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Quick Time: Favorite haunts of winning racers
Posted: 05/01/2019, 11:46 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: Weiss joins top 10 in rankings
Posted: 04/30/2019, 08:59 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a $5,000 Southern All Star victory Friday at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn., Ricky Weiss of Headingley, Manitoba, moved into the top 10 in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Full Story
Fast Talk: Race review, breakout considerations
Posted: 04/29/2019, 10:13 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers April’s final weekend of racing and a few other Dirt Late Model issues (edited for clarity and length): Detail a notable weekend winner. Kevin Kovac, DirtonDirt.com Full Story
Notes: Peoria newcomer Chasteen off to hot start
Posted: 04/25/2019, 06:57 am By Alli CollisWhen Mike Chasteen Jr. of Peoria, Ill., was putting together a Super Late Model program for the 2019 season, he didn’t have big expectations. Spending the past 10 years racing modifieds, the 26-year-old Chasteen just wanted to make his Full Story
Column: Born to race, Winger coming of age
Posted: 04/24/2019, 08:20 pmFor Ashton Winger, winning a touring Super Late Model feature — a milestone he reached on April 20 with a $3,000 Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series victory at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss. — was almost inevitable. Full Story
Quick Time: A decade of the richest race winners
Posted: 04/24/2019, 09:28 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: Pierce jumps to fourth spot in rankings
Posted: 04/23/2019, 07:13 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a $10,555 Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association victory in Saturday’s Slocum 50 at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, Full Story
Longhorn house car gets boost at VMS
Posted: 04/18/2019, 02:14 pm By Kevin KovacTim McCreadie will climb into a Dirt Late Model that doesn’t carry a No. 39 on its doors Saturday at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica. It goes without saying that such an occurrence is exceedingly rare for a driver who began focusing Full Story
Column: Mod standout eager for big opportunity
Posted: 04/17/2019, 06:30 pmKyle Strickler had aspirations of driving a Dirt Late Model regularly ever since early 2006 when he relocated to the Charlotte, N.C., area from his home in Sinking Spring, Pa., after six years of racing in the Northeast’s big-block modified Full Story
Top 25: McCreadie climbs five spots in poll
Posted: 04/16/2019, 07:24 am By Alli CollisAfter posting a pair of top-five finishes in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action at Atomic Speedway near Chillicothe, Ohio, and Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway, Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Modest regional racer contends at Hagerstown
Posted: 04/15/2019, 12:12 pm By Kevin KovacHAGERSTOWN, Md. (April 13) — Gene Knaub isn’t the kind of dirt racer who shows much emotion. “I don’t really get excited,” the 50-year-old racer from Dover, Pa., said. It was no surprise, then, that Knaub took his head-turning Full Story
Fast Talk: Track talk heading toward Easter
Posted: 04/15/2019, 08:31 amBefore hiding Easter eggs, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers all the Dirt Late Model action in April (edited for clarity and length): Who was the weekend’s most impressive winner? Kevin Kovac, DirtonDirt.com Full Story
West Virginia upstart impressive at Atomic
Posted: 04/13/2019, 02:06 pm By Alli CollisALMA, Ohio (April 11) — Colten Burdette didn't have high expectations heading into Thursday’s Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway. Making just his second start of the 2019 season, the 25-year-old Parkersburg, W.Va., driver just didn’t Full Story
Column: Sommer giving guidance to Team Zero
Posted: 04/10/2019, 01:12 pmCody Sommer already had plenty on his plate for 2019. So it’s no surprise that the young special-event promoter couldn’t envision himself accenting his high-profile motorsports endeavors — including the VP Racing Fuels Gateway Dirt Full Story
Top 25: McDowell up five spots in power rankings
Posted: 04/09/2019, 09:14 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his third victory of the 2019 season in Thursday’s Ultimate Southeast Series stop at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn., Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., was among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power Full Story
Fast Talk: National tour leaders (and pursuers)
Posted: 04/08/2019, 10:38 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers the national tours as the busier April racing season gets rolling (edited for clarity and length): Can you imagine there will be more weekends this season we’ll be Full Story
Notes: Tracking down J.D. poses Erb's dilemma
Posted: 04/07/2019, 02:08 pm By Robert HolmanCHATSWORTH, Ga. (April 6) — Tyler Erb was among a handful of drivers who moved forward to challenge eventual winner Jonathan Davenport during Saturday’s 50-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Dirt Series feature at North Georgia Speedway. Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp still atop poll as Eckert joins
Posted: 04/02/2019, 09:07 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first 2019 victory in Friday’s Zimmer’s United Late Model Series stop at Williams Grove Speedway, Rick Eckert of York, Pa., joins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., Full Story
Fast Talk: La Salle has a classic (no April Fool's!)
Posted: 04/01/2019, 07:21 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers action the last weekend and March while looking ahead to April and busier racing schedule (edited for clarity and length): Have you ever seen a last few laps of a race Full Story
Column: Thirlby's eager to defend Ethanol crown
Posted: 03/27/2019, 01:35 pmBrandon Thirlby has provided a quick, succinct answer to all the questions he’s received concerning whether he would be back to defend his American Ethanol Late Model Tour championship in 2019. “A bunch of people have asked me, ‘Are Full Story
Quick Time: Irregular national tour success
Posted: 03/27/2019, 11:34 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
Trivia Time: Answers to Dirt Late Model test
Posted: 03/27/2019, 08:11 am By Bob Markos(Find questions here) 1. (a) Shannon Babb 2. All were promoters of the former Atomic Speedway near Knoxville, Tenn. 3. Bud Lunsford 4. Julian and Mark Martin 5. Mississippi’s Don Hester 6. Brad Malcuit of Strasburg Ohio 7. Tim Full Story
Top 25: Owens jumps to eighth spot in rankings
Posted: 03/26/2019, 07:01 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first 2019 victory at Saturday’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series stop at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn., Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top Full Story
Fast Talk: Can B-Shepp duplicate victory streak?
Posted: 03/25/2019, 10:24 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers the weekend’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series action and looks ahead to March’s final weekend (edited for clarity and length): What’s the likelihood Full Story
Column: New perspective for Brothers Sullivan
Posted: 03/20/2019, 03:16 pmAs this weekend’s season-opening Comp Cams Super Dirt Series presented by Lucas Oil doubleheader at Texarkana (Ark.) 67 Speedway and Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., looms, brothers Chris and Jack Sullivan find themselves in entirely Full Story










































