High Probability of Rain and Thunderstorms Doom Sunday’s Beckley USA 100

(June 29, 2024) With the high probability of rain and thunderstorms throughout the day on Sunday, June 30, tomorrow’s annual ‘Beckley USA 100’ at Beckley Motor Speedway has been rained out for the second time this year. Unfortunately with no suitable make-up date available, the $20,053 to win mega-event will not be rescheduled for this year and will have to wait until 2025.

While the Spring Nationals was not able to get a race into the record books at the Mount Hope, West Virginia facility this year due to inclement weather, the Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco will start the 20th Anniversary Tour at Beckley Motor Speedway on Friday night, July 12. The series opener at BMS in a couple of weeks will shell out a $10,053 first place prize. Josh Rice ('21), Cory Hedgecock ('22), and Jimmy Owens ('23) have captured Southern Nationals triumphs at the 3/8-mile oval in previous years.

Wet Forecast Dooms Tonight’s Billy Todd Classic at Lake Cumberland Speedway

(June 1, 2024) With the high probability of rain showers and thunderstorms at race time and throughout the evening, officials from both Lake Cumberland Speedway and the Schaeffer's Oil Spring Nationals Series have made the difficult decision to cancel tonight's $10,000 to win ‘Billy Todd Classic.’

Our next event will be the rain-postponed 'Beckley USA 100' on Sunday, June 30 at Beckley Motor Speedway, which will shell out a whopping $20,053 top prize! More details on this race will be released as the event nears.

Mike Marlar Masterful in Finn Watson Memorial Win at Ponderosa Speedway

(May 31, 2024) Mike Marlar, of Winfield, Tennessee, broke out the broom on Friday night by sweeping the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco-sanctioned ‘Finn Watson Memorial’ at the legendary Ponderosa Speedway! Mike earned Fast Time honors during FK Rod Ends qualifying, won his heat race, and later started the 53-lap headliner from the pole position. He then bolted to the lead on the opening circuit and never looked back in dominating the non-points race to the tune of lapping all the way up to fifth place. (Ryan Roberts Photography)

With no yellow flags slowing the pace, Mike cruised to the $10,000 triumph and his seventh career Spring Nationals victory. Garrett Smith, who won the other heat race and started the ‘Finn Watson Memorial’ from the outside of the front row, finished in the runner-up spot to receive a $5,000 payday. Illinois invader Brandon Sheppard started third and placed third in the 53-lapper to round out the podium. Jason Jameson moved past a pair of competitors to come home fourth, while Adam Stricker did the same to earn the final position inside of the top five at the checkers. | full story

Putnam Surges for Spring Nationals Win at Duck River; McIntosh Claims Third Series Title

(May 26, 2024) In a wild Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco point finale on Sunday night at Duck River Raceway Park, which saw three different leaders and comers-and-goers throughout the field, fourteenth-starting Josh Putnam emerged victorious to claim his second career series victory! Josh timed in seventh quickest in Group B during FK Rod Ends qualifying and locked himself into the outside of the seventh row for the start of the 53-lap headliner. The Florence, Alabama ace then took advantage of the misfortune of several drivers near the top of the running order, pounced on leader Dillon Tidmore on a lap 22 restart, and never looked back on his way to collecting the $10,053 first place prize money. (Middle Tennessee Racing News Photo)

Dalton Cook, of Salem, Alabama, advanced ten positions during the caution-plagued race to land in the runner-up spot, which was good for a $5,000 payday. Dawsonville, Georgia native Donald McIntosh improved thirteen positions to round out the podium in third and secured his third career Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Championship. Tenth-starting Camaron Marlar came home in fourth, while eighteenth-starting Josh Henry charged to fifth on Sunday at the Wheel, Tennessee venue. | full story

Morning Thunderstorms and Wet Forecast Doom Biddle Ridley Memorial at North Georgia Speedway

(May 25, 2024) Early morning thunderstorms and the probability of more wet weather on the way have prompted North Georgia Speedway and Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals officials to cancel tonight’s scheduled ‘Biddle Ridley Memorial.’ There is no immediate rain date available for the $10,053 to win special event. The Spring Nationals looks forward to working with the staff at North Georgia Speedway again in 2025 and beyond.

With the rain-out in Chatsworth, Georgia tonight, all eyes shift to the series point finale on Sunday, May 26 at Duck River Raceway Park. Previous Spring Nationals winners at the Wheel, Tennessee venue include: Tim McCreadie ('13), Dale McDowell ('14), Josh Putnam ('22), and Dale McDowell ('23). The single-day extravaganza will include ten divisions in action including the Super Late Model, 602 Late Model, Dwarf, Pure Pony, Factory Stock, Front Wheel Drive, Mod Lite, Mini Cup, Open Wheel Modified, and Rookie 602 classes. | full story

Will Roland Rolls to First Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Victory at Sugar Creek Raceway

(May 24, 2024) Will Roland, of Jasper, Georgia, recorded his first career Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco victory on Friday night at Sugar Creek Raceway! The former Southern Nationals Series Rookie of the Year laid down the second quickest lap overall during time trials, which locked him into the outside of the front row for the start of the 40-lap main event. Will then jumped to the lead at the drop of the green flag and never looked back in leading every circuit around the Blue Ridge, Georgia oval. At the checkered flag, his #22 machine was 2.026 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor and Will was celebrating the $7,553 triumph. (Dean Curlee Photo)

Finishing behind Roland in the inaugural Spring Nationals visit to Sugar Creek Raceway was Murphy, North Carolina hotshoe David Payne, who started on the pole and ran in second the entire feature distance. Palmetto State driver Dale Timms made a rare appearance with the series and rounded out the podium in third. New series point leader Donald McIntosh started fourth and finished fourth, while Spring Pro “Smashing the Clock” Award winner Kenny Collins came home in the fifth position. | full story

Unstable Weather Forecast Postpones $20,053 Beckley USA 100 to Sunday, June 30

(May 10, 2024) With rain chances escalating in the hours leading up to tomorrow’s annual ‘Beckley USA 100,’ Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series and Beckley Motor Speedway officials have jointly agreed to postpone the $20,053 Super Late Model special back to Sunday, June 30. The Mount Hope, West Virginia facility has also canceled tonight’s open practice session, but will forge ahead and try to get a regular show into the books on Saturday, May 11 - along with a weekly program for Super Late Models.

“The weather has not been kind to us the last several weeks, but we’re happy that the Beckley USA 100 will be rescheduled to its new date of Sunday, June 30,” quoted series promoter Ray Cook just a few moments ago. “The weather forecast in the afternoon tomorrow keeps getting worse and it’s just too much to ask teams to drive 7-8 hours with that kind of unstable weather. I know the track has worked hard and is eager to host the Beckley USA 100, but hopefully the weather on Sunday, June 30 will be more favorable.” | full story

Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series Weekend at Sugar Creek and Dixie Washed Out

(May 2, 2024) With the weekend forecast of wet weather failing to improve, officials from the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series, Sugar Creek Raceway, and Dixie Speedway have all decided tonight to cancel the doubleheader scheduled for May 3-4 at the Peach State venues. The $7,553 to win event at Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, Georgia has been postponed to Friday, May 24 and will now kick off a huge Memorial Day weekend tripleheader. A suitable make-up date for the show at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia is still being explored and will be announced in the future.

“We all hoped the weather forecast would change as the week went on, but unfortunately that was not the case,” quoted series promoter and founder Ray Cook tonight. “All parties agreed tonight to finally pull the plug, so teams didn’t start heading this way and could go elsewhere to try and race this weekend. We are working hard to find a suitable make-up date at Dixie Speedway and hopefully we can announce something on that soon. The postponement of Sugar Creek to May 24 sets up a nice tripleheader weekend to close out the Spring Nationals season.” | full story

Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Date at Natural Bridge Speedway on May 10 Canceled

(May 1, 2024) The Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco was slated to make its inaugural appearance at Natural Bridge Speedway next Friday, May 10. However, new track promoter Amanda Bradley regrettably notified the series that the scheduled $10,053 to win event at the Natural Bridge, Virginia speedplant would need to be canceled due to a lack of race sponsorship.

The Spring Nationals and series promoter Ray Cook, while disappointed in the cancellation, looks forward to the possibility of working with the track in 2025 and beyond. “We always hate to lose an event, but Amanda (Bradley) was in a tough spot taking over the track early in the year like that,” commented Cook tonight. “I’ve been there as a track promoter and understand that side of things. While she ultimately couldn’t make it work for 2024, we are still open to making our first trip to Natural Bridge Speedway in the future.” | full story

Camaron Marlar Masterful in Johnny Wheeler Memorial Victory at Lake Cumberland

(April 20, 2024) Camaron Marlar, of Winfield, Tennessee, was dominant on Saturday evening in front of an overflowing crowd at Lake Cumberland Speedway to record not only his first Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series victory, but also his biggest career win in the ‘Johnny Wheeler Memorial!’ Camaron was quick all night long at the Burnside, Kentucky oval, as he also earned Fast Time honors during qualifying and secured a triumph in his heat race. After starting from the pole position in the 53-lap headliner, Camaron went largely unchallenged in the contest in leading each and every circuit on his way to collecting the $10,053 windfall. (MRM Racing Photo)

Sixth-starting Josh Rice was on the move early and ultimately finished in the runner-up position - 0.831 seconds behind Marlar to claim the $5,000 second place money. Series regular Pearson Lee Williams improved eleven positions during the course of the ‘Johnny Wheeler Memorial’ to not only round out the podium in third, but the Dublin, Georgia ace also took over the coveted Spring Nationals point lead with his stellar effort. JRR Motorsports teammates Jason Jameson and Daulton Wilson finished fourth and fifth respectively, with Wilson picking off a couple of competitors to nab the final spot inside of the top five. | full story

Finn Watson Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway Cancelled Due to Unsafe Track Conditions

(April 19, 2024) A combination of new dirt on Ponderosa Speedway, overnight rain, and a lack of sunshine today has led to unsafe track conditions at the Junction City, Kentucky oval. With a pit area full of race cars and fans still filing into the facility, track promoter Brandon Hardgrove made the difficult decision to cancel tonight's annual Finn Watson Memorial due to the spongy racing surface. All tickets will be honored tomorrow at Lake Cumberland Speedway or at any other event on the Ponderosa Speedway schedule.

A total of 25 #SpringNationals competitors had signed into the pit area at Ponderosa for tonight's $7,553 to win Finn Watson Memorial: Max Blair, Michael Chilton, Tyler Clem, Tyler Collins, Tyler Erb, Carson Ferguson, Tripp Gerrald, Christian Hanger, Cory Hedgecock, Robby Hensley, Jason Jameson, Greg Johnson, Austin Lay, Dustin Linville, Cody Mahoney, Camaron Marlar, Skylar Marlar, Donald McIntosh, Derrick Meadors, Josh Rice, Adam Stricker, Forest Trent, David Webb, Pearson Lee Williams, and Daulton Wilson.

Kyle Bronson’s Dramatic Last Lap Pass Earns East Alabama Cash and First Spring Nationals Win

(April 6, 2024) Coming out on top of a furious late race battle with race-long pacesetter Zack Mitchell, Kyle Bronson emerged victorious on Saturday night with the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series at the historic East Alabama Motor Speedway! Kyle toured the Phenix City, Alabama speedplant sixth fastest overall during the qualifying session and later placed second in his heat race to earn the outside of the third row for the start of the 53-lap ‘Jimmy Thomas Memorial.’ While Mitchell was out front and seemingly cruising, Bronson moved up to the second spot and turned up the heat late in the feature distance.

The pair ultimately swapped slidejobs for the point on multiple occasions in the waning laps before Bronson stole the lead and his first career Spring Nationals triumph with a dramatic pass on the final corner. The win also marked Bronson’s first victory of the 2024 season and was worth $10,053 to the Brandon, Florida hotshoe. Mitchell, who won his heat race and led the first 52 circuits of the contest from the outside of the front row, limped his #57 machine home in the runner-up spot after the last corner contact with Bronson. | full story

Ashton Winger Finds Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Victory Lane for First Time at Buckshot

(April 5, 2024) The Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco made its way to Buckshot Speedway in Clanton, Alabama on Friday night and it was Ashton Winger emerging victorious to claim the first series victory of his young career! Ashton started off his evening by posting the third quickest time in Group B during FK Rod Ends qualifying, which lined him up starting sixth on the grid in the 40-lap main event. The Hampton, Georgia ace then quickly disposed of the top five ahead of him and after a flurry of early yellow flags, Ashton nabbed the point from polesitter David Breazeale on the seventh circuit. (Simple Moments Photography)

From there, it was all Winger all the time, as he controlled the field and reached the checkered flag first by a dominant 5.102 second margin to bag the $7,553 first place prize money over runner-up Breazeale. Overall fast timer Spencer Hughes rounded out the podium in third, while series regular Pearson Lee Williams moved up a spot to finish in fourth. Payton Freeman, who started third, was the final driver to land a coveted position inside of the top five. | full story

Dale McDowell Tames Tazewell Speedway Field for Second Lil’ Bill Corum Memorial Title

(March 30, 2024) Only a night removed from being on the wrong end of a last lap pass for the win with the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series at I-75 Raceway, Dale McDowell got some sweet revenge on Saturday evening at Tazewell Speedway by becoming the first two-time Lil’ Bill Corum Memorial winner! Dale was quick right out of the box at the bad-fast “Taz,” as he started his evening by picking up the $2,100 Fast Time Award courtesy of Toyota Knoxville in qualifying prior to securing a victory in his heat race. After starting the 75-lap headliner from the pole position, Dale jumped out to the lead on the opening lap and never looked back. (MRM Racing Photos)

Working lapped traffic like the seasoned veteran and the Hall of Famer that he is, Dale led each and every circuit in the Lil’ Bill Corum Memorial and recorded the $21,000 triumph in front of a massive hillside crowd. Last night’s winner Brandon Overton couldn’t quite keep up with McDowell tonight, but ran second throughout the 75-lap distance and was awarded a $10,000 payday for his runner-up performance. Cory Hedgecock rebounded nicely from a rough evening at I-75 by passing a trio of racecars during the feature to round out the podium in third. Donald McIntosh also moved past three cars during the contest to land in the fourth spot, while Dirt Late Model legend Scott Bloomquist claimed the final position inside of the top five after running third through much of the race. | full story

Brandon Overton Thrills Huge I-75 Raceway Crowd with Last Lap Pass for $10,053 Win

(March 29, 2024) On Friday night at I-75 Raceway, it came down to a late race battle between the two winningest drivers in Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series history and the duel wasn’t decided until the final turn when eighth-starting Brandon Overton overtook outside polesitter Dale McDowell to claim the dramatic victory! Brandon, who timed in fourth quickest in Group B during the qualifying session prior to finishing second in his heat race, vaulted up to the second spot in the middle stages of the 53-lap contest and spent the second half of the race tracking down leader McDowell in and out of lapped traffic. (MRM Racing Photo)

The Evans, Georgia star eventually ran the #17m down in the waning laps and was able to pull even down the backstretch on the final circuit before making the inside pass for the win stick in turns three and four. Brandon bagged the $10,053 first place prize money for his tenth career series triumph and his second Spring Nationals win at the Sweetwater, Tennessee-area facility. | full story

Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Stop at Senoia Raceway Succumbs to Inclement Weather

(March 1, 2024) Fresh off a successful opening night for the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco at Waycross Motor Speedway on Thursday and a subsequent rain-out on Friday at Swainsboro Raceway, more inclement and wet weather has doomed Saturday’s stop at Senoia Raceway. A $10,053 payday was scheduled to be on the line tomorrow at the Senoia, Georgia oval, but lingering rain showers and more on the way have canceled the program. No reschedule information is available at this time, but both series and track officials will work together in hopes of finding a suitable make-up date.

The miniseries will now take the next several weeks off before sanctioning a pair of big events in the Volunteer State on March 29-30. Up next will be a visit to I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tennessee on that Friday and a $10,053 winner’s check will be up for grabs. On that Saturday, the dirt-slinging action will quickly shift to the bad-fast Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, Tennessee. The annual running of the ‘Lil Bill Corum Memorial’ will once again shell out $21,000 in first place prize money. Ethan Dotson, of Bakersfield, California, will bring the Spring Nationals point lead into the Tennessee two-step by virtue of his $7,553 triumph last night at Waycross! | full story

Ethan Dotson Dominates Spring Nationals Opener at Waycross for First Series Win

(February 29, 2024) On a night when the lights went out in Georgia, Ethan Dotson dominated the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco season opener on Thursday at Waycross Motor Speedway! After the action at the Waycross, Georgia oval was delayed by more than two hours due to a power outage from a mobile home moving incident nearby, Ethan proved to be the class of the 22-car field. The Bakersfield, California native won the Spring Pro Precision Equipment “Smashing the Clock” Award in hot laps with his quick lap of 16.251 and later backed it up by earning Fast Time honors in FK Rod Ends qualifying. (Simple Moments Photography)

Ethan then grabbed the point at the drop of the green flag in the 40-lap main event from the pole position and held off all challenges in the inaugural Spring Nationals stop at Waycross. The driver of the Coltman Farms Racing #174 Longhorn Chassis captured his first series win and the $7,553 payday by 0.325 seconds ahead of third-starting Ryan Gustin. Donald McIntosh surged from his ninth starting spot to round out the podium in third. Pearson Lee Williams picked off six competitors to land in the fourth spot, while Clay Harris moved past three racecars to earn the final position inside of the top five. | full story

Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals and Southern Nationals Unveil 2024 Slate of Events

(December 8, 2023) As the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show starts its second day in Indianapolis, Indiana, series promoter Ray Cook is proud to unveil his schedules for the 2024 Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series and Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series, which are both presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels. The 11th edition of the Spring Nationals will feature fifteen events at fifteen different ovals in the states of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia from February 29-May 26. The 20th version of the Southern Nationals will once again sanction twelve shows in only sixteen days across the states of West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina from July 12-27.

Carson Ferguson, of Lincolnton, North Carolina, is the two-time and defending Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series Champion. The spring tour heats up with a first-ever visit to Waycross Motor Speedway in Waycross, Georgia on Thursday, February 29 before heading to Swainsboro Raceway, Senoia Raceway, I-75 Raceway, Tazewell Speedway, Buckshot Speedway, East Alabama Motor Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Sugar Creek Raceway, Dixie Speedway, Natural Bridge Speedway, Beckley Motor Speedway, North Georgia Speedway, and Duck River Raceway Park. The 2024 Spring Nationals Series Champion will once again be awarded a $10,053 payday. | full story