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Lucas Oil title questions, storylines leaving PPMS
Posted: 10/06/2025, 02:34 pm By Kyle McFaddenIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 4) — Is everything aligning for Devin Moran to capture his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship? Will Ricky Thornton Jr. see his second title in three years slip away because of misfortune in the Big Full Story
Fast Talk: Pittsburgher review and more
Posted: 10/06/2025, 10:35 amWith Jonathan Davenport capturing the Pittsburgher and Devin Moran in the driver’s seat for the Lucas Oil Series points chase, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for Full Story
J.D. puts frustrations behind in PPMS repeat
Posted: 10/05/2025, 09:05 am By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 4) — The Pittsburgher 100 weekend couldn’t come quick enough for Jonathan Davenport. Not with the foul mood he was plunged into following an utterly forgettable start to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series’s Big Full Story
Notes: Home at PPMS, Richards settles in
Posted: 10/04/2025, 03:54 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 3) — The finish wasn’t what Josh Richards wanted in his first feature start in nearly three years. The vibe the outing gave him, though, was undeniable. “It felt good,” Richards said after a flat tire relegated Full Story
Column: Father-and-son pursuit of Lucas success
Posted: 10/02/2025, 05:02 pmThe hours have been long. The work has been grueling. The miles have been countless. The struggle has been real. But for Pancho Lawler, it’s all been worthwhile. All the trials and tribulations he’s experienced over the past two years Full Story
Dispatches: T-Mac's flying colors honor dad
Posted: 10/05/2025, 08:20 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during the first weekend in October, including World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series action in Kansas (look for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series coverage Full Story
Contenders weigh in on the playoff-style format
Posted: 10/01/2025, 12:16 pm By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. — Since the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series instituted the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship in 2023, the national tour has made tweaks to the playoff-style format. The initial system had a one-race playoff, Full Story
Top 25: RTJ maintains unanimous No. 1 ranking
Posted: 09/30/2025, 07:59 am By Kevin KovacFueled by a $50,000 victory in Saturday’s 46th annual Jackson 100 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway that has him well positioned for a second straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., remained Full Story
Fast Talk: Topsy turvy start to Lucas playoffs
Posted: 09/29/2025, 11:21 amWith Ricky Thornton Jr. capturing Brownstown Speedway’s $50,000 Jackson 100 while solidifying his Lucas Oil points lead, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity Full Story
Notes: RTJ's animal-style effort rules Jackson 100
Posted: 09/28/2025, 02:00 pm By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 27) — As 35-year-old Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., rolled into the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series postrace technical inspection area following his Jackson 100 victory at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway on Full Story
Rayburn winner spoils Big Four's opening party
Posted: 09/27/2025, 12:56 am By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — The five-race playoff for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series launched Friday at Brownstown Speedway, but it wasn’t one of the four Big River Steel Chase for the Championship drivers that landed in victory Full Story
Big Four take lumps as Lucas Oil opens playoffs
Posted: 09/27/2025, 12:28 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — The Big River Steel Chase for the Championship began with the so-called Big Four on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series taking a few lumps. The quartet facing off in the five-race, playoff-style dealt with Full Story
Notes: B-Shepp regrets decisions in loss
Posted: 09/26/2025, 11:44 pm By Todd Turner and Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — When a flat tire knocked polesitter Jonathan Davenport from the lead of Friday’s C.J. Rayburn Memorial at Brownstown Speedway, Brandon Sheppard felt for his competitor’s misfortune while inheriting the Full Story
Professionalism key for drama-free Lucas playoff
Posted: 09/26/2025, 04:37 pm By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — No driver wants to get in a wreck competing on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. But during the five-race Big River Steel Chase for the Championship that begins Friday at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, drivers Full Story
After missing '24 playoffs, O'Neal right in mix
Posted: 09/26/2025, 04:33 pm By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — Winning championships in any sport depends on momentum. Peaking at the right time has a way of giving teams and athletes confidence heading into big-time showdowns when championships are on the line and the Full Story
Column: RTJ's title run gets boost from Birky
Posted: 09/25/2025, 07:34 amRicky Thornton Jr.’s Koehler Motorsports team was in need of another crew member for the stretch run of his Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title defense. The person who came on board to fill the role couldn’t have more impeccable Full Story
Breakdown of Lucas Oil's Big River Steel Big Four
Posted: 09/23/2025, 12:22 pm By Kyle McFaddenA statistical breakdown of the four eligible drivers in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heading into the five-race playoffs. The champion receives $250,000 with $200,000, Full Story
Top 25: RTJ unanimous atop power rankings
Posted: 09/23/2025, 07:42 am By Kevin KovacA solid weekend at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway during which Ricky Thornton Jr. fell one spot short of another crown jewel victory propelled the Chandler, Ariz., driver to a unanimous No. 1 selection in DirtonDirt’s power rankings. The 34-year-old Full Story
Notes: 'Just another Knoxville' for Davenport
Posted: 09/22/2025, 04:34 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 20) — Jonathan Davenport changed into street clothes and had his arms on his team’s pit box as Hudson O’Neal, a short distance away, celebrated his victory in Saturday’s 75-lap Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Full Story
Fast Talk: O'Neal's rout and Big Four handicapping
Posted: 09/22/2025, 11:40 amHudson O’Neal topped the charts with his $75,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals victory, a topic our roundtable tackles in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Consider Full Story
A $75,000 rebound for the ages at Knoxville
Posted: 09/21/2025, 11:00 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 20) — Two forgettable preliminary programs — one downright awful, one just bad — sent Hudson O’Neal into Saturday’s Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals finale with little momentum. But one thing he Full Story
Notes: Knoxville oval right up Moran's alley
Posted: 09/20/2025, 04:26 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 19) — Devin Moran doesn’t have a long personal history at Knoxville Raceway, but he’s rapidly building one. With a top-10 finish in each of his three previous Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals appearances Full Story
Notes: Arkansas driver sketches successful career
Posted: 09/18/2025, 08:41 am By Todd TurnerAs a boy, Mark Nichols had a fascination with drawing pictures of Dirt Late Model race cars, crafting version of the cars of his favorite Arkansas drivers like Billy Moyer and Jeff Floyd. Using markers and pencils to sketch out colorful Full Story
Column: Team owner's rapid ascent to pinnacle
Posted: 09/17/2025, 04:20 pmAbout a half-hour after the conclusion of Sept. 6’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway, after Bobby Koehler had been on the Rossburg, Ohio, track’s stage celebrating a victory in Dirt Late Model racing’s most prestigious race with his driver Full Story
Fast Facts: 21st Lucas Oil Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/16/2025, 02:59 pm By Aaron ClayDates: Sept. 18-20 Track: Knoxville Raceway (semi-banked half-mile clay oval) Location: Knoxville, Iowa Purse: $75,000-to-win ($10,000-to-win prelims) Presenting sponsors: Lucas Oil and All Makes Collision Center Sanction: Lucas Oil Full Story
