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Fast Talk: Memorial Day minus the Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/27/2019, 12:11 pmOur weekly roundtable gathers to consider a Memorial Day weekend that didn’t include the Show-Me 100 and offer thoughts on summer and Dirt Late Model racing (edited for clarity and length): Now we know what a Memorial Day weekend without Full Story
Notes: Crates revitalize eastern Iowan's career
Posted: 05/23/2019, 01:00 am By Alli CollisWhen Crate racing picked up around his Keokuk, Iowa, home a few years ago, Tommy Elston’s career was revitalized. His own racing had slowed a bit when the travel to Super Late Model events became too tiresome, so the 49-year-old Elston Full Story
Decision to postpone Show-Me readily apparent
Posted: 05/22/2019, 06:14 pm By Kevin KovacOver the hundreds of thousands of miles that Rick Schwallie has traveled chasing races as a fan, photographer, official and now the director of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, he’s never experienced anything quite like what happened Full Story
Quick Time: B-Shepp's dominance and more
Posted: 05/22/2019, 01:30 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: WoO bid ends early, but Hardy hopeful
Posted: 05/22/2019, 01:31 pmKyle Hardy couldn’t lie. The Stephens City, Va., driver’s body might have been at Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway last Saturday night for the unsanctioned Big Wrangler Ranch Ron Keister Memorial event, but another part of him was over 300 Full Story
Lucas Oil tourers witness to calamity at Wheatland
Posted: 05/21/2019, 01:54 pmThose hunkering down in Dirt Late Model haulers during Monday night’s severe storm in Wheatland, Mo., knew Lucas Oil Speedway was taking a beating from high winds that rocked the transporters. But the realization of damage throughout Full Story
Top 25: Hudson O'Neal jumps six spots in poll
Posted: 05/21/2019, 11:15 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season on Thursday at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, Full Story
Show-Me bid rescued, Vaught eager to contend
Posted: 05/20/2019, 05:43 pm By Lyndal ScrantonWill Vaught's dream of winning his biggest home-state race nearly turned into a nightmare. Major engine issues left Vaught wondering if he would even make the 90-minute haul to Lucas Oil Speedway. But thanks to some last-minute sponsors Full Story
Amid a directional shift, Virginian shifts to Supers
Posted: 05/20/2019, 05:44 pm By Kevin KovacSELINSGROVE, Pa. (May 18) — Head north, young man. That’s the new credo for Limited Late Model standout Russell Erwin of Beaverdam, Va., who is looking more toward races in the Mid-Atlantic region than the Southeast this season as Full Story
Fast Talk: Weekend recap, eyeing the holiday
Posted: 05/20/2019, 11:03 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to review a weekend that — finally! — wasn’t completely ravaged by rain and to look ahead toward a holiday weekend highlighted by the Show-Me 100, the first crown jewel of 2019 (edited for clarity and Full Story
Recalling tireless Kuntz's generosity, enthusiasm
Posted: 05/20/2019, 08:28 am By Robert HolmanAn engine builder entrenched in drag racing determined to forge his own path in Dirt Late Model racing. Thanks to his never-tiring commitment and the relationships he built with some of the sport’s best drivers, that’s exactly what Full Story
Trivia Time: Answers to Dirt Late Model test
Posted: 05/19/2019, 12:04 pm By Bob Markos(Find questions here) 1. Bill Cheesbourg of Tucson, Ariz. 2. Jack Starrette of North Augusta, S.C. 3. (c) Tony Balzano; (e) Preston Humphries 4. Wayne Coakley of Sacramento, Ky. 5. Ron Weedon of Pleasant Valley, Iowa 6. Dwayne “Tiny" Full Story
Trivia Time: Test yourself with Memorial Day edition
Posted: 05/19/2019, 06:00 pm By Bob MarkosPart of a continuing feature at DirtonDirt.com, test your Dirt Late Model knowledge with a 20-question quiz from longtime racing historian Bob Markos. The Memorial Day edition pays tribute to late Dirt Late Model racers (click here for Full Story
McIntosh on a roll racing in 'best of both worlds'
Posted: 05/19/2019, 03:45 pm By Robert HolmanSUMMERTOWN, Tenn. (May 18) — If Donald McIntosh needed reassurance that rejoining east Tennessee-based Blount Motorsports in the offseason was the right decision, he got it times two during the weekend’s Schaeffer’s Spring Nationals Full Story
Ferree's big shot undone by seat belt malfunction
Posted: 05/19/2019, 01:56 pm By Kevin KovacSELINSGROVE, Pa. (May 18) — Everything seemed to be lining up well Saturday for Alex Ferree at Selinsgrove Speedway. As the 38-year-old driver from Saxonburg, Pa., leaned on his No. 4 machine on the half-mile track’s long homestretch Full Story
Missouri newcomer gets up to speed quickly
Posted: 05/16/2019, 08:36 am By Lyndal ScrantonWith only a handful of Late Model attempts under his belt, Cole Henson admits it's an ongoing education each time he climbs behind the wheel of his No. 31. "They set me up with a great car every week," Henson said of car owner Rob Schlup Full Story
Notes: F-16 mechanic finds speed on dirt, too
Posted: 05/16/2019, 08:37 am By Alli CollisMidway through the 2018 season, Jake Little’s military duties pulled him out of the driver’s seat and off to Japan for roughly a month. But when the 24-year-old Pleasant Plains, Ill., pilot returned to the cockpit, he went right back Full Story
Column: Redemptive win salve for maturing K-Rob
Posted: 05/15/2019, 02:42 pmKent Robinson was still riding high a week after registering a $5,000 victory in the April 13 Schaeffer’s MARS Racing Series event at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway. Then his phone rang and the voice on the other end — belonging to the Full Story
Quick Time: The racing world's Game of Thrones
Posted: 05/15/2019, 02:19 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
Fast Talk: Racing recap and intros to dirt tracks
Posted: 05/13/2019, 10:55 amWhile awaiting a chance to put away our umbrellas, our weekly roundtable considers the weekend’s major event and looks ahead to a busy stretch of national tour action (edited for clarity and length): Evaluate the weekend’s most significant Full Story
Notes: Younger Overton picking up checkered flags
Posted: 05/09/2019, 12:44 am By Alli CollisIt wasn’t all that long ago that Cody Overton of Evans, Ga., was out on the road with his brother Brandon, serving as a crew member for his older sibling as he chased the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series title. Fast Full Story
Column: Remembering shock-behind revolution
Posted: 05/08/2019, 04:37 pmMark Richards is a lot of things: the wildly successful co-owner of Rocket Chassis in Shinnston, W.Va., one of Dirt Late Model racing’s most decorated team owners, a top mechanical mind. But Richards, 58, of Shinnston, W.Va., is also Full Story
Quick Time: Doubling up on national tours
Posted: 05/08/2019, 12:48 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: Bailes jumps to No. 12 in rankings
Posted: 05/07/2019, 09:22 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first career World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series victory Friday at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Full Story
Fast Talk: Evaluations past, present and future
Posted: 05/06/2019, 09:32 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to discuss the late Joe Garrison’s place in the Dirt Late Model world while considering on-track action present and future (edited for clarity and length): Reflect on the influence of GRT co-founder Joe Full Story
