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Column: Aussie driver's ambitious summer action
Posted: 08/30/2017, 07:23 amPaul Stubber certainly wasn’t a typical first-time UMP DIRTcar Summernationals regular when he tackled the grueling month-long Midwestern series this season. As a 58-year-old Australian businessman who entered the Dirt Late Model ranks Full Story
Fast Talk: Busy Labor Day weekend beckons
Posted: 08/28/2017, 12:55 pmOur Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable wraps up August and looks ahead to Labor Day weekend as the special event season beckons (edited for clarity and length): Evaluate the weekend's national touring action. Michael Rigsby, Full Story
Notes: Cooley makes triumphant return
Posted: 08/24/2017, 12:59 pmLess than a month after thinking his season might have been ended prematurely by a frightening highway accident that destroyed his hauler and much of his equipment, Eric Cooley of Fulton, Miss., made a triumphant return to Dirt Late Model Full Story
Notes: Big-block grad Homan shining in Crates
Posted: 08/24/2017, 03:57 am By Alli CollisA former big-block modified racer, Chad Homan of Penfield, N.Y., has only piloted a Crate Late Model for a couple of seasons. But in that short time, he’s already piled up victories and is aiming for a pair of track championships in 2017. In Full Story
Column: Balancing act for Michigan ace Thirlby
Posted: 08/23/2017, 02:34 pmBrandon Thirlby still harbors dreams of racing a Dirt Late Model full time. The possibility remains there in the back of the Traverse City, Mich., driver’s mind, popping up ever-so-slightly every time he enjoys a strong run against quality Full Story
Quick Time: Dropoff of rich unsanctioned races
Posted: 08/23/2017, 01:16 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Top 25: Marlar joins top five in rankings
Posted: 08/22/2017, 10:06 am By Alli CollisAfter sweeping the weekend’s Southern Nationals Bonus Series events at North Georgia Speedway in Chatham and Rome (Ga.) Speedway, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., joined the top five in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Full Story
Notes: T-Mac perseveres in daytime Topless 100
Posted: 08/21/2017, 08:47 pm By Alli CollisLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 20) — As a former Comp Cams Topless 100 and Bad Boy 98 winner, Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., is no stranger to Batesville Motor Speedway. Day racing at the 3/8-mile oval, however, was all new to him. | RaceWire After Full Story
Top-10 Topless 100 run satisfies relaxed Landers
Posted: 08/21/2017, 02:28 pm By Alli CollisLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 20) — Former Lucas Oil Series regular Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., is enjoying racing a limited schedule and spending more time at home with his family, but there’s no doubt he still loves taking on the Full Story
Fast Talk: Never count out Bloomquist
Posted: 08/21/2017, 10:42 amOur Out-Pace Racing Products-roundtable considers sublime Topless 100 winner Scott Bloomquist, pit-strategy racing, the weekend’s World of Outlaws tripleheader and other Dirt Late Model topics (edited for clarity and length): Have we Full Story
Aiming for third crown, injury hampers Sullivan
Posted: 08/20/2017, 12:42 pm By Alli CollisLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 19) — It was just a few weeks ago that Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark., seriously injured his shoulder in MARS West competition at Legit Speedway Park in West Plains, Mo. But despite doctor recommendations to Full Story
Notes: Elliott's struggles continue at Georgetown
Posted: 08/18/2017, 05:25 pm By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (Aug. 17) — By the end of Thursday night’s inaugural World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series event at Georgetown Speedway, Ricky Elliott of Seaford, Del., was effectively resigned to his 2017 fate. | RaceWire “It Full Story
Debuting Bailes helps team find Wright track
Posted: 08/18/2017, 10:02 am By Robert HolmanBULLS GAP, Tenn. (Aug. 17) — Ross Bailes showed flashes of brilliance. The Barry Wright house car displayed plenty of speed. The combination resulted in a good start for the newly-formed duo. In his debut in Barry Wright’s Icon Chassis, Full Story
Fast Facts: 25th Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/17/2017, 08:28 am By Robert Holman25th annual Comp Cams Topless 100 Dates: Aug. 18-19 (Friday prelims followed by Saturday’s $40,000-to-win finale) Track: Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Ark. (3/8-mile clay oval) Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Full Story
Notes: Maryland ace wins five straight races
Posted: 08/17/2017, 08:06 am By Robert HolmanKyle Lear hardly had time to celebrate his milestone 50th career victory. Less than 24 hours after picking up the win Aug. 11 at Potomac Speedway in Budd’s Creek, Md., Lear was already celebrating career win No. 51, which came across Full Story
Quick Time: T-Mac can join exclusive club
Posted: 08/16/2017, 12:50 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Column: Lake, veteran car owner, stepping back
Posted: 08/15/2017, 12:51 pmThe last thing Bobby Lake of Uniontown, Pa., wants to do is liquidate the assets of his race team and speed shop. He’s been in the game, after all, for 42 years in various, and sometimes overlapping, roles — car owner, driver, sponsor, Full Story
Top 25: Hudson O'Neal joins poll at No. 25
Posted: 08/15/2017, 10:47 am By Alli CollisAfter notching a top-10 finish in his first-ever Sunoco North-South 100 start, 16-year-old Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., maintained the Full Story
Fast Talk: Is this version of T-Mac the best ever?
Posted: 08/14/2017, 12:17 pmOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products puts the wraps on Florence’s Sunoco North-South 100 while looking ahead to Batesville’s Comp Cams Topless 100 (edited for clarity and length): Is 2017 the best version of Full Story
Notes: Overton's charge at North-South falls shy
Posted: 08/14/2017, 11:25 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Brandon Overton was feeling pretty good at the halfway mark of Saturday’s Sunoco North-South 100 at Florence Speedway. Laying down some of the fastest laps of the field, the Dream Team driver had advanced from Full Story
Concussion's aftereffects keep Stovall out of seat
Posted: 08/14/2017, 08:05 am By Robert HolmanJesse Stovall walked away from a vicious rollover accident while practicing for the Silver Dollar Nationals back on July 20. Apparently uninjured from the wreck that left his Black Diamond Chassis a mangled mess, Stovall went ahead and Full Story
McCreadie banks major victories in solid season
Posted: 08/13/2017, 07:54 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — It’s been nothing short of a star-studded summer for Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y. Earning a $53,000 payday in the July 22 Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., Saturday’s victory in Full Story
O'Neal enters home stretch of Lucas rookie chase
Posted: 08/13/2017, 10:44 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Second-generation driver Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., was among the handful of drivers making their first-ever Sunoco North-South 100 start on Saturday night at Florence Speedway. Locked in to the $50,000-to-win Full Story
Notes: James settles in at Florence in new car
Posted: 08/12/2017, 10:59 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 11) — Undergoing knee surgery last fall, Scott James of Bright, Ind., has made limited starts since returning to the driver's seat a couple of months ago. Debuting a new Rocket Chassis XR1 at Florence Speedway over Full Story
Winning opener, Owens eyes fourth North-South
Posted: 08/11/2017, 10:16 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — A three-time Sunoco North-South 100 winner, Jimmy Owens is among the winningest Lucas Oil Series drivers at Florence Speedway. But things often haven't fallen the Newport, Tenn., driver’s way since his last Full Story
