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Former SNMP champ Head to race Saturday
Brandon Head, the 2005 Southern National Motorsports Park track champion, is heading back to the high banks for the first time since 2007 as he will compete in the Howell Racing Products Charger … more
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Chapman holds off Grady to end Southern National winless skid
LUCAMA — Chris Chapman snapped a near two-year winless drought at Southern National Motorsports Park last weekend, holding off Andrew Grady in a thriller in the Easter Bunny 100. Rusty … more
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Mudcats win opener over Dash, 6-5
Behind the strength of a four-run bottom of the eighth inning, the Carolina Mudcats roared back from a three-run deficit to claim a 6-5 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash in the opening night of the … more
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Mudcats toiling under new rules in 2018
ZEBULON — In the never-ending quest to address fan attention spans and pace of play issues, the Carolina Mudcats and the rest of Minor League Baseball have been thrust into the role of guinea … more
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Wilson firefighter Brandon Whitley takes to Southern National's high banks
During the week, 32-year-old Brandon Whitley is fighting fires and, on the weekends, he trades one fire suit for another. Whitley, who lives in Elm City, has been a fixture on the racing scene in … more
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Morris dominates Dogwood 265 Late Model Stocks at SNMP opener
Philip Morris scored his first win at Southern National Motorsports Park in nearly two decades, dominating the 150-lap Late Model Stock Car portion of the Dogwood 265 presented by Solid Rock Carriers … more
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Langley confident heading into Southern National season opener Saturday
Longtime Southern National Motorsports Park competitor Melvin Langley is as confident as ever heading into the 2018 season at Southern National Motorsports Park, which goes green … more
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King still waiting for second pro fight
Kelvin King will now wait a while longer to partake in his second bout as a professional. Set to fight Antonio Allen (0-6-1) on Friday night at Charlotte’s CenterStage@Noda as part of a card put … more
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King set for second pro fight Friday night
Kelvin King has no interest in dominating a press conference. Nor does he march to the beat of chasing the ghost, this need to be North Carolina’s answer to a vociferous, boisterous voice on the … more
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Big league arm with a small-town heart
Chris Hatcher will begin his eighth season as a major league baseball pitcher in a few weeks but that doesn’t mean he has an extravagant lifestyle with fancy cars and exotic vacations. Nope, … more
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Panthers’ Kuechly earns fourth career All-Pro honor
Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly was one of four players to be named to The Associated Press All-Pro First Team that was announced Friday for the fourth time in their careers. Kuechly was … more
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Panthers rally to beat Bucs, make the postseason
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) scores the go-ahead touchdown in the final minute of play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The Panthers … more
McCall claims 17th SNMP Thanksgiving Classic
LUCAMA — Matt McCall scored the victory in the 17th Thanksgiving Classic on Sunday evening, his first win in Southern National Motorsports Park’s premiere race and his first win since … more
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Late Model heavy hitters set for Thanksgiving Classic
Racers from all around the Southeast are preparing to congregate to Southern National Motorsports Park in Lucama for a Thanksgiving tradition — the annual Thanksgiving Classic, the final race of … more
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Big names among winners of SNMP’s Thanksgiving Classic
Southern National Motorsports Park’s Thanksgiving Classic has been won by some of Late Model Stock Car racing’s biggest names and by NASCAR stars of the past and present. The first known … more
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‘King’ Philip Morris back for another crack at Classic
Philip Morris won the very first Thanksgiving Classic held at Southern National Motorsports Park nearly two decades ago. Now, the veteran is back with his sights set on a second. The 52-year-old … more
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Daniels ends drought with Spooktacular win at Southern National
Rusty Daniels ended a winless streak dating back to May 2016 with his victory in Sunday night’s Spooktacular presented by NCDOT Click-It-Or-Ticket at Southern National Motorsports Park. The … more
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McCaskill finds victory lane in return to Southern National
Earlier this season, Ashlyn McCaskill, the daughter of the iconic four-time Southern National Motorsports Park track champion Deac McCaskill, was involved in an accident in qualifying ahead of the … more
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Newsome scores Mini Stock upset win at Southern National
Dylan Newsome has been something of a breakout star on the short track scene in 2017 with wins at four different tracks in just nine races — his latest coming Friday night at Southern National Motorsports Park. The 19-year-old from … more
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Craig dominates in PASS Super South Late Model win
Matt Craig took the lead from Matt Wallace on lap 28 of Saturday night’s 150-lap PASS South Super Late Model race and never looked back, as he scored his second Southern National Motorsports Park win of the year in dominant fashion. Craig, … more
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