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Fast Talk: Erb's upset and clever promotions
Posted: 10/03/2016, 11:59 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products reviews the weekend racing action and looks ahead as the Dirt Late Model season enters the home stretch (edited for clarity and length): What jumped out at you about Lucas Oil’s Full Story
Mincy is Wild West Shootout grand marshal
Posted: 09/29/2016, 12:54 pm By Kevin KovacThe man who launched the annual January migration of Dirt Late Model talent to Arizona that is now known as the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout will serve as the grand marshal of the 2017 extravaganza of speed scheduled for Jan. Full Story
Unger's foes recall his passion, love for Eldora
Posted: 09/29/2016, 07:38 am By Alli CollisIt didn’t matter where on the track Shane Unger was racing, so long as he was among the field of competitors. That’s how fellow racer Brian Ruhlman remembers the late Rossburg, Ohio, driver. “He might have been a lapped car, he might Full Story
Notes: Developmental driver eyes her first win
Posted: 09/29/2016, 07:01 am By Alli CollisSince climbing behind the wheel of a Crate Late Model full time in 2015, Richard Childress Racing developmental driver Ahnna Parkhurst of Evans, Ga., has been eyeing her first career Late Model victory. As her second season in the driver’s Full Story
Quick Time: Checking the driver stock market
Posted: 09/28/2016, 02:32 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Column: Schlenk's solid season hits rough patch
Posted: 09/28/2016, 06:38 amRusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio, has already clinched the 2016 Sunoco American Late Model Series championship with this Saturday night’s UMP DIRTcar Nationals at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, remaining on the tour schedule, but he’ll Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist returns to No. 1 in poll
Posted: 09/27/2016, 10:09 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his sixth career Jackson 100 victory on Saturday at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., unseated Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., for the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. Bloomquist Full Story
Fast Talk: Weekend review and tracks on rise
Posted: 09/26/2016, 01:20 pmOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products reviews the Jackson 100 and Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 while considering some other random thoughts (edited for clarity and length): Break down the $20,000 victory of Full Story
New Deal shines in his first Jackson 100 start
Posted: 09/26/2016, 10:28 am By Alli CollisBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 24) — Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., admits that he was feeling some pressure entering the weekend’s 37th annual Jackson 100 at his home Brownstown Speedway. The stakes were high for the 16-year-old son Full Story
West Plains victory caps rookie's whirlwind ride
Posted: 09/26/2016, 09:12 am By Todd TurnerModified ace Logan Martin’s move to the Late Model division developed much more quickly than he anticipated. And his first trip to victory lane in the full-fender car came more quickly than anyone could’ve imagined. | RaceWire The Full Story
Withdrawing from lawsuit eases Sheppard's mind
Posted: 09/22/2016, 11:44 am By Kevin KovacWhen Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., went racing last weekend at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, he felt a sense of calm sweep over him. There was a clear reason for the 23-year-old driver’s relaxed mindset. Less than a week earlier Full Story
Notes: Hall of Famer's grandson eyes Jackson 100
Posted: 09/22/2016, 08:00 am By Alli CollisJoe Godsey of Edinburgh, Ind., grew up watching his grandfather wheel a Late Model around Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway. After claiming back-to-back modified track titles at the historic quarter-mile oval, the 37-year-old driver returned to Full Story
Quick Time: Crown jewel winner statistics
Posted: 09/21/2016, 02:43 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Column: Supporters lift Marlar to biggest victory
Posted: 09/21/2016, 12:53 pmMike Marlar isn’t the type of guy to peacock up and pat himself on the back over a major win, so it was no surprise how he reacted to capturing Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store Full Story
Bruening, Aikey head for Deery Brothers showdown
Posted: 09/21/2016, 12:34 pm By Bill MartinTyler Bruening and Jeff Aikey will decide one of the closest point races in the Deery Brothers Summer Series’ 30-year history during the Ideal Ready Mix Liberty 100 weekend at West Liberty (Iowa) Raceway. Bruening seeks his career Full Story
Top 25: Marlar climbs to No. 9 in rankings
Posted: 09/20/2016, 11:54 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his first career crown jewel victory in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals finale at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., makes the biggest jump in this week’s Top 25 power rankings, Full Story
Notes: Time, help both run short for Bloomquist
Posted: 09/20/2016, 07:42 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 17) — Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., chuckled a bit when he heard last Saturday night’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store winner Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., Full Story
No storybook ending for Moyer at Knoxville Nat'ls
Posted: 09/19/2016, 04:01 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 17) — If Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store ends up being Billy Moyer’s last competitive appearance at the famed Knoxville Raceway, he didn’t go out quite Full Story
Ever-present Mars still seeks Knoxville victory
Posted: 09/19/2016, 02:19 pm By Alli CollisKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 17) — Only one driver in the 13-year history of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals has started every event. Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., kept that streak alive Saturday, lining up 15th in the weekend’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Marlar's win and 'Who's next?'
Posted: 09/19/2016, 01:30 pmOur Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable comes up for a breath after back-to-back World 100 and Knoxville weekends, reviewing Knoxville’s action as more autumn specials loom ahead (edited for clarity and length): We've always Full Story
Richards's latest bid for Knoxville glory runs dry
Posted: 09/18/2016, 03:26 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 17) — Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., started the 100-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store for the ninth time since 2005 on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway — Full Story
After uplifting run, Babb ready for Knoxville
Posted: 09/17/2016, 10:52 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — Shannon Babb smiled wryly during a press conference following Friday night’s 25-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store preliminary feature at Knoxville Raceway Full Story
Notes: Iowa upstart has tough Knoxville debut
Posted: 09/16/2016, 10:32 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 15) — Just as Jesse Sobbing of Malvern, Iowa, was primed to gain some real attention Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway, his car’s engine seized up and he limped into the pit area and out of the spotlight. A Full Story
Notes: Arrington claims unexpected Wythe title
Posted: 09/15/2016, 04:37 pm By Alli CollisWhen the 2016 season began, Tyler Arrington of Honaker, Va., had no intentions of chasing a weekly points title at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, Va. But as September reaches its halfway mark and the race season begins to wind down, the Full Story
Column: Chris Simpson represents at Knoxville
Posted: 09/14/2016, 05:16 pmChris Simpson’s hometown of Oxford, Iowa, is just over a 90-minute drive from the famed Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, so it’s no surprise that the 32-year-old driver is especially enthused about competing in the track’s Lucas Oil Late Full Story
