The boys of Bowman Gray gear up for the debut of History Channel's look at their racing and rivalries

The stock-car racing stars of Bowman Gray Stadium, who endured video crews throughout their 2009 season, will become national television stars on Sunday night. The 13-week series Madhouse will begin at 10 p.m. on the History channel (Time Warner Cable Channel 51). The stars of the show are drivers Tim Brown, Chris Fleming, Junior Miller, and Burt and Jason Myers. "I hope the 'Hollywood' stuff won't affect us too much," said Brown, who won a record-tying eighth championship last year. "I want to be able to go to Walmart and out to eat and not have people cuss at me more than they already do because they don't like how I drive." The one-hour episodes, produced b...
History Channel Series To Feature Bowman Gray Stadium Racers

Winston-Salem, NC-- Winston-Salem's Bowman Gray Stadium is going to be spot lighted on national calbe television, thanks to the History Channel. ...
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The activity centers around Bowman Gray Stadium, the quarter-mile racetrack in Winston-Salem that the locals call the “Madhouse.” In 1999, 23-year old Myers ...
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Don't forget to tune in at 10 pm today to the History Channel for the reality series Madhouse, which follows race-car drivers at Bowman Gray Stadium. ...
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Chris Fleming and his sons Luke, 22, and Jordan, 17, will be featured in the show that filmed over this past season at Bowman Gray Stadium. However, they have yet to see anything more than what the History Channel has released to the public. “We haven’t seen any sneak peeks or anything,” Luke said.The first question the Flemings get asked is when does the show start. The show airs Jan. 10 at 10 p.m. The next question is a bit more difficult to answer: How did the Flemings land it? “When I go to the race track, I always go all out, wide open,” said Chris, who was paid to be a part of the series. “Probably what I may call controversial. That’s...
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The legend of Bowman Gray Stadium grows yearly not so much because of the competition on the track but rather for the extracurricular activities that take place beyond the competition. Destruction behind the wheel is a common theme at the facility, as well as fists flying on a regular basis outside of the cars. Some might call the passion that permeates into the occasional fisticuffs in short track racing part of the beauty that makes it unique, other might see is as the warts of the sport. One thing is certain about Madhouse though, those warts are magnified by thousands. The show focuses on five drivers in the Modified division at the track. Modified racing legend, 5...
Allison deserves credit for 85 career wins, not 84

6, 1971, event at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC Allison drove a Ford Mustang to victory in the event, which was the first in an experimental ...
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The reality show focuses on the historic racing at Bowman Gray Stadium, the oldest NASCAR track in America, as Brown looks to capture championship #8 at the ...
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History photo If you consider yourself a fan of grassroots racing, you probably already know a lot about Bowman Gray Stadium. That doesn't mean the upcoming ...
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... short track racing at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC Here's hoping they bring those skeeves from "Jersey Shore" down for a guest appearance. ...