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• Late scramble opens door for Doar at Mandan

  Posted: 06/01/2008, 01:46 pm By Rob Fogle and Rob Palmer

  MANDAN, N.D. (May 31) — Inheriting the lead after a late-race tangle between front-row starters Jeff Wildung and Jeff Provinzino, ninth-starting Pat Doar of New Richmond, Wis., raced to victory at Dacotah Speedway on the WISSOTA-sanctioned Full Story

• Willis ends 10-year drought with Houston victory

  Posted: 06/01/2008, 01:28 pm From series reports

  BAYTOWN, Texas (May 31) — Capturing his first series victory in nearly 10 years, veteran Howard Willis of Dayton, Texas, led every lap at Houston Raceway Park in O'Reilly Auto Parts Southern United Professional Racing action. Willis, Full Story

• Cole tops Franklin for Clash win at Hartwell

  Posted: 06/01/2008, 06:38 am From series reports

  HARTWELL, Ga. (May 31) — Benji Cole of Canon, Ga., overtook polesitter Dennis "Rambo" Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., with 12 laps remaining at Hartwell Speedway for his first Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victory of the season. "The Full Story

• Papenhausen grabs first Western Allstars victory

  Posted: 06/01/2008, 06:30 am From series reports

  QUINCY, Calif. (May 31) — Richard Papenhausen of Chico, Calif., captured his first Western Allstars Super Late Model Series victory by outrunning Chris Shannon of Merced, Calif., at American Valley Speedway. Shannon finished second Full Story

• Ruhlman wins at Kamp for second ALMS victory

  Posted: 06/01/2008, 12:09 am From track reports

  BOSWELL, Ind. (May 31) — Former series champion Brian Ruhlman of Clarklake, Mich., became the season's first two-time winner on the Sunoco American Late Model Series with a $2,000 victory at Kamp Motor Speedway. Ruhlman crossed the Full Story

• O'Neal falters as Owens triumphs at Florence

  Posted: 05/31/2008, 11:56 pm By Michael Rigsby

  UNION, Ky. (May 31) — Inheriting the top spot when race-long leader Don O'Neal departed with engine problems, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., led the final six laps at Florence Speedway to capture the Ralph Latham Memorial. Owens earned Full Story

• MARS sweep at Jackson pays Phillips $8,000

  Posted: 05/31/2008, 11:04 pm From track reports

  BYRAM, Miss. (May 31) — Fighting off challenges from home-state driver Neil Baggett, three-time O'Reilly MARS DirtCar Series champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., completed a weekend series sweep at Jackson Motor Speedway with Full Story

• Moran slips past Horton late for Sharon victory

  Posted: 05/31/2008, 09:25 pm From series reports

  HARTFORD, Ohio (May 31) — Taking the lead from Doug Horton with four laps remaining, Hall of Famer Donnie Moran of Dresden, Ohio, captured a 50-lap Independent Racing Series victory at Sharon Speedway. Moran, running in his home state Full Story

• Last-lap pass lift Shane Essary at Midway

  Posted: 05/31/2008, 11:43 am From series and track reports

  LEBANON, Mo. (May 30) — Carrying momentum in the high groove, Shane Essary of Aurora, Mo., swept around Conner Ward of Wichita, Kan.,in the final corner at Midway Speedway for a victory on the Show-Me Racin' Series. Ward finished Full Story

• McGuire denies Carrier third straight at Skyline

  Posted: 05/31/2008, 11:32 am By Scott Wolfe

  STEWART, Ohio (May 30) — Overtaking Eddie Carrier Jr. on the 40th lap, 10th-starting Josh McGuire of Grayson, Ky., led the rest of the 50-lap Independent Racing Series event at Skyline Speedway to snap Carrier's two-race IRS win streak. Full Story

• Thunderstorm postpones Hagerstown's WoO event

  Posted: 05/31/2008, 11:21 am By Kevin Kovac

  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (May 31) A torrential morning thunderstorm and a forecast of more heavy rain to come forced the cancellation of Saturday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Conococheague 50 at Hagerstown Speedway. It was the Full Story

• Ponderosa victory gives Lee record third straight win

  Posted: 05/31/2008, 05:14 am By Michael Despain

  JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (May 30) — Leading the final 27 laps at Ponderosa Speedway, reigning series champion Victor Lee of Stanford, Ky., won the ninth annual Junebug Rowland Memorial to become the first driver in O'Reilly Battle of the Full Story

• Schlenk pilots Lawrence car to Gas City victory

  Posted: 05/31/2008, 12:14 am From track and correspondent reports

  GAS CITY, Ind. (May 30) — Starting outside the front row at Gas City I-69 Speedway, Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich., powered to his first victory on the Sunoco American Late Model Series since 2006. Schlenk, driving the Lawrence Motorsports Full Story

• Schrader edges wall-banging Feger at Paducah

  Posted: 05/30/2008, 11:58 pm From track reports

  PADUCAH, Ky. (May 30) — NASCAR's biggest dirt fan, veteran driver Ken Schrader, outdueled polesitter Jason Feger at Paducah International Raceway to earn $6,000 in the first leg of the Northern Allstars Late Model Series-sanctioned Full Story

• Phillips tops MARS field, captures Jackson opener

  Posted: 05/30/2008, 11:23 pm From track reports

  BYRAM, Miss. (May 30) — Starting outside the front row, Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., led all the way in the first of two races at Jackson Motor Speedway for his series-leading 62nd career MARS DirtCar victory. Phillips built Full Story

• James outduels Miller, races to Hilltop victory

  Posted: 05/30/2008, 10:10 pm By Earl Simpson

  MILLERSBURG, Ohio (May 30) — In an up-and-down season, Scott James had an up-and-down race at Hilltop Speedway. The Lawrenceburg, Ind., driver finished on the upside with a $7,000 victory, his second of the season on the Lucas Oil Full Story

• Notebook: Lanigan gets boost from new Rocket

  Posted: 05/30/2008, 05:13 am By Kevin Kovac

  DELMAR, Del. (May 29) — As the World of Outlaws Late Model Series entered its fourth month, Darrell Lanigan hadn't registered a single top-five finish on the national tour. But April's proverbial showers have brought May flowers for Full Story

• Lanigan makes quick work of Delaware foes

  Posted: 05/30/2008, 04:45 am By Kevin Kovac

  DELMAR, Del. (May 29) — Darrell Lanigan has taken a liking to Delaware International Speedway. The Union, Ky., standout scored his second win in four career World of Outlaws Late Model Series starts at the half-mile oval on Thursday Full Story

• Stuhler looks to rewrite Hagerstown history

  Posted: 05/29/2008, 08:46 am By Kevin Kovac

  Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway holds a special place in the history of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. The track’s all-time winningest driver, Gary Stuhler, is part of that history — and he’s hoping to make a little Full Story

• Van Wormer eyes Summernationals title

  Posted: 05/29/2008, 08:03 am By Kevin Kovac

  Could 2008 be Jeep Van Wormer’s year to win the UMP DirtCar Summernationals title? “I’d like to think so,” the affable racer said with a smile. “I think you gotta let everybody know it’s my turn.” Van Full Story

• Notebook: Mason aims to climb Hilltop again

  Posted: 05/29/2008, 07:53 am From series, track, staff and correspondent reports

  John Mason's racing career started in 1972 at Hilltop Speedway in his hometown of Millersburg, Ohio, but it wasn't pretty. "I only got lapped twice in the consy," the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer said with a laugh. "I worked in Full Story

• Seasoned Dacus piles up career-richest victories

  Posted: 05/28/2008, 04:00 pm By Todd Turner

  By 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, after sleeping just a few hours following his return from Duck River Speedway, Dane Dacus was in his western Tennessee race shop repairing his crashed No. 54. The Lakeland, Tenn., driver was replacing broken Full Story

• WISSOTA purses Rumble upwards with new series

  Posted: 05/28/2008, 02:34 pm By Todd Turner

  In Dirt Late Model racing, making sense of the combination of geography, car counts and purse money is futile. A $10,000-to-win race in one region might draw 29 cars, while a $2,000-to-win race elsewhere might pack 48 cars into the pits. Full Story

• Division rookie Guidace rolls to Mercer win

  Posted: 05/27/2008, 02:21 pm From track reports

  MERCER, Pa. (May 26) — Making just his fifth Crate Late Model start, hometown driver Frank Guidace led all 25 laps of the Steel Valley Memorial Day Classic for a Fastrak Racing Series Northeast victory at Mercer Raceway Park. The Full Story

• Dillon matches older brother with Lowe's victory

  Posted: 05/27/2008, 01:25 pm From track reports

  CONCORD, N.C. (May 23) — Following in his older brother's tire tracks, Ty Dillon, the 16-year-old grandson of NASCAR team owner Richard Childress, drove to a $2,000 Fastrak Racing Series victory the Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway. Full Story