Skip Arp
Dominant in Saturday Night Shootout Win
(May
2, 2026) Skip Arp dominated round #2 of the Saturday
Night Shootout in a night full of crazy action. Arp won the pole
for the 25-lap feature. Arp zipped to the lead, but that was wiped
out when a crash in turn 4 on the first lap reset the field. Bobby
Giffin and Jed Emert made contact causing Giffin to land on his
top. With the track being blocked, Noah Phillips, Jason Manley,
and others were also involved. None of the drivers were injured.
When the race resumed, Arp once again took the lead over Eric
Orr. Orr spent most of the race battling Ryan King for second.
King finally took the spot. Later, Orr lost third to Jason Manley.
Manley tracked down King to overtake him for second. Meanwhile,
Arp cruised to victory.
In the sportsman feature, Jed Emert held off challenges from
Jesse Lowe in taking the win. Adam Mitchell rounded out the top
three. |
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Skip Arp
Returns to Racing with Smoky Mountain Victory!
(April
11, 2026) Skip Arp missed the entire 2025 race season
after serious work injury sidelined up. Arp made his return my
winning Saturday’s Mountain Late Models feature. Arp got
the best of pole sitter Bobby Giffin and set sail in a dominating
fashion. Giffin finished second and Cameron Weaver was third.
Ross White picked up his first ever win at Smoky Mountain Speedway
by winning the 604 Late Model feature. White had Hayden Cardwell
in two for the first half of the race but pulled away late. Jensen
Ford powered his way to finish third.
Cody Courtney was the winner of the sportsman late model feature.
Courtney battled Maddox Manley for the initial lead. Adam Mitchell
got by Manley for second. Manley and Chandler Hickman for several
laps before the two made contact coming off turn 2. Both cars
slid toward the infield knocking both cars out of the race. Mitchell
Childress finished third. |
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Bobby Pierce
in Right Place at Right Time for $20,000 Tipoff Win
(March
14, 2026) The old saying of being in the right place
at the right time paid off for Bobby Pierce in Saturday’s
World of Outlaws Tennessee Tipoff. (MRM Racing
Photo)
Pierce started on the outside of the front row alongside pole
sitter Chris Madden. It was Madden who grabbed the lead with Pierce
and Overton battling for second. Madden had firm control of the
race throughout much of the first half of the race. Overton ran
down Madden and used the outside line to get around Madden on
lap 37.
Overton looked to be in firm control until lap 48. Dennis Erb
Jr. made contact with another car and was sitting in the middle
of the track going into turn 3. Before the caution could be displayed,
Overton t-boned Erb in a violent crash. Madden also caught a piece
of Overton’s car and sent him spinning and out of the race.
Pierce inherited the lead and held off Nick Hoffman to win and
collect $20,000. Ricky Thornton was third. |
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Smoky Mountain
Speedway Releases 2026 Schedule
(December
26, 2025) Smoky Mountain Speedway has released the schedule
for the 2026 season. The schedule has a number of special events
as well and Saturday Night Shootout events for the local racers.
The season gets started on Saturday, March 14 when the World of
Outlaws Late Model Series returns for the $20,000 to win Tennessee
Tip-Off. The monster trucks return on March 28 and 29.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be back on June 19-20
for the Mountain Moonshine Classic. Racing gets started on June
19 for a $10,000 to win race and is capped off on June 20 for
a $30,000 to win race.
The Hunt The Front Super Dirt Series will visit on Saturday, August
22 for the King of the Mountain Fall Classic. It will also be
the annual Hall of Fame night.
The Topless Outlaws Late Model Series will make two visits. The
first is on Saturday, May 30 for the Lester Weeks Memorial. The
second visit is on Saturday, September 5 for the Roger Kerr Memorial.
The American Big Rigs return on Saturday, August 15. The Best
Plumber 604 Series will accompany the American Big Rigs. The Best
Plumber 604 Series will also be racing on Saturday, April 25.
The Cumberland Plateau and Mod Minis will both be in action on
Saturday, July 18. There are also several Saturday Night Shootout
races scheduled throughout the season.
