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Dispatches: First Sooner win for Muskogee teen
Posted: 05/20/2024, 08:40 amAmong latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during a mid-May weekend with four scheduled World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series events and MARS Championship Series action in Illinois. Our coverage includes a primer Full Story
Cheering Fairbury fans ease Feger's frustration
Posted: 05/14/2024, 06:07 pm By Kyle McFaddenFAIRBURY, Ill. (May 11) — Jason Feger had been understandably disappointed of himself that Saturday’s would-be Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win at Fairbury Speedway slipped through his grasp. Thankfully for the 46-year-old, the Full Story
Californian flourishing in Late Model shot with Kay
Posted: 05/14/2024, 08:34 am By Todd TurnerWhen car owner Ricky Kay and driver Dylan Thornton recount the beginning of their connection, the stories share similarities if not exact details. Kay, the team owner with wife Brenda in fielding a Late Model for their championship-winning Full Story
Floorboard two-steppin' key to finesse, success
Posted: 05/13/2024, 12:39 pm By Todd TurnerFor most of us driving passenger cars with automatic transmissions around suburban streets, what’s happening in the floorboard is relatively mundane. Your right foot pushes the accelerator to go, then you move the same foot to push the Full Story
Fast Talk: Illinois recap and Mother's Day ideas
Posted: 05/13/2024, 11:45 amAfter Ricky Thornton Jr. and Devin Moran grabbed Illinois victories on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, our roundtable considers those results and more in our weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for Full Story
Well-rounded Moran on track for highest level
Posted: 05/12/2024, 03:34 pm By Kyle McFaddenFAIRBURY, Ill. (May 11) — Devin Moran’s ability as a racer is starting to take after his consistently upbeat nature and personality that doesn’t appear to ever waver no matter the circumstance. The Dresden, Ohio, driver’s victory Full Story
Babb powerless to avoid Farmer City heartbreak
Posted: 05/11/2024, 09:52 am By Kyle McFaddenFARMER CITY, Ill. (May 10) — Virtually everyone at Farmer City Raceway felt Shannon Babb’s heartbreak on Friday. Even Jonathan Davenport and Ricky Thornton Jr. grew empathic for the Moweaqua, Ill., veteran who couldn’t finish the Full Story
Dispatches: Called-back restart costs Freeman
Posted: 05/12/2024, 12:20 amAmong latest notes and quotes from Comp Cams Super Dirt Series action at Batesville Motor Speedway, Structural Buildings WISSOTA Challenge Series action in Minnesota as well as items heading into the second weekend in May, including a primer Full Story
Column: Owner's picking of Nick starting to click
Posted: 05/09/2024, 04:22 pmTye Twarog will never forget the healthy number of critics who questioned why, late in 2022, he decided to remain in the Dirt Late Model game as a car owner by bringing on a driver who … well, one who had never even run a full season Full Story
Notes: Three-car dance keeps Hersh on his toes
Posted: 05/09/2024, 06:29 am By Todd TurnerClinton Hersh of Somerset, Pa., led from the outset of May 3’s Limited Late Model feature at Bedford (Pa.) Speedway, but as the race neared the midpoint, rallying standouts Kyle Lear and Kyle Hardy were hot on his tail. Hersh, looking Full Story
Hise adjusts to speed, quick learning curve
Posted: 05/04/2024, 12:49 am By Todd TurnerELKIN, N.C. (May 3) — Everything happens faster in a Super Late Model. That’s a lesson that 16-year-old Jackson Hise of Ocala, Fla., learned quickly in transitioning from a Crate Late Model racer into the higher-profile Super division Full Story
Column: Bradsher fully confident in next man up
Posted: 05/02/2024, 06:15 pmDonald Bradsher didn’t see it coming. Neither did Carson Ferguson. “It was a little bit of a shock,” Bradsher said. “Yeah,” Ferguson echoed, “obviously it was a shock.” The two men uttered those words Friday while standing Full Story
Victory lane glitches Thornton's lone worry
Posted: 04/29/2024, 05:52 pm By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (April 28) — Ricky Thornton Jr.’s weekend sweep of Georgetown (Del.) Speedway and Port Royal Speedway went so smoothly that the only moments where things weren’t as peachy happened to be in victory lane, of all places. The Full Story
Notes: Marlar hustles to keep pace with Thornton
Posted: 04/29/2024, 01:41 pm By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (April 28) — Hustling to keep up with Ricky Thornton Jr.’s blazing pace, Mike Marlar felt like he was in a real-life game of Mario Kart on Sunday at Port Royal Speedway. For starters, giving chase kept Marlar as entertained Full Story
Notes: Overton's latest bid to realize perfection
Posted: 04/28/2024, 12:28 am By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (April 27) — There are perfectionists. Then there’s Brandon Overton. The 33-year-old Evans, Ga., driver is clearly among Dirt Late Model racing’s most talented drivers, but he’s bound and determined to be the best Full Story
Notes: Henry hunts solid finish at Smoky Mountain
Posted: 04/27/2024, 03:00 pm By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (April 27) — A standout Limited and Crate Late Model driver for more than a dozen years in East Tennessee, Josh Henry of Newport, Tenn., took a big jump last season by moving up to the competitive (and more expensive) Full Story
O'Neal tackles reality of new team, new direction
Posted: 04/27/2024, 03:03 pm By Kyle McFaddenGEORGETOWN, Del. (April 26) — Hudson O’Neal has been minding his own business these days, using these April weeks on the threshold of the busy spring season to ensure he’s both well prepared and well rested for the heart of the Lucas Full Story
Victory spurs McLaughlin's WoO rookie hopes
Posted: 04/26/2024, 04:28 pm By Matt SkipperMax McLaughlin entered his rookie season with the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series eager to build a Late Model career but knew the learning curve would be steep. Now, after a WoO semifeature victory after just a handful of starts, Full Story
Column: Pup had 'the biggest heart in racing'
Posted: 04/26/2024, 07:45 amJimmy “Pup” Thomas didn’t drive a race car or field a team or operate a track, but he certainly was a big deal in the Dirt Late Model world. Few people serving in a behind-the-scenes role have ever made such an impact on the industry. Just Full Story
Notes: Wins keep coming for Indiana Crate racer
Posted: 04/25/2024, 06:33 am By Todd TurnerAfter a late-season hot streak in 2023 that included four September feature victories at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, Crate Late Model ace Tyler Cain definitely hoped that momentum would carry over into 2024. And, fingers crossed, so far Full Story
Missouri youngster resets Late Model plans
Posted: 04/24/2024, 03:48 pm By Lyndal ScrantonKaeden Cornell ventured into the world of Super Late Model racing with big dreams and a limited budget. That combination usually doesn't lead to a great deal of success against teams that combine talent and money. | Missouri weekly results The Full Story
Notes: Satterlee readies for Lucas tour's invasion
Posted: 04/23/2024, 05:55 pm By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (April 20) — Gregg Satterlee doesn’t race at the high volume he once did, choosing to build his schedule around his Indiana, Pa., residence so he can be home more with his wife Kelsey and daughter Prudence. But even Full Story
Dispatches: Ultimate victory a relief for Bailes
Posted: 04/21/2024, 05:43 pmAmong latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events over April 19-21 action, including Ultimate Southeast Series action and developments on Hudson O'Neal's plans for the rest of 2024: Back on track Ross Bailes Full Story
Column: With McDowell's DQ, mistakes were made
Posted: 04/18/2024, 03:43 pmDale McDowell crossed the finish line first. He celebrated in victory lane and did an interview to talk about his triumph. He went through postrace technical procedures including have tire samples taken for laboratory testing. But as McDowell’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Analyzing Pierce's dominant WoO return
Posted: 04/15/2024, 11:38 amA truly spring-like weekend has our roundtable fired up to discuss World of Outlaws, MLRA and other topics in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): What did we learn about Bobby Full Story
