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Janowski gets taste of 100-lapper at Florence
Posted: 08/14/2011, 06:39 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 13) — It would be tough finding someone at the 29th annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 who had a better time than Joe Janowski. As one of 10 first-time starters in Florence Speedway's richest race, the 38-year-old Full Story
Moyer outduels Moyer Jr. for $3,000 at West Plains
Posted: 08/14/2011, 06:34 amWEST PLAINS, Mo. (Aug. 13) – In a battle between father and son, Hall of Famer Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., outdueled Billy Moyer Jr. Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway to claim a $3,000 payday in an event that was sanctioned Full Story
Drama-free Owens gets third North-South crown
Posted: 08/14/2011, 06:17 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 13) — Winning a race that's come down to the final lap the last two years, Jimmy Owens didn't need any last-moment dramatics Saturday at Florence Speedway. The 39-year-old driver from Newport, Tenn., took the lead Full Story
Pegher rules Sharon for fifth Fastrak victory
Posted: 08/14/2011, 05:58 amHARTFORD, Ohio (Aug. 13) – Mike Pegher Jr., of Wexford, Ohio, rolled to his fifth Fastrak Racing Series victory of the season Saturday night at Sharon Speedway, earning $2,000 in the event that was sanctioned by the Northeast region Full Story
Belcher grabs Total Seal victory at USA Raceway
Posted: 08/14/2011, 05:32 amTUCSON, Ariz. (Aug. 13) – Terry Belcher Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz., raced to the second Total Seal Late Model Dirt Racing Series victory of his career Saturday night at USA Raceway and earned a $1,000 payday. Fellow Phoenix driver Anthony Full Story
Owens captures third North-South 100 victory
Posted: 08/13/2011, 04:53 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 13) — In a race that's come down to the final lap the last two years, Jimmy Owens didn't need any late-race dramatics Saturday at Florence Speedway. The Newport, Tenn., driver took the lead from Scott Bloomquist Full Story
Chris Simpson wins Corn Belt Clash at Chateau
Posted: 08/13/2011, 11:53 am By Ryan ClarkLANSING, Minn. (Aug. 12) – After winning the fast dash during the Dart Corn Belt Clash Series event Friday night at Chateau Raceway, Chris Simpson didn't let a poor redraw hold him back. The Oxford, Iowa, driver started sixth in the Full Story
Bailes tops "Pop" Pursley Memorial at Cherokee
Posted: 08/13/2011, 11:00 am By Gene MurphyGAFFNEY, S.C. (Aug. 12) – Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., continued his recent hot streak Friday night at Cherokee Speedway by scoring a $4,500 victory in the unsanctioned Robert "Pop" Pursley Memorial at the 4/10-mile oval. Bailes, Full Story
Spatola rules Kankakee for second ALMS victory
Posted: 08/13/2011, 07:27 amKANKAKEE, Ill. (Aug. 12) – Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., continued his season-long dominance of Kankakee County Speedway by winning Friday night’s Sunoco American Late Model Series-sanctioned Land of Lincoln Clash at the Full Story
McGill scores $5,000 in Hitt Memorial at Elkins
Posted: 08/13/2011, 06:54 amKERENS, W.Va. (Aug. 12) – Butch McGill of West Union, W.Va., won Friday night’s unsanctioned Jim Hitt Memorial at Elkins Raceway and earned $5,000 for his second special-event victory of the season at the 3/8-mile racetrack. Full Story
Boen denies Berck, earns $2,000 at Junction
Posted: 08/13/2011, 06:23 amMCCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (Aug. 12) – Kelly Boen of Henderson, Colo., held off a hard-charging Kyle Berck of Marquette, Neb., in a side-by-side finish Friday night at Junction Motor Speedway to earn $2,000 in a 25-lap race that was co-sanctioned Full Story
Utter dominates Corn Belt Clash at Redwood
Posted: 08/12/2011, 05:19 pmREDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (Aug. 11) – Jason Utter of Columbus Junction, Iowa, started from the pole and led all 35 laps of Thursday night’s Dart Corn Belt Clash Series event at Redwood Speedway and earned $2,000 for scoring his second Full Story
Shaver tops 74 qualifiers at Sunoco North-South
Posted: 08/12/2011, 06:38 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., topped 74 qualifiers Friday at Florence Speedway in preliminaries for the 29th annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100. Shaver blazed to a lap of 16.742 seconds on the slick half-mile Full Story
Notes: Tungate piloting lookalike car of his hero
Posted: 08/12/2011, 06:13 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — When Tim Tungate was growing up going to the races, there was no one he'd rather see in victory lane than the teal green No. 10 car of William Coffey, the veteran driver everyone knew as Fats. "When I was a Full Story
Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 coverage index
Posted: 08/12/2011, 11:27 amUNION, Ky. — Index for coverage of the 29th annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 on Aug. 12-13 at Florence Speedway: Tuesday, Aug. 16 • Slideshow: 2011 Hall of Fame inductions Monday, Aug. 15 • Slideshow: Best North-South Full Story
Notes: Florence points leader won't be tentative
Posted: 08/11/2011, 11:22 amJosh Williams came into last year's Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 at Florence Speedway leading the Union, Ky., track's Late Model divisions points, which guaranteed him a starting spot in the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Full Story
James brings momentum into Sunoco North-South
Posted: 08/11/2011, 10:54 am By Joshua JoinerScott James picked the right time to get hot at Florence Speedway. Just as the half-mile oval gets set to host one of Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest events, James has reeled off two consecutive victories at the Union, Ky., racetrack. The Full Story
Birkhofer pockets $10,000 at West Liberty
Posted: 08/10/2011, 08:22 pmWEST LIBERTY, Iowa (Aug. 9) — Polesitter Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, led all 50 laps at West Liberty Raceway for a $10,000 payday in the unsanctioned i-Wireless Tornado Tuesday event for Super Late Models. Birkhofer built Full Story
Notes: Phillips ends MARS ironman streak
Posted: 08/10/2011, 01:44 pmOne of the longest-running ironman streaks in Dirt Late Model racing came to end Friday when six-time MARS DIRTcar Series champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., skipped the series event at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill., Full Story
Notes: SUPR's Holley tries to shake tough luck
Posted: 08/10/2011, 12:41 pm By Bryan WimberleyLEESVILLE, La. — Chris Holley of Dayton, Texas, has been closing in on his first victory of the season on the O'Reilly Southern United Professional Racing tour, but that pursuit has continuously been derailed. Engine problems have Full Story
Quick Time: Winless list includes a few big names
Posted: 08/10/2011, 11:01 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
Shrine 100 gives Bailes first Carolina Clash victory
Posted: 08/10/2011, 05:15 amGASTONIA, N.C. (Aug. 9) — Third-starting Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., led all the way Tuesday at Carolina Speedway for a $3,000 victory in the 39th annual Shrine 100, capturing his first career Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Full Story
Carrier earns $5,000 at Coal Miners Classic
Posted: 08/09/2011, 02:19 pmCOLSON, Ky. (Aug. 6) — Native Kentuckian Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., earned $5,000 for an ADRA-sanctioned victory at Lucky 7 Speedway's Coal Miners Classic. Carrier outdueled front-row starter Josh McGuire of Grayson, Ky., Full Story
Notes: Autry knocks rust off, snaps winless skid
Posted: 08/09/2011, 10:25 amUntil going winless last year, Scott Autry of Fayetteville, N.C., could never remember going through a racing season without a victory. "That starts making you have a little doubt," said the 45-year-old Autry, the 2002 Carolina Clash Super Full Story
Poll Position: Richards rockets into top three
Posted: 08/09/2011, 10:14 amWelcome 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
