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Column: Blair finding rhythm on big tracks
Posted: 10/09/2025, 12:44 pmMax Blair was in street clothes, sipping from a can of beer and talking with friends after finishing second in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Pittsburgher 100 finale and winning the supporting RUSH Crate Late Model Full Story
Notes: PPMS another tough outing for Overton
Posted: 10/07/2025, 03:02 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 4) — Brandon Overton had a positive run going in Saturday’s 70-lap Pittsburgher 100 finale at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Then it disintegrated because of a late-race flat tire. Standing in the pit Full Story
Fast Talk: Pittsburgher review and more
Posted: 10/06/2025, 10:35 amWith Jonathan Davenport capturing the Pittsburgher and Devin Moran in the driver’s seat for the Lucas Oil Series points chase, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for Full Story
Notes: Home at PPMS, Richards settles in
Posted: 10/04/2025, 03:54 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 3) — The finish wasn’t what Josh Richards wanted in his first feature start in nearly three years. The vibe the outing gave him, though, was undeniable. “It felt good,” Richards said after a flat tire relegated Full Story
Moran's night? Perfect. Thornton's? Not so much
Posted: 10/04/2025, 10:37 am By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 3) — Ricky Thornton Jr. didn’t waste any time in Friday’s Pittsburgher 100 preliminary feature at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Six circuits into the 30-lapper, he was already in the lead with his Full Story
New father lands old ride amid car-building plans
Posted: 10/03/2025, 08:11 am By Kyle McFaddenSpencer Hughes is ready to settle into this newly-developing chapter of his life. Over the last two months, the 24-year-old Meridian, Miss., racer has departed his Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series ride at JCM Motorsports, become a father Full Story
Column: Father-and-son pursuit of Lucas success
Posted: 10/02/2025, 05:02 pmThe hours have been long. The work has been grueling. The miles have been countless. The struggle has been real. But for Pancho Lawler, it’s all been worthwhile. All the trials and tribulations he’s experienced over the past two years Full Story
Contenders weigh in on the playoff-style format
Posted: 10/01/2025, 12:16 pm By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. — Since the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series instituted the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship in 2023, the national tour has made tweaks to the playoff-style format. The initial system had a one-race playoff, Full Story
Red Clay Classic cements Wisconsinite's breakout
Posted: 09/30/2025, 09:07 am By Todd TurnerKevin Eder’s best-ever Late Model season, and best-ever stretch in the division, couldn’t have come at a better time. ABC Raceway in his native Ashland, Wis., posted a race-record $15,000 first-place purse for this season's 50th anniversary Full Story
Top 25: RTJ maintains unanimous No. 1 ranking
Posted: 09/30/2025, 07:59 am By Kevin KovacFueled by a $50,000 victory in Saturday’s 46th annual Jackson 100 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway that has him well positioned for a second straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., remained Full Story
Race at tiny outdoor oval provides Dome preview
Posted: 09/29/2025, 09:09 am By Bryan AultMATTOON, Ill. (Sept. 28) — Dirt Late Model’s unique annual indoor event, the Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals, is still three months away, but 15 racers on Sunday got a head start on rubbing fenders in close-quarters action Sunday at the Full Story
Rayburn winner spoils Big Four's opening party
Posted: 09/27/2025, 12:56 am By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — The five-race playoff for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series launched Friday at Brownstown Speedway, but it wasn’t one of the four Big River Steel Chase for the Championship drivers that landed in victory Full Story
After missing '24 playoffs, O'Neal right in mix
Posted: 09/26/2025, 04:33 pm By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — Winning championships in any sport depends on momentum. Peaking at the right time has a way of giving teams and athletes confidence heading into big-time showdowns when championships are on the line and the Full Story
Column: RTJ's title run gets boost from Birky
Posted: 09/25/2025, 07:34 amRicky Thornton Jr.’s Koehler Motorsports team was in need of another crew member for the stretch run of his Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title defense. The person who came on board to fill the role couldn’t have more impeccable Full Story
Notes: Consistency not quite enough for Louisianan
Posted: 09/25/2025, 07:13 am By Todd TurnerPlenty of Dirt Late Model racers actively avoid the grind of points racing. And plenty of those same drivers end up taking a peek at tabulated points midway through the season and find themselves lured into the chase. Such was the 2025 Full Story
Breakdown of Lucas Oil's Big River Steel Big Four
Posted: 09/23/2025, 12:22 pm By Kyle McFaddenA statistical breakdown of the four eligible drivers in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heading into the five-race playoffs. The champion receives $250,000 with $200,000, Full Story
Top 25: RTJ unanimous atop power rankings
Posted: 09/23/2025, 07:42 am By Kevin KovacA solid weekend at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway during which Ricky Thornton Jr. fell one spot short of another crown jewel victory propelled the Chandler, Ariz., driver to a unanimous No. 1 selection in DirtonDirt’s power rankings. The 34-year-old Full Story
Notes: 'Just another Knoxville' for Davenport
Posted: 09/22/2025, 04:34 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 20) — Jonathan Davenport changed into street clothes and had his arms on his team’s pit box as Hudson O’Neal, a short distance away, celebrated his victory in Saturday’s 75-lap Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Full Story
Fast Talk: O'Neal's rout and Big Four handicapping
Posted: 09/22/2025, 11:40 amHudson O’Neal topped the charts with his $75,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals victory, a topic our roundtable tackles in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Consider Full Story
A $75,000 rebound for the ages at Knoxville
Posted: 09/21/2025, 11:00 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 20) — Two forgettable preliminary programs — one downright awful, one just bad — sent Hudson O’Neal into Saturday’s Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals finale with little momentum. But one thing he Full Story
Notes: Knoxville oval right up Moran's alley
Posted: 09/20/2025, 04:26 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 19) — Devin Moran doesn’t have a long personal history at Knoxville Raceway, but he’s rapidly building one. With a top-10 finish in each of his three previous Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals appearances Full Story
Knoxville a bright spot amid Overton's struggles
Posted: 09/20/2025, 08:25 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 19) — The race slipped through Brandon Overton’s fingers. He was fairly certain of that. With a little more aggressiveness, a bit more urgency, he could have won Friday’s 25-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Full Story
Juiced track produces carnage at Knoxville
Posted: 09/19/2025, 03:40 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 18) — Brutal. Just brutal. There was no other way to describe Thursday’s opener of the Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. With the sprawling half-mile oval juiced up following earlier Full Story
Back on Knoxville stage, all the feels for Roberts
Posted: 09/19/2025, 07:30 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 18) — Rain was falling Thursday night on Ken Roberts at Knoxville Raceway, but he didn’t mind. He was riding a high that even a thorough soaking couldn’t douse. The 63-year-old team owner from East Moline, Full Story
Dispatches: English pockets Bullring's $10,000
Posted: 09/18/2025, 02:32 pmAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during the Sept. 18-21 weekend (look for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series from Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway elsewhere). Also find a listing of live-streaming video from Full Story
