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• Casebolt earns $5,000 at Ike Moler Memorial

  Posted: 08/18/2012, 05:16 am

  WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio (Aug. 17) — Inheriting the lead when polesitter Greg Johnson blew a right-rear tire, Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., raced to victory Friday at Moler Raceway Park. His $5,000 triumph in the Ike Moler Memorial Full Story

• Eckert wins at Winston, snaps Lanigan's streak

  Posted: 08/18/2012, 04:57 am By Kevin Kovac

  ROTHBURY, Mich. (Aug. 17) — Rick Eckert dashed the hopes of two fellow World of Outlaws Late Model Series stars with a triumphant run in Friday night’s NAPA Auto Parts Winston 50 presented by Keyser Manufacturing at Winston Full Story

• Notes: Drivers expect record speeds at Topless

  Posted: 08/17/2012, 07:17 pm By Joshua Joiner

  LOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 17) — After Thursday night’s Comp Cams Topless 100 practice session produced near track-record lap times, there was plenty of talk among drivers and crews in the pit area Friday about whether or not Full Story

• Francis grabs pole for Batesville's Topless 100

  Posted: 08/17/2012, 05:53 pm By Joshua Joiner

  LOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 17) — Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., and Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., each tamed Batesville Motor Speedway's high-speed racing surface during Friday night's Comp Cams Topless 100 heat race action, scoring Full Story

• Blair's McKean Fair Race victory is eighth of 2012

  Posted: 08/17/2012, 10:18 am By Mike Leone

  EAST SMETHPORT, Pa. (Aug. 16) — Series points leader Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., ended a five-race drought Thursday at McKean County Raceway for his eighth victory of the season on the Sweeney Chevrolet-Buick-GMC Fastrak Northeast Full Story

• Notes: Richards guest stars with WoO in Michigan

  Posted: 08/16/2012, 05:20 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Josh Richards has watched from afar this season as Darrell Lanigan has supplanted him as the winningest driver on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series since 2004. On Aug. 17-18, though, Richards will return to the national tour Full Story

• Ogle's persistence finally receives worthy reward

  Posted: 08/16/2012, 12:49 pm By Robert Holman

  A lot of drivers have dry spells. You hear it all the time. “He’s due for a win,” they’ll say. Or you may hear someone say, “He’s struggling right now. He due to break out of that slump.” It’s Full Story

• WoO inspector enjoying his second touring stint

  Posted: 08/16/2012, 11:07 am By Todd Turner

  It was about 20 years ago when Georgia dirt racer Clint Smith talked to Jim Harrah about becoming an official on a national Dirt Late Model touring series. So Harrah shouldn’t have been too surprised when, during a phone call earlier Full Story

• Whitwell scores victory in Show Low

  Posted: 08/16/2012, 08:53 am

  SHOW LOW, Ariz. (Aug. 11) — R.C. Whitwell of Tucson, Ariz., captured his second straight Southwest Dirt Racing Association victory Saturday at Thunder Raceway. Whitwell, who has returned to his home state after a racing stint in Missouri, Full Story

• Notes: Michigan ace will avoid hoopla of WoO visit

  Posted: 08/16/2012, 08:07 am By Joshua Joiner

  Like most regional or weekly drivers the week before a national touring series visits one of their home tracks, Eric Spangler of Lake City, Mich., can’t help but to be excited for this weekend’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Full Story

• Farmer City board hopes to heal track, reputation

  Posted: 08/16/2012, 07:35 am By Joshua Joiner

  Farmer City Raceway wasn’t built in a day. And as Lance Spieker well knows, the quarter-mile oval on the Farmer City, Ill., fairgrounds won’t rebuild its reputation or its outdated facility in a day either. Spieker, the Farmer Full Story

• Redetzke captures Larry Gerlach Memorial

  Posted: 08/16/2012, 06:55 am

  ABERDEEN, S.D. (Aug. 15) — Reigning series champion Jake Redetzke of Eau Claire, Wis., captured the second annual Larry Gerlach Memorial on Wednesday at Brown County Speedway for his second straight WISSOTA Challenge Series victory. Full Story

• Lucas Oil Series heads for 20th Topless 100

  Posted: 08/15/2012, 02:42 pm

  The 20th annual Comp Cams Topless 100, sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, is scheduled for Aug. 16-18 at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark. The crown jewel event will pay $40,000-to-win and $2,000-to-start Full Story

• Quick Time: Reviewing the season's top clashes

  Posted: 08/15/2012, 11:57 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 (along with occasional ax-grinding). Full Story

• Franklin outduels Ferguson for Shrine victory

  Posted: 08/15/2012, 10:35 am

  GASTONIA, N.C. (Aug. 14) — Pole-starting Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., survived a battle with ninth-starting Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., to win the Super Late Model portion of the 40th annual Shrine 100, earning $3,000 Full Story

• After biggest victories, Dohm hoping for more

  Posted: 08/15/2012, 06:32 am By Joshua Joiner

  Zack Dohm may not be quite ready to declare 2012 a breakout season just yet. But after scoring the two biggest victories of his career this summer, the second-generation driver from Cross Lanes, W.Va., will at least concede that this year Full Story

• Bayne makes Late Model debut at The Mountain

  Posted: 08/14/2012, 03:23 pm By Richard Allen

  Smoky Mountain Speedway has hosted some of the biggest names in racing history over the years. NASCAR once raced regularly at the Maryville, Tenn., racetrack throughout the 1960s with several of the sport’s legendary drivers roaring Full Story

• Poll Position: O'Neal eyes No. 1 after North-South

  Posted: 08/14/2012, 12:39 pm

  Welcome 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

• Lanigan carries WoO winning streak to Michigan

  Posted: 08/14/2012, 10:26 am By Kevin Kovac

  Darrell Lanigan won’t merely bring a hot streak of epic proportion into two nights of NAPA Auto Parts-sponsored World of Outlaws Late Model Series action on Aug. 17 at Winston Speedway and Aug. 18 at Merritt Raceway. Giving his competition Full Story

• Andy Eckrich gets Deery victory at Iowa State Fair

  Posted: 08/14/2012, 10:08 am

  DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 13) — Andy Eckrich and Barack Obama were both the center of attention Monday at the Iowa State Fair. Eckrich held off brother Denny for the $2,000 Deery Brothers Summer Series victory on the night the president Full Story

• Georgia 'folk hero' made every Late Model go fast

  Posted: 08/14/2012, 08:45 am By Joshua Joiner

  While racing as a teammate to Buck Simmons on the National Dirt Racing Association more than 30 years ago, Larry Moore discovered he was a bit more mechanically inclined than the bearded Baldwin, Ga., driver. Moore frequently found himself Full Story

• Shirley holds off Feger to win tripleheader finale

  Posted: 08/13/2012, 03:37 pm

  LINCOLN, Ill. (Aug. 12) — Outside front-row starter Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., held off a charge by ninth-starting Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., on Sunday for his third career victory on the Sunoco American Late Model Series. Shirley Full Story

• Fast Talk: O'Neal vs. Owens at North-South

  Posted: 08/13/2012, 02:03 pm

  Here'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

• Notes: Jewell scores best career North-South run

  Posted: 08/13/2012, 08:34 am By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (Aug. 11) — After a solid qualifying effort at the 30th annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100, Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, Ind., thought for a moment he’d thrown it away in his Saturday night heat race at Florence Full Story

• Robertson repels Davis for $3,000 at Black Rock

  Posted: 08/13/2012, 07:10 am By Rich Vleck

  DUNDEE, N.Y. (Aug. 11) — Wayne Robertson has not always had the best nights at the Black Rock Speedway throughout his racing career, but the feat that he pulled off Saturday may rank the highest. Robertson, of Corning, N.Y., captured Full Story