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In Lincolnshire, England, there is a small hamlet named OWMBY. In the Middle Ages, it was common to refer to someone by the name of their hometown. It is likely that the originator of the Ownbey families in America came from this village. A man named Arthur Ownbey is recorded as having emigrated from Lincolnshire, England, to Virginia, USA, bringing his son, John, with him. When John was grown, he resided in Bat Cave, North Carolina. Yes, there really is a place named Bat Cave. But, you won’t find Batman there, only a real cave with real bats and a regular town where one can travel down Bat ...

Brooks Doubles Down Wins At Wartburg Crate Race; I-75 Raceway Sprints To Memphis Britt Sunday, May 2, 2021 - by Steve Hixson Taking his second consecutive win of the weekend (the first coming at his home track in Chattanooga, Friday night) Booger Brooks (#48) won Wartburg (TN) Speedway's 604/Crate Late Model Special Saturday. Brooks overtook Virginian bad-boy Logan Roberson on the 26th lap for the $2,000 victory. Chickamauga's Dale McDowell was 4th behind winner Tanner English of Kentucky at Clarksville Speedway, north of Nashville Saturday. Cleveland's John Ownbey was seventh overall...

Overton From Tenth To Victory At The New I-75 Raceway On Friday Saturday, April 17, 2021 - by Steve Hixson - photo by Michael Boggs Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga. showed his muscle Friday night at the new I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater as the Spring National series headlined the night of racing action on the newly configured clay oval between Knoxville and Chattanooga. Dale McDowell of Chickamauga set fast time of the 32 entrants, but it was "Big Sexy" racing his #76 Wells Motorsports "Overton Crossfit, All-Star Concrete, EZ-GO, Big Dog Stump & Tree" spot Longhorn/Clements powered m...

Welshan And Wimpey Victorious At 30th Ice Bowl, Page A 5-Time Winner Over Seawright Monday, January 11, 2021 - by Steve Hixson The 30th Ice Bowl four day weekend concluded Sunday with feature races galore as close to 400 race teams converged upon Talladega Short Track across from the Super Speedway. Maryville racer Jason Welshan put his 604/Crate Late Model back in Victory Lane, like he did last June with the United Championship Racing Alliance. The #01 Hux Motorsports / Savage Racecar "Bandit" driver pocketed $3,000 for his efforts against 48 other entrants. Ooltewah's Riley Hickman w...