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Q&A: Carl Short’s 43rd annual General Tire DTWC presented by ARP
Posted: 10/19/2023, 08:16 amQuestions and answers about Oct. 20-21’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finale at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Carl Short’s 43rd annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP paying $100,000-to-win: What’s Full Story
Touching stories about the Southern Gentleman
Posted: 10/18/2023, 03:42 pm By Kevin KovacA compilation of anecdotes, stories and remembrances compiled by DirtonDirt.com from interviews and other sources about Freddy Smith, the Hall of Famer and native of Kings Mountain, N.C., who died Saturday at the age of 76 after developing Full Story
Fast Facts: 43rd annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship
Posted: 10/18/2023, 11:02 am By Aaron ClayDates: Oct. 19-21 (modified prelims and stock cars 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, Full Story
Top 25: Still tight up top as Winger inches up
Posted: 10/17/2023, 09:42 am By Todd TurnerA near deadlock remains atop DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings with Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., holding the top spot narrowly over Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., heading toward one of the season’s richest races at Eldora Full Story
Final days of PCC run aren't easy on Hughes
Posted: 10/16/2023, 03:34 pm By Kyle McFaddenMERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 16) — Spencer Hughes can recall the numerous times this year where his highest hopes never materialized, like the 29th annual Coors Light Fall Classic at Whynot Motorsports Park, the biggest race at the 22-year-old’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Remembering a Hall of Famer
Posted: 10/16/2023, 10:35 amDirtonDirt.com’s weekly roundtable gathers to discuss the passing of Hall of Famer Freddy Smith, consider the past weekend’s action and look ahead to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt season ending its season at Eldora Speedway with the Full Story
Unruffled Richards sees only upside with O'Neal
Posted: 10/13/2023, 06:32 am By Kyle McFaddenBRASSTOWN, N.C. (Oct. 12) — From the sound of it, Hudson O’Neal was headed for an inauspicious ending in Thursday’s Castrol FloRacing Night in America event at Tri-County Racetrack. As the Rocket1 race machine chattered, clanked Full Story
Column: Reality of title chase confronts Big Four
Posted: 10/11/2023, 11:52 amNo one could blame Ricky Thornton Jr. for being a bit salty, if not downright angry, about the new-for-2023 Big River Steel Big Four program to determine the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion. He’s put together a season for the Full Story
Big River Steel Big Four breakdown
Posted: 10/11/2023, 07:47 amA statistical breakdown of the Big River Steel Big Four drivers eligible for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship at Carl Short’s 43rd annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP on Oct. 20-21 at Eldora Full Story
Top 25: Tight up top as Hoffman climbs to 15th
Posted: 10/10/2023, 07:45 am By Todd TurnerThe wrestling match for the No. 1 spot between national touring points leaders Ricky Thornton Jr. and Bobby Pierce tightened again with a single first-place vote keeping Thornton in the top position of DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings. Thornton, Full Story
Fast Talk: Pierce’s WoO hot stretch heads south
Posted: 10/09/2023, 11:00 amOn a weekend when a sizzling Bobby Pierce swept World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series action amid a flurry of other fall action, our roundtable gathers for discussion in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies Full Story
Column: Overton's point of no return
Posted: 10/05/2023, 05:29 pmBrandon Overton was a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regular this year for really one reason only: the opportunity provided by the national tour’s Big River Steel Big Four, the new-for-2023 chase-style program that pits the top four Full Story
Top 25: Top three settle into position
Posted: 10/03/2023, 07:18 am By Todd TurnerFresh off a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series weekend sweep, tour points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. maintained his unanimous stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings ahead of the title-settling Dirt Track Full Story
Promising PPMS bid slips away from local standout
Posted: 10/02/2023, 04:32 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Sept. 30) — Seemingly every year Michael Norris is a legitimate contender in the Pittsburgher at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway but can’t translate that into a victory — or even a satisfying finish. | RaceWire So Full Story
Notes: Thornton battles back for Pittsburgher win
Posted: 10/02/2023, 04:28 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. — Like he’s done so often amid his spectacular 2023 season, Ricky Thornton Jr. didn’t throw up a white flag after he lost the lead to Jonathan Davenport on lap 37 of the 75-lap Pittsburgher on Saturday at Pittsburgh's Full Story
Fast Talk: Five opinions on Lucas Oil's Big Four
Posted: 10/02/2023, 10:56 amWith Bobby Pierce and Ricky Thornton Jr. clicking off victories to conclude September, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Did the Full Story
11th-hour drama gives Moran shot at Lucas title
Posted: 10/01/2023, 09:07 am By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Sept. 30) — There was joy in Devin Moran’s camp after Saturday night’s 35th Pittsburgher at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. But in the pit stalls of Brandon Overton and Tim McCreadie? Not so much. | RaceWire It Full Story
Dispatches: Pierce, RTJ play familiar tune
Posted: 10/01/2023, 02:07 amAmong latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events over the Sept. 30-Oct. 2 weekend, including Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series and Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series Full Story
Notes: Minnesota teen lives up to family name
Posted: 09/28/2023, 12:33 am By Kyle McFaddenCade Nelson could very well end up in a category of his own by season’s end. At 13 years old, he’s already wrapped up the Cedar Lake Speedway track title in the Limited Late Model division, which makes him a rare championship winner Full Story
Top 25: Thornton tightens grip on top spot
Posted: 09/26/2023, 08:29 am By Todd TurnerRicky Thornton Jr.'s sixth victory during a superb September strengthened the Chandler, Ariz., driver's hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings as he's atop the poll unanimously following his victory Saturday in the Jackson Full Story
Fast Talk: Setting the scene for fall action
Posted: 09/25/2023, 09:04 amRicky Thornton Jr. added the Jackson 100 to his hit list and our roundtable considers that and other items in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Pick a topic regarding Brownstown’s Full Story
Rayburn's legacy looms over Brownstown action
Posted: 09/23/2023, 12:47 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 22) — It would have been virtually impossible for anyone to win Friday night’s C.J. Rayburn Memorial who wasn’t influenced by the Hall of Fame chassis builder. But Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., who won the Full Story
Column: Iowa ties make Thornton sweep sweeter
Posted: 09/21/2023, 10:39 amRicky Thornton Jr. was born and raised in Arizona, but he sure felt right at home last weekend at Knoxville Raceway. After completing an astounding three-race sweep at the historic Iowa track during the 19th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Full Story
Notes: Hardy follows brother's tire tracks
Posted: 09/21/2023, 07:20 am By Kyle McFaddenFor as long as he can remember, Chase Hardy has either spectated or provided a helping hand for his father Mike and brother Kyle, both winners of their fair share of Dirt Late Model events in Virginia and beyond through the years. Now Full Story
Top 25: Sweep returns Thornton to No. 1
Posted: 09/19/2023, 08:58 am By Todd TurnerOn the strength of his stirring three-race sweep of the Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals weekend, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., returned to the top spot of DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings, ending Bobby Pierce’s six-week Full Story
