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Handicapping the field at 12th Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/23/2015, 09:08 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 12th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores, the $40,000-to-win crown jewel event on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series scheduled for Sept. 24-26 at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway Full Story
Fast Facts: Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/22/2015, 03:36 pmRace details Dates: Sept. 24-26 (complete $7,000-to-win programs Thursday and Friday; consolations and 100-lap main event Saturday). Track: Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, slightly-banked half-mile black dirt oval. Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Full Story
Column: J.D., Rumley put focus on Lucas title
Posted: 09/15/2015, 08:30 pmOver an hour after the checkered flag fell on last Saturday night’s 45th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, the race’s winner, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., stood near his K&L Rumley Longhorn Race Car in Full Story
Landers takes another major step at World 100
Posted: 09/14/2015, 03:07 pm By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 12) — After a couple of tough seasons, Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., says he’s learning to race to win again. And while he didn’t make it on to the Eldora Speedway stage over the weekend, Landers led over Full Story
Notes: Suspension woes end No. 75's Eldora rally
Posted: 09/14/2015, 02:29 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio — Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., led the first 52 laps of the World 100 two Septembers ago, and he was headed for the front again early in this year’s 45th version of Eldora Speedway’s biggest event on Saturday Full Story
Fast Talk: Recapping Davenport's World 100
Posted: 09/14/2015, 01:28 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Scouting the heats at the 45th annual World 100
Posted: 09/12/2015, 06:21 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio — Heat race predictions for the 45th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway (Complete World 100 coverage): First heat Row 1: R.J. Conley, Dennis Erb Jr. Row 2: Chris Madden, Steve Francis Row 3: Brandon Sheppard, Tim McCreadie Row Full Story
B-Shepp's special victory a product of long hours
Posted: 09/11/2015, 12:16 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — Brandon Sheppard is only 22 years old, but he’s already wise enough to understand the significance of winning a Dirt Late Model event at Eldora Speedway. After the standout driver from New Berlin, Ill., Full Story
Notes: Two-title Drown ready to tackle Big E
Posted: 09/10/2015, 04:37 am By Alli CollisDoug Drown knows that finding success at Eldora Speedway takes a little bit of luck. But it also takes a lot of preparation. And that’s the exact reason the Wooster, Ohio, driver elected to forgo June’s Dream XXI at the Rossburg, Ohio, Full Story
Quick Time: Breaking down World 100 stats
Posted: 09/09/2015, 12:06 pm By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner and statistician Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the Full Story
Handicapping Eldora's 45th annual World 100
Posted: 09/08/2015, 11:46 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 45th World 100 at Eldora Speedway, a $48,000-to-win, UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned crown jewel event at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, scheduled for Sept. 10-12 (complete World 100 coverage): Favorites 3-1: Scott Bloomquist Full Story
Notes: Hillbilly run keeps Francis on the right path
Posted: 09/07/2015, 12:38 pm By Alli CollisRIPLEY, W.Va. (Sept. 6) — Lucas Oil Series contender Steve Francis knows it’s always nice to race close to home. And it’s even better when you’re running up front. Competing at racetracks just a short distance from his Ashland, Full Story
Quick Time: Rise, fall of stock heading to Eldora
Posted: 09/02/2015, 11:22 am By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Notes: Francis doomed by flat at Lawrenceburg
Posted: 08/24/2015, 10:29 am By Alli CollisLAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Aug. 22) — Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., will be the first to admit that his 2015 season hasn’t quite gone the way that he would have liked it to. In the early running of Saturday’s Lucas Oil Series-sanctioned Full Story
Long-distance affairs tested veteran drivers
Posted: 08/19/2015, 03:33 pm By Bob MarkosThe longest table tennis match on record is eight hours, 40 minutes. Let’s chat a little about marathon races, and no, I don’t mean a bunch of goofballs who train, devour generous portions of carbos, then run themselves into sheer exhaustion Full Story
Quick Time: Passing is the point, right?
Posted: 08/19/2015, 11:40 am By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Handicapping the 23rd Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/12/2015, 04:22 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 23rd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Crop Production Services, a $40,000-to-win co-sanctioned event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Comp Cams Super Dirt Series scheduled for Aug. 14-15 at Batesville Full Story
Fast Facts: 23rd annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/11/2015, 03:47 pm23rd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 Dates: Aug. 13-15 (practice on Thursday; time trials and heat races Friday; consolations and 100-lap main event Saturday) Track: Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Ark. (3/8-mile high-banked oval) Purse: Full Story
Notes: South Carolina youngster piles up 14 wins
Posted: 08/06/2015, 07:03 am By Alli CollisTrent Ivey of Union, S.C., didn’t start the 2015 season focused on his Crate Late Model program. Looking to chase the Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series, the 20-year-old was aiming for success behind the wheel of a CT 525 race car. Full Story
Notes: O'Neal aims for turnaround at Florence
Posted: 08/06/2015, 06:02 am By Alli Collis and Kevin KovacDon O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., will be the first to admit that his 2015 season hasn’t exactly been one to remember. But he’s not ready to count himself out just yet. After taking a couple weeks off following I-80 Speedway’s Silver Full Story
Quick Time: Revisiting driver stock market
Posted: 08/05/2015, 01:07 pm By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Handicapping the 33rd Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/05/2015, 07:32 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the field for the 33rd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100, a $50,000-to-win crown jewel event on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series scheduled for Aug. 7-8 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (complete North-South coverage): Favorites 7-2: Full Story
Column: Owens quietly rising to J.D.'s challenge
Posted: 08/04/2015, 09:09 amBy all appearances, it appeared that 2015 would be business as usual for Dirt Late Model superstar Jimmy Owens. Sure, he had a new car owner in Bryan Rowland of Woodward, Okla., but the deal provided him the luxury of keeping everything Full Story
2015 Late Model series and track champions
Posted: 12/30/2015, 06:24 amSeries champions Region-by-region champions on Dirt Late Model series and racing organizations for 2015: National Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - Jonathan Davenport World of Outlaws Late Model Series - Shane Clanton Midwest American Full Story
Notes: The New Deal follows dad's tire tracks
Posted: 07/30/2015, 08:39 am By Alli CollisAt just 14 years old, it’ll be a couple more years before Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., can legally drive a car. But away from the roadways, the soon-to-be high school freshman is already stepping up the competition. O’Neal, Full Story
