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Back to grindstone, back to success for Schlenk
Posted: 08/19/2021, 03:07 am By Joshua JoinerQUINCY, Mich. (Aug. 18) — If you’ve seen Rusty Schlenk at a racetrack at any point in the past three weeks, there’s a good chance you’ve seen him with a wide smile on his face. Besides winning all but two of the eight races he’s Full Story
Notes: Speed reduced, but success continues
Posted: 08/19/2021, 02:59 am By Todd TurnerLife is sometimes about tradeoffs. Cass Fowler discovered that this season in electing to drop down to the 602 Crate Late Model division, giving up the speed and thrills of Late Models with bigger powerplants — but finding more victories Full Story
Fast Facts: 29th annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/19/2021, 02:41 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 19-21 (One $5,000-to-win program on Thursday and one $5,000 program on Friday, followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark. (3/8-mile clay oval) Sanction: Lucas Oil Full Story
Top 25: Overton back to No. 1 after North-South
Posted: 08/17/2021, 09:03 am By Joshua JoinerBrandon Overton’s time out of the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings didn’t last very long. One week after losing the No. 1 position to USA Nationals winner Jonathan Davenport, Overton regained the top ranking after Full Story
Fast Talk: Easy does it for Overton at Florence
Posted: 08/16/2021, 10:53 amAfter Brandon Overton's $50,000 victory at Florence Speedway and the resumption of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, our roundtable considers that in more in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and Full Story
‘Disheartening’ tangle robs Martin in I-55 bid
Posted: 08/15/2021, 11:28 am By Joshua JoinerPEVELY, Mo. (Aug. 14) — After starting from the pole and jumping out to the early lead in Saturday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Logan Martin thought he might be headed for the biggest win Full Story
Notes: In 100-lap run, Hoffman finds rhythm
Posted: 08/15/2021, 08:09 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. — Nick Hoffman’s Sunoco North-South 100 weekend didn’t start off so great when last-lap problems in a Thursday heat race at Florence Speedway cost him a transfer spot in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tuneup event. But Full Story
Rice lets it all hang out in North-South 100 bid
Posted: 08/15/2021, 12:26 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 14) — After watching his younger brother blaze around the treacherous cushion for 100 laps at Florence Speedway, James Rice admired how 24-year-old Josh Rice left it all out there in the 38th North-South 100. “He drove Full Story
Mourning crew chief proud of J.D. and team
Posted: 08/12/2021, 11:09 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — After Jonathan Davenport’s rags-to-riches fifth-place finish in Thursday’s Sunoco North-South Shootout at Florence Speedway, Double L Motorsports crew chief Jason Durham sent a message to the team he’s groomed Full Story
Notes: Missourian taking big step to Supers
Posted: 08/12/2021, 07:13 am By Todd TurnerKylan Garner took a big step in his Dirt Late Model career Saturday with his first victory in a full-fledged Super Late Model. And he's on the verge at taking even bigger steps with supportive car owner Danny Miller willing to help him Full Story
Fast Facts: 38th Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/11/2021, 03:17 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 12-14 (one $10,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., (half-mile high-banked clay oval) Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purse: $50,000-to-win, Full Story
Column: Bloomquist sub gleans team's knowledge
Posted: 08/11/2021, 11:28 amCody Sommer, the co-owner of Scott Bloomquist Racing, has long been acquainted with open-wheel modified ace Nick Hoffman. Their relationship goes back to when the two Midwesterners met after relocating to the Tar Heel State. “I met him Full Story
Notes: Long road to 4th for Feger at Cedar Lake
Posted: 08/09/2021, 04:35 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 7) — The final result of Jason Feger’s USA Nationals weekend at Cedar Lake Speedway left him more than just satisfied. “I’m exhausted, man,” Feger sighed, his hair streaked with sweat as he stood sipping Full Story
Disaster-flirting Bronson folds at USA Nationals
Posted: 08/09/2021, 12:10 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 7) — Kyle Bronson had virtually no room for error with the high-riding, hard-charging approach he took in Saturday’s 34th annual USA Nationals finale at Cedar Lake Speedway. That wasn’t news to the 31-year-old Full Story
Self-preservation key to USA Nationals success
Posted: 08/08/2021, 11:31 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 7) — The track surface was fast and ringed by a thick, unruly cushion thanks to soaking morning showers. The starting field was filled with aggressive drivers pushing their equipment to the limit. And attrition Full Story
Notes: USA Nationals hopes fizzle for Briggs
Posted: 08/07/2021, 07:17 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — A USA Nationals weekend that began so promisingly for Boom Briggs went sideways in the span of four hours Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway. As a result, the personable 50-year-old’s equipment was loaded up Full Story
J.D. rebounds after bell rung in Cedar Lake heat
Posted: 08/07/2021, 05:14 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Jonathan Davenport was chowing down on a pork chop in his Double L Motorsports hauler following the end of his night’s work Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway when someone asked what happened to him during his Full Story
Column: Fairbury racer chases hometown glory
Posted: 08/05/2021, 07:53 amAs the halfway point of Saturday’s 100-lap Prairie Dirt Classic approached, a healthy portion of the Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway faithful — specifically a group of fans in a section of the backstretch bleachers entering turn three — Full Story
Fast Facts: 34th annual USA Nationals
Posted: 08/03/2021, 09:28 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 5-7 (one $6,000-to-win program on Thursday with Friday's prelims and Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval). Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Full Story
Top 25: Larson up to 9th after winning at Fairbury
Posted: 08/03/2021, 09:29 am By Joshua JoinerRiding the momentum of his first major event victory in a Dirt Late Model, Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif., was the biggest mover in this week’s DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power rankings with a nine-position climb to land at No. 9 in the Full Story
Another PDC, another heartbreak for Pierce
Posted: 08/02/2021, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 31) — Someday Bobby Pierce will surely win the Prairie Dirt Classic. He just might have to first exhaust every possible way to lose Fairbury Speedway’s marquee event. The latest PDC heartbreak for the 24-year-old Full Story
Larson soaks up Fairbury ambience (and $50,000)
Posted: 08/01/2021, 07:41 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 31) — There was a time in the not-too-distant past when the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway was a completely unknown entity to Kyle Larson. After winning the 100-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Full Story
Notes: Babb digs out of hole in Fairbury prelim
Posted: 07/31/2021, 11:31 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Shannon Babb was worried. Very, very worried. As Friday’s opening 25-lap qualifying feature for the Prairie Dirt Classic neared its halfway point, the 47-year-old star from Moweaqua, Ill., was still running Full Story
Ready for 'big one,' Scott shines in Fairbury debut
Posted: 07/31/2021, 01:29 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Kevin Rumley certainly had his eyes on his No. 6 piloted by NASCAR star Kyle Larson during Friday's third 25-lap qualifying feature for the Prairie Dirt Classic, but he couldn’t help also watching — and Full Story
High-side run leads to new high for Seawright
Posted: 07/30/2021, 02:01 am By Robert HolmanRINGGOLD, Ga. (July 29) — Hall of Fame driver Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., said Thursday’s rough and tumble surface at Boyd’s Speedway was “a young man’s racetrack.” Fortunately for Sam Seawright, he fit the bill perfectly. Full Story
