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Strickler gives it his all in bid for first WoO victory
Posted: 06/20/2020, 02:45 am By Kevin KovacBULLS GAP, Tenn. (June 19) — No one would have faulted Kyle Strickler for retreating dejectedly inside his trailer Friday after his bid for a first-ever World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series victory dissolved in frustrating Full Story
Father’s Day often just another day at the track
Posted: 06/20/2020, 01:52 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 19) — Hudson O’Neal understands what it feels like to win on Father’s Day weekend. Twice the Martinsville, Ind., youngster has reached victory lane in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action on the celebratory Full Story
Notes: Mag curbs Erb’s track position problems
Posted: 06/19/2020, 08:34 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 18) — In clicking off another top-five finish on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Tyler Erb didn't have to work nearly as hard as usual Thursday at Magnolia Motor Speedway. | RaceWire The New Waverly, Texas, Full Story
Fairbury finally returning, but PDC still uncertain
Posted: 06/18/2020, 02:57 pm By Kevin KovacMatt Curl and the legion of faithful Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway followers have been waiting for this Saturday night since … well, since last October when the quarter-mile bullring hosted its last event of 2019. “We’re ready,” Curl, Full Story
Notes: Giving Oakshade racer grabs first victory
Posted: 06/18/2020, 01:21 am By Todd TurnerJake Rendel knew that a Super Late Model victory was within reach June 13 at Oakshade Raceway, but when his racing buddy Devin Shiels had a rollover wreck in a heat race, friendship came first. “There was a quite a melee in my heat race, Full Story
Column: Big Frog owner delighted he chose Bailes
Posted: 06/17/2020, 04:55 pmThe first words Augie Burttram uttered to his driver, Ross Bailes, in victory lane after Friday’s 22nd annual Grassy Smith Memorial at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., were simple and repeated in rapid-fire fashion. “Thank you! Full Story
Quick Time: Non-series regulars toughen tours
Posted: 06/17/2020, 01:12 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, presented Full Story
Top 25: Overton makes his debut in No. 1 spot
Posted: 06/16/2020, 08:33 am By Todd TurnerRed-hot Brandon Overton, who narrowly missed a weekend sweep on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, grabbed the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings for the first time. The 29-year-old Evans, Ga., driver secured eight first-place Full Story
Fast Talk: Weekend recap and national touring plans
Posted: 06/15/2020, 12:43 pmOur weekly roundtable convenes to review a busy weekend of Dirt Late Model racing and look ahead to big plans on both national tours (edited for clarity and length): Has anyone else noticed dirt track racing is virtually alone among sports Full Story
Drivers re-energized by return of rowdy race fans
Posted: 06/15/2020, 05:39 am By Robert HolmanMARYVILLE, Tenn. — Brandon Overton climbed from his car in front a standing-room only crowd at Smoky Mountain Speedway and was greeted by a rousing round of a applause after winning Saturday’s $15,000 Mountain Moonshine Classic. It Full Story
Notes: Positive signs for Pearson with top-five run
Posted: 06/14/2020, 01:34 pm By Robert HolmanMARYVILLE, Tenn. — To say that Earl Pearson Jr.’s 2020 season has been a monumental struggle would be an understatement by any measure. Heading into the weekend’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series doubleheader at Cherokee Speedway Full Story
Column: T-Mac thrives after change of scenery
Posted: 06/11/2020, 03:36 pmThe evolution of Tim McCreadie’s racing career — and his life — came almost full circle Saturday at Eldora Speedway. As he stood behind his Donald and Gena Bradsher-owned Longhorn Chassis in the track’s tech area, rehashing and Full Story
Notes: Michigan youngster delivering on promise
Posted: 06/11/2020, 07:03 am By Todd TurnerWhile he’s early in his racing and professional careers, Logan Arntz figures he’ll be behind the wheel quite a bit in the coming years. The 20-year-old from Vestaburg, Mich., is in his sixth season of Dirt Late Model racing and he Full Story
Nebraska driver recovers from bout with Covid-19
Posted: 06/10/2020, 11:41 am By Kevin KovacAndrew Kosiski was itching to go racing in May 30’s Malvern Bank Series season opener at Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg. His body, however, was overcome by a sickness that left him unable to even climb out of bed in his Omaha, Full Story
Top 25: T-Mac joins tight chase for top spot
Posted: 06/09/2020, 08:48 am By Todd TurnerTim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., was among three drivers earning at least one vote for the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings following his stirring $50,000 victory Saturday at Eldora Speedway’s Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational. McCreadie, Full Story
Fast Talk: Wading into Stream to recap action
Posted: 06/08/2020, 12:39 pmOur weekly roundtable looks back at the inaugural $50,000-to-win Stream Invitational at Eldora Speedway and considers the upcoming Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt doubleheader at Cherokee and Smoky Mountain (edited for clarity and length): In Full Story
Bloomquist endures poor outings at Big E's Stream
Posted: 06/08/2020, 12:34 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — An empty grandstand for an event at Eldora Speedway wasn’t the only strange aspect of the Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational. As the field for Saturday’s 67-lap feature formed into a four-wide parade lap, Full Story
Notes: J.D. can’t turn tough Stream weekend around
Posted: 06/08/2020, 07:54 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Jonathan Davenport's preliminary nights at Eldora Speedway's Stream Invitational couldn't have gone much worse with a laundry list of troubling issues and finishes of 18th and 24th. But anyone who counted out the 36-year-old Full Story
Hexed Madden’s pole washed away in Stream
Posted: 06/07/2020, 01:18 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Chris Madden was primed and ready to break his big-show hex at Eldora Speedway. He even had an inkling that a pre-heat mechanical scare before Saturday night’s Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational finale might Full Story
Anatomy of a Stream: How T-Mac won $50,000
Posted: 06/07/2020, 07:14 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Tim McCreadie found himself in an advantageous position as Saturday night’s 67-lap Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational drew to its conclusion. There was the 46-year-old star from Watertown, N.Y., chugging Full Story
Notes: No bites for J.D. in unforgiving Stream
Posted: 06/06/2020, 02:12 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Normally a big-race weekend at Eldora Speedway means success for Jonathan Davenport. But that hasn’t been the case through the first two nights of the Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational. Davenport, 36, of Full Story
Topsy-turvy prelims for Page at Eldora
Posted: 06/06/2020, 12:36 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio — Michael Page’s Thursday effort at Eldora Speedway’s Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational was forgettable, at best. "The more we was on the racetrack,” the Douglasville, Ga., driver said, “the worse we got.” Full Story
Saturday heat lineups for Stream Invitational
Posted: 06/05/2020, 09:54 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — Saturday’s heat lineups for the Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational based on points accrued in Thursday and Friday prelims (two-car inversion); Saturday’s 67-lap feature pays $50,000-to-win (complete Stream coverage; Full Story
'Fairy tale' victory for 11th-hour Stream entry
Posted: 06/05/2020, 06:07 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — When Kyle Strickler awoke at his home in Mooresville, N.C., on Monday, he had no plans to spend his upcoming weekend at Eldora Speedway — which, of course, makes the fact that he found himself standing on the Full Story
Fergy doesn't capitalize in Stream opener
Posted: 06/04/2020, 10:42 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio — Chris Ferguson has set a high standard for himself at Eldora Speedway. So even though the 30-year-old driver from Mount Holly, N.C., set fast time on Thursday’s opening night of Dirt Late Model Stream Invitational, Full Story
