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Top 25: Boggs joins rankings at No. 18
Posted: 08/09/2016, 08:46 am By Alli CollisAfter sweeping the weekend’s Ironman Mountain Championship events in eastern Kentucky, home-state driver Jackie Boggs of Grayson joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while USA Nationals winner Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., Full Story
Notes: Shirley summons final push at USA Nat'ls
Posted: 08/08/2016, 07:08 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Brian Shirley arrived at Cedar Lake Speedway for the 29th annual USA Nationals weekend feeling under the weather. He didn’t feel much better when he finally departed the track after Saturday night’s racing Full Story
Wells still on upswing after third at Cedar Lake
Posted: 08/08/2016, 02:51 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Eight days after riding out the worst crash of his Dirt Late Model career, Eric Wells put together a performance that was arguably one of his best ever. Yes, the 27-year-old driver from Hazard, Ky., does Full Story
Fast Talk: Crown jewel reviews and previews
Posted: 08/08/2016, 10:46 amIn the midst of August’s most lucrative events, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products reviews Cedar Lake's USA Nationals and looks ahead to the Florence’s Sunoco North-South 100 (edited for clarity and length): Why Full Story
Long-distance pace sign of maturity for Richards
Posted: 08/07/2016, 06:13 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Mark Richards had visual proof of his son Josh’s development as a Dirt Late Model driver when the blue No. 1 that the younger Richards drove to a $50,000 victory in Saturday night’s 29th annual USA Nationals Full Story
Notes: Richards adds to Cedar Lake memories
Posted: 08/05/2016, 04:41 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 4) — Winning Thursday night’s 30-lap World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series feature at Cedar Lake Speedway was obviously fun for Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va. Outdueling Rick Eckert of York, Pa., for Full Story
Coverage index for 29th USA Nationals
Posted: 07/25/2016, 05:08 pmNEW RICHMOND, Ind. — Index for coverage of the 29th annual USA Nationals, a $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series event set for Aug. 4-6 at Cedar Lake Speedway: WATCH LIVE VIDEO Monday, Aug. 8 • Notebook: Shirley Full Story
As back eases, Anvelink ready for USA Nationals
Posted: 08/04/2016, 08:11 am By Kevin KovacSHAWANO, Wis. (Aug. 2) — Nick Anvelink has rarely been so excited about climbing in his race car as he was for Tuesday night’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series event at Shawano Speedway. There was a good reason for Anvelink’s Full Story
Notes: Former WoO driver back up to speed
Posted: 08/04/2016, 07:47 am By Alli CollisIt wasn’t all that long ago that Brent Robinson of Smithfield, Va., was racing with a national tour full time, traveling across the country with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series. Taking a few years off to focus on work Full Story
Quick Time: Checking the driver stock market
Posted: 08/03/2016, 02:11 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
Column: Blow to helmet hazy for healing Francis
Posted: 08/02/2016, 01:44 pmThere’s a black hole in Steve Francis’s memory of the July 15 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. “I remember running the heat race,” Francis said two weeks later while competing in Full Story
Top 25: Blair joins poll, Richards new No. 1
Posted: 08/02/2016, 09:36 am By Alli CollisJosh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., unseated Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., in the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., who scored his 22nd victory of the season Friday at Eriez Full Story
Notes: Fairbury success gratifying for Richards
Posted: 08/01/2016, 05:47 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Josh Richards has won plenty of races in his sparkling Dirt Late Model career. Few, however, have been richer, or more significant, than his triumph in Saturday night’s 27th annual Prairie Dirt Classic at Full Story
Double rollover ruins drivers' PDC weekend
Posted: 08/01/2016, 02:10 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — When Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., was asked about the incident with Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, that sent both drivers’ cars into wild flips during Saturday’s Prairie Dirt Shootout non-qualifiers’ Full Story
Fast Talk: Is Richards on verge of a hot streak?
Posted: 08/01/2016, 01:58 pmOur weekly roundtable, sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products, takes a look at the biggest events and tours from racing the final week in July (edited for clarity and length): Evaluate the performance of Josh Richards in his Prairie Dirt Full Story
PDC bids of Casebolt, Pierce end with a thud
Posted: 07/31/2016, 05:32 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — They came. They saw. They didn’t conquer. Both Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., and Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., appeared to be serious contenders to grab the $27,000 first-place prize in Saturday night’s Full Story
Wells starts PDC at FALS with wild practice crash
Posted: 07/30/2016, 12:35 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 29) — As his race car began to bicycle onto its right side entering turn one during hot laps for Friday night’s Prairie Dirt Classic qualifying program at Fairbury American Legion Speedway, Eric Wells knew he was Full Story
Davenport and Co. adopt Fairbury as 'home track'
Posted: 07/28/2016, 01:27 pm By Kevin KovacAfter Kevin Rumley watched his driver, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., steer to a $40,000 triumph in last Saturday night’s Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., the well-known crew chief posed for pictures Full Story
Driver rules Wheatland in first Late Model start
Posted: 07/28/2016, 09:58 am By Lyndal ScrantonWHEATLAND, Mo. — On the hour-long drive from his Nevada home to Lucas Oil Speedway with a new Late Model in tow, Jon Sheets and his crew were optimistic that a good night awaited them. "We talked on the way over to the race that that Full Story
Notes: Illinois driver slows down, goes faster
Posted: 07/28/2016, 08:58 am By Alli CollisIt’d be difficult for Derek Chandler to forget the 2013 Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway. Facing a tough field of World of Outlaws competitors, the driver from nearby Pontiac, Ill., captured one of the Full Story
Quick Time: WoO stars face Fairbury challenge
Posted: 07/27/2016, 05:11 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
Column: The first (UMP) tours of duty satisfying
Posted: 07/26/2016, 10:07 amAs the 2016 UMP DIRTcar Summernationals came to an end July 15-16 at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio, Bob Gardner of East Peoria, Ill., sat on the back edge of his trailer in the pit area and provided clear-cut perspective on what a driver Full Story
Top 25: McDowell joins top five in rankings
Posted: 07/26/2016, 09:25 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his second Schaeffer Oil Southern Nationals victory of the season on Sunday at Rome (Ga.) Speedway, Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., joined the top five in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Scott Bloomquist Full Story
Notes: Davenport enjoys 'turning point weekend'
Posted: 07/25/2016, 06:55 pm By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 23) — A 10-race winless stretch on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series might not sound not bad to most drivers, but for defending champion Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., such a drought represents a certifiable Full Story
Babb slips back at I-80, but he remains upbeat
Posted: 07/25/2016, 03:11 pm By Kevin KovacGREENWOOD, Neb. (July 23) — Sixth place in Saturday night’s sixth annual Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway wasn’t quite the finish Shannon Babb wanted — especially after he charged forward from the 18th starting spot to run Full Story
