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• Davenport, Landers fall just shy in Knoxville bids

  Posted: 09/18/2017, 12:20 pm By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, 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

• Column: J.D., Smith spin amazing story

  Posted: 09/12/2017, 10:07 pm

  That 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

• World runner-up reaches precipice of a major win

  Posted: 09/11/2017, 06:04 am By Robert Holman

  Gregg 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

• 10th anniversary: Writers pick favorite stories

  Posted: 09/04/2017, 01:08 am

  DirtonDirt.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

• Fast Talk: Recalling 10 years at DirtonDirt.com

  Posted: 09/04/2017, 01:03 am

  In a special Fast Talk as part of DirtonDirt.com’s 10th anniversary coverage, our Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable — made up of the site’s co-founders and longest-running employees — discusses personal thoughts about Full Story

• 10th anniversary: Writers share memories

  Posted: 09/04/2017, 12:56 am

  DirtonDirt.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

• Column: Balancing act for Michigan ace Thirlby

  Posted: 08/23/2017, 02:34 pm

  Brandon Thirlby still harbors dreams of racing a Dirt Late Model full time. The possibility remains there in the back of the Traverse City, Mich., driver’s mind, popping up ever-so-slightly every time he enjoys a strong run against quality Full Story

• Notes: Day job gives Hicks edge in Crates

  Posted: 08/03/2017, 12:01 am By Alli Collis

  Working as a fabricator at Longhorn Chassis, it only made sense for Benji Hicks of Mount Airy, N.C., to purchase a new car from the Trinity, N.C.-based chassis company. The decision has already paid off in 2017, with Hicks scoring victories Full Story

• Notes: Middle Tennessee racer racks up victories

  Posted: 06/29/2017, 12:26 am By Robert Holman

  Randy Gifford has seen hot streaks before. During a career spanning 34 years, there’s not much that the veteran racer from Flintville, Tenn., hasn’t seen. However, a winning percentage like Gifford is enjoying this season is probably Full Story

• Fast Talk: Best time for Independence Day race?

  Posted: 06/26/2017, 11:20 am

  After a soggy Firecracker 100 and in the midst of the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products checks in on the latest news (edited for clarity and length): Have we run out of adjectives Full Story

• Notes: Racing studies help UK freshman shine

  Posted: 06/22/2017, 02:18 am By Alli Collis

  It may have taken a couple of seasons for Tripp Gerrald of Lexington, Ky., to pick up steam in the Late Model division. But after scoring a couple of victories at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Ky., the 18-year-old driver is more Full Story

• Column: Iowan's pain eased, he's back in seat

  Posted: 06/14/2017, 01:44 pm

  Brian Harris thought his Dirt Late Model driving career might be done after the 2015 season. With muscle pain stemming from a serious neck injury he suffered in a fall 2007 crash continuing to plague him, he decided the time had come to Full Story

• Notes: Next-generation Bernheisel takes reins

  Posted: 06/02/2017, 11:22 am By Kevin Kovac

  NEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. (June 1) — Bryan Bernheisel finds himself in a brave new world this season. With his father, veteran racer and chassis builder Jim Bernheisel, pulling back from his own racing to put all the family team’s resources Full Story

• Notes: Tennessee teen climbing through ranks

  Posted: 04/20/2017, 08:40 am By Alli Collis

  At 16 years old, Kyle Courtney of Knoxville, Tenn., is younger than most of his fellow Late Model competitors. But after scoring his first victory of the season over the weekend at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tenn., intimidation is no longer Full Story

• Column: Puzzle pieces perfect fit for McDowells

  Posted: 04/05/2017, 01:23 pm

  The Dirt Late Model team that Shane McDowell fields for his brother, Dale, boasts a logical title — SMR, short for Shane McDowell Racing — but he would be the first to admit that the name gives him too much credit. He might have the Full Story

• Column: Mayor Barnett decides to call it a career

  Posted: 03/29/2017, 06:37 pm

  The first thought that crossed Steve Barnett’s mind after he underwent surgery to repair the T-5 vertebra he fractured in a wild, flipping accident last Oct. 1 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway was, naturally, when he would return to the Full Story

• Column: Pettyjohn into twilight of unlikely career

  Posted: 03/01/2017, 07:28 pm

  As Kenny Pettyjohn leaned against his pit box and gazed out across the pit area of Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., last Friday afternoon, he seemed quite content with the fact that he was one day away from what would likely Full Story

• Shirley seeking Volusia victory for injured buddy

  Posted: 02/21/2017, 06:25 am By Kevin Kovac

  BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 20) — Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., looked strong and confident on his way to a runner-up finish in Monday’s 30-lap DIRTcar-sanctioned feature that kicked off the Dirt Late Model portion of the 46th annual Full Story

• Column: Sponsor Ranta plans major push in '17

  Posted: 02/01/2017, 03:31 pm

  Arnie Ranta has become a very recognizable Dirt Late Model sponsor and team owner over the past decade, but, above all else, he’s a life-long Dirt Late Model fan. “I’ve got five decades, almost six decades, in Dirt Late Model racing,” Full Story

• Volunteer effort revives Cumberland, Md., track

  Posted: 01/26/2017, 04:40 pm By Kevin Kovac

  One year ago the half-mile fairgrounds dirt track in Cumberland, Md., wasn’t merely on life support. It was virtually dead. So it’s understandably uplifting to see all the activity and anticipation now surrounding the track, which Full Story

• Column: Pain in the neck still plagues Chamberlain

  Posted: 01/25/2017, 11:16 am

  Duane Chamberlain wants to be spending the winter like he has every other during his more than two decades as a race car driver, eagerly preparing for another season of competition. His body, however, is telling him otherwise. With Chamberlain, Full Story

• Notes: Natural Bridge champ, 12, branching out

  Posted: 01/23/2017, 02:18 pm

  After capturing the 2016 Limited Late Model track championship at Natural Bridge (Va.) Speedway, Carder Miller of Salem, Va., is already looking ahead to bigger and better things in 2017, starting with his Super Late Model debut at Dec. Full Story

• Arizona ride-sharing a contest for Ortega clan

  Posted: 01/13/2017, 08:20 pm By Todd Turner

  QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Typically three members of the Ortega clan battle it out in the Late Model division every week at Southern New Mexico Speedway. But with a single team car ready for Arizona Speedway’s Keyser Manufacturing Wild Full Story

• Column: Dome promoter adds ambitious project

  Posted: 01/10/2017, 05:57 pm

  Cody Sommer doesn’t operate a weekly racetrack, but he certainly has enough motorsports work to keep him running non-stop. His promotional activities — last month’s VP Racing Fuels Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Full Story

• Fielding team refreshing throwback for Francis

  Posted: 12/28/2016, 10:55 am By Kevin Kovac

  Steve Francis provided a quick one-word answer when asked if he thought he’d ever field his own Dirt Late Model team again after he liquidated virtually his entire racing operation following the 2011 season. “No,” the 49-year-old Full Story