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Notes: J.D's wall scrape ends hopes of I-80 glory
Posted: 07/22/2019, 10:27 am By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 20) — The feeling of defeat and frustration that Jonathan Davenport experienced after Saturday night’s ninth annual Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway was all too familiar to him. | RaceWire “It’s Full Story
Fast Talk: I-80 wrapup (and a few dustups)
Posted: 07/22/2019, 09:56 amOur weekly roundtable wraps up I-80 Speedway’s Silver Dollar Nationals while considering other pressing issues in the Dirt Late Model world (edited for clarity and length): Is there any better devil-may-care, cushion-riding driver than Full Story
Pierce-McCreadie rift bubbles at Silver Dollar
Posted: 07/22/2019, 07:29 am By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 20) — Bobby Pierce pounded on the roof of his car. Then he held his arms above his head, looked in the direction of the fans in the grandstand and clapped his hands. | RaceWire The 22-year-old star’s victory lane Full Story
Fergy's Screven script: The Tale of Two Spins
Posted: 07/21/2019, 02:44 pm By Robert HolmanSYLVANIA, Ga. — Chris Ferguson could do little more than shrug his shoulders Saturday following an up-and-down night at Screven Motor Speedway. Ferguson started 14th and rallied to the front before a pair of spins relegated him to a 13th-place Full Story
Roadblocks can't stop Dohm from Richmond sweep
Posted: 07/21/2019, 02:26 pm By Alli CollisRICHMOND, Ky. (July 20) — To the casual observer, Zack Dohm’s Richmond Raceway sweep and dominate weekend performance may have looked easy. But after sustaining damage to his car and injuring his left wrist during Friday’s program, Full Story
Notes: Leighton chases Silver Dollar breakout
Posted: 07/20/2019, 01:19 pm By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 19) — Bill Leighton Jr. of La Vista, Neb., turned back multiple aggressive bids from two of Dirt Late Model racing’s brightest young national stars to win a heat race in the first round of Friday night’s ninth Full Story
Notes: SECA contender gets boost from day job
Posted: 07/18/2019, 08:47 am By Alli CollisPicking up steam toward the end of the 2018 season, Crate racer Bryan Mullis of Rock Hill, S.C., has carried that success into the first half of his 2019 campaign. Already bagging six victories this season, the 27-year-old Mullis currently Full Story
Column: Local team savors Oakshade biggie
Posted: 07/17/2019, 05:29 pmChris Keller was the man of the hour, the local boy made good by pulling off a monumental upset victory worth $10,000 in last Saturday night’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals-sanctioned Birthday Race at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. Never Full Story
Quick Time: Tallying the Silver Dollar distribution
Posted: 07/17/2019, 01:52 pmTake 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
Knowles steps back up to Supers for busy stretch
Posted: 07/17/2019, 01:29 am By Alli CollisMARYVILLE, Tenn. (July 16) — Jake Knowles of Rome, Ga., has spent the last couple of seasons focusing on Crate Late Models, clinching the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Series title in 2018. But for the month of July, the 33-year-old Knowles Full Story
Fast Facts: Ninth annual Silver Dollar Nationals
Posted: 07/16/2019, 07:10 am By Robert HolmanDates: July 18-20 (one $10,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by Saturday’s $53,000-to-win finale) Track: I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval). Sanction: Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series Purse: $53,000-to-win, Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp rules as Tennesseans climb
Posted: 07/16/2019, 07:11 am By Todd TurnerWhile Brandon Sheppard’s five-race winning streak came to an end, the New Berlin, Ill., driver’s unanimous hold on the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings continues, while Tennessee racing buddies Mike Marlar and Jimmy Owens Full Story
He wasn't looking for it, but Shirley found crown
Posted: 07/15/2019, 04:13 pm By Kevin KovacWAUSEON, Ohio (July 13) — There was something decidedly different about Brian Shirley’s second straight and third career DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship. After Shirley, 38, of Chatham, Ill., and his car owner Bob Cullen made Full Story
Fast Talk: Series-by-series summer recap
Posted: 07/15/2019, 10:24 amIn a roundup of busy stretches for multiple series, our weekly roundtable considers the most important takeaways with more big events coming up (edited for clarity and length): What’s your World of Outlaws reflection? Kevin Kovac, DirtonDirt.com Full Story
Unexpected win gives Ivey taste of success
Posted: 07/15/2019, 09:22 am By Alli CollisGAFFNEY, S.C. (July 14) — Trent Ivey of Union, S.C., has turned hundreds of laps at Cherokee Speedway. But that didn’t mean he had high expectations heading into Sunday’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series event. | Complete Southern Full Story
Strickler eager for busy stretch in Wells entry
Posted: 07/14/2019, 12:26 pm By Alli CollisRURAL RETREAT, Va. (July 13) — Clicking off solid performances against tough fields, modified ace Kyle Strickler of Mooresville, N.C., as already set himself apart as one of 2019’s top Late Model rookies. But now Strickler and the Hazard, Full Story
One thing after another stings Pierce at I-96
Posted: 07/12/2019, 01:53 pm By Kevin KovacLAKE ODESSA, Mich. (July 11) — Two points races still remained on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals schedule following Thursday’s stop at I-96 Speedway, but the body language Bobby Pierce displayed as he watched his crew working on his car Full Story
Grinding wreck setback for Thunderbird racer
Posted: 07/11/2019, 12:02 pm By Kevin KovacMUSKEGON, Mich. (July 10) — Shawn Reed stood in the dim light of the Thunderbird Raceway pit area after Wednesday’s 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature, the top of his fireproof racing uniform tied around his waist as he eyeballed Full Story
Notes: Heck sails along in return to Crates
Posted: 07/11/2019, 01:20 am By Todd TurnerA few summers ago, 2013 DIRTcar Crate Late Model champion Aaron Heck was enjoying leisurely weekends as a recreational boater on Rend Lake in southern Illinois, thinking his dirt racing career was behind him. With his parents both battling Full Story
Quick Time: Checking Summer Nationals stats
Posted: 07/10/2019, 03:30 pmTake 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
Column: After cancer scare, Smith back in car
Posted: 07/10/2019, 08:03 amWhen Jeff Smith missed a handful of early-season events that he had planned to enter — most notably Ultimate Southeast Super Late Model Series programs on March 2 at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth and March 23 at County Line Raceway Full Story
B-Shepp strengthens No. 1 grip; Gundaker joins
Posted: 07/09/2019, 10:24 am By Todd TurnerTwo more World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series victories and a three-race win streak on the national tour kept Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., atop DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings while Gordy Gundaker’s back-to-back, Full Story
With end near, Schlenk finds Hell Tour rhythm
Posted: 07/08/2019, 11:27 am By Alli CollisQUINCY, Ill. (July 7) — After spending the last few nights of DIRTcar Summer Nationals action searching for the right feel in his car, Rusty Schlenk is hopeful his podium finish in Sunday’s series stop at Quincy Raceway marks the end Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing holiday-week action
Posted: 07/08/2019, 11:04 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to look back on a busy Independence Day holiday week of action across the country while also looking ahead to the final week of the 2019 DIRTcar Summer Nationals (edited for clarity and length): With Brian Full Story
Notes: DIRTcar atones for reversed Macon finish
Posted: 07/06/2019, 12:36 pm By Alli CollisFARMER CITY, Ill. (July 5) — DIRTcar Summer Nationals officials on Friday took steps to avoid another controversial finish like Thursday's at Macon (Ill.) Speedway, putting their money where their mouth is with runner-up Bobby Pierce Full Story
