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• Notes: Improving Oklahoma youngster chases title

  Posted: 08/11/2022, 08:50 am By Kyle McFadden

  Because weekly racing options options for the typical Late Model racer are scarce in the state of Oklahoma more known for modifieds and stock cars, Sooner State drivers such as Hayden Ross have to look elsewhere for Late Model competition. Fortunately Full Story

• Notes: King ups ante for 40th North-South 100

  Posted: 08/10/2022, 11:59 pm

  Josh King has his finger on the pulse of Dirt Late Model racing enough to recognize when the sport’s economy begins to shift. And 2022 marks one such season with the division’s national tours, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Full Story

• Column: Back to WoO for racing die-hard Francis

  Posted: 08/10/2022, 08:09 am

  Steve Francis considered finding a new career unrelated to Dirt Late Model racing after resigning from his position as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series’s technical director. He really did. But who was he kidding? For his entire adult Full Story

• Notes: Unzicker's rally falls short at Merritt

  Posted: 08/09/2022, 09:14 pm By Kyle McFadden

  LAKE CITY, Mich. (Aug. 6) — Ryan Unzicker was content as could be with Saturday’s 22nd-to-third drive in the Wood Tic Memorial at Merritt Speedway. The only thing that gnawed at the El Paso, Ill., driver though, was that he never had Full Story

• Fast Facts: 40th annual Sunoco North-South 100

  Posted: 08/09/2022, 01:10 pm By Robert Holman

  Dates: Aug. 11-13 (split-field $5,000-to-win programs Thursday and Friday followed by Saturday’s $75,000-to-win finale) Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (half-mile high-banked clay oval) Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purse: Full Story

• Top 25: J.D. unanimous No. 1 as Terbo rises

  Posted: 08/09/2022, 10:27 am By Todd Turner

  While Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., tightened his grip on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings with his victory in the USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas rejoined the top Full Story

• Notes: USA Nationals showdown is a no-show

  Posted: 08/08/2022, 03:33 pm By Kevin Kovac

  NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Chris Madden was ready for a showdown with Jonathan Davenport, a race-long battle with the lone Dirt Late Model driver who’s won more money than him in 2022. But even though Madden started outside Davenport Full Story

• Fast Talk: Cedar Lake rewind and more

  Posted: 08/08/2022, 12:48 pm

  With Jonathan Davenport finding his way to victory lane for a $50,000 payday in the USA Nationals, our roundtable considers Cedar Lake, whether or not J.D. can string together three crown jewel victories in a row and other action in the Full Story

• Amid sliders, scrape and karma, Terbo falls short

  Posted: 08/08/2022, 07:47 am By Kevin Kovac

  NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Tyler Erb finished third in Saturday’s 35th USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, but after the 100-lap feature he was quite certain he hadn’t maxed out his performance. “I had a winning car on multiple Full Story

• Surf's up for Spangler after $34,000 victory

  Posted: 08/07/2022, 10:18 am By Kyle McFadden

  LAKE CITY, Mich. (Aug. 6) — Support him or not, Eric Spangler brings a type of energy and draws a sort of emotion from Michigan racegoers that’s unmatched in comparison to the rest of the state’s loyal contingent of competitors. | Full Story

• Dispatches: Brownstown pileup eliminates O'Neal

  Posted: 08/07/2022, 06:51 am

  The latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events from Aug. 5-7, including the Valvoline Iron-Man Racing Series event at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, Comp Cams Super Dirt Series competition in Harrisburg, Ark., Full Story

• Bad start but great finish for richest Gilpin victory

  Posted: 08/07/2022, 06:52 am By Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Aug. 6) — Devin Gilpin’s master plan didn’t include starting in the ninth row of Saturday’s Hall of Fame Classic at Brownstown Speedway. But the 32-year-old racer from Columbus, Ind., dodged wrecks and overtook Full Story

• Cedar Lake fans embrace Davenport's new heights

  Posted: 08/07/2022, 06:53 am By Kevin Kovac

  NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Something dawned on Jonathan Davenport as he stood in his Double L Motorsports team’s trailer Friday night after winning the pole dash to secure the No. 1 starting spot in the 35th USA Nationals at Cedar Full Story

• Notes: Spangler digging out of hole at Wood Tic

  Posted: 08/06/2022, 04:09 pm By Kyle McFadden

  LAKE CITY, Mich. (Aug. 5) — Allstar Performance Challenge Series points leader Eric Spangler dug himself out of the hole he slipped into Friday in a 16th-to-sixth drive in the second 25-lap semifeature, overcoming his poor qualifying Full Story

• Racing takes back seat for adulting Van Wormer

  Posted: 08/06/2022, 01:48 pm By Kyle McFadden

  LAKE CITY, Mich. (Aug. 5) — Jeep Van Wormer needs no introduction in Wolverine-State racing circles, but if there’s anything the 47-year-old’s inclined to make known these days, it’s offering others a glimpse into his ever-changing Full Story

• Babb climbs on Longhorn in shaking up program

  Posted: 08/06/2022, 05:44 am By Kevin Kovac

  NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 5) — Shannon Babb has been around racing long enough to understand that switching chassis brands isn’t a magic elixir that will fix all of a struggling driver’s problems. But the accomplished 48-year-old Full Story

• Thirlby has high hopes for Wood Tic in tribute car

  Posted: 08/06/2022, 05:33 am By Kyle McFadden

  LAKE CITY, Mich. (Aug. 5) — As usual, Brandon Thirlby’s No. M14 family unit parked along the tree line outside turn two of Merritt Speedway on Friday, one of the calmer places to set up shop in the pit area of the 3/8-mile that garnered Full Story

• Larson can dip into 'bag of tricks' at Cedar Lake

  Posted: 08/05/2022, 08:23 am By Kevin Kovac

  NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 4) — Brent Larson could have been despondent about falling one position short of his first career World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series victory. Or he could have been bubbling with joy over matching his career-best Full Story

• Notes: Iowa standout finds new challenges

  Posted: 08/04/2022, 08:06 am By Kyle McFadden

  Since Matt Ryan broke through in 2019 to win the IMCA weekly points championship after years of falling crushingly short, the Davenport, Iowa, racer’s initiative at the wheel of a Late Model has relaxed a bit. Not relaxed in the sense Full Story

• Column: FALS windfall buoys Rocket 1 team

  Posted: 08/03/2022, 01:47 pm

  When someone chatting with Brandon Sheppard in Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway’s pit area after Saturday’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series-sanctioned Prairie Dirt Classic congratulated him by saying, “You just won a $100,000!” Full Story

• Fast Facts: Cedar Lake’s 35th USA Nationals

  Posted: 08/03/2022, 09:33 am By Robert Holman

  Dates: Aug. 4-6 (standalone $6,000-to-win program Thursday followed by Friday preliminaries for Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval) Sanction: World of Outlaws Full Story

• Top 25: $100,000 PDC winner climbs to No. 3

  Posted: 08/02/2022, 10:29 am By Todd Turner

  Brandon Sheppard’s near-perfect weekend at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway’s Prairie Dirt Classic elevated the New Berlin, Ill., driver three positions to No. 3 in DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings. The Rocket Chassis house car driver Full Story

• Notes: Roland bemoans his missed opportunities

  Posted: 08/02/2022, 06:24 am By Robert Holman

  TAZEWELL, Tenn. (July 30) — Will Roland may have surprised everyone but himself. The 20-year-old driver from Jasper, Ga., had three top-five finishes — with a best of third on July 21 at Toccoa (Ga.) Raceway — en route to a runner-up Full Story

• Steady results yield Collins' best tour finish

  Posted: 08/01/2022, 06:57 pm By Robert Holman

  TAZEWELL, Tenn. (July 30) — Heading into the final Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals race of the season Saturday at Tazewell Speedway, Colbert, Ga.’s Kenny Collins was simply hoping to maintain his hold on third place in the tour’s Full Story

• Notes: Terbo turnaround in tricky PDC conditions

  Posted: 08/01/2022, 12:44 pm By Kevin Kovac

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Fairbury Speedway hasn’t been a fun place — resultswise, at least — for Tyler Erb. The month of July hasn’t been especially memorable for him either. So after the 25-year-old from New Waverly, Texas, Full Story