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• Notes: Webb plugs away in twilight of career

  Posted: 04/02/2026, 03:23 am By Todd Turner

  Veteran Iowa dirt racer Gary Webb remembers a long ago conversation with his brother Robert about assisting him as a crew member at dusty tracks across the Midwest. “He said, I will help you all I can, but I don't wanna do this all my Full Story

• Take Five: Frields rejoins Rauen crew back home

  Posted: 03/31/2026, 08:23 pm

  In a new feature appearing regularly on DirtonDirt, senior writer Kevin Kovac will offer readers five things worth mentioning from around the Dirt Late Model landscape (index to previous Take Fives): No. 1: Zach Frields enjoyed a great Full Story

• Correcting mistakes was key to RTJ's resurgence

  Posted: 03/30/2026, 03:42 pm By Kyle McFadden

  ALMA, Ohio (March 29) — Just because Ricky Thornton Jr. hasn’t been at his best to start 2026 doesn’t mean he didn’t know exactly what was going wrong. A winless Georgia-Florida Speedweeks and a 22-race victory drought — his Full Story

• Fast Talk: Series storylines after twinbills

  Posted: 03/30/2026, 11:49 am

  DirtonDirt’s roundtable assesses the action from dueling World of Outlaws and Lucas Oil Series doubleheaders and muses on some Easter holiday fun at the racetrack for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies Full Story

• Dispatches: Joy and pain for Senoia contenders

  Posted: 03/28/2026, 02:56 am

  Among the latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model action, including this weekend’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series doubleheader at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City and Senoia (Ga.) Raceway (look elsewhere for Lucas Oil Full Story

• Notes: Andy Eckrich climbs out of driver's seat

  Posted: 03/26/2026, 11:48 am

  Another page has turned in the history of one of Iowa’s most successful dirt racing families. Andy Eckrich of Oxford, Iowa, a two-time touring champion whose more than 20 special event victories included a pair of five-figure paydays, Full Story

• Take Five: Another PPMS opener, another victory

  Posted: 03/23/2026, 04:22 pm

  In a new feature appearing regularly on DirtonDirt, senior writer Kevin Kovac will offer readers five things worth mentioning from around the Dirt Late Model landscape (index to previous Take Fives): No. 1: Michael Norris of Sarver, Pa., Full Story

• Column: Back in driver's seat after health crisis

  Posted: 03/19/2026, 07:51 pm

  It was just a local 604 Crate Late Model show at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala., the type of affair that’s especially unspectacular for a driver whose career accomplishments rise to the lofty heights of winning a Lucas Oil Late Full Story

• Dispatches: O'Neal rubs past Seawright at TST

  Posted: 03/23/2026, 02:33 am

  Among the latest notes and quotes from Late Model action, including this weekend’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series action at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., and Schaeffer's Spring Nationals competition in South Carolina Full Story

• Fast Talk: Looking back at a sobering weekend

  Posted: 03/16/2026, 11:27 am

  With action picking up, including Tennessee victories for Mike Marlar and Bobby Pierce on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for Full Story

• Take Five: Strickler flip triggers blame game

  Posted: 03/14/2026, 02:38 pm

  In a new feature appearing regularly on DirtonDirt, senior writer Kevin Kovac will offer readers five things worth mentioning from around the Dirt Late Model landscape (index to previous Take Fives): No. 1: That was one strange-looking Full Story

• Column: World’s purse boost matches prestige

  Posted: 03/12/2026, 05:01 pm

  The news came the morning of Feb. 28, as Georgia-Florida Speedweeks was still churning away, so some Dirt Late Model racers didn’t catch the important bit of information as soon as it was announced. Like Jonathan Davenport, the 42-year-old Full Story

• Dispatches: Overton bid ends with vicious impact

  Posted: 03/15/2026, 01:05 am

  Among the latest notes and quotes from Late Model action, primarily focused this weekend on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series weekend at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn., and Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn.: Difficult Full Story

• Take Five: Voigts dip toes back into racing

  Posted: 03/11/2026, 05:10 pm

  In a new feature appearing regularly on DirtonDirt, senior writer Kevin Kovac will offer readers five things worth mentioning from around the Dirt Late Model landscape (index to previous Take Fives): No. 1: Nearly four months after veteran Full Story

• Fast Talk: Wrapping up Speedweeks, GIS action

  Posted: 03/09/2026, 10:33 am

  With Georgia-Florida Speedweeks wrapping up after Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action at three tracks, our roundtable recaps winter racing in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies  (edited for clarity Full Story

• Despite crushing defeat, teen shows his prowess

  Posted: 03/08/2026, 02:03 pm By Kevin Kovac

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (March 7) — With every circuit that Trey Mills remained at the front of the pack in Saturday’s 50-lap Wieland Winternationals finale at Golden Isles Speedway, the crowd watching from the stands and on the FloRacing broadcast Full Story

• Take Five: Rice limping to end of Speedweeks

  Posted: 03/07/2026, 10:26 am

  In a new feature appearing regularly on DirtonDirt, senior writer Kevin Kovac will offer readers five things worth mentioning from around the Dirt Late Model landscape (index to previous Take Fives): No. 1: When I walked up to Josh Rice Full Story

• Family urging him on, Unzicker stays in the gas

  Posted: 03/06/2026, 01:45 pm By Matt Skipper

  Ryan Unzicker enjoys racing as a family sport, not as a full-time living. While he works 10 hours a day, five days a week as the owner of RJR Transportation, the El Paso, Ill., Dirt Late Model racer spends his weekends behind the wheel Full Story

• Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Almanac (March 6)

  Posted: 03/06/2026, 12:55 am By Todd Turner

  Friday's race: 24th of 30 originally scheduled Super Late Model events from Jan. 22-March 7. Venue: Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga. Race details: A $12,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points event in the home stretch Full Story

• Take Five: Morans ready to ferry precious cargo

  Posted: 03/05/2026, 10:34 am

  In a new feature appearing regularly on DirtonDirt, senior writer Kevin Kovac will offer readers five things worth mentioning from around the Dirt Late Model landscape (index to previous Take Fives): No. 1: Donnie Moran went home to Dresden, Full Story

• Fast Talk: Speedweeks hits home stretch

  Posted: 03/02/2026, 10:38 am

  After the Wieland Winternationals rolled through Ocala (Fla.) Speedway on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Is Full Story

• After jolt, Bruening keeps priorities in check

  Posted: 03/01/2026, 02:39 am By Kyle McFadden

  OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 28) — Tyler Bruening has taken his share of tough licks over the years. His two hardest impacts to date came at last September’s Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway and a few years earlier at Full Story

• Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Almanac (Feb. 28)

  Posted: 02/28/2026, 04:15 am By Todd Turner

  Saturday's race: 21st of 30 originally scheduled Super Late Model events from Jan. 22-March 7. Venue: Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, 3/8-mile tri-oval. Race details: The Wieland Winternationals on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wraps up Full Story

• Bronson's coping mechanism catches ear of race fans

  Posted: 02/27/2026, 07:19 pm By Kyle McFadden

  OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 26) — Kyle Bronson has become something of a walking quote machine in recent years, keeping onlookers tuned into any interview so they don’t miss his latest witty remarks or down-home maxims. Wednesday’s latest Full Story

• Davenport owns rare car-crunching mistake

  Posted: 02/27/2026, 10:56 am By Kyle McFadden

  OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 26) — The moment he knew he messed up, Jonathan Davenport feared the wreckage from his botched bid for the lead on Thursday’s opening lap at Ocala Speedway would be quite substantial. Clipping the rear quarter-panel Full Story