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Not content, Bronson pushes for WoO success
Posted: 01/21/2024, 06:42 am By Kyle McFaddenBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 20) — On paper, following suit behind Bobby Pierce, Chris Madden and Brandon Sheppard in the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series standings isn’t necessarily something to bemoan. Or is it? Because Kyle Bronson Full Story
Final season? McDowell wonders if end is close
Posted: 01/20/2024, 09:52 am By Kyle McFaddenBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 19) — Each time Dale McDowell has stepped foot on the swampy grounds of Volusia Speedway Park these last few years, something life-altering has transpired either in the days or months to follow. It’s been precisely Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Vado, previewing WoO
Posted: 01/15/2024, 12:38 pmDirtonDirt.com’s roundtable comes together to review the Rio Grande Waste Systems Wild West Shootout at Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park and look ahead to this weekend’s launch of the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series season at Volusia Full Story
Scott, Durham dive into new chassis enterprise
Posted: 01/14/2024, 09:45 am By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 13) — Stormy Scott and crew chief Jason Durham have been MIA from Dirt Late Model competition the last four months, their last race together of the 2023 season being the World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. But Full Story
Notes: Robinson's upset bid at Vado fizzles out
Posted: 01/13/2024, 09:02 am By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 12) — B.J. Robinson at least showed what his Black Diamond Race Car is capable of during Friday night’s Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts program at Vado Speedway Park. The Full Story
Column: Clanton shifts focus to running Capital
Posted: 01/12/2024, 03:20 pmMarshall Green will readily concede that his Capital Race Cars business struggled in 2023. He can’t argue with the statistics that revealed a drop off from the usual level of success he’s enjoyed with his Woodstock, Ga.-based enterprise Full Story
Untroubled Marlar ebbing and flowing at Shootout
Posted: 01/12/2024, 06:59 am By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 10) — Saturday’s fast-time honors to oil pump issues. Leading the way on Sunday to losing control with three laps to go. Voluntarily ending his Wednesday night upon the completion of lap 18 because of unfavorable Full Story
Midweek fade hurts, but Troutman is on the rise
Posted: 01/11/2024, 06:29 pm By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 10) — Drake Troutman didn’t mince words when describing his shortcoming in Wednesday’s Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts program at Vado Speedway Park. “I messed up,” Full Story
'Family reunion' sparks Alberson for Vado week
Posted: 01/11/2024, 10:01 am By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 10) — The Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at Vado Speedway Park is basically an extended holiday for Garrett Alberson. Not only is the Las Cruces, N.M., native racing approximately Full Story
'Willpower' carries Pierce to first victory of season
Posted: 01/08/2024, 03:08 pm By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 7) — It’s one thing when Bobby Pierce is on kill mode, his car running so well the competition doesn’t seem to stand much of a chance. It’s another when the Oakwood, Ill., superstar doesn’t have an advantage by Full Story
Wild West Shootout: 10 drivers to watch
Posted: 01/05/2024, 10:35 pm By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 5) — Just like that, a new Dirt Late Model season begins on Saturday with yet another installment of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout, which has earned quite the reputation for itself since moving to Vado Full Story
Fast Facts: Wild West Shootout at Vado
Posted: 01/03/2024, 06:48 am By Aaron ClayDates: $11,000-to-win features Jan. 6-7, 10, 12-13 and $26,000-to-win finale Jan. 14 Track: FK Rod Ends Vado Speedway Park, Vado, N.M. (3/8-mile, semi-banked clay oval) Purse: Total Late Model purse of more than $250,000 Primary sponsors: Rio Full Story
Notes: Dome-consistent English gains momentum
Posted: 12/18/2023, 05:47 pm By Kyle McFadden and Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 16) — Tanner English impressed again at the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals. The Benton, Ky., driver's third-place finish from the 10th-starting spot to end up on the podium alongside $30,000 winner Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up Gateway action
Posted: 12/18/2023, 12:13 pmWith the indoor special of the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America's Center wrapping up the season, our roundtable weighs in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and Full Story
At Dome (and as usual), Thornton gives it his all
Posted: 12/17/2023, 11:43 am By Kyle McFaddenST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 16) — Is there a driver, no matter the motorsport, who gets more out of a race car than Ricky Thornton Jr.? Overlooking his mangled No. 20RT machine Saturday night amid the haze and vibrancy of The Dome at America’s Full Story
Fans embrace B-Shepp’s worthy Gateway victory
Posted: 12/17/2023, 06:32 am By Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 16) — Brandon Sheppard isn’t a Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals folk hero like Tyler Carpenter. He’s not a love ‘em or hate ‘em figure like Bobby Pierce. He’s not brash like Tyler Erb. The 30-year-old superstar Full Story
Notes: Tough bounce for Dome’s two-time winner
Posted: 12/16/2023, 06:40 am By Kyle McFaddenST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 15) — Tyler Carpenter gladly prefers Friday’s bumpy track conditions at the Gateway Dirt Nationals over Thursday’s smooth, glassy racing surface. And his mind doesn’t change on the matter even if the very conditions Full Story
Like son, like father? Freddie giving it a shot
Posted: 12/15/2023, 02:42 pm By Kyle McFaddenST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 14) — Freddie Carpenter prepared for Thursday’s opener of the Gateway Dirt Nationals like it were his last go-around at the megaevent inside The Dome at America’s Center. | Complete Gateway coverage As much as Full Story
Feger-Hocevar clash spices Dome opener
Posted: 12/15/2023, 08:41 am By Kyle McFaddenST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 14) — No moment captivated Thursday’s opener of the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals like the heat-race kerfuffle between Jason Feger and Carson Hocevar. Who could’ve predicted that the disagreement between 2023’s Full Story
Notes: Dome culmination within Hoffman’s grasp
Posted: 12/15/2023, 07:18 am By Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 14) — Winning Thursday’s 25-lap preliminary feature to kick off the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals certainly excited Nick Hoffman. But it didn’t satisfy him. Hoffman wants more from his trip to The Dome at America’s Full Story
Column: Hoffman primed for latest bid at Gateway
Posted: 12/14/2023, 07:43 amAs Nick Hoffman stood amid dozens of closed, parked trailers in the quiet convention center pit area of The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo., on Wednesday night, he wistfully thought of the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals that Full Story
Best of 2023: Top-five lists of memorable year
Posted: 12/14/2023, 06:38 am By Todd TurnerWith Driver of the Year and other driver honors already published, DirtonDirt.com takes a look at other top-five lists from the 2023 season, running the gamut from the top-five performances to top-five clashes of the year (Best of 2023 Full Story
Best of 2023: Southern state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/12/2023, 08:08 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2023 superlatives of Southern states (individually for states with significant weekly Late Model action; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2023 coverage): Alabama Top Full Story
Best of 2023: Northern, Western state capsules
Posted: 12/12/2023, 08:02 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2023 superlatives of Northern (including Canada) and Western states (individually for states with significant weekly Late Model action; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best Full Story
Best of 2023: Midwest's state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/12/2023, 07:30 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2023 superlatives of Midwestern states (individually for states with significant weekly Late Model action; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2023 coverage): Illinois Top Full Story
