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• Notes: Home at PPMS, Richards settles in

  Posted: 10/04/2025, 03:54 pm By Kevin Kovac

  IMPERIAL, 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 pm

  The 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 am

  Among 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 Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, 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 Kovac

  Fueled 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 am

  With 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 Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, 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 Turner

  BROWNSTOWN, 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 Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, 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 Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, 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 Turner

  BROWNSTOWN, 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 Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, 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 am

  Ricky 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 McFadden

  A 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 Kovac

  A 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 Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, 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 am

  Hudson 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 Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, 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 Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, 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 Turner

  As 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 pm

  About 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 Clay

  Dates: 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

• Top 25: Thornton reigns as Feger climbs

  Posted: 09/16/2025, 07:22 am By Kevin Kovac

  Ricky Thornton Jr.’s status as the No. 1 driver in DirtonDirt’s power rankings continued for a second consecutive week despite a quiet single-start weekend during which he finished seventh in Thursday’s FloRacing Night in America-sanctioned Full Story

• Fast Talk: The Southeast, weekend recap and more

  Posted: 09/15/2025, 10:35 am

  As the fall specials beckon, our weekly roundtable considers all the latest action for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): In earlier eras, Southeastern tracks were the heart Full Story

• Gustin still trying to get over the hump at Eldora

  Posted: 09/11/2025, 03:07 pm By Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — A part of Ryan Gustin takes pride in finishing fifth in Saturday’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway. Another part of the Marshalltown, Iowa, driver is upset he couldn’t hang onto a podium position or challenge Full Story