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Latest News at the top of this page. August 10, 2009 Blown engine prevents Pierce from victory lane visit Currie Pierce was on the verge of victory on Saturday at Lanier National Speedway but mechanical woes got the better of his fast No. 16 legend car just laps from taking the checkered flag. “In practice, we were the fastest car there early. We ran another two laps and it was still the second fastest car there at the time. We put the car up and waited for the heat race to come around. We won it,” he said.. Read More.. August 2, 2009 Pierce grabs a second and a third in Georgia legends action Legends racer Currie Pierce has kept busy over the last few weeks, racing across his native Georgia, picking up points and contending for race wins. Last Saturday at Lanier National Speedway, Pierce’s feature presence was narrowly a no-go after a close call in his first heat race. Pierce and two other competitors somehow made it three-wide gunning towards turns 1 and 2 at the start on the 3/8-mile short track, with Pierce holding his breath through the run to finish second. He then had the pole for the second heat run. The stout track position and Pierce’s no-holds-barred racing style led him to the heat win. Read More.. May 12, 2009 PIERCE GEARING UP FOR SUMMER LEGENDS RACING, VISITS TURNER FIELD GRIFFIN, Ga. – Georgia’s Currie Pierce has been racing for most of the winter and early spring of 2009, but the most competitive and important races of the legends car season are just around the corner. Pierce, who races in the pro legends division, plans to compete this summer in both Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Thursday Thunder Series and Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s prestigious Summer Shootout Series on Tuesday nights. Both series are 10-race schedules; both begin in early June. Pierce made every race in both series last summer, and hopes to fare well throughout his first summer in the pro legends class. “Competition will be even tougher than last summer, but I think we have more experience and the car is working better than it was last year. We’re second in the points right now at Lanier (National Speedway, Ga.) and we’ve been running well in the pro class.” Read More.. April 14, 2009 PIERCE FINISHES 3RD AT LANIER AFTER MAKING BID FOR THE WIN ON FINAL TURN BRASELTON, Ga. – Currie Pierce drove to another top finish in the pro legends car class Saturday night at Georgia’s Lanier National Speedway. After winning his heat race, Pierce started second in the 20-lap feature and ran inside the top four all race long. The race went green for the first 14 laps until a caution resulted in a late-race restart, which put Pierce in the third position. Currie advanced to second on the restart and followed Steven Ross throughout the final laps. On the final lap, Pierce made a bid for the lead going into Turns 3 and 4, trying to find room under the leader Ross. He drove into the third corner a bit too deep and got loose, allowing Kyle Beattie to pass him before the leaders exited Turn 4. After making the last-ditch effort to get the win, Pierce had to settle for a respectable third-place finish behind Ross and Beattie. Read More.. April 7, 2009 PIERCE NETS ANOTHER TOP 3 IN GEORGIA PRO LEGENDS ACTION AS BUSY SUMMER SCHEDULE LOOMS HAMPTON, Ga. – Griffin, Georgia’s Currie Pierce continues to rack up the top-three finishes in pro legends car races while anticipating what he calls the “official start to the summer season.” Pierce finished third Friday night in a 20-lap pro legends car feature at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s quarter-mile oval. “We’re not racing too much right now, maybe once a week or so,” said Currie. “We’re going to take a little break and go fishing this week while I’m off from school before the busier schedule starts up.” Read More.. March 11, 2009 PIERCE DRIVES CAR WITH BAD REAR-END TO 4TH IN ATLANTA PRO LEGENDS FEATURE HAMPTON, Ga. – Currie Pierce knew going into Saturday’s 20-lap pro legends car feature at Atlanta Motor Speedway that he’d have to simply do his best and hope for the best because something was amiss in his No. 16 car in the five-lap practice session prior to the feature race. Read More.. Feb. 11, 2009 PIERCE 2ND IN PRO LEGENDS AT LANIER BRASELTON, Ga. – Currie Pierce used the momentum he gained from his first pro legends car win Jan. 31 at Atlanta Motor Speedway to finish a close second Saturday in a 20-lap pro feature at Georgia’s Lanier National Speedway. Pierce started sixth in the 20 lapper and diced back and forth with another car throughout the feature’s final five laps to record his second-straight top-two finish. Read More.. Feb. 2, 2009 PIERCE WINS FIRST PRO LEGENDS RACE SATURDAY AT ATLANTA HAMPTON, Ga. – Georgia legends car racer Currie Pierce drove to his first pro legends car feature race victory Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s quarter-mile frontstretch oval. Pierce started second in the 10-lap feature after finishing sixth in the preliminary race and took the lead from Will Prance around the halfway point. The 17-year-old racer never looked back from there, driving to the victory by about five car-lengths over Prance. Read More.. Jan. 14, 2008 PIERCE NETS BEST PRO LEGENDS FINISHES SUNDAY AT LANIER BRASELTON, Ga. – Currie Pierce found the top five for the first time since moving to the INEX pro legends car division Sunday at Georgia’s Lanier National Speedway. Pierce ran two 20-lap features Sunday as a part of the speedway’s Ice Cold Shriner Bowl weekend, starting 10th and advancing to fifth in the first race and starting and finishing fourth in the latter. Read More.. January 8, 2009 PIERCE CONFIDENT HEADING INTO ICE COLD SHRINERS BOWL RACE AT LANIER GRIFFIN, Ga. – Now a member of the competitive INEX pro legends class, Currie Pierce continues to look for his first win in legends car racing’s highest level of competition while racing at tracks throughout Georgia. Pierce finished seventh in a 20-lap feature last Saturday at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga., and now has his sights set on the 2nd Annual Ice Cold Shriners Bowl event at Lanier National Speedway. Read More.. Dec. 9, 2008 PIERCE STILL RACING IN GEORGIA, NOW IN THE PRO LEGENDS CLASS CORDELE, Ga. – Currie Pierce continues to put laps on his INEX legends car in Georgia, racing nearly every weekend as cold early winter weather consistently frequents the Peachtree State. Pierce made the move from the semi-pro legends car division to the pro division two weeks ago for a Winter Flurry race at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s quarter-mile oval, where he started and finished eighth. Read More.. October 28, 2008 HAMPTON, Ga. – Currie Pierce drove to a big win late Saturday afternoon in the 20-lap INEX legends car semi-pro feature event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Pierce, a 16-year-old native of nearby Griffin, Ga., started second, took the lead on lap 3, and led the remainder of the distance in front of a large crowd at Atlanta. “We had a decent car in practice but we weren’t great,” Pierce said. “We really needed some more grip after practice but I told my crew chief to leave it alone and we’ll run it like it is.” Read More.. |
October 8, 2008 ELKO, Minn. – Currie Pierce and his Currie Pierce Racing team traveled from Griffin, Ga., to Elko, Minn., last week for the annual Legend Car Nationals at the high-banked three-eighths mile Elko Speedway. Pierce qualified for the semi-pro division’s A-Main 50-lap feature event, starting the race in the 12th position and finishing a respectable 10th. “We went to the nationals thinking that we could win,” Currie began, “but I’ve got to admit that I’m pretty happy to come home 10th. The competition at the nationals is the toughest you’ll race against all year, and there are a lot of cars and a lot of things can go wrong. I’m happy to finish in the top 10 without tearing up the car.”Read More.. |
August 26, 2008 GRIFFIN, Ga. – Semi-pro legends car racer Currie Pierce is anticipating one of the biggest legends car races in the South this Saturday at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga. Pierce will be gunning for an elusive $3,000 payday in the Frank McKinney Memorial Legends Car Scholarship 50 at the three-eighths mile speedway in Middle Georgia. Read More.. |
August 13, 2008 CONCORD, N.C. – Currie Pierce started deep in the pack and made his way to 10th place in Tuesday night’s 20-lap semi-pro legends car feature – the final race of the Quaker Steak & Lube Summer Shootout at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Pierce raced hard through a string of late-race cautions, making his way to the top 10 in another wild semi-pro feature. “I’m beat,” Pierce admitted after Tuesday’s feature. “I don’t know what else to say other than I drove my butt off to get up to 10th. Everyone is fast; it’s just so hard to gain spots when you get into the top 10. We worked hard, and got some decent finishes in these last few shootout races.” Read More.. August 6, 2008 CONCORD, N.C. – After winning the 2007 Young Lions legends car championship at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Thursday Thunder Series, Currie Pierce and his Currie Pierce Racing No. 16 team made the decision to take the 2008 summer to focus on the semi-pro legends car class in the ultra-competitive 10-race Quaker Steak & Lube Summer Shootout series at Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s quarter-mile oval. Read More... July 16, 2008 BRASELTON, Ga. – Currie Pierce took the lead in the final turn of the final lap Saturday night at Lanier National Speedway and won the INEX Semi-pro Legends car 20-lap feature. Pierce started the race sixth and battled in the top five throughout the affair before taking the lead on the final circuit. “Boy, that was a wild race,” Pierce began. “We went back and forth through the whole 20 laps. I ended up third with a few to go and was just hanging there until the two leaders got together in the Turns 3 and 4 on the last lap and I got by them. I didn’t the race until the last few hundred feet, but I led it when it counted. We’re real happy to get a win at Lanier.” Read More... June 26, 2008 GRIFFIN, Ga. – Currie Pierce is in the midst of one of his finest racing seasons to date. The 16-year-old Griffin, Ga., racer is currently fourth in INEX Semi-pro Legends car national point standings as he nears the stretch run of the summer. Pierce has picked up legends cars wins in 2008 at Georgia’s Lanier National Speedway and North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway as well as numerous top-five finishes at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway and Anderson (S.C.) Motor Speedway. Read More... June 18, 2008 NEWTON, N.C. – Currie Pierce won the INEX Legends car Semi-pro 20-lap feature Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway. Pierce led the entire race in the semi-pro class, which was combined with the pro class to make a field of 15 cars. Pierce crossed the line fourth overall, first in class. “This is my first time at Hickory and I’ve got to say it’s a great track,” Pierce said. “The car ran really well; we stayed up with the top pro guys and had a good race. We’ve been doing a lot of racing lately and it’s good to pick up a win.” Read More... June 9, 2008 BRASELTON, Ga. – With the annual INEX-sanctioned 600 Racing Summer Shootout at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on the horizon, Team Full Throttle NASCAR Driver Development racer Currie Pierce and his team originally planned to take the weekend off in anticipation of the prestigious legends car series in North Carolina. Instead, they made a last-minute decision to race their legends car at Georgia’s Lanier National Speedway, finishing third overall and second in the Semi-pro class. “We weren’t going to run, but (Lanier) being so close to home I guess we just couldn’t say no,” Pierce said Sunday evening. “We started seventh and didn’t have a very good car. The car was loose everywhere except the straight-aways. I’m pleased we at least got a good finish out of it. Now we can focus on the shootout.”Read More... April 28, 2008 CORDELE, Ga. – 16-year-old Currie Pierce is quickly becoming one of the hottest legends car racers in the South. The Team Full Throttle NASCAR Driver Development racer won both INEX Legends car semi-pro races he entered over the weekend to garner his second and third wins of the season. Pierce’s team traveled to Anderson (S.C.) Motor Speedway Friday night and won their second semi-pro feature in a row at the three-eighths mile paved oval. On Saturday, the team made an infrequent trip to Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga., and won its semi-pro feature. Both races were 20 laps in length. Read More... April 22, 2008 WILLIAMSTON, S.C. – Friday was a night of firsts for Team Full Throttle NASCAR Driver Development legends car racer Currie Pierce. Competing at South Carolina’s Anderson Motor Speedway for the first time in his career, Pierce won the INEX Legends car semi-pro 20-lap feature. The win marked Pierce’s first triumph of 2008. “I guess you could say that the luck is starting to come back to us a bit,” Pierce began. “We had a tough start to the season. Things just didn’t seem to go our way with different wrecks and problems that put us out of races. We’ve been working hard and we’re real happy to get our first win of the season at Anderson.” Read More... April 16, 2008 HAMPTON, Ga. – Team Full Throttle NASCAR Driver Development legends car racer Currie Pierce started tenth and finished 4th Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s quarter-mile oval. The 20-lap INEX Legends car race was plagued by only one caution. Pierce, a 16-year-old resident of nearby Griffin, Ga., felt he had a car capable of winning but fought a brake problem that hindered his chances. Read More... April 2, 2008 BRISTOL, Tenn. – Recently-joined Team Full Throttle NASCAR Driver Development racer Currie Pierce made the trek from Griffin, Ga., to Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend for the INEX-sanctioned 600 Racing “Battle at Bristol.” The 16-year-old Georgia native had a tough weekend in his first trip to Bristol while competing in the legends car semi-pro division, compiling two DNFs in two days of racing. The legends cars raced on the apron of the .533-mile oval, utilizing the pit roads for straight-aways. “We had a rough weekend, but I’m still glad we came,” Pierce said Sunday afternoon. “We haven’t finished many races lately, so it’s been a pretty rough stretch. We’re going to keep at it and I know our luck will turn around soon.” Read More... March 20, 2008 GRIFFIN, Ga. – 16-year-old Currie Pierce has recently joined the Team Full Throttle (TFT) NASCAR Driver Development Program, adding to TFT’s group of talented, young legends car racers. Pierce, last year’s Thursday Thunder Charger class champion at Atlanta Motor Speedway, is planning an active 2008 race season, which includes two prominent Southeast legends series in addition to weekly-run tracks in Georgia and South Carolina. “It should be a good year, and we’re happy to be members of Team Full Throttle,” Pierce said. “We’re planning on running the Thursday Thunder again at Atlanta, and also travel up to Charlotte on Mondays and Tuesdays to run the Summer Shootout. We’re also looking to get some races in at Anderson Motor Speedway (S.C.) and Lanier National Speedway (Ga.). Read More... |