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Fast Talk: Weekend recap, eyeing the holiday
Posted: 05/20/2019, 11:03 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to review a weekend that — finally! — wasn’t completely ravaged by rain and to look ahead toward a holiday weekend highlighted by the Show-Me 100, the first crown jewel of 2019 (edited for clarity and Full Story
Recalling tireless Kuntz's generosity, enthusiasm
Posted: 05/20/2019, 08:28 am By Robert HolmanAn engine builder entrenched in drag racing determined to forge his own path in Dirt Late Model racing. Thanks to his never-tiring commitment and the relationships he built with some of the sport’s best drivers, that’s exactly what Full Story
Trivia Time: Test yourself with Memorial Day edition
Posted: 05/19/2019, 06:00 pm By Bob MarkosPart of a continuing feature at DirtonDirt.com, test your Dirt Late Model knowledge with a 20-question quiz from longtime racing historian Bob Markos. The Memorial Day edition pays tribute to late Dirt Late Model racers (click here for Full Story
Missouri newcomer gets up to speed quickly
Posted: 05/16/2019, 08:36 am By Lyndal ScrantonWith only a handful of Late Model attempts under his belt, Cole Henson admits it's an ongoing education each time he climbs behind the wheel of his No. 31. "They set me up with a great car every week," Henson said of car owner Rob Schlup Full Story
Column: Redemptive win salve for maturing K-Rob
Posted: 05/15/2019, 02:42 pmKent Robinson was still riding high a week after registering a $5,000 victory in the April 13 Schaeffer’s MARS Racing Series event at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway. Then his phone rang and the voice on the other end — belonging to the Full Story
Quick Time: The racing world's Game of Thrones
Posted: 05/15/2019, 02:19 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: K-Rob climbs six spots in rankings
Posted: 05/14/2019, 10:38 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a $10,000 Schaeffer’s MARS Racing Series victory Friday at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway, Kent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Full Story
Fast Talk: Racing recap and intros to dirt tracks
Posted: 05/13/2019, 10:55 amWhile awaiting a chance to put away our umbrellas, our weekly roundtable considers the weekend’s major event and looks ahead to a busy stretch of national tour action (edited for clarity and length): Evaluate the weekend’s most significant Full Story
Notes: Younger Overton picking up checkered flags
Posted: 05/09/2019, 12:44 am By Alli CollisIt wasn’t all that long ago that Cody Overton of Evans, Ga., was out on the road with his brother Brandon, serving as a crew member for his older sibling as he chased the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series title. Fast Full Story
Column: Remembering shock-behind revolution
Posted: 05/08/2019, 04:37 pmMark Richards is a lot of things: the wildly successful co-owner of Rocket Chassis in Shinnston, W.Va., one of Dirt Late Model racing’s most decorated team owners, a top mechanical mind. But Richards, 58, of Shinnston, W.Va., is also Full Story
Quick Time: Doubling up on national tours
Posted: 05/08/2019, 12:48 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 Talk: Evaluations past, present and future
Posted: 05/06/2019, 09:32 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to discuss the late Joe Garrison’s place in the Dirt Late Model world while considering on-track action present and future (edited for clarity and length): Reflect on the influence of GRT co-founder Joe Full Story
Frye recalls glory days with Garrison and GRT
Posted: 05/05/2019, 07:27 am By Kevin KovacThe first time Bill Frye crossed paths with GRT Race Cars co-founder Joe Garrison was in 1987. He was a 26-year-old Dirt Late Model newcomer fresh out of street stocks, living in Squires, Mo., and accompanied a Lebanon, Mo., speed shop Full Story
Garrison's racing success was 'a dream come true'
Posted: 05/02/2019, 07:52 pm By Todd Turner, Kevin Kovac, Alli Collis and Robert HolmanGrowing up in a tiny central Arkansas town in the early ‘80s, Wendell Wallace remembers being too young to drive himself to the dirt track on the other side of Little Rock. So he’d catch a ride with an older buddy — Joe Garrison Full Story
Notes: Young Pearson follows dad's tire tracks
Posted: 05/02/2019, 12:03 am By Alli CollisWhen your father is a four-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion and former World 100 winner, it’s hard not to feel a little bit of pressure to perform when it’s your turn to climb behind the wheel. But 21-year-old Trey Pearson Full Story
Column: Wells eases into business side of racing
Posted: 05/01/2019, 02:11 pmFor nearly a decade, Eric Wells traipsed across the country as a national touring series regular — first with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (2010-12) and then the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series (2013-17) — Full Story
Quick Time: Favorite haunts of winning racers
Posted: 05/01/2019, 11:46 amTake 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
Maryland up-and-comer rideless after big victory
Posted: 04/30/2019, 12:36 pm By Kevin KovacEverything seemed to be going Justin Weaver’s way. The 25-year-old driver from Williamsport, Md., wouldn’t deny that. At the tail end of a career 2018 campaign in the Limited Late Model ranks — track titles at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway Full Story
Top 25: Weiss joins top 10 in rankings
Posted: 04/30/2019, 08:59 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a $5,000 Southern All Star victory Friday at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn., Ricky Weiss of Headingley, Manitoba, moved into the top 10 in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Full Story
Fast Talk: Race review, breakout considerations
Posted: 04/29/2019, 10:13 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers April’s final weekend of racing and a few other Dirt Late Model issues (edited for clarity and length): Detail a notable weekend winner. Kevin Kovac, DirtonDirt.com Full Story
Notes: Peoria newcomer Chasteen off to hot start
Posted: 04/25/2019, 06:57 am By Alli CollisWhen Mike Chasteen Jr. of Peoria, Ill., was putting together a Super Late Model program for the 2019 season, he didn’t have big expectations. Spending the past 10 years racing modifieds, the 26-year-old Chasteen just wanted to make his Full Story
Column: Born to race, Winger coming of age
Posted: 04/24/2019, 08:20 pmFor Ashton Winger, winning a touring Super Late Model feature — a milestone he reached on April 20 with a $3,000 Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series victory at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss. — was almost inevitable. Full Story
Top 25: Pierce jumps to fourth spot in rankings
Posted: 04/23/2019, 07:13 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a $10,555 Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association victory in Saturday’s Slocum 50 at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Easter weekend action
Posted: 04/22/2019, 10:53 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers weekend results from special events around the country during a mostly wet Easter weekend (edited for clarity and length): Who successfully filled their Easter basket? Kevin Full Story
Longhorn house car gets boost at VMS
Posted: 04/18/2019, 02:14 pm By Kevin KovacTim McCreadie will climb into a Dirt Late Model that doesn’t carry a No. 39 on its doors Saturday at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica. It goes without saying that such an occurrence is exceedingly rare for a driver who began focusing Full Story
