Last Sunday evening, I watched the weekend racing recap show on TV as I always do. The show reviews the highlights of all the various racing series with the "elite series" getting action highlights and driver interviews. Almost every interview ended the same: "We didn’t win but it was a great points day for us." Among the responses: "I thought about going for the win, but then if I took both of us out racing for the win then, it would have been a really bad points day. So, I decided to sit and MORE

I often hear or read discussion about Dirt Late Model racing and taking it to the “next level.” That always leads me to a couple of questions: What exactly is the next level, and do we really want to go there?

After my return trip from Eldora Speedway’s World 100, I have no doubt racers have reached the next level, it’s just the financial backing and sponsorship needed to stay there hasn’t caught up yet. Spend time down in Eldora’s pit area before the racing begins Friday and MORE

While it's still two months away, many Dirt Late Model teams out West are already penciling in the Silver State Dirt Championships at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on their schedule for Nov. 20-21. For most teams the opportunity to both get in some gambling and relaxation along with some racing is just too much to pass up.

While the details of the event are still being hammered out and finalized, as of right now it looks like the two-day event will pay $5,000-to-win Saturday for MORE

With all the hype and anticipation leading into the World 100, every year it seems like the days following the race leave us with just as many questions as we had before. I’m not talking about questions like “what happened to my cell phone?” or “whose camper did I stay in last night?” Different questions. Different thoughts to ponder. And this year was no exception. Here’s a look at a few of the lingering thoughts on my mind

Who will be driving what for the rest of the season?: Steve MORE

I know I'll probably get called an Eldora homer for this, but I'm tired of hearing about how the racetrack wasn't good on Saturday night. Was it racy? Not really, but as much as we travel and see dozens of tracks, I can tell you that no track is always good, all the time.

It happens. Tracks rubber up, they lockdown and the racing grooves vanish. Of course you don't want it to happen during the biggest race of the year, but unfortunately sometimes it just happens. While I think Eldora probably MORE