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Dispatches: Robinson scouts Arrowhead victory
Posted: 09/14/2024, 01:17 pmAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing over the mid-September weekend as special events try to dodge the aftereffects of Hurricane Francine that wiped out events including World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series Full Story
Column: Roberts team checks box at Eldora
Posted: 09/12/2024, 05:06 pmGarrett Alberson’s long week spent at Eldora Speedway was finally over and he stood in the pit area following a seventh-place finish in Saturday’s 54th World 100 feeling like he’d never felt before after a trip to the famed half-mile Full Story
Notes: Montanan aims for victory to honor dad
Posted: 09/12/2024, 08:16 am By Todd TurnerAfter taking off the 2023 season, Ty Hample has turned in a solid comeback campaign in the Dirt Late Model division. The 27-year-old racer from Billings, Mont., clicked off two victories in 15 starts, collected track championships at his Full Story
Top 25: Pierce dominant as Hedgecock rejoins
Posted: 09/10/2024, 09:41 am By Kevin KovacWith a dramatic, wall-scraping run to victory in Saturday night’s 54th World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., left no doubt about his status as the top driver in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 poll presented Full Story
A miracle kidney match for Missouri racer, mom
Posted: 09/10/2024, 12:01 am By Todd TurnerWhen the auto racing community in July embraced Brennon Willard's desperate search for a kidney donor for his mother, the 40-year-old Dirt Late Model racer from Lebanon, Mo., was heartened as shared Facebook posts produced 16 candidates. Dirt Full Story
Notes: T-Mac maintains World 100 consistency
Posted: 09/09/2024, 03:28 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Tim McCreadie was lapped traffic in his last crown jewel finale start at Eldora Speedway. He was far from that moribund status in Saturday’s 54th annual World 100. | Complete World 100 coverage Pushing aside Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing pinnacle for Pierce
Posted: 09/09/2024, 11:23 amOur roundtable largely focuses on Bobby Pierce's lead-swapping victory World 100 victory at Eldora in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length; complete World 100 coverage): What’s Full Story
By-the-numbers look at 54th annual World 100
Posted: 09/09/2024, 08:06 amA by-the-numbers look at the 54th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway (complete World 100 coverage): 0: Number of unsold reserved seats on a night when Eldora broke its all-time attendance record. 1: World 100s held outside Scott Bloomquist’s Full Story
No storybook ending, but McDowell soaks it all in
Posted: 09/08/2024, 05:11 pm By Kyle McFaddenROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — It was 1 a.m. Sunday at Eldora Speedway, nearly two hours after the World 100 checkered flag, and Dale McDowell remained firesuit, carrying one conversation after the next with seemingly whomever approached Full Story
Pierce heeds call of thin cushion to win World 100
Posted: 09/08/2024, 12:40 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — There wasn’t much of a cushion ringing Eldora Speedway during Saturday night’s 54th World 100. So naturally, running the top around the half-mile oval’s corners didn't seem like the hot ticket for a driver Full Story
J.D.'s mind game gives him edge at World 100
Posted: 09/07/2024, 03:48 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Jonathan Davenport doesn’t merely race Eldora Speedway’s high-banked, half-mile oval. He thinks the place, breaks down every possibility and scenario in his mind. The mental game is one of the not-so-secret Full Story
J.D. looms, but O'Neal eyes World 100 repeat
Posted: 09/07/2024, 02:51 pm By Kyle McFaddenROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — No driver carries more confidence into Saturday’s 54th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway than Jonathan Davenport, whose quest for a record-tying sixth globe trophy can't go unacknowledged by his closest Full Story
Notes: Madden tunes up in Smith's new Longhorn
Posted: 09/06/2024, 05:45 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Chris Madden’s return to competition following a nearly two-month absence didn’t go well. “We didn’t have a good night,” Madden said of the DNQ he absorbed in Wednesday’s Castrol FloRacing Night Full Story
Gustin outruns Eldora's best for special victory
Posted: 09/06/2024, 10:46 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Ryan Gustin immediately disposed of Jonathan Davenport to seize the lead at the initial green in Thursday’s opening 25-lap World 100 semifeature, which was an accomplishment in itself for a driver chasing Full Story
Column: DRT 'passion project' for Sommer
Posted: 09/05/2024, 01:01 pmCody Sommer realizes that he popped a double surprise on many people in the Dirt Late Model world Sunday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Debuting a self-designed chassis — one he’s given the Dirt Racing Technologies (DRT) name Full Story
Davenport carries aura of inevitability at Eldora
Posted: 09/05/2024, 06:52 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 4) — Is Jonathan Davenport … inevitable? After the 40-year-old superstar from Blairsville, Ga., waltzed to a blowout flag-to-flag victory worth $20,000 in Wednesday's 50-lap Castrol FloRacing Night in America Full Story
Good enough doesn't cut it for Carson Ferguson
Posted: 09/05/2024, 06:25 am By Kyle McFaddenROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 4) — Carson Ferguson is thrilled to have finished sixth in Wednesday's Castrol FloRacing Night in America event at Eldora Speedway, in contention among the sport’s frontrunners Jonathan Davenport, Devin Moran, Full Story
Tales, anecdotes and memories of Bloomquist
Posted: 09/03/2024, 12:38 amSeeking stories not already told, DirtonDirt.com reached out to those who worked with, raced with and sometimes feuded with late Hall of Fame driver Scott Bloomquist. Using their own words, they share favorite brief anecdotes and remembrances Full Story
Top 25: Yankee winner climbs to No. 5
Posted: 09/03/2024, 12:25 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., fell short of sweeping the XR Super Series-sanctioned Yankee Dirt Track Classic at 300 Raceway in Farley, Iowa, but only by one spot, continuing his fantastic season and his run as the top driver in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Holiday review with one eye on Eldora
Posted: 09/02/2024, 11:15 amAfter the cookouts, racing (and a little rain) during Labor Day weekend, our roundtable looks ahead to Eldora in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Discuss a noteworthy Labor Full Story
As career develops, Troutman has options
Posted: 08/31/2024, 10:49 am By Kyle McFaddenBEDFORD, Pa. (Aug. 30) — Drake Troutman seemingly didn’t have a minute to himself ahead of Friday’s Labor Day 55 Classic at Bedford Speedway. Right before the drivers’ meeting, the 19-year-old hastily worked to make sure every Full Story
Dispatches: Alberson conquers Eldora oval
Posted: 09/01/2024, 01:27 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing over Labor Day weekend, including XR Super Series action in Farley, Iowa, and Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association action in Wheatland, Mo. Also find a listing Full Story
Fast Facts: 54th annual World 100
Posted: 08/30/2024, 08:51 am By Aaron Clay(Complete World 100 coverage) Dates: Sept. 5-7 (split-field preliminary programs Thursday and Friday preceding Saturday’s 100-lap finale) Track: Eldora Speedway (high-banked half-mile clay oval) Location: Rossburg, Ohio Purse: $57,000-to-win Full Story
Notes: Track variety tests young Pennsylvanian
Posted: 08/29/2024, 06:43 am By Todd TurnerThey say variety is the spice of life. For a young Dirt Late Model driver, competing on a variety of dirt tracks of varying sizes and shapes speeds up the learning curve. And that's where 16-year-old Lane Snook finds himself during his Full Story
Top 25: Pierce secure No. 1; Alberson climbs
Posted: 08/27/2024, 07:25 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., returned to victory lane twice after a brief one-week absence, bringing him to the 30-win mark for the season before even reaching Labor Day and keeping him firmly on top of DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 poll Full Story
