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Madden to the Midwest: It's not you, it's me
Posted: 06/26/2023, 05:11 pm By Kyle McFaddenNORFOLK, Neb. (June 25) — Chris Madden is accepting of the fact that he’s in a funk right now. But he refutes the notion that his struggles have anything to do with the recent Midwest-focus of the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series Full Story
Notes: B-Shepp certain he'll discover consistency
Posted: 06/26/2023, 02:15 pm By Kyle McFaddenNORFOLK, Neb. (June 25) — Brandon Sheppard didn’t bounce back in the biggest way possible Sunday at Off Road Speedway, but he found his footing again nonetheless. A night after an electrical issue made him the race’s first retiree Full Story
Fast Talk: Is WoO points chase wide open?
Posted: 06/26/2023, 12:17 pmWith Ricky Thornton Jr., adding another $50,000 victory, the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series on its Heartland Speedweek and Jason Feger shining on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, our roundtable weighs in for the weekly feature presented Full Story
Nebraska victory stokes Pierce's WoO hot streak
Posted: 06/26/2023, 09:17 am By Kyle McFaddenNORFOLK, Neb. (June 25) — Nebraska definitely isn’t the first state that comes to mind when it comes to Bobby Pierce’s Dirt Late Model success. But when nights like Sunday at Off Road Speedway put Pierce’s dynamic talents on a pedestal Full Story
With another $50,000, Thornton’s talent shines
Posted: 06/25/2023, 11:08 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 24) — Every race that Anthony Burroughs watches his driver, Ricky Thornton Jr., run, the more he just shakes his head in amazement. Thornton, 32, of Chandler, Ariz., isn’t just breaking out as a Dirt Late Model Full Story
B-Shepp puts in work in WoO title chase
Posted: 06/24/2023, 08:30 am By Kyle McFaddenPARK CITY, Kan. (June 23) — While most of Friday’s prelim frontrunners at 81 Speedway lounged around the track’s pit area without any festering problems to solve ahead of Saturday’s 60-lap, $30,000-to-win program, Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Notes: Sporty Troutman addressing tire issues
Posted: 06/23/2023, 06:29 pm By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ill. (June 23) — After suffering flat right-rear tire in both his DIRTcar Summer Nationals starts this week, Drake Troutman of Hyndman, Pa., knows that’s a streak he needs to break sooner rather than later. | Complete Summer Full Story
Renewed Late Model effort focus for Larson
Posted: 06/23/2023, 12:52 pm By Todd TurnerDAVENPORT, Iowa (June 21) — Jeff Larson made a stirring 15th-to-fourth run in Wednesday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Davenport Speedway before rear-end issues forced his Amanda and Doug Curless-owned car pitside, but the 39-year-old Full Story
After DQ, Cody Overton lights Firecracker fuse
Posted: 06/23/2023, 08:35 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 22) — Cody Overton was grimy and wet after spending several minutes on the liftgate of his team owner Bruce Kane’s trailer struggling to load up his car in a steady rain Thursday night at Lernerville Speedway, but Full Story
Less-traveled roads now Summer Nationals lore
Posted: 06/22/2023, 01:09 pm By Todd TurnerDAVENPORT, Iowa (June 21) — Mark Voigt will never forget his team’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals journey to Cedar Lake Speedway a dozen or more years ago. The overnight journey came after a late night of racing in Kankakee, Ill., so Voigt Full Story
Victory at Davenport therapeutic for Winger
Posted: 06/22/2023, 01:21 am By Todd TurnerDAVENPORT, Iowa (June 21) — Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ... With apologies to Dickens, DIRTcar Summer Nationals fans at Davenport Speedway were treated to a tale of three Full Story
Column: It's team first for Burroughs-led SSI
Posted: 06/21/2023, 03:45 pmRicky Thornton Jr.’s rise to the top of the Dirt Late Model game in 2023 is no overnight success story. The 32-year-old native of Chandler, Ariz., who made his first mark on dirt-track racing in the open-wheel modified division has been Full Story
Bitter Moberly defeat deflating for Troutman
Posted: 06/20/2023, 11:47 pm By Todd TurnerMOBERLY, Mo. (June 20) — Pulling into his pit stall in the waning laps of Tuesday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at Moberly Motorsports Park, a disconsolate Drake Troutman needed a moment. Considering he’d just shredded a tire while Full Story
Intense Hell Tour helps Aussies get up to speed
Posted: 06/19/2023, 07:53 pm By Robert HolmanOne of the most alluring facets of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals is the daily action for race teams barnstorming through the Midwest. It’s a quality that’s defined the series since its inception in the mid 1980s. If they so choose, drivers Full Story
Guided by Bloomquist, Strickler making gains
Posted: 06/19/2023, 03:04 pm By Kevin KovacMARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 17) — When Kyle Strickler climbed out of his car behind his trailer in the pit area following Saturday's fifth-place finish in the 60-lap Mountain Moonshine Classic at Smoky Mountain Speedway, his postrace breakdown Full Story
Busy trek on AMS seems like old times for Carrier
Posted: 06/19/2023, 09:35 am By Kyle McFaddenSELINSGROVE, Pa. (June 18) — Appalachian Mountain Speedweek seemed like old times for Eddie Carrier Jr. Entering and finishing all seven miniseries races in 10 days, the Fairmont, W.Va., driver put himself back on a schedule that hasn’t Full Story
Teenaged daughter assists WoO's rookie trek
Posted: 06/18/2023, 07:15 pm By Mike WarrenDustin Walker has hit the grind of the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series head-on in 2023. However, it’s a journey the Germfree Labs Rookie of the Year contender isn’t doing alone. When the Polk, Mo., driver started the season Full Story
Super opportunity for Andrew Yoder
Posted: 06/18/2023, 02:30 pm By Kyle McFaddenLarry Baer of York, Pa., has tapped Andrew Yoder, one of the winningest steel-block drivers in the Pennsylvania region in recent years, to drive his No. 0 Rocket Chassis after the car owner’s 17-year-old grandson Deshawn Gingerich stepped Full Story
Notes: Another trying night for Lucas Oil Series
Posted: 06/17/2023, 06:33 am By Kevin KovacMARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 16) — The tough nights just keep coming for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director Rick Schwallie. “I don’t even know what to say,” Schwallie said, shaking his head Friday following another frustrating Full Story
Weekly payout is worthy of side hustle for Shirley
Posted: 06/17/2023, 06:23 am By Robert HolmanGRANITE CITY, Ill. (June 16) — Throughout much of his career, Brian Shirley’s bread and butter has been the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. Seven times since he began racing Late Models full time in 2002, the Chatham, Ill., driver has finished Full Story
Dueling cousins endure Smoky Mountain’s tests
Posted: 06/17/2023, 06:14 am By Kevin KovacMARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 16) — Chris Ferguson won Friday’s first 30-lap Mountain Moonshine Classic semifeature at Smoky Mountain Speedway. The car he steered into victory lane, however, certainly didn’t look the part. The Scott Bloomquist-designed Full Story
Notes: Feger falls short in battle with buddy
Posted: 06/16/2023, 01:29 pm By Robert HolmanKANKAKEE, Ill. (June 15) — On the final lap of Thursday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals main event at Kankakee County Speedway, Jason Feger swung a bit higher on the backstretch than he’d been running through the feature’s previous 39 Full Story
With Bedford win, Emory won't need AMS asterisk
Posted: 06/16/2023, 10:50 am By Kyle McFaddenBEDFORD, Pa. (June 15) — Tyler Emory finally put all the pieces together in Thursday night’s round five of Appalachian Mountain Speedweek at Bedford Speedway. Finally as in nothing kept the King George, Va., driver from legitimizing Full Story
Notes: Old guard leaves scraps for Peoria foes
Posted: 06/15/2023, 12:17 pm By Robert HolmanPEORIA, Ill. (June 14) — Brian Shirley, Shannon Babb and Dennis Erb Jr., have combined to win 11 of the past 18 DIRTcar Summer Nationals championships. The trio has amassed a staggering 165 Summer Nationals features victories, led by Full Story
Midwestern racing with a dash of Southern flair
Posted: 06/15/2023, 07:38 am By Robert HolmanPEORIA, Ill. (June 14) — They’re here to learn. They’re here to have fun. They’re here for the money. And at least one driver is here with an eye on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship. Regardless of the reason, seeing a Southerner Full Story
