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Miller wins WoO race at VMS: 'We finally did it!'
Posted: 04/12/2008, 12:57 am By Kevin KovacSALUDA, Va. (April 11) — Jeremy Miller of Gettysburg, Pa., had just one thought racing through his mind after winning the 50-lap Rumble on the River IV at Virginia Motor Speedway. “I just said to myself, ‘We finally Full Story
Notebook: Illini 100 lives up to top billing
Posted: 04/08/2008, 03:31 pm By Kevin KovacA 55-car field teeming with top-notch talent. A record, standing-room-only crowd. A racy, multigroove track surface. And, best of all, a dramatic 100-lapper that will be remembered as one of the best Dirt Late Model races of this or any Full Story
Collins flies to first Deery Brothers win at Eagle
Posted: 04/07/2008, 08:02 am From series reportsEAGLE, Neb. (April 6) — A first-time winner emerged from night two of the Deery Brothers Summer Series doubleheader during Eagle Raceway’s Icebreaker Challenge weekend. Mike Collins of Council Bluffs, Iowa, led all 35 times Full Story
Pearson nips Bloomquist on last lap at Brunswick
Posted: 04/07/2008, 04:31 am From series reportsBRUNSWICK, Ga. (April 6) — Earl Pearson Jr. and Scott Bloomquist engaged in a tense staredown over a tire-rule dispute at Golden Isles Speedway in January. Three months later, the Dirt Late Model stars engaged in a last-lap showdown Full Story
Cooney wins Deery Brothers opener at Eagle
Posted: 04/06/2008, 04:27 am From series reportsEAGLE, Neb. (April 5) — Todd Cooney of Des Moines, Iowa, proved up to the challenge in Saturday’s opening night IMCA-sanctioned Deery Brothers Summer Series feature at Eagle Raceway. Cooney followed the top groove in catching Full Story
Tail-starting Babb's run foiled by Moyer's rally
Posted: 04/05/2008, 06:20 pm By Kevin KovacFARMER CITY, Ill. (April 5) — The streaking Billy Moyer thrilled a record crowd to win the inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway. The 50-year-old dirt-track legend from Batesville, Ark., pocketed Full Story
Babb has work cut out for him at Farmer City
Posted: 04/05/2008, 09:31 am By Todd TurnerFARMER CITY, Ill. (April 4) — If Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., is going to win his second straight World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Farmer City Raceway, he's going to do it from the back. The Farmer City veteran posted Full Story
Tire choice could be tricky at Farmer City
Posted: 04/05/2008, 08:32 am By Todd TurnerFARMER CITY, Ill. (April 4) — For shorter feature events, Dirt Late Model racers sometimes scramble to figure out which tire compounds will be working best at the finish. For long-distance races like Farmer City's Illini 100, the Full Story
James rebounds with victory at Screven
Posted: 04/05/2008, 07:12 am From series reportsSYLVANIA, Ga. (April 4) — Scott James of Lawrenceburg, Ind., took the lead from Tim Dohm of Charleston, W.Va., on lap 21 and then held off Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., to win the 50-lap main event on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Full Story
Moyer gets track record, but Richards wins dash
Posted: 04/05/2008, 06:54 am By Kevin KovacFARMER CITY, Ill. (April 4) — Billy Moyer continued his scorching early-season tear by lowering the track record and winning a heat during Friday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Illini 100 qualifying program at Farmer Full Story
Casey invades Georgia, wins second straight
Posted: 04/04/2008, 10:51 am From series reportsSWAINSBORO, Ga. (April 3) — Make it two in a row for Terry Casey of New London, Wis. The third-starting Casey overtook early leader Dan Schlieper on the seventh lap and led the rest of the 30-lapper at Swainsboro Raceway for his second Full Story
Notebook: Tazewell will try to dodge rain again
Posted: 04/01/2008, 02:10 pm From series, track and staff reportsThere were plenty of Dirt Late Model special events scheduled for March, but Mother Nature allowed few of them to go off without a hitch. Among those rained out the last weekend of the month was Cleveland (Tenn.) Speedway's Southern All Full Story
Moyer's march continues with $20,000 at Pike
Posted: 03/30/2008, 05:19 am By Kevin KovacMAGNOLIA, Miss. (March 29) — Billy Moyer added a stop in Mississippi to his spectacular 2008 victory tour, hitting paydirt in Saturday night’s inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series March Through Dixie 100 at Pike County Full Story
Casey ices Brownstown field, collects $10,000
Posted: 03/29/2008, 07:30 pm By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (March 29) — Terry Casey has shown his throttle-mashing abilities on heavy surfaces. He's not bad on a drier track, either. Starting 16th at Brownstown Speedway, the New London, Wis., driver overtook Bart Hartman Full Story
Fuller sets fast time in WoO event at Pike
Posted: 03/29/2008, 05:25 am By Kevin KovacMAGNOLIA, Miss. (March 28) — Former World of Outlaws Late Model Series champions Scott Bloomquist and Billy Moyer, tour regular Shannon Babb and local standout James Ward scored heat-race victories during Friday night’s qualifying Full Story
State Your Case: Georgia
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:54 am By Bob ApplegetState your case: Short track racing on the clay ovals in Georgia stacks up against any state in the country. One of the main reasons is the good ol’ get-in-you-hair, get-in-your-beer and stain-your-clothes red Georgia clay. The quality Full Story
State Your Case: Tennessee
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:52 am By Michael MoatsState your case: Tennessee is the best state for Dirt Late Model racing. Want proof? The hottest drivers in the sport (Scott Bloomquist and Jimmy Owens) are Tennesseans. The state features a variety of racetracks, everything from third-mile Full Story
State Your Case: Iowa
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:46 am By Barry JohnsonState your case: Is this heaven? No, but it’s easy to see why Iowa’s Dirt Late Model fans live a celestial existence. Near the top of the list of most tracks per capita, Iowa has dirt tracks from border to border (and river Full Story
State Your Case: North Carolina
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:27 am By Thomas PopeState your case: The nickname "Tar Heels" came from North Carolinians who stayed to fight a Civil War battle alone, and after later making contact with the troops who fled, told them: "For the next battle we'll put tar on your heels to Full Story
State Your Case: Arkansas
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:10 am By Todd TurnerState your case: What’s this? A state vs. state competition? Arkansas is so confident it’s a great place for racing that it might just put a single town — the 10,000-resident Ozark municipality of Batesville — up Full Story
State Your Case: Wisconsin
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:02 am By Jerry O\'BrienState your case: Wisconsin (from the French Ouisconsin, for you scholarly types; home of the Cheese Head, for the more pedestrian) is without question the best state for Dirt Late Model racing! Although it can’t boast as many Late Full Story
Notebook: Wallace has tough night at Clarksville
Posted: 03/23/2008, 07:24 am By Todd TurnerCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (March 22) — To say things didn’t exactly go Wendell Wallace’s way at the fourth annual Tuckassee Toilet Bowl Classic is an understatement. After a wreck in lapped traffic robbed him of a chance to catch Full Story
O'Connor survives, earns $5,000 at Flomaton
Posted: 03/23/2008, 05:47 am By Roby HelmFLOMATON, Ala. (March 21-22) — Chris O’Connor of Cantonment, Fla., survived a pair of close calls and led all 75 laps of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series event in front of a packed house at Flomaton Speedway to earn Full Story
Davenport doubles down for Lavonia victories
Posted: 03/23/2008, 01:14 am By Dustin JarrettLAVONIA, Ga. (March 22) — Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., doubled down at Lavonia Speedway. Leading every single lap in two feature events, Davenport earned $5,000 for his victory on the O’Reilly Southern All Star circuit Full Story
Sit on it: O'Neal rules Toilet Bowl Classic
Posted: 03/22/2008, 07:07 pm By Todd TurnerCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (March 22) — Don O’Neal earned a seat on the throne at StormPay.com Speedway. And although he refused to be photographed sitting on the unique trophy at the fourth annual Tuckassee Toilet Bowl Classic, the Full Story
