Porcelain thrones offered as trophies at 'Toilet Bowl Classic' race

There are plenty of racetracks with unique trophies out there, but none come close to the ones offered by Clarksville Speedway at the Toilet Bowl Classic.

“I just said I was going to the toilets when I bought the racetrack,” explained track owner William Scogin in an interview with Pit Row Media.

Scogin’s trip to the bathroom has probably had a greater impact on racing than any other visit to the facilities in history, as for the past 12 years Clarksville Speedway – a 3/8-mile red clay oval in Clarksville, Tennessee – has offered a porcelain throne to the winner of its crate late model, modified and super late model winners each Saturday night at the Toilet Bowl Classic.

Ken Schrader was one of many big names on hand at last weekend's Toilet Bowl Classic at Clarksville Speedway.

And don’t think the event doesn’t bring out big names. Former NASCAR driver Kenny Schrader was one of many well-known dirt racing drivers on hand for Saturday night’s modified race, where he placed fifth.

Yet it was Josh Harris who took the modified win on Saturday, while Tony Jackson Jr. won in late models and Ashley Newman in crate late models. All three now have a nicely-decorated porcelain throne to add to their trophy cabinets.

Additionally, races were also held on the Friday night, informally known as “Plunger Night,” as part of the Toilet Bowl Classic. For the winners of the late model (Dennis Erb), modified (Matt Cooper) and crate late model (Ronnie Cooper) races on Friday, they got to walk out with trophies featuring a toilet plunger and a roll of toilet paper:

The races were shown live by RACEFEEDX, with Pit Row Media – the company producing the broadcasts – sharing some of the racing action to its Facebook page, including two barrel-rolls that took place during Friday’s heat races.