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Column: Happy, fast Marlar on top of game
Posted: 09/20/2017, 03:51 pmFor an outgoing, approachable guy like Mike Marlar, the whirlwind of adulation in which he found himself Saturday in Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway’s pit area after winning $40,000 for the second consecutive year was a wonderful moment to savor. The Full Story
Quick Time: Top drivers in 2017's richest races
Posted: 09/20/2017, 11:35 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Top 25: Bailes climbs four spots in rankings
Posted: 09/19/2017, 10:42 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing a career-high $20,000 payday in Saturday’s Fastrak World Championship at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Va., Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Full Story
Notes: Knoxville victory eludes Rocket house car
Posted: 09/18/2017, 06:06 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — Mark Richards's agonizing flirtation with victory in the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store seemingly knows no bounds. The Rocket Chassis house car owner has five Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Marlar's Knoxville repeat
Posted: 09/18/2017, 01:30 pmOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products takes a look back at the three-race Knoxville Nationals weekend while looking ahead to yet another busy weekend (edited for clarity and length): What does it say that Mike Marlar Full Story
Davenport, Landers fall just shy in Knoxville bids
Posted: 09/18/2017, 12:20 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., nearly extended his big-race hot streak to three weekends in a row. Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., nearly turned his debut weekend with veteran car owner Larry Moring Full Story
Richards absorbs more heartbreak at Knoxville
Posted: 09/17/2017, 05:30 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — As Josh Richards sat in his Best Performance Motorsports car against Knoxville Raceway’s towering guardrail between turns three and four on lap 95 of Saturday night’s 14th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Full Story
Notes: Knoxville rebound boosts Simpson
Posted: 09/16/2017, 03:14 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 15) — A frustrating Thursday night turned into an uplifting Friday evening at Knoxville Raceway for Chris Simpson. After failing to qualify for Thursday’s 25-lap preliminary feature that kicked off the 14th annual Full Story
Column: J.D., Smith spin amazing story
Posted: 09/12/2017, 10:07 pmThat Jonathan Davenport won last Saturday night’s 47th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, just over one month after joining forces with fellow racer G.R. Smith is an amazing story — maybe even an unprecedented one, Full Story
Top 25: Satterlee rejoins rankings at No. 19
Posted: 09/12/2017, 11:34 am By Alli CollisAfter posting a career-best runner-up finish in Saturday’s 47th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway, Gregg Satterlee of Indiana, Pa., rejoins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., maintained Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up J.D's World 100 victory
Posted: 09/11/2017, 01:38 pmOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products reviews the World 100 weekend while leading ahead to the 14th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals (edited for clarity and length): What’s the primary takeaway from Full Story
Notes: World 100 pole thrill of career for young O'Neal
Posted: 09/11/2017, 09:06 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., got a thrill that few 17-year-old Dirt Late Model racers get — the chance to start on the pole of the sport’s most prestigious event. What did leading the 30-car field to green Full Story
World runner-up reaches precipice of a major win
Posted: 09/11/2017, 06:04 am By Robert HolmanGregg Satterlee’s runner-up finish in the 47th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway wasn’t necessarily an out-of-the-blue performance. While he wasn’t tabbed as a favorite to win the sport’s marquee event, the Lucas Oil Late Model Full Story
Wreckers-or-checkers Overton can't top World
Posted: 09/10/2017, 07:39 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 9) — There was a point — fleeting though it was — in Saturday night’s 47th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway when Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., thought he just might be able to mount a serious challenge Full Story
World 100 heat race lineups/prelim points
Posted: 09/09/2017, 09:58 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Unofficial heat race lineups for Saturday's 47th annual World 100 based on points accrued through Thursday and Friday preliminary events (complete World 100 coverage): Heat race lineups (15 laps; top three transfer) First Full Story
'Band' back together, J.D. seeks winning tune
Posted: 09/08/2017, 02:53 am By Robert HolmanA day before heading to Eldora Speedway, Kevin Rumley hit the Twitterverse with a most auspicious tweet. It said simply, “Not quite the return of the #6, but the band is back together!!!” and it had a pic of Jonathan Davenport’s G.R. Full Story
Column: Floridian hopes to add more Big E fans
Posted: 09/06/2017, 11:15 amKyle Bronson fell agonizingly short of scoring an upset victory in one of last year’s World 100 preliminary features at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, but the way he went down to defeat certainly garnered him plenty of attention. Full Story
Quick Time: How Dream winners fare at World
Posted: 09/06/2017, 10:50 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Top 25: Hillbilly winner rises nine spots in poll
Posted: 09/05/2017, 01:41 pm By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first career Hillbilly 100 victory on Sunday at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va., Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Ferguson can't quite get over hump at Hillbilly
Posted: 09/04/2017, 04:49 pm By Alli CollisMIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. (Sept. 3) — Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., wasn’t hanging his head after running sixth in Sunday’s 49th annual Hillbilly 100 at Tyler County Speedway. But the 27-year-old driver was still wishing he’d have Full Story
Fast Facts: 47th annual World 100
Posted: 09/04/2017, 11:40 am By Robert Holman47th World 100 Dates: Sept. 7-9 (Twin $10,000-to-win features Thursday; twin $10,000-to-win features Friday; and heats, consolations and $50,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete World 100 coverage Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Full Story
Handicapping drivers for Eldora's 47th World 100
Posted: 09/04/2017, 11:19 am By Andy SavaryHypothetical winner odds for Eldora Speedway’s 47th annual World 100 in Rossburg, Ohio, a $50,000-to-win crown jewel event scheduled for Sept. 7-9 (complete World 100 coverage): Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn. Odds: Even World Full Story
10th anniversary: Top drivers of DirtonDirt.com era
Posted: 09/04/2017, 01:29 am By Andy SavaryIn celebrating DirtonDirt.com's 10-year anniversary, we look back on the 10 best drivers from the website's first decade, along with some honorable mentions (drivers listed alphabetically; all stats span from the beginning of 2007 through Full Story
10th anniversary: Writers pick favorite stories
Posted: 09/04/2017, 01:08 amDirtonDirt.com reporters remember their favorite stories they’ve written. Included are links to the stories and comments about what made the stories so special (edited for clarity and length; 10th anniversary coverage): Alli Collis, Full Story
10th anniversary: Writers share memories
Posted: 09/04/2017, 12:56 amDirtonDirt.com’s writing crew shares memories from the website’s era with their most memorable races, moments, press areas, interview and more (edited for clarity and length; 10th anniversary coverage): Alli Collis, staff writer (July Full Story
