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Notes: Young mod ace jumps into Late Models
Posted: 05/26/2022, 08:19 am By Kyle McFaddenHunt Gossum of Mayfield, Ky., the youngest winner in Summit Modified Nationals history, didn’t anticipate the foray into Dirt Late Models to unfold as early as it did Sunday at Adams County Speedway in Quincy, Ill. After a successful Full Story
Column: Show-Me 100 winner regains footing
Posted: 05/25/2022, 03:06 pmHudson O’Neal didn’t think he’d go through Georgia-Florida Speedweeks without a victory. He certainly didn’t anticipate still being winless well into the month of May. But that was the frustrating fate of the 21-year-old star from Full Story
Notes: Oberkramer will debut car at Show-Me
Posted: 05/25/2022, 01:56 pmArmed with a new race car and an optimistic outlook, Mason Oberkramer rolls into Lucas Oil Speedway this weekend hoping to succeed in the 30th annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com. The 29-year-old Broseley, Mo., Full Story
Top 25: O'Neal climbs; Madden still No. 1
Posted: 05/24/2022, 09:29 am By Todd TurnerBreaking through with his first victory of the season, Hudson O'Neal of Martinsville, Ind., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings as he rose to No. 11 in the polling that's still led by top-ranked Chris Madden. O'Neal, Full Story
Fast Facts: Lucas Oil Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/24/2022, 07:21 am By Robert HolmanDates: May 26-28 (two $6,000-to-win programs followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (semi-banked 3/8-mile oval). Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Full Story
Fast Talk: Reset heading for a busy Memorial Day
Posted: 05/23/2022, 11:04 amWith the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series in action simultaneously for the first time in 2022, our weekly roundtable considers national touring and other action in our weekly feature presented Full Story
Eerie winds, rain-halted race on wild VMS night
Posted: 05/22/2022, 06:33 am By Kyle McFaddenJAMAICA, Va. (May 21) — No fickle rainstorms or an ill-timed power outage concerned Walker Arthur on Saturday at Virginia Motor Speedway during the Ultimate Southeast Super Late Model Series King of the Commonwealth program. As the Forest, Full Story
Dispatches: Illini rookie continues dream season
Posted: 05/22/2022, 10:27 pmThe latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model events nationwide from May 20-22, including Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action at 300 Raceway in Farley, Iowa, World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series action in Pennsylvania and a variety Full Story
Notes: Podium streak fizzles out for Satterlee
Posted: 05/20/2022, 08:41 am By Kyle McFaddenBLOOMSBURG, Pa. (May 19) — Gregg Satterlee’s run of eight consecutive podium finishes ended with a thud — actually two thuds — in Thursday's World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series at Bloomsburg Fair Raceway. The Indiana, Pa., Full Story
Too much, too soon? Bloomsburg’s struggles
Posted: 05/20/2022, 08:20 am By Kyle McFaddenBLOOMSBURG, Pa. (May 19) — Thursday's World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series debut at Bloomsburg Fair Raceway turned out to be a challenge for man and machine. Winner Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., paused during his postrace comments: Full Story
Alabama invader gets Midwestern baptism
Posted: 05/19/2022, 07:49 am By Robert HolmanFAIRBURY, Ill. — Josh Putnam wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when he and his Jeff Greer-backed team decided to enter May 11-14's inaugural Illinois Speedweek. The Florence, Ala., racer made his first Midwestern foray during the two Full Story
Notes: Wisconsin team, driver enjoy shared first victory
Posted: 05/19/2022, 06:51 am By Kyle McFaddenOwning a Dirt Late Model team since 1991, Mike Formella has experienced just about every emotion, every circumstance and every result of the sport imaginable. But for more than three decades, the Wisconsin-based car owner had for whatever Full Story
Marshalltown lives up to billing for Super drivers
Posted: 05/18/2022, 11:12 pmMarshalltown Speedway has a stellar reputation among home-state Iowa dirt racers, but the quarter-mile track isn’t a hot spot for Super Late Models. So while the buzz heading toward Wednesday’s Castrol FloRacing Night in America event Full Story
Column: Stuckey shifts gears at Black Diamond
Posted: 05/18/2022, 06:14 pmRonnie Stuckey still has the majority of the equipment that comprised his Black Diamond Race Cars house car team from 2018-2021. There’s no hauler — that was provided by Iowa racer Jason Rauen and his wife in a sponsorship deal — Full Story
Top 25: Colossal winner back to No. 1 spot
Posted: 05/17/2022, 09:27 am By Todd TurnerAfter a two-week hiatus from the top spot, Chris Madden's $50,000 Colossal 100 victory Saturday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte propelled him back to No. 1 in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings while displacing Jonathan Davenport, the same Full Story
Notes: Blair ready for respite from the road
Posted: 05/17/2022, 07:11 am By Kyle McFaddenCONCORD, N.C. (May 14) — Being a national touring newbie, Max Blair is still acclimating himself to the demands of life on the road. “Sixteen hours to drive to Wisconsin last weekend, 19 hours back down to Charlotte, and it’ll be Full Story
Notes: B-Shepp enjoys Rocket ride in Illinois
Posted: 05/16/2022, 12:29 pm By Robert HolmanFAIRBURY, Ill. — The inaugural four-race Illinois Speedweek drew at least 50 cars each night with drivers from 20 states and Australia flocking to the Land of Lincoln to compete in events sanctioned by the Castrol FloRacing Night in America Full Story
Fast Talk: Spotlight on Charlotte, Illinois Speedweek
Posted: 05/16/2022, 11:21 amOur roundtable gathers to review the return of the Colossal 100 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte and the debut of Illinois Speedweek in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Discuss Full Story
Ivey salvages Charlotte finishing ninth in finale
Posted: 05/15/2022, 11:37 am By Kyle McFaddenCONCORD, N.C. (May 14) – With two poor performances occupying more head space than he’d like, Trent Ivey didn’t mind that third round of the Colossal 100 rained out Friday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Sensing the 27-year-old had Full Story
Same as it ever was for nose-to-grindstone Erb
Posted: 05/15/2022, 06:12 am By Robert HolmanLINCOLN, Ill. — Anyone who thought Dennis Erb Jr.’s methods would change just because he sits atop the current World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series standings is none too familiar with the 49-year-old Carpentersville, Ill., driver. Full Story
Brain injury in rear-view, another Warrior stint
Posted: 05/14/2022, 07:16 am By Kyle McFaddenCONCORD, N.C. (May 12) – Wet weather may have washed away Friday’s Colossal 100 program at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, but no rain could spoil John Henderson’s mission this week on the outskirts of the Queen City. The 41-year-old Full Story
Long week stacks odds against a local favorite
Posted: 05/14/2022, 06:47 am By Robert HolmanFARMER CITY, Ill. (May 13) — McKay Wenger sat in his trailer parked deep in the Farmer City Raceway pit area beyond turns three and four. With a lit cigarette dangling from his left hand, sweat still trickling down his forehead and a Full Story
Notes: Dad provides Moyer Jr. hands-on help
Posted: 05/13/2022, 02:36 pm By Robert HolmanLINCOLN, Ill. (May 12) — Billy Moyer Jr. entered the first two nights of the inaugural Illinois Speedweek with a not-so-secret weapon by his side: his namesake and Hall of Fame father. The 34-year-old Batesville, Ark., driver welcomed Full Story
Shaking off cobwebs, having fun at Charlotte
Posted: 05/13/2022, 07:00 am By Kyle McFaddenCONCORD, N.C. (May 12) — Jeff Smith was packing up shop Thursday night inside his enclosed trailer at The Dirt Track at Charlotte when Chris Ferguson approached to chat. The 56-year-old finished ninth amid one of the stiffest 50-car Full Story
Top MLRA rookie picking his spots
Posted: 05/13/2022, 06:47 am By Robert HolmanLINCOLN, Ill. (May 12) — In two mid-week races with the upstart Castrol FloRacing Night in America tour, Kolby Vandenbergh didn’t quite get the finishes he hoped for. That doesn’t necessarily mean the 24-year-old from Ashland, Ill., Full Story
