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• Notes: Consistency not quite enough for Louisianan

  Posted: 09/25/2025, 07:13 am By Todd Turner

  Plenty of Dirt Late Model racers actively avoid the grind of points racing. And plenty of those same drivers end up taking a peek at tabulated points midway through the season and find themselves lured into the chase. Such was the 2025 Full Story

• Breakdown of Lucas Oil's Big River Steel Big Four

  Posted: 09/23/2025, 12:22 pm By Kyle McFadden

  A statistical breakdown of the four eligible drivers in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heading into the five-race playoffs. The champion receives $250,000 with $200,000, Full Story

• Top 25: RTJ unanimous atop power rankings

  Posted: 09/23/2025, 07:42 am By Kevin Kovac

  A solid weekend at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway during which Ricky Thornton Jr. fell one spot short of another crown jewel victory propelled the Chandler, Ariz., driver to a unanimous No. 1 selection in DirtonDirt’s power rankings. The 34-year-old Full Story

• Notes: 'Just another Knoxville' for Davenport

  Posted: 09/22/2025, 04:34 pm By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 20) — Jonathan Davenport changed into street clothes and had his arms on his team’s pit box as Hudson O’Neal, a short distance away, celebrated his victory in Saturday’s 75-lap Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Full Story

• Fast Talk: O'Neal's rout and Big Four handicapping

  Posted: 09/22/2025, 11:40 am

  Hudson O’Neal topped the charts with his $75,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals victory, a topic our roundtable tackles in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Consider Full Story

• A $75,000 rebound for the ages at Knoxville

  Posted: 09/21/2025, 11:00 am By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 20) — Two forgettable preliminary programs — one downright awful, one just bad — sent Hudson O’Neal into Saturday’s Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals finale with little momentum. But one thing he Full Story

• Notes: Knoxville oval right up Moran's alley

  Posted: 09/20/2025, 04:26 pm By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 19) — Devin Moran doesn’t have a long personal history at Knoxville Raceway, but he’s rapidly building one. With a top-10 finish in each of his three previous Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals appearances Full Story

• Knoxville a bright spot amid Overton's struggles

  Posted: 09/20/2025, 08:25 am By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 19) — The race slipped through Brandon Overton’s fingers. He was fairly certain of that. With a little more aggressiveness, a bit more urgency, he could have won Friday’s 25-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Full Story

• Juiced track produces carnage at Knoxville

  Posted: 09/19/2025, 03:40 pm By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 18) — Brutal. Just brutal. There was no other way to describe Thursday’s opener of the Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. With the sprawling half-mile oval juiced up following earlier Full Story

• Back on Knoxville stage, all the feels for Roberts

  Posted: 09/19/2025, 07:30 am By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 18) — Rain was falling Thursday night on Ken Roberts at Knoxville Raceway, but he didn’t mind. He was riding a high that even a thorough soaking couldn’t douse. The 63-year-old team owner from East Moline, Full Story

• Dispatches: English pockets Bullring's $10,000

  Posted: 09/18/2025, 02:32 pm

  Among the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during the Sept. 18-21 weekend (look for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series from Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway elsewhere). Also find a listing of live-streaming video from Full Story

• Notes: Arkansas driver sketches successful career

  Posted: 09/18/2025, 08:41 am By Todd Turner

  As a boy, Mark Nichols had a fascination with drawing pictures of Dirt Late Model race cars, crafting version of the cars of his favorite Arkansas drivers like Billy Moyer and Jeff Floyd. Using markers and pencils to sketch out colorful Full Story

• Column: Team owner's rapid ascent to pinnacle

  Posted: 09/17/2025, 04:20 pm

  About a half-hour after the conclusion of Sept. 6’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway, after Bobby Koehler had been on the Rossburg, Ohio, track’s stage celebrating a victory in Dirt Late Model racing’s most prestigious race with his driver Full Story

• Fast Facts: 21st Lucas Oil Knoxville Nationals

  Posted: 09/16/2025, 02:59 pm By Aaron Clay

  Dates: Sept. 18-20 Track: Knoxville Raceway (semi-banked half-mile clay oval) Location: Knoxville, Iowa Purse: $75,000-to-win ($10,000-to-win prelims) Presenting sponsors: Lucas Oil and All Makes Collision Center Sanction: Lucas Oil Full Story

• Top 25: Thornton reigns as Feger climbs

  Posted: 09/16/2025, 07:22 am By Kevin Kovac

  Ricky Thornton Jr.’s status as the No. 1 driver in DirtonDirt’s power rankings continued for a second consecutive week despite a quiet single-start weekend during which he finished seventh in Thursday’s FloRacing Night in America-sanctioned Full Story

• Fast Talk: The Southeast, weekend recap and more

  Posted: 09/15/2025, 10:35 am

  As the fall specials beckon, our weekly roundtable considers all the latest action for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): In earlier eras, Southeastern tracks were the heart Full Story

• Dispatches: Support amid WISSOTA's loss

  Posted: 09/14/2025, 08:28 am

  Among the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during the Sept. 11-13 weekend, including World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series action in Georgia. Also find a listing of live-streaming video from specials Full Story

• Gustin still trying to get over the hump at Eldora

  Posted: 09/11/2025, 03:07 pm By Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — A part of Ryan Gustin takes pride in finishing fifth in Saturday’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway. Another part of the Marshalltown, Iowa, driver is upset he couldn’t hang onto a podium position or challenge Full Story

• Notes: Senoia standout plotting his WoO debut

  Posted: 09/11/2025, 12:03 am By Todd Turner

  Payton Stevenson has carved out a solid start to his career in Late Model-style cars, scoring 30 feature victories and capturing two track titles over six seasons. The 21-year-old High Falls, Ga., driver has a current streak of three Limited Full Story

• Column: Terbo draws on messages of ailing kids

  Posted: 09/10/2025, 04:16 pm

  From afar, the Best Performance Motorsports car that Tyler Erb drove in last weekend’s 55th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, wasn’t splashy or especially colorful. But close up, the machine flashed with more heartfelt Full Story

• Notes: Madden falls short again in World 100

  Posted: 09/09/2025, 07:19 am By Kevin Kovac and Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Another crown jewel at Eldora Speedway. Another disappointment for Chris Madden. There were signs Saturday that karma might finally shine on Madden in his 17th World 100 feature appearance and 43rd overall Full Story

• Top 25: Eldora-propelled Thornton grabs No. 1 spot

  Posted: 09/09/2025, 07:02 am By Kevin Kovac

  With a victory in Saturday’s 55th annual World 100 continuing a sizzling three-week stretch, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., ascended to the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt’s power rankings that Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., had held Full Story

• Fast Talk: Globe-grabbing RTJ's first World

  Posted: 09/08/2025, 10:40 am

  After a dazzling, record-setting week at Eldora Speedway and Ricky Thornton Jr. claiming his first World 100, our roundtable unpacks everything in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and Full Story

• Takeaways: Commentary on the 55th World 100

  Posted: 09/07/2025, 06:03 pm By Kyle McFadden

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Key takeaways and commentary at Eldora Speedway from Ricky Thornton Jr.’s first World 100 victory (which shouldn’t come as a surprise), Jonathan Davenport’s shortcomings, another near-miss for Dale McDowell, Full Story

• Unlikely underdog RTJ lands on top of the World

  Posted: 09/07/2025, 06:37 am By Kevin Kovac

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Ricky Thornton Jr. an … underdog? Could one of Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest stars really not be among the favorites to win a crown jewel event? It’s quite an unbelievable idea, but it was the case Full Story