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6 days ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Larry Woody
Superspeedway's IndyCar race president takes no pit stops in planningLARRY WOODYMain Street Media If you want to get a chuckle from Anne Fischgrund, president of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, ask her what’s it like to have a one-day-a-year job – Sunday, Aug. 31, when the race is run at Nashville Superspeedway.
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1 week ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Tommy Bryan |Larry Woody
NASCAR weekend set June 30 through May 1 at Nashville SuperspeedwayLARRY WOODYMain Street Media of TennesseeRoss Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing, with the Gibson guitar he hopes to win in the June 1 running of the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. TOMMY BRYANOnce upon a time in NASCAR there was an unwritten rule: on the last lap, with the race on the line, anything goes.
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2 weeks ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Tommy Bryan |Larry Woody
Larry Woody's Notebook LARRY WOODYMain Street MediaLakes can become congested during fishing tournaments. SUBMITTEDA boating collision during a professional fishing tournament in Alabama last week left three people dead and three others injured. The Major League Fishing Tournament on Lewis Smith Lake, north of Birmingham, was in the second day of a scheduled three-day competition when the accident occurred. Officials said a bass boat collided with another craft.
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3 weeks ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Tommy Bryan |Larry Woody
LARRY WOODYMain Street MediaTelling jakes like these from adult gobbers is not easy. SUBMITTEDSouth Carolina wildlife officials this season passed a law prohibiting hunters from harvesting jakes, or year-old male turkeys, setting a precedent that other turkey-troubled states, including Tennessee, might follow. Last year the Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission passed a rule limiting hunters to one jake per season. Could a total ban be next?
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3 weeks ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Tommy Bryan |Larry Woody
LARRY WOODYMain Street Media of [email protected] Return of the Nightcrawlers sounds like one of those old drive-in movies we watched as teenagers, starring Vincent Price. Actually, it’s the resurgence of a popular fish bait, and if imitation is the greatest form of flattery, it might be the most acclaimed lure ever devised: the artificial nightcrawler worm.
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3 weeks ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Tommy Bryan |Larry Woody
Friday's Craftsman Truck Series raceLARRY WOODYMain Street Media of TennesseeROCKINGHAM, NC – Dawson Sutton’s rough rookie initiation continued with a 19th-place finish in the Black’s Tire 200 at Rockingham Speedway Friday night, coming in four laps down to winner Tyler Ankrum. Part of the early-season problem could be that the 19-year-old Lebanon racer is trying too hard as he battles his way through the Craftsman Truck Series – considered by some to be NASCAR’s toughest racing.
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4 weeks ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Tommy Bryan |Larry Woody
Larry Woody's Notebook LARRY WOODYMain Street Media [email protected]’t mess with mama bear’s cubs. CAROLYN HEDGECOTHBear cubs are cute and cuddly, but don’t try to pet them – mom won’t like it. This time of year, newborn cubs are active and inquisitive and relatively unafraid of humans, which makes them easy to approach. But their mothers are protective, and if they think their cubs are in danger they are known to attack.
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4 weeks ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Tommy Bryan |Larry Woody
The Center for Disease Control predicts this summer could be an especially bad one for ticks, and advises outdoorsmen to take precautions. Lyme Disease, named after Lyme, Connecticut where it was first diagnosed in the early 1970s, has been increasing in recent years, along with reported cases of the more serious Rocky Mountain Fever. Both are tick-borne.
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1 month ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Tommy Bryan |Larry Woody
After flooding washed out Fairgrounds Speedway’s scheduled April 5 season opener, the facility has dried out and ready to launch its 121st season of racing this weekend. The U.S. Legends Spring Nationals will compete Friday, April 18, followed by the local divisions on Saturday, starting at 5 p.m.Much of the attention will be focused on the premier Pro Late Model series to see who will fill the void left by two former champions from Lebanon who have moved on.
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1 month ago | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Tommy Bryan |Larry Woody
Craftsman Truck Series heads to Rockingham on Friday. April 18LARRY WOODYMain Street Media of [email protected] early portion of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season has been so-so for Lebanon rookie Dawson Sutton. It hasn’t been bad, but it hasn’t been great. It’s somewhere in-between, the latest example being a 17th-place finish in the 35-truck field Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway in the WEATHER GUARD Truck Race.
