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On stiff tour, Satterlee still seeks firm footing
Posted: 06/27/2018, 04:53 am By Robert HolmanGregg Satterlee has likely had the upcoming stretch on the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series schedule circled since the tour left Georgia-Florida Speedweeks in February. After all, the series trek through Ohio last season was one of the Full Story
Top 25: Madden back to No. 1 in rankings
Posted: 06/26/2018, 10:15 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series victory of the season in Saturday’s Firecracker 100 finale at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., returned to the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Communication fuels Madden, Wright pairing
Posted: 06/26/2018, 01:27 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 23) — Lance Wright has already heard some version of the question posed to him countless times this season. “Are you surprised Chris Madden is running so well in your father Barry’s cars?” is the general inquiry Full Story
Fast Talk: Lernerville winners show emotional side
Posted: 06/25/2018, 09:59 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products takes a final glance at Lernerville’s Firecracker 100 weekend and looks ahead at the DIRTcar Summer Nationals as the tour streaks toward the halfway mark (edited for clarity Full Story
Erb hopes Firecracker run ignites turnaround
Posted: 06/25/2018, 09:11 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 23) — As Tyler Erb readied to climb in his hauler and leave Lernerville Speedway’s pit area after Saturday’s 12th annual Firecracker 100 — bound for a DIRTcar Summer Nationals event the next evening at Tri-State Full Story
Suspended Bloomquist plans shoulder surgery
Posted: 06/23/2018, 05:09 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 22) — Facing a 90-day suspension for failing to take a drug test during Friday’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series-sanctioned Firecracker 100 preliminary program, Scott Bloomquist told DirtonDirt.com that Full Story
On verge, Moran eyes surge at Firecracker 100
Posted: 06/22/2018, 12:15 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 21) — Devin Moran wasn’t thrilled with his fifth-place finish in Thursday night’s 30-lap World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series feature that opened the Firecracker 100 weekend at Lernerville Speedway because, Full Story
Notes: Transition smooth for Michigan standout
Posted: 06/21/2018, 02:41 am By Alli CollisDavid Mielke is new to the Late Model division. But the 26-year-old Gladwin, Mich., driver seemingly hasn’t missed a beat since making the transition from a modified to the full-fender car earlier this year. After clicking off solid Full Story
Column: Rejuvenated Drake enjoys second act
Posted: 06/20/2018, 12:42 pmBilly Drake of Bloomington, Ill., is seven seasons into Act II of his Dirt Late Model career. His $5,000 victory in June 13’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals opener at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway was the crowning achievement of this calmer, lower-profile Full Story
Quick Time: Winningest duos on Late Model tours
Posted: 06/20/2018, 10:27 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
At Plymouth, frustration gets the better of Shirley
Posted: 06/18/2018, 04:46 pm By Kevin KovacPLYMOUTH, Ind. (June 17) — The meat grinder that is the DIRTcar Summer Nationals got to Chatham, Ill.’s Brian Shirley on Sunday at Plymouth Speedway. After five straight nights of racing to open the Hell Tour — including the last Full Story
Fast Talk: Sport's youth movement alive and well
Posted: 06/18/2018, 08:51 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers one of the busiest weekends of the season as the DIRTcar Summer Nationals reach full song (edited for clarity and length): Could the sport’s youth movement have gotten Full Story
Notes: Flirting with Mag podium, Zeigler fades
Posted: 06/17/2018, 10:19 pm By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 16) — Mason Zeigler’s memory of his only previous trip to Magnolia Motor Speedway isn’t all that clear. “I remember it a lot bigger I thought, but it seems pretty similar,” said Zeigler, of Chalk Hill, Pa., Full Story
Fisher overcomes penalty as Richmond runner-up
Posted: 06/17/2018, 08:57 am By Alli CollisRICHMOND, Ky. (June 16) — Derek Fisher’s Saturday night didn't start off the way he had intended. After his qualifying time was disallowed when he was found to be in violation of the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Bonus Series and Full Story
'Stars just lined up' as New Deal broke through
Posted: 06/17/2018, 08:05 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 16) — No one doubted Hudson O’Neal’s talent. His ability to close out a race for a big win, however? Perhaps there were questions. It wasn’t necessarily a question of if the 17-year-old phenom would ever get Full Story
Unzicker rebounds after brutal start on Hell Tour
Posted: 06/16/2018, 03:39 pm By Kevin KovacMAPLE PARK, Ill. (June 15) — Ryan Unzicker couldn’t discount the importance of his third-place finish in Friday night’s 55-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Sycamore Speedway. After his disappointing results in the first two Full Story
Mississippian making most of big opportunity
Posted: 06/16/2018, 07:07 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 15) — If Neil Baggett seemed a little down in the dumps about setting the third-quick time and racing his way into this weekend’s Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series Clash at the Mag via a fifth-place finish in his Full Story
Rayburn gives Schlenk Summer Nationals boost
Posted: 06/15/2018, 12:30 pm By Kevin KovacKANKAKEE, Ill. (June 14) — Rusty Schlenk had a special visitor join him and his team for the first two nights of the 2018 DIRTcar Sumer Nationals. Nine months removed from undergoing open-heart surgery, legendary Hall of Fame chassis Full Story
Notes: Moore back in division, back up to speed
Posted: 06/14/2018, 08:05 am By Alli CollisReturning to the Late Model ranks full time in 2018, Kyle Moore’s season got off to a bit of a shaky start. But the 27-year-old Mansfield, Ohio, driver has made a turnaround over the last couple of weeks, notching three straight victories Full Story
DIRTcar Summer Nationals coverage index
Posted: 06/30/2018, 04:11 pmDirtonDirt.com’s coverage of the 28 scheduled races of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals from June 13-July 14; also visit the schedule page, the series history section and downloadable statistical recap: Wednesday, July 18 • Column: Owner Full Story
Quick Time: Critical start of the Summernationals
Posted: 06/13/2018, 10:23 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
Column: Dream denied, Madden still motivated
Posted: 06/13/2018, 10:25 amPerhaps Chris Madden would have been the driver to make runaway winner Scott Bloomquist sweat late in Saturday’s 100-lap Dream XXIV at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Perhaps the Gray Court, S.C., driver would have had nothing for Full Story
Notes: 'Float mode' lifts Pierce to fourth in Dream
Posted: 06/12/2018, 11:49 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Bobby Pierce discovered a new level of focus during his late-race outside charge to a fourth-place finish in Saturday’s 100-lap Dream XXIV at Eldora Speedway. | Complete Dream coverage “On that long green-flag Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist takes No. 1 spot in poll
Posted: 06/12/2018, 10:20 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing an unprecedented eighth Dream victory Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., was voted a unanimous No. 1 in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings presented by JRi Shocks. Bloomquist Full Story
T-Mac's Dream showing dimmed by stark reality
Posted: 06/11/2018, 02:19 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Tim McCreadie was in a reflective — perhaps even pessimistic — mood when he was interviewed by DirtonDirt.com pit reporter Dustin Jarrett after finishing a steady, solid sixth in Saturday night’s 100-lap Full Story
