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Column: Humphrey’s help leads to success
Posted: 09/28/2023, 07:47 pmAt the age of 69, Al Humphrey knows his days of racing for wins as a driver are behind him. But that doesn’t mean his passion for Dirt Late Model racing has cooled. Humphrey’s wife, Lori, can succinctly sum up his love of the sport: Full Story
Top 25: Thornton tightens grip on top spot
Posted: 09/26/2023, 08:29 am By Todd TurnerRicky Thornton Jr.'s sixth victory during a superb September strengthened the Chandler, Ariz., driver's hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings as he's atop the poll unanimously following his victory Saturday in the Jackson Full Story
Fast Talk: Setting the scene for fall action
Posted: 09/25/2023, 09:04 amRicky Thornton Jr. added the Jackson 100 to his hit list and our roundtable considers that and other items in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Pick a topic regarding Brownstown’s Full Story
Notes: O'Neal's Jackson hometown bid falls short
Posted: 09/24/2023, 08:11 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 23) — The crowd at Brownstown Speedway erupted with applause when Hudson O’Neal snatched the lead from Ricky Thornton Jr. shortly after the halfway point of Saturday night’s Jackson 100, making it appear that Full Story
Notes: Overton falls shy of tribute victory
Posted: 09/23/2023, 09:59 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 22) — Following his sixth-place Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finish Friday at Brownstown Speedway, Brandon Overton sat against his hauler near the rear of the pit area, wiping sweat — if not a few tears — Full Story
Column: Iowa ties make Thornton sweep sweeter
Posted: 09/21/2023, 10:39 amRicky Thornton Jr. was born and raised in Arizona, but he sure felt right at home last weekend at Knoxville Raceway. After completing an astounding three-race sweep at the historic Iowa track during the 19th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Full Story
Top 25: Sweep returns Thornton to No. 1
Posted: 09/19/2023, 08:58 am By Todd TurnerOn the strength of his stirring three-race sweep of the Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals weekend, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., returned to the top spot of DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings, ending Bobby Pierce’s six-week Full Story
Fast Talk: RTJ's sweep and more at Knoxville
Posted: 09/18/2023, 10:34 amWith Ricky Thornton Jr. sweeping the Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals, our roundtable considers Knoxville action and other topics in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Years Full Story
Notes: Knoxville pileup damages several cars
Posted: 09/18/2023, 07:44 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — The video cameras missed the incident. Most of Saturday's spectators at Knoxville Raceway did as well. So when the 75-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals was red-flagged at lap 40, there was plenty Full Story
Miscue spoils Knoxville, but Bronson undaunted
Posted: 09/17/2023, 10:43 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — As Kyle Bronson stood in street clothes eyeballing his wrecked race car, he was asked again and again — by fans, fellow racers media members — what had caused him to spectacularly flip out of second place Full Story
Notes: Moran has need for Knoxville's speed
Posted: 09/16/2023, 05:46 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 15) — Is Knoxville Raceway too sprawling and the speeds too lightning-quick for today’s Dirt Late Models? Not as far as Devin Moran is concerned. After completing a solid 12th-to-third run in Friday night’s Full Story
Home-state runner-up's fullfilling Knoxville run
Posted: 09/16/2023, 09:35 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 15) — Finding Chad Simpson outside his trailer in Knoxville Raceway’s pit area after Friday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals preliminary program was a difficult task. He was simply engulfed by the Full Story
Teams push limits as tire builder evaluates issue
Posted: 09/15/2023, 02:25 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — Hoosier Tire dirt oval product manager Shanon Rush’s original schedule for the weekend had him working the WISSOTA 100 at I-94 EMR Speedway in Fergus Falls, Minn. He made a detour to Knoxville Raceway, though, Full Story
Aero-hampered J.D. sent into Knoxville guardrail
Posted: 09/15/2023, 05:44 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — Just as Jonathan Davenport was gliding into the lead on lap 17 of Thursday evening’s 25-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals preliminary feature, he suddenly ran into … A hurricane? A tornado? Full Story
Column: O’Neal wraps head around World 100
Posted: 09/13/2023, 04:29 pmWhen you’ve just turned 23 and won the World 100, grasping the magnitude of the accomplishment can be a difficult task. Hudson O’Neal lived that reality Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The phenom from Martinsville, Ind., Full Story
Fast Facts: 19th annual Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals
Posted: 09/13/2023, 07:29 am By Aaron ClayDates: Sept. 14-16 (25-lap preliminary features Thursday and Friday with points setting consolation and main event lineups for Saturday’s finale Track: Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, semi-banked half-mile clay oval Purse: $7,000-to-win Full Story
Fairbury clash opens door for winning Pierce
Posted: 09/13/2023, 07:30 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (Sept. 12) — Bobby Pierce exclaimed into his helmet when, just in front of him, Hudson O’Neal’s Rocket Chassis house car bicycled into turn three on lap 17 of Tuesday’s Castrol FloRacing Night in America-sanctioned Full Story
Top 25: World winner inches up power rankings
Posted: 09/12/2023, 08:58 am By Todd TurnerWhile Bobby Pierce maintained his No. 1 spot after a pair of Eldora Speedway semifeature victories, big prize winner Hudson O'Neal narrowly missed taking the second spot in DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings after giving the Rocket Full Story
Right-front tire blowouts draw scrutiny at Eldora
Posted: 09/11/2023, 04:01 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 9) — Right-front tire blowouts were a major story during the 53rd annual World 100 weekend at Eldora Speedway — perhaps not an epidemic-level issue with the vast majority of the 102 entered competitors not experiencing Full Story
Notes: McDowell's rally lands on Big E podium
Posted: 09/11/2023, 11:26 am By Kyle McFadden and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 9) — Dale McDowell is so good in 100-lappers that he went from narrowly qualifying for the World 100 by virtue of the final transfer spot in the first B-main to finishing third when it was all said and done. Another Full Story
Fast Talk: Rocket1’s globe and World review
Posted: 09/11/2023, 10:38 amAfter the Rocket Chassis house car team ended its World 100 futility with Hudson O'Neal's $56,000 victory at Eldora Speedway, our roundtable reviews the sport's most prestigious event in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Full Story
Red-hot Pierce surges into World 100 finale
Posted: 09/09/2023, 09:20 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 8) — Bobby Pierce had signed probably his last autograph of the night and suddenly found himself standing with no crowd of fans around him on the turn-one end of Eldora Speedway’s concrete pit-area surface. It Full Story
Thrown bone, ‘old dog’ shines for Rattliff team
Posted: 09/08/2023, 10:07 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Jeff Gullett never had any doubt that Jason Jameson would someday return to drive again for Rattliff Racing. “He’s like an old dog,” said Gullett, the veteran crew chief of James Rattliff’s Campbellsville, Full Story
McDowell among racers adjusting to Eldora conditions
Posted: 09/08/2023, 09:47 am By Kyle McFaddenROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — While Thursday’s World 100 track conditions at Eldora Speedway favored gung-ho racers Hudson O’Neal and Bobby Pierce, it threw the methodical drivers such as Dale McDowell for a loop. In the opening 25-lap Full Story
New look, new future for ever-evolving B-Shepp
Posted: 09/08/2023, 08:34 am By Kyle McFaddenROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Bobby Pierce may have the most momentum on his side and Jonathan Davenport may have the most hype surrounding him at Eldora Speedway, but no driver is likely to leave the World 100 with a more career-altering Full Story
