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Notebook: Rookie rallies for West Plains success
Posted: 05/24/2008, 01:52 am By Todd TurnerWEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 23) — After what he termed "driver error" left Neil Baggett just 48th among 79 qualifiers, the 25-year-old driver from Shannon, Miss., knew he had his work cut out for him at West Plains Motor Speedway. To finish Full Story
Show-Me: Freddy Smith earns pole with stunner
Posted: 05/24/2008, 06:53 pm By Todd TurnerWEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 23) — Freddy Smith's rally from his eighth starting spot in the first heat set off a flurry of rallies in heat race action at West Plains Motor Speedway for the 16th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Show-Me 100. Smith Full Story
Show-Me: Picking the 24 West Plains starters
Posted: 05/23/2008, 08:40 am From staff reportsWEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 22) — Picking in winner in race which two guys (Scott Bloomquist and Wendell Wallace) have dominated the past six years might not be too challenging. But picking the 24 drivers who will start the 16th annual Full Story
Show-Me: Wallace leans toward new car over old
Posted: 05/22/2008, 06:04 pm By Todd TurnerWEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 22) — Each of the last two years at West Plains Motor Speedway's Show-Me 100, Wendell Wallace has fielded a brand new GRT Race Car. And each of the last two years, the Batesville, Ark., driver has stood in Full Story
Reed joins first-time winner parade at Allison
Posted: 05/22/2008, 04:11 am From series reportsALLISON, Iowa (May 21) — Justin Reed of Quincy, Ill., added his name to the growing list of first-time tour winners with his midweek run to the checkers in the Deery Brothers Summer Series feature at Highway 3 Raceway. Reed led all Full Story
Notebook: Blaney to pilot Fuller car in Delaware
Posted: 05/21/2008, 07:27 pm By Kevin KovacNASCAR Sprint Cup Series standout Dave Blaney will face off with the stars of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series on May 29 when the national tour visits Delaware International Speedway. An Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Full Story
Show-Me Three: Preview of biggie at West Plains
Posted: 05/21/2008, 08:17 am By Todd TurnerDirtonDirt.com presents the Show-Me Three, a preview of the 16th annual Show-Me 100 at West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway, where the nation's best Dirt Late Model racers will battle for a $42,000 winner's purse May 22-24: | Video preview Three Full Story
Notebook: Spun Erb has dim view of Frank's spin
Posted: 05/19/2008, 01:25 am By Todd TurnerLINCOLN, Ill. (May 18) — Chub Frank was able to hold off late challenges from Josh Richards for a World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory at Lincoln Speedway. But as far as Dennis Erb Jr. was concerned, the Frank-Richards battle Full Story
Frank denies Richards, triumphs at Lincoln
Posted: 05/18/2008, 10:48 pm By Todd TurnerLINCOLN, Ill. (May 18) — Turnabout is fair play. Chub Frank got the better of Josh Richards at Lincoln Speedway, holding off the 20-year-old sensation to capture the Land of Lincoln 40 before a standing-room-only crowd. It was the Full Story
Franklin, Davenport post twin victories at Wythe
Posted: 05/18/2008, 03:04 am From series reportsRURAL RETREAT, Va. (May 17) — Dennis "Rambo" Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., and Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., shared $2,500 feature victories as the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series ran its double-feature format for the Full Story
T-Mac pockets $10,000 for victory at La Salle
Posted: 05/18/2008, 02:23 am From series reportsLa SALLE, Ill. (May 17) — Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., outdueled Brady Smith at La Salle Speedway for his second Dirt Late Model victory of 2008 and his first on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series since 2005. McCreadie took Full Story
Birkhofer collects $10,000 for Lucas Oil win at Farley
Posted: 05/17/2008 From series and staff reportsFARLEY, Iowa (May 16) — Celebrating his older son Cruz's sixth birthday, home-state driver Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine grabbed the lead from Brian Shirley on the 30th lap and fought off Shirley the rest of the way to to win the Banner Full Story
Richards goes high, tops Frank for WoO Attica win
Posted: 05/16/2008, 06:23 pm From series and staff reportsATTICA, Ohio (May 16) — Josh Richards was pretty excited about the way he won the 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature at Attica Raceway Park. Flashing a veteran’s poise, the fast-rising 20-year-old superstar from Full Story
Taylor, Moore split MSRA victories at Greenville
Posted: 05/13/2008, 10:11 am From series reportsGREENVILLE, Miss. (May 9-10) — Jeff Taylor of Cave City, Ark., and Ray Moore of Shreveport, La., captured O'Reilly Mid-South Racing Association victories over the weekend at Greenville Speedway. Both drivers earned $3,000 for the Full Story
McDowell conquers Mountain foes, earns $3,000
Posted: 05/13/2008, 09:44 am From series reportsMARYVILLE, Tenn. (May 10) — Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., grabbed the lead on the 16th lap at Mountain Raceway Park and led the remainder of the Mountain Spring 50 on the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series. McDowell, driving the Full Story
Franklin tops last-lap scramble at Gordon Park
Posted: 05/13/2008, 09:10 am From series reportsGROVETOWN, Ga. (May 9) — Going from third to first on the final lap, 13th-starting Dennis "Rambo" Franklin earned $4,000 at Gordon Park Speedway for his second Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victory of the season. Ed Gibbons Full Story
Notebook: Surgery not required for healing Wall
Posted: 05/13/2008, 08:32 am From track, series and correspondent reportsChris Wall, who cracked three vertebrae in his neck in a flipping accident May 9 at North Alabama Speedway, should be able to heal from his injuries without surgery, according to news posted by his wife Missy Wall on the team website. The Full Story
Notebook: Irony marks Turner's mercy mission
Posted: 05/12/2008, 03:54 pm By Todd TurnerWHEATLAND, Mo. — David Turner was the first driver eliminated from Sunday's second annual Diamond Nationals 100-lapper at Lucas Oil Speedway. Maybe it was just as well because the veteran driver from Creighton, Mo., certainly needed Full Story
David Smith takes Fastrak at Travelers Rest
Posted: 05/11/2008, 01:03 pm From track reportsTRAVELERS REST, S.C. (May 10) — David Smith of Inman, S.C., raced to a $2,000 victory on the Fastrak Racing Series at Travelers Rest Speedway. Reigning Fastrak regional champion John Llewellyn of Knoxville, Tenn., was second followed Full Story
Babb leads all 100 laps for Wheatland victory
Posted: 05/11/2008, 12:42 pm By Todd TurnerWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 11) — Shannon Babb's been in Missouri about 10 days now. The way things are going, he may never leave. Grabbing his second victory in the Show-Me State over the past two weekends, Babb collected one of Dirt Full Story
Blair wins caution-plagued event at A-1
Posted: 05/11/2008, 07:08 am By Roby HelmSLIDELL, La. (May 10) — Eighth-starting Jay Blair of Angie, La., took the lead from Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, Ga., on the 18th lap at A-1 Raceway and led the rest of the 50-lapper for his first NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Full Story
Column: T-Mac aims to control his own destiny
Posted: 05/10/2008, 04:11 pmThere are plenty of plusses and minuses to Dirt Late Model racing's alliances with the upper levels of NASCAR racing in recent years. The influx of sponsorship and support from NASCAR drivers Bobby Labonte, David Stremme, Clint Bowyer and Full Story
Parker captures Fastrak event at Carolina
Posted: 05/10/2008, 02:19 pm From track and correspondent reportsGASTONIA, N.C. (May 9) — Ron Parker of Belwood, N.C., earned $2,000 for his Fastrak Racing Series victory at Carolina Speedway. John Pursley of Clover, S.C., kept pressure on the winner through most of the race but settled for second Full Story
Scouting the heats for the Diamond Nationals
Posted: 05/10/2008, 11:46 amWHEATLAND, Mo. — Drivers that can handle wet conditions might be the favorites for Sunday's rain-delayed Super Clean Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway. DirtonDirt.com takes a crack at cracking Sunday's heats heading into the Full Story
King rules Wartburg for first SRRS win
Posted: 05/10/2008, 10:09 am By Chris TilleyWARTBURG, Tenn. (May 9) — Leading all 50 laps at Wartburg Speedway, polesitter Brandon King of Decatur, Ala., raced to his first career victory on the PPM Racing Products Southern Regional Racing Series to earn $3,000. King outran Full Story
