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Top 25: Madden jumps to No. 11 in rankings
Posted: 08/06/2019, 08:28 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his first career crown jewel victory in Saturday’s USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Full Story
Notes: First-lap miscue dooms Erb's USA hopes
Posted: 08/05/2019, 12:15 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 3) — Perched prominently on the pole position for the start of Saturday night’s 100-lap USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, headed toward the green flag in the 32nd annual Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Madden's first crown jewel
Posted: 08/05/2019, 11:46 amOur weekly roundtable dives into the $50,000 USA Nationals victory of Chris Madden while taking a glance ahead at the next $50,000-to-win race coming out way (edited for clarity and length): Consider Chris Madden’s 2019 path to his richest Full Story
Jameson on upswing heading for North-South
Posted: 08/05/2019, 09:09 am By Alli CollisBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Aug. 3) — After leading more than half of Saturday’s Schaeffer’s MARS Racing Series Hall of Fame Classic at Brownstown Speedway, Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, Ind., fell to Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., on the Full Story
Despite fade, Dillard gets shot in arm at USA Nat'ls
Posted: 08/04/2019, 03:43 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 3) — Cade Dillard was a conflicted race car driver following Saturday’s 32nd annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway. On one hand, the 28-year-old Dirt Late Model upstart from Robeline, La., was dejected Full Story
Briggs runs into trouble in USA Nationals prelims
Posted: 08/03/2019, 01:34 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 2) — Boom Briggs and his pal Jonathan Davenport traveled together in Briggs’s hauler for five days. They went fishing together on a Wisconsin lake on Thursday morning. They parked next to each other in Cedar Full Story
Coverage index of 32nd annual USA Nationals
Posted: 07/22/2019, 06:44 pmNEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Index for coverage of the 32nd annual USA Nationals, a $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series event set for Aug. 1-3 at Cedar Lake Speedway: Wednesday, Aug. 6 • Column: Madden chases Full Story
Anvelink's Shawano run a setup for Cedar Lake
Posted: 08/01/2019, 02:09 am By Kevin KovacSHAWANO, Wis. (July 30) — The crowd around Nick Anvelink’s car in Shawano Speedway’s pit area following Tuesday’s 40-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-sanctioned Sundrop Shootout signaled that the driver from Full Story
Notes: Georgia upstart piling up victories
Posted: 08/01/2019, 01:30 am By Alli CollisIn just his second full season racing Late Models, Dalton Polston of Lithia Springs, Ga., is still relatively new to the division. But his lack of experience hasn’t stopped the 19-year-old racer from piling up victories in Limited Late Full Story
Column: Marlar's season becomes flurry of action
Posted: 07/31/2019, 05:43 pmThis was supposed to be a rather calm season of competition for Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn. He announced last fall — as he was winning the 2018 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series championship — that his car owner, Full Story
Fast Facts: Cedar Lake's 32nd USA Nationals
Posted: 07/30/2019, 08:38 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 1-3 (one $6,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by 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 Craftsman Late Full Story
Top 25: Horton joins rankings at No. 25
Posted: 07/30/2019, 08:39 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first career Ultimate Southeast Series victory Saturday at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga., Austin Horton of Newnan, Ga., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., secured Full Story
Unsolved power steering issue dooming for Pierce
Posted: 07/29/2019, 03:59 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 27) — There were certainly some observers — perhaps, actually, many — who thought Bobby Pierce and his team might react angrily to the Oakwood, Ill., driver losing Saturday night’s $30,000 Prairie Dirt Classic Full Story
Fast Talk: Evaluating Pierce's PDC reaction
Posted: 07/29/2019, 11:12 amOur weekly roundtable considers a busy weekend highlighted by the 30th annual Prairie Dirt Classic while looking ahead to a big weekend at Cedar Lake (edited for clarity and length): Are we surprised by Bobby Pierce’s calm reaction to Full Story
Title-chasing Overton's instincts put to the test
Posted: 07/29/2019, 10:17 am By Alli CollisTAZEWELL, Tenn. (July 27) — Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., isn’t the type of driver to hang back in a race and hope for a good finish. The Rum Runner Racing pilot is more likely to be seen charging to the front, putting it all on the Full Story
Request for excitement? B-Shepp comes through
Posted: 07/28/2019, 08:30 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 27) — Brandon Sheppard has always received tough-love critiques of his driving from his father, Steve Sheppard Jr. It’s become an ingrained part of the game for the 26-year-old superstar from New Berlin, Ill. | Full Story
Snakebit McIntosh finally finds good luck at 411
Posted: 07/27/2019, 12:49 pm By Alli CollisSEYMOUR, Tenn. (July 26) — Donald McIntosh stood outside of the Blount Motorsports team’s hauler chatting with a fan following Friday night’s’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series feature at 411 Motor Speedway. Asked how he Full Story
Notes: Top WISSOTA rookie off to hot start
Posted: 07/25/2019, 12:06 am By Alli CollisClicking off five victories at three racetracks, Deven VanHouse of Silver Bay, Minn., has already exceeded his expectations for his rookie Late Model season. So much so that the 33-year-old Minnesotan currently finds himself atop the WISSOTA Full Story
Column: Pierce wields not-so-secret weapon
Posted: 07/24/2019, 03:47 pmLike everyone else at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., last Saturday night, Bob Pierce watched his son, Bobby, sail around the 4/10-mile track’s ample cushion, lap after hard-driving lap, en route to a memorable $53,000 victory in the Full Story
Quick Time: Previewing the Prairie Dirt Classic
Posted: 07/24/2019, 03:02 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
Top 25: Madden rejoins rankings at No. 21
Posted: 07/23/2019, 11:40 am By Alli CollisAfter a runner-up finish in Saturday’s Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., returns to DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., maintains Full Story
Fast Talk: I-80 wrapup (and a few dustups)
Posted: 07/22/2019, 09:56 amOur weekly roundtable wraps up I-80 Speedway’s Silver Dollar Nationals while considering other pressing issues in the Dirt Late Model world (edited for clarity and length): Is there any better devil-may-care, cushion-riding driver than Full Story
Pierce-McCreadie rift bubbles at Silver Dollar
Posted: 07/22/2019, 07:29 am By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 20) — Bobby Pierce pounded on the roof of his car. Then he held his arms above his head, looked in the direction of the fans in the grandstand and clapped his hands. | RaceWire The 22-year-old star’s victory lane Full Story
Roadblocks can't stop Dohm from Richmond sweep
Posted: 07/21/2019, 02:26 pm By Alli CollisRICHMOND, Ky. (July 20) — To the casual observer, Zack Dohm’s Richmond Raceway sweep and dominate weekend performance may have looked easy. But after sustaining damage to his car and injuring his left wrist during Friday’s program, Full Story
Notes: Leighton chases Silver Dollar breakout
Posted: 07/20/2019, 01:19 pm By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 19) — Bill Leighton Jr. of La Vista, Neb., turned back multiple aggressive bids from two of Dirt Late Model racing’s brightest young national stars to win a heat race in the first round of Friday night’s ninth Full Story
