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Top 25: Landers improves to No. 7 in poll
Posted: 04/05/2016, 09:45 am By Alli CollisPosting a pair of podium finishes in Lucas Oil Series events at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, Ga., and East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., moved up to seventh in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power Full Story
Notes: Poor qualifying zaps Shirley at Illini 100
Posted: 04/05/2016, 08:33 am By Alli CollisFARMER CITY, Ill. (April 3) — Entering Farmer City Raceway’s Douglas Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100 weekend, Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., had high expectations. Coming off a sweep of La Salle (Ill.) Speedway’s Thaw Brawl just one Full Story
Notes: Loss doesn't leave Landers dejected
Posted: 04/03/2016, 07:49 amPHENIX CITY, Ala. — In making his most serious bid for his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season, Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., ended up falling three laps short. | RaceWire But Landers, who settled for a Full Story
Quick Time: Spring look at driver stock market
Posted: 03/30/2016, 04:03 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: Shirley's start thrilling for team owner
Posted: 03/30/2016, 03:50 pmSo, do you think Bob Cullen is glad he decided to field a full-time Dirt Late Model effort for Brian Shirley this year? Next question, please. In the wake of Shirley’s $20,000 Thaw Brawl sweep last weekend at La Salle (Ill.) Speedway Full Story
More comments from DirtonDirt.com's driver survey
Posted: 03/29/2016, 03:08 pm By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerOther questions in DirtonDirt.com’s anonymous survey lent themselves to more comments from drivers. A sampling from some of the most interesting responses (main survey story): Commissioner McDowell? In a sport that’s divided and subdivided Full Story
Bloomquist, Eldora, FALS touted in driver survey
Posted: 03/29/2016, 03:13 pm By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerWhat Dirt Late Model racers say for public consumption is one thing. But when camera lights fade and the digital recorders click off, reporters and fans sometimes have one more pressing question. “How do you really feel?” And in launching Full Story
Top 25: Shirley joins top five in rankings
Posted: 03/29/2016, 02:47 pm By Alli CollisAfter sweeping La Salle (Ill.) Speedway’s fifth annual Thaw Brawl weekend, Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., joins the top five in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., holds on to the No. 1 Full Story
Fast Talk: Red-hot Shirley exceeding expectations
Posted: 03/28/2016, 08:26 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to discuss La Salle (Ill.) Speedway’s Thaw Brawl and upcoming national tour events in Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk (edited for clarity and length): Raise your hand (tap your keyboard?) if Full Story
Notes: Weaver, J.D. a potent combo at Senoia
Posted: 03/28/2016, 06:36 amRandy Weaver was the highest-profile crew chief in the Dirt Late Model world Friday at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway — and as much as the veteran standout from Crossville, Tenn., loves driving, he was fine with watching his Chip Stone-owned No. Full Story
Coalescing team boosts Shirley to early success
Posted: 03/26/2016, 11:52 amLa SALLE, Ill. (March 25) — With Brian Shirley’s victory in the 50-lap Thaw Brawl preliminary feature Friday night at La Salle Speedway continuing his excellent early-2016 performance, he was posed an entirely appropriate postrace question. “Have Full Story
Arizona mod ace ready for first crack at La Salle
Posted: 03/24/2016, 09:52 am By Alli CollisOne of the best dirt racers in the West will take his best shot at a big Late Model race in the Midwest. Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., turned heads in January with a runner-up finish to Jonathan Davenport in the Wild West Shootout Full Story
Quick Time: The early birds on national tours
Posted: 03/23/2016, 12:20 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: No comeback, but Frye stays in game
Posted: 03/23/2016, 09:37 amBill Frye wants to make one thing perfectly clear — contrary to reports filtering through the Dirt Late Model world recently, he isn’t returning to regular competition this year. Yes, the 55-year-old Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer from Full Story
Top 25: Bailes, Weaver join the power rankings
Posted: 03/22/2016, 10:01 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his second consecutive Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victory in Saturday’s tour stop at Lancaster (S.C.) Speedway, Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., joins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Josh Richards Full Story
Fast Talk: J.D.'s ceiling and looking to La Salle
Posted: 03/21/2016, 03:49 pmVisit with our weekly roundtable in the first spring session of Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk, looking at the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit to Atomic Speedway and other Dirt Late Model news (edited for clarity and Full Story
Notes: Improving Owens still blending with team
Posted: 03/20/2016, 12:35 pm By Alli CollisALMA, Ohio (March 18) — It was just a month before February's Georgia-Florida Speedweeks that Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., announced his partnership with the newly formed R&W Motorsports team for the 2016 season. Collaborating with Full Story
Notes: Fertile racetrack could give Pearson a lift
Posted: 03/17/2016, 12:38 pm By Kevin KovacA new race car and a track where he’s enjoyed plenty of success — Earl Pearson Jr. is hopeful that’s the combination he needs this weekend to turn around his racing fortunes on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. One week after Full Story
Quick Time: Bloomquist and a season's slow build
Posted: 03/16/2016, 07:56 amTake 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: After shakeup, Stone eager to hit track
Posted: 03/16/2016, 07:45 amDan Stone had a difficult time handling the February chill of his native Thompson, Pa., this year. After all, he usually spends most of the calendar’s shortest month over 1,000 miles to the south, basking in the warm rays of the Sunshine Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist voted No. 2 in rankings
Posted: 03/15/2016, 09:39 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing a $15,000 victory in Saturday’s Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series-sanctioned Tennessee Tipoff at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn., Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., climbed one spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Bloomquist's big victory
Posted: 03/14/2016, 12:38 pmCheck in with our weekly roundtable of the Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk as panelists pause before filling out NCAA brackets to consider the latest happenings in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for clarity and length): What’s Full Story
Talented young Georgian has 'great future ahead'
Posted: 03/10/2016, 01:34 pm By Kevin KovacYoung, fresh-faced Austin Smith of Cedartown, Ga., opened observers’ eyes to his burgeoning talent when he captured the sixth heat race of the Feb. 18 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series program during the 45th annual DIRTcar Full Story
Quick Time: March winners come in like lions
Posted: 03/09/2016, 12:29 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: Speedy Ownbey enjoying newfound fame
Posted: 03/09/2016, 07:07 amWho is John Ownbey? That’s a question many people across the greater Dirt Late Model landscape are suddenly asking. With two significant victories in the past three weeks — a $3,000 Winterfest score Feb. 20 at Winchester (Tenn.) Speedway Full Story
