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Best of 2024: Midwest's state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/16/2024, 04:24 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2024 superlatives of Midwestern states (individually for states with significant weekly Late Model action; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2024 coverage): Illinois Top Full Story
Saturday's updates from Indy's PRI Trade Show
Posted: 12/14/2024, 06:13 amINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 14) — The Indiana Convention Center doors reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday for the last of three days at 2024’s Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, where more than 40,000 attendees are expected to check out more Full Story
Column: Missourian pauses racing career
Posted: 12/13/2024, 06:22 amLogan Martin’s family race team no longer exists. He has no plans to race in 2025. But does that mean the 28-year-old from West Plains, Mo., is simply walking away from the Dirt Late Model division on the heels of winning his third career Full Story
Thursday's updates from Indy's PRI Trade Show
Posted: 12/12/2024, 05:38 amINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 12) — The Indiana Convention Center doors open at 9 a.m. Thursday for the first of three days at 2024’s Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, where more than 40,000 attendees are expected to check out more Full Story
Breakouts, newcomers and comebacks for 2024
Posted: 12/11/2024, 01:09 am By Todd TurnerAs part of its ongoing Best of 2024 coverage, DirtonDirt.com hands out awards to worthy Dirt Late Model drivers. We rank the top breakout drivers, top newcomers, most improved drivers and comeback drivers for the past season. This season’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Thornton's sweep and more
Posted: 11/18/2024, 10:52 am By Kevin KovacOn a weekend when Ricky Thornton Jr. stole the Castrol FloRacing Night in America championship with his Peach State Classic sweep at Senoia, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Full Story
Top 25: Pierce closes at No. 1 as Madden rejoins
Posted: 11/12/2024, 05:52 am By Kevin KovacWhile Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., fell short in his bid for a second consecutive World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series championship during the three-race World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., his $15,000 victory Full Story
Madden's bittersweet run at World Finals
Posted: 11/08/2024, 02:45 pm By Kyle McFaddenCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 7) — The World Finals concluding the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series season at The Dirt Track at Charlotte are bittersweet for Chris Madden. On one hand, the Gray Court, S.C., driver is satisfied knowing he’s Full Story
Notes: English plans national tour return
Posted: 11/07/2024, 03:31 pmCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 6) — While the World of Outlaws World Finals marks the end of the season for many teams, plenty of them are looking ahead to 2025. For Tanner English, preparations for next season are well underway. After Wednesday’s Full Story
Column: Mentorship a major boost for Robinson
Posted: 11/06/2024, 11:26 pmRick Eckert’s smile was bright Saturday as he stood in victory lane at Georgetown (Del.) Speedway. He had closed out his up-and-down 2024 season with a $7,000 victory in the 40-lap Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend Super Late Model feature Full Story
Dispatches: Controversy amid Dotson's EAMS win
Posted: 11/03/2024, 02:18 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing on the first weekend in October including the season-ending Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series doubleheader and the XR Super Series-sanctioned National 100: Eventful Full Story
Column: Fast, furious cobbling of a title team
Posted: 10/25/2024, 08:14 amAmid the joy of a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship celebration Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Ricky Thornton Jr. couldn’t help thinking back to July 7. What happened that Sunday made him wonder if his dreams Full Story
What's next? Pierce hungry after first DTWC
Posted: 10/23/2024, 06:34 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio — In effect, Bobby Pierce called his shot. One month ago, after winning his first Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals, he asserted that the 44th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP was Full Story
Notes: Blair's deliberate DTWC rally nets fifth
Posted: 10/20/2024, 06:10 pm By Kevin Kovac and Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 19) — Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., notched his best-ever Eldora Speedway performance with a 13th-to-fifth run in Carl Short’s 44th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP, but it didn't Full Story
Column: Broken wrist curtails Iowan's campaign
Posted: 10/17/2024, 12:09 pmThe accident didn’t look serious. Just a run-of-the-mill tangle between a few race cars, the kind that happens every night. “It wasn’t a bad wreck at all,” said Daniel Hilsabeck of Adel, Iowa, recalling the heat-race incident in Full Story
Top 25: Pierce unanimous, Marlar vaults up
Posted: 10/15/2024, 10:44 am By Kevin KovacA pair of third-place finishes during the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Jackson 100 weekend at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway brought Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., back to unanimous No. 1 status in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 polls Full Story
Fast Facts: 44th Dirt Track World Championship
Posted: 10/15/2024, 09:42 am By Aaron ClayDates: Oct. 17-19 (modified prelims and stock car feature on Thursday; Late Model and Limited Late Model prelims and modified feature on Friday; Late Model and Limited Late Model features Saturday) Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio Full Story
Fast Talk: Jackson, Chase and scenic drives
Posted: 10/14/2024, 12:09 pmAfter Brownstown Speedway’s Jackson 100 brings the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Big Four Chase for the Championship to its grand finale at Eldora, our roundtable weighs in on the title battle, weekend happenings and their favorite Full Story
Top 25: English creeps up with Pierce still on top
Posted: 10/08/2024, 10:56 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., remained solidly atop DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings despite taking a weekend off from competition while positions 2-4 saw no changes in the Top 25 presented by Keyser Manufacturing. The 27-year-old Pierce, Full Story
Column: Fire part of Marlar's trying season
Posted: 10/03/2024, 02:43 pmMike Marlar sat on a tire in his Skyline Motorsports trailer during the recent Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway projecting a sullen mood. A frustrating season and especially nightmarish summer just had Full Story
Top 25: O'Neal edges back into top five
Posted: 10/01/2024, 09:47 am By Todd TurnerWith Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., maintaining his unanimous stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings, Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., crept back into the top five of the Top 25 presented by Keyser Manufacturing. O’Neal’s Full Story
McLaughlin aiming for strong end to rookie year
Posted: 09/27/2024, 04:11 pm By Kyle McFaddenBeing out of his G.R. Smith-owned Dirt Late Model seat for more than a month — since Aug. 24’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series event at Ohio’s Atomic Speedway — Max McLaughlin might have some rust to get out of his system Full Story
Top 25: Another windfall, another No. 1 ranking
Posted: 09/24/2024, 07:15 am By Kevin KovacAdding a first-ever victory in the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals to his ever-growing resume, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., remained a unanimous selection as the top driver in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 poll presented by Keyser Full Story
Conclusion of Pierce's night offers no confusion
Posted: 09/21/2024, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 20) — Bobby Pierce thought he had it all figured out. But actually, he didn’t at all. The 27-year-old superstar from Oakwood, Ill., was quite certain that a fourth-place finish in Friday’s fourth heat race Full Story
Fast Facts: 20th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/17/2024, 07:31 am By Aaron ClayDates: Sept. 19-21 (two complete preliminary programs followed by finale) Track: Knoxville Raceway (semi-banked half-mile clay oval) Location: Knoxville, Iowa, on the Marion County Fairgrounds Purse: $50,000-to-win Late Model feature Sanction: Full Story
