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Notes: Flirting with Mag podium, Zeigler fades
Posted: 06/17/2018, 10:19 pm By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 16) — Mason Zeigler’s memory of his only previous trip to Magnolia Motor Speedway isn’t all that clear. “I remember it a lot bigger I thought, but it seems pretty similar,” said Zeigler, of Chalk Hill, Pa., Full Story
Fisher overcomes penalty as Richmond runner-up
Posted: 06/17/2018, 08:57 am By Alli CollisRICHMOND, Ky. (June 16) — Derek Fisher’s Saturday night didn't start off the way he had intended. After his qualifying time was disallowed when he was found to be in violation of the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Bonus Series and Full Story
'Stars just lined up' as New Deal broke through
Posted: 06/17/2018, 08:05 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 16) — No one doubted Hudson O’Neal’s talent. His ability to close out a race for a big win, however? Perhaps there were questions. It wasn’t necessarily a question of if the 17-year-old phenom would ever get Full Story
Unzicker rebounds after brutal start on Hell Tour
Posted: 06/16/2018, 03:39 pm By Kevin KovacMAPLE PARK, Ill. (June 15) — Ryan Unzicker couldn’t discount the importance of his third-place finish in Friday night’s 55-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Sycamore Speedway. After his disappointing results in the first two Full Story
Mississippian making most of big opportunity
Posted: 06/16/2018, 07:07 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 15) — If Neil Baggett seemed a little down in the dumps about setting the third-quick time and racing his way into this weekend’s Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series Clash at the Mag via a fifth-place finish in his Full Story
Rayburn gives Schlenk Summer Nationals boost
Posted: 06/15/2018, 12:30 pm By Kevin KovacKANKAKEE, Ill. (June 14) — Rusty Schlenk had a special visitor join him and his team for the first two nights of the 2018 DIRTcar Sumer Nationals. Nine months removed from undergoing open-heart surgery, legendary Hall of Fame chassis Full Story
Notes: Moore back in division, back up to speed
Posted: 06/14/2018, 08:05 am By Alli CollisReturning to the Late Model ranks full time in 2018, Kyle Moore’s season got off to a bit of a shaky start. But the 27-year-old Mansfield, Ohio, driver has made a turnaround over the last couple of weeks, notching three straight victories Full Story
DIRTcar Summer Nationals coverage index
Posted: 06/30/2018, 04:11 pmDirtonDirt.com’s coverage of the 28 scheduled races of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals from June 13-July 14; also visit the schedule page, the series history section and downloadable statistical recap: Wednesday, July 18 • Column: Owner Full Story
Quick Time: Critical start of the Summernationals
Posted: 06/13/2018, 10:23 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: Dream denied, Madden still motivated
Posted: 06/13/2018, 10:25 amPerhaps Chris Madden would have been the driver to make runaway winner Scott Bloomquist sweat late in Saturday’s 100-lap Dream XXIV at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Perhaps the Gray Court, S.C., driver would have had nothing for Full Story
Notes: 'Float mode' lifts Pierce to fourth in Dream
Posted: 06/12/2018, 11:49 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Bobby Pierce discovered a new level of focus during his late-race outside charge to a fourth-place finish in Saturday’s 100-lap Dream XXIV at Eldora Speedway. | Complete Dream coverage “On that long green-flag Full Story
T-Mac's Dream showing dimmed by stark reality
Posted: 06/11/2018, 02:19 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Tim McCreadie was in a reflective — perhaps even pessimistic — mood when he was interviewed by DirtonDirt.com pit reporter Dustin Jarrett after finishing a steady, solid sixth in Saturday night’s 100-lap Full Story
Fast Talk: A new chapter for Book of Bloomquist
Posted: 06/11/2018, 12:45 pmOur Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable discusses Scott Bloomquist’s unprecedented $100,000 Dream victory and looks ahead to a busy June schedule (edited for clarity and length): Describe another indescribably circuitous route Full Story
Jameson can't capitalize on front-row spot
Posted: 06/10/2018, 12:30 pm By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Jason Jameson’s Dream XXIV went much like the rest of his roller coaster of a 2018 season. Starting on the outside pole of Saturday’s $100,000-to-win finale at Eldora Speedway, the Lawrenceburg, Ind., driver Full Story
Bloomquist shoulders pain on way to history
Posted: 06/10/2018, 07:31 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Scott Bloomquist channeled his inner Bill Murray to sum up his record eighth career Dirt Late Model Dream victory Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. After adding to his already substantial legend by winning Full Story
Madden, Wright hopeful after near-perfect Friday
Posted: 06/09/2018, 12:42 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Chris Madden was already inconsolable after giving away what appeared to be a certain victory in Friday afternoon’s second 25-lap Dream XXIV preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway with just four circuits remaining, Full Story
Dream wreck continues Overton's '18 frustration
Posted: 06/08/2018, 06:46 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — The dramatic about-face in Brandon Overton’s racing fortunes with the Dream Racing team this season was clearly evidenced by his miserable fate in Dream XXIV’s postponed program Friday afternoon at Eldora Full Story
Bronson makes switch to Sweet-Bloomquist car
Posted: 06/07/2018, 04:33 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Kyle Bronson started talking with Scott Bloomquist when he parked alongside the Hall of Famer at a Lucas Oil Late Model Series event about a month ago. The 27-year-old driver from Brandon, Fla., hit it off so Full Story
Notes: Track title out of reach, Haus eyes Dream
Posted: 06/07/2018, 04:15 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — Many drivers make the decision to head to Eldora Speedway for the first time after rattling off a bunch of wins at their home track, or perhaps knocking off a couple of victories on a regional tour. It usually doesn’t Full Story
Notes: Late to Lates, South Dakotan starts strong
Posted: 06/07/2018, 06:44 am By Alli CollisCasey Skyberg long resisted the urge to race. But a few years ago he climbed into a modified for the first time and the rest is history. The 47-year-old Rapid City, S.D., driver added a Late Model to his arsenal in 2018 and it didn’t Full Story
Column: Team regroups for Miller's Dream return
Posted: 06/06/2018, 06:15 pmThere was a void in Matt Miller’s life last year. It hit him like a punch to the jaw in both June and September, months that, every year for nearly two decades, were highlighted by the weekend he would spend competing in Dirt Late Model Full Story
Quick Time: Big E crown jewel prelim predictors
Posted: 06/06/2018, 11:00 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: Owens joins top five in rankings
Posted: 06/05/2018, 01:14 pm By Alli CollisAfter scoring his second World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series victory of the 2018 season on Saturday at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn., Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., joined the top five in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power Full Story
Dream Retrospective: The first $100,000 race
Posted: 06/05/2018, 12:46 pm By Kevin KovacDirt Late Model racing had already seen races paying as much as $60,000-to-win by June 1994, so the next step in first-place payoffs needed to be spectacular to get everyone’s attention. | Complete Dream coverage And, not surprisingly, Full Story
Handicapping favorites for Eldora's Dream XXIV
Posted: 06/05/2018, 11:40 am By Andy SavaryHypothetical winner odds for Eldora Speedway’s 24th Dirt Late Model Dream, a $100,000-to-win crown jewel event in Rossburg, Ohio, scheduled for June 7-9 (complete Dream coverage): Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn. Odds: 3-2 Dream Full Story
