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Column: Weiss connects with Hill for next step
Posted: 07/12/2016, 09:18 amThe path leading to this year’s far-from-typical Dirt Late Model team of Vic Hill and Ricky Weiss — a well-known 52-year-old driver-engine builder from Morristown, Tenn., and an up-and-coming 27-year-old racer from Canada — began Full Story
Top 25: Feger joins poll after UMP tour victories
Posted: 07/12/2016, 08:40 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring a pair of UMP DIRTcar Summernationals victories at Daugherty Speedway in Boswell, Ind., and Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway, Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., joins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Scott Bloomquist Full Story
Fast Talk: McDowell's new car and Hell Tour talk
Posted: 07/11/2016, 09:43 amOur weekly roundtable, sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products, gathers to consider the latest happenings in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for clarity and length): Dale McDowell in a Sweet-Bloomquist car: an unbeatable combination? Kevin Full Story
FAQ: I-80 Speedway pay-per-view info
Posted: 07/01/2016, 11:48 amFrequently asked questions about DirtonDirt.com's live pay-per-view production of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on July 22-23 (Friday and Saturday): What Full Story
Notes: Red-hot Sise chasing 411's track title
Posted: 07/07/2016, 11:09 am By Alli CollisTrevor Sise of Knoxville, Tenn., is in the midst of the best race season he’s ever had. Finding victory lane in nearly half of his 2016 starts, the 21-year-old driver is on a roll. And he has no intentions of slowing down. Competing Full Story
Quick Time: Checking July's driver stock market
Posted: 07/06/2016, 04:31 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: Miller anxious to return with new team
Posted: 07/06/2016, 12:27 pmJeremy Miller hasn’t run a competitive lap in a Dirt Late Model since the 2013 World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C. He’s barely kept up with the division, in fact, since he walked away from his Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist back on top; Hollidge joins
Posted: 07/05/2016, 01:20 pm By Andy Savary and Alli CollisJust days after moving to the top of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points standings with back-to-back series victories, Scott Bloomquist has returned to the top of DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 rankings, as well. The Mooresburg, Tenn., Full Story
Near-miss propels, not dejects, veteran Weaver
Posted: 07/05/2016, 10:48 am By Alli CollisLa SALLE, Ill. (July 4) — It’s been three seasons since veteran Kevin Weaver last captured a UMP DIRTcar Summernationals victory. The former tour champion came thisclose Monday at La Salle Speedway before falling to Bobby Pierce of Full Story
Gambling on weather works well for Casebolt
Posted: 07/04/2016, 03:58 pm By Kevin KovacPlaying the Rain Game during the holiday weekend turned out reasonably well for Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind. After word filtered out Saturday morning that the evening’s co-sanctioned World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series-UMP Full Story
Fast Talk: Focus on firecrackers and fizzlers
Posted: 07/04/2016, 02:05 pmOn this Fourth of July, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers the weekend fireworks (or lack thereof) in taking a look at a busy weekend of racing (edited for clarity and length): Who was hotter than a firecracker? Full Story
Runner-up at Rockford boosts WoO rookie Erb
Posted: 07/01/2016, 02:27 pm By Kevin KovacTyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, was in a distinct minority among the drivers who competed in Thursday night’s Outlaw Clay Classic at Rockford (Ill.) Speedway. The rough surface of the dirt-covered asphalt track actually made the 19-year-old Full Story
Driver from UMP tour lore scores top-five run
Posted: 06/30/2016, 04:17 am By Todd TurnerBELLEVILLE, Ill. — Rusty Griffaw already has a UMP DIRTcar Summernationals moment he’ll never forget, but the 36-year-old driver from Festus, Mo., came close to creating another one Wednesday night at Belle-Clair Speedway. | Complete Full Story
Notes: Babb practices preventive maintenance
Posted: 06/30/2016, 03:16 am By Todd TurnerBELLEVILLE, Ill. — There are a couple of ways to deal with tight, high-cushioned tracks like Belle-Clair Speedway that beat your quarterpanel off your race car. You can do nothing and — as you might imagine — literally beat the quarterpanel Full Story
Notes: Rookie nabs four in a row at Harlan
Posted: 06/30/2016, 02:28 am By Alli CollisIf it has four wheels and an engine, Jake Neal of Omaha, Neb., has probably raced it. From go-karts and modifieds to stock cars and mini sprints, the 26-year-old has piloted them all. But this season, Neal decided to try something new, Full Story
Quick Time: Handing out mid-season awards
Posted: 06/29/2016, 01:43 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
Missourian wins return to Late Model division
Posted: 06/29/2016, 10:24 am By Lyndal ScrantonWHEATLAND, Mo. — Johnny Fennewald expected to feel a little bit of rust. After all, he had not driven a Late Model in seven years. But the Appleton City, Mo., resident looked like he had only been away for about seven minutes, racing Full Story
Column: Return solidifies Birky's decision to retire
Posted: 06/29/2016, 02:41 pmBrian Birkhofer was fairly certain back in late September 2014 — during that unforgettable fall weekend at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway when he won the Late Model Knoxville Nationals and shockingly announced that he was disbanding his race Full Story
Notes: Englishes enjoy lively Clarksville battle
Posted: 06/29/2016, 02:44 am By Todd TurnerCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (June 28) — A couple of fans in a VIP suite at Clarksville Speedway were watching the frontrunners in Tuesday’s UMP DIRTcar Summernationals event, trying to match the call of announcer Rick Eshelman with the cars Full Story
Top 25: Ferguson rejoins rankings at No. 23
Posted: 06/28/2016, 10:49 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his third Ultimate Super Late Model Series victory of the season on Saturday at Dublin (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., rejoins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Josh Richards of Full Story
Notes: Davenport not giving up on Firecracker
Posted: 06/28/2016, 09:26 am By Alli CollisSARVER, PA. (June 25) — Last season Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., seemingly captured just about every major event on the Dirt Late Model calendar, from Cedar Lake’s USA Nationals to Florence’s North-South 100 and Eldora’s Full Story
Denying tires were bad, Bloomquist doubts tests
Posted: 06/27/2016, 01:48 pm By Alli CollisSARVER, Pa. (June 25) — Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., is no stranger to overcoming controversy in the sport of Dirt Late Model racing. It was just last season that the 52-year-old Hall of Famer saw the sport’s richest prize Full Story
Fast Talk: The success of Bloomquist, Pierce
Posted: 06/27/2016, 11:58 amAmid the blistering early-summer heat, our weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products takes a breather to consider on and off the track happenings in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for lengthy and clarity): Scott Bloomquist Full Story
Four-time UMP champ aiming for last hurrah
Posted: 06/27/2016, 10:26 am By Kevin KovacRodney Melvin has good reason for spending a lot of time behind the wheel of his Dirt Late Model over the past week-and-a-half and next few to come — almost more time, in fact, than he has over the last two years combined. | Complete Full Story
FAQ: Rockford pay-per-view information
Posted: 06/02/2016, 08:51 amFrequently asked questions about DirtonDirt.com's live pay-per-view production of the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series visit to Rockford (Ill.) Speedway on Thursday, June 30: What time does the production begin?: Full Story
