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Quick Time: Speedweeks by-the-numbers review
Posted: 03/01/2017, 10:11 amTake 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
Fast Talk: Roundtable wraps up Speedweeks
Posted: 02/27/2017, 09:41 amOur Out-Pace Racing Products-roundtable wraps up Georgia-Florida Speedweeks after 14 Super Late Model races and 11 winners at six tracks during the busiest stretch of off-season racing (edited for clarity and length; complete Speedweeks Full Story
WoO victory fills vacant spot on O'Neal's resume
Posted: 02/26/2017, 06:49 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 25) — One rather innocuous thought crept through Don O’Neal’s mind shortly after he captured his long-awaited first-ever World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series feature in Saturday’s 40-lap DIRTcar Nationals Full Story
Vision quest: Volusia fog overcomes WoO drivers
Posted: 02/25/2017, 11:37 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 24) — Shane Clanton is a 41-year-old race car driver who’s been tearing around dirt tracks for over two decades, so there aren’t many situations he hasn’t experienced. On Friday night, though, the Zebulon, Full Story
Family tugging at heart, Linville climbs out of car
Posted: 02/23/2017, 02:52 am By Alli CollisRegional standout Dustin Linville of Bryantsville, Ky., surprised the Dirt Late Model world Monday when he turned to Facebook to announce his retirement from the sport. After piloting a Super Late Model for the past eight years, the 25-year-old Full Story
Column: B-Shepp settles into rhythm with Rocket
Posted: 02/23/2017, 02:55 amMark Richards understood entering the 2017 season that replacing his son, Josh, as the driver of the Rocket Chassis house car with Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., wouldn’t be a completely seamless process. Regardless of the 24-year-old Full Story
Wasted days and wasted nights derail Erb's quest
Posted: 02/23/2017, 02:16 am By Robert HolmanBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 22) — Dennis Erb Jr. doesn’t like wasting time. Wasting days is even worse. As the Carpentersville, Ill., driver sat in his toterhome Wednesday night listening to rain pelt against the window, he couldn’t help Full Story
Fresh blood heightens competition with WoO
Posted: 02/22/2017, 09:47 am By Alli CollisWith an influx of drivers, both veteran and rookie, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series is primed for what could arguably be one of its most competitive seasons to date. Entering Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, 19 drivers have Full Story
Notes: Volusia success rolls off Fitz Factory line
Posted: 02/22/2017, 02:54 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 21) — There was no dialing back the smile on Jason Fitzgerald’s face after Tuesday night’s 30-lap UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned feature at Volusia Speedway Park. Perhaps a DIRTcar Nationals evening that included Full Story
Notes: Broken headers spoil Smith's Volusia run
Posted: 02/21/2017, 02:59 pm By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 20) — A sixth-place finish in Monday night’s 30-lap UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned feature that kicked off the 46th annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park was by far the best outing of G.R. Smith’s brief Full Story
Shirley seeking Volusia victory for injured buddy
Posted: 02/21/2017, 06:25 am By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 20) — Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., looked strong and confident on his way to a runner-up finish in Monday’s 30-lap DIRTcar-sanctioned feature that kicked off the Dirt Late Model portion of the 46th annual Full Story
O'Neal, Richards fall victim to Ocala pileup
Posted: 02/20/2017, 01:41 pm By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 19) — Brandon Sheppard’s last-circuit victory over Scott Bloomquist in Sunday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 50-lapper at Bubba Raceway Park was memorable, but it almost didn’t happen. | Complete Speedweeks Full Story
Fast Talk: Mid-Speedweeks breakdown
Posted: 02/20/2017, 11:30 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products takes a who-what-why-when-where look at the last week’s stretch of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks action (edited for clarity and length; complete Speedweeks coverage): Who is the Full Story
Maturing Texan seeking Speedweeks consistency
Posted: 02/20/2017, 09:58 am By Alli CollisSYLVANIA, Ga. (Feb. 18) —Tyler Erb's runner-up finish in Saturday’s Winter Freeze VII finale at Screven Motor Speedway was a little disappointing for the New Waverly, Texas, driver considering how close the 20-year-old had come to scoring Full Story
Tangle at East Bay dulls teenager's breakout run
Posted: 02/17/2017, 02:35 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 16) — Considering the fact that Michael Lake of Uniontown, Pa., is a 15-year-old high school student making his first appearance in the Lucas Oil Series portion of the Wrisco Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park, Full Story
Notes: Maryland ace enters Speedweeks fray
Posted: 02/16/2017, 08:05 am By Kevin KovacDale Hollidge of Mechanicsville, Md., enjoyed a career year in 2016 racing on his home Mid-Atlantic Dirt Late Model circuit. He’ll begin his quest for even more success in ’17 with his first taste of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks action. Full Story
Notes: Surgery may delay Siebert's '17 start
Posted: 02/15/2017, 02:47 pm By Trenton BerryAustin Siebert finished eighth in Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association points last season, but it’s likely he won’t be ready for this year’s March 31 MLRA opener at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. The 30-year-old Grandview, Full Story
Runner-up's love affair with East Bay continues
Posted: 02/15/2017, 10:00 am By Alli CollisTim Dohm came up one spot shy Tuesday at East Bay Raceway Park, finishing as runner-up to fellow West Virginian Josh Richards in the second round of the Lucas Oil Series-sanctioned Wrisco Winternationals. | Complete Speedweeks coverage But Full Story
Column: Dixon plotting return after fiery wreck
Posted: 02/15/2017, 07:48 amChesley Dixon will be a spectator rather than a competitor during this weekend’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Winter Freeze doubleheader at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., but that’s only because the Swainsboro, Full Story
Best's Richards-Edwards duo mesh out of the box
Posted: 02/15/2017, 02:31 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 14) — When Randall Edwards was reminded that Josh Richards’s victory in Tuesday night’s 25-lap Wrisco Winternationals feature at East Bay Raceway Park made the crew chief and his new driver a sparkling 2-for-4 Full Story
Linville granted reprieve after wreck at East Bay
Posted: 02/14/2017, 12:38 pm By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 13) — Dustin Linville of Bryantsville, Ky., is a driver who seems to wear a perpetual smile on his face, but it was a bit of a surprise that he managed to maintain a grin — however slight it may have been — as Full Story
Twarog, Moran relish early East Bay success
Posted: 02/14/2017, 01:40 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 13) — Tye Twarog stood in East Bay Raceway Park’s pit area after Monday night’s Wrisco Winternationals opener and expressed pride — as well as a tinge of surprise — about the third-place finish his new driver, Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Golden Isles weekend
Posted: 02/13/2017, 10:48 amOur weekly Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable reviews the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., that kicked off Georgia-Florida Speedweeks (edited for clarity Full Story
Ohio's Drown, crew chief aiming high after reunion
Posted: 02/12/2017, 03:28 pm By Todd TurnerBRUNSWICK, Ga. — When Doug Drown and crew member Cody Duncan first raced together nearly 10 years ago, Drown was an aspiring weekly racer and Duncan a fresh-faced teen. Now the long-time Ohio friends are back together with the 34-year-old Full Story
Tardy drivers won't get Lucas Oil provisionals
Posted: 02/11/2017, 09:07 pm By Todd TurnerBRUNSWICK, Ga. (Feb. 11) — For critics of Scott Bloomquist’s tardiness at racetracks, a new Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series rule is better late than never. Tour director Rick Schwallie announced Saturday before the Rhino Ag Super Full Story
