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Mark Gibson (born August 14, 1957) is an American former stock car racing driver and team owner. He is a long-time competitor in the ARCA Racing Series , and has also made occasional appearances in NASCAR competition.
Philip "The King" Morris (born May 11, 1965) is an American former professional stock car racing driver from Ruckersville, Virginia.He has won five Whelen All-American Series championships [1] [2] and competed in twelve NASCAR Busch Series races, finishing fifth in his debut.
Pulaski County Motorsports Park (formerly Pulaski County Speedway, New River Valley Speedway, then Motor Mile Speedway) is a 0.416 mi (0.669 km) paved oval racetrack in Fairlawn, Pulaski County, Virginia. It was purchased by Shelor Automotive Group in 2004 and was subsequently renamed Motor Mile Speedway.
The Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 is SoBo's Crown Jewel race, held annually on Independence Day weekend, and is the first race in the Virginia Triple Crown. Two CARS tours – the CARS Pro Late Model Tour and CARS Late Model Stock Tour – have held multiple events at the speedway, including a stretch of 21 events from 1997 to 2011 (as the ...
The team finished off the year with several drivers including Greg Sacks, Jimmy Hensley, and finally Gary Bradberry who raced in the team's last race. The Hardee's sponsorship left to become an associate sponsor of Mark Martin in 1996 and Dillard shut down his operation shortly into 1996 after not finding a sponsor.
There have been at least four deaths in track history, with three fatalities coming since the reopening of the facility. The most recent death was that of 14-year-old Toriano Wilson in a US Rookie Cup motorcycle race in August 2008. [2] The track hosted the SCCA National Sports Car Championship from its opening in 1957 until the series' demise ...
Born in Fort Blackmore, Virginia, [1] King grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. [2] King began his racing career in 2006, competing in local late model series in eastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia; in 2007, he participated in the Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals, finishing in the top 30 among over 200 drivers entered in the three-race series.