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Fast Talk: Evaluating prospects of Lanigan, Pierce
Posted: 06/20/2016, 02:04 pmOur weekly roundtable, sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products, reviews Darrell Lanigan’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory and the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals while looking ahead to Lernerville’s Firecracker 100 (edited for clarity Full Story
Quick Time: Recapping Dream by the numbers
Posted: 06/15/2016, 01:40 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Column: Understated Erb makes a huge statement
Posted: 06/14/2016, 06:15 pmDennis Erb Jr. is a stoic individual, a guy who has a hard time cracking a smile even when he wins a race. No one knows that better than Heather Lyne, who has worked alongside Erb as his chief mechanic for 15 years. Which is why, after Full Story
Top 25: Richards returns to No. 1 spot in rankings
Posted: 06/14/2016, 09:58 am By Alli CollisAfter posting a runner-up finish in Saturday’s Dream XXII finale at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., unseated Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., to return to the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Notes: Erb's perseverance weathers caution
Posted: 06/13/2016, 09:19 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Dennis Erb Jr.’s perseverance at Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers was on display throughout the 100-lapper as three times the Carpentersville, Ill., lost the lead, and three times he gamely Full Story
Notes: Heckenast out of demanding Dream XXII
Posted: 06/11/2016, 11:32 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — The tone of Frank Heckenast Jr.’s voice and the dejected look on his face after he crashed out of Friday night’s first 25-lap preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway told the story of his Dream XXII presented Full Story
Heat race lineups for Eldora's Dream XXII
Posted: 06/11/2016, 08:36 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Unofficial heat race lineups for Saturday's Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway. The top three drivers from each heat transfer to the $100,000-to-win main event (complete Dream coverage): Dream XXII Full Story
Achieving goal, Landers now chasing Dream XXII
Posted: 06/11/2016, 02:59 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — Jared Landers’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers weekend at Eldora Speedway became an instant success on Friday night. Sure, the 34-year-old driver from Batesville, Ark., has his eyes set on winning Full Story
Young Georgian makes strides at Eldora's Dream
Posted: 06/11/2016, 01:24 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — It’s not often that Austin Smith of Cedartown, Ga., gets to make the trip to Eldora Speedway. Roughly a nine-hour drive, the 20-year-old only visits the Big E twice a year, making a top-10 finish in Friday’s Full Story
Notes: Miller's Dream comes to an abrupt stop
Posted: 06/10/2016, 11:59 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — The heat-race crash on Thursday night that brought Matt Miller’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers weekend at Eldora Speedway to a hasty conclusion was no run-of-the-mill impact. | Complete Dream coverage “That’s Full Story
Dream XXII points after Thursday's prelims
Posted: 06/10/2016, 11:30 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Unofficial points through Thursday for Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers preliminaries that will set Saturday's heat lineups at Eldora Speedway; ties not in any particular order; points accrued from time trials (200 Full Story
Big E rookie turns heads with 14th-to-second run
Posted: 06/10/2016, 01:41 am By Alli CollisSome naysayers might have contended that Ricky Thornton Jr.’s runner-up finish in the Wild West Shootout finale at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz., back in January was a fluke. With the mod ace’s limited experience behind the wheel of Full Story
Quick Time: Stats breakdown for Dream XXII
Posted: 06/08/2016, 02:53 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Notes: Babb downplays key absence on resume
Posted: 06/08/2016, 01:55 pmAny list of the best Dirt Late Model drivers who have never won at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, almost assuredly has to start with Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill. But ask Babb about the missing item on his otherwise sparkling career Full Story
Column: Mod ace Gilpin on rise in Late Models
Posted: 06/08/2016, 09:47 amDevin Gilpin has always been an open-wheel modified guy. Both his father, Todd, and his grandfather, Don Fleetwood, competed in the division, so he started attending modified races at tracks near his Columbus, Ind., home as a baby, was Full Story
Handicapping the drivers for Eldora's Dream XXII
Posted: 06/07/2016, 09:55 am By Andy SavaryHypothetical odds for Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers, a $100,000-to-win crown jewel event in Rossburg, Ohio, on June 9-11 (complete Dream coverage): Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn. Odds: EVEN Dream starts Full Story
Top 25: Milliken joins rankings for first time
Posted: 06/07/2016, 09:34 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his first career Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victory Saturday at Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Willie Milliken of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., joins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings for the first time, Full Story
Aerodynamic challenges reign supreme at Eldora
Posted: 06/07/2016, 05:59 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., is just 19 years old and has been racing at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, only since 2013, but he already has a firm grasp on four basic tenets of competition a driver must know about the famed high-banked, Full Story
Pierce's Eldora success has yet to include Dream
Posted: 06/06/2016, 01:43 pm By Alli CollisFinishing second in September’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Bobby Pierce was one spot shy of becoming the youngest winner in event history. Still looking to add one of the prestigious Eldora crown jewels to his resume, Full Story
Fast Facts: Dream XXII presented by Ferris
Posted: 06/06/2016, 10:18 amDream XXII presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers Dates: June 9-11 (Twin $5,000-to-win features Thursday, twin $10,000-to-win features Friday and heats, consolations and $100,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete Dream coverage Track: Full Story
Notes: Milliken's streak continues following DQ
Posted: 06/05/2016, 08:37 pmFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (June 4) — Willie Milliken of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., experienced absolutely the most distressing moment of his racing career last month when he learned that his huge World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series victory Full Story
Notes: Hollidge happy to be piloting Gunter's car
Posted: 06/03/2016, 12:15 pm By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (June 2) — Dale Hollidge is certainly making the most of his big Dirt Late Model break. A $5,000 victory in Thursday night’s Ultimate Super Late Model Series-sanctioned First State 40 at Georgetown Speedway was the Full Story
Quick Time: Evaluating the driver stock market
Posted: 06/01/2016, 02:25 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Column: Stay-the-course Owens finally shows 'em
Posted: 06/01/2016, 06:15 amAmid the frustrating early-season struggles that prompted the Dirt Late Model world to wonder what had happened to superstar Jimmy Owens, the driver from Newport, Tenn., had a message for his team members. | Complete Show-Me coverage Always Full Story
Big victory under belt, Mahoney eyes next one
Posted: 06/01/2016, 06:01 am By Alli CollisA long time coming. That’s the best way to phrase Cody Mahoney’s March victory in the $5,000-to-win Spring 50 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. After so many near misses at the northern Kentucky oval, it was the Madison, Ind., driver Full Story
