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• Alabama driver makes strides amid transition

  Posted: 01/10/2022, 08:42 am By Todd Turner

  When Chase Oliver made his first laps in a Dirt Late Model nearly a year ago at East Alabama Motor Speedway, one observer at the Phenix City oval was impressed. “I was testing there and this guy,” Oliver recalled, “he’s like, ‘Man, Full Story

• Fast Talk: Tracking Sheppard's WWS bonus chase

  Posted: 01/10/2022, 08:43 am

  After Brandon Sheppard captured the first two races of the Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts in Vado, N.M., our roundtable discusses the miniseries in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story

• Down-to-wire classic thrills Vado contenders

  Posted: 01/10/2022, 07:33 am By Kevin Kovac

  VADO, N.M. (Jan. 9) — Drivers know when they’ve been part of a special race. They bubble with enthusiasm after the checkered flag, rehashing the details of the show-stopping action like they’ve just enjoyed an especially fun day running Full Story

• Jet-setting Schatz starts '22 season with a flurry

  Posted: 01/09/2022, 02:49 pm By Kevin Kovac

  VADO, N.M. (Jan. 8) — Donny Schatz isn’t easing into his 2022 campaign. He’s flying into it. In order to run two of his favorite “offseason” events — the Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts and the Lucas Oil Full Story

• Notes: New Rocket lifts bonus-hunting B-Shepp

  Posted: 01/09/2022, 07:03 am By Kevin Kovac

  VADO, N.M. (Jan. 8) — Was the Penske Racing Shocks $300,000 Paydirt Jackpot for a six-race sweep of the Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts on Brandon Sheppard’s mind after he captured Saturday’s 40-lap miniseries Full Story

• Wild West Shootout by O’Reilly coverage index

  Posted: 01/01/2022, 09:35 am

  VADO, N.M. — Index of DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage for Vado Speedway Parks Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts Jan. 8-18 at the 3/8-mile oval: Monday, Jan. 17 • DirtWire: Richer miniseries plots Arizona return • Full Story

• Column: Special bond between Moyer, Rayburn

  Posted: 01/06/2022, 05:13 pm

  He was, without a doubt, one of Hall of Fame chassis builder C.J. Rayburn’s favorite guys. Just ask Billy Moyer if that statement is fact and the all-time great Dirt Late Model driver from Batesville, Ark., will confirm it. “Yeah, Full Story

• ‘Last project’ lauds Rayburn’s genius

  Posted: 01/06/2022, 07:24 am By Robert Holman

  The number of drivers who consider C.J. Rayburn a career catalyst is staggering — and seemingly growing with each new story revealed following the Jan. 1 death of the legendary dirt Late Model chassis builder from Whiteland, Ind. The Full Story

• Appreciation: Self-taught Rayburn’s indelible mark

  Posted: 01/06/2022, 06:40 am By Bob Markos

  “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” — Mark Twain Throughout the history of Dirt Late Model Racing there have been chassis builders and there have been chassis builders. Full Story

• Fast Facts: Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly

  Posted: 01/05/2022, 02:17 am By Robert Holman

  (Complete coverage) Dates: ($5,000-to-win features Jan. 8-9, 12, 14-15 and $25,000-to-win finale Jan. 16). Track: FK Rod Ends Vado Speedway Park, Vado, N.M. (3/8-mile, semi-banked clay oval) Purse: Total Late Model purse of more than Full Story

• Memorable tales about life with ol' C.J.

  Posted: 01/05/2022, 10:32 am

  Everyone has a C.J. Rayburn story. And while we can’t tell them all, we solicited many insightful ones from drivers, crew members, family members and spectators to shed light on one of the biggest personalities in Dirt Late Model racing. Full Story

• In sync with Rayburn, Pierce will miss legend

  Posted: 01/04/2022, 06:41 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Years and years of friendship — and oh-so-many memorable stories — whirled through Bob Pierce’s mind on New Year’s Day when he heard the news that Hall of Fame chassis builder C.J. Rayburn had died at the age of 81 from complications Full Story

• Fast Talk: Remembering a modern-day folk hero

  Posted: 01/03/2022, 11:38 am

  With the Dirt Late Model New Year off to a sad start with the passing of legendary chassis builder C.J. Rayburn, we consider a titan of the sport and other topics as our roundtable resumes gathering in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Full Story

• Column: Richards set for WoO with buoyed Briggs

  Posted: 12/24/2021, 08:04 am

  As Boom Briggs and Josh Richards stood together in Briggs’s trailer following Nov. 12’s opening night of the Duel in the Desert at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, someone asked both men how Richards had ended up entering Full Story

• Notes: Dumpert’s plans for ‘22? Fourth IMCA title

  Posted: 12/23/2021, 04:12 am

  A season that saw its shares of highs and lows ended with a new high for Cory Dumpert. Dumpert clinched his third consecutive IMCA Sunoco Late Model national championship with his 17th feature win on the final night of the 2021 campaign. Full Story

• Best of 2021: Top-five lists from a busy season

  Posted: 12/17/2021, 05:14 am By Kevin Kovac

  With Driver of the Year and other driver honors already published, DirtonDirt.com takes a look at other top-five lists from the 2021 season, running the gamut from the top-five performances to top-five clashes of the year (Best of 2021 Full Story

• Richards ready for challenge of WoO return

  Posted: 12/15/2021, 10:08 am By Mike Warren

  A new, yet familiar, challenge awaits Josh Richards in 2022. The four-time World of Outlaws Late Models Series champion from Shinnston, W.Va., returns full time to the tour he dominated the stats sheets in for years. But with fewer than Full Story

• Best of 2021: South's state-by-state capsules

  Posted: 12/15/2021, 06:55 am By Todd Turner

  Dirt Late Model racing’s 2021 superlatives of the Southern states (individually for states with at least five weekly Late Model tracks; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2021 coverage): Alabama Top Full Story

• Best of 2021: Northern, Western state capsules

  Posted: 12/14/2021, 06:58 am By Todd Turner

  Dirt Late Model racing’s 2021 superlatives of the Northern and Western states (individually for states with at least five weekly Late Model tracks; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2021 Full Story

• Fast Talk: Evaluating unified rules agreement

  Posted: 12/13/2021, 10:18 am

  After a busy week at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, our roundtable gathers to discuss the latest news in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited Full Story

• Best of 2021: Midwest's state-by-state capsules

  Posted: 12/13/2021, 07:54 am By Todd Turner

  Dirt Late Model racing’s 2021 superlatives of the Midwestern states (individually for states with significant weekly Late Model action; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2021 coverage): Illinois Top Full Story

• Updates from final day of Indy's PRI show

  Posted: 12/11/2021, 08:12 am

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 11) — The Indiana Convention Center doors reopen Saturday morning for the third and final day of the 2021 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, where more than 20,000 attendees are expected to check out nearly Full Story

• Some no-shows at PRI, but the show goes on

  Posted: 12/10/2021, 01:25 pm By Todd Turner

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — After a one-year trade show hiatus because of the pandemic, and Covid-19 still hanging over public indoor events, more than one racing-related company had second thoughts about blindly returning to this weekend’s Full Story

• Updates from second day of Indy's PRI show

  Posted: 12/10/2021, 04:58 am

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 10) — The Indiana Convention Center doors reopen at 9 a.m. Friday for the second of three days at the 2021 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, where more than 20,000 attendees are expected to check out nearly Full Story

• Unified rules landmark benefits multitour teams

  Posted: 12/10/2021, 04:59 am By Todd Turner

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 9) — When a major Dirt Late Model owner called Steve Francis this week to complain how varying body and dimensional rules among touring series were complicating his team’s offseason, the technical director for Full Story