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WoO's Frank heading for two special tracks
Posted: 08/20/2015, 07:15 am By Joshua JoinerChub Frank has extra reason to be excited for this weekend's World of Outlaws Late Model Series events with the national tour set to visit a pair of tracks that are particularly memorable to the veteran Bear Lake, Pa., driver. Frank, 53, Full Story
Notes: Youngest Dohm clicks off four in a row
Posted: 08/20/2015, 06:54 am By Alli CollisThe surname Dohm is well known on the Ohio-West Virginia Dirt Late Model scene, with father and son Tim and Zack raising the bar for competitors in the Super Late Model ranks. But now, Nick, the youngest member of the Cross Lanes, W.Va., Full Story
Dirt racing's long-distance events
Posted: 08/19/2015, 02:44 pm By Bob MarkosA look at some of the bygone marathon events in dirt racing from last century, including races of 150, 200 and even 300 laps at tracks across the country (column; slideshow): Pittsburgher Contested on the half-mile clay at Heidelberg Full Story
Long-distance affairs tested veteran drivers
Posted: 08/19/2015, 03:33 pm By Bob MarkosThe longest table tennis match on record is eight hours, 40 minutes. Let’s chat a little about marathon races, and no, I don’t mean a bunch of goofballs who train, devour generous portions of carbos, then run themselves into sheer exhaustion Full Story
Quick Time: Passing is the point, right?
Posted: 08/19/2015, 11:40 am By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Column: Delaware driver ready for long climb back
Posted: 08/18/2015, 02:11 pmMark Pettyjohn enjoyed the breakout season of his decade-long Dirt Late Model career in 2013. He won the Three State Flyers Series title and scored a $10,000 triumph in the Sunoco Fall Championship at Natural Bridge (Va.) Speedway, among Full Story
Top 25: Babb climbs eight spots in rankings
Posted: 08/18/2015, 08:18 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his second career Comp Cams Topless 100 victory Saturday at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark., Shannon Babb joined the top 10 in DirtonDirt.com’s latest Top 25 power rankings, while Jonathan Davenport of Full Story
Notes: Brown focuses on positives of Topless run
Posted: 08/17/2015, 02:57 pm By Alli CollisLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 15) — Heartbreaking. There’s no better word to describe Chris Brown’s run in Saturday’s 23rd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway. Starting outside the front row, the Spring, Texas, Full Story
Fast Talk: Babb, Richards climb into conversation
Posted: 08/17/2015, 01:00 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Notes: Moreland calls third place 'bittersweet'
Posted: 08/16/2015, 12:37 pm By Kevin KovacWINCHESTER, Va. (Aug. 15) — Kenny Moreland of Waldorf, Md., was happy with his third-place finish in Saturday night’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature at Winchester Speedway, but he certainly wasn’t as thrilled as Full Story
Home-state rookie gets his first shot at Topless
Posted: 08/15/2015, 01:54 pm By Alli CollisLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 14) — As a race fan, home-state driver Hunter Rasdon of Jonesboro has attended countless Topless 100 shows at Batesville Motor Speedway. But Friday’s preliminaries marked a special night in Rasdon’s racing Full Story
Notes: Hardy impresses with charge at Potomac
Posted: 08/15/2015, 12:48 pm By Kevin KovacBUDDS CREEK, Md. (Aug. 14) — Kyle Hardy of Stephens City, Va., had modest expectations when he took the green flag from outside the 10th row of Friday night’s Gunter’s Honey 50 at Potomac Speedway. He never thought he’d end up with Full Story
Eckert climbs aboard Longhorn in Delaware
Posted: 08/14/2015, 12:25 pm By Kevin KovacDELMAR, Del. (Aug. 13) — Thursday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Fulton Bank 50 at Delaware International Speedway served as a mid-season reboot for former tour champion Rick Eckert. | RaceWire The 49-year-old driver from Full Story
Notes: Alabama rookie off to an impressive start
Posted: 08/13/2015, 07:38 am By Alli CollisFrom his time in the street stock division to racing modifieds, Luke Riddle has made hundreds of laps around his home Moulton (Ala.) Speedway. But Aug. 1 is a Saturday night the Hartselle, Ala., native won’t soon forget. In just his Full Story
Hubbard eyes World of Outlaws tripleheader
Posted: 08/12/2015, 01:05 pm By Joshua JoinerAustin Hubbard's 2015 season has produced one instance of bad luck after another, but if there's anything Hubbard has learned in his 10 years of Late Model racing it's that his luck will change eventually. This weekend would be a perfect Full Story
Coverage index for Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/02/2015, 10:40 amLOCUST GROVE, Ark. — Index for coverage of the 23rd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Crop Production Services, the $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event set for Aug. 14-15 at Batesville Motor Speedway: Monday, Full Story
Quick Time: A little Topless 100 trivia
Posted: 08/12/2015, 10:16 am By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Handicapping the 23rd Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/12/2015, 04:22 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 23rd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Crop Production Services, a $40,000-to-win co-sanctioned event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Comp Cams Super Dirt Series scheduled for Aug. 14-15 at Batesville Full Story
Fast Facts: 23rd annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/11/2015, 03:47 pm23rd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 Dates: Aug. 13-15 (practice on Thursday; time trials and heat races Friday; consolations and 100-lap main event Saturday) Track: Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Ark. (3/8-mile high-banked oval) Purse: Full Story
Top 25: Marlar joins rankings at No. 19
Posted: 08/11/2015, 09:41 am By Alli CollisAfter notching a third-place finish in Saturday’s Sunoco North South 100 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., joins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while season-dominating Jonathan Davenport of Full Story
Column: Lanigan seeks balance in racing roles
Posted: 08/11/2015, 08:48 amAs a driver, Darrell Lanigan keeps such a laser focus on the task at hand that he can appear almost unapproachable. As a chassis business proprietor, however, Lanigan is talkative and seemingly always available to provide personalized Full Story
Notes: Fifth at Florence, Landers still progressing
Posted: 08/10/2015, 01:15 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 8) — After posting numerous top-five finishes on the 2015 season, Jared Landers has proven he can run consistently. But now the Batesville, Ark., driver is craving more, eyeing to score his first Lucas Oil Late Model Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up the Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/10/2015, 12:12 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Notes: Fergy handles Florence like a veteran
Posted: 08/08/2015, 11:47 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 7) — Friday’s Sunoco North-South 100 preliminary night marked Chris Ferguson’s first-ever appearance at Florence Speedway. But the Mount Holly, N.C., driver’s inexperience at the northern Kentucky oval didn’t Full Story
Notes: South Carolina youngster piles up 14 wins
Posted: 08/06/2015, 07:03 am By Alli CollisTrent Ivey of Union, S.C., didn’t start the 2015 season focused on his Crate Late Model program. Looking to chase the Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series, the 20-year-old was aiming for success behind the wheel of a CT 525 race car. Full Story
