''MadHouse'' is a TV series that aired on the American cable

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in 2010. It follows four teams of Modified class race car drivers through the 2009 season at

Bowman Gray Stadium Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned asphalt flat oval short track and longstanding football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most legendary venues, and is referred to as "NASCAR's longes ...

. The Modified Division is NASCAR's oldest division, and while the Northeast is the most popular region for this class of motorsport (NASCAR Hall of Fame member

Richie Evans Richard Ernest Evans (July 23, 1941Bourcier, Bones, "61 at 61", ''Speedway Illustrated'' (ISSN 1528-4182), Volume 3, Number 8, August 2002. – October 24, 1985), was an American racing driver who won nine NASCAR National Modified Championships, ...

from Rome, NY, was a nine time Modified Division champion and won the inaugural touring series championship for Modifieds), it is a fan favorite at the Piedmont Triad's quarter-mile speedway. Junior Miller, Tim "The Rocket" Brown, Burt and Jason Myers and Chris Fleming are the five drivers who are followed throughout the series. Later drivers Jonathan "Jon Boy" Brown, Austin Pack, and Gene Pack are introduced to the audience.

Episodes

Cancellation and possible return

In March 2010 The

cancelled the show before the final episode of season one was aired. Subsequently, the producers of the show have indicated that there will be a season two and have been in negotiations with The

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and with

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as well as other yet unnamed networks about picking up Madhouse for the 2011 program line up. According to Triage Entertainment website they did have a film crew filming for a season two in mid-to-late 2010. As of December 2010 the only network that has been stated by Triage Entertainment to pick up the show has been

but no official air date has been announced or whether the show will air as Madhouse or under a different show name. Set to air on Discovery Channel at 10 PM ET on October 29 of 2018, ''Race Night at Bowman Gray'' will be next reality show for the famous

References

External links

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History Channel Strikes Gold With MadHouse

What Short Track Racing Can Learn From MadHouse

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