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• McDowell always shines on 'clean' Wythe surface

  Posted: 07/17/2023, 11:32 am By Kevin Kovac

  RURAL RETREAT, Va. (July 16) — Dale McDowell’s thorough domination of Sunday’s 53-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals feature at Wythe Raceway provided substantial evidence that the sprawling half-mile oval suits him well. | RaceWire When Full Story

• Fast Talk: Surveying racing’s busy landscape

  Posted: 07/17/2023, 11:13 am

  As head head toward the dog days of summer with a flurry of racing nationwide, our roundtable recaps the latest in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Pick a national touring Full Story

• Hell Tour showing solid, but teen's future hazy

  Posted: 07/16/2023, 02:47 pm By Kyle McFadden

  WAUSEON, Ohio (July 15) — Aborting Saturday's slog of a DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Oakshade Raceway was never an option for Colin Shipley, even as myriad cautions whittled the field to nine drivers in the closing laps. The 17-year-old Full Story

• Beckley win continues recent revival for Owens

  Posted: 07/15/2023, 12:44 pm By Kevin Kovac

  BECKLEY, W.Va. (July 14) — Jimmy Owens was certainly happy after winning Friday night’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals opener at Beckley Motor Speedway, but taking the checkered flag in the wee hours — 1:59 a.m. to be exact — Full Story

• Notes: Rookie eyes more Wheatland success

  Posted: 07/13/2023, 01:25 pm

  The last time Dillon McCowan brought his Late Model to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., he opened eyes while mixing it up at the front with some of the nation's best drivers in the 31st annual Show-Me 100 presented by the Missouri Full Story

• Notes: Illinois Crate racer enjoys best season

  Posted: 07/13/2023, 08:05 am By Robert Holman

  Halfway through the 2023 racing season, Devin McLean is enjoying the best year of his young racing career. Already tripling his win total from last season — his previous best year — McLean’s seven victories in the Crate Late Model Full Story

• Column: ‘Fun uncle’ guides nephew’s racing

  Posted: 07/12/2023, 11:29 am

  Boom Briggs — always talking, always socializing, always enjoying the moment — would seem to have all the qualities necessary to fill the role of fun uncle. So is he? One of his nephews, Logan Jaquay, will confirm that he certainly Full Story

• Notes: B-Shepp solid in cutting-edge Longhorn

  Posted: 07/10/2023, 03:55 pm By Kevin Kovac

  SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 8) — Brandon Sheppard was standing around a campfire after Friday night’s NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 preliminary program at Deer Creek Speedway when he told someone he was very confident about his chances of Full Story

• Fast Talk: Roundtable keeps fans in the loop

  Posted: 07/10/2023, 10:04 am

  After Bobby Pierce's thrilling last-lap finish at the Gopher 50 and a busy DIRTcar Summer Nationals week, our roundtable discusses topics in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): What's Full Story

• Victory vaporized, Babb copes with frustration

  Posted: 07/10/2023, 08:58 am By Kyle McFadden

  HAUBSTADT, Ind. (July 9) — Shannon Babb’s fortunes this go-around on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals haven't matched the standard suggested by his all-time series victory mark of 101. After two attainable victories fell by the wayside Full Story

• Anatomy of Deer Creek’s down-to-the-wire finish

  Posted: 07/09/2023, 03:27 pm By Kevin Kovac

  SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 8) — Shortly after arriving at Deer Creek Speedway on Thursday, Bob Pierce surveyed the 3/8-mile oval with his son, Bobby, and unwittingly had a striking premonition. | RaceWire “It’s funny,” Bob said. Full Story

• Hell Tour clashes stoke Winger’s desire to win

  Posted: 07/09/2023, 07:28 am By Kyle McFadden

  HIGHLAND, Ill. (July 8) — Ashton Winger pounded the roof of his race car Saturday night over and over and over again. Every celebratory strike — 15 rapid-fire roof pounds to be exact — stirred Highland Speedway’s capacity crowd. Full Story

• Notes: Madden chasing Deer Creek’s $50,000

  Posted: 07/08/2023, 07:24 am By Kevin Kovac

  SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 7) — Chris Madden still isn’t rolling like it’s 2022, but winning Friday's 25-lap NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 preliminary feature at Deer Creek Speedway had him feeling positive about the trajectory of his Full Story

• Shirley sorting another piece to top-tier puzzle

  Posted: 07/08/2023, 07:04 am By Kyle McFadden

  FARMER CITY, Ill. (July 7) — Brian Shirley’s dominant DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory on Friday at Farmer City Raceway would normally be in step with his team's yearly and overarching goals. But this year? Shirley’s on the quest Full Story

• Notes: Clanton clears wall in Deer Creek main

  Posted: 07/07/2023, 03:54 pm By Kevin Kovac

  SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 6) — Big, tough Shane Clanton was unhurt — and, for the most part, so was his car — so it was no surprise that he was able to breezily joke about his trip over Deer Creek Speedway’s outside wall during Full Story

• Notes: Babb settles for best seat in the house

  Posted: 07/07/2023, 02:28 pm By Kyle McFadden

  MACON, Ill. (July 6) — Starting from the pole and leading a race-high 43 laps, Shannon Babb wishes he'd finished better than fourth in Thursday’s Herald & Review 100 at Macon Speedway. But while he couldn’t fully keep pace with eventual Full Story

• Why Unzicker sticks with it? Moments like Macon

  Posted: 07/07/2023, 11:49 am By Kyle McFadden

  MACON, Ill. (July 6) — Ryan Unzicker’s jubilation that came with winning Thursday’s richest Herald & Review 100 in the 43-year event history at Macon Speedway was undeniable. | Complete Summer Nationals coverage As soon as the El Full Story

• Gopher opener to Moran amid clash of tour titans

  Posted: 07/07/2023, 10:11 am By Kevin Kovac

  SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 6) — Devin Moran realized early in Thursday's 25-lap NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 preliminary feature at Deer Creek Speedway that racing at the front of the pack was the place to be. | RaceWire Once the 28-year-old Full Story

• Notes: Herald & Review special for Illinois racers

  Posted: 07/06/2023, 03:13 pm By Kyle McFadden

  SUMNER, Ill. — Like virtually every Dirt Late Model driver from Illinois, Bloomington native Jason Feger holds Thursday's Herald & Review 100 at Macon Speedway in high regard. | Complete Summer Nationals coverage “It’s not the biggest Full Story

• Column: Martin’s skills burnished by WoO run

  Posted: 07/06/2023, 08:45 am

  Logan Martin’s Rookie of the Year bid this season on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series didn’t go the way he envisioned. But don’t call his national tour stint unsuccessful. It’s true that the 27-year-old driver from West Full Story

• Notes: Quick start in Supers for Michigander

  Posted: 07/06/2023, 08:21 am By Robert Holman

  Carter Murday’s career progression has been a steady climb since he began driving in the four-cylinder division eight years ago as a preteen. Despite only one victory in the smaller cars in four seasons, Murday moved on, making the transition Full Story

• Harrison's Late Model victory long time coming

  Posted: 07/05/2023, 10:52 am By Kyle McFadden

  GRANITE CITY, Ill. (July 4) — Modified ace Mike Harrison’s first career DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory in the Dirt Late Model division Tuesday at Tri-City Speedway isn’t exactly years in the making, but to some witnesses, it feels Full Story

• Top 25: RTJ stays on top; Pierce to No. 2

  Posted: 07/04/2023, 09:38 am By Todd Turner

  Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., maintained his unanimous hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings while new World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series points leader Full Story

• Fast Talk: Holiday recap and mid-season honors

  Posted: 07/03/2023, 03:14 pm

  After a weather-hampered Fourth of July weekend with a variety of special events around the country, our roundtable takes it all for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): What’s Full Story

• Early WoO struggles in rear-view for hot Pierce

  Posted: 07/02/2023, 09:20 am By Kyle McFadden

  FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (July 1) — Bobby Pierce wouldn’t have set out on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series if he wasn’t serious about wanting to win the championship. Nearly halfway point of the national tour’s season, it’s Full Story