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• Fast Talk: Reviewing the Golden Isles weekend

  Posted: 01/31/2022, 09:31 am

  With the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series diving into Georgia-Florida Speedweeks with action at Golden Isles with three tracks upcoming, our roundtable resets the action in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story

• O'Neal remains positive amid Speedweeks grind

  Posted: 01/30/2022, 10:14 am By Robert Holman

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Jan. 29) — Hudson O’Neal is aware that one bad night during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks isn’t the end of the world. There are too many races during Speedweeks — and the entire season, for that matter — to get hung Full Story

• Overton takes blame for DQ, takes it out on foes

  Posted: 01/29/2022, 07:14 am By Robert Holman

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Jan. 28) — Brandon Overton wasn’t about to make the same mistake twice. Just 24 hours after a setup miscue wiped out his overall fast time in the season-opening event with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Golden Full Story

• Texan can’t sustain rise to lead at Golden Isles

  Posted: 01/28/2022, 07:12 am By Robert Holman

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Jan. 27) — Tyler Erb has had better outings at Golden Isles Speedway, like winning the 2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season-opener at the 4/10-mile oval. The New Waverly, Texas, driver has also had a lot worse, Full Story

• Georgia-Florida Speedweeks coverage index

  Posted: 02/10/2022, 04:30 pm

  DirtonDirt.com's Super Late Model coverage from Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, made up of events at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. (Jan. 20-22 and Feb. 14-19), Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga. (Jan. 27-29), Bubba Raceway Full Story

• Fast Talk: Halting start to Speedweeks for Volusia

  Posted: 01/24/2022, 11:03 am

  With Georgia-Florida Speedweeks (debatably) under way with Volusia Speedway Park's Sunshine Nationals, our roundtable considers what's happened and what's to come in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for Full Story

• McDowell thankful for healthy, winning return

  Posted: 01/21/2022, 07:05 pm By Todd Turner

  BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 21) — While Dale McDowell's prognosis after last summer's prostate cancer diagnosis was promising, there were plenty of times when the 55-year-old National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer needed a pick-me-up. While Full Story

• All systems go at Volusia for resilient Breazeale

  Posted: 01/21/2022, 12:48 am By Todd Turner

  BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 20) — After David Breazeale’s car got knocked around during a rough-and-tumble heat race Thursday night at Volusia Speedway Park’s Sunshine Nationals, the 45-year-old Four Corners, Miss., driver climbed underneath Full Story

• Notes: Simpson ready for first Volusia action

  Posted: 01/20/2022, 03:40 pm By Todd Turner

  BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 20) — Chris Simpson has been involved in high-profile Super Late Model racing for nearly 20 years, but the the 38-year-old Oxford, Iowa, driver is a rookie when it comes to one thing: Being a competitor at Georgia-Florida Full Story

• Column: N.C.'s Wilson tapped for Rattliff ride

  Posted: 01/19/2022, 05:34 pm

  In today’s Dirt Late Model world, Brandon Overton’s opinion commands respect. When the driver who just enjoyed arguably the greatest season in the history of the division speaks, people listen. Justin Rattliff Racing crew chief Jeff Full Story

• Fast Talk: WWS wrapup and eyes on Volusia

  Posted: 01/17/2022, 11:26 am

  Our roundtable wraps up the Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts and looks ahead to Speedweeks while discussing other noteworthy topics in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and Full Story

• Wild West outings bode well for Pearson’s 2022

  Posted: 01/17/2022, 06:53 am By Robert Holman

  VADO, N.M. — Earl Pearson Jr. wrapped up the 16th annual Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts with a runner-up finish in Sunday’s $25,000-to-win finale. Finishing 2.260 seconds behind miniseries champion Mike Marlar Full Story

• Home-track advantage? Scotts are learning, too

  Posted: 01/15/2022, 07:54 am By Robert Holman

  VADO, N.M. — When it was announced the 16th annual Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts would be held at Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park in 2022, brothers Stormy and Johnny Scott from nearby Las Cruces, N.M., knew that they’d Full Story

• Column: Schlenk brings Rayburn tribute to WWS

  Posted: 01/13/2022, 10:53 pm

  Rusty Schlenk was beginning to think he’d have to resort to his Plan B for running the Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts — driving a second machine fielded by his Domination Race Cars customer Jeff Schildmeyer of Full Story

• Marlar, Pierce play blame game after Vado collision

  Posted: 01/13/2022, 08:14 am By Robert Holman

  VADO, N.M. (Jan. 12) — Neither race-long leader Mike Marlar, nor fast-closing Bobby Pierce were willing to give an inch on the final lap of Wednesday’s 30-lap Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts main event at Vado Full Story

• Unlikely pairing gives Kirkpatrick WWS ride

  Posted: 01/12/2022, 04:56 pm By Kevin Kovac

  VADO, N.M. — How did a native of Ocala, Fla., who now lives in Concord, N.C., end up driving a New Mexico-based car in the opening weekend of the Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at Vado Speedway Park? Austin Kirkpatrick Full Story

• Notes: New Rocket lifts bonus-hunting B-Shepp

  Posted: 01/09/2022, 07:03 am By Kevin Kovac

  VADO, N.M. (Jan. 8) — Was the Penske Racing Shocks $300,000 Paydirt Jackpot for a six-race sweep of the Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts on Brandon Sheppard’s mind after he captured Saturday’s 40-lap miniseries Full Story

• Column: Special bond between Moyer, Rayburn

  Posted: 01/06/2022, 05:13 pm

  He was, without a doubt, one of Hall of Fame chassis builder C.J. Rayburn’s favorite guys. Just ask Billy Moyer if that statement is fact and the all-time great Dirt Late Model driver from Batesville, Ark., will confirm it. “Yeah, Full Story

• ‘Last project’ lauds Rayburn’s genius

  Posted: 01/06/2022, 07:24 am By Robert Holman

  The number of drivers who consider C.J. Rayburn a career catalyst is staggering — and seemingly growing with each new story revealed following the Jan. 1 death of the legendary dirt Late Model chassis builder from Whiteland, Ind. The Full Story

• Fast Facts: Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly

  Posted: 01/05/2022, 02:17 am By Robert Holman

  (Complete coverage) Dates: ($5,000-to-win features Jan. 8-9, 12, 14-15 and $25,000-to-win finale Jan. 16). Track: FK Rod Ends Vado Speedway Park, Vado, N.M. (3/8-mile, semi-banked clay oval) Purse: Total Late Model purse of more than Full Story

• Memorable tales about life with ol' C.J.

  Posted: 01/05/2022, 10:32 am

  Everyone has a C.J. Rayburn story. And while we can’t tell them all, we solicited many insightful ones from drivers, crew members, family members and spectators to shed light on one of the biggest personalities in Dirt Late Model racing. Full Story

• In sync with Rayburn, Pierce will miss legend

  Posted: 01/04/2022, 06:41 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Years and years of friendship — and oh-so-many memorable stories — whirled through Bob Pierce’s mind on New Year’s Day when he heard the news that Hall of Fame chassis builder C.J. Rayburn had died at the age of 81 from complications Full Story

• Column: Richards set for WoO with buoyed Briggs

  Posted: 12/24/2021, 08:04 am

  As Boom Briggs and Josh Richards stood together in Briggs’s trailer following Nov. 12’s opening night of the Duel in the Desert at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, someone asked both men how Richards had ended up entering Full Story

• Best of 2021: Top-five lists from a busy season

  Posted: 12/17/2021, 05:14 am By Kevin Kovac

  With Driver of the Year and other driver honors already published, DirtonDirt.com takes a look at other top-five lists from the 2021 season, running the gamut from the top-five performances to top-five clashes of the year (Best of 2021 Full Story

• Richards ready for challenge of WoO return

  Posted: 12/15/2021, 10:08 am By Mike Warren

  A new, yet familiar, challenge awaits Josh Richards in 2022. The four-time World of Outlaws Late Models Series champion from Shinnston, W.Va., returns full time to the tour he dominated the stats sheets in for years. But with fewer than Full Story