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Trivia Time: Answers to World 100 quiz
Posted: 08/28/2019, 11:34 am By Bob Markos(Find questions here) 1. 1985 2. Tommy Helfrich of Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana 3. Randy Boggs of Grayson, Ky., in 1987 4. Five times with Donnie Moran (1989), Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1993), Steve Francis (1999) Full Story
Column: Amid rich wins, B-Shepp still unflappable
Posted: 08/29/2019, 12:04 amBrandon Sheppard’s spectacular 2019 season behind the wheel of the Rocket Chassis house car rolled on with his $101,626 triumph in Saturday's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Dirt Million at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway. Full Story
Fast Facts: 51st Hillbilly 100 at Tyler County
Posted: 08/26/2019, 12:07 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 30-Sept. 1 (a $5,000-to-win steel-head engine Late Model program on Friday and a $5,000-to-win unsanctioned Super Late Model program on Saturday followed by Sunday’s $30,000-to-win Lucas Oil Series program) Track: Tyler County Full Story
Fast Talk: Sheppy heads toward historic season
Posted: 08/26/2019, 11:10 amOur weekly roundtable considers Brandon Sheppard’s second six-figure payday of the season, while looking ahead to Chris Madden’s return and a busy Labor Day weekend (edited for clarity and length): Reflect on Brandon Sheppard’s second Full Story
Rich payout ($50,813) fulfills Million runner-up
Posted: 08/25/2019, 03:21 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — For a brief moment following a lap-74 restart in Saturday night’s 100-lap Dirt Million feature at Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., looked like he just might vault from third to first Full Story
Norris looking to cap CBR stint with flourish
Posted: 08/24/2019, 02:36 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 23) — Michael Norris of Sarver, Pa., is well aware that this weekend’s second annual Dirt Million at Mansfield Motor Speedway is likely marking the end of his 2-month-long run as the fill-in driver for the sidelined Full Story
Column: Port Royal win reveals Zeigler’s ascent
Posted: 08/21/2019, 04:37 pmPORT ROYAL, Pa. — As Mason Zeigler stood in the Port Royal Speedway pit area after winning his first-ever World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature Saturday, the Chalk Hill, Pa., driver offered an appropriate description Full Story
Quick Time: Weighing revised Mansfield purse
Posted: 08/21/2019, 03:53 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Top 25: Streaking Madden voted No. 1 in poll
Posted: 08/20/2019, 08:27 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his third straight crown jewel victory in Saturday’s Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., unseated Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., for the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Richmond stiff test for Ultimate Southeast pilots
Posted: 08/19/2019, 09:24 am By Alli CollisRICHMOND, Ky. (Aug. 17) — The 32nd annual Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial weekend marked the Ultimate Southeast Series’s first-ever visit to Richmond Raceway. From mechanical problems to on-track tangles and the challenge Full Story
Notes: Big victory highlights Missouri youngster’s season
Posted: 08/15/2019, 07:24 am By Alli CollisCole Henson of Russellville, Mo., has exceeded his expectations for his first full season racing Late Models. So much so that the 23-year-old driver found himself enjoying a career-richest $2,500 victory in Saturday’s Randy McGraw Memorial Full Story
Column: Fans embrace revitalized Birky’s return
Posted: 08/14/2019, 08:27 pmLast month I texted Brian Birkhofer to check if he might be making another of his here-and-there appearances in July 6’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-sanctioned Gopher 50 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Full Story
Fast Facts: 27th annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/13/2019, 07:20 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 15-17 (Complete $5,000-to-win programs Thursday and Friday, followed by Saturday’s $40,000-to-win finale) Track: Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway (3/8-mile clay oval) Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Full Story
Quick Time: Evaluating Madden's $50,000 payday
Posted: 08/07/2019, 10:08 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Column: After USA win, Madden has loftier goals
Posted: 08/07/2019, 05:18 amChris Madden was certainly overcome with emotion after overtaking Brandon Sheppard with four circuits remaining to win Saturday’s 100-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-sanctioned USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway Full Story
Trivia Time: Answers to Hall of Fame quiz
Posted: 08/01/2019, 02:54 pm By Bob Markos(Find questions here) 1. Freddy Smith and Ronnie Weedon 2. Charlie Swartz 3. United Midwestern Promoters founder Bob Memmer 4. Butch Hartman 5. Car owner Porter Lanigan and driver Ralph Latham 6. (e) Bob Pierce 7. Larry Moore 8. Full Story
Column: Marlar's season becomes flurry of action
Posted: 07/31/2019, 05:43 pmThis was supposed to be a rather calm season of competition for Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn. He announced last fall — as he was winning the 2018 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series championship — that his car owner, Full Story
Quick Time: August success over 10 seasons
Posted: 07/31/2019, 01:48 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Top 25: Horton joins rankings at No. 25
Posted: 07/30/2019, 08:39 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first career Ultimate Southeast Series victory Saturday at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga., Austin Horton of Newnan, Ga., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., secured Full Story
Quick Time: Previewing the Prairie Dirt Classic
Posted: 07/24/2019, 03:02 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Top 25: Madden rejoins rankings at No. 21
Posted: 07/23/2019, 11:40 am By Alli CollisAfter a runner-up finish in Saturday’s Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., returns to DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., maintains Full Story
Column: Local team savors Oakshade biggie
Posted: 07/17/2019, 05:29 pmChris Keller was the man of the hour, the local boy made good by pulling off a monumental upset victory worth $10,000 in last Saturday night’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals-sanctioned Birthday Race at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. Never Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp rules as Tennesseans climb
Posted: 07/16/2019, 07:11 am By Todd TurnerWhile Brandon Sheppard’s five-race winning streak came to an end, the New Berlin, Ill., driver’s unanimous hold on the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings continues, while Tennessee racing buddies Mike Marlar and Jimmy Owens Full Story
Quick Time: Checking Summer Nationals stats
Posted: 07/10/2019, 03:30 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Column: After cancer scare, Smith back in car
Posted: 07/10/2019, 08:03 amWhen Jeff Smith missed a handful of early-season events that he had planned to enter — most notably Ultimate Southeast Super Late Model Series programs on March 2 at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth and March 23 at County Line Raceway Full Story
