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Notes: Dillard cashes big check at a familiar track
Posted: 09/28/2021, 08:54 am By Robert HolmanCHATHAM, La. — Cade Dillard has four victories on the year, including a pair of $10,000 triumphs, but Saturday’s runner-up finish in the Super Bee 100, a Crate Late Model special at Super Bee Speedway in Dillard’s native Louisiana Full Story
Column: Winning Marlar 'gets it' in Knoxville trips
Posted: 09/23/2021, 06:44 amMike Marlar is far from laying claim to the title “Mr. Knoxville.” There’s a couple sprint car superstars — Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz — who have that moniker locked up. But when it comes to Dirt Late Model competition at Full Story
Notes: Montanan gets stiff test in long trips
Posted: 09/23/2021, 06:25 am By Robert Holman and Todd TurnerIn August, Rayce McCord faced three kinds of competition: the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series and geography. The 22-year-old Dirt Late Model racer from Molt, Mont., always battles Full Story
Knoxville's first loser is all too familiar with role
Posted: 09/21/2021, 04:54 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa — All of the postrace pageantry following Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Brandt was over and Tim McCreadie was back inside his Paylor Motorsports trailer, leaning against a cabinet and Full Story
Top 25: Marlar, Erb move up after Knoxville
Posted: 09/21/2021, 10:06 am By Joshua JoinerAfter yet another big-money payday with his $50,000 Texas Dirt Nationals victory on Saturday, Brandon Overton held steady at the top of DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 poll for the sixth straight week while Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., and Full Story
Notes: Rocket house car again denied at Knoxville
Posted: 09/20/2021, 04:32 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 18) — If anyone is “due” to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Brandt, it’s Mark Richards and his Rocket Chassis house car team. Another weekend at the famed Knoxville Raceway came Full Story
Fast Talk: Putting a wrap on a lucrative weekend
Posted: 09/20/2021, 10:52 amAs we head into the fall schedule, our roundtable considers the recent lucrative events in Texas and Iowa as well as the growing number of $10,000-to-win races in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for Full Story
Notes: Madden only finds trouble in Texas
Posted: 09/20/2021, 10:59 am By Joshua JoinerFORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 18) — With his rough weekend at Texas Motor Speedway’s Dirt Nationals, Chris Madden learned the hard way that the old saying about Texas and the size of everything in it may indeed be true. After suffering his Full Story
Sweep denied as Erb’s valiant rally falls short
Posted: 09/19/2021, 01:01 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 18) — The spectacular sweep didn’t happen, but it wasn’t from a lack of effort by Tyler Erb and his Best Performance Motorsports squad. Both driver and crew did everything possible Saturday to complete an undefeated Full Story
Notes: Erb on cusp of historic Knoxville sweep
Posted: 09/18/2021, 02:31 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 17) — Tyler Erb will be chasing history — and a Dirt Late Model legend — in Saturday’s 100-lap finale of the 17th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Brandt at Knoxville Raceway. Red-hot Full Story
Madden gets worst of Texas tangle with rival
Posted: 09/18/2021, 12:22 pm By Joshua JoinerFORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 17) — Chris Madden has had his share of scary moments during his more than 25 years of racing. Getting turned around at the end of the front straightaway in front of most of the field during Friday’s Texas Dirt Full Story
‘Family,’ makeshift hood salvage B-Shepp’s heat
Posted: 09/18/2021, 06:37 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 17) — Brandon Sheppard climbed out of his Rocket Chassis house car, thinking his heat race during Friday’s 17th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Brandt preliminary at Knoxville Raceway Full Story
Dillard receives hat, but not a call from grandpa
Posted: 09/18/2021, 06:21 am By Joshua JoinerFORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 19) — As Cade Dillard drove back to the Texas Motor Speedway pit area following his $10,000 victory in Friday’s Texas Dirt Nationals opening night feature, he knew that one thing was missing from what was otherwise Full Story
Erb rebounds from awful week with Knoxville win
Posted: 09/17/2021, 07:52 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — Tyler Erb glanced at his Best Performance Motorsports car sitting in Knoxville Raceway’s pit area on Thursday and offered a frank appraisal of its spic-and-span appearance after he drove it to a 25-lap Full Story
Column: More relaxed J.D. savors Big E success
Posted: 09/16/2021, 07:53 amJonathan Davenport was, as usual, engaged in Eldora Mode — that ultra-intense focus he twice-annually reaches in the days leading up to a crown jewel event at Eldora Speedway — as last week’s twin World 100s approached. But there Full Story
Rayburn’s Old Blue truck gets loving restoration
Posted: 09/15/2021, 06:58 am By Robert HolmanROSSBURG, Ohio — It’s not often a vehicle becomes as famous as the character who drives it, but a few come to mind. Steve McQueen’s dark green 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT Fastback that he drove in the 1968 film “Bullitt.” Full Story
Marlar’s 26th-to-2nd run lifts his Eldora fortunes
Posted: 09/14/2021, 04:05 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — Mike Marlar didn’t head out onto Eldora Speedway’s high banks for Saturday’s second B-main with visions of later contending for a $53,000 victory in the 50th World 100. His goal was to simply turn a few Full Story
Fast Facts: 17th Lucas Oil Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/14/2021, 02:51 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Sept. 16-18 ($7,000-to-win features Thursday and Friday and heats, consolations and $50,000-to-win main event Saturday) Track: Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway (semi-banked, half-mile clay oval). 2021 purse: In excess of $287,000, the Full Story
Notes: Self-designed AK finds success at World
Posted: 09/13/2021, 01:12 pm By Joshua Joiner and Robert HolmanROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — If anyone was surprised to see Austin Kirkpatrick drive his self-built race car into the 28-car starting field for Saturday’s 50th World 100 at Eldora Speedway’s, they likely weren’t as surprised as Kirkpatrick Full Story
Fast Talk: Around the Worlds in 3,000 words
Posted: 09/13/2021, 11:05 amAs the sport catches its collective breath following World 100 victories for Brandon Overton and Jonathan Davenport, our roundtable wraps up Eldora and looks ahead in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story
More highs, lows for Scott in Eldora journey
Posted: 09/12/2021, 10:27 am By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — As he surveyed his battered No. 1st car following a hard wreck in Saturday’s 50th World 100, Johnny Scott tried to process the roller coaster of emotions he experienced during four straight nights of racing Full Story
Satterlee takes step toward to Big E glory
Posted: 09/11/2021, 10:14 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — Gregg Satterlee might not be the best qualifier at Eldora Speedway, but he’s becoming a pretty good finisher. After leading from flag-to-flag to capture Friday’s second 25-lap preliminary feature for the Full Story
‘Perfect’ connection with Wells energizes Overton
Posted: 09/10/2021, 10:16 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 9) — David Wells stood beaming like a new father amid the postrace throng around his race car Thursday in Eldora Speedway’s pit area. He radiated excitement as he accepted congratulatory handshakes from friends Full Story
Notes: Motivated Strickler finds speed at Eldora
Posted: 09/09/2021, 12:20 pm By Joshua Joiner and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 8) — As he prepared to compete in the week’s double World 100s at Eldora Speedway, Kyle Strickler thought he might need some extra motivation to get psyched up for the historic four nights of racing at Dirt Late Full Story
Scott scores satisfying (and surprising) victory
Posted: 09/09/2021, 08:14 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 8) — With time winding down in Wednesday’s first 25-lap preliminary for the 51st World 100 at Eldora Speedway, Johnny Scott was leading the race and thinking about what happened to his twin brother Stormy in an Full Story
