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Top 25: Owens tops rankings for eighth week
Posted: 08/26/2014, 11:28 am By Alli CollisDespite his shakiest weekend in months, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., maintained the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings for an eighth consecutive week. Mechanical woes forced the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points Full Story
Column: Roberts relishes special win in home state
Posted: 08/26/2014, 08:43 amCurtis Roberts was at his business, Roberts Auto Enterprises in Coleman, Mich., bright and early on Monday morning, tending to the duties he always does at the start of a new week. Just three days earlier he had experienced the most spectacular Full Story
Quick Time: Statistics, quirks and pet peeves
Posted: 08/20/2014, 12:30 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: Memorable dirt track date at Delaware
Posted: 08/19/2014, 08:17 amRoss Robinson was standing near his race car in Delaware International Speedway’s pit area last Thursday night when he received instructions that no driver at a World of Outlaws Late Model Series event had ever heard. “The (feature) Full Story
Quick Time: Breakdown of long-distance races
Posted: 08/13/2014, 01:29 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 22nd Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/13/2014, 01:21 pm By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Crop Production Services, the $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event slated for Aug. 15-16 at Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway (complete Topless 100 coverage): Jimmy Full Story
Fast Facts: 22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/12/2014, 04:40 pm22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 Dates: Aug. 14-16 (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
Top 25: North-South winner rises to the 13th spot
Posted: 08/12/2014, 09:54 am By Alli CollisDespite a late-race flat tire that ended his hopes of fourth North-South 100 victory, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., was able to notch a top-10 finish in Saturday’s crown jewel event, helping him maintain the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Carrier's coronation
Posted: 08/11/2014, 01:12 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
Notes: North-South 100 boosts top-five finishers
Posted: 08/10/2014, 03:46 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Strong finishes in Saturday’s 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 at Florence Speedway is exactly what Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars John Blankenship and Jared Landers have been looking for. Blankenship Full Story
Patriarchs, World 100 winners set to join Hall
Posted: 08/09/2014, 11:24 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Two World 100 winners, patriarchs of two famous Midwestern dirt racing families, a gruff technical inspector and an ever-present ambassador of the sport are among Saturday's inductees in the Class of 2014 for the Full Story
Notes: Francis unveils throwback for Florence
Posted: 08/08/2014, 07:49 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 7) — The 1999 racing season was a big one for Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky. He picked up multiple crown jewel victories in becoming just the second driver to win the World 100 and the Dirt Track World Championship in Full Story
Handicapping the 32nd Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/07/2014, 07:59 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the field for the 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100, the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event slated for Aug. 8-9 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (complete North-South coverage): Jimmy Owens Full Story
Notes: New York Crate racer enjoys best season
Posted: 07/31/2014, 06:59 am By Alli CollisIn his eleven starts at Fulton (N.Y.) Speedway this season, Crate Late Model driver Tim Sears Jr. has collected a total of seven victories — and has yet to finish outside of the top five, helping put him atop DirtonDirt.com’s Weekly Full Story
Quick Time: WoO lacking in multiple-race winners
Posted: 07/30/2014, 02:22 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
Recovery from miscue saves T-Mac at Fairbury
Posted: 07/28/2014, 06:03 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 26) — Everything that Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., did to put himself in position to win Saturday night’s 25th annual Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury American Legion Speedway — all the hard work in the pits Full Story
Quick Time: UMP tour wrapup by the numbers
Posted: 07/23/2014, 03:17 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: Workmanlike effort lifts Babb to title
Posted: 07/22/2014, 07:13 amThere was something decidedly different about the road Shannon Babb took to his fourth career UMP DIRTcar Summernationals championship. In the past, when Babb has won the Hell Tour title, he’s won it. We’re talking resounding fashion, Full Story
Notes: Thin crew helps T-Mac sharpen his focus
Posted: 07/21/2014, 08:52 am By Joshua JoinerOn an extended trip like the recent Wild West Tour, some World of Outlaws Late Model Series teams choose to bring on additional crew members to help handle extra work on the road. That wasn't the case for former series champion Tim McCreadie. Full Story
Top 25: Babb, Birkhofer on the rise
Posted: 07/15/2014, 10:47 am By Alli CollisPicking up his sixth Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series victory of 2014 Saturday at Lucas Oil (Mo.) Speedway, new Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., moved into the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Quick Time: The one-hit wonders of UMP's series
Posted: 07/09/2014, 11:07 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
Top 25: Owens up three spots to No. 1
Posted: 07/08/2014, 10:00 am By Alli CollisPicking up holiday weekend victories at Muskingum County and 201 Speedway, along with runner-up finishes at Roaring Knob and PRP, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., regained the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings over fellow Full Story
Smith welcomes WoO to more familiar territory
Posted: 07/08/2014, 08:34 am By Joshua JoinerIn February, Brady Smith launched his race season with a stellar showing in World of Outlaws Late Model Series events more than 1,500 miles from his Solon Springs, Wis., home. With the Outlaws set to invade the upper Midwest for its annual Full Story
Notes: Francis looks for return to winning groove
Posted: 07/05/2014, 08:57 am By Alli CollisPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (July 4) — Notching his first top-five finish in more than a month Friday night at Portsmouth Raceway Park, a struggling Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., said he believed he was starting to make a turn for the better. | Full Story
Column: Partnership cements Huey's legacy
Posted: 07/03/2014, 06:55 amAfter Huey Wilcoxon — the founder and namesake of the Martinsburg, W.Va.-based MBH (MasterSbilt by Huey) Race Cars enterprise — died suddenly at the age of 50 on April 18, his stepson and business partner, Billy Vacek, realized he wouldn’t Full Story
