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Father-to-be enjoys his homecoming at Tri-City
Posted: 06/03/2023, 06:48 am By Robert HolmanGRANITE CITY, Ill. (June 2) — Life on the road for a full-time Dirt Late Model driver can be a grind, so competing at your home track a few times each season is always a welcome change. Racing at a track owned by your parents is an even Full Story
Buddies don’t give an inch in duel at Tri-City
Posted: 06/03/2023, 05:31 am By Robert HolmanGRANITE CITY, Ill. (June 2) — With a handful of laps remaining in Friday’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series feature at Tri-City Speedway, Kyle Bronson and Brian Shirley rolled through turn four inches apart, Bronson slinging Full Story
Dispatches: Herrington completes Cochran cycle
Posted: 06/04/2023, 07:10 amThe latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events the first weekend in June, including World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series action at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway, Hunt the Front Super Series action in Cochran, Full Story
Column: Focused MARS series finding its target
Posted: 06/01/2023, 03:45 pmThere isn’t a fool-proof formula for creating a perfect regional Super Late Model tour, but the current version of the MARS Late Model Championship powered by FK Rod Ends might be coming close. It’s no secret that regional circuits Full Story
Lanigan ‘rusty’ in one-off appearance at Florence
Posted: 06/01/2023, 03:10 pm By Bryan AultUNION, Ky. (May 31) — Darrell Lanigan leaned against his pit box — resting his chin on his forearm with a beer close to his face — and blankly stared across the humid pit area Wednesday evening at Florence Speedway as he pondered Full Story
Notes: Dohm salvages Florence outing
Posted: 06/01/2023, 11:07 am By Bryan AultUNION, Ky. (May 31) — After time-trialing 12th fastest in a 16-car qualifying group Wednesday at Florence Speedway, Zack Dohm was ready to pack up and go home. But the 34-year-old Cross Lanes, W.Va., driver, with encouragement from his Full Story
Notes: Facing terminal cancer, Missourian chases title
Posted: 06/01/2023, 06:42 am By Kyle McFaddenCapturing the POWRi Late Model Series championship is Todd McCoin’s greatest pursuit on the racetrack this year. Away from the racetrack, however, he’s in the throes of a battle that overshadows his racing. With stage-4 clear cell Full Story
Summer school: Readin', writin' … and dirt racin'?
Posted: 05/31/2023, 02:17 pm By Robert HolmanCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (May 30) — School may be out, but summer session is in full swing for racer Tristan Chamberlain. The 15-year-old from Richmond, Ind., barely had time to stow his backpack before heading out on a real world learning Full Story
Notes: Overton brushes off Wheatland frustration
Posted: 05/30/2023, 05:21 pm By Kyle McFaddenWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 27) — Devin Moran thought he was in for some trouble after Saturday’s chaotic Show-Me 100 victory because his eventual race-winning maneuver left Brandon Overton with a destroyed race car. “I’m probably going Full Story
Top 25: Thornton nabs No. 1 spot for first time
Posted: 05/30/2023, 11:23 am By Todd TurnerWhile he was stripped of a $50,000 victory by a deck-height violation, Ricky Thornton Jr.'s impressive Show-Me 100 weekend was rewarded by voters in DirtonDirt.com's Top 25 power rankings with his first-ever No. 1 ranking. The Chandler, Full Story
Coltman Farms teammates making gains
Posted: 05/30/2023, 09:01 am By Robert HolmanWHEEL, Tenn. (May 28) — A decade ago, Kenny Collins of Colbert, Ga., was crowned the Schaeffer’s Fall Nationals — formerly Southern Nationals Bonus Series — champion despite having an average finish of just 12th in the eight-race, Full Story
Fast Talk: Show-Me review, Madden's prospects
Posted: 05/29/2023, 11:14 amAfter a busy Memorial Day weekend highlighted by Devin Moran’s inherited Show-Me 100 victory and Chris Madden’s two-victory WoO success at Sharon Speedway, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 Full Story
McDowell's Duck River victory triggers nostalgia
Posted: 05/29/2023, 08:17 am By Robert HolmanWHEEL, Tenn. (May 28) — Dale McDowell has enjoyed much success during his lengthy Hall of Fame career. He’s a World 100 winner. A winner on Bristol Speedway’s dirt-covered asphalt oval. He owns 14 career World of Outlaws Case Late Full Story
'Numb' Moran appraises bizarre win, hurt feelings
Posted: 05/29/2023, 08:01 am By Kyle McFaddenWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 28) — Devin Moran didn’t know how to fully internalize the path to Saturday’s stunning Show-Me 100 victory at Lucas Oil Speedway. The natural response for a driver winning their first crown jewel would be partying Full Story
RTJ processes crushing Show-Me-losing penalty
Posted: 05/28/2023, 08:53 am By Kyle McFaddenWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 27) — Overtaken by the whirlwind of emotions for being denied his first Show-Me 100 victory after failing the so-called droop rule, Ricky Thornton Jr. sat inside his race car a little while longer Saturday outside Full Story
Notes: Trying to show 'em at Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/27/2023, 02:12 pm By Kyle McFaddenWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 26) — While the most familiar of faces, Jonathan Davenport, won again Friday, it was Jeff Herzog representing Missouri during the Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 weekend as a feel-good polesitter for the second straight night Full Story
Thornton's rallies bode well for Show-Me finale
Posted: 05/27/2023, 07:11 am By Kyle McFaddenWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 26) — In what’s developing as his best Dirt Late Model season, what Ricky Thornton Jr. has accomplished in this week’s Show-Me 100 prelims at Lucas Oil Speedway might be the most impressive. The Chandler, Ariz., Full Story
Family man contends with Show-Me's stars
Posted: 05/27/2023, 06:20 am By Kyle McFaddenWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 26) — A part of Payton Looney wished he hadn’t been at at Lucas Oil Speedway on Thursday. Yes, the Republic, Mo., driver had a downright dreadful evening from the outset when simultaneous fuel pump and oil line Full Story
Recent Show-Me winners take lumps opening night
Posted: 05/26/2023, 01:13 pm By Kyle McFaddenWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 25) — Thursday’s Cowboy Classic wasn't particular kind toward the trio of previous Show-Me 100 winners Chris Ferguson (2022), Hudson O’Neal (2021) and Payton Looney (2019). Mount Holly, N.C.’s Ferguson and Republic, Full Story
Notes: J.D. gets his head on straight at Wheatland
Posted: 05/26/2023, 01:09 pm By Kyle McFaddenWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 25) — When Jonathan Davenport visited the chiropractor earlier this week to relieve some bodily tension ahead of Lucas Oil Speedway's Show-Me 100 weekend, the 39-year-old Blairsville, Ga., driver also received a good Full Story
Local teen in mix with best on Lucas Oil tour
Posted: 05/26/2023, 08:00 am By Kyle McFaddenWHEATLAND, Mo. (May 27) — Dillon McCowan’s personality is far from ostentatious. His simple self-assessment speaks to that. “I’m a small-town kid from Urbana, Mo., who feeds cows every morning before he works on race cars,” McCowan Full Story
Dispatches: Weiss rerouts for Duck River visit
Posted: 05/28/2023, 04:05 amThe latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events during Memorial Day weekend, including World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series action at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio and other events (look elsewhere for Full Story
Notes: Canadian finds himself in good place
Posted: 05/25/2023, 12:06 am By Kyle McFaddenTwo years ago, it appeared Jake Hooker’s Dirt Late Model career was over. The only engine in the Oungah, Ontario, driver’s family stable went to ruins at the beginning of 2021, and with racing’s rising costs, Hooker’s mom and dad, Full Story
Column: Selling out? Now he's showing out
Posted: 05/25/2023From late 2020 to today, the trajectory of Carson Ferguson’s racing career could scarcely have changed more dramatically. Even he has a hard time fully grasping where he is now and where he was then. Ferguson, 23, of Lincolnton, N.C., Full Story
Fast Facts: 31st annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/24/2023, 10:16 pm By Aaron ClayDates: May 25-27 (complete show for Late Models and modifieds on Thursday and Friday; consolations and features for Late Models and modifieds on Saturday). Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval). Purse: Full Story
