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Thornton, SSI continue rebounding with aplomb
Posted: 08/12/2023, 01:36 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 11) — During far and away his best Dirt Late Model season, Ricky Thornton Jr.’s poor finishes and difficult nights are relatively few and far between. But when the SSI Motorsports team has an occasional rough outing, Full Story
Illinois standout works his way into Hall of Fame
Posted: 08/11/2023, 09:08 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 11) — During Sunoco North-South 100 weekends over the last 20 years or so, most National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame inductees come to Florence Speedway to relax, enjoy a little racing and simply soak up the accolades Full Story
Notes: Marlar's never-ending quest for consistency
Posted: 08/11/2023, 04:17 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 11) — On a sunny Friday afternoon following his impressive 10th-to-first run in Thursday’s 25-lap semifeature at Florence Speedway, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., was all smiles in his Delk Motorsports pit area during Full Story
Rice’s junked race car suddenly speedy again
Posted: 08/11/2023, 12:22 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — It’s tough enough on Josh Rice’s competition that the 25-year-old can outrun just about anybody at his home track of Florence Speedway when his race car is top-notch. But the fact the seventh-starting Verona, Full Story
Notes: A flat, a wreck (and then time to race)
Posted: 08/10/2023, 11:56 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — On the first day of the three-day Sunoco North-South 100, Michael Chilton had a flat tire. And a wreck. And that was before he even made it into the pit area at Florence Speedway. | RaceWire Things turned decidedly Full Story
For some racers, if the steering wheel fits ...
Posted: 08/10/2023, 04:31 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — If for some reason — God forbid — Bobby Pierce has to switch to a backup car during the Sunoco North-South 100 weekend at Florence Speedway, there’s at least one component the 26-year-old Oakwood, Ill., driver Full Story
Notes: Tuning old car, finding new success
Posted: 08/10/2023, 07:37 am By Kyle McFaddenKyle Peterlin’s had the same 2017 Rocket Chassis since he bought the race car when it first came out, yet this year he’s seen a major improvement in results. On July 28-29, the 37-year-old picked up his richest career victories — Full Story
Fast Facts: 41st annual Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/09/2023, 11:48 am By Aaron ClayDates: Aug. 10-12 (two 25-lap, $5,000-to-win split-field semifeatures will be contested Thursday and Friday, setting the heat race lineups preceding Saturday’s 100-lap, $75,000-to-win North-South 100). Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Full Story
Column: Where Pierce struggled, now he wins
Posted: 08/08/2023, 03:09 pmBobby Pierce’s decade-long pursuit of glory in the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway continued on July 29 when he yet again flirted with victory but settled for a runner-up finish. One week later, though, the 26-year-old Full Story
Top 25: Pierce atop rankings for first time
Posted: 08/08/2023, 11:00 am By Todd TurnerSpurred by a three-victory week on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series, including a dramatic $50,000 USA Nationals victory, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., supplanted Ricky Thornton Jr. as the No. 1 driver in DirtonDirt.com's weekly Full Story
Fast Talk: Cedar Lake redux and other topics
Posted: 08/07/2023, 01:54 pmWith Bobby Pierce still rolling with his $50,000 victory at Cedar Lake’s USA Nationals, our roundtable surveys that and other action in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): How Full Story
Brownstown victory continues Stormy Scott's progress
Posted: 08/07/2023, 07:41 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Aug. 5) — Stormy Scott’s progress continued during his self-described “build year” with veteran crew chief Jason Durham as he captured Saturday’s Hall of Fame Classic and a $10,000 payday at Brownstown Speedway. The Full Story
Notes: Pit strategy boon to five-time CLS champ
Posted: 08/07/2023, 07:42 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 5) — Brent Larson knew he needed some outside-the-box thinking to maximize his chances for a solid finish in Saturday’s 100-lap USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway. So before the 46-year-old driver from Lake Full Story
Cook salvages 10th in HTF's Duck River stop
Posted: 08/07/2023, 07:40 am By Robert HolmanWHEEL, Tenn. (Aug. 5) — The way Dalton Cook’s weekend started, it’s a wonder the Smiths Station, Ala., driver had anything at all to smile about at the conclusion of the 12th annual Deep Fried 75. But as he leaned on his pit box at Full Story
Pierce vs. O'Neal: The ever-growing spectacle
Posted: 08/06/2023, 12:51 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 5) — Bobby Pierce. Hudson O’Neal. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. It’s an ever-growing storyline of the 2023 Dirt Late Model season. Put these two young chargers in the same race and they’ll likely find each other Full Story
Notes: Frame impressive with third at Duck River
Posted: 08/06/2023, 05:07 am By Robert HolmanWHEEL, Tenn. (Aug. 5) — After finishing third in the Deep Fried 75, Jadon Frame stood on the Duck River Raceway Park frontstretch alongside winner Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., and runner-up Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga. | RaceWire Marlar, Full Story
USA Nationals entrants praise upgraded surface
Posted: 08/05/2023, 04:37 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 4) — Chris Madden’s eyes sparkled as he stood inside his trailer discussing Friday’s 25-lap USA Nationals preliminary victory at Cedar Lake Speedway. “That’s the Cedar Lake that I know right there,” Full Story
Dispatches: Start key for Moyer's victory over dad
Posted: 08/05/2023, 04:11 amAmong latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events in early August, including Comp Cams Super Dirt Series action at Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, Okla., and Wood Tic weekend action at Merritt Speedway in Lake Full Story
Bronson reflects on wild ride at Boone
Posted: 08/04/2023, 02:04 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 3) — Kyle Bronson finally had some time to relax, but, two days removed from taking a wild ride at Boone (Iowa) Speedway, he was still talking about his harrowing experience. Standing behind his pit box in Full Story
Notes: 'Grippy' oval lifts Pierce over stiff CLS foes
Posted: 08/04/2023, 06:22 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 3) — When Bobby Pierce looked at the starting lineup for Thursday’s 25-lap World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series feature that opened the USA Nationals weekend at Cedar Lake Speedway, he noticed that the current Full Story
Notes: Iowan's jump to Late Models paying off
Posted: 08/03/2023, 08:33 am By Kyle McFaddenIf C.J. Horn wanted to move his racing career beyond the quarter-midget level three years ago, he figured he had no choice but to jump straight into the deep end of Dirt Late Model racing. At 15, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, racer was about Full Story
Fast Facts: Cedar Lake's 36th annual USA Nationals
Posted: 08/02/2023, 08:37 am By Aaron ClayDates: Aug. 3-5 (two 30-lap, $6,000-to-win preliminary features will be contested Thursday and Friday, setting the lineup for Saturday’s 100-lap, $50,000-to-win USA Nationals). Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (high-banked Full Story
Column: 'One of those years' as SSI rolls ahead
Posted: 08/02/2023, 08:38 amRicky Thornton Jr. has made plenty of memories during a spectacular 2023 season in which he’s vaulted to Dirt Late Model superstar status. What he did on Saturday night at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway, though, might just be impossible to Full Story
Top 25: Thornton No. 1 as McDowell climbs
Posted: 08/01/2023, 10:18 am By Todd TurnerFollowing his most lucrative week of a lucrative season, Ricky Thornton Jr. reaffirmed his position atop DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings with a unanimous No. 1 ranking after piling up nearly $170,000 in earnings among three victories Full Story
Fast Talk: Thornton's rally, cautions and more
Posted: 07/31/2023, 11:18 amAfter Ricky Thornton Jr.'s stirring rally to win Fairbury's Prairie Dirt Classic, our roundtable considers that and other recent happenings in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Did Full Story
