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• Ocala ace welcomes foes to lucrative home track

  Posted: 02/07/2012, 08:16 am By Joshua Joiner

  Ivedent Lloyd Jr. is accustomed to traveling many miles from his home in Ocala, Fla., to compete in Late Model events with decent payouts. The veteran driver and his race team logged more than 50,000 miles during back-to-back championship Full Story

• Fast Talk: Ready for Georgia-Florida Speedweeks

  Posted: 02/06/2012, 11:57 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

• I-77 Raceway Park promoters continue track revival

  Posted: 02/06/2012, 11:10 am By Dustin Jarrett

  Every off-season, countless dirt tracks across the country brainstorm ways they can increase their car counts, gain new fans, and improve their overall image and reputation. Over the last three winters, perhaps no track has done more of Full Story

• Speedweeks preview? Ask the panel of experts

  Posted: 02/06/2012, 06:58 am

  February's Georgia-Florida Speedweeks are among the busiest ever with 18 races scheduled among six tracks, three in Georgia and three in Florida. DirtonDirt.com asked staffers and six panelists several questions previewing Feb. 10-25 Super Full Story

• Franklin earns $3,000 for repeat at East Bay

  Posted: 02/05/2012, 06:51 am By Roby Helm

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 4) — Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., drove the AES Racing Special to his second straight win on Saturday night in the 50-lap main event for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour Full Story

• Franklin grabs $2,000 victory at East Bay

  Posted: 02/04/2012, 06:25 am By Roby Helm

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 3) — Driving a Steve Cooke-owned AES Racing Special, Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., shook off his bridesmaid role at East Bay Raceway Park with a victory Friday in the 40-lap main event Full Story

• Screven satisfies fans' hunger for speed, food

  Posted: 02/03/2012, 08:46 am By Joshua Joiner

  At most dirt tracks the success of a race night is measured by the quality of the action on the racetrack. A promoter is usually happy so long as his or her track produces multiple lead changes and plenty of side-by-side racing. But at Full Story

• Nosbisch tops Franklin to win East Bay opener

  Posted: 02/03/2012, 06:05 am By Roby Helm

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 2) — Jack Nosbisch Jr. of Riverview, Fla., won Thursday's NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series 40-lap season opener at East Bay Raceway Park in a blanket finish over Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Full Story

• Schedule, track-by-track capsules for Speedweeks

  Posted: 02/02/2012, 02:22 pm

  The 2012 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks schedule for Super Late Model events (Speedweeks preview index): Georgia-Florida Speedweeks schedule Date, sanction, track/location, winning purse Feb 10-11, WoO, Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, Full Story

• Golden Isles, Waycross connect via cooperation

  Posted: 02/01/2012, 05:11 am By Joshua Joiner

  Who says racetrack promoters can’t work together? In a year with two instances of dirt tracks going head-to-head during Super Late Model action at Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, two south Georgia ovals are bucking that trend by cooperating Full Story

• WoO champion looking to regain success at Volusia

  Posted: 02/01/2012, 05:08 am By Kevin Kovac

  Rick Eckert seemed to get his groove back at the end of last year’s UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment and rode the momentum to his first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series title. This year the veteran Full Story

• Georgia-Florida Speedweeks preview index

  Posted: 01/28/2012, 09:27 pm

  DirtonDirt.com's previews for 2012 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks scheduled for Feb. 9-25 at three Georgia and three Florida tracks: Thursday, Feb. 9 • Blog: Richards runs dirt, eyes asphalt Wednesday, Feb. 8 • Volusia: Moyer Full Story

• East Bay ready to rise to Speedweeks challenge

  Posted: 01/31/2012, 10:40 am By Joshua Joiner

  With East Bay Raceway Park having one of the shortest offseasons of any racetrack in the country, president Al Varnadore usually doesn’t haven’t much time during December or January to worry about what other dirt tracks are Full Story

• Francis holds off Oldfield for Sydney victory

  Posted: 01/30/2012, 12:57 pm

  SYDNEY, Australia (Jan. 28) — Becoming the race's first U.S. winner, Steve Francis led every lap Saturday at Tyrepower Sydney Speedway to win the 11th annual Australian Late Model Championship. The Ashland, Ky., driver started outside Full Story

• Fast Talk: Speedweeks coming up on horizon

  Posted: 01/30/2012, 09:08 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

• Kyle Van Sickle earns $3,000 at Lake City

  Posted: 01/29/2012, 07:06 pm

  LAKE CITY, Fla. (Jan. 27-28) — Kyle Van Sickle of Jacksonville, Fla., overtook reigning series champion Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, Fla., on the 22nd lap Saturday at North Florida Speedway to capture the season opener on the United Full Story

• Weaver gives new team $3,000 victory at Boyd's

  Posted: 01/28/2012, 10:35 pm By Richard Allen

  RINGGOLD, Ga. (Jan. 28) — Randy Weaver of Crossville, Tenn., didn't take long to get up to speed with his new Outlaw Race Parts team. Setting fast time and starting on the pole Saturday afternoon at Boyd's Speedway, Weaver's No. Full Story

• NeSmith founder plans tour for CT525 engines

  Posted: 01/27/2012, 07:14 am By Roby Helm

  The founder of one of the most successful Crate Late Model organizations plans to launch a new series for the Chevrolet Performance CT525 crate powerplant in 2013. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series founder and director Mike Vaughn Full Story

• Welshan tackles second full-time racing season

  Posted: 01/27/2012, 07:08 am By Richard Allen

  Jason Welshan has raced for 15 years, but 2011 marked the first season he's gone full-time racing. It was an unqualified success as the Maryville, Tenn., racer captured 29 feature victories in 53 starts through east Tennessee and other Full Story

• Floridian logs another title, successful season

  Posted: 01/27/2012, 06:58 am By Joshua Joiner

  Mark Whitener may not have performed at his best for the entire 2011 racing season, but he did when it mattered the most. Whitener, a former open-wheel modified standout from Middleburg, Fla., had a slow start to the year with a number Full Story

• New Oklahoma oval tops U.S. track developments

  Posted: 01/25/2012, 09:31 am

  After a single season as the owner and promoter of the Race Brothers Show-Me Racin' Series, Bill McMurtrie has decided to also add the title of racetrack owner and promoter to his resume. McMurtrie of Bartlesville, Okla., who purchased Full Story

• Fast Talk: Recapping the 6th Wild West Shootout

  Posted: 01/23/2012, 06:43 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

• MoBags wins Tucson finale, grabs $10,000

  Posted: 01/22/2012, 11:50 pm By Todd Turner

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 22) — Morgan Bagley, the young Texan who launched his successful rookie season last year in Arizona, returned to the sixth annual Wild West Shootout to capture the richest victory of his young Late Model career. Regaining Full Story

• Notes: Lowrey hit with heartbreaker at Tucson

  Posted: 01/22/2012, 01:49 am

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 21) — Someday, John Lowrey will look back on his 12-lap stint leading a Wild West Shootout race at USA Raceway with pride. But moments after Saturday's 30-lap feature, the Bakersfield, Calif., driver felt the raw Full Story

• Moyer rallies from 10th for third Tucson victory

  Posted: 01/21/2012, 07:44 pm By Todd Turner

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 21) — Good things come in threes for Billy Moyer at USA Raceway. The 54-year-old Hall of Fame driver from Batesville, Ark., led the final 13 laps in Saturday's fifth round of the Wild West Shootout, earning his Full Story