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Fast Talk: Surveying holiday weekend affairs
Posted: 07/05/2021, 10:19 amWith the flag-waving weekend of the Fourth of July behind us amid a flurry of action, our roundtable considers the latest happenings in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Anything Full Story
Notes: Shirley looks on the bright side at Lincoln
Posted: 07/05/2021, 12:33 am By Todd TurnerLINCOLN, Ill. (July 4) — While watching the consolation race before Sunday’s 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Lincoln Speedway, Brian Shirley shared his philosophy of how things go on the night-after-night series that dots Full Story
Dirty laundry on tour puts racers in spin cycle
Posted: 07/05/2021, 12:20 am By Todd TurnerShannon Babb has found himself in the situation many times. During a long stretch of racing on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, everyone’s laundry basket is overflowing. The team’s on an overnight trek to the next racetrack. And the stale Full Story
Notes: Budget racer gives old car new life
Posted: 07/04/2021, 04:22 am By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ill. — Claude Walker of Meadowbrook, Ill., knew he needed to upgrade to the latest generation of Late Model chassis if he was going to remain competitive at St. Louis-area ovals. The 38-year-old tooling mechanic at Boeing Full Story
Surprise checkers can't stop McGrath's best run
Posted: 07/04/2021, 05:07 am By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ill. — The DIRTcar Summer Nationals has undone its share of relationships over the years, particularly among drivers and crew members who butt heads, clash or lose their tempers during the nightly grind of the 36-race series. Tour Full Story
Hell Tour teams adapt to ever-evolving tire rules
Posted: 07/02/2021, 06:02 pm By Todd TurnerJOLIET, Ill. (July 2) — Everyone is dealing with a lot of "new normals" as the world transitions into the post-coronavirus era, and for now, the new normal on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals is facing a limited tire rule that’s required Full Story
Diercks just happy to be back behind the wheel
Posted: 07/02/2021, 06:48 am By Todd TurnerDAVENPORT, Iowa (July 1) — Thursday night’s racing program at his hometown Davenport Speedway started off a lot better than it ended for Spencer Diercks. But considering the perplexing health issues the 24-year has faced the last Full Story
Swiss-born Oregon racer takes lumps on Hell Tour
Posted: 07/01/2021, 12:30 pm By Todd TurnerBEAVER DAM, Wis. — Thomas Hunziker isn’t going to let his grinding, rollover wreck in Wednesday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at Beaver Dam Raceway ruin his pursuit of the racing trip of his life. Not your average dirt racer Full Story
Column: Fresh-faced PCC team getting it done
Posted: 07/01/2021, 09:11 amThe driver is 20 years old. His two crewmen are even fresher-faced at the ages of 19 and 18. So much youth forming the nucleus of a high-profile Dirt Late Model team is a rare occurrence, but that’s exactly the combination PCC Motorsports Full Story
Notes: West Virginian's confidence, wins on rise
Posted: 07/01/2021, 08:20 am By Todd TurnerLate Model racer Brandon Francis of Parkersburg, W.Va., has some good news and bad news about his 2021 season. Which do you want first? Let’s get the bad news out of the way. Engine woes have been a challenge with his primary powerplant Full Story
Heckenast mourns lost chance at Beaver Dam
Posted: 07/01/2021, 12:51 am By Todd TurnerBEAVER DAM, Wis. (June 30) — Before starting on the pole of Wednesday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at Beaver Dam Raceway, Frank Heckenast Jr. considered the considerable competition he’d be facing in the 40-lap feature. Alongside Full Story
Top 25: Shirley climbs with Hell Tour victories
Posted: 06/29/2021, 09:27 am By Joshua JoinerBrian Shirley’s return to form on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals propelled him to new heights in the DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power rankings for this season, with the Chatham, Ill., racer cracking the top 10 for the first time in 2021 after Full Story
Fast Talk: Can anyone or anything stop Overton?
Posted: 06/28/2021, 10:55 amReaching the midpoint of the season with the upcoming Independence Day weekend specials, our roundtable reflects on the latest happenings in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Can Full Story
Notes: Madden aims to catch up with Overton
Posted: 06/28/2021, 07:40 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 26) — Chris Madden is one driver who is acutely familiar with Brandon Overton’s hot streak. He’s come the closest, after all, to beating the sizzling star from Evans, Ga., in the Dirt Late Model division's last two Full Story
Third place best of Erb's trying day at Lernerville
Posted: 06/28/2021, 07:13 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 26) — Judging by the finishing order of the 15th annual Firecracker 100, Dennis Erb Jr.’s Saturday at Lernerville Speedway was a good one. The veteran driver from Carpentersville, Ill., indicated as much with his public Full Story
Disaster averted, sizzling Overton soaking it all in
Posted: 06/27/2021, 03:02 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 26) — Everything was still perfect in Brandon Overton’s world Saturday night as he sat on a chair in the media room above Lernerville Speedway’s pit-area concession stand, answering questions from press members about Full Story
Overton gives Lernerville fans something to cheer
Posted: 06/26/2021, 09:09 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 25) — Even before Brandon Overton captured Friday's 30-lap Firecracker 100 preliminary feature, it seemed like the entirety of the attendees at Lernerville Speedway had their eyes on him. That, of course, was a result Full Story
Dismissing worry, Shirley gets right back on track
Posted: 06/26/2021, 08:42 am By Joshua JoinerMAPLE PARK, Ill. (June 25) — If there were any alarms sounding when Brian Shirley ended the first week of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals winless and a distant fourth in series points, they weren’t coming from Shirley himself. | Complete Full Story
Notes: Remote assists spur Bruening's success
Posted: 06/25/2021, 02:01 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 24) — As Tyler Bruening stood in Lernerville Speedway’s pit area rehashing his fourth-place finish in Thursday's 30-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature that opened the 15th annual Firecracker Full Story
Rocket team hope win is a step toward normalcy
Posted: 06/25/2021, 09:18 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 24) — One victory does not mean Brandon Sheppard and the Rocket Chassis house car team are about to go on a checkered-flag tear. It’s certainly a sign, though, that they’re closer to busting out. Both driver and Full Story
Winger’s cars take beating in rough trip to La Salle
Posted: 06/24/2021, 02:11 pm By Joshua JoinerLa SALLE, Ill. (June 23) — After a hard rollover wreck in qualifying for Wednesday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at La Salle Speedway left his 3-race-old race car heavily damaged and out of commission, recovering to finish eighth Full Story
Extra miles, extra laps for WoO hopeful Dillard
Posted: 06/24/2021, 08:02 am By Joshua JoinerLa SALLE, Ill. (June 23) — With just four appearances in races outside the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series schedule, it’s no secret that Cade Dillard has put nearly all of his efforts this season into running as Full Story
Fast Facts: Lernerville's 14th annual Firecracker 100
Posted: 06/24/2021, 07:46 am By Robert HolmanDates: June 24-26 (two $6,000-to-win programs followed by Saturday’s $30,000-to-win finale) Track: Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. (semi-banked 4/10-mile oval). Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Purse: Full Story
Notes: Five-race win streak for Alabama racer
Posted: 06/24/2021, 07:33 am By Todd TurnerVeteran racer Brandon Brown of Hanceville, Ala., didn’t plot out his current winning streak that includes five Limited Late Model victories among four dirt tracks. But an accidental hot streak is as good as any other for the 42-year-old Full Story
Column: Smiles optional, but Viper team is jelling
Posted: 06/23/2021, 04:24 pmMax Blair and his team owner, Shawn Martin, stood side-by-side in victory lane Sunday at Bloomsburg (Pa.) Fair Speedway, both men clutching the $3,000 winner’s check Blair received for capturing the 30-lap Zimmer’s United Late Model Full Story
