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Notes: Erb taking slower approach at Fall Classic
Posted: 11/16/2019, 06:24 am By Robert HolmanMERIDIAN, Miss. (Nov. 15) — Tyler Erb knows the best chance he has to improve on a pair of top-five finishes in the Coors Light Fall Classic is to slow down. That’s right, slow down. In two of the last three editions of annual event Full Story
Column: Bloomquist mourns ‘second father’
Posted: 11/14/2019, 07:48 amScott Bloomquist can still remember the first time he met Randy Sweet, the record-setting Michigan short-track asphalt racer and founder of Sweet Manufacturing who would eventually become one of Bloomquist’s closest confidants. The Hall Full Story
Top 25: Sheppard ends season in No. 1 spot
Posted: 11/12/2019, 08:34 am By Todd TurnerWorld of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series champion Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., ended the season where he began it — atop DirtonDirt.com's Top 25 power rankings. For the 87th time in his career, Sheppard (pictured) Full Story
Fast Talk: Recapping the Charlotte ‘juggernaut’
Posted: 11/11/2019, 11:17 amOur weekly roundtable wraps up the season-ending Can-Am World Finals on the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series as the Late Model season itself wraps up (edited for clarity and length): What's the biggest takeaway from Full Story
Weiss falls shy in finale, but he’s staying on gas
Posted: 11/10/2019, 03:58 pm By Kevin KovacCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 9) — Ricky Weiss didn’t want to go through his first full season as a World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series regular without a victory. He did everything he could in Saturday’s 50-lap Can-Am World Full Story
Bloomquist team savors 'Sweet' Charlotte result
Posted: 11/09/2019, 10:06 am By Kevin KovacCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 8) — Hearts were heavy in the Scott Bloomquist Racing camp during Friday’s Can-Am World Finals program at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. By the end of the night, though, there was some joy to help temper the sorrow. On Full Story
Column: Life’s good for Boss after special victory
Posted: 11/06/2019, 02:43 pmRoss Robinson is an emotional guy, a racer who wears his heart firmly on his sleeve. It wasn’t surprising, then, how the 29-year-old driver reacted Saturday as he stood on the homestretch of his hometown track, Georgetown (Del.) Speedway, Full Story
Notes: Delaware power couple post 1-2 finish
Posted: 11/05/2019, 02:41 pm By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (Nov. 2) — Finishing second in Saturday night’s 40-lap Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend Super Late Model feature at Georgetown Speedway wasn’t a disappointment for Amanda Whaley. In fact, she still celebrated in Full Story
Fast Talk: National 100 wrap and Charlotte preview
Posted: 11/04/2019, 01:27 pmWith the season waning, our weekly roundtable considers Chris Madden's National 100 victory and looks ahead to Charlotte's Can-Am World Finals (edited for clarity and length): What's your reaction to the National 100 result? Todd Turner, Full Story
Robinson’s richest win comes with bit of drama
Posted: 11/04/2019, 08:34 am By Kevin KovacGEORGETOWN, Del. (Nov. 2) — There was little that could possibly dull the joy Ross Robinson felt after winning Saturday's 40-lap Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend Super Late Model feature at his hometown Georgetown Speedway. | RaceWire The Full Story
Shakedown off to solid start for Collins at EAMS
Posted: 11/03/2019, 07:22 am By Robert HolmanPHENIX CITY, Ala. (Nov. 2) — When deciding which way to head for the weekend, many times drivers compare races to see just how few laps they have to run in order to make a little money. Usually, the fewer the laps the better, especially Full Story
National 100 promoter soaks up EAMS history
Posted: 11/01/2019, 10:49 am By Kevin KovacBilly Thomas is a walking, talking history book of the National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Ala. He should be, of course, since he’s attended, as a driver or track promoter, every edition of the race, which runs Full Story
Quick Time: Reviewing the decade's statistics
Posted: 10/30/2019, 12:33 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Column: Overton trusts process as team peaks
Posted: 10/30/2019, 12:34 pmBrandon Overton’s first season driving for the Coulter family’s Rum Runner Racing team didn’t start as well as he had envisioned. Its closing, however, has been almost better than he could have imagined. With a $10,000 victory in Full Story
2019 Late Model series and track champions
Posted: 12/01/2019, 10:12 amSeries champions Region-by-region champions on Dirt Late Model series and racing organizations for 2019: National Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - Jonathan Davenport World of Outlaws Late Model Series - Brandon Sheppard Midwest American Full Story
Fast Talk: Weekend review, schedule overviews
Posted: 10/28/2019, 10:57 amWith the season winding down, our weekly roundtable considers scheduling issues while reviewing the 2019 season as a whole (edited for clarity and length): On a weather-hampered weekend, what jumped out at you? Kevin Kovac, DirtonDirt.com Full Story
Pruning eases busiest stretches on Lucas tour
Posted: 10/25/2019, 05:33 am By Kevin KovacThe 2020 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule isn’t quite as long and imposing as this year’s slate was for the national tour’s faithful followers, but don’t call it a drastic reduction in action and travel. It remains an ambitious Full Story
Sale? Yes. Retirement? Rayburn says not so fast
Posted: 10/24/2019, 02:24 pm By Robert HolmanC.J. Rayburn understands business, but that doesn’t mean the legendary chassis builder is ready to retire. A post on a Facebook trade forum on Oct. 18 advertising a going out of business sale at Rayburn’s Whiteland, Ind., shop set the Full Story
Column: New mentality, same ol' success for J.D.
Posted: 10/24/2019, 09:01 amIn Year 1 as the driver of what was popularly called a “Dream Team” fielded by Lance Landers, Jonathan Davenport had a goal of winning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship and achieved it. In Year 2, though, Davenport and Full Story
Quick Time: The best winningest WoO season
Posted: 10/23/2019, 08:34 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Notes: Richards's DTWC opportunity slips away
Posted: 10/22/2019, 03:25 pm By Kevin KovacPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 18) — An unprecedented third consecutive victory in the Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship appeared well within Josh Richards’s grasp Saturday at Portsmouth Raceway Park. In fact, the path to the $100,000 Full Story
Top 25: Terbo climbs four spots in rankings
Posted: 10/22/2019, 08:25 am By Alli CollisAfter notching a third-place finish in Saturday’s Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, is among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Full Story
Fast Talk: Where does Sheppard’s season rank?
Posted: 10/21/2019, 12:22 pmOur weekly roundtable considered Brandon Sheppard's Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship victory and other weekend action while looking ahead to next weekend (edited for clarity and length): Amid our first draft of history, how does Full Story
After solid run at DTWC, James ponders his future
Posted: 10/21/2019, 09:02 am By Alli CollisPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 19) — Scott James has only entered the Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship a handful of times. In fact, the 47-year-old Bright, Ind., driver hasn’t raced at Portsmouth Raceway Park all that much over the years. Full Story
Team’s secret to dazzling season? ‘It just all works’
Posted: 10/20/2019, 07:01 am By Kevin KovacPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 19) — Brandon Sheppard’s $100,000 victory in Saturday’s 39th annual Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park — the 26-year-old sensation’s unprecedented third six-figure triumph Full Story
