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Quarterpanel intact, Rice on track at Dream XXX
Posted: 06/07/2024, 11:26 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — With well-wishers descending on Josh Rice’s car in Eldora Speedway’s postrace technical inspection area, one supporter stood behind the black No. 11 Dirt Late Model and twirled his index finger at the right-rear Full Story
Mistake melts Pierce's shot at Big E's $25,000
Posted: 06/07/2024, 02:28 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — In the immediate aftermath of Bobby Pierce’s engine expiration while dominating Thursday’s 50-lap preliminary feature for Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXX, the 27-year-old Oakwood, Ill., driver had no idea what Full Story
Larson's Dirt Late Model plans on hold (for now)
Posted: 06/05/2024, 03:30 pm By Kyle McFaddenEven with the busiest month of his racing career behind him, don’t expect Kyle Larson to compete in Dirt Late Model events anytime soon. The 31-year-old doesn’t have any Dirt Late Model races planned the remainder of this season as Full Story
TNT returnee hoping to have a blast at Eldora
Posted: 06/05/2024, 03:17 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — A TNT Race Car has never made the starting field for a crown jewel event at Eldora Speedway according to historical records, but Jensen Ford hopes to change that come Saturday night. | Complete Dream coverage If Full Story
Eldora's first impressions stick with young drivers
Posted: 06/03/2024, 04:56 pm By Kevin KovacEvery driver who’s ever raced at Eldora Speedway has a recollection of the first time they tackled the legendary high-banked, half-mile oval in Rossburg, Ohio. Typically they hold vivid memories of the milestone moment — or at least Full Story
Coverage index of Eldora’s Dream XXX
Posted: 05/25/2024, 09:53 amROSSBURG, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of the $100,030-to-win Dream XXX at Eldora Speedway on June 5-8 including Castrol FloRacing Night in America, two Dream preliminary nights and the 100-lap finale Saturday (watch Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora Speedway's Dream XXX
Posted: 06/02/2024, 09:06 pm By Aaron ClayDates: June 6-8 (drivers will run either Thursday and Friday in 50-lap, $25,000-to-win preliminary feature programs; Saturday's 100-lap finale will be preceded by heat and consolations races; June 5's Castrol FloRacing Night in America Full Story
Notes: Melvin's hot start toward his bold '24 goal
Posted: 06/01/2024, 09:07 am By Bryan AultBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (May 31) — Rodney Melvin gave his crew and family a would-be ultimatum before the 2024 racing season: if the Benton, Ill., driver doesn’t win five races that pay at least $5,000, he would retire from Dirt Late Model Full Story
Column: Ailing Baggett loves Show-Me limelight
Posted: 05/30/2024, 04:48 pm By Kevin KovacWhen Neil Baggett rolled to a stop in Lucas Oil Speedway’s infield for an interview with FloRacing pit reporter Ben Shelton after winning a heat race during last Thursday’s Show-Me 100 preliminary program, the renewed enthusiasm coursing Full Story
Dispatches: New Yorkers turn back clock
Posted: 06/01/2024, 10:17 amCheck this frequently updated story throughout the May 30-June 2 weekend with the latest notes and quotes from Late Model races and events, including a listing of live-streamed events: Odds and ends A few weekend notes from dirt track Full Story
Notes: Prolific WISSOTA winner tries Late Models
Posted: 05/30/2024, 07:03 am By Todd TurnerShane Sabraski has found a new mountain to climb. The 45-year-old Rice, Minn., driver has accomplished numerous WISSOTA-sanctioned challenges over a 25-year career, piling up an unprecedented 11 championships among three divisions, and Full Story
It's a mighty wild night for Macon's Castrol race
Posted: 05/28/2024, 11:36 pmMighty Macon was mighty wild. Tuesday's Castrol FloRacing Night in America opener at Macon (Ill.) Speedway included four multicar pileups, a lengthy cleanup for Brandon Sheppard's rollover accident, Tim McCreadie accidentally running into Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up the holiday weekend
Posted: 05/27/2024, 11:23 amAfter a busy if rain-hampered Memorial Day weekend highlights by Jonathan Davenport's $50,000 Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 victory, our roundtable discusses that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited Full Story
Celebration delayed after J.D.'s Show-Me victory
Posted: 05/26/2024, 07:08 am By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 25) — Jonathan Davenport didn’t look like a crown jewel winner when he returned to his team’s pit stall at Lucas Oil Speedway after dominating Saturday ’s Show-Me 100. He didn’t feel like one either — for Full Story
Notes: Moran primed for repeat at Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/25/2024, 02:59 pm By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 24) — As Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, sat on a table alongside his car in the Lucas Oil Speedway tech building following his runner-up finish in Friday’s 40-lap Don and Billie Gibson Tribute, he happily pointed Full Story
Contact a near-calamity for Thornton, Davenport
Posted: 05/25/2024, 08:16 am By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 24) — Remember the Jonathan Davenport-Ricky Thornton Jr. scrape in January at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., that seemed to stoke the fires of the next great Dirt Late Model rivalry? The enmity between Full Story
Column: Bernheisel expands promoting role
Posted: 05/23/2024, 12:53 pmSPRING RUN, Pa. — Qualifying for Sunday’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series event at Path Valley Speedway Park was completed so it seemed like Jim Bernheisel had a few minutes to chat. But that wasn’t the case. He was the promoter, Full Story
Notes: Eyes-front Ohio pilot nabs richest payday
Posted: 05/23/2024, 12:05 am By Todd TurnerWhile leading May 11’s Super Late Model feature at Midway Speedway, Caiden Black couldn't help but notice during caution periods that second-running Tyler Carpenter would make himself known. Carpenter, the West Virginia speedster who Full Story
Pierce gets his groove back in Path Valley win
Posted: 05/21/2024, 06:05 am By Kevin KovacSPRING RUN, Pa. (May 19) — As soon as Bobby Pierce eyeballed Path Valley Speedway on Sunday, it was quite apparent he had found the place that could snap him out of his recent funk. A well-banked, quarter-mile bullring sure to provide Full Story
Fast Talk: WoO review and holiday preview
Posted: 05/20/2024, 10:57 amAfter three World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series events and a flurry of other action, our roundtable tackles it all in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Discuss Chris Full Story
Notes: Hoffman battles after Path Valley mishap
Posted: 05/20/2024, 09:50 am By Kevin KovacSPRING RUN, Pa. (May 19) — Nick Hoffman’s problem in Sunday's 40-lap World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series feature at Path Valley Speedway Park was evident to everyone watching him circle the quarter-mile oval under caution. It was Full Story
Fast Facts: 32nd annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/20/2024, 07:46 am By Aaron ClayDates: May 23-25 (complete show for Late Models and POWRi Limiteds on Thursday and Friday; consolations and features for Late Models and Limiteds on Saturday). Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval). Purse: Full Story
Notes: Hard work lets Circle City show go on
Posted: 05/18/2024, 10:37 am By Bryan AultINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 17) — With rain falling on central Indiana during the week and even a pop-up shower hitting Circle City Raceway as late as Friday morning, the evening’s C.J. Rayburn Stronger Than Dirt Tribute Race was in limbo Full Story
For once at Circle City, things go Thornton's way
Posted: 05/18/2024, 08:02 am By Bryan AultINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 17) — Ricky Thornton Jr.'s previous visits to Circle City Raceway have ended early, including when he broke a wheel while leading at the quarter-mile oval. Friday's C.J. Rayburn Stronger Than Dirt Tribute Race Full Story
Column: On Blair's crew working a job she loves
Posted: 05/16/2024, 08:39 pmKayla McManus fondly recalls the day in the spring of 2023 that sent her life in a different direction. She was in a pickup rolling down a western Pennsylvania road with her father, Dave, and Brad Spochacz — the family friend who fielded Full Story
