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Notes: Frank determined to get most of Longhorn
Posted: 02/14/2015, 12:40 pm By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 13) — You’d think that Chub Frank would have been happy with a run in Friday night’s 30-lap Bubba Army Winternationals opener at Bubba Raceway Park that saw him move forward from the eighth starting spot and come Full Story
After father's passing, dutiful Gardner races on
Posted: 02/14/2015, 03:41 am By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 13) — Bob Gardner learned before the start of Friday night’s Bubba Army Winternationals opener at Bubba Raceway Park that his father had passed away following a year-long battle with cancer, but heading home to Creve Full Story
Benedum scores finish worthy of his race car
Posted: 02/13/2015, 02:46 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 12) — Mike Benedum liked the feel of his Rocket Chassis in last year’s East Bay Raceway Park finale. And during Tuesday’s opener for the 39th annual Winternationals, the car showed more promise, but again, without Full Story
Floridian's runner-up finish pumps up team
Posted: 02/12/2015, 10:57 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 11) — After his surprising second-place run in Wednesday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race, Mark Whitener repeated a single sentence several times in describing what it meant to his Florida-based team: “It Full Story
Notes: Rising moisture continues to give drivers fits
Posted: 02/12/2015, 10:04 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 12) — Most drivers at East Bay Raceway Park faced the challenge of making harder-compound-than-usual tires work on a slippery track in Tuesday’s race, but Don O’Neal didn’t get a taste of it until his first Full Story
With new team, Eckert readies for Ocala
Posted: 02/11/2015, 10:37 am By Joshua JoinerOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 11) — Rick Eckert has plenty to be happy about. After his status as a full-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series competitor came into doubt over the offseason, Eckert, 49, of York, Pa., not only landed a ride that Full Story
Column: Move doesn't alter Overton's trajectory
Posted: 02/11/2015, 10:09 amThe autumn end of Brandon Overton’s five-month 2014 stint with team owner Troy Baird of Savannah, Ga. — a well-funded deal that allowed him to display his Dirt Late Model driving talent on a national stage — could have dropped him Full Story
Tires, racetrack throw East Bay drivers for loop
Posted: 02/11/2015, 03:20 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 10) — Rarely do you see so many talented Dirt Late Model racers flummoxed by a 25-lap feature like during Tuesday’s opener of the 39th annual Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park. | Complete Speedweeks coverage The Full Story
Fast Talk: Spreading the wealth at Speedweeks
Posted: 02/09/2015, 11:14 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: Runner-up barely survives at North Florida
Posted: 02/09/2015, 12:54 am By Todd TurnerLAKE CITY, Fla. (Feb. 8) — Enjoying a successful start to his 2015 season, Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., almost had a second-place run go awry in the final laps of Sunday’s UMP Nationals event at North Florida Speedway. Losing Full Story
Meshing with crew chief, McIntosh makes strides
Posted: 02/07/2015, 10:57 am By Todd TurnerBRUNSWICK, Ga. (Feb. 6) — Crew chief David Bryant heard plenty of naysayers when Blount Motorsports gave young and unproven Georgia driver Donald McIntosh a lengthy tryout last fall. Especially the day after McIntosh smashed the wall Full Story
WoO's Heckenast off to solid start at Screven
Posted: 02/07/2015, 09:05 am By Alli CollisSYLVANIA, Ga. (Feb. 6) — With his World of Outlaws Late Model Series rookie campaign behind him, Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, Ill., is still looking for his first series victory. After notching two straight solid finishes Screven Full Story
Media predict Lanigan to capture fourth WoO crown
Posted: 02/06/2015, 11:37 am By Joshua JoinerFew Dirt Late Model press members expect Darrell Lanigan to match his record-setting 2014 win total this season, but a large majority believe the veteran Union, Ky., racer will set another record in claiming his fourth World of Outlaws Full Story
Notes: Aiming to 'go for it,' B-Shepp finds trouble
Posted: 02/06/2015, 10:53 amBRUNSWICK, Ga. (Feb. 5) — Brandon Sheppard flirted with disaster throughout Thursday night’s 30-lap Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing kickoff feature at Golden Isles Speedway. On the final circuit, he found it. After Sheppard, 22, Full Story
Richards rubs Roberts wrong in Screven win
Posted: 02/06/2015, 08:32 am By Alli CollisSYLVANIA, GA. (Feb. 5) — After getting the worst of a turn-three collision in the Winter Freeze opener, Casey Roberts of Toccoa, Ga., was finding it difficult to forgive and forget his battle for the lead with Thursday’s Screven Motor Full Story
Notes: Improvements made at Golden Isles
Posted: 02/04/2015, 03:19 pmWhen fans and race teams arrive at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., on Thursday for the first night of the Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing, they are going to notice a few changes to the facility. Track manager Darryl Courson Full Story
Column: Mod ace rises behind Rowland, mentor
Posted: 02/04/2015, 06:29 am By Kevin KovacStormy Scott is Rowland Racing’s longest-tenured hired driver, but he’s also now inarguably the team’s “other” driver — and he’s fine with that. Considering that the new guy who has joined Bryan Rowland’s increasingly formidable Full Story
Clanton hopes to end his skid at Screven
Posted: 02/03/2015, 05:29 pm By Joshua JoinerShane Clanton has had the weekend of Feb. 6-7 circled on his calendar since the 2015 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule was released nearly three months ago. Not just because those dates serve as the national tour's season-opening Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist No. 1 in preseason poll
Posted: 02/03/2015, 08:01 am By Alli CollisComing off one of his best seasons, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., finds himself atop DirtonDirt.com’s Preseason Top 25 power rankings heading to Georgia-Florida Speedweeks and the 2015 season. The Hall of Fame driver received Full Story
Speedweeks preview? Ask the panel of experts
Posted: 02/03/2015, 05:28 amFebruary's Georgia-Florida Speedweeks for Super Late Models kick off this week in Georgia with 22 races at six tracks, two in Georgia and four in Florida. DirtonDirt.com asked staffers and several contributing panelists several questions Full Story
Fast Talk: Last thoughts before Speedweeks
Posted: 02/02/2015, 12:22 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
Floridian aims to uphold state banner once again
Posted: 02/02/2015, 09:00 am By Alli CollisFlorida Speedweeks is typically a haven for non-Floridians to grab Super Late Model victories. But last season, Brandon native Kyle Bronson became just one of five home-state drivers since 1980 to grab such a victory, etching his name in Full Story
Grateful Roberts aiming to thrill car owners again
Posted: 02/02/2015, 08:39 am By Kevin KovacCasey Roberts was in a bit of a daze last February after winning his first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature on the grand Georgia-Florida Speedweeks stage at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. He’s not afraid to Full Story
FAQ: DIRTcar Nationals pay-per-view information
Posted: 01/25/2015, 10:41 amFrequently asked questions about DirtonDirt.com's live pay-per-view productions of the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., on Feb. 16-21 (Tuesday's event rained out): Where do I find the live video?: Click Full Story
Handicapping title chase with the Lucas Oil Series
Posted: 01/29/2015, 10:26 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the chase for the 2015 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Series championship, which pays $75,000 to the driver accumulating the most points over a 49-race campaign that starts Feb. 5 during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks; don't Full Story
