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Result of WoO squabble? Neither driver finishes
Posted: 09/26/2020, 10:15 am By Kevin KovacKNOX DALE, Pa. (Sept. 25) — Chase Junghans fumed, Mason Zeigler stewed — and neither driver was around for the finish of Friday’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature at Thunder Mountain Speedway. That Full Story
Team Zero finds relief working harder, smarter
Posted: 09/26/2020, 08:35 am By Kevin KovacKNOX DALE, Pa. (Sept. 25) — The harsh reality of Scott Bloomquist’s 2020 season became increasingly evident to both the Hall of Fame driver and his business partner as the month of September progressed. “It was kind of getting scary Full Story
Thornton comes up shy in Brownstown opener
Posted: 09/26/2020, 07:10 am By Robert HolmanBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 25) — After Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., gave up the lead to eventual winner Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., in Friday’s Night Before the Jackson, Thornton patiently trailed Richards through traffic, Full Story
Dohm enjoys career-best Brownstown finish
Posted: 09/26/2020, 06:59 am By Robert HolmanBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 25) — Zach Dohm’s career-best effort at Brownstown Speedway was almost over before it ever got started. Dohm, of Cross Lanes, W.Va., started ninth in Friday’s 40-lap Night Before the Jackson and ran as high Full Story
Notes: Mag Crate champ eyes late-season success
Posted: 09/24/2020, 10:44 am By Joshua JoinerAs he closes in on his second straight Crate Late Model track title at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., it may seem as though most of the hard work of Randall Beckwith’s 2020 season is behind him. But in reality, Beckwith, Full Story
Column: Iowa's 2-driver team hitting new heights
Posted: 09/24/2020, 06:35 amThe 2020 plan for his Dirt Late Model team — an operation Ken Roberts has faithfully continued to field since his father, legendary Midwest racer Hershel Roberts, died nine years ago after a lengthy battle with cancer — was already Full Story
Top 25: Owens back on top as T-Mac moves up
Posted: 09/22/2020, 09:30 am By Joshua JoinerTim McCreadie denied Jimmy Owens a $30,000 victory with his late charge in Saturday’s I-80 Nationals finale at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., but that wasn’t enough to deny Owens the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. Owens Full Story
Fast Talk: T-Mac's status and I-80's busy weekend
Posted: 09/21/2020, 11:21 amWith autumn upon us, our roundtable considers the busy I-80 Nationals weekend on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and reviews the rest of the action in our weekly feature presented by Castrol (edited for clarity and length): With Tim Full Story
Spin halts Carpenter's shot at third Butterball
Posted: 09/20/2020, 11:01 am By Alli CollisRICHMOND, Ky. (Sept. 19) — As the two-time and defending race winner, Tyler Carpenter of Parkersburg, W.Va., was among the favorites heading into the 33rd annual Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial weekend at Richmond Raceway. His Full Story
Notes: Oregonian finds links with golf, racing
Posted: 09/17/2020, 12:32 pm By Joshua JoinerIt’s difficult to see the similarities between the loud, dust-filled atmosphere of a dirt track and the serenity of a golf course. But if you ask Preston Luckman, there are plenty of parallels between the two sports. For Luckman, the Full Story
Notes: Babb christens big-track car at Fairbury
Posted: 09/17/2020, 06:41 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (Sept. 15) — Finishing fifth after rising up to lead laps 30-35 of Tuesday night’s 50-lap DIRTcar-sanctioned One for the Road at Fairbury Speedway wasn’t especially pleasing to Shannon Babb. The rest of his evening, Full Story
He's only human, but B-Shepp is back on track
Posted: 09/16/2020, 01:27 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (Sept. 15) — Brandon Sheppard and the Rocket Chassis house car team have established such otherworldly standards, they’ve now reached the point where the slightest hiccup in their performance produces unreasonably loud Full Story
Column: Doubt creeps in amid J.D.'s tough season
Posted: 09/16/2020, 09:14 amJonathan Davenport famously called his 2019 season — a campaign in which he won 17 times and captured the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship — the “best-worse year” he had ever experienced. His repeated failures in crown Full Story
Top 25: Eldora weekend shakes up rankings
Posted: 09/15/2020, 09:35 am By Joshua JoinerFor the first time in four weeks, the top three drivers in the DirtonDirt.com power rankings remained steady, but there was plenty of movement elsewhere in the Top 25 poll presented by Bilstein Shocks following a busy crown jewel weekend Full Story
11th-hour Eldora invitee acquits himself well
Posted: 09/14/2020, 02:52 pm By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 12) — As late as Tuesday, Jerry Bowersock had no plans of attending Eldora Speedway’s Intercontinental Classic. After not receiving an initial invite and missing the cut in fan voting for the spectator-free World Full Story
Fast Talk: Big E review of what might've been
Posted: 09/14/2020, 11:11 amOur roundtable reviews the eventful Eldora’s Intercontinental Classic and Jonathan Davenport's $50,000 payday along with other happenings in our weekly feature presented by Castrol (edited for clarity and length): Do you have words of Full Story
Engine woes cost Weiss shot at Intercontinental
Posted: 09/14/2020, 07:53 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 12) — Ricky Weiss didn’t lose Saturday’s Intercontinental Classic at Eldora Speedway on the final lap like the star-crossed Kyle Strickler. But in his mind, the DIRTcar-sanctioned invitational event’s $50,000 Full Story
Notes: One bad corner ruins Fergy's weekend
Posted: 09/13/2020, 06:32 pm By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 12) — The first 30 laps of Saturday’s 67-lap Intercontinental Classic feature at Eldora Speedway went almost exactly as Chris Ferguson had planned. Starting from the pole of the 67-lap race, Ferguson, 30, of Mount Full Story
Strickler comes to grips with stinging Eldora loss
Posted: 09/13/2020, 05:40 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 12) — Kyle Strickler needed a few minutes to gather himself. No driver, after all, should be expected to jump out of their car after losing a $50,000 race to a blown tire on the final lap and immediately face the Full Story
McDowell awaits 'better days' as his streak ends
Posted: 09/13/2020, 05:31 am By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 12) — With eight laps remaining in Saturday’s Intercontinental Classic feature at Eldora Speedway, Dale McDowell found himself in a familiar position as he raced among the top five in the $50,000-to-win World 100 Full Story
Notes: Motivation drives Strickler in Eldora rally
Posted: 09/12/2020, 07:04 am By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — By the time Friday’s Intercontinental Classic preliminary feature rolled around at Eldora Speedway, Kyle Strickler had plenty of reasons to be frustrated. Strickler, the modified standout turned Late Model Full Story
Boost for Babb includes validation for Bloomquist
Posted: 09/12/2020, 06:55 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — When Shannon Babb happily bounded into his chassis builder Scott Bloomquist’s trailer after postrace tech following his victory in Friday’s 30-lap Intercontinental Classic preliminary feature at Eldora Full Story
Notes: On pole position, more heartbreak for Rice
Posted: 09/11/2020, 01:02 pmROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — After a season full of near-misses and heartbreaking defeats, Josh Rice thought his luck couldn’t get much worse. But during the first night of Eldora Speedway’s Intercontinental Classic on Thursday, it Full Story
Fast track helps Richards to much-needed victory
Posted: 09/11/2020, 08:22 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — As Josh Richards walked with his father, Mark, from victory lane to the infield technical inspection area after winning Thursday’s 30-lap Intercontinental Classic preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway, he Full Story
Hughes proves worthy of Intercontinental berth
Posted: 09/11/2020, 03:02 am By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — Spencer Hughes needed the help of his fans and supporters to earn an invitation to Eldora Speedway’s Intercontinental Classic through the fan vote. During Thursday’s first night of preliminary action for Full Story
