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Column: Overton's hard knocks lead to success
Posted: 06/16/2021, 05:06 pmBrandon Overton didn’t end up on top of the Dirt Late Model world without taking his share of hard knocks. The 30-year-old star from Evans, Ga., experienced plenty of trials and tribulations on his way to a historic $273,000 sweep of Full Story
Notes: Lance finds lead but can’t outrun Pierce
Posted: 06/16/2021, 07:40 am By Robert HolmanBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (June 15) — When unheralded Tim Lance of Brimfield, Ill., zipped into the lead around race-long pacesetter Bobby Pierce if Oakwood, Ill., midway through Tuesday’s Hoosier Dirt Classic, the 40-lap, $5,000-to-win opener Full Story
Top 25: Overton back on top after Eldora sweep
Posted: 06/15/2021, 09:44 am By Joshua JoinerPropelled by his astonishing sweep of Eldora Speedway’s double Dirt Late Model Dreams, Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., regained the No. 1 spot in this week’s DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings presented by Keyser Manufacturing ending Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping our heads around Dreams
Posted: 06/14/2021, 11:48 amWhile Brandon Overton wakes up this morning, pinching himself that he wasn't dreaming about his $273,000 weekend at Eldora, our roundtable seeks perspective in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity Full Story
By-the-numbers review of Overton's Big E sweep
Posted: 06/14/2021, 06:54 am By Andy SavaryA by-the-numbers review of Brandon Overton’s four-day sweep of Dream action June 9-12 at Eldora Speedway, in Rossburg, Ohio (complete Dream coverage): 0: Irregularities uncovered in postrace impound for technical inspection. 0: Invert Full Story
Notes: Fergy still in mix for Eldora breakthrough
Posted: 06/14/2021, 06:49 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Chris Ferguson keeps inching closer. Eventually, the driver from Mount Holly, N.C., feels like he’s going to have a breakthrough at Eldora Speedway. Ferguson finished third in Saturday’s Dream XXVI, his best career Full Story
Cleared after inspection, Overton gets high praise
Posted: 06/13/2021, 12:43 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 12) — Eldora Speedway’s pit area exploded into a cauldron of accusation and innuendo as soon as Brandon Overton swept the first half of the double Dreams week on Wednesday and Thursday. It didn’t let up when the Full Story
Can anyone outrun Overton Eldora finale?
Posted: 06/12/2021, 07:32 am By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 11) — After hearing that Brandon Overton had spun a zero on Eldora Speedway’s casino-style inversion wheel at the conclusion of Friday’s Dream XXVI preliminary night program, Jonathan Davenport summed up Overton’s Full Story
Masterful run at Eldora lifts Overton to pinnacle
Posted: 06/11/2021, 06:16 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — Brandon Overton walked into Eldora Speedway’s infield media center, sat down on a chair in front of a logo-filled backdrop and smiled at his surroundings like a wide-eyed little kid. “It’s fancy in here,” Full Story
Notes: Bronson’s yo-yo Dream runs ends in third
Posted: 06/11/2021, 05:55 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Kyle Bronson's run during Thursday's Dream XXVII at Eldora Speedway was one of extremes. At times the Brandon, Fla., driver had the fastest car on the track and appeared to be destined to go to the front. At other times Full Story
Eldora's prelim winners continue data collection
Posted: 06/10/2021, 08:39 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Jonathan Davenport and Brandon Overton just wanted to use Wednesday’s Dream XXVII preliminary program at Eldora Speedway as a tuneup for Thursday’s 100-lap, $127,000-to-win finale. Winning the 25-lap features Full Story
Notes: Nebraska rookie succeeds on a budget
Posted: 06/10/2021, 08:18 am By Todd TurnerThere are plenty of Dirt Late Model racers who jump into the division wallet first. Top-dollar equipment. The best of everything. Open checkbook. Maxed credit card. Kyle Prauner is not that guy. When the 34-year-old Norfolk, Neb., racer Full Story
Column: For Dreams, J.D. gets in Eldora zone
Posted: 06/09/2021, 05:53 amIt’s Dirt Late Model Dream Week — make that “double” Dream Week this year — at Eldora Speedway, which means that Jonathan Davenport isn’t his usual self. He’s squarely in the midst of his twice-annual transformation into a Full Story
Top 25: J.D. unanimous No. 1 heading to Eldora
Posted: 06/08/2021, 08:33 am By Joshua JoinerFurther solidifying himself as a favorite going into this week’s double Dirt Late Model Dreams at Eldora Speedway, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., has strengthened his hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power Full Story
Dream-winning crew chief reflects on Eldora
Posted: 06/08/2021, 08:15 am By Kevin KovacThe first time Robby Allen attended a race at the famed Eldora Speedway was September 1991. Then a budding 21-year-old mechanic in the Dirt Late Model world, he traveled to the Rossburg, Ohio, track’s marquee event, the World 100, in Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora's Double Dreams week
Posted: 06/08/2021, 07:34 am By Robert HolmanDates: June 9-12 (Twin $10,000-to-win features Wednesday and Friday; heats, consolations and $127,000-to-win main event Thursday; heats, consolations and $126,000-to-win main event Saturday). Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (high-banked Full Story
Fast Talk: Are we only Dreaming? Yes, we are
Posted: 06/07/2021, 09:26 amReviewing a busy weekend and looking ahead the unprecedented Double Dreams week at Eldora Speedway, our roundtable convenes in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): What's your takeaway(s) Full Story
Notes: J.D. gets WVMS sweep, overcomes illness
Posted: 06/06/2021, 08:58 am By Kevin KovacMINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (June 5) — Starting sixth in Saturday's 50-lap Historic 100 finale wasn’t the biggest challenge Jonathan Davenport faced in his quest to complete a sweep of the unsanctioned two-race weekend at West Virginia Motor Full Story
Notes: Moran's bad luck streak holding at WVMS
Posted: 06/05/2021, 12:20 pm By Kevin KovacMINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (June 4) — Devin Moran’s car owner, Tye Twarog, appropriately summed up his team’s fate through two starts this season at West Virginia Motor Speedway moments after the conclusion of Friday’s 30-lap feature Full Story
Even for winner, WVMS test of man and machine
Posted: 06/05/2021, 07:53 am By Kevin KovacMINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (June 4) — As a race car driver, Jonathan Davenport is supposed to have an unquestionable need for speed. It’s in a true racer’s DNA to go as fast as track and machine will let them. “Exactly,” Davenport Full Story
Top 25: Show-Me winner O'Neal climbs to No. 3
Posted: 06/01/2021, 08:14 am By Joshua JoinerHudson O’Neal’s big win in Saturday’s Show-Me 100 presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com helped the Martinsville, Ind., driver make a big jump in the DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power rankings. The 20-year-old budding superstar who earned $30,000 Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing the Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/31/2021, 11:45 amAfter a weather-hampered but busy Memorial Day weekend, including Hudson O'Neal's Show-me 100 victory, our roundtable convenes for the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): What strikes Full Story
Fast Facts: 29th annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/25/2021, 02:49 pm By Robert HolmanDates: May 27-29 (two $6,000-to-win programs followed by Saturday’s $30,000-to-win finale) Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (semi-banked 3/8-mile oval). Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Full Story
Top 25: Sweeping Madden climbs to No. 3
Posted: 05/25/2021, 09:14 am By Joshua JoinerRiding the momentum from his sweep of Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series doubleheader, Chris Madden of Gary Court, S.C., was the biggest mover in this week’s DirtonDirt.com Top 25 poll, while Full Story
Klein dialing in ride as tour rolls into Tri-City
Posted: 05/24/2021, 08:50 pm By Robert HolmanThis may not be the week for Daryn Klein to start experimenting with car owner Steve Lampley’s new XR1 Rocket Chassis. Then again, the Fairview Heights, Ill., driver may not need to, despite his own convictions. Klein, who leads Full Story
