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B-Shepp endures stress, collects fifth WoO crown
Posted: 11/10/2024, 11:21 am By Kevin KovacCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 9) — Brandon Sheppard hugged dozens of people. He proudly and happily held aloft the 2024 World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series championship trophy amid a storm of confetti. He posed for countless pictures on a mobile Full Story
Motivated Pierce controls what he can at Charlotte
Posted: 11/09/2024, 09:28 am By Kevin KovacCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 8) — Perhaps Bobby Pierce will still fall short in his quest for the 2024 World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series championship. Perhaps he won’t complete an unprecedented comeback from a triple-digit deficit in the Full Story
Madden's bittersweet run at World Finals
Posted: 11/08/2024, 02:45 pm By Kyle McFaddenCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 7) — The World Finals concluding the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series season at The Dirt Track at Charlotte are bittersweet for Chris Madden. On one hand, the Gray Court, S.C., driver is satisfied knowing he’s Full Story
Column: Mentorship a major boost for Robinson
Posted: 11/06/2024, 11:26 pmRick Eckert’s smile was bright Saturday as he stood in victory lane at Georgetown (Del.) Speedway. He had closed out his up-and-down 2024 season with a $7,000 victory in the 40-lap Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend Super Late Model feature Full Story
Veteran crew chief lands another high-profile role
Posted: 11/06/2024, 03:08 pm By Kyle McFaddenCHINA GROVE, N.C. — Brandon Overton becomes the latest high-profile driver to work for veteran Dirt Late Model mechanic Anthony Burroughs, who today was announced as the crew chief of the Longhorn Factory Team, ending his run of three-plus Full Story
Fast Facts: 18th annual World of Outlaws World Finals
Posted: 11/04/2024, 04:54 pm By Aaron ClayDates: Nov. 6-9 (time trials Wednesday followed by three race programs) Track: The Dirt Track at Charlotte (4/10-mile semi-banked clay oval) Location: Concord, N.C. Purses: $15,000-to-win features Nov. 7-8 followed by Nov. 9's $25,000-to-win Full Story
WoO title chase reaches Charlotte's World Finals
Posted: 11/04/2024, 04:51 pm By Matt SkipperThree of Dirt Late Model racing's best drivers are set to compete for three pressure-intensive nights to conclude the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series championship chase. Four-time WoO champion Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., Full Story
Fast Talk: Previewing Charlotte's World Finals
Posted: 11/04/2024, 10:55 amWith Tyler Erb capturing the National 100 and the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series wrapping up at the World Finals, our roundtable dives in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and Full Story
Dispatches: Controversy amid Dotson's EAMS win
Posted: 11/03/2024, 02:18 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing on the first weekend in October including the season-ending Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series doubleheader and the XR Super Series-sanctioned National 100: Eventful Full Story
McBee-Hardy fortunes get literal power boost
Posted: 10/30/2024, 04:52 pm By Kyle McFaddenBEDFORD, Pa. (Oct. 26) — Kyle Hardy won last season's Keystone Cup at Bedford Speedway, but the Stephens City, Va., driver wasn't sure he'd be making another run at the final five-figure payday of the Pennsylvania’s Dirt Late Model Full Story
Fast Talk: Winners bag treats, not tricks
Posted: 10/28/2024, 10:45 amWith Bobby Pierce (Pennsboro), Mason Zeigler (Bedford) and Tyler Erb (Whynot) winning $20,000 or more on the last weekend in October, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Full Story
Zeigler's love affair with Bedford half-mile rolls on
Posted: 10/27/2024, 03:18 am By Kyle McFaddenBEDFORD, Pa. (Oct. 26) — Bedford Speedway might as well be Mason Zeigler’s new favorite racetrack. The 32-year-old notched yet another five-figure payday at the fairgrounds half-mile Saturday, earning $24,000 for his victory in the Full Story
Notes: Blair intent on controlling Keystone Cup
Posted: 10/26/2024, 02:40 pm By Kyle McFaddenBEDFORD, Pa. (Oct. 25) — Although 60 laps at Bedford Speedway for Saturday’s $24,000-to-win Keystone Cup is a long way around the big fairgrounds half-mile, Max Blair is keen on leading every step of the way en route to a would-be second Full Story
Column: Fast, furious cobbling of a title team
Posted: 10/25/2024, 08:14 amAmid the joy of a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship celebration Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Ricky Thornton Jr. couldn’t help thinking back to July 7. What happened that Sunday made him wonder if his dreams Full Story
What's next? Pierce hungry after first DTWC
Posted: 10/23/2024, 06:34 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio — In effect, Bobby Pierce called his shot. One month ago, after winning his first Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals, he asserted that the 44th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP was Full Story
Top 25: DTWC solidifies Pierce's No. 1 grip
Posted: 10/22/2024, 09:51 am By Kevin KovacMaking it easy on voters to keep him a unanimous No. 1 driver in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., continued his historic 2024 season with a $100,000 victory in Saturday night’s 44th annual General Tire Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up the DTWC
Posted: 10/21/2024, 11:31 amWith Ricky Thornton Jr. securing the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title while Bobby Pierce won the General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by Full Story
Notes: Blair's deliberate DTWC rally nets fifth
Posted: 10/20/2024, 06:10 pm By Kevin Kovac and Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 19) — Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., notched his best-ever Eldora Speedway performance with a 13th-to-fifth run in Carl Short’s 44th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP, but it didn't Full Story
Avoiding downfall, RTJ secures Lucas Oil title
Posted: 10/20/2024, 11:21 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 19) — All Ricky Thornton Jr. wanted to do in Saturday's General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP was avoid the self-inflicted wound that knocked him from Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship Full Story
Notes: Two helpings of Rice in lineup at DTWC
Posted: 10/19/2024, 06:46 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 18) — During Friday’s second heat race at Eldora Speedway, 31-year-old James Rice was stressing out behind the wheel in trying to maintain the third and final transfer spot. His 26-year-old brother Josh Rice was Full Story
Nebraskan nabs sixth straight IMCA title
Posted: 10/17/2024, 12:08 pm By Bill MartinWhile there’s a lot to be said for consistency, Cory Dumpert credited a never give up approach to his latest IMCA Sunoco Late Model national championship season. The Newman Grove, Neb., driver collected 15 feature victories en route to Full Story
Column: Broken wrist curtails Iowan's campaign
Posted: 10/17/2024, 12:09 pmThe accident didn’t look serious. Just a run-of-the-mill tangle between a few race cars, the kind that happens every night. “It wasn’t a bad wreck at all,” said Daniel Hilsabeck of Adel, Iowa, recalling the heat-race incident in Full Story
Fast Facts: 44th Dirt Track World Championship
Posted: 10/15/2024, 09:42 am By Aaron ClayDates: Oct. 17-19 (modified prelims and stock car feature on Thursday; Late Model and Limited Late Model prelims and modified feature on Friday; Late Model and Limited Late Model features Saturday) Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio Full Story
Fast Talk: Jackson, Chase and scenic drives
Posted: 10/14/2024, 12:09 pmAfter Brownstown Speedway’s Jackson 100 brings the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Big Four Chase for the Championship to its grand finale at Eldora, our roundtable weighs in on the title battle, weekend happenings and their favorite Full Story
Notes: Moran falters at Jackson 100 weekend
Posted: 10/13/2024, 02:36 amBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Oct. 12) — Devin Moran immediately knew the ramifications of his lackluster Jackson 100 weekend at Brownstown Speedway. In other words, it only took minutes after Saturday’s 100-lap, $50,000-to-win finale for him Full Story
