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Notes: Familiar Atomic may be salve for Francis
Posted: 05/12/2016, 01:15 pm By Kevin KovacAtomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio, has long been a favorite of Dirt Late Model veteran Steve Francis. “The first race I ran was in Isom, Ky., but I ran a lot (at Atomic) early in my career,” Francis who began driving Dirt Late Models over Full Story
Ontario teen jumps into Super Late Models
Posted: 05/12/2016, 09:16 am By Clayton JohnsAfter a long and sometimes slow off-season, Canadian driver Jake Hooker hit full speed Saturday at Ontario’s South Buxton Raceway. In finishing fourth Saturday, however, Chatham-Kent teenager was behind the wheel of a car with significantly Full Story
Notes: Young Mississippi racer clicks off victories
Posted: 05/12/2016, 08:34 am By Alli CollisNot every racer can say that their first career Late Model victory came at their hometown track. But Bryant Marsh of Corinth, Miss., is among the few. Scoring his first win at North Mississippi Motor Park Speedway last season, the now 16-year-old Full Story
Honor allows Phillips to reflect on career
Posted: 05/11/2016, 04:25 pm By Lyndal ScrantonThere are plenty of races remaining and more checkered flags to chase. But the type of honor Terry Phillips received this week tends to turn even steely-souled veterans a bit reflective. So it was with Phillips on Tuesday after he the Full Story
Quick Time: Ohio leads way with richest events
Posted: 05/11/2016, 03:05 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: Sons are ready, but Dohm churns ahead
Posted: 05/11/2016, 02:51 pmTim Dohm keeps suggesting that he’s going to significantly reduce his Dirt Late Model racing schedule to put more of his time — and finances — into the budding driving careers of his sons Zack and Nick. Actually doing it, though, Full Story
Moran pits win streak against Lucas invaders
Posted: 05/11/2016, 11:33 am By Alli CollisDevin Moran has captured back-to-back victories at Atomic Speedway, but he knows the stakes — and competition — go up a few notches this weekend at the 3/8-mile oval south of Chillicothe, Ohio. The 21-year-old driver from Dresden, Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist claims No. 1 spot in poll
Posted: 05/10/2016, 10:40 am By Alli CollisFollowing his 29th career World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series triumph Saturday at Smoky Mountain Speedway, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., unseated Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., for the top spot in this week’s DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Wisconsin upstart stands tall in open-motor debut
Posted: 05/09/2016, 01:31 pm By Kevin KovacNo one in last weekend’s feature fields at Illinois’s Farmer Raceway and Fairbury American Legion Speedway had less experience with open-motor Dirt Late Model racing than Mike Mullen of Seymour, Wis. — because that was simply impossible. The Full Story
Notes: Redraw perfect, but Roberts slips to fifth
Posted: 05/09/2016, 10:43 am By Alli CollisMARYVILLE, Tenn. (May 7) — As the top two finishers from each of Saturday’s four heat races made their way to the Smoky Mountain frontstretch for the feature redraw, it was Casey Roberts of Toccoa, Ga., drawing the pole position for Full Story
Fast Talk: Dirt racing partying like it's 1991
Posted: 05/09/2016, 09:59 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to discuss the latest and greatest in Dirt Late Model racing in Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk (edited for clarity and length): Big weekend victories for Bloomquist, Moyer, Pierce and Moran — Full Story
Notes: Moyer thrives on familiar (but distant) dirt
Posted: 05/09/2016, 02:41 amBilly Moyer is a native of Des Moines, Iowa, and has lived in Batesville, Ark., for over three decades, but there’s another place he wouldn’t have minded calling home. While spending last weekend racing in Illinois — a successful Full Story
Home-state performance best WoO finish for Wells
Posted: 05/07/2016, 10:28 am By Alli CollisJUNCTION CITY, Ky. (May 6) — World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series contender Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky., admits that the start of his 2016 season has been a struggle. But after notching a fourth-place finish in Friday’s 24th annual Full Story
Stars align for Rockford hosting WoO dirt races
Posted: 05/06/2016, 08:17 am By Kevin KovacJody Deery has been operating Rockford (Ill.) Speedway for nearly six decades, but she’s never witnessed an event at her family’s venerable quarter-mile oval quite like the ones scheduled for June 29-30. She knows these shows are going Full Story
Notes: Wisconsin rookie quickly finds victory lane
Posted: 05/05/2016, 08:51 am By Alli CollisLate Model rookie Jesse Glenz of Fall Creek, Wis., will tell you that he has high expectations when it comes to his on-track performance. But winning his second career Late Model start? Even Glenz couldn’t have predicted that one. For Full Story
Quick Time: Noteworthy first national tour wins
Posted: 05/04/2016, 01:32 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: Milliken wraps arms around WoO upset
Posted: 05/03/2016, 01:53 pmNearly 24 hours after registering an upset victory of epic proportion in last Saturday night’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series event at Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Willie Milliken of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., was Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist up to No. 2 spot in rankings
Posted: 05/03/2016, 09:02 am By Alli CollisAfter notching his third Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season on Friday at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill., Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., moved up to the No. 2 slot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, Full Story
Fast Talk: WoO rarity and considering our era
Posted: 05/02/2016, 12:29 pmIn this week’s Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk, our weekly roundtable considers action the final weekend in April and takes a big-picture look at the sport’s current era (edited for clarity and length): Willie Milliken’s Full Story
Carolina setback dashes Ferguson's high hopes
Posted: 05/02/2016, 07:38 am By Kevin KovacChris Ferguson couldn’t wait for the April 29-30 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series swing through his home state. One year ago, after all, the Mount Holly, N.C., driver pulled off a magnificent sweep of the national tour’s Full Story
Notes: Frank ready for North Carolina swing
Posted: 04/28/2016, 08:40 amCompeting with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series since its revival in 2004, Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., doesn’t run into too many tracks he hasn’t seen. But he’ll face that challenge Friday at Carolina Speedway as Full Story
Notes: Young Virginian rolls toward Crate goals
Posted: 04/28/2016, 08:44 am By Alli CollisGrowing up watching his father race, it was only a matter of time before Logan Roberson of Waynesboro, Va., took his own turn behind the wheel. Climbing into a Crate Late Model for the first time in 2014, the now 18-year-old driver found Full Story
Column: Tragedy spurs fire-safety improvements
Posted: 04/27/2016, 12:34 pmWhen a tragedy happens in the Dirt Late Model world, the reverberations can't be contained. So it was with the on-track disaster that took the 26-year-old life of Wheelersburg, Ohio’s Charlie Floyd, who succumbed April 19 after suffering Full Story
Quick Time: Balancing success on national tours
Posted: 04/27/2016, 07:38 amTake 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
Top 25: Satterlee rises four positions to No. 12
Posted: 04/26/2016, 09:25 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory on Saturday at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway, Gregg Satterlee of Indiana, Pa., makes the biggest jump in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Josh Richards Full Story
