$12,000-to-win Scott Sexton Memorial ‘Spring Thaw’ scheduled Saturday, April 12 at Volunteer Speedway

$12,000-to-win Scott Sexton Memorial ‘Spring Thaw’ scheduled Saturday, April 12 at Volunteer Speedway

BULLS GAP, Tenn. – Volunteer Speedway will open the 51st year of exciting racing action on the legendary high banks with running of the $12,000-to-win Scott Sexton Memorial “Spring Thaw” presented by FloRacing on Saturday, April 12. … Open practice is scheduled Friday, April 11.

Along with the Scott Sexton Memorial Spring Thaw for Super Late Model, there will also be racing in Sportsman Late Model, Street Stock and Front Wheel Drive.

Scott Sexton captured Super Late Model championships at Volunteer Speedway in 1991 and 1995. He passed away in 2013, at age 46. The driver nicknamed “Superman” captured 204 wins in a career that began in 1986 and unfortunately was cut short due to Scott having to step away full-time from the driver’s seat in 2008 because of health issues.

Sexton, from Pigeon Forge, scored the biggest victory of his career in 1992 at Volunteer Speedway as he defeated a stellar field of the nation’s top dirt late model drivers in winning the Mello-Yello 100 for a payday of $12,500. Other big victories during his career include the Rusty Wallace Pontiac 100, Banquet Table Buffet 100, Action Attraction Photos 100, Dalton Direct Carpets 100, Lance Cunningham Ford 100, and East Boulevard Motors Shootout 100, all at the “World’s Fastest Dirt Track” – Volunteer Speedway.

High-speed racing and great music go hand-in-hand. Corey Stevenson will perform solo Friday, and Saturday features the Corey Stevenson Band rockin’ Bulls Gap, USA. 🇺🇸

RACE DATE: Saturday, April 12, 2025

EVENT: $12,000-to-win Scott Sexton Memorial “Spring Thaw” presented by FloRacing.

ADMISSION: Adult grandstand $30, with kids 5-and-under free. … Adult pit $40, with kids 5-and-under free.

☆ Tier-Parking – $50 reserved spot. (Plus individual pit pass.) ☆

GATES: Grandstand and pit gates open at 3 p.m.

CLASSES RACING: Scott Sexton Memorial “Spring Thaw” (Super Late Model 50 laps … $12,000-to-win – $800-to-start), Sportsman Late Model (25 laps … $1,000-to-win), Street Stock (20 laps … $700-to-win), and Front Wheel Drive (20 laps … $500-to-win).

OPEN PRACTICE: Friday, April 11 from 7-10 p.m. … Pit admission $30. Fans may watch from the front straightaway grandstands for free.

DRIVERS MEETING / HOT LAPS / QUALIFYING: Drivers meeting at 6:30 p.m., with hot laps/qualifying at 7 p.m., followed by racing.

SUPER LATE MODEL – TIRE RULE

Left Front – Open

All Other Corners – Hoosier 2, 3 or 4 … American Racer Spec 44, Spec 48, Pro 3 or Pro 4

SPORTSMAN LATE MODEL RULES

Tires

1. Open Front
2. Right Rear: American Racer Pro 4 or 56 … Hoosier Crate 55 or 1600.
3. Left Rear: American Racer Spec 48 … Hoosier Crate 21 or 1350.

Weight

1. Crate Late Model – 2,350 lbs.
2. Sportsman Late Model – 2,400 lbs.
3. 1-pound per lap burnoff.
4. In a Sportsman race (with both Sportsman and Crate engines permitted), non-adjustable shocks only allowed.

☆ 2025 At Volunteer Speedway Will Be The 51st Year Of Exciting Dirt-Track Racing On The High Banks At “The Gap!” ☆

Volunteer Speedway (Office): 423-235-5020 www.VolunteerSpeedway.com
14095 West Andrew Johnson Highway (Exit 23 off Interstate 81) Bulls Gap, TN

Vic Hill (Volunteer Speedway Operations): 423-312-4206