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After wreck, McDowell rallies to fourth at World
Posted: 09/11/2017, 09:26 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 9) — To say that Dale McDowell’s World 100 weekend got off to a rough start is an understatement. Leading one of Thursday’s heat races, the Chickamauga, Ga., was collected by a spinning lapped car, forcing him Full Story
Notes: World 100 pole thrill of career for young O'Neal
Posted: 09/11/2017, 09:06 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., got a thrill that few 17-year-old Dirt Late Model racers get — the chance to start on the pole of the sport’s most prestigious event. What did leading the 30-car field to green Full Story
World runner-up reaches precipice of a major win
Posted: 09/11/2017, 06:04 am By Robert HolmanGregg Satterlee’s runner-up finish in the 47th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway wasn’t necessarily an out-of-the-blue performance. While he wasn’t tabbed as a favorite to win the sport’s marquee event, the Lucas Oil Late Model Full Story
Adjusting World 100 setups an inexact science
Posted: 09/10/2017, 01:33 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — Every driver that earns a coveted spot in the 30-car starting field for the World 100 has a pretty good car, but the inclination is to make it even faster. So before the 100-lapper begins, crews frequently go to work Full Story
Wreckers-or-checkers Overton can't top World
Posted: 09/10/2017, 07:39 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 9) — There was a point — fleeting though it was — in Saturday night’s 47th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway when Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., thought he just might be able to mount a serious challenge Full Story
Notes: Pierce positioned for repeat run at globe
Posted: 09/09/2017, 09:51 am By Kevin Kovac and Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 8) — With fifth-place finishes in Thursday and Friday World 100 preliminary features at Eldora Speedway, Bobby Pierce has been the definition of steady as he works toward defending his 2016 victory in Dirt Late Model Full Story
Focused Lanigan aiming to end World 100 futility
Posted: 09/08/2017, 10:56 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Darrell Lanigan wasn’t quite sure how to respond when he was told after his victory in Thursday night’s first 25-lap World 100 preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway that he’s the driver who has made the Full Story
Zeigler charges, but he's looking for more at Big E
Posted: 09/08/2017, 09:11 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — After a mostly forgettable opening night at Eldora Speedway’s 47th annual World 100 weekend, Mason Zeigler did a nice job salvaging it in his 25-lap preliminary feature. The 25-year-old driver from Chalk Full Story
'Band' back together, J.D. seeks winning tune
Posted: 09/08/2017, 02:53 am By Robert HolmanA day before heading to Eldora Speedway, Kevin Rumley hit the Twitterverse with a most auspicious tweet. It said simply, “Not quite the return of the #6, but the band is back together!!!” and it had a pic of Jonathan Davenport’s G.R. Full Story
After missing Dream, Richards glad to be back
Posted: 09/07/2017, 05:20 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Most everyone at Eldora Speedway on Thursday for the opening night of the 47th annual World 100 weekend didn’t expect to see Josh Richards standing in the pit area alongside his Best Performance Motorsports Full Story
Notes: Henry heads to World 100 on hot streak
Posted: 09/07/2017, 03:45 pm By Alli Collis and Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 7) — Eldora Speedway’s World 100 weekend couldn’t fall at a better time for Jon Henry of Ada, Ohio. The former track champion enters the 47th annual crown jewel event off of a three-victory Labor Day weekend, Full Story
Notes: Illinois youngster clicks off Super goals
Posted: 09/07/2017, 07:16 am By Alli CollisAt the top of his class at Limestone Community High School, honor roll student and teenage driver Matt Shannon of Bartonville, Ill., knows how to set goals and strive toward reaching them. When the 15-year-old made the jump to the Super Full Story
Column: Floridian hopes to add more Big E fans
Posted: 09/06/2017, 11:15 amKyle Bronson fell agonizingly short of scoring an upset victory in one of last year’s World 100 preliminary features at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, but the way he went down to defeat certainly garnered him plenty of attention. Full Story
Quick Time: How Dream winners fare at World
Posted: 09/06/2017, 10:50 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Ex-Eldora mod champ takes aim at World 100
Posted: 09/05/2017, 06:31 pm By Robert HolmanTravis Stemler is eager to get back to Eldora Speedway. The Ionia, Mich., driver is one of a handful of competitors heading to the famed half-mile oval in Rossburg, Ohio, chasing not only a starting spot in the prestigious 47th annual Full Story
Eldora challenging for part-time Van Wormer
Posted: 09/05/2017, 06:21 pm By Alli CollisJeep Van Wormer doesn’t race nearly as much as he used to, but the Pinconning, Mich., driver rarely misses a chance to compete at Eldora Speedway. The 42-year-old Van Wormer still gets butterflies every time he arrives in Rossburg, Ohio. Full Story
Top 25: Hillbilly winner rises nine spots in poll
Posted: 09/05/2017, 01:41 pm By Alli CollisAfter scoring his first career Hillbilly 100 victory on Sunday at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va., Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., made the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Rine gets party started with his first WoO victory
Posted: 09/04/2017, 05:40 pm By Kevin KovacSELINSGROVE, Pa. (Sept. 3) — Jeff Rine and his crew didn’t take long at all to load their Dirt Late Model and lock up their trailer after Sunday night’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series-sanctioned National Open at Selinsgrove Full Story
Ferguson can't quite get over hump at Hillbilly
Posted: 09/04/2017, 04:49 pm By Alli CollisMIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. (Sept. 3) — Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., wasn’t hanging his head after running sixth in Sunday’s 49th annual Hillbilly 100 at Tyler County Speedway. But the 27-year-old driver was still wishing he’d have Full Story
Fast Facts: 47th annual World 100
Posted: 09/04/2017, 11:40 am By Robert Holman47th World 100 Dates: Sept. 7-9 (Twin $10,000-to-win features Thursday; twin $10,000-to-win features Friday; and heats, consolations and $50,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete World 100 coverage Track: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Full Story
10th anniversary: From site's launch to 10 years
Posted: 09/04/2017, 02:18 am By Kevin KovacThe genesis of this truly unique motorsports website can be traced back over a decade to when a college broadcasting student named Michael Rigsby and his journalistic hero, Todd Turner, started talking about how the Dirt Late Model division Full Story
10th anniversary: Top drivers of DirtonDirt.com era
Posted: 09/04/2017, 01:29 am By Andy SavaryIn celebrating DirtonDirt.com's 10-year anniversary, we look back on the 10 best drivers from the website's first decade, along with some honorable mentions (drivers listed alphabetically; all stats span from the beginning of 2007 through Full Story
10th anniversary: Writers pick favorite stories
Posted: 09/04/2017, 01:08 amDirtonDirt.com reporters remember their favorite stories they’ve written. Included are links to the stories and comments about what made the stories so special (edited for clarity and length; 10th anniversary coverage): Alli Collis, Full Story
Fast Talk: Recalling 10 years at DirtonDirt.com
Posted: 09/04/2017, 01:03 amIn a special Fast Talk as part of DirtonDirt.com’s 10th anniversary coverage, our Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable — made up of the site’s co-founders and longest-running employees — discusses personal thoughts about Full Story
10th anniversary: Writers share memories
Posted: 09/04/2017, 12:56 amDirtonDirt.com’s writing crew shares memories from the website’s era with their most memorable races, moments, press areas, interview and more (edited for clarity and length; 10th anniversary coverage): Alli Collis, staff writer (July Full Story
