DirtOnDirt.com Search Results

13833 items match your search

• Notes: Clanton cools off in opener at Farmer City

  Posted: 04/18/2015, 10:22 am By Todd Turner

  FARMER CITY, Ill. (April 17) — While Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., had enjoyed a string of eight consecutive top-five finishes in 2015, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series points leader knew it would eventually come to an end. And Full Story

• Drivers tune up at Farmer City's practice

  Posted: 04/16/2015, 11:10 pm By Joshua Joiner

  FARMER CITY, Ill. (April 16) - A blockbuster race weekend kicked off Thursday night at Farmer City Raceway with practice night launching festivities at the seventh annual Douglas Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100. More than 30 Dirt Late Model Full Story

• Major Iowa race follows path of Slocum's career

  Posted: 04/16/2015, 10:15 am By Kevin Kovac

  It seems entirely fitting how the Slocum 50 Dirt Late Model event at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, has developed since its launch in 2009. Every year it gains greater stature and notoriety — just like the driver the race honors, Full Story

• Notes: Modified champ makes Late Model foray

  Posted: 04/16/2015, 05:05 am By Alli Collis

  There are only two drivers in UMP DIRTcar history to ever capture three consecutive modified championships. One of those drivers is Late Model superstar and three-time Lucas Oil Series champion Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn. The other is Full Story

• Quick Time: Ogle joins exclusive touring club

  Posted: 04/15/2015, 01:59 pm By Todd Turner

  Take 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

• More confident Heckenast heads for Farmer City

  Posted: 04/15/2015, 07:42 am By Joshua Joiner

  One year ago, Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., entered Farmer City Raceway's Douglas Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100 simply hoping to make the main event and gain some momentum toward his rookie World of Outlaws Late Model Series season. This Full Story

• Column: Weaver, team are reaching new heights

  Posted: 04/14/2015, 12:54 pm

  JAMAICA, Va. — Randy Weaver found himself in uncharted territory last Saturday night when he pulled into the pit area at Virginia Motor Speedway for Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth. There he was, entering a $20,000-to-win special at Full Story

• Mitchell's SUPR streak has controversial ending

  Posted: 04/14/2015, 11:19 am By Alli Collis

  Jon Mitchell’s four-race winning streak on the P&W Sales Southern United Professional Racing tour ended Saturday, but not without a little controversy. After Timothy Culp of West Monroe, La., outran Mitchell at I-30 Speedway in Little Full Story

• Top 25: Weaver improves to No. 3 in poll

  Posted: 04/14/2015, 10:05 am By Alli Collis

  Undefeated driver Randy Weaver of Crossville, Tenn., continued his dramatic climb in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, but Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., maintained the No. 1 spot by continuing his string of top-five finishes on Full Story

• Fast Talk: Evaluating Weaver's perfection

  Posted: 04/13/2015, 12:11 pm

  Here’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: Davenport falls short, but VMS a good fit

  Posted: 04/13/2015, 07:06 am By Kevin Kovac

  JAMAICA, Va. (April 11) - Nobody was happier to be at Virginia Motor Speedway for Saturday night’s Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth than Jonathan Davenport and his car owner-crew chief Kevin Rumley. “We’ve never been so happy about Full Story

• Heading to VMS, Fergy hoping to reverse luck

  Posted: 04/09/2015, 12:54 pm By Kevin Kovac

  With the five-figure victory he scored in his last trip to Virginia Motor Speedway 11 months ago and the serious speed he’s flashed in his first four starts of 2015, Chris Ferguson certainly has the credentials to rank as a favorite to Full Story

• Notes: Mississippi Crate racer off to hot start

  Posted: 04/09/2015, 06:52 am By Alli Collis

  Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, Miss., admits that balancing racing with life’s other demands is not always easy. While the 23-year-old driver would much rather be in the shop working on cars or at the racetrack, his job in the trucking Full Story

• Quick Time: Flipping through racing calendar

  Posted: 04/08/2015, 12:28 pm By Todd Turner

  Take 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: Arizona driver embarking on adventure

  Posted: 04/08/2015, 07:40 am

  When a 22-year-old from a college town like Tucson, Ariz., sets off on a road trip, it usually doesn’t involve a Ford dually pickup truck, a slide-in camper, a race car on an open-ramp trailer and six months in the Midwest. But for Jake Full Story

• Notes: Wells anxious for WoO's Tennessee trip

  Posted: 04/07/2015, 02:56 pm By Joshua Joiner

  Editor's note: Friday's WoO stop at Duck River Raceway Park was cancelled because of wet conditions and rainy forecasts. Eric Wells has good reason to be excited for this weekend's World of Outlaws Late Model Series doubleheader at Duck Full Story

• Top 25: Pierce, Simpson enter rankings

  Posted: 04/07/2015, 08:15 am By Alli Collis

  After notching a fourth-place finish in Saturday’s Ultimate Super Late Model Series stop at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., holds on to the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings Full Story

• MLRA rookie relishes breakthrough victory

  Posted: 04/06/2015, 04:19 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Ask Jim Shereck about his upset victory in last Saturday night’s 40-lap Spring Meltdown finale at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., and you’ll receive a modest summation of his performance. “In all honesty, there was a lot of luck Full Story

• Fast Talk: Pierce's April shaping up nicely

  Posted: 04/06/2015, 11:39 am

  Here’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: Pierce thrilled to get back in the groove

  Posted: 04/06/2015, 06:44 am

  La SALLE, Ill. (April 4) — There was no real secret to Bobby Pierce’s spectacular $20,000 sweep of the fourth annual Thaw Brawl weekend at La Salle Speedway. Not from Pierce’s viewpoint, at least. “We just put in a long week of Full Story

• Notes: Clanton anxious to restart WoO schedule

  Posted: 04/02/2015, 10:43 am By Joshua Joiner

  After his stellar performance during February's World of Outlaws Late Model Series action in Georgia and Florida, the last thing Shane Clanton wanted was for the national tour to take an extended break. Unfortunately for Clanton, harsh Full Story

• Notes: South Carolina's Banal off to red-hot start

  Posted: 04/02/2015, 07:20 am By Alli Collis

  Finding early success with his new race team, driver Steve Banal of Wylie Lake, S.C., has already captured three Crate Late Model victories on the 2015 season. Climbing behind the wheel of the John and Wesley Page-owned No. 75 this year, Full Story

• Quick Time: Evaluating the driver stock market

  Posted: 04/01/2015, 02:20 pm By Todd Turner

  Take 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: Boosted by win, Labonte enjoying dirt

  Posted: 03/31/2015, 04:59 pm

  There never seemed to be much doubt about where Justin Labonte’s life was headed. The son of a two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and nephew of another Sprint Cup titlist, a competitor on the NASCAR Xfinity Series while still in high Full Story

• Top 25: Weaver improves five spots in poll

  Posted: 03/31/2015, 08:54 am By Alli Collis

  His impressive Georgia-Florida Speedweeks performance not soon forgotten, Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., maintained his hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. With five victories on the 2015 season, Clanton Full Story