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• Top 25: I-80 winners, Winger on the rise

  Posted: 07/27/2021, 06:45 am By Joshua Joiner

  Boosted by career-high paydays during I-80 Speedway’s five days of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series racing, Kyle Bronson of Brandon, Fla., and Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, made big jumps in this week’s DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power Full Story

• Notes: Nipper heads home after mediocre runs

  Posted: 07/26/2021, 06:45 pm By Robert Holman

  ROME, Ga. (July 25) — Jordy Nipper’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals effort has come to a crossroads. After five straight nights of mediocre finishes, the 33-year-old Gray, Ga., driver has decided to forego the final week of action. Through Full Story

• Fast Talk: Bronson reaches pinnacle at I-80

  Posted: 07/26/2021, 10:35 am

  Catch up with the flurry of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Schaeffer's Southern Nationals and DIRTcar Summer Nationals action in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Review I-80's Full Story

• Track prep snafu causes odd delay at Richmond

  Posted: 07/26/2021, 08:52 am By Todd Turner

  RICHMOND, Ky. — Sunday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at Richmond Raceway had two spinouts and a head-on crash into the wall — and that was before officials even thought about dropping the green flag. In a bizarre turn of events Full Story

• Hell Tour wrecks include a scary one for officials

  Posted: 07/26/2021, 01:52 am By Todd Turner

  World Racing Group officials working the DIRTcar Summer Nationals are accustomed to dealing with racers who find themselves in harrowing, high-speed rollover accidents. But three officials got a frightening taste of it themselves in a July Full Story

• I-80 run a shot in arm for regrouping Junghans

  Posted: 07/25/2021, 03:32 pm By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 24) — Chase Junghans couldn’t be disappointed with a fifth-place finish after leading more than half of Saturday night’s 80-lap Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway. Considering the moribund Full Story

• Unlikely Georgian in title chase on Southern Nat’ls

  Posted: 07/25/2021, 12:14 pm By Joshua Joiner

  SYLVANIA, Ga. (July 25) — With longtime tour dominators Brandon Overton and Chris Madden skipping this year’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals for national touring races, it’s no surprise that the championship chase on Ray Cook’s Full Story

• Winger in tune after swapping engines

  Posted: 07/25/2021, 12:07 pm By Todd Turner

  CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (July 24) — When Ashton Winger was forced to a backup powerplant before the latest stretch of DIRTcar Summer Nationals action, the 21-year-old Hampton, Ga., driver was a bit apprehensive about maintaining his recent Full Story

• I-80 long shots praise event's deep payouts

  Posted: 07/24/2021, 03:11 pm By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 23) — The enormous $53,000 prize at the top of the Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals certainly draws the attention of Dirt Late Model drivers and teams. The cash at the other end of the payoff sheet, though, Full Story

• English on standby as wife's due date nears

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 05:17 pm By Todd Turner

  GRANITE CITY, Ill. (July 23) — For women on the verge of delivering a baby, the list of things to avoid is well known. No riding roller coasters. No drinking alcohol. No heavy lifting. And veteran dirt racer Tanner English of Benton, Full Story

• Georgia's Cook making significant Super strides

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 01:09 pm By Joshua Joiner

  WHITESBURG, Ga. (July 22) — With plans to enter at least five events during the two-week Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals, Dalton Cook didn’t put his best effort toward his July 10 trip to Whynot Motorsports Park. In fact, the 28-year-old Full Story

• New car another step for aspiring Missouri racer

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 10:13 am By Todd Turner

  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (July 22) — One day soon, Cole Henson wants to come to Springfield Raceway and be considered a contender in a major Super Late Model event. While the 25-year-old Russellville, Mo., driver was among 30 entries in Thursday's Full Story

• I-80's major low in past, Erb finds $30,000 high

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 09:50 am By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 22) — Perhaps it was fitting that I-80 Speedway would be the track where Tyler Erb recorded the first megamoney victory of his Dirt Late Model career. Five years ago, after all, the 4/10-mile oval was the site of Full Story

• Notes: Improved Williams shines at West Georgia

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 09:32 am By Joshua Joiner

  WHITESBURG, Ga. (July 23) — One year has made a major difference for Pearson Lee Williams. After managing just one top-five finish while running the entire Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals during his rookie Super Late Model campaign in Full Story

• Super transition is solid for series-leading Ford

  Posted: 07/22/2021, 10:45 am By Robert Holman

  SWEETWATER, Tenn. (July 20) — Jensen Ford couldn’t have asked for a much better start to his first-ever full-fledged attempt to chase the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals. With a fifth-place finish in the series opener at Beckley (W.Va.) Full Story

• Column: Cody Overton in spotlight with new team

  Posted: 07/22/2021, 08:25 am By Kevin Kovac

  Cody Overton didn’t have the luxury of sliding quietly into an under-the-radar Super Late Model debut. Not at this moment in time when anyone who sees his last name immediately thinks of his older brother Brandon, who happens to be the Full Story

• Comfy car, less tinkering lifts Erb at a favorite oval

  Posted: 07/22/2021, 06:08 am By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 21) — Tyler Erb offered special thanks to one of his best buds after winning Wednesday’s 30-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at I-80 Speedway. “This is my baby,” Erb said of the XR1 Rocket car Full Story

• Notes: Improving Floridian paychecks on the rise

  Posted: 07/22/2021, 05:46 am By Todd Turner

  Colton Leyendecker’s career-biggest racing paychecks have been relatively unorthodox. The Holt, Fla., Crate Late Model driver has twice earned $2,500, both this season and both amid relatively unusual circumstances. The money spends Full Story

• Fresh faces spice Cook's Southern Nationals tour

  Posted: 07/21/2021, 03:48 pm By Robert Holman

  SWEETWATER, Tenn. (July 20) — Gone are Brandon Overton and Chris Madden, the two drivers who combined to win eight Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals championships. With the Ray Cook-promoted tour’s two winningest drivers — Madden of Full Story

• Notes: Indecisive restart costs Heckenast at I-80

  Posted: 07/21/2021, 08:17 am By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 20) — Frank Heckenast Jr. chalked up Tuesday’s opener of the Al Belt Custom Homes I-80 Nationals as a lesson on racing at I-80 Speedway. If only the 33-year-old from Frankfort, Ill., had more experience at the Full Story

• Improving Warrior house car is runner-up at I-75

  Posted: 07/21/2021, 08:01 am By Robert Holman

  SWEETWATER, Tenn. (July 20) — Most of the time when drivers record a memorable finish — whether it be a victory or a surprising drive to the front — they stick around the track for a while to savor the moment. After all, soaking in Full Story

• Top 25: Winger debuts after Hell Tour success

  Posted: 07/20/2021, 09:02 am By Joshua Joiner

  Propelled by his recent breakout on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., made his first appearance of the season in the DirtonDirt.com Top 25 rankings while Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., held on to the top spot Full Story

• Fast Talk: Busy times on the busiest of race tours

  Posted: 07/19/2021, 10:55 am

  With action continuing in the heat of the summer as the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals join the fray, our roundtable resets the latest in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Put Full Story

• Notes: Oakshade doesn't pan out for Marcoullier

  Posted: 07/19/2021, 09:48 am By Robert Holman

  WAUSEON, Ohio (July 17) — The first of three leaders during Saturday’s $10,000-to-win DIRTcar Summer Nationals race at Oakshade Raceway, Dona Marcoullier of Houghton Lake, Mich., displayed the same type of speed that’s already carried Full Story

• Late spin spoils Keller's new car run at Oakshade

  Posted: 07/18/2021, 03:13 pm By Robert Holman

  WAUSEON, Ohio (July 17) — Two seasons ago Chris Keller of Adrian, Mich., captured the imagination of the Dirt Late Model world when he shocked DIRTcar Summer Nationals foes for a $10,000 victory at Oakshade Raceway, a typically racy 3/8-mile Full Story