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Rum Runner team eyes long future with Madden
Posted: 08/25/2020, 08:12 am By Robert HolmanLOCUST GROVE, Ark. — Chris Madden didn’t get off to a blazing start in his Rum Runner Motorsports debut at the 28th annual Topless 100. But the Gray Court, S.C., driver hardly thinks it’s the end of the world. | Complete Topless 100 Full Story
Coverage index for Batesville’s Topless 100
Posted: 08/10/2020, 10:27 pmLOCUST GROVE, Ark. — Index for coverage of the 26th Topless 100, a $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event set for Aug. 20-22 at Batesville Motor Speedway; also visit the event’s history section: Tuesday, Aug. 25 • Full Story
Fast Talk: The Topless 100 pass that wasn’t
Posted: 08/24/2020, 11:54 amAs August racing rolls on, our roundtable review Batesville's Topless 100 while discussing Pennsylvania races past, present and future. Fast Talk is sponsored by Castrol (edited for clarity and length): Would Batesville still be partying Full Story
Podium-landing Michigan standout shines on tour
Posted: 08/24/2020, 06:16 am By Joshua JoinerNo one was more excited for the DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour to make its extended 2020 Michigan swing than Dona Marcoullier. And for good reason. Armed with his nearly new Black Diamond Chassis powered by a new Rhyne Competition Engine, Full Story
Tantalizing near-miss for 'Old Man' at Topless 100
Posted: 08/23/2020, 06:54 am By Robert HolmanBATESVILLE, Ark. (Aug. 22) — Billy Moyer was close. He knew it. His hometown fans at Batesville Motor Speedway could feel it, too. As Moyer moved from 18th into the top five midway through Saturday’s 28th annual Topless 100, there Full Story
Notes: Overton lacking at Topless crunch time
Posted: 08/23/2020, 06:43 am By Robert HolmanBATESVILLE, Ark. (Aug. 22) — Midway through Saturday’s Comp Cams Topless 100 feature at Batesville Motor Speedway, one of Dirt Late Model racing's hottest drivers in the country knew he could be in trouble. Brandon Overton, with 17 Full Story
Notes: Dillard's Williams Grove bid derailed
Posted: 08/22/2020, 01:51 pm By Kevin KovacMECHANICSBURG, Pa. (Aug. 21) — Lap after lap, Cade Dillard of Robeline, La., stalked Brandon Sheppard, searching relentlessly for the line that might carry him past the red-hot driver from New Berlin, Ill., and into the lead in Friday Full Story
First ‘20 start major challenge for Wallace
Posted: 08/22/2020, 08:02 am By Robert HolmanLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 21) — Wendell Wallace made a rare Late Model start during preliminary action for this weekend’s 28th annual Topless 100 at the Batesville, Ark., driver’s home track. Thursday’s 23rd-place finish in the 30-lap Full Story
Notes: Gardner finds relief after rough patch
Posted: 08/22/2020, 07:54 am By Joshua JoinerAUBURN, Mich. (Aug. 21) — Bob Gardner has had enough top-10 finishes on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals that his 10th-place finish in Friday’s series race at Tri-City Motor Speedway shouldn’t have been a cause for much celebration. But Full Story
Notes: Batesville run lifts Buckingham's confidence
Posted: 08/22/2020, 07:44 am By Robert HolmanLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug 21) — Shanon Buckingham was among five drivers — Ricky Thornton Jr., Mason Oberkramer, Tyler Bruening and Morgan Bagley were the others — in Friday’s 30-lap, $5,000-to-win preliminary feature for the 28th Full Story
Road to Eldora: Index of video series
Posted: 09/01/2020, 05:34 pmOn the Road to Eldora from late August through early September, DirtonDirt.com and FloRacing staffers are visiting teams, drivers, shops and racetracks as Dirt Late Model racing's focus heads toward Eldora's Intercontinental Classic: The Full Story
Notes: Covert OK after getting on lid at Lincoln
Posted: 08/21/2020, 12:29 pm By Kevin KovacABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. (Aug. 20) — Jason Covert isn’t a guy who offers excuses when things go wrong. He didn’t start Thursday. After escaping injury when he flipped wildly on the 37th circuit of the 50-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Full Story
Notes: Clanton gains ground in Topless opener
Posted: 08/21/2020, 09:08 am By Robert HolmanLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 20) — Charging from 12th to finish seventh in Thursday’s 30-lap Topless 100 preliminary feature at Batesville Speedway, Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., said his Capital Race Car “wasn’t too bad.” | Complete Full Story
Pennsylvania teen quick study on DIRTcar tour
Posted: 08/20/2020, 02:36 pm By Joshua JoinerQUINCY, Mich. — Drake Troutman lived a dream Wednesday night at Butler Speedway. Making his second appearance on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals during the final week of its 2020 season, the 15-year-old from Hyndman, Pa., found himself Full Story
Notes: Iowan blossoms with newfound success
Posted: 08/20/2020, 12:52 am By Todd TurnerLogan Duffy jumped into the Late Model division before he was even old enough to have a driver’s license, and for his first full season, in 2019, he was a relative novice behind the wheel. Lacking confidence in his abilities. Frightened Full Story
Column: Eager Gustin ready for a fresh start
Posted: 08/19/2020, 04:33 pmRyan Gustin’s quest to follow the open-wheel modified pipeline to Dirt Late Model stardom effectively ground to a halt in 2016. He never gave up, however, on joining the group of mod-turned-Late Model standouts. “That’s what everybody Full Story
Fast Facts: 28th Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/19/2020, 08:46 am By Robert HolmanEvent: 28th annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Nutrien Ag Solutions Dates: Aug. 20-22 (One $5,000-to-win program on Thursday and one $5,000 program on Friday, followed by Saturday’s $40,000-to-win finale) Track: Batesville (Ark.) Full Story
Top 25: T-Mac zips up with B-Shepp back on top
Posted: 08/18/2020, 10:03 am By Joshua JoinerA week headlined by four nights of racing at Florence Speedway and six straight events on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals produced major shakeups in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings presented by Bilstein Shocks with Brandon Sheppard of New Full Story
Notes: Georgian buzzes Midwest on annual trip
Posted: 08/18/2020, 09:34 am By Robert HolmanLINCOLN, Ill. (Aug. 16) — Steven Roberts completed his traditional mid-summer Midwestern racing trip Sunday with the Jesup, Ga., driver registering his best outing in five DIRTcar Summer Nationals events. Roberts won his first career Full Story
Fast Talk: McCreadie's latest 50-grand conquest
Posted: 08/17/2020, 11:54 amOur roundtable gathers to discuss the busy North-South 100 weekend at Florence Speedway, the restart of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and make other comments on the past weekend and the one to come in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Full Story
Notes: Debris spoils Rice’s solid Florence run
Posted: 08/16/2020, 03:00 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. — There’s something a little disconcerting about seeing a significant piece of your race car resting on the racetrack. And when Josh Rice spotted an orange spoiler in turn four while he was under a lap-82 caution during Full Story
Klein gets performance, but not finish, at I-55
Posted: 08/16/2020, 02:51 pm By Robert HolmanPEVELY, Mo. (Aug. 15) — Daryn Klein led 33 laps of Saturday’s 50-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. The 30-year-old driver from nearby Fairview Heights, Ill., was never far from Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Thornton flirts with lead in his North-South debut
Posted: 08/16/2020, 06:01 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 15) — Ricky Thornton Jr. almost had the turnarounds of turnarounds Saturday at Florence Speedway’s Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100. After failing to crack the starting lineup in Wednesday or Thursday’s Lucas Oil Full Story
Notes: Murphy's Law still haunts Heckenast team
Posted: 08/15/2020, 07:38 am By Robert HolmanBROWNSTOWN, Ill. (Aug. 14) — Frank Heckenast Jr. couldn’t hide his disappointment following another night with another fast car and another potential victory that got away. Heckenast, of Frankfort, Ill., was running third on a lap-37 Full Story
Notes: Florence novice Bruening positioned well
Posted: 08/15/2020, 05:14 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 14) — Florence Speedway’s Sunoco North-South 100 weekend marks just the second time Tyler Bruening of Decorah, Iowa, has turned laps at the northern Kentucky oval. But his limited experience at the King family’s facility Full Story
