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Top 25: Overton makes his debut in No. 1 spot
Posted: 06/16/2020, 08:33 am By Todd TurnerRed-hot Brandon Overton, who narrowly missed a weekend sweep on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, grabbed the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings for the first time. The 29-year-old Evans, Ga., driver secured eight first-place Full Story
Drivers re-energized by return of rowdy race fans
Posted: 06/15/2020, 05:39 am By Robert HolmanMARYVILLE, Tenn. — Brandon Overton climbed from his car in front a standing-room only crowd at Smoky Mountain Speedway and was greeted by a rousing round of a applause after winning Saturday’s $15,000 Mountain Moonshine Classic. It Full Story
Notes: Michigan youngster delivering on promise
Posted: 06/11/2020, 07:03 am By Todd TurnerWhile he’s early in his racing and professional careers, Logan Arntz figures he’ll be behind the wheel quite a bit in the coming years. The 20-year-old from Vestaburg, Mich., is in his sixth season of Dirt Late Model racing and he Full Story
Nebraska driver recovers from bout with Covid-19
Posted: 06/10/2020, 11:41 am By Kevin KovacAndrew Kosiski was itching to go racing in May 30’s Malvern Bank Series season opener at Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg. His body, however, was overcome by a sickness that left him unable to even climb out of bed in his Omaha, Full Story
Top 25: T-Mac joins tight chase for top spot
Posted: 06/09/2020, 08:48 am By Todd TurnerTim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., was among three drivers earning at least one vote for the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings following his stirring $50,000 victory Saturday at Eldora Speedway’s Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational. McCreadie, Full Story
Fast Talk: Wading into Stream to recap action
Posted: 06/08/2020, 12:39 pmOur weekly roundtable looks back at the inaugural $50,000-to-win Stream Invitational at Eldora Speedway and considers the upcoming Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt doubleheader at Cherokee and Smoky Mountain (edited for clarity and length): In Full Story
Notes: J.D. can’t turn tough Stream weekend around
Posted: 06/08/2020, 07:54 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Jonathan Davenport's preliminary nights at Eldora Speedway's Stream Invitational couldn't have gone much worse with a laundry list of troubling issues and finishes of 18th and 24th. But anyone who counted out the 36-year-old Full Story
Anatomy of a Stream: How T-Mac won $50,000
Posted: 06/07/2020, 07:14 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Tim McCreadie found himself in an advantageous position as Saturday night’s 67-lap Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational drew to its conclusion. There was the 46-year-old star from Watertown, N.Y., chugging Full Story
Notes: No bites for J.D. in unforgiving Stream
Posted: 06/06/2020, 02:12 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Normally a big-race weekend at Eldora Speedway means success for Jonathan Davenport. But that hasn’t been the case through the first two nights of the Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational. Davenport, 36, of Full Story
Saturday heat lineups for Stream Invitational
Posted: 06/05/2020, 09:54 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — Saturday’s heat lineups for the Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational based on points accrued in Thursday and Friday prelims (two-car inversion); Saturday’s 67-lap feature pays $50,000-to-win (complete Stream coverage; Full Story
Hypothetical prop bets for Eldora's Stream
Posted: 06/04/2020, 04:00 pm By Andy SavaryFor some added fun at home during this weekend’s Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational, play along with a selection of hypothetical proposition bets and driver matchups from Eldora Speedway’s fan-less, $50,000-to-win event (complete Stream Full Story
Notes: Stream could be rare huge payout in '20
Posted: 06/04/2020, 04:01 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., enters the Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational as undoubtedly one of the hottest Dirt Late Model drivers in the nation. He’s clicking so well with his David Wells-owned Longhorn cars — Full Story
Column: Confidence up for Big E-bound Thornton
Posted: 06/03/2020, 05:13 pmRicky Thornton Jr. is a bona fide superstar in the open-wheel modified ranks. The Dirt Late Model world thinks pretty highly of his talent, too, thanks to his numerous fine performances in limited starts over the past few years. But after Full Story
Quick Time: Best place to start at Eldora?
Posted: 06/03/2020, 12:38 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, presented Full Story
Surreal scenario as Slack navigates Stream’s creation
Posted: 06/03/2020, 07:23 am By Kevin KovacRoger Slack is having a hard time coming to grips with the situation he and his staff at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, are facing in the lead-up to June 4-6’s Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational. “For us,” Eldora’s promoter Full Story
Eldora stalwart carrying banner as Stream invitee
Posted: 06/02/2020, 07:43 am By Robert HolmanJerry Bowersock had a hunch a few locals would be among 48 drivers invited to compete in June 4-6’s Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational at Eldora Speedway. He was far from certain, however, if he’d be one of them. Few active Dirt Late Full Story
Fast Facts: Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational
Posted: 06/02/2020, 07:23 am By Robert HolmanDates: June 4-6 ($10,000-to-win features Thursday and Friday, and heats, consolations and $50,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete Stream coverage Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (high-banked half-mile clay oval). Purse: Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp back on top as Thornton surges
Posted: 06/02/2020, 07:07 am By Todd TurnerBrandon Sheppard made sure his time out of the No. 1 slot was as short as possible. The New Berlin, Ill., driver swept World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series weekend action at Davenport (Iowa) Speedway and edged back ahead Full Story
Updated roster, stats for Stream Invitational
Posted: 06/01/2020, 07:52 am By Andy SavaryThe 48-car roster for June 4-6’s Stream Invitational at Eldora Speedway with 44 invitees and four drivers added by fan voting; listed by car number with hometown, chassis/engine and Eldora crown jewel history (complete Stream coverage; Full Story
Fast Talk: Looking ahead to Big E’s unique Stream
Posted: 06/01/2020, 07:30 amOur weekly roundtable considers action from the final weekend in May as the drumbeat intensifies for the upcoming $50,000-to-win Stream Invitational at Eldora Speedway (edited for clarity and length): Wax poetic about a weekend driver, Full Story
Drivers invited to Eldora's Dirt Late Model Stream
Posted: 05/29/2020, 04:06 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — The 44 invitees for Eldora Speedway's June 4-6 Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational, with a $50,000-to-win DIRTcar-sanctioned finale following a pair of $10,000-to-win prelims; fan voting will decide spots 45-48 on the Full Story
Quick Time: Drivers’ best national tour seasons
Posted: 05/27/2020, 03:40 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, presented Full Story
Top 25: Owens leapfrogs B-Shepp for top spot
Posted: 05/26/2020, 09:05 am By Todd TurnerJimmy Owens liked winning three races in a row so much in February that he did it again in May, lifting the Newport, Tenn., in the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings for the first time in six seasons. World of Outlaws Morton Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up Memorial Day weekend
Posted: 05/25/2020, 02:23 pmMemorial Day marked the busiest racing weekend of the year so far, but it still wasn't quite "normal" with pandemic-forced limitations on racetracks. Our roundtable considers recent events (edited for clarity and length): Reflect on WoO's Full Story
Notes: Coalescing team lifts CBR's comfort level
Posted: 05/25/2020, 08:13 am By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. — Josh Richards is feeling — and looking — good. Whether the positive vibes surrounding the 32-year-old native of Shinnston, W.Va., translate into a 2020 season reminiscent of his spectacular, star-making campaigns Full Story
