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Thornton flips switch, nabs Batesville checkers
Posted: 08/19/2023, 12:29 pm By Robert HolmanLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 18) — And just like that, Ricky Thornton Jr. was gone. Long race, short race, any pace, the Chandler, Ariz., driver has been up to the challenge this season. Friday’s 30-lap Topless 100 preliminary feature at Full Story
Fast Facts: 31st annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/16/2023, 10:27 am By Aaron ClayDates: Aug. 17-19 ($5,000-to-win makeup race for the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series on Thursday with optional practice for Topless 100 entrants; $5,000-to-win Lucas Oil event Friday sets lineups for for Saturday’s consolations and 100-lap, Full Story
Column: Once enemies, WoO racers now friends
Posted: 08/16/2023, 10:28 amChris Madden and Brent Larson are close, as close as two racers separated by different backgrounds and hundreds of miles — Madden lives in Gray Court, S.C., Larson in Lake Elmo, Minn. — can be. Some would even say that Madden, 48, Full Story
Top 25: Pierce solidifies No. 1 ranking
Posted: 08/15/2023, 08:17 am By Todd TurnerBobby Pierce definitely was the best North-South driver, and he's got the East and West covered, too, at least according to voters in this week's DirtonDirt.com power rankings. The 26-year-old driver from Oakwood, Ill., who reeled off Full Story
Fast Talk: Super sweep by Pierce (and more)
Posted: 08/14/2023, 11:06 amWith Bobby Pierce continuing his summer hot streak by sweeping Florence Speedway's Sunoco North-South 100, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity Full Story
Strategy key to closing out long-distance races
Posted: 08/13/2023, 08:10 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Coming up with a gameplan to be among the frontrunners at the conclusion of a 100-lap race at Florence Speedway isn’t easy. The track’s annual Sunoco North-South 100 is often a challenge of knowing how hard Full Story
Notes: Pierce eyeing rich North-South 100 sweep
Posted: 08/12/2023, 01:20 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 11) — After racing to a pair of 25-lap semifeature victories Thursday and Friday at Florence Speedway, Bobby Pierce is in position for a lucrative sweep of the Sunoco North-South 100 weekend on the Lucas Oil Late Model Full Story
Notes: A flat, a wreck (and then time to race)
Posted: 08/10/2023, 11:56 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — On the first day of the three-day Sunoco North-South 100, Michael Chilton had a flat tire. And a wreck. And that was before he even made it into the pit area at Florence Speedway. | RaceWire Things turned decidedly Full Story
For some racers, if the steering wheel fits ...
Posted: 08/10/2023, 04:31 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — If for some reason — God forbid — Bobby Pierce has to switch to a backup car during the Sunoco North-South 100 weekend at Florence Speedway, there’s at least one component the 26-year-old Oakwood, Ill., driver Full Story
Notes: Tuning old car, finding new success
Posted: 08/10/2023, 07:37 am By Kyle McFaddenKyle Peterlin’s had the same 2017 Rocket Chassis since he bought the race car when it first came out, yet this year he’s seen a major improvement in results. On July 28-29, the 37-year-old picked up his richest career victories — Full Story
Fast Facts: 41st annual Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/09/2023, 11:48 am By Aaron ClayDates: Aug. 10-12 (two 25-lap, $5,000-to-win split-field semifeatures will be contested Thursday and Friday, setting the heat race lineups preceding Saturday’s 100-lap, $75,000-to-win North-South 100). Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Full Story
Column: Where Pierce struggled, now he wins
Posted: 08/08/2023, 03:09 pmBobby Pierce’s decade-long pursuit of glory in the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway continued on July 29 when he yet again flirted with victory but settled for a runner-up finish. One week later, though, the 26-year-old Full Story
Top 25: Pierce atop rankings for first time
Posted: 08/08/2023, 11:00 am By Todd TurnerSpurred by a three-victory week on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series, including a dramatic $50,000 USA Nationals victory, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., supplanted Ricky Thornton Jr. as the No. 1 driver in DirtonDirt.com's weekly Full Story
Fast Talk: Cedar Lake redux and other topics
Posted: 08/07/2023, 01:54 pmWith Bobby Pierce still rolling with his $50,000 victory at Cedar Lake’s USA Nationals, our roundtable surveys that and other action in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): How Full Story
Brownstown victory continues Stormy Scott's progress
Posted: 08/07/2023, 07:41 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Aug. 5) — Stormy Scott’s progress continued during his self-described “build year” with veteran crew chief Jason Durham as he captured Saturday’s Hall of Fame Classic and a $10,000 payday at Brownstown Speedway. The Full Story
Notes: Pit strategy boon to five-time CLS champ
Posted: 08/07/2023, 07:42 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 5) — Brent Larson knew he needed some outside-the-box thinking to maximize his chances for a solid finish in Saturday’s 100-lap USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway. So before the 46-year-old driver from Lake Full Story
USA Nationals entrants praise upgraded surface
Posted: 08/05/2023, 04:37 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 4) — Chris Madden’s eyes sparkled as he stood inside his trailer discussing Friday’s 25-lap USA Nationals preliminary victory at Cedar Lake Speedway. “That’s the Cedar Lake that I know right there,” Full Story
Notes: 'Grippy' oval lifts Pierce over stiff CLS foes
Posted: 08/04/2023, 06:22 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 3) — When Bobby Pierce looked at the starting lineup for Thursday’s 25-lap World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series feature that opened the USA Nationals weekend at Cedar Lake Speedway, he noticed that the current Full Story
Fast Facts: Cedar Lake's 36th annual USA Nationals
Posted: 08/02/2023, 08:37 am By Aaron ClayDates: Aug. 3-5 (two 30-lap, $6,000-to-win preliminary features will be contested Thursday and Friday, setting the lineup for Saturday’s 100-lap, $50,000-to-win USA Nationals). Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (high-banked Full Story
Top 25: Thornton No. 1 as McDowell climbs
Posted: 08/01/2023, 10:18 am By Todd TurnerFollowing his most lucrative week of a lucrative season, Ricky Thornton Jr. reaffirmed his position atop DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings with a unanimous No. 1 ranking after piling up nearly $170,000 in earnings among three victories Full Story
Snakebit Oregonian gets chance to show speed
Posted: 07/28/2023, 01:03 pm By Robert HolmanBRASSTOWN, N.C. (July 27) — Joey Tanner stepped inside his team’s hauler, shrugged off the rain that began falling just as Thursday’s Schaeffer’s Southern National feature wrapped up and then quickly did an about-face. Returning Full Story
Column: B-Shepp back to where No. B5 belongs
Posted: 07/26/2023, 01:36 pmBrandon Sheppard is supposed to win big Dirt Late Model races. His reputation — launched into the stratosphere by his spectacular six-year run from 2017-22 driving the Rocket Chassis house car – now precedes him. Everyone in the Dirt Full Story
Fast Facts: 33rd annual Prairie Dirt Classic
Posted: 07/26/2023, 10:00 am By Aaron ClayDates: July 28-29 (four 25-lap, $5,000-to-win Prairie Dirt Showdown preliminary features will be contested Friday and set the lineup for Saturday’s 100-lap, $50,000-to-win Prairie Dirt Classic). Track: Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway (semi-banked Full Story
Top 25: Silver-lined B-Shepp joins top five
Posted: 07/25/2023, 08:55 am By Todd TurnerSilver Dollar Nationals winner Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., cracked the top five in DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings while Ricky Thornton Jr. held onto the No. 1 spot for the 10th consecutive week. Sheppard, earning his Full Story
Notes: Silver Dollar run shows promise for Erb
Posted: 07/24/2023, 02:47 pm By Kevin KovacBRANDON, S.D. (July 22) — A fifth-place finish in Saturday’s 80-lap Silver Dollar Nationals presented by MyRacePass.com at Huset’s Speedway was a welcomed development in Tyler Erb’s difficult 2023 season. In fact, the 26-year-old Full Story
