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Column: Workmanlike effort lifts Babb to title
Posted: 07/22/2014, 07:13 amThere was something decidedly different about the road Shannon Babb took to his fourth career UMP DIRTcar Summernationals championship. In the past, when Babb has won the Hell Tour title, he’s won it. We’re talking resounding fashion, Full Story
Notes: Michigander expanding home-state success
Posted: 07/17/2014, 06:27 am By Alli CollisWhen the VanderVeen family expanded its business two years ago, opening its second NAPA Auto Parts store, Ryan, 27, was placed in charge of the expansion. The result was the scaling back of his racing program. VanderVeen, of Six Lakes, Full Story
Fast Talk: Is it Babb's UMP tour to lose?
Posted: 07/14/2014, 01:27 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
Quick Time: The one-hit wonders of UMP's series
Posted: 07/09/2014, 11:07 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
Column: Stealing a victory boosts Reddick
Posted: 07/09/2014, 06:56 am By Kevin KovacAfter racing virtually non-stop since the age of four — in outlaw karts, mini-sprints, sprint cars and, from 2009-2013, Dirt Late Models — Tyler Reddick has had to adjust to a substantially slower competitive pace this year. It hasn’t Full Story
Notebook: Tri-State runner-up excites Dillon
Posted: 07/07/2014, 09:21 pm By Robert HolmanHAUBSTADT, Ind. (July 6) — Dirt racing fans who weren’t able to check out the NASCAR Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 in Daytona, Fla., on Saturday night — or its conclusion on Sunday afternoon — were still able to get a glimpse of a handful Full Story
Heat tangle, DQ fizzles Clanton's Firecracker
Posted: 06/30/2014, 04:49 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 28) — Shane Clanton’s frustrating 2014 campaign on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series hit its low point on Saturday night during the finale of the Firecracker 100 presented byGottaRace.com weekend at Lernerville Full Story
Notes: Unzicker glad to be in thick of title chase
Posted: 06/30/2014, 01:31 pm By Todd TurnerLINCOLN, Ill. (June 29) — In following the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals over the past seven season, Ryan Unzicker has played various roles. The non-factor. The also-ran. And the would-be contender who can’t quite get into the title Full Story
McDowell ready after hard Lernerville crash
Posted: 06/28/2014, 05:13 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 28) — Dale McDowell will take a slightly different driving approach when he hits Lernerville Speedway’s clay Saturday night for the finale of the three-day Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com weekend. “You’re Full Story
Eckert brings momentum to busy WoO week
Posted: 06/24/2014, 09:43 amAfter a lengthy break, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series shifts back into high gear this week. Action begins with Tuesday’s series return to Big Diamond Speedway in Pottsville, Pa., for the first time since 2009, followed by the Full Story
Fast Talk: Can Unzicker stay atop the UMP heap?
Posted: 06/23/2014, 12:42 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
After Tri-City falls short, Manville stays positive
Posted: 06/21/2014, 04:50 pm By Kevin KovacGRANITE CITY, Ill. (June 20) — Tim Manville didn’t know whether to feel happy or sad after Friday night’s 50-lap UMP DIRTcar Summernationals feature at Tri-City Speedway. On one hand the 28-year-old driver from Troy, Ill., set fast Full Story
Column: Weaver forges onward for ailing father
Posted: 06/19/2014, 05:39 amRandy Weaver might have never desired to win a race more than he did the Clash at the Mag on June 14 at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss. It wasn’t because the event was part of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series or was a Full Story
Notes: Spatola enjoying Warrior's winning tribe
Posted: 06/16/2014, 04:50 am By Todd TurnerWILMOT, Wis. (June 15) — What the Warrior Race Cars tribe lacks in quantity they’ve made up in quality in 2014. And Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., a rare Midwestern driver piloting a car from chassis builder Sanford Goddard’s Knoxville, Full Story
Column: K-Rob steps up following dad's passing
Posted: 06/12/2014, 01:56 pmThe trajectory of Kent Robinson’s racing career — and his life — changed forever in February 2013. He was 25 years old, fresh-faced and eyeing a career behind the wheel coming off his first season of national touring with the World Full Story
Dream XX crowd, racing triggers smiles at Big E
Posted: 06/11/2014, 06:03 pm By Kevin KovacIn the days since the completion of last weekend’s Dirt Late Model Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, track general manger Roger Slack has looked over the final numbers and listened to reviews of Full Story
Quick Time: Hell Tour and Eldora hard chargers
Posted: 06/11/2014, 11:34 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
McDowell realizes Dream with $100,000 at Big E
Posted: 06/07/2014, 03:59 pm By Todd Turner and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., completed some unfinished business on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. Nine years after inheriting a victory in the prestigious World 100 that left him feeling less than Full Story
Scouting the heat races for Eldora's Dream XX
Posted: 06/07/2014, 08:39 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Anybody ready for a new winner at Eldora Speedway? Don’t look now, but Saturday’s $100,000-to-win Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers may be setting us up for a newcomer to victory lane, at least considering Full Story
Dream: Birky (barely) and McDowell grab wins
Posted: 06/06/2014, 01:02 pm By Todd Turner and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Race results and details from Friday’s action before the $100,000-to-win Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers, a non-touring UMP DIRTcar event. This evening's program at Eldora Speedway includes a pair of 25-lap Full Story
Third in prelim at Big E, Wells comfier in new car
Posted: 06/06/2014, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Eric Wells wouldn’t go so far to say he’s turned a corner after finishing third in a preliminary feature during Thursday night’s first round of Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers preliminary action at Full Story
Dream: Owens outduels Pierce, grabs 25-lapper
Posted: 06/05/2014, 04:50 pm By Todd Turner and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Race results and details from Thursday’s opening night of the $100,000-to-win Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers, a non-touring UMP DIRTcar event. The night’s program at Eldora Speedway includes a pair Full Story
Column: McCreadie sees Dream as game-changer
Posted: 06/04/2014, 12:49 pmIn his position as a full-time professional race car driver, Tim McCreadie understands the significance of the weekend that lies ahead of him. “It’s big,” McCreadie said of the June 5-7 Dirt Late Model Dream XX presented by Ferris Full Story
Fast facts about Eldora's Dream XX
Posted: 06/03/2014, 10:34 amDream XX presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers Dates: June 5-7 (Twin $2,500-to-win features Thursday, twin $5,000-to-win features Friday and heats, consolations and $100,000-to-win main event). | Complete Dream coverage Track: Eldora Full Story
Column: World-traveling Furman enjoys track time
Posted: 05/28/2014, 08:25 pmMatt Furman isn’t your typical Dirt Late Model racer. Well, unless your idea of a Dirt Late Model driver is someone who has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, travels all over the globe for his job, lives two states away Full Story
