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Notes: Chad Simpson glad to be back at Eldora
Posted: 09/10/2020, 04:57 pmROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — Chad Simpson of Mount Vernon, Iowa, is happy to return to Eldora Speedway for this weekend’s Intercontinental Classic —and not just because he’s excited to compete in a pair of $10,000-to-win preliminary Full Story
Notes: Less pressure, more success for Morrow
Posted: 09/10/2020, 03:35 am By Joshua JoinerAt the end of the 2018 season, Todd Morrow was so frustrated with racing that he quit with no idea if he would ever return. With increasing costs making it harder and harder for a driver on a limited budget to be competitive, Morrow, a Full Story
Column: Fleet Strickler burnishes full-fender rep
Posted: 09/09/2020, 05:27 pmWhen Eldora Speedway was last open for action in June — well, the only time Tony Stewart’s half-mile oval in Rossburg, Ohio, has been open in this coronavirus-hampered season — Kyle Strickler made an impression that definitively established Full Story
Hypothetical Intercontinental Classic betting board
Posted: 09/09/2020, 07:28 am By Andy SavaryFor some added fun at home during Sept. 10-12’s Intercontinental Classic, play along with a selection of hypothetical proposition bets and driver matchups for Eldora Speedway’s spectator free, $50,000-to-win event streamed at FloRacing Full Story
Tried, tested Ferguson primed for Big E success
Posted: 09/09/2020, 07:29 am By Joshua JoinerChris Ferguson has never been as confident heading into a major-event weekend at Eldora Speedway as he is going into the track’s Intercontinental Classic this weekend. And for good reason. Not only has the 30-year-old Mount Holly, N.C., Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora's Intercontinental Classic
Posted: 09/07/2020, 05:47 am By Robert HolmanDates: Sept. 10-12 ($10,000-to-win features Thursday and Friday; heats, consolations and $50,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete Intercontinental coverage Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (high-banked half-mile clay oval). Purse: Full Story
Top 25: Overton back at No. 1 with Dohm on rise
Posted: 09/08/2020, 06:34 am By Joshua JoinerA busy Labor Day weekend produced another shakeup in the DirtonDirt.com power rankings presented by Bilstein Shocks with the top spot changing hands for the third straight week and a number of drivers making big moves among the top 25. Riding Full Story
Eldora’s Intercontinental Classic coverage index
Posted: 09/01/2020, 09:39 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of the Intercontinental Classic, a $50,000-to-win non-touring event sanctioned by DIRTcar Racing Sept. 10-12 at Eldora Speedway (claim your account and watch on FloRacing): Thursday, Full Story
Dad’s presence special for Dohm at Beckley
Posted: 09/07/2020, 02:03 pm By Kevin KovacBECKLEY, W.Va. (Sept. 6) — Zack Dohm was thrilled to win Sunday night’s Beckley USA 100 and pocket a $15,000 top prize. The best part of winning at his home state’s Beckley Motorsports Park, though, was the added joy of sharing it Full Story
Fast Talk: Holiday review with eyes on Eldora
Posted: 09/07/2020, 12:38 pmOur roundtable considers a busy weekend of Labor Day weekend action while also looking ahead to Eldora Speedway's Intercontinental Classic in our weekly feature presented by Castrol (edited for clarity and length): What was your favorite Full Story
Big Three showdown on tap for Intercontinental
Posted: 09/04/2020, 10:38 am By Kevin KovacBrandon Sheppard. Jimmy Owens. Brandon Overton. They are undoubtedly the Big Three of the 2020 Dirt Late Model season, one fortysomething and two twentysomethings who have scrawled their names all over this most unique of campaigns. They Full Story
Dirt-covered oval hits right notes in Louisiana
Posted: 09/04/2020, 09:27 am By Robert HolmanWhat began as a passion project for country music artist Dylan Scott turned into a full-fledged business venture. When Scott, a longtime auto racing fan from Monroe, La., first considered covering his hometown’s Revolution Park’s 3/8-mile Full Story
Notes: Michigan driver straightens out car, career
Posted: 09/03/2020, 12:59 am By Joshua JoinerThe 2019 season was not a good one for Garrett Wiles. In fact, with no wins and very few competitive performances, it was his worst year of racing since making the jump from modifieds to Late Models in 2014. It was so bad that the Hubbardston, Full Story
Column: Larson gets Dirt Late Model crowd talking
Posted: 09/02/2020, 04:22 pmThe impact of open-wheel superstar Kyle Larson’s $15,000 victory in Saturday's 50-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Rumble by the River finale at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway could be readily ascertained by the rather glum Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp back on top as Larson debuts
Posted: 09/01/2020, 09:16 am By Joshua JoinerPort Royal Speedway’s rain-plagued Rumble by the River made waves in the DirtonDirt.com power rankings with a change at the top and a notable new entry joining the poll after the historic half-mile track’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Full Story
Refreshed team, chassis lift McCreadie's fortunes
Posted: 09/01/2020, 09:26 am By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. — A mid-summer reboot has worked wonders for Tim McCreadie and the Paylor Motorsports team. With a frustrating, struggle-filled month morphing immediately into a three-week stretch of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Full Story
Chad Simpson doubles up, snaps winless slump
Posted: 08/31/2020, 04:58 pm By Joshua JoinerWith no wins on the year and the end of the season looming, Chad Simpson was starting to worry that 2020 could end up being the first winless season in his 20-year driving career. But with a number of promising runs, including multiple Full Story
Fast Talk: Kyle Larson’s stealing of the spotlight
Posted: 08/31/2020, 11:11 amOur roundtable wraps its head around Kyle Larson's $15,000 Port Royal victory and other issues as we head toward the last major holiday weekend of the season. Our weekly feature is presented by Castrol (edited for clarity and length): Is Full Story
Rumley dazzled, but not surprised by fleet Larson
Posted: 08/30/2020, 01:28 pm By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 29) — Kevin Rumley wasn’t surprised. After open-wheel superstar Kyle Larson set the dirt-track world on fire by driving the K&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6 to a $15,000 victory in Saturday’s 50-lap Lucas Oil Late Full Story
T-Mac wins, but Larson steals show at Port Royal
Posted: 08/28/2020, 01:05 pm By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 27) — Kyle Larson’s wild, wonderful road show came to the Dirt Late Model world Thursday at Port Royal Speedway. It didn't disappoint. While Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., ran away to a dominating $10,000 victory Full Story
Notes: Thriving South Dakota rookie hits goals
Posted: 08/27/2020, 06:49 am By Joshua JoinerWhen Tyler McDonald decided to make the jump from modifieds to Late Models in 2020, he set two goals for himself: Win five races by the end of the season and win at least one race at each of his three primary tracks. With his Aug. 21 victory Full Story
Column: For Satterlee, dirt racing has its place
Posted: 08/26/2020, 05:35 pmGregg Satterlee is probably one of the calmest, laid-back drivers in Dirt Late Model racing, so it’s not exactly easy to tell what he’s feeling at a given moment. Is he excited? Is he happy? Is he frustrated? Is he tired of the grind? But Full Story
By-the-numbers review of the Summer Nationals
Posted: 08/26/2020, 08:46 am By Andy SavaryA by-the-numbers review of the 2020 DIRTcar Summer Nationals, the series completed Saturday at Merritt Speedway in Lake City, Mich., after 24 series points events (complete Summer Nationals coverage): 0: Victories for Shannon Babb and Full Story
Top 25: Owens back on top after Topless win
Posted: 08/25/2020, 08:25 am By Joshua JoinerWith a $40,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory at Batesville Motor Speedway’s Comp Cams Topless 100, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., jumped both Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., and Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., to land Full Story
Memories as the voice of Florence begins sign-off
Posted: 08/25/2020, 08:26 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. — In 33 years behind the microphone at Florence Speedway, announcer Brad Greer learned many lessons, some sooner than others. You shouldn't wear white Reeboks to a dirt track. The late Jack Boggs could work magic behind the Full Story
