Welcome to the Official Internet Home of Tucker Motorsports, and driver, Jake Tucker. Jake is an exciting, young driver from Collierville, Tennessee. The team competes throughout the southeast in the highly competitive Open Wheel Modified division. Jake pilots a Larry Shaw Chassis with Dynotech power.

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November 14th, 2009 - Tucker Motorsports with Ashley Newman behind the wheel entered the final two events of the 2009 season over the weekend as they entered the USCS Fall Nationals at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. On Friday night, Newman was scheduled to make his debut in the #11, but bad luck sidelined the team early as the engine expired in time trials.

The team put a fresh powerplant in the entry on Saturday, and after finishing 4th in his qualifier, Newman started 18th in the $1,500 to win, 35 lap feature event. At the drop of the green flag, Ashley would mount a charge to the front and was up to the fourth position by lap 20 when disaster nearly struck as he lost fuel pressure. He slowed down the backstretch and briefly pulled into the infield before having fuel pressure come back, and he rejoined the field. Before another lap could be completed, the caution waved for debris on the track, and reverting to the previously completed lap, Ashley retained the 4th position. On the ensuing restart, Newman was challenging Ben Reed for the third position, when he made contact with an infield barrier tire causing him to fall back to the 6th position. He would go on to finish in the 6th position. Overall, the team was very pleased with their performance, and is excited about the possibilities for the 2010 season!

October 25th, 2009 - After a month hiatus, Tucker Motorsports returned to action on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas in the 3rd Annual Trick or Treat Nationals. The $1,000 to win Open Wheel Modified event drew a stout field of 30 competitors to the 1/4 mile oval. In heat race action, Jake was battling in the top three when the power steering belt broke on his #11 mount, resulting in him fading back in the pack. As a result, he had to start deep in a b-main event, and fell just short of transferring to the feature event.

September 6th, 2009 - On Saturday night, Jake entered a Weekly Racing Series Event at Riverside International Speedway. After finishing 5th in his heat race, Tucker started 9th in the feature. He would charge to as high as the 5th position before an ill-handling car relegated him to an 8th place finish.

August 29th, 2009 - Jake returned to action at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas tonight. A field of twenty Open Wheel Modifieds entered the event and after starting 6th in his heat race, he advanced to a 4th place finish to earn the seventh starting spot for the fifteen lap feature. Jake would race his way to as high as third position by the race's midway point before contact from another driver caused him to lose several spots. He would rebound to record an 8th place finish by the time that the checkered flag fell..

August 15th, 2009 - Tucker Motorsports once again entered the Weekly Racing Series Event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Saturday night. After finishing fifth in his heat race, Jake started 10th in the fifteen lap feature event and went on to record a 12th place finish.

August 8th, 2009 - Jake was back behind the wheel of his #11 Parts Plus Open Wheel Modified on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. With 18 Open Wheel Modifieds on hand, Tucker finished 6th in his heat race to earn the 12th starting position for the 15 lap feature. In the main event, he would methodically work his way to a 7th place finish.

July 18th, 2009 - Tucker Motorsports entered the Weekly Racing Series Event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Saturday night. After starting tenth in the fifteen lap feature event, Jake raced his way to an 8th place finish.

July 11th, 2009 - After a week away from the track, Jake was back in action on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, arkansas in a Weekly Racing Series Event. After advancing from the fifth starting position in his heat race to a third place finish, Jake started 5th in the feature. The team had high hopes for the feature, but Tucker would battle an ill-handling car to a 9th place finish in the fifteen car field.

June 27th, 2009- Tucker Motorsports entered another Weekly Racing Series Event at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday night. 23 Open Wheel Modifieds were on hand for the event, and Jake started 20th in the feature after a 7th place heat race finish. In the main event, Tucker would survive a caution-plagued event to charge from his 20th starting position to another solid top ten finish in 8th place!

June 20th, 2009 - Jake competed at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday night against a field of 16 competitors. After finishing seventh in his heat race, he started 12th in the 15 lap feature event. Jake would spend the entire feature battling a loose car. By the time that the checkered flag fell, he was credited with a 10th place finish.

June 14th, 2009 - The team was back in action at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas in what proved to be a tough night for the team as they battled the setup on their car all night. Jake started 5th in his heat race and slipped to an 8th place finish, which resulted in him starting 16th in the 19 car field. Tucker would battle his way to an 11th place finish in the feature as he once again fought a tight race car on the heavy track surface.

June 6th, 2009 - Jake was once again in action tonight at Riverside International Speedway in a Weekly Racing Series Event. 18 Open Wheel Modifieds entered the event, and after starting third in his heat race, Jake would pick up a third place finish. In the main event Tucker started 7th before slipping to a 9th place finish in the 15 lap event.

May 30th, 2009 - Tucker Motorsports entered a Weekly Racing Series event tonight at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. Jake would record a third place finish in his heat race, which earned him the sixth starting position for the 15 lap feature. Jake would race as high as the 4th position in the feature event, before slipping to a 6th place finish.

May 26th, 2009 - After losing Saturday night's event at Corinth Speedway in Corinth, Mississippi to rain, Tucker Motorsports made the last minute decision to travel to North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Alabama on Sunday night for the first time ever. Jake qualified 6th out of 21 entries, and as a result locked into the main without having to run a heat race. In the featue, Tucker raced his way to as high as the 4th position before getting caught up in traffic and slipping back a few spots. With 5 laps to go, Jake spun getting into turn four, which forced him to the rear of the field. After going to the back of the pack, he charged back to an 8th place in the last five laps.  

May 18th, 2009 - Jake was finally able to dodge the rain and returned to action on Saturday, May 16th at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. Tucker would win his heat race, which earned him the 5th starting spot for the 15 lap Open Wheel Modified event. On a dry slick track, Jake would race his way to a very strong 4th place finish.

May 9th, 2009 - Tucker Motorsports was rained out this weekend.

April 25th, 2009 - Jake was in action tonight in the 2009 Season Opener at Corinth Speedway in Corinth, Mississippi. With 16 Open Wheel Modifids on hand, Jake started 2nd in his heat and lead much of the early going before getting crossed up and spinning while battling for the lead. He would charge from the back of the pack to a 4th place finish, which earned him the 8th starting position for the main event. In the feature he would race his way to a 6th place finish. The team will next be in action on Saturday, May 2nd at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas in a Weekly Racing Series Event.

April 5th, 2009 - Tucker Motorsports opened the 2009 season on Saturday night at Highway 64 Speedway in Augusta, Arkansas. Jake started 8th in the feature in his #11 Parts Plus/Valvoline/Larry Shaw/Dynotech Open Wheel Modified and raced his way to a solid 4th place finish against a field of 16 Open Wheel Modifieds. The team will next be in action on Saturday, April 18th at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas in a Weekly Racing Series Event.

October 12th, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports wrapped up the 2008 season on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas in the 3rd Annual Parts Plus Trick or Treat Nationals. The event featured a $1,500 to win/$125 to start challenge event between the SMP & USCS Open Wheel Modified Series. Jake fought a tight race car in time trials and his qualifier, which resulted in him falling short of qualifying for the main event. However, Tucker received a track provisional for being the highest driver in points (3rd), who did not qualify for the event. Jake would start 23rd in the feature, and charge to a 10th place finish in the 35 lap event against many of the region's top drivers.

September 28th, 2008 - After finishing 2nd in his heat race, Jake started 5th in the feature event. He charged his way to the 2nd position by the white flag lap. On the final lap, Tucker would slip up in the final corner, allowing a pair of cars to slip by. Jake was credited with a 5th place finish.

September 21st, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports was scheduled to compete at Riverside International Spedway in West Memphis, Arkansas, but Mother Nature nixed the program.

September 14th, 2008 - Jake was in action last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas, where he picked up a 14th place finish in the fifteen lap feature event.

September 7th, 2008 - After a couple of week's of bad luck, Jake finally shook the monkey off his back last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. After starting 7th in his heat race Tucker finished 4th, which earned him a 6th starting position for the 15 lap feature. Early in the event, Jake would crack the top five. By lap eight he was up to the third position, and he would go on to hold down the third spot for the last half of the race to record a podium finish.

August 31st, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports endured a tough night at Riverside Internaitonal Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Saturday night. Jake started third in his heat race and was running in the top five, when he was spun by another car on the last lap. As a result, he had to start 12th in the feature event. Luck would not be on Jake's side in the feature either as contact from another car a few laps into the feature would result in a flat tire and the end of his night.

August 24th, 2008 - Jake competed at Riverside International Speedway last night. He came away with a 3rd place finish, which earned him a 7th starting position in the feature. He was caught up in an early race melee and was forced to the back of the pack. He managed to charge his way back to a 7th place finish by the time that the checkered flag fell on the caution-filled, 15 lap event.

August 17th, 2008 - Jake and Tucker Motorsports traveled to Clayhill Motorsports Park in Atwood, Tennessee last night for a weekly racing series event. With 29 Open Wheel Modifieds on hand, Tucker started 2nd in his heat race and finished 3rd, which earned him a 9th starting position in the feature event. In the early stages of the event, Tucker advanced to the 7th place finish before the track rubbered up around the bottom. Jake opted to use the balance of the event as a testing session with the car. He was credited with a 13th place finish.

August 10th, 2008 - Jake was in action last night at Riverside International Speedway. With 19 Open Wheel Modifieds on hand, Tucker finished 2nd in his heat race. In the feature event, Jake ran over debris on the track early in the feature forcing him pitside with a flat left rear tire. Tucker's crew changed the tire, and he rejoined the back of the field. By the time that the feature was over he had charged from the rear to a 9th place finish.

August 3rd, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports competed at Riverside International Speedway last night, where Jake started 3rd in his heat race and recorded a 4th place finish after suffering a bent right side a-arm and balljoint due to contact with another car. As a result, he started 8th in the feature event and was only able to muster a 9th place finish with a damaged race car.

July 27th, 2008 - Jake Tucker picked up the first Open Wheel Modified win of his career last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas! Jake started outside front row in heat race and won it in convincing fashion, which earned him the outside front row starting position for the feature. After two mis-attempts to get the 15 lap event underway, the field was lined up single file with Tucker in the second position. He would chase early leader, Ben Reed, until Reed broke on lap 7. Jake would inherit the lead before getting crossed up exiting turn four on lap 9, allowing second place, Tommy Ray, to slip by. Tucker would pursue Ray for the next few laps, before Ray got pinned behind a lapped car, allowing Tucker to slip back around him for the top spot. Jake would go on to lead the last three laps en route to the feature win.

July 13th, 2008 - The team was once again in action last night at Riverside International Speedway. Jake started 3rd in his heat race and advanced to a 2nd place finish, which earned him the 5th starting position in the 21 car grid for the main event. Early in the event, Tucker was already up to 4th when the leader broke in front of him. Jake got on the brakes and had to spin to avoid the slowing car. As a result, he was forced to the back of the pack and managed to charge back to the 13th position by the end of the event.

July 11th, 2008 - Jake was in action with the USCS Modifieds last night at Riverside International Speedway. In his heat race, he looked to be on his way to the win before jumping the cushion on the white flag lap and falling back to a 5th place finish, which was one spot of a transfer to the feature. In the b-main event, Tucker was hammered in the first corner by another car, severely damaging his #11 Larry Shaw Chassis. He was able to rejoin the field, but his badly damaged car prevented him from transferring to the feature event.

July 6th, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports traveled to West Tennessee Motor Speedway in Lexington, Tennessee on Friday night for a $1,500 to win Southern Modified Promotions events. The team would battle engine woes all night before settling for a 9th place finish.

June 29th, 2008 - With 27 Open Wheel Modifieds on hand, including many of the area’s top drivers, Jake drew an 8th starting position in his heat race at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Saturday night.  Tucker would advance to a 6th place finish, which via passing points would earn him a 15th starting position in the 15 lap feature event.  The early stages of the feature would see intense carnage at the front of the pack, due to over anxious drivers, with the front four rows being involved in some type of incident before a lap could ever be completed.  The third attempt at a start would see the feature get underway with Jake advancing into the top five within the first few laps.  The feature would continue to be caution-plagued, and Tucker managed to dodge many of the incidents before a lap seven spin by the fourth place car collected him, and forced him to the back of the pack.  During this time the time limit expired on the division, and a green-white-checkered finish was announced.  In the last two laps, Jake would rebound to a 7th place finish.

June 22nd, 2008 - Jake was in action last night at Clayhill Motorsports Park in Atwood, Tennessee. He finished 3rd in his heat race, which earned him an 8th starting position in the 21 car starting field for the feature event. Early in the event, Jake was already up to the 5th position, when contact with another car forced him into the wall, which broke off the right front break rotor. He was credited with a 16th place finish.

June 15th, 2008 - The team was in action last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. Jake won his heat race and started 4th in the feature. Jake battled in the top five for much of the feature before recording a very strong 2nd place finish, which was also his best finish of 2008.

June 1st, 2008 - Jake raced at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas last night. He battled a tight race car in his heat race and finished in the 6th position. In the feature event, Jake was running around midpack when he was caught up in an accident ending his night.

May 25th, 2008 - Jake Tucker traveled back to Clayhill Motorsports Park in Atwood, Tennessee last night. After battling a tight car in the heat race, Jake started 12th in the feature and advanced to a 7th place finish. Tucker Motorsports would also like to say a special thanks to Tommy and Sonny Ray.

May 18th, 2008 - Jake competed at Clayhill Motorsports Park last night and finally got his luck turned around. He finished 3rd in his heat race, which earned him a 8th starting position for the feature event. Three laps into the race he was already up to the 6th position, when he made contact with a car in front of him forcing him to the back of the pack. Over the course of the remainder of the feature, Tucker charged from 20th to a solid 6th place finish.

May 11th, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports tried its best to outrun Mother Nature this weekend, but it just wasn't possible. They were originally slated to race at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas, but the event was canceled early in the day. The team made the plan to head to Clayhill Motorsports Park in Atwood, Tennessee. However, shortly after the program began, heavy rains set in for the night.

May 5th, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports was in action at Clayhill Motorsports Park in Atwood, Tennessee on Saturday night. Jake would once again relegated to a short night when a car spun in front of him in the heat race, and with nowhere to go, Tucker made hard contact with the car ending his night. The team will be in action at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas this Saturday night.

April 20th, 2008 - Jake was in action with the SMP Open Wheel Modifieds on Saturday night at West Tennessee Motor Speedway in Lexington, Tennessee. Once again, luck would not be on Jake's side as he received heavy damage to his #11 Larry Shaw/Dynotech Racing Engine entry when another car slammed into him after the caution flag had been displayed ending his night.

April 13th, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports traveled to North Mississippi Speedway in Corinth, Mississippi on Saturday night for a weekly racing series event. Jake finished 5th in his heat, which earned him a 9th starting position for the feature event. Early in the feature, he was running 6th and another car made hard contact with him, resulting in a cut down tire. Jake headed pitside and got a new tire, but the entrance to the track was blocked, and by the time that Jake rejoined the field he was scored a lap down. He fought his way back to a 9th place finish.

April 6th, 2008 - Jake was scheduled to compete at West Tennessee Motor Speedway on Friday night with the SMP Open Wheel Modified Series, but rain nixed the program. The team did not compete anywhere else. Next weekend, Tucker will be in action at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas.

March 30th, 2008 - After being rained out on Friday night and Saturday night at Checkered Flag Speedway in Hohenwald, Tennessee, Tucker Motorsports made a last minute decision to compete at North Mississippi Speedway in Corinth, Mississippi on Saturday night. Jake started 8th in his heat race and charged to a 5th place finish. In the feature event, Tucker started in the 10th position, and battled his way to a solid 6th place finish against many of the region's top Open Wheel Modified drivers. Next Saturday, April 5th the team will travel to West Tennessee Motor Speedway in Bargerton, Tennessee for a $1,500 to win SMP Open Wheel Modified event. MORE

March 23rd, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports was in action at Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, Tennessee on Saturday night. The team battled engine woes throughout the night, which resulted in Jake following short of making the feature.

March 17th, 2008 - Jake Tucker will return to action this weekend at Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, Tennessee with the Southern Modified Promotions (SMP) tour.

March 2nd, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports was in action on Saturday night with the Rislone USCS Open Wheel Modified Series. Jake drew the biggest pill, so he started 8th in the final heat race. Jake finished 5th in his heat race. His 5th place finish earned him a mid-field starting position for the feature event. On a restart early in the feature Tucker's night came to an end when he received contact from behind pushing him into the car in front of him, and breaking his tie rod. The damage ended Tucker's night. MORE

February 26th, 2008 - Tucker Motorsports will kick off their 2008 campaign this coming Saturday at Checkered Flag Speedway in Hohenwald, Tennessee for the Rislone USCS Open Wheel Modified event. MORE

December 30th, 2007 - Welcome to the launch of the Official Internet Home of Jake "The Snake" Tucker. Jake is preparing for the 2008 season and his third year of competition in the Open Wheel Modified division in his #11 Larry Shaw/Dynotech Racing Engine/Parts Plus/Valvoline entry. MORE