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Dohm rallies before rare defeat at Beckley oval
Posted: 07/17/2021, 01:36 pm By Kevin KovacBECKLEY, W.Va. (July 16) — Zack Dohm thought all indications were pointing to him stealing another victory Friday at Beckley Motorsports Park. “I was hoping,” Dohm said. “That’s the way it normally happens here.” | RaceWire The Full Story
Rice regrets scrape but savors Beckley payday
Posted: 07/17/2021, 08:08 am By Kevin KovacBECKLEY, W.Va. (July 16) — Josh Rice didn’t win Friday’s 2021 Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals opener at Beckley Motorsports Park in a vacuum. The first sentence that tumbled from his mouth in a post-race interview at his pit stall Full Story
Off-days good for reset, maintenance (and salon)
Posted: 07/17/2021, 07:15 am By Robert HolmanWhen DIRTcar Summer Nationals officials decided to stretch the season of the annual Midwestern tour from its 30-day norm to a more ambitious nine-week slate, it wasn’t extended solely by adding events. Tour officials built the 2021 schedule Full Story
Notes: Van Wormer back in Hell Tour contention
Posted: 07/16/2021, 09:13 am By Robert HolmanMUSKEGON, Mich. (July 15) — Since trimming his racing schedule considerably in recent years, Jeep Van Wormer's appearances have been limited to events in and around the Pinconning, Mich., driver's home state. One of the Wolverine State’s Full Story
Notes: Godsey shines as runner-up at Circle City
Posted: 07/15/2021, 07:35 am By Robert HolmanINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 14) — Joe Godsey admitted he had no idea if he had anything for runaway winner Bobby Pierce in the final stages of Wednesday’s 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Circle City Raceway. But as he charged Full Story
Crate racer acquits himself well at Circle City
Posted: 07/15/2021, 06:52 am By Robert HolmanINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 14) — Success is relative. On the surface, Steve Peeden’s first-ever DIRTcar Summer Nationals start seems average at best. The Martinsville, Ind., driver's modest 10th-place finish in Wednesday’s 40-lap, $5,000-to-win Full Story
Notes: Oh what a feeling for North Dakota rookie
Posted: 07/15/2021, 12:29 am By Todd TurnerWe regular folks might feel that adrenaline rush from a thrilling roller coaster or that first bungee jump. Race car drivers get it the first time they strap into a race car. Mike Greseth of Harwood, N.D., hadn't felt it for a while, accustomed Full Story
Column: Dash of color added to tour’s tire rule
Posted: 07/14/2021, 05:07 pmThe restrictive tire rules implemented for this year’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals to combat supply issues have certainly changed the game for competitors. But they’ve also added some, uh, color to the proceedings. | Complete Summer Nationals Full Story
Top 25: Victorious Illinois drivers move up
Posted: 07/13/2021, 08:31 am By Joshua JoinerA quartet of Illinois racers shook up the DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power rankings with each of the four drivers making big moves in the weekly poll presented by Keyser Manufacturing following big victories during the past week. After his Full Story
Fast Talk: Observations of busy (and wet) tours
Posted: 07/12/2021, 12:17 pmAs we careen toward the dog days of summer (with a wet weekend keeping things cooler for now), our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Tout a weekend winner. Kevin Full Story
Savvy drivers heed dirt racing's unwritten rules
Posted: 07/11/2021, 12:57 pm By Todd TurnerIf you thumb through the rulebook of your favorite Dirt Late Model series or racetrack, you'll find plenty of specific directives that racers must follow. From the height of a race car's spoiler to required safety equipment to obeying Full Story
For Babb, 100-victory plateau ‘blows my mind’
Posted: 07/10/2021, 10:06 am By Kevin KovacFARMER CITY, Ill. (July 9) — The DIRTcar Summer Nationals wins don’t come in bunches like they used to for Shannon Babb, but, at 47, the distinguished driver from Moweaqua, Ill., has no desire these days to traipse across the Midwest Full Story
Drivers fall in line during a rare clunker at Macon
Posted: 07/09/2021, 08:44 am By Kevin KovacMACON, Ill. (July 8) — Shannon Babb didn’t want to believe his eyes, but they didn’t deceive him. Everything he had come to know and love about Macon Speedway was turned upside down as he found himself falling into a single, locked-down Full Story
Column: For Big Frog, the band’s back together
Posted: 07/08/2021, 04:19 pmAugie Burttram was a pretty popular guy throughout the spring. He understood the reason, too. As the owner of Ocala, Fla.-based Big Frog Motorsports, he possessed an array of quality equipment and no driver — an attractive combination Full Story
Pierce gets the better of buddy battle once again
Posted: 07/08/2021, 08:44 am By Kevin KovacBANNER, Ill. (July 7) — They’re good buddies. Most offseasons, in fact, they vacation together with their families in some tropical locale. But their friendship didn’t make it any easier for Ryan Unzicker to accept what Bobby Pierce Full Story
Notes: Wisconsin driver returns to 'faster' competition
Posted: 07/08/2021, 08:23 am By Todd TurnerJayme Zidar took a roundabout way toward competing regularly at dirt tracks his home state. The Greenfield, Wis., driver competed from 2000-11 in touring Super Late Model action — mostly venturing to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio Full Story
Plenty of hard Knox in hellish backstretch melee
Posted: 07/07/2021, 01:06 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Ill. (July 6) — A narrow half-mile track, high speeds, low visibility — and a pair of cars banging together exiting turn two — proved to be a fateful combination for DIRTcar Summer Nationals competitors Tuesday at Knox Full Story
Knox County upgrades to Summer Nationals event
Posted: 07/06/2021, 05:50 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Ill. — Knox County Fair Raceway hasn't exactly been on the radar of Dirt Late Model drivers and fans. But the Knox County Fair Board hopes that landing DIRTcar Summer Nationals sanctioning for the 2021 event can help its lone Full Story
Top 25: T-Mac, J.D. creep closer to Overton
Posted: 07/06/2021, 09:16 am By Joshua JoinerVictories for Jonathan Davenport and Tim McCreadie during the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series holiday weekend doubleheader helped them creep closer to the top of the DirtonDirt.com power rankings with the Lucas Oil title contenders ranking Full Story
Fast Talk: Surveying holiday weekend affairs
Posted: 07/05/2021, 10:19 amWith the flag-waving weekend of the Fourth of July behind us amid a flurry of action, our roundtable considers the latest happenings in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Anything Full Story
Notes: Shirley looks on the bright side at Lincoln
Posted: 07/05/2021, 12:33 am By Todd TurnerLINCOLN, Ill. (July 4) — While watching the consolation race before Sunday’s 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Lincoln Speedway, Brian Shirley shared his philosophy of how things go on the night-after-night series that dots Full Story
Dirty laundry on tour puts racers in spin cycle
Posted: 07/05/2021, 12:20 am By Todd TurnerShannon Babb has found himself in the situation many times. During a long stretch of racing on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, everyone’s laundry basket is overflowing. The team’s on an overnight trek to the next racetrack. And the stale Full Story
Notes: Budget racer gives old car new life
Posted: 07/04/2021, 04:22 am By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ill. — Claude Walker of Meadowbrook, Ill., knew he needed to upgrade to the latest generation of Late Model chassis if he was going to remain competitive at St. Louis-area ovals. The 38-year-old tooling mechanic at Boeing Full Story
Surprise checkers can't stop McGrath's best run
Posted: 07/04/2021, 05:07 am By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ill. — The DIRTcar Summer Nationals has undone its share of relationships over the years, particularly among drivers and crew members who butt heads, clash or lose their tempers during the nightly grind of the 36-race series. Tour Full Story
Hell Tour teams adapt to ever-evolving tire rules
Posted: 07/02/2021, 06:02 pm By Todd TurnerJOLIET, Ill. (July 2) — Everyone is dealing with a lot of "new normals" as the world transitions into the post-coronavirus era, and for now, the new normal on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals is facing a limited tire rule that’s required Full Story
