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• Column: A love for racing, but with limits

  Posted: 08/25/2022, 05:01 pm

  As Steve Casebolt spent much of last Saturday afternoon stranded in a parking lot near a Wendy’s restaurant in Hermitage, Pa., waiting for parts to repair his broken-down hauler, he gave more than a passing thought to bagging his plans Full Story

• Notes: Illinois driver finally gets over hump

  Posted: 08/25/2022, 07:45 am By Kyle McFadden

  Logan Moody’s maiden Super Late Model victory Aug. 19 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway unfolded along the path of least resistance: a clean sweep of the nightly program with quick time honors following by leading every lap of his heat race Full Story

• Top 25: J.D. reigns as Clanton, O'Neal gain

  Posted: 08/23/2022, 06:21 am By Todd Turner

  Crown jewel dominator Jonathan Davenport continues his reign atop DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings as the unanimous No. 1 for the third straight week following his $50,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory in the Comp Cams Topless Full Story

• Spearheading a Larry Shaw Late Model revival

  Posted: 08/22/2022, 06:49 am By Robert Holman

  LOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 20) — It wasn’t a triumphant return. But it was a return nonetheless. Twelve years after the last new dirt Late Model race car came off the jig at Larry Shaw Race Cars in Batesville, Ark., the iconic brand was Full Story

• Vigilant crews navigate racing’s longest season

  Posted: 08/22/2022, 06:37 am By Todd Turner

  After a grueling five weeks on the road, crew chief Randall Edwards knew it was time to point the Best Performance Motorsports transporter back toward its Ohio home base. Amid a season where 25-year-old driver Tyler Erb will compete in Full Story

• Fast Talk: Considering J.D., historic perspective

  Posted: 08/22/2022, 06:34 am

  With Jonathan Davenport streaking to his third consecutive crown jewel victory at Batesville's Comp Cams Topless 100, our roundtable considers the streak and other issues in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story

• Notes: Speedweeks car shines for Sharon winner

  Posted: 08/21/2022, 07:11 am By Kevin Kovac

  HARTFORD, Ohio (Aug. 20) — Devin Moran has been searching all season for the speed and strength he flashed during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks. He might have finally found it Saturday. After rolling to a convincing $10,000 triumph in the Full Story

• Notes: Not quite enough pixie dust in O’Neal rally

  Posted: 08/21/2022, 06:28 am By Robert Holman

  LOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 20) — There are plenty of songs about magic. A simple internet search quickly delivers 54, 40 of them with magic in the title. There are numerous movies — purely fiction, of course — and books as well which Full Story

• It's red-hot Davenport vs. the World at Topless

  Posted: 08/20/2022, 01:44 pm By Robert Holman

  LOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 19) — It may not be Jonathan Davenport vs. the World, but it’s starting to feel that way. Davenport, the red-hot superstar from Blairsville, Ga., who already has more than $1.6 million in earnings this season, Full Story

• Back 'home' with WoO, confidence fills Clanton

  Posted: 08/20/2022, 10:51 am By Kyle McFadden

  MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (Aug. 19) — Though it didn’t appear anything special happened in Shane Clanton’s run-of-the-mill victory Friday at Williams Grove Speedway, the front-row starter from Zebulon, Ga., drove home a couple of notable Full Story

• Evansville, Ind., racer taking the next step

  Posted: 08/18/2022, 08:18 am By Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. — John Clippinger remembers when his father fielded a Late Model team more than a dozen years ago with Kevin Claycomb and other standout drivers steering the team's No. 16c. Now 24, Clippinger is getting his chance to Full Story

• Notes: After slowdown, Myers revving up again

  Posted: 08/18/2022, 08:19 am By Kyle McFadden

  At the height of his racing career in 2010, D.J. Myers had established himself as one of the fiercest Mid-Atlantic weekly racers. Thirty-two of his 78 total wins in a Dirt Late Model were amassed between 2009 to ’13 driving for Virginia Full Story

• Notes: Briggs eager for close-to-home events

  Posted: 08/17/2022, 12:46 pm By Mike Warren

  Boom Briggs has seen many scenarios in his Late Model career. However, 2022 brought him a new challenge — owning two cars on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series. As the national tour heads into a three-race weekend at Williams Full Story

• Column: Winding down, but not ready to retire

  Posted: 08/17/2022, 12:47 pm

  Ask Lance Matthees if the 2022 campaign is going to be his last as a Dirt Late Model driver and the 66-year-old from Winona, Minn., will come as close as possible to confirming his impending retirement. “It ain’t official,” he said Full Story

• Fast Facts: 30th annual Comp Cams Topless 100

  Posted: 08/16/2022, 04:53 pm By Robert Holman

  Event: 30th annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Nutrien Ag Solutions Dates: Aug. 19-20 ($5,000-to-win program on Friday followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway (3/8-mile clay oval) Sanction: Full Story

• Top 25: Veteran McDowell returns to the Top 10

  Posted: 08/16/2022, 10:23 am By Todd Turner

  Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., strengthened his grip on the No. 1 spot leading DirtonDirt.com's power rankings over the nation's best drivers, including a pair of fellow Georgians in the top 10 who joined Davenport on the podium Full Story

• Fast Talk: Next 100-lap race? We’ll take a pass

  Posted: 08/15/2022, 10:20 am

  With Jonathan Davenport adding yet another megapurse victory with his $75,000 Sunoco North-South 100 triumph at Florence, we consider that and more in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and Full Story

• Notes: North-South 100 goes south for Madden

  Posted: 08/14/2022, 02:03 pm By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (Aug. 13) — Florence Speedway fans were primed for a showdown of the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked drivers Saturday at the 40th North-South 100, at $75,000-to-win the richest race in track history. Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Full Story

• Dohm fuels up for solid North-South 100 finish

  Posted: 08/14/2022, 01:20 am By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (Aug. 13) — Zack Dohm was ready with a quip for his postrace interview following Saturday’s Sunoco North-South 100 at Florence Speedway. “At least we didn’t run out of fuel this time,” Dohm said with a smile. | RaceWire And Full Story

• Georgians stand tall on North-South 100 podium

  Posted: 08/14/2022, 01:21 am By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (Aug. 13) — Florence Speedway’s biggest event began 40 years ago, pitting the nation’s Northern drivers vs. the nation’s Southern drivers at the half-mile track that lies just south of the Mason-Dixon line. But considering Full Story

• Seawright’s new car vital in his emotional victory

  Posted: 08/13/2022, 09:51 am By Robert Holman

  WHEEL, Tenn. — Sam Seawright’s voice cracked just a little in victory lane at Duck River Raceway Park after winning Friday’s Valvoline Iron-Man Southern Series feature. The 18-year-old from Rainsville, Ala., isn’t known to give Full Story

• Robinson's reset, rally raises spirits at Florence

  Posted: 08/13/2022, 01:52 am By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Loading up a race car is typically a mundane task for sixth-place finishers, but Ross Robinson clearly had a pep in his step Friday night at Florence Speedway. The 32-year-old from Georgetown, Del., showed a cheery Full Story

• Notes: Grandpa-to-be EPJ anxious at Florence

  Posted: 08/13/2022, 01:10 am By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Rocket Chassis house car driver Brandon Sheppard’s wife Mikala gave birth to their newest child hours before Sheppard headed to Florence Speedway for the Sunoco North-South 100 weekend, but four-time Lucas Oil Full Story

• Rice, Florence's top-side talent, awes observers

  Posted: 08/11/2022, 05:00 pm By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (Aug. 11) — How would you describe how high-flying Florence Speedway favorite Josh Rice blazes around the high-banked, half-mile oval? “He’s up on the cushion a lot,” said young fan Briahna Lennex of Maysville, Ky., Full Story

• Ferguson, Ultimate clash on VMS tire controversy

  Posted: 08/11/2022, 04:09 pm By Robert Holman and Todd Turner

  With Chris Ferguson disputing his tire-related disqualification from Saturday’s Ultimate Southeast Super Late Model victory at Virginia Motor Speedway, series president Stan Lester on Tuesday evening announced he’s planning on meeting Full Story