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Earl Baltes: Timeline of a promoting legend
Posted: 03/24/2015, 07:11 amA timeline of Earl Baltes, the legendary founder of Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, who died Monday (more on Baltes): April 27, 1921: Born in Versailles, Ohio 1952: Purchased Ma Shoes, renaming the dance hall the Eldora Ballroom after Full Story
Points leader Davenport weighing Lucas Oil run
Posted: 03/23/2015, 10:18 am By Kevin KovacNo one is more surprised that the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader right now is Jonathan Davenport than … Jonathan Davenport. And no one would be more shocked if Davenport ended up as the national tour’s 2015 champion Full Story
Quick Time: Balloting quandaries bubble up
Posted: 03/18/2015, 02:55 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
Column: Landers ready for best year of his life
Posted: 03/17/2015, 01:26 pmRemember the 2010 Topless 100 at Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway? Jared Landers sure does. That was the sweltering summer day when he seemingly arrived as Dirt Late Model racing’s Next Big Thing. Then a 28-year-old open-wheel modified Full Story
Quick Time: Picking up the pace in every sport
Posted: 03/11/2015, 03:14 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
Column: Racing world according to Stuckey
Posted: 03/11/2015, 07:48 amHe is the lesser-known figure of the dynamic duo behind Black Diamond-Club 29 Race Cars, but that’s only because his partner is a superstar driver who commands the casual fan’s attention. Everyone fully invested in Dirt Late Model racing Full Story
Senoia driver hits victory lane (and memory lane)
Posted: 03/09/2015, 03:16 pm By Kevin KovacClint Smith took a trip down memory lane Saturday night at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway. Oh, and by the way, he also won his first start of 2015. For Smith, just having the opportunity to run a Super Late Model again at his hometown track made Full Story
Fast Talk: Young talents and revitalized tracks
Posted: 03/09/2015, 02:20 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
Previewing Southern tours for the '15 season
Posted: 03/05/2015, 02:05 am By Alli CollisWith spring just around the corner, here's a look at developments on Southern Dirt Late Model tours for the 2015 season. The brief capsules, with information primarily from series officials, directors and publicists, focus on changes for Full Story
Previewing Midwestern tours for the '15 season
Posted: 03/05/2015, 01:50 am By Todd TurnerWith spring just around the corner, here's a look at developments on Midwestern Dirt Late Model tours for the 2015 season. The brief capsules, with information primarily from series officials, directors and publicists, focus on changes Full Story
Previewing Northern tours for the '15 season
Posted: 03/05/2015, 01:41 am By Todd TurnerWith spring just around the corner, here's a look at developments on Northern Dirt Late Model tours for the 2015 season. The brief capsules, with information primarily from series officials, directors and publicists, focus on changes for Full Story
Quick Time: A too-soon review of points chases
Posted: 03/04/2015, 02:02 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
Column: With a flurry, Richards back in groove
Posted: 02/25/2015, 06:48 amJosh Richards will never forget the day late last summer when he received the most uplifting news of his life. After being unable to drive a race car all year while undergoing tests to determine the reason he had lost strength in his hands, Full Story
Notes: Clint Smith refocuses racing schedule
Posted: 02/25/2015, 06:35 am By Alli CollisEditor's note: The Bama Bash was postponed and rescheduled for March 7-8. For the first time in 10 years, Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., will not be chasing the World of Outlaws Late Model Series points title. Electing to forgo the 2015 Full Story
Column: Clanton turning in Capital improvements
Posted: 02/17/2015, 05:57 pmShane Clanton can’t help but view his spectacular start to 2015 through the prism of the downright forgettable season he completed just a few months ago. For an accomplished driver who has Dream and World 100 victories on his resume, Full Story
Notes: Frank determined to get most of Longhorn
Posted: 02/14/2015, 12:40 pm By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 13) — You’d think that Chub Frank would have been happy with a run in Friday night’s 30-lap Bubba Army Winternationals opener at Bubba Raceway Park that saw him move forward from the eighth starting spot and come Full Story
Notes: Rising moisture continues to give drivers fits
Posted: 02/12/2015, 10:04 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 12) — Most drivers at East Bay Raceway Park faced the challenge of making harder-compound-than-usual tires work on a slippery track in Tuesday’s race, but Don O’Neal didn’t get a taste of it until his first Full Story
Notes: Improvements made at Golden Isles
Posted: 02/04/2015, 03:19 pmWhen fans and race teams arrive at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., on Thursday for the first night of the Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing, they are going to notice a few changes to the facility. Track manager Darryl Courson Full Story
Column: Mod ace rises behind Rowland, mentor
Posted: 02/04/2015, 06:29 am By Kevin KovacStormy Scott is Rowland Racing’s longest-tenured hired driver, but he’s also now inarguably the team’s “other” driver — and he’s fine with that. Considering that the new guy who has joined Bryan Rowland’s increasingly formidable Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist No. 1 in preseason poll
Posted: 02/03/2015, 08:01 am By Alli CollisComing off one of his best seasons, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., finds himself atop DirtonDirt.com’s Preseason Top 25 power rankings heading to Georgia-Florida Speedweeks and the 2015 season. The Hall of Fame driver received Full Story
Handicapping title chase with the Lucas Oil Series
Posted: 01/29/2015, 10:26 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the chase for the 2015 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Series championship, which pays $75,000 to the driver accumulating the most points over a 49-race campaign that starts Feb. 5 during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks; don't Full Story
Column: Burroughs can't turn down Bowyer's offer
Posted: 01/27/2015, 11:09 am By Kevin KovacAnthony Burroughs of Muscle Shoals, Ala., had plenty of time to think during his long drive back to the DP Motorsports shop in Minden, La., after the Jan. 10-18 Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. — Full Story
Fast Talk: Pondering Speedweeks storylines
Posted: 01/26/2015, 12:40 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
Canadian Crate racer sees it all come together
Posted: 01/20/2015, 07:16 am By Alli CollisCanadian driver Charlie Sandercock’s third crack at the Go Nuclear Late Model Challenge Series championship was the charm — and then some. The 27-year-old Belleville, Ontario, driver captured the Crate Late Model tour's title, along Full Story
Notes: Tucson standout looking for a turnaround
Posted: 01/14/2015, 07:42 am By Kevin KovacTUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 14) — When the first weekend of the 2015 Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout ended Sunday evening, R.C. Whitwell stood in USA Raceway’s pit area thinking about what a difference a year can make. | Complete Tucson Full Story
