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• Notes: Madden feels right at home at Lowe's

  Posted: 10/30/2008, 04:52 am By Kevin Kovac

  CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 29) — Chris Madden's victory in the Armour Vienna Sausage Showdown presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers on Wednesday at the Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway was his fourth at the 9-year-old oval, tying him Full Story

• Notes: Speed sets dates for 14 Lucas Oil telecasts

  Posted: 10/23/2008, 10:22 am From series, track and staff reports

  Ladies and gentleman, start your TiVos. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has announced the off-season schedule for 14 Speed cable network telecasts of races from the 2008 season. The events, produced by Newave Video Productions, are Full Story

• DTWC: T-Mac laments lost chance at victory

  Posted: 10/20/2008, 04:41 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — Brian Birkhofer's dominating performance in winning the 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway didn't leave many unanswered questions as the Iowa driver routed the 27-car field by a half-track Full Story

• Brake-less McDowell captures AAPTS finale

  Posted: 10/20/2008, 03:26 pm From series reports

  MARYVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 19) — Surviving to lead all 44 laps despite losing his brakes halfway through the race, Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., won the Buddy Rogers Memorial at Mountain Raceway Park, his second Advance Auto Parts Full Story

• McDowell captures Grant Adcox Memorial, $4,000

  Posted: 10/20/2008, 02:46 pm By Steve Hixson

  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Oct. 18) — Taking the lead when Anthony White crashed in turn four just before the halfway point, Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., led the rest of the 40-lap Grant Adcox Memorial at Cleveland Speedway. The fourth-starting Full Story

• Bray gets $50,000 as Dillon captures finale

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 03:14 am From series and correspondent reports

  RURAL RETREAT, Va. (Oct. 18) — Ty Dillon of Welcome, N.C., won the Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals finale at Wythe Raceway while Royce Bray of Hull, Ga., took the $50,000 points championship for the Crate Late Model organization. Full Story

• DTWC: Birkhofer whips K-C foes by half-track

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 02:23 am By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — In this age of Dirt Late Model parity, the sport's crown jewel events are nail-biters more often than not, especially during a season when the Show-Me 100 in West Plains, Mo., Cedar Lake's USA Nationals in Wisconsin, Full Story

• Estes, Hester are among Hall of Fame's '09 class

  Posted: 10/18/2008, 05:23 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — The inaugural World 100 winner, four storied Southern drivers and a chassis manufacturer are among members the Class of 2009 for the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. The class, which will be inducted next Full Story

• DTWC: Blog-style reports Saturday at K-C

  Posted: 10/18/2008, 04:31 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — Fifth-starting Brian Birkhofer overtook polesitter Shane Clanton amid lapped traffic on lap 37 and wasn't challenged the rest of the way in capturing the 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway. Full Story

• DTWC: Johnson gets solid start with Stapleton

  Posted: 10/17/2008, 04:38 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Journeyman Greg Johnson has driven Dirt Late Models for many teams and car owners over the years, piloting Rayburn Race Cars with nearly all those teams. He's driving for yet another team starting last month, Full Story

• Notes: K-C has $50,000 up for grabs at DTWC

  Posted: 10/15/2008, 03:27 pm From track, series and staff reports

  Dirt Late Model racing's top drivers will square off in search of another crown jewel this weekend at K-C Raceway near Chillicothe, Ohio. The 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship on Oct. 17-18 offers a purse of more than $200,000 with Full Story

• Breazeale wins finale as Ashley gets MSCC title

  Posted: 10/13/2008, 08:13 am From track reports

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 11) — Polesitter David Breazeale of Four Corners, Miss., took command early and fought off all challengers at Whynot Motorsports Park to win the finale on the Mississippi State Championship Challenge. Breazeale Full Story

• Mars lands at Challenger, earns $22,000 UFO win

  Posted: 10/11/2008, 07:41 pm By Dustin Jarrett

  KENT, Pa. (Oct.11) — It only makes sense that Jimmy Mars would be right at home in a series tagged with a UFO label. The Menomonie, Wis., driver, who started 12th in the $22,000-to-win Ultimate at Challenger Raceway, took the lead from Full Story

• Doar joins Mars driving backup car at Challenger

  Posted: 10/11/2008, 05:46 am By Dustin Jarrett

  KENT, Pa. (Oct. 10) — National standout Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., made his first trip to Challenger Raceway for the Unified Force Championship-sanctioned Ultimate, and he brought along a fellow Wisconsin driver to pilot his backup Full Story

• Notes: WoO drivers can gamble on starting spots

  Posted: 10/07/2008, 09:16 am From series, staff and track reports

  Dirt Late Model fans have never seen a draw for position quite like the one planned for the Armour Vienna Sausage Showdown Presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers on Oct. 8 at the Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The pressure will be Full Story

• Blair tops Grand Nationals opener at Mercer

  Posted: 10/06/2008, 12:59 pm By Mike Leone

  MERCER, Pa. (Oct. 4) — Max Blair's chances in the Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals got a boost with his victory in the Fastrak Northeast opener of the season-ending series of specials. The 18-year-old from Centerville, Pa., overtook Full Story

• Erb completes UMP dominance at Eldora

  Posted: 10/05/2008, 07:03 am By Kevin Kovac

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 4) — Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill. turned back a late-race challenge to triumph in Saturday night’s Moser Engineering UMP DIRTcar Nationals at Eldora Speedway. Erb, who turns 36 on Oct. 12, ended Full Story

• Mars wins finale while Simpson gets WDRL title

  Posted: 10/05/2008, 06:51 am From series reports

  DAVENPORT, Iowa (Oct. 4) — Jimmy Mars was in clear command of the Governors Cup in the late stages at Davenport Speedway. But the World Dirt Racing League championship was still up for grabs going into the final lap. | Slideshow | Full Story

• Red-hot McCreadie going topless at Lowe's

  Posted: 10/03/2008, 12:25 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Tim McCreadie has won three big-money Dirt Late Model events in the past seven weeks — and one of them came in a topless race. So there’s little doubt that all eyes will be on the mop-haired McCreadie when the World of Outlaws Full Story

• Notes: Fayetteville hosts key stretch of events

  Posted: 10/03/2008, 12:12 pm From series, track and staff reports

  The racing season is winding down, but Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway has its busiest stretch of the season over the next five days. The half-mile track is in action with three events from Oct. 3-7 with all of the races playing a role Full Story

• Notes: Owens bemoans habit of falling from lead

  Posted: 09/30/2008, 08:02 am By Todd Turner

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Among the winningest touring Dirt Late Model drivers the past two seasons with more than 30 victories, Jimmy Owens isn't accustomed to losing the lead. But since collecting $40,000 at the lucrative Hillbilly Full Story

• Red-hot Kerr gets fifth AAPTS win in six starts

  Posted: 09/29/2008, 07:18 pm By Robert Walden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Sept. 28) — Tommy Kerr of Maryville, Tenn., sped past Vic Hill of Mosheim, Tenn., on the 10th lap and never looked back at Volunteer Speedway in rolling to his series-leading fifth 2008 victory on the Advance Auto Full Story

• Anvelink repels Springborn, earns $4,000 at Shawano

  Posted: 09/29/2008, 11:00 am From track reports

  SHAWANO, Wis. (Sept. 27) — Nick Anvelink of Navarino, Wis., captured the WISSOTA Late Model portion of the Two Day of Thunder at Shawano Speedway for a $4,000 victory. Anvelink jumped into the lead at the outset and stayed in control Full Story

• Chinn takes finale as Schlenk grabs ALMS title

  Posted: 09/29/2008, 10:49 am From track and correspondent reports

  FINDLAY, Ohio (Sept. 28) — Wayne Chinn of Bradford, Ohio, fought off several challenges from Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich., to capture the 20-lap season finale on the Sunoco American Late Model Series at Millstream Speedway. "I Full Story

• Notes: Restarts speed attrition in Magnolia 100

  Posted: 09/29/2008, 08:48 am By Robert Holman

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Sept 27) — Most of the time wrecks cause cautions, not the other way around. During Saturday’s running of the 19th annual Magnolia State 100 however, the only two wrecks of the night happened on restarts following Full Story