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Column: Key connection boosts Stinger's fortunes
Posted: 04/11/2018, 11:29 amThe pairing of the young, rising chassis builder and the up-and-coming Dirt Late Model driver that would ultimately lead, just two months after its consummation, to a monumental first-ever national touring series victory for both men was Full Story
Quick Time: Illinois defends national tour turf
Posted: 04/11/2018, 09:57 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
Fast Talk: Roundtable helps reboot '18 season
Posted: 04/09/2018, 06:47 amWith most dirt tracks taking the weekend off after cold and wet weather, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products looks ahead to mid-April racing and better weather (edited for clarity and length): With 56 days between Full Story
Lucas Oil irons out final rule changes for 2018
Posted: 04/08/2018, 07:15 am By Kevin KovacLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director Rick Schwallie and his staff planned to spend last week focusing on the weekend’s scheduled Bad Boy 98 at Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway, an event that was, alas, cancelled on Wednesday because Full Story
ULMA runner-up intent on another title chase
Posted: 04/05/2018, 10:36 am By Lyndal ScrantonCody Holtkamp got a few things figured out on his new Rocket Chassis last weekend during preseason practice at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. "We worked out a couple of bugs and we were ready to go and try to make a good showing Full Story
Notes: Pain in neck past, Alabama driver shining
Posted: 04/05/2018, 07:19 am By Alli CollisMonte Skinner missed nearly half of 2017 because of neck surgery, but the 46-year-old Crate Late Model racer from Saraland, Ala., is back and better than ever. While success at Mississippi tracks had eluded him, Skinner scored a pair of Full Story
Quick Time: Flashback to Charlotte's Colossal 100
Posted: 04/04/2018, 10:53 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: Higher run lifts Simpson's career higher
Posted: 04/04/2018, 10:19 amChris Simpson had so many reasons to be thrilled about his $15,000 victory in last Saturday night’s 75-lap Hoker Trucking Thaw Brawl finale at La Salle (Ill.) Speedway. The most obvious, of course, was the fact that the triumph was the Full Story
Fast Talk: Sorting out racing's Easter basket
Posted: 04/02/2018, 11:30 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers Easter weekend results from special events around the country (edited for clarity and length): Who found the best eggs? Michael Rigsby, DirtonDirt.com co-founder and Full Story
Notes: Shirley not defeated by La Salle loss
Posted: 03/31/2018, 01:26 pmLa SALLE, Ill. (March 30) — Brian Shirley had more than enough reason to hang his head and sulk after having Friday night’s 50-lap Hoker Trucking Thaw Brawl weekend opener slip from his grasp with the finish oh-so-close. | RaceWire Alas, Full Story
Off the couch in earnest, Babb shows vintage form
Posted: 03/31/2018, 10:31 amLa SALLE, Ill. (March 30) — Shannon Babb might have “just been sitting on the couch” for the first three months of 2018 while many of his contemporaries exercised their Dirt Late Model driving skills, but that inactivity didn’t Full Story
Notes: Florida driver continues winning ways
Posted: 03/29/2018, 08:58 am By Alli CollisNevin Gainey of Fort White, Fla., spent much his 2017 season on the road, competing at racetracks across Georgia and Florida. All of that travel paid off for the 34-year-old driver, who closed the year as one of his home-state’s top weekly Full Story
Column: At mid-career, Feger grinding forward
Posted: 03/28/2018, 03:56 pmAs Jason Feger readies to start another season as a Dirt Late Model driver — weather permitting, this weekend in the Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Association-sanctioned Thaw Brawl at La Salle (Ill.) Speedway — he also sits on the cusp Full Story
Quick Time: Springing toward a Lucas Oil title
Posted: 03/28/2018, 01:14 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: Pearson climbs to 9th in power rankings
Posted: 03/27/2018, 10:38 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season on Friday at Boyd’s Speedway, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., joined the top 10 in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Long road trip pays off for improving Schlenk
Posted: 03/26/2018, 06:01 pm By Kevin KovacBalky March weather has prevented Rusty Schlenk from doing any racing within a reasonable driving distance from his McClure, Ohio, home since he returned from last month’s Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, so he vowed that his C.J. Rayburn Full Story
Fast Talk: An early look at Lucas Oil title chase
Posted: 03/26/2018, 10:34 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products reviews the weekend’s Lucas Oil and other races while looking ahead to a relatively busy Easter weekend (edited for clarity and length): The Boyd’s-winning Earl Pearson Jr.-Black Full Story
Notes: Pearson singing team's praises after win
Posted: 03/24/2018, 06:24 am By Robert HolmanRINGGOLD, Ga. (March 23) — The circumstances for Earl Pearson Jr.’s back-to-back Shamrock victories on the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series at Boyd’s Speedway were as different as night and day. When Pearson won the annual event at Full Story
Oft-winning Hedgecock aims for next level
Posted: 03/22/2018, 09:12 am By Alli CollisOver the last few seasons, Cory Hedgecock has set himself apart as one of the top Limited and Crate Late Model competitors in east Tennessee, tallying 28 victories between the two divisions last year alone. But this season, the 25-year-old Full Story
Column: Stuckey makes leap into house car game
Posted: 03/21/2018, 07:33 pmRonnie Stuckey was planning to launch a house car program out of his Black Diamond Chassis shop in Shreveport, La. He just didn’t necessarily expect it to be at the national-level magnitude it is operating. When the chance to hook up Full Story
Quick Time: Breakdown of last 100 richest races
Posted: 03/21/2018, 11:13 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: Texas driver rises three spots in poll
Posted: 03/20/2018, 12:07 pm By Alli CollisAfter scoring a Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series victory Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Full Story
'Droop' rule transition smooth one for winners
Posted: 03/20/2018, 07:42 am By Kevin KovacWhen Ray Cook announced a “droop” rule for his three Schaeffer’s-sponsored regional Dirt Late Model tours — Spring Nationals, Southern Nationals and Southern Nationals Bonus Series — last December, World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Full Story
Winning Oregon racer on target piloting X-Factor
Posted: 03/19/2018, 02:06 pm By Robert HolmanThe West Coast has a reputation for trendiness from fashion, film and music to occasionally even politics. It seems as though the rest of the country often takes its lead from what’s happening way out West. With Dirt Late Model racing? Full Story
Fast Talk: Considering Cook's rule, Weiss's rise
Posted: 03/19/2018, 09:51 amOur Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored gathers to discuss weekend action and the coming resumption of national tour racing (edited for clarity and length): Any initial thoughts on the long-awaited debut of Ray Cook’s “droop” rule Full Story
