The Tazewell Speedway and the United Championship Racing Alliance agreed to forge ahead with the season opener, Saturday, March 20, as planned. Gary Hall owner/promoter of the Ultra-High Banked dirt track is proceeding with agreement from UCRA officials, to host the 604/Crate Late Model series the third weekend in March, despite another area track's decision to host 604 Crate's the same weekend.
"We already planned our schedules," referring to his track, just north of Knoxville. "Unfortunately it looks like this new entity is messing up other tracks schedules too," said Mr. Hall. Of the reported 159 pre-entries at the other facility, Saturday, March 20, only a specific number will make their feature, leaving almost 130 race teams of 604's GM Performance racers looking for somewhere to race Saturday night.
Tazewell Speedway is just one hour and forty minutes (90 miles) away. Tazewell Speedway's March 20 "Charles Trammell Memorial" pays $2,500 to-Win the 40 lap feature.
The UCRA will again return to Tazewell Speedway in 2021 for two other weekends of competition both paying $3,000 to-Win, coming Sunday night, May 30, Memorial Day weekend with the Melvin Corum Memorial and Saturday, Oct. 9, with the Raz-Ma' Taz 50.
In 2020 locals Jason Trammell and Josh Collins picked off UCRA victories, with the March date being cut due to COVID-19 pandemic uprising last spring. Rookie of the Year Jason Cardwell had a runner up finish as did Alabama's "Back-The-Blue Bandit" (# 13) Kasey Hall. Contender Jeff Neubert of Rockford, also had a great run at Tazewell in 2020.
UCRA is continuing to work with promoters for scheduling purposes for 2021. I-75 Raceway's Sweetwater, Tn. track will be announcing dates for the annual "Spring-Loaded" and "Larry Kyle Memorial" race dates next.
For information on UCRA visit UCRAracing.com or visit their Facebook page. UCRA is presenting 604/Crate Late Model racing courtesy of Red Line Synthetic Oil.