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Fast Facts: 32nd annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/20/2024, 07:46 am By Aaron ClayDates: May 23-25 (complete show for Late Models and POWRi Limiteds on Thursday and Friday; consolations and features for Late Models and Limiteds on Saturday). Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval). Purse: Full Story
Top 25: Thornton supplants Pierce at No. 1
Posted: 05/14/2024, 06:49 am By Kevin KovacReclaiming the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings for the first time since the last vote of 2023, the red-hot Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., earned nine of 10 first-place votes to end Bobby Pierce’s season-long reign Full Story
Notes: Smith failing to capitalize on heat wins
Posted: 05/12/2024, 07:38 am By Kyle McFaddenFAIRBURY, Ill. (May 11) — Among the twists and turns during Saturday’s race program at Fairbury Speedway, Garrett Smith failing to qualify for the 60-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature didn’t initially seem like a glaring Full Story
Top 25: Pierce firm No. 1; WoO winners climb
Posted: 05/07/2024, 07:01 am By Kevin KovacTwo podium finishes in World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series action kept the 2024 momentum rolling for Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., whose contending runs at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., made him the unanimous Full Story
Notes: Seawright fights off foes for Elkin victory
Posted: 05/04/2024, 07:15 am By Todd TurnerELKIN, N.C. (May 3) — Plenty of drivers were wary of returning to the 3/8-mile oval at Ultimate Motorsports Park following a rain shower during Friday’s time trials for the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series event. Sam Seawright of Rainsville, Full Story
Column: Bradsher fully confident in next man up
Posted: 05/02/2024, 06:15 pmDonald Bradsher didn’t see it coming. Neither did Carson Ferguson. “It was a little bit of a shock,” Bradsher said. “Yeah,” Ferguson echoed, “obviously it was a shock.” The two men uttered those words Friday while standing Full Story
Top 25: Tighter up top as Alberson climbs
Posted: 04/30/2024, 06:10 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., remained atop DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings for the sixth consecutive week, but an idle weekend for the 27-year-old due to a pair of World of Case Late Model Series cancellations combined with Ricky Full Story
Notes: Overton's latest bid to realize perfection
Posted: 04/28/2024, 12:28 am By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (April 27) — There are perfectionists. Then there’s Brandon Overton. The 33-year-old Evans, Ga., driver is clearly among Dirt Late Model racing’s most talented drivers, but he’s bound and determined to be the best Full Story
Moyer has blast from the past at Smoky Mountain
Posted: 04/27/2024, 11:52 pm By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (April 27) — After competing in thousands of Dirt Late Model events throughout the country over a career stretching nearly 50 seasons, it’s not uncommon to find Billy Moyer’s memory a little hazy about this track Full Story
Notes: At Georgetown, Alberson moves forward
Posted: 04/27/2024, 02:48 pm By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (April 26) — As Garrett Alberson headed toward the front of Friday night’s 49-lap Melvin L. Joseph Memorial at Georgetown Speedway, he didn’t explicitly consider the possibility the run would culminate with his elusive Full Story
Victory spurs McLaughlin's WoO rookie hopes
Posted: 04/26/2024, 04:28 pm By Matt SkipperMax McLaughlin entered his rookie season with the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series eager to build a Late Model career but knew the learning curve would be steep. Now, after a WoO semifeature victory after just a handful of starts, Full Story
Dispatches: Burdick knocks off rust at Cedar Lake
Posted: 04/26/2024, 04:29 pmAmong latest notes and quotes from April 25-28 Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events, including an IMCA special in South Dakota, weekly action in Ohio and Wisconsin and other events: First Cedar Lake win With a single start under Full Story
Column: Pup had 'the biggest heart in racing'
Posted: 04/26/2024, 07:45 amJimmy “Pup” Thomas didn’t drive a race car or field a team or operate a track, but he certainly was a big deal in the Dirt Late Model world. Few people serving in a behind-the-scenes role have ever made such an impact on the industry. Just Full Story
Notes: Wins keep coming for Indiana Crate racer
Posted: 04/25/2024, 06:33 am By Todd TurnerAfter a late-season hot streak in 2023 that included four September feature victories at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, Crate Late Model ace Tyler Cain definitely hoped that momentum would carry over into 2024. And, fingers crossed, so far Full Story
Top 25: Pierce becomes unanimous No. 1
Posted: 04/16/2024, 08:25 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce’s nearly-perfect return to World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series competition resonated with DirtonDirt.com’s voters as he became the first unanimous No. 1 driver of 2024 in in the Top 25 poll presented by Keyser Manufacturing. After Full Story
Dispatches: Joiner's win shifts season trajectory
Posted: 04/13/2024, 12:39 amAmong latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events over the April 12-13 weekend, including Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series and Lucas Oil MLRA competition: Big turnaround The magnitude of Joseph Joiner’s Full Story
Column: Watkins sets standard in Southeast
Posted: 04/11/2024, 07:47 amThere’s no doubt that Ben Watkins has firmly established himself as one of the Southeast’s top Super Late Model racers. And when that subject is broached to the 34-year-old driver from Rock Hill, S.C., he embraces the status. But Full Story
Top 25: Marlar hot on heels of No. 1's Pierce
Posted: 04/09/2024, 06:30 am By Kevin KovacAn idle Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., remained atop of DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings for the fourth consecutive poll of 2024 but now finds a red-hot Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., breathing down his rear bumper. The 27-year-old Pierce, Full Story
Dispatches: Bagley ends his long winless slump
Posted: 04/06/2024, 12:11 amAmong latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events over the April 5-7 weekend, including Schaeffer's Spring Nationals and Comp Cams Super Dirt Series competition: Long drought ends Some tears started leaking Full Story
Top 25: Pierce still on top as McDowell arrives
Posted: 04/02/2024, 10:42 am By Todd TurnerWeekend winner Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., solidified the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings while longtime standout and Hall of Famer Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., surged into the Top 25 for the first time this season. Pierce, Full Story
Top 25: Pierce stays No. 1 as Moran climbs
Posted: 03/26/2024, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacDespite having his season turned upside down by a failed tire test two weeks ago, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., retained a firm hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings. Pierce, the winningest Super Late Model driver Full Story
Rekindling familiar rides, Norris upping ante in '24
Posted: 03/17/2024, 02:22 pm By Kyle McFaddenIMPERIAL, Pa. (March 16) — Michael Norris is getting back to the ways he’d like to race this year. Not that these last few seasons haven’t been ideal for the Sarver, Pa., driver, but there’s a reason he came out allegorically Full Story
Viper operation rebrands ahead of HTF title pursuit
Posted: 03/16/2024, 02:01 am By Kyle McFaddenShawn Martin’s Viper Motorsports team needed a makeover. At least, that’s what the Carlisle, Pa., car owner agreed upon with his wife and co-owner, Lisa. With Tanner English at the wheel, Martin’s race team campaigned on the World Full Story
Hunt the Front Series boasts expansive roster
Posted: 03/14/2024, 11:24 pm By Robert HolmanWith the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series primed to kick off one of the richest seasons in the history of regional racing tours this Saturday at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala., the circuit has inked 20 drivers to its loyalty program Full Story
Column: Ivey relishes richest victory of career
Posted: 03/08/2024, 01:53 amTrent Ivey wasn’t pleased at all with his season-opening Super Late Model starts in Feb. 2-3’s Winter Freeze doubleheader at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. Finishes of 17th and 15th driving his family-owned Longhorn Chassis Full Story
