New Look for West Georgia Speedway

"The Speedway for Families, and Friends"

West Georgia Speedway, "Historic" West Georgia Speedway, has now been improved, and looks more like the track that all drivers will want to come and race on.

What has Sammy Duke the owner improved, here is a short sample, he has painted the guardrails, he has moved the backstretch back, giving more room for racing action, he has painted some of the buildings, and has improved the road entrance, with a mixture of asphalt and concrete, before it was all gravel, and sometimes made it rough getting in or out of the track. Sammy has a "Surprise for everyone this season", he has it in his shed at home and it will be standing somewhere around the curves so that everyone can see what position every car in the front is in, yes Sammy has purchased an old scoreboard from a race track that was going out of business, now we are talking uptown Saturday night racing for all the fans that attend. When will it be up and working, that is the question, because the first race is March 7th, and on that Saturday night the "Green Flag" will be flying for the first time of the 2009 season. Who will bring out the first "Yellow Flag" of the 2009 season?, and then who will take the first "Checkered Flag" and win the first of many features of the new season?.

With a new Flagman, and some new infield help, lining the cars up, we should see some new action at the track. Everyone seems to be working together, to make this a season to remember,
I hope you and your family will be a part of racing season at West Georgia Speedway located in Whitesburg, Georgia.


There will be all the usual racing features, the West Georgia Speedway has always had. They will start the features off with the Modified Mini class, move to the Enduro class, then to the always hot and testy Hobby car race. Watch out for the #01 car of Hobby car driver, Blant Duke, he knows the track better than anyone.
Then they move into the crate cars, and give them a chance to have everyone ready for the feature Sportsman car race, in between the Crate car race and the Sportsman car battle, everyone is treated to a intermission and all are invited to head to the connestion stand, where hot burgers, hot dogs, Nacho's with chilli and cheese and Jalapeno's are served ,plus BBQ sandwichs and fries and the best onion rings in the south. Wash it all down with some cold tea, or a coke and everyone can return to their seats for the fastest race of the night, the Sportsman cars.
Now the Sportsman are like I said the fastest cars, that come on to the track, and everyone is ready for them when that "green flag" flies, I mean, you have some of the most talented drivers on a track at one time, and each of them are racing for the checked flag, so it can be a war.

When the Sportsman class feature is over, most people leave, but wait, if you really want to see dirt car racing best and in it's roots, that is when the Pure Mini cars come onto the track, each driver aware that once that green is dropped, it is a battle royal, I mean if you want to see the yellow flag I am sure that you will see it thrown 2 or 3 or even 5 times because these are the boys that come to race on a limited amout of cash, and they all go for the lead. Good luck to any rookie driver, no one will put up with a slower car, it's passing at all cost. Who will be the feature winner of the Pure Mini class race this 2009 season?, there are so many good drivers that have so much skill, and then there are the newer drivers just getting their cars wet and maybe in their first real race. It is so much different watching than when you are driving, it's a complete new set of rules.

The last race of the night to me is the most boring then again, it does feature some cars that seem to win every Saturday night, and there are also some cars that are in the race but they always look like they are backing up, you will get to know them well.

When that last lap is finished, the races are over, and everyone that is still there can make there way to their cars, and head home and be ready for another Saturday Night Special at West Georgia Speedway, and Sammy Duke can turn out the lights and head home a happy man.

Thanks to every driver that makes watching the races at West Georgia Speedway so much fun and so exciting. thank you !!.

Tino Patti
Freelance Photographer/Journalist
and MSA reporter