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Fast Talk: Weekend review (and a few beefs)
Posted: 09/16/2024, 11:37 amWith tracks trying to dodge the remnants of a hurricane in a post-World 100 September weekend, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Give your best Full Story
Top 25: Pierce dominant as Hedgecock rejoins
Posted: 09/10/2024, 09:41 am By Kevin KovacWith a dramatic, wall-scraping run to victory in Saturday night’s 54th World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., left no doubt about his status as the top driver in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 poll presented Full Story
A miracle kidney match for Missouri racer, mom
Posted: 09/10/2024, 12:01 am By Todd TurnerWhen the auto racing community in July embraced Brennon Willard's desperate search for a kidney donor for his mother, the 40-year-old Dirt Late Model racer from Lebanon, Mo., was heartened as shared Facebook posts produced 16 candidates. Dirt Full Story
Notes: T-Mac maintains World 100 consistency
Posted: 09/09/2024, 03:28 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Tim McCreadie was lapped traffic in his last crown jewel finale start at Eldora Speedway. He was far from that moribund status in Saturday’s 54th annual World 100. | Complete World 100 coverage Pushing aside Full Story
2024 Late Model series and track champions
Posted: 12/31/2024, 12:48 pmSeries champions Region-by-region champions on Dirt Late Model series and racing organizations for 2024: National Castrol FloRacing Night in America - Ricky Thornton Jr. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - Ricky Thornton Jr. World of Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing pinnacle for Pierce
Posted: 09/09/2024, 11:23 amOur roundtable largely focuses on Bobby Pierce's lead-swapping victory World 100 victory at Eldora in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length; complete World 100 coverage): What’s Full Story
By-the-numbers look at 54th annual World 100
Posted: 09/09/2024, 08:06 amA by-the-numbers look at the 54th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway (complete World 100 coverage): 0: Number of unsold reserved seats on a night when Eldora broke its all-time attendance record. 1: World 100s held outside Scott Bloomquist’s Full Story
Pierce heeds call of thin cushion to win World 100
Posted: 09/08/2024, 12:40 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — There wasn’t much of a cushion ringing Eldora Speedway during Saturday night’s 54th World 100. So naturally, running the top around the half-mile oval’s corners didn't seem like the hot ticket for a driver Full Story
J.D.'s mind game gives him edge at World 100
Posted: 09/07/2024, 03:48 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Jonathan Davenport doesn’t merely race Eldora Speedway’s high-banked, half-mile oval. He thinks the place, breaks down every possibility and scenario in his mind. The mental game is one of the not-so-secret Full Story
J.D. looms, but O'Neal eyes World 100 repeat
Posted: 09/07/2024, 02:51 pm By Kyle McFaddenROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — No driver carries more confidence into Saturday’s 54th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway than Jonathan Davenport, whose quest for a record-tying sixth globe trophy can't go unacknowledged by his closest Full Story
Gustin outruns Eldora's best for special victory
Posted: 09/06/2024, 10:46 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Ryan Gustin immediately disposed of Jonathan Davenport to seize the lead at the initial green in Thursday’s opening 25-lap World 100 semifeature, which was an accomplishment in itself for a driver chasing Full Story
Joiner Capital-izes with 4th in new car at Big E
Posted: 09/06/2024, 06:34 am By Kyle McFaddenROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Joseph Joiner was absolutely all smiles after Thursday’s World 100 semifeature at Eldora Speedway. Who cares if the event’s revamped format with heat race inverts played a hand in the Milton, Fla., native Full Story
Column: DRT 'passion project' for Sommer
Posted: 09/05/2024, 01:01 pmCody Sommer realizes that he popped a double surprise on many people in the Dirt Late Model world Sunday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Debuting a self-designed chassis — one he’s given the Dirt Racing Technologies (DRT) name Full Story
Notes: Field trips give Michigan driver an edge
Posted: 09/05/2024, 06:51 am By Todd TurnerPeople of a certain age remember school field trips when teachers would load up students and head to a bottling plant, factory, bakery or museum for learning experiences that might not otherwise click in the classroom. Buckley, Mich., Full Story
Davenport carries aura of inevitability at Eldora
Posted: 09/05/2024, 06:52 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 4) — Is Jonathan Davenport … inevitable? After the 40-year-old superstar from Blairsville, Ga., waltzed to a blowout flag-to-flag victory worth $20,000 in Wednesday's 50-lap Castrol FloRacing Night in America Full Story
Tales, anecdotes and memories of Bloomquist
Posted: 09/03/2024, 12:38 amSeeking stories not already told, DirtonDirt.com reached out to those who worked with, raced with and sometimes feuded with late Hall of Fame driver Scott Bloomquist. Using their own words, they share favorite brief anecdotes and remembrances Full Story
Fast Talk: Holiday review with one eye on Eldora
Posted: 09/02/2024, 11:15 amAfter the cookouts, racing (and a little rain) during Labor Day weekend, our roundtable looks ahead to Eldora in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Discuss a noteworthy Labor Full Story
Dispatches: Alberson conquers Eldora oval
Posted: 09/01/2024, 01:27 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing over Labor Day weekend, including XR Super Series action in Farley, Iowa, and Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association action in Wheatland, Mo. Also find a listing Full Story
Fast Facts: 54th annual World 100
Posted: 08/30/2024, 08:51 am By Aaron Clay(Complete World 100 coverage) Dates: Sept. 5-7 (split-field preliminary programs Thursday and Friday preceding Saturday’s 100-lap finale) Track: Eldora Speedway (high-banked half-mile clay oval) Location: Rossburg, Ohio Purse: $57,000-to-win Full Story
Column: Double Nickel flips family racing history
Posted: 08/29/2024, 06:19 pmBenji Hicks’s desire to become a Dirt Late Model chassis builder can’t really be considered a surprise. The line of work happens to be buried deep in his DNA. “Back in the late ‘80s or early ‘90s, something like that, my dad Full Story
Notes: Track variety tests young Pennsylvanian
Posted: 08/29/2024, 06:43 am By Todd TurnerThey say variety is the spice of life. For a young Dirt Late Model driver, competing on a variety of dirt tracks of varying sizes and shapes speeds up the learning curve. And that's where 16-year-old Lane Snook finds himself during his Full Story
Notes: Breaks fall Blair's way for 3rd at Port Royal
Posted: 08/26/2024, 07:30 am By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 24) — Max Blair was happy but also a bit perplexed after finishing third in Saturday’s 50-lap Rumble by the River finale at Port Royal Speedway. How was the 34-year-old Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regular Full Story
J.D. grabs Rumble cash, but there's work to do
Posted: 08/25/2024, 02:52 pm By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 24) — Jonathan Davenport didn’t sugarcoat anything when asked what the deciding factor had been in Saturday's $50,000 drive to his Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory at Port Royal Speedway. | RaceWire Of Full Story
Thornton-O'Neal scrape at Port Royal drama-free
Posted: 08/25/2024, 02:35 pm By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 24) — Hudson O’Neal was running second. The driver he replaced last month as driver for SSI Motorsports, Ricky Thornton Jr., was third and itching to move up. But the battle of the two closely-connected rivals Full Story
Leads can be precarious at tricky Port Royal oval
Posted: 08/24/2024, 01:02 pm By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 23) — As Friday’s 40-lap, $10,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature demonstrated, no lead is safe at Port Royal Speedway. The opening night of the Rumble by the River won by Garrett Alberson in a Full Story
