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Column: Amid rich wins, B-Shepp still unflappable
Posted: 08/29/2019, 12:04 amBrandon Sheppard’s spectacular 2019 season behind the wheel of the Rocket Chassis house car rolled on with his $101,626 triumph in Saturday's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Dirt Million at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway. Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp returns to top of rankings
Posted: 08/27/2019, 10:41 am By Alli CollisAfter earning his second six-figure payday of the season in Saturday’s Dirt Million at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway, Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., quickly returned to the top of DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. Sheppard Full Story
Notes: Richest events continue to evade J.D.
Posted: 08/26/2019, 03:05 pm By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — Dirt Late Model racing’s longest, richest races have been a particular source of frustration this season for Jonathan Davenport. Saturday night’s second annual Dirt Million at Mansfield Motor Speedway was Full Story
Fast Talk: Sheppy heads toward historic season
Posted: 08/26/2019, 11:10 amOur weekly roundtable considers Brandon Sheppard’s second six-figure payday of the season, while looking ahead to Chris Madden’s return and a busy Labor Day weekend (edited for clarity and length): Reflect on Brandon Sheppard’s second Full Story
Junghans can't quite get over hump at Mansfield
Posted: 08/26/2019, 11:12 am By Alli CollisMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — Bittersweet might be the best word to describe Chase Junghans’s Dirt Million weekend. After finishing no worse than third in three nights of action at Mansfield Motor Speedway, the 26-year-old Manhattan, Full Story
Rich payout ($50,813) fulfills Million runner-up
Posted: 08/25/2019, 03:21 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — For a brief moment following a lap-74 restart in Saturday night’s 100-lap Dirt Million feature at Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., looked like he just might vault from third to first Full Story
Norris looking to cap CBR stint with flourish
Posted: 08/24/2019, 02:36 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 23) — Michael Norris of Sarver, Pa., is well aware that this weekend’s second annual Dirt Million at Mansfield Motor Speedway is likely marking the end of his 2-month-long run as the fill-in driver for the sidelined Full Story
Notes: Battling cancer, racing tops bucket list
Posted: 08/22/2019, 10:44 am By Alli CollisWhen Jeremy Holtzclaw was diagnosed with stage four liver and colon cancer seven months ago, the 39-year-old Sparta, Tenn., native immediately decided he wouldn’t wallow in self pity. Instead, Holtzclaw set out to reach the goals he'd Full Story
Column: Port Royal win reveals Zeigler’s ascent
Posted: 08/21/2019, 04:37 pmPORT ROYAL, Pa. — As Mason Zeigler stood in the Port Royal Speedway pit area after winning his first-ever World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature Saturday, the Chalk Hill, Pa., driver offered an appropriate description Full Story
Quick Time: Weighing revised Mansfield purse
Posted: 08/21/2019, 03:53 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Scott twins enduring Lucas Oil learning curve
Posted: 08/20/2019, 09:44 am By Robert HolmanBATESVILLE, Ark. — If 2019 has been a grand experiment for Scott Brothers Racing teammates Stormy and Johnny Scott, consider Stormy the guinea pig. The twins from Las Cruces, N.M., decided to break away from their modified roots this Full Story
Fast Facts: Mansfield’s second annual Dirt Million
Posted: 08/20/2019, 09:23 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 22-24 (Two $10,000-to-win features on Thursday and two $10,000-to-win features on Friday, followed by Saturday’s finale in excess of $92,000-to-win) Track: Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway, (4/10-mile dirt oval) Sanction: Full Story
Top 25: Streaking Madden voted No. 1 in poll
Posted: 08/20/2019, 08:27 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his third straight crown jewel victory in Saturday’s Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., unseated Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., for the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
After another near-miss, Weiss tips cap to Zeigler
Posted: 08/19/2019, 03:06 pm By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 17) — No one would have blamed Ricky Weiss for being a sullen and withdrawn following Saturday’s 40-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature at Port Royal Speedway. The Canadian driver had, Full Story
Fast Talk: Can Madden attain Driver of the Year?
Posted: 08/19/2019, 10:35 amOur weekly roundtable considers Chris Madden’s August domination of major events while looking ahead to the lucrative weekend at Mansfield Motorsport Park (edited for clarity and length): Is it possible Chris Madden can challenge Brandon Full Story
Notes: WoO video-game Grove proves beneficial
Posted: 08/17/2019, 01:33 pm By Kevin KovacMECHANICSBURG, Pa. (Aug. 16) — Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., had never raced at Williams Grove Speedway before Friday night’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series event, but he felt an odd sense of familiarity Full Story
Notes: Big victory highlights Missouri youngster’s season
Posted: 08/15/2019, 07:24 am By Alli CollisCole Henson of Russellville, Mo., has exceeded his expectations for his first full season racing Late Models. So much so that the 23-year-old driver found himself enjoying a career-richest $2,500 victory in Saturday’s Randy McGraw Memorial Full Story
Column: Fans embrace revitalized Birky’s return
Posted: 08/14/2019, 08:27 pmLast month I texted Brian Birkhofer to check if he might be making another of his here-and-there appearances in July 6’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-sanctioned Gopher 50 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Full Story
Quick Time: Madden joins $50,000-$50,000 club
Posted: 08/14/2019, 08:25 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Fast Facts: 27th annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/13/2019, 07:20 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 15-17 (Complete $5,000-to-win programs Thursday and Friday, followed by Saturday’s $40,000-to-win finale) Track: Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway (3/8-mile clay oval) Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Full Story
Notes: Brake problems doom Pierce at Florence
Posted: 08/11/2019, 12:55 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — An obviously dejected Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., stood outside his team’s hauler following Saturday’s Sunoco North-South 100, reflecting on just what went wrong in the $50,000-to-win crown jewel event at Full Story
While revisiting ovals, Scott is making gains
Posted: 08/09/2019, 02:09 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 8) — As a former standout on the United States Modified Touring Series, Stormy Scott’s first time chasing the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has been humbling to say the least. But as the 2019 calendar turns to August, Full Story
Notes: Maryland's Quade enjoying best season
Posted: 08/08/2019, 01:15 am By Alli CollisRacing Late Models for more than a decade, Derick Quade finds himself in the midst of a career-best season. Piling up Limited victories at Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, Md., and Winchester (Va.) Speedway, the 36-year-old Mechanicsville, Full Story
Column: After USA win, Madden has loftier goals
Posted: 08/07/2019, 05:18 amChris Madden was certainly overcome with emotion after overtaking Brandon Sheppard with four circuits remaining to win Saturday’s 100-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-sanctioned USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway Full Story
Fast Facts: 37th annual North-South 100
Posted: 08/06/2019, 02:11 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 8-10 (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
