Crowd favorites are easy to pick out on the track. Every time they go by, make a move up in placement or win you see the fans in the stands go crazy. From the pit area to the grandstand side of TR Speedway, JB Moser has gained a large following of fans. At the age [...]
Scott Galloway – Catching a ride in 2010 Written By: Robin Green Scott Galloway is a quiet, shy man with an outstanding attitude on and off the track. He has raced in the Bomber, T & L, Limited Sportsman and most recently Stock 8 Classes around local tracks in Upstate South Carolina. Since 1988 he [...]
Roger Gilliam – 11 plus years and still going strong Written By: Robin Green With 11 plus years of experience, Roger Gilliam has won a multitude of races. He has participated in the Renegade, Stock 8 and Limited classes at Travelers Rest Speedway as well as other local tracks like Thunder Valley, Cherokee and Harris [...]
Written By: Robin Green The driver of the #22 Clay Pace in Stock 8 took up racing only last year during the 2009 racing season. 2010 will be his first full year behind the wheel at local Upstate South Carolina track Travelers Rest Speedway. His support has been strong since day one and has continued [...]
“A Natural” Dwight Smith Written By: Robin Green 4 years of racing, 24 wins and 2 Renegade Point Championships is the reason that many call Dwight Smith a natural. He is still a new student in this sport but it seems he has surpassed his teachers. “I saw how much fun everyone else I was [...]
The Big Kid “Buddy Whitworth” Written By: Robin Green Whether Mr. Whitworth is helping out on his four wheeler, roller skating around the rink or racing at TR Speedway, he is having a good time one way or the other. A grown man of 40 years young is living everyday to the fullest. “I’m just [...]
Written By: Robin Green It starts with a love story beginning years ago. A woman working in the concession stands and a man just trying to get her attention. With a $250 4 cylinder car, Mr. Bill Morgan went out on the race track for the first time Thursday June 6th, 1967 to get the [...]
The father & daughter racing team will be calling Travelers Rest Speedway home once again in 2010. Shane and Morgan Gentry can often be found in the pit area at TR Speedway in Upstate South Carolina every Saturday night. Shane has been in the racing world for 22 years on asphalt and dirt tracks around The Carolina’s. [...]
Last year we posted a number of interview’s and articles on random drivers from Travelers Rest Speedway. This year we will be doing the same thing starting at the first practice session. We want to promote each class the same, from beginners to veterans of the sport. If you feel your driver should be featured [...]
Written By: Robin Green Barry Phillips has not been back in the drivers seat very long, but has come home to a warm welcome this 2009 season at TR Speedway. To say that things have changed for this veteran driver, would be an understatement. The only thing that remains the same about his life, is [...]
