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Mistake melts Pierce's shot at Big E's $25,000
Posted: 06/07/2024, 02:28 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — In the immediate aftermath of Bobby Pierce’s engine expiration while dominating Thursday’s 50-lap preliminary feature for Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXX, the 27-year-old Oakwood, Ill., driver had no idea what Full Story
Notes: Blair finally finds Big E, big track success
Posted: 06/07/2024, 02:08 amROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., left no doubt about his feelings following a fifth-place finish in Thursday’s 50-lap Dream XXX preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway. | Complete Dream coverage “By far that’s Full Story
Restricting nose-widths creates a buzz at Big E
Posted: 06/06/2024, 05:32 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — When rules go unchecked, things get out of hand. That holds true virtually anywhere, but especially when it comes to Dirt Late Models, where a body rule that’s not frequently governed tends to be stretched Full Story
Notes: Mississippian thrives on three-year plan
Posted: 06/06/2024, 07:16 am By Todd TurnerA life-long dirt racing spectator who decided to buy a Crate Late Model and go racing during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Josh Parkerson of Millspring, Miss., received advice from retired Super Late Model standout Anthony Rushing. Full Story
Larson's Dirt Late Model plans on hold (for now)
Posted: 06/05/2024, 03:30 pm By Kyle McFaddenEven with the busiest month of his racing career behind him, don’t expect Kyle Larson to compete in Dirt Late Model events anytime soon. The 31-year-old doesn’t have any Dirt Late Model races planned the remainder of this season as Full Story
TNT returnee hoping to have a blast at Eldora
Posted: 06/05/2024, 03:17 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — A TNT Race Car has never made the starting field for a crown jewel event at Eldora Speedway according to historical records, but Jensen Ford hopes to change that come Saturday night. | Complete Dream coverage If Full Story
Column: T-Mac absorbs the loss of father, hero
Posted: 06/05/2024, 06:59 amTim McCreadie grew up the son of a dirt-track legend, a racer known affectionately as Barefoot Bob who became one of the Northeast’s winningest and most popular big-block modified drivers ever. He witnessed his father’s exploits on Full Story
Eldora's first impressions stick with young drivers
Posted: 06/03/2024, 04:56 pm By Kevin KovacEvery driver who’s ever raced at Eldora Speedway has a recollection of the first time they tackled the legendary high-banked, half-mile oval in Rossburg, Ohio. Typically they hold vivid memories of the milestone moment — or at least Full Story
Coverage index of Eldora’s Dream XXX
Posted: 05/25/2024, 09:53 amROSSBURG, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of the $100,030-to-win Dream XXX at Eldora Speedway on June 5-8 including Castrol FloRacing Night in America, two Dream preliminary nights and the 100-lap finale Saturday (watch Full Story
Fast Talk: Dreamy predictions and more
Posted: 06/03/2024, 09:36 amAs spring turns into summer and Eldora Speedway's 30th Dream on the horizon, our roundtable talks shop in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Give us your elevator pitch touting Full Story
Late Models invade Indiana's sprint territory
Posted: 06/03/2024, 12:35 am By Bryan AultBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (May 31) – Dirt Late Model drivers race on a variety of tracks all across the country. Each oval often brings different tests that affect tire choices, racing strategies, driving styles and setup changes that make or Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora Speedway's Dream XXX
Posted: 06/02/2024, 09:06 pm By Aaron ClayDates: June 6-8 (drivers will run either Thursday and Friday in 50-lap, $25,000-to-win preliminary feature programs; Saturday's 100-lap finale will be preceded by heat and consolations races; June 5's Castrol FloRacing Night in America Full Story
Notes: Melvin's hot start toward his bold '24 goal
Posted: 06/01/2024, 09:07 am By Bryan AultBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (May 31) — Rodney Melvin gave his crew and family a would-be ultimatum before the 2024 racing season: if the Benton, Ill., driver doesn’t win five races that pay at least $5,000, he would retire from Dirt Late Model Full Story
Column: Ailing Baggett loves Show-Me limelight
Posted: 05/30/2024, 04:48 pm By Kevin KovacWhen Neil Baggett rolled to a stop in Lucas Oil Speedway’s infield for an interview with FloRacing pit reporter Ben Shelton after winning a heat race during last Thursday’s Show-Me 100 preliminary program, the renewed enthusiasm coursing Full Story
Dispatches: New Yorkers turn back clock
Posted: 06/01/2024, 10:17 amCheck this frequently updated story throughout the May 30-June 2 weekend with the latest notes and quotes from Late Model races and events, including a listing of live-streamed events: Odds and ends A few weekend notes from dirt track Full Story
Notes: Prolific WISSOTA winner tries Late Models
Posted: 05/30/2024, 07:03 am By Todd TurnerShane Sabraski has found a new mountain to climb. The 45-year-old Rice, Minn., driver has accomplished numerous WISSOTA-sanctioned challenges over a 25-year career, piling up an unprecedented 11 championships among three divisions, and Full Story
It's a mighty wild night for Macon's Castrol race
Posted: 05/28/2024, 11:36 pmMighty Macon was mighty wild. Tuesday's Castrol FloRacing Night in America opener at Macon (Ill.) Speedway included four multicar pileups, a lengthy cleanup for Brandon Sheppard's rollover accident, Tim McCreadie accidentally running into Full Story
Top 25: RTJ solid No. 1 as Robinson joins
Posted: 05/28/2024, 08:47 am By Kevin KovacRicky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., fell short of sweeping Lucas Oil Speedway’s Show-Me 100 weekend, but his pair of $10,000 preliminary feature victories at the 3/8-mile oval in Wheatland, Mo., continued his hot streak and made him Full Story
Show-Me provides major boost for Rocket1, T-Mac
Posted: 05/27/2024, 03:34 pm By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 25) — On the eve of the Show-Me 100 finale, Tim McCreadie wore street clothes and a frustrated facial expression as he stood in the Lucas Oil Series pit area. Another quiet outing in his Rocket Chassis house car ride Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up the holiday weekend
Posted: 05/27/2024, 11:23 amAfter a busy if rain-hampered Memorial Day weekend highlights by Jonathan Davenport's $50,000 Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 victory, our roundtable discusses that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited Full Story
Celebration delayed after J.D.'s Show-Me victory
Posted: 05/26/2024, 07:08 am By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 25) — Jonathan Davenport didn’t look like a crown jewel winner when he returned to his team’s pit stall at Lucas Oil Speedway after dominating Saturday ’s Show-Me 100. He didn’t feel like one either — for Full Story
Notes: Moran primed for repeat at Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/25/2024, 02:59 pm By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 24) — As Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, sat on a table alongside his car in the Lucas Oil Speedway tech building following his runner-up finish in Friday’s 40-lap Don and Billie Gibson Tribute, he happily pointed Full Story
Contact a near-calamity for Thornton, Davenport
Posted: 05/25/2024, 08:16 am By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 24) — Remember the Jonathan Davenport-Ricky Thornton Jr. scrape in January at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., that seemed to stoke the fires of the next great Dirt Late Model rivalry? The enmity between Full Story
Alberson's storybook ending spoiled by RTJ
Posted: 05/24/2024, 07:21 am By Kevin KovacWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 23) — Ricky Thornton Jr. climbed atop his car’s roof, celebrating with the hoots and hollers of all his victories. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader wouldn’t be human, however, if he failed to Full Story
Column: Bernheisel expands promoting role
Posted: 05/23/2024, 12:53 pmSPRING RUN, Pa. — Qualifying for Sunday’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series event at Path Valley Speedway Park was completed so it seemed like Jim Bernheisel had a few minutes to chat. But that wasn’t the case. He was the promoter, Full Story
