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• Notes: Feger must dig out of Hell Tour hole

  Posted: 06/18/2011, 05:05 pm By Joshua Joiner

  NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 18) — Jason Feger’s defense of his 2010 UMP DIRTcar Summernationals championship couldn’t have started much worse that it has. The Bloomington, Ill., driver has been a nonfactor in both of the Full Story

• Wyman notches first SLMRS victory

  Posted: 06/18/2011, 06:33 am

  NORFOLK, Neb. (June 17) — J.C. Wyman of Griswold, Iowa, notched his first career victory on the Nebraska-based Super Late Model Series on Friday at Riviera Raceway to become the second straight first-time winner on the tour. The 22-year-old, Full Story

• Roberts grabs another ALMS victory at Moler

  Posted: 06/18/2011, 06:13 am

  WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio (June 17) — Curtis Roberts of Coleman, Mich., earned his sixth career Sunoco American Late Model Series and second in a row at Moler Raceway Park on Friday, earning $2,000 for the victory. Starting outside the Full Story

• Tread's thin, but Shaver wins Cherokee tire war

  Posted: 06/18/2011, 04:32 am By James Essex

  GAFFNEY, S.C. (June 17) – Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., took the lead when leader Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., had a flat tire with six laps remaining in Friday night’s 13th annual Grassy Smith Memorial at Cherokee Full Story

• James edges Schlieper for first Hell Tour victory

  Posted: 06/17/2011, 06:09 pm By Joshua Joiner

  NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 17) – After running well in a number of events earlier in the season only to fall short, Scott James used a late-race restart to move from third to first Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway in the second leg of Full Story

• Arp cruises at 411 for $2,500 victory

  Posted: 06/17/2011, 10:35 am By Richard Allen

  SEYMOUR, Tenn. (June 16) — Skip Arp of Georgetown, Tenn., earned $2,500 at 411 Motor Speedway's first Super Late Model special in many years, taking the Thursday Night Thunder feature over Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn. “I Full Story

• Lernerville's Firecracker is a favorite of Clanton

  Posted: 06/17/2011, 10:13 am By Kevin Kovac

  The 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series has been a struggle for Shane Clanton, but he senses a change in fortune just around the corner. Clanton, after all, is headed back to Lernerville Speedway on June 23-25 for the fifth annual Full Story

• Rockstar Show-Me 100 by Dart airs June 19 on CBS

  Posted: 06/17/2011, 09:48 am

  The Rockstar Energy Drink Show-Me 100 presented by Dart Machinery will air at 5 p.m. EDT on Sunday, June 19 on CBS as part of CBS Sports Spectacular as Dirt Late Models hit major broadcast airwaves for the first time. The Lucas Oil Studios Full Story

• Opie's impressive victory offsets off-track woes

  Posted: 06/17/2011, 03:26 am By Todd Turner

  KANKAKEE, Ill. (June 16) — After back-to-back weekends with scary off-the-track accidents, Mike Spatola considered taking a week-long break from his rookie Late Model season. That would've meant skipping the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals Full Story

• Rookie rules Kankakee, grabs Hell Tour opener

  Posted: 06/16/2011, 06:56 pm By Joshua Joiner

  KANKAKEE, Ill. (June 16) — Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., continued his impressive rookie Late Model season Thursday night at Kankakee County Speedway, scoring a $5,000 victory in the opening round of the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals. The Full Story

• Notes: Kankakee champ ready for series invasion

  Posted: 06/16/2011, 06:21 pm By Todd Turner

  KANKAKEE, Ill. (June 16) — Two-time Kankakee County Speedway champion Mike Provenzano of Marseilles, Ill., is leading the track's weekly Late Model points again this season, but he's still looking for his first victory heading into Full Story

• Bailes scores Ultimate Series victory at Laurens

  Posted: 06/16/2011, 10:23 am

  LAURENS, S.C. (June 14) – Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., visited victory lane in Tuesday night’s Shrine Race at Laurens County Speedway to earn a $3,000 payday in the Ultimate Super Late Model Series event. The victory is Bailes Full Story

• UMP Summernationals coverage index

  Posted: 07/05/2011, 10:15 am

  UMP DIRTcar Summernationals index; also visit the schedule page, the series history section and the downloadable statistical recap: Tuesday, July 19 • Story: By-the-numbers series wrapup • Blog: Experience is a tough teacher Sunday, Full Story

• Marlar back with Warrior after splitting with Wells

  Posted: 06/15/2011, 05:48 pm By Joshua Joiner

  Returning to a ride that he drove to a string of impressive finishes in major events at the end of the 2010 season, Mike Marlar will once again pilot the Warrior Race Cars house car after parting ways with Hazard, Ky.-based Wells Motorsports, Full Story

• Quick Time: Best drivers without a crown jewel?

  Posted: 06/15/2011, 05:42 am 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. Quick Time, one of the newest features of our website, will appear every Wednesday Full Story

• Richards ready for WoO's Winchester visit

  Posted: 06/15/2011, 04:56 am By Kevin Kovac

  Josh Richards is overdue for a victory on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Lucky for him, then, that the national tour’s first action following a month-long break will come Saturday at Winchester Speedway, a Virginia track Full Story

• Notes: Unzicker aims for more Hell Tour success

  Posted: 06/14/2011, 02:02 pm By Todd Turner

  When Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., first tackled the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals in 2008, he didn't even make the decision to follow the 25-race, month-long tour until two weeks beforehand. "My dad was like, 'Let's do it. I'll buy the Full Story

• Moore dominates Chatham for SUPR victory

  Posted: 06/14/2011, 11:28 am By Bryan Wimberly

  CHATHAM, La. (June 11) - Polesitter Ray Moore of Haughton, La., picked up another victory at Jones Motor Speedway Saturday night, beating defending series champion Rob Litton of Alexandria, La., in an O'Reilly Southern United Professional Full Story

• Feger is as ready as he'll ever be for the Hell Tour

  Posted: 06/14/2011, 09:49 am By Kevin Kovac

  Jason Feger will admit it: he’s not ready for the start of the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals. But don’t take that to mean the Bloomington, Ill., star is anything less than confident about beginning his pursuit of a second consecutive Full Story

• Notes: Racing to begin anew at Wayne County

  Posted: 06/14/2011, 09:25 am

  Long-time Dirt Late Model racer Jason Flory has seen racetrack promoters consumed by the bottom line fail time and again. "The money is the easy part," Flory said. "You've gotta have the passion to make it work." The 34-year-old Flory Full Story

• Poll Position: Dream winner up to No. 2 spot

  Posted: 06/14/2011, 09:02 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

• Cook takes $3,000 victory at Richmond

  Posted: 06/13/2011, 06:06 pm

  RICHMOND, Ky. (June 11) – Ray Cook of Brasstown, N.C., took the lead on lap-32 of Saturday night's Rain Dodger 40 at Richmond Raceway and led the remainder of the event to pick up a $3,000 payday in the inaugural race for the United Full Story

• Drake takes Calistoga's first Late Model race

  Posted: 06/13/2011, 01:20 pm By Stephanie Odom

  CALISTOGA, Calif. (June 11) — Steve Drake of San Luis Obispo, Calif., put his name in the history books Saturday night, winning the first Late Model race ever held at Calistoga Speedway when the half-mile racetrack hosted a race co-sanctioned Full Story

• Zach Johnson grabs first Dart Challenge victory

  Posted: 06/13/2011, 12:40 pm

  DICKINSON, N.D. (June 11) — Polesitter Zach Johnson of Kensington, Minn., rebounded Saturday from a tough outing the previous night with a victory at Southwest Speedway, earning a $3,000 purse on the Dart Challenge Late Model Series. Full Story

• O'Brien races to SLMRS victory at Adams County

  Posted: 06/13/2011, 12:10 pm

  CORNING, Iowa (June 11) – Polesitter Jason O’Brien of Atlantic, Iowa, led every lap of Saturday night’s Super Late Model Racing Series event at Adams County Speedway to claim a $1,000 payday in the tour’s first visit Full Story