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Column: Memorable dirt track date at Delaware
Posted: 08/19/2014, 08:17 amRoss Robinson was standing near his race car in Delaware International Speedway’s pit area last Thursday night when he received instructions that no driver at a World of Outlaws Late Model Series event had ever heard. “The (feature) Full Story
Mollick shines at PPMS for career-richest victory
Posted: 08/18/2014, 01:10 pm By Alli CollisJohn Mollick wasn’t a favorite to win Saturday’s Red Miley Rumble at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pa. But the Toronto, Ohio, driver charged from his second-place starting position, dominating the 20-car field Full Story
Fast Talk: Has Owens become unstoppable?
Posted: 08/18/2014, 12:31 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: Bloomquist falls short in Topless charge
Posted: 08/18/2014, 08:59 am By Alli CollisLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 16) — As Jimmy Owens cruised to victory in the final laps of Saturday’s 22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway, all eyes were on Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., four-time winner Full Story
With car owner occupied, Eckert taps former crew
Posted: 08/18/2014, 08:42 am By Kevin KovacWINCHESTER, Va. (Aug. 16) — Rick Eckert was on his own for the three-race World of Outlaws Late Model Series swing through the Mid-Atlantic region. With his Rocket Chassis house car team owner, Mark Richards, and crew member Cody Duncan Full Story
Notes: Lanigan's success pegs confidence meter
Posted: 08/17/2014, 06:56 pm By Kevin KovacWINCHESTER, Va. (Aug. 16) — Darrell Lanigan is a supremely confident race car driver these days. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series points leader's comments following his victory in Saturday night’s 50-lap tour feature at Winchester Full Story
Wallace wants to create new Batesville memories
Posted: 08/16/2014, 11:42 am By Alli CollisLOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 15) — It’s been more than 10 years since Wendell Wallace won Batesville Motor Speedway’s Topless 100. And he’s ready to make the return to victory lane. Wallace, 48, of Batesville, Ark., was the second Full Story
Maturing Satterlee on point with Delaware win
Posted: 08/15/2014, 02:48 pm By Kevin KovacDELMAR, Del. (Aug. 14) — Gregg Satterlee: World of Outlaws Late Model Series big-track specialist? The 30-year-old driver from Indiana, Pa., snickers at such a pronouncement, but he couldn’t totally dismiss the idea after emerging Full Story
Column: Standout Mars aims for an even keel
Posted: 08/14/2014, 04:58 amJimmy Mars isn’t the type of driver to bask in his success — even though he’s had a lot of it during his Dirt Late Model career. “For me to get too revved up and walk around with my chest out,” said the veteran racer with seven Full Story
Notes: Iowa rookie nears his goal of five victories
Posted: 08/14/2014, 04:41 am By Alli CollisWhen John Emerson began his rookie Late Model campaign at the start of the 2014 season, his ambitious goal was to pick up five victories by the year’s end. By mid-August, Emerson is on his way with three of those five victories, putting Full Story
Coverage index for Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/10/2014, 02:45 pmLOCUST GROVE, Ark. — Index for coverage of the 22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Crop Production Services, the $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event set for Aug. 15-16 at Batesville Motor Speedway: Monday, Full Story
Quick Time: Breakdown of long-distance races
Posted: 08/13/2014, 01:29 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
Handicapping the 22nd Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/13/2014, 01:21 pm By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 presented by Crop Production Services, the $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event slated for Aug. 15-16 at Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway (complete Topless 100 coverage): Jimmy Full Story
Fast Facts: 22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/12/2014, 04:40 pm22nd annual Comp Cams Topless 100 Dates: Aug. 14-16 (practice on Thursday; time trials and heat races Friday; consolations and 100-lap main event Saturday) Track: Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Ark. (3/8-mile high-banked oval) Purse: Full Story
Hollidge gears up again with WoO foes returning
Posted: 08/12/2014, 01:20 pm By Joshua JoinerIt's not likely that Dale Hollidge will ever forget his World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory last season at Winchester (Va.) Speedway, but if he ever does, it probably won't take very long before someone reminds him of it. Nearly Full Story
Hall of Fame inductees share special memories
Posted: 08/12/2014, 11:29 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Hall of Fame memories flowed Saturday at Florence Speedway where the 2014 Class of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame was enshrined as part of the 32nd annual Sunoco North-South 100 weekend. Drivers regaled Full Story
Top 25: North-South winner rises to the 13th spot
Posted: 08/12/2014, 09:54 am By Alli CollisDespite a late-race flat tire that ended his hopes of fourth North-South 100 victory, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., was able to notch a top-10 finish in Saturday’s crown jewel event, helping him maintain the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
Cooney cracks 200-victory mark with IMCA
Posted: 08/12/2014, 08:47 amSTUART, Iowa – Thirty-odd years ago, Todd Cooney was one on the kids hanging on the fence and reveling in the races at Stuart Speedway. On Aug. 3, Cooney got to celebrate another of his own on-track accomplishments at the same storied Full Story
Fast Talk: Reviewing Carrier's coronation
Posted: 08/11/2014, 01:12 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: North-South 100 boosts top-five finishers
Posted: 08/10/2014, 03:46 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Strong finishes in Saturday’s 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 at Florence Speedway is exactly what Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars John Blankenship and Jared Landers have been looking for. Blankenship Full Story
Family, friends and foes praise victorious Carrier
Posted: 08/10/2014, 12:50 pm By Todd Turner and Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — When the big man they call Little Eddie climbed from his car Saturday in Florence Speedway’s victory lane, it seemed like everyone in the Bluegrass State was there to welcome him home. It was a long-awaited — Full Story
Patriarchs, World 100 winners set to join Hall
Posted: 08/09/2014, 11:24 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Two World 100 winners, patriarchs of two famous Midwestern dirt racing families, a gruff technical inspector and an ever-present ambassador of the sport are among Saturday's inductees in the Class of 2014 for the Full Story
Notes: Home-state trio grab Florence heat wins
Posted: 08/09/2014, 07:41 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 8) — Aside from Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series standout Steve Francis, two other drivers from the state of Kentucky picked up heat race wins in Friday’s Sunoco North-South 100 preliminaries at Florence Speedway in Full Story
Notes: Francis unveils throwback for Florence
Posted: 08/08/2014, 07:49 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 7) — The 1999 racing season was a big one for Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky. He picked up multiple crown jewel victories in becoming just the second driver to win the World 100 and the Dirt Track World Championship in Full Story
Handicapping the 32nd Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/07/2014, 07:59 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the field for the 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100, the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event slated for Aug. 8-9 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (complete North-South coverage): Jimmy Owens Full Story
