![]() ![]() I ain’t just going to sell it and walk out, I’m not going to do that.” If I guarantee a thousand dollars and three cars come in the gate, I’m going to pay a thousand dollars, that’s just how it is.”Ĭorbin continues, “whoever buys it, I’m with them 100-percent to help them, whatever I need to do, whether it’s helping prep, or running the Facebook page. Everybody knows me, everybody loves me, they know I’m a straight-up guy, and what I say is what I’m going to do. I tell you right now, if I don’t have anything to do with that track, it won’t be worth sh-t. They have to buy me too,” he says with a chuckle. “If somebody does buy the track, it comes with me. And even if it goes into the hands of another buyer, he’s not quite ready to relinquish his fingerprint on its operation. ![]() Opened in the early to mid-1990’s, Great River Road has exchanged hands four times, ending up in the hands of Corbin, a local racer who’s been involved in the track in some capacity for much of its existence. “Everything’s there.”Ĭorbin, who purchased the track a little over a year ago when it was last listed for sale, plans to open the track for racing in April whether the track sells or doesn’t, but he does insist that the asking price will go up at that point, as he plans to invest further funds into improvements if he is to continue its operation for another season. For any prospective buyers, “all they have to come in with is a tractor and a lawn mower and they can go racing” as Corbin shares. The 1/8-mile dragstrip, located in Dyersburg, about an hour north of Memphis, is being sold in virtually turn-key condition, including a brand new computer system and LED scoreboards that he recently invested $30,000 in. In most areas of the country you can’t even buy a home on a tiny plot of land for $115,000, but that’s precisely what Tennessean Scottie Corbin is selling the 22-acre Great River Road Raceway for - lock, stock, and barrel. ![]()
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