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Column: Blair's realistic approach pays dividends
Posted: 01/16/2020, 03:47 amMax Blair can’t characterize his 2019 season as anything but a magic-carpet ride. It was that spectacular, that prolific, that memorable. Indeed, Blair, a resident of Centerville, Pa., who turned 30 on Jan. 12, won Dirt Late Model races Full Story
Simpson's rebound year on right track in Arizona
Posted: 01/14/2020, 09:29 am By Todd TurnerQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (Jan. 12) — While trying to rebound from a subpar racing season, you need some breaks to go your way. Chris Simpson didn’t get a break at the outset of Sunday’s program at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway. In the second Full Story
Notes: Birky rounding into race shape at WWS
Posted: 01/13/2020, 04:13 pmQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (Jan. 12) — Brian Birkhofer has no illusions about the difficult road to victory he faces in the 2020 Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway. In fact, despite a resume bulging with Full Story
Fast Talk: Analyzing the kickoff of Arizona action
Posted: 01/13/2020, 11:38 amDirtonDirt.com’s weekly roundtable considers the start of the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway, picturesque racetrack landscapes and a new direction for Dunn Benson Motorsports (edited for clarity Full Story
Thornton still upbeat despite Arizona miscue
Posted: 01/12/2020, 02:30 am By Todd TurnerQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Ricky Thornton Jr. was bummed about his miscue that cost him the lead in Saturday’s Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout opener at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway. But compared to being a non-factor the previous Full Story
Keyser Mfg. Wild West Shootout coverage index
Posted: 01/07/2020, 09:39 pmQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Index of DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage for Arizona Speedway’s Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout set for Jan. 11-19 at the third-mile oval in the desert (order live video; downloadable statistics): Tuesday, Full Story
After reset, young Iowan tackles action at Arizona
Posted: 01/10/2020, 09:30 pm By Todd TurnerQUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (Jan. 10) — Nick Deal launched the 2019 season as hot as any Dirt Late Model rookie in the country. The Walnut, Iowa, driver ended the season with a retreat to the modified division. The 27-year-old Deal is looking Full Story
Column: Winding path to Dillard's special victory
Posted: 01/09/2020, 09:59 pmCade Dillard had a hard time answering questions posed by World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series announcer Rick Eshelman in victory lane after he captured Sunday’s 75-lap Battle at the Border finale at Vado (N.M.) Speedway Full Story
Amended rule helps WoO rein in rear-deck heights
Posted: 01/08/2020, 07:32 pm By Kevin KovacThere was plenty of reaction, on social media and otherwise, following Tuesday’s announcement by World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series officials that the national tour is implementing a popularly-named “droop” rule that Full Story
Notes: Pennsylvanian enjoys solid Ice Bowl run
Posted: 01/07/2020, 02:21 pm By Robert HolmanEASTABOGA, Ala. (Jan. 5) — Luke Hoffner stood in his pit area Sunday at Talladega Short Track, his face beaming after recording a career-best sixth-place finish in the Ice Bowl. His car was loaded and the 58-year-old driver from Turbotville, Full Story
Fast Facts: Keyser Mfg. Wild West Shootout
Posted: 01/07/2020, 07:26 am By Robert Holman(Complete coverage) Dates: ($5,000-to-win features, along with heats and consolations on Jan. 11, 12, 15, 17 and 18 and $15,000-to-win feature, along with heats and consolations on Jan. 19). Track: FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway Arizona Full Story
Notes: Madden salvages eighth after ignition woe
Posted: 01/07/2020, 07:27 am By Kevin KovacVADO, N.M. (Jan. 5) — Chris Madden’s best-laid plan to bid for a $15,000 victory in Sunday night’s 75-lap Battle at the Border finale at Vado Speedway Park effectively ended in silence just nine circuits into the World of Outlaws Full Story
Contenders fall by the wayside in Vado wreck
Posted: 01/06/2020, 03:07 pm By Kevin KovacVADO, N.M. (Jan. 5) — The entirety of the inaugural World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-sanctioned Battle at the Border weekend at Vado Speedway Park was relatively incident-free. Then came lap 16 of Sunday night’s 75-lap Full Story
Fast Talk: Vado variety bodes well for WoO
Posted: 01/06/2020, 12:13 pmReturning from the holiday break, our weekly roundtable dives right into the bustling January action as a new decade of racing is quickly upon us (edited for clarity and length): What's the biggest takeaway from World of Outlaws Morton Full Story
Page's fresh approach keeps Ice Bowls coming
Posted: 01/06/2020, 08:02 am By Robert HolmanEASTABOGA, Ala. (Jan. 5) — Last season, Michael Page stepped into rarefied air with his third straight Ice Bowl victory. While he became the second driver to win Talladega Short Track’s annual lidlifter three times, tying the record Full Story
Hip replacement up next for struggling Bloomquist
Posted: 01/05/2020, 07:22 am By Kevin KovacVADO, N.M. (Jan. 3) — The inaugural World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series-sanctioned Battle at the Border at Vado Speedway Park hasn’t been much fun for Scott Bloomquist. Yes, the 56-year-old Hall of Famer from Mooresburg, Full Story
Notes: Rookie misses potential Vado top-five
Posted: 01/04/2020, 04:38 am By Kevin KovacVADO, N.M. (Jan. 3) — Ashton Winger knew he let a golden opportunity to start off his rookie World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series campaign with a sterling top-five finish slip through his fingers Friday at Vado Speedway Full Story
They said it: My favorite quotes from ’19 season
Posted: 12/31/2019, 09:04 am By Kevin KovacAnother year, another voice recorder and reporter’s notebook filled with interviews of Dirt Late Model personalities. Here’s the most colorful and memorable quotes I gathered during the 2019 season. “You know the Chris Stapleton Full Story
Column: Gateway puts Carpenters on the map
Posted: 12/26/2019, 07:01 amTyler Carpenter repeatedly likened his $30,000 victory in Saturday’s Arizona Sport Shirts Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo., to a dream. To his father, Freddie, that description couldn’t have Full Story
Notes: Babb runs into more trouble in Dome
Posted: 12/22/2019, 11:51 am By Kevin Kovac and Todd TurnerST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 21) — Shannon Babb thought this might finally be his year to break through in the Arizona Sport Shirts Gateway Dirt Nationals finale. He certainly had an XR1 Rocket machine strong enough to do it. He was definitely Full Story
Unzicker’s aggressive Gateway bid ends on lid
Posted: 12/22/2019, 02:40 am By Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 21) — Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., was one of several could-have-been winners of Saturday’s 40-lap Arizona Sport Shirts Gateway Dirt Nationals. He was, however, the only driver among the group who mourned his Full Story
Difficult Dome demise leaves English red-eyed
Posted: 12/21/2019, 10:45 pm By Todd TurnerST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 21) — Perched on the end of his open trailer door in the The Dome at America’s Center pit area, a red-eyed Tanner English sat Saturday evening and accepted comfort and commiseration from fellow racers and friends. Unfortunately Full Story
Loquacious Carpenter darling of Dome crowd
Posted: 12/21/2019, 03:24 am By Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 20) — With a night for the ages during the Arizona Sport Shirts Gateway Dirt Nationals, Tyler Carpenter became a darling of the Dirt Late Model world. | Complete Gateway coverage A talented 28-year-old from Parkersburg, Full Story
Tweaked Dome layout raises action's potential
Posted: 12/20/2019, 07:12 am By Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 19) — Among drivers who have several Arizona Sport Shirts Gateway Dirt Nationals starts on their resumes, one phrase was repeated virtually verbatim when they were asked Thursday to describe the characteristics of Full Story
Elder Carpenter finds speedy line at Gateway
Posted: 12/19/2019, 11:47 pm By Todd TurnerST. LOUIS, Mo. — Before Thursday’s time-trial laps at The Dome at America’s Center, Freddie Carpenter was watching some television. Specifically keeping his eyes on the huge video screen to see how his fellow Arizona Sports Shirts Full Story
