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• Column: Home-grown success suiting Eckert

  Posted: 10/03/2019, 12:05 am

  As rain deluged Bedford (Pa.) Speedway shortly after the checkered flag fell on Saturday’s 60-lap Keystone Cup feature, race winner Rick Eckert took refuge inside his trailer. Still wearing his driver’s uniform, surrounded by his crew Full Story

• Quick Time: Can Weiss put end to WoO futility?

  Posted: 10/02/2019, 03:25 pm

  Take a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story

• Top 25: Senoia winner rejoins rankings at 25th

  Posted: 10/01/2019, 10:54 am By Alli Collis

  After scoring a career-richest $10,025 victory in Sunday’s Schaeffer’s Fall Nationals Series-sanctioned Billy Clanton Classic at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway, Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., rejoined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, Full Story

• Fast Talk: Eckert's win, Cotton Pickin' 100 recap

  Posted: 09/30/2019, 01:48 pm

  Our weekly roundtable reviews September’s final weekend of Dirt Late Model action, and looks ahead to the upcoming weekend’s sanctioned and special events (edited for clarity and length): Winning Bedford’s Keystone Cup, Rick Eckert Full Story

• Notes: Two top-fives at Magnolia satisfy Fergy

  Posted: 09/30/2019, 09:37 am By Robert Holman

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Sept. 28) — After winning the 30-lap feature to open the Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 last season, Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., was plenty eager to return to Magnolia Motor Speedway for this year’s version Full Story

• Texan off to good start in return to Late Model

  Posted: 09/28/2019, 12:43 pm By Robert Holman

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Sept. 27) — When Chris Brown decided to ease back into dirt Late Model racing, he thought it would be a good idea to start back at tracks he liked. Great decision. Brown, 40, of Spring, Texas, picked up a Comp Cams Full Story

• Notes: Bailes takes a liking to Bedford oval

  Posted: 09/28/2019, 04:46 am By Kevin Kovac

  BEDFORD, Pa. (Sept. 27) — A perfect Friday-night performance to open the second annual Keystone Cup weekend left Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., with a special feeling about Bedford Speedway. “I might have a new favorite track,” the Full Story

• Notes: Mitchell making final title assault

  Posted: 09/26/2019, 09:33 am By Alli Collis

  As the 2019 racing season starts to wind down, the pressure is building for Russellville, Ala., driver Braden Mitchell. With just a few weeks remaining in the Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series points chase, the 21-year-old Mitchell currently Full Story

• Column: O’Neal still soaking up Jackson win

  Posted: 09/25/2019, 06:01 pm

  Considering his immense reservoir of talent, Hudson O’Neal will likely — almost certainly, actually — win many races much richer than the 40th annual Jackson 100 he captured last Saturday night at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway. It’s Full Story

• Quick Time: Home runs on dueling national tours

  Posted: 09/25/2019, 03:05 pm

  Take a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story

• Top 25: Blair climbs four spots in rankings

  Posted: 09/24/2019, 09:26 am By Alli Collis

  After scoring a World of Outlaws Morton Building Late Model Series victory on Thursday at Stateline Speedway in Busti, N.Y., Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., was among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Full Story

• Notes: Selinsgrove win major relief for Lanigan

  Posted: 09/23/2019, 04:36 pm By Kevin Kovac

  SELINSGROVE, Pa. (Sept. 21) — Darrell Lanigan won his 73rd World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series race Saturday at Selinsgrove Speedway. Few of those checkered flags, however, made him feel quite as relieved as this one. Full Story

• Fast Talk: Soaking up a special home-track victory

  Posted: 09/23/2019, 10:49 am

  Our weekly roundtable reviews a lively September weekend of Dirt Late Model action, and considers a few other topics as the late-season special events continue (edited for clarity and length): Describe the charm of Hudson O'Neal winning Full Story

• Mod champ flirts with lead in Jackson 100

  Posted: 09/23/2019, 09:06 am By Alli Collis

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 21) — With his modified victory on Saturday at Brownstown Speedway, Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., clinched the 2019 DIRTcar modified points championship. But first, the open-wheel ace came away with a top-five Full Story

• Home-stater eager for another shot at Kokomo

  Posted: 09/19/2019, 03:37 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., doesn’t have the opportunity to run a major event in his home state very often, so his eyes grew wide months ago when he saw the 2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule included a first-ever visit Full Story

• Notes: Eash piles up wins in comeback season

  Posted: 09/19/2019, 06:25 am By Alli Collis

  After surgery sidelined Billy Eash of Johnstown, Pa., last season, the former Marion Center Speedway track champion climbed back behind the wheel in 2019, quickly getting back to his winning ways. A regular at the reopened Hidden Valley Full Story

• Column: Owens is up to task for Knoxville repeat

  Posted: 09/18/2019, 07:29 pm

  An appropriate summation of Jimmy Owens’s $40,000 triumph in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway was offered soon after the 100-lapper by crewman Keir Full Story

• Quick Time: Surveying deepest big-race rallies

  Posted: 09/18/2019, 02:10 pm

  Take a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story

• Notes: Knoxville bites struggling O’Neal, T-Mac

  Posted: 09/17/2019, 03:57 pm By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — Don O’Neal was struggling to maintain his position. Tim McCreadie was marching forward from a starting spot deep in the field. Then the two Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars met in turn three on Full Story

• Top 25: Clanton rises to No. 11 in rankings

  Posted: 09/17/2019, 08:42 am By Alli Collis

  After winning Thursday’s Knoxville Nationals opener, Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., was among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., unseated Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Full Story

• Pearl-Overton tandem nets another big payday

  Posted: 09/16/2019, 04:51 pm By Robert Holman

  JAMAICA, Va. — Grant Pearl and Brandon Overton are 2-for-2. Twice the longtime pals have joined forces to chase a big-money Crate Late Model special event. Twice they’ve bagged a big check. On Saturday at Virginia Motor Speedway, Overton Full Story

• After rollover, Thornton hopes to get a do-over

  Posted: 09/16/2019, 04:28 pm By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — For a driver whose Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store ended with a slow-motion rollover just moments after he had reached fourth place in Saturday night’s 100-lap Full Story

• Fast Talk: Dissecting Knoxville's winning rally

  Posted: 09/16/2019, 11:23 am

  Our weekly roundtable wraps up the 16th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals while looking ahead to upcoming fall events and more (editing for clarity and length): Evaluate the ninth-row rally by Jimmy Owens at Knoxville. Kevin Full Story

• Young O’Neal grabs podium spot at Knoxville

  Posted: 09/16/2019, 08:45 am By Alli Collis

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — Rolling off 16th in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals finale, Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., was focused on a strong run and a good points night. Starting so deep in the field, Full Story

• Notes: Whitener eager for next trip to Virginia

  Posted: 09/15/2019, 04:00 pm By Robert Holman

  JAMAICA, Va. (Sept. 14) — As Mark Whitener prepared to leave Virginia Motor Speedway, he was already looking forward to next year’s Fastrak World Championship, which track and series officials announced will again pay a whopping $50,000-to-win. Full Story