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Best of 2019: Northern, Western state capsules
Posted: 12/10/2019, 08:16 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2019 superlatives of the Northern and Western states (individually for states with at least five weekly Late Model tracks; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2019 Full Story
Fast Talk: Roundtable looks ahead to PRI show
Posted: 12/09/2019, 12:41 pmWith the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show coming up later this week, our weekly roundtable considers the life of a trade show as the sport heads into the offseason (edited for clarity and length): The Performance Racing Industry Full Story
Best of 2019: Midwest's state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/09/2019, 07:53 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2019 superlatives of the Midwestern states (individually for states with significant weekly Late Model action; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2019 coverage): Illinois Top Full Story
Best of 2019: Top-five lists from a busy season
Posted: 12/05/2019, 07:11 am By Kevin KovacWith Driver of the Year and other driver honors already published, DirtonDirt.com takes a look at other top-five lists from the 2019 season, running the gamut from the top-five performances to top-five clashes of the year (Best of 2019 Full Story
Column: Life goes on after Rum Rummer split
Posted: 12/04/2019, 04:08 pmThe results Brandon Overton achieved in his first season driving for the Coulter family’s Rum Runner Racing — 12 wins, including a $20,000 USA 100 triumph June 15 at Virginia Motor Speedway and an especially hot October during which Full Story
Breakouts, newcomers and comebacks for 2019
Posted: 12/03/2019, 07:55 am By Robert HolmanAs part of its ongoing Best of 2019 coverage, DirtonDirt.com hands out awards to worthy Dirt Late Model drivers. We rank the top breakout drivers, top newcomers and most improved drivers and comeback drivers for the past season. This season’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Trending for this decade (and next)
Posted: 12/02/2019, 11:21 amStill digesting delightful Thanksgiving meals, our weekly roundtable wraps up the weekend and considers some big-picture issues as the decade comes to an end (edited for clarity and length): What caught your eye on a weather-hampered Thanksgiving Full Story
Sheppard again tops Drivers of the Year lists
Posted: 12/02/2019, 07:57 am By Robert HolmanWith the 2019 racing season in the books, DirtonDirt.com takes a closer look at top five national drivers as well as regional and weekly Dirt Late Model competition. Check our video coverage for DirtonDirt.com’s Top Five Drivers overall, Full Story
DirtonDirt.com's Best of '19 coverage index
Posted: 12/31/2019, 07:39 amIndex of DirtonDirt.com’s Best of 2019 coverage with an installment most non-holiday weekdays throughout December (including breaks for the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show and Arizona Sport Shirts Gateway Dirt Nationals; 2019 track Full Story
Column: Young O'Neal joins MasterSbilt revival
Posted: 11/27/2019, 12:48 pmTader Masters hasn’t fielded a full-fledged, national-level house car program out of his Crothersville, Ind.-based MasterSbilt Race Cars shop since a 2014 effort with Ray Cook of Brasstown, N.C., ended after just a couple months, but Full Story
Fast Talk: Evaluation of latest from Silly Season
Posted: 11/25/2019, 01:57 pmBefore gathering around our tables with turkey and dressing, our weekly roundtable considers driver-team changes and a few other items during Thanksgiving week (edited for clarity and length): Although not as lucrative, but Chris Madden’s Full Story
Column: Rebirth propels Richards, Rocket team
Posted: 11/20/2019, 06:07 pmWhen Rocket Chassis house car owner Mark Richards stood on stage during the Nov. 10 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series awards banquet at the Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, N.C., to deliver a speech about winning his second Full Story
Georgian gearing up for ambitious national run
Posted: 11/19/2019, 06:51 am By Kevin KovacAshton Winger capped his breakout — or, perhaps more appropriately, breakthrough — season with a career-high $15,000 triumph in Saturday’s 100-lap Coors Light Fall Classic at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss. Next up for Full Story
Fast Talk: The future for Winger’s budding career
Posted: 11/18/2019, 11:39 amAmid the waning action of the 2019 season, our weekly roundtable tackles a variety of issues as we wrap up the season and head for the holidays (edited for clarity and length): What are Whynot winner Ashton Winger's hurdles to becoming Full Story
Column: Bloomquist mourns ‘second father’
Posted: 11/14/2019, 07:48 amScott Bloomquist can still remember the first time he met Randy Sweet, the record-setting Michigan short-track asphalt racer and founder of Sweet Manufacturing who would eventually become one of Bloomquist’s closest confidants. The Hall Full Story
Top 25: Sheppard ends season in No. 1 spot
Posted: 11/12/2019, 08:34 am By Todd TurnerWorld of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series champion Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., ended the season where he began it — atop DirtonDirt.com's Top 25 power rankings. For the 87th time in his career, Sheppard (pictured) Full Story
Fast Talk: Recapping the Charlotte ‘juggernaut’
Posted: 11/11/2019, 11:17 amOur weekly roundtable wraps up the season-ending Can-Am World Finals on the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series as the Late Model season itself wraps up (edited for clarity and length): What's the biggest takeaway from Full Story
Weiss falls shy in finale, but he’s staying on gas
Posted: 11/10/2019, 03:58 pm By Kevin KovacCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 9) — Ricky Weiss didn’t want to go through his first full season as a World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series regular without a victory. He did everything he could in Saturday’s 50-lap Can-Am World Full Story
Bloomquist team savors 'Sweet' Charlotte result
Posted: 11/09/2019, 10:06 am By Kevin KovacCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 8) — Hearts were heavy in the Scott Bloomquist Racing camp during Friday’s Can-Am World Finals program at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. By the end of the night, though, there was some joy to help temper the sorrow. On Full Story
Column: Life’s good for Boss after special victory
Posted: 11/06/2019, 02:43 pmRoss Robinson is an emotional guy, a racer who wears his heart firmly on his sleeve. It wasn’t surprising, then, how the 29-year-old driver reacted Saturday as he stood on the homestretch of his hometown track, Georgetown (Del.) Speedway, Full Story
Notes: Delaware power couple post 1-2 finish
Posted: 11/05/2019, 02:41 pm By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (Nov. 2) — Finishing second in Saturday night’s 40-lap Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend Super Late Model feature at Georgetown Speedway wasn’t a disappointment for Amanda Whaley. In fact, she still celebrated in Full Story
Notes: Assist provides boost for EAMS upstart
Posted: 11/05/2019, 01:35 pm By Robert HolmanPHENIX CITY, Ala. (Nov. 3) — With the help from Tyler Erb crew chief Randall Edwards, Steven Roberts of Jesup, Ga., found himself right in the thick of the battle for the lead midway through Sunday’s 45th annual National 100. | RaceWire Roberts, Full Story
Fast Talk: National 100 wrap and Charlotte preview
Posted: 11/04/2019, 01:27 pmWith the season waning, our weekly roundtable considers Chris Madden's National 100 victory and looks ahead to Charlotte's Can-Am World Finals (edited for clarity and length): What's your reaction to the National 100 result? Todd Turner, Full Story
Robinson’s richest win comes with bit of drama
Posted: 11/04/2019, 08:34 am By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (Nov. 2) — There was little that could possibly dull the joy Ross Robinson felt after winning Saturday's 40-lap Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend Super Late Model feature at his hometown Georgetown Speedway. | RaceWire The Full Story
National 100 promoter soaks up EAMS history
Posted: 11/01/2019, 10:49 am By Kevin KovacBilly Thomas is a walking, talking history book of the National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Ala. He should be, of course, since he’s attended, as a driver or track promoter, every edition of the race, which runs Full Story
