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Notes: Challenge awaits Lernerville points leader
Posted: 06/23/2016, 09:11 am By Alli CollisRuss King of Bristolville, Ohio, will tell you that Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., has some of the toughest weekly competition around. But this weekend, the bar will be raised even higher, as the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Full Story
Column: Tire penalties draw polarizing reactions
Posted: 06/23/2016, 12:09 amOne theme quickly became clear in the aftermath of the Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers tire-cheating scandal that loudly reverberated through the Dirt Late Model world on Tuesday: the five drivers and teams disqualified from the June Full Story
Quick Time: Breakdown of Lernerville's big event
Posted: 06/22/2016, 01:40 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
Penalized Dream racers dispute tire tests, appeal
Posted: 06/21/2016, 02:10 pm By Todd Turner and Kevin KovacFive drivers facing fines, suspensions and loss of purse money from disqualifications at Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXII dispute lab tests and will appeal their fates in a tire-cheating scandal that rocked the Dirt Late Model world after Full Story
Notes: Marlar's audible sends him on UMP trek
Posted: 06/21/2016, 07:58 am By Kevin KovacPlenty of folks did a double-take when Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., pulled into the pit area at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway for Thursday's UMP DIRTcar Summernationals opener. In a time when the immediacy of websites and social media Full Story
UMP's pressure cooker builds heat at Wilmot
Posted: 06/20/2016, 02:30 pm By Kevin KovacWILMOT, Wis. (June 19) — It took until Round 4 of the 2016 UMP DIRTcar Summernationals for the first true heated squabble between drivers and teams to occur. The scene was Wilmot Raceway on Sunday and the combatants were Rodney Melvin Full Story
Fast Talk: Evaluating prospects of Lanigan, Pierce
Posted: 06/20/2016, 02:04 pmOur weekly roundtable, sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products, reviews Darrell Lanigan’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory and the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals while looking ahead to Lernerville’s Firecracker 100 (edited for clarity Full Story
Cedar Lake runs buoy Krohn's Late Model effort
Posted: 06/19/2016, 01:33 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 18) — Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., doesn’t do much Dirt Late Model racing, but if his recent returns are an indication he just might be adding more full-fender starts to his schedule. With Krohn’s pair Full Story
Before Kankakee, winner thrashed to get prepared
Posted: 06/17/2016, 12:18 pm By Kevin KovacKANKAKEE, Ill. (June 16) — Bob Pierce had just finished loading up the car his son, Bobby, drove to victory in Thursday night’s 40-lap UMP DIRTcar Summernationals opener at Kankakee County Speedway when he engaged in a conversation Full Story
Notes: Unsung Martin enjoys jump to Supers
Posted: 06/16/2016, 06:33 am By Kevin KovacJoe Martin of Punxsutawney, Pa., drove a Crate Late Model for seven years, winning races and having fun but also constantly dreaming of moving up to the marquee Super Late Model division. This season the 31-year-old racer has finally gotten Full Story
Quick Time: Recapping Dream by the numbers
Posted: 06/15/2016, 01:40 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: Understated Erb makes a huge statement
Posted: 06/14/2016, 06:15 pmDennis Erb Jr. is a stoic individual, a guy who has a hard time cracking a smile even when he wins a race. No one knows that better than Heather Lyne, who has worked alongside Erb as his chief mechanic for 15 years. Which is why, after Full Story
Top 25: Richards returns to No. 1 spot in rankings
Posted: 06/14/2016, 09:58 am By Alli CollisAfter posting a runner-up finish in Saturday’s Dream XXII finale at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., unseated Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., to return to the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Deserving Erb finally gets his due
Posted: 06/13/2016, 10:51 amOur weekly Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored roundtable helps wrap up Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers and Dennis Erb Jr.’s $100,000 victory (edited for clarity and length): What strikes you most about Dennis Full Story
Notes: Erb's perseverance weathers caution
Posted: 06/13/2016, 09:19 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Dennis Erb Jr.’s perseverance at Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers was on display throughout the 100-lapper as three times the Carpentersville, Ill., lost the lead, and three times he gamely Full Story
T-Mac, other Dream XXII hopefuls fall by wayside
Posted: 06/13/2016, 12:09 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 11) — Tim McCreadie and Jared Landers led laps early in Saturday night’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway. Bobby Pierce and Jon Henry kicked off the grand finale with heat wins to earn prime Full Story
Falling just shy at Big E, Richards keeps head up
Posted: 06/12/2016, 03:37 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 11) — Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., came agonizingly close to a breakthrough $100,000 victory in Saturday night’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway, but there was no hint of dejection Full Story
FAQ: Firecracker 100 pay-per-view information
Posted: 06/01/2016, 06:28 pmFrequently asked questions about DirtonDirt.com's live pay-per-view productions of Lernerville Speedway's 10th annual Firecracker 100 weekend on June 24-25, in Sarver, Pa.: Where do I find the live video?: Click this link Full Story
Notes: Heckenast out of demanding Dream XXII
Posted: 06/11/2016, 11:32 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — The tone of Frank Heckenast Jr.’s voice and the dejected look on his face after he crashed out of Friday night’s first 25-lap preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway told the story of his Dream XXII presented Full Story
Achieving goal, Landers now chasing Dream XXII
Posted: 06/11/2016, 02:59 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — Jared Landers’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers weekend at Eldora Speedway became an instant success on Friday night. Sure, the 34-year-old driver from Batesville, Ark., has his eyes set on winning Full Story
Young Georgian makes strides at Eldora's Dream
Posted: 06/11/2016, 01:24 am By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — It’s not often that Austin Smith of Cedartown, Ga., gets to make the trip to Eldora Speedway. Roughly a nine-hour drive, the 20-year-old only visits the Big E twice a year, making a top-10 finish in Friday’s Full Story
Notes: Miller's Dream comes to an abrupt stop
Posted: 06/10/2016, 11:59 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — The heat-race crash on Thursday night that brought Matt Miller’s Dream XXII presented by Ferris Mowers weekend at Eldora Speedway to a hasty conclusion was no run-of-the-mill impact. | Complete Dream coverage “That’s Full Story
Henry gets Big E boost in newly-purchased Club 29
Posted: 06/10/2016, 02:42 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Jon Henry of Ada, Ohio, was the definition of the phrase “pleasantly surprised” after finishing fourth in the second 25-lap preliminary feature of Thursday’s opening-night action of the Dream XXII presented Full Story
Big E rookie turns heads with 14th-to-second run
Posted: 06/10/2016, 01:41 am By Alli CollisSome naysayers might have contended that Ricky Thornton Jr.’s runner-up finish in the Wild West Shootout finale at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz., back in January was a fluke. With the mod ace’s limited experience behind the wheel of Full Story
Notes: Neck trouble can't slow Chamberlain
Posted: 06/09/2016, 03:51 pmROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Duane Chamberlain has an undetermined neck injury that’s causing headaches and uncomfortable sensations in his head, but the 37-year-old Richmond, Ind., driver doesn’t plan on letting that stop him from competing Full Story
