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![A couple of weeks ago, I traveled with Georgia racing historian Mike Bell down to New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia to take in sprint car action on the fast […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/AJ-Foyt-Brickyard-feature-9-9-115x115.jpg "SuperTex Was A Master Of All Kinds Of Racing")
SuperTex Was A Master Of All Kinds Of Racing
Posted on September 9, 2011 | No CommentsA couple of weeks ago, I traveled with Georgia racing historian Mike Bell down to New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia to take in sprint car action on the fast […] -
![It remains one of the most infamous days in Georgia racing history. Labor Day, September 2, 1946. Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta played host to a AAA Indy Car race that […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Lakewood-1946-Feature-9-4-115x115.jpg "Revisiting A Tragedy: A Look Back At Labor Day, 1946")
Revisiting A Tragedy: A Look Back At Labor Day, 1946
Posted on September 5, 2011 | No CommentsIt remains one of the most infamous days in Georgia racing history. Labor Day, September 2, 1946. Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta played host to a AAA Indy Car race that […] -
![Out off of Highway 198 in Banks County in rural North Georgia is a former house of speed. Hidden out in the woods, on private land and cut off from […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Banks-County-Speedway-feature-115x115.jpg "Memories of Banks County Speedway Still Linger")
Memories of Banks County Speedway Still Linger
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsOut off of Highway 198 in Banks County in rural North Georgia is a former house of speed. Hidden out in the woods, on private land and cut off from […] -
![A 30 Year tradition will come to an end on September 24, 2011 at the 4th Annual James Garrison Memorial Race. According to a track release on Thursday, management and […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Lanier-National-Speedway-feature-115x115.jpg "Lanier Nat’l Speedway To End Weekly Racing Program")
Lanier Nat’l Speedway To End Weekly Racing Program
Posted on September 1, 2011 | No CommentsA 30 Year tradition will come to an end on September 24, 2011 at the 4th Annual James Garrison Memorial Race. According to a track release on Thursday, management and […] -
![When most people talk about Ken Ragan, they talk about his time as an independent racer out of Georgia, or about his later role in bringing the current form of […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ken-Ragan-Feature-8-25-115x115.jpg "Ken Ragan Represents A Strong Georgia Racing Family")
Ken Ragan Represents A Strong Georgia Racing Family
Posted on August 26, 2011 | No CommentsWhen most people talk about Ken Ragan, they talk about his time as an independent racer out of Georgia, or about his later role in bringing the current form of […] -
![Ask most anyone who knew him, and you will hear that Dawsonville, Georgia’s George Elliott was the epitome of a hard worker and a fine gentleman. George Elliott was born […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/George-Elliott-Feature-8-19-115x115.jpg "George Elliott A Deserving Inductee To The GRHOF")
George Elliott A Deserving Inductee To The GRHOF
Posted on August 19, 2011 | No CommentsAsk most anyone who knew him, and you will hear that Dawsonville, Georgia’s George Elliott was the epitome of a hard worker and a fine gentleman. George Elliott was born […] -
![A racing legacy can take several different forms. Sometimes it comes in the form of a racing dynasty spanning many years with a number of wins and championships. But another […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Harold-Kite-feature-8-13-115x115.jpg "The Racing Legacy Of Harold Kite")
The Racing Legacy Of Harold Kite
Posted on August 13, 2011 | No CommentsA racing legacy can take several different forms. Sometimes it comes in the form of a racing dynasty spanning many years with a number of wins and championships. But another […] -
![For the fourth straight year, former racers and fans of the famed Lakewood Speedway will join together to remember the track that was known as the “Indianapolis of the South”. […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Lakewood-Speedway-feature-8-5-115x115.jpg "Lakewood Speedway Reunion Set For Saturday At GRHOF")
Lakewood Speedway Reunion Set For Saturday At GRHOF
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsFor the fourth straight year, former racers and fans of the famed Lakewood Speedway will join together to remember the track that was known as the “Indianapolis of the South”. […] -
![Racing historian Mike Bell is working on a book on all the different race tracks in Georgia. One section of the book, he says, will honor all the drivers who […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Swayne-Pritchett-feature-8-5-115x115.jpg "Hall Of Famer Swayne Pritchett Was A NASCAR Pioneer")
Hall Of Famer Swayne Pritchett Was A NASCAR Pioneer
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsRacing historian Mike Bell is working on a book on all the different race tracks in Georgia. One section of the book, he says, will honor all the drivers who […] -
![He had to wait through two rain delays and hold off some of the stoutest dirt track competition in the southeast to do it, but William Thomas made his first […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Talladega-Short-Track-Aerial-feature-7-21-115x115.jpg "Thomas Wins Mike Head Jr. Memorial At Talladega ST")
Thomas Wins Mike Head Jr. Memorial At Talladega ST
Posted on August 3, 2011 | No CommentsHe had to wait through two rain delays and hold off some of the stoutest dirt track competition in the southeast to do it, but William Thomas made his first […]
