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Notes: Bailes anxious for return to Cherokee
Posted: 03/25/2021, 08:47 amIf you're struggling, sometimes the best remedy is going home again. That’s the case for Clover, S.C., driver Ross Bailes, as the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models return to the Palmetto State at Gaffney's Cherokee Speedway Full Story
Notes: ULMS champion shaves car, body weight
Posted: 03/23/2021, 03:08 pm By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. — There was something slightly different about Max Blair as he made his 2021 racing debut during the Saturday-Sunday Zimmer’s United Late Model Series South Region doubleheader at Port Royal Speedway. His face looked Full Story
Lots to love at Port Royal for sweeping Satterlee
Posted: 03/22/2021, 08:04 am By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. (March 21) — Gregg Satterlee and his crew chief, Robby Allen, are unabashed Port Royal Speedway boosters. And after Satterlee swept the half-mile oval’s Saturday-Sunday Zimmer’s United Late Model Series doubleheader Full Story
Notes: Gee whiz! Bristol drivers feel the G-forces
Posted: 03/21/2021, 08:51 am By Robert HolmanBRISTOL, Tenn. (March 20) — There was lots of talk about G-forces during the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals because of the high speeds of Super Late Models at the dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. And defining G-force is easy Full Story
Brownstown's Icebreaker halted by flurry of flips
Posted: 03/20/2021, 11:43 pm By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (March 20) — While a bulldozer and other track-packing equipment vainly tried to firm up the spongy surface at Brownstown Speedway before Saturday’s Indiana Icebreaker heat races, Mike Marlar observed the track workers Full Story
Bloomquist optimistic after solid Bristol opener
Posted: 03/20/2021, 03:53 am By Robert HolmanBRISTOL, Tenn. (March 19) — Scott Bloomquist sounded almost apologetic when he thanked his supporters following Friday’s fourth-place finish in the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway. It has been a tough — Full Story
Far-flung victory boosts Schlenk's team, business
Posted: 03/18/2021, 08:21 am By Joshua JoinerMILTON, Fla. — It was a surprise for many to see Rusty Schlenk win Saturday’s Southern All Star Series race at Southern Raceway. Not because it was an upset for the three-time DIRTcar champion to claim the $5,000 event, but because Full Story
Column: WoO refugee Winger shifts to Plan B
Posted: 03/17/2021, 05:33 pmAshton Winger entered the new year with a seemingly clear racing direction — specifically, a return to the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series in hopes of continuing the success of his Rookie of the Year-winning campaign Full Story
Bristol satisfying dirt racers' need for speed
Posted: 03/17/2021, 09:40 am By Robert HolmanLong after the novelty of seeing Dirt Late Models zip around the dirt covered half-mile Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway has worn off, drivers and fans will likely remember one thing: the speeds. They may remember some of the metal crunching Full Story
Notes: Papich hot heading toward MLRA opener
Posted: 03/16/2021, 01:57 pmComing off his best-ever stretch of winter racing, there's no better time for Jason Papich to be looking for first career Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association victory. The 42-year-old Nipomo, Calif., driver, who scored a pair Full Story
Bristol action connects dirt, NASCAR worlds
Posted: 03/15/2021, 08:33 am By Robert HolmanIt’s not every day Dirt Late Model teams are approached about renting out their equipment. But ever since NASCAR announced that the asphalt sanctioning body’s premier tour planned to compete on a dirt-covered surface at Bristol (Tenn.) Full Story
Column: Jet-set Shaw feeds his racing addiction
Posted: 03/10/2021, 11:23 amHow much does Don Shaw love dirt-track racing? Well, the 57-year-old driver from Ham Lake, Minn., obviously maintains a top-notch, winning Dirt Late Model team. He sponsors, through his booming Shaw Trucking business, various race teams, Full Story
Notes: Dillard's WoO hole still getting deeper
Posted: 03/07/2021, 08:06 am By Robert HolmanMARYVILLE, Tenn. (March 6) — Cade Dillard's season couldn't have looked more promising midway through the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-opening main event. But as his WoO campaign heads toward the thick of the regular Full Story
Column: Mars pondering future of chassis, career
Posted: 03/03/2021, 01:31 pmWhen Jimmy Mars tutors open-wheel modified ace Rodney Sanders in the subtleties of Dirt Late Model racing, the veteran driver and chassis builder from Menomonie, Wis., finds himself looking, and considering, his future in the sport. “Well, Full Story
Fast Talk: Analyzing the March toward spring
Posted: 03/01/2021, 11:40 amReady for March to come in like a lion and out like a lamb, our weekly roundtable considers what's ahead along with a few other issues in Dirt Late Model racing in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for Full Story
J.D. leaves options open heading to spring races
Posted: 02/26/2021, 02:41 pm By Kevin KovacJust because Jonathan Davenport has announced his intention to run the Bristol Dirt Nationals on March 19-20 doesn’t mean he’s abandoning his pursuit of a record-tying fourth career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship. Davenport, Full Story
Column: Future is bright for O'Neal, Double Down
Posted: 02/24/2021, 04:21 pmRoger Sellers can’t say he was surprised that the new driver of his Double Down Motorsports equipment, Hudson O’Neal, needed just two starts this season to reach victory lane. That’s how much confidence the car owner has in his 20-year-old Full Story
Notes: Knowles, Welshan chase winter crown
Posted: 02/23/2021, 01:21 pmWith two events remaining on the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series, the sixth-year tour's points chase is heating up with the $2,500 title on the line. The series is scheduled to head to Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway on Feb. 26-27 Full Story
Column: ‘Big personality’ puts Erb in the spotlight
Posted: 02/18/2021, 03:10 pmHe was arguably the biggest story of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks 2021. The driver who grabbed the most attention, good or bad, of anyone who competed in the annual winter stretch of racing. And all that despite his Speedweeks ending Feb. Full Story
Notes: Wimpey hottest 602 racer in the country
Posted: 02/17/2021, 10:07 am By Brian McLeodNo driver was heading toward the Crate Racin’ USA 602 Late Model portion of the East Bay Winternationals any hotter than Seth Wimpey. The 37-year-old driver from Blue Ridge, Ga., has already logged three special event feature victories Full Story
Fast Talk: Recounting Speedweeks storylines
Posted: 02/15/2021, 07:54 amWith Georgia-Florida Speedweeks behind us, our roundtable considers the busy stretch of racing with the winners, losers, surprises and storylines in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): What Full Story
Middle of the road pays off for Overton at Volusia
Posted: 02/14/2021, 08:32 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 12) — Brandon Overton played the long game during the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. While so many of his rivals were pounding the half-mile oval’s cushion through the first four nights of the event’s Full Story
Podium-flirting also-ran aims to prove he belongs
Posted: 02/13/2021, 06:29 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 12) — Brent Larson began to climb out of his car’s cockpit after parking at his trailer in Volusia Speedway Park’s pit area, but he stopped with his legs still inside. Sitting on the edge of the door, he leaned Full Story
Notes: Flat tire robs Pierce of first WoO win
Posted: 02/11/2021, 01:37 pm By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 10) — For a brief moment late in Wednesday’s 40-lap DIRTcar Nationals feature at Volusia Speedway Park, it appeared Bobby Pierce’s pursuit of an elusive World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series victory Full Story
No winners at Volusia in Sheppard-Norris scrape
Posted: 02/11/2021, 08:06 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 10) — In a race with no shortage of storylines, Brandon Sheppard and Michael Norris combined to produce the most controversial one. The 28-year-olds first came together at the end the backstretch while battling Full Story
