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• Column: Terbo draws on messages of ailing kids

  Posted: 09/10/2025, 04:16 pm

  From afar, the Best Performance Motorsports car that Tyler Erb drove in last weekend’s 55th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, wasn’t splashy or especially colorful. But close up, the machine flashed with more heartfelt Full Story

• Notes: Madden falls short again in World 100

  Posted: 09/09/2025, 07:19 am By Kevin Kovac and Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Another crown jewel at Eldora Speedway. Another disappointment for Chris Madden. There were signs Saturday that karma might finally shine on Madden in his 17th World 100 feature appearance and 43rd overall Full Story

• Top 25: Eldora-propelled Thornton grabs No. 1 spot

  Posted: 09/09/2025, 07:02 am By Kevin Kovac

  With a victory in Saturday’s 55th annual World 100 continuing a sizzling three-week stretch, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., ascended to the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt’s power rankings that Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., had held Full Story

• Fast Talk: Globe-grabbing RTJ's first World

  Posted: 09/08/2025, 10:40 am

  After a dazzling, record-setting week at Eldora Speedway and Ricky Thornton Jr. claiming his first World 100, our roundtable unpacks everything in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and Full Story

• Takeaways: Commentary on the 55th World 100

  Posted: 09/07/2025, 06:03 pm By Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Key takeaways and commentary at Eldora Speedway from Ricky Thornton Jr.’s first World 100 victory (which shouldn’t come as a surprise), Jonathan Davenport’s shortcomings, another near-miss for Dale McDowell, Full Story

• Faltering tire dooms Davenport's World run

  Posted: 09/07/2025, 05:22 pm By Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — For much of Saturday’s 55th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway, Jonathan Davenport was forced to improvise behind the wheel of his Double L Motorsports machine. During the lap-38 caution period, having led Full Story

• Unlikely underdog RTJ lands on top of the World

  Posted: 09/07/2025, 06:37 am By Kevin Kovac

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Ricky Thornton Jr. an … underdog? Could one of Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest stars really not be among the favorites to win a crown jewel event? It’s quite an unbelievable idea, but it was the case Full Story

• Big E edge for drivers with maneuverability

  Posted: 09/06/2025, 02:12 pm By Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Through preliminary action at this week’s 55th World 100 at Eldora Speedway, three drivers have seemingly separated themselves from the rest entering Saturday’s finale: Jonathan Davenport, Dale McDowell Full Story

• Hoffman inches closer to pal (and Eldora master)

  Posted: 09/06/2025, 11:29 am By Kevin Kovac

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — If Nick Hoffman needed a confidence boost heading into the 55th World 100 finale at Eldora Speedway, his runner-up finish in Friday’s second 25-lap semifeature provided it. It was the way the 33-year-old Full Story

• In McDowell's twilight, going for broke at Big E

  Posted: 09/05/2025, 04:02 pm By Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 4) — Dale McDowell certainly hopes Thursday’s crowd-stirring, last-corner pass of Devin Moran to triumph in the first split-field World 100 prelim isn’t the final Eldora Speedway victory he’ll savor. But as Full Story

• Notes: Madden seeks clean air, first World 100

  Posted: 09/05/2025, 12:15 pm By Kevin Kovac and Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 4) — Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., fell short of victory in Thursday's second 25-lap World 100 weekend semifeature at Eldora Speedway, but his runner-up finish was certainly no quiet performance. After overtaking Full Story

• Column: Butterflies stir for crews at World 100

  Posted: 09/04/2025, 09:02 am

  The sheer magnitude of the World 100 at Eldora Speedway — the most prestigious event in Dirt Late Model racing — puts the emotional screws to every driver in the field. But don’t think for a moment that they’re alone in their anxiety. All Full Story

• Top 25: Pierce holds top spot heading to Big E

  Posted: 09/02/2025, 07:40 am By Kevin Kovac

  Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., didn’t need to race over the Labor Day weekend to remain the unanimous No. 1 driver in DirtonDirt’s power rankings. His two closest pursuers, however, shined in holiday appearances to set up a high-profile Full Story

• Hillbilly trip an odyssey for Joiner-JCM operation

  Posted: 09/01/2025, 08:25 pm By Kevin Kovac

  SARVER, Pa. (Aug. 30) — Joseph Joiner had one thing on his mind after Saturday’s 57th Hillbilly Hundred at Lernerville Speedway. “I’m going to sleep,” the 31-year-old driver from Milton, Fla., said in his Southern drawl. “I’m Full Story

• Fast Talk: For the love of the World 100 at Big E

  Posted: 09/01/2025, 10:21 am

  After a thoroughly busy Labor Day weekend, our roundtable catches its collective breath in anticipation of the World 100 for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Before we Full Story

• Tiny moments magnified in Thornton's Hillbilly win

  Posted: 08/31/2025, 12:41 pm By Kevin Kovac

  SARVER, Pa. (Aug. 30) — Ricky Thornton Jr. led every lap of Saturday’s 57th Hillbilly Hundred at Lernerville Speedway. Jonathan Davenport ran in second place for all but two early circuits of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature. Full Story

• Alberson shelves drama with Lernerville victory

  Posted: 08/30/2025, 10:46 am By Kevin Kovac

  SARVER, Pa. (Aug. 29) — So many things went sideways in recent weeks for Garrett Alberson, a course correction to more positive results seemed inevitable. Right? The moment occurred Friday at Lernerville Speedway with Alberson driving Full Story

• Fast Facts: Eldora's 55th annual World 100

  Posted: 08/29/2025, 07:55 am By Aaron Clay

  (Complete World 100 coverage) Dates: Sept. 4-6 Track: Eldora Speedway (high-banked half-mile clay oval). Location: Rossburg, Ohio Purse: $72,000-to-win Sanction: DIRTcar Racing Last year’s winner: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., Full Story

• Dispatches: Sobbing tops big Boone showdown

  Posted: 09/01/2025, 06:25 am

  Among the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during Labor Day weekend (look coverage of Lucas Oil's Hillbilly Hundred at Lernerville and Fall Clash action at Bedford elsewhere). Also find a listing of live-streaming Full Story

• Top 25: Thornton creeps up to No. 2 spot

  Posted: 08/26/2025, 07:31 am By Kevin Kovac

  Ricky Thornton Jr.’s $60,000 sweep of the Rumble by the River weekend at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway broke Jonathan Davenport’s hold on the No. 2 spot in DirtonDirt’s power rankings, but the Chandler, Ariz., star couldn’t shake the Full Story

• Notes: Satterlee can't cash in at Port Royal

  Posted: 08/25/2025, 03:23 pm By Kevin Kovac and Kyle McFadden

  PORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 23) — Gregg Satterlee doesn’t typically put extra pressure on himself. So what happens to the 40-year-old driver from Indiana, Pa., at Port Royal Speedway — one of his best tracks — when Lucas Oil Late Model Full Story

• Anthony Macri Line guides RTJ to big sweep

  Posted: 08/24/2025, 06:08 pm By Kyle McFadden

  PORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 23) — Ricky Thornton Jr. put his race car where nobody dared going in Saturday’s 50-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Port Royal Speedway. Not merely up on the cushion, but his right-rear firmly Full Story

• After squabble, Madden sets his eyes on Eldora

  Posted: 08/24/2025, 12:01 pm By Kevin Kovac

  PORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 23) — Chris Madden wasn’t happy, but he wasn’t irate as many observers thought he might be. A bit perturbed, perhaps. After coming out on the short end of a fierce, slider-trading battle for the lead with Ricky Full Story

• Port Royal drivers have Eldora on their minds

  Posted: 08/23/2025, 01:28 pm By Kyle McFadden

  PORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 23) — With Port Royal Speedway the final half-mile on the national touring schedule before Sept. 4-6’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway, many drivers are using this weekend’s Rumble by the River event as a tuneup Full Story

• Notes: Double L team's winding trek to Port Royal

  Posted: 08/23/2025, 07:30 am By Kyle McFadden

  PORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 22) — Getting to Port Royal Speedway on Friday for the two-day Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series weekend was a victory of its own for Jonathan Davenport and his Double L Motorsports team. The Batesville, Ark.-based Full Story