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WoO, DIRTcar iron out amended suspension rules
Posted: 04/05/2016, 07:57 amThe World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series and DIRTcar announced Thursday that the circuits will adopt the newly created Unified Late Model Suspension Rules following a months-long process that included manufacturers, constructors Full Story
Eldora Speedway part of iRacing's expansion onto dirt
Posted: 04/05/2016, 07:48 amiRacing.com and Eldora Speedway on Monday announced plans to add the legendary half-mile clay oval to the popular online motorsport simulation service’s catalog of racetracks. The world’s leading centralized racing game platform, iRacing Full Story
Briggs says hard knock could've been worse
Posted: 04/04/2016, 11:02 am By Kevin KovacAs soon as Boom Briggs clipped the huge tractor tire protecting the end of Farmer City Raceway’s turn-three concrete wall with his car’s rear end during qualifying for the Illini 100 on Sunday, he logically feared the end result. | Full Story
Fast Talk: This or that? Roundtable makes call
Posted: 04/04/2016, 08:48 amA series of either/or questions face our weekly roundtable with Out-Pace Racing Products-Fast Talk after a weekend with a pair of events on both national tours (edited for clarity and length): More interesting matchup: Villanova-North Full Story
Falling shy, Unzicker still pleased at Farmer City
Posted: 04/03/2016, 11:31 am By Alli CollisFARMER CITY, Ill. (April 2) — While it wasn’t Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., sitting in victory lane after Saturday’s 25-lap Douglas Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100 opener at Farmer City Raceway, the home-state driver is still counting Full Story
Notes: Loss doesn't leave Landers dejected
Posted: 04/03/2016, 07:49 amPHENIX CITY, Ala. — In making his most serious bid for his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season, Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., ended up falling three laps short. | RaceWire But Landers, who settled for a Full Story
Notes: Frost off to solid start at Clarksville
Posted: 03/31/2016, 09:25 am By Alli CollisHometown driver Richard Frost’s championship bid at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway was brought to an early end late last season when an eye infection landed him in the hospital. After leading the track’s points chase, the 37-year-old Full Story
Quick Time: Spring look at driver stock market
Posted: 03/30/2016, 04:03 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: Shirley's start thrilling for team owner
Posted: 03/30/2016, 03:50 pmSo, do you think Bob Cullen is glad he decided to field a full-time Dirt Late Model effort for Brian Shirley this year? Next question, please. In the wake of Shirley’s $20,000 Thaw Brawl sweep last weekend at La Salle (Ill.) Speedway Full Story
Drivers address sport's challenges in new survey
Posted: 03/29/2016, 03:12 pm By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerIn an anonymous survey among more than 100 Dirt Late Model racers, it probably didn’t have to be anonymous for drivers to list their prime answer to the sport’s biggest challenge: the high costs of racing. | Driver survey The sport Full Story
More comments from DirtonDirt.com's driver survey
Posted: 03/29/2016, 03:08 pm By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerOther questions in DirtonDirt.com’s anonymous survey lent themselves to more comments from drivers. A sampling from some of the most interesting responses (main survey story): Commissioner McDowell? In a sport that’s divided and subdivided Full Story
Bloomquist, Eldora, FALS touted in driver survey
Posted: 03/29/2016, 03:13 pm By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerWhat Dirt Late Model racers say for public consumption is one thing. But when camera lights fade and the digital recorders click off, reporters and fans sometimes have one more pressing question. “How do you really feel?” And in launching Full Story
Birky's La Salle return welcomed, if a bit bumpy
Posted: 03/29/2016, 07:36 amLa SALLE, Ill. (March 26) — The quick-witted humor that made Brian Birkhofer such a popular — and quotable — race car driver didn’t wane during his year-and-a-half away from the sport. When Birkhofer was asked to review his first Full Story
Notes: Heckenast seeks aggressiveness balance
Posted: 03/28/2016, 01:48 pmLa SALLE, Ill. (March 26) — Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., thought he had himself perfectly positioned for a huge home-state victory in Saturday night’s 75-lap Thaw Brawl finale at La Salle Speedway. | RaceWire “I’ve run Full Story
Returning Babcock gets back in groove for BPM
Posted: 03/28/2016, 10:10 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (March 26) — While most of the Dirt Late Model world was focused on La Salle (Ill.) Speedway’s Thaw Brawl and Brian Birkhofer’s return to the driver’s seat, the 2014 Knoxville Late Model Nationals winner wasn’t the Full Story
Fast Talk: Red-hot Shirley exceeding expectations
Posted: 03/28/2016, 08:26 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to discuss La Salle (Ill.) Speedway’s Thaw Brawl and upcoming national tour events in Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk (edited for clarity and length): Raise your hand (tap your keyboard?) if Full Story
Notes: Weaver, J.D. a potent combo at Senoia
Posted: 03/28/2016, 06:36 amRandy Weaver was the highest-profile crew chief in the Dirt Late Model world Friday at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway — and as much as the veteran standout from Crossville, Tenn., loves driving, he was fine with watching his Chip Stone-owned No. Full Story
Coalescing team boosts Shirley to early success
Posted: 03/26/2016, 11:52 amLa SALLE, Ill. (March 25) — With Brian Shirley’s victory in the 50-lap Thaw Brawl preliminary feature Friday night at La Salle Speedway continuing his excellent early-2016 performance, he was posed an entirely appropriate postrace question. “Have Full Story
IMCA champ set to soak up Birkhofer's expertise
Posted: 03/24/2016, 12:27 pm By Kevin KovacTypically Justin Kay of Wheatland, Iowa, wouldn’t be especially excited about attending a race he wasn’t competing in. This weekend’s Thaw Brawl at La Salle (Ill.) Speedway, however, is a different story. With the wildly popular Full Story
Arizona mod ace ready for first crack at La Salle
Posted: 03/24/2016, 09:52 am By Alli CollisOne of the best dirt racers in the West will take his best shot at a big Late Model race in the Midwest. Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., turned heads in January with a runner-up finish to Jonathan Davenport in the Wild West Shootout Full Story
With new car, Dave Eckrich looks to rebound
Posted: 03/23/2016, 12:36 pm By Lyndal ScrantonDave Eckrich has been driving race cars for more than two decades. His heart rate still gets pumping a bit faster as the green flag waves on a new season. "You're anxious," Eckrich said recently from his race shop in Cosgrove, Iowa. "You Full Story
Quick Time: The early birds on national tours
Posted: 03/23/2016, 12:20 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: No comeback, but Frye stays in game
Posted: 03/23/2016, 09:37 amBill Frye wants to make one thing perfectly clear — contrary to reports filtering through the Dirt Late Model world recently, he isn’t returning to regular competition this year. Yes, the 55-year-old Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer from Full Story
Top 25: Bailes, Weaver join the power rankings
Posted: 03/22/2016, 10:01 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his second consecutive Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victory in Saturday’s tour stop at Lancaster (S.C.) Speedway, Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., joins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Josh Richards Full Story
With Super aspirations, Bailes is off to hot start
Posted: 03/21/2016, 02:18 pm By Kevin KovacRoss Bailes of Clover, S.C., will concede that he was propelled to his back-to-back $5,000 Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victories the last two Saturdays by a healthy dose of good fortune. “We’ve gotten lucky, so to speak, Full Story
