 52nd Annual Snowball Derby is set for December 4th thru 8th, and of course, PixealatedSPEED will be there with complete Pixels 2 Pavement coverage of the event.

2019 Five Flags Speedway Racing Schedule

January 19	Sweat Hogg Grand Prix Motorcycles, Four Cylinder Cars
March 9*	ARCA Racing Series 200 Outlaw Stock, Pure Stock
March 29	Blizzard Series Super Late Models Pro Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stocks
April 12	Davey Hamliton’s King of the Wing Sprint Cars Outlaw Stocks, Sportsman, Pure Stocks
April 26	Allen Turner Pro Late Models Modifieds of Mayhem, Pro Trucks, Pure Stocks
April 27*	Electronathon Electric Powered Racers
May 10	Outlaw Stocks, Pro Trucks Sportsman, Pure Stocks
May 24	Outlaw Stocks, Pro Trucks Sportsman, Pure Stocks
June 7	Allen Turner Pro Late Models Sportsman, Pure Stocks
June 21	Blizzard Series Super Late Models Outlaw Stocks, Pro Trucks, Pure Stocks
July 19	Blizzard Series Super Late Models Pro Trucks, Sportsman, Pure Stocks
August 2	Demolition Derby Night Modifieds of Mayhem, Outlaw Stocks, Sportsman
August 16	Allen Turner Pro Late Models Outlaw Stocks, Pro Trucks, Pure Stocks
August 31*	TBA To Be Announced
September 14*	Local Division Championship Night Outlaw Stocks, Pro Trucks, Pure Stocks
September 21*	Blizzard Series Super Late Models Allen Turner Pro Late Models
November 23	Snowball Derby Preview Official Open Test - All Classes
December 4-8	52nd Annual Snowball Derby Modifieds of Mayhem Season Finale
*Saturday Event.