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• Volunteer crew help boosts Ashley at Whynot

  Posted: 10/29/2007, 10:06 am By Todd Turner

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 27) — Traveling to Dirt Late Model races without crew members isn't as crazy as it sounds. Around the friendly pits at virtually every track, someone will jump in to help. Turns out David Ashley and his wife Full Story

• Sagi leads final 26 laps for Octoberfest victory

  Posted: 10/28/2007, 11:06 pm By Bob Vores

  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (Oct. 27-28) — Hometown driver Alan Sagi earned a special victory in the season finale at Hagerstown Speedway by capturing the Late Model portion of the 20th annual Octoberfest 350. Sagi started third and became the Full Story

• Franklin raids Golden Isles for $10,000 victory

  Posted: 10/28/2007, 02:56 pm By Ozzie Altman

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Oct. 27) — Sixth-starting Dennis "Rambo" Franklin earned $10,000 at Golden Isles Speedway with a victory in the National Late Model Series-sanctioned Showdown on the Coast. Franklin picked up the lead when polesitter Full Story

• Brindle inherits $2,500 StormPay victory at TST

  Posted: 10/28/2007, 02:28 pm By Roby Helm

  EASTABOGA, Ala. (Oct. 27) — Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, Ga. was awarded a StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series victory at Talladega Short Track after the car of the apparent winner Mike Head of Ellenwood, Ga., was found to have illegal Full Story

• Birkhofer wins shortened Commonwealth Cup

  Posted: 10/28/2007, 05:39 am From staff reports

  CALVERT CITY, Ky. (Oct. 27) — Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, led every lap at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway for a $10,000 victory in the unsanctioned Commonwealth Cup. The scheduled 50-lapper lasted fewer than 40 laps after the Full Story

• Ashley matches biggest payday at Fall Classic

  Posted: 10/27/2007, 11:42 pm By Todd Turner

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 27) — Forced to switch powerplants just a few hours before the 13th annual Fall Classic, David Ashley of Zachary, La., wasn't exactly exploding with confidence at Whynot Motorsports Park. "I really went out there Full Story

• Jason Cliburn aims for another $15,000 victory

  Posted: 10/27/2007, 07:11 pm By Todd Turner

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 27) — Relaxing in the pits Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park, a fan walked up to Jason Cliburn's No. 888 car before action at the 13th annual Fall Classic. "Congratulations, man," the fan said, shaking Full Story

• NLRA champ Aukland making name for himself

  Posted: 10/26/2007, 04:03 pm By Todd Turner

  When school ended each summer in the late 1990s, Matt Aukland's learning didn't end. The teenager would hit the highways with his dad, two-time UMP Summernationals champion Rick Aukland, to change tires, turn wrenches and anything else Full Story

• Commonwealth Cup opening night rained out

  Posted: 10/26/2007, 01:21 pm From track and correspondent reports

  CALVERT CITY, Ky. (Oct. 26) — Friday's opening night of the Commonwealth Cup weekend at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway has been rained out, according to the track website, but the track still plans to run Saturday night's event. Unsanctioned Full Story

• McDowell earns $4,000 in Grant Adcox Memorial

  Posted: 10/25/2007, 10:16 am From track and correspondent reports

  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Oct. 20) — Starting outside the front row, Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., led all 40 laps of the Grant Adcox Memorial for another of many career victories at Cleveland Speedway. But it wasn't just like old times Full Story

• Southern tours combine for Talladega action

  Posted: 10/24/2007, 08:37 pm From series reports

  With their points seasons winding down, two Southern-based crate Late Model tours are running Oct. 26-27 Alabama Fall Jamboree weekend at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala. The Carl Black-sponsored Top Tracks Challenge Series opens Full Story

• Francis scheduled for live television interview

  Posted: 10/24/2007, 04:01 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Before Steve Francis attempts to clinch the 2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship in the Outlaws World Finals Nov. 1-3 at the Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway, he’ll tell a national television audience how he Full Story

• DTWC: Bests and worsts of K-C's big weekend

  Posted: 10/24/2007, 10:32 am Todd Turner

  The 27th annual Dirt Track World Championship is in the books, but it's time to look back at the bests, worsts, mosts and leasts of the weekend at K-C Raceway. The DTWC superlatives for 2007: Best smile: Winner Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Full Story

• Roberts celebrates title with Stick Elliott repeat

  Posted: 10/23/2007, 08:44 am By Gene Murphy

  GAFFNEY, S.C. (Oct. 20) — Casey Roberts of Toccoa, Ga., put an exclamation point on his O'Reilly Southern All Stars East Series championship by winning the 23rd Annual Stick Elliott Memorial at Cherokee Speedway. The low-key Georgia Full Story

• Peeples wins Grand Nationals finale at Volunteer

  Posted: 10/22/2007, 01:53 pm By Robert Walden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Oct. 19-20) — Kenny Peeples Jr. of Rural Retreat, Va., flexed his muscle by leading flag-to-flag en route to winning the 75-lap feature in the third leg of the Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals at Volunteer Speedway, Full Story

• Williams captures Vernon Harris Memorial

  Posted: 10/22/2007, 12:27 pm From track and correspondent reports

  BUDDS CREEK, Md. (Oct. 19-20) — David Williams of Avenue, Md., led the final seven laps of the Vernon Harris Memorial at Potomac Speedway to earn $5,000. Ricky Elliott of Seaford, Del., led the first 44 laps of the 51-lapper before Full Story

• Patrick wins Spooker, Show-Me Series finale

  Posted: 10/22/2007, 12:04 pm From series reports

  POCOLA, Okla. (Oct. 20) — Kevin Patrick of Gentry, Ark., won at Tri-State Speedway's 28th annual Spooker to capture the season finale on the Show-Me Racin' Series. Patrick, who led the entire main event, earned his second career series Full Story

• R.J. pulls off $9,500 tripleheader sweep at Green Valley

  Posted: 10/22/2007, 11:49 am From track and correspondent reports

  GLENCOE, Ala. (Oct. 20-21) — Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn., pulled off a tripleheader sweep at Green Valley Speedway's Top Guns Tournament as he captured victories in all three Late Model divisions. The victories were worth Full Story

• Jason Cliburn earns $15,000 at Magnolia

  Posted: 10/21/2007, 01:12 am By Jerry Carnathan

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Oct. 20) — The driver from Star, Miss., truly became a star at Magnolia Motor Speedway. Winning the richest race of his career, Jason Cliburn earned $15,000 with a dramatic victory in the Coors Light Cotton Pickin' Full Story

• DTWC: Frank outduels Richards, wins $50,000

  Posted: 10/20/2007, 09:15 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 20) — Falling back to third early, polesitter Chub Frank won a lengthy side-by-side, mid-race duel with Josh Richards, then pulled away after the final caution on lap 79 for a $50,000 victory in the 27th annual Dirt Full Story

• DTWC: Balzano captures Jim Dunn Memorial

  Posted: 10/20/2007, 06:08 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 20) — Mike Balzano of Parkersburg, W.Va., earned the final starting spot for the 27th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway with a victory in the 30-lap Jim Dunn Memorial, a race for non-qualifiers. Full Story

• DTWC: Stuhler, Kosiski among Hall of Famers

  Posted: 10/20/2007, 05:14 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 20) — The winningest driver in Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway history, two NASCAR national champions, two Kentucky legends, an Ohio driver with more than 500 victories and a Tennessean who raced well into his 60s were Full Story

• DTWC: Lineups for Saturday's racing events

  Posted: 10/20/2007, 04:08 pm From staff reports

  Dirt Track World Championship (top 18) Row 1: Chub Frank, Mike Marlar Row 2: Josh Richards, Rod Conley Row 3: Jimmy Owens, Jackie Boggs Row 4: Steve Francis, Steve Shaver Row 5: Chris Combs, Keith Berner Row 6: Eddie Carrier Jr., Full Story

• DTWC: Same tire boosts Owens, Marlar in heats

  Posted: 10/20/2007, 09:10 am By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 19) — Six different cars and six different drivers won Friday night heat races at the 27th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway. But only five different right-rear tires won heats. That's because the Full Story

• DTWC: Frank glad he didn't skip trip to K-C

  Posted: 10/19/2007, 08:40 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 19) — Chub Frank almost skipped the 27th annual Dirt Track World Championship, hedging to make sure the weather would be OK. The weather was OK, and Frank's fortunes were even better. The Bear Lake, Pa., driver led Full Story