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Gambling on weather works well for Casebolt
Posted: 07/04/2016, 03:58 pm By Kevin KovacPlaying the Rain Game during the holiday weekend turned out reasonably well for Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind. After word filtered out Saturday morning that the evening’s co-sanctioned World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series-UMP Full Story
Fast Talk: Focus on firecrackers and fizzlers
Posted: 07/04/2016, 02:05 pmOn this Fourth of July, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers the weekend fireworks (or lack thereof) in taking a look at a busy weekend of racing (edited for clarity and length): Who was hotter than a firecracker? Full Story
Runner-up at Rockford boosts WoO rookie Erb
Posted: 07/01/2016, 02:27 pm By Kevin KovacTyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, was in a distinct minority among the drivers who competed in Thursday night’s Outlaw Clay Classic at Rockford (Ill.) Speedway. The rough surface of the dirt-covered asphalt track actually made the 19-year-old Full Story
Driver from UMP tour lore scores top-five run
Posted: 06/30/2016, 04:17 am By Todd TurnerBELLEVILLE, Ill. — Rusty Griffaw already has a UMP DIRTcar Summernationals moment he’ll never forget, but the 36-year-old driver from Festus, Mo., came close to creating another one Wednesday night at Belle-Clair Speedway. | Complete Full Story
Notes: Babb practices preventive maintenance
Posted: 06/30/2016, 03:16 am By Todd TurnerBELLEVILLE, Ill. — There are a couple of ways to deal with tight, high-cushioned tracks like Belle-Clair Speedway that beat your quarterpanel off your race car. You can do nothing and — as you might imagine — literally beat the quarterpanel Full Story
Notes: Rookie nabs four in a row at Harlan
Posted: 06/30/2016, 02:28 am By Alli CollisIf it has four wheels and an engine, Jake Neal of Omaha, Neb., has probably raced it. From go-karts and modifieds to stock cars and mini sprints, the 26-year-old has piloted them all. But this season, Neal decided to try something new, Full Story
Quick Time: Handing out mid-season awards
Posted: 06/29/2016, 01:43 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
Missourian wins return to Late Model division
Posted: 06/29/2016, 10:24 am By Lyndal ScrantonWHEATLAND, Mo. — Johnny Fennewald expected to feel a little bit of rust. After all, he had not driven a Late Model in seven years. But the Appleton City, Mo., resident looked like he had only been away for about seven minutes, racing Full Story
Column: Return solidifies Birky's decision to retire
Posted: 06/29/2016, 02:41 pmBrian Birkhofer was fairly certain back in late September 2014 — during that unforgettable fall weekend at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway when he won the Late Model Knoxville Nationals and shockingly announced that he was disbanding his race Full Story
Notes: Englishes enjoy lively Clarksville battle
Posted: 06/29/2016, 02:44 am By Todd TurnerCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (June 28) — A couple of fans in a VIP suite at Clarksville Speedway were watching the frontrunners in Tuesday’s UMP DIRTcar Summernationals event, trying to match the call of announcer Rick Eshelman with the cars Full Story
Top 25: Ferguson rejoins rankings at No. 23
Posted: 06/28/2016, 10:49 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his third Ultimate Super Late Model Series victory of the season on Saturday at Dublin (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., rejoins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Josh Richards of Full Story
Notes: Davenport not giving up on Firecracker
Posted: 06/28/2016, 09:26 am By Alli CollisSARVER, PA. (June 25) — Last season Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., seemingly captured just about every major event on the Dirt Late Model calendar, from Cedar Lake’s USA Nationals to Florence’s North-South 100 and Eldora’s Full Story
Denying tires were bad, Bloomquist doubts tests
Posted: 06/27/2016, 01:48 pm By Alli CollisSARVER, Pa. (June 25) — Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., is no stranger to overcoming controversy in the sport of Dirt Late Model racing. It was just last season that the 52-year-old Hall of Famer saw the sport’s richest prize Full Story
Fast Talk: The success of Bloomquist, Pierce
Posted: 06/27/2016, 11:58 amAmid the blistering early-summer heat, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products takes a breather to consider on and off the track happenings in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for lengthy and clarity): Scott Bloomquist Full Story
Four-time UMP champ aiming for last hurrah
Posted: 06/27/2016, 10:26 am By Kevin KovacRodney Melvin has good reason for spending a lot of time behind the wheel of his Dirt Late Model over the past week-and-a-half and next few to come — almost more time, in fact, than he has over the last two years combined. | Complete Full Story
Unzicker frustration hits boiling point after spin
Posted: 06/24/2016, 04:07 am By Kevin KovacBANNER, Ill. (June 23) — The frustration accompanying a downright horrible opening week of UMP DIRTcar Summernationals action was etched on Ryan Unzicker’s face and evident in his voice as he sat sullenly on a four-wheeler after Thursday Full Story
Notes: Challenge awaits Lernerville points leader
Posted: 06/23/2016, 09:11 am By Alli CollisRuss King of Bristolville, Ohio, will tell you that Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., has some of the toughest weekly competition around. But this weekend, the bar will be raised even higher, as the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Full Story
Column: Tire penalties draw polarizing reactions
Posted: 06/23/2016, 12:09 amOne theme quickly became clear in the aftermath of the Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers tire-cheating scandal that loudly reverberated through the Dirt Late Model world on Tuesday: the five drivers and teams disqualified from the June Full Story
Quick Time: Breakdown of Lernerville's big event
Posted: 06/22/2016, 01:40 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
Penalized Dream racers dispute tire tests, appeal
Posted: 06/21/2016, 02:10 pm By Todd Turner and Kevin KovacFive drivers facing fines, suspensions and loss of purse money from disqualifications at Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXII dispute lab tests and will appeal their fates in a tire-cheating scandal that rocked the Dirt Late Model world after Full Story
Top 25: After Cedar Lake sweep, Moyer rejoins poll
Posted: 06/21/2016, 11:01 am By Alli CollisAfter sweeping the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals-sanctioned Masters weekend at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., rejoined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Josh Richards of Shinnston, Full Story
Notes: Marlar's audible sends him on UMP trek
Posted: 06/21/2016, 07:58 am By Kevin KovacPlenty of folks did a double-take when Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., pulled into the pit area at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway for Thursday's UMP DIRTcar Summernationals opener. In a time when the immediacy of websites and social media Full Story
UMP's pressure cooker builds heat at Wilmot
Posted: 06/20/2016, 02:30 pm By Kevin KovacWILMOT, Wis. (June 19) — It took until Round 4 of the 2016 UMP DIRTcar Summernationals for the first true heated squabble between drivers and teams to occur. The scene was Wilmot Raceway on Sunday and the combatants were Rodney Melvin Full Story
Fast Talk: Evaluating prospects of Lanigan, Pierce
Posted: 06/20/2016, 02:04 pmOur weekly roundtable, sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products, reviews Darrell Lanigan’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory and the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals while looking ahead to Lernerville’s Firecracker 100 (edited for clarity Full Story
Cedar Lake runs buoy Krohn's Late Model effort
Posted: 06/19/2016, 01:33 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 18) — Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., doesn’t do much Dirt Late Model racing, but if his recent returns are an indication he just might be adding more full-fender starts to his schedule. With Krohn’s pair Full Story
