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Pierce takes plunge after rainy USA Nat'ls repeat
Posted: 08/04/2024, 07:02 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 3) — Bobby Pierce wanted everyone to know that his second consecutive USA Nationals triumph Saturday at Cedar Lake Speedway might have been cut short by rain, but it was still just as hard-earned as his first Full Story
Notes: Elbows-up Gustin wills car to CLS victory
Posted: 08/03/2024, 06:28 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 2) — Ryan Gustin found a way in Friday's 25-lap USA Nationals preliminary nightcap at Cedar Lake Speedway. Or, more specifically, the 33-year-old standout from Marshalltown, Iowa, willed his Todd Cooney Racing Full Story
Familiar roles at Cedar Lake for Pierce, T-Mac
Posted: 08/02/2024, 08:18 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 2) — Bobby Pierce can’t seem to do much wrong while Tim McCreadie can’t seem to do quite enough right. Both sides of the current Dirt Late Model landscape were proven in Friday afternoon’s postponed USA Full Story
Notes: Surface too soft for USA Nationals opener
Posted: 08/02/2024, 12:24 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 1) — Thursday’s weather forecast took the positive turn needed for the opening night of the 37th USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway. The third-mile oval’s track surface just didn’t follow suit. A series Full Story
Dispatches: Right place, right time at Duck River
Posted: 08/04/2024, 12:27 pmAmong latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the first weekend in August from action including the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals, Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series and more (look for World of Outlaws Case Late Model Full Story
Column: FALS favorite son (at least one night)
Posted: 08/01/2024, 01:01 pmBobby Pierce has long had a complex relationship with the fans at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway. He might be a home-grown boy from Oakwood, Ill., but the reaction he receives from the FALS faithful has been notably mixed between cheers and jeers. But Full Story
Notes: Minnesota rookie touts Swingarm Nation
Posted: 08/01/2024, 07:14 am By Todd TurnerThird-generation driver Johnny Broking is a racer's racer, the kind of guy who gets his kicks by climbing behind the wheel of a race car, no matter what he's driving. "I mean, just being in a race car is fun," said the 29-year-old from Full Story
Fast Facts: Cedar Lake's 37th annual USA Nationals
Posted: 07/30/2024, 07:14 am By Aaron ClayDates: Aug. 1-3 with $6,000-to-win preliminary programs Thursday and Friday setting the lineup for Saturday’s 100-lap, $50,000-to-win finale Track: Cedar Lake Speedway (high-banked 3/8-mile dirt oval) Location: New Richmond, Wis. Purse: Full Story
Top 25: PDC-winning Pierce remains up top
Posted: 07/30/2024, 07:15 am By Todd TurnerWhile there was plenty of doubt whether Bobby Pierce could come from the tail (twice) to win Saturday’s 34th annual Prairie Dirt Classic, the dramatic result at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway left no doubt who would be the No. 1 driver in Full Story
Notes: Would-be PDC rally ends against wall
Posted: 07/29/2024, 03:09 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 27) — Ricky Thornton Jr. very nearly stole Saturday's Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway that so spectacularly belonged to come-from-behind winner Bobby Pierce. As the 100-lap feature neared the 10-to-go mark, Full Story
Fast Talk: Encapsulating Pierce's PDC masterpierce
Posted: 07/29/2024, 11:14 amFocusing on Bobby Pierce's dramatic rally to win Fairbury's Prairie Dirt Classic on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series, our roundtable checks in for our weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for Full Story
Pierce's PDC-winning reaction: This isn't real
Posted: 07/28/2024, 05:40 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 27) — Bobby Pierce was absolutely dumbfounded on top of ecstatic on top of teary-eyed. Every emotion possible ran through the 27-year-old superstar from Oakwood, Ill., after he won — finally! — Saturday’s 100-lap Full Story
Gutsy leader can't repel Pierce's inevitable pass
Posted: 07/28/2024, 06:56 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 27) — At the conclusion of Saturday's 100-lap Prairie Dirt Classic, Nick Hoffman pulled his Longhorn Chassis car to a stop on the inside of Fairbury Speedway’s homestretch facing turn four, where he was immediately Full Story
Dispatches: McIntosh sweats out Southern Nationals title
Posted: 07/28/2024, 12:24 amAmong latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing in late July including action from the Northern LateModel Racing Association, Malvern Bank-sponsored tours, Schaeffer's Southern Nationals and more (look for World of Outlaws Full Story
Fairbury win puts Marlar in rhythm after 'detour'
Posted: 07/27/2024, 02:25 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 26) — The big $50,000 Prairie Dirt Classic winner’s check is Mike Marlar’s objective for his trip to Fairbury Speedway. A victory in Friday’s third of four 25-lap semifeatures, though, might have been more of Full Story
Feger's job isn't done at 34th Prairie Dirt Classic
Posted: 07/27/2024, 06:05 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 26) — Winning one of Friday’s four 25-lap semifeatures wasn’t Jason Feger’s goal for the Prairie Dirt Classic weekend at Fairbury Speedway. Nevertheless, after the 46-year-old veteran from Bloomington, Ill., Full Story
Thornton-Rumley pairing gets off to winning start
Posted: 07/25/2024, 06:43 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 24) — Ricky Thornton had doubts about his chances of advancing from the 15th starting spot to win Wednesday’s 50-lap Castrol FloRacing Night in America feature at Fairbury Speedway. But for Kevin Rumley, the Full Story
Notes: Consistency, car (and shoes) boost Missourian
Posted: 07/25/2024, 08:19 am By Todd TurnerEnjoying the best of his seven seasons as a Dirt Late Model racer, Tucker Cox of Jefferson City, Mo., points to several things that are making a difference in 2024, putting him atop DirtonDirt.com's Weekly Notebook presented by FK Rod Ends. A Full Story
In near-miss, Babb can't stave off Thornton's rally
Posted: 07/25/2024, 05:53 am By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 24) — Shannon Babb strolled up to Ricky Thornton Jr. in victory lane after Wednesday's 50-lap Castrol FloRacing Night in America event at Fairbury Speedway and thrust out his right hand to offer his congratulations Full Story
Column: Clanton gains fresh perspective, wins
Posted: 07/24/2024, 12:14 pmShane Clanton didn’t need anyone to remind him that he had gone way too long without a checkered flag. But with his absence from victory lane exceeding one year and closing in on two, the 48-year-old veteran from Zebulon, Ga., had someone Full Story
Fast Facts: 34th annual Prairie Dirt Classic
Posted: 07/23/2024, 07:39 am By Aaron ClayDates: July 26-27 (four 25-lap, $5,000-to-win Prairie Dirt Showdown preliminary features set lineup for 100-lap Prairie Dirt Classic) Track: Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway (semi-banked quarter-mile dirt oval) Purse: $50,000-to-win Primary Full Story
Top 25: Pierce No. 1 as O'Neal, T-Mac gain
Posted: 07/23/2024, 07:40 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., made sure he remained atop DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings for a third consecutive week as he continued his scorching-hot July with three more victories in four weekend starts, earning him unanimous recognition Full Story
Lucas Oil tour ponders Silver Dollar tweaks
Posted: 07/23/2024, 07:08 am By Kyle McFaddenBRANDON, S.D. (July 20) — Huset's Speedway hosted its first Silver Dollar Nationals last season, but the event's 2024 version at the third-mile oval gave Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director Rick Schwallie his first true look at Full Story
Fast Talk: Silver Dollar future and more
Posted: 07/22/2024, 10:43 amWith Devin Moran winning a career-high $53,000 in the Silver Dollar Nationals finale and Bobby Pierce still red-shot through July, our roundtable considers that and other topics in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Full Story
Moran tops expectations with Silver Dollar shine
Posted: 07/21/2024, 09:39 pm By Kyle McFaddenBRANDON, S.D. (July 20) — Deep down, Devin Moran simply didn’t feel he could outrun Bobby Pierce and Brandon Sheppard — not even starting in the front row — for the duration of Saturday’s 80-lap Silver Dollar Nationals around Full Story
