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Quick Time: Driver buys, sells and holds for June
Posted: 06/10/2015, 10:23 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: Culp girds up to tackle Summernationals
Posted: 06/09/2015, 04:36 pmTimothy Culp doesn’t know if he will in fact enter all 28 UMP DIRTcar Summernationals events scheduled to be contested over the next 32 days. It’s an ambitious goal, after all, for a 24-year-old driver who has never raced more than Full Story
Top 25: Erb enters rankings at No. 21
Posted: 06/09/2015, 08:34 am By Alli CollisWhile the red-hot Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., solidified his hold on the No. 1 spot with a sweep of the Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers, other strong performers at Eldora including Dennis Erb Jr. (pictured) of Carpentersville, Full Story
Notes: McDowell knows of weighty Big E matters
Posted: 06/08/2015, 04:00 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., was very familiar with the delayed gratification of a crown-jewel win at Eldora Speedway that Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., experienced Saturday night. | Complete Full Story
Teen turns heads with rookie run in Dream XXI
Posted: 06/08/2015, 11:55 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Amazing. That was the word former Late Model driver Jerry Rice used to describe son Josh’s sixth-place finish in Saturday’s Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway. At just 16 years old, Full Story
Fast Talk: Big E doesn't disappoint at Dream XXI
Posted: 06/08/2015, 11:44 amHere’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
Dismal prelims forgotten after Pearson's charge
Posted: 06/08/2015, 01:14 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Earl Pearson Jr.’s Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers weekend was an absolute nightmare for two days. Then his fortunes completely flipped to make his visit to Eldora Speedway a memorable one. After spending Full Story
Roller-coaster race ends with Davenport windfall
Posted: 06/07/2015, 07:04 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., sat quietly inside his K&L Rumley Longhorn Race Car after Saturday night’s Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway, alone with his thoughts just long Full Story
Clear head, clean slate puts Casebolt in contention
Posted: 06/06/2015, 12:17 pm By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — As runner-up finisher Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., made his way to victory lane for post-race interviews after Friday’s first Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers preliminary feature, he joked that a second-place Full Story
Scouting the heats for Saturday's Dream XXI
Posted: 06/06/2015, 08:34 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio — If nothing else, two nights of preliminaries under Eldora Speedway’s new format for the Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers showed us perhaps the fastest driver (Jonathan Davenport) and perhaps the savviest (Scott Full Story
Saturday's heat race lineups for Dream XXI
Posted: 06/06/2015, 08:30 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Heat race lineups for Saturday’s Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway. Heats are 15 laps and top three transfer (complete Dream coverage): First heat Row 1: Kent Robinson, Jimmy Owens Row 2: Jonathan Full Story
Runner-up finish boosts struggling McCreadie
Posted: 06/06/2015, 04:32 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Tim McCreadie’s runner-up finish in Friday night’s second 25-lap Dream XXI presented by Ferris Motors preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway didn’t simply boost his weekend. The uplifting outing carried Full Story
Notes: Erb off to strong start with new race car
Posted: 06/05/2015, 03:37 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., is famously bottom-line with his comments, so it was little surprise that he wasn’t very descriptive when asked about the new Black Diamond Race Car he debuted in Thursday Full Story
Exams done, teen takes Big E veterans to school
Posted: 06/05/2015, 09:58 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — Josh Rice of Verona, Ky., was eager to make his first crown jewel start at Eldora Speedway. So excited in fact, that he missed the final day of his junior year of high school in order to attend the opening night Full Story
Cleared after surgery, Jeep shines at Eldora
Posted: 06/05/2015, 03:13 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers is one of Jeep Van Wormer’s two favorite races of every Dirt Late Model season — you can probably guess the other — so you can imagine the fear that Full Story
Westfall clicks off another strong Eldora finish
Posted: 06/05/2015, 03:50 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio — If they ask drivers at Friday’s pre-race meeting to raise their hands if they’ve had three top-five feature finishes at Eldora in 2015, just one hand will go up. That’ll be Matt Westfall of Ludlow Falls, Ohio, Full Story
Notes: Johnson-Logan pairing debuts at Dream
Posted: 06/04/2015, 03:43 pmROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — The last couple weeks have a been a whirlwind for Tim Logan of Ashland, Ky., who in short order went from a Dirt Late Model team owner without a driver to entering this weekend’s Dream XXI presented by Ferris Full Story
Notes: Nebraska's Pospisil off to hot start
Posted: 06/04/2015, 06:24 am By Alli CollisTad Pospisil of Norfolk, Neb., admits there is something special about showing up at any given racetrack and ending the night with a competitive run. After a standout 2014 season that included the track title at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Full Story
Ferguson seeks validation in Eldora return
Posted: 06/03/2015, 02:03 pm By Joshua JoinerWith a string of impressive performances and breakthrough victories, Chris Ferguson is well on his way to making 2015 the best season of his career. This weekend he’ll attempt to add even more luster to his stellar season with a strong Full Story
Quick Time: Dreamers must focus on prelims
Posted: 06/03/2015, 01:22 pm 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
Notes: Robinson eager for Eldora's Dream XXI
Posted: 06/03/2015, 07:44 am By Alli Collis and Kevin KovacKent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., counts Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, as one of his favorite racetracks. Ending the 2014 season with two victories at the historic oval, including a Thursday night preliminary feature at the Dream Full Story
Column: Spanning years, Morans share talent, fun
Posted: 06/02/2015, 06:07 pmWith his Hall of Fame Dirt Late Model career effectively behind him, Donnie Moran has come to relish the opportunity he has to spend quality time in the shop, on the road and at the track with his children — mostly up-and-coming driver Full Story
Top 25: Davenport claims No. 1 spot in poll
Posted: 06/02/2015, 12:31 pm By Alli CollisPropelled by sweeping the weekend's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series doubleheader at Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway and Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., rose three spots to grab the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Handicapping drivers for $100,000-to-win Dream
Posted: 06/02/2015, 06:36 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping Dream XXI presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers, a $100,000-to-win crown jewel event at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on June 4-6 (complete Dream coverage): Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Tenn. Odds: 8-1 History: Full Story
Eldora ace aims to keep $100,000 prize in Ohio
Posted: 06/02/2015, 06:31 am By Alli CollisMatt Miller loves Eldora Speedway. And looking at his history at the famed Rossburg, Ohio oval, it’s easy to see why. The 43-year-old driver from Whitehouse, Ohio, owns many victories at the legendary oval, including at 2005’s $100,000-to-win Full Story
