Every year, Wartburg, Tennessee, is home to the most challenging and unique ultramarathons in the world, the Barkley Marathons. As a community, we are proud to be the host location for this grueling race and welcome runners worldwide to our beautiful Frozen Head State Park in the Cumberland Mountains. The Barkley Marathons have a unique and unusual history. The idea for the race was inspired by the 1977 escape of James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., from ne

Wartburg, TN - The highly anticipated race season at the Wartburg Speedway Dirt Racetrack is finally upon us, and fans from near and far...

Spring has sprung in Wartburg