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Fast Talk: Madden's gravy train rolling on
Posted: 08/12/2019, 08:04 amAmid a stretch of lucrative races (thus far with Chris Madden cashing big checks), our weekly roundtable considers the action and looks ahead to what’s coming up (edited for clarity and length): Where does North-South winner Chris Madden's Full Story
Notes: Davenport still a critic of format
Posted: 08/10/2019, 12:34 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., was the talk of Dirt Late Model social media for the past week after taking to Twitter to share his thoughts on the passing points Full Story
Quick Time: Evaluating Madden's $50,000 payday
Posted: 08/07/2019, 10:08 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
Column: After USA win, Madden has loftier goals
Posted: 08/07/2019, 05:18 amChris Madden was certainly overcome with emotion after overtaking Brandon Sheppard with four circuits remaining to win Saturday’s 100-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-sanctioned USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway Full Story
Fast Facts: 37th annual North-South 100
Posted: 08/06/2019, 02:11 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 8-10 (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
Top 25: Madden jumps to No. 11 in rankings
Posted: 08/06/2019, 08:28 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his first career crown jewel victory in Saturday’s USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Madden's first crown jewel
Posted: 08/05/2019, 11:46 amOur weekly roundtable dives into the $50,000 USA Nationals victory of Chris Madden while taking a glance ahead at the next $50,000-to-win race coming out way (edited for clarity and length): Consider Chris Madden’s 2019 path to his richest Full Story
Briggs runs into trouble in USA Nationals prelims
Posted: 08/03/2019, 01:34 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 2) — Boom Briggs and his pal Jonathan Davenport traveled together in Briggs’s hauler for five days. They went fishing together on a Wisconsin lake on Thursday morning. They parked next to each other in Cedar Full Story
Column: Marlar's season becomes flurry of action
Posted: 07/31/2019, 05:43 pmThis was supposed to be a rather calm season of competition for Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn. He announced last fall — as he was winning the 2018 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series championship — that his car owner, Full Story
Quick Time: August success over 10 seasons
Posted: 07/31/2019, 01:48 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: Cedar Lake's 32nd USA Nationals
Posted: 07/30/2019, 08:38 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 1-3 (one $6,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval). Sanction: World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Full Story
Top 25: Horton joins rankings at No. 25
Posted: 07/30/2019, 08:39 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first career Ultimate Southeast Series victory Saturday at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga., Austin Horton of Newnan, Ga., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., secured Full Story
Fast Talk: Evaluating Pierce's PDC reaction
Posted: 07/29/2019, 11:12 amOur weekly roundtable considers a busy weekend highlighted by the 30th annual Prairie Dirt Classic while looking ahead to a big weekend at Cedar Lake (edited for clarity and length): Are we surprised by Bobby Pierce’s calm reaction to Full Story
Title-chasing Overton's instincts put to the test
Posted: 07/29/2019, 10:17 am By Alli CollisTAZEWELL, Tenn. (July 27) — Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., isn’t the type of driver to hang back in a race and hope for a good finish. The Rum Runner Racing pilot is more likely to be seen charging to the front, putting it all on the Full Story
Column: Pierce wields not-so-secret weapon
Posted: 07/24/2019, 03:47 pmLike everyone else at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., last Saturday night, Bob Pierce watched his son, Bobby, sail around the 4/10-mile track’s ample cushion, lap after hard-driving lap, en route to a memorable $53,000 victory in the Full Story
Quick Time: Previewing the Prairie Dirt Classic
Posted: 07/24/2019, 03:02 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: Madden rejoins rankings at No. 21
Posted: 07/23/2019, 11:40 am By Alli CollisAfter a runner-up finish in Saturday’s Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., returns to DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., maintains Full Story
Notes: J.D's wall scrape ends hopes of I-80 glory
Posted: 07/22/2019, 10:27 am By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 20) — The feeling of defeat and frustration that Jonathan Davenport experienced after Saturday night’s ninth annual Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway was all too familiar to him. | RaceWire “It’s Full Story
Quick Time: Tallying the Silver Dollar distribution
Posted: 07/17/2019, 01:52 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: Ninth annual Silver Dollar Nationals
Posted: 07/16/2019, 07:10 am By Robert HolmanDates: July 18-20 (one $10,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by Saturday’s $53,000-to-win finale) Track: I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval). Sanction: Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series Purse: $53,000-to-win, Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp rules as Tennesseans climb
Posted: 07/16/2019, 07:11 am By Todd TurnerWhile Brandon Sheppard’s five-race winning streak came to an end, the New Berlin, Ill., driver’s unanimous hold on the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings continues, while Tennessee racing buddies Mike Marlar and Jimmy Owens Full Story
He wasn't looking for it, but Shirley found crown
Posted: 07/15/2019, 04:13 pm By Kevin KovacWAUSEON, Ohio (July 13) — There was something decidedly different about Brian Shirley’s second straight and third career DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship. After Shirley, 38, of Chatham, Ill., and his car owner Bob Cullen made Full Story
Fast Talk: Series-by-series summer recap
Posted: 07/15/2019, 10:24 amIn a roundup of busy stretches for multiple series, our weekly roundtable considers the most important takeaways with more big events coming up (edited for clarity and length): What’s your World of Outlaws reflection? Kevin Kovac, DirtonDirt.com Full Story
Notes: Heck sails along in return to Crates
Posted: 07/11/2019, 01:20 am By Todd TurnerA few summers ago, 2013 DIRTcar Crate Late Model champion Aaron Heck was enjoying leisurely weekends as a recreational boater on Rend Lake in southern Illinois, thinking his dirt racing career was behind him. With his parents both battling Full Story
Column: After cancer scare, Smith back in car
Posted: 07/10/2019, 08:03 amWhen Jeff Smith missed a handful of early-season events that he had planned to enter — most notably Ultimate Southeast Super Late Model Series programs on March 2 at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth and March 23 at County Line Raceway Full Story
