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Powerplant fuels Klein's Big 10 Series hot streak
Posted: 06/18/2018, 07:21 am By Todd TurnerDaryn Klein has long heard top-flight drivers talk about the advantages of smooth, powerful engines. Now the 28-year-old driver has first-hand knowledge as his team’s new powerplant has taken him to a new level with four victories in Full Story
Notes: Flirting with Mag podium, Zeigler fades
Posted: 06/17/2018, 10:19 pm By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 16) — Mason Zeigler’s memory of his only previous trip to Magnolia Motor Speedway isn’t all that clear. “I remember it a lot bigger I thought, but it seems pretty similar,” said Zeigler, of Chalk Hill, Pa., Full Story
Fisher overcomes penalty as Richmond runner-up
Posted: 06/17/2018, 08:57 am By Alli CollisRICHMOND, Ky. (June 16) — Derek Fisher’s Saturday night didn't start off the way he had intended. After his qualifying time was disallowed when he was found to be in violation of the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Bonus Series and Full Story
Quick Time: Critical start of the Summernationals
Posted: 06/13/2018, 10:23 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
Column: Dream denied, Madden still motivated
Posted: 06/13/2018, 10:25 amPerhaps Chris Madden would have been the driver to make runaway winner Scott Bloomquist sweat late in Saturday’s 100-lap Dream XXIV at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Perhaps the Gray Court, S.C., driver would have had nothing for Full Story
Notes: 'Float mode' lifts Pierce to fourth in Dream
Posted: 06/12/2018, 11:49 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Bobby Pierce discovered a new level of focus during his late-race outside charge to a fourth-place finish in Saturday’s 100-lap Dream XXIV at Eldora Speedway. | Complete Dream coverage “On that long green-flag Full Story
Fast Talk: A new chapter for Book of Bloomquist
Posted: 06/11/2018, 12:45 pmOur Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable discusses Scott Bloomquist’s unprecedented $100,000 Dream victory and looks ahead to a busy June schedule (edited for clarity and length): Describe another indescribably circuitous route Full Story
Jameson can't capitalize on front-row spot
Posted: 06/10/2018, 12:30 pm By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Jason Jameson’s Dream XXIV went much like the rest of his roller coaster of a 2018 season. Starting on the outside pole of Saturday’s $100,000-to-win finale at Eldora Speedway, the Lawrenceburg, Ind., driver Full Story
Bronson makes switch to Sweet-Bloomquist car
Posted: 06/07/2018, 04:33 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Kyle Bronson started talking with Scott Bloomquist when he parked alongside the Hall of Famer at a Lucas Oil Late Model Series event about a month ago. The 27-year-old driver from Brandon, Fla., hit it off so Full Story
Notes: Track title out of reach, Haus eyes Dream
Posted: 06/07/2018, 04:15 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — Many drivers make the decision to head to Eldora Speedway for the first time after rattling off a bunch of wins at their home track, or perhaps knocking off a couple of victories on a regional tour. It usually doesn’t Full Story
Dream Retrospective: The first $100,000 race
Posted: 06/05/2018, 12:46 pm By Kevin KovacDirt Late Model racing had already seen races paying as much as $60,000-to-win by June 1994, so the next step in first-place payoffs needed to be spectacular to get everyone’s attention. | Complete Dream coverage And, not surprisingly, Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora's $100,000-to-win Dream XXIV
Posted: 06/05/2018, 05:38 am By Robert HolmanDream XXIV Dates: June 7-9 (Twin $5,000-to-win features Thursday, twin $10,000-to-win features Friday and heats, consolations and $100,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete Dream coverage Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio Full Story
Eldora fertile ground for Dream-stalking Hoffman
Posted: 06/04/2018, 05:31 pm By Alli CollisAs a former Summit Modified Nationals champion, Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., has piled up victories at racetracks across the country. But he'll attest that there’s nothing comparable to winning a feature event at Eldora Speedway Full Story
Fast Talk: Weekend review, Dream preview
Posted: 06/04/2018, 11:45 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products welcomes June by reviewing a big weekend and looking ahead to Eldora’s $100,000 Dream XXIV (edited for clarity and length): What stuck out to you about the World of Outlaws Full Story
WoO outings continue Chilton's standout spring
Posted: 06/03/2018, 03:33 pm By Alli CollisBULLS GAP, Tenn. (June 2) — Despite a seemingly endless number of rainouts, spring has been good to Michael Chilton of Salvisa, Ky. Joining the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series for its Tennessee events at Smoky Mountain Speedway, Full Story
Notes: Three wins in row ignites Iowan's season
Posted: 05/31/2018, 09:29 am By Alli CollisThe first part of Andy Nezworski’s 2018 season was a bit of a roller coaster, with the Buffalo, Iowa, driver fighting engine problems and other hardships that resulted in a handful of DNFs. But since then, the 43-year-old Nezworski has Full Story
Column: Shirley gets his groove back with Cullen
Posted: 05/30/2018, 03:04 pmBrian Shirley is far from an unknown quantity in Dirt Late Model racing. With a resume that includes a $35,000 Knoxville Nationals triumph in 2006, five World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series victories and UMP DIRTcar Summernationals Full Story
Quick Time: A spring sweep for Bloomquist?
Posted: 05/30/2018, 02:56 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: Wrapping up the Show-Me weekend
Posted: 05/28/2018, 09:41 amAfter the Show-Me 100 ushered in the crown jewel season amid a busy Memorial Day weekend, our Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable resets the Dirt Late Model world (edited for clarity and length): Did the Jimmy Owens spin rob Full Story
Bloomquist overcomes penalty for pill-draw ruse
Posted: 05/26/2018, 12:25 pm By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 25) — Scott Bloomquist stood in his trailer after finishing third in Friday night’s 40-lap Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson feature at Lucas Oil Speedway and attempted to make some sense of yet another of the many Full Story
Notes: Marlar rebounds, shines in Cowboy Classic
Posted: 05/25/2018, 06:55 am By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 24) — Mike Marlar summed up his fourth-place finish in Thursday’s 45-lap Cowboy Classic at Lucas Oil Speedway succinctly: “We’re definitely fortunate we survived all the chaos we had tonight.” | Complete Show-Me Full Story
Column: Young Landers on rise with new mentor
Posted: 05/23/2018, 02:59 pmGavin Landers is anxiously awaiting this weekend’s 26th annual Show-Me 100 presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Lucas Oil Speedway. In fact, the slender 21-year-old from Batesville, Ark., has never felt so much anticipation for a major Full Story
Fast Facts: 26th annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/22/2018, 07:47 am By Robert HolmanDates: May 24-26 (two $6,000-to-win programs followed by Saturday’s $30,000-to-win finale) Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (semi-banked 3/8-mile oval). Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Full Story
Fast Talk: Who'll rise to challenge on Lucas tour?
Posted: 05/21/2018, 10:33 amWith a busy Memorial Day weekend bearing down, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers recent Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and other results (edited for clarity and length): After one-third of the season, Full Story
Deery repping grassroots in his bid for SEMA board
Posted: 05/18/2018, 10:32 am By Kevin KovacTom Deery is in his final days on the campaign trail — a campaign that he hopes will give the short-track racing world a “seat at the table” with the well-respected Specialty Equipment Market Association better known by its SEMA abbreviation. The Full Story
