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Around 1997 a group of racers got together. They were the fastest of the bracket cars that were racing at several tracks in Tennessee and Arkansas. Picture about five racers competing against each other every weekend. Now these guys are bracket racing along with everyone else on this hot July day, but they are also competing against each other. They enjoyed the constant competition with each other to go faster, and to be the fastest. After a while, they were approaching speeds that were wearing the cars out, and it was time to do something different.
They got together and asked the track owner of Northwest Motorsports Park to sponsor a Quick 8 for all of the bracket racers. He was kind enough to do that. The afternoon of the race, a pro stock car showed up and took home all of the money. The drivers were very upset and protested him and were able to race each other. The bracket racers all ran 5.50 and slower in the eighth mile, but wanted to put on a show. When it came time to race, one of the guys did a long smoky burnout and the crowd went wild. When they saw what happened, the rest of them did the same thing and from then on they tried to make the most smoke and noise possible. The drivers became personalities almost overnight and had the time of their lives. All they did was show off, which was exactly what most of them wanted to do anyway. They got home at 5 o’clock in the morning.
Another racer, Dale Morris, told his father what had happened that night. His dad, Tim Morris, had recently purchased the Jackson Dragway, and was very interested in a program similar to the Quick 8. A group got together and invited everybody they could think of to a meeting. They discussed rules, money, a program, and elected officers. Eddie Harris was chosen president, Jim Clement was elected secretary -treasurer, and Dennis Robertson was voted Sergeant at Arms. Twenty members signed up immediately, with eighteen cars, and the Dixie DoorSlammers were born.
The Dixie DoorSlammers advertise their group as the fastest sixteen DoorSlammers in the mid-south. They are a bunch of fun-loving guys who like to show off their cars to the public, with long burnouts and wild looking cars. The group is professionally run, and well organized. They run heads up, .400 Pro tree, on a 4.99 index, and hold two qualifying rounds before eliminations. The spectators love the show and flock to the various tracks when the group is on the schedule.
The group is particular about who joins. Anyone who is interested in being a Dixie DoorSlammer must be sponsored by a member for admission as well as demonstrating the car in action. Upon approval by the remainder of the group and payment of dues, the racer is accepted.
Meetings are held monthly as well as drivers’ meetings before each event in order to let racers know about any differences in the rules and what the payouts will be. Points have been counted in past years, but in 1999, a season finale race determined their champion. For the 2000 season, the club returned to the points system to establish the champion.
Bragging rights are very important to these guys so tough competition goes on at every single event.