The North-South Shootout returns to Caraway Speedway on Friday and Saturday, November 6–7, 2026, for its 24th annual running. Along with the dates, track officials have named Brian Vance as the event’s new Race Director. A Tennessee native, Vance brings decades of experience and leadership to the role, most notably serving as the longtime Race […]

Tour-Type Modified entry blanks are now available online at CarawaySpeedway.com for the John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout in Memory of Charles Kepley. Now in its 23rd year, the Shootout remains one of the most anticipated events of the short-track racing season. Scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 7 & 8, the Tour-Type Modifieds will compete for […]

 MCKENNEDY IS SUPER IN ISMA/MSS DEBUT AT CARAWAY Matt Hirschman of Northampton, PA, led all but a few laps of the 22nd Annual John Blewett III Memorial North South Shootout presented in memory of Charles Kepley en route to his fourth straight and tenth event victory. John McKennedy of Chelmsford, MA, took top honors in the […]

The 22nd annual John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout, held in memory of Charles Kepley, is scheduled for this weekend, Friday and Saturday, November 8–9, at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, NC. Tour-type Modifieds and ISMA/MSS Supermodifieds headline an event that also includes 602 Modifieds, Challengers, Bowman Gray Stadium (BGS) Sportsman, and vintage Modifieds. Everyone will […]

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The history of the main event at the North-South Shootout has proven to be a who’s who of Tour Type Modified drivers to visit victory lane in the event over the years.  But nobody quite the way Matt Hirschman does it.  The Northampton, Pa. has long been a fixture at the North Carolina event and […]

When it comes to the history of the main event at the North-South Shootout, it’s been a who’s who of Tour Type Modified drivers to visit victory lane over the years.  Saturday organizers of the event celebrated 20 years of running and it was the man who has made North-South Shootout victory lane his personal […]

“BIG MONEY” MATT HIRSCHMAN, KYLE SYSCO AND CALEB HEADY FILL THE FAN CHALLENGE SLOTS. Patrick Emerling made the trek from New York and claimed the top spot in qualifying for the 20th Annual John Blewett III Memorial “North-South Shootout” presented by Puryear Tank Lines in Memory of Charles Kepley. Emerling edged Matt Hirschman for the ”Fan […]

Doug Coby is heading back to Caraway Speedway for the first time in seven years this weekend, looking to bring a trophy back to New England. Coby will drive one of three Tommy Baldwin Racing entries in the North-South Shootout at Caraway – an event that brings the best of the North, and the South, […]

The bright yellow number v4 Modified was a staple on the tracks in the northeast for many years.  With some of the biggest names in Modified racing behind the wheel, including Buggs Stevens, Donny Lia, Bobby Santos, Satch Worley, Tim Connolly and many more since the team was started in 1961 by Bob Garbarino, the […]