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Rayburn’s Old Blue truck gets loving restoration
Posted: 09/15/2021, 06:58 am By Robert HolmanROSSBURG, Ohio — It’s not often a vehicle becomes as famous as the character who drives it, but a few come to mind. Steve McQueen’s dark green 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT Fastback that he drove in the 1968 film “Bullitt.” Full Story
Marlar’s 26th-to-2nd run lifts his Eldora fortunes
Posted: 09/14/2021, 04:05 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — Mike Marlar didn’t head out onto Eldora Speedway’s high banks for Saturday’s second B-main with visions of later contending for a $53,000 victory in the 50th World 100. His goal was to simply turn a few Full Story
Fast Facts: 17th Lucas Oil Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/14/2021, 02:51 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Sept. 16-18 ($7,000-to-win features Thursday and Friday and heats, consolations and $50,000-to-win main event Saturday) Track: Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway (semi-banked, half-mile clay oval). 2021 purse: In excess of $287,000, the Full Story
Top 25: Overton still on top as Marlar climbs
Posted: 09/14/2021, 09:57 am By Joshua JoinerBrandon Overton’s absolute dominance of Eldora Speedway’s 2021 crown jewel races may be over, but his reign in the DirtonDirt.com Top 25 poll continues. Overton, the Evans, Ga., driver who swept Eldora’s double Dirt Late Model Dreams Full Story
Notes: Self-designed AK finds success at World
Posted: 09/13/2021, 01:12 pm By Joshua Joiner and Robert HolmanROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — If anyone was surprised to see Austin Kirkpatrick drive his self-built race car into the 28-car starting field for Saturday’s 50th World 100 at Eldora Speedway’s, they likely weren’t as surprised as Kirkpatrick Full Story
Pierce’s Mystery Machine falls short at Big E
Posted: 09/13/2021, 12:56 pm By Robert HolmanROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — Bobby Pierce leaned on the counter in his team’s trailer looking over race notes after Saturday’s 50th annual World 100. Clearly dejected following his 14th-place finish that came after he ran among the Full Story
Fast Talk: Around the Worlds in 3,000 words
Posted: 09/13/2021, 11:05 amAs the sport catches its collective breath following World 100 victories for Brandon Overton and Jonathan Davenport, our roundtable wraps up Eldora and looks ahead in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story
Patience, strategy spurs J.D. to fourth World 100
Posted: 09/12/2021, 01:48 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — Jonathan Davenport knows what it takes to win crown jewel events at Eldora Speedway. And in case you thought otherwise, it’s not a matter of hammering the gas pedal and going straight to the front. “This Full Story
More highs, lows for Scott in Eldora journey
Posted: 09/12/2021, 10:27 am By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 11) — As he surveyed his battered No. 1st car following a hard wreck in Saturday’s 50th World 100, Johnny Scott tried to process the roller coaster of emotions he experienced during four straight nights of racing Full Story
Satterlee takes step toward to Big E glory
Posted: 09/11/2021, 10:14 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — Gregg Satterlee might not be the best qualifier at Eldora Speedway, but he’s becoming a pretty good finisher. After leading from flag-to-flag to capture Friday’s second 25-lap preliminary feature for the Full Story
Thrill of Eldora success hooks TNT driver Ford
Posted: 09/11/2021, 10:02 am By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 10) — Jensen Ford got his first taste of Eldora Speedway success during Friday’s 50th World 100 prelim night, and even though it came in the form of a heat race win, the 33-year-old Johnson City, Tenn., driver Full Story
Notes: Fergy salvages 7th after Big E spin
Posted: 09/10/2021, 10:48 am By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 9) — Finishing in the same position that he started the 100-lap race, Chris Ferguson’s path to a seventh-place result in Thursday’s 51st World 100 may appear uneventful on paper. But in reality, it was anything Full Story
‘Perfect’ connection with Wells energizes Overton
Posted: 09/10/2021, 10:16 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 9) — David Wells stood beaming like a new father amid the postrace throng around his race car Thursday in Eldora Speedway’s pit area. He radiated excitement as he accepted congratulatory handshakes from friends Full Story
Notes: Motivated Strickler finds speed at Eldora
Posted: 09/09/2021, 12:20 pm By Joshua Joiner and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 8) — As he prepared to compete in the week’s double World 100s at Eldora Speedway, Kyle Strickler thought he might need some extra motivation to get psyched up for the historic four nights of racing at Dirt Late Full Story
Scott scores satisfying (and surprising) victory
Posted: 09/09/2021, 08:14 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 8) — With time winding down in Wednesday’s first 25-lap preliminary for the 51st World 100 at Eldora Speedway, Johnny Scott was leading the race and thinking about what happened to his twin brother Stormy in an Full Story
Notes: Crate standout paves way for his son
Posted: 09/09/2021, 06:56 am By Todd TurnerA dirt racer for more than half his life, Jamie Burford has realized that he’s now more satisfied by setting up a fast race car than driving it. Which will likely come in handy as the 39-year-old Keatchie, La., Crate Late Model racer Full Story
Old car, new success as Chilton tackles Big E
Posted: 09/09/2021, 06:20 am By Joshua JoinerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 8) — Michael Chilton entered Eldora Speedway’s double World 100s as confident as he’s ever been going into one of the historic track’s crown jewel events. And for good reason. With three five-figure victories Full Story
Coverage index for Eldora's World 100s
Posted: 09/07/2021, 03:01 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of the 50th and 51st World 100s, the $53,000 and $54,000-to-win non-touring events sanctioned by DIRTcar Racing June 9-12 at Eldora Speedway: Tuesday, Sept. 14 • Story: Rally Full Story
Column: Young racer forges on without father
Posted: 09/08/2021, 10:21 amDrake Troutman has had nearly a month to process the sudden, heartbreaking passing of his father, D.J., but the new normal for the 16-year-old racer from Hyndman, Pa., hasn’t gotten any easier. It never will, no matter how many laps he Full Story
As we await the 50th, 50 historic World 100 facts
Posted: 09/07/2021, 03:11 pm By Bob and Bobby MarkosWhen Earl Baltes opened the gates to his famed half-mile clay palace on the first weekend of October 1971, he probably had no idea he was beginning a tradition that would span five decades. Yet here we are, some 50 years later, preparing Full Story
Purvis fondly recalls his special era at World 100
Posted: 09/07/2021, 01:58 pm By Kevin KovacJeff Purvis was in a conversation with a reporter when he paused and turned the direction of the questioning around. “Let me ask you something,” the retired Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer said, “what do you know about Eldora with Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora's 50th and 51st World 100s
Posted: 09/07/2021, 01:28 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Sept. 8-11 (twin $10,000-to-win features Wednesday and Friday, with heats, consolations and a $54,000-to-win main event on Thursday and heats, consolations and a $53,000-to-win main event on Saturday) | Complete World 100 coverage Track: Full Story
Top 25: T-Mac rises to fourth as Hughes joins
Posted: 09/07/2021, 10:45 am By Joshua JoinerA busy Labor Day weekend shook up the DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power rankings with Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., jumping three spots to the fourth spot while young upstart Spencer Hughes of Meridian, Miss., joined the rankings after a Full Story
Fast Talk: Holiday wrap, Overton's next quest
Posted: 09/06/2021, 12:14 pmAfter a busy Labor Day weekend with Eldora Speedway's double World 100s starting Wednesday, our roundtable convenes to discuss action past and future for the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and Full Story
Notes: Ivey's strong run tempered by heat scrape
Posted: 09/03/2021, 01:47 am By Todd TurnerGAFFNEY, S.C. (Sept. 2) — Trent Ivey has posted two of his best outings of the season in his last two starts. Unfortunately they’ve both come with downsides. Nevertheless, the 26-year-old Union, S.C., driver was smiling late Thursday Full Story
