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Notes: Thornton beats J.D. at his own game
Posted: 05/15/2025, 10:52 pm By Todd TurnerEAGLE, Neb. (May 15) — On the final restart of Thursday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 40-lapper at Eagle Raceway, Ricky Thornton Jr. knew that going to the bottom groove wasn’t going to cut it. The Chandler, Ariz., driver and Full Story
Column: Guliani's rise to sought-after consultant
Posted: 05/15/2025, 05:53 pmEverything was perfect in Vinny Guliani’s world last Saturday night at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark. There was the 38-year-old engineer/crew member-turned-technical consultant, standing in victory at his hometown track Full Story
Everything's brand new as McIntosh chases tour
Posted: 05/15/2025, 04:09 pm By Todd TurnerEAGLE, Neb. (May 15) — For Donald McIntosh, a Thursday in the middle of May is about like the rest of the season as a rookie candidate on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Another new state in Nebraska. Another new track in Eagle Full Story
Dispatches: Veterans own HTF weekend
Posted: 05/17/2025, 08:06 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the third weekend in May, including Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series events in Georgia and Tennessee and MARS shows in Illinois (look elsewhere for most Lucas Oil Series Full Story
Notes: Older car endures for Minnesota racer
Posted: 05/15/2025, 06:28 am By Todd TurnerJosh Zimpel ended his 2024 Dirt Late Model season with a thud. The 25-year-old Braham, Minn., racer was running second in the season finale at his home track, Ogilvie Raceway, when he smashed the wall. The 2017 model Victory by Moyer car Full Story
Top 25: J.D. creeps up on top-ranked Pierce
Posted: 05/13/2025, 11:52 am By Kevin KovacA productive Illinois Speedweek highlighted by a victory in the opener at La Salle Speedway kept Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., atop DirtonDirt’s power rankings for a seventh consecutive week, but he fell short of a unanimous selection Full Story
Fading at Fairbury can't ruin Shirley's Speedweek
Posted: 05/12/2025, 03:02 pm By Kyle McFaddenFAIRBURY, Ill. (May 10) — Brian Shirley tried not to let Saturday’s wayward night at Fairbury Speedway negate the success he found during Illinois Speedweek. Entering the Illinois Speedweek finale at the quarter-mile oval, the 44-year-old Full Story
Fast Talk: Recaps and eyeing the sport's future
Posted: 05/12/2025, 11:02 amAfter a flurry of Illinois Speedweeks events (with four winners among five races), our roundtable catches its breath in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Praise a recent Full Story
Clinical Davenport finds path to Fairbury victory
Posted: 05/11/2025, 12:53 pm By Kyle McFaddenFAIRBURY, Ill. (May 10) — A part of Jonathan Davenport felt that Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Fairbury Speedway had been too tame. Too uneventful. And not necessarily too easy, but his five-second lead wasn’t Full Story
Sheppard content with Farmer City near-miss
Posted: 05/10/2025, 11:52 am By Kyle McFaddenFARMER CITY, Ill. (May 9) — Brandon Sheppard wasn’t going to blame Friday’s near-miss at Farmer City Raceway on his right-rear tire he found going flat after the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature. | RaceWire The New Berlin, Full Story
Notes: Alberson 'a little lost' on Illinois bullrings
Posted: 05/09/2025, 01:54 pm By Kyle McFaddenLINCOLN, Ill. (May 8) — Garrett Alberson and his Roberts Motorsports team are still trying to solve the puzzle that Illinois bullrings present them. The Las Cruces, N.M., driver started from the pole of Thursday’s FloRacing Night in Full Story
Dispatches: Jackson in daze after Batesville win
Posted: 05/11/2025, 10:05 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the second weekend in May, including Schaeffer's Spring Nationals and Comp Cams Super Dirt Series action (look elsewhere for most Lucas Oil Series coverage). Also find Full Story
Ruling Lincoln, Moran enjoys his winning pace
Posted: 05/09/2025, 06:26 am By Kyle McFaddenLINCOLN, Ill. (May 8) — Following Thursday’s runner-up finish to Devin Moran in FloRacing Night in America action at Lincoln Speedway, Ricky Thornton Jr. mused over a trend he hopes won’t define his season. | RaceWire “You look Full Story
Column: Recharged Starr still holds Batesville reins
Posted: 05/08/2025, 10:03 pmMooney Starr was ready to ride off into the sunset with his wife Connie, all set to leave behind more than three decades at the helm of Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark. “I had the perfect opportunity — I thought,” Full Story
J.D.'s Illinois checkered points to '25 satisfaction
Posted: 05/08/2025, 02:42 pm By Kyle McFaddenBANNER, Ill. (May 7) — Jonathan Davenport knew it had been a long while since he last won in Illinois, but nearly a whole decade? Even he was taken aback by that statistic, that before Wednesday’s wire-to-wire FloRacing Night in America Full Story
Notes: Job leads to Late Model racing for Iowan
Posted: 05/08/2025, 06:52 am By Todd TurnerCurtis Glover’s livelihood — and his Late Model racing career — comes from what the Iowa driver calls “kind of a weird story.” Nearly 20 years ago, Glover had been laid off from his concrete job, and he was getting to the point Full Story
O'Neal can't quite get over Spoon River hump
Posted: 05/08/2025, 04:45 am By Kyle McFaddenBANNER, Ill. (May 7) — It appeared Hudson O’Neal had the momentum down the stretch of Wednesday’s FloRacing Night in America feature at Spoon River Speedway to grab victory. | RaceWire O'Neal charged from the sixth starting spot Full Story
Notes: Solid Speedweek start for home-stater Erb
Posted: 05/08/2025, 04:41 am By Kyle McFaddenBANNER, Ill. (May 7) — Only four drivers have back-to-back top-10 finishes to start Illinois Speedweek. Dennis Erb Jr. is one of them. As even-keeled and stoic as they come, the Carpentersville, Ill., veteran couldn’t hold back some Full Story
Racers glad to see 'old friend' La Salle's rebirth
Posted: 05/07/2025, 02:41 pm By Kyle McFaddenLa SALLE, Ill. (May 6) — If you browsed the pit area Tuesday at La Salle Speedway, you likely found drivers and industry personnel alike with sentimental attachment to the resurrected quarter-mile oval. | RaceWire The night’s $20,000 Full Story
Notes: Simpson serves as Koehler stand-in
Posted: 05/06/2025, 02:58 pm By Kevin KovacFOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Chris Simpson’s participation in the Dairyland Showdown at Mississippi Thunder Speedway wasn’t exactly as it appeared. Oh, the 41-year-old driver from Oxford, Iowa, unloaded the same Longhorn Chassis No. 32 Full Story
Retooled design spurs Schlenk to winning start
Posted: 05/06/2025, 06:42 am By Kyle McFaddenATTICA, Ohio (May 2) — Five victories and a runner-up finish in six races. That’s Rusty Schlenk’s ledger to start the 2025 season. The McClure, Ohio, driver is perhaps the hottest regional Dirt Late Model, racer, especially after Full Story
Top 25: Hoffman climbs with Pierce on top
Posted: 05/06/2025, 06:30 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., returned to unanimous No. 1 status in DirtonDirt’s power rankings following a weekend that saw him tally a pair of podium finishes in the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series-sanctioned Full Story
Fast Talk: It's been a while for national tour winners
Posted: 05/05/2025, 10:46 amWhile rain mostly rules the weekend, three drivers notched their first national touring victories of the season, a topic for discussion in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Of Full Story
Hoffman ends lull with $30,000 Dairyland win
Posted: 05/04/2025, 06:35 am By Kevin KovacFOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (May 3) — Nick Hoffman wasn’t in a full-fledged slump, but five straight World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series starts without a podium finish was far from acceptable for a driver with designs on contending Full Story
Notes: Optimism returns for T-Mac in Dairyland
Posted: 05/03/2025, 02:24 pm By Kevin KovacFOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (May 2) — Tim McCreadie finally found a reason for optimism in Friday's Dairyland Showdown opener Mississippi Thunder Speedway. Nearly three months removed from his last top-five finish, the 51-year-old national champion Full Story
