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Fast Talk: Racing’s lions and lambs of March
Posted: 03/02/2020, 08:46 amAs the Dirt Late Model calendar flips to March, our weekly roundtable considers the beginning of the regular season as action begins to ramp up (edited for clarity and length): What weekend winner struck your fancy? Kevin Kovac, DirtonDirt.com Full Story
Strickler takes another step in Late Model rise
Posted: 02/28/2020, 08:03 am By Kevin KovacWhen Volusia Speedway Park's 49th annual DIRTcar Nationals presented by Bozard Ford concluded Feb. 15, Kyle Strickler just might have been the happiest driver in the pit area at the half-mile oval in Barberville, Fla. As the 36-year-old Full Story
Notes: Challenging start for Hiett's SAS pursuit
Posted: 02/27/2020, 08:05 am By Robert HolmanJason Hiett of Oxford, Ala., heads to Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., for Sunday’s #GigiStrong March Madness XVIII focused on competing for the 2020 Southern All Stars championship. The veteran racer knows that getting off to a good Full Story
Column: Bailes a triple threat with 2020 rides
Posted: 02/26/2020, 04:38 pmIn late November, after his successful ’19 campaign driving the Barry Wright Race Cars house car came to an early end, Ross Bailes was left wondering how much racing he would be able to do in 2020 with a Dirt Late Model program fielded Full Story
Quick Time: Reviewing national tour switcheroos
Posted: 02/26/2020, 11:16 amTake 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
Yaggy aims for rebound after abbreviated season
Posted: 02/25/2020, 03:56 pmThanks to a grinding springtime wreck, Jordan Yaggy’s promising 2019 Dirt Late Model campaign came to an abrupt end — and with it went any possibility of the driver from Rochester, Minn., taking a crack at following the full Lucas Oil Full Story
Fast Talk: Reflections after busy Speedweeks
Posted: 02/24/2020, 10:45 amWith a slight lull in the action between the end of a busy Speedweeks and the beginning of 2020’s regular season, our weekly roundtable answers some random questions in this week’s gathering (edited for clarity and length): Any post-Speedweeks Full Story
Column: J.D. still upbeat after trying Speedweeks
Posted: 02/20/2020, 07:08 amJonathan Davenport experienced just about everything a driver possibly could during his two-week Speedweeks excursion — including, of course, a victory that made him a Speedweeks winner for the fourth straight season and seventh time Full Story
Quick Time: Speedweeks stats and Volusia futility
Posted: 02/19/2020, 11:32 amTake 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: Volusia review and Speedweeks wrapup
Posted: 02/17/2020, 12:10 pmAfter Volusia Speedway Park concluded Georgia-Florida Speedweeks with six straight nights of Super Late Model action, our roundtable wraps up the winter miniseries (edited for clarity and length; complete Speedweeks coverage): What do Full Story
Notes: Another Whitener bid ends with nose-dive
Posted: 02/15/2020, 08:09 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 14) — Mark Whitener was a contender for a Georgia-Florida Speedweeks victory again on Friday at Volusia Speedway Park. And once again, the 38-year-old driver from Middleburg, Fla., experienced a disheartening demise. Two Full Story
O-fer his career, O-Show finally conquers Volusia
Posted: 02/14/2020, 08:12 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 13) — If Dirt Late Model superstar Jimmy Owens has had an Achilles heel in his spectacular career, it’s arguably been Volusia Speedway Park. For nearly 20 years the driver from Newport, Tenn., has been making Full Story
DJ: Pitside chatter sides with Erb at Volusia
Posted: 02/14/2020, 07:55 amFrom back home once again in Ohio (after a week on the road for Speedweeks), Dustin Jarrett’s almost-daily recap of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, the Jan. 31-Feb. 15 action at six tracks in the Peach and Sunshine States. Look for new editions Full Story
Sparks fly between Overton, Whitener at Volusia
Posted: 02/13/2020, 12:32 pm By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 12) — Mark Whitener was eyeing the most important victory of his Dirt Late Model career. Brandon Overton was headed toward arguably the best run he’s ever had at a track that's a thorn in his side. | Complete Full Story
No smiles, winners after WoO strips Erb’s victory
Posted: 02/13/2020, 07:14 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 12) — A stirring victory appearing to end a long stretch of national-tour frustration for Dennis Erb Jr. turned into a nightmare for the 47-year-old Carpentersville, Ill., driver during Wednesday’s DIRTcar Nationals Full Story
WoO seeking consistent ‘droop’ measurements
Posted: 02/12/2020, 01:07 pm By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 11) — World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series technical director Kenny Kenneda was pleased with how the implementation of the tour’s popularly-named “droop” rule had gone during the first two Full Story
Notes: Volusia entrants dealing with ‘droop rule’
Posted: 02/11/2020, 01:06 pm By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 10) — Monday wasn’t only the opener of the Dirt Late Model portion of the 49th annual DIRTcar Nationals presented by Bozard Ford at Volusia Speedway Park. The DIRTcar-sanctioned event provided World of Outlaws Full Story
Crunching wrecks dim Bruening’s Speedweeks
Posted: 02/11/2020, 08:15 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 10) — The toll that Georgia-Florida Speedweeks can exact on a Dirt Late Model driver was plastered all over Tyler Bruening’s face as he stood solemnly staring at his wrecked machine following Monday’s 30-lap Full Story
Fast Talk: Discussing all things Speedweeks
Posted: 02/10/2020, 11:32 amAmid of a busy Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, our roundtable considers the hottest drivers, the latest happenings and more from mid-winter action (edited for clarity and length): Has Brandon Sheppard ended any dispute about the nation's No. Full Story
Low speeds, high stress running East Bay finale
Posted: 02/09/2020, 08:55 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 8) — Drivers who come to East Bay Raceway learn to expect the unexpected at the third-mile oval where lore suggests that tides from the nearby bay affect the trickiest dirt track surface in the country. And Full Story
Notes: Richards rallies at East Bay despite penalty
Posted: 02/07/2020, 08:04 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 6) — Josh Richards flashed the aggressive fire of a young Josh Richards in charging from the rear of a 30-car field to finish second in Thursday’s 40-lap Wrisco Winternationals feature at East Bay Raceway Park. Full Story
DJ: Impressive trifecta in East Bay finish
Posted: 02/07/2020, 12:02 amFrom back home in Ohio (and now in Sylvania, Ga!), Dustin Jarrett’s almost-daily recap of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, the Jan. 31-Feb. 15 action at six tracks in the Peach and Sunshine States. Look for editions throughout Speedweeks (complete Full Story
Flagstand crash leaves J.D., Bronson reeling
Posted: 02/06/2020, 01:54 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 5) — The 35th circuit of Wednesday’s 40-lap Wrisco Winternationals feature at East Bay Raceway Park proved to be brutal for Jonathan Davenport and Kyle Bronson. Davenport, 36, of Blairsville, Ga., saw his march Full Story
Column: Mitchell heads to Screven on upswing
Posted: 02/05/2020, 01:37 pmThe 2019 racing season never really ended for Zack Mitchell. It just sort of morphed right into 2020. And as far as the soon-to-be 24-year-old driver from Enoree, S.C., is concerned, that’s a good thing. The virtually nonexistent break Full Story
Dohm turns back time with solid East Bay run
Posted: 02/05/2020, 01:35 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 4) — While Tim Dohm was inside his toterhome changing into street clothes after finishing fourth in Tuesday’s 30-lap Wrisco Winternationals feature at East Bay Raceway Park, a couple of the veteran driver’s crewmen Full Story
