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• Autry's tires cleared by tire manufacturer, lab

  Posted: 04/23/2012, 06:55 pm By Joshua Joiner

  American Racer Racing Tire officials and the laboratory that conducted the postrace tests that initially declared Carolina Crown winner Scott Autry’s tires illegal confirmed Monday there was a mistake in the testing process, adding Full Story

• Fast Talk: Autry, WoO doubleheader and more

  Posted: 04/23/2012, 01:31 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

• Ironman DeFrance outduels Aikey at Dubuque

  Posted: 04/23/2012, 10:47 am

  DUBUQUE, Iowa (April 22) — The ironman of the IMCA Late Model tour struck gold Sunday night at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway. Darrel DeFrance of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed Jeff Aikey of Waterloo, Iowa, with four laps to go, then held Full Story

• WoO rookie McCool aims to get back on track

  Posted: 04/23/2012, 07:14 am By Kevin Kovac

  Bub McCool understands that the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event on Friday at North Alabama Speedway presents him with a unique opportunity. As a Rookie of the Year candidate on the national tour, McCool is unfamiliar with most Full Story

• Borrowed engine helps Guss to West Liberty victory

  Posted: 04/22/2012, 06:10 am

  WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (April 21) – Two-time and reigning series champion Ray Guss Jr. of Milan, Ill., got back on track Saturday night and he had the point leader in the Deery Brothers Summer Series to thank for it. Powered by a motor Full Story

• Franklin rules Cherokee, captures BEAST opener

  Posted: 04/22/2012, 05:51 am By Gene Murphy

  GAFFNEY, S.C. (April 21) — Edgar “Rock” Gault was known for his meticulous and methodical track surface preparation at Cherokee Speedway. On a night set aside to celebrate his memory, he surely would have been proud to Full Story

• Robinson grabs SUPR victory at Greenville

  Posted: 04/22/2012, 05:35 am By Bryan Wimberley

  GREENVILLE, Miss. (April 21) — Fifth-starting B.J. Robinson of Shreveport, La., won Saturday’s Southern United Professional Racing tour event at Greenville Speedway for his second career SUPR victory. Robinson earned $2,500 Full Story

• Spatola scores repeat at Winston's Player Hater

  Posted: 04/22/2012, 05:07 am

  ROTHBURY, Mich. (April 21) — Returning to the site of his first-ever Late Model victory, Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., cashed in again Saturday night at Winston Speedway. Spatola captured the sixth annual Integra Shocks and Springs Full Story

• Pegher tops victories list with win at Roaring Knob

  Posted: 04/21/2012, 06:57 pm By Mike Leone

  MARKLEYSBURG, Pa. (April 21) — Mike Pegher Jr. of Wexford, Pa., led from the fifth lap on Friday at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex for his fourth Fastrak Northeast victory in his last five series starts at the 3/8-mile oval. Pegher Full Story

• Dustin Neat wins Crate debut in Big Bull 50

  Posted: 04/21/2012, 06:42 pm By Michael Despain

  JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (April 20) — Making his first career Crate Late Model start, Dustin Neat of Dunnville, Ky., raced to a $1,500 victory Friday at Ponderosa Speedway in the Big Bull 50 with the Indiana Late Model Series. Neat drove Full Story

• Autry's Carolina Crown DQ may be overturned

  Posted: 04/21/2012, 09:07 am By Joshua Joiner

  The disqualification of Scott Autry’s Carolina Crown victory is apparently set to be overturned early next week after discrepancies were found in the testing process that stripped the Fayetteville, N.C., driver of April 7's $20,000 Full Story

• Sheppard survives spin to win at Farmer City

  Posted: 04/21/2012, 06:56 am By Patrick Davis

  FARMER CITY, Ill. (April 20) — Polesitter Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., began defense of his Northern Allstars Late Model Series championship with a $2,000 victory Friday night at Farmer City Raceway. It wasn’t a cakewalk Full Story

• Murphy repels Kay for second straight Deery victory

  Posted: 04/21/2012, 05:53 am

  DAVENPORT, Iowa (April 20) — Mike Murphy Jr.’s second Deery Brothers Summer Series win of the season looked a lot like his first. The Colona, Ill., driver led all 40 laps of Friday’s IMCA Late Model tour main event at Full Story

• Resurgent Bloomquist roars at Roaring Knob

  Posted: 04/21/2012, 05:32 am By James Essex

  MARKLEYSBURG, Pa. (April 20) — Scott Bloomquist’s would-be slump is officially over. Seven days after a $25,000 victory at Virginia Motor Speedway, the 48-year-old Hall of Famer from Mooresburg, Tenn., led all but two laps Full Story

• Sprint car stars Kinser, Schatz join Eldora's Prelude field

  Posted: 04/20/2012, 11:24 am

  ROSSBURG, Ohio — The concrete wall ringing the dirt around the topside of Tony Stewart’s historic Eldora Speedway has intimidated just about every driver who has ever turned laps at the nationally acclaimed half-mile clay oval. Two Full Story

• Engine builder's spirit, legacy remains at track

  Posted: 04/19/2012, 02:17 pm By Todd Turner

  A Dirt Late Model engine builder whose motors were renowned for their power and durability, Russell Baker died Tuesday at his Miami, Okla., home after fighting leukemia since early February. He was 66. An innovator in developing Full Story

• Tire testing strips Autry of Carolina Crown victory

  Posted: 04/19/2012, 12:51 pm By Joshua Joiner

  Scott Autry has been disqualified from his upset victory in April 7's inaugural Carolina Crown after laboratory tests discovered chemical alterations to tires the Fayetteville, N.C., driver used in the $20,000-to-win event, race promoter Full Story

• Ohio's Chinn focuses on rebuilding race team

  Posted: 04/19/2012, 10:08 am By Todd Turner

  WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio — Wayne Chinn hadn't seriously contended for a victory in his own No. 1 race car since the 2009 season, so the driver nicknamed "The Sniper" was definitely taking aim at leader Brian Ruhlman last Friday at Moler Full Story

• Willamette putting final touches on renovations

  Posted: 04/19/2012, 08:12 am By Kevin Kovac

  When the first green flag of 2012 flies at Willamette Speedway, the venerable Lebanon, Ore., track will boast a completely new look and — for the first time ever — a DIRTcar sanction for its headline Late Model division. A Full Story

• Notes: Baker's buzzin' on Comp Cams tour

  Posted: 04/19/2012, 07:25 am

  After earning his first top-five Late Model finish in Friday night’s Comp Cams Super Dirt Series event at Batesville (Ark.) Speedway, you might expect Late Model rookie Robert Baker of Bryant, Ark., to be plenty satisfied with his Full Story

• Notes: Miller's solid in debuting DeLong's No. 3

  Posted: 04/18/2012, 03:06 pm

  Matt Miller’s time away from racing didn’t last very long. After parting ways with McCullough Motorsports last season and considering stepping away from racing altogether, the veteran driver from Whitehouse, Ohio, has connected Full Story

• Quick Time: Fav tracks and Rocket's house car

  Posted: 04/18/2012, 02:03 pm By Todd Turner

  Take a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, Full Story

• Brown captures NLMS opener at DMP

  Posted: 04/17/2012, 03:50 pm

  DOUGLAS, Ga. (April 14) — Polesitter Russell Brown Jr. of Valdosta, Ga., won Saturday's National Late Model Series race at Douglas Motorsports Park Speedway, earning $3,000 in the NLMS season opener. Valdosta's Evan Becton started Full Story

• Poll Position: Bloomquist jumps to fifth after VMS

  Posted: 04/17/2012, 11:31 am

  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

• Fast Talk: Breaking down Bloomquist, VMS

  Posted: 04/16/2012, 11:45 am

  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