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Firecracker's question: How do you catch RTJ?
Posted: 06/23/2024, 07:46 am By Kyle McFaddenSARVER, Pa. (June 22) — Taking Ricky Thornton Jr. out of the equation, there'd be a lot more victories to go around these days. That sentiment, of course, is entirely theoretical and not the reality of Saturday’s Firecracker 100 finish Full Story
Unforgiving cushion tests Firecracker 100 drivers
Posted: 06/22/2024, 08:44 am By Kyle McFaddenSARVER, Pa. (June 21) — There were so many helping hands surrounding Michael Norris’s damaged race machine Friday at Lernerville Speedway, the hometown favorite stepped aside for a moment to gather himself. | RaceWire At first blush, Full Story
Troutman in position for Firecracker 100 success
Posted: 06/22/2024, 07:42 am By Kyle McFaddenSARVER, Pa. (June 21) — Drake Troutman’s raw emotion Friday in Lernerville Speedway victory lane told the story of the Firecracker 100 prelim. It didn’t matter to the 19-year-old that his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory Full Story
Notes: Ponderosa charge gives Dohm hope
Posted: 06/22/2024, 05:31 am By Todd TurnerJUNCTION CITY, Ky. (June 21) — Zack Dohm has an impressive Dirt Late Model resume dotted with five-figure paydays, success in multiple states and trophies from multiple series. What he doesn't have is a victory with the World of Outlaws Full Story
Ponderosa's wall exacts punishment on WoO cars
Posted: 06/22/2024, 12:04 am By Todd TurnerJUNCTION CITY, Ky. (June 21) — Outrunning the competition was one thing in Friday night’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series event at Ponderosa Speedway. Avoiding the unforgiving concrete wall encircling the track was another. Multiple Full Story
Chamberlain's WoO bid fueled by family feeling
Posted: 06/21/2024, 06:13 pm By Todd TurnerJUNCTION CITY, Ky. (June 21) — When 16-year-old Tristan Chamberlain initially looked at 2024’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series schedule, the national touring rookie saw a long list of tracks where he’d never been. The only Full Story
Frank turns back clock with solid Firecracker run
Posted: 06/21/2024, 08:39 am By Kyle McFaddenSARVER, Pa. (June 20) — In a world dominated by Jonathan Davenport and Ricky Thornton Jr. of late, Chub Frank gave Lernerville Speedway spectators and Dirt Late Model onlookers something they haven’t seen in a long time on Thursday’s Full Story
WoO rookies seek laps during break from tour
Posted: 06/20/2024, 10:58 am By Matt SkipperExperience is everything for a rookie. And World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series MD3 Rookie of the Year contenders Dustin Sorensen, Max McLaughlin, Daniel Hilsabeck and Cody Overton made sure to gain as much as they could during a nearly Full Story
Dispatches: Feger gets back on winning track
Posted: 06/23/2024, 02:43 pmAmong latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during the third weekend in June that includes DIRTcar Summer Nationals, World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series and other action (Firecracker 100 coverage appears elsewhere). Full Story
Fast Facts: 18th annual Firecracker 100
Posted: 06/20/2024, 12:10 am By Aaron ClayDates: June 20-22 (split-field qualifying nights on Thursday and Friday, featuring 25-lap, $5,000-to-win semifeatures for Late Models; heat races and consolations precede Saturday’s 100-lap finale; RUSH Crate Late Models are on the undercard Full Story
Notes: Rookie forges ahead in Mom's memory
Posted: 06/20/2024, 12:11 am By Todd TurnerWhen Tucker Pederson on June 15 enjoyed the thrill of his first Late Model victory, the 20-year-old from East Grand Forks, Minn., knew there'd be plenty of folks to join his celebration in victory lane at Devils Lake Speedway in Crary, Full Story
Column: Winding down, Madden eyes WoO title
Posted: 06/19/2024, 10:09 pmChris Madden’s pre-Dream XXX announcement that this will be his last season of full-time racing might have shocked many people in the Dirt Late Model industry, but it’s a life change that’s been on the mind of the 49-year-old standout Full Story
Top 25: RTJ unanimous again as Erb rises
Posted: 06/18/2024, 08:08 am By Kevin KovacBuoyed by a near-sweep of the Mountain Moonshine Classic at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn., Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., roared back to the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings in unanimous fashion. The Full Story
Gustin getting the hang of Southeastern ovals
Posted: 06/17/2024, 02:51 pm By Kevin KovacMARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 15) — Something about the Southeast seems to be agreeing with the Midwest born-and-bred Ryan Gustin. While the 33-year-old driver from Marshalltown, Iowa, wasn’t able to convert a front-row starting spot into Full Story
Satterlee's minitour title lights fuse for Firecracker
Posted: 06/17/2024, 02:38 pm By Kyle McFaddenYORK HAVEN, Pa. (June 16) — Appalachian Mountain Speedweek has always given Gregg Satterlee something meaningful. It’s why the Indiana, Pa., driver made sure to commit to the eight-race miniseries again this year. | RaceWire Winning Full Story
Fast Talk: Overton, Erb, Satterlee and more
Posted: 06/17/2024, 10:20 amWith Brandon Overton capturing the lucrative Mountain Moonshine Classic on a busy weekend including DIRTcar Summer Nationals and Appalachian Mountain Speedweek action, our roundtable weighs in for our weekly feature presented by MD3 and Full Story
Reset boosts Hardy to AMS podium at Lincoln
Posted: 06/16/2024, 07:23 pm By Kyle McFaddenABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. (June 15) — Kyle Hardy would’ve like to have competed in every Appalachian Mountain Speedweek event. But after Tuesday’s fourth-round event at Path Valley Speedway Park in Spring Run, Pa., where failing deck-height Full Story
'Back to his old self,' Overton eases pressure
Posted: 06/16/2024, 11:48 am By Kevin KovacMARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 15) — Moments after watching his driver Brandon Overton complete a flag-to-flag victory in Saturday’s 60-lap Mountain Moonshine Classic at Smoky Mountain Speedway, David Wells stood near the scales in the infield Full Story
Notes: Eckert powerless, but hangs 'for hire' sign
Posted: 06/16/2024, 02:01 am By Kyle McFaddenABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. (June 15) — Rick Eckert experienced the feeling every racer hates during Saturday’s warmups ahead of Appalachian Mountain Speedweek’s seventh-round action at Lincoln Speedway. | RaceWire “I just went into (turn) Full Story
Rallying behind brother, Briggs returns to action
Posted: 06/15/2024, 03:29 pm By Kevin KovacMARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 14) — Boom Briggs returned to the Lucas Oil Late Model Series pit area on Friday at Smoky Mountain Speedway with a very different mindset than he had the last time he raced with the national tour over a month ago. In Full Story
Notes: Thornton's savvy key at Smoky Mountain
Posted: 06/15/2024, 07:57 am By Kevin KovacMARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 14) — Ricky Thornton Jr. had a crew member signaling him as he led Friday’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Smoky Mountain Speedway. But he also used his own racing smarts to keep challengers Full Story
Notes: Reigning AMS champ gets back relief
Posted: 06/14/2024, 08:42 pm By Kyle McFaddenBEDFORD, Pa. (June 14) — Tyler Emory received a call from Cody Mallory on Sunday in the hours before Appalachian Mountain Speedweek’s third-round event at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway. | DirtWire The crew chief for Garrett Smith read Full Story
Dispatches: Norris denies rookie at Lernerville
Posted: 06/16/2024, 02:00 amAmong latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during a mid-June weekend that includes DIRTcar Summer Nationals and other action (find Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Appalachian Mountain Speedweek coverage in separate Full Story
After stumbling start, Eckert hot on AMS tour
Posted: 06/14/2024, 02:42 pm By Kyle McFaddenSELINSGROVE, Pa. (June 13) — If there’s anything to know from Appalachian Mountain Speedweek, it’s that Rick Eckert can still roll up his sleeves and outwork the competition, just like he did as a touring regular for two decades. Full Story
Quick races, fair rulings paramount on AMS tour
Posted: 06/13/2024, 10:46 pm By Kyle McFaddenSELINSGROVE, Pa. (June 13) — Jim Bernheisel’s primary goal during Appalachian Mountain Speedweek has nothing to do with personal gain and everything to do with improving dirt-track racing. The Jonestown, Pa., manager of the miniseries Full Story
