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• Promising revival for Appalachian Mountain Speedweek

  Posted: 06/10/2023, 03:41 pm By Kyle McFadden

  MILL HALL, Pa. (June 9) — Jim Bernheisel finally had a moment to decompress. Months of nonstop preparation to relaunch Appalachian Mountain Speedweek, which served as a staple for Northeastern Dirt Late Model racers from 2009-17, culminated Full Story

• Notes: O'Neal quickly applies lesson at Eldora

  Posted: 06/10/2023, 01:02 pm By Kevin Kovac

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Hudson O’Neal couldn’t have been more pleased to head right back onto Eldora Speedway’s racing surface just 24 hours after letting a Dream XXIX preliminary feature win slip through his fingers. After tossing Full Story

• Winning Speedweek opener leaves Covert smiling

  Posted: 06/10/2023, 09:43 am By Kyle McFadden

  MILL HALL, Pa. (June 9) — It was nearing midnight Friday at Clinton County Speedway, more than an hour after the conclusion of Appalachian Mountain Speedweek’s long-awaited opening night revival, and Jason Covert couldn’t turn out Full Story

• Overton's sterling record at Big E's Dream in limbo

  Posted: 06/10/2023, 05:44 am By Kevin Kovac

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Brandon Overton owns an enviable performance record at Eldora Speedway, but he understands his fortunes at the famed half-mile oval remain subject to fate. Every driver experiences rough nights at the Big E. Full Story

• Prelim tanglers soothed by poles in Dream heats

  Posted: 06/10/2023, 03:54 am By Todd Turner

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — They say all’s well that ends well. While you wouldn’t know it looking at the carnage in the pit areas of Dream XXIX competitors Josh Rice and Mason Zeigler in the wee hours of Saturday morning at Eldora Full Story

• Her marker's in hand for Eldora's big paychecks

  Posted: 06/09/2023, 06:21 pm By Todd Turner

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Misha Geisert’s moment of truth comes late every evening when the checkered flag falls on one of Eldora Speedway’s marquee race programs. On opening night of Dream XXIX, she was ready for that moment, grabbing Full Story

• Notes: Thornton finds winning Eldora rhythm

  Posted: 06/09/2023, 12:53 pm By Kevin Kovac

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — With Ricky Thornton Jr. roaring into Dream XXIX weekend at Eldora Speedway as the hottest driver in Dirt Late Model racing, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that he closely resembled the half-mile oval’s Full Story

• Preview: Appalachian Mountain Speedweek

  Posted: 06/09/2023, 11:50 am By Kyle McFadden

  Dirt Late Model fans in the Northeast, rejoice. Appalachian Mountain Speedweek makes its well received return after a five-year absence Friday at Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, Pa., the opening night of the eight-race miniseries Full Story

• T-Mac's second chance leads to Big E success

  Posted: 06/09/2023, 09:28 am By Kevin Kovac

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — Tim McCreadie was fooled once. He wasn’t going to be fooled again. And so, when a caution flag flew on the 19th circuit of Thursday’s first 25-lap semifeature on opening night of the Dream XXIX weekend at Full Story

• Eldora communication becomes a signal issue

  Posted: 06/09/2023, 07:30 am By Todd Turner

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — Crews heading to Eldora Speedway knew that communicating with drivers during competition was going to be a bit more difficult after track officials last month announced a ban on signal sticks for the Dream XXIX Full Story

• Struggling with aeropush on Eldora's tricky starts

  Posted: 06/08/2023, 03:53 pm By Todd Turner

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — The tricky aerodynamics of Dirt Late Model racing forces drivers to constantly avoid the “dirty air” and the resulting aeropush that occurs when cars lose the air that typically pushes the nosepiece — and Full Story

• Notes: South Dakota rookie sets high goal

  Posted: 06/08/2023, 12:03 am By Kyle McFadden

  With his family’s business growing exponentially and requiring more attention to detail, Jayson Good’s parked his United States Modified Touring Series team and found something more central around home in Watertown, S.D. The 26-year-old’s Full Story

• Notes: No signals, no problem at Big E

  Posted: 06/07/2023, 11:06 pm By Todd Turner

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Count Jerry Bowersock among competitors pleased that crew members standing along the frontstretch fence at Eldora Speedway won’t be allowed to use lengthy and colorful signal stick to let their drivers know Full Story

• Strickler switches to Rocket ahead of Dream XXIX

  Posted: 06/07/2023, 06:45 pm By Todd Turner

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — It’s never easy to make a dramatic change in a Dirt Late Model racing program, but making a change such as switching chassis brands before the season’s richest event ramps up the pressure a bit more. That’s Full Story

• Column: Admiration of Eldora grew for T-Mac

  Posted: 06/07/2023, 05:32 pm

  Look through the list of Dirt Late Model crown jewel winners at Eldora Speedway and Tim McCreadie’s name sticks out. He’s a superstar in the division, sure, but he’s also the rare driver who’s reached the mountaintop at the famed Full Story

• Crewman-turned-driver wins on 49th birthday

  Posted: 06/07/2023, 11:18 am By Todd Turner

  It’s not uncommon for a crew member to watch his Dirt Late Model driver zip around the track and wonder why his driver didn’t try the inside groove. Or why he didn’t get a better restart. Or, perhaps, a crewman might wonder if he Full Story

• Coverage index of Eldora’s Dream XXIX

  Posted: 06/01/2023, 05:39 pm

  ROSSBURG, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of the $129,000-to-win Dream XXIX at Eldora Speedway with split-field preliminary features June 8-9 and the 100-lap main event June 10 (watch on FloRacing): Wednesday, June 23 • Full Story

• Dream debut launches Aussie’s whirlwind trip

  Posted: 06/06/2023, 05:04 pm By Kyle McFadden

  Over the next month, Brent Vosbergen will get a taste of the American dream, and it all starts Thursday on the opening night of Dream XXIX at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. One of Australia’s best short-track racers has partnered Full Story

• Fast Facts: Dream XXIX

  Posted: 06/06/2023, 04:36 pm By Aaron Clay

  Dates: June 8-10 (complete shows on Thursday and Friday, featuring twin 25-lap, $12,000-to-win split-field preliminary features for DIRTcar Late Models; heat races and consolations precede Saturday’s 100-lap finale). | Complete Dream Full Story

• Top 25: RTJ No. 1 as WoO winners climb

  Posted: 06/06/2023, 01:29 pm By Todd Turner

  A two-victory week helped Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., secure the unanimous No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings while winners on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series Full Story

• Tough stretch in life of national tour director

  Posted: 06/05/2023, 04:05 pm By Kevin Kovac

  MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. — As rain poured down and lightning flashed in the skies Saturday night above West Virginia Motor Speedway, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director Rick Schwallie sat on the back edge of the national tour’s operations Full Story

• Fast Talk: Are we only dreaming? Yes, we are

  Posted: 06/05/2023, 07:10 am

  With Eldora Speedway's $129,000-to-win Dream upcoming, our roundtable considers the season's richest event and recent racing in our weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Pick a Full Story

• Madden keeps foes at bay in WoO title pursuit

  Posted: 06/04/2023, 06:12 am By Robert Holman

  PADUCAH, Ky. (June 3) — With one-third of the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series season complete, Chris Madden isn’t ready to shift his entire focus to the series points race. As the tour points leader — a position he’s held Full Story

• Notes: Burdette thrashes to support Historic 100

  Posted: 06/03/2023, 02:29 pm By Kevin Kovac

  MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (June 2) — Friday was supposed to be a nice, relaxing night visiting friends and watching races at his hometown track for K.C. Burdette. But when the 33-year-old driver from Parkersburg, W.Va., discovered that the Full Story

• Seasoned in the division, Thornton rules WVMS

  Posted: 06/03/2023, 09:31 am By Kevin Kovac

  MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (June 2) — How far Ricky Thornton Jr. has come — and how much confidence he has — as a Dirt Late Model driver was on full display Friday during one exhilarating trip around the supersonic West Virginia Motor Speedway. Full Story