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Notes: Three-car dance keeps Hersh on his toes
Posted: 05/09/2024, 06:29 am By Todd TurnerClinton Hersh of Somerset, Pa., led from the outset of May 3’s Limited Late Model feature at Bedford (Pa.) Speedway, but as the race neared the midpoint, rallying standouts Kyle Lear and Kyle Hardy were hot on his tail. Hersh, looking Full Story
Castrol FloRacing Night in America candidates
Posted: 05/08/2024, 09:18 am By Kyle McFaddenTen races paying at least $20,000-to-win. Six states rich in Dirt Late Model history. One champion crowned Nov. 16 at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway. That’s an overview of the fourth Castrol FloRacing Night in America season presented by Kubota, Full Story
Top 25: Pierce firm No. 1; WoO winners climb
Posted: 05/07/2024, 07:01 am By Kevin KovacTwo podium finishes in World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series action kept the 2024 momentum rolling for Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., whose contending runs at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., made him the unanimous Full Story
Fast Talk: WoO winners and Illinois excitement
Posted: 05/06/2024, 12:53 pmWith the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series Dairyland Showdown at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., the highest-profile racing of the weekend, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented Full Story
Notes: Seawright fights off foes for Elkin victory
Posted: 05/04/2024, 07:15 am By Todd TurnerELKIN, N.C. (May 3) — Plenty of drivers were wary of returning to the 3/8-mile oval at Ultimate Motorsports Park following a rain shower during Friday’s time trials for the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series event. Sam Seawright of Rainsville, Full Story
Hise adjusts to speed, quick learning curve
Posted: 05/04/2024, 12:49 am By Todd TurnerELKIN, N.C. (May 3) — Everything happens faster in a Super Late Model. That’s a lesson that 16-year-old Jackson Hise of Ocala, Fla., learned quickly in transitioning from a Crate Late Model racer into the higher-profile Super division Full Story
Column: Bradsher fully confident in next man up
Posted: 05/02/2024, 06:15 pmDonald Bradsher didn’t see it coming. Neither did Carson Ferguson. “It was a little bit of a shock,” Bradsher said. “Yeah,” Ferguson echoed, “obviously it was a shock.” The two men uttered those words Friday while standing Full Story
Notes: Crate rookie gets clicks (and quick wins)
Posted: 05/02/2024, 05:22 am By Todd TurnerA modified racer with Super Late Model dreams, Chase Holland of Success, Miss., didn’t plan on using Crate Late Models as a steppingstone to dirt racing’s premier stock car division. So when sponsor Jason Neises of Champion Commercial Full Story
Top 25: Tighter up top as Alberson climbs
Posted: 04/30/2024, 06:10 am By Kevin KovacBobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., remained atop DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings for the sixth consecutive week, but an idle weekend for the 27-year-old due to a pair of World of Case Late Model Series cancellations combined with Ricky Full Story
Victory lane glitches Thornton's lone worry
Posted: 04/29/2024, 05:52 pm By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (April 28) — Ricky Thornton Jr.’s weekend sweep of Georgetown (Del.) Speedway and Port Royal Speedway went so smoothly that the only moments where things weren’t as peachy happened to be in victory lane, of all places. The Full Story
Notes: Marlar hustles to keep pace with Thornton
Posted: 04/29/2024, 01:41 pm By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (April 28) — Hustling to keep up with Ricky Thornton Jr.’s blazing pace, Mike Marlar felt like he was in a real-life game of Mario Kart on Sunday at Port Royal Speedway. For starters, giving chase kept Marlar as entertained Full Story
Fast Talk: The beat goes on for sizzling Thornton
Posted: 04/29/2024, 11:12 amWith Ricky Thornton Jr. winning a pair of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series features and Ryan Gustin topping Hunt the Front action at Smoky Mountain Speedway, our roundtable discusses that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 Full Story
To Infinity (and beyond), Gustin smokes HTF field
Posted: 04/28/2024, 09:08 am By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (April 27) — Ryan Gustin's newly-developed chassis from Kentucky’s Wells Motorsports for a time was a chassis with no name. The hush-hush move of Gustin, along with Wells Motorsports driver Brandon Overton, away from Full Story
Notes: Overton's latest bid to realize perfection
Posted: 04/28/2024, 12:28 am By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (April 27) — There are perfectionists. Then there’s Brandon Overton. The 33-year-old Evans, Ga., driver is clearly among Dirt Late Model racing’s most talented drivers, but he’s bound and determined to be the best Full Story
Moyer has blast from the past at Smoky Mountain
Posted: 04/27/2024, 11:52 pm By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (April 27) — After competing in thousands of Dirt Late Model events throughout the country over a career stretching nearly 50 seasons, it’s not uncommon to find Billy Moyer’s memory a little hazy about this track Full Story
Notes: Henry hunts solid finish at Smoky Mountain
Posted: 04/27/2024, 03:00 pm By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (April 27) — A standout Limited and Crate Late Model driver for more than a dozen years in East Tennessee, Josh Henry of Newport, Tenn., took a big jump last season by moving up to the competitive (and more expensive) Full Story
O'Neal tackles reality of new team, new direction
Posted: 04/27/2024, 03:03 pm By Kyle McFaddenGEORGETOWN, Del. (April 26) — Hudson O’Neal has been minding his own business these days, using these April weeks on the threshold of the busy spring season to ensure he’s both well prepared and well rested for the heart of the Lucas Full Story
Notes: At Georgetown, Alberson moves forward
Posted: 04/27/2024, 02:48 pm By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (April 26) — As Garrett Alberson headed toward the front of Friday night’s 49-lap Melvin L. Joseph Memorial at Georgetown Speedway, he didn’t explicitly consider the possibility the run would culminate with his elusive Full Story
Top-five on home turf truly sweet for Robinson
Posted: 04/27/2024, 11:15 am By Kyle McFaddenGEORGETOWN, Del. (April 26) — No fifth-place finish could be sweeter for Ross Robinson than Friday night at Georgetown Speedway on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Was the homecoming everything the hometown favorite had in mind? Full Story
Fast everywhere, speedy RTJ not going anywhere
Posted: 04/27/2024, 06:07 am By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (April 26) — Any suggestion that Ricky Thornton Jr.’s performance this season isn’t matching his spectacular million-dollar 2023 seemed outlandish after he marched to a convincing flag-to-flag victory in Friday’s Full Story
Victory spurs McLaughlin's WoO rookie hopes
Posted: 04/26/2024, 04:28 pm By Matt SkipperMax McLaughlin entered his rookie season with the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series eager to build a Late Model career but knew the learning curve would be steep. Now, after a WoO semifeature victory after just a handful of starts, Full Story
Dispatches: Burdick knocks off rust at Cedar Lake
Posted: 04/26/2024, 04:29 pmAmong latest notes and quotes from April 25-28 Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events, including an IMCA special in South Dakota, weekly action in Ohio and Wisconsin and other events: First Cedar Lake win With a single start under Full Story
Column: Pup had 'the biggest heart in racing'
Posted: 04/26/2024, 07:45 amJimmy “Pup” Thomas didn’t drive a race car or field a team or operate a track, but he certainly was a big deal in the Dirt Late Model world. Few people serving in a behind-the-scenes role have ever made such an impact on the industry. Just Full Story
Georgetown's scenario more to Robinson's liking
Posted: 04/25/2024, 02:28 pm By Kyle McFaddenFriday’s upcoming home run at Georgetown (Del.) Speedway on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feels a good kind of different for Ross Robinson. “That’s pretty fair (to say),” Robinson told DirtonDirt.com in a phone interview Full Story
Notes: Wins keep coming for Indiana Crate racer
Posted: 04/25/2024, 06:33 am By Todd TurnerAfter a late-season hot streak in 2023 that included four September feature victories at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, Crate Late Model ace Tyler Cain definitely hoped that momentum would carry over into 2024. And, fingers crossed, so far Full Story
