FAST TIMES ON DOG CREEK STRAIGHT

(05/07/2026)

The "Dog Creek Straight" on State Rt. 36 near Newton is the longest and straightest stretch of road in Roane County, often the scene for late night drag racing in the 1950s and 1960s, who had the fastest wheels (I watched a few-Bob Weaver)

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