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Payne gives N.C. first victory in Tar Heel 50
Posted: 10/05/2012, 07:20 amBRASSTOWN, N.C. (Oct. 4) — David Payne of nearby Murphy, N.C., led all the way Thursday at Tri-County Racetrack to become the first home-state winner of the ninth annual Tar Heel 50 at the Ray Cook-promoted oval. Payne, who started Full Story
Quick Time: How would candidates fare on dirt?
Posted: 10/03/2012, 12:08 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 (along with occasional ax-grinding). Full Story
Poll Position: Francis, Smith, Marlar gain spots
Posted: 10/02/2012, 08:14 amWelcome to one of the newest DirtonDirt.com features, Poll Position, as DirtonDirt.com staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Joshua Joiner rank the nation's top 25 Dirt Late Model racers by consensus. Future rankings will appear every Full Story
Fast Talk: Recapping the Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 10/01/2012, 12:51 pmHere's the latest edition of Fast Talk, a new DirtonDirt.com feature appearing each Monday. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Joshua Joiner gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who's hot, who's not and other issues regarding Full Story
Notes: Best car always rewarded at Knoxville
Posted: 09/30/2012, 01:49 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 29) — Nobody falls into a victory at Knoxville Raceway. That’s what Dirt Late Model drivers were preaching all weekend at the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. Because of its sweeping Full Story
Knoxville win continues special year for Francis
Posted: 09/30/2012, 12:42 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 29) — Last year’s runner-up finish at the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals was a bright spot — and richest weekend of the season — for Steve Francis during a frustrating, winless campaign Full Story
Lathroum bags another $7,000 at Big Kahuna
Posted: 09/30/2012, 06:57 amMARKLEYSBURG, Pa. (Sept. 29) — Jamie Lathrom has taken some big money out of Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in the month of September. Lathrom, the Mechanicsville, Md., driver who earned $5,000 for winning the 3/8-mile oval’s Full Story
Francis completes 3-2-1 blastoff, rules Knoxville
Posted: 09/30/2012, 05:06 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 29) — Steve Francis followed a 3-2-1 countdown to success at Knoxville Raceway. Third place in Thursday’s preliminary opener at the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. Second place in Full Story
Live updates from Knoxville's 100-lap finale
Posted: 09/29/2012, 07:12 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 29) — Blog-style updates from Saturday’s action at Knoxville Raceway's ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. The program includes three consolation races and the $40,000-to-win 100-lap Full Story
Knoxville A-main and consolation lineups
Posted: 09/29/2012, 01:02 pmKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 29) — Saturday’s schedule starting lineup for the finale of the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway: A-main starting lineup Row 1: Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens Row Full Story
Linville, Casebolt among Brushcreek heat winners
Posted: 09/29/2012, 07:06 amPEEBLES, Ohio (Sept. 28) — Dustin Linville of Bryantsville, Ky., kicked off the two-night One Epic Weekend event at Brushcreek Motorsports with a dominating performance during Friday night’s preliminary action that set the lineup Full Story
Quick-starting Marlar nabs $7,000 at Knoxville
Posted: 09/29/2012, 01:47 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 28) — Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., was looking forward to telling Norman Bryson about Friday night’s victory at the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. Then again, he didn’t Full Story
Live updates: Friday's action at Knoxville
Posted: 09/28/2012, 06:34 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 28) — Mike Marlar blitzed the front-row starters on the first lap and led all the way Friday at Knoxville Raceway in the second round of the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. Marlar earned Full Story
Knoxville's Thursday points totals
Posted: 09/28/2012, 05:14 pmKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept 28) — Point totals accrued during Thursday's prelims for the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals according to Knoxville's points system. The top 20 drivers in points from Thursday and Friday Full Story
Notes: Tire choice dooms Reddick in opener
Posted: 09/28/2012, 05:14 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 28) — Tyler Reddick was caught by surprise in Thursday’s semifeature at the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. First to find out he was starting out the front row, and then to realize Full Story
Drivers wax poetic about fondness for Knoxville
Posted: 09/28/2012, 04:09 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 28) — It’s easy enough to catch Dirt Late Model racers complaining about racetracks with rough racing surfaces, poor payouts or unsafe conditions. The beefing is common even among touring drivers. So Full Story
Weaver needs perfect weekend in UMP chase
Posted: 09/28/2012, 11:48 am By Kevin KovacBrian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., stands on the brink of his first-ever UMP DIRTcar weekly national championship as the circuit heads into its final weekend of weekly points racing in 2012. Shirley, 31, holds a 53-point lead (2,551-2,498) Full Story
Industry recalls Hoosier founder's contributions
Posted: 09/28/2012, 03:53 amWednesday's death of Bob Newton, who founded Hoosier Racing Tire more than 50 years ago, sent ripples throughout virtually all of motorsports, and Dirt Late Model racing was no exception. Newton, whose tiny operation that started in Lakeville, Full Story
Notes: Brady Smith rallies from 21st to 7th
Posted: 09/28/2012, 03:30 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Even on the healthy-sized half-mile oval of Knoxville Raceway, laps can click off pretty quickly. So quickly that the 25-lap semifeatures on Thursday and Friday don’t always allow drivers to charge Full Story
Native son dusts 80-car field in Knoxville opener
Posted: 09/28/2012, 03:04 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Returning to his native state and racing at the track where, as a boy, he watched his father race sprint cars, Billy Moyer is always tough to beat at Knoxville Raceway. On Thursday, make that impossible Full Story
Native son Moyer wins Knoxville's first round
Posted: 09/27/2012, 06:51 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Iowa native Billy Moyer slid under protege Shannon Babb in turn four on the eighth lap and led the rest of the 25-lapper on the opening night of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. Moyer, Full Story
Notes: Simpson's ready to rebound at Knoxville
Posted: 09/27/2012, 05:41 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — The last time Chad Simpson hit the racetrack, he was mixing it up among the leaders in Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest event at the World 100. And while the race at Eldora Speedway didn’t Full Story
Knoxville Nationals program guide
Posted: 09/27/2012, 07:55 amKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Explanation of program for the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway: Overall event Track: Knoxville Raceway (half-mile clay oval) Dates: Sept. 27-29 Sanction: Full Story
Knoxville Nationals coverage index
Posted: 09/20/2012KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Index of DirtonDirt.com coverage for the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals, a $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for Sept. 27-29 at Knoxville Raceway: Monday, Oct. Full Story
Record-setting Lanigan maintains focus on WoO
Posted: 09/26/2012, 10:56 am By Joshua JoinerAfter the way his race car performed during his $20,000 victory on paved Berlin Raceway’s converted-to-dirt surface this past weekend, Darrell Lanigan is more than confident his car is capable of performing just as well on Knoxville Full Story
