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• Ex-Birkhofer crew chief ratcheting up his racing

  Posted: 04/04/2013, 12:44 pm By Joshua Joiner

  Plenty of IMCA Late Models competitors are anxiously awaiting Saturday’s IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series season opener at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. But perhaps no driver is more excited for the $5,555-to-win Brent Slocum Full Story

• Shirley's 2013 goals get rolling at WoO Illini 100

  Posted: 04/03/2013, 04:07 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Brian Shirley has his sights set on big Dirt Late Model prizes in 2013 — starting this weekend. Contending for victory in the sport’s richest and most prestigious races is the stated goal for the defending UMP DIRTcar Summernationals Full Story

• Engineering helps steer Longhorn back on course

  Posted: 04/03/2013, 12:35 pm By Joshua Joiner

  Major offseason changes can often take well into the following race season before improvements show up one the racetrack. But the offseason merger of Bobby Labonte Racing and Kevin and Lee Roy Rumley’s K&L Rumley Enterprises has already Full Story

• Quick Time: James is the latest to drive 'Maude'

  Posted: 04/03/2013, 11:52 am 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

• Pierce's $50,000 sponsor puts him on Lucas tour

  Posted: 04/02/2013, 12:44 pm By Joshua Joiner

  The celebration rivaled those seen in victory lanes at even the biggest races. After more than three months of campaigning and pushing hard to get every vote possible, Bobby Pierce finally got the phone call he was hoping for when a representative Full Story

• Top 25: Davenport, Birky make big jumps in poll

  Posted: 04/02/2013, 08:51 am

  Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., still has the edge atop DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, but the chase is on as Jonathan Davenport (pictured) of Blairsville, Ga., and Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, made big jumps on Full Story

• Clarksville ace confident in Super Late transition

  Posted: 04/02/2013, 07:16 am By Joshua Joiner

  After back-to-back seasons of at least 20 victories between his Crate Late Model and UMP Modified, Clayton Miller of Elkton, Ky., has grown accustomed to winning and winning often. “When I pull into a track, I’m letting myself Full Story

• Notes: Jameson makes due in 12-year-old car

  Posted: 04/01/2013, 03:52 pm By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (March 30) — Feel-good stories about drivers who return to tried-and-true cars crop up now and again. This isn’t one of them. At Florence Speedway for Saturday’s Spring 50, driver Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, Full Story

• WoO girding for another tight Farmer City finish

  Posted: 04/01/2013, 03:22 pm By Kevin Kovac

  If there’s one thing fans can expect from the fifth running of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Illini 100 this weekend at Farmer City Raceway, it’s a close, down-to-the-wire finish. That’s the history of the $20,000-to-win Full Story

• Notes: Davenport back in form with AES Racing

  Posted: 04/01/2013, 02:38 pm By Joshua Joiner

  LANCASTER, S.C. (March 30) — After a disappointing 2012 season that left Jonathan Davenport without a ride following just one year with Clint Bowyer Racing, few could have expected the Blairsville, Ga., driver to bounce back the way Full Story

• Whitener grabs Putnam County victory

  Posted: 04/01/2013, 01:10 pm

  SATSUMA, Fla. (March 30) — Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., won his second United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series event of the season Saturday in the tour’s first-ever event at Putnam County Speedway. The two-time and reigning Full Story

• Fast Talk: Davenport, Birkhofer and James (oh my!)

  Posted: 04/01/2013, 12:30 pm

  Here’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature appearing each Monday and sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Joshua Joiner gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about Full Story

• Three State Flyers victory is 100th for Covert

  Posted: 03/31/2013, 06:32 am

  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (March 31) — Jason Covert of York Haven, Pa., earned his 100th career Late Model feature victory Saturday at Hagerstown Speedway, pocketing $3,000 for his series-leading 17th victory on the Three State Flyers circuit. Covert Full Story

• Birky outduels Simpson for $10,000 at La Salle

  Posted: 03/31/2013, 06:15 am

  La SALLE, Ill. (March 30) — Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, outdueled new protege and fellow Iowan Chris Simpson on Saturday at La Salle Speedway for a $10,000 victory in the Sunoco American Late Model Series-sanctioned Thaw Brawl. Birkhofer, Full Story

• Red-hot Davenport wins $30,000 Carolina Crown

  Posted: 03/31/2013, 03:15 am By Joshua Joiner

  LANCASTER, S.C. (March 30) — If Jonathan Davenport’s first two victories of the 2013 season weren’t enough to prove that he’s back to his old self with his new AES Racing team, his third win should surely do the Full Story

• Brakeless James repels Marlar's Florence charge

  Posted: 03/30/2013, 11:15 pm By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (March 30) — Driving a virtually brakeless car doesn’t typically lead to success, but Scott James found the malady helped give him an edge on the last lap of Florence Speedway’s Spring 50. Mike Marlar had thrown Full Story

• Notes: Shaver rallies in Carolina Crown heat race

  Posted: 03/30/2013, 10:46 am By Joshua Joiner

  LANCASTER, S.C. (March 29) — Running third late in his heat race at Friday’s Carolina Crown prelims, Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., only needed to move up one position to lock himself into the redraw for Saturday’s DirtonDirt.com Full Story

• Mark Pettyjohn grabs Three State Flyers victory

  Posted: 03/30/2013, 07:15 am

  WINCHESTER, Va. (March 29) — Outside front-row starter Mark Pettyjohn of Milton, Del., came out on top amid a late-race flurry Friday at Winchester Speedway to capture his first victory on the Three State Flyers circuit. Pettyjohn’s Full Story

• Erb collects $2,000 in Thaw Brawl tuneup

  Posted: 03/30/2013, 06:50 am

  La SALLE, Ill. (March 29) — Pole-starting Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., outdueled fellow front-row starter Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., in the early laps at La Salle Speedway on Friday for a $2,000 victory in the 30-lap Full Story

• Francis, Shaver among Lancaster heat winners

  Posted: 03/29/2013, 10:36 pm By Joshua Joiner

  LANCASTER, S.C. (March 29) — Steve Shaver’s first outing in a Longhorn Chassis got off to a good start Friday night, with the veteran Vienna, W.Va., driver claiming a heat race victory during Carolina Crown preliminary action Full Story

• DirtonDirt.com steps up WoO support

  Posted: 03/28/2013, 04:10 pm By Kevin Kovac

  DirtonDirt.com has stepped up its support of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2013, posting over $3,000 in cash and prizes that will benefit both racers and fans and provide additional excitement to some of the national tour’s Full Story

• Upstart Kentucky chassis gets boost at Icebreaker

  Posted: 03/28/2013, 05:23 am By Todd Turner

  Frank Revel can’t fall back on a standout driving career, Hall of Fame credentials or 30 years of experience like many chassis builders. But his upstart Revelution Chassis is making inroads as the 46-year-old Richmond, Ky., resident Full Story

• Quick Time: Five drivers whose stock is on rise

  Posted: 03/27/2013, 11:53 am 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

• Crate standout survives asphalt-to-dirt transition

  Posted: 03/27/2013, 07:25 am By Joshua Joiner

  After establishing himself as a frequent contender among the Northeast’s Crate Late Model ranks in 2012, there’s little doubt that former asphalt Late Model standout Will Thomas III of Sharpsville, Pa., has made a successful Full Story

• Top 25: Erb's big victory elevates him to No. 4

  Posted: 03/26/2013, 08:12 am

  Catapulted by his victory at Brownstown Speedway’s Indiana Icebreaker, Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., broke into the top five of DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. The fourth-ranked Erb, who led 44 of 50 laps Full Story