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19 Sep

Casper, Smith, Sanders among Caraway Speedway winners

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AJ Sanders collected the trophy in the Mini Stocks race Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. (Courtesy photo) SOPHIA – Jaxon Casper was the winner of the Modifieds feature Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Casper finished ahead of Justice Calabro for the victory. Matthew Smith was a repeat winner in Challengers. His second consecutive victory came when he finished ahead of Tommy Raino and Daniel Schadt. Veteran driver AJ Sanders was the winner in Mini Stocks, cranking out the victory across 40 laps. Luke Smith and Bryson Pickard held the next two spots. The Bootleggers race was won by Jon Morton,…

15 Sep

Caraway Speedway aims to rev up again after weather wipes out slate

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SOPHIA – The season is winding down at Caraway Speedway and then last Saturday night’s card was called off because of concerns involving inclement weather. That could complicate matters as the track tries to get caught up. For instance, UCARs was set to have two features because of an earlier postponement involving that division. That brings the Fall Showdown this coming Saturday night, with racing slated for Challengers, 602 Modifieds, Mini Stocks, UCARs and Bootleggers. There will be two 15-lap features in UCARs. Plus, drivers will compete in a 30-lap race in Bowman Gray Street Stocks. Racing has ended for…

31 Aug

Caraway Speedway honors past, sees fresh winners

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Former driver Junior Miller was among the inductees for Caraway Speedway's Wall of Fame during the weekend. (Photo courtesy of Caraway Speedway) SOPHIA – Even on a night to engage in history, there was a sense of newness Saturday at Caraway Speedway. After a Wall of Fame induction that added five to the speedway’s most-honored list, there were relative newcomers to victory lane. The Wall of Fame inductees were ex-drivers John Paul Linville, Donald Tucker and Junior Miller, former race official Lance Childress and Riggs Racing. Jamie York won the 58-lap Late Models feature – the length of the race…

21 Aug

Caraway Speedway to add five to Wall of Fame

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SOPHIA – There will be five additions to Caraway Speedway’s Wall of Fame this weekend. The new members are Donald Tucker, John Paul Linville, Junior Miller, long-time official Lance Childress and Riggs Racing. The group will be honored as part of Saturday night’s race card. Tucker was one of the winningest drivers at the speedway during the early dirt-track years. Then during the early years of racing on a paved track, Linville proved to be one of the most consistent drivers. He moved on to the Busch Series, and he’s the father-in-law of NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick. Miller…

07 Aug

Rose races to victory at Caraway Speedway

Randolph RecordSportsCaraway speedway, Cory Rose, Stock car racing

SOPHIA – Cory Rose won the 35-lap Challengers feature Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Rose held the pole position after qualifying and then briefly lost the lead to Enoch McNeil following a restart. But once Rose got back in the groove, he cruised to the victory. McNeil finished second, followed by Daniel Schadt, Matthew Smith and Blake Shupe. In UCARs, the winner was Sammy Bullins in the 15-lap race. The runner-up was Justin Smith, followed by Ron Mock, Blair Patterson and Jason Garwood. Jon Morton won two different competitions. Morton became a 10-time winner in 2023 in Bootleggers competition, with…

24 Jul

York, Murphy win in Late Models; Challengers race becomes rough, feisty at Caraway

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Chase Murphy was a trophy winner in Late Models on Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO – Jason York and Chase Murphy were winners in the Late Models class Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Twin features were held in many classes. York had the fastest qualifying time and went on to win the first race in the division. Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Jeremy Mayfield placed fifth in the first race and 10th in the second race. Murphy moved to the front at the beginning of the second race and went on to win. Camden Thomas was the…

29 Jun

Big turnout witnesses Larson, others at Caraway Speedway

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SOPHIA – It was as much about the scene as it was the racing Wednesday night at Caraway Speedway. And the racing was pretty good. The biggest crowd in at least a decade showed up at the speedway and there was quite a show. The main event was the 125-lap CARS Tour Late Models feature. The first to cross the finish line in the Firecracker 125 was Layne Riggs. But by Thursday, his victory had been overturned because of a failed post-race inspection. So Riggs was disqualified and that moved Jared Fryar into the first-place spot. Riggs was steering a…

27 Jun

Larson enters Caraway Speedway event

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SOPHIA – Kyle Larson has entered Wednesday night’s CARS Tour $10,000-to-win race at Caraway Speedway in a No. 5 car prepared by JR Motorsports. He will be seeking his first victory in a Late Models car in 10 years since winning on Daytona International Speedway’s backstretch short track. Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, will serve as a teammate to current series points leader and defending champion Carson Kvapil. “It’s really cool that Kyle is coming to Caraway with us,” Kvapil said according to information provided by the track. “He’s a NASCAR champion and one of those guys who…

22 Jun

Lowder roars in Modifieds at Caraway

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Josh Lowder, left, accepts the trophy for winning a Modifieds race at Caraway Speedway. (Courtesy photo) SOPHIA – Josh Lowder dominated the Modifieds race for a victory Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Lowder was the fastest qualifier and once he moved into the lead he never gave up the front spot in the 40-lap race. He won the fifth time this year at the track. Kevin Orlando made a late bid after a caution, but he ended up in second place. Justice Calabro, who’s the division’s points leader, ended up third, Mitchell Wright was fourth and Junior Harvill claimed fifth.…

08 Jun

York, Strmiski among winners on busy Caraway slate

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SOPHIA – Jason York continued his winning ways by winning the Late Models race Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Tony Black and Dean Ward brought out new cars to try to stop York’s winning ways. Both had solid performances with Black claiming the runner-up spot. Ward was running second to York when a quick shower halted racing on lap 30. Ward elected to withdraw at that time leaving Black, Camden Thomas, Toby Layne and Chase Murphy to chase York when racing resumed. ** In Mini Stocks, Robert Strmiski claimed the 40-lap victory. Strmiski had to fight off challenges from Luke…