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Bailes steers Nuttall entry to Beckley victory
Posted: 07/12/2025, 12:15 pm By Kevin KovacBECKLEY, W.Va. (July 11) — How would Ross Bailes characterize the first half of his 2025 racing season? “Very quiet,” the 35-year-old driver from Clover, S.C., said Friday night at Beckley Motor Speedway. Bailes uttered those words, Full Story
Notes: Indiana rookie finding Crate success
Posted: 07/10/2025, 05:50 am By Todd TurnerAfter a half-dozen seasons in the factory stock division, Brent McMillan was excited to make the jump to Crate Late Models in 2025. And to find himself now racing against standout drivers in that higher-profile division, “it’s kind Full Story
Top 25: O'Neal inches to fifth with Pierce still No. 1
Posted: 07/08/2025, 08:26 am By Kevin KovacA visit to Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., that saw Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., go from a $10,000 victory to rolling over amid a huge wreck was followed by the 28-year-old superstar remaining atop DirtonDirt’s power rankings Full Story
Column: Rocket awaits return of Josh Richards
Posted: 06/26/2025, 02:30 pmMark Richards knew there was plenty of interest surrounding his son Josh’s first fast laps behind the wheel of a Dirt Late Model since the 2022 season. And with last weekend’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Firecracker Full Story
Drivers dust out cobwebs for Hell Tour memories
Posted: 06/24/2025, 04:36 am By Todd TurnerFor long-traveling drivers who have truly experienced the unique series that is the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, their earliest races amid the day-after-day grind aren’t always seared into their long-term memories. Sometimes, they have to Full Story
Fast Talk: Hired gun or dirt under fingernails?
Posted: 06/23/2025, 10:29 amAfter a weekend with Jonathan Davenport grabbing his first Firecracker 100 and WoO-Summer Nationals action at I-55, our roundtable discusses that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for Full Story
Column: Merger natural evolution for Stuckey
Posted: 06/19/2025, 06:30 amRonnie Stuckey knows how difficult it is to become successful — and stay successful — as a chassis builder in the Dirt Late Model division. The specific segment of the industry has been his life for more than a decade and he’ll candidly Full Story
Notes: West Virginia racer off to solid start
Posted: 06/19/2025, 06:20 am By Todd TurnerA novice in the division, Kolbe Kimbrew knew his Crate Late Model was capable from his first outing of the season at Dog Hollow Speedway in Strongstown, Pa. The 23-year-old Fairmont, W.Va., driver was running a solid third when his car Full Story
Series pioneer recalls Hell Tour's bumpy start
Posted: 06/12/2025, 09:10 am By Todd TurnerKANKAKEE, Ill. — Fans of the modern-era DIRTcar Summer Nationals take it for granted that they’ll have the chance to attend five (or 10 or 20 …) Super Late Model races at their favorite tracks each summer. The Midwest’s summer Full Story
Notes: S.C. driver hitting his stride
Posted: 06/12/2025, 04:11 am By Todd TurnerAs with most hobby dirt track racers, Thomas Hedgpath has mostly squeezed in his racing career amid making a living, raising a family and handling all the other non-racing things that come along with being the average citizen. Hedgpath Full Story
After travel misstep, veteran tastes Hell Tour
Posted: 06/10/2025, 03:05 pm By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ill. (June 10) — Fulfilling a bucket list item, dirt racer Chuck Southard of Franklin, N.C., was excited about running for the first time on the Midwestern-based DIRTcar Summer Nationals. The 57-year-old retiree spent the Full Story
New schemes, big T-shirt sales at Eldora
Posted: 06/09/2025, 02:46 pm By Aaron ClayROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Eldora Speedway is a hot spot for debuting the latest Dirt Late Model T-shirts with drivers Bobby Pierce, Tyler Erb and Ashton Winger among those fielding cars with novel graphic schemes at Dream XXXI. | Slideshow Full Story
Notes: J.D. right back to winning Eldora groove
Posted: 06/07/2025, 01:59 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Jonathan Davenport looked like a mere mortal at Eldora Speedway during Wednesday’s FloRacing Night in America event. On Friday, though, he was back to his usual stupendous self at the famed half-mile oval. Full Story
Notes: Third time's more harm for Dohm's Dream
Posted: 06/06/2025, 12:50 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — No blown engine is a good one, but the three failures Zack Dohm has suffered during his Eldora Speedway career have been particularly harsh. The third came Thursday night while the 36-year-old Cross Lanes, W.Va., Full Story
Notes: Streak continues for Shadyhill standout
Posted: 06/05/2025, 07:57 am By Todd TurnerThe 2025 season for Dirt Late Model racer Jace Owens is looking a lot like 2024. The reigning Limited Late Model champion at Shadyhill Speedway in Medaryville, Ind., has four victories in his first four starts of the season at the quarter-mile Full Story
Son's Freddy tribute stirs up emotions for Winger
Posted: 06/04/2025, 06:35 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — To say 2000 was a life-changing year for veteran crew chief Gary Winger is an understatement. January marked the birth of Gary and his wife Lynn's son Ashton. And June took Gary to Eldora Speedway’s victory Full Story
Top-10 lists of statistics from Dream history
Posted: 06/03/2025, 07:08 am By Todd TurnerTop-10 lists of individual statistics from Eldora’s Speedways Dream from 1994-2024 (Complete Dream coverage): Earnings $894,968 - Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn. $421,450 - Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga. $393,355 - Jonathan Davenport, Full Story
Preliminary field rosters for Dream XXXI
Posted: 06/02/2025, 10:15 amTentative split-field alphabetical rosters for Thursday and Friday’s preliminaries for June 5-7's Dream XXXI at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, with complete programs capped by $30,000-to-win features (complete Dream coverage): Thursday's Full Story
Coverage index of Eldora’s Dream XXXI
Posted: 05/31/2025ROSSBURG, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of the $100,000-to-win Dream XXXI at Eldora Speedway on June 4-7 including FloRacing Night in America , two Dream preliminary nights and the 100-lap finale Saturday (watch on FloRacing): Monday, Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora Speedway's Dream XXXI
Posted: 06/02/2025, 06:55 am By Aaron Clay(Complete Dream coverage) Dates: June 4-7 (50-lap, $20,000-to-win program Wednesday for FloRacing Night in America; split-field $30,000-to-win preliminary features Thursday and Friday for DIRT-car Late Models; Saturday’s 100-lap finale) Track: Full Story
Dispatches: La Salle keeps Pierce humming
Posted: 05/29/2025, 01:26 pmAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the last weekend in May, including MARS Champion Series coverage from La Salle (Ill.) Speedway among other weekend special events (look for coverage of Northern Allstars Full Story
Notes: Swartz legacy making name for himself
Posted: 05/29/2025, 12:02 am By Todd TurnerWhen you’ve put your heart and soul into auto racing, when your low-budget team has battled adversity for six years — and when your grandfather is a National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer — your first Super Late Model victory is going Full Story
Column: New era brings Speedweekends to fore
Posted: 05/22/2025, 01:57 pmGeorgia-Florida Speedweeks for Super Late Models has long followed the same pattern, which is to say all the races have been contested in the days and weeks leading up to the Sunday running of the Daytona 500. Tracks and races have been Full Story
Fast Facts: 33rd annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/20/2025, 12:15 pm By Aaron ClayDates: May 22-24 (complete show for Late Models, B-mods and stock cars hot lap and makeup features Thursday; complete show for Late Models Friday; consolations and features for Late Models on Saturday) Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Full Story
Column: Guliani's rise to sought-after consultant
Posted: 05/15/2025, 05:53 pmEverything was perfect in Vinny Guliani’s world last Saturday night at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark. There was the 38-year-old engineer/crew member-turned-technical consultant, standing in victory at his hometown track Full Story
