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Restarts, hard tire choice hamper Rice's win bid
Posted: 03/22/2025, 01:27 pm By Kyle McFaddenALMA, Ohio (March 21) — If only Josh Rice could execute restarts as smoothly as his Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition Friday at Atomic Speedway, perhaps he could’ve overtaken eventual winner Ricky Thornton Jr. The question Full Story
Dispatches: Gustin adds to his Southern success
Posted: 03/23/2025, 10:56 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the weekend of March 21-23, including the World of Outlaws Late Model Series-sanctioned weekend at Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway: Way down South Ryan Gustin is a dirt tracker Full Story
Thin crew played role in RTJ's Lucas Oil decision
Posted: 03/21/2025, 08:03 pm By Kyle McFaddenALMA, Ohio (March 21) — Last season’s lengthy Dirt Late Model silly season will perhaps never be topped again in uncanny developments and sheer craziness. But if there’s anything 2025 has over 2024, it’s been speculation over the Full Story
Column: Wells getting behind wheel of Infinity
Posted: 03/20/2025, 05:40 pmSure, Eric Wells misses the thrill that comes with driving a Dirt Late Model. He did it for a good 15 years — and more than half of that time on a national level — so he’s certainly had a void in his life since he ran his last race Full Story
Notes: Swainsboro special for Cody Overton
Posted: 03/20/2025, 08:06 amFor the first time in his World of Outlaws Late Models career, Cody Overton is set to be the hometown hero. This weekend’s Battle at the Crossroads will mark the first World of Outlaws event at Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway since 2012, several Full Story
Joining SSI, Durham ready for Lucas return
Posted: 03/18/2025, 03:16 pm By Kyle McFaddenWhen Jason Durham stepped down as Jonathan Davenport’s crew chief at the end of the 2022 season to spend more time with family, his departure from the Double L Motorsports team felt like an unofficial retirement from the week-to-week Full Story
Lancaster standout rises to loftiest expectations
Posted: 03/18/2025, 12:54 pm By Kevin KovacBen Watkins has become so good at Lancaster Motor Speedway that his reputation precedes him. The spotlight — and the pressure that comes with it — is now on him as soon as he rolls through the South Carolina track’s pit gate. | RaceWire But Full Story
Career twilight still bright for in-sync McDowells
Posted: 03/18/2025, 12:05 am By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (March 14) — After more than 30 years of competing on dirt as a driver-crew chief brother combo, Dale McDowell and Shane McDowell are both quick to mention communication as a prime factor to their Dirt Late Model success. In Full Story
Top 25: Pierce creeps up on No. 1 J.D.
Posted: 03/18/2025, 12:01 am By Todd TurnerWhile he fell one spot shy of overtaking winner Bobby Pierce on Friday at Smoky Mountain Speedway, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., kept his grip on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings. The Keyser Manufacturing-sponsored Full Story
Fast Talk: Recapping Smoky Mountain action
Posted: 03/17/2025, 10:33 amOn a weather-hampered weekend with Bobby Pierce's capturing the first post-Speedweeks national touring event, our roundtable weighs in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Discuss Full Story
Smoky Mountain gives Pierce red clay badge
Posted: 03/15/2025, 03:48 am By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (March 14) — They say the secret to happiness is low expectations. Perhaps that’s also the secret for winning your first race on a red-clay surface. Bobby Pierce’s career has been largely built on his cushion-banging Full Story
Notes: Hurriedly patient J.D. can't overtake Pierce
Posted: 03/14/2025, 10:35 pm By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (March 14) — There are plenty of strategies in Dirt Late Model racing. Balls to the wall. Feather-footing. Cushion-banging. Slow down to go fast. Among others. Jonathan Davenport’s approach to Friday’s Tennessee Full Story
Rookie Adam traveling learning curve with WoO
Posted: 03/14/2025, 03:30 pm By Todd TurnerMARYVILLE, Tenn. (March 14) — As a rookie on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, 19-year-old Daniel Adam knows he has a laundry list of things to improve on while tackling a national Dirt Late Model tour. No. 1 on Adam's list is Full Story
Column: Dotson shines while owner gets his laps
Posted: 03/13/2025, 03:18 pmBecoming an owner of a high-profile Dirt Late Model team with a hired gun driver has suited John Henderson well. He’s enjoying his new role as the leader of an operation that this year is tackling the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Full Story
Northern, Western Late Model tour previews
Posted: 03/13/2025, 01:57 pm By Kyle McFaddenWith spring just around the corner (we hope), here's a look at developments on more regional tours, two in the North and one in the West, for the 2025 season. The brief capsules, with information primarily from series officials and directors, Full Story
Decision time nears for national touring drivers
Posted: 03/12/2025, 10:34 am By Kevin KovacDecision time is approaching for a group of national touring series drivers. Whether it comes next week, next month or even later with be determined by the springtime weather, but it’s coming. With this weekend’s World of Outlaws Late Full Story
Photographer's unique ritual: victory lane cigar
Posted: 03/11/2025, 07:48 am By Todd TurnerMike Ruefer’s ritual at the conclusion of a Dirt Late Model feature is like that of most racing photographers. The Davenport, Iowa, resident heads for victory lane, makes sure he’s got the right lens on his Canon camera and positions Full Story
Fast Talk: Weiss, bubbles and anthem times
Posted: 03/10/2025, 10:16 amRicky Weiss of Headingley, Manitoba, was the weekend's biggest winner with a $20,000 Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series victory at I-75 Raceway as our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies Full Story
Resurgent Weiss enjoys fulfilling victory at I-75
Posted: 03/09/2025, 01:13 am By Todd TurnerSWEETWATER, Tenn. (March 8) — Before Saturday’s Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series event at I-75 Raceway, crew member Tom Schramm had a modest request for his driver, Ricky Weiss. “I told him, I said, 'I hate to ask you this. I need Full Story
Notes: Near-win at I-75 not enough for Mills
Posted: 03/08/2025, 10:55 pm By Todd TurnerSWEETWATER, Tenn. (March 8) — Oftentimes, young drivers who lead 30 laps of a big-purse Super Late Model feature and end up settling for a top-five finish climb from their cars excited about their performance. Saturday wasn’t one of Full Story
Up-and-coming Johns ready for touring action
Posted: 03/08/2025, 01:59 pm By Todd TurnerSWEETWATER, Tenn. (March 8) — Tackling a Super Late Model tour for the first time isn’t for the faint of heart. But when your previous season ended with back-to-back $6,000 victories, it’s a little easier to have some pep in your Full Story
Previewing regional Late Model tours in the South
Posted: 03/07/2025, 07:55 pm By Kyle McFaddenWith spring just around the corner (we hope), here's a look at developments on the South's Dirt Late Model tours for the 2025 season. The brief capsules, with information primarily from series officials and directors, focus on changes for Full Story
Riggs revitalized after big Clarksville weekend
Posted: 03/06/2025, 05:33 pm By Kevin KovacJason Riggs didn’t need to be reminded about his lengthy absence from victory lane after he won Feb. 29’s 25-lap opener of the Tuckassee Toilet Bowl Classic at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway. He’s had someone in his own home continually Full Story
Notes: Busy Troutman eager to make most of chance
Posted: 03/06/2025, 01:49 pmAt the end of the 2024 season, all Drake Troutman was looking for was a chance. The former modified standout had what he needed to get up and down the road with his own No. 7 Late Model team, but he was still in search of an opportunity Full Story
Previewing Midwest's regional Late Model tours
Posted: 03/06/2025, 11:50 am By Kyle McFaddenWith spring just around the corner (we hope), here's a look at developments on the Midwest’s Dirt Late Model tours for the 2025 season. The brief capsules, with information primarily from series officials and directors, focus on changes Full Story
