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Roger Alexander Hanger Jr. was born on Oct. 3, 1941, and died on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at the age of 81 years and 10 months.

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The Chattanoogan newspaper reported that Marvin Ford, the longtime owner and promoter of Fort Payne Motor Speedway and founder of the United Championship Racing Alliance for Crate Late Models, recently

Sugar Creek Raceway In Blue Ridge Set To Reopen Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - by Steve Hixson In exactly one month, to the day, the Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge is set to reopen after more than a year of silence, due to COVID-19, with new promoter, racer and local businessman Seth Wimpey (#24) at the helm. Wimpey is already making improvements to the 1/3 mile clay banked oval, adding fresh red clay to the surface. An open practice will take place Saturday, June 5, a week before the opener. Wimpey is only scheduling races about once a month for the race track, but each race will be s...

UCRA Red Line Oil 2021 Season Opener At Fort Payne Motor Speedway Announced Friday, January 1, 2021 - by Steve Hixson The United Championship Racing Alliance presented by Red Line Synthetic Oil will kick off the 2021 season at Fort Payne Motor Speedway in Northeast Alabama Feb. 19-21 (Friday- Sunday) with the 3rd Annual Eddie Davis Memorial BAMA BRAWL. The UCRA 604/Crate Late Models will share top billing with Super Late Models ($4,500 to-Win), a 40 lap UCRA race paying $3,000 to-Win. Also a special "Red Line" Race of Champions is slated for Saturday's (Feb. 20) opener at FPMS paying $1...