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Taking best shot, Weiss shines during World 100
Posted: 09/11/2019, 12:06 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — There were nine laps remaining in Saturday's 49th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway and Ricky Weiss headed toward what would be the race’s final restart sitting in second place right alongside leader Jonathan Full Story
Quick Time: World’s best five-year stretches
Posted: 09/11/2019, 12:01 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
FloSports expands racing by acquiring DirtonDirt
Posted: 09/10/2019, 09:01 amAUSTIN, Texas — FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, announced today the acquisition of DirtonDirt.com and all of the Bloomington, Ill.-based company’s owned and operated entities. The deal accelerates Full Story
Notes: No slick moves for Bloomquist at World
Posted: 09/10/2019, 06:56 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — The 49th annual World 100 came and went without Scott Bloomquist adding to his seemingly endless list of signature moments at Eldora Speedway, but that doesn’t mean his weekend at the famed half-mile oval Full Story
Fast Facts: 16th Lucas Oil Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/10/2019, 06:31 am By Robert HolmanDates: Sept. 12-14 ($7,000-to-win features Thursday and Friday and heats, consolations and $40,000-to-win main event Saturday) | Complete Knoxville Nationals coverage Track: Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa (semi-banked, half-mile Full Story
Wrench-turning pays off for World 100 runner-up
Posted: 09/09/2019, 04:21 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Jimmy Owens gambled with his setup choice for Saturday’s 49th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway. Much to his satisfaction, the roll of the mechanical dice came as close to coming up snake eyes as possible. Full Story
Fourth at World 100, Scott’s rise hits peak
Posted: 09/09/2019, 11:42 am By Robert HolmanROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — To the casual observer, Stormy Scott’s progression the last three months may have gone relatively unnoticed. The rising Las Cruces, N.M., star’s upward trajectory — capped by Saturday’s fourth-place Full Story
Fast Talk: How many globes can J.D. grab?
Posted: 09/09/2019, 10:48 amOur weekly roundtable considers Jonathan Davenport's victory in Eldora's 49th annual World 100 while peeking ahead to the 16th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals (edited for clarity and length): What was the key moment in Full Story
Blown tire robs Pierce of solid finish at World 100
Posted: 09/09/2019, 08:37 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Since scoring his first career Silver Dollar Nationals victory back in July, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., has fought seemingly endless bad luck in high-profile Dirt Late Model events. After leading early in Full Story
J.D. rules World despite power steering failure
Posted: 09/08/2019, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — As productive as Jonathan Davenport’s 2019 season has been, there remained one glaring omission from his ledger upon his arrival at Eldora Speedway for the 49th annual World 100 weekend. | Complete World 100 Full Story
Jameson charges into contention in World prelim
Posted: 09/07/2019, 09:23 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — When Friday’s first World 100 preliminary feature went back green following a lap-11 caution, Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, Ind., thought he might have a real shot at scoring a $10,000 Eldora Speedway victory. Full Story
Trio doomed on fateful 11th lap of World prelim
Posted: 09/07/2019, 06:38 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Lap 11 of Friday night’s first 25-lap World 100 preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway left a trail of tears in its wake. By the end of that single circuit, three drivers — Jonathan Henry of Ada, Ohio, Full Story
Checkered flag among candles on O’Neal’s cake
Posted: 09/06/2019, 07:45 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Hudson O’Neal had a single birthday wish — win a race at Eldora Speedway. Turning 19 on Thursday, the Martinsville, Ind., driver did just that, scoring a $10,000 victory in the evening’s second 25-lap Full Story
Victorious Moyer can’t resist the allure of Big E
Posted: 09/06/2019, 07:46 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Billy Moyer wasn’t supposed to be at Eldora Speedway on Thursday night, let alone standing in victory lane after scoring a flag-to-flag victory worth $10,000 in the first 25-lap preliminary feature of the Full Story
Notes: Brewster Baker (a.k.a. J.D.) ready for World
Posted: 09/05/2019, 04:11 pmROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Jonathan Davenport took a different approach with the throwback scheme he has on his Lance Landers-owned Longhorn Race Car for this weekend’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway. The weathered-looking, red, white Full Story
Notes: Canadian rookie makes successful leap
Posted: 09/05/2019, 12:03 am By Alli CollisRyan Kereluk admits he was hesitant in making the jump from the modified division to racing a WISSOTA Late Model in 2019. But after clicking off several top five-finishes and a pair of victories, the 32-year-old driver from St. Andrews, Full Story
Cherokee set to host WoO's Duvall Memorial
Posted: 09/05/2019 By Gene MurphyGAFFNEY, S.C. — Two names that were spoken synonymously for decades, Mike Duvall and Cherokee Speedway, are again linked together. In a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum, the inaugural Full Story
Column: Youngster Rice eager for Eldora return
Posted: 09/04/2019, 06:38 pmJosh Rice will never forget the 2015 Dream weekend at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, but no one will let him forget it, either. “That’s kind of like, I guess, how everybody knows me,” Rice said. “They say, ‘Oh, you run sixth Full Story
Quick Time: World 100 earnings, lap leaders
Posted: 09/04/2019, 02:26 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
Announcers craft the stories at Eldora's World 100
Posted: 09/04/2019, 10:14 amIt’s a pretty common theme for most folks at Eldora. Whether you became acquainted after camping beside each other, met through mutual friends, or maybe shared a drink one night after the races, it’s not uncommon for different folks Full Story
Fully aware of prestige, T-Mac eyes Big E again
Posted: 09/03/2019, 02:00 pm By Kevin KovacThe hard-nosed, single-minded racer in Tim McCreadie harbors an unsurprisingly detached view of his monumental victory in last year’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. You even get the sense that he almost sees the most Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora's 49th annual World 100
Posted: 09/03/2019, 06:53 am By Robert HolmanDates: Sept. 5-7 (Twin $10,000-to-win features Thursday, twin $10,000-to-win features Friday and heats, consolations and $52,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete World 100 coverage Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (high-banked, Full Story
Coverage index for 49th annual World 100
Posted: 09/01/2019, 08:18 amROSSBURG, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of the 49th annual World 100, the $52,000-to-win DIRTcar-sanctioned event scheduled for Sept. 5-7 at the half-mile Eldora Speedway: Wednesday, Sept. 11 • Column: Davenport's Full Story
Top 25: Richards rises five spots in rankings
Posted: 09/03/2019, 07:53 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first career Hillbilly 100 victory Sunday at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va., Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., was among the biggest movers in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Fast Talk: Holiday wrap and World 100 previews
Posted: 09/02/2019, 11:21 amBleary-eyed after a crazy-busy Labor Day weekend, our roundtable gathers to consider the holiday's fallout and look ahead to Sept. 5-7’s World 100 at Eldora (edited for clarity and length): Which Labor Day winner intrigued you most …? Kevin Full Story
