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

For most tracks and series — from the smallest dirt track to Formula 1 to NASCAR Sprint Cup — drivers must pilot the cars that gain points in the point standings. But at a few tracks, including Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore., there's a twist on that, a twist that might cause the scorers to pay special attention and might confuse some fans.

Instead of a driver accumulating points at Willamette, points are actually awarded to car numbers. That's why, from week to week, fans might notice a MORE