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• Tire controversy can't stop Weeks at Dublin

  Posted: 11/25/2007, 08:31 am From correspondent reports

  DUBLIN, N.C. (Nov. 24) — It didn't much matter if Ricky Weeks used the right-rear tire he wanted or not, he drove the fastest car for Dublin Motor Speedway's unsanctioned season-ending special for Super Late Models. The Rutherfordton, Full Story

• Rain postpones Possum Town events to Dec. 1

  Posted: 11/24/2007, 03:44 pm By Todd Turner

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Nov. 24) — The second day of the seventh annual Possum Town Grand Prix at Columbus Speedway was rained out and rescheduled for the following Saturday, Dec. 1. A steady drizzle that began early in Saturday's afternoon Full Story

• ALMS rookie of the year has big 2008 plans

  Posted: 11/20/2007, 05:50 pm By Kevin Kovac

  For a young, upwardly-mobile driver like Tyler Boggs, the Sunoco American Late Model Series proved to be a perfect fit. Boggs, 18, of Warsaw, Ind., made the UMP-sanctioned tour the primary focus of his first full season in the Dirt Late Full Story

• Late Models on 3/8-mile oval at Farley? Unlikely

  Posted: 11/20/2007, 05:21 pm By Todd Turner

  When promoter Keith Simmons began lining out a new 3/8-mile oval within the existing half-mile oval at Farley Speedway, he didn't climb on his grader with Late Models in mind. But whether Farley's weekly Late Model division will ever run Full Story

• Lucas collects $10,000 for Southern 100 victory

  Posted: 11/20/2007, 03:21 pm From track reports

  MILTON, Fla. (Nov. 16-17) — Polesitter Shep Lucas of McKenzie, Ala., led every lap of the Southern 100 for a $10,000 victory in one of the nation's richest crate engine Late Model events. Jordy Nipper of Gray, Ga., finished second Full Story

• StormPay.com ironman plans to hit tour in 2008

  Posted: 11/20/2007, 03:11 pm By Roby Helm

  It's fitting that Frank Wilson's has a saw blade adorning the side of his orange No. 72 crate engine Dirt Late Model. The Milton, Fla., driver cut through the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series South Region competition like the buzzsaw en Full Story

• Lloyd enjoys title but lusts after SAS victory

  Posted: 11/19/2007, 03:25 pm By Todd Turner

  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Nov. 17) — Ivedent Lloyd Jr. was all smiles following the 19th annual Gobbler 100 at Cleveland Speedway because he wrapped up his first championship on the O'Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series. The Ocala, Full Story

• Mars gets third straight Las Vegas victory

  Posted: 11/18/2007, 01:10 am By Michael Rigsby

  LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 17) — After three straight 2007 victories at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Jimmy Mars might be rolling the dice in 2008, too. "I can get pretty used to this Vegas thing," said the Menomonie, Wis., driver, who earned Full Story

• Clanton fights off McDowell to win Gobbler

  Posted: 11/18/2007, 12:34 am By Todd Turner

  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Nov. 17) — Shane Clanton denied polesitter Dale McDowell his seventh Gobbler Classic victory, along with a lucrative weekend payoff, but it wasn't easy. McDowell nearly fell back to fourth midway through the race Full Story

• 6-time winner McDowell earns pole for Gobbler

  Posted: 11/17/2007, 08:17 pm By Todd Turner

  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Nov. 17) — Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., is going for seventh heaven at Cleveland Speedway. The six-time winner of the Gobbler Classic at Cleveland Speedway was fastest among 43 qualifiers for the 19th annual Full Story

• McDowell eyes bonus after Cleveland victory

  Posted: 11/17/2007, 08:48 am From track reports

  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Nov. 16) — Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., showed his old form as he set fast time and led 25 of the 27 laps to win the Budweiser Joe Lee Johnson Memorial at Cleveland Speedway. McDowell earned $3,500 for the victory Full Story

• Midwesterners, Pounds shine in Vegas prelims

  Posted: 11/17/2007, 08:32 am By Michael Rigsby

  LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 16) — Second-generation driver Brad Pounds of Bakersfield, Calif., earned $1,000 with a preliminary victory in the unsanctioned Duel in the Desert at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Pounds was also among six heat races Full Story

• Michael's Duck River victory secures SRRS crown

  Posted: 11/16/2007, 10:30 am From series reports

  WHEEL, Tenn. (Nov. 10) — After a lead-swapping duel with Iowa invader Mike Collins, fellow front-row starter Byron Michael of Florence, Ala., led the final 29 laps of the Hart Hastings-Henry Smith Memorial 50 at Duck River Speedway Full Story

• Knoxville Raceway boosts Late Model Nationals purse

  Posted: 11/16/2007, 09:40 am From track reports

  The Knoxville Late Model Nationals will be even more lucrative in 2008. The track has announced a purse increase of more than $40,000 for the fifth version of Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway's biggest Late Model event. The 2008 race, scheduled Full Story

• O'Neal turns up wick while joining new team

  Posted: 11/12/2007, 12:58 pm By Todd Turner

  CHATSWORTH, Ga. (Nov. 10) — When Don O'Neal was watching action recently at the Dirt Track World Championship, the aggressive driving of Wayne Chinn caught his eye. "He was driving the wheels off the car," O'Neal said wide-eyed, admiring Full Story

• Tire choice plays major role in Blue-Gray 100

  Posted: 11/12/2007, 11:51 am By Todd Turner

  GAFFNEY, S.C. — Chris Madden led more than 70 laps of the Blue-Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway, but the Gray Court, S.C., driver could never feel too comfortable knowing Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., was watching his every move. And Full Story

• Late pass gives Owens Blue-Gray 100 (updated)

  Posted: 11/11/2007, 06:26 pm By Todd Turner

  GAFFNEY, S.C. (Nov. 11) — Jimmy Owens stalked leader Chris Madden for more than 70 laps at Cherokee Speedway, turning up the heat as the Blue-Gray 100 wound down. So when a lapped car broke Madden's momentum with two laps remaining, Full Story

• Clanton lowers record, wins pole at Cherokee

  Posted: 11/11/2007, 01:55 pm By Todd Turner

  GAFFNEY, S.C. (Nov. 11) — Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., lowered the track record at the 4/10-mile Cherokee Speedway in time trials for the 17th annual Blue-Gray 100. His time of 14.998 seconds topped 45 cars entered in the O'Reilly Full Story

• Boen takes Manzanita finale, pockets $5,000

  Posted: 11/11/2007, 02:38 am By M.J. Anderson

  PHOENIX, Ariz. (Nov. 10) — Arizona is starting to suit Kelly Boen just fine. The Henderson, Colo., driver completed a successful eight-day stretch of racing in the Grand Canyon State with a $5,000 victory in the Western World Championships Full Story

• Mars stirs up $30,000, captures Jambalaya 100

  Posted: 11/11/2007, 01:27 am By Michael Rigsby

  MAGNOLIA, Miss. (Nov. 10) — Jimmy Mars made sure he didn't travel 1,100 miles for nothing. The Wisconsin driver pocketed one of the biggest paydays of his career, $30,000, by leading the last 90 laps of the Jambalaya 100 at Pike County Full Story

• McDowell rumbles to $5,000 at North Georgia

  Posted: 11/10/2007, 11:11 pm By Todd Turner

  CHATSWORTH, Ga. (Nov. 10) — Georgians Shane Clanton of Locust Grove and Dale McDowell of Rossville appeared evenly matched for the third annual Turkey Rumble at North Georgia Speedway. The difference in the unsanctioned event that Full Story

• Arms grabs pole for North Georgia special

  Posted: 11/10/2007, 07:00 pm By Todd Turner

  CHATSWORTH, Ga. (Nov. 10) — Ricky Arms of Moss, Tenn., tied the North Georgia Speedway track record with a 12.269-second lap that made him the fast qualifier at the third annual Turkey Rumble. Arms will start on the pole for the 45-lap Full Story

• Bloomquist on pole for Pike's Jambalaya 100

  Posted: 11/10/2007, 08:12 am By Michael Rigsby

  MAGNOLIA, Miss. (Nov. 9) — Scott Bloomquist staked his claim for a second straight Jambalaya 100 victory at Pike County Speedway by setting fast time, winning a heat race and earning the pole position for Saturday's $30,000-to-win Full Story

• Indiana's James wins opener at Manzanita

  Posted: 11/09/2007, 01:28 am By M.J. Anderson

  PHOENIX, Ariz. (Nov. 8) — A long trip to Arizona paid off for Scott James in the first night of the Western World Championships at Manzanita Speedway. Driving a Salem, Ore.-based car as a teammate to Rick Wyatt, the Lawrenceburg, Full Story

• After reprieve, Farmer City plans $20,000 race

  Posted: 11/08/2007, 03:28 pm From staff and other reports

  Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway recently received a two-year reprieve from plans to shutter the track following the 2008 season. Now the track is making plans for the biggest event in the history of the track, and perhaps the richest Dirt Late Full Story