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Restarts with B-Shepp rub Erb wrong at I-80
Posted: 07/25/2016, 10:48 am By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 23) — Dennis Erb Jr. was likely the driver with the best chance of derailing Jonathan Davenport’s march to a $40,000 victory in Saturday night’s sixth annual Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway — which, Full Story
Clanton primed to tackle Silver Dollar Nationals
Posted: 07/21/2016, 06:16 pm By Kevin KovacThis weekend’s sixth annual Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., won’t mark Shane Clanton’s first visit to the 4/10-mile oval. He’s been there before — as a spectator. “Two years ago we drove down and Full Story
Column: Weiss connects with Hill for next step
Posted: 07/12/2016, 09:18 amThe path leading to this year’s far-from-typical Dirt Late Model team of Vic Hill and Ricky Weiss — a well-known 52-year-old driver-engine builder from Morristown, Tenn., and an up-and-coming 27-year-old racer from Canada — began Full Story
Notes: Red-hot Sise chasing 411's track title
Posted: 07/07/2016, 11:09 am By Alli CollisTrevor Sise of Knoxville, Tenn., is in the midst of the best race season he’s ever had. Finding victory lane in nearly half of his 2016 starts, the 21-year-old driver is on a roll. And he has no intentions of slowing down. Competing Full Story
Column: Miller anxious to return with new team
Posted: 07/06/2016, 12:27 pmJeremy Miller hasn’t run a competitive lap in a Dirt Late Model since the 2013 World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C. He’s barely kept up with the division, in fact, since he walked away from his Full Story
Near-miss propels, not dejects, veteran Weaver
Posted: 07/05/2016, 10:48 am By Alli CollisLa SALLE, Ill. (July 4) — It’s been three seasons since veteran Kevin Weaver last captured a UMP DIRTcar Summernationals victory. The former tour champion came thisclose Monday at La Salle Speedway before falling to Bobby Pierce of Full Story
Fast Talk: Focus on firecrackers and fizzlers
Posted: 07/04/2016, 02:05 pmOn this Fourth of July, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers the weekend fireworks (or lack thereof) in taking a look at a busy weekend of racing (edited for clarity and length): Who was hotter than a firecracker? Full Story
Runner-up at Rockford boosts WoO rookie Erb
Posted: 07/01/2016, 02:27 pm By Kevin KovacTyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, was in a distinct minority among the drivers who competed in Thursday night’s Outlaw Clay Classic at Rockford (Ill.) Speedway. The rough surface of the dirt-covered asphalt track actually made the 19-year-old Full Story
Driver from UMP tour lore scores top-five run
Posted: 06/30/2016, 04:17 am By Todd TurnerBELLEVILLE, Ill. — Rusty Griffaw already has a UMP DIRTcar Summernationals moment he’ll never forget, but the 36-year-old driver from Festus, Mo., came close to creating another one Wednesday night at Belle-Clair Speedway. | Complete Full Story
Notes: Babb practices preventive maintenance
Posted: 06/30/2016, 03:16 am By Todd TurnerBELLEVILLE, Ill. — There are a couple of ways to deal with tight, high-cushioned tracks like Belle-Clair Speedway that beat your quarterpanel off your race car. You can do nothing and — as you might imagine — literally beat the quarterpanel Full Story
Quick Time: Handing out mid-season awards
Posted: 06/29/2016, 01:43 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
Missourian wins return to Late Model division
Posted: 06/29/2016, 10:24 am By Lyndal ScrantonWHEATLAND, Mo. — Johnny Fennewald expected to feel a little bit of rust. After all, he had not driven a Late Model in seven years. But the Appleton City, Mo., resident looked like he had only been away for about seven minutes, racing Full Story
Column: Return solidifies Birky's decision to retire
Posted: 06/29/2016, 02:41 pmBrian Birkhofer was fairly certain back in late September 2014 — during that unforgettable fall weekend at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway when he won the Late Model Knoxville Nationals and shockingly announced that he was disbanding his race Full Story
Notes: Englishes enjoy lively Clarksville battle
Posted: 06/29/2016, 02:44 am By Todd TurnerCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (June 28) — A couple of fans in a VIP suite at Clarksville Speedway were watching the frontrunners in Tuesday’s UMP DIRTcar Summernationals event, trying to match the call of announcer Rick Eshelman with the cars Full Story
Notes: Davenport not giving up on Firecracker
Posted: 06/28/2016, 09:26 am By Alli CollisSARVER, PA. (June 25) — Last season Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., seemingly captured just about every major event on the Dirt Late Model calendar, from Cedar Lake’s USA Nationals to Florence’s North-South 100 and Eldora’s Full Story
Fast Talk: The success of Bloomquist, Pierce
Posted: 06/27/2016, 11:58 amAmid the blistering early-summer heat, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products takes a breather to consider on and off the track happenings in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for lengthy and clarity): Scott Bloomquist Full Story
Notes: Challenge awaits Lernerville points leader
Posted: 06/23/2016, 09:11 am By Alli CollisRuss King of Bristolville, Ohio, will tell you that Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., has some of the toughest weekly competition around. But this weekend, the bar will be raised even higher, as the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Full Story
Column: Tire penalties draw polarizing reactions
Posted: 06/23/2016, 12:09 amOne theme quickly became clear in the aftermath of the Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers tire-cheating scandal that loudly reverberated through the Dirt Late Model world on Tuesday: the five drivers and teams disqualified from the June Full Story
UMP's pressure cooker builds heat at Wilmot
Posted: 06/20/2016, 02:30 pm By Kevin KovacWILMOT, Wis. (June 19) — It took until Round 4 of the 2016 UMP DIRTcar Summernationals for the first true heated squabble between drivers and teams to occur. The scene was Wilmot Raceway on Sunday and the combatants were Rodney Melvin Full Story
Before Kankakee, winner thrashed to get prepared
Posted: 06/17/2016, 12:18 pm By Kevin KovacKANKAKEE, Ill. (June 16) — Bob Pierce had just finished loading up the car his son, Bobby, drove to victory in Thursday night’s 40-lap UMP DIRTcar Summernationals opener at Kankakee County Speedway when he engaged in a conversation Full Story
Notes: Unsung Martin enjoys jump to Supers
Posted: 06/16/2016, 06:33 am By Kevin KovacJoe Martin of Punxsutawney, Pa., drove a Crate Late Model for seven years, winning races and having fun but also constantly dreaming of moving up to the marquee Super Late Model division. This season the 31-year-old racer has finally gotten 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
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
T-Mac, other Dream XXII hopefuls fall by wayside
Posted: 06/13/2016, 12:09 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 11) — Tim McCreadie and Jared Landers led laps early in Saturday night’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway. Bobby Pierce and Jon Henry kicked off the grand finale with heat wins to earn prime 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
