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Lucas collects $10,000 for Southern 100 victory
Posted: 11/20/2007, 03:21 pm From track reportsMILTON, 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 HelmIt'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 TurnerCLEVELAND, 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 RigsbyLAS 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 TurnerCLEVELAND, 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 TurnerCLEVELAND, 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 reportsCLEVELAND, 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 RigsbyLAS 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 reportsWHEEL, 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 reportsThe 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 TurnerCHATSWORTH, 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 TurnerGAFFNEY, 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 TurnerGAFFNEY, 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 TurnerGAFFNEY, 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. AndersonPHOENIX, 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 RigsbyMAGNOLIA, 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 TurnerCHATSWORTH, 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 TurnerCHATSWORTH, 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 RigsbyMAGNOLIA, 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. AndersonPHOENIX, 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 reportsFarmer 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
For Francis, no more 'When will you win title?'
Posted: 11/07/2007, 02:27 pm By Kevin KovacA weight as heavy as a 2,300-pound dirt Late Model is now off Steve Francis’s shoulders. Finally, after two heart-breaking close calls, the Kentucky Colonel won the 2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship. “I don’t Full Story
Red-hot Michael gets SRRS Clarksville victory
Posted: 11/07/2007, 10:40 am From series reportsCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 3) —�Southern Regional Racing Series points leader Byron Michael continued his late-season hot streak with a $3,000 victory at StormPay.com Speedway. Michael won his fifth series race in the his last Full Story
Deese triumphs at Delaware, earns $3,000
Posted: 11/07/2007, 09:34 am By Charlie BrownDELMAR, Del. (Nov. 3-4) — Roy Deese Jr. of Laurel, Md. captured the 50-lap Late Model Delaware State Dirt Track Championship at Delaware International Speedway. Deese took the lead after a strange set of circumstances on lap 18 saw Full Story
Topless 100 highlights 2008 Lucas Oil schedule
Posted: 11/06/2007, 05:02 pm From series and staff reportsThree events paying at least $40,000 to the winner, including the previously unsanctioned Topless 100 at Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway, highlight the 2008 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule. The 4-year-old tour on Tuesday afternoon Full Story
