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Coalescing team boosts Shirley to early success
Posted: 03/26/2016, 11:52 amLa SALLE, Ill. (March 25) — With Brian Shirley’s victory in the 50-lap Thaw Brawl preliminary feature Friday night at La Salle Speedway continuing his excellent early-2016 performance, he was posed an entirely appropriate postrace question. “Have Full Story
IMCA champ set to soak up Birkhofer's expertise
Posted: 03/24/2016, 12:27 pm By Kevin KovacTypically Justin Kay of Wheatland, Iowa, wouldn’t be especially excited about attending a race he wasn’t competing in. This weekend’s Thaw Brawl at La Salle (Ill.) Speedway, however, is a different story. With the wildly popular Full Story
Arizona mod ace ready for first crack at La Salle
Posted: 03/24/2016, 09:52 am By Alli CollisOne of the best dirt racers in the West will take his best shot at a big Late Model race in the Midwest. Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., turned heads in January with a runner-up finish to Jonathan Davenport in the Wild West Shootout Full Story
With new car, Dave Eckrich looks to rebound
Posted: 03/23/2016, 12:36 pm By Lyndal ScrantonDave Eckrich has been driving race cars for more than two decades. His heart rate still gets pumping a bit faster as the green flag waves on a new season. "You're anxious," Eckrich said recently from his race shop in Cosgrove, Iowa. "You Full Story
Quick Time: The early birds on national tours
Posted: 03/23/2016, 12:20 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: No comeback, but Frye stays in game
Posted: 03/23/2016, 09:37 amBill Frye wants to make one thing perfectly clear — contrary to reports filtering through the Dirt Late Model world recently, he isn’t returning to regular competition this year. Yes, the 55-year-old Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer from Full Story
Top 25: Bailes, Weaver join the power rankings
Posted: 03/22/2016, 10:01 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his second consecutive Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victory in Saturday’s tour stop at Lancaster (S.C.) Speedway, Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., joins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings while Josh Richards Full Story
With Super aspirations, Bailes is off to hot start
Posted: 03/21/2016, 02:18 pm By Kevin KovacRoss Bailes of Clover, S.C., will concede that he was propelled to his back-to-back $5,000 Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victories the last two Saturdays by a healthy dose of good fortune. “We’ve gotten lucky, so to speak, Full Story
Fast Talk: J.D.'s ceiling and looking to La Salle
Posted: 03/21/2016, 03:49 pmVisit with our weekly roundtable in the first spring session of Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk, looking at the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit to Atomic Speedway and other Dirt Late Model news (edited for clarity and Full Story
Notes: Improving Owens still blending with team
Posted: 03/20/2016, 12:35 pm By Alli CollisALMA, Ohio (March 18) — It was just a month before February's Georgia-Florida Speedweeks that Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., announced his partnership with the newly formed R&W Motorsports team for the 2016 season. Collaborating with Full Story
Notes: Fertile racetrack could give Pearson a lift
Posted: 03/17/2016, 12:38 pm By Kevin KovacA new race car and a track where he’s enjoyed plenty of success — Earl Pearson Jr. is hopeful that’s the combination he needs this weekend to turn around his racing fortunes on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. One week after Full Story
Missourian focused on return to championship form
Posted: 03/16/2016, 10:01 am By Lyndal ScrantonThe winter has zoomed along faster than normal for Jon Binning, who wasted no time getting to work on his Late Model after the 2015 Lucas Oil Speedway season concluded. "We're getting real close to having the car ready to go," Binning Full Story
Quick Time: Bloomquist and a season's slow build
Posted: 03/16/2016, 07:56 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
Column: After shakeup, Stone eager to hit track
Posted: 03/16/2016, 07:45 amDan Stone had a difficult time handling the February chill of his native Thompson, Pa., this year. After all, he usually spends most of the calendar’s shortest month over 1,000 miles to the south, basking in the warm rays of the Sunshine Full Story
Notes: Buckingham 11th in his return to Supers
Posted: 03/15/2016, 09:11 am By Alli CollisMARYVILLE, Tenn. (March 12) — After several years away from the Super Late Model division, Shanon Buckingham of Morristown, Tenn., is back. Joining fellow Tennessee driver Robby Moses and the Roger Sellers-owned Double Down Motorsports, Full Story
Boles scales back, plans to run Capital campaign
Posted: 03/14/2016, 02:40 pm By Kevin KovacWhen Stacy Boles of Clinton, Tenn., parked his hauler in the pit area at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn., for last weekend’s Tennessee Tipoff Classic, he unloaded just one vehicle — his own No. 11B. The single-car effort Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Bloomquist's big victory
Posted: 03/14/2016, 12:38 pmCheck in with our weekly roundtable of the Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk as panelists pause before filling out NCAA brackets to consider the latest happenings in Dirt Late Model racing (edited for clarity and length): What’s Full Story
Madden DQ'd after car strikes crewman in pits
Posted: 03/12/2016, 04:34 am By Alli CollisMARYVILLE, Tenn. (March 11) — Officials disqualified driver Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., from Friday’s preliminaries at the Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals opener at Smoky Mountain Speedway after his No. 44 race car struck Full Story
Franklin draws first blood in WoO rookie chase
Posted: 03/11/2016, 01:22 pm By Jordan MorrisAs the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series makes it way from of the southeast to the Midwest following the first five races of the season, the 2016 rookie class continues to grow as the series returns to action at the Illini 100 Full Story
Talented young Georgian has 'great future ahead'
Posted: 03/10/2016, 01:34 pm By Kevin KovacYoung, fresh-faced Austin Smith of Cedartown, Ga., opened observers’ eyes to his burgeoning talent when he captured the sixth heat race of the Feb. 18 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series program during the 45th annual DIRTcar Full Story
Iowa's Wyman looks for next step with MLRA
Posted: 03/09/2016, 02:53 pm By Lyndal ScrantonHailing from a state that produces dirt racing talent like it grows corn, J.C. Wyman is eager to add his name to the driving elite. "It makes it challenging," Wyman said of the Iowa tradition of Late Model excellence that includes familiar Full Story
Quick Time: March winners come in like lions
Posted: 03/09/2016, 12:29 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: Speedy Ownbey enjoying newfound fame
Posted: 03/09/2016, 07:07 amWho is John Ownbey? That’s a question many people across the greater Dirt Late Model landscape are suddenly asking. With two significant victories in the past three weeks — a $3,000 Winterfest score Feb. 20 at Winchester (Tenn.) Speedway Full Story
K-Rob anxious to get rolling in Florence opener
Posted: 03/09/2016, 06:49 am By Alli CollisKent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., counts Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., among his favorite racetracks. And that’s where he’ll make his first appearance of 2016 as he makes the short trip south for Saturday’s $5,000-to-win Spring Full Story
At Tipoff, Weaver looks to rekindle 2015 magic
Posted: 03/08/2016, 09:30 am By Alli CollisIt was one year ago when Randy Weaver of Crossville, Tenn., began a memorable early-season hot streak with eight straight victories from the beginning of March through the first week of May. While Weaver posted subpar performances during Full Story
