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Top 25: J.D. unanimous No. 1 as Terbo rises
Posted: 08/09/2022, 10:27 am By Todd TurnerWhile Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., tightened his grip on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings with his victory in the USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas rejoined the top Full Story
Notes: USA Nationals showdown is a no-show
Posted: 08/08/2022, 03:33 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Chris Madden was ready for a showdown with Jonathan Davenport, a race-long battle with the lone Dirt Late Model driver who’s won more money than him in 2022. But even though Madden started outside Davenport Full Story
Notes: Spangler digging out of hole at Wood Tic
Posted: 08/06/2022, 04:09 pm By Kyle McFaddenLAKE CITY, Mich. (Aug. 5) — Allstar Performance Challenge Series points leader Eric Spangler dug himself out of the hole he slipped into Friday in a 16th-to-sixth drive in the second 25-lap semifeature, overcoming his poor qualifying Full Story
Column: FALS windfall buoys Rocket 1 team
Posted: 08/03/2022, 01:47 pmWhen someone chatting with Brandon Sheppard in Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway’s pit area after Saturday’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series-sanctioned Prairie Dirt Classic congratulated him by saying, “You just won a $100,000!” Full Story
Fast Facts: Cedar Lake’s 35th USA Nationals
Posted: 08/03/2022, 09:33 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 4-6 (standalone $6,000-to-win program Thursday followed by Friday preliminaries for Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval) Sanction: World of Outlaws Full Story
Top 25: $100,000 PDC winner climbs to No. 3
Posted: 08/02/2022, 10:29 am By Todd TurnerBrandon Sheppard’s near-perfect weekend at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway’s Prairie Dirt Classic elevated the New Berlin, Ill., driver three positions to No. 3 in DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings. The Rocket Chassis house car driver Full Story
Notes: Terbo turnaround in tricky PDC conditions
Posted: 08/01/2022, 12:44 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Fairbury Speedway hasn’t been a fun place — resultswise, at least — for Tyler Erb. The month of July hasn’t been especially memorable for him either. So after the 25-year-old from New Waverly, Texas, Full Story
Fast Talk: Digging the Prairie Dirt Classic
Posted: 08/01/2022, 09:50 amWith Brandon Sheppard's whopping $100,000 Prairie Dirt Classic victory closing out the month of July, our roundtable considers Fairbury and other action in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity Full Story
Prairie Dirt Classic futility haunts Pierce at Fairbury
Posted: 07/31/2022, 06:01 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Maybe Bobby Pierce just can’t win the Prairie Dirt Classic because his father, Bob, captured Fairbury Speedway’s marquee race too many times during his driving days. Both father and son were wondering just Full Story
Notes: Hexed Winger fades in bid at Fairbury
Posted: 07/30/2022, 04:58 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 29) — Ashton Winger just can’t catch a break. The 22-year-old from Hampton, Ga., appeared primed to make a triumphant debut behind the wheel of the Big Frog Motorsports No. 58 in Friday’s first 25-lap Prairie Full Story
Dizzying finish puts teen in contention at Fairbury
Posted: 07/30/2022, 06:16 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 24) — Shortly after winning Friday’s first 25-lap Prairie Dirt Classic semifeature at Fairbury Speedway, Garrett Smith visited Ashton Winger’s pit stall. The 18-year-old from Eatonton, Ga., needed answers from Full Story
Notes: Patient Genco enjoying best season
Posted: 07/28/2022, 07:53 am By Kyle McFaddenFor Jason Genco, his July 3 victory at Eriez Speedway in Hammett, Pa., summarized by track announcer Tim Heisler testifies the driving factor that’s put the 38-year-old on the trajectory toward a career-best season. “The old Genco Full Story
Notes: T-Mac’s I-80 pain extends beyond defeat
Posted: 07/26/2022, 07:35 am By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 24) — Tim McCreadie was quite sullen after finishing second in Sunday’s 80-lap Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway, which was understandable since he had led the race’s first 73 circuits before Full Story
Fast Talk: Polishing off Silver Dollar Nationals
Posted: 07/25/2022, 11:39 amThe thick of mid-summer racing continues with Jonathan Davenport's $53,000 victory in the Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals as our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story
Tour misses its regular stop in Rome, Ga.
Posted: 07/25/2022, 10:20 am By Robert HolmanSWAINSBORO, Ga. (July 24) — A midsummer, Sunday evening visit to Rome (Ga.) International Speedway has been a longstanding Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series tradition. Each year since the Ray Cook-promoted series first visited Rome Full Story
Notes: Caution dooms Mitchell's Rebel Yell bid
Posted: 07/24/2022, 10:37 am By Robert HolmanSYLVANIA, Ga. (July 23) — Zack Mitchell was well on his way to a dominating victory in Saturday’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series-sanctioned 23rd annual Rebel Yell at Screven Motor Speedway. The Enoree, S.C., driver stretched Full Story
Notes: Seawright amped for East Alabama stop
Posted: 07/22/2022, 11:31 am By Robert HolmanSENOIA, Ga. (July 21) — When East Alabama Motor Speedway stepped in to host a $10,053-to-win Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series race July 22 — replacing the date vacated by Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga. — Sam Seawright Full Story
Notes: Upstate teen rolling at Laurens County
Posted: 07/21/2022, 12:43 am By Kyle McFaddenOne summer day in 2018, team owner Jeff Robinson approached his driver, Lee Cooper, with an uncanny suggestion to put his then 10-year-old son, Luke, in a 602 Crate Late Model. Up to that point, the Woodruff, S.C., racer hadn’t competed Full Story
Column: Facing burnout, Lanigan ponders future
Posted: 07/20/2022, 03:17 pmDarrell Lanigan didn’t immediately answer a recent call placed to his cell phone, but he apologized for not being prompt when he finally picked up. “I was talking to a driver here,” Lanigan said. Oh, OK. You were probably chatting Full Story
Slide-job battle flips car, script in I-75 free-for-all
Posted: 07/20/2022, 04:49 am By Kevin KovacA heated, physical battle for the lead in Tuesday night’s 40-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals feature at I-75 Speedway in Sweetwater, Tenn., went completely off the rails with 15 laps remaining. | RaceWire When Ashton Winger overtook Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping our arms around busy summer action
Posted: 07/18/2022, 10:53 amOn a weekend when 10 five-figure payouts were on the line (and three others were rained out), our roundtable recaps everything in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Pick a topic Full Story
Reset, rebranding for Winger's Team 22 Inc.
Posted: 07/17/2022, 01:52 pm By Kyle McFaddenTeam owner G.R. Smith and his 22-year-old driver, Ashton Winger, continue their reimagined objective for the rest of the 2022 season Sunday at Volunteer Raceway, an objective that now no longer includes a full-time run with the Lucas Oil Full Story
Notes: Flats doom hopes for battling youngsters
Posted: 07/16/2022, 12:43 pm By Kyle McFaddenBECKLEY, W.Va. (July 15) — Other than collecting another top-five to bolster his stellar Super Late Model rookie season in the USA 100 two weeks ago at Beckley Motor Speedway, Carson Ferguson left the high-banked, 3/8-mile oval with one Full Story
Notes: Battle-tested Gustavus keeps winning
Posted: 07/14/2022, 06:58 am By Kyle McFaddenHenry Gustavus is the living definition of battle-tested, as not many inflictions have proved to slow the 49-year-old racer through the years. In 37 seasons of dirt-track racing, the Jonesboro, Ark., native has raced onward despite a broken Full Story
Column: Tales from the void on dirt's vendor row
Posted: 07/13/2022, 01:55 pmSomething felt very different when I walked through the souvenir area during last month’s Firecracker 100 weekend at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. Something wasn’t the same as well when I walked along vendor row during last weekend’s Full Story
