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Trio doomed on fateful 11th lap of World prelim
Posted: 09/07/2019, 06:38 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Lap 11 of Friday night’s first 25-lap World 100 preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway left a trail of tears in its wake. By the end of that single circuit, three drivers — Jonathan Henry of Ada, Ohio, Full Story
Checkered flag among candles on O’Neal’s cake
Posted: 09/06/2019, 07:45 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Hudson O’Neal had a single birthday wish — win a race at Eldora Speedway. Turning 19 on Thursday, the Martinsville, Ind., driver did just that, scoring a $10,000 victory in the evening’s second 25-lap Full Story
Notes: Brewster Baker (a.k.a. J.D.) ready for World
Posted: 09/05/2019, 04:11 pmROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Jonathan Davenport took a different approach with the throwback scheme he has on his Lance Landers-owned Longhorn Race Car for this weekend’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway. The weathered-looking, red, white Full Story
Column: Youngster Rice eager for Eldora return
Posted: 09/04/2019, 06:38 pmJosh Rice will never forget the 2015 Dream weekend at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, but no one will let him forget it, either. “That’s kind of like, I guess, how everybody knows me,” Rice said. “They say, ‘Oh, you run sixth Full Story
Quick Time: World 100 earnings, lap leaders
Posted: 09/04/2019, 02:26 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
Fast Facts: Eldora's 49th annual World 100
Posted: 09/03/2019, 06:53 am By Robert HolmanDates: Sept. 5-7 (Twin $10,000-to-win features Thursday, twin $10,000-to-win features Friday and heats, consolations and $52,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete World 100 coverage Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (high-banked, Full Story
Top 25: Richards rises five spots in rankings
Posted: 09/03/2019, 07:53 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first career Hillbilly 100 victory Sunday at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va., Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., was among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Fast Talk: Holiday wrap and World 100 previews
Posted: 09/02/2019, 11:21 amBleary-eyed after a crazy-busy Labor Day weekend, our roundtable gathers to consider the holiday's fallout and look ahead to Sept. 5-7’s World 100 at Eldora (edited for clarity and length): Which Labor Day winner intrigued you most …? Kevin Full Story
Trivia Time: Answers to World 100 quiz
Posted: 08/28/2019, 11:34 am By Bob Markos(Find questions here) 1. 1985 2. Tommy Helfrich of Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana 3. Randy Boggs of Grayson, Ky., in 1987 4. Five times with Donnie Moran (1989), Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1993), Steve Francis (1999) Full Story
Trivia Time: Test your World 100 knowledge
Posted: 08/29/2019, 11:29 am By Bob MarkosPart of a continuing feature at DirtonDirt.com, test your Dirt Late Model knowledge with a 20-question quiz from longtime racing historian Bob Markos. Here’s a special edition related to Eldora Speedway’s upcoming World 100 (click here Full Story
Column: Amid rich wins, B-Shepp still unflappable
Posted: 08/29/2019, 12:04 amBrandon Sheppard’s spectacular 2019 season behind the wheel of the Rocket Chassis house car rolled on with his $101,626 triumph in Saturday's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Dirt Million at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway. Full Story
Fast Facts: 51st Hillbilly 100 at Tyler County
Posted: 08/26/2019, 12:07 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 30-Sept. 1 (a $5,000-to-win steel-head engine Late Model program on Friday and a $5,000-to-win unsanctioned Super Late Model program on Saturday followed by Sunday’s $30,000-to-win Lucas Oil Series program) Track: Tyler County Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp returns to top of rankings
Posted: 08/27/2019, 10:41 am By Alli CollisAfter earning his second six-figure payday of the season in Saturday’s Dirt Million at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway, Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., quickly returned to the top of DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. Sheppard Full Story
Notes: Richest events continue to evade J.D.
Posted: 08/26/2019, 03:05 pm By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — Dirt Late Model racing’s longest, richest races have been a particular source of frustration this season for Jonathan Davenport. Saturday night’s second annual Dirt Million at Mansfield Motor Speedway was Full Story
Fast Talk: Sheppy heads toward historic season
Posted: 08/26/2019, 11:10 amOur weekly roundtable considers Brandon Sheppard’s second six-figure payday of the season, while looking ahead to Chris Madden’s return and a busy Labor Day weekend (edited for clarity and length): Reflect on Brandon Sheppard’s second Full Story
Junghans can't quite get over hump at Mansfield
Posted: 08/26/2019, 11:12 am By Alli CollisMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — Bittersweet might be the best word to describe Chase Junghans’s Dirt Million weekend. After finishing no worse than third in three nights of action at Mansfield Motor Speedway, the 26-year-old Manhattan, Full Story
Rich payout ($50,813) fulfills Million runner-up
Posted: 08/25/2019, 03:21 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — For a brief moment following a lap-74 restart in Saturday night’s 100-lap Dirt Million feature at Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., looked like he just might vault from third to first Full Story
Norris looking to cap CBR stint with flourish
Posted: 08/24/2019, 02:36 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 23) — Michael Norris of Sarver, Pa., is well aware that this weekend’s second annual Dirt Million at Mansfield Motor Speedway is likely marking the end of his 2-month-long run as the fill-in driver for the sidelined Full Story
Column: Port Royal win reveals Zeigler’s ascent
Posted: 08/21/2019, 04:37 pmPORT ROYAL, Pa. — As Mason Zeigler stood in the Port Royal Speedway pit area after winning his first-ever World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature Saturday, the Chalk Hill, Pa., driver offered an appropriate description Full Story
Quick Time: Weighing revised Mansfield purse
Posted: 08/21/2019, 03:53 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: Streaking Madden voted No. 1 in poll
Posted: 08/20/2019, 08:27 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his third straight crown jewel victory in Saturday’s Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., unseated Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., for the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Can Madden attain Driver of the Year?
Posted: 08/19/2019, 10:35 amOur weekly roundtable considers Chris Madden’s August domination of major events while looking ahead to the lucrative weekend at Mansfield Motorsport Park (edited for clarity and length): Is it possible Chris Madden can challenge Brandon Full Story
Column: Fans embrace revitalized Birky’s return
Posted: 08/14/2019, 08:27 pmLast month I texted Brian Birkhofer to check if he might be making another of his here-and-there appearances in July 6’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-sanctioned Gopher 50 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Full Story
Quick Time: Madden joins $50,000-$50,000 club
Posted: 08/14/2019, 08:25 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: Solid weekend moves Dohm to No. 23
Posted: 08/13/2019, 11:19 am By Alli CollisAfter posting a career-best top-five finish in Saturday’s Sunoco North-South 100 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., Zack Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.Va., rejoined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Full Story
