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Georgian gets seasoning on Midwestern tour
Posted: 06/25/2022, 09:40 am By Robert HolmanBANNER, Ill. (June 23) — When it comes to doling out advice on how to carve out a career as a Dirt Late Model driver, Ashton Winger seems like an unlikely source for information. After all, the Hampton, Ga., driver is still a wet-behind-the-ears Full Story
Frank OK after rollover (the car’s seen worse)
Posted: 06/24/2022, 09:44 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 23) — If there were any doubt that Chub Frank escaped unharmed from a wild series of flips he rode out during Thursday’s 30-lap Firecracker 100 preliminary feature at Lernerville Speedway, the veteran driver made his Full Story
Notes: IMCA rookie fulfills his racing maxim
Posted: 06/23/2022, 09:12 am By Kyle McFaddenAs Dustin Schram transitioned to IMCA Late Models from IMCA modifieds in 2022, he’s abided by one straightforward maxim to keep him pointed in the right direction. “I wasn’t going to let myself suck,” Schram said. “I don’t Full Story
Notes: Third tour victory feels so right for Pierce
Posted: 06/22/2022, 11:18 pmBobby Pierce had a good feeling heading into Wednesday night’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Adams County Speedway. His feelings were justified. The 25-year-old driver from Oakwood, Ill., went from third to first over a three-lap Full Story
Column: Engine builder still enjoys racing's thrills
Posted: 06/22/2022, 12:58 pmVic Hill was in a jovial mood Friday as he chatted up a group of friends in Smoky Mountain Speedway’s pit area following the Mountain Moonshine Classic preliminary program at the Maryville, Tenn., track. A solid fourth-place finish in Full Story
Top 25: J.D., Madden knotted at No. 1 spot
Posted: 06/21/2022, 08:49 am By Todd TurnerHaving a tough time deciding whether Jonathan Davenport or Chris Madden is the best Dirt Late Model racer in the country? You’re in good company. After swapping the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings throughout the spring, Full Story
Shirley's climb back gets a boost at Sycamore
Posted: 06/20/2022, 12:53 pm By Kyle McFaddenMAPLE PARK, Ill. (June 19) — Brian Shirley can't recall a time in his racing career he’s approached July without a victory. Without a checkered flag 39 races into the season, the 41-year-old wondered what was going on. “At the end Full Story
Excitement (and stress) doubled for Bradshers
Posted: 06/18/2022, 08:23 am By Kevin KovacMARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 17) — Donald Bradsher stood inside Smoky Mountain Speedway’s spacious official’s tower. A few feet to his left, also standing rather than sitting in one of the chairback seats, was his wife Gena. The couple’s Full Story
Notes: WISSOTA rookie takes a big step forward
Posted: 06/16/2022, 12:20 am By Robert HolmanLike many racers, Kevin Burdick’s path into the Dirt Late Model division was made with slow and careful steps. After spending the last decade in WISSOTA's super stock division, the veteran driver from Proctor, Minn., entering his 21st Full Story
Out-of-nowhere pass propels Pierce at Peoria
Posted: 06/15/2022, 11:34 pm By Todd TurnerPEORIA, Ill. (June 15) — Often in Dirt Late Model racing, it’s apparent when a pass for the lead is coming. A pursuer running a groove opposite from the leader gets rolling. A rallying driver charges to the front. Or a second-running Full Story
Notes: Junghans relishes opportunity for home run
Posted: 06/14/2022, 04:14 pm By Kyle McFaddenBELLEVILLE, Kan. (June 13) — Chase Junghans left his race shop at a leisurely 3:45 p.m. Monday en route to the facility he’s cherished since childhood, the Belleville High Banks. Located in downtown Manhattan, Kan., the home-state Full Story
Top 25: Million winner tightens grip on No. 1
Posted: 06/14/2022, 12:35 am By Todd TurnerEldora Million winner Jonathan Davenport solidified his No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings as the unanimous top pick following his career-making $1,002,022 victory Thursday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Davenport, who Full Story
Eldora rookie Ferguson aims to be fastest cousin
Posted: 06/11/2022, 01:36 pm By Kyle McFaddenROSSBURG, Ohio (June 11) – Holding serve as Friday’s provisional fast qualifier ahead of tonight’s 28th Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, Carson Ferguson was poised to check off something Super Late Model rookies just don’t Full Story
Bitter 101-lap ending for tantalizingly close T-Mac
Posted: 06/10/2022, 12:41 pm By Kyle McFaddenROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Slowly packing his belongings in the dark, quiet back pit area hidden beyond Eldora Speedway’s turn-four amenities, the hollowest result of Thursday’s Eldora Million had emotionally emptied Tim McCreadie. Full Story
Notes: Overton, Hughes survive heat melee
Posted: 06/09/2022, 06:52 pmROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — If someone told Spencer Hughes that he’d be chasing Brandon Overton under the checkered flag to complete a second-place finish at Eldora Speedway, the Meridian, Miss., driver probably would have been thrilled. Full Story
Notes: Easygoing King still reeling off victories
Posted: 06/09/2022, 07:11 am By Kyle McFaddenIf Eddie King Jr.’s last race in 2004 had also been the last of his driving career, he wouldn't harbor a trace of regret nearly two decades later. The 50-year-old of Knoxville, Tenn., won 147 races from 1993 to ’04, the period that Full Story
Column: Another shot at Million for Bloomquist
Posted: 06/08/2022, 07:51 amScott Bloomquist has more than 600 victories in his Hall of Fame Dirt Late Model career, but he’s like most prolific winners: the ones that got away often stick in his mind more prominently than the successes. | Complete Eldora coverage So Full Story
Interlopers take best shot at Eldora Million
Posted: 06/07/2022, 02:43 pm By Kyle McFaddenChase Briscoe gave the look of utter bewilderment — hands on his hips, a cold stare into the pleasant night air — right after being relegated to the B-main of a midweek May midget race at Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury, N.C. The Full Story
Morans recount story of their $1 million odyssey
Posted: 06/06/2022, 05:24 pm By Kevin KovacTwenty-one years ago, when Donnie Moran climbed out of his car on Eldora Speedway’s stage as the winner of the Eldora Million, there was one person he was looking for above all others. The then 38-year-old superstar from Dresden, Ohio, Full Story
Notes: Solid run for Pearson ahead of Big E
Posted: 06/06/2022, 04:17 pm By Kevin KovacMINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (June 4) — As strong as Earl Pearson Jr. looked early in Saturday’s 50-lap finale of the E3 Spark Plugs Historic 100 at West Virginia Motor Speedway, he didn’t harbor any illusions about his chances of claiming Full Story
Notes: Satterlee's ready to tackle Eldora Million
Posted: 06/06/2022, 02:00 pm By Kyle McFaddenHAGERSTOWN, Md. (June 5) – Gregg Satterlee is relatively succinct when evaluating himself and his race team, so when asked to gauge his chances at the Eldora Million this week in the aftermath of a DNF Sunday at Hagerstown Speedway, his Full Story
Fast Talk: Discussing all things Eldora Million
Posted: 06/06/2022, 10:05 amWith the eyes of the Dirt Late Model world focusing squarely on the richest-ever event in history, our roundtable considers all things Eldora Million with $1,002,002 on the line at the history oval in Rossburg, Ohio in the weekly feature Full Story
Notes: Moran savors home-cooking at WVMS
Posted: 06/04/2022, 10:17 am By Kevin KovacMINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (June 3) — The fast, sprawling West Virginia Motor Speedway doesn’t appeal to every Dirt Late Model driver. But Devin Moran? He simply loves the place. “I do like it,” Moran said with a mega-watt smile after Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora Million and Dream XXVIII
Posted: 06/02/2022, 06:56 am By Robert HolmanDates: June 8-11 (Twin $12,000-to-win features Wednesday and Friday; heats, consolations and a $1,002,022-to-win main event Thursday; heats, consolations and $128,000-to-win main event Saturday). Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio Full Story
Notes: Moreland remains fast despite scaling back
Posted: 06/02/2022, 06:26 am By Kyle McFaddenAmid the rainstorm that prematurely ended the King of the Commonwealth main event two Saturdays ago, Kenny Moreland wandered the sludgy grounds of Virginia Motor Speedway unsure how to digest the abnormal night. His run to fourth behind Full Story
