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ELLISVILLE, Fla. — The bitterly sad news hit the short track racing world like an unexpected gut punch, and it’s since had a significant effect on the sport that reaches far and wide ever since it happened on June 7, 1995. That was the date when a small Piper Cherokee negotiating its way through foggy skies crashed in a swamp near Gainesville, Fla., taking away the lives of several members of driver James Powell III’s family, including his parents James “Buddy” Powell and Elizabeth Powell,...more

ELLISVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 24) — Four-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Earl Pearson Jr. took advantage of an opportunity to race a little closer to his home in Jacksonville, Fla., when he competed and finished second in the 25th edition of the Powell Family Memorial held in late October at All-Tech Raceway. Not only was it a rare non-Florida Speedweeks appearance in his home state, it also marked Pearson’s first-ever appearance behind the wheel of a 604 Crate Late Model. The...more

ELLISVILLE, Fla. (May 27) — Gaffney, S.C. driver Dillon Brown became the first two-time winner of the season on the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series and rolled around All-Tech Raceway as the leader for the entire distance Saturday night in the 50-lap Harvey Jones Memorial to pocket a victory worth $10,000 in the third edition of the prestigious race at the half-mile oval. The event honors the memory of a very successful driver who raced well into his 70s, and was a...more