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• Moyer wins opener of East Bay doubleheader

  Posted: 02/11/2011 By Joshua Joiner and Todd Turner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 11) – Competing in his first event during East Bay Raceway Park’s 35th annual Dart Winternationals by Magnaflow Friday afternoon, Billy Moyer showed why he’s the winningest driver in Winternationals Full Story

• Tires on a budget? Tough proposition at East Bay

  Posted: 02/11/2011, 06:29 am By Joshua Joiner and Todd Turner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 10) — In Tuesday's Dart Winternationals opener at East Bay Raceway Park, Justin Rattliff lined up in the fourth row of a consolation race that transferred three cars to the main event. While most drivers bolted Full Story

• Rainout sets up pair of East Bay doubleheaders

  Posted: 02/10/2011, 04:36 pm

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 10) — Ready for back-to-back doubleheaders at East Bay Raceway Park? That is what is on tap Friday and Saturday at the third-mile oval for the 35th Dart Winternationals by Magnaflow. Steady rain that begin just Full Story

• Heeding mentor's advice, Reddick fulfills prediction

  Posted: 02/10/2011, 04:05 am By Joshua Joiner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 9) — The range of emotions that a driver experiences after winning his first Super Late Model race typically includes excitement, exhilaration and even some surprise. Tyler Reddick displayed plenty of the first Full Story

• 15-year-old Reddick stuns field at East Bay

  Posted: 02/09/2011, 05:01 pm By Joshua Joiner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 9) — Tyler Reddick has repeatedly said how excited he is to be driving his new Bloomquist Race Car. It showed Wednesday night at East Bay Raceway Park. The 15-year-old driver from Corning, Calif., who dove Full Story

• Notes: Mice play tricks on engine-weary Stone

  Posted: 02/09/2011, 01:50 am By Todd Turner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 8) — If he only had a mousetrap, Dan Stone might have high hopes for posting strong performances during East Bay Raceway Park's 35th annual Dart Winternationals by Magnaflow. Instead, Stone's Speedweeks might Full Story

• Breazeale vindicated by solid East Bay showing

  Posted: 02/09/2011, 12:50 am By Todd Turner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 8) — When David Breazeale returned to his pit area after a fourth-place finish Tuesday at East Bay Raceway Park, he was greeted almost as if he’d won. A hug here, a kiss there, a smattering of high-fives Full Story

• Bloomquist relishes his new handle on East Bay

  Posted: 02/08/2011, 04:15 pm By Joshua Joiner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 8) – Scott Bloomquist wasted little time getting to victory lane in 2011. The Hall of Fame driver from Mooresburg, Tenn., moved by polesitter Jimmy Owens on lap nine of the opening feature of the Dart Winternationals Full Story

• 2nd-generation Moyer gets a taste of East Bay

  Posted: 02/08/2011, 01:42 pm By Joshua Joiner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 8) – A month ago, Billy Moyer Jr. turned a few heads when he won the opening round of the Wild West Shootout miniseries at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. Set to compete in another early-season miniseries this Full Story

• Notes: Fourth rainout leaves drivers stir crazy

  Posted: 02/07/2011, 09:43 pm By Joshua Joiner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 7) — A move to the Sunshine State didn’t change the fortunes of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks. After rain washed out three Speedweeks races in Georgia over the weekend, weather also plagued Monday night’s Full Story

• Opening victory boosts Winternationals drivers

  Posted: 02/07/2011, 06:25 pm By Todd Turner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 7) — When the 35th annual Dart Winternationals launch on Tuesday — one day late following Monday's rainout — more than 50 drivers will try to get their racing seasons started off on the right foot. And Full Story

• Winternationals opener postponed by more rain

  Posted: 02/06/2011, 08:06 pm

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 7) — The opening round of the 35th annual Dart Winternationals by Magnaflow was postponed Monday as a heavy storm approached East Bay Raceway Park. Rain hit the Tampa area about a half-hour later after teams Full Story

• East Bay drivers tune up with 57 teams in the pits

  Posted: 02/06/2011, 08:06 pm By Todd Turner

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 6) — If you wanted to raise a few eyebrows on Sunday night at East Bay Raceway Park, just mention the number of race teams on the grounds during practice for the 35th annual Dart Winternationals by Magnaflow. After Full Story

• Race fans get chance to win Lucas Oil pace car

  Posted: 02/05/2011, 11:14 am

  One lucky race fan will get the keys to the 2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series pace car in a giveaway contest sponsored by Appliancezone.com. Appliancezone.com, an online retailer of appliance parts and accessories that has signed on Full Story

• Golden Isles rained out; reset for March 11-12

  Posted: 02/05/2011, 10:42 am

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Feb. 5) — A dreary weekend of foggy, gloomy and rainy weather was finally put out of its misery Saturday afternoon when more rain returned about 2:30 p.m. at Golden Isles Speedway's Super Bowl of Racing VII. The event, Full Story

• Fogged out, GIS sets Saturday doubleheader

  Posted: 02/04/2011, 04:34 pm By Joshua Joiner

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Feb. 4) – Heavy fog and wet track conditions Friday night at Golden Isles Speedway forced officials to postpone the opening round of the Super Bowl of Racing VII until Saturday morning. The complete $10,000-to-win Full Story

• Golden Isles entrants prepare for high speeds

  Posted: 02/04/2011, 04:45 pm By Joshua Joiner and Todd Turner

  Editor's note: With fog increasing around Golden Isles Speedway, track officials postponed Friday's event. It was rescheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday as the first race of a Super Bowl of Racing doubleheader. BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Feb. 4) — Full Story

• Georgia-Florida Speedweeks coverage index

  Posted: 02/12/2011, 06:49 pm

  DirtonDirt.com's coverage from Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, made up of events at Sylvania, Ga.'s Screven Motor Speedway (Feb. 3), Brunswick, Ga.'s Golden Isles Speedway (Feb. 4-5), Gibsonton, Fla.'s East Bay Raceway Park (Feb. 7-12), Ocala Full Story

• Screven asks Richards to remove quirky quarterpanel

  Posted: 02/03/2011, 06:06 pm By Joshua Joiner

  SYLVANIA, Ga. (Feb. 3) — Anyone who was at Screven Motor Speedway for Wednesday night’s Winter Freeze practice session probably noticed something a bit strange about Josh Richards’s Rocket Chassis house car. The left-rear Full Story

• Rain hits Winter Freeze; race is reset for Nov. 2

  Posted: 02/03/2011, 05:33 pm By Todd Turner and Joshua Joiner

  SYLVANIA, Ga. (Feb. 3) — Rain spoiled the opening event of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks on Thursday night, halting Screven Motor Speedway's Winter Freeze midway through the racing program at the 3/8-mile oval. The event, featuring Full Story

• Notes: Wells gets boost heading to Speedweeks

  Posted: 02/02/2011, 03:27 pm

  Eric Wells made significant strides last season in his first year on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The 22-year-old Dirt Late Model racer from Hazard, Ky., hopes to make even more improvement in 2011 running with teammate Mike Marlar Full Story

• Notes: WoO returns to Michigan in a big way

  Posted: 02/02/2011, 09:55 am

  Michigan will be a hotbed for World of Outlaws Late Model Series racing in 2011. Ending a three-season absence from the Wolverine State, the national tour is set to contest three big events there this season. The World of Outlaws stars Full Story

• Track-by-track details of upcoming Speedweeks

  Posted: 02/01/2011, 02:37 pm

  Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Date, track, location, winning purse (sanction) Feb. 3, Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, Ga., $10,000 (unsanctioned) Feb. 4, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Ga., $10,000 (unsanctioned) Feb. 5, Golden Isles Full Story

• Will Lucas rivals be able to topple Bloomquist?

  Posted: 02/01/2011, 02:29 pm By Joshua Joiner

  If Las Vegas set odds for Dirt Late Model racing, Scott Bloomquist would be the odds-on favorite to win the 2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship. After capturing back–to–back series championship in 2009 and 2010, Full Story

• R.J. outdistances Cook, earns $3,000 at Boyd's

  Posted: 01/29/2011, 10:47 pm

  RINGGOLD, Ga. (Jan. 29) — Fresh off a 28-victory season, Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn., didn't take long to get rolling in 2011, leading every lap of the Cabin Fever 40 at Boyd's Speedway for a $3,000 payday. Johnson, 55, Full Story