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Tangle hampers pair of Pittsburgher contenders
Posted: 10/07/2019, 03:55 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 5) — Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., and Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., seemed to be continuing their recent momentum as they ran second and third, respectively, near the midway point of Saturday’s 31st annual Full Story
PPMS heartbreak adds to J.D.’s ‘best worst’ season
Posted: 10/07/2019, 07:58 am By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 5) — Jonathan Davenport wasn’t quite sure how to explain his heartbreaking fate in Saturday’s 31st annual Pittsburgher 100 at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. He found himself, after all, in uncharted Full Story
Quick Time: Can Weiss put end to WoO futility?
Posted: 10/02/2019, 03:25 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Top 25: Senoia winner rejoins rankings at 25th
Posted: 10/01/2019, 10:54 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a career-richest $10,025 victory in Sunday’s Schaeffer’s Fall Nationals Series-sanctioned Billy Clanton Classic at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway, Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., rejoined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, Full Story
Fast Talk: Eckert's win, Cotton Pickin' 100 recap
Posted: 09/30/2019, 01:48 pmOur weekly roundtable reviews September’s final weekend of Dirt Late Model action, and looks ahead to the upcoming weekend’s sanctioned and special events (edited for clarity and length): Winning Bedford’s Keystone Cup, Rick Eckert Full Story
Texan off to good start in return to Late Model
Posted: 09/28/2019, 12:43 pm By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (Sept. 27) — When Chris Brown decided to ease back into dirt Late Model racing, he thought it would be a good idea to start back at tracks he liked. Great decision. Brown, 40, of Spring, Texas, picked up a Comp Cams Full Story
Notes: Bailes takes a liking to Bedford oval
Posted: 09/28/2019, 04:46 am By Kevin KovacBEDFORD, Pa. (Sept. 27) — A perfect Friday-night performance to open the second annual Keystone Cup weekend left Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., with a special feeling about Bedford Speedway. “I might have a new favorite track,” the Full Story
Quick Time: Home runs on dueling national tours
Posted: 09/25/2019, 03:05 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Top 25: Blair climbs four spots in rankings
Posted: 09/24/2019, 09:26 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a World of Outlaws Morton Building Late Model Series victory on Thursday at Stateline Speedway in Busti, N.Y., Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., was among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Full Story
Column: Owens is up to task for Knoxville repeat
Posted: 09/18/2019, 07:29 pmAn appropriate summation of Jimmy Owens’s $40,000 triumph in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway was offered soon after the 100-lapper by crewman Keir Full Story
Quick Time: Surveying deepest big-race rallies
Posted: 09/18/2019, 02:10 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Notes: Knoxville bites struggling O’Neal, T-Mac
Posted: 09/17/2019, 03:57 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — Don O’Neal was struggling to maintain his position. Tim McCreadie was marching forward from a starting spot deep in the field. Then the two Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars met in turn three on Full Story
Top 25: Clanton rises to No. 11 in rankings
Posted: 09/17/2019, 08:42 am By Alli CollisAfter winning Thursday’s Knoxville Nationals opener, Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., was among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., unseated Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Full Story
Fast Talk: Dissecting Knoxville's winning rally
Posted: 09/16/2019, 11:23 amOur weekly roundtable wraps up the 16th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals while looking ahead to upcoming fall events and more (editing for clarity and length): Evaluate the ninth-row rally by Jimmy Owens at Knoxville. Kevin Full Story
Notes: Clanton confident after Knoxville whipping
Posted: 09/13/2019, 03:45 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 12) — Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., was understandably glowing after gliding forward from the seventh starting spot to capture Thursday’s 25-lap preliminary feature on the opening night of the 16th annual Lucas Full Story
Column: Focused J.D. relishes third World 100
Posted: 09/11/2019, 06:25 pmJonathan Davenport’s focus and burning desire to win the World 100 for a third time in his career was evident Saturday night as race time approached. He removed himself from the last-minute hustle-and-bustle around his Double L Racing Full Story
Taking best shot, Weiss shines during World 100
Posted: 09/11/2019, 12:06 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — There were nine laps remaining in Saturday's 49th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway and Ricky Weiss headed toward what would be the race’s final restart sitting in second place right alongside leader Jonathan Full Story
Quick Time: World’s best five-year stretches
Posted: 09/11/2019, 12:01 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Top 25: J.D. claims No. 1 spot in rankings
Posted: 09/10/2019, 08:23 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his third career World 100 victory on Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., unseated Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., for the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power Full Story
Notes: No slick moves for Bloomquist at World
Posted: 09/10/2019, 06:56 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — The 49th annual World 100 came and went without Scott Bloomquist adding to his seemingly endless list of signature moments at Eldora Speedway, but that doesn’t mean his weekend at the famed half-mile oval Full Story
Wrench-turning pays off for World 100 runner-up
Posted: 09/09/2019, 04:21 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Jimmy Owens gambled with his setup choice for Saturday’s 49th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway. Much to his satisfaction, the roll of the mechanical dice came as close to coming up snake eyes as possible. Full Story
Fast Talk: How many globes can J.D. grab?
Posted: 09/09/2019, 10:48 amOur weekly roundtable considers Jonathan Davenport's victory in Eldora's 49th annual World 100 while peeking ahead to the 16th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals (edited for clarity and length): What was the key moment in Full Story
Blown tire robs Pierce of solid finish at World 100
Posted: 09/09/2019, 08:37 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Since scoring his first career Silver Dollar Nationals victory back in July, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., has fought seemingly endless bad luck in high-profile Dirt Late Model events. After leading early in Full Story
J.D. rules World despite power steering failure
Posted: 09/08/2019, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — As productive as Jonathan Davenport’s 2019 season has been, there remained one glaring omission from his ledger upon his arrival at Eldora Speedway for the 49th annual World 100 weekend. | Complete World 100 Full Story
Jameson charges into contention in World prelim
Posted: 09/07/2019, 09:23 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — When Friday’s first World 100 preliminary feature went back green following a lap-11 caution, Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, Ind., thought he might have a real shot at scoring a $10,000 Eldora Speedway victory. Full Story
