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Fast Talk: Previewing Charlotte's Last Call
Posted: 11/02/2020, 10:49 amOur roundtable discusses late-season news and action after a weekend with some notable rich winner’s purses across the country in various flavors of Late Model action in our weekly feature presented by Castrol (edited for clarity and Full Story
Young Pearson follows his father's tire tracks
Posted: 11/02/2020, 08:49 am By Joshua JoinerELLISVILLE, Fla. — Over a three-lap stretch midway through the Powell Family Memorial feature at All-Tech Raceway, Trey Pearson was on the verge of doing something he’s always dreamed of: passing his father for position in a race. After Full Story
Bold move carries Eckert to victory at Georgetown
Posted: 11/01/2020, 02:53 pm By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (Oct. 31) — Rick Eckert didn’t win Saturday night’s 40-lap Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend Super Late Model feature at Georgetown Speedway simply with experience and a fast car. He added a bit of flair as well. When Full Story
Column: Swartz mourns the tenderhearted Boggs
Posted: 10/29/2020, 10:14 amMonday was an absolutely excruciating ordeal for Audie Swartz. The veteran racer and chassis builder tried to go about his business in his Minford, Ohio, shop, but all he could think about was the heartbreaking fact that he wasn’t going Full Story
Notes: All-Tech gamble costly one for Hedgecock
Posted: 10/27/2020, 03:51 pm By Joshua JoinerELLISVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 25) — When Cory Hedgecock nosed ahead of Mark Whitener for the lead of Sunday’s Powell Family Memorial going into turn one on lap 50 of the 67-lap Crate Late Model race, he knew he had take a chance on riding Full Story
Top 25: Erb rises after Whynot breakthrough
Posted: 10/27/2020, 09:17 am By Joshua JoinerThree wins in three nights helped Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., move up in this week’s DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power rankings, but it wasn’t enough to move him ahead of Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., for the poll’s top spot. Sheppard, Full Story
Florida upstart can't back up Whynot heat race win
Posted: 10/27/2020, 08:04 am By Robert HolmanMERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 24) — Joseph Joiner was clearly excited after steering his team’s Capital Race Car to a convincing victory in Friday’s third heat race during prelim action for the Coors Light Fall Classic at Whynot Motorsports Full Story
All-Tech windfall buoys Whitener's racing team
Posted: 10/27/2020, 07:53 am By Joshua JoinerLAKE CITY, Fla. (Oct. 25) — When he climbed from his race car after winning an unprecedented sixth Powell Family Memorial in the 25th running of the event Sunday evening at All-Tech Raceway, an emotional Mark Whitener said in his victory Full Story
Fast Talk: Happiness, sadness (and costumes)
Posted: 10/26/2020, 11:41 amOur roundtable discusses late-season news and action after a weekend with some notable rich winner’s purses across the country in various flavors of Late Model action in our weekly feature presented by Castrol (edited for clarity and Full Story
Tire-conserving Satterlee treads to richest victory
Posted: 10/26/2020, 08:47 am By Kevin KovacBEDFORD, Pa. (Oct. 24) — A Hoosier 1450- or ultrahard 70-compound right-rear tire? That was the most pressing question in the pit area before the start of Saturday’s third annual Keystone Cup finale at Bedford Speedway. But Gregg Satterlee Full Story
Notes: Dacus wonders 'what if?' after penalty
Posted: 10/26/2020, 08:19 am By Robert HolmanMERIDIAN, Miss. — Lakeland, Tenn.’s Dane Dacus salvaged a fourth-place finish in Saturday’s 26th annual Coors Light Fall Classic at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss. While salvage is a relative term, Dacus, the fastest qualifier Full Story
Plugging away, Erb hits paydirt with Whynot win
Posted: 10/25/2020, 01:33 pm By Robert HolmanMERIDIAN, Miss. — Anyone who knows Dennis Erb Jr., knows that there are a couple of constants with the 48-year-old driver from Carpentersville, Ill. For one, Erb is likely the most low-key driver in the pit area. Secondly, whatever comes Full Story
Notes: Lanigan wary of Bedford's long distance
Posted: 10/24/2020, 06:38 am By Kevin KovacBEDFORD, Pa. (Oct. 23) — Darrell Lanigan is perfectly set up to chase the $20,000 top prize in Saturday’s third annual Keystone Cup at Bedford Speedway. But the 50-year-old veteran from Union, Ky., knows that starting from the pole Full Story
Whynot's Fall Classic feels like home for Texan
Posted: 10/22/2020, 03:03 pm By Robert HolmanThe Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wrapped up its season last weekend at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park, giving many of the touring drivers a chance to exhale. Some will undoubtedly begin preparing for 2021, which, considering the ever-shrinking Full Story
Smith's roles? Mentor, grandpa, Hall of Famer
Posted: 10/22/2020, 02:49 pm By Joshua JoinerWith just one win in 10 races as he prepares to wrap up his season with Saturday’s Billy Clanton Classic at his hometown track of Senoia (Ga.) Raceway, 2020 hasn’t been a very productive year for Clint Smith when it comes to his on-track Full Story
Column: Champ Owens back on top of his game
Posted: 10/21/2020, 04:34 pmJimmy Owens isn’t a guy who gives much thought to specific dates in the past, so, as he was relentlessly marching this season toward his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship since the last of his three consecutive crowns Full Story
Lucrative memorial race eases Powell's heartache
Posted: 10/20/2020, 12:06 pm By Brian McLeodThe bitterly sad news hit the short track racing world like an unexpected gut punch, and it’s since had a significant effect on the sport that reaches far and wide ever since June 7, 1995. That was the date when a small Piper Cherokee Full Story
Top 25: Smoky Mountain sweep spurs McDowell
Posted: 10/20/2020, 10:04 am By Joshua JoinerFresh off his second straight General Tire Dirt Track World Championship victory Saturday at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park, Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., remained firmly atop the DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power rankings for a fourth Full Story
Dohm's near-miss bid in DTWC ends with a thud
Posted: 10/19/2020, 03:22 pm By Kevin KovacPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Zack Dohm asserted that he didn’t have visions of a $100,000 check dancing through his head as he battled the mighty Brandon Sheppard for the lead midway through Saturday’s 40th annual 100-lap General Full Story
Fast Talk: B-Shepp's DTWC victory ceiling?
Posted: 10/19/2020, 02:50 pmOur roundtable gathers to discuss Brandon Sheppard’s $100,000 victory in the 40th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship (his fourth!), among other things, for our weekly feature presented by Castrol (edited for clarity and Full Story
B-Shepp reaches rarified DTWC air with fourth win
Posted: 10/18/2020, 06:33 am By Kevin KovacPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Time sure does fly when a driver is racking up Dirt Track World Championship victories. After Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., captured the 100-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Series event for the fourth time Full Story
Lanigan leads Class of 2021 into Hall of Fame
Posted: 10/17/2020, 05:09 pm By Todd TurnerPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 17) — A national championship-winning bandit from the Bluegrass State, a pair of speedsters from Atlanta, Ga.-area tracks, one Iowan with a tragedy-shortened career and another with prolific longevity are among Full Story
Family Dohm in DTWC after dad’s surprise start
Posted: 10/17/2020, 06:42 am By Kevin KovacPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 16) — Zack Dohm was driving home from his job at his father Tim’s business, Dohm Cycles in Charleston, W.Va., one day a little over a week ago when he received some interesting news from his younger brother and Full Story
Coverage index for 40th annual DTWC
Posted: 10/08/2020, 05:04 amPORTSMOUTH, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of the 40th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by Optima Batteries, the $100,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for Oct. 16-17 Full Story
In Supers, rookie learns meaning of aggressive
Posted: 10/16/2020, 10:03 am By Joshua JoinerAaron Marrant has never had much problem transitioning from one division to another as he’s climbed the ladder of dirt track racing over the past 15 years. While working his way up from stock cars to modifieds to Limited Late Models and Full Story
