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Weaver needs perfect weekend in UMP chase
Posted: 09/28/2012, 11:48 am By Kevin KovacBrian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., stands on the brink of his first-ever UMP DIRTcar weekly national championship as the circuit heads into its final weekend of weekly points racing in 2012. Shirley, 31, holds a 53-point lead (2,551-2,498) Full Story
Industry recalls Hoosier founder's contributions
Posted: 09/28/2012, 03:53 amWednesday's death of Bob Newton, who founded Hoosier Racing Tire more than 50 years ago, sent ripples throughout virtually all of motorsports, and Dirt Late Model racing was no exception. Newton, whose tiny operation that started in Lakeville, Full Story
Notes: Brady Smith rallies from 21st to 7th
Posted: 09/28/2012, 03:30 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Even on the healthy-sized half-mile oval of Knoxville Raceway, laps can click off pretty quickly. So quickly that the 25-lap semifeatures on Thursday and Friday don’t always allow drivers to charge Full Story
Native son dusts 80-car field in Knoxville opener
Posted: 09/28/2012, 03:04 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Returning to his native state and racing at the track where, as a boy, he watched his father race sprint cars, Billy Moyer is always tough to beat at Knoxville Raceway. On Thursday, make that impossible Full Story
Native son Moyer wins Knoxville's first round
Posted: 09/27/2012, 06:51 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Iowa native Billy Moyer slid under protege Shannon Babb in turn four on the eighth lap and led the rest of the 25-lapper on the opening night of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. Moyer, Full Story
Notes: Simpson's ready to rebound at Knoxville
Posted: 09/27/2012, 05:41 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — The last time Chad Simpson hit the racetrack, he was mixing it up among the leaders in Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest event at the World 100. And while the race at Eldora Speedway didn’t Full Story
Whynot putting $15,000 on the line at Fall Classic
Posted: 09/27/2012, 02:27 pmLess than three weeks remain until the 18th annual Coors Light Fall Classic at roars to life October 11th-13th at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss. The late-season special returns for another year at Whynot Davenport of Blairsville, Full Story
Knoxville Nationals program guide
Posted: 09/27/2012, 07:55 amKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 27) — Explanation of program for the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway: Overall event Track: Knoxville Raceway (half-mile clay oval) Dates: Sept. 27-29 Sanction: Full Story
Knoxville Nationals coverage index
Posted: 09/20/2012KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Index of DirtonDirt.com coverage for the ninth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals, a $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for Sept. 27-29 at Knoxville Raceway: Monday, Oct. Full Story
Notes: Michigan driver Wing retiring in style
Posted: 09/27/2012, 05:45 am By Joshua JoinerWith plans to retire at the end of the season, Roger Wing wrapped up his career at Crystal Motor Speedway in fine fashion during the Crystal, Mich., track’s season finale on Sept. 15. The 57-year-old driver from Middleton, Mich., Full Story
Title threepeat unlikely, but Franklin still red-hot
Posted: 09/27/2012, 05:29 am By Joshua JoinerWith his impressive late-summer hot streak, Dennis “Rambo” Franklin appeared to be getting on roll at just the right time to take advantage of the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Chase for the Championship format and Full Story
Record-setting Lanigan maintains focus on WoO
Posted: 09/26/2012, 10:56 am By Joshua JoinerAfter the way his race car performed during his $20,000 victory on paved Berlin Raceway’s converted-to-dirt surface this past weekend, Darrell Lanigan is more than confident his car is capable of performing just as well on Knoxville Full Story
Quick Time: A rare track where inversions abide
Posted: 09/26/2012, 10:37 am 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 (along with occasional ax-grinding). Full Story
Fast, adaptable McDowell broadens his knowledge
Posted: 09/25/2012, 10:11 am By Joshua JoinerDale McDowell’s first outing in a new MasterSbilt Race Car couldn’t have gone any better. Making his first laps in a car owned by sponsor Paul McKenna and Big Dog Motorsports, the Team Dillon Racing driver from Chickamauga, Full Story
Poll Position: Lanigan solidifies top spot
Posted: 09/25/2012, 06:53 amWelcome to one of the newest DirtonDirt.com features, Poll Position, as DirtonDirt.com staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Joshua Joiner rank the nation's top 25 Dirt Late Model racers by consensus. Future rankings will appear every Full Story
Berlin dirt dabbling may tempt other paved ovals
Posted: 09/24/2012, 06:57 pm By Joshua JoinerFollowing the success of the Keyser Manufacturing Down & Dirty 100 Presented by NAPA Auto Parts on Berlin Raceway’s dirt-covered asphalt oval, World of Outlaws Late Model Series director Tim Christman expects more paved short tracks Full Story
Fast Talk: Props (gasp) to an asphalt track
Posted: 09/24/2012, 12:34 pmHere's the latest edition of Fast Talk, a new DirtonDirt.com feature appearing each Monday. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Joshua Joiner gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who's hot, who's not and other issues regarding Full Story
Provinzino bags $2,000 Thunder in the Pines win
Posted: 09/24/2012, 11:51 amGRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (Sept. 23) — Polesitter Jeff Provinzino of Hibbing, Mo., raced to victory in Sunday’s Thunder in the Pines finale at Grand Rapids Speedway, earning a $2,000 victory in an event that was postponed from Saturday Full Story
Blair earns 10th Fastrak win at McKean County
Posted: 09/24/2012, 11:24 am By Mike LeoneEAST SMETHPORT, Pa. (Sept. 23) — Series points leader Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., posted his 10th victory of the season on the Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC Fastrak tour Sunday at McKean County Speedway, earning $1,200 in an event Full Story
Diemel dominates for third Punky Manor victory
Posted: 09/23/2012, 10:13 pm By Ed ReichertMENOMONIE, Wis. (Sept. 22) — A.J. Diemel of Navarino, Wis., earned $5,000 Saturday at Red Cedar Speedway for capturing the WISSOTA Late Model portion of the 33rd annual Punky Manor Challenge of Champions. Diemel swept past Jake Redetzke Full Story
Gardner nabs first-ever ULMS victory
Posted: 09/23/2012, 09:54 pmEAST SMETHPORT, Pa. (Sept. 23) — As the Kennedy Motorsports United Late Model Series salvaged a rain-plagued Fall Classic weekend, Rich Gardner of Waterford, Pa., won Sunday afternoon’s makeup feature to pocket $2,500. Gardner’s Full Story
Dauderman tops Heck for Rocktoberfest sweep
Posted: 09/23/2012, 08:06 pmKANKAKEE, Ill. (Sept. 22) — Series points leader Bobby Dauderman of Alhambra, Ill., completed a sweep Kankakee County Speedway’s Rocktoberfest doubleheader weekend Saturday night, earning a $1,000 victory sanctioned by the Pro Full Story
Putnam grabs $3,000 victory at Thunderhill
Posted: 09/23/2012, 11:21 am By Connie PutnamSUMMERTOWN, Tenn. (Sept. 22) — Pole-starting Josh Putnam of Florence, Ala., led all 40 laps Saturday at Thunderhill Raceway for a $3,000 victory in the unsanctioned Topless Brawl II. Daniel Miller of Lynchburg, Tenn., finished second Full Story
Sullivan gets third straight Comp Cams win at I-30
Posted: 09/23/2012, 10:42 amLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Sept. 22) — Polesitter Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark., led every lap of Saturday night’s Comp Cams Super Dirt Series event at I-30 Speedway, earning $2,000 for his third consecutive victory on the series. Sullivan Full Story
Waseleski Jr. wins opener at Grand Rapids
Posted: 09/23/2012, 10:23 amGRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (Sept. 22) — Tom Waseleski Jr. of Pengilly, Minn., raced to victory in Saturday night’s Thunder in the Pines preliminary feature at Grand Rapids Speedway in the WISSOTA-sanctioned season-ending weekend. The Full Story
