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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
O'Neal-Owens title chase spices Knoxville weekend
Posted: 09/24/2014, 08:59 am By Kevin KovacThe usual high intensity of a crown-jewel event will be coursing through the air at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway throughout the Sept. 25-27 Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores. | Complete Knoxville Full Story
Mental health agenda helps drive Crate racer
Posted: 09/23/2014, 12:20 pm By Jim Zufall“I went through a series of depression where I wanted to kill myself about 10 years ago … ” That’s not exactly the way a profile of your average short-track racer normally starts out. But Lon Emerick isn’t your average short-track Full Story
11th annual Knoxville Nationals coverage index
Posted: 09/18/2014, 11:02 amKNOXVILLE, Iowa — Index of DirtonDirt.com coverage for the 11th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores, a $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for Sept. 25-27 at Full Story
Handicapping 11th annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/23/2014, 10:46 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 11th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store, the $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event slated for Sept. 25-27 at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway (complete Knoxville Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist returns to No. 1 spot
Posted: 09/23/2014, 09:00 am By Alli CollisScott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., who continued his September hot streak Saturday at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway by cruising to his fifth career Jackson 100 victory, today overtook Jimmy Owens for the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Healing G.R. Smith eyes rebound from wild wreck
Posted: 09/22/2014, 07:22 pm By Kevin KovacG.R. Smith’s 2014 season has been a tale of two extremes. The first half was spectacular, filled with victories and podium finishes. Then came a second half during which all his momentum has been dulled by two vicious, head-rattling Full Story
Fast Facts: Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/22/2014, 03:40 pmRace details Dates: Sept. 25-27 (complete $7,000-to-win programs Thursday and Friday; consolations and 100-lap main event Saturday). Track: Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, slightly-banked half-mile black dirt oval. Sanctioning body: Lucas Full Story
Fast Talk: Dissecting Bloomquist, Knoxville
Posted: 09/22/2014, 12:52 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
Notes: New car gremlins cost Owens points lead
Posted: 09/21/2014, 12:08 pm By Alli CollisBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 20) — Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., entered the 35th annual Jackson 100 weekend with a 25-point advantage over Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series standings. But the three-time Full Story
Notes: Record-breaking night opens Jackson 100
Posted: 09/20/2014, 10:03 am By Alli CollisBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 19) — It was a night for the record books as 13 drivers clocked in under Brownstown Speedway’s track record during Friday’s time trials for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Jackson 100. Mike Marlar of Full Story
Notes: Illinois youngster eyeing track points title
Posted: 09/18/2014, 07:36 am By Alli CollisThe first two years racing in the Crate Late Model division were a tough adjustment for 17-year-old Dave Polak Jr. of Alsip, Ill. But on April 25, he scored his first career Crate Late Model victory at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway. He’s picked up Full Story
Column: Retired Davies settling in as car owner
Posted: 09/16/2014, 03:18 pmYes, Ron Davies returned to the cockpit of a Dirt Late Model for the first time in just over a year — 373 days, to be exact — on Aug. 24 when he drove his son-in-law Shane Clanton’s second car in an unsanctioned event at Little Valley Full Story
Top 25: Satterlee, Moyer Jr. among drivers rising
Posted: 09/16/2014, 09:55 am By Alli CollisLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Jimmy Owens enjoyed a weekend off the track for the first time in months, but the Newport, Tenn., driver still commands the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings for a second Full Story
Fast Talk: Where does Lanigan's season rank?
Posted: 09/15/2014, 12:23 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
Column: Whitwell learns alongside vet Pearson
Posted: 09/10/2014, 05:18 pmFor a Dirt Late Model driver based in Arizona, racing for a living on a national touring series can seem like an impossible dream. R.C. Whitwell knows the feeling. A 29-year-old from Tucson, Ariz., who started his career in open-wheel Full Story
Quick Time: Putting the wraps on 44th World 100
Posted: 09/10/2014, 11:36 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
Top 25: Bloomquist rises to No. 2 in poll
Posted: 09/09/2014, 09:28 am By Alli CollisAfter notching a preliminary feature victory along with a third-place finish in Saturday’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., returned today to the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. The Full Story
Notes: 'Wheeling' Feger posts best World finish
Posted: 09/08/2014, 10:15 am By Alli Collis, Kevin Kovac and Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., found out that posting your best career World 100 finish can take a lot out of a driver. “Yeah, it feels pretty good,” the 36-year-old Feger said. “I’m wore out right Full Story
Window-net kerfuffle doesn't faze Bloomquist
Posted: 09/07/2014, 12:51 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Scott Bloomquist was ready to set his race car on cruise control after soaring into the lead on lap 19 of Saturday night’s 44th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway. Instead, just one circuit later, the Dirt Full Story
Heartbreaking end for Zeigler's Eldora charge
Posted: 09/07/2014, 10:43 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Heartbreaking. There's no other term to describe the lap-61 incident that knocked second-running Mason Zeigler of Chalk Hill, Pa., out of contention in his first World 100 start at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Full Story
Live updates: Bloomquist wins fourth World 100
Posted: 09/06/2014, 03:43 pm By Todd Turner, Alli Collis and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Live blog-style updates from Saturday’s 44th annual World 100, the $47,000-to-win UMP DIRTcar event at the half-mile Eldora Speedway. All results are unofficial (complete World 100 coverage): 11:47 p.m. | Full Story
Davenport is primed for World 100 breakthrough
Posted: 09/06/2014, 12:43 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Jonathan Davenport proved he can win at Eldora Speedway on Friday night. Next on his agenda is proving he can win the race that counts the most. And after reaching victory lane for the first time at the famed Full Story
Notes: Korte nearly grabs emotional victory
Posted: 09/06/2014, 08:34 amROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — This weekend marks Randy Korte’s final World 100 appearance before he brings his race career to an end. With retirement looming for the 49-year-old from Highland, Ill., Korte craved a good showing at the Full Story
Live updates: Davenport, Miller beat foes, weather
Posted: 09/05/2014, 04:36 pm By Todd Turner, Alli Collis and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Live blog-style updates from Friday's preliminary $5,000-to-win double features preceding the 44th annual World 100, Dirt Late Model racing’s most prestigious event at Eldora Speedway (complete World 100 coverage): Even Full Story
