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Notes: Golden Isles drivers seek more racing room
Posted: 02/11/2017, 09:06 amBRUNSWICK, Ga. (Feb. 10) — While most drivers stuck with the low groove in Friday’s Rhino Ag Super Bowl of Racing opener at Golden Isles Speedway, some drivers felt like they were actually in the middle groove. | Complete Speedweeks Full Story
Bright side hidden after Moyer Jr.'s bitter ending
Posted: 02/11/2017, 12:39 am By Todd TurnerBRUNSWICK, Ga. — Satisfaction from simply being in position to win your first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race in the Georgia-Florida Speedweeks opener isn’t satisfying when it goes awry in the most heart-wrenching of ways. | Complete Full Story
Notes: Briggs weighing jump to Lucas Oil tour
Posted: 02/09/2017, 08:50 amBoom Briggs of Bear Lake, Pa., has long been loyal to the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series — most recently as a driver who’s chased the national tour as a regular the last three years, but earlier as a mechanic who traveled Full Story
Column: Madden gears up for WoO title pursuit
Posted: 02/08/2017, 02:51 pmAt the age of 41 and coming off a strong 2016 season, Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., is certainly more in the prime of his career than the down side of it. Nevertheless, there’s a sense of urgency in the veteran driver’s body that Full Story
Test your Speedweeks knowledge with trivia quiz
Posted: 02/08/2017, 03:55 amHeading toward February’s traditional action, we offer a dozen trivia questions from dirt racing's Super Late Model portion of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks; answers at the bottom of the page (complete Speedweeks coverage): 1) Prior to Full Story
Top 25: Preseason poll puts Bloomquist on top
Posted: 02/07/2017, 12:35 pm By Todd TurnerReigning and three-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Scott Bloomquist begins the 2017 season atop DirtonDirt.com’s preseason Top 25 power rankings, just four points shy of unanimous in the Dirt Late Model poll. The 53-year-old Full Story
Clash of touring champs spices Lucas Oil Series
Posted: 02/07/2017, 08:12 am By Kevin KovacThe 2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series roster is bulging with superstar drivers boasting championship pedigrees, but two names stand out in the crowd. There’s Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., and Josh Richards of Shinnston, Full Story
Fast Talk: Challenges, predictions for '17 season
Posted: 02/06/2017, 12:24 pmOur weekly Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable again looks at the 2017 season with predictions and prognostications of what you might expect to see (edited for clarity and length): What’s the biggest challenge facing Dirt Late Full Story
Speedweeks preview? Ask the panel of experts
Posted: 02/06/2017, 07:51 amFebruary's Georgia-Florida Speedweeks for Super Late Models kick off next week in Georgia with 18 races at six tracks, two in Georgia and four in Florida. DirtonDirt.com asked staffers and several contributing panelists several questions Full Story
Helping hands brighten T-Mac's outlook in '17
Posted: 02/06/2017, 07:30 am By Robert HolmanTim McCreadie has never been one to hold back his emotions. Sometimes, it’s his wide, welcoming grin, or a downtrodden look if things aren’t going his way. And then there are those times — like when the Dirt Late Model standout shocked Full Story
Zeigler returns to scene of Speedweeks success
Posted: 02/03/2017, 12:37 pm By Alli CollisDirt Late Model racing is known for producing memorable moments, from first-time winners, to underdog upsets and other on-track dramatics. Mason Zeigler’s career-high victory last season’s Winternationals finale at East Bay Raceway Full Story
Georgia-Florida Speedweeks coverage index
Posted: 02/25/2017, 08:51 amDirtonDirt.com's coverage from Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, made up of events at Brunswick, Ga.'s Golden Isles Speedway (Feb. 10-11), North Florida Speedway in Lake City (Feb. 12), Gibsonton, Fla.'s East Bay Raceway Park (Feb. 13-18), Sylvania, Full Story
2017 preview: Resetting the national tours
Posted: 02/02/2017, 06:49 am By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerResetting Dirt Late Model racing’s national tours — the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series — heading into February’s season openers during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks (drivers listed Full Story
Council mandates safety, but some falling off pace
Posted: 02/02/2017, 06:08 am By Kevin KovacFew people disagree with the Unified Dirt Late Model Council’s off-season efforts to improve safety by drafting a detailed set of technical and driver protection rules. There isn’t overwhelming consensus from all corners of the Dirt Full Story
Column: Sponsor Ranta plans major push in '17
Posted: 02/01/2017, 03:31 pmArnie Ranta has become a very recognizable Dirt Late Model sponsor and team owner over the past decade, but, above all else, he’s a life-long Dirt Late Model fan. “I’ve got five decades, almost six decades, in Dirt Late Model racing,” Full Story
Schedule, track-by-track capsules for Speedweeks
Posted: 02/01/2017, 07:16 amThe 2017 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks race-by-race schedule for Super Late Model events at six dirt tracks, two in Georgia and four in Florida. Action runs from Feb. 10-25 at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Ga.; North Florida Speedway Full Story
B-Shepp taking aim at successful Speedweeks
Posted: 01/30/2017, 09:56 am By Alli CollisIt was three years ago that Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., picked up his first career Speedweeks victory at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla., as he filled the role of Rocket Chassis house car pilot when Josh Richards was sidelined Full Story
Fast Talk: Over-under options heading into '17
Posted: 01/30/2017, 08:02 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products takes a look at some over-under options heading into the 2017 Dirt Late Model season (edited for clarity and length): Over or under .5: Drivers scoring their first crown jewel Full Story
Unified Dirt Late Model Council update (Jan. 20)
Posted: 01/25/2017, 02:28 pmUpdates issues Jan. 20 by the Unified Dirt Late Model Council that governs rules for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series and several other racing organizations focusing on rear suspensions, Full Story
Volunteer effort revives Cumberland, Md., track
Posted: 01/26/2017, 04:40 pm By Kevin KovacOne year ago the half-mile fairgrounds dirt track in Cumberland, Md., wasn’t merely on life support. It was virtually dead. So it’s understandably uplifting to see all the activity and anticipation now surrounding the track, which Full Story
Teams gird up for safety rules in opener at Boyd's
Posted: 01/26/2017, 02:06 pm By Alli CollisAlong with focusing on making his Late Model faster before his first start of 2017, Shanon Buckingham’s team also focused on making his Late Model safer. Buckingham and the Maryville-Tenn.-based Double Down Motorsports team plan to enter Full Story
Column: Pain in the neck still plagues Chamberlain
Posted: 01/25/2017, 11:16 amDuane Chamberlain wants to be spending the winter like he has every other during his more than two decades as a race car driver, eagerly preparing for another season of competition. His body, however, is telling him otherwise. With Chamberlain, Full Story
Tankersley, 2004 SAS champ, back in the mix
Posted: 01/25/2017, 09:45 am By Robert HolmanIt’s been nearly a decade since Shane Tankersley was a regular on Dirt Late Model circuits in the Southeast. Except for a brief 10-race stint in 2012, the Morganton, Ga., driver last competed full time in 2008. The 2004 Southern All Full Story
Sycamore champ piles up pink ribbons, victories
Posted: 01/24/2017, 01:48 am By Alli CollisOver the last few seasons, Jay Brendle of Kirkland, Ill., has piled up three consecutive track championships at Sycamore Speedway in Maple Park, Ill. But as much as he love trips to victory lane, the 34-year-old driver and his team are Full Story
On trade show circuit, Fergy covers new ground
Posted: 01/23/2017, 03:09 pm By Kevin KovacOAKS, Pa. — Chris Ferguson has worked plenty of trade shows across the U.S. map since becoming a salesman two years ago for ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, but none were quite like the one he attended last weekend. As the 27-year-old Full Story
