Auto Racing Notebook AUTO RACING NOTES: Tazewell teenager Blayne Harrison tearing up the track Allen Gregory Jul 21, 2026 Jul 21, 2026 0 Blayne Harrison from Tazewell has found success at Lonesome Pine Raceway and several other tracks. 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