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Fast Talk: Taking stock after stormy weekend
Posted: 09/30/2024, 11:22 amFollowing a weekend that saw racing reduced due to the widespread reach of Hurricane Helene, our roundtable considers some events that were completed and the World of Outlaws and Lucas Oil Series championship races in the weekly feature Full Story
Dispatches: Chamberlain rolls to best WoO finish
Posted: 09/28/2024, 12:41 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the last weekend in September, including World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series action in Louisiana and Texas and other events: Rookie shines Tristan Chamberlain was Full Story
McLaughlin aiming for strong end to rookie year
Posted: 09/27/2024, 04:11 pm By Kyle McFaddenBeing out of his G.R. Smith-owned Dirt Late Model seat for more than a month — since Aug. 24’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series event at Ohio’s Atomic Speedway — Max McLaughlin might have some rust to get out of his system Full Story
Column: Pierce still hitting on all cylinders
Posted: 09/26/2024, 11:00 amDespite his continued assault on victory lanes across the map this season, Bobby Pierce isn’t going to races these days expecting to win. But does the 27-year-old superstar from Oakwood, Ill., have more confidence oozing through Full Story
Notes: Scrape and spin spices Castrol feature
Posted: 09/26/2024, 09:16 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 25) — Wednesday’s Castrol FloRacing Night in America event isn’t connected to the upcoming Big River Steel Chase for the Championship on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, but two drivers among Lucas Oil’s Full Story
Notes: Big plans for California upstart
Posted: 09/26/2024, 12:01 am By Todd TurnerA few years ago, Anthony Slaney didn't even realize that competing in Late Models was a possibility in his home state of California. Now the 28-year-old Martinez, Calif., driver is making plans to jump to the Super Late Model division with Full Story
Title hopes gone, O'Neal focuses on Jackson 100
Posted: 09/25/2024, 04:11 pm By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 25) — Brownstown Speedway has always held a special place in Hudson O’Neal’s heart, and the quarter-mile Jackson Fairgrounds oval could provide a salve for the 24-year-old Martinsville, Ind., driver this week. Full Story
Breakdown of Lucas Oil's Big River Steel Big Four
Posted: 09/25/2024, 11:55 amA statistical breakdown of the four eligible drivers in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heading into the seven-race playoffs. Senior writer Kevin Kovac adds a prediction Full Story
Top 25: Another windfall, another No. 1 ranking
Posted: 09/24/2024, 07:15 am By Kevin KovacAdding a first-ever victory in the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals to his ever-growing resume, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., remained a unanimous selection as the top driver in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 poll presented by Keyser Full Story
Setback doesn't slow Burwell in Tri-City sweep
Posted: 09/23/2024, 04:06 pm By Todd TurnerFor auto racers, it's not always about how you handle the success, but how you handle the setbacks. Blaze Burwell has learned that lesson well amid the best stretch of his Super Late Model career. The 30-year-old Mount Vernon, Ill., racer Full Story
T-Mac's tense moments in quest for Big Four spot
Posted: 09/23/2024, 04:08 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 21) — A slow start. An unexpected ride change. Plenty of growing pains getting acquainted with a new team and chassis. Tim McCreadie’s path to the final berth in the Lucas Oil Late Model Series Big River Steel Full Story
Fast Talk: Peerless Pierce and Lucas Oil playoffs
Posted: 09/23/2024, 12:17 pmWith the Bobby Pierce juggernaut rolling on at Knoxville as the Lucas Oil Series set its playoff roster, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Can Full Story
Rallying Shirley catches break in Knoxville bid
Posted: 09/22/2024, 06:53 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 21) — With every car that Brian Shirley passed during his march forward from the 15th starting spot in Saturday’s 20th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals finale, he seemed to be turning back the clock. Once Full Story
Conclusion of Pierce's night offers no confusion
Posted: 09/21/2024, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 20) — Bobby Pierce thought he had it all figured out. But actually, he didn’t at all. The 27-year-old superstar from Oakwood, Ill., was quite certain that a fourth-place finish in Friday’s fourth heat race Full Story
Imposing Knoxville fails to intimidate McCowan
Posted: 09/20/2024, 04:44 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 19) — Dillon McCowan found himself almost speechless when he arrived at Knoxville Raceway for Thursday’s opener of the 20th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. "This is the first time I’ve ever laid eyes Full Story
Grin-and-bear-it J.D. captures Knoxville opener
Posted: 09/20/2024, 08:05 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 19) — Even winning a feature event doesn’t get Jonathan Davenport all warm and fuzzy about racing at Knoxville Raceway. Davenport’s well-documented disdain for the famed half-mile oval on the Marion County Full Story
Dispatches: Mitchell earns $15,000 at Thunderhill
Posted: 09/20/2024, 06:42 pmAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing entering late September including Volunteer Speedway's Scorcher and other events (most coverage of the 20th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals appears elsewhere). Full Story
Column: Quips, qualities of a beloved crew chief
Posted: 09/20/2024, 07:28 amA few hours before the start of Sept. 7’s World 100 finale program at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, I was walking through the infield pit area when I came across Rattliff Racing crew chief Jeff Gullett standing near the team’s Full Story
Notes: WISSOTA rookie lets it all hang out at 100
Posted: 09/19/2024, 09:27 am By Todd TurnerWinless entering the WISSOTA 100 weekend in his rookie Late Model campaign, Lee Grosz was on track for a $10,000 victory Sept. 14 at I-94 EMR Speedway in Fergus Falls, Minn., leading the first 41 of 50 laps over a 33-car field. When fellow Full Story
Fast Facts: 20th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/17/2024, 07:31 am By Aaron ClayDates: Sept. 19-21 (two complete preliminary programs followed by finale) Track: Knoxville Raceway (semi-banked half-mile clay oval) Location: Knoxville, Iowa, on the Marion County Fairgrounds Purse: $50,000-to-win Late Model feature Sanction: Full Story
Fast Talk: Weekend review (and a few beefs)
Posted: 09/16/2024, 11:37 amWith tracks trying to dodge the remnants of a hurricane in a post-World 100 September weekend, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Give your best Full Story
Notes: Evans overcomes trials at Lawrenceburg
Posted: 09/16/2024, 09:35 am By Bryan AultLAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Sept. 15) — After what Kody Evans endured Saturday at Lawrenceburg Speedway, most drivers would've called it quits in the event co-sanctioned by the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series and Ultimate Heart Full Story
Jameson, Rattliff team honor fallen crew chief
Posted: 09/15/2024, 08:17 am By Bryan AultLAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Sept. 14) – The beers — and a few tears — flowed freely in Jason Jameson’s pit area on Saturday night at Lawrenceburg Speedway, and it’s easy to see why. The 39-year-old did more than just get up on the wheel Full Story
Dispatches: Robinson scouts Arrowhead victory
Posted: 09/14/2024, 01:17 pmAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing over the mid-September weekend as special events try to dodge the aftereffects of Hurricane Francine that wiped out events including World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series Full Story
Column: Roberts team checks box at Eldora
Posted: 09/12/2024, 05:06 pmGarrett Alberson’s long week spent at Eldora Speedway was finally over and he stood in the pit area following a seventh-place finish in Saturday’s 54th World 100 feeling like he’d never felt before after a trip to the famed half-mile Full Story
