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Kentucky brothers share label as up-and-comers
Posted: 05/04/2015, 01:08 pm By Alli CollisFor the past few racing seasons, brothers James and Josh Rice of Verona, Ky., have served as each other’s biggest fan. With the older of the pair, James, 22, competing in the Super Late Model division and younger brother Josh, 16, racing Full Story
Fast Talk: Lucas, WoO recap and Weaver's streak
Posted: 05/04/2015, 12:16 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: Moran impresses in debut at Mighty Macon
Posted: 05/01/2015, 01:33 pmMACON, Ill. (April 30) — When Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, caught his first glimpse of Macon Speedway upon his arrival for Thursday night’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event, he had the usual reaction of a neophyte to the fifth-mile Full Story
Competitors applaud Weaver's perfect start
Posted: 04/30/2015, 02:56 pm By Kevin KovacThe scope of Randy Weaver’s spectacular early-season hot streak — now at six wins in as many starts for the veteran driver from Crossville, Tenn. — was clearly stated by Casey Roberts of Toccoa, Ga., following last Saturday night’s Full Story
Notes: Rock provides Knowles scare at Rome
Posted: 04/30/2015, 01:19 pmSunday’s unsanctioned Rome Rumble at Rome (Ga.) Speedway started out as a fairly normal night for Tony Knowles of Tyrone, Ga. While his qualifying lap would have him starting deep in the 26-car starting grid, the 28-year-old driver began Full Story
Notes: Oregon rookie wins first three starts
Posted: 04/30/2015, 06:58 am By Alli CollisThe night of April 4 was one of firsts for Curtis Towns of Cottage Grove, Ore. Making his Super Late Model debut at his hometown Cottage Grove Speedway, the modified standout survived a caution-plagued main event to notch his first career Full Story
Quick Time: Checking May's driver stock market
Posted: 04/29/2015, 01:08 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
Column: Plugging away, Lake enjoys 40th season
Posted: 04/28/2015, 03:07 pmOnce Bobby Lake was reminded — by his wife of 31 years, Donna — that 2015 would mark the 40th anniversary of his race team’s birth, he decided he wanted to note the milestone in a special way on the wrap of his current Super Late Full Story
G.R. Smith anxious for WoO's return to Carolina
Posted: 04/28/2015, 02:06 pm By Joshua JoinerG.R. Smith has waited a year for the upcoming World of Outlaws Late Model Series doubleheader weekend in North Carolina. After falling just short of what would have been the biggest victory of his career in last year's WoO event at Fayetteville Full Story
More patient approach leads to Ferree's success
Posted: 04/28/2015, 08:15 am By Doug KennedyAt 63 years of age, veteran racer and businessman Ed Ferree still occasionally turns laps in his Late Model on the half-mile Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway oval. But these days, it’s his son, 34-year-old Alex Ferree, who is turning Full Story
Top 25: Weaver grabs No. 1 spot for first time
Posted: 04/28/2015, 07:34 am By Alli CollisCapturing his sixth consecutive victory in as many starts Friday at Smoky Mountain Speedway, Randy Weaver of Crossville, Tenn., jumped to the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings for the first time in the history of the Full Story
Lucas Oil Series looking for clearer skies ahead
Posted: 04/27/2015, 01:41 pm By Kevin KovacMARKLEYSBURG, Pa. — After a frustrating flurry of event cancellations over three of the previous four weekends, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series assistant director Rick Schwallie was happy to finally be back at a racetrack last Friday Full Story
Fast Talk: O'Neal shifts into gear after slow start
Posted: 04/27/2015, 01:01 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
FAQ: Lucas Oil pay-per-view information
Posted: 04/26/2015, 09:08 amFrequently asked questions about DirtonDirt.com's live pay-per-view production of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill., on May 1: Where do I find the live video?: Click this Full Story
Notes: Hardy conflicted after fine Lucas Oil run
Posted: 04/25/2015, 03:21 pm By Kevin KovacMARKLEYSBURG, Pa. (April 24) — Kyle Hardy of Stephens City, Va., displayed some conflicted emotions after his fourth-place finish in Friday night’s 50-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex. Full Story
Long-traveling Texan eyes Lucas Oil success
Posted: 04/23/2015, 03:46 pm By Kevin KovacEvery trip Chris Brown makes to a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event from his home in Spring, Texas, is a long one, but his latest excursion is the longest of all. Even if he manages to enter all 47 shows on the national tour’s schedule Full Story
Notes: Port Royal champ racking up victories
Posted: 04/23/2015, 06:52 am By Alli CollisFor Mike Lupfer of Shermans Dale, Pa., notching just one win over the stout competition at his home Port Royal Speedway would have been to an ideal start to the 2015 season. Clicking off three straight victories at the Pennsylvania oval, Full Story
Notes: Frank rebounds from knee replacement
Posted: 04/22/2015, 01:19 pm By Joshua JoinerKnee surgery in February hasn't slowed down Chub Frank. The 53-year-old World of Outlaws Late Model Series veteran underwent a knee replacement operation on his left knee on Feb. 23 and has been solid in the three races since returning Full Story
Quick Time: Which Late Model driver are you?
Posted: 04/22/2015, 01:02 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
Column: Recalling feats of the Virginia Leadfoot
Posted: 04/22/2015, 09:16 amRodney Franklin was always more racer than race fan, which is why the Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer from White Post, Va., largely disappeared from the local racing scene after his standout career ended just over a decade ago. But last Saturday Full Story
Big E victory boosts Schlenk's confidence
Posted: 04/21/2015, 10:43 am By Alli CollisSurreal. That’s the word Rusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio, used to describe his $5,000 Sunoco American Late Model Series victory Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Making the first start of the season for car owner Mike Lawrence, Full Story
Top 25: Sheppard jumps to No. 10 in poll
Posted: 04/21/2015, 08:34 am By Alli CollisAfter notching a victory in Saturday’s Douglas Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway, Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., joins the top 10 in DirtonDirt.com’s latest Top 25 power rankings while Shane Clanton of Full Story
His racing fire flickering, Moyer Jr. stepping away
Posted: 04/20/2015, 05:41 pm By Kevin KovacThere was a moment sometime last year when Billy Moyer Jr. saw his goals and aspirations appear before him through the prism of a dark, desolate highway. “I’m going down the road headed home from a race in my hauler and it’s 4 o’clock Full Story
Fast Talk: Sheppard capitalizes on staying home
Posted: 04/20/2015, 01:47 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: Stung by tangle, Junghans keeps head up
Posted: 04/20/2015, 05:39 amFARMER CITY, Ill. (April 18) — Chase Junghans’s outlook entering Saturday night’s Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100 finale at Farmer City Raceway was pretty evident by the tweet he sent to his nearly 1,000 followers after a dismal 26th-place Full Story
