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Landing Owens, Rowland aims for Lucas Oil crown
Posted: 12/09/2014, 07:18 am By Alli CollisTeam owner Bryan Rowland met all of the 2014 goals he set for his Woodward, Okla.-based team’s first full Late Model season. With former USMTS modified champ Jason Hughes at the wheel, Rowland Racing picked up its first Lucas Oil Late Full Story
Fast Talk: New owner for Owens and PRI preview
Posted: 12/08/2014, 10:41 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
Breakouts, newcomers, most improved of 2014
Posted: 12/08/2014, 07:33 am By Todd TurnerAs part of its ongoing Best of 2014 coverage, DirtonDirt.com hands out awards to worthy Dirt Late Model drivers. We rank the top breakout drivers, top newcomers and most improved drivers and comeback drivers for the past season. This season's Full Story
Leaving Reece, Owens joining Oklahoma team
Posted: 12/04/2014, 10:00 pmWhile Jimmy Owens will have a new car owner and new major sponsor for 2015, he suspects his fans will be able to find him where they often have in recent seasons — up front. After seven successful years driving for Tennessee car owner Full Story
Pearson, Dunn-Benson reunion revs excitement
Posted: 12/04/2014, 01:52 pm By Kevin KovacEarl Pearson Jr. always had a sneaking suspicion that Carlton Lamm and his son, Kemp, would someday return as Dirt Late Model team owners after selling their entire Dunn-Benson Racing operation to NASCAR veteran Bobby Labonte following Full Story
Knaub's step up doesn't slow his success
Posted: 12/04/2014, 08:24 am By Alli CollisIn recent seasons, Gene Knaub has been among the Quaker State's winningest drivers. His success continued in 2014 as the Dover, Pa., driver made the transition from Limited Late Models to Super Late Models, winning 13 times throughout the Full Story
Bloomquist earns 2014's Driver of the Year award
Posted: 12/04/2014, 07:41 am By Alli Collis and Todd TurnerWith the 2014 racing season in the books, DirtonDirt.com takes a closer look at top five drivers among national, regional and weekly Dirt Late Model competition. Here's the Best of 2014: Top national drivers Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Full Story
Column: Health scare resets Reaume's racing
Posted: 12/02/2014, 06:24 pmAndrew Reaume was under the weather when he headed to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on April 12 for the UMP DIRTcar Spring Nationals, but he wasn’t about to skip his first scheduled start of 2014. Racers suck it up and race when Full Story
Lester ponders Super expansion in Northeast
Posted: 12/01/2014, 11:25 am By Kevin KovacStan Lester didn’t decide to explore the possibility of adding a Northeast region to his Southeast-based Ultimate Super Late Model Series on his own. Drivers and team owners pushed him in that direction. And thanks to the late-season Full Story
Column: Hickman's finer focus increases success
Posted: 11/25/2014, 02:19 pmFrom Riley Hickman’s point of view, there is a quite elementary explanation for his emergence as one of the Southeast’s top regional drivers over the past three years. “I guess we got a little more serious about racing,” the 36-year-old Full Story
Adapting to changes, Simpson wears two crowns
Posted: 11/25/2014, 09:59 am By Alli CollisWhile he didn’t win as many races as he’d have liked, Chad Simpson’s 2014 season was an unqualified success. Overcoming the challenges presented by change in crew chief, mid-season chassis switch and new engine program, the 35-year-old Full Story
DirtonDirt.com's Best of '14 coverage index
Posted: 12/15/2014, 09:16 amIndex of DirtonDirt.com’s Best of 2014 coverage with an installment most non-holiday weekdays throughout December (including a break for the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show): Dec. 1: Memorable crashes of 2014 (photo slideshow Full Story
Fast Talk: Talking turkey about November's races
Posted: 11/24/2014, 02:48 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
WoO honors hard-working Selinsgrove promoter
Posted: 11/21/2014, 01:25 pm By Joshua JoinerIn his 14 years at the helm of Selinsgrove Speedway, Charlie Paige has helped elevate the historic half-mile dirt track to one of Pennsylvania's premier race facilities and has brought the track national spotlight by hosting the World of Full Story
Major victories raise Louisiana driver's profile
Posted: 11/20/2014, 08:35 am By Alli CollisThe date Oct. 4, 2014, is one Timothy Culp won’t soon forget. On that night, the 24-year-old West Monroe, La., native picked up his richest career victory in Greenville (Miss.) Speedway’s $10,000-to-win Gumbo Nationals. The win capped Full Story
Column: Bloomquist loses role model, friend
Posted: 11/19/2014, 05:19 amThe news hit Scott Bloomquist harder than a flying clod of clay to the face. When he learned Nov. 4 that his long-time benefactor Bob Miller had died two days after suffering a stroke, a hole was poked in the heart of Dirt Late Model racing’s Full Story
Hamm exploits FUEL's first season, finds success
Posted: 11/18/2014, 04:01 am By Alli CollisThe inaugural year of the Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series opened up new opportunities for drivers to excel on the regional CT 525-engine Late Model scene, and Brett Hamm took full advantage. With four series victories and a runner-up Full Story
Lanigan gives crew chief chance to pursue dream
Posted: 11/17/2014, 02:20 pm By Kevin KovacJason Jameson vividly recalls the day this past summer when his boss, World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Darrell Lanigan, suggested that he was considering fielding a second team in 2015. “We was going up (Interstate) 74 to Full Story
Fast Talk: Unsung winners and a look ahead
Posted: 11/17/2014, 12:36 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
Clint Smith's car owner stepping away from sport
Posted: 11/13/2014, 09:36 am By Kevin KovacTodd Wood has fielded a race car — primarily a Dirt Late Model — for virtually all of his adult life, so he’s about to enter an entirely new world. When the 2015 season kicks off, Wood, 49, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., has no plans Full Story
Moran's breakout season sets lofty standard
Posted: 11/13/2014, 06:32 am By Alli CollisSecond-generation standout Devin Moran set a lofty standard with his 2014 season. With 18 victories, it’s going to be tough to top a breakout season that has included strong performances on the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series and UMP Full Story
Column: Champ Lanigan relishes prime of career
Posted: 11/12/2014, 06:51 amAt the age of 44, Darrell Lanigan can envision a day in the not-too-distant future when he is no longer steering a Dirt Late Model around a racetrack. He’s been competing for more than half his life, and the grind of maintaining a top-flight Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist No. 1 in final rankings
Posted: 11/11/2014, 10:54 am By Alli CollisWith a strong showing in the World Finals weekend at the Dirt Track at Charlotte, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., maintained his hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s final Top 25 power rankings of the 2014 season. Bloomquist Full Story
Floridian aiming to wear his first UDLMCS crown
Posted: 11/11/2014, 08:32 am By Alli CollisWith two events remaining on the 2014 United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series, points leader Jason Fitzgerald is well on his way to capturing his first series championship. After notching five series victories on the year, the driver will Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapup of Charlotte's World Finals
Posted: 11/10/2014, 11:09 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
