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Notes: Hail Mary pass worth a try at Charlotte
Posted: 11/03/2023, 05:48 am By Kyle McFadden and Kevin KovacCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 2) — Brandon Overton knew realistically that Thursday's Hail Mary move around the top of the Dirt Track at Charlotte’s turns one and two wasn’t going to catapult himself past eventual flag-to-flag winner Mike Marlar. Full Story
Smith's finding his way as DTWC glow fades
Posted: 11/02/2023, 02:32 pm By Kyle McFaddenCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 1) — At Eldora Speedway’s Dirt Track World Championship two weeks ago, the image capturing Garrett Smith’s crowning achievement emblazoned one of the largest banners adorning the Rossburg, Ohio, track’s suite Full Story
Column: Dad was ‘real life hero’ for Jeff Smith
Posted: 11/01/2023, 05:30 pmNearly three weeks removed from his father Freddy Smith’s passing on Oct. 14, Jeff Smith has had time to process the personal loss of the Hall of Fame driver he called his “real life hero.” Freddy’s memorial services on Oct. 18 Full Story
Fast Talk: Madden riding high toward Charlotte
Posted: 10/30/2023, 10:55 amWe head to the end of October with Chris Madden collecting $49,000 at East Alabama Motor Speedway's National 100. Our weekly roundtable considers Madden's victory and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies Full Story
EAMS local's chance of a lifetime in Team Zero car
Posted: 10/29/2023, 06:58 am By Kyle McFaddenPHENIX CITY, Ala. (Oct. 28) — Regardless of what happens in Sunday’s 49th installment of the National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway, polesitter Richie Stephens is already Dirt Late Model racing’s premier storyline from the weekend. Full Story
Column: DTWC preview of B-Shepp’s next step
Posted: 10/26/2023, 05:12 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — The 43rd General Tire Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway just might have been the first day in the rest of Brandon Sheppard’s racing life. Or at least he hopes it was. Unto itself, Sheppard, 30, of New Full Story
Notes: Conservative run foiled for J.D. at DTWC
Posted: 10/25/2023, 08:06 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 22) — Eldora Speedway wasn’t the place that Jonathan Davenport knows and loves for Sunday’s 43rd General Tire Dirt Track World Championship. That smooth, slick surface Davenport has mastered en route to eight Full Story
Fast Talk: The DTWC delivers … what’s next?
Posted: 10/23/2023, 12:29 pm By Kevin KovacAfter a soggy Eldora Speedway finally avoided rain for the General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP, it concluded with the dramatics of Brandon Sheppard's victory and Hudson O'Neal's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Full Story
Big River Steel Big Four updates; O'Neal wins title
Posted: 10/22/2023, 11:30 amROSSBURG, Ohio — The weekend's blow-by-blow updates at Eldora Speedway of the four contenders for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship at Carl Short’s 43rd annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by Full Story
Column: Car owners relish years with Freddy
Posted: 10/19/2023, 08:27 amJoel Hedrick and Clayton Christenberry didn’t outwardly have much in common during the 1990s and into the 2000s. Hedrick was in in his 30s, an energetic bundle of youthful energy and novel ideas who birthed a Dirt Late Model operation Full Story
Q&A: Carl Short’s 43rd annual General Tire DTWC presented by ARP
Posted: 10/19/2023, 08:16 amQuestions and answers about Oct. 20-21’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finale at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Carl Short’s 43rd annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP paying $100,000-to-win: What’s Full Story
Touching stories about the Southern Gentleman
Posted: 10/18/2023, 03:42 pm By Kevin KovacA compilation of anecdotes, stories and remembrances compiled by DirtonDirt.com from interviews and other sources about Freddy Smith, the Hall of Famer and native of Kings Mountain, N.C., who died Saturday at the age of 76 after developing Full Story
Fast Facts: 43rd annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship
Posted: 10/18/2023, 11:02 am By Aaron ClayDates: Oct. 19-21 (modified prelims and stock cars feature on Thursday; Late Model and Limited Late Model prelims and modified feature on Friday; Late Model and Limited Late Model features Saturday) Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Full Story
Memories of crewing for the Southern Gentleman
Posted: 10/16/2023, 07:03 pm By Kevin KovacGary Winger was riding high Saturday at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss. He'd just watched his son, Ashton, execute a third-to-first outside charge in the closing stages of a 60-lapper to capture the 29th annual Coors Light Fall Full Story
Fast Talk: Remembering a Hall of Famer
Posted: 10/16/2023, 10:35 amDirtonDirt.com’s weekly roundtable gathers to discuss the passing of Hall of Famer Freddy Smith, consider the past weekend’s action and look ahead to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt season ending its season at Eldora Speedway with the Full Story
Fast Talk: Pierce’s WoO hot stretch heads south
Posted: 10/09/2023, 11:00 amOn a weekend when a sizzling Bobby Pierce swept World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series action amid a flurry of other fall action, our roundtable gathers for discussion in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies Full Story
Notes: Thornton battles back for Pittsburgher win
Posted: 10/02/2023, 04:28 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. — Like he’s done so often amid his spectacular 2023 season, Ricky Thornton Jr. didn’t throw up a white flag after he lost the lead to Jonathan Davenport on lap 37 of the 75-lap Pittsburgher on Saturday at Pittsburgh's Full Story
Column: Humphrey’s help leads to success
Posted: 09/28/2023, 07:47 pmAt the age of 69, Al Humphrey knows his days of racing for wins as a driver are behind him. But that doesn’t mean his passion for Dirt Late Model racing has cooled. Humphrey’s wife, Lori, can succinctly sum up his love of the sport: Full Story
Notes: O'Neal's Jackson hometown bid falls short
Posted: 09/24/2023, 08:11 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 23) — The crowd at Brownstown Speedway erupted with applause when Hudson O’Neal snatched the lead from Ricky Thornton Jr. shortly after the halfway point of Saturday night’s Jackson 100, making it appear that Full Story
Fast Facts: 19th annual Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals
Posted: 09/13/2023, 07:29 am By Aaron ClayDates: Sept. 14-16 (25-lap preliminary features Thursday and Friday with points setting consolation and main event lineups for Saturday’s finale Track: Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, semi-banked half-mile clay oval Purse: $7,000-to-win Full Story
Fairbury clash opens door for winning Pierce
Posted: 09/13/2023, 07:30 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (Sept. 12) — Bobby Pierce exclaimed into his helmet when, just in front of him, Hudson O’Neal’s Rocket Chassis house car bicycled into turn three on lap 17 of Tuesday’s Castrol FloRacing Night in America-sanctioned Full Story
Notes: Gritty McCreadie tunes up for Saturday
Posted: 09/08/2023, 11:36 am By Kyle McFadden and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Tim McCreadie picked a good time to return to his podium-finishing ways on Thursday at Eldora Speedway. It was a classic, gritty performance from the Watertown, N.Y., veteran, who started and finished third Full Story
Notes: Partnership gives Mississippian best shot
Posted: 08/31/2023, 08:00 am By Kyle McFaddenLife as a Dirt Late Model racer has really taken off for Chase Cooper these last three years. The Perkinston, Miss., driver has doubled his victory total each season since he began to hone in on the Crate discipline in 2021: from three Full Story
2023 Late Model series and track champions
Posted: 12/31/2023, 01:36 pmSeries champions Region-by-region champions on Dirt Late Model series and racing organizations for 2023: National Castrol FloRacing Night in America - Bobby Pierce Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - Hudson O'Neal World Full Story
Notes: Younger Overton steers learning curve
Posted: 08/28/2023, 12:30 pm By Kevin Kovac and Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 26) — Cody Overton was standing in the middle of Port Royal Speedway’s paved pit area, cooling off and debriefing with car owner Bruce Kane after finishing eighth in Saturday night’s 50-lap Rumble by the River Full Story
