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• Notes: Returnee Kirby piling up victories

  Posted: 07/29/2021, 12:12 am By Todd Turner

  Jon Kirby is a realist. The 47-year-old Russellville, Ark., driver knows his top-notch equipment gives him an edge over many lower-budget teams. And the former Comp Cams Super Dirt Series regular acknowledges that the competition level Full Story

• First Southern Nationals win gratifying for Collins

  Posted: 07/28/2021, 09:02 am By Todd Turner

  BRASSTOWN, N.C. — The world of Crate and Limited Late Model racing is plenty challenging. But stepping up to Super Late Models is another world altogether, according to Kenny Collins. So much so that the 30-year-old sign and graphics Full Story

• Fast Facts: 31st annual Prairie Dirt Classic

  Posted: 07/28/2021, 08:17 am By Robert Holman

  Dates: July 30-31 (four $3,000-to-win prelims followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway (semi-banked quarter-mile oval). Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Purse: $50,000-to-win, Full Story

• Front-row starters face long night at Tri-County

  Posted: 07/27/2021, 11:35 pm By Todd Turner

  BRASSTOWN, N.C. — After third-starting Kenny Collins blazed to his first Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals victory Tuesday at Tri-County Racetrack, Jensen Ford walked over to fellow front-row starter Dale McDowell’s pit area for a little Full Story

• Future in doubt, I-80 may go out with a bang

  Posted: 07/27/2021, 04:11 pm By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 24) — Joe Kosiski stood near the front gate of his I-80 Speedway as attendees filed out to the parking lot following Saturday’s Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals. He held a plate with two juicy slices of watermelon Full Story

• Revived, winning Weaver back in his comfort zone

  Posted: 07/27/2021, 07:07 am By Robert Holman

  ROME, Ga. (July 26) — Randy Weaver may crack wise about being “an old fat guy,” but the 52-year-old Crossville, Tenn., driver is having a career resurgence that's no joke. Weaver dominated Sunday’s Schaefer’s Southern Nationals Full Story

• Top 25: I-80 winners, Winger on the rise

  Posted: 07/27/2021, 06:45 am By Joshua Joiner

  Boosted by career-high paydays during I-80 Speedway’s five days of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series racing, Kyle Bronson of Brandon, Fla., and Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, made big jumps in this week’s DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power Full Story

• Notes: Nipper heads home after mediocre runs

  Posted: 07/26/2021, 06:45 pm By Robert Holman

  ROME, Ga. (July 25) — Jordy Nipper’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals effort has come to a crossroads. After five straight nights of mediocre finishes, the 33-year-old Gray, Ga., driver has decided to forego the final week of action. Through Full Story

• Fast Talk: Bronson reaches pinnacle at I-80

  Posted: 07/26/2021, 10:35 am

  Catch up with the flurry of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Schaeffer's Southern Nationals and DIRTcar Summer Nationals action in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Review I-80's Full Story

• Track prep snafu causes odd delay at Richmond

  Posted: 07/26/2021, 08:52 am By Todd Turner

  RICHMOND, Ky. — Sunday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at Richmond Raceway had two spinouts and a head-on crash into the wall — and that was before officials even thought about dropping the green flag. In a bizarre turn of events Full Story

• Hell Tour wrecks include a scary one for officials

  Posted: 07/26/2021, 01:52 am By Todd Turner

  World Racing Group officials working the DIRTcar Summer Nationals are accustomed to dealing with racers who find themselves in harrowing, high-speed rollover accidents. But three officials got a frightening taste of it themselves in a July Full Story

• I-80 run a shot in arm for regrouping Junghans

  Posted: 07/25/2021, 03:32 pm By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 24) — Chase Junghans couldn’t be disappointed with a fifth-place finish after leading more than half of Saturday night’s 80-lap Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway. Considering the moribund Full Story

• Unlikely Georgian in title chase on Southern Nat’ls

  Posted: 07/25/2021, 12:14 pm By Joshua Joiner

  SYLVANIA, Ga. (July 25) — With longtime tour dominators Brandon Overton and Chris Madden skipping this year’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals for national touring races, it’s no surprise that the championship chase on Ray Cook’s Full Story

• Winger in tune after swapping engines

  Posted: 07/25/2021, 12:07 pm By Todd Turner

  CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (July 24) — When Ashton Winger was forced to a backup powerplant before the latest stretch of DIRTcar Summer Nationals action, the 21-year-old Hampton, Ga., driver was a bit apprehensive about maintaining his recent Full Story

• I-80 long shots praise event's deep payouts

  Posted: 07/24/2021, 03:11 pm By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 23) — The enormous $53,000 prize at the top of the Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals certainly draws the attention of Dirt Late Model drivers and teams. The cash at the other end of the payoff sheet, though, Full Story

• English on standby as wife's due date nears

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 05:17 pm By Todd Turner

  GRANITE CITY, Ill. (July 23) — For women on the verge of delivering a baby, the list of things to avoid is well known. No riding roller coasters. No drinking alcohol. No heavy lifting. And veteran dirt racer Tanner English of Benton, Full Story

• Georgia's Cook making significant Super strides

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 01:09 pm By Joshua Joiner

  WHITESBURG, Ga. (July 22) — With plans to enter at least five events during the two-week Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals, Dalton Cook didn’t put his best effort toward his July 10 trip to Whynot Motorsports Park. In fact, the 28-year-old Full Story

• New car another step for aspiring Missouri racer

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 10:13 am By Todd Turner

  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (July 22) — One day soon, Cole Henson wants to come to Springfield Raceway and be considered a contender in a major Super Late Model event. While the 25-year-old Russellville, Mo., driver was among 30 entries in Thursday's Full Story

• I-80's major low in past, Erb finds $30,000 high

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 09:50 am By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 22) — Perhaps it was fitting that I-80 Speedway would be the track where Tyler Erb recorded the first megamoney victory of his Dirt Late Model career. Five years ago, after all, the 4/10-mile oval was the site of Full Story

• Notes: Improved Williams shines at West Georgia

  Posted: 07/23/2021, 09:32 am By Joshua Joiner

  WHITESBURG, Ga. (July 23) — One year has made a major difference for Pearson Lee Williams. After managing just one top-five finish while running the entire Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals during his rookie Super Late Model campaign in Full Story

• Super transition is solid for series-leading Ford

  Posted: 07/22/2021, 10:45 am By Robert Holman

  SWEETWATER, Tenn. (July 20) — Jensen Ford couldn’t have asked for a much better start to his first-ever full-fledged attempt to chase the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals. With a fifth-place finish in the series opener at Beckley (W.Va.) Full Story

• Column: Cody Overton in spotlight with new team

  Posted: 07/22/2021, 08:25 am By Kevin Kovac

  Cody Overton didn’t have the luxury of sliding quietly into an under-the-radar Super Late Model debut. Not at this moment in time when anyone who sees his last name immediately thinks of his older brother Brandon, who happens to be the Full Story

• Comfy car, less tinkering lifts Erb at a favorite oval

  Posted: 07/22/2021, 06:08 am By Kevin Kovac

  GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 21) — Tyler Erb offered special thanks to one of his best buds after winning Wednesday’s 30-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at I-80 Speedway. “This is my baby,” Erb said of the XR1 Rocket car Full Story

• Notes: Improving Floridian paychecks on the rise

  Posted: 07/22/2021, 05:46 am By Todd Turner

  Colton Leyendecker’s career-biggest racing paychecks have been relatively unorthodox. The Holt, Fla., Crate Late Model driver has twice earned $2,500, both this season and both amid relatively unusual circumstances. The money spends Full Story

• Fresh faces spice Cook's Southern Nationals tour

  Posted: 07/21/2021, 03:48 pm By Robert Holman

  SWEETWATER, Tenn. (July 20) — Gone are Brandon Overton and Chris Madden, the two drivers who combined to win eight Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals championships. With the Ray Cook-promoted tour’s two winningest drivers — Madden of Full Story