This year's UMP DIRTcar weekly points chase was contested between primarily two drivers, Dennis Erb Jr., the 2007-08 champion, and Jason Feger, who earned for his first UMP championship. The drivers and their respective teams gave fans a fantastic championship that went to the bitter end of the racing season. Both have endured the month-long Hell Tour, otherwise known as the Summernationals, which, as the points are tabulated, is all but required in order to have a shot at the season MORE

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