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Column: Fleet Strickler burnishes full-fender rep
Posted: 09/09/2020, 05:27 pmWhen Eldora Speedway was last open for action in June — well, the only time Tony Stewart’s half-mile oval in Rossburg, Ohio, has been open in this coronavirus-hampered season — Kyle Strickler made an impression that definitively established Full Story
Hypothetical Intercontinental Classic betting board
Posted: 09/09/2020, 07:28 am By Andy SavaryFor some added fun at home during Sept. 10-12’s Intercontinental Classic, play along with a selection of hypothetical proposition bets and driver matchups for Eldora Speedway’s spectator free, $50,000-to-win event streamed at FloRacing Full Story
Tried, tested Ferguson primed for Big E success
Posted: 09/09/2020, 07:29 am By Joshua JoinerChris Ferguson has never been as confident heading into a major-event weekend at Eldora Speedway as he is going into the track’s Intercontinental Classic this weekend. And for good reason. Not only has the 30-year-old Mount Holly, N.C., Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora's Intercontinental Classic
Posted: 09/07/2020, 05:47 am By Robert HolmanDates: Sept. 10-12 ($10,000-to-win features Thursday and Friday; heats, consolations and $50,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete Intercontinental coverage Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (high-banked half-mile clay oval). Purse: Full Story
Top 25: Overton back at No. 1 with Dohm on rise
Posted: 09/08/2020, 06:34 am By Joshua JoinerA busy Labor Day weekend produced another shakeup in the DirtonDirt.com power rankings presented by Bilstein Shocks with the top spot changing hands for the third straight week and a number of drivers making big moves among the top 25. Riding Full Story
Notes: Michigan driver straightens out car, career
Posted: 09/03/2020, 12:59 am By Joshua JoinerThe 2019 season was not a good one for Garrett Wiles. In fact, with no wins and very few competitive performances, it was his worst year of racing since making the jump from modifieds to Late Models in 2014. It was so bad that the Hubbardston, Full Story
Column: Larson gets Dirt Late Model crowd talking
Posted: 09/02/2020, 04:22 pmThe impact of open-wheel superstar Kyle Larson’s $15,000 victory in Saturday's 50-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Rumble by the River finale at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway could be readily ascertained by the rather glum Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp back on top as Larson debuts
Posted: 09/01/2020, 09:16 am By Joshua JoinerPort Royal Speedway’s rain-plagued Rumble by the River made waves in the DirtonDirt.com power rankings with a change at the top and a notable new entry joining the poll after the historic half-mile track’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Full Story
Rumley dazzled, but not surprised by fleet Larson
Posted: 08/30/2020, 01:28 pm By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 29) — Kevin Rumley wasn’t surprised. After open-wheel superstar Kyle Larson set the dirt-track world on fire by driving the K&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6 to a $15,000 victory in Saturday’s 50-lap Lucas Oil Late Full Story
T-Mac wins, but Larson steals show at Port Royal
Posted: 08/28/2020, 01:05 pm By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 27) — Kyle Larson’s wild, wonderful road show came to the Dirt Late Model world Thursday at Port Royal Speedway. It didn't disappoint. While Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., ran away to a dominating $10,000 victory Full Story
Notes: Thriving South Dakota rookie hits goals
Posted: 08/27/2020, 06:49 am By Joshua JoinerWhen Tyler McDonald decided to make the jump from modifieds to Late Models in 2020, he set two goals for himself: Win five races by the end of the season and win at least one race at each of his three primary tracks. With his Aug. 21 victory Full Story
Top 25: Owens back on top after Topless win
Posted: 08/25/2020, 08:25 am By Joshua JoinerWith a $40,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory at Batesville Motor Speedway’s Comp Cams Topless 100, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., jumped both Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., and Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., to land Full Story
Memories as the voice of Florence begins sign-off
Posted: 08/25/2020, 08:26 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. — In 33 years behind the microphone at Florence Speedway, announcer Brad Greer learned many lessons, some sooner than others. You shouldn't wear white Reeboks to a dirt track. The late Jack Boggs could work magic behind the Full Story
Fast Talk: The Topless 100 pass that wasn’t
Posted: 08/24/2020, 11:54 amAs August racing rolls on, our roundtable review Batesville's Topless 100 while discussing Pennsylvania races past, present and future. Fast Talk is sponsored by Castrol (edited for clarity and length): Would Batesville still be partying Full Story
Notes: Overton lacking at Topless crunch time
Posted: 08/23/2020, 06:43 am By Robert HolmanBATESVILLE, Ark. (Aug. 22) — Midway through Saturday’s Comp Cams Topless 100 feature at Batesville Motor Speedway, one of Dirt Late Model racing's hottest drivers in the country knew he could be in trouble. Brandon Overton, with 17 Full Story
Notes: Batesville run lifts Buckingham's confidence
Posted: 08/22/2020, 07:44 am By Robert HolmanLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug 21) — Shanon Buckingham was among five drivers — Ricky Thornton Jr., Mason Oberkramer, Tyler Bruening and Morgan Bagley were the others — in Friday’s 30-lap, $5,000-to-win preliminary feature for the 28th Full Story
Road to Eldora: Index of video series
Posted: 09/01/2020, 05:34 pmOn the Road to Eldora from late August through early September, DirtonDirt.com and FloRacing staffers are visiting teams, drivers, shops and racetracks as Dirt Late Model racing's focus heads toward Eldora's Intercontinental Classic: The Full Story
Notes: Clanton gains ground in Topless opener
Posted: 08/21/2020, 09:08 am By Robert HolmanLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 20) — Charging from 12th to finish seventh in Thursday’s 30-lap Topless 100 preliminary feature at Batesville Speedway, Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., said his Capital Race Car “wasn’t too bad.” | Complete Full Story
Column: Eager Gustin ready for a fresh start
Posted: 08/19/2020, 04:33 pmRyan Gustin’s quest to follow the open-wheel modified pipeline to Dirt Late Model stardom effectively ground to a halt in 2016. He never gave up, however, on joining the group of mod-turned-Late Model standouts. “That’s what everybody Full Story
Top 25: T-Mac zips up with B-Shepp back on top
Posted: 08/18/2020, 10:03 am By Joshua JoinerA week headlined by four nights of racing at Florence Speedway and six straight events on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals produced major shakeups in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings presented by Bilstein Shocks with Brandon Sheppard of New Full Story
Invitation list for Eldora's Intercontinental Classic
Posted: 08/17/2020, 08:07 pmThe 44 drivers invited to Eldora Speedway’s Intercontinental Classic, the $50,000-to-win scheduled for Sept. 10-12 that replaces the World 100 in Rossburg, Ohio; four other drivers will be selected by fan voting to fill the 48-car field Full Story
Top 25: Overton back on top after Cedar Lake
Posted: 08/11/2020, 09:13 am By Joshua JoinerRiding a massive wave of momentum from his dominating performance at Cedar Lake Speedway’s USA Nationals weekend, Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., reclaimed the No. 1 spot DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings. The 29-year-old Overton earned Full Story
Fast Facts: Florence Speedway's North-South 100
Posted: 08/11/2020, 07:09 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 13-15 (one $10,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by Saturday’s $50,000-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
After outburst and DQ, Erb takes aim at Pierce
Posted: 08/09/2020, 06:38 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 8) — Brandon Overton was the winner of Saturday’s 33rd annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway. Tyler Erb, though, made himself the story of the crown jewel World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Full Story
Gundaker OK after ‘wild ride,’ but car is done
Posted: 08/08/2020, 11:45 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 7) — No one needed to tell Gordy Gundaker how fortunate he was to escape unscathed from a wild wreck during the first round of Friday’s double-heat USA Nationals qualifying program at Cedar Lake Speedway. | Full Story
