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Column: Lake, veteran car owner, stepping back
Posted: 08/15/2017, 12:51 pmThe last thing Bobby Lake of Uniontown, Pa., wants to do is liquidate the assets of his race team and speed shop. He’s been in the game, after all, for 42 years in various, and sometimes overlapping, roles — car owner, driver, sponsor, Full Story
Top 25: Hudson O'Neal joins poll at No. 25
Posted: 08/15/2017, 10:47 am By Alli CollisAfter notching a top-10 finish in his first-ever Sunoco North-South 100 start, 16-year-old Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., maintained the Full Story
Fast Talk: Is this version of T-Mac the best ever?
Posted: 08/14/2017, 12:17 pmOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products puts the wraps on Florence’s Sunoco North-South 100 while looking ahead to Batesville’s Comp Cams Topless 100 (edited for clarity and length): Is 2017 the best version of Full Story
Notes: Overton's charge at North-South falls shy
Posted: 08/14/2017, 11:25 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Brandon Overton was feeling pretty good at the halfway mark of Saturday’s Sunoco North-South 100 at Florence Speedway. Laying down some of the fastest laps of the field, the Dream Team driver had advanced from Full Story
McCreadie banks major victories in solid season
Posted: 08/13/2017, 07:54 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — It’s been nothing short of a star-studded summer for Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y. Earning a $53,000 payday in the July 22 Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., Saturday’s victory in Full Story
O'Neal enters home stretch of Lucas rookie chase
Posted: 08/13/2017, 10:44 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Second-generation driver Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., was among the handful of drivers making their first-ever Sunoco North-South 100 start on Saturday night at Florence Speedway. Locked in to the $50,000-to-win Full Story
Winning opener, Owens eyes fourth North-South
Posted: 08/11/2017, 10:16 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — A three-time Sunoco North-South 100 winner, Jimmy Owens is among the winningest Lucas Oil Series drivers at Florence Speedway. But things often haven't fallen the Newport, Tenn., driver’s way since his last Full Story
North-South 100 coverage index
Posted: 08/01/2017, 05:18 pmUNION, Ky. — Index for coverage for the 35th annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 weekend, three nights of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action Aug. 10-12 at the half-mile Florence Speedway oval capped by a $50,000-to-win finale: Monday, Full Story
Notes: MB mentors give Wisconsin rookie boost
Posted: 08/10/2017, 12:03 am By Alli CollisUnexpected. That word best describes hometown driver James Giossi’s thoughts on his first career Late Model victory in last Friday’s NASCAR Late Model program at Cedar Lake Speedway. A rookie in the division, the 20-year-old is just Full Story
Marlar wraps up lengthy road trip at North-South
Posted: 08/10/2017, 12:01 am By Kevin KovacUnless Mike Marlar wins this Saturday night’s Sunoco North-South 100 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., he probably won’t hang around the pit area very long after the 100-lap feature’s checkered flag. No one should hold it against Full Story
Quick Time: Late-race drama at North-South
Posted: 08/09/2017, 10:17 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
Fast Facts: 35th annual North-South 100
Posted: 08/08/2017, 05:56 pm By Robert Holman35th North-South 100 Dates: Aug. 10-12 (one $10,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by Friday’s prelims for Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., (half-mile high-banked clay oval) Sanction: Full Story
Column: Throttle masher finds Florence spotlight
Posted: 08/08/2017, 05:30 pmWhen Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, Ind., was asked a simple question — “How do you describe your driving style?” — in the Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway pit area before the recent Prairie Dirt Classic, he didn’t have Full Story
Top 25: English joins rankings in 25th spot
Posted: 08/08/2017, 10:02 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a Schaeffer Oil Iron-Man Series victory on Saturday at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, Tanner English of Benton, Ky., joined DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., held on to the Full Story
Fast Talk: Was Cedar Lake winner predictable?
Posted: 08/07/2017, 10:43 amWith big-money races aplenty, weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products wraps up Cedar Lake’s USA Nationals while looking ahead to Florence’s North-South 100 (edited for clarity and length): Should we have seen Don O’Neal’s Full Story
Notes: Sheppard regrets tactics in USA Nationals
Posted: 08/06/2017, 10:09 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 5) — It’s not often that the throttle-stomping Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., can be accused of driving too conservatively, but he admittedly did just that in Saturday’s 30th annual USA Nationals finale Full Story
Tireless crew lifts O'Neal to peak at USA Nationals
Posted: 08/06/2017, 07:50 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 5) — For Don O’Neal, realizing his full potential with the Clint Bowyer Racing has been an ongoing — and sometimes frustrating — endeavor ever since his debut season in the NASCAR driver’s Dirt Late Model Full Story
Coverage index of 30th USA Nationals
Posted: 08/01/2017, 09:28 amNEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Index for coverage of the 30th annual USA Nationals, a $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series event set for Aug. 3-5 at Cedar Lake Speedway (pay-per-view frequently asked questions): Monday, Full Story
Leaving 'father figure,' J.D. seeks winning path
Posted: 08/04/2017, 08:12 am By Kevin KovacJonathan Davenport considers Barry Wright to be one of his racing heroes, so it was no surprise that the superstar driver from Blairsville, Ga., was still torn up several days after leaving the Hall of Fame chassis builder’s house car Full Story
Shirley's team seeks home-state celebration
Posted: 08/03/2017, 01:22 pm By Kevin KovacIn a sense, this weekend’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series-sanctioned USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., caps a week of racing on home turf for Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill. He’s sort of become Full Story
Notes: Day job gives Hicks edge in Crates
Posted: 08/03/2017, 12:01 am By Alli CollisWorking as a fabricator at Longhorn Chassis, it only made sense for Benji Hicks of Mount Airy, N.C., to purchase a new car from the Trinity, N.C.-based chassis company. The decision has already paid off in 2017, with Hicks scoring victories Full Story
Oshkosh is a bright spot for Heckenast, Bagley
Posted: 08/02/2017, 12:13 pm By Kevin KovacOSHKOSH, Wis. (Aug. 1) — Neither Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., nor Morgan Bagley of Longview, Texas, is enjoying an especially satisfying season on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series, but their noteworthy performances Full Story
Quick Time: Tracking the youth movement
Posted: 08/02/2017, 11:32 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
Fast Facts: Cedar Lake's 30th USA Nationals
Posted: 08/02/2017, 09:28 am By Robert Holman30th annual USA Nationals Dates: Aug. 3-5 ($6,000-to-win program Thursday followed by Friday prelims and Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval). Sanction: Full Story
Column: Durable chassis continues Rocket success
Posted: 08/01/2017, 01:52 pmDon’t let those pictures you’ve no doubt seen of multiple identically-prepared Rocket Chassis house cars sitting in the team’s Shinnston, W.Va., shop fool you. Just because Mark Richards’s powerhouse operation has a fleet of blue Full Story
