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Fast Talk: J.D.'s ceiling and looking to La Salle
Posted: 03/21/2016, 03:49 pmVisit with our weekly roundtable in the first spring session of Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk, looking at the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit to Atomic Speedway and other Dirt Late Model news (edited for clarity and Full Story
Notes: Improving Owens still blending with team
Posted: 03/20/2016, 12:35 pm By Alli CollisALMA, Ohio (March 18) — It was just a month before February's Georgia-Florida Speedweeks that Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., announced his partnership with the newly formed R&W Motorsports team for the 2016 season. Collaborating with Full Story
Notes: Fertile racetrack could give Pearson a lift
Posted: 03/17/2016, 12:38 pm By Kevin KovacA new race car and a track where he’s enjoyed plenty of success — Earl Pearson Jr. is hopeful that’s the combination he needs this weekend to turn around his racing fortunes on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. One week after Full Story
Missourian focused on return to championship form
Posted: 03/16/2016, 10:01 am By Lyndal ScrantonThe winter has zoomed along faster than normal for Jon Binning, who wasted no time getting to work on his Late Model after the 2015 Lucas Oil Speedway season concluded. "We're getting real close to having the car ready to go," Binning Full Story
Quick Time: Bloomquist and a season's slow build
Posted: 03/16/2016, 07:56 amTake 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: After shakeup, Stone eager to hit track
Posted: 03/16/2016, 07:45 amDan Stone had a difficult time handling the February chill of his native Thompson, Pa., this year. After all, he usually spends most of the calendar’s shortest month over 1,000 miles to the south, basking in the warm rays of the Sunshine Full Story
Notes: Buckingham 11th in his return to Supers
Posted: 03/15/2016, 09:11 am By Alli CollisMARYVILLE, Tenn. (March 12) — After several years away from the Super Late Model division, Shanon Buckingham of Morristown, Tenn., is back. Joining fellow Tennessee driver Robby Moses and the Roger Sellers-owned Double Down Motorsports, Full Story
Boles scales back, plans to run Capital campaign
Posted: 03/14/2016, 02:40 pm By Kevin KovacWhen Stacy Boles of Clinton, Tenn., parked his hauler in the pit area at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn., for last weekend’s Tennessee Tipoff Classic, he unloaded just one vehicle — his own No. 11B. The single-car effort Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Bloomquist's big victory
Posted: 03/14/2016, 12:38 pmCheck in with our weekly roundtable of the Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk as panelists pause before filling out NCAA brackets to consider the latest happenings in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for clarity and length): What’s Full Story
Madden DQ'd after car strikes crewman in pits
Posted: 03/12/2016, 04:34 am By Alli CollisMARYVILLE, Tenn. (March 11) — Officials disqualified driver Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., from Friday’s preliminaries at the Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals opener at Smoky Mountain Speedway after his No. 44 race car struck Full Story
Franklin draws first blood in WoO rookie chase
Posted: 03/11/2016, 01:22 pm By Jordan MorrisAs the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series makes it way from of the southeast to the Midwest following the first five races of the season, the 2016 rookie class continues to grow as the series returns to action at the Illini 100 Full Story
Talented young Georgian has 'great future ahead'
Posted: 03/10/2016, 01:34 pm By Kevin KovacYoung, fresh-faced Austin Smith of Cedartown, Ga., opened observers’ eyes to his burgeoning talent when he captured the sixth heat race of the Feb. 18 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series program during the 45th annual DIRTcar Full Story
Iowa's Wyman looks for next step with MLRA
Posted: 03/09/2016, 02:53 pm By Lyndal ScrantonHailing from a state that produces dirt racing talent like it grows corn, J.C. Wyman is eager to add his name to the driving elite. "It makes it challenging," Wyman said of the Iowa tradition of Late Model excellence that includes familiar Full Story
Quick Time: March winners come in like lions
Posted: 03/09/2016, 12:29 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: Speedy Ownbey enjoying newfound fame
Posted: 03/09/2016, 07:07 amWho is John Ownbey? That’s a question many people across the greater Dirt Late Model landscape are suddenly asking. With two significant victories in the past three weeks — a $3,000 Winterfest score Feb. 20 at Winchester (Tenn.) Speedway Full Story
K-Rob anxious to get rolling in Florence opener
Posted: 03/09/2016, 06:49 am By Alli CollisKent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., counts Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., among his favorite racetracks. And that’s where he’ll make his first appearance of 2016 as he makes the short trip south for Saturday’s $5,000-to-win Spring Full Story
At Tipoff, Weaver looks to rekindle 2015 magic
Posted: 03/08/2016, 09:30 am By Alli CollisIt was one year ago when Randy Weaver of Crossville, Tenn., began a memorable early-season hot streak with eight straight victories from the beginning of March through the first week of May. While Weaver posted subpar performances during Full Story
Top 25: Madden rises six spots in rankings
Posted: 03/08/2016, 08:19 am By Alli CollisAfter sweeping the Southern All Star-sanctioned March Madness weekend at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., joins the top 10 in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Josh Richards of Shinnston, Full Story
Fast Talk: How high is Madden's ceiling?
Posted: 03/07/2016, 10:17 amOur weekly roundtable gathers with Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk to look at the pressing issues in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for clarity and length): Nine victories in his last 17 starts going back to last season. Are Full Story
Retired California dirt racer facing grim future
Posted: 03/05/2016, 03:29 am By Todd TurnerRacing three years ago at the track where he had previously enjoyed the best run of his career, John Lowrey steered to an impressive heat-race victory at Tucson (Ariz.) International Raceway during the Winter Extreme’s final weekend. With Full Story
Other events keep him busy, but Simpson still driven
Posted: 03/04/2016, 04:26 am By Lyndal ScrantonChad Simpson’s offseason has been typically busy, preparing his Victory Circle Race Cars for another Dirt Late Model season. Other things, even more important, have grabbed Simpson’s attention. “I have a daughter playing club basketball Full Story
Back after neck injury, Georgian ready to race
Posted: 03/03/2016, 09:40 am By Alli CollisThe night of Aug. 14, 2015 is one that Jeff Smith of Villanow, Ga., won’t ever forget. It was during that evening’s Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series event at I-75 Speedway in Sweetwater, Tenn., that the 37-year-old driver Full Story
Quick Time: Checking out driver stock market
Posted: 03/02/2016, 03:46 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: Zeigler's father relishes son's success
Posted: 03/02/2016, 08:12 amAs Fred Zeigler rose out of a chair alongside his son Mason’s Dirt Late Model in the pit area at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., one afternoon during the recent DIRTcar Nationals, he flashed a toothy smile brighter than the Full Story
Champs don't miss beat after Lucas rule changes
Posted: 03/02/2016, 07:41 am By Kevin KovacAnyone who thought that 2016 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series rule changes would slow down the dynamic Jonathan Davenport-Kevin Rumley duo was mistaken. Davenport, 31, of Blairsville, Ga., was spectacular during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Full Story
