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Column: Profile raised, Weiss chases first globe
Posted: 09/05/2018, 08:38 pmWhen Ricky Weiss unloads his family-owned Sweet-Bloomquist No. 7W in the pit area at Eldora Speedway for this weekend’s 48th annual World 100 — most likely next to Scott Bloomquist, the Hall of Famer who has become his mentor this season Full Story
Quick Time: Breaking down World 100 fields
Posted: 09/05/2018, 02:59 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: Shirley aims to back up season at Big E
Posted: 09/05/2018, 12:59 pmBrian Shirley’s enthusiasm heading into the 48th annual World 100 is tempered only by knowing how much work it takes to prepare for the biggest Dirt Late Model Race of the season. Just two days before heading to Rossburg, Ohio, Shirley Full Story
At '88 World 100, legend of Bloomquist was born
Posted: 09/04/2018, 06:31 pm By Kevin KovacThere has never been a World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, quite like the 1988 edition. There might never be another with even a similar storyline. That race almost exactly 30 years ago — Sept. 10, 1988 — lit the fuse, Full Story
Top 25: Vaught joins rankings at No. 24
Posted: 09/04/2018, 06:32 am By Alli CollisAfter sweeping the Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association holiday weekend tripleheader, Will Vaught of Crane, Mo., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., held on to the top spot Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora's 48th annual World 100
Posted: 09/04/2018, 06:32 pm By Robert HolmanEditor’s note: After rain washed out the Sept. 8-9 portion of the World 100, the Crown Jewel event resumes this weekend with Friday’s twin $10,000-to-win features. Saturday’s action includes heats, consolations and the 100-lap main Full Story
Texan's lengthy summer trek steers toward Big E
Posted: 09/03/2018, 01:26 pm By Alli CollisMIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. (Sept. 2) — Tyler Erb is a true road warrior. It’s been three months since World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series competitor last returned to his New Waverly, Texas, home. But after a solid performance in Full Story
Fast Talk: Overton exceeds expectations?
Posted: 09/03/2018, 12:48 pmWhew! Fresh off a super-busy Labor Day weekend, our Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable barely takes a breath before focusing full bore on Eldora’s upcoming World 100 (edited for clarity and length): Is there a bigger “out Full Story
Satterlee aims for one spot better at World 100
Posted: 09/03/2018, 02:15 am By Alli CollisGregg Satterlee’s big Eldora Speedway moment came last September. The Indiana, Pa., driver fell one spot shy in the 47th annual World 100 at the historic oval in Rossburg, Ohio. | Complete World 100 coverage While he took the checkers Full Story
Notes: Dog Hollow champ overcomes engine woes
Posted: 08/30/2018, 12:34 am By Alli CollisDave Blazavich clinched his third consecutive Super Late Model track championship Saturday at Dog Hollow Speedway, but his five-victory season wasn’t all smooth sailing at the Strongstown, Pa., oval. Shortly after his second victory, Full Story
Column: Steady Pearson lifts team to biggest win
Posted: 08/29/2018, 09:08 pmWhen Black Diamond house car owner Ronnie Stuckey watched his driver, Earl Pearson Jr., flash under the checkered flag to win last Saturday night’s inaugural 100-lap Dirt Million presented by Arizona Sport Shirts at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Full Story
Crossover lane can throw wrench into Eldora laps
Posted: 08/29/2018, 05:37 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio — High speeds. An unforgiving concrete wall. Throngs of vocal fans. And the pressure of Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest events. Eldora Speedway provides plenty of challenges for World 100 drivers tackling the historic Full Story
Fast Facts: The 50th Hillbilly 100
Posted: 08/29/2018, 11:46 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 31-Sept. 2 (a $4,000-to-win steel-head engine Late Model program on Friday and a $5,000-to-win unsanctioned Super Late Model program on Saturday followed by Sunday’s $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Series program) Track: Tyler Full Story
Quick Time: Sealing the deal difficult for Owens
Posted: 08/29/2018, 11:48 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: Pierce falls just shy in Dirt Million drama
Posted: 08/28/2018, 03:43 pm By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 25) — For a few brief moments late in Saturday’s inaugural 100-lap Dirt Million presented by Arizona Sport Shirts at Mansfield Motor Speedway, Bob Pierce allowed himself to think that the racing gods were paying Full Story
By-the-numbers wrapup of inaugural Dirt Million
Posted: 08/28/2018, 09:48 am By Andy SavaryMANSFIELD, Ohio — By-the-numbers look at Aug. 24-25’s inaugural Dirt Million at Mansfield Motor Speedway on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: 1: Driver involved in multiple cautions during the 100-lap race: Earl Pearson Jr., the Full Story
Top 25: Mansfield winner joins top five in poll
Posted: 08/28/2018, 09:08 am By Alli CollisAfter earning a $202,940 payday in Saturday’s inaugural Dirt Million at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., moved into the top five in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Marlar's chassis-neutral team stays in the hunt
Posted: 08/27/2018, 08:57 pm By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 25) — Mike Marlar’s 11th-place finish in Saturday’s inaugural 100-lap Dirt Million presented by Arizona Sport Shirts at Mansfield Motor Speedway wasn’t indicative of the strength he showed in the race. His Full Story
Fast Talk: Dramatics key at innovative Dirt Million
Posted: 08/27/2018, 10:50 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products reviews Earl Pearson’s Dirt Million victory at Mansfield with a busy holiday weekend looming (edited for clarity and length): What was your favorite element of the Dirt Million Full Story
Blair's solid Mansfield visit worth a Dirt Million
Posted: 08/27/2018, 09:30 am By Alli CollisMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 25) — Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., entered Mansfield Motor Speedway’s blockbuster weekend confidently knowing he had a starting spot in the inaugural Dirt Million. Topping the final Driver Reward Points accumulated Full Story
Heartbreak Trio undone in quest for Dirt Million
Posted: 08/26/2018, 02:49 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 25) — Don O’Neal led the Dirt Million presented by Arizona Sport Shirts. So did Shannon Babb. And Jimmy Owens did, too. But come the end of Saturday night’s inaugural 100-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Full Story
Who's Ben Mott? A racer headed for richest check
Posted: 08/24/2018, 04:46 pm By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — Benjamin Mott knows just about everyone with an interest in this weekend’s inaugural Dirt Million presented by Arizona Sport Shirts at Mansfield Motor Speedway is thinking the same thing about him. “I’ve Full Story
Odd Couple chases Lucas Oil Speedway title
Posted: 08/23/2018, 03:36 pm By Lyndal ScrantonThey are sort of a dirt-track racing Odd Couple, the teenaged driver and the grandfatherly car owner. Upon first glance, 17-year-old Kaeden Cornell and 69-year-old Rick Hoover would seem to have little in common. | Lucas Oil Speedway results But Full Story
Notes: Illinois Crate pilot chasing DIRTcar crown
Posted: 08/23/2018, 08:07 am By Alli CollisComing off of a standout 2017 season that included 15 victories and the Spoon River Speedway title, A.J. May of Creve Coeur, Ill., decided to aim higher in 2018. The 25-year-old driver is close to reaching his season-long goals, cracking Full Story
Column: Eckert ponders career future post-Crowl
Posted: 08/22/2018, 12:05 pmFor Paul Crowl, fielding a national touring series Dirt Late Model team — like he’s done since August 2015 for veteran standout Rick Eckert of York, Pa. — was a truly unexpected development. Just ask him and that fact is clear. “This Full Story
