The torrential rains seen in the southeast on Friday and Saturday not only led to headaches for motorists on the roadways, but it also put the kibosh on races and events at area speedways.
The Max King Memorial at Georgia’s Lavonia Speedway was washed out on Friday. The event has been rescheduled to this Friday, April 26. Check LavoniaSpeedway.net for more information.
Just up the road from Lavonia, Georgia’s Hartwell Speedway also saw their Saturday night schedule wiped out by the rain. The raceway will return to action on Saturday, April 27. For more information, visit Hartwell-Speedway.com.
Up the road in Williamston, South Carolina, the Southeast Super Truck Series event scheduled for Anderson Motor Speedway on Saturday night was a wash. Anderson is back in action this Friday, April 26. Check AndersonMotorSpeedway.com for updates on Anderson, and SoutheastSuperTrucks.com for updates on the SSTS.
Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia was slated to host the Summit Series Points Series, but the rain and flooding in the Banks Crossing area led officials to cancel the event. Check AtlantaDragway.com for schedule updates.
Georgia’s Senoia Raceway also saw their 50th anniversary schedule affected by the rainfall, as the weather caused track officials to cancel Saturday’s planned event. Racing is slated to return to Senoia on Saturday, April 27 with the Limited Late Model Gumbo Nationals and Fight Autism Night. Visit SenoiaRaceway.com for details.
Winder-Barrow Speedway in Winder, Georgia held out as long as they could, but when a torrential shower passed over the track just after noon, officials had to throw in the towel and call the event a wash. Winder-Barrow Speedway is back in action on Saturday, April 27. Check WinderBarrowSpeedway.net for updates.
The Schaffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series was washed out from a two-day weekend of racing in Georgia, beginning on Friday night at Blue Ridge Motorsports Park and on Saturday night at Toccoa Raceway. Blue Ridge Motorsports Park is slated to race next on Saturday, April 27. Visit BlueRidgeMotorsportsPark.com for more information. Toccoa Raceway also returns to racing on Saturday, April 27. Check ToccoaRaceway.com for details. For updates on the Spring Nationals Series, visit SouthernNationalsSeries.com.
Tennessee’s historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway was slated to finally open the 2019 season, but wet weather again won out. Nashville will now look towards the May 4 ARCA Menards Series visit for the first on-track action of the season. Visit FairgroundsSpeedwayNashville.com for more information.
Elsewhere in the Volunteer State, Kingsport Speedway also saw their Friday race night rained out. They’ll race next on Friday, April 26th. Check KingsportSpeedway.com for updates.
The FASTRAK Late Model Series and the Ultimate Super Late Model Series were both slated to be a part of the “King of the Commonwealth” event at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Virginia over the weekend. But over three inches of rain led race officials to cancel the event. For updates on each series, visit FASTRAKRacing.com and UltimateSupers.com.
