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Francis settles into new role as technical director
Posted: 12/11/2017, 08:26 am By Kevin KovacSteve Francis found himself in an entirely new position during last weekend’s Performance Racing Industry Trade Show at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. For the first time in his 35 years in the sport, Francis didn’t Full Story
PRI: Friday notes, quotes from trade show in Indy
Posted: 12/08/2017, 06:43 amINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 8) — The Indiana Convention Center doors reopen Friday morning for the second of three days at the 30th annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, where more than 30,000 attendees are expected to check out Full Story
Notes: Promoter touts Arizona action's appeal
Posted: 12/07/2017, 09:10 pmINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 7) — Charged with the task of narrowing down the single best aspect of January’s Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway, event co-promoter Chris Kearns was stumped — temporarily. Full Story
PRI: Notes, quotes from Indianapolis trade show
Posted: 12/07/2017, 05:50 amINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 7) — The Indiana Convention Center doors open Thursday for the first of three days at the 30th annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, where more than 30,000 attendees are expected to check out 1,100 companies, Full Story
Column: Pragmatic shift for Pierce's chassis shop
Posted: 12/06/2017, 09:34 pmBob Pierce has a simple yet colorful answer for anyone who is wondering about the quite dramatic change in the business plan he’s made with his Bob Pierce Race Cars operation in Oakwood, Ill. You know, the news that Pierce has become Full Story
Best of 2017: South's state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/06/2017, 03:11 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2017 superlatives of the Southern states (individually for states with at least five weekly Late Model tracks; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2017 coverage): Alabama Top Full Story
PRI Trade Show coverage index
Posted: 12/02/2017, 03:55 pmINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — DirtonDirt.com's coverage from the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show on Dec. 7-9 at the Indiana Convention Center, where more than 40,000 attendees are expected to visit exhibits among more than 1,200 companies: Monday, Full Story
FAQs about the 30th annual PRI Trade Show
Posted: 12/05/2017, 05:44 amFrequently asked questions about the 30th annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, the off-season extravaganza scheduled for Dec. 7-9 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis (complete PRI coverage): What is the PRI Trade Full Story
Missouri driver develops cost-cutting 'ladder' tour
Posted: 12/05/2017, 05:54 am By Robert HolmanDustin Mooneyham wants to revive Dirt Late Model racing in his native Missouri. The 36-year-old racer from Aurora believes the best way to do that is by addressing the economics of the sport. With that goal, Mooneyham is spearheading the Full Story
Best of 2017: North and West state capsules
Posted: 12/05/2017, 05:56 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2017 superlatives of the Northern and Western states (individually for states with at least five weekly Late Model tracks; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2017 Full Story
Fast Talk: The Silliest Season and PRI preview
Posted: 12/04/2017, 07:04 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers the still-rolling Silly Season while looking ahead to this week’s Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Indianapolis (edited for clarity and length): Evaluate Full Story
Best of 2017: Midwest's state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/04/2017, 01:25 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2017 superlatives of the Midwestern states (individually for states with significant weekly Late Model action; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2017 coverage): Illinois Top Full Story
Shaw's retirement sends GRT to 'Plan B'
Posted: 12/01/2017, 01:26 pm By Robert HolmanA year removed from selling his own racing equipment with the intent of stepping away, Jeremy Shaw of Millport, Ala., has made the decision to retire from driving. A winner of five track championships and close to 100 features during a Full Story
Best of 2017: Top five lists from busy season
Posted: 12/01/2017, 06:32 am By Robert HolmanWith Driver of the Year and other driver honors already published, DirtonDirt.com takes a look at other top-five lists from the 2017 season, running the gamut from the top-five performances to top-five clashes of the year (Best of 2017 Full Story
Pierce charts new course with Dunn-Benson move
Posted: 11/30/2017, 11:49 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce, the sublime Dirt Late Model driver from Oakwood, Ill., will admit that he was surprised by the person who contacted him by phone in early November. “‘Kemp Lamm, Dunn-Benson Motorsports. How’s it going?’” Pierce Full Story
Nebraska ace Leonard captures NeSmith crown
Posted: 11/30/2017, 09:07 am By Alli CollisJosh Leonard of Gibbon, Neb., etched his name into the record books in 2017, becoming the first Midwestern driver to clinch the NeSmith Weekly Racing Series title. But history-making aside, the 31-year-old is simply proud of his career-best Full Story
Column: Turkey 100 win special for hometowner
Posted: 11/29/2017, 07:01 amAs the owner and promoter of Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway, Paul Purvis isn’t supposed to play favorites. But when he appeared on his track’s homestretch Saturday night and handed an oversized $20,000 winner’s check to Chesley Dixon after Full Story
Breakouts, newcomers and comebacks for 2017
Posted: 11/29/2017, 06:20 am By Robert HolmanAs part of its ongoing Best of 2017 coverage, DirtonDirt.com hands out awards to worthy Dirt Late Model drivers. We rank the top breakout drivers, top newcomers and most improved drivers and comeback drivers for the past season. This season’s Full Story
Sheppard tops 2017's Driver of the Year chase
Posted: 11/28/2017, 06:21 am By Alli CollisWith the 2017 racing season in the books, DirtonDirt.com takes a closer look at top five national drivers as well as regional and weekly Dirt Late Model competition. Check our video coverage for DirtonDirt.com’s Top Five Drivers overall, Full Story
DirtonDirt.com's Best of '17 coverage index
Posted: 12/15/2017, 06:55 amIndex of DirtonDirt.com’s Best of 2017 coverage with an installment most non-holiday weekdays throughout December (including breaks for the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show and Gateway Nationals; 2017 track and series champions): Nov. Full Story
Column: Team change bittersweet for Roberts
Posted: 11/22/2017, 10:48 amLosing in the final laps of Sunday’s Blue-Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., was hard enough for Casey Roberts. Losing under the unique circumstances the race presented to him made it even more difficult to accept. With Full Story
Michigan's Spangler eyes elusive Ethanol Tour title
Posted: 11/21/2017, 06:50 am By Alli CollisEric Spangler would love to capture the American Ethanol Late Model Tour title. While the Lake City, Mich., driver came up shy in 2017, he’s not hanging his head in defeat after a sterling 21-victory season. The 48-year-old standout is Full Story
Fast Talk: Analyzing the stellar career of Francis
Posted: 11/20/2017, 11:59 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products discusses Steve Francis’s retirement, a busy stretch of Silly Season news and some end-of-season racing in the Southeast (edited for clarity and length): In the wake of Steve Full Story
Notes: Florence standout ends career with a bang
Posted: 11/20/2017, 07:35 amSteve Landrum of Erlanger, Ky., couldn’t have scripted his racing career coming to an end in a more fitting way. After deciding that the Oct. 7 weekly event at Florence Speedway in Union Ky., would be his final race, the 54-year-old Kentucky Full Story
Retiring 'Colonel' can't envision a better career
Posted: 11/18/2017, 12:01 am By Kevin KovacTwo months ago, in a pre-race interview over the public address system with DirtonDirt.com’s Ben Shelton during the Sept. 14 Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store preliminary program at Knoxville Full Story
