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• Miller manhandles car to victory at Davenport

  Posted: 10/05/2007, 11:23 pm By Bucky Doren

  Darren Miller of Chadwick, Ill., lived up to his "Thriller" nickname as he grabbed the World Dirt Racing League Polydome Late Model Series win at Davenport Speedway. Miller had to fend off heavy pressure from Chris Simpson for the $2,000 Full Story

• Madden wins Southern Nationals makeup at Tri-County

  Posted: 10/04/2007, 03:30 am From series reports

  BRASSTOWN, N.C. (Oct. 3) — Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., wrapped up the Southern Nationals points title in July, but he added to his series earnings by winning the makeup race of a twice-rained out event at Tri-County Racetrack. Full Story

• Baggett enthused by Magnolia State 100 run

  Posted: 10/02/2007, 06:00 pm By Todd Turner

  Neil Baggett couldn't be sure what kind of reception he'd get back at the team's pit stall behind turn three at Columbus Speedway. Would supporters be happy the young driver from Shannon, Miss., had made a ninth-to-third run through the Full Story

• Carolina Clash finale worth $8,000 for Jeff Smith

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 10:26 am From track and correspondent reports

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 29) — Rallying from his 10th starting spot, Jeff Smith of Dallas, N.C., resumed his domination at Fayetteville Motor Speedway with a victory in the richest Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series race. Smith Full Story

• ROUNDUP: Anderson captures Lakeside finale

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 09:25 am From track, correspondent and special reports

  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Sept. 29) — John Anderson of Omaha, Neb., had enough with second-place finishes. He ended a streak of bridesmaid runs with a $5,000 victory in the finale of the Capital Federal Savings Late Model Showdown at Lakeside Full Story

• Hot Rod Conley earns $5,000 in first win at Florence

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 09:01 am From track reports

  UNION, Ky. (Sept. 29) — Rod Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio, closed out the season at Florence Speedway with his first career victory at the half-mile oval. When a late-season O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass event was removed from the Full Story

• Hershey kisses off foes with Susquehanna win

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 12:37 am From track reports

  NEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. (Sept. 29) — Tyler Hershey of Mercersburg, earned a career-high $5,000 by leading the final 12 laps of the second annual Susquehanna Showdown. Hershey, who turns 27 on Oct. 4, was best among 52 Limited Late Model Full Story

• Casebolt earns $10,000 at Winchester 200

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 12:08 am From track reports

  WINCHESTER, Va. (Sept. 28-29) — Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., took the lead from Nathan Durboraw just before the lap-56 fuel stop and led the rest of main event for a $10,000 payday at Winchester Speedway. The 100-lap feature Full Story

• Van Wormer wins Quad City's rain-halted race

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 08:48 pm By Michael Rigsby

  EAST MOLINE, Ill. (Sept. 30) — Jeep Van Wormer of Pinconning, Mich., took the lead from Matt Miller 15 laps before the rains came to win the second annual Fall Harvest at Quad City Raceway. Van Wormer earned $12,000 for the United Full Story

• Ball wins at Volunteer as Llewellyn takes titles

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 08:19 am By Robert Walden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Sept. 29) — Dale Ball of Johnson City, Tenn., led flag-to-flag to capture his first-ever Fastrak Racing Series victory on the same night that Knoxville, Tenn., driver John Llewellyn wrapped up the lucrative points Full Story

• Clanton's Magnolia victory biggest of career

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 03:59 am By Todd Turner

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Sept. 29) — Shane Clanton had a hunch that the top groove would be the winning groove for Columbus Speedway's 18th annual Magnolia State 100. It took a good long time — 84 laps to be exact — but Clanton's Full Story

• Wow! Brady Smith's Knoxville victory sinks in

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 02:06 am From track and staff reports

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 29) — Notching the biggest victory of his career, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., dominated the final 40 laps of the fourth annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. The 2004 Full Story

• KNOXVILLE: Saturday night pre-feature update

  Posted: 09/29/2007, 08:56 pm Michael Rigsby

  Josh Richards had one word to describe what it will take to win Saturday night's $35,000 to win main event. "Patience," said the World of Outlaws regular. "A hundred laps at this place seems like so much more than anywhere else, so you Full Story

• COLUMN: It's a pleasure to watch Michael succeed

  Posted: 09/29/2007, 12:33 pm By Todd Turner

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Sept. 28) — Byron Michael is one of the good guys. The friendly, mild-mannered driver with the Southern drawl, the ever-present gray-speckled beard and his head on straight about racing's priorities. | Audio slideshow Isn't Full Story

• Phillips wins Lakeside opener over Anderson

  Posted: 09/29/2007, 11:18 am By Bucky Doren

  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Sept. 28) — Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., overtook John Anderson of Omaha, Neb., late in the 30-lap World Dirt Racing League Polydome Late Model event Lakeside Speedway to earn a weekend-opening victoy in Full Story

• Shirley outduels Moyer in Friday feature

  Posted: 09/29/2007, 05:34 am From track and staff reports

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 28) — Brian Shirley won a back-and-forth battle with Billy Moyer in the Friday night semifeature of the fourth annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals, giving the Chatham, Ill., driver $6,000. Afterward, Full Story

• KNOXVILLE: Moyer, Moran, Madden among Friday heat winners

  Posted: 09/28/2007, 09:32 pm By Michael Rigsby

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 28) — Knoxville Raceway was good to Billy Moyer in Friday night's prelims for the fourth annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals. The Batesville, Ark., driver set fast time (17.850 seconds) and won the Full Story

• Late Swims praised as dirt racing pioneer

  Posted: 09/28/2007, 10:58 am From staff and special reports

  Mike Swims, who helped propel Dirt Late Model racing to a new level while directing the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series through the 1990s, died early Friday morning at his Woodstock, Ga., home after a seven-year battle with intestinal cancer, Full Story

• Starting 10th, Birky grabs Knoxville opener

  Posted: 09/27/2007, 11:43 pm From track and special reports

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Former Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals winner Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, rallied from the 10th starting spot at Knoxville Raceway to pick up $6,000 with a semifeature victory on the opening Full Story

• Eckert, Korte among Knoxville heat winners

  Posted: 09/27/2007, 10:33 pm By Michael Rigsby

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Josh Richards' fourth-place finish in his heat race was good enough to earn the pole position for the weekend's first $6,000-to-win semifeature. Rick Eckert of York, Pa., overcame a poor qualifying effort Full Story

• Richards fastest of 59 qualifiers at Knoxville

  Posted: 09/27/2007, 08:40 pm From staff and track reports

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., was fastest among 59 qualifiers for the fourth annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. The 19-year-old Richards, a regular on the World Full Story

• KNOXVILLE: Shirley gunning for repeat

  Posted: 09/27/2007, 07:06 pm By Michael Rigsby

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Brian Shirley's ears might be pricking up this weekend at the Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals whenever he hears the P.A. announcer. "It's still weird to hear 'Brian Shirley, defending Knoxville Full Story

• Jambalaya 100 at Pike Co. pushed back a week

  Posted: 09/25/2007, 01:21 pm From staff and correspondent reports

  The first weekend in November, once covered up by three major Southern events, has been shuffled with a change of date for the $30,000-to-win Jambalaya 100, which shifts back one week to Nov. 9-10. The unsanctioned event at Pike County Full Story

• KNOXVILLE: Stewart bows out of dirt race

  Posted: 09/26/2007, 01:12 pm From track and team reports

  Tony Stewart won't get the chance to improve on his 2006 runner-up finish in the Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. Citing his position in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Chase, the two-time Nextel Cup champion Full Story

• NOTEBOOK: PPMS win special to Richards family

  Posted: 09/24/2007, 07:29 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Saturday was a good day for the Richards family. Teenage dirt Late Model sensation Josh Richards won the Sept. 22 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Pittsburgher 50 at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, giving him a victory Full Story