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Bailes aims to capitalize on Southern Nationals
Posted: 07/12/2020, 07:14 am By Robert HolmanRURAL RETREAT, Va. (June 11) — Ross Bailes has started on the front row of both Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series events this season. Now the Clover, S.C., driver wants to work on staying there. In the July 10 opener of the Ray Full Story
Notes: Minnesota racer a winner over six decades
Posted: 07/02/2020, 09:15 am By Todd TurnerIt was satisfying for Tom Corcoran to still be racing competitively in his 50th season last year. But the veteran East Grand Forks, Minn., racer had one more itch to scratch. The 65-year-old had victories in the 1970s, ’80s, ’90s, Full Story
Quick Time: National tours before and after
Posted: 07/01/2020, 04:01 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, presented Full Story
Notes: Bloomquist can’t complete solid weekend
Posted: 06/29/2020, 02:52 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 27) — Scott Bloomquist’s late-June rebound came to a screeching, frustrating halt Saturday at Lernerville Speedway. Riding a wave of four straight top-five finishes in World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Full Story
Column: Big Frog owner delighted he chose Bailes
Posted: 06/17/2020, 04:55 pmThe first words Augie Burttram uttered to his driver, Ross Bailes, in victory lane after Friday’s 22nd annual Grassy Smith Memorial at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., were simple and repeated in rapid-fire fashion. “Thank you! Full Story
Notes: Positive signs for Pearson with top-five run
Posted: 06/14/2020, 01:34 pm By Robert HolmanMARYVILLE, Tenn. — To say that Earl Pearson Jr.’s 2020 season has been a monumental struggle would be an understatement by any measure. Heading into the weekend’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series doubleheader at Cherokee Speedway Full Story
Notes: Michigan youngster delivering on promise
Posted: 06/11/2020, 07:03 am By Todd TurnerWhile he’s early in his racing and professional careers, Logan Arntz figures he’ll be behind the wheel quite a bit in the coming years. The 20-year-old from Vestaburg, Mich., is in his sixth season of Dirt Late Model racing and he Full Story
'Fairy tale' victory for 11th-hour Stream entry
Posted: 06/05/2020, 06:07 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — When Kyle Strickler awoke at his home in Mooresville, N.C., on Monday, he had no plans to spend his upcoming weekend at Eldora Speedway — which, of course, makes the fact that he found himself standing on the Full Story
Notes: Pennsylvania youngster wins ‘20 debut
Posted: 06/04/2020, 05:43 am By Todd TurnerWith the coronavirus pandemic cutting semesters short across the country, drive-through graduations have been all the rage with schools unable to host traditional pomp and circumstance ceremonies. And so it was at James Buchanan High School Full Story
Surreal scenario as Slack navigates Stream’s creation
Posted: 06/03/2020, 07:23 am By Kevin KovacRoger Slack is having a hard time coming to grips with the situation he and his staff at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, are facing in the lead-up to June 4-6’s Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational. “For us,” Eldora’s promoter Full Story
Drivers invited to Eldora's Dirt Late Model Stream
Posted: 05/29/2020, 04:06 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — The 44 invitees for Eldora Speedway's June 4-6 Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational, with a $50,000-to-win DIRTcar-sanctioned finale following a pair of $10,000-to-win prelims; fan voting will decide spots 45-48 on the Full Story
Notes: Confident Thomas avoids jinx in sweep
Posted: 05/28/2020, 09:14 am By Todd TurnerAfter winning Saturday's modified feature at Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Christian Thomas had his victory lane interview cut short because the Late Model main event — with Thomas scheduled to start outside the front row on his Full Story
Quick Time: Drivers’ best national tour seasons
Posted: 05/27/2020, 03:40 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, presented Full Story
Top 25: Owens leapfrogs B-Shepp for top spot
Posted: 05/26/2020, 09:05 am By Todd TurnerJimmy Owens liked winning three races in a row so much in February that he did it again in May, lifting the Newport, Tenn., in the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings for the first time in six seasons. World of Outlaws Morton Full Story
Notes: Casebolt finally Legit in trip to Missouri
Posted: 05/25/2020, 03:03 pm By Robert HolmanWEST PLAINS, Mo. — Steve Casebolt, Saturday's winner in Comp Cams Super Dirt Series action, had twice visited Legit Speedway Park, but neither turned out nearly as good as his $10,000 victory in the Missouri Hardwoods Back to the Future Full Story
Notes: Coalescing team lifts CBR's comfort level
Posted: 05/25/2020, 08:13 am By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. — Josh Richards is feeling — and looking — good. Whether the positive vibes surrounding the 32-year-old native of Shinnston, W.Va., translate into a 2020 season reminiscent of his spectacular, star-making campaigns Full Story
Zeigler beats himself up for Golden Isles miscue
Posted: 05/22/2020, 07:27 am By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. (May 21) — Mason Zeigler worked so hard to take the lead in Thursday’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Reopening Tour feature at Golden Isles Speedway, it was a crying shame how quickly and easily he gave it up. Full Story
Column: Hard knocks for drivers at Golden Isles
Posted: 05/21/2020, 03:38 pmBrandon Overton had a bewildered look on his face as he sat on the back step of his team’s trailer following Wednesday’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Reopening Tour feature at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga. He Full Story
Moran lets Golden (Isles) opportunity slip away
Posted: 05/21/2020, 06:27 am By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. (May 20) — Devin Moran had only one person to blame for his untimely demise in Wednesday’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Reopening Tour feature at Golden Isles Speedway. “Driver error realistically,” Moran Full Story
Notes: Sandwich leaves bad taste for duo at GIS
Posted: 05/20/2020, 02:06 pm By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. (May 19) — Brandon Overton thought he had a winning race car. Tim McCreadie had a similar feeling. Lap 23 of Tuesday night’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Reopening Tour feature at Golden Isles Speedway, however, Full Story
Eager racers applaud Lucas as tour reopens
Posted: 05/18/2020, 07:41 am By Kevin KovacThe last Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event was contested so long ago, the circuit might as well be starting a new season when its six-race Reopening Tour launches Tuesday at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga. If the green flag Full Story
Column: Creative driver fashions his own chassis
Posted: 05/13/2020, 03:10 pmAustin Kirkpatrick isn’t a cookie-cutter kind of Dirt Late Model racer. Dreaming up and driving a car he’s built with his own hands is what gets his inner juices flowing. Of course, the 27-year-old Ocala, Fla., native possessing an Full Story
Quick Time: Combined national tour points success
Posted: 05/13/2020, 02:46 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, presented Full Story
Senoia's DirtonDirt.com Shootout entry list
Posted: 04/06/2020, 06:38 pmSENOIA, Ga. — Tentative alphabetical Super Late Model entries for May 7’s unsanctioned DirtonDirt.com Shootout presented by E-Z-Go at Senoia Raceway, a $5,000-to-win event: Driver (car no.), hometown Joey Armistead (21), Senoia, Ga. Landon Full Story
Column: New Clash chief focusing on big picture
Posted: 04/16/2020, 03:07 pmMarion Limbaugh didn’t assume ownership of the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series in December harboring any grandiose dreams of widespread expansion for the two-decade-old tour. His lifelong love of racing and nostalgia for the Clash Full Story
