August 28, 2009 - Sadly, Skip Wall, the publisher of Southern Motor
Racing, passed away this past week. He fought a long and valiant
fight against cancer. Like so many good men he could not win that
battle. Skip Wall is among the better souls and will be sorely missed
by his many true friends.
-Jack
Smith
Skip Wall...doing what he loved doing more than anything else in
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James Thomas
“Skip” Wall, of Winston-Salem, went home to be with his
Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds
Hospice
Home after losing his courageous battle with cancer. He was born
February 16, 1955 in Princess Anne County, VA to James and Peggy
Chambers Wall. Mr. Wall was a self-employed workaholic.
He was a member of Center Grove Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge
#707. He was also an avid race fan.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving is his daughter,
Leslie Highfill (Adam); son, Chazz Wall; four sisters, Vicki Hall
(Doc), Jennifer Shouse, Lisa Vaughan (Doug) and Penny Martin; two
grandchildren, Christian and Chloe Highfill.
Funeral services will be conducted at 200PM Sunday, August 30 at
Center Grove Baptist Church, 8200 Center Grove Church Rd., Clemmons
with Dr. Steven Corts officiating. Burial will follow in Forsyth
Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, August 29
at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice
Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
The family would like to express their thanks and gratitude to those
who touched their lives during this difficult time
And in the
words of Skip, “that’s all I got.”
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Sprint Star Ragan Set To Run Caraway Modified Opener
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Joins Whelen Southern Modified Field At Caraway
By Tim Southers, NASCAR
While some of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers are taking this weekend off to rest and relax, David Ragan is going to keep racing.
Ragan, driver of the No. 6 UPS Ford for Roush Fenway Racing, has entered to run the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour season opener Sunday, March 15 at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C. Ragan will drive for Darrel Krentz's No. 15 in the Spring Classic 150.
“The opportunity to race this weekend at Caraway came up and with a rare off-weekend for both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series, I decided it would be a lot of fun,” Ragan said. “I've never driven a Modified, so I figured it would cer...
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Hirschman Wins Josh Jenkins Memorial in Sizzler
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by Skip Wall
First it was Ronnie Silk that was taking the Frost Bite Winter National and making it look like a Spring Sizzler, however it was Matt Hirschman that stole the show this past Saturday at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont NC.
Hirschman of Northampton Pa. took the lead from Silk with less than 8 laps to go in winning the ASA Southern Modified series season opener.
“I don’t know how we did but we had the power and handling to get him there at the end” says a smiling Hirschman who has no ride lined up for this year after this race.
“This win here will open some doors up that’s for sure.”
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Six Modified Teams Test Bristol’s High Banks
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Test Held In Preparation For August Race Date
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2009) – The NASCAR Modifieds took to the track at Bristol Motor Speedway for the first time Tuesday as part of a test session.
Bristol, the “World’s Fastest Half Mile,” will welcome the NASCAR Whelen Modified and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tours for the first time in a combination race on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Tuesday provided Hoosier Tire, NASCAR and the test teams their first opportunity to see how the open-wheeled race cars performed on the concrete .533-mile oval in Tennessee.
“We came here this morning not sure how we were going to need to approach this [racing at Bristol],” said L.W. Miller, driver of the No. 36 NASCAR Whelen Sout...
Monday, February 23, 2009
6 Teams Ready To Test Bristol
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Bristol Motor Speedway, the newest addition to the schedule for the NASCAR Whelen and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tours, will welcome teams from each series for a Hoosier Tires test on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
The .533-mile high-banked oval in Tennessee will play host to NASCAR’s Modified divisions for the first time in 2009 with a combination race. In preparation for the Aug. 19 race date, Hoosier and NASCAR invited six teams to participate in the test.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be represented by its defending champion Ted Christopher, 2003 titlist Todd Szegedy and Ronnie Silk. The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will have its reigning champion Brian Loftin and 2007 series winner L.W. Miller on hand to test.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
NASCAR Legend Pee Wee Jones Is Remembered
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by Skip Wall
He looked out over the crowd at the historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston Salem earlier last summer, and pondered his thoughts.
Did he wish to be out there? Pee Wee Jones, former six time Bowman Gray Stadium Modified Champ, would give you a sheepish grin and say "no and if I were younger, I would still say no."
Pee Wee passed away peacefully on Christmas eve at his home in Clemmons NC at the age of 80.
Pee Wee, born Phillip Sylvester Jones, was a legend in the world of NASCAR. He was one of the original members of NASCAR when it was founded in 1949 by big Bill France. He began his career run...
Friday, December 19, 2008
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2009 Schedule Announced
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· Series’ Fifth Season Will Open On March 15 At Caraway
· First-time Trips To Bristol, South Boston, Myrtle Beach and Concord
· Fifth Annual Combination Event With Whelen Modified Tour At Martinsville
by Jason Cunningham
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 19, 2008) – The fifth season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will feature 16 races spread across nine tracks in five different states.
The 2009 schedule, announced today, is an exciting blend of the top short tracks in the southeast.
The 15 dates include the return to the traditional venues of Caraway Speedway, ...
Friday, December 12, 2008
Polar Bear Open Practice This Saturday
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 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (December 11, 2008) – Race fans will get their first chance to see the Street Stock cars that will race during the Polar Bear 150 this Saturday December 13th at the Rockingham Speedway. The open practice session will start at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m.
Fans will be asked to donate a can of food for the United Way of Richmond County’s “Race to Overcome Hunger” food drive and will be admitted to the grandstands free of charge.
Another option for the open practice session for race fans will be to watch the action up close from the garage area. Garage passes for the 13th are $25 per person.
Over 50 cars ...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Joey Coulter Beats the Best at Southern National
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Huntersville, N.C., December 10, 2008 - Joey Coulter beat the best Late Model Stock Car competitors in the Carolinas and Virginia when he drove his Tempest Cycles/Darrell Gwynn Foundation Chevrolet to victory in the Dec. 7 running of the Thanksgiving Classic at North Carolina’s Southern National Raceway Park.
The 200-lap, $10,000-to-win race marks the first major Late Model win in the 18-year-old Florida native’s career. Coulter qualified eighth among the 33 starters.
“The car was really, really good,” Coulter said. “Randy (Renfrow, crew chief) had an awesome setup. We didn’t get the qualifying run we wanted, but the car was fast. In the first half we just tried to stay out of trouble and see what we had.”
Staying out o...
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Clay Rogers On Pole For Seneca 250
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MYRTLE BEACH -- Clay Rogers knows how to get around Myrtle Beach Speedway, winning twice here in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.
And Rogers may have the Late Model stock car to beat today in the Seneca 250. Rogers edged out Jamey Caudill by .003 of a second to win the pole for today's 250-lap event.
"I knew the car was good, but didn't know it was that good," said Rogers, the two-time Pro Cup Series champion. "That really surprised me. I was really happy the way it drove in race trim, but didn't think we'd qualify like that."
Rogers, who swept the Pro Cup races at Myrtle Beach in 2006, believes he can use the same strategy today that he relied on for his Pro Cup success here.
"We just need to stay in the top fou...
Friday, November 14, 2008
Dillon Looks To Get Fresh Start At NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2008) – Austin Dillon had a nearly perfect season: He was the top rookie in the NASCAR Camping World Series East, won his first NASCAR race and nearly knocked off series veteran Matt Kobyluck for the series championship.
The 18-year-old from Lewisville, N.C., now has his sights set on the biggest race of the NASCAR short-track racing calendar: The NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. Thursday, Dillon joined Kobyluck as drivers to officially commit to running ‘the Daytona 500 of short-track racing.’
Dillon is scheduled to head out to California the first week of January to test at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale in a...
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It was touted as the Frost Bite Winter Nationals, however with 75 degree weather it was more like a Modified Spring Sizzler at Orange County Speedway in NC.
Matt Hirschman of Northhampton PA, a northern modified series campaigner, overcame Ronnie Silk with less than 8 laps left in the Ollie Jenkins Memorial ASA modified season opener.
And it couldn’t have happened at a better time as Hirschman has no type of ride lined up this year...
Lia Returns To Whelen Modifieds
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2007 Champion Will Reunite With Garbarino and ‘Mystic Missile’ Team for 2009 Campaign
by Jason Cunningham
February 24, 2009 - 12:52pm
Donny Lia, who captured the 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in his first and only season in the famed ‘Mystic Missile,’ will return to the team for another title run in 2009.
Bob Garbarino, who got his first championship ring after 47 years as a Modified team owner with Lia at...
ASA Modified Tour on Display at Piedmont Expo
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(King, NC): The American Speed Association sanctioned Southern Modified Race Tour will be on site on January 16 and 17 for Phillip Walker’s 23rd Annual Piedmont Racing Expo. The event will be held in the Exposition Center on the NC State Fairgrounds Complex in Raleigh, NC.
“This show is a highlight for the ASA / SMRT Modifieds this year” said Southern Modified Race Tour promoter, Randy Myers. “Phillip’s event is one of the best in the a...
Banquets On Tap This Weekend Close Out 2009 Season
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2008) – The 2008 seasons will ceremoniously conclude this weekend for the NASCAR Camping World Series East and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour respective series’ annual awards banquets at Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, Conn. Veteran drivers Matt Kobyluck and Ted Christopher will each celebrate their first NASCAR touring championship of their distinguished careers.
Kobyluck will be the guest of honor at the NASCA...
Ray Evernham To Buy Speedway
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by Frank Taylor
NASCAR team owner Ray Evernham announced Thursday night in Lincolnton that he is in advanced negotiations to purchase the East Lincoln Speedway and plans to retire from NASCAR.
Evernham and partner Bob Mack of Cornelius-based RPM Group Holdings said they had hoped to have the keys to the speedway in their hands when they appeared at the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce’s Business After-Hours event to ...
Rick Fuller Retires From NASCAR Modified Racing
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Massachusetts Driver Won 20 Races, 1993 Series Title
 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 12, 2008) – Former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Rick Fuller brought to a close one of the most successful driving careers in the 24-year history of the tour with the announcement that he has retired from racing.
Fuller, of Auburn, Mass., made his NASCAR Whel...
Hirschman Dominates Chemung 120
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Leads Wire-To-Wire For Second Win
by Jason Cunningham
CHEMUNG, N.Y. – Matt Hirschman led start-to-finish Saturday in the Chemung 120 to capture his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win of the season and gained on the championship points lead of Ted Christopher with two races remaining.
Hirschman (No. 59 Ed Bennett Properties Chevr...
Reitenour Selected for NASCAR DIVERSITY Combine
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 (South Boston VA)Miamisburg High School Senior, Megan Reitenour was selected to participate in the testing and evaluation combine to possibly earn the opportunity to compete with an established NASCAR team for a full season.
The Drive for Diversity Program, is managed by Access Marketing & Communications and is supported by NASCAR. This program provid...
FasTrack Publisher Passes Away
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 Hal Hamrick, an announcer for Universal Racing Network which broadcast the first Daytona 500, passed away on Saturday. He was 79. Hamrick was also an administrator and publicist at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway. He was also the publisher of FasTrack, the only weekly publication dedicated to covering grassroots racing in the Uni...
Martinsville Speedway is known for its fine hospitality and for its Hot Dogs.
And it is known for one of the most familiar names in NASCAR racing, T. Taylor Warren, a photo journalist.
Warren was absent and well missed this past weekend at the Whelen Made in America 300.
Its not that often that you find Warren missing a race at Martinsville Speedwa...
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