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• 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

• Slide-job battle flips car, script in I-75 free-for-all

  Posted: 07/20/2022, 04:49 am By Kevin Kovac

  A heated, physical battle for the lead in Tuesday night’s 40-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals feature at I-75 Speedway in Sweetwater, Tenn., went completely off the rails with 15 laps remaining. | RaceWire When Ashton Winger overtook Full Story

• Notes: It's back to the drawing board for Bailes

  Posted: 07/20/2022, 01:00 am By Kyle McFadden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (July 17) — Things were clicking on all cylinders for Ross Bailes in the late spring as he reeled off back-to-back victories worth a combined $27,500. The Billy Hicks Racing driver grabbed May 21’s $20,000 Ultimate Full Story

• Dispatches: Thirlby rally key to Hell Tour success

  Posted: 07/22/2022, 11:53 pm

  The latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events from July 18-24, including events on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Structural Buildings WISSOTA Challenge Series and other Full Story

• Top 25: Marlar moves into top-five spot

  Posted: 07/19/2022, 09:01 am By Todd Turner

  Sunday night winners Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., and Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., moved up in DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings while Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., kept a firm grip on the No. 1 spot. Marlar moved up Full Story

• Fast Talk: Wrapping our arms around busy summer action

  Posted: 07/18/2022, 10:53 am

  On a weekend when 10 five-figure payouts were on the line (and three others were rained out), our roundtable recaps everything in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Pick a topic Full Story

• Ford continues learning curve in Gap runner-up

  Posted: 07/18/2022, 04:49 am By Kyle McFadden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (July 17) — The thought that maybe he’d been running too hard, too soon leading Sunday’s third round of the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals at Volunteer Speedway echoed from the depths of Jensen Ford’s conscience. But Full Story

• Reset, rebranding for Winger's Team 22 Inc.

  Posted: 07/17/2022, 01:52 pm By Kyle McFadden

  Team owner G.R. Smith and his 22-year-old driver, Ashton Winger, continue their reimagined objective for the rest of the 2022 season Sunday at Volunteer Raceway, an objective that now no longer includes a full-time run with the Lucas Oil Full Story

• Notes: Track variety seasons young Marlar

  Posted: 07/17/2022, 01:21 pm By Kyle McFadden

  RURAL RETREAT, Va. (July 16) — Midway through last year, Camaron Marlar gravitated closer to the reality of giving up Super Late Model racing. “To be honest, I was done,” the Winfield, Tenn., driver said. “I was tired of spending Full Story

• Always the big picture for victorious McDowells

  Posted: 07/17/2022, 07:05 am By Kyle McFadden

  RURAL RETREAT, Va. (July 16) — On a macro level, Dale McDowell’s consistency in the sense of results these last three months doesn't go hand-in-hand with his dazzling start to the season. “We’ve had a good year, but it’s not Full Story

• Notes: Flats doom hopes for battling youngsters

  Posted: 07/16/2022, 12:43 pm By Kyle McFadden

  BECKLEY, W.Va. (July 15) — Other than collecting another top-five to bolster his stellar Super Late Model rookie season in the USA 100 two weeks ago at Beckley Motor Speedway, Carson Ferguson left the high-banked, 3/8-mile oval with one Full Story

• Things go Hedgecock's way to end dry spell

  Posted: 07/16/2022, 05:59 am By Kyle McFadden

  BECKLEY, W.Va. (July 15) — Cory Hedgecock milled around the Beckley Motor Speedway pit area late Friday night following his opportune Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals victory when a bystander reminded the Tennessean that it had been Full Story

• Michigan racers build rep with success on Hell Tour

  Posted: 07/15/2022, 10:25 am By Bryan Ault

  MEDARYVILLE, Ind. (July 14) — The state of Michigan hasn’t always been considered a hotbed of Dirt Late Model talent. But the times, they are a-changin’. Thursday night’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals visit to Shadyhill Speedway provided Full Story

• Dispatches: Marlar's win maintains solid streak

  Posted: 07/16/2022, 03:00 pm

  The latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events in mid-July, including events on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series, DIRTcar Summer Nationals and other tours (find Full Story

• Veteran Voigt tireless on Summer Nationals grind

  Posted: 07/14/2022, 11:48 am By Bryan Ault

  MONTPELIER, Ind. (July 13) — Mark Voigt isn't in the prime of his racing career and doesn’t have a bustling crew, fancy hauler or big-money sponsors. But what the 60-year-old Marine, Ill., driver does have is a relentless work ethic Full Story

• Notes: Battle-tested Gustavus keeps winning

  Posted: 07/14/2022, 06:58 am By Kyle McFadden

  Henry Gustavus is the living definition of battle-tested, as not many inflictions have proved to slow the 49-year-old racer through the years. In 37 seasons of dirt-track racing, the Jonesboro, Ark., native has raced onward despite a broken Full Story

• Column: Tales from the void on dirt's vendor row

  Posted: 07/13/2022, 01:55 pm

  Something felt very different when I walked through the souvenir area during last month’s Firecracker 100 weekend at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. Something wasn’t the same as well when I walked along vendor row during last weekend’s Full Story

• Wheatland favorite excited for new car

  Posted: 07/13/2022, 07:42 am By Lyndal Scranton

  Lucas Oil Speedway fans could have a renewed reason to cheer one of their favorites Saturday as the Wheatland, Mo., oval plays host to the 16th annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment. Kaeden Cornell, a 21-year-old Full Story

• Notes: Madden sniffs out Stuart's winning groove

  Posted: 07/13/2022, 07:43 am By Kevin Kovac

  STUART, Iowa (July 12) — When a dirt track starts taking rubber — like Stuart International Speedway did midway through Tuesday night’s 50-lap XR Super Series feature — the odds are good that Chris Madden will immediately know it. “I Full Story

• Next step unclear for hobbled Bloomquist

  Posted: 07/12/2022, 01:34 pm By Kevin Kovac

  STUART, Iowa (July 11) — As Scott Bloomquist hobbled toward his car in Stuart International Speedway’s pit area Monday night following a 50-lap XR Super Series feature from which he had retired on lap five, pain was etched into face. Full Story

• Big break, big victory for Smith at BAPS

  Posted: 07/12/2022, 05:19 am By Kalida Landis

  YORK HAVEN, Pa. — Chad Smith didn’t know what to expect when he rolled out for Saturday's Smokey Frye 50 at BAPS Motor Speedway. That’s understandable. Smith was positioned in 12th on the starting grid with plenty of heavy hitters Full Story

• Top 25: Madden back in the No. 1 position

  Posted: 07/12/2022, 11:19 am By Todd Turner

  After a preliminary victory at Deer Creek Speedway and a near-miss in the NAPA Auto Parts Gopher State 50 finale, Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., returned to the No. 1 position in DirtonDirt.com's weekly power rankings. In the top spot Full Story

• Notes: Charging Gustin finishes third at Stuart

  Posted: 07/12/2022, 09:22 am By Kevin Kovac

  STUART, Iowa (July 11) — Ryan Gustin wasn’t thrilled to be reminded about his one and only previous start at Stuart International Speedway prior to Monday’s XR Super Series Fever Heat 100 opener. The 31-year-old driver from Marshalltown, Full Story

• Georgians find Hell Tour oasis at Feger’s garage

  Posted: 07/12/2022, 05:22 am By Robert Holman

  HIGHLAND, Ill.  — Payton Freeman didn’t expect to be home on his 20th birthday. He fully expected to be at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway competing with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. But he wasn’t there either. With Mother Nature throwing Full Story

• Fast Talk: Winners, bonuses and turnarounds

  Posted: 07/11/2022, 01:24 pm

  The second half of the season begins with Deer Creek's NAPA Auto Parts Gopher State 50 while the DIRTcar Summer Nationals continue. Our roundtable considers that and more in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story