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• Fast Talk: Digging the Prairie Dirt Classic

  Posted: 08/01/2022, 09:50 am

  With Brandon Sheppard's whopping $100,000 Prairie Dirt Classic victory closing out the month of July, our roundtable considers Fairbury and other action in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity Full Story

• Consistent Marlar can’t find way past B-Shepp

  Posted: 08/01/2022, 07:13 am By Kevin Kovac

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Mike Marlar entered the 32nd Prairie Dirt Classic riding a remarkable string of consistency, but one look at Fairbury Speedway’s packed pit area on Friday had him wondering if he could keep on rolling. “Coming Full Story

• Hot start, savvy strategy lifts Hedgecock to crown

  Posted: 07/31/2022, 05:06 pm By Robert Holman

  TAZEWELL, Tenn. (July 30) — Cory Hedgecock’s first-ever attempt to run the entire Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series schedule got off to a grand start. The 29-year-old Loudon, Tenn., driver won two of the first four series races Full Story

• Prairie Dirt Classic futility haunts Pierce at Fairbury

  Posted: 07/31/2022, 06:01 am By Kevin Kovac

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Maybe Bobby Pierce just can’t win the Prairie Dirt Classic because his father, Bob, captured Fairbury Speedway’s marquee race too many times during his driving days. Both father and son were wondering just Full Story

• Notes: Hexed Winger fades in bid at Fairbury

  Posted: 07/30/2022, 04:58 pm By Kevin Kovac

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (July 29) — Ashton Winger just can’t catch a break. The 22-year-old from Hampton, Ga., appeared primed to make a triumphant debut behind the wheel of the Big Frog Motorsports No. 58 in Friday’s first 25-lap Prairie Full Story

• Payne enjoys satisfying home-track victory

  Posted: 07/30/2022, 04:32 pm By Robert Holman

  BRASSTOWN, N.C. — For David Payne’s first two Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals victories, the Murphy, N.C., driver had to venture out of state, visiting neighboring states Georgia and Tennessee for tour wins in 2016 at Boyd’s Speedway Full Story

• Dizzying finish puts teen in contention at Fairbury

  Posted: 07/30/2022, 06:16 am By Kevin Kovac

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (July 24) — Shortly after winning Friday’s first 25-lap Prairie Dirt Classic semifeature at Fairbury Speedway, Garrett Smith visited Ashton Winger’s pit stall. The 18-year-old from Eatonton, Ga., needed answers from Full Story

• Roland goes from barely racing to title contending

  Posted: 07/29/2022, 02:00 pm By Kyle McFadden

  Initially, Will Roland thought contesting the full Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals circuit wouldn’t be feasible given his family’s modest means. Besides, even if resources were more bountiful, the Rolands haven’t raced Super Late Full Story

• Schaeffer's Southern Nationals coverage index

  Posted: 07/20/2022, 07:13 pm

  DirtonDirt.com’s coverage of the 12 scheduled races of the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals from July 15-30; also visit the schedule page, the series history section (watch all events live at FloRacing): Tuesday, Aug. 2 • Notebook: Full Story

• English in hunt for PDC, WoO rookie title

  Posted: 07/28/2022, 07:52 am By Mike Warren

  It’s not often a rookie contender has a leg up on his competition. However, Tanner English has accomplished a feat that no other World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series driver has in 2022 — grab a checkered flag at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway. As Full Story

• Notes: Patient Genco enjoying best season

  Posted: 07/28/2022, 07:53 am By Kyle McFadden

  For Jason Genco, his July 3 victory at Eriez Speedway in Hammett, Pa., summarized by track announcer Tim Heisler testifies the driving factor that’s put the 38-year-old on the trajectory toward a career-best season. “The old Genco Full Story

• Column: I-80's backers fear void left by closure

  Posted: 07/27/2022, 03:53 pm

  The weekend was billed as the final Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., with the track facing impending sale and closure, but it didn't seem like attendees of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Full Story

• Top 25: Davenport back to No. 1 position

  Posted: 07/26/2022, 12:48 pm By Todd Turner

  Fresh off his $53,000 victory in I-80 Speedway's Silver Dollar Nationals, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., is back on top in the back-and-forth battle with Chris Madden for the top spot in DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings. Davenport, Full Story

• Notes: T-Mac’s I-80 pain extends beyond defeat

  Posted: 07/26/2022, 07:35 am By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 24) — Tim McCreadie was quite sullen after finishing second in Sunday’s 80-lap Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway, which was understandable since he had led the race’s first 73 circuits before Full Story

• Car coordination gets Herrington on track

  Posted: 07/26/2022, 07:29 am By Robert Holman

  SWAINSBORO, Ga. (July 24) — Like many drivers slipping into a new ride or joining a new race team, Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, Ga., struggled with consistency after joining forces with Alabama car owner Colton Miller, a Florida transplant Full Story

• Fast Talk: Polishing off Silver Dollar Nationals

  Posted: 07/25/2022, 11:39 am

  The thick of mid-summer racing continues with Jonathan Davenport's $53,000 victory in the Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals as our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story

• Tour misses its regular stop in Rome, Ga.

  Posted: 07/25/2022, 10:20 am By Robert Holman

  SWAINSBORO, Ga. (July 24) — A midsummer, Sunday evening visit to Rome (Ga.) International Speedway has been a longstanding Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series tradition. Each year since the Ray Cook-promoted series first visited Rome Full Story

• Video research sharpens J.D.’s racing knowledge

  Posted: 07/25/2022, 08:26 am By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 24) — As spectacular as Jonathan Davenport’s million-dollar season has already been, just imagine how much better it would look if dealing with traffic wasn’t such a problem for him. The thought has certainly Full Story

• Notes: Caution dooms Mitchell's Rebel Yell bid

  Posted: 07/24/2022, 10:37 am By Robert Holman

  SYLVANIA, Ga. (July 23) — Zack Mitchell was well on his way to a dominating victory in Saturday’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series-sanctioned 23rd annual Rebel Yell at Screven Motor Speedway. The Enoree, S.C., driver stretched Full Story

• Madden's Silver Dollar Nationals end in wreck

  Posted: 07/23/2022, 11:14 am By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 22) — Chris Madden’s magic-carpet ride of a season came back down to earth — at least temporarily — in a flurry of crushed iron and sheetmetal Friday at I-80 Speedway. The 47-year-old star from Gray Court, Full Story

• Notes: Pierce electrifies in podium charge at I-80

  Posted: 07/22/2022, 03:41 pm By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 21) — Buried in the 20th starting spot, there was never much doubt where Bobby Pierce was going on the sprawling I-80 Speedway 4/10-mile when the initial green flag flew in Thursday night’s Dirt Track Bank Go 50. Yes, Full Story

• Notes: Seawright amped for East Alabama stop

  Posted: 07/22/2022, 11:31 am By Robert Holman

  SENOIA, Ga. (July 21) — When East Alabama Motor Speedway stepped in to host a $10,053-to-win Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series race July 22 — replacing the date vacated by Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga. — Sam Seawright Full Story

• Blown tire latest setback for new-look Bronson

  Posted: 07/22/2022, 05:19 am By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 21) — Kyle Bronson sported new colors Thursday at I-80 Speedway — a bright, sunshiny yellow car — and, by golly, it sure seemed like the change might be changing his fortunes. | RaceWire “I thought so,” Full Story

• Notes: Upstate teen rolling at Laurens County

  Posted: 07/21/2022, 12:43 am By Kyle McFadden

  One summer day in 2018, team owner Jeff Robinson approached his driver, Lee Cooper, with an uncanny suggestion to put his then 10-year-old son, Luke, in a 602 Crate Late Model. Up to that point, the Woodruff, S.C., racer hadn’t competed Full Story

• Column: Facing burnout, Lanigan ponders future

  Posted: 07/20/2022, 03:17 pm

  Darrell Lanigan didn’t immediately answer a recent call placed to his cell phone, but he apologized for not being prompt when he finally picked up. “I was talking to a driver here,” Lanigan said. Oh, OK. You were probably chatting Full Story