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• Hogge edges youngest Bartels at Santa Maria

  Posted: 05/10/2009, 01:51 pm By Jim Pluhar

  SANTA MARIA, Calif. (May 9) — Grabbing his first career Late Model victory at Santa Maria Speedway, Bobby Hogge IV of Salinas, Calif., overtook Nick Bartels of El Segundo, Calif., with eight laps remaining for his second Western Allstars Full Story

• Notes: Babb's Diamond strategy foiled by tangle

  Posted: 05/10/2009, 10:57 am By Todd Turner

  WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 9) — With a pole starting spot, 2008 race winner Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., was poised for potential back-to-back victories in the third annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals. Instead, Babb's chances in the Full Story

• Tire game rages in main at Diamond Nationals

  Posted: 05/10/2009, 09:54 am By Todd Turner

  WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 9) — Evaluating the third annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals before the 75-lap main event, veteran crew chief Ronnie Stuckey could see the Lucas Oil Speedway track surface setting up for an interesting main event. Full Story

• Parker fights off Whitwell for triumph in Tucson

  Posted: 05/10/2009, 09:25 am By M.J. Anderson

  TUCSON, Ariz. (May 9) — Lonnie Parker Jr. of El Mirage, Ariz., fending off a late challenge from hometown driver R.C. Whitwell, grabbed his fourth Southwest DIRTcar Racing Association victory in five 2009 starts to earn $1,000 at Full Story

• Birkhofer rings up victory at Diamond Nationals

  Posted: 05/10/2009, 12:47 am By Todd Turner

  WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 9) — While Brian Birkhofer was celebrating in victory lane at the third annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals, collecting his second big-purse victory in Lucas Oil Speedway's premier event, track owner Forrest Lucas Full Story

• Blow-by-blow action at Diamond Nationals

  Posted: 05/09/2009, 05:53 pm By Todd Turner

  WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 9) — Action is under way for the third annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway. The top three finishers from each of six heat races are scheduled to transfer to the 75-lap main event, paying $30,000 Full Story

• Kerr dukes it out for $3,000 Volunteer victory

  Posted: 05/09/2009, 07:48 am By Robert Walden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (May 8) — Neither threatening nearby weather nor a stellar field of competitors could stop Tommy Kerr of Maryville, Tenn., at Volunteer Speedway as he raced to a $3,000 victory during the track's Friday Night Fights Full Story

• Diamond Nationals coverage index

  Posted: 05/03/2009, 03:05 am

  WHEATLAND, Mo. — DirtonDirt.com coverage of the third annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Lucas Oil Speedway on May 8-9: Tuesday, May 12 • Column: M-B Customs roll on while Full Story

• Steidinger fights off rallying Erb at Peoria

  Posted: 05/09/2009, 02:55 am

  PEORIA, Ill. (May 8) — Wes Steidinger of Fairbury, Ill., won a classic battle of a rallying Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., for a $4,000 victory in the Don Bohlander 65 at Peoria Speedway. | Slideshow Steidinger blasted Full Story

• After postponement, sun shines on Wheatland

  Posted: 05/08/2009, 08:15 pm By Todd Turner

  WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 8) — After watching Friday morning's deluge of rain and wind that eventually forced Missouri to issue a state of emergency, Lucas Oil Speedway general manager Randy Bowman decided to cancel the qualifying night Full Story

• Rain condenses Diamond Nat'ls to one-day event

  Posted: 05/08/2009, 09:54 am

  The third annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway has been condensed into a single-day show after heavy rain washed away plans for time trials on Friday night. The $30,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event, Full Story

• Home-staters struggling to defend Wheatland turf

  Posted: 05/06/2009, 08:24 pm By Todd Turner

  When a national touring series rolls into town, Dirt Late Model promoters love to hype the battle between the local standouts and the traveling stars. But making that pitch for the third annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Full Story

• Mid-event rain postpones Outlaws at Lernerville

  Posted: 05/06/2009, 05:37 am

  Mother Nature defeated the Showdown in Sarvertown on Tuesday night, dumping rain on Lernerville Speedway that forced track and World of Outlaws Late Model Series officials to postpone the second consolation race and 50-lap headline event Full Story

• Improving Satterlee making major strides

  Posted: 05/05/2009, 11:08 am By Todd Turner

  Gregg Satterlee has a view of how he'd like his Dirt Late Model team to perform. No matter the racetrack size or surface conditions or the weather or the competition, he'd like his No. 22 to be in the mix among the best cars. "I think Full Story

• Ohio's Chinn scaling back but not slowing down

  Posted: 05/05/2009, 07:33 am By Todd Turner

  Having fun at the racetrack and winning go hand in hand. If a driver is winning, the race team is having fun. If the race team is having fun, they're probably winning. So it's no surprise that, when Wayne Chinn talks about his Dirt Late Full Story

• Weaver captures debut of NALMS at Shepp's

  Posted: 05/04/2009, 09:37 am

  ALEXANDER, Ill. (May 3) — Ushering in a new dirt track, Kevin Weaver of Gibson City, Ill., took the lead in the second half of Sunday's 30-lapper and grabbed a $2,000 Northern Allstars Late Model Series victory at Shepp's Speedway. Full Story

• Blair tops Briggs for ULMS victory at Tri-City

  Posted: 05/04/2009, 08:54 am By Chris Zuver

  FRANKLIN, Pa. (May 3) — Returning to the track where he was the '97 champion, Rob Blair of Titusville, Pa., overtook Boom Briggs of Bear Lake, Pa., on the 22nd lap at Tri-City Speedway and held on for his fourth career victory on Full Story

• Victorious Boland leads final seven laps at Whynot

  Posted: 05/03/2009, 06:37 am By Roby Helm

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (May 2) — Sticking to his strategy, Mike Boland of Cuba, Ala., overtook Justin McRee of Woodstock, Ala., with six laps remaining and went on to win the Coca-Cola Classic 50 at Whynot Motorsports Park. He earned $2,500 Full Story

• Feger captures Fairbury's Larry Nourie Memorial

  Posted: 05/03/2009, 06:04 am

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (May 2) — Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., won at Fairbury American Legion Speedway on Saturday for his fourth career victory on the Northern Allstars Late Model Series. The third-starting Feger, who turns 31 on Thursday, Full Story

• Faltering front row boosts Whitener at North Florida

  Posted: 05/03/2009, 05:45 am

  LAKE CITY, Fla. (May 2) — Boosted to the front by the lap-28 misfortune of both front-row starters, Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., inherited the lead at North Florida Speedway and went on to his second straight United Dirt Late Full Story

• Birkhofer outruns Moyer for West Liberty victory

  Posted: 05/03/2009, 04:59 am By Barry Johnson

  WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (May 2) — Brian Birkhofer of nearby Muscatine gave the hometown fans something to cheer about as he pocketed $10,000 for his victory in the 50-lap conclusion of the May Day Two-Track Classic West Liberty Raceway. Full Story

• McCool rallies from 14th, wins $2,100 at Whynot

  Posted: 05/02/2009, 08:52 am By Roby Helm

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (May 1) — Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., charged through the field from his 14th starting spot at Whynot Motorsports Park to overtake Ben McCreary of Baldwyn, Miss., on the 32nd lap of the Dasani Water 40. He led Full Story

• Phillips flies in Farley debut, collects $10,000

  Posted: 05/02/2009, 08:13 am By Barry Johnson

  FARLEY, Iowa (May 1) — One of Missouri's best drivers made a rare trip to the upper Midwest worth the long, 10-hour haul on Friday night. Outside front-row starter Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., dominated Farley Speedway's half Full Story

• Lee rules Ponderosa, grabs $3,000 victory

  Posted: 05/02/2009, 01:26 am By Brian McLeod

  JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (May 2) — Starting from the pole in the Junebug Rowland Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway, two-time and defending O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series champion Victor Lee led every circuit to claim Full Story

• Rains spoil weekend's Lucas Oil, WoO events

  Posted: 05/01/2009, 04:20 pm

  Rain played havoc with Dirt Late Model racing's national tours on the first weekend in May, forcing series and track officials to give up any hopes of racing more than 24 hours before the events. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series postponed Full Story