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Scaled-back Smith ready for trip to National 100
Posted: 10/29/2015, 06:17 am By Kevin KovacThe National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Ala., has been a big show on Clint Smith’s annual racing schedule for more than two decades. “We’ve been going to it for a long time,” said Smith, who this weekend Full Story
Hometown driver heads to EAMS after big victory
Posted: 10/29/2015, 06:01 am By Alli CollisIt was just a couple weeks ago that Montana Dudley of Phenix City, Ala., upset the red-hot Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., to score his first career Ultimate Super Late Model Series victory at Cochran (Ga.) Motor Speedway. With the 41st Full Story
Quick Time: Evaluating our stock portfolio
Posted: 10/28/2015, 03:23 pm By Todd Turner and Andy SavaryTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner and staff writer Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the Full Story
Column: Home-built car keys Floridian's success
Posted: 10/27/2015, 12:32 pmConventional wisdom says that Austin Kirkpatrick’s $4,000 victory in last Saturday night’s 40-lap Southern All Star Series feature at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala. — his first-ever Super Late Model triumph, coming in just Full Story
Top 25: Marlar climbs two spots in rankings
Posted: 10/27/2015, 10:23 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing a $15,000 victory in Saturday’s Coors Light Fall Classic at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss., Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., climbed two spots in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings, while Scott Bloomquist Full Story
Notes: After struggling, Pierce unlocks Florence
Posted: 10/27/2015, 09:02 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Oct. 25) — Florence Speedway is a racetrack that has always eluded Bobby Pierce. Until Sunday night. Finally taming the northern Kentucky oval, the 18-year-old UMP DIRTcar Summernationals champion from Oakwood, Ill., captured Full Story
Fast Talk: Marlar, Madden and the National 100
Posted: 10/26/2015, 09:31 amHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Notes: Madden stays hot with fifth Blue-Gray 100
Posted: 10/25/2015, 12:19 pm By Gene MurphyGAFFNEY, S.C. (Oct. 24) — Chris Madden might’ve missed out on the busiest stretch of the racing season from mid-May through late August, but the 40-year-old driver from Gray Court, S.C., has been making up for lost time during a successful Full Story
K-Rob hopes to hit high note at Sunday's Fall 50
Posted: 10/24/2015, 02:45 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Oct. 23) — Kent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., will be the first to admit that his 2015 season hasn’t gone as well as he would have hoped. Coming off a strong 2014 season that included special event victories at Eldora Speedway Full Story
Leaving Bowyer's team, Francis eyeing rebound
Posted: 10/23/2015, 10:54 am By Kevin KovacSteve Francis boiled down the end of his three-year tenure driving for NASCAR Sprint Cup star Clint Bowyer to a couple simple facts. “I wasn’t having the success I needed to have at this point in my career and he wasn’t having the Full Story
Alberson trying to get over major-race hump
Posted: 10/22/2015, 08:35 am By Alli CollisIt’s been about a year an a half since Las Cruces, N.M., native Garrett Alberson moved to Louisiana to further develop his Dirt Late Model career. At the start of the 2015 season, Alberson’s goals appeared within grasp when he was tapped Full Story
Quick Time: Stovall's standout season ranked
Posted: 10/21/2015, 03:39 pm By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Column: J.D. becomes 'accidental' Lucas champ
Posted: 10/20/2015, 04:38 pmJonathan Davenport’s 2015 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship season was anything but typical. It just might have been the most unexpected campaign in national touring series history. Despite all the talent possessed by the Full Story
Midwestern drivers lead Hall's Class of 2016
Posted: 10/19/2015, 01:56 pm By Todd TurnerPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 20) — Four championship-winning Midwestern drivers, including two who found success with NASCAR, will join standout Georgia pilot Fulmer Lance as inductees into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame next year. Iowa Full Story
Fast Talk: Bloomquist secures DTWC success
Posted: 10/19/2015, 01:10 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Notes: Fourth at DTWC, Conley hoped for better
Posted: 10/19/2015, 10:49 am By Kevin KovacWEST PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 17) — R.J. Conley was understandably proud of his fourth-place finish in Saturday night’s 35th annual Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park. It was, after all, a career-best Full Story
Montgomery solid in DTWC preliminaries
Posted: 10/17/2015, 12:41 pm By Alli CollisPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 16) — It’s been a couple of years since Jason Montgomery last made the trip to Portsmouth Raceway Park for the Dirt Track World Championship. But after posting runner-up finishes in both rounds of Friday’s Full Story
Johnson, Puckett click to earn DTWC outside pole
Posted: 10/17/2015, 10:05 am By Kevin KovacPORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Oct. 16) — When Jesse Puckett started talking about getting back into Dirt Late Model racing this year, veteran driver Greg Johnson made a simple, confident overture to be the man to fill Puckett’s seat. “I said, Full Story
Coverage index for 35th annual DTWC
Posted: 10/10/2015, 07:13 amPORTSMOUTH, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of the 35th annual Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship presented by NAPA, the $100,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for Oct. 15-17 at Portsmouth Full Story
R.J., Conley clan defend turf at the 35th DTWC
Posted: 10/15/2015, 07:02 am By Kevin KovacR.J. Conley had one thought run through his mind 12 months ago when he heard the news that the 2015 Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship would pay a gargantuan $100,000 to win at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park, a track that sits Full Story
Quick Time: Tidbits, trivia from the DTWC
Posted: 10/14/2015, 01:42 pm By Todd Turner and Andy SavaryTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Full Story
Handicapping drivers for the 35th annual DTWC
Posted: 10/14/2015, 08:05 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 35th annual Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship presented by NAPA Auto Parts, the $100,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season finale scheduled for Oct. 16-17 at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park (complete Full Story
Notes: Madden busily picks Ponderosa pockets
Posted: 10/13/2015, 02:14 pm By Alli CollisJUNCTION CITY, Ky. (Oct. 10) — The 25th annual Fall Classic weekend marked Chris Madden’s debut at Ponderosa Speedway, the 3/8-mile central Kentucky oval just a few miles outside of Danville. But he will undoubtedly be back. Starting Full Story
Column: Lewis recalls Moyer's standout career
Posted: 10/13/2015, 02:02 pmWith nearly two decades working in motorsports under his belt, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director Ritchie Lewis has plenty of Billy Moyer memories floating through his head. Injuries. Health scares. Championship runs. Non-racing Full Story
Fast Facts: 35th Dirt Track World Championship
Posted: 10/13/2015, 08:56 am35th annual Dirt Track World Championship (Complete DTWC coverage) Dates: Oct. 15-17 (modifieds only on Thursday, Late Model prelims on Friday, modified and Late Model features Saturday) Track: Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park (high-banked Full Story
