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Silver lining to race’s move? Capable Huset’s
Posted: 07/25/2023, 04:00 pm By Kevin KovacBRANDON, S.D. — Joe Kosiski had plenty of time to think last week as he made the three-hour trek north from Omaha, Neb., to Huset’s Speedway. But the 65-year-old racer-turned-promoter probably needed that extended windshield time. Full Story
Notes: Silver Dollar run shows promise for Erb
Posted: 07/24/2023, 02:47 pm By Kevin KovacBRANDON, S.D. (July 22) — A fifth-place finish in Saturday’s 80-lap Silver Dollar Nationals presented by MyRacePass.com at Huset’s Speedway was a welcomed development in Tyler Erb’s difficult 2023 season. In fact, the 26-year-old Full Story
Fast Talk: B-Shepp's victory, silver chatter
Posted: 07/24/2023, 10:57 amWith Brandon Sheppard collecting $53,000 in the Silver Dollar Nationals, our roundtable considers the Huset's Speedway event and other races in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Evaluate Full Story
Stiff test for B-Shepp, foes at rugged Huset’s
Posted: 07/23/2023, 08:17 am By Kevin KovacBRANDON, S.D. (July 22) — Brandon Sheppard looked totally at ease as he stood behind his car in the Huset’s Speedway pit area, chatting up fans and sipping from a can of Natural Light Strawberry Lemonade beer after winning Saturday’s Full Story
Notes: Second love fulfills Miller’s racing quest
Posted: 07/20/2023, 12:09 am By Kyle McFaddenAt a young age, Evan Miller harnessed dreams of one day becoming a sprint car racer. Growing up 15 minutes from Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D., that desire made sense, as the high-banked 3/8-mile is a hotspot for open-wheel racing Full Story
Column: Solid showing for pharmacist in waiting
Posted: 07/19/2023, 03:45 pmThat always special scenario — an upset victory by a hometown driver over a national star — was very much in play as Friday’s 53-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals opener at Beckley (W.Va.) Motor Speedway drew to a close. Henry Full Story
Fast Facts: 13th annual Silver Dollar Nationals
Posted: 07/19/2023, 11:36 am By Aaron ClayDates: July 19-22 Track: Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D. (high-banked 3/8-mile dirt oval) Purse: $53,000-to-win for Saturday's main event Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (undercard programs for Repairable Vehicles.com Full Story
Never-give-up racer finds Hell Tour checkers
Posted: 07/17/2023, 12:51 pm By Kyle McFaddenORRVILLE, Ohio (July 16) — To the world, Kyle Moore’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory on Sunday at Wayne County Speedway can be chalked up as an upset. Those who know Moore well, however, don’t see his victory in the same light as Full Story
McDowell always shines on 'clean' Wythe surface
Posted: 07/17/2023, 11:32 am By Kevin KovacRURAL RETREAT, Va. (July 16) — Dale McDowell’s thorough domination of Sunday’s 53-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals feature at Wythe Raceway provided substantial evidence that the sprawling half-mile oval suits him well. | RaceWire When Full Story
Beckley win continues recent revival for Owens
Posted: 07/15/2023, 12:44 pm By Kevin KovacBECKLEY, W.Va. (July 14) — Jimmy Owens was certainly happy after winning Friday night’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals opener at Beckley Motor Speedway, but taking the checkered flag in the wee hours — 1:59 a.m. to be exact — Full Story
Notes: B-Shepp solid in cutting-edge Longhorn
Posted: 07/10/2023, 03:55 pm By Kevin KovacSPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 8) — Brandon Sheppard was standing around a campfire after Friday night’s NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 preliminary program at Deer Creek Speedway when he told someone he was very confident about his chances of Full Story
Fast Talk: Roundtable keeps fans in the loop
Posted: 07/10/2023, 10:04 amAfter Bobby Pierce's thrilling last-lap finish at the Gopher 50 and a busy DIRTcar Summer Nationals week, our roundtable discusses topics in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): What's Full Story
Anatomy of Deer Creek’s down-to-the-wire finish
Posted: 07/09/2023, 03:27 pm By Kevin KovacSPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 8) — Shortly after arriving at Deer Creek Speedway on Thursday, Bob Pierce surveyed the 3/8-mile oval with his son, Bobby, and unwittingly had a striking premonition. | RaceWire “It’s funny,” Bob said. Full Story
Hell Tour clashes stoke Winger’s desire to win
Posted: 07/09/2023, 07:28 am By Kyle McFaddenHIGHLAND, Ill. (July 8) — Ashton Winger pounded the roof of his race car Saturday night over and over and over again. Every celebratory strike — 15 rapid-fire roof pounds to be exact — stirred Highland Speedway’s capacity crowd. Full Story
Shirley sorting another piece to top-tier puzzle
Posted: 07/08/2023, 07:04 am By Kyle McFaddenFARMER CITY, Ill. (July 7) — Brian Shirley’s dominant DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory on Friday at Farmer City Raceway would normally be in step with his team's yearly and overarching goals. But this year? Shirley’s on the quest Full Story
Notes: Clanton clears wall in Deer Creek main
Posted: 07/07/2023, 03:54 pm By Kevin KovacSPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 6) — Big, tough Shane Clanton was unhurt — and, for the most part, so was his car — so it was no surprise that he was able to breezily joke about his trip over Deer Creek Speedway’s outside wall during Full Story
Gopher opener to Moran amid clash of tour titans
Posted: 07/07/2023, 10:11 am By Kevin KovacSPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 6) — Devin Moran realized early in Thursday's 25-lap NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 preliminary feature at Deer Creek Speedway that racing at the front of the pack was the place to be. | RaceWire Once the 28-year-old Full Story
Notes: Herald & Review special for Illinois racers
Posted: 07/06/2023, 03:13 pm By Kyle McFaddenSUMNER, Ill. — Like virtually every Dirt Late Model driver from Illinois, Bloomington native Jason Feger holds Thursday's Herald & Review 100 at Macon Speedway in high regard. | Complete Summer Nationals coverage “It’s not the biggest Full Story
Column: Martin’s skills burnished by WoO run
Posted: 07/06/2023, 08:45 amLogan Martin’s Rookie of the Year bid this season on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series didn’t go the way he envisioned. But don’t call his national tour stint unsuccessful. It’s true that the 27-year-old driver from West Full Story
Early WoO struggles in rear-view for hot Pierce
Posted: 07/02/2023, 09:20 am By Kyle McFaddenFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (July 1) — Bobby Pierce wouldn’t have set out on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series if he wasn’t serious about wanting to win the championship. Nearly halfway point of the national tour’s season, it’s Full Story
Notes: Contact aplenty for Muskingum racers
Posted: 07/01/2023, 09:01 amBrandon Overton threw out some shade (though with a smile on his face). Jonathan Davenport wasn’t very happy either. Yes, an especially rough-and-tumble first 20-lap semifeature during Friday’s Freedom 60 weekend opener at Muskingum Full Story
Midwest-loving Winger relishes Hell Tour run
Posted: 07/01/2023, 07:02 am By Robert HolmanPADUCAH, Ky. (June 30) — Standing in Friday’s blazing afternoon heat at Paducah International Raceway, Ashton Winger looked right at home. Despite the sweat beading on his face on a 105-degree day with a heat index topping out at 114 Full Story
Feger's timing just right amid Paducah's flat tires
Posted: 07/01/2023, 06:35 am By Robert HolmanPADUCAH, Ky. (June 30) — Jason Feger had a flat tire at just the right time during Friday evening’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals main event at Paducah International Raceway. That’s possible, right? | Complete Summer Nationals coverage “Absolutely, Full Story
Column: It's a family circus for Thornton clan
Posted: 06/28/2023, 02:01 pmShae Thornton, the wife of red-hot driver Ricky Thornton Jr., doesn’t minimize the impact her spouse’s spectacular success in the Dirt Late Model division this season is having on them and their family. “It really is very life-changing,” Full Story
Mason City flat continues WoO futility for English
Posted: 06/28/2023, 08:26 am By Kyle McFaddenMASON CITY, Iowa (June 27) — Tanner English thought Tuesday at Mason City Motor Speedway was going to be the night he’d rekindle the joy in his otherwise humdrum season. Everything was falling into place: the redraw to start the 40-lap Full Story
