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Column: Health scare resets Reaume's racing
Posted: 12/02/2014, 06:24 pmAndrew Reaume was under the weather when he headed to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on April 12 for the UMP DIRTcar Spring Nationals, but he wasn’t about to skip his first scheduled start of 2014. Racers suck it up and race when Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist No. 1 in final rankings
Posted: 11/11/2014, 10:54 am By Alli CollisWith a strong showing in the World Finals weekend at the Dirt Track at Charlotte, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., maintained his hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s final Top 25 power rankings of the 2014 season. Bloomquist Full Story
Feger's World Finals bid ends in disappointment
Posted: 11/08/2014, 10:31 am By Kevin KovacCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 7) — Jason Feger rekindled some of his past magic at The Dirt Track at Charlotte with a stirring high-side charge to the brink of the lead in Friday night’s 50-lap Bad Boys Buggies World Finals feature. Unfortunately Full Story
Column: Eckert-Jacobsen team mutually beneficial
Posted: 11/04/2014, 06:18 pmRick Eckert met Eric Jacobsen more than a decade ago during a winter racing trip to Arizona, launching a friendship that has blossomed with each passing year. The two racers from opposite sides of the country — Eckert hails from York, Full Story
Top 25: Franklin joins rankings at No. 24
Posted: 11/04/2014, 09:12 am By Alli CollisWhile Scott Bloomquist’s streak of winning each weekend in October ended the first weekend in November, the Hall of Famer from Mooresburg, Tenn., maintained his grasp on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. Bloomquist, Full Story
Franklin, Bloomquist renew acquaintances
Posted: 11/02/2014, 08:38 am By Kevin KovacPHENIX CITY, Ala. (Nov. 1) — One week after Dennis Franklin went full Rambo on Scott Bloomquist, the two drivers were drawn right back together during Saturday night’s National 100 qualifying program at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Of Full Story
Quick Time: Eckert aims for more EAMS success
Posted: 10/29/2014, 02:11 pm By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner 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: Realistic Briggs wants to take best shot
Posted: 10/28/2014, 11:46 am By Kevin KovacBoom Briggs has no illusions about his place in the Dirt Late Model world. He’s a rookie on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2014, but, with just nine seasons of competition under his belt at the ripened age of 43, he knows divisional Full Story
Top 25: Weaver rises to 14th in power rankings
Posted: 10/28/2014, 08:40 am By Alli CollisScott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., clicked off another October victory Saturday at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., scoring his fourth career Blue-Gray 100 triumph to help tighten his hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Can anyone stop Bloomquist streak?
Posted: 10/27/2014, 10:07 amHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Notes: Young Rice posts solid fourth at Florence
Posted: 10/27/2014, 10:29 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Oct. 25) — Making his home track debut in his new Club 29 Race Car, second-generation driver James Rice of Verona, Ky., notched a fourth-place run in Saturday’s Fall 50 at Florence Speedway. After a roller coaster 2014 season, Full Story
Oklahoman greets Lucas rookie crown with relief
Posted: 10/23/2014, 02:14 pm By Kevin KovacA sense of accomplishment and relief — probably more relief, actually — was washing over Jason Hughes as he patiently waited in Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park’s infield on Sunday evening to be officially crowned the 2014 Lucas Oil Full Story
Quick Time: Pennsboro's DTWC legacy now fades
Posted: 10/22/2014, 12:12 pm By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner 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: Patience pays O'Neal $75,000 for title
Posted: 10/22/2014, 12:08 pm By Kevin KovacAs afternoon turned to evening Sunday at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park and Barry Wright, the legendary chassis builder from Cowpens, S.C., who took his house car program to NASCAR star Clint Bowyer’s Dirt Late Model team in 2013, basked Full Story
Top 25: Carrier up seven spots in rankings
Posted: 10/21/2014, 10:03 am By Alli CollisScott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., continued his autumn domination Sunday at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park, collecting $50,000 in his second career Dirt Track World Championship victory, strengthening his hold on the No. 1 spot in Full Story
Fast Talk: Bloomquist and 'world' domination
Posted: 10/20/2014, 01:50 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Arp, Droste among 2015 Hall of Fame class
Posted: 10/18/2014, 05:16 pm By Todd TurnerPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 18) — In a Hall of Fame class with a distinct Hawkeye flavor, Iowa drivers Red Droste and Curt Hansen and Iowa promoter Al Frieden are among 2015’s inductees to the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame announced Full Story
Notes: Richards getting back in groove at DTWC
Posted: 10/18/2014, 03:58 pm By Kevin KovacPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Normally Josh Richards wouldn’t be very happy about a runner-up heat-race performance in which he finished nearly a straightaway behind the sizzling Scott Bloomquist. But the timing of this particular outing Full Story
Boggs sees DTWC hopes take hit after heat scrape
Posted: 10/18/2014, 03:01 am By Kevin KovacPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Jackie Boggs has some catching up to do if he hopes to contend for a coveted victory in Saturday night’s 34th annual Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park. A pre-race Full Story
Owens, crew thrash to end 2014 on strong note
Posted: 10/16/2014, 01:44 pm By Robert HolmanNEWPORT, Tenn. (Oct. 16) — Jimmy Owens is a realist. But by the same token, that doesn’t mean he’s not optimistic about his chances at overcoming a steep deficit in the Lucas Oil Late Model Series points standings as the series heads Full Story
B-Shepp rejoins Rocket to gun for another DTWC
Posted: 10/16/2014, 06:59 am By Kevin KovacWhen Brandon Sheppard walked into the Rocket Chassis house car team’s shop in Shinnston, W.Va., on Monday morning, the past year of his life had officially come full circle. There stood the 21-year-old standout from New Berlin, Ill., Full Story
Column: Baker may tap brakes, but he'll roll on
Posted: 10/14/2014, 02:36 pm By Kevin KovacSteve Baker has been thinking about ending his driving career. He doesn’t dispute that fact. “I may not race much longer,” said Baker, a 57-year-old from Fairmont, W.Va., who started circling dirt tracks in 1978 and in recent seasons Full Story
Top 25: Moran, Simpson brothers join rankings
Posted: 10/14/2014, 09:57 am By Alli CollisScott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., continued his hot streak Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway’s Cotton Pickin’ 100, scoring a $20,000 victory and maintaining his stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power Full Story
Handicapping the 34th DTWC at Portsmouth
Posted: 10/14/2014, 07:20 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 34th annual Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship presented by NAPA Auto Parts, the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event Oct. 16-18 at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park (complete DTWC coverage): Scott Full Story
Fast Facts: 34th annual Dirt Track World Championship
Posted: 10/14/2014, 07:01 am34th annual Dirt Track World Championship Dates: Oct. 16-18 (modifieds only on Thursday, Late Model prelims on Friday, modified and Late Model features Saturday) Track: Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park (high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval). Purse: Full Story
