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• Top 25: McDowell zooms to seventh in rankings

  Posted: 04/18/2023, 06:50 am By Todd Turner

  Dale McDowell convinced Spring Thaw 100 competitors he was best with his flag-to-flag victory in XR Super Series action at Volunteer Speedway. The 56-year-old Chickamauga, Ga., driver was also convincing to voters in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story

• McDowells specialize in playing the long game

  Posted: 04/17/2023, 06:02 pm By Robert Holman

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (April 15) — If there was a betting line in Las Vegas handicapping which Dirt Late Model drivers would be in contention at the end of 100-lap events, Dale McDowell would be among the favorites. Somehow, the veteran driver Full Story

• Fast Talk: Years roll on, but victories remain

  Posted: 04/17/2023, 10:45 am

  With 56-year-old Dale McDowell earning $100,000 in the XRSS Spring Thaw 100 at Volunteer among other special events, our roundtable weighs in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and Full Story

• Notes: Modified standout Nicely adding fenders

  Posted: 04/17/2023, 09:10 am By Bryan Ault

  PARAGON, Ind. (April 15) — Tyler Nicely spent Friday night doing what he’s done for years in grabbing a modified victory at the Brownstown (Ill.) Bullring. On Saturday he took a decided step up in running his richest Super Late Model Full Story

• Notes: J.D.'s near-miss doesn't translate at Gap

  Posted: 04/16/2023, 08:05 am By Robert Holman

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (April 15) — Jonathan Davenport is trending the wrong direction at Volunteer Speedway. In just more than a week, last year’s DirtonDirt.com Driver of the Year went from participating in an epic back-and-forth battle Full Story

• Upstart Indiana rookie reaches Paragon podium

  Posted: 04/16/2023, 07:59 am By Bryan Ault

  PARAGON, Ind. (April 15) — Jordan Wever has tempered expectations in jumping up to the Super Late Model division. Competing Saturday at Paragon Speedway on the Ultimate Heart of America Series, the 23-year-old Bloomington, Ind., driver Full Story

• Erb warms to Gap after rally (and endless laps)

  Posted: 04/16/2023, 07:49 am By Robert Holman

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (April 15) — It’s possible that Tyler Erb is starting to warm up to Volunteer Speedway. Erb’s first impression of the historic 49-year-old high-banked 4/10-mile oval nestled in the rolling hills of East Tennessee Full Story

• Notes: Satisfaction for Bernheisel at age 65

  Posted: 04/13/2023, 10:28 am By Kyle McFadden

  On a piece of loose leaf paper, Jim Bernheisel tracks all the accomplishments he’s accrued in 47 years of racing. The owner of Bernheisel Race Cars and Lazer Chassis knows the skill of organization as a business operator, plus the virtue Full Story

• Column: A balancing act at Longhorn for Arpin

  Posted: 04/13/2023, 06:55 am

  One year into his stint as the managing partner of Longhorn Chassis, Steve Arpin has comfortably settled into his role with the company. Which means that he largely spends his days talking and talking and talking, his iPhone or office Full Story

• Talladega primed for richest Late Model race

  Posted: 04/12/2023, 08:53 am By Mike Warren

  When Talladega Short Track owner and promoter Adam Stewart was searching for a weekend for the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series to make their debut at the Eastaboga, Ala., track, he had a significant one in mind.   After looking Full Story

• Fast Talk: Big winners and NASCAR connections

  Posted: 04/10/2023, 11:36 am

  With Kyle Larson (at Volunteer Speedway) and Ricky Thornton Jr. (at All-Tech Raceway) grabbing $20,000 victories among other action that dodged inclement weather, our roundtable considers topics in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Full Story

• Improving Busch might link up with Overton again

  Posted: 04/08/2023, 07:27 am By Kyle McFadden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (April 7) — Kyle Busch’s special appearance Thursday in one of Brandon Overton’s Dirt Late Models at Volunteer Speedway has the makings to be more than just a one-time collaboration between the superstars. Though Full Story

• Big money, big debut on horizon for Davenport

  Posted: 04/07/2023, 09:30 am By Kyle McFadden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (April 6) — Jonathan Davenport isn’t one to make excuses. But he’ll share the prime reason why he couldn’t keep up with Kyle Larson in the losing end of their epic Thursday night showdown at Volunteer Speedway, Full Story

• Methodical McDowell's vintage run at Bulls Gap

  Posted: 04/07/2023, 06:30 am By Robert Holman

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (April 6) — Dale McDowell was racing on a familiar track for big money not far from his brother and team owner Shane McDowell’s race shop 30 miles away in Mooresburg, Tenn. The 50-lap main event went caution-free. The Full Story

• Notes: Young White outruns role models

  Posted: 04/06/2023, 12:46 pm By Kyle McFadden

  Racing on a regular basis at Wartburg (Tenn.) Speedway, Anthony White Jr. has two of Tennessee’s finest examples to follow in his father Anthony White Sr. and longtime racer Eddie King Jr. “They are the guys beat, and they are pretty Full Story

• Column: Mighty Macon’s allure attracts Kearns

  Posted: 04/06/2023, 12:33 am

  How did a born-and-bred California guy become the owner of Macon (Ill.) Speedway, the venerable fifth-mile, high-banked bullring that sits in the heart of the Midwest’s Dirt Late Model scene? Chris Kearns, the Golden Stater in question, Full Story

• Tour director draws on varied race experiences

  Posted: 04/05/2023, 04:45 pm By Robert Holman

  The Hunt The Front Super Dirt Series presented by Sweet Victory Apparel launches its inaugural season Friday at All-Tech Raceway in Ellisville, Fla., with a $20,000-to-win program, putting the first-year tour founded by the three Joiner Full Story

• Top 25: First-place votes split among four drivers

  Posted: 04/04/2023, 10:06 am By Todd Turner

  With uncooperative spring weather jumbling race schedules for Dirt Late Model’s top drivers, DirtonDirt.com power rankings are likewise a bit jumbled up top with four drivers receiving first-place votes after a three-week break from balloting. Rocket Full Story

• Fast Talk: Momentum, driver roles, purse digits

  Posted: 04/03/2023, 08:36 am

  With Mother Nature relenting to allow more racing as we head into April, our roundtable considers the latest action and other issues in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Car Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Detail Full Story

• Dispatches: Davenport wins in new Longhorn

  Posted: 03/31/2023, 11:45 pm

  The latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events during the March 31-April 1 weekend, including Schaeffer's Spring Nationals action in Alabama, the season-openning Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association Full Story

• Column: Phillips wraps up Hall of Fame career

  Posted: 03/30/2023, 08:46 am

  Driving a Dirt Late Model was about the only thing Terry Phillips ever wanted to do with his life. The native of Springfield, Mo., grew up watching his father, legendary short-track racer Larry Phillips, do it, so it was natural that he Full Story

• Notes: Part-time racing, full-time skills

  Posted: 03/29/2023, 10:08 am

  Missouri racer Payton Looney is looking at the 2023 season as one of a happy medium, where he can race enough to quench his competitive thirst while being at home enough for his growing family. “I would like to race about 15 times,” Full Story

• Concussion's aftereffects still plague Missouri ace

  Posted: 03/28/2023, 09:39 am By Robert Holman

  Jesse Stovall isn’t ready to announce his retirement from driving race cars, but he knows there's a ways to go before he can return to the cockpit full time — if ever. The Billings, Mo., driver still struggles from the aftereffects Full Story

• Fast Talk: Unsung heroes and tidying up for spring

  Posted: 03/27/2023, 11:02 am

  Uncooperative March weather meant there wasn't much racing, but our roundtable considers the latest happenings and other issues in our the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Pick a Full Story

• Column: Farmer plays in the Davenport oval's dirt

  Posted: 03/23/2023, 06:40 am

  All the national attention swirling around Davenport (Iowa) Speedway, all the praise the quarter-mile oval has drawn for producing spectacular Dirt Late Model racing over the last few years, has certainly pleased its promoter Ricky Kay. Full Story