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Fast Facts: 28th Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/19/2020, 08:46 am By Robert HolmanEvent: 28th annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Nutrien Ag Solutions Dates: Aug. 20-22 (One $5,000-to-win program on Thursday and one $5,000 program on Friday, followed by Saturday’s $40,000-to-win finale) Track: Batesville (Ark.) Full Story
Top 25: T-Mac zips up with B-Shepp back on top
Posted: 08/18/2020, 10:03 am By Joshua JoinerA week headlined by four nights of racing at Florence Speedway and six straight events on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals produced major shakeups in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings presented by Bilstein Shocks with Brandon Sheppard of New Full Story
Notes: Georgian buzzes Midwest on annual trip
Posted: 08/18/2020, 09:34 am By Robert HolmanLINCOLN, Ill. (Aug. 16) — Steven Roberts completed his traditional mid-summer Midwestern racing trip Sunday with the Jesup, Ga., driver registering his best outing in five DIRTcar Summer Nationals events. Roberts won his first career Full Story
Invitation list for Eldora's Intercontinental Classic
Posted: 08/17/2020, 08:07 pmThe 44 drivers invited to Eldora Speedway’s Intercontinental Classic, the $50,000-to-win scheduled for Sept. 10-12 that replaces the World 100 in Rossburg, Ohio; four other drivers will be selected by fan voting to fill the 48-car field Full Story
Fast Talk: McCreadie's latest 50-grand conquest
Posted: 08/17/2020, 11:54 amOur roundtable gathers to discuss the busy North-South 100 weekend at Florence Speedway, the restart of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and make other comments on the past weekend and the one to come in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Full Story
Klein gets performance, but not finish, at I-55
Posted: 08/16/2020, 02:51 pm By Robert HolmanPEVELY, Mo. (Aug. 15) — Daryn Klein led 33 laps of Saturday’s 50-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. The 30-year-old driver from nearby Fairview Heights, Ill., was never far from Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Thornton flirts with lead in his North-South debut
Posted: 08/16/2020, 06:01 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 15) — Ricky Thornton Jr. almost had the turnarounds of turnarounds Saturday at Florence Speedway’s Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100. After failing to crack the starting lineup in Wednesday or Thursday’s Lucas Oil Full Story
Notes: Murphy's Law still haunts Heckenast team
Posted: 08/15/2020, 07:38 am By Robert HolmanBROWNSTOWN, Ill. (Aug. 14) — Frank Heckenast Jr. couldn’t hide his disappointment following another night with another fast car and another potential victory that got away. Heckenast, of Frankfort, Ill., was running third on a lap-37 Full Story
Notes: Florence novice Bruening positioned well
Posted: 08/15/2020, 05:14 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 14) — Florence Speedway’s Sunoco North-South 100 weekend marks just the second time Tyler Bruening of Decorah, Iowa, has turned laps at the northern Kentucky oval. But his limited experience at the King family’s facility Full Story
Delaware vagabond gets crash course on bullrings
Posted: 08/14/2020, 02:21 pm By Robert HolmanMACON, Ill. (Aug. 13) — With few opportunities to compete in Super Late Model close to home because of coronavirus-related restrictions, Kerry King of Delmar, Del., was looking for a place to race. Why not Illinois? King, who along Full Story
Stuckey forges on with Black Diamond revision
Posted: 08/13/2020, 01:52 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Ronnie Stuckey crawled under the latest version of his Black Diamond Chassis on Wednesday evening with a grinder, shooting up sparks from the car’s left-rear suspension while crew chief Anthony Burroughs and driver Full Story
Notes: Winning again at 72 after 25-year hiatus
Posted: 08/13/2020, 08:46 am By Joshua JoinerWhen Jim McBee won the Limited Late Model feature at Pennsylvania’s Bedford Speedway on July 17, it may have been a surprise to everyone else at the track that night, but it was no surprise to him. Returning to the driver’s seat in Full Story
O'Neal, new team relish positive Florence debut
Posted: 08/13/2020, 07:22 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Dirt Late Model teams making debuts are typically happy to make a feature race lineup. Stay on the lead lap. Avoid a wreck. Heck, even just keep the lugnuts on. One thing a brand-new team is unlikely to do? Post Full Story
Column: Overton, Wells team built for success
Posted: 08/12/2020, 01:51 pmBrandon Overton is comfortable and confident. David Wells is flashing the smile of a proud, satisfied car owner. This is how both men were hoping they would be eventually feeling when they joined together as a team last fall. Whether they Full Story
Fast Facts: Florence Speedway's North-South 100
Posted: 08/11/2020, 07:09 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 13-15 (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: Full Story
Rice aims to seal the deal after near-misses
Posted: 08/11/2020, 07:10 am By Joshua JoinerOn Saturday night at Brownstown Speedway, Josh Rice found himself in an all too familiar position. After charging forward from his seventh starting spot and taking the lead from Kent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., on lap 48 of the 50-lap Full Story
Fast Talk: Tale of the tape at Cedar Lake
Posted: 08/10/2020, 10:56 amAmid a stretch of big money races, our roundtable considers Brandon Overton‘s USA Nationals victory, the extracurriculars at Cedar Lake and other weekend action in the weekly feature presented by Castrol (edited for clarity and length): Evaluate Full Story
After outburst and DQ, Erb takes aim at Pierce
Posted: 08/09/2020, 06:38 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 8) — Brandon Overton was the winner of Saturday’s 33rd annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway. Tyler Erb, though, made himself the story of the crown jewel World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Full Story
Notes: Florida ace races in memory of best friend
Posted: 08/06/2020, 06:27 am By Joshua JoinerWith eight victories in 16 Crate Late Model races this year, Bo Slay is having by far the best season of his career. The 29-year-old Milton, Fla., driver has been nothing short of dominant in his local area with victories at three tracks, Full Story
Column: Up in the air, Marlar goes with the flow
Posted: 08/05/2020, 02:21 pmKeeping tabs on Mike Marlar hasn’t been easy for the last couple years. There’s been nothing steady or predictable about his motorsports pursuits since he won the 2018 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series championship. Even Full Story
Fast Facts: Cedar Lake's 33rd USA Nationals
Posted: 08/05/2020, 01:20 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 6-8 ($6,000-to-win program Thursday followed by Friday 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 Buildings Full Story
Fast Talk: Big money races on the horizon
Posted: 08/03/2020, 11:43 amWith Money Month on the horizon, our roundtable considers recent winners and developments while looking ahead during this still uncertain season of action in DirtonDirt.com's weekly feature presented by Castrol (edited for clarity and length): Which Full Story
Notes: Illinois Crate racer navigates success
Posted: 07/30/2020, 10:07 am By Joshua JoinerBrandon Eskew knew the 2020 season had the potential to be a great year for him, but he had to wait an extra two months to prove it. Eskew, the 22-year-old driver from Ashland, Ill., and his family-owned Crate Late Model team purchased Full Story
Quick Time: Analyzing same-track tour success
Posted: 07/29/2020, 12:26 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, presented Full Story
Fast Talk: B-Shepp's big win at I-80 Speedway
Posted: 07/27/2020, 11:29 amFollowing another busy weekend of racing highlighted by I-80 Speedway's Silver Dollar Nationals, our weekly roundtable presented by Castrol considers the winners, news and happenings around the sport (edited for clarity and length): Brandon Full Story
