Wake County Speedway-Raleigh,N.C.

Wake County Speedway Roar’s Into Action Friday August 6,2010

July 29,2010

Raleigh,N.C..

By Mike Ray and Ms.Hotrod

The finest stars and cars of North Carolina and Virginia will roar again Friday night August 6,2010

at Wake County Speedway.The second half of the 2010 racing season kicks off with Fan

Appreciation Night with a special appearance by the TV star’s of TRU-TV’S “All Worked Up”

featuring Lizard Lick Towing.

6 division’s of up close ,in your face racing are on tap for the 1/4 mile bullring!The Super Late

Model drivers will run for double points on August 6,2010.The Pro 4 Mods,Limited Late Models,

4 Cylinders,U-Cars and International Legends will also compete.A 100 lap Enduro will be held on

August 20th;check out the Wake County Speedway website for rules and info.Vote for your favorite

SLM driver to win a new car body at Speed51.com and check out the new Wake County Speedway

club page on RacersReunion.com.

Bring out your family and friends for an evening of racing excitement next Friday night.Wake

County Speedway is located off Hwy.401 south,turn right on Simpkins Road across from the

golf driving range on 401 south.2109 Simpkins Road,Raleigh,N.C.(919)779-2171;Gates open

at 6:00 PM,practice at 7:00PM,with racing starting at 8:00 PM.Visit us on the web at wakecountyspeedway.com.By the grace of GOD and 600 horsepower!hope to see you at the races!

Many fond Friday night memories of Danny Lee racing our #11 ’55 Chevy Limited Sportsman on that ole slick red clay in the early 70s. A fun place.

Mike,

I remember a driver by the name of Glenn Simpkins that ran some at Sanford and Rockingham in the late ’60’s. By chance is he the same guy that you list as one of the owners of Wake County Speedway?

Dennis, Glenn also ran at Wilson.

Check finish position #23:

Southern 200

Late Model Sportsman race
Wilson Speedway, Wilson, NC
November 4, 1973
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led
1 Joe Lane 200 2,000
2 Junior Johnson 199
3 Craven Kiker
4 Dennis Smith
5 Roger Matthews
6 Bud Elliott
7 1 Chubby Thompkins
8 Red Justice
9 Sam Ard
10 Sherrill Tyndall
11 Tommy Smith
12 Glen McDuffie
13 Bill Bridges
14 Shelton McNair
15 Danny Parker
16 Dan Pitner
17 Wayne Jordan
18 Max Dill
19 Hop Holmes
20 Mutt Powell 103 accident
21 Don Macon
22 E.C. Johnson
23 Glenn Simpkins
24 Carl Briggs
25 Carl Horton
26 J.E. Beard
27 Mac Mangum
28 Wallace Smith
29 Max Hyatt

Wake County Speedway around 1973-1974

I remember Glen Simpkins racing at Rambi Raceway in Myrtle Beach, driving a green-ish blue ’37 Ford #22. Glen’s car had the first quick-change rear end I ever saw.

This post is not about Wake County Speedway but since Glenn Simpkins name has come up here this is as good a place as any. A two week span in June of 1967 was very productive for Glenn. It all started on the 16th at Sanford Motor Speedway in Sanford, N.C. when Simpkins, driving his first race since being suspended for attending an unsanctioned track, took the lead in the Late Model event on lap 32 and lead the rest of the way in his ’61 Ford #50. Seems as though the Independent Racing Association (IRA) frowned on guys running at tracks not run by them, but as has been shown Mr. Simpkins ran a lot of different tracks. The next night at the Rockingham Speedway Glenn finished second to Tommy Bostick. Then on the 23rd back at Sanford he, Tommy Bostick, Wayne Andrews and Glen McDuffie waged a crowd pleasing – lead swapping battle for most of the race until the Tommy Bostick took the checkered flag followed by Glenn Simpkins in second and Wayne Andrews third. The very next night at Rockingham Glenn made it three seconds in a row. As the saying goes “You can’t win ’em all” so this was the next best thing.

My Pop came in 7th position!!!