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Latest News at the top of this page. 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... |