Whitesburg comes back to life
by Dale Terry, GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING

Phillip Swofford, of Bremen, is the new leasee and promoter at West Georgia Speedway in Whitesburg. He's already at work on a track facelift, painting everything and upgrading the bathrooms.

Swofford has been involved with sportsman class racing in recent years, and his McKenzie Auto Parts has had a parts trailer at area tracks for the past two years. He's making West Georgia into a Friday night track, and will have divisions and rules similar to Saturday night at nearby Senoia: late models, mod minis, hobby, B-cadet, pur mini, and enduro street stocks. He hopes to include a crate class too.

West Georgia was the loser when Senoia went to dirt this year. A low fan and car count led to a cut in the purse one Sat. night. The next week only five cars showed, and the track never recovered, even after trying a switch to Friday nights.

As a sign, Swofford posted on Facebook: "Want to let all the drivers and fans know that the restrooms will be cleaned every week and in working order. Will be taking pics of improvements to the track over the next 3 weeks before we reopen and posting them on facebook ... no more intermissions"

Questions: 678.796.3366

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