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B-Shepp strengthens No. 1 grip; Gundaker joins
Posted: 07/09/2019, 10:24 am By Todd TurnerTwo more World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series victories and a three-race win streak on the national tour kept Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., atop DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings while Gordy Gundaker’s back-to-back, Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing holiday-week action
Posted: 07/08/2019, 11:04 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to look back on a busy Independence Day holiday week of action across the country while also looking ahead to the final week of the 2019 DIRTcar Summer Nationals (edited for clarity and length): With Brian Full Story
Wet Hell Tour a real drag for traveling race teams
Posted: 07/05/2019, 10:19 am By Alli CollisMACON, Ill. (July 4) — Entering Thursday night’s show at Macon Speedway, Mother Nature sat fourth in the DIRTcar Summer Nationals points standings, having already claimed seven events this season. And while the seemingly endless rainouts Full Story
Column: A seamless transition for Clanton
Posted: 07/03/2019, 01:21 pmShane Clanton was already looking toward the future. He knew that, in all likelihood, he would need a new ride come 2020 with his car owner and father-in-law, Ron Davies of Warren, Pa., indicating that his days fielding a national-level Full Story
Quick Time: Doling out 2019 midseason awards
Posted: 07/03/2019, 11:01 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: Babb joins rankings at No. 24
Posted: 07/02/2019, 08:17 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first 2019 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory Saturday at Highland (Ill.) Speedway, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., maintained Full Story
Fast Talk: Midseason reset of national tours
Posted: 07/01/2019, 11:22 amAs we careen toward the Fourth of July, we reset the national tours while considering the rain-plagued DIRTcar Summer Nationals (edited for clarity and length): Reset the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at midseason. Kevin Kovac, DirtonDirt.com Full Story
Column: Rumley program clicking with T-Mac
Posted: 06/26/2019, 04:12 pmKevin Rumley can’t yet read Tim McCreadie like other drivers he’s worked with over the years. After all, the noted engineer and crew chief of his father Lee Roy’s iconic K&L Rumley No. 6 machine is a mere two months into working closely Full Story
Top 25: Heckenast among poll newcomers
Posted: 06/25/2019, 08:40 am By Alli CollisWith top-five finishes throughout the first four races of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., is among newcomers to DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., Full Story
Fizzling Firecracker 100 bitter for Weiss, Lanigan
Posted: 06/23/2019, 04:28 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 22) — Darrell Lanigan knows all about heartbreak in the Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway. He experienced more Saturday night, in fact. | RaceWire But this time the 48-year-old veteran from Union, Ky. — who Full Story
Top 25: Overton rises after $20,000 victory
Posted: 06/18/2019, 10:09 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a $20,000 victory in Saturday’s Ultimate Southeast Super Late Model Series-sanctioned USA 100 at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., is among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 Full Story
Fast Talk: Looking ahead to Firecracker weekend
Posted: 06/17/2019, 08:37 amDirtonDirt.com’s weekly roundtable gathers to discuss the Lucas Oil Series tripleheader and other weekend newsmakers while also looking ahead to this weekend’s Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. (edited for clarity Full Story
Notes: Young Georgian follows grandfather's tire tracks
Posted: 06/13/2019, 12:40 am By Alli CollisAfter a standout 2018 season that included six Crate victories and the Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway track championship, Joshua Bishop of Statesboro, Ga., entered 2019 on a high note. But despite a March victory at Modoc (S.C.) Raceway, the Full Story
Column: Futility behind, Richards savors Dream
Posted: 06/12/2019, 03:09 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — There was little doubt that winning Saturday night’s Dream XXV — and its race-record $125,000 first-place prize — at Eldora Speedway meant the world to Brandon Sheppard. He’s a pretty even-keel 26-year-old, but Full Story
Quick Time: Top drivers cashing in at the Dream
Posted: 06/12/2019, 02:29 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: Ferguson joins rankings at No. 22
Posted: 06/11/2019, 08:51 am By Alli CollisAfter posting a career-best fourth-place finish in Saturday’s Dream XXV finale at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while race winner Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping our heads around Dream XXV
Posted: 06/10/2019, 11:47 amOur weekly roundtable wraps up Brandon Sheppard’s $125,000 victory in Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXV while peeking ahead to the upcoming DIRTcar Summer Nationals (edited for clarity and length): When I say Dream XXV, you say …: Kevin Full Story
'Just another night at the races' in bizarre 5th heat
Posted: 06/09/2019, 03:30 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — Scott Bloomquist was back at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night. Oh, was he ever back. The Hall of Fame driver’s return to competition after three months on the sidelines while recovering from injuries suffered Full Story
Dream XXV contenders fade away one-by-one
Posted: 06/09/2019, 07:31 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — Kyle Strickler led Saturday night’s Dream XXV feature at Eldora Speedway. So did Kyle Bronson and Earl Pearson Jr. And Jonathan Davenport almost grabbed the top spot in the 100-lapper. | Complete Dream coverage When Full Story
Saturday's Dream XXV heat race lineups
Posted: 06/08/2019, 06:14 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Saturday’s heat race lineups for Dream XXV at Eldora Speedway, tabulated by combined points for Thursday-Friday prelims with a five-car inversion based on leading points-earner Jonathan Davenport’s spin of the wheel. Full Story
Notes: Weiss backs up car builder's prediction
Posted: 06/07/2019, 11:27 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — When Scott Bloomquist singled out Ricky Weiss as his driver to watch in this weekend’s Dream XXV at Eldora Speedway during Tuesday’s episode of DirtonDirt.com’s Late Model Live, Weiss was listening. | Complete Full Story
After struggles, Fergy rallies to 4th at Eldora
Posted: 06/07/2019, 09:21 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Chris Ferguson’s opening night at Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXV weekend appeared doomed from the outset. The 29-year-old Mount Holly, N.C., driver's crew thrashed to put the finishing touches on a new Sweet-Bloomquist Full Story
Resurgent Lanigan adds another prelim at Big E
Posted: 06/07/2019, 03:14 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Darrell Lanigan wasn’t going to let a golden opportunity slip through his fingers in Thursday night’s first 25-lap Dream XXV preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway. “You hate to leave it out there if you Full Story
Streamlining operation still McCreadie's goal
Posted: 06/06/2019, 12:54 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. — A lot has changed for Tim McCreadie in the eight months since the Watertown, N.Y., driver’s magical run to his first career World 100 triumph at Eldora Speedway back in October. In the offseason McCreadie partnered Full Story
Notes: No limit in sight for Limited Georgia driver
Posted: 06/06/2019, 12:25 am By Alli CollisAfter chasing the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series and Ultimate Southeast Series in recent seasons, Kenny Collins of Colbert, Ga., finds himself racing more locally in 2019. The 27-year-old driver is not only enjoying more time at Full Story










































