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Fast Talk: Zeigler's big night, Speedweeks recap
Posted: 02/15/2016, 12:27 pmOur weekly roundtable for Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk looks at Georgia-Florida Speedweeks heading into the home stretch (edited for clarity and length; complete Speedweeks coverage): What’s the best moment of Speedweeks Full Story
Hometown driver's bid for Ocala victory spoiled
Posted: 02/15/2016, 11:58 am By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 14) — Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, Fla., was so busy racing all weekend he didn’t have time to pick up a Valentine’s Day gift for his wife Melanie before heading out for his hometown’s Bubba Raceway Park on Sunday Full Story
Covert enjoys short but sweet Speedweeks trip
Posted: 02/14/2016, 09:16 amSYLVANIA, Ga. (Feb. 13) — Most drivers loading up Saturday night at Screven Motor Speedway were pointing their haulers south, looking forward to concluding Georgia-Florida Speedweeks in the Sunshine State at Volusia Speedway Park. But Full Story
Pennsy travelers enjoy big Speedweeks night
Posted: 02/14/2016, 06:25 amAt least in the Dirt Late Model world, Saturday night belonged to Pennsylvanians. Keystone State drivers took center stage at Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, sweeping the evening’s national touring events with victories by York’s Rick Full Story
After struggles, Satterlee finds Speedweeks speed
Posted: 02/12/2016, 12:23 pm By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 11) — The frustration building inside Gregg Satterlee as a result of his downright ugly start to Georgia-Florida Speedweeks 2016 hit its boiling part after he failed to qualify for Wednesday night’s 35-lap Lucas Full Story
Iowa farmer aims for more checkered flags
Posted: 02/12/2016, 09:20 am By Lyndal ScrantonJason Utter's 2015 Dirt Late Model season was rock solid, with a dozen top-five finishes and 16 top-10s in 31 starts. That consistency led to a career-best third-place finish in the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association standings. Full Story
WoO champion returns to where it all started
Posted: 02/11/2016, 08:38 am By Kevin KovacShane Clanton has a simple response when asked how he hopes to fare during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks 2016 one year after authoring an otherworldly February performance in the Southeast that propelled him to his first-ever World of Outlaws Full Story
Denied by last-lap crash, T-Mac remains upbeat
Posted: 02/11/2016, 07:37 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 10) — Tim McCreadie appeared to be on the verge of accenting his steady 2016 resurgence with a dramatic victory Wednesday night at East Bay Raceway Park. But as the 41-year-old driver from Watertown, N.Y., attempted Full Story
Following best season, McCoin aims to stay on top
Posted: 02/10/2016, 10:18 am By Lyndal ScrantonLike a lot of talented dirt racers, Todd McCoin used to dream of competing at the highest level in Dirt Late Models. But for the veteran central Missouri short-track driver, realism trumped fantasy. Costs to compete on a national tour, Full Story
Streak of top-fives ends with a thud for Landers
Posted: 02/10/2016, 10:21 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 9) — The first hiccup in an extremely promising start to Georgia-Florida Speedweeks came in a manner Jared Landers couldn’t have expected. As Landers, 33, of Batesville, Ark., appeared headed toward a probable Full Story
J.D. steers Longhorn driver in right direction
Posted: 02/09/2016, 12:24 pm By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 8) — Mason Zeigler turned to Dirt Late Model racing’s reigning driver-mechanic super duo for some in-depth assistance with his Longhorn Chassis during Monday night’s 40th annual Winternationals opener at East Full Story
Arkansas champ turns wrenches, brings luck
Posted: 02/09/2016, 10:02 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 8) — Josh Richards and his father Mark’s Rocket Chassis house car team claim to have a secret weapon spurring their spectacular start to Georgia-Florida Speedweeks 2016. It’s not the operation’s new car design Full Story
Column: McGuire races into the political arena
Posted: 02/09/2016, 08:37 amBack when Josh McGuire was a full-time Dirt Late Model driver, his ever-present friendly, talkative demeanor and ability to get along with virtually everyone earned him an appropriate nickname from his buddies at the track. “They would Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Golden Isles weekend
Posted: 02/08/2016, 11:43 amOur panelists for the Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk weigh in on the first weekend of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks (edited for clarity and length): Have Josh Richards and Jonathan Davenport put themselves in positions to dominate Full Story
House (car) rules during battle of Rocket buddies
Posted: 02/06/2016, 07:13 am By Todd TurnerBRUNSWICK, Ga. (Feb. 5) — The winningest Rocket Chassis house car driver on Friday faced a serious challenge from the Rocket Chassis house car driver who owns the team’s most lucrative victory. Josh Richards ended up repelling Brandon Full Story
Stovall focused on repeating banner year
Posted: 02/04/2016, 10:48 am By Lyndal ScrantonJesse Stovall knows stock-car racing is a what-have-you-done-lately sport, where past accomplishment does not always predict future performance. So after the best season of his Late Model career, when Stovall won 19 features and earned Full Story
Column: Hall of Fame dad calls shots for Moyer
Posted: 02/04/2016, 05:16 amA tweet that Billy Moyer Jr. sent out to his 14,000-plus Twitter followers Jan. 27 provided all the evidence anyone needs to know about his enthusiasm for this year’s Georgia-Florida Speedweeks activities. “My crew chief for speedweeks!” Full Story
Notes: Upgrades continue at sparkling Golden Isles
Posted: 02/03/2016, 09:21 amWhat Golden Isles Speedway promoter Darryl Courson told DirtonDirt.com during December’s Performance Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis still holds true as the Super Bowl of Racing begins at the 4/10-mile oval near Brunswick, Full Story
WoO efforts culminate in Craftsman sponsorship
Posted: 02/02/2016, 03:08 pm By Kevin KovacMonday’s announcement that Sears and the Craftsman Tools brand will become the title sponsor of the World of Outlaws Late Model and Sprint Car series in 2016 was a decade in the making. Ever since Ben Geisler joined the World Racing Full Story
Top 25: J.D. starts '16 where he ended 2015
Posted: 02/02/2016, 07:27 am By Andy SavaryBeginning 2016 where he left off last November, Jonathan Davenport has been chosen as a unanimous No. 1 in DirtonDirt.com’s preseason Top 25 power rankings. With three victories already on his resume this season, the Blairsville, Ga., Full Story
Fast Talk: Who? What? Speedweeks breakdown
Posted: 02/01/2016, 12:27 amOur roundtable looks to Georgia-Florida Speedweeks in this version of the Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk, answering the basics of who, what, where, why and how (edited for clarity and length; complete Speedweeks coverage): Who Full Story
After long layoff, Wood returns for Speedweeks
Posted: 02/01/2016, 12:21 am By Alli CollisDillon Wood of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., has made exactly one competitive Late Model start since climbing out of his family-owned ride in September 2013. Looking to return to the dirt track after taking more than two seasons off, Wood joined Full Story
Chassis stability critical as Overton tackles 2016
Posted: 02/01/2016, 12:13 am By Kevin KovacBrandon Overton is done with the game of musical race cars he played last season. When the 2016 World of Outlaws Late Model Series campaign kicks off with the Feb. 12-13 Winter Freeze VI at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., Overton Full Story
Notes: Heckenast gunning for gator in '16
Posted: 01/29/2016, 08:33 amFrank Heckenast Jr. realized a dream during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks 2015 with his first-ever World of Outlaws victory at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. This year the Frankfort, Ill., driver has his hopes set on capturing a different Full Story
Speedweeks preview? Ask the panel of experts
Posted: 01/29/2016, 12:01 amFebruary's Georgia-Florida Speedweeks for Super Late Models kick off next week in Georgia with 19 races at six tracks, two in Georgia and four in Florida. DirtonDirt.com asked staffers and several contributing panelists several questions Full Story
