In the heart of the south we love racing in any shape, kind, or form. If it has two wheels, four wheels, or any amount of wheels we will race it, even if it has no wheels we would find a way to race it. Why yes we also love our other sports like baseball and football, but when it comes to Saturday night action, we go to the local race track. Whether that is the local short track, the local drag strip, or the local dirt track, we flock to fill the stands on the Saturday nights. Not just any track will suffice; race fans go to where the action will be and where the rubbin’ is racin.

While everyone loves to see the big glorious wrecks and the so called “Big One” at the super speedways of Talladega and Daytona, we all love the spin outs at the local track that gets the blood rushing and the tempers flaring as well. That is what starts the real racing, when the driver is bumped into the wall as he is fighting for first and drops back two spots. Or when they come around turn four headed for that checkered flag bumping and banging and you’re on your feet to see who wins. That is what started it all for us race fans and that is why we go to the local short tracks like this one located about an hour south of Atlanta, GA. In a little town with about 2,500 people called Senoia.

This 3/8 mile paved oval sits about three miles away from downtown Senoia has gathered a crowd over the years. From the little track championships, to the track feature races, to having a stop on the ASA Late Model Series tour in 2009, the track is well known to locals, but since 1989 fans lost much of their interest because in Georgia, dirt track racing is preferred. Back in 1969, the Pollard family opened the track as a dirt track. It is located in the boondocks as some would say, or in the middle of plain nowhere. It hosted a series of events and was successful. Then, a drag racer by the name of Charlie Edwards bought the track in 1981. My guess is just as good as yours as to what happened, whether management changed or the fans found a better place to watch racing, or the competition was just dull.

But in 1989, Senoia Speedway, as it was called then,re- opened as a paved 3/8 mile on March 12th. Mr. Edwards saw this as a great move to boost the racing. Considering dirt tracks were more popular, the change was a bold move. The track was successful as an asphalt track but lost its die hard dirt fans. Die hard asphalt fans were pleased with the new facility and people around the area had great, inexpensive Saturday night family entertainment. Up until 2009 the racing was great and the stands were filled, but as dirt tracks such as Seven Flags in nearby Douglasville closed, and racing at West Georgia Speedway in nearby Whitesburg was deteriorating , the local dirt track fans soon lost their race tracks.

It seemed like a prayer answered by God himself, or that someone finally heard the fans crying out. In 2009, three men by the names of Tim Moses, Tony Moses, and Jack Mills, bought the track from Charlie Edwards and announced something that pleased the dirt racing fans of Coweta County and surrounding areas. Before the 2010 season, the track, now called New Senoia Raceway, will be going back to its roots and will once again become a 3/8 mile dirt track. The track will get the face lift it needed and gain new fans from all over the area while becoming a tough competitor with the other local dirt tracks. Senoia was known for such great dirt track racing back in the day, and now it is bringing it back to the area. Fans and drivers alike are anticipating the reopening of the track, not just for the race season to begin again, but for dirt racing to return to the facility.

The year 2010 will bring a lot of excitement and entertainment to the small town of Senoia, as the track plans to open up the season wide open and not let off any point until the season is over. The owners have also announced a new ¼ mile go kart track being built at the facility which will bring new racing to the area, new opportunities for families to get involved and new opportunities for youngsters to start out early and rise up in the ranks to become that next superstar. The track has yet to announce its 2010 schedule but we expect the season to begin in March and run till October. They are going to be offering an exciting show with seven different classes that are sure to provide some great Saturday night entertainment. These classes include; Topless Late Model, NeSmith Late Model, B-Cadet, Hobby, Enduro, Modified Mini Stock, and Pure Mini Stock. As fans have been saying on the track’s Facebook page,  they are excited and ready for the season to start back up so they can attend some local dirt track racing which will certainly be worth the admission ticket.

Be sure to check out some of the action this year. You can get more information as well as the track rules by visiting www.newsenoiaraceway.com and checking them out on www.Facebook.com under the name of New Senoia Raceway.

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