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Column: Bronson hits stride with I-80 victory
Posted: 07/29/2021, 12:23 amMark Richards wasn’t surprised when he watched Kyle Bronson run away with the biggest triumph of his burgeoning career in Saturday’s 80-lap Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. The Rocket Chassis Full Story
Notes: Returnee Kirby piling up victories
Posted: 07/29/2021, 12:12 am By Todd TurnerJon Kirby is a realist. The 47-year-old Russellville, Ark., driver knows his top-notch equipment gives him an edge over many lower-budget teams. And the former Comp Cams Super Dirt Series regular acknowledges that the competition level Full Story
First Southern Nationals win gratifying for Collins
Posted: 07/28/2021, 09:02 am By Todd TurnerBRASSTOWN, N.C. — The world of Crate and Limited Late Model racing is plenty challenging. But stepping up to Super Late Models is another world altogether, according to Kenny Collins. So much so that the 30-year-old sign and graphics Full Story
Fast Facts: 31st annual Prairie Dirt Classic
Posted: 07/28/2021, 08:17 am By Robert HolmanDates: July 30-31 (four $3,000-to-win prelims followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway (semi-banked quarter-mile oval). Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Purse: $50,000-to-win, Full Story
Front-row starters face long night at Tri-County
Posted: 07/27/2021, 11:35 pm By Todd TurnerBRASSTOWN, N.C. — After third-starting Kenny Collins blazed to his first Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals victory Tuesday at Tri-County Racetrack, Jensen Ford walked over to fellow front-row starter Dale McDowell’s pit area for a little Full Story
Notes: Nipper heads home after mediocre runs
Posted: 07/26/2021, 06:45 pm By Robert HolmanROME, Ga. (July 25) — Jordy Nipper’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals effort has come to a crossroads. After five straight nights of mediocre finishes, the 33-year-old Gray, Ga., driver has decided to forego the final week of action. Through Full Story
Fast Talk: Bronson reaches pinnacle at I-80
Posted: 07/26/2021, 10:35 amCatch up with the flurry of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Schaeffer's Southern Nationals and DIRTcar Summer Nationals action in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Review I-80's Full Story
Track prep snafu causes odd delay at Richmond
Posted: 07/26/2021, 08:52 am By Todd TurnerRICHMOND, Ky. — Sunday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at Richmond Raceway had two spinouts and a head-on crash into the wall — and that was before officials even thought about dropping the green flag. In a bizarre turn of events Full Story
Hell Tour wrecks include a scary one for officials
Posted: 07/26/2021, 01:52 am By Todd TurnerWorld Racing Group officials working the DIRTcar Summer Nationals are accustomed to dealing with racers who find themselves in harrowing, high-speed rollover accidents. But three officials got a frightening taste of it themselves in a July Full Story
I-80 long shots praise event's deep payouts
Posted: 07/24/2021, 03:11 pm By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 23) — The enormous $53,000 prize at the top of the Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals certainly draws the attention of Dirt Late Model drivers and teams. The cash at the other end of the payoff sheet, though, Full Story
Georgia's Cook making significant Super strides
Posted: 07/23/2021, 01:09 pm By Joshua JoinerWHITESBURG, Ga. (July 22) — With plans to enter at least five events during the two-week Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals, Dalton Cook didn’t put his best effort toward his July 10 trip to Whynot Motorsports Park. In fact, the 28-year-old Full Story
I-80's major low in past, Erb finds $30,000 high
Posted: 07/23/2021, 09:50 am By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 22) — Perhaps it was fitting that I-80 Speedway would be the track where Tyler Erb recorded the first megamoney victory of his Dirt Late Model career. Five years ago, after all, the 4/10-mile oval was the site of Full Story
Notes: Improved Williams shines at West Georgia
Posted: 07/23/2021, 09:32 am By Joshua JoinerWHITESBURG, Ga. (July 23) — One year has made a major difference for Pearson Lee Williams. After managing just one top-five finish while running the entire Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals during his rookie Super Late Model campaign in Full Story
Column: Cody Overton in spotlight with new team
Posted: 07/22/2021, 08:25 am By Kevin KovacCody Overton didn’t have the luxury of sliding quietly into an under-the-radar Super Late Model debut. Not at this moment in time when anyone who sees his last name immediately thinks of his older brother Brandon, who happens to be the Full Story
Notes: Improving Floridian paychecks on the rise
Posted: 07/22/2021, 05:46 am By Todd TurnerColton Leyendecker’s career-biggest racing paychecks have been relatively unorthodox. The Holt, Fla., Crate Late Model driver has twice earned $2,500, both this season and both amid relatively unusual circumstances. The money spends Full Story
Fresh faces spice Cook's Southern Nationals tour
Posted: 07/21/2021, 03:48 pm By Robert HolmanSWEETWATER, Tenn. (July 20) — Gone are Brandon Overton and Chris Madden, the two drivers who combined to win eight Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals championships. With the Ray Cook-promoted tour’s two winningest drivers — Madden of Full Story
Fast Talk: Busy times on the busiest of race tours
Posted: 07/19/2021, 10:55 amWith action continuing in the heat of the summer as the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals join the fray, our roundtable resets the latest in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Put Full Story
Late spin spoils Keller's new car run at Oakshade
Posted: 07/18/2021, 03:13 pm By Robert HolmanWAUSEON, Ohio (July 17) — Two seasons ago Chris Keller of Adrian, Mich., captured the imagination of the Dirt Late Model world when he shocked DIRTcar Summer Nationals foes for a $10,000 victory at Oakshade Raceway, a typically racy 3/8-mile Full Story
Dohm rallies before rare defeat at Beckley oval
Posted: 07/17/2021, 01:36 pm By Kevin KovacBECKLEY, W.Va. (July 16) — Zack Dohm thought all indications were pointing to him stealing another victory Friday at Beckley Motorsports Park. “I was hoping,” Dohm said. “That’s the way it normally happens here.” | RaceWire The Full Story
Rice regrets scrape but savors Beckley payday
Posted: 07/17/2021, 08:08 am By Kevin KovacBECKLEY, W.Va. (July 16) — Josh Rice didn’t win Friday’s 2021 Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals opener at Beckley Motorsports Park in a vacuum. The first sentence that tumbled from his mouth in a post-race interview at his pit stall Full Story
Notes: Van Wormer back in Hell Tour contention
Posted: 07/16/2021, 09:13 am By Robert HolmanMUSKEGON, Mich. (July 15) — Since trimming his racing schedule considerably in recent years, Jeep Van Wormer's appearances have been limited to events in and around the Pinconning, Mich., driver's home state. One of the Wolverine State’s Full Story
Notes: Godsey shines as runner-up at Circle City
Posted: 07/15/2021, 07:35 am By Robert HolmanINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 14) — Joe Godsey admitted he had no idea if he had anything for runaway winner Bobby Pierce in the final stages of Wednesday’s 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Circle City Raceway. But as he charged Full Story
Column: Dash of color added to tour’s tire rule
Posted: 07/14/2021, 05:07 pmThe restrictive tire rules implemented for this year’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals to combat supply issues have certainly changed the game for competitors. But they’ve also added some, uh, color to the proceedings. | Complete Summer Nationals Full Story
Fast Talk: Observations of busy (and wet) tours
Posted: 07/12/2021, 12:17 pmAs we careen toward the dog days of summer (with a wet weekend keeping things cooler for now), our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Tout a weekend winner. Kevin Full Story
Savvy drivers heed dirt racing's unwritten rules
Posted: 07/11/2021, 12:57 pm By Todd TurnerIf you thumb through the rulebook of your favorite Dirt Late Model series or racetrack, you'll find plenty of specific directives that racers must follow. From the height of a race car's spoiler to required safety equipment to obeying Full Story
