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Fast Facts: Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship
Posted: 10/17/2018, 09:48 am By Robert Holman38th annual Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship (Complete DTWC coverage) Dates: Oct. 18-20 (modifieds only on Thursday; Late Model prelims on Friday; modified and Late Model features Saturday) Track: Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park Full Story
Fast Talk: It's T-Mac's World and we're living in it
Posted: 10/15/2018, 11:25 amOur Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable reviews Tim McCreadie’s World 100 victory as top drivers remain in Ohio for the Dirt Track World Championship (edited for clarity and length): Evaluate Tim McCreadie’s World 100 victory. Michael Full Story
Overton's go-for-broke rally at Big E fizzles out
Posted: 10/14/2018, 04:58 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 13) — Brandon Overton knew, deep down, that he didn’t have the car to win Saturday’s 48th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway, but that doesn’t mean the Evans, Ga., had to simply concede defeat as the race wound Full Story
Notes: World 100 points leader stays even keel
Posted: 10/12/2018, 08:40 pmROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 12) — After finishing third in a Sept. 6 preliminary feature, Zack Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.Va., has sat atop Eldora Speedway’s World 100 points standings for over a month now. As he returns to the Big E this weekend Full Story
Simpson eyes second MLRA championship
Posted: 10/11/2018, 07:50 am By Lyndal ScrantonThere's an old football adage that the only thing a prevent defense really prevents is victory. Many suggest that a play-it-safe approach also applies to racing, when it comes to protecting a late-season points lead. Don't expect Chad Full Story
Column: Pierce cements come-from-behind trait
Posted: 10/10/2018, 06:23 pmBob Pierce, the Hall of Fame driver-turned-chassis builder, was standing alongside his RV in the souvenir area at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial on Sunday night, ready to head home to Oakwood, Ill., when he was asked Full Story
Notes: Positive PPMS run gives Thornton big boost
Posted: 10/09/2018, 02:58 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 7) — Ricky Thornton Jr. won the B-main for Sunday afternoon’s postponed 30th annual Pittsburgher 100 at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, giving him a 12-lap preview of what was to come shortly thereafter Full Story
Pittsburgher's 88th lap collects Sheppard again
Posted: 10/08/2018, 06:57 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 7) — For two straight years Brandon Sheppard has been a contender in the Pittsburgher 100. And for two straight years he’s seen his hopes for a solid finish dashed by tough luck on the same circuit late in the Lucas Full Story
Fast Talk: Pierce's rally and Eldora predictions
Posted: 10/08/2018, 10:16 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers a busy national touring weekend while looking ahead to another busy late-season month in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for clarity and length): Recap the Pittsburgher Full Story
Quick Time: National tours month-by-month
Posted: 10/03/2018, 12:23 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
Column: Fayetteville on rebound after hurricane
Posted: 10/06/2018, 07:27 amConsidering the devastating impact that last month’s Hurricane Florence had on the area in and around Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway, no one would have been surprised if the track’s promoter, Jim Long Jr., had decided to simply Full Story
Fast Talk: Weighing Terbo's impressive WoO sweep
Posted: 10/01/2018, 01:13 pmOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers a busy national touring weekend while looking ahead to another busy late-season month in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for clarity and length): Recap WoO’s Atomic Full Story
Texan's Atomic two-step provides satisfying boost
Posted: 10/01/2018, 09:18 am By Alli CollisALMA, Ohio (Sept. 29) — When Tyler Erb scored his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series victory Friday at Atomic Speedway, he told series announcer Rick Eshelman he hoped it marked “a sign of things to come.” Sure Full Story
Notes: Bare can't build on Bedford track record
Posted: 09/30/2018, 09:36 pm By Kevin KovacBEDFORD, Pa. (Sept. 29) — Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, Va., was fast — record-setting fast, in fact — during Friday’s Keystone Cup qualifying at Bedford Speedway. He didn’t win that evening’s dash, but finishing second and Full Story
Notes: Marlar moves into position for WoO crown
Posted: 09/30/2018, 11:51 am By Alli CollisALMA, Ohio (Sept. 29) — With Atomic Speedway’s Outlaw Invasion in the rearview mirror, just two races remain on the 2018 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series slate. And after posting a pair of top-five finishes in the Ohio oval’s Full Story
Notes: Bedford stages Delaware sweethearts
Posted: 09/29/2018, 03:32 am By Kevin KovacBEDFORD, Pa. (Sept. 28) — Ross Robinson and Amanda Whaley have a close relationship — they’ve been dating for five years — so a night like they had Friday at Bedford Speedway will always stick out. | RaceWire The Delaware born-and-bred Full Story
Notes: New Yorker sheds non-qualifier king label
Posted: 09/27/2018, 07:01 am By Alli CollisJason Genco remembers a time when he was best known for winning non-qualifiers’ races. Fast forward a few years later and the 34-year-old Jamestown, N.Y., driver isn’t just piling up victories, but also clinching track championships Full Story
Column: Pennsy upstart considers his next step
Posted: 09/26/2018, 02:21 pmColeby Frye’s 2018 racing season isn’t yet over, but he’s already thinking of next year. The 33-year-old driver from Dover, Pa., knows that’s necessary if he intends to continue his Dirt Late Model driving career. As Frye eyes Full Story
Top 25: Sweeping Shirley joins top 10 in poll
Posted: 09/25/2018, 01:10 pm By Alli CollisAfter sweeping weekend DIRTcar events at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway and La Salle (Ill.) Speedway, Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., joined the top 10 in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., held Full Story
Finally, Pierce completes rally, wins Jackson 100
Posted: 09/24/2018, 03:47 pm By Alli CollisBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 23) — After his rallies came up short time and again, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., admits he was beginning to wonder if he would ever break through for a big-event victory this season. | RaceWire The 21-year-old Full Story
Fast Talk: 'Here comes Pierce' again and again
Posted: 09/24/2018, 11:10 amAfter weekend rain made it a busy Sunday in the Dirt Late Model world, our Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable reviews the Lucas Oil and World of Outlaws action (edited for clarity and length): Does anyone come from behind better Full Story
Unheralded Rettig duels with stars at Magnolia
Posted: 09/23/2018, 08:35 pm By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. — In a crowd of comers and goers during Saturday’s 70-lap Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 finale at Magnolia Motor Speedway, Austin Rettig of Sikeston, Mo., and hometown driver Brian Rickman seemed to be the only Full Story
Notes: Madden fights through pneumonia bout
Posted: 09/23/2018, 01:58 pm By Kevin KovacSELINSGROVE, Pa. (Sept. 22) — Racers don’t take sick days. They can’t call in sick — especially when they’re chasing a prestigious World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series championship worth $100,000. | RaceWire That’s Full Story
Notes: Fergy exceeds expectations at The Mag
Posted: 09/22/2018, 08:16 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. — Chris Ferguson wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when he and his family left their Mount Holly, N.C., home late Thursday for an eight-hour trek to Magnolia Motor Speedway, a track he’d only competed at once in his Full Story
Notes: Illinois teen nabs 12 DIRTcar Crate wins
Posted: 09/20/2018, 08:04 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing the Crate Late Model portion of Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway’s Tuckassee Toilet Bowl Classic back in March, Dakota Ewing of Decatur, Ill., set out to chase the 2018 DIRTcar Pro Late Model title. While the 19-year-old driver Full Story
