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Column: O’Neal still soaking up Jackson win
Posted: 09/25/2019, 06:01 pmConsidering his immense reservoir of talent, Hudson O’Neal will likely — almost certainly, actually — win many races much richer than the 40th annual Jackson 100 he captured last Saturday night at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway. It’s Full Story
Quick Time: Home runs on dueling national tours
Posted: 09/25/2019, 03:05 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
Top 25: Blair climbs four spots in rankings
Posted: 09/24/2019, 09:26 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a World of Outlaws Morton Building Late Model Series victory on Thursday at Stateline Speedway in Busti, N.Y., Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., was among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Full Story
Notes: Selinsgrove win major relief for Lanigan
Posted: 09/23/2019, 04:36 pm By Kevin KovacSELINSGROVE, Pa. (Sept. 21) — Darrell Lanigan won his 73rd World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series race Saturday at Selinsgrove Speedway. Few of those checkered flags, however, made him feel quite as relieved as this one. Full Story
Fast Talk: Soaking up a special home-track victory
Posted: 09/23/2019, 10:49 amOur weekly roundtable reviews a lively September weekend of Dirt Late Model action, and considers a few other topics as the late-season special events continue (edited for clarity and length): Describe the charm of Hudson O'Neal winning Full Story
Mod champ flirts with lead in Jackson 100
Posted: 09/23/2019, 09:06 am By Alli CollisBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 21) — With his modified victory on Saturday at Brownstown Speedway, Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., clinched the 2019 DIRTcar modified points championship. But first, the open-wheel ace came away with a top-five Full Story
Home-stater eager for another shot at Kokomo
Posted: 09/19/2019, 03:37 pm By Kevin KovacSteve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., doesn’t have the opportunity to run a major event in his home state very often, so his eyes grew wide months ago when he saw the 2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule included a first-ever visit Full Story
Notes: Eash piles up wins in comeback season
Posted: 09/19/2019, 06:25 am By Alli CollisAfter surgery sidelined Billy Eash of Johnstown, Pa., last season, the former Marion Center Speedway track champion climbed back behind the wheel in 2019, quickly getting back to his winning ways. A regular at the reopened Hidden Valley Full Story
Column: Owens is up to task for Knoxville repeat
Posted: 09/18/2019, 07:29 pmAn appropriate summation of Jimmy Owens’s $40,000 triumph in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway was offered soon after the 100-lapper by crewman Keir Full Story
Quick Time: Surveying deepest big-race rallies
Posted: 09/18/2019, 02:10 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
Notes: Knoxville bites struggling O’Neal, T-Mac
Posted: 09/17/2019, 03:57 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — Don O’Neal was struggling to maintain his position. Tim McCreadie was marching forward from a starting spot deep in the field. Then the two Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars met in turn three on Full Story
Top 25: Clanton rises to No. 11 in rankings
Posted: 09/17/2019, 08:42 am By Alli CollisAfter winning Thursday’s Knoxville Nationals opener, Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., was among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., unseated Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Full Story
Pearl-Overton tandem nets another big payday
Posted: 09/16/2019, 04:51 pm By Robert HolmanJAMAICA, Va. — Grant Pearl and Brandon Overton are 2-for-2. Twice the longtime pals have joined forces to chase a big-money Crate Late Model special event. Twice they’ve bagged a big check. On Saturday at Virginia Motor Speedway, Overton Full Story
After rollover, Thornton hopes to get a do-over
Posted: 09/16/2019, 04:28 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — For a driver whose Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store ended with a slow-motion rollover just moments after he had reached fourth place in Saturday night’s 100-lap Full Story
Fast Talk: Dissecting Knoxville's winning rally
Posted: 09/16/2019, 11:23 amOur weekly roundtable wraps up the 16th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals while looking ahead to upcoming fall events and more (editing for clarity and length): Evaluate the ninth-row rally by Jimmy Owens at Knoxville. Kevin Full Story
Young O’Neal grabs podium spot at Knoxville
Posted: 09/16/2019, 08:45 am By Alli CollisKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — Rolling off 16th in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals finale, Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., was focused on a strong run and a good points night. Starting so deep in the field, Full Story
Notes: Whitener eager for next trip to Virginia
Posted: 09/15/2019, 04:00 pm By Robert HolmanJAMAICA, Va. (Sept. 14) — As Mark Whitener prepared to leave Virginia Motor Speedway, he was already looking forward to next year’s Fastrak World Championship, which track and series officials announced will again pay a whopping $50,000-to-win. Full Story
Clanton, Madden fall by the wayside at Knoxville
Posted: 09/15/2019, 05:25 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — They started the year as de facto teammates. Saturday though, they were rivals contending for a $40,000 victory in the 16th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores Full Story
Bruening in solid spot after Knoxville prelims
Posted: 09/14/2019, 04:14 pm By Alli CollisKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 13) — While Tyler Bruening might have been considered a darkhorse heading into the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals weekend, the Decorah, Iowa, driver put together two solid preliminary performances to kick Full Story
Notes: Buddy’s ride puts Overton up front at VMS
Posted: 09/14/2019, 06:24 am By Robert HolmanJAMAICA, Va. — If Brandon Overton looked comfortable driving his good buddy Grant Pearl’s race car Friday during Virginia Motor Speedway's Fastrak World Championship prelims, there’s good reason. It’s the same Longhorn Chassis that Full Story
Relentless Weiss rolls on with Knoxville prelim win
Posted: 09/14/2019, 04:22 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 13) — After Ricky Weiss captured Friday night’s 25-lap Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals preliminary feature, the 30-year-old from Headingley, Manitoba, sure was glad that earlier in the week he had convinced Full Story
Notes: Clanton confident after Knoxville whipping
Posted: 09/13/2019, 03:45 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 12) — Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., was understandably glowing after gliding forward from the seventh starting spot to capture Thursday’s 25-lap preliminary feature on the opening night of the 16th annual Lucas Full Story
16th Knoxville Nationals coverage index
Posted: 09/08/2019, 07:20 pmKNOXVILLE, Iowa — DirtonDirt.com’s coverage of the 16th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store, a $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event scheduled for Sept. 12-14 Full Story
Notes: Busy Minnesotan finds Late Model success
Posted: 09/12/2019, 12:13 am By Alli CollisIt’s not too unusual for a weekend warrior to pull double duty and compete in multiple divisions on any given race night. But since early August, 22-year-old Rushford, Minn., driver Alex Williamson has competed in not one, not two, but Full Story
Column: Focused J.D. relishes third World 100
Posted: 09/11/2019, 06:25 pmJonathan Davenport’s focus and burning desire to win the World 100 for a third time in his career was evident Saturday night as race time approached. He removed himself from the last-minute hustle-and-bustle around his Double L Racing Full Story
