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Looking to 2011, WoO posts 40-race schedule
Posted: 12/10/2010, 09:28 am By Kevin KovacA mix of stalwart tracks, new venues and lucrative, high-profile events will comprise the 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule, released Friday during the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando, Fla. Forty events Full Story
PRI: Bodywork shows flare, tests series rules
Posted: 12/10/2010, 05:51 am By Joshua JoinerORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 9) — The race car of World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Josh Richards was on display Thursday at the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando, Fla., but it looked a bit different than it did when Full Story
Not the retiring type, Balcaen grabs 34th title
Posted: 12/07/2010, 07:31 am By Todd TurnerMike Balcaen is closer to the end of his Dirt Late Model career than the beginning, but don't expect him to call a press conference to announce his retirement. He already learned that lesson when, after 25 years of racing, he prematurely Full Story
With 29 victories, Weiss races to WISSOTA crown
Posted: 12/07/2010, 07:21 am By Joshua JoinerLike many young up-and-coming drivers, Ricky Weiss has hopes of one day achieving national prominence in the world of Super Late Model racing. But before he sets out to achieve that goal, Weiss is doing his best to become the top driver Full Story
Notes: WoO invading Columbus in mid-March
Posted: 12/07/2010, 07:13 amWhen the 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule is released at the Performance Racing Industries trade show later this week in Orlando, Fla., it will feature a number of changes from the past year’s schedule, including the Full Story
New partnership gives Clint Smith rosy outlook
Posted: 12/03/2010, 09:58 am By Kevin KovacClint Smith failed to snap his long, frustrating winless streak on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2010, but he made strides with his performance. And if the positive vibe he has about the slightly new direction of his 2011 racing Full Story
Notes: Stuntwoman eyes Dirt Late Model racing
Posted: 12/02/2010, 07:22 pm By Todd TurnerINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 2) — When Kathy Jarvis is behind the wheel as a Hollywood stuntwoman, frequently her goal is to smash, crash, roll or otherwise destroy whatever she's driving. But in her quest to become a Dirt Late Model Full Story
Notes: Dirt Late Model racers fill aisles at IMIS
Posted: 12/01/2010, 07:40 pm By Todd TurnerINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 1) — For Dirt Late Model racers hitting the trade-show circuit during the brief off-season, the International Motorsports Industry Show was twice as nice with double the boothspace from last year's inaugural Full Story
Notes: I-80 plans richest race in Nebraska history
Posted: 12/01/2010, 04:44 amOfficials with I-80 Speedway have announced that the 4/10-mile racetrack in Greenwood, Neb., will host the highest paying Super Late Model event ever held in the state of Nebraska. The inaugural Silver Dollar Nationals is scheduled for Full Story
Racer X: Off-season? What's an off-season?
Posted: 11/30/2010, 01:46 pmIt's finally that time of the year when racing has all but wrapped up. It might seem like it's an easy time for a full-time racer, with plenty of time to chill out and catch up on some much-needed rest and relaxation. A lot of people ask, Full Story
R.J wins at Magnolia as Cooley repeats championship
Posted: 11/29/2010, 09:46 am By Roby HelmCOLUMBUS, Miss. (Nov. 28) – Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn., raced to his 14th career NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway. Johnson earned $2,500 for the win, which came during Full Story
Crate-ruling Davenport hits Turkey 100 jackpot
Posted: 11/29/2010, 09:57 amSWAINSBORO, Ga. (Nov. 27-28) — Completing a sweep of the richest Crate Late Model races of 2010, outside front-row starter Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., captured Swainsboro Raceway's unsanctioned Turkey 100 for a $20,000 Full Story
Wing sweeps Magnolia's Possum Town Grand Prix
Posted: 11/29/2010, 09:12 amCOLUMBUS, Miss. (Nov. 28) — After just a few Super Late Model starts most of the season, Rodney Wing of Meridian, Miss., ended the season with a bang. Wing led every lap of Sunday's PRO Dirt Car Series season finale at Magnolia Motor Full Story
Wells carves up Turkey Classic field at Springfield
Posted: 11/28/2010, 07:42 amSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Nov. 27) — Sixth-starting Justin Wells of Aurora, Mo., dominated the fourth annual Bad Boy Mowers Turkey Classic on Saturday, capturing the Late Model portion of Springfield Raceway's season-ending event for the Full Story
Wing captures Possum Town Grand Prix opener
Posted: 11/28/2010, 07:28 am By Ben SheltonCOLUMBUS, Miss. (Nov. 27) — Rodney Wing of Meridian, Miss., continued his late-season tear Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway, winning the opening race of a doubleheader on the first-year PRO Dirt Car Series. Wing, a former full-time Full Story
Notes: Wall receives $70,000 sponsorship
Posted: 11/24/2010, 05:13 pmChampion Scott Bloomquist and regulars on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series were honored at the Nov. 20 banquet in Indianapolis, Ind., but the event also saw other key awards handed out at Lucas Oil Stadium. Chris Wall of Springfield, Full Story
Ohio rookie dives into racing in Carolinas
Posted: 11/24/2010, 08:32 am By Rhonda BeckGAFFNEY, S.C. (Nov. 21) — Jim Rasey, a successful big-block modified dirt racer from Southington, Ohio, has done extensive Dirt Late Model racing this season, but not where you might expect. The 39-year-old Rasey has competed extensively Full Story
Madden wins Blue-Gray 100, collects $10,000
Posted: 11/22/2010, 07:55 am By Rhonda BeckGAFFNEY, S.C. (Nov. 21) — Hometown racer Chris Madden led the final 28 laps Sunday at Cherokee Speedway to capture the Blue-Gray 100 on the Southern All Stars East Series. Madden, who also won the race in 2004 and '06, earned $10,000 Full Story
CBS planning telecast of Show-Me 100 in 2011
Posted: 11/21/2010, 05:01 pmINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Nov. 20) — Dirt Late Model racing will appear on a national broadcast network for the first time next spring with a tape-delayed program featuring the Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Full Story
Davenport gobbles up $5,000 at SAS finale
Posted: 11/21/2010, 06:47 amCLEVELAND, Tenn. (Nov. 20) — Early in Jonathan Davenport's impressive 2010 season, he clicked off a victory in the first Southern All Star Series visit to Cleveland Speedway. Davenport ended that tour's season the same way in Saturday's Full Story
Lucas pockets $5,000 at Southern's Topless 50
Posted: 11/21/2010, 06:17 am By Joshua JoinerMILTON, Fla. (Nov. 20) — Shep Lucas knows his way around Southern Raceway. The McKenzie, Ala., driver has recorded a victory in nearly every major event at the 3/8-mile racetrack and he claimed another win there Saturday night when Full Story
Q&A: Carolina Clash series director Larry Lee
Posted: 11/17/2010, 10:46 amAt the conclusion of the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series season, DirtonDirt.com contributor Rhonda Beck interviewed series director Larry Lee at Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Here's the question-and-answer session from the Full Story
Notes: Wing makes most of his opportunity at Pike
Posted: 11/17/2010, 07:58 am By Bryan WimberleyMAGNOLIA, Miss. — After a deal fell through to compete in the Jambalaya 100, Rodney Wing figured he wouldn't be racing in the Nov. 12-13 season-ending event on the O'Reilly Southern United Professional Racing tour at Pike County Speedway. But Full Story
National 100 fast-timer making big plans for '11
Posted: 11/16/2010, 07:37 am By Joshua JoinerPHENIX CITY, Ala. (Nov. 14) — Brian Reese of Sharpsburg, Ga., shocked a lot of people — and even shocked himself — during Saturday night’s time trials for the National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway. The 29-year-old Full Story
Jamie Dacus triumphs after Breazeale falters
Posted: 11/15/2010, 03:19 pm By Ben SheltonWEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 14) — Taking advantage when race-long leader David Breazeale tangled with a lapped car, former track champion Jamie Dacus of Lakeland, Tenn., led the last half of a 40-lap feature Sunday at Riverside International Full Story










































