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B-Shepp seethes over East Bay spin, restarts
Posted: 02/04/2020, 07:11 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 3) — Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., was digging hard to end his early-season string of close-but-no-cigar runs in the Rocket Chassis house. Kyle Bronson of Brandon, Fla., was doing the same in an effort to Full Story
East Bay debut wraps up with unlikely comeback
Posted: 02/04/2020, 01:14 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 3) — A runner-up in a Monday night heat race at East Bay Raceway Park, Chris Garnes earned a fourth-row starting spot in his first-ever feature event at the third-mile oval that hosts some of Dirt Late Model racing’s Full Story
Fast Talk: GIS review, East Bay predictions
Posted: 02/03/2020, 12:53 pmWith Georgia-Florida Speedweeks in full swing, our weekly roundtable gathers to review the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series opener at Golden Isles Speedway and look ahead to this week’s action at East Bay Raceway Park (edited for clarity Full Story
Rough ending doesn't dull Whitener's night
Posted: 02/02/2020, 02:04 am By Todd TurnerBRUNSWICK, Ga. — Mark Whitener is among Florida’s winningest Late Model racers over the last 10 years or more, mostly in Limited and Crate Late Model action in the Sunshine State. But when Georgia-Florida Speedweeks rolls around each Full Story
Notes: Bruening's 'racing vacation' getting serious
Posted: 01/31/2020, 07:50 pm By Todd TurnerBRUNSWICK, Ga. (Jan. 31) — Tyler Bruening has enjoyed plenty of racing vacations at Georgia-Florida Speedweeks. But the stakes are raised this season for the 34-year-old racer from Decorah, Iowa. Competing as a Skyline Motorsports teammate Full Story
Addition of Looney stiffens ULMA chase
Posted: 01/29/2020, 11:14 am By Lyndal ScrantonThe already-competitive Warsaw Auto Marine & RV-sponsored Late Model division at Lucas Oil Speedway is going to be even more interesting this season. This after longtime regional Late Model standout Brad Looney of Republic, Mo., announced Full Story
Column: Twarog realizes he just can’t quit racing
Posted: 01/30/2020, 07:27 amTye Twarog's days as a Dirt Late Model team owner were supposed to be over. That was the plan he revealed soon after his 2017-18 driver, Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, moved to Dunn Benson Motorsports to run last year’s Lucas Oil Late Full Story
Speedweeks questions? Panelists have answers
Posted: 01/29/2020, 07:18 amGeorgia-Florida Speedweeks for Super Late Models kick off Friday in Georgia with 18 races at six tracks, two in Georgia and four in Florida. DirtonDirt.com asked staffers and several contributing panelists several questions previewing Jan. Full Story
Top 25: Sheppard atop the preseason poll again
Posted: 01/28/2020, 08:14 am By Todd TurnerTopping DirtonDirt.com's preseason power rankings for the third straight season, reigning and two-time World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series champion Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., was the unanimous choice as the Full Story
Young Virginian excited for Speedweeks upgrade
Posted: 01/28/2020, 04:38 am By Kevin KovacLogan Roberson has tasted the Georgia-Florida Speedweeks atmosphere for the last three years, albeit on a lower-key level as an entrant in Crate Late Model action. Which means, of course, that the young Waynesboro, Va., driver’s southern Full Story
Fast Talk: Best bet for Speedweeks first-timer?
Posted: 01/27/2020, 11:22 amWith Georgia-Florida Speedweeks getting underway Friday, our weekly roundtable rises to the occasion to preview one of the season's most exciting stretches of racing coming up (edited for clarity and length): With Speedweeks on the horizon, Full Story
Schedule, track-by-track capsules for Speedweeks
Posted: 01/27/2020, 10:14 am By Robert HolmanThe 2020 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks race-by-race schedule for Super Late Model events at six dirt tracks, two in Georgia and four in Florida. Action runs from Jan. 31-Feb. 15 at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga.; North Florida Speedway Full Story
Column: Culp hits sweet spot in his racing career
Posted: 01/23/2020, 08:19 amEvery driver with aspirations of making a living as a Dirt Late Model racer eventually reaches a crossroads, a soul-searching occasion. They must decide whether to rededicate themselves and press on through the trials and tribulations that Full Story
Recap of series and organizational changes for 2020
Posted: 01/22/2020, 10:22 am By Robert HolmanRecapping changes among Dirt and Crate Late Model series and organizations from 2019 to 2020: New organizations DFW Local Late Model Series: In an effort to organize Crate Late Models in northeast Texas, the DFW Local Late Model Series Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing the '20 Wild West Shootout
Posted: 01/20/2020, 01:12 pmDirtonDirt.com’s weekly panel gathers to review the highlights of the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway and consider Kyle Bronson’s performance in Volusia Speedway Park’s Crate Late Model weekend Full Story
Notes: Beard's fiery car rises from ashes at WWS
Posted: 01/19/2020, 09:08 am By Todd TurnerQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Race cars frequently employ flames as part of graphics schemes, but for Kyle Beard’s Late Model, the fiery orange colors, dark ashes and flickered text of the No. 86 recalls a low point for the Trumann, Ark., driver. The Full Story
Spatola hopes to avoid fade with strong finish
Posted: 01/18/2020, 04:04 pm By Todd TurnerQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (Jan. 18) — Mike Spatola doesn’t mince words when describing what’s happened to his No. 89 during the first four rounds of the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout. “We’ve put the anchor out,” said the Full Story
Wheatland upstart tries to catch top trio
Posted: 01/17/2020, 07:35 pm By Lyndal ScrantonOne of the breakthrough drivers of the 2019 season at Lucas Oil Speedway looks to make even a bigger splash in the upcoming year at the Wheatland, Mo., oval. Tucker Cox of Jefferson City, Mo., who recently turned 20, wound up sixth in Full Story
Canadian's Wild West journey finally pays off
Posted: 01/17/2020, 07:36 pm By Todd TurnerQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — When he hauls 2,000 miles to the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout each January, Canadian racer Terry Carter has no illusions about being competitive with drivers like Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Chris Simpson Full Story
'Odd' heat wreck adds to Pearson's WWS struggles
Posted: 01/16/2020, 09:27 am By Todd TurnerQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (Jan. 15) — The competition got up close and personal — a little too up close and personal — for Earl Pearson Jr. during Wednesday’s Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout action at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway. While Full Story
Column: Blair's realistic approach pays dividends
Posted: 01/16/2020, 03:47 amMax Blair can’t characterize his 2019 season as anything but a magic-carpet ride. It was that spectacular, that prolific, that memorable. Indeed, Blair, a resident of Centerville, Pa., who turned 30 on Jan. 12, won Dirt Late Model races Full Story
Simpson's rebound year on right track in Arizona
Posted: 01/14/2020, 09:29 am By Todd TurnerQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (Jan. 12) — While trying to rebound from a subpar racing season, you need some breaks to go your way. Chris Simpson didn’t get a break at the outset of Sunday’s program at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway. In the second Full Story
Notes: Birky rounding into race shape at WWS
Posted: 01/13/2020, 04:13 pmQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (Jan. 12) — Brian Birkhofer has no illusions about the difficult road to victory he faces in the 2020 Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway. In fact, despite a resume bulging with Full Story
Fast Talk: Analyzing the kickoff of Arizona action
Posted: 01/13/2020, 11:38 amDirtonDirt.com’s weekly roundtable considers the start of the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway, picturesque racetrack landscapes and a new direction for Dunn Benson Motorsports (edited for clarity Full Story
After reset, young Iowan tackles action at Arizona
Posted: 01/10/2020, 09:30 pm By Todd TurnerQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (Jan. 10) — Nick Deal launched the 2019 season as hot as any Dirt Late Model rookie in the country. The Walnut, Iowa, driver ended the season with a retreat to the modified division. The 27-year-old Deal is looking Full Story
