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Nosepiece woes doom Owens late at Knoxville
Posted: 10/02/2011, 12:34 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Oct. 1) — Throughout the pit area at any dirt track, you'll see lots of care taken by crew members and teams to assure nosepieces survive the rigors of a potentially rough racing surface. The swooping, hard plastic Full Story
Ferguson claims $4,000 in Stick Elliott Memorial
Posted: 10/02/2011, 12:21 pm By Gene MurphyGAFFNEY, S.C. (Oct. 1) – With Saturday night’s 27th annual Stick Elliott Memorial, Cherokee Speedway celebrated the memory of one great racer and displayed the skills of another potential great one. Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, Full Story
English wins Super Series finale at Duck River
Posted: 10/02/2011, 08:39 am By Robert HolmanWHEEL, Tenn. (Oct. 1) – Terry English, of Benton, Ky., turned back a mid-race challenge from Daniel Miller and then held off a late charge by Todd Morrow to win Saturday night’s caution-plagued 40-lap Tennessee Super Series Full Story
Anderson tops Whitwell for $3,000 at Springfield
Posted: 10/02/2011, 07:46 amSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Oct. 1) – John Anderson of Omaha, Neb., swapped the top spot with R.C. Whitwell of Tucson, Ariz., three times in Saturday night’s Larry Phillips Memorial at Springfield Raceway and led at the finish to score Full Story
Carrier, Boggs split Billy Bob Classic victories
Posted: 10/02/2011, 06:15 am By Brian McLeodPEEBLES, Ohio (Oct. 1) – Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., and Jackie Boggs of Grayson, Ky., split victories during the twin-feature Billy Bob Classic Saturday night at Brushcreek Motorsports Complex. Carrier earned $8,000 for Full Story
Knoxville's tricky cushion gives frontrunners fits
Posted: 10/02/2011, 06:06 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Oct. 1) — Brian Birkhofer is among the nation's most accomplished Dirt Late Model racers, but he knew better than to flirt with the treacherous cushion on the high side Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. "I'd have Full Story
Slipup by Owens helps O'Neal win at Knoxville
Posted: 10/02/2011, 05:03 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Oct. 1) — With three 2011 crown jewel victories to his credit and a fourth within his grasp, Jimmy Owens appeared superhuman heading into the late stages of Saturday's eighth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Full Story
Blog-style updates Saturday at Knoxville
Posted: 10/01/2011, 07:06 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Oct. 1) — Blog-style reports of Saturday's action from the final night of the eighth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway, where the evening is capped by a $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Full Story
Saturday lineups at Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 10/01/2011, 10:59 amKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Oct. 1) — Race lineups for the final night of the eighth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals (updated Saturday afternoon with Dale McDowell Steve Casebolt and Jason Utter scratching): A-main Row Full Story
Elliott earns $2,000 in Big Kahuna tuneup
Posted: 10/01/2011, 08:32 amCUMBERLAND, Md. – Ricky Elliott of Seaford, Del., earned $2,000 for his first victory on the UFO Race Championship tour Friday night in Allegany County Speedway’s Waikki Wave 31, a tuneup event for Saturday night’s $5,000-to-win Full Story
Carrier tops Billy Bob prelims at Brushcreek
Posted: 10/01/2011, 07:38 amPEEBLES, Ohio (Sept. 30) – Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., continued his successful year in Ohio with an impressive run during preliminary night of Brushcreek Motorsports Complex’s fourth annual Billy Bob event. Carrier, Full Story
Birkhofer earns $7,000 for victory at Knoxville
Posted: 10/01/2011, 12:41 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 30) — Brian Birkhofer led a home-state parade of domination in Friday night's heat races, then ruled the 25-lap semifeature at Knoxville Raceway on the second night of the eighth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Full Story
Blog-style updates of Friday at Knoxville
Posted: 09/30/2011, 06:25 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 30) — Home-state favorite Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine kept a pair of challengers at bay in the second half of Friday's semi feature at Knoxville Raceway for a $7,000 victory on the second night of the eighth Full Story
Solid run erased, Francis looking to change luck
Posted: 09/30/2011, 10:34 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 29) — Steve Francis is at a loss of what he can do to change up his luck during what's certain to be the first winless season of his career in more than 20 years. "Painting my race car green from front to back?" Full Story
Notes: Utter's strong heat run ends badly
Posted: 09/30/2011, 03:45 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 29) — While crew members tended to his banged-up car Thursday night, Jason Utter of Columbus Junction, Iowa, walked around the team's pit area, his right arm gingerly dangling by his side. It was clear Utter Full Story
Owens draws first blood at Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/30/2011, 03:00 am By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Ill. (Sept. 29) — Three years ago at Knoxville Raceway, Jimmy Owens was in control of a preliminary feature at the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals when Darrell Lanigan slipped by for a victory. So when Owens went Full Story
Blog-style updates of Knoxville opener
Posted: 09/29/2011, 06:30 pm By Todd TurnerKNOXVILLE, Ill. (Sept. 29) — Jimmy Owens, pulling away after a side-by-side mid-race duel with early leader Darrell Lanigan, captured the 25-lap semifeature on the opening night of the eighth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Full Story
Knoxville Nationals program guide
Posted: 09/29/2011, 05:39 pmKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 30) — Explanation of program for the eighth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway: Overall event Track: Knoxville Raceway (half-mile clay oval) Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Sanction: Full Story
Notes: Hard work pays off for Papenhausen
Posted: 09/29/2011, 03:03 pmRichard Papenhausen knows that it takes a lot of work to win races, and last weekend was a perfect example of that. After blowing the engine in his Rocket Chassis during Friday night's time trials for Saturday night's Northwest I-5 DIRTcar Full Story
Knoxville Nationals coverage index
Posted: 10/01/2011, 11:22 pmKNOXVILLE, Iowa — Index of DirtonDirt.com coverage for the eighth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals, a $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Knoxville Raceway: Monday, Full Story
Quick Time: Five key moments at Knoxville
Posted: 09/28/2011, 10:51 am By Todd TurnerTake 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. Quick Time, one of the newest features of our website, will appear every Wednesday Full Story
Notes: U.S. Steel joins DTWC as title sponsor
Posted: 09/27/2011, 03:09 pmU.S. Steel has signed on as title sponsor of the 31st annual Dirt Track World Championship, the $50,000-to-win event promoted by Carl Short that wraps up the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season, the series announced. The Oct. Full Story
Poll Position: Moyer edges up after victory
Posted: 09/26/2011, 10:32 pmWelcome 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
Notes: Roffers suffers blow to Clash title hopes
Posted: 09/26/2011, 03:07 pmDUBLIN, N.C. — Luke Roffers of Concord, N.C., held the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series points lead much of the season and was in the thick of the Countdown to the Cup chase heading into Saturday's third-to-last series event Full Story
Knaub scores $2,500 victory at Susquehanna
Posted: 09/26/2011, 02:35 pmNEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. (Sept. 25) – Gene Knaub of Dover, Pa., picked up $2,500 in Limited Late Model action Sunday night at Susquehanna Speedway Park when he won the Susquehanna Showdown presented by Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic for the second Full Story
