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• Stovall rules NCRA-TORA weekend at Thunderhill

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 10:54 am From series reports

  MAYETTA, Kan. (Oct. 17-18) — Jesse Stovall of Galena, Mo., swept both features at Thunder on the Hill II at Thunderhill Speedway for a pair of weekend victories worth more than $4,500 on two O'Reilly Auto Parts-sponsored tours. The Full Story

• Bray gets $50,000 as Dillon captures finale

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 03:14 am From series and correspondent reports

  RURAL RETREAT, Va. (Oct. 18) — Ty Dillon of Welcome, N.C., won the Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals finale at Wythe Raceway while Royce Bray of Hull, Ga., took the $50,000 points championship for the Crate Late Model organization. Full Story

• DTWC: Birkhofer whips K-C foes by half-track

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 02:23 am By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — In this age of Dirt Late Model parity, the sport's crown jewel events are nail-biters more often than not, especially during a season when the Show-Me 100 in West Plains, Mo., Cedar Lake's USA Nationals in Wisconsin, Full Story

• Estes, Hester are among Hall of Fame's '09 class

  Posted: 10/18/2008, 05:23 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — The inaugural World 100 winner, four storied Southern drivers and a chassis manufacturer are among members the Class of 2009 for the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. The class, which will be inducted next Full Story

• DTWC: Blog-style reports Saturday at K-C

  Posted: 10/18/2008, 04:31 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — Fifth-starting Brian Birkhofer overtook polesitter Shane Clanton amid lapped traffic on lap 37 and wasn't challenged the rest of the way in capturing the 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway. Full Story

• Smith tops Bray for victory at Friendship

  Posted: 10/18/2008, 09:41 am From series reports

  ELKIN, N.C. (Oct. 16) — David Smith of Inman, S.C., overtook race-long leader Royce Bray of Hull, Ga., on a lap-18 restart at Friendship Motor Speedway and raced to a Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals victory. While Smith took Full Story

• DTWC: Marlar on track to survive slow time

  Posted: 10/17/2008, 11:09 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Mike Marlar ran among the leaders through most of last year's Dirt Track World Championship, so the Winfield, Tenn., driver was looking forward to returning to K-C Raceway for the 28th version of the $50,000-to-win Full Story

• DTWC: T-Mac, Clanton on front row for DTWC

  Posted: 10/17/2008, 05:30 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Fittingly, two of the nation's hottest drivers will be starting on the front row of the 28th Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway. After winning heat races in Friday's preliminaries, Tim McCreadie Full Story

• Index of DTWC coverage

  Posted: 10/23/2008, 04:42 pm

  DirtonDirt.com coverage of the 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship on Oct. 17-18 at K-C Raceway near Chilicothe, Ohio: Friday, Oct. 24 • Video: DTWC leftovers • Video: Steve Francis walks K-C Raceway Monday, Oct. 20 • Full Story

• DTWC: Johnson gets solid start with Stapleton

  Posted: 10/17/2008, 04:38 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Journeyman Greg Johnson has driven Dirt Late Models for many teams and car owners over the years, piloting Rayburn Race Cars with nearly all those teams. He's driving for yet another team starting last month, Full Story

• Crate notes: $50,000 on line for Grand Nationals

  Posted: 10/15/2008, 04:29 pm From series reports

  The four winners of the prelims lead the top Fastrak Racing Series teams into this week's $50,000-to-win Grand Nationals in North Carolina and Virginia. Craig Bartz of Shawano, Wis., Ed Dixon of Washington, Mo., Max Blair of Centerville, Full Story

• Notes: K-C has $50,000 up for grabs at DTWC

  Posted: 10/15/2008, 03:27 pm From track, series and staff reports

  Dirt Late Model racing's top drivers will square off in search of another crown jewel this weekend at K-C Raceway near Chillicothe, Ohio. The 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship on Oct. 17-18 offers a purse of more than $200,000 with Full Story

• Aikey earns $10,000 at Spec Engine Nationals

  Posted: 10/14/2008, 01:49 pm From track reports

  FARLEY, Iowa (Oct. 10-11) — Former track champion Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls, Iowa, overtook fellow Iowan Jeremiah Hurst of Dubuque just before a lap-96 caution at Farley Speedway to win the inaugural Late Model Spec Engine Nationals. Full Story

• Breazeale wins finale as Ashley gets MSCC title

  Posted: 10/13/2008, 08:13 am From track reports

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 11) — Polesitter David Breazeale of Four Corners, Miss., took command early and fought off all challengers at Whynot Motorsports Park to win the finale on the Mississippi State Championship Challenge. Breazeale Full Story

• Champ Erb, Feger split Northern Allstars races

  Posted: 10/13/2008, 07:06 am From track reports

  EAST MOLINE, Ill. (Oct. 10-11) — Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., wrapped up the Northern Allstars Late Model Series championship during the Fall Harvest Shootout at Quad City Raceway while series runner-up Jason Feger of Full Story

• Notes: Lyle has dilemma after winning raffled car

  Posted: 10/13/2008, 05:05 am By Dustin Jarrett

  KENT, Pa. (Oct. 12) — Gary Lyle's retirement isn't off to such a promising start. Call it irony — or maybe even an omen — but the veteran Late Model driver from Hyde Park, Pa., won the Racers for Tots Dirt Late Model chassis Full Story

• Death overshadows MSCC race at Columbus

  Posted: 10/12/2008, 07:36 am From track and (Columbus) Commercial-Dispatch reports

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Oct. 10) — Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., grabbed his series-high fifth Mississippi State Championship Challenge victory of the season just a few hours before tragedy struck at Columbus Speedway. McCool's $2,500 Full Story

• Hogge, Moore win at Bakersfield's Bud Nationals

  Posted: 10/12/2008, 07:11 am From track and correspondent reports

  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Oct. 10-11) — A pair of drivers piloting hometown Victory Circle chassis dominated the 23rd annual Budweiser West Coast Dirt Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway. Bobby Hogge IV of Salinas, Calif., picked up $2,000 Full Story

• Clanton picks up $6,000 as Tennessee champ

  Posted: 10/12/2008, 06:51 am From correspondent reports

  CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 11) — Sizzling Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., stayed on a recent hot streak with a flag-to-flag victory in the unsanctioned Tennessee State Championship at Crossville Raceway. Clanton, the 2008 World 100 Full Story

• Anderson's Nevada victory wraps up MLRA title

  Posted: 10/12/2008, 06:41 am From series reports

  NEVADA, Mo. (Oct. 11) — John Anderson of Omaha, Neb., assured himself his first championship on the O'Reilly Midwest LateModel Racing Association with a stirring victory from his 10th starting spot in the series finale at Nevada Speedway. Full Story

• Clanton rolls to $3,000 SRRS victory at Boyd's

  Posted: 10/11/2008, 08:07 pm By Steve Hixson

  RINGGOLD, Ga. (Oct. 10) — Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., rallied from his ninth starting spot into the lead after just 12 laps at Boyd's Speedway to grab his first career victory on the Southern Regional Racing Series. Clanton, Full Story

• Mars lands at Challenger, earns $22,000 UFO win

  Posted: 10/11/2008, 07:41 pm By Dustin Jarrett

  KENT, Pa. (Oct.11) — It only makes sense that Jimmy Mars would be right at home in a series tagged with a UFO label. The Menomonie, Wis., driver, who started 12th in the $22,000-to-win Ultimate at Challenger Raceway, took the lead from Full Story

• Challenger drivers must adapt to evolving conditions

  Posted: 10/11/2008, 01:56 pm By Dustin Jarrett

  KENT, Pa. (Oct. 11) — After two nights of racing for participants at Challenger Raceway, drivers have already seen two very different types of racing surfaces. The $22,000 paycheck which awaits Saturday's winner of the 91-lap Ultimate Full Story

• Doar joins Mars driving backup car at Challenger

  Posted: 10/11/2008, 05:46 am By Dustin Jarrett

  KENT, Pa. (Oct. 10) — National standout Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., made his first trip to Challenger Raceway for the Unified Force Championship-sanctioned Ultimate, and he brought along a fellow Wisconsin driver to pilot his backup Full Story

• Five home-staters among Ultimate heat winners

  Posted: 10/10/2008, 05:10 pm By Dustin Jarrett

  KENT, Pa. (Oct. 10) — Five Pennsylvania drivers were among eight heat race winners in the first night of the Unified Race Force Championship-sanctioned Ultimate at Challenge Raceway. Chris Hackett, Todd Andrews, Jared Miley, Alex Full Story