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Wet Hell Tour a real drag for traveling race teams
Posted: 07/05/2019, 10:19 am By Alli CollisMACON, Ill. (July 4) — Entering Thursday night’s show at Macon Speedway, Mother Nature sat fourth in the DIRTcar Summer Nationals points standings, having already claimed seven events this season. And while the seemingly endless rainouts Full Story
Notes: Focused W.Va., rookie finds success
Posted: 07/04/2019, 12:31 am By Todd TurnerWhen he added a Late Model to his family’s race team in the offseason, Tyler Evans had intentions of two-division nights at the racetracks in 2019, fielding his trusty modified along with his Longhorn Chassis in the full-fendered division Full Story
Trivia Time: Answers to Summer Nationals quiz
Posted: 07/01/2019, 12:23 am By Bob Markos(Find questions here) 1. Brandon Sheppard in 2013 2. At the 1-mile Duquoin (Ill.) Fairgrounds on July 1, 2001 3. (f) Santa Fe Speedway 4. Dennis Erb Jr. in 2007 5. Brian Birkhofer at Cresco (Iowa) Speedway 6. Both were disqualified Full Story
Trivia Time: DIRTcar Summer Nationals quiz
Posted: 07/04/2019, 12:18 am By Bob MarkosPart of a continuing feature at DirtonDirt.com, test your Dirt Late Model knowledge with a 20-question quiz from longtime racing historian Bob Markos. Here’s a special edition related to the DIRTcar Summer Nationals (click here for Full Story
Column: A seamless transition for Clanton
Posted: 07/03/2019, 01:21 pmShane Clanton was already looking toward the future. He knew that, in all likelihood, he would need a new ride come 2020 with his car owner and father-in-law, Ron Davies of Warren, Pa., indicating that his days fielding a national-level Full Story
Quick Time: Doling out 2019 midseason awards
Posted: 07/03/2019, 11:01 amTake 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
Ferris builds momentum at Lucas Oil Speedway
Posted: 07/02/2019, 12:02 pm By Lyndal ScrantonLittle did Larry Ferris know it at the time, but a spur-of-the-moment trip to Nevada Speedway some 30 years ago ignited a love for dirt-track racing that's still burning. Ferris, a veteran in the Late Model division at Lucas Oil Speedway Full Story
Top 25: Babb joins rankings at No. 24
Posted: 07/02/2019, 08:17 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first 2019 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory Saturday at Highland (Ill.) Speedway, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., maintained Full Story
National tour drop-ins enjoy Hell Tour benefits
Posted: 07/01/2019, 01:45 pm By Alli CollisLINCOLN, Ill. (June 30) — While the DIRTcar Summer Nationals has its own field of series regulars, the Hell Tour presents a unique opportunity for national touring drivers to drop in for a stretch of events while out on the road. Still Full Story
Fast Talk: Midseason reset of national tours
Posted: 07/01/2019, 11:22 amAs we careen toward the Fourth of July, we reset the national tours while considering the rain-plagued DIRTcar Summer Nationals (edited for clarity and length): Reset the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at midseason. Kevin Kovac, DirtonDirt.com Full Story
Babb is back? I didn't go anywhere, veteran says
Posted: 06/30/2019, 11:58 am By Alli CollisHIGHLAND, Ill. (June 29) — “Babb is back!” rang throughout the Madison County Fairgrounds following Shannon Babb’s $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory Saturday night at Highland Speedway. But if you ask the 45-year-old Moweaqua, Full Story
Dillard's Dirt Late Model education continues on
Posted: 06/28/2019, 07:46 am By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ind. — Stop me if you’ve heard an announcer say this during the 2019 season: “Cade Dillard is making his debut at the track …” Indeed, the 28-year-old Robeline, La., driver who is following the World of Outlaws Morton Full Story
Modified standout Chasteen feels Late Model allure
Posted: 06/27/2019, 10:13 am By Todd TurnerPEORIA, Ill. — When it comes to dirt track racing, Mike Chasteen Jr. is a modified guy through and through. His dad ran on the United State Modified Touring Series. He’s been a 10-year standout in the division. It’s his bread and Full Story
Notes: Focus on I-35 oval pays for Missourian
Posted: 06/27/2019, 01:29 am By Alli CollisTommy Cordray of Browning, Mo., has spent the last decade chasing the United Late Model Association weekly points championship, finishing runner-up in final ULMA standings last season. But in 2019, the 55-year-old Cordray has turned his Full Story
Column: Rumley program clicking with T-Mac
Posted: 06/26/2019, 04:12 pmKevin Rumley can’t yet read Tim McCreadie like other drivers he’s worked with over the years. After all, the noted engineer and crew chief of his father Lee Roy’s iconic K&L Rumley No. 6 machine is a mere two months into working closely Full Story
Quick Time: Summer Nationals state of mind
Posted: 06/26/2019, 12:28 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
Notes: Shirley salvages visit to Tri-City
Posted: 06/26/2019, 08:29 am By Todd TurnerGRANITE CITY, Ill. — After winning three of the first four DIRTcar Summer Nationals features, Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., came to Tri-City Speedway Tuesday as the driver to beat. But for most of the night at the 3/8-mile oval, Shirley Full Story
Good pals Erb, Bronson look past Tri-City tussle
Posted: 06/26/2019, 07:23 am By Todd TurnerGRANITE CITY, Ill. — After a couple of racing buddies roughed one another up Tuesday in DIRTcar Summer Nationals action at Tri-City Speedway, winner Kyle Bronson and tough-luck loser Tyler Erb figured they’d patch things up pretty quickly. “We’ll Full Story
Top 25: Heckenast among poll newcomers
Posted: 06/25/2019, 08:40 am By Alli CollisWith top-five finishes throughout the first four races of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., is among newcomers to DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., Full Story
Fast Talk: Firecracker drama and Hell Tour reset
Posted: 06/24/2019, 07:59 amOur weekly roundtable wraps up Lernerville’s Firecracker 100 on the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series and updates progress of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals (edited for clarity and length): Consider the late-race twists Full Story
Fizzling Firecracker 100 bitter for Weiss, Lanigan
Posted: 06/23/2019, 04:28 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 22) — Darrell Lanigan knows all about heartbreak in the Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway. He experienced more Saturday night, in fact. | RaceWire But this time the 48-year-old veteran from Union, Ky. — who Full Story
Stumbling out of gate, Babb gains at Fairbury
Posted: 06/23/2019, 06:55 am By Robert HolmanFAIRBURY, Ill. — Shannon Babb knows all too well the ebb and flow of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. You don’t rack up 97 career victories on the Hell Tour, along with four series championships, without taking a few lumps along the way Full Story
Norris-Cerenzia pairing pays off at Lernerville
Posted: 06/22/2019, 02:26 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 21) — Still wearing his fireproof uniform, still soaking in the excitement of winning a World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Firecracker 100 preliminary feature at his hometown’s Lernerville Speedway Full Story
Committed Heckenast raises bar on Hell Tour
Posted: 06/21/2019, 08:31 am By Robert HolmanBANNER, Ill. (June 20) — Frank Heckenast Jr. spent much of last year’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals threatening to bail out. His early performances this time around are making the decision to stick around on the grueling tour a no-brainer. Full Story
Notes: New York racer enjoying his best season
Posted: 06/20/2019, 07:55 am By Alli CollisAdmittedly, the transition from big-block modifieds to the Late Model division hasn’t always gone smoothly for Bob Dorman of Stockton, N.Y. With his father and crew chief Bill Dorman also a former big-block racer, it took the pair some Full Story
