Official Travelers Rest Speedway Web Site

Travelers Rest Speedway

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Sept 22 - Open Practice
Sept 23 - 24 - FWD Fall Ntls Sept 23 - Pure Stock and Stock 8 Heats and Mains FWD Practice and Round 1 Qualifying Sept 24 - Open Wheel Modifieds Renegade - Thunder Bomber $6,000 to win FWD

Welcome to the Official Website for Travelers Rest Speedway located in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. The track is a 3/8 mile clay oval, with tons of excitement. The management and staff invite you out for a night of dirt racing at its best. Starting in spring of 2015, we will race every Friday night! starts at 7. We hope to see you then!

Saturday was another beautiful night for racing at Travelers Rest Speedway! Eight divisions competed throughout the evening, including "MMSA" Stock Four Series paying $1500 TO WIN & the Front Wheel Drive division, paying $1000 TO WIN & AN AUTOMATIC SPOT IN NEXT WEEK"S "FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FALL NATIONALS! Other divisions racing were Stock Eight, Renegade, Pure Stock, Thunder Bomber, "Young Guns" Front Wheel Drive & the return of the "Dwarf Cars."
Nick "Hot Rod" Walker set fast time in qualifying for the twenty-five lap "MMSA" feature! Walker led Brayden Pruitt early, before mechanical failure ended her evening. Scott Morgan motored through the field, before motor issues ended his bid. Austin Mintz fought to second & gave Walker a strong bid on a couple of "double-file" restarts, but once he was clear, Walker eased away for the $1500 victory! Mintz, Travis Mosley, Guy Nealy & Justin Mintz finished second thru fifth.
Casey Shane qualified up front & held off countless challenges from Gary Watson & the rest of the field, winning the twenty lap feature in the $1000 TO WIN Front Wheel Drive main event! This win would lock Shane & Jonathan Surratt (Winner of the other qualifier) into next week's $6000 TO WIN "FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FALL NATIONALS!" Watson looked underneath Shane the last three laps, but could not make the pass. Watson finished second, while J.J. Williams & Donavan Beachum battled their way to a third & fourth place finish. Keith Williams overcame an early flat tire to motor back through the twenty-two car field, to finish fifth.
Kevin Nations eased by Bradley Williams & held him & the rest of the field off, winning the Pure Stock main event! Williams held off Alex Vance, as they finished second & third. Eddie McGrew & Will McGrew rounded out the top five.
Preston Kelly drove to the front to capture another win in the "Young Guns" Front Wheel Drive division! Dallas Thornton stayed close, finishing second. Dustin Brisack, Christopher Capps & Tyler Capps came across the line in third, fourth & fifth.
Barry Thornton battled out front early & held off Kenneth Bowers to win the Thunder Bomber main event! Bowers looked low until late in the feature, before Thornton motored away for the win. Bowers settled for second, while Kyle Guice, Josh Whitfield & DeWayne Worley finished third, fourth & fifth.
James Hudson slashed back into "Victory Circle", holding off Timmy Smith & the rest of the field, winning the Renegade feature! Smith finished second, while Matt Whitener, Benji Whitesides & Randall Satterfield came across the line in third, fourth & fifth.
B.J. Cochcroft motored to the front of the field in the heat race & went on to win the "Dwarf Cars" twelve lap main event! Don Beard, Dalton Senn, George Morton & Kevin Fulmer finished second thru fifth.
Michael Barbare held off Johnny Hipp early, before easing away, picking up another Stock Eight feature win! Hipp finished second, while Robin Caldwell, Joey Chastain & Roger Gilliam came across the line in third, fouth & fifth.
The top five in five divisions & the top ten in "MMSA" Stock Four & Front Wheel Drive were as follows:

Pure Stock
1. Kevin Nations #N1
2. Bradley Williams #1
3. Alex Vance #95
4. Eddie McGrew #4M
5. Will McGrew #44

"Young Guns" Front Wheel Drive
1. Preston Kelly #88P
2. Dallas Thornton #89Jr.
3. Dustin Brisack #1
4. Christopher Capps #12
5. Tyler Capps #2Jr.

Thunder Bomber
1. Barry Thornton #Rocket
2. Kenneth Bowers #55
3. Kyle Guice #47
4. Josh Whitfield #25J
5. DeWayne Worley #5W

"Dwarf Cars"
1. B.J. Cochcroft #26
2. Don Beard #47
3. Dalton Senn #X
4. George Morton #8
5. Kevin Fulmer #862

Renegade
1. James Hudson #33
2. Timmy Smith #6
3. Matt Whitener #03
4. Benji Whitesides #2W
5. Randal Satterfield #75

Stock Eight
1. Michael Barbare #02
2. Johnny Hipp #28XL
3. Robin Caldwell #35
4. Joey Chastain #10
5. Roger Gilliam #11

"MMSA" Stock Four ($1500 TO WIN)
1. Nick Walker #04
2. Austin Mintz #18M
3. Travis Mosley #19
4. Guy Nealy #18N
5. Justin Mintz #54
6. Travis Sharpe #T2
7. Jamie Mattison #97
8. Tim Bristol #8B
9. Timmy Smith #11S
10. Tyler Guice #47

Front Wheel Drive ($1000 TO WIN QUALIFIER)
1. Casey Shane #11S
2. Gary Watson #1GW
3. J.J. Williams #912
4. Donavan Beachum #221
5. Keith Williams #B1
6. Scott Parker #9P
7. Bradley Williams #88
8. Jonathan Surratt #311
9. Jamie Coggins #77
10. J.B. Moser #A1

Travelers Rest Speedway will be racing this week, hosting THE "FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FALL NATIONALS" ON THURSDAY NIGHT SEPTEMBER 22ND, FRIDAY NIGHT 23RD & SATURDAY NIGHT 24TH!
Thursday night will be open practice for all divisions from 6-10 pm. Gates open at 5 pm. $15 admission in the pits & the grandstands will be FREE, with limited concessions.
Friday night 23rd will be practice & round 1 of qualifying for FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. HEATS & FEATURES FOR THE PURE STOCK & STOCK EIGHT DIVISIONS. Gates open at 5 pm. Driver's Meeting at 7 pm. General admission is $12 in the grandstands & $25 in the pits. NOTE: ( TWO-DAY PASS IN THE GRANDSTANDS FOR $25, COVERS FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT!) Kids 10 yrs. & younger are FREE.
Saturday night 24th will be round 2 of qualifying for the FRONT WHEEL DRIVE DIVISION, "B- MAINS" & A 100 LAP FEATURE FOR $6000 TO WIN! Also, on the schedule will be the THUNDER BOMBER & RENEGADE DIVISIONS, COMPETING IN HEATS & MAINS! Also,THE OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS WILL RETURN TO TRAVELERS REST SPEEDWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE!THIS IS ONE YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS!! Gates open at 4 pm. Driver's Meeting at 6 pm. General admission is $15 in the grandstands & $25 in the pits. Kids 10 yrs. & younger are FREE.
Contact info is Scott Childress at 864-346-3588 or Tony Adair at 828-748-2576. Travelers Rest Speedway phone #864-834-4589. Or Download the "T.R Speedway" For your smart phone.

Travelers Rest Speedway would like to thank all the drivers, sponsors, fans, and staff for their support of the upcoming 2016 season.

VP racing Fuels is the official racing fuel at Travelers Rest Speedway for the 2016 season. Fuel will be available at the track.

TNT racing equipment is the official parts supplier for Travelers Rest Speedway and will be at the track every race with their equipment/parts trailer.
Contact TNT at 864-834-1631 or 864-505-3299.

Travelers Rest Speedway track address:
1452 North Hwy 25
Travelers Rest SC 29690

Travelers Rest Speedway would like to thank the following sponsors for their contributions: Southern Dust Imaging Photography, Trinity Transport, Easler Toyota, Got Signal - Verizon Wireless, APCO Plastics, Jones Construction Curbing, Whitesides Construction, Rock Auto, Bennett Equipment & Supply, Fortune’s Grading, LLC, Panagaskos Asphalt, Metrocon Concrete, Matthew Lyndsey Grading, J&J Equipment, Tack Brown Roofing, S & S Renovation, Walker Trucking, Interstate Tire, Southern Utility, Mitchell Henderson Body Shop, Dustin Bailey Grading and Hauling, Linx Extermination LLC, MST Concrete, SR Grading and SR Mulch, Napa Auto Parts, VP Racing Fuel, Hoosier Racing Tires, Johnson Racing Engines & TNT Race Cars.

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