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Column: Maresca takes cues from young mentor
Posted: 07/03/2018, 02:06 pmRuss King hasn’t given up on driving a Dirt Late Model at the still sprightly age of 29. He just isn’t driving one this season. Thanks to King’s connection to young, up-and-coming racer Mike Maresca from the Adirondacks region town Full Story
Top 25: Moran climbs to 15th in power rankings
Posted: 07/03/2018, 09:51 am By Alli CollisAfter winning Friday’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series and DIRTcar Summer Nationals co-sanctioned event at Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track, Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 Full Story
Fast Talk: Racing truths not always self-evident
Posted: 07/02/2018, 12:41 pmDuring a busy stretch of racing centered around Independence Day, our roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers the big winners and the big news (edited for clarity and length): With the Fourth of July approaching, wave Full Story
Heckenast learns ups, downs of Summer Nationals
Posted: 07/01/2018, 01:20 pm By Alli CollisPEVELY, Mo. (June 30) — Frank Heckenast Jr. admits that his stint on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour has been tougher than he initially expected. So much so that his disappointing 20th-place finish in Friday’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Full Story
Marlar avoids bad start to long summer journey
Posted: 06/30/2018, 09:40 am By Alli CollisTERRE HAUTE, Ind. (June 29) — When you’re gearing up for a six-week stretch on the road, it’s important to start out on a high note. Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., can vouch for that. Kicking off a lengthy Midwestern journey Friday Full Story
Surgeon's reprieve puts Bloomquist back in car
Posted: 06/29/2018, 10:33 pm By Kevin KovacScott Bloomquist won’t undergo season-ending rotator cuff surgery and plans to continue racing — beginning with Saturday’s start of a busy Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series swing at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park — after his surgeon Full Story
Kryptonite ace ventures to Midwestern racetracks
Posted: 06/29/2018, 10:00 am By Alli CollisLa SALLE, Ill. (June 28) — Freddie Carpenter and the DIRTcar Summer Nationals aren’t exactly an obvious pairing. In fact, Thursday’s tour stop at La Salle Speedway was an eight-hour drive from Carpenter’s Parkersburg, W.Va., home. Full Story
After Firecracker fizzle, Bagley continues search
Posted: 06/28/2018, 10:01 am By Kevin KovacMorgan Bagley likes to say “what don’t kill you makes you stronger,” but even he’s had a hard time believing that idea as his struggles on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series have grown more frustrating. | RaceWire Now Full Story
Notes: Revived Russell chasing Crate crown
Posted: 06/28/2018, 09:05 am By Alli CollisWhen back problems forced him out of the driver’s seat in 2004, Steve Russell of Pontotoc, Miss., wasn’t sure he’d ever compete again in Dirt Late Model action. Fast forward to 2018 and Russell is right in the hunt for the Durrence Full Story
Quick Time: Babb, Moyer continuing March to 100
Posted: 06/27/2018, 10:54 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
Column: Surreal victory for a star-struck Norris
Posted: 06/27/2018, 05:07 amStanding in the pit area of his hometown’s Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., still wearing his driver’s uniform and surrounded by a few dozen family members, friends and fans nearly an hour after his first-ever World of Outlaws Craftsman Full Story
On stiff tour, Satterlee still seeks firm footing
Posted: 06/27/2018, 04:53 am By Robert HolmanGregg Satterlee has likely had the upcoming stretch on the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series schedule circled since the tour left Georgia-Florida Speedweeks in February. After all, the series trek through Ohio last season was one of the Full Story
Top 25: Madden back to No. 1 in rankings
Posted: 06/26/2018, 10:15 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series victory of the season in Saturday’s Firecracker 100 finale at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., returned to the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Communication fuels Madden, Wright pairing
Posted: 06/26/2018, 01:27 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 23) — Lance Wright has already heard some version of the question posed to him countless times this season. “Are you surprised Chris Madden is running so well in your father Barry’s cars?” is the general inquiry Full Story
Fast Talk: Lernerville winners show emotional side
Posted: 06/25/2018, 09:59 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products takes a final glance at Lernerville’s Firecracker 100 weekend and looks ahead at the DIRTcar Summer Nationals as the tour streaks toward the halfway mark (edited for clarity Full Story
Erb hopes Firecracker run ignites turnaround
Posted: 06/25/2018, 09:11 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 23) — As Tyler Erb readied to climb in his hauler and leave Lernerville Speedway’s pit area after Saturday’s 12th annual Firecracker 100 — bound for a DIRTcar Summer Nationals event the next evening at Tri-State Full Story
Suspended Bloomquist plans shoulder surgery
Posted: 06/23/2018, 05:09 am By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 22) — Facing a 90-day suspension for failing to take a drug test during Friday’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series-sanctioned Firecracker 100 preliminary program, Scott Bloomquist told DirtonDirt.com that Full Story
On verge, Moran eyes surge at Firecracker 100
Posted: 06/22/2018, 12:15 pm By Kevin KovacSARVER, Pa. (June 21) — Devin Moran wasn’t thrilled with his fifth-place finish in Thursday night’s 30-lap World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series feature that opened the Firecracker 100 weekend at Lernerville Speedway because, Full Story
Notes: Transition smooth for Michigan standout
Posted: 06/21/2018, 02:41 am By Alli CollisDavid Mielke is new to the Late Model division. But the 26-year-old Gladwin, Mich., driver seemingly hasn’t missed a beat since making the transition from a modified to the full-fender car earlier this year. After clicking off solid Full Story
Column: Rejuvenated Drake enjoys second act
Posted: 06/20/2018, 12:42 pmBilly Drake of Bloomington, Ill., is seven seasons into Act II of his Dirt Late Model career. His $5,000 victory in June 13’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals opener at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway was the crowning achievement of this calmer, lower-profile Full Story
Quick Time: Winningest duos on Late Model tours
Posted: 06/20/2018, 10:27 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
Top 25: Carpenter joins rankings at No. 23
Posted: 06/19/2018, 08:49 am By Alli CollisAfter sweeping the weekend’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Bonus Series and Schaeffer’s Iron-Man Series co-sanctioned events at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Ky., and Richmond (Ky.) Raceway, Tyler Carpenter of Parkersburg, Full Story
At Plymouth, frustration gets the better of Shirley
Posted: 06/18/2018, 04:46 pm By Kevin KovacPLYMOUTH, Ind. (June 17) — The meat grinder that is the DIRTcar Summer Nationals got to Chatham, Ill.’s Brian Shirley on Sunday at Plymouth Speedway. After five straight nights of racing to open the Hell Tour — including the last Full Story
Fast Talk: Sport's youth movement alive and well
Posted: 06/18/2018, 08:51 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers one of the busiest weekends of the season as the DIRTcar Summer Nationals reach full song (edited for clarity and length): Could the sport’s youth movement have gotten Full Story
Powerplant fuels Klein's Big 10 Series hot streak
Posted: 06/18/2018, 07:21 am By Todd TurnerDaryn Klein has long heard top-flight drivers talk about the advantages of smooth, powerful engines. Now the 28-year-old driver has first-hand knowledge as his team’s new powerplant has taken him to a new level with four victories in Full Story
