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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
Owens, O'Neal fastest in Tennessee specials
Posted: 03/22/2008, 07:43 am From track reportsOh, boy. The “O” boys of Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., staked their claims at separate Tennessee special events by setting the fast qualifying times Friday in preliminary action. Owens Full Story
Home-stater flattens foes, wins at Deep South
Posted: 03/17/2008, 07:24 am From track reportsLOXLEY, Ala. (March 14-15) —In a race of attrition with several right-rear tires going flat, Nathan Ingersoll of Robertsdale, Ala., outlasted his opponents for a career-best $10,000 victory in the crate Late Model portion of the Chuck Full Story
Lucas grabs $5,000 for victory at Deep South
Posted: 03/17/2008, 07:23 am From track reportsLOXLEY, Ala. (March 14-15) — Shep Lucas of McKenzie, Ala., defended his home-state turf at Deep South Speedway with a $5,000 victory in the Super Late Model portion of the Chuck Stevens Motorsports 100. Lucas went to the front with Full Story
Finishing on flat tire, Francis nips Erb at KLMS
Posted: 03/13/2008, 07:20 pm By Todd TurnerCALVERT CITY, Ky. (March 13) — Manhandling his car on a deflating right rear tire over the final three laps, Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., barely held off Dennis Erb Jr.'s charge in the March Madness opener at Kentucky Lake Motor Full Story
KLMS: Safety first as Pearson climbs back in
Posted: 03/13/2008, 05:42 pm By Todd TurnerCALVERT CITY, Ky. (March 13) — Except for lingering upper back pain that develops before he rises each morning, Earl Pearson Jr. says he's completely recuperated from his scary rollover accident Feb. 16 at Volusia Speedway Park during Full Story
Notebook: Charity draws dirt racers to asphalt
Posted: 03/12/2008, 08:46 am From staff and series reportsThe top Dirt Late Model racers from northwest Pennsylvania and western New York have battled plenty of laps on dirt tracks. Coming Sept. 17, a dozen of them will face off on asphalt in a special event to raise money for the Erie, Pa.-based Full Story
Lloyd earns $5,000 at Ponce De Leon Classic
Posted: 03/11/2008, 04:43 pm By Rick AngesCLEWISTON, Fla. (March 8) — Leading the final 19 laps after Ryan Mitchell spun out of the top spot, Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, Fla., captured the second annual Ponce De Leon Classic at Hendry County Speedway. Lloyd earned $5,000 Full Story
Notebook: Ex-NALMS promoter dies at 50
Posted: 03/10/2008, 04:34 pm By Todd TurnerBill Nelson, a race car owner and promoter heavily involved in United Midwestern Promoters racing, died Monday afternoon while undergoing open-heart surgery at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, Ill., according to UMP series director Full Story
Peeking at the sport's Unsolved Mysteries
Posted: 03/10/2008, 03:00 pm From staff and correspondent reportsLike many controversies in Dirt Late Model racing, January's tire-cheating fiasco at Golden Isles Speedway's Super Bowl of Racing IV had plenty of drama, a little finger-pointing — and a good dose of mystery. It was among the Full Story
