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Column: Naylor's 'crazy' trip to face sport's best
Posted: 05/29/2020, 12:27 amThe text and social-media messages began appearing on Blake Naylor’s cell phone soon after his family and friends learned that he had jumped in his dually truck and embarked on a unique racing odyssey: a solo 12-hour, 760-mile trip south Full Story
Notes: Roberson's super win makes parents proud
Posted: 05/29/2020, 12:15 amLogan Roberson’s first career Super Late Model victory didn’t necessarily happen the way the 22-year-old Waynesboro, Va., driver planned it. Roberson, a graduate of the Crate Late Model division, had never entered a race without Mom Full Story
WoO drivers size up Davenport challenge
Posted: 05/29/2020, 12:10 am By Brian WalkerSome World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series drivers look forward to the big, high-speed tracks on the national circuit. Others prefer the shorter, tighter bullrings with lower speeds but tighter action. Both kinds of dirt Full Story
Notes: Confident Thomas avoids jinx in sweep
Posted: 05/28/2020, 09:14 am By Todd TurnerAfter winning Saturday's modified feature at Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Christian Thomas had his victory lane interview cut short because the Late Model main event — with Thomas scheduled to start outside the front row on his Full Story
Quick Time: Drivers’ best national tour seasons
Posted: 05/27/2020, 03:40 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, presented Full Story
‘At home’ in Wells car, Overton relishes backing
Posted: 05/27/2020, 03:41 pm By Kevin KovacRunning up front hasn’t been a problem for Brandon Overton since Dirt Late Model racing became active again after a lengthy hiatus due to coronavirus pandemic concerns. Converting all his opportunities has been another story. | RaceWire But Full Story
A genuine racer, Stovall wondering what’s next
Posted: 05/27/2020, 07:09 am By Robert HolmanWEST PLAINS, Mo. — Jesse Stovall appreciates each victory, big and small. Sunday’s $9,000 triumph at Legit Speedway Park was no exception. Leading the final 15 laps after passing hometown standout Logan Martin, Stovall collected his Full Story
Top 25: Owens leapfrogs B-Shepp for top spot
Posted: 05/26/2020, 09:05 am By Todd TurnerJimmy Owens liked winning three races in a row so much in February that he did it again in May, lifting the Newport, Tenn., in the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings for the first time in six seasons. World of Outlaws Morton Full Story
Notes: Casebolt finally Legit in trip to Missouri
Posted: 05/25/2020, 03:03 pm By Robert HolmanWEST PLAINS, Mo. — Steve Casebolt, Saturday's winner in Comp Cams Super Dirt Series action, had twice visited Legit Speedway Park, but neither turned out nearly as good as his $10,000 victory in the Missouri Hardwoods Back to the Future Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up Memorial Day weekend
Posted: 05/25/2020, 02:23 pmMemorial Day marked the busiest racing weekend of the year so far, but it still wasn't quite "normal" with pandemic-forced limitations on racetracks. Our roundtable considers recent events (edited for clarity and length): Reflect on WoO's Full Story
Notes: Coalescing team lifts CBR's comfort level
Posted: 05/25/2020, 08:13 am By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. — Josh Richards is feeling — and looking — good. Whether the positive vibes surrounding the 32-year-old native of Shinnston, W.Va., translate into a 2020 season reminiscent of his spectacular, star-making campaigns Full Story
Hoosiers wander to West Plains for more success
Posted: 05/24/2020, 05:53 pm By Robert HolmanWEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 23) — That two drivers from Indiana started on the front row of Saturday's Comp Cams Super Dirt Series event at Legit Speedway Park — and yes, battled for the Missouri victory — wasn't as unusual as you might Full Story
Arkansas driver trying to regain racing edge
Posted: 05/24/2020, 09:25 am By Robert HolmanWEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 23) — Robert Baker has been noticeably absent on the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series over the past year or so. A one-time series regular with six career Comp Cams victories to his credit — good enough for 11th on the Full Story
Notes: Money talks for West Plains runner-up
Posted: 05/24/2020, 06:39 am By Robert HolmanWEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 23) — With eight laps remaining in Saturday’s 50-lap Comp Cams Super Dirt Series feature at Legit Speedway Park, second-running Payton Looney of Republic, Mo., had 5,000 reasons to stay exactly where he was. | Full Story
Zeigler beats himself up for Golden Isles miscue
Posted: 05/22/2020, 07:27 am By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. (May 21) — Mason Zeigler worked so hard to take the lead in Thursday’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Reopening Tour feature at Golden Isles Speedway, it was a crying shame how quickly and easily he gave it up. Full Story
Column: Hard knocks for drivers at Golden Isles
Posted: 05/21/2020, 03:38 pmBrandon Overton had a bewildered look on his face as he sat on the back step of his team’s trailer following Wednesday’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Reopening Tour feature at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga. He Full Story
WoO making first trip to Jackson since ‘88
Posted: 05/21/2020, 07:22 amFor the first time in 32 years, the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series is returning to Jackson (Minn.) Motorplex. The national tour's Drydene Double Down Invitational pays $6,000-to-win on Friday and $20,000-to-win Saturday Full Story
Dacus ready to tackle Thunderhill's high banks
Posted: 05/21/2020, 07:02 am By Robert HolmanDane Dacus is as selective as it comes when mapping out a race schedule. There’s no grand plan — other than making sure he’s not racing every single weekend of the summer. The veteran driver from Lakeland, Tenn., said that as he’s Full Story
Moran lets Golden (Isles) opportunity slip away
Posted: 05/21/2020, 06:27 am By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. (May 20) — Devin Moran had only one person to blame for his untimely demise in Wednesday’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Reopening Tour feature at Golden Isles Speedway. “Driver error realistically,” Moran Full Story
Notes: Sandwich leaves bad taste for duo at GIS
Posted: 05/20/2020, 02:06 pm By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. (May 19) — Brandon Overton thought he had a winning race car. Tim McCreadie had a similar feeling. Lap 23 of Tuesday night’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Reopening Tour feature at Golden Isles Speedway, however, Full Story
Mississippi upstart enjoys super opportunity
Posted: 05/20/2020, 12:35 pm By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (May 15) — Racing’s return to Mississippi following a nearly two-month break didn’t necessarily go as planned for Spencer Hughes. The 19-year-old rising star from Meridian, Miss., had hoped a return to Magnolia Motor Full Story
Consistency lifts Owens to stratospheric success
Posted: 05/20/2020, 06:13 am By Kevin KovacBRUNSWICK, Ga. (May 19) — Jimmy Owens is suddenly partying like it’s … 2007 through ’14. With his $7,000 victory in Tuesday’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Reopening Tour kickoff at Golden Isles Speedway, Owens registered Full Story
Fast Talk: Can Owens continue his hot streak?
Posted: 05/18/2020, 09:47 amAfter a pair of Jimmy Owens victories in Mississippi and Tennessee, Dirt Late Model racing heads toward Memorial Day weekend as more events are added to the coronavirus-altered schedule (edited for clarity and length): Did we leave anything Full Story
Eager racers applaud Lucas as tour reopens
Posted: 05/18/2020, 07:41 am By Kevin KovacThe last Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event was contested so long ago, the circuit might as well be starting a new season when its six-race Reopening Tour launches Tuesday at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga. If the green flag Full Story
Notes: Hedgecock’s 411 rally can’t catch Owens
Posted: 05/17/2020, 06:09 am By Richard AllenSEYMOUR, Tenn. (May 16) — Cory Hedgecock has captured big races against tough fields at 411 Motor Speedway. And for a time during the latter stages of the Spring Sizzler it looked like he might just do it again. | RaceWire Using a higher Full Story
