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Fast Talk: Bloomquist streaks through autumn
Posted: 10/13/2014, 11:43 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
2014 Late Model series and track champions
Posted: 12/01/2014, 11:24 amSeries champions Region-by-region champions on Dirt Late Model series and racing organizations for 2014: National Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - Don O'Neal World of Outlaws Late Model Series - Darrell Lanigan Midwest Blaine Full Story
Notes: Berner shifts his focus to dyno business
Posted: 10/09/2014, 07:42 am By Alli CollisAfter 40 years behind the wheel of a Dirt Late Model, Keith Berner made his final racing start on Sept. 20 at NAPA Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio. Wanting to put more focus on his business, Berner decided it was time to step away Full Story
Full-speed, fiery wreck cuts car in half at DIS
Posted: 10/08/2014, 04:22 pm By Kevin KovacThere are Dirt Late Model crashes, and then there’s what happened Saturday night at Delaware International Speedway in Delmar, Del. It’s unlikely that the division will see a more vicious accident anywhere this year than the one involving Full Story
Quick Time: O'Neal guns for a title for the aged
Posted: 10/08/2014, 09:49 am 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
Racing's struggles push Smith to 'turn the page'
Posted: 10/07/2014, 11:18 am By Kevin KovacBrady Smith’s heart, mind and soul sent him a message that he couldn’t ignore. So, at the age of 37, the racer from Solon Springs, Wis., announced his retirement from Dirt Late Model competition on Tuesday, becoming the second high-profile Full Story
Top 25: Dixie victory lifts Madden in poll
Posted: 10/07/2014, 09:32 am By Alli CollisScott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., who rebounded from Saturday’s troubles at Dixie Speedway to capture a $10,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory Sunday at Rome Speedway, solidified his hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Column: Mayfield plans full focus on dirt racing
Posted: 10/07/2014, 08:06 am By Kevin KovacHe’s not your average Dirt Late Model rookie — just look at his age (45), racing background (433 career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts from 1993-2009) and recent history (nearly five years away from driving because of a series of life-altering Full Story
Archived Knoxville Nationals video
Posted: 09/10/2014, 04:52 pmArchived Knoxville Nationals video Full Story
Fast Talk: Will O'Neal wear Lucas Oil crown?
Posted: 10/06/2014, 11:20 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: Roffers takes a shine to Fayetteville
Posted: 10/05/2014, 03:07 pmFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 4) — Luke Roffers has developed a real affinity for Fayetteville Motor Speedway. After winning Saturday night’s 40-lap Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series event at the half-mile oval — his second tour Full Story
Notes: Kentucky driver aims for two-title season
Posted: 10/02/2014, 08:04 am By Alli CollisWith seven victories at the eastern Kentucky oval, Derek Fisher was recently crowned the 2014 track champion at 191 Speedway in Campton, Ky. He’ll enter this weekend’s final points race at Willard Speedway in Grayson, Ky., atop the Full Story
With relief, excitement, Richards back to racing
Posted: 10/02/2014, 07:40 am By Kevin KovacWelcome back, Josh Richards. Absent from competition for the entirety of the 2014 Dirt Late Model racing season due to undisclosed medical issues, the 26-year-old superstar from Shinnston, W.Va., has received clearance from doctors to Full Story
Quick Time: Flashes of Birky through the years
Posted: 10/01/2014, 01:18 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: Birky's future all the rage in Knoxville
Posted: 09/30/2014, 02:24 pm By Kevin KovacAs soon as Brian Birkhofer went public last Thursday afternoon at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway with the shocking revelation that he was disbanding his race team and giving serious thought to walking away from driving altogether, the 11th annual Full Story
Top 25: Birkhofer jumps to No. 8 in poll
Posted: 09/30/2014, 09:34 am By Alli CollisBrian Birkhofer’s dramatic and potentially career-closing victory in Saturday’s 11th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals caught the attention of voters DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. The Muscatine, Iowa, driver, Full Story
Fast Talk: Birkhofer's stunner (and the fallout)
Posted: 09/29/2014, 11:35 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: O'Neal salvages top-five run at Knoxville
Posted: 09/29/2014, 04:52 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — On every road to a motorsports championship there comes one race that can make or break a driver. For Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., that moment of truth Full Story
Knoxville presser takes neat philosophical turn
Posted: 09/27/2014, 03:19 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 26) — The press conference following Friday night’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores preliminary feature was no ordinary question-and-answer session. This one was Full Story
Notes: Hughes destroys car in vicious heat wreck
Posted: 09/26/2014, 03:46 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 25) — As Jason Hughes hurtled head-long toward Knoxville Raceway’s tall, menacing steel guardrail in turn three on the second lap of the sixth heat during Thursday night’s Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals Full Story
Differing views for Feger, Owens after scary crash
Posted: 09/26/2014, 01:01 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 25) — The catalyst for Jimmy Owens’s wild, flipping crash into turn one during the sixth heat of Thursday night’s Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores preliminary program Full Story
Notes: Birkhofer evaluating plans for 2015
Posted: 09/25/2014, 06:08 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 25) — Brian Birkhofer has a new Vic Hill Racing Engine under the hood of his car, but that’s not the only bit of news he had to offer after unloading Thursday afternoon for the opening night of the 11th annual Full Story
Column: Barton cements legacy with 80th victory
Posted: 09/25/2014, 07:54 amThe way Dick Barton became the all-time winningest Dirt Late Model driver at Stateline Speedway in Busti, N.Y., last Saturday night was so emotional, so downright unforgettable, the veteran driver almost thought he had lived a dream. “You Full Story
Notes: Schatz tackling Late Models at Knoxville
Posted: 09/24/2014, 01:25 pmSeeing these words — rookie, Donny Schatz and Knoxville Raceway — in the same sentence doesn't quite compute. For the last decade and a half, Schatz, the eight-time Knoxville Nationals champion has displayed his incredible talent driving Full Story
Quick Time: Breaking down Knoxville Nationals stats
Posted: 09/24/2014, 12:17 pm By Todd Turner and Andy SavaryTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track 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 Time, presented by PFC Brakes, Full Story
