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• Dispatches: Smith family shines in Sooner finale

  Posted: 10/10/2025, 07:30 pm

  Among the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during the second weekend in October, including World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series action in Louisiana and the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series for Full Story

• Column: Blair finding rhythm on big tracks

  Posted: 10/09/2025, 12:44 pm

  Max Blair was in street clothes, sipping from a can of beer and talking with friends after finishing second in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Pittsburgher 100 finale and winning the supporting RUSH Crate Late Model Full Story

• Notes: PPMS another tough outing for Overton

  Posted: 10/07/2025, 03:02 pm By Kevin Kovac

  IMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 4) — Brandon Overton had a positive run going in Saturday’s 70-lap Pittsburgher 100 finale at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Then it disintegrated because of a late-race flat tire. Standing in the pit Full Story

• Top 25: RTJ's grip loosened, winners climb

  Posted: 10/07/2025, 09:19 am By Kevin Kovac

  Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., extended his run atop DirtonDirt’s power rankings to five consecutive weeks, but his unanimous No. 1 status ended as Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., gained support with a $50,000 triumph Full Story

• Lucas Oil title questions, storylines leaving PPMS

  Posted: 10/06/2025, 02:34 pm By Kyle McFadden

  IMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 4) — Is everything aligning for Devin Moran to capture his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship? Will Ricky Thornton Jr. see his second title in three years slip away because of misfortune in the Big Full Story

• Fast Talk: Pittsburgher review and more

  Posted: 10/06/2025, 10:35 am

  With Jonathan Davenport capturing the Pittsburgher and Devin Moran in the driver’s seat for the Lucas Oil Series points chase, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for Full Story

• J.D. puts frustrations behind in PPMS repeat

  Posted: 10/05/2025, 09:05 am By Kevin Kovac

  IMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 4) — The Pittsburgher 100 weekend couldn’t come quick enough for Jonathan Davenport. Not with the foul mood he was plunged into following an utterly forgettable start to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series’s Big Full Story

• Notes: Home at PPMS, Richards settles in

  Posted: 10/04/2025, 03:54 pm By Kevin Kovac

  IMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 3) — The finish wasn’t what Josh Richards wanted in his first feature start in nearly three years. The vibe the outing gave him, though, was undeniable. “It felt good,” Richards said after a flat tire relegated Full Story

• Moran's night? Perfect. Thornton's? Not so much

  Posted: 10/04/2025, 10:37 am By Kevin Kovac

  IMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 3) — Ricky Thornton Jr. didn’t waste any time in Friday’s Pittsburgher 100 preliminary feature at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Six circuits into the 30-lapper, he was already in the lead with his Full Story

• New father lands old ride amid car-building plans

  Posted: 10/03/2025, 08:11 am By Kyle McFadden

  Spencer Hughes is ready to settle into this newly-developing chapter of his life. Over the last two months, the 24-year-old Meridian, Miss., racer has departed his Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series ride at JCM Motorsports, become a father Full Story

• Column: Father-and-son pursuit of Lucas success

  Posted: 10/02/2025, 05:02 pm

  The hours have been long. The work has been grueling. The miles have been countless. The struggle has been real. But for Pancho Lawler, it’s all been worthwhile. All the trials and tribulations he’s experienced over the past two years Full Story

• Dispatches: T-Mac's flying colors honor dad

  Posted: 10/05/2025, 08:20 am

  Among the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during the first weekend in October, including World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series action in Kansas (look for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series coverage Full Story

• Contenders weigh in on the playoff-style format

  Posted: 10/01/2025, 12:16 pm By Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. — Since the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series instituted the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship in 2023, the national tour has made tweaks to the playoff-style format. The initial system had a one-race playoff, Full Story

• Red Clay Classic cements Wisconsinite's breakout

  Posted: 09/30/2025, 09:07 am By Todd Turner

  Kevin Eder’s best-ever Late Model season, and best-ever stretch in the division, couldn’t have come at a better time. ABC Raceway in his native Ashland, Wis., posted a race-record $15,000 first-place purse for this season's 50th anniversary Full Story

• Top 25: RTJ maintains unanimous No. 1 ranking

  Posted: 09/30/2025, 07:59 am By Kevin Kovac

  Fueled by a $50,000 victory in Saturday’s 46th annual Jackson 100 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway that has him well positioned for a second straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., remained Full Story

• Fast Talk: Topsy turvy start to Lucas playoffs

  Posted: 09/29/2025, 11:21 am

  With Ricky Thornton Jr. capturing Brownstown Speedway’s $50,000 Jackson 100 while solidifying his Lucas Oil points lead, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity Full Story

• Race at tiny outdoor oval provides Dome preview

  Posted: 09/29/2025, 09:09 am By Bryan Ault

  MATTOON, Ill. (Sept. 28) — Dirt Late Model’s unique annual indoor event, the Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals, is still three months away, but 15 racers on Sunday got a head start on rubbing fenders in close-quarters action Sunday at the Full Story

• Notes: RTJ's animal-style effort rules Jackson 100

  Posted: 09/28/2025, 02:00 pm By Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 27) — As 35-year-old Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., rolled into the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series postrace technical inspection area following his Jackson 100 victory at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway on Full Story

• Rayburn winner spoils Big Four's opening party

  Posted: 09/27/2025, 12:56 am By Todd Turner

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — The five-race playoff for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series launched Friday at Brownstown Speedway, but it wasn’t one of the four Big River Steel Chase for the Championship drivers that landed in victory Full Story

• Big Four take lumps as Lucas Oil opens playoffs

  Posted: 09/27/2025, 12:28 am By Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — The Big River Steel Chase for the Championship began with the so-called Big Four on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series taking a few lumps. The quartet facing off in the five-race, playoff-style dealt with Full Story

• Notes: B-Shepp regrets decisions in loss

  Posted: 09/26/2025, 11:44 pm By Todd Turner and Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — When a flat tire knocked polesitter Jonathan Davenport from the lead of Friday’s C.J. Rayburn Memorial at Brownstown Speedway, Brandon Sheppard felt for his competitor’s misfortune while inheriting the Full Story

• Professionalism key for drama-free Lucas playoff

  Posted: 09/26/2025, 04:37 pm By Todd Turner

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — No driver wants to get in a wreck competing on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. But during the five-race Big River Steel Chase for the Championship that begins Friday at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, drivers Full Story

• After missing '24 playoffs, O'Neal right in mix

  Posted: 09/26/2025, 04:33 pm By Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 26) — Winning championships in any sport depends on momentum. Peaking at the right time has a way of giving teams and athletes confidence heading into big-time showdowns when championships are on the line and the Full Story

• Dispatches: Pospisil tames speedy Lakeside

  Posted: 09/24/2025, 12:50 pm

  Among the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during the last weekend in September (look for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series coverage from Brownstown Speedway’s Jackson 100 weekend elsewhere). Also find a listing Full Story

• Column: RTJ's title run gets boost from Birky

  Posted: 09/25/2025, 07:34 am

  Ricky Thornton Jr.’s Koehler Motorsports team was in need of another crew member for the stretch run of his Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title defense. The person who came on board to fill the role couldn’t have more impeccable Full Story