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• Covert virtually clinches MACS title with victory

  Posted: 10/05/2007, 11:03 pm By Todd Turner

  CUMBERLAND, Md. (Oct. 5) — Jason Covert made sure to thank free-lance dirt racing consultant Robbie Allen after his victory in the opening race of the Big Kahuna VII at Allegany County Speedway. Covert said Allen was vital to helping Full Story

• Franklin wins Tri-County's Tar Heel 50, picks up $4,600

  Posted: 10/05/2007, 12:10 am From special reports

  BRASSTOWN, N.C. (Oct. 4) — Fast qualifier and polesitter Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., led all the way in the Tar Heel 50 at Tri-County Racetrack. Franklin's unsanctioned victory in the Ray Cook-promoted event paid $4,600, including Full Story

• Pearson wraps up third Lucas Oil championship

  Posted: 10/04/2007, 05:20 pm From series, track and team reports

  The cancellation of the final two races on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series means Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., wins his third championship on the tour. The Oct. 5-6 events at Rome and Dixie Speedways in Georgia were cancelled Full Story

• MIDWEST: Mooneyham launching series in 2008

  Posted: 10/04/2007, 10:54 am By Todd Turner

  A new Missouri-based series, started by a self-described "die-hard Late Model guy," will launch in 2008 with most of its races at Monett Speedway and I-44 Speedway in Lebanon. Dirt LateModel Racing Association founder Randy Mooneyham, who Full Story

• Madden wins Southern Nationals makeup at Tri-County

  Posted: 10/04/2007, 03:30 am From series reports

  BRASSTOWN, N.C. (Oct. 3) — Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., wrapped up the Southern Nationals points title in July, but he added to his series earnings by winning the makeup race of a twice-rained out event at Tri-County Racetrack. Full Story

• Alabama state champ Nowell earns $7,000

  Posted: 10/03/2007, 03:44 am From track reports

  PHENIX CITY, Ala. (Sept. 30) — Hometown driver Terrance Nowell took the lead from Randle Chupp on the 56th lap and led the rest of the 100-lap Alabama State Championship. Nowell started outside the front row and hung around the top Full Story

• Baggett enthused by Magnolia State 100 run

  Posted: 10/02/2007, 06:00 pm By Todd Turner

  Neil Baggett couldn't be sure what kind of reception he'd get back at the team's pit stall behind turn three at Columbus Speedway. Would supporters be happy the young driver from Shannon, Miss., had made a ninth-to-third run through the Full Story

• Eighth WDRA victory wraps up title for Berry

  Posted: 10/02/2007, 04:27 pm By Tom Freimann

  OLATHE, Colo. (Sept. 29) — Jeep Berry narrowly lost last year's Western Dirt Racing Association championship to fellow Grand Junction, Colo., driver Dean Moore last season as the title chase came down to the final race. Berry made Full Story

• Keeton, Wilson, Yates win StormPay.com titles

  Posted: 10/02/2007, 11:04 am By Roby Helm

  Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, Miss., Logan Yates of Delta, Miss., and Frank Wilson of Milton, Fla., have been crowned the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series Regional Champions at the completion of the 27-week competition. Along with the three Full Story

• Hanestad's rally gives him Red Clay Classic win

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 02:32 pm By Nick Gima

  ASHLAND, Wis. (Sept. 29) — Rick Hanestad of Boyceville, Wis., was right at home on ABC Raceway's red clay. Taking the lead from Paul Brust on the 38th lap, Hanestad led the remainder of the 50-lapper for a $4,000 victory in the 32nd Full Story

• Schlenk's venture to Canada pays off handsomely

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 02:05 pm From track reports

  SOUTH BUXTON, Ontario (Sept. 29) — Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich., led the final seven laps at South Buxton Raceway in the 35-lap Castrol Late Model Shootout. Schlenk's victory in Canada paid him $5,000 in an event that drew 34 drivers Full Story

• White climbs Mountain, wins third series crown

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 11:11 am From series reports

  MARYVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 29) — At mid-season, it appeared two-time champion Anthony White's stranglehold on the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series might be over. But the Clinton, Tenn., roared down the stretch, winning three of the Full Story

• Carolina Clash finale worth $8,000 for Jeff Smith

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

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 29) — Rallying from his 10th starting spot, Jeff Smith of Dallas, N.C., resumed his domination at Fayetteville Motor Speedway with a victory in the richest Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series race. Smith Full Story

• Glaser's Lorenzini Memorial win clinches 3rd title

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 09:59 am By Jay Reese

  MEDFORD, Ore. (Sept. 28-29) — Good things are coming in threes for Trevor Glaser of Tangent, Ore. The Dirt Late Model racer recently clinched his third consecutive championship at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore., and on the final Full Story

• ROUNDUP: Anderson captures Lakeside finale

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 09:25 am From track, correspondent and special reports

  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Sept. 29) — John Anderson of Omaha, Neb., had enough with second-place finishes. He ended a streak of bridesmaid runs with a $5,000 victory in the finale of the Capital Federal Savings Late Model Showdown at Lakeside Full Story

• Hot Rod Conley earns $5,000 in first win at Florence

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 09:01 am From track reports

  UNION, Ky. (Sept. 29) — Rod Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio, closed out the season at Florence Speedway with his first career victory at the half-mile oval. When a late-season O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass event was removed from the Full Story

• Hershey kisses off foes with Susquehanna win

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 12:37 am From track reports

  NEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. (Sept. 29) — Tyler Hershey of Mercersburg, earned a career-high $5,000 by leading the final 12 laps of the second annual Susquehanna Showdown. Hershey, who turns 27 on Oct. 4, was best among 52 Limited Late Model Full Story

• Casebolt earns $10,000 at Winchester 200

  Posted: 10/01/2007, 12:08 am From track reports

  WINCHESTER, Va. (Sept. 28-29) — Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., took the lead from Nathan Durboraw just before the lap-56 fuel stop and led the rest of main event for a $10,000 payday at Winchester Speedway. The 100-lap feature Full Story

• Van Wormer wins Quad City's rain-halted race

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 08:48 pm By Michael Rigsby

  EAST MOLINE, Ill. (Sept. 30) — Jeep Van Wormer of Pinconning, Mich., took the lead from Matt Miller 15 laps before the rains came to win the second annual Fall Harvest at Quad City Raceway. Van Wormer earned $12,000 for the United Full Story

• Stuart Motorsports Inc. in LaSalle promotional discussions

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 04:46 pm By Michael Rigsby

  EAST MOLINE, Ill. (September 30) -- Stuart Motorsports Inc., is in discussions with LaSalle Speedway to promote the high-banked quarter-mile in 200. "At this time, Stuart Motorsports and Kerianne Izzo are in serious discussions for us to Full Story

• Blair reels in $12,000 victory at McKean County

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 02:56 pm From correspondent reports

  EAST SMETHPORT, Pa. (Sept. 28-29) — Rob Blair of Titusville, Pa., earned $12,000 for one of the richest victories of his career at McKean County Raceway in the United Late Model Series-sanctioned Priority Care RaceFan 50. | Slideshow Blair Full Story

• Ball wins at Volunteer as Llewellyn takes titles

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 08:19 am By Robert Walden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Sept. 29) — Dale Ball of Johnson City, Tenn., led flag-to-flag to capture his first-ever Fastrak Racing Series victory on the same night that Knoxville, Tenn., driver John Llewellyn wrapped up the lucrative points Full Story

• Clanton's Magnolia victory biggest of career

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 03:59 am By Todd Turner

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Sept. 29) — Shane Clanton had a hunch that the top groove would be the winning groove for Columbus Speedway's 18th annual Magnolia State 100. It took a good long time — 84 laps to be exact — but Clanton's Full Story

• Wow! Brady Smith's Knoxville victory sinks in

  Posted: 09/30/2007, 02:06 am From track and staff reports

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 29) — Notching the biggest victory of his career, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., dominated the final 40 laps of the fourth annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. The 2004 Full Story

• COLUMN: It's a pleasure to watch Michael succeed

  Posted: 09/29/2007, 12:33 pm By Todd Turner

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Sept. 28) — Byron Michael is one of the good guys. The friendly, mild-mannered driver with the Southern drawl, the ever-present gray-speckled beard and his head on straight about racing's priorities. | Audio slideshow Isn't Full Story