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Baker stripped of 19th at Show-Me 100
Posted: 06/17/2014, 02:51 pm By Kevin KovacRobert Baker of Bryant, Ark., has been disqualified from his 19th-place finish in the May 24 Show-Me 100 presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., and assessed other penalties for using an illegally-altered Full Story
Top 25 Owens edges Bloomquist for No. 1 spot
Posted: 06/17/2014, 11:25 am By Todd Turner and Andy SavaryWith first-place votes split among four drivers, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., edged back to the No. 1 spot amid tight polling in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. Owens, who had 10 first-place votes, regained the top spot from Full Story
Fast Talk: UMP tour begins stretching its legs
Posted: 06/16/2014, 12:41 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: Spatola enjoying Warrior's winning tribe
Posted: 06/16/2014, 04:50 am By Todd TurnerWILMOT, Wis. (June 15) — What the Warrior Race Cars tribe lacks in quantity they’ve made up in quality in 2014. And Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., a rare Midwestern driver piloting a car from chassis builder Sanford Goddard’s Knoxville, Full Story
Notes: Sanders keeps Late Model momentum
Posted: 06/14/2014, 04:48 am By Todd TurnerNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 13) — With the talented and successful pair of Brady Smith and Brian Birkhofer starting on the front row of a heat race Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway, most drivers wouldn’t have much hope of outrunning them Full Story
Notes: Yaggy is hoping T-Mac will be super sub
Posted: 06/13/2014, 06:14 pm By Todd TurnerNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 13) — Last year’s USA Nationals winner Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., is making a guest appearance in Jordan Yaggy’s No. 77, and car owner Steve Yaggy, Jordan’s father, would love to see the driver nicknamed Full Story
Column: K-Rob steps up following dad's passing
Posted: 06/12/2014, 01:56 pmThe trajectory of Kent Robinson’s racing career — and his life — changed forever in February 2013. He was 25 years old, fresh-faced and eyeing a career behind the wheel coming off his first season of national touring with the World Full Story
Notes: West Virginian earns bragging rights
Posted: 06/12/2014, 07:16 am By Kevin KovacWorking at Rocket Chassis in Shinnston, W.Va., has its advantages for Derek Doll, an upstart 25-year-old Dirt Late Model racer from Pennsboro, W.Va. “It’s a great place to learn,” said Doll, who oversees Rocket’s parts and sales Full Story
Dream XX crowd, racing triggers smiles at Big E
Posted: 06/11/2014, 06:03 pm By Kevin KovacIn the days since the completion of last weekend’s Dirt Late Model Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, track general manger Roger Slack has looked over the final numbers and listened to reviews of Full Story
Quick Time: Hell Tour and Eldora hard chargers
Posted: 06/11/2014, 11:34 am 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
B-Shepp geared up for another run at UMP title
Posted: 06/10/2014, 03:52 pm By Kevin KovacEditor's note: Rain washed out the June 11 UMP DIRTcar Summernationals in Brownstown, Ind., moving the series opener to June 12 at Kankakee, Ill. Could there ever be a right time for a driver to embark upon a grueling stretch of 33 Dirt Full Story
Top 25: Consistent Bloomquist back to top spot
Posted: 06/10/2014, 01:58 pm By Todd Turner and Andy SavaryWhile Scott Bloomquist fell short of capturing an unprecedented seventh $100,000-to-win Dream at Eldora Speedway, the Mooresburg, Tenn., driver parlayed a weekend of top-five finishes into a move back atop DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power Full Story
$100,000 Dream special for crew chief, brothers
Posted: 06/10/2014, 06:03 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Crown jewel victories are always special for the winning crew chief. Just imagine what it’s like when the winning driver is the crew chief’s brother. With Dale McDowell climbing atop his victorious car to Full Story
Fast Talk: McDowell's Dream (and Hell Tour awaits!)
Posted: 06/09/2014, 01:45 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: Davenport ends O'Neal's hopes at Dream
Posted: 06/09/2014, 07:16 am By Kevin Kovac and Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — The fates of two Dream XX contenders, one among the frontrunners all the way, the other charging from the back, were literally intertwined in Eldora Speedway's turn three on the 60th lap. The collision between Full Story
McDowell realizes Dream with $100,000 at Big E
Posted: 06/07/2014, 03:59 pm By Todd Turner and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., completed some unfinished business on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. Nine years after inheriting a victory in the prestigious World 100 that left him feeling less than Full Story
McDowell craves more satisfying victory at Big E
Posted: 06/07/2014, 12:26 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — After Dale McDowell captured Friday night’s second 25-lap preliminary feature of Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers, he couldn’t help recalling his only previous victory at Eldora Speedway. You know — Full Story
Scouting the heat races for Eldora's Dream XX
Posted: 06/07/2014, 08:39 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Anybody ready for a new winner at Eldora Speedway? Don’t look now, but Saturday’s $100,000-to-win Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers may be setting us up for a newcomer to victory lane, at least considering Full Story
Video review call goes Birkhofer's way at Big E
Posted: 06/07/2014, 05:55 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Rick Eckert thought he won. Brian Birkhofer thought he lost. Then came the word from Eldora Speedway officials that both drivers were incorrect. A careful review of the videotape revealed that Friday night’s Full Story
Dream: Birky (barely) and McDowell grab wins
Posted: 06/06/2014, 01:02 pm By Todd Turner and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Race results and details from Friday’s action before the $100,000-to-win Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers, a non-touring UMP DIRTcar event. This evening's program at Eldora Speedway includes a pair of 25-lap Full Story
Third in prelim at Big E, Wells comfier in new car
Posted: 06/06/2014, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Eric Wells wouldn’t go so far to say he’s turned a corner after finishing third in a preliminary feature during Thursday night’s first round of Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers preliminary action at Full Story
Likable St. Henry team off to solid Dream start
Posted: 06/06/2014, 11:04 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — The race team of one of Eldora’s favorite sons made good Thursday during the opening night of the Dream XX by Ferris Mowers weekend — twice over. The Bill Dues-owned St. Henry Nite Club team of notched a Full Story
Analyzing the opening night of Dream XX
Posted: 06/06/2014, 10:23 amDream XX by Ferris Mowers recap Location: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (half-mile clay oval) What happened Thursday?: In twin 25-lap features, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., outdueled Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., in the opener, Full Story
Dream: Owens outduels Pierce, grabs 25-lapper
Posted: 06/05/2014, 04:50 pm By Todd Turner and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Race results and details from Thursday’s opening night of the $100,000-to-win Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers, a non-touring UMP DIRTcar event. The night’s program at Eldora Speedway includes a pair Full Story
Notebook: Pierce brings retro racer to Dream
Posted: 06/05/2014, 04:31 pm By Todd Turner and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., had been thinking of slapping a retro graphics scheme on his car “for a while.” The $100,000-to-win Dream XX presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway seemed like the perfect Full Story
