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• Stick 'em up: WoO issues signal stick ban

  Posted: 08/06/2021, 08:17 am By Kevin Kovac

  NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 5) — Put away the signal sticks. Don’t even try waving other things. And don’t get too close to the racetrack. For crew members of teams running in a World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series event, Full Story

• Column: Fairbury racer chases hometown glory

  Posted: 08/05/2021, 07:53 am

  As the halfway point of Saturday’s 100-lap Prairie Dirt Classic approached, a healthy portion of the Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway faithful — specifically a group of fans in a section of the backstretch bleachers entering turn three — Full Story

• Notes: A resolve to race amid charred memories

  Posted: 08/05/2021, 07:33 am By Todd Turner

  The winningest season of Jeff Watson’s 21-year racing career faced an unimaginable setback when his racing garage burned to the ground a week ago. But the 49-year-old Campbellsville, Ky., racer, daunted but unbowed, isn’t allowing the Full Story

• Fast Facts: 34th annual USA Nationals

  Posted: 08/03/2021, 09:28 am By Robert Holman

  Dates: Aug. 5-7 (one $6,000-to-win program on Thursday with Friday's prelims and Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval). Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Full Story

• Top 25: Larson up to 9th after winning at Fairbury

  Posted: 08/03/2021, 09:29 am By Joshua Joiner

  Riding the momentum of his first major event victory in a Dirt Late Model, Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif., was the biggest mover in this week’s DirtonDirt.com Top 25 power rankings with a nine-position climb to land at No. 9 in the Full Story

• Another PDC, another heartbreak for Pierce

  Posted: 08/02/2021, 12:53 pm By Kevin Kovac

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (July 31) — Someday Bobby Pierce will surely win the Prairie Dirt Classic. He just might have to first exhaust every possible way to lose Fairbury Speedway’s marquee event. The latest PDC heartbreak for the 24-year-old Full Story

• Notes: Cranford's best run comes in tour finale

  Posted: 08/02/2021, 12:40 pm By Robert Holman

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Aug. 1) — Benjamin Cranford saved his best for last. After finding much of the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series to be pretty tough sledding, the 19-year-old Super Late Model rookie from Thomson, Ga., registered Full Story

• Fast Talk: Classic Larson and summer review

  Posted: 08/02/2021, 10:48 am

  After a jam-packed crowd watched Kyle Larson win at Fairbury and Donald McIntosh wrapped up the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals, our roundtable considers questions in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for Full Story

• Larson soaks up Fairbury ambience (and $50,000)

  Posted: 08/01/2021, 07:41 am By Kevin Kovac

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (July 31) — There was a time in the not-too-distant past when the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway was a completely unknown entity to Kyle Larson. After winning the 100-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Full Story

• Notes: Babb digs out of hole in Fairbury prelim

  Posted: 07/31/2021, 11:31 am By Kevin Kovac

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Shannon Babb was worried. Very, very worried. As Friday’s opening 25-lap qualifying feature for the Prairie Dirt Classic neared its halfway point, the 47-year-old star from Moweaqua, Ill., was still running Full Story

• Notes: Overton exceeds expectations as rookie

  Posted: 07/31/2021, 02:50 am By Robert Holman

  SEYMOUR, Tenn. (July 30) — Heading into Saturday’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals race at Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway — the tour’s final points race — Cody Overton is right where he wants to be, even if that may not be where he Full Story

• Ready for 'big one,' Scott shines in Fairbury debut

  Posted: 07/31/2021, 01:29 am By Kevin Kovac

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (July 30) — Kevin Rumley certainly had his eyes on his No. 6 piloted by NASCAR star Kyle Larson during Friday's third 25-lap qualifying feature for the Prairie Dirt Classic, but he couldn’t help also watching — and Full Story

• Young Georgian finding footing as tour rookie

  Posted: 07/30/2021, 10:44 am By Robert Holman

  RINGGOLD, Ga. (July 29) — Garrett Smith shows inconsistencies often plaguing young drivers. But that doesn't mean the 17-year-old Eatonton, Ga., racer isn’t making progress as he tackles the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series during Full Story

• High-side run leads to new high for Seawright

  Posted: 07/30/2021, 02:01 am By Robert Holman

  RINGGOLD, Ga. (July 29) — Hall of Fame driver Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., said Thursday’s rough and tumble surface at Boyd’s Speedway was “a young man’s racetrack.” Fortunately for Sam Seawright, he fit the bill perfectly. Full Story

• Column: Bronson hits stride with I-80 victory

  Posted: 07/29/2021, 12:23 am

  Mark Richards wasn’t surprised when he watched Kyle Bronson run away with the biggest triumph of his burgeoning career in Saturday’s 80-lap Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. The Rocket Chassis Full Story

• 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

• 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

• 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