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• Phillips outduels Vaughn for another Lakeside victory

  Posted: 09/28/2008, 12:18 pm From series reports

  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Sept. 27) — Always in contention at Lakeside Speedway, Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., raced to his fourth victory in Lakeside's Late Model Shootout over the past three years as he earned $5,000 for capturing Full Story

• T-Mac takes Knoxville with last-lap redemption

  Posted: 09/28/2008, 04:10 am By Todd Turner

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Tim McCreadie entered the 2008 season without a single Dirt Late Model crown jewel to his credit. Now the mop-topped graduate of big-block modifieds from Watertown, N.Y., is suddenly snatching major victory Full Story

• Wall wins Magnolia 100 over withering Clanton

  Posted: 09/28/2008, 12:42 am By Robert Holman

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Sept. 27) — Chris Wall was in the right place at the right time. With the laps trickling away in the 19th annual Magnolia State 100, the Holden, La., driver was riding a distant second to leader Shane Clanton. But Full Story

• Knoxville: T-Mac turns back Richards's challenge

  Posted: 09/27/2008, 07:14 pm By Todd Turner

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Action under way for the fifth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals at Knoxvlle Raceway. Two preliminary nights have set the starting field for Saturday's unsanctioned, $40,000-to-win main event with Full Story

• Index of stories from Knoxville Nationals

  Posted: 09/20/2008, 03:29 pm

  DirtonDirt.com coverage of the fifth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals on Sept. 25-27 at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway: Tuesday, Sept. 30 • Notebook: Wrapup of Lucas Oil Nationals Sunday, Sept. 28 • Story: Last-lap redemption Full Story

• Knoxville Friday: Lanigan wins with last-lap pass

  Posted: 09/26/2008, 03:25 pm By Todd Turner

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 26) — Darrell Lanigan was fast, but not always consistent, in the high groove through most of Friday's semifeature for the fifth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals on Knoxville Raceway's half-mile oval. Full Story

• Column: Knoxville foes roll with track's punches

  Posted: 09/26/2008, 05:58 am

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 25) — If Knoxville Raceway fans were counting Dirt Late Models that had engine trouble, signaled by tell-tale smoke, or gravity trouble, signaled by scary rollovers, they ran out of fingers at Thursday's fifth Full Story

• Richards edges Lanigan, wins Knoxville prelim

  Posted: 09/25/2008, 06:31 pm By Todd Turner

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 25) — Overtaking Darrell Lanigan with a bold slide job on the 19th lap, Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., led the remainder of the 25-lapper for a semifeature victory in the fifth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Full Story

• Mastering race format key for Knoxville drivers

  Posted: 09/25/2008, 06:16 pm By Todd Turner

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 25) — Unfamiliar with the unorthodox race format for Knoxville Raceway's fifth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals, first-time visitor Matt Lux of Franklin, Pa., asked fellow Pennsylvania driver Chub Frank Full Story

• Notes: Mississippi, Iowa set for big-purse races

  Posted: 09/24/2008, 08:18 pm From track, series and staff reports

  Iowa and Mississippi host among their richest Dirt Late Model races of the year this weekend with Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway featuring the fifth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals and Columbus (Miss.) Speedway featuring the 19th annual Full Story

• Notes: Second-guessing not an option for Owens

  Posted: 09/24/2008, 01:27 pm By Todd Turner

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 20) — Jimmy Owens knew that dropping out of the top groove during Brownstown Speedway's 29th annual Jackson 100 was a bad move about the time that Tim McCreadie and Earl Pearson Jr. dropped him into third place Full Story

• Notes: McDowell chooses the best tires for the job

  Posted: 09/23/2008, 05:31 pm By Robert Holman

  WHEEL, Tenn. (Sept. 20) — Shane Clanton has raced on both American Racers and Hoosiers. He’s won big money races on both tire brands. So when the reigning World 100 champion said he thought Dale McDowell may have had an advantage Full Story

• Swayngim fights off Glaser at Willamette

  Posted: 09/22/2008, 12:55 pm By Bill Poehler

  LEBANON, Ore. (Sept. 20) — Tory Swayngim of Sodaville, Ore., overtook Bob Boyd of Albany, Ore., on the 19th lap and held off three-time and defending series champion Trevor Glaser of Tangent, Ore., at Willamette Speedway for his first Full Story

• McGuire collects $5,000 at Skyline's Harvest 50

  Posted: 09/22/2008, 09:51 am By Scott Wolfe

  STEWART, Ohio (Sept. 21) — Getting rolling on the high side midway through the race, Josh McGuire of Grayson, Ky., overtook Steve Shaver and then leader Robbie Blair and raced to a $5,000 victory in the 25th annual Harvest 50 at Skyline Full Story

• Baker edges Johnson, captures Pittsburgher 100

  Posted: 09/21/2008, 07:57 am From series reports

  IMPERIAL, Pa. (Sept. 20) — Surviving 14 cautions, a fuel scare and a late challenge, Steve Baker of Fairmont, W.Va., held on at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway to lead every lap of the Pittsburgher 100 and earn $12,000, the Full Story

• McDowell's in the house (car), wins Duck River

  Posted: 09/21/2008, 05:32 am By Robert Holman

  WHEEL, Tenn. (Sept. 20) — Dale McDowell is still perfect in the Warrior House Car. Saturday the Rossville, Ga., driver claimed his second straight victory since jumping behind the wheel of Sanford Goddard’s pet project. McDowell, Full Story

• Jackson 100: First-timer McCreadie gets $20,000

  Posted: 09/20/2008, 05:18 pm By Todd Turner

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 20) — No one can deny Brownstown Speedway's Jackson 100 has lost a little luster since its glory days of the 1980s and '90s. But the 29th version of the event received more than just a spit-shine with Tim Full Story

• Notes: Francis misses golden opportunity

  Posted: 09/17/2008, 03:19 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Steve Francis saw a chance to make up some ground on World of Outlaws Late Model Series points leader Darrell Lanigan slip through his fingers Sept. 13 at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo. With Lanigan uncharacteristically a non-factor from start-to-finish Full Story

• Teammate's DQ gives Thunderhill victory to Johns

  Posted: 09/14/2008, 07:42 am By Robert Holman

  SUMMERTOWN, Tenn. (Sept. 13) — Donald Johns didn’t lead a single circuit of the $2,000-to-win, 40-lap Crate Late Model special event at Thunderhill Speedway. But that didn’t keep the Alabama native from leaving with the Full Story

• WoO notes: Frank gets back into contention

  Posted: 09/14/2008, 07:35 am By Kevin Kovac

  PEVELY, Mo. (Sept. 13) — Although Chub Frank lost the lead to Shane Clanton on the 30th lap of the 26th annual Pepsi Nationals at I-55 Raceway, he was in good spirits after posting a runner-up finish, his best in World of Outlaws Full Story

• Win lifts Harris into lead of NASCAR weekly points

  Posted: 09/11/2008, 06:42 am From NASCAR reports

  FARLEY, Iowa (Sept. 11) — It’s been back and forth for the last month, so why should the final week be any different? With Philip Morris and Brian Harris tracking each other’s every result and scheduled start, the race Full Story

• Close edges Barton, wins $5,000 at Little Valley

  Posted: 09/10/2008, 09:07 pm By Dave Sully

  LITTLE VALLEY, N.Y. (Sept. 6) — Bob Close of Eldred, Pa., edged Dick Barton of Ashville, N.Y., in the 30-lap Coca-Cola Classic to win the richest race in the history of Little Valley Speedway. "We ran side-by-side for 10 laps, and Full Story

• Clint Smith's wreck leaves him with broken wrist

  Posted: 09/08/2008, 05:13 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Clint Smith’s slap of the wall in a heat race for Saturday's 38th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, was worse than just a wreck that kept him out of the feature event. The Senoia, Ga., driver also ended up with Full Story

• Merchant holds off Sitton for Houston victory

  Posted: 09/07/2008, 09:56 pm From series reports

  BAYTOWN, Texas (Sept. 6) — Series points leader Kenny Merchant of West Monroe, La., rallied from his 11th starting spot to take the lead before the race's midpoint, then held off a late challenge from hometown driver Kevin Sitton Full Story

• Scouting heat races for 38th annual World 100

  Posted: 09/06/2008, 03:44 am

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Gotta love the six-car heat race inversion. Well, not if you're among the top six qualifiers for the 38th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway. Let's take a shot at which 18 drivers will transfer for the Full Story