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Notes: Grandpa-to-be EPJ anxious at Florence
Posted: 08/13/2022, 01:10 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Rocket Chassis house car driver Brandon Sheppard’s wife Mikala gave birth to their newest child hours before Sheppard headed to Florence Speedway for the Sunoco North-South 100 weekend, but four-time Lucas Oil Full Story
Rice, Florence's top-side talent, awes observers
Posted: 08/11/2022, 05:00 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 11) — How would you describe how high-flying Florence Speedway favorite Josh Rice blazes around the high-banked, half-mile oval? “He’s up on the cushion a lot,” said young fan Briahna Lennex of Maysville, Ky., Full Story
Notes: Improving Oklahoma youngster chases title
Posted: 08/11/2022, 08:50 am By Kyle McFaddenBecause weekly racing options options for the typical Late Model racer are scarce in the state of Oklahoma more known for modifieds and stock cars, Sooner State drivers such as Hayden Ross have to look elsewhere for Late Model competition. Fortunately Full Story
Column: Back to WoO for racing die-hard Francis
Posted: 08/10/2022, 08:09 amSteve Francis considered finding a new career unrelated to Dirt Late Model racing after resigning from his position as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series’s technical director. He really did. But who was he kidding? For his entire adult Full Story
Fast Facts: 40th annual Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/09/2022, 01:10 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 11-13 (split-field $5,000-to-win programs Thursday and Friday followed by Saturday’s $75,000-to-win finale) Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (half-mile high-banked clay oval) Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purse: Full Story
Top 25: J.D. unanimous No. 1 as Terbo rises
Posted: 08/09/2022, 10:27 am By Todd TurnerWhile Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., tightened his grip on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings with his victory in the USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas rejoined the top Full Story
Notes: USA Nationals showdown is a no-show
Posted: 08/08/2022, 03:33 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Chris Madden was ready for a showdown with Jonathan Davenport, a race-long battle with the lone Dirt Late Model driver who’s won more money than him in 2022. But even though Madden started outside Davenport Full Story
Fast Talk: Cedar Lake rewind and more
Posted: 08/08/2022, 12:48 pmWith Jonathan Davenport finding his way to victory lane for a $50,000 payday in the USA Nationals, our roundtable considers Cedar Lake, whether or not J.D. can string together three crown jewel victories in a row and other action in the Full Story
Amid sliders, scrape and karma, Terbo falls short
Posted: 08/08/2022, 07:47 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Tyler Erb finished third in Saturday’s 35th USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, but after the 100-lap feature he was quite certain he hadn’t maxed out his performance. “I had a winning car on multiple Full Story
Cedar Lake fans embrace Davenport's new heights
Posted: 08/07/2022, 06:53 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Something dawned on Jonathan Davenport as he stood in his Double L Motorsports team’s trailer Friday night after winning the pole dash to secure the No. 1 starting spot in the 35th USA Nationals at Cedar Full Story
Larson can dip into 'bag of tricks' at Cedar Lake
Posted: 08/05/2022, 08:23 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 4) — Brent Larson could have been despondent about falling one position short of his first career World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series victory. Or he could have been bubbling with joy over matching his career-best Full Story
Column: FALS windfall buoys Rocket 1 team
Posted: 08/03/2022, 01:47 pmWhen someone chatting with Brandon Sheppard in Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway’s pit area after Saturday’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series-sanctioned Prairie Dirt Classic congratulated him by saying, “You just won a $100,000!” Full Story
Fast Facts: Cedar Lake’s 35th USA Nationals
Posted: 08/03/2022, 09:33 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 4-6 (standalone $6,000-to-win program Thursday followed by Friday preliminaries for Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval) Sanction: World of Outlaws Full Story
Top 25: $100,000 PDC winner climbs to No. 3
Posted: 08/02/2022, 10:29 am By Todd TurnerBrandon Sheppard’s near-perfect weekend at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway’s Prairie Dirt Classic elevated the New Berlin, Ill., driver three positions to No. 3 in DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings. The Rocket Chassis house car driver Full Story
Notes: Terbo turnaround in tricky PDC conditions
Posted: 08/01/2022, 12:44 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Fairbury Speedway hasn’t been a fun place — resultswise, at least — for Tyler Erb. The month of July hasn’t been especially memorable for him either. So after the 25-year-old from New Waverly, Texas, Full Story
Fast Talk: Digging the Prairie Dirt Classic
Posted: 08/01/2022, 09:50 amWith Brandon Sheppard's whopping $100,000 Prairie Dirt Classic victory closing out the month of July, our roundtable considers Fairbury and other action in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity Full Story
Notes: Hexed Winger fades in bid at Fairbury
Posted: 07/30/2022, 04:58 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 29) — Ashton Winger just can’t catch a break. The 22-year-old from Hampton, Ga., appeared primed to make a triumphant debut behind the wheel of the Big Frog Motorsports No. 58 in Friday’s first 25-lap Prairie Full Story
Payne enjoys satisfying home-track victory
Posted: 07/30/2022, 04:32 pm By Robert HolmanBRASSTOWN, N.C. — For David Payne’s first two Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals victories, the Murphy, N.C., driver had to venture out of state, visiting neighboring states Georgia and Tennessee for tour wins in 2016 at Boyd’s Speedway Full Story
Dizzying finish puts teen in contention at Fairbury
Posted: 07/30/2022, 06:16 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 24) — Shortly after winning Friday’s first 25-lap Prairie Dirt Classic semifeature at Fairbury Speedway, Garrett Smith visited Ashton Winger’s pit stall. The 18-year-old from Eatonton, Ga., needed answers from Full Story
Roland goes from barely racing to title contending
Posted: 07/29/2022, 02:00 pm By Kyle McFaddenInitially, Will Roland thought contesting the full Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals circuit wouldn’t be feasible given his family’s modest means. Besides, even if resources were more bountiful, the Rolands haven’t raced Super Late Full Story
Column: I-80's backers fear void left by closure
Posted: 07/27/2022, 03:53 pmThe weekend was billed as the final Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., with the track facing impending sale and closure, but it didn't seem like attendees of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Full Story
Top 25: Davenport back to No. 1 position
Posted: 07/26/2022, 12:48 pm By Todd TurnerFresh off his $53,000 victory in I-80 Speedway's Silver Dollar Nationals, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., is back on top in the back-and-forth battle with Chris Madden for the top spot in DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings. Davenport, Full Story
Notes: T-Mac’s I-80 pain extends beyond defeat
Posted: 07/26/2022, 07:35 am By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 24) — Tim McCreadie was quite sullen after finishing second in Sunday’s 80-lap Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway, which was understandable since he had led the race’s first 73 circuits before Full Story
Fast Talk: Polishing off Silver Dollar Nationals
Posted: 07/25/2022, 11:39 amThe thick of mid-summer racing continues with Jonathan Davenport's $53,000 victory in the Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals as our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story
Tour misses its regular stop in Rome, Ga.
Posted: 07/25/2022, 10:20 am By Robert HolmanSWAINSBORO, Ga. (July 24) — A midsummer, Sunday evening visit to Rome (Ga.) International Speedway has been a longstanding Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series tradition. Each year since the Ray Cook-promoted series first visited Rome Full Story
