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• Notes: Shirley finishes 7th amid I-80's scrapes

  Posted: 07/24/2017, 01:25 pm By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 22) — Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., placed a modest seventh in Saturday night’s 80-lap Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway — a final finishing position that didn’t tell the story of his Full Story

• Fast Talk: Reviewing I-80, T-Mac's big victory

  Posted: 07/24/2017, 10:28 am

  Following Tim McCreadie’s Silver Dollar Nationals victory, our Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored weekly roundtable considers I-80’s weekend and other summer racing action (edited for clarity and length): Is Nebraska's I-80 Speedway, Full Story

• Data-crunching focus lifts Buckingham team

  Posted: 07/24/2017, 08:54 am By Robert Holman

  Shanon Buckingham has been questioned more than once about his remarkable consistency during the Schaeffer Oil Southern Nationals. With each podium finish he registers — he has five through the first six events, more than any other driver Full Story

• Notes: Pit-area scare doesn't slow Bloomquist

  Posted: 07/22/2017, 01:14 pm By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 21) — The most fortunate moment of Scott Bloomquist’s Friday night at I-80 Speedway didn’t happen on the racetrack. As the first round of the evening’s double-heat qualifying program for the Imperial Tile Full Story

• Quick Time: Comparing best UMP tour seasons

  Posted: 07/19/2017, 01:45 pm

  Take 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

• Column: Oakshade win satisfying one for K-Rob

  Posted: 07/18/2017, 01:27 pm

  Kent Robinson was still dressed in his driver’s suit well after he celebrated Saturday’s victory in the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals-sanctioned Birthday Race at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. He stood alongside his trailer parked Full Story

• Driving throwback car, Knowles plots his future

  Posted: 07/18/2017, 01:22 am By Todd Turner

  BRASSTOWN, N.C. (July 17) — With much of his racing coming close to home, and mostly in the budget-conscious Crate Late Model division, Jake Knowles was glad to jump into his Super Late Model on Monday at Tri-County Racetrack. | RaceWire The Full Story

• Notes: Virginian uninjured in Wythe rollover

  Posted: 07/16/2017, 03:57 am By Todd Turner

  RURAL RETREAT, Va. — Jason Johnson’s multiple-rollover wreck on the frontstretch during Saturday’s Schaeffer Oil Southern Nationals time trials at Wythe Raceway had the feel of an accident that might require medical attention for Full Story

• Wythe contenders find trouble in tour opener

  Posted: 07/16/2017, 03:27 am By Todd Turner

  RURAL RETREAT, Va. — A guaranteed way to find trouble Saturday night at Wythe Raceway? Find your way toward the front of the pack in the 53-lap opening feature on the Schaeffer Oil Southern Nationals Series. | RaceWire Several top contenders, Full Story

• Notes: Hard shot for Marcoullier at Hartford

  Posted: 07/12/2017, 01:07 pm By Kevin Kovac

  HARTFORD, Mich. (July 11) — Considering the success Dona Marcoullier has enjoyed this season — success that has made him arguably Michigan’s top Dirt Late Model driver in 2017 — he had this week’s UMP DIRTcar Summernationals swing Full Story

• Quick Time: Visiting winners on national tours

  Posted: 07/12/2017, 10:48 am

  Take 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

• Column: Oregon's Duty chases his racing dream

  Posted: 07/11/2017, 06:28 am

  Justin Duty loves Dirt Late Model racing and harbors dreams of racing full-time in the division someday, but reaching that lofty goal comes with some obstacles that other similarly-intentioned young drivers don’t face. Most notably, Full Story

• Third weekly title sends Pierce toward coronation

  Posted: 07/10/2017, 08:07 pm By Robert Holman

  DANVILLE, Ill. — Upon Saturday's conclusion of the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals, Bobby Pierce may look back on Midwest Week and decide to rename it. How does prelude to a championship sound? As the teams headed toward Monday’s final Full Story

• Fast Talk: What's best race night of the week?

  Posted: 07/10/2017, 06:56 am

  With the dog days of summer still ahead, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products evaluates the national tours and UMP DIRTcar Summernationals (edited for clarity and length): Wax poetic about one of the weekend’s Full Story

• Quick Time: Under-30 success on national tours

  Posted: 06/28/2017, 08:01 am

  Take 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

• Column: Patient pacing leads to Firecracker win

  Posted: 06/27/2017, 02:26 am

  Rubber began to lay down on the track surface of Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., early in Saturday night’s 11th annual Firecracker 100, creating a single fast lane around the 4/10-mile oval. That should have been great news for the Full Story

• Notes: Point leader takes the low road at Tri-State

  Posted: 06/26/2017, 02:32 pm By Robert Holman

  Series points leader Bobby Pierce’s run to a third-place finish in Sunday's UMP DIRTcar Summernationals at Tri-State Speedway was hardly Pierce-like. Rather than pounding the cushion, like he did when he won the same race a year ago, 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: After long day, King satisfied with 7th

  Posted: 06/26/2017, 06:43 am By Kevin Kovac

  SARVER, Pa. (June 24) — Normally Russ King of Bristolville, Ohio, would speak critically — perhaps even using a few choice words — of a racetrack that took rubber and became one-laned. | RaceWire That wasn’t the case, however, Full Story

• Body shop sold, Oregon driver tackles UMP tour

  Posted: 06/23/2017, 10:57 am By Todd Turner

  BANNER, Ill. — For newcoming racers drawn to the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals, there are plenty of unknowns. Unfamiliar tracks, unfamiliar formats and unfamiliar competition during the grueling month-long tour hitting nearly 30 races at 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: Will Moyer treat us to a UMP curtain call?

  Posted: 06/21/2017, 04:37 am

  The first inkling that yes, indeed, Billy Moyer was giving more than a passing thought of chasing the entire 29-race UMP DIRTcar Summernationals schedule this year came as he spoke with Michael Rigsby of DirtonDirt.com after winning the Full Story

• Quick Time: Come at the king, you best not miss

  Posted: 06/21/2017, 04:23 am

  Take 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

• Notes: Larson keeps digging despite fade at Jacksonville

  Posted: 06/21/2017, 04:13 am By Todd Turner

  JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (June 20) — Brent Larson isn’t interested in causing wrecks while battling UMP DIRTcar Summernationals competitors, but the Lake Elmo, Minn., driver also realizes he can’t be a doormat, either. | Complete Summernationals Full Story

• Fast Talk: Race reviews, childhood memories

  Posted: 06/19/2017, 11:40 am

  As full-bore summer racing is upon us, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products gathers once again to consider the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals and other action (edited for clarity and length): Magnolia winner Mike Marlar Full Story