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Notes: Thornton starting to hit his stride at Ocala
Posted: 02/08/2025, 03:55 pm By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 7) — Ricky Thornton Jr. ascended to the top of this year’s Georgia-Florida Speedweek win list Friday at Ocala Speedway, but reaching the lofty position has been anything but a smooth ride. After rolling to a dominant Full Story
East Bay vibes apparent with rugged Ocala action
Posted: 02/07/2025, 01:34 pm By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 6) — Amid a cacophony of race teams hammering out body panels and grinding away on bent components, Rocket Chassis house car owner Mark Richards stood in the Ocala Speedway pit area after Thursday’s 40-lap Wieland Full Story
Column: J.D. poised for more Speedweeks wins
Posted: 02/06/2025, 05:27 pmFour runner-up and one third-place finish through the first seven races of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks 2025 is a performance record most drivers would relish. But Jonathan Davenport? That’s a few too many close-but-no-cigar runs to satisfy Full Story
Runner-up Ocala finish 'surreal' for Troutman
Posted: 02/06/2025, 07:26 am By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 5) — As a rising 19-year-old talent, Drake Troutman has a long list of career milestones still to achieve. His latest came Wednesday at Ocala Speedway. It wasn’t a victory for the youngster from Hyndman, Pa. He never Full Story
East Bay nostalgia melts amid Moran's Ocala win
Posted: 02/05/2025, 07:18 am By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 4) — History says that Devin Moran — and the rest of the Dirt Late Model world — should be spending this week at East Bay Raceway Park. The 30-year-old driver from Dresden, Ohio, lives in the present, however, and Full Story
Fast Talk: All-Tech review, Ocala preview
Posted: 02/03/2025, 10:35 amAfter Ricky Thornton Jr. (twice) and Devin Moran (once) grabbed Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victories at All-Tech Raceway in Ellisville, Fla., our roundtable weighs in on Georgia-Florida Speedweeks for the weekly feature presented Full Story
All-Tech tests limits of Lucas Oil drivers, teams
Posted: 02/02/2025, 07:54 pm By Kyle McFaddenELLISVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 1) — Only a few days into February and the most demanding stretch of the 2025 season might have already come and gone for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series campaigners. It’s not hyperbole to say that the last Full Story
Notes: After rollover, Sheppard makes gains
Posted: 02/01/2025, 01:13 pm By Kyle McFaddenELLISVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 31) — Though Brandon Sheppard and Rocket1 Racing have yet to find a rhythm this Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, they’ve shown the kind of steadfastness that puts teams in position to win championships. On Friday Full Story
McIntosh eyeing chase of Lucas Oil tour with Hicks
Posted: 01/31/2025, 04:23 pm By Kyle McFaddenELLISVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 31) — Donald McIntosh raised some eyebrows Thursday at All-Tech Raceway on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series when he qualified fastest in his group and won his heat race over Tim McCreadie, Max Blair, Hudson Full Story
Notes: O'Neal latest to win in new Rumley car
Posted: 01/30/2025, 01:08 pm By Kyle McFaddenELLISVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 29) — What does Hudson O’Neal’s victory Tuesday at Needmore Speedway have in common with Brandon Sheppard’s 2023 Dirt Track World Championship triumph at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway and Kyle Larson’s win in Full Story
Davenport confirms bid for fourth Lucas Oil title
Posted: 01/27/2025, 04:39 pm By Kyle McFaddenBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 25) — In the season-opening Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series weekend at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., three-time champion Jonathan Davenport said he was “90 percent” sure he’d again follow the Full Story
Fast Talk: Keeping an eye on Speedweeks
Posted: 01/27/2025, 09:06 amWith Georgia-Florida Speedweeks wrapping up the first of two stints at Volusia Speedway Park and heading to Needmore, our roundtable weighs in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and Full Story
Everyman Alberson's rise to stardom accelerates
Posted: 01/26/2025, 05:01 pm By Kyle McFaddenBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 25) — So many compelling layers form Garrett Alberson’s backstory and rise through the Dirt Late Model ranks, not even he can encapsulate every steppingstone that makes Saturday’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Full Story
Column: HTF gang joins the fray of Speedweeks
Posted: 01/24/2025, 09:11 amThe Joiner family’s Hunt the Front brand has become ubiquitous across the Dirt Late Model landscape over the past six years — internet blog, YouTube channel, contending race team, merchandising juggernaut, regional series operator, Full Story
Breaking down WoO's expected roster for '25
Posted: 01/22/2025, 10:37 am By Kevin KovacThe 2025 World of Outlaws Late Model Series season kicks off Jan. 23-25 with the Sunshine Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., where at least 20 prospective regulars are expected be in competition. With 2024 champion Full Story
Fast Talk: Bruening and opening of Speedweeks
Posted: 01/20/2025, 12:24 pmWith Georgia-Florida Speedweeks under way, but hampered by two rainouts, our weekly roundtable considers the winter action in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Discuss Tyler Full Story
A teen's memorable first trip to dirt Speedweeks
Posted: 01/20/2025, 07:30 am By Bob MarkosLongtime Dirt Late Model historian and DirtonDirt.com contributor Bob Markos shares a brief diary of his first-ever trip to Florida Speedweeks from 1972 (slideshow; Georgia-Florida Speedweeks history): Monday, Feb. 7 It snowed again today, Full Story
Fitter, faster Bruening snaps winless streak
Posted: 01/18/2025, 11:28 pm By Kyle McFaddenBRUNSWICK, Ga. (Jan. 17) — Tyler Bruening’s first career national touring victory Friday at Golden Isles Speedway was a long time coming. Entering the 2025 season, Decorah, Iowa, driver had started 274 features in Lucas Oil Late Model Full Story
Notes: Wilson can't close out Golden Isles victory
Posted: 01/18/2025, 12:33 pm By Kyle McFaddenBRUNSWICK, Ga. (Jan. 17) — If Friday’s season-opening feature on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Golden Isles Speedway was Tyler Bruening’s to win, it turned out to be Daulton Wilson’s to lose. | Complete Speedweeks coverage The Full Story
Column: Plans evolve for final MLRA tour champ
Posted: 01/17/2025, 02:40 pmChad Simpson knows how to win regional touring series titles. He’s been better at it than just about any Dirt Late Model driver in the country since 2007, racking up 14 such points championships across four circuits. But there’s Full Story
Breakdown of Lucas Oil's expected roster for 2025
Posted: 01/15/2025, 02:53 pm By Kevin KovacThe Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series kicks off its 2025 campaign Jan. 17-19 at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., sending the national tour into a season that boasts a record points fund and purse payouts. For the third straight Full Story
Schedule, track-by-track capsules for Speedweeks
Posted: 01/15/2025, 09:56 am By Aaron ClayThe 2025 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks race-by-race schedule for Super Late Model events three tracks apiece in Georgia and Florida. Action runs Jan. 17 through Feb. 15 at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga.; Volusia Speedway Park in Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Vado, previewing Lucas
Posted: 01/13/2025, 11:51 amDirtonDirt.com’s roundtable comes together to review the Rio Grande Waste Systems Wild West Shootout at Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park and look ahead to this weekend’s launch of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season at Golden Isles Full Story
Is Pierce destined for another 30-win season?
Posted: 01/07/2025, 07:05 am By Todd TurnerVADO, N.M. (Jan. 5) — Surveying the progress of his burgeoning Dirt Late Model career, Bobby Pierce makes a point of trying to exceed his accomplishments from the previous season. The 28-year-old from Oakwood, Ill., can only blame himself Full Story
Fast Facts: Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout
Posted: 12/30/2024, 09:00 pm By Aaron ClayDates: Jan. 4-5, 8, 10-12 Track: FK Rod Ends Vado Speedway Park (3/8-mile, semi-banked clay oval) Location: Vado, N.M. Purse: Total Late Model purse of more than $300,000 with $25,000-to-win events bookending four $10,000-to-win races. Sanction: Full Story
