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Tyler County ace girded for new tour's invaders
Posted: 04/13/2021, 04:07 am By Robert HolmanLate Model ace Kyle Thomas is confident heading into April 15’s Castrol FloRacing Night in America event at Tyler County Speedway. And there’s no reason why the 34-year-old Pennsboro, W.Va., driver shouldn’t be. Thomas owns multiple Full Story
Notes: Thornton steers revived car into top five
Posted: 04/12/2021, 01:32 pm By Kevin KovacBRISTOL, Tenn. (April 11) — Ricky Thornton Jr. stood on Bristol Motor Speedway’s pit road after Sunday’s 40-lap World of Outlaws Morton Building Late Model Series-sanctioned Bristol Bash finale holding his young son and flashing a Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up Bristol’s dirt action
Posted: 04/12/2021, 10:28 amWhile rain wiped out much the weekend, the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series got in its big doubleheader at the dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway as our roundtable resets the sport in the weekly feature presented by Full Story
Big Bristol win signals major step up for Moran
Posted: 04/12/2021, 05:40 am By Kevin KovacBRISTOL, Tenn. (April 11) — Donnie Moran had said his goodbyes and was beginning to walk out of the Bristol Motor Speedway pit area with his wife, Brenda, on Sunday afternoon when he was stopped and asked to reflect on his son Devin’s Full Story
Notes: Lost wheel dooms Owens in Bristol opener
Posted: 04/10/2021, 11:15 am By Kevin KovacBRISTOL, Tenn. (April 9) — An East Tennessee driver winning at the dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway? That would have been an appropriate outcome on the opening night of the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Bristol Full Story
Strickler’s WoO future in doubt after rough night
Posted: 04/10/2021, 07:10 am By Kevin KovacBRISTOL, Tenn. (April 9) — What was a promising rookie season on the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series for Kyle Strickler might have disintegrated into oblivion Friday at the dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. | RaceWire As Full Story
Crashes show Bristol is ‘different animal’ on dirt
Posted: 04/09/2021, 05:27 pm By Kevin KovacBRISTOL, Tenn. (April 9) — Thursday’s World of Outlaws Bristol Bash open practice was supposed to be a typically quiet evening for competitors to shake down their cars on Bristol Motor Speedway’s imposing dirt-covered high banks. Full Story
Notes: Louisiana driver utilizing vast resources
Posted: 04/08/2021, 06:55 am By Todd TurnerJarret Stuckey knows better than to let precious resources go to waste. So as a young man who grew up rubbing elbows with some of Dirt Late Model racing's best drivers, working at the Black Diamond Chassis shop owned by his parents and Full Story
Column: Pierce fills empty spot on résumé
Posted: 04/07/2021, 05:08 pmBobby Pierce was well aware of the glaring achievement missing from his otherwise sparkling Dirt Late Model resume. He didn’t need to be reminded about his absence from the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series’s all-time Full Story
Vaught adjusts to racing without a pinkie finger
Posted: 04/07/2021, 11:35 am By Lyndal ScrantonFew people outside of his immediate circle knew just how close Will Vaught’s racing career came to ending last year following a family bicycle ride gone wrong. Just after the pandemic shutdown began last March, the 2019 Lucas Oil Midwest Full Story
Notes: Robinson seeks special hometown win
Posted: 04/07/2021, 11:17 amGeorgetown (Del.) Speedway's April 15 action, with Late Models taking center stage, will be a special night for hometown driver Ross Robinson. Next Thursday's special — the Mark "Coot" Williams Memorial — features a $3,026-to-win Super Full Story
Top 25: J.D unanimous No. 1 in power rankings
Posted: 04/06/2021, 07:20 am By Todd TurnerLifted by a dominating performance at Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., returned to the No. 1 position in DirtonDirt.com's Top 25 power rankings for the first time since September 2019, unseating Brandon Full Story
Fast Talk: Pierce's WoO victory, J.D.'s season
Posted: 04/05/2021, 11:28 amOur weekly roundtable presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids examines big weekend wins for Bobby Pierce and Jonathan Davenport, takes some Easter-related angles and looks ahead to the World of Outlaws at Bristol (edited for clarity and Full Story
Larson dazzles again by taming Tazewell in debut
Posted: 04/04/2021, 06:14 pm By Robert HolmanTAZEWELL, Tenn. (April 3) — Kyle Larson isn’t a sideshow. The NASCAR star and open-wheel standout from Elk Grove, Calif., has proven to be a force behind the wheel of most any type of race car he sits in. Dirt Late Models are no exception. Full Story
Wall-knocking drivers salvage Tazewell nights
Posted: 04/04/2021, 06:46 am By Robert HolmanTAZEWELL, Tenn. (April 3) — Tazewell Speedway can be tumultuous at best sometimes. The high banks and high speeds, along with narrow straightaways that feature walls on each side can sometimes prove to be a challenge for even the most Full Story
Opie has 'picture perfect' night in Illini 100 opener
Posted: 04/03/2021, 05:24 am By Todd TurnerFARMER CITY, Ill. — When Mike Spatola rolled into the pits Friday afternoon at Farmer City Raceway, the 30-year-old Manhattan, Ill., driver checked his phone for a text message from his mother. “Get one for Lloyd,” the message said, Full Story
Notes: Strickler forges ahead without crew chief
Posted: 04/02/2021, 07:03 pm By Todd TurnerFARMER CITY, Ill. (April 2) — World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series points leader Kyle Strickler of Mooresville, N.C., enters this weekend’s 11th annual Illini 100 weekend at Farmer City Raceway minus his crew chief, Vinny Full Story
Column: Franklin catches up after late dirt arrival
Posted: 03/31/2021, 04:34 pmBilly Franklin didn’t take a typical route to becoming the 2020 Southern All Star Series champion as a driver and a significant player on the national Dirt Late Model scene as a sponsor and team owner. Oh, the 46-year-old Calera, Ala., Full Story
After hiatus and sorrow, Kansan aims for success
Posted: 03/31/2021, 11:11 am By Todd TurnerJacob Magee's richest Dirt Late Model victory on Saturday at Thunderbird Speedway perhaps wasn't the triumphant return to Dirt Late Model racing the Caney, Kan., driver might have envisioned. There was the makeshift, open-trailer tow rig. Full Story
Fast Talk: March out like a lamb? Not this season
Posted: 03/29/2021, 10:39 amWhile weather put a damper on much of the scheduled racing action the last weekend in March, our roundtable considers a few pressing questions in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): We've Full Story
Notes: McDowell ponders Cherokee tire situation
Posted: 03/27/2021, 06:38 am By Robert HolmanGAFFNEY, S.C. (March 26) — Dale McDowell appeared primed for his first win of 2021 after drawing Friday's pole position for the second 25-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series semifeatures at Cherokee Speedway. | RaceWire But Full Story
Midweek series offers more options for racers
Posted: 03/25/2021, 09:12 am By Joshua JoinerWhen both Jonathan Davenport and Brandon Overton seemingly confirmed their intentions not to contend for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this season by attending Saturday’s $50,000-to-win Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals at Bristol Full Story
Notes: Bailes anxious for return to Cherokee
Posted: 03/25/2021, 08:47 amIf you're struggling, sometimes the best remedy is going home again. That’s the case for Clover, S.C., driver Ross Bailes, as the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models return to the Palmetto State at Gaffney's Cherokee Speedway Full Story
Column: Former ‘enemy’ now Ferree's car owner
Posted: 03/25/2021, 05:47 amAlex Ferree doesn’t remember much from his childhood years — he says his “memory just isn’t very good with that stuff” — but there’s one particular thing that still sticks out in the Saxonburg, Pa., resident’s 40-year-old Full Story
Notes: ULMS champion shaves car, body weight
Posted: 03/23/2021, 03:08 pm By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. — There was something slightly different about Max Blair as he made his 2021 racing debut during the Saturday-Sunday Zimmer’s United Late Model Series South Region doubleheader at Port Royal Speedway. His face looked Full Story
