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Column: Plans derailed, but Wenger forges ahead
Posted: 08/24/2016, 05:17 pmMcKay Wenger came up with a specific plan to pursue the 2016 UMP DIRTcar Super Late Model weekly championship. Breaking his right wrist in the heart of the summer racing schedule, however, wasn’t part of it. As the end of July approached, Full Story
North Dakota hotshoe streaks through summer
Posted: 08/24/2016, 12:06 am By Alli CollisUnbelievable. That’s how Dustin Strand of Grand Forks, N.D., sums up his recent stretch of racing. Rebounding from a June crash in a big way, the 33-year-old modified transplant is on a mid-summer tear, capturing nine victories in his Full Story
2016 Late Model series and track champions
Posted: 12/15/2016, 03:07 pmSeries champions Region-by-region champions on Dirt Late Model series and racing organizations for 2016: National Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - Scott Bloomquist World of Outlaws Late Model Series - Josh Richards Midwest American Full Story
As artery heals, Landers eyes return by Knoxville
Posted: 08/23/2016, 12:31 pm By Kevin KovacJared Landers didn’t get the news he wanted about his health and racing status after he was examined by doctors on Monday. But he he didn’t get the news he dreaded, either. While the 34-year-old driver from Batesville, Ark., wasn’t Full Story
Fast Talk: Tire rules, pet peeves and more
Posted: 08/22/2016, 02:41 pmWeather and a lighter schedule gave Dirt Late Model racing a chance to catch its breath during the dog days of summer, but our Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable forges ahead with this week’s five topics (edited for clarity Full Story
Notes: New Mexico pilot hits stride in title chases
Posted: 08/18/2016, 12:01 am By Alli CollisWith a few months still remaining on the Dirt Late Model calendar, it’s already been a standout season for Jonathan Ortega of Las Cruces, N.M. After getting off to a slow start, the 24-year-old driver and team hit on something at the Full Story
Quick Time: The steady efficiency of Richards
Posted: 08/17/2016, 03:31 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
After rollover, Carolina Clash leader is on a roll
Posted: 08/17/2016, 01:57 pm By Alli CollisJohnny Pursley of Clover, S.C., remembers his July 22 crash at Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway as one of the worst of his career. Taking the lead in his heat race, the 32-year-old Pursley violently rolled his No. 09 machine, coming to a rest in Full Story
Column: GRT hoping to unfurl banner once again
Posted: 08/16/2016, 01:23 pmJoe Garrison’s GRT Race Cars shop in Greenbrier, Ark., isn’t the force it used to be in the Dirt Late Model game. He doesn’t need anyone to remind him of that fact. “This is a big circle,” the 57-year-old Garrison said recently Full Story
Top 25: Chris Simpson joins rankings at No. 21
Posted: 08/16/2016, 09:19 am By Alli CollisAfter sweeping last week’s MLRA events at Farley (Iowa) Speedway and West Liberty (Iowa) Raceway, Chris Simpson of Oxford, Iowa, joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., maintained the Full Story
Notes: Doomed restart zaps Florence contenders
Posted: 08/15/2016, 03:23 pm By Alli CollisUNION, KY. (Aug. 13) — As Florence Speedway’s North-South 100 got under way Saturday night, polesitter Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., charged out to an early lead. Still looking for his first Lucas Oil Series victory of the 2016 Full Story
Fast Talk: Pierce's crown jewel and teen status
Posted: 08/15/2016, 11:28 amWith Bobby Pierce earning his first crown jewel and Josh Richards continuing his World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series domination, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products reviews a busy mid-August stretch (edited Full Story
Already special, Florence rises a notch for Pierces
Posted: 08/15/2016, 10:41 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 13) — Most race fans probably wouldn’t place Florence Speedway as a racetrack special to Bobby Pierce. After all, the Oakwood, Ill., driver cut his teeth on his home-state’s bullrings, picking up back-to-back UMP Full Story
Inconsistencies aside, Moyer Jr. breaks through
Posted: 08/14/2016, 11:56 am By Kevin KovacWINCHESTER, Va. (Aug. 13) — Billy Moyer Jr. didn’t make the decision to chase the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series for the first time in 2016 thinking that he’d go through the whole tour without a victory. “That was Full Story
Midwestern drivers among Hall of Fame class
Posted: 08/13/2016, 03:00 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 13) — Four championship-winning Midwestern drivers, including two who found success with NASCAR, are set to join standout Georgia pilot Fulmer Lance as inductees into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame on Saturday Full Story
Notes: McDowell back on track in Florence heats
Posted: 08/13/2016, 11:36 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — It’s safe to say that Thursday’s Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway did not go quite as well as Dale McDowell would have hoped. After failing to transfer out of a consolation, the Chickamauga, Ga., Full Story
Lineups for the 34th annual North-South 100
Posted: 08/13/2016, 12:51 amUNION, Ky. — Saturday’s lineups for the second day of the 34th annual Sunoco North-South 100 at Florence Speedway. Sixteen drivers are locked into the feature lineup with six more to be added from three consolation races: North-South Full Story
Whaley becomes first female to lead WoO race
Posted: 08/12/2016, 11:45 am By Kevin KovacDELMAR, Del. (Aug. 11) — Before heading out to Delaware International Speedway’s frontstretch for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series feature redraw on Thursday night, Amanda Whaley of Millsboro, Del., doubted her chances Full Story
Notes: Boggs leads, but win streak ends abruptly
Posted: 08/12/2016, 02:59 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 11) — While attempting to stretch a personal Late Model winning streak to nine races in a row, Jackie Boggs of Grayson, Ky., was off to a good start Thursday evening at Florence Speedway’s 30th annual Ralph Latham Memorial. Full Story
Mod ace ready to mash gas in Florence debut
Posted: 08/11/2016, 07:47 am By Todd TurnerLots of drivers taking their first laps in a Dirt Late Model might take it easy out of the gate, getting the feel of the power, traction and handling of the full-fendered car. And then there’s Nick Hoffman. The 24-year-old modified standout, Full Story
Notes: Whitney rises to challenge at Florence
Posted: 08/11/2016, 12:07 am By Alli CollisIt wasn’t until this season that John Whitney of Clarksville, Ohio, had ever won a feature event at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. In fact, the 47-year-old veteran driver had only entered a handful of shows at the northern Kentucky oval Full Story
Quick Time: Statistical analysis of North-South
Posted: 08/10/2016, 03:28 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Arizona miniseries moves to time-trial format
Posted: 08/09/2016, 07:55 pm By Robert HolmanThe Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout has already attracted some of the biggest names in Dirt Late Model racing. Now miniseries promoters Chris Kearns and Kevin Montgomery hope to keep those same big name drivers — and others — Full Story
Column: Tire experiment inflated with unknowns
Posted: 08/09/2016, 05:05 pmWith every failed tire test that reverberates through Dirt Late Model racing, a specific suggestion for combating the scourge of illegally-altered tires inevitably is mentioned and picks up a little more steam. Rick Schwallie, the director Full Story
Reprieve gives Rice shot at major Florence races
Posted: 08/09/2016, 04:26 pm By Alli CollisShock. That was 18-year-old Josh Rice’s reaction in May when he learned that long-time sponsors and team owners John and Collie Kuzman would be stepping away from racing, putting the up-and-coming careers of Josh and his older brother Full Story
