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• Column: Phillips wraps up Hall of Fame career

  Posted: 03/30/2023, 08:46 am

  Driving a Dirt Late Model was about the only thing Terry Phillips ever wanted to do with his life. The native of Springfield, Mo., grew up watching his father, legendary short-track racer Larry Phillips, do it, so it was natural that he Full Story

• Notes: Part-time racing, full-time skills

  Posted: 03/29/2023, 10:08 am

  Missouri racer Payton Looney is looking at the 2023 season as one of a happy medium, where he can race enough to quench his competitive thirst while being at home enough for his growing family. “I would like to race about 15 times,” Full Story

• Concussion's aftereffects still plague Missouri ace

  Posted: 03/28/2023, 09:39 am By Robert Holman

  Jesse Stovall isn’t ready to announce his retirement from driving race cars, but he knows there's a ways to go before he can return to the cockpit full time — if ever. The Billings, Mo., driver still struggles from the aftereffects Full Story

• Fast Talk: Unsung heroes and tidying up for spring

  Posted: 03/27/2023, 11:02 am

  Uncooperative March weather meant there wasn't much racing, but our roundtable considers the latest happenings and other issues in our the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Pick a Full Story

• Column: Farmer plays in the Davenport oval's dirt

  Posted: 03/23/2023, 06:40 am

  All the national attention swirling around Davenport (Iowa) Speedway, all the praise the quarter-mile oval has drawn for producing spectacular Dirt Late Model racing over the last few years, has certainly pleased its promoter Ricky Kay. Full Story

• Column: 'Tough as nails' Ranta gave all to racing

  Posted: 03/16/2023, 07:48 am

  Boiling down Arnie Ranta to his essence was never difficult. He was a Dirt Late Model guy to the bone, and he absolutely reveled in that fact. There was no ambiguity about the driving force inside Ranta, a former team owner and longtime Full Story

• Fast Talk: National tours returning to action

  Posted: 03/13/2023, 11:06 am

  With late winter action continuing and the two major national tours ready to return to action, our roundtable evaluates all the latest in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): What Full Story

• Hedgecock’s major win boosts fledgling chassis

  Posted: 03/13/2023, 08:38 am By Robert Holman

  SEYMOUR, Tenn. (March 11) — Cory Hedgecock’s pet project took a major leap Saturday at 411 Motor Speedway. Hedgecock drove his fledgling chassis brand, BMF Race Cars — a collaboration between Hedgecock, his father Chad and renowned Full Story

• Dispatches: Hedgecock rises to 411 expectations

  Posted: 03/11/2023, 07:01 am

  The latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events during the March 11-12 weekend, including action from the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series at Southern Raceway in Milton, Fla., and Comp Cams Super Dirt Full Story

• Notes: Major step up in class for WoO rookie

  Posted: 03/10/2023, 10:41 am

  Jordan Koehler’s racing career took a significant jump in 2023. Not an easy one. But he knew that going in. The Mount Airy, N.C., driver took the big step from regional Crate Late Model racing to a national tour with the World of Outlaws Full Story

• Redeemed Ferguson's '23 off to a solid start

  Posted: 03/06/2023, 03:25 pm By Robert Holman

  GAFFNEY, S.C. (March 5) — In the back-and-forth battle between racer and track, Chris Ferguson and Cherokee Speedway are probably on even terms. Ferguson has run well over the years at his de facto home track where he honed his skills Full Story

• Fast Talk: Recap as March gets rolling

  Posted: 03/06/2023, 11:52 am

  A March roars in like a lion (and did it ever in much of the country) and hopefully out like a lamb, we consider events that mostly dodged the weather in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and Full Story

• Notes: Dustup part of wild lap 36 at Cherokee

  Posted: 03/06/2023, 07:24 am By Robert Holman

  GAFFNEY, S.C. (March 5) — Madness is an apt description for what transpired with 15 laps remaining in Sunday’s 50-lapper at Cherokee Speedway, the 21st annual Ginger Owens Memorial March Madness event. Race-long leader Mike Marlar Full Story

• Fast Talk: Any surprises on tap for national tours?

  Posted: 02/27/2023, 11:04 am

  During the lull between Speedweeks and the fast approaching regular season, our roundtable tackles some random queries in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Who or what do you Full Story

• Notes: Young Tennessean ponders more Crate goals

  Posted: 02/23/2023, 10:13 pm

  After participating in most of the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series campaign, Knoxville, Tenn., driver Hayden Cardwell arrived for the final round of the miniseries at his home track, and posted a solid runner-up finish on a racy Full Story

• Column: Gas-stomping O’Neal earns dad’s pride

  Posted: 02/23/2023, 12:45 pm

  Plenty of people stood awestruck Saturday by Hudson O’Neal’s spectacular 23rd-to-first march to victory in the 50-lap World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series feature that closed the 52nd Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Full Story

• Fast Talk: Wrapping up Speedweeks

  Posted: 02/20/2023, 11:31 am

  With Georgia-Florida Speedweeks wrapping up at Volusia capped by Hudson O'Neal's deep rally and Tim McCreadie's week-long Gator trophy at Volusia Speedway Park, our roundtable considers the action in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Full Story

• Bittersweet ending for South Dakota youngster

  Posted: 02/16/2023, 06:46 am By Kevin Kovac

  BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 15) — Blair Nothdurft didn’t know quite how to act after Wednesday’s third triple 20-lap DIRTcar Super Late Model feature at Volusia Speedway Park. Should he be happy he had just enjoyed the best Georgia-Florida Full Story

• Column: T-Mac victory validates blended crew

  Posted: 02/15/2023, 11:29 am

  BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Tim McCreadie could have accepted a another runner-up finish in Monday's 25-lap DIRTcar-sanctioned Super Late Model feature at Volusia Speedway Park. It would have been his fourth in as many starts this season at the Full Story

• Confidence up as O’Neal taps Speedweeks legacy

  Posted: 02/14/2023, 06:26 am By Kevin Kovac

  BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 13) — Mark Richards smiled slyly as the Rocket Chassis co-owner stood in the Volusia Speedway Park pit area following Monday’s Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals opener. | Complete Speedweeks coverage Some Full Story

• Fast Talk: East Bay recap and Volusia preview

  Posted: 02/13/2023, 10:55 am

  Between Georgia-Florida Speedweeks stalwarts East Bay (concluded) and Volusia (upcoming), our roundtable gathers for a reset in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): What's your biggest Full Story

• Notes: For English, never a dull East Bay moment

  Posted: 02/11/2023, 06:23 pm By Kevin Kovac

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 10) — Tanner English closed his Friday at East Bay Raceway Park sitting glumly in street clothes on the back of his Viper Motorsports team’s trailer, reviewing his night with car owner Shawn Martin. | Complete Full Story

• Wilson pushes limits in runner-up performance

  Posted: 02/11/2023, 10:06 am By Kevin Kovac

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 10) — Considering the way Daulton Wilson’s Wieland Winternationals had gone through four nights at East Bay Raceway Park, his runner-up finish in Friday’s 50-lap feature was a cause for celebration. He needed Full Story

• Perfectionist crew chief guides Gustin's next step

  Posted: 02/09/2023, 06:29 am By Kevin Kovac

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 8 ) — After winning Wednesday’s 40-lap Wieland Winternationals feature at East Bay Raceway Park, Ryan Gustin couldn’t help thinking back to his only previous visit to the third-mile oval in 2021. It's not a fond Full Story

• Column: Seawright duel wasn’t the first time

  Posted: 02/08/2023, 03:27 pm

  As the racing Seawright brothers — J.T., 22, of Oxford, Ala., and Sam, 19, of Rainsville, Ala. — were furiously battling back-and-forth for the lead in Jan. 28’s Valvoline Iron-Man Southern Series-sanctioned Cabin Fever feature at Full Story