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• Late heroics net Thomas NeSmith win at Albany

  Posted: 04/28/2012, 07:08 am By Roby Helm

  ALBANY, Ga. (April 27) — William Thomas only led 200 feet of Friday night’s NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Spring Nationals 40 at Albany Motor Speedway, but it was the most important 200 feet of the race. Thomas of Full Story

• Red-hot Carrier pockets $6,000 at Southern 50

  Posted: 04/28/2012, 06:38 am

  WHEELERSBURG, Ohio (April 27) — Continuing a red-hot start to his 2012 season, Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., earned $6,000 on Friday night at Southern Ohio Speedway’s Southern 50. Carrier took the lead from Jared Hawkins Full Story

• North Alabama marks Neat's first WoO victory

  Posted: 04/28/2012, 05:56 am By Kevin Kovac

  TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (April 27) — Brad Neat of Dunnville, Ky., registered his first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory on Friday night, surviving a hardscrabble 50-lapper at North Alabama Speedway. Taking advantage of an Full Story

• Schlenk capitalizes on red flag for Attica victory

  Posted: 04/28/2012, 05:48 am By Brian Liskai

  ATTICA, Ohio (April 27) — Taking advantage of a 23-minute red flag to rework his car’s setup, two-time series champion Rusty Schlenk of Weston, Ohio, overtook Jon Henry on a late-race restart for a $3,000 victory at Attica Raceway Full Story

• Fuller hopes to light fuse with Rocket opportunity

  Posted: 04/26/2012, 03:59 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Tim Fuller’s life as a World of Outlaws Late Model Series regular has gotten an 11th-hour reprieve. With two-time series champion Josh Richards announcing on Wednesday that he’s decided to end his eight-year run on the national Full Story

• Notes: Drivers give wall at Greenville thumbs-up

  Posted: 04/26/2012, 09:55 am By Bryan Wimberley

  GREENVILLE, Miss. — Saturday’s Southern United Professional Racing Series event was the first touring race at Greenville Speedway of the season, and one thing was virtually certain: No driver would experience what Jeff Chanler Full Story

• Yantz enjoys return as Ponderosa promoter

  Posted: 04/26/2012, 06:52 am By Mike Sullivan

  JUNCTION CITY, Ky. — Larry Yantz milled about the solid crowd that visited the Ponderosa Speedway on 2012 season opener. He shook hands, exchanged pleasantries and genuinely looked glad to be back promoting a racetrack again. And Full Story

• Notes: Photo finish ends 13-year drought at I-55

  Posted: 04/26/2012, 06:43 am By Joshua Joiner and Todd Turner

  When Jeff Johns climbed from his race car following his victory in Saturday night’s UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned feature at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, he didn’t realize just how monumental his victory was at the St. Louis-area Full Story

• Exiting Rocket house car, Richards eyes NASCAR

  Posted: 04/25/2012, 07:18 pm By Todd Turner

  The good news for Josh Richards is he’ll announce next week a ride with a NASCAR team in pursuit of his life-long goal. The bad news? He’s leaving one of Dirt Late Model racing’s most potent teams and thousands of fans Full Story

• Quick Time: Putting DeFrance's streak in perspective

  Posted: 04/25/2012, 12:39 pm By Todd Turner

  Take a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner for roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, Full Story

• Richer purse, format twists will spice Dream

  Posted: 04/25/2012, 08:46 am

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (April 25) — Eldora Speedway officials today announced a restructured race format and increase in prize money for the nation’s richest Dirt Late Model event. The $100,000-to-win Dream XVIII presented by Ferris Full Story

• Notes: Marlar ready for fast, tight Tazewell

  Posted: 04/25/2012, 07:18 am By Kevin Kovac

  Mike Marlar will get his chance to go World of Outlaws Late Model Series racing in front of familiar faces Saturday night when the national tour visits Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway. April 28’s Outlaw Sizzler 50 presented by Rusty Wallace Full Story

• Hollingsworth tackling WoO, North Alabama

  Posted: 04/25/2012, 06:40 am By Kevin Kovac

  Ronny Lee Hollingsworth romped to victory in last Friday night’s Dirt Late Model season opener at North Alabama Speedway. Now he’d like to bag an infinitely more important checkered flag at the third-mile oval in Tuscumbia. The Full Story

• Carolina Crown winner's DQ officially overturned

  Posted: 04/24/2012, 02:42 pm By Joshua Joiner

  After a lengthy controversy over tire testing, Scott Autry has officially been reinstated as the winner of the inaugural Carolina Crown by race promoter Cody Sommer. Autry, the Fayetteville, N.C., driver who scored the biggest victory Full Story

• Poll Position: O'Neal's slide puts Lanigan on top

  Posted: 04/24/2012, 12:11 pm

  Welcome to one of the newest DirtonDirt.com features, Poll Position, as DirtonDirt.com staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Joshua Joiner rank the nation's top 25 Dirt Late Model racers by consensus. Future rankings will appear every Full Story

• WoO's top promoter welcomes series to Tazewell

  Posted: 04/24/2012, 07:33 am By Kevin Kovac

  The 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Promoter of the Year is ready to welcome the national tour’s stars back to his facility. Gary Hall’s Tazewell Speedway will host the Outlaw Sizzler 50 presented by Rusty Wallace Cadillac-GMC-Kia Full Story

• Autry's tires cleared by tire manufacturer, lab

  Posted: 04/23/2012, 06:55 pm By Joshua Joiner

  American Racer Racing Tire officials and the laboratory that conducted the postrace tests that initially declared Carolina Crown winner Scott Autry’s tires illegal confirmed Monday there was a mistake in the testing process, adding Full Story

• Fast Talk: Autry, WoO doubleheader and more

  Posted: 04/23/2012, 01:31 pm

  Here's the latest edition of Fast Talk, a new DirtonDirt.com feature appearing each Monday. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Joshua Joiner gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who's hot, who's not and other issues regarding Full Story

• Ironman DeFrance outduels Aikey at Dubuque

  Posted: 04/23/2012, 10:47 am

  DUBUQUE, Iowa (April 22) — The ironman of the IMCA Late Model tour struck gold Sunday night at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway. Darrel DeFrance of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed Jeff Aikey of Waterloo, Iowa, with four laps to go, then held Full Story

• WoO rookie McCool aims to get back on track

  Posted: 04/23/2012, 07:14 am By Kevin Kovac

  Bub McCool understands that the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event on Friday at North Alabama Speedway presents him with a unique opportunity. As a Rookie of the Year candidate on the national tour, McCool is unfamiliar with most Full Story

• Borrowed engine helps Guss to West Liberty victory

  Posted: 04/22/2012, 06:10 am

  WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (April 21) – Two-time and reigning series champion Ray Guss Jr. of Milan, Ill., got back on track Saturday night and he had the point leader in the Deery Brothers Summer Series to thank for it. Powered by a motor Full Story

• Robinson grabs SUPR victory at Greenville

  Posted: 04/22/2012, 05:35 am By Bryan Wimberley

  GREENVILLE, Miss. (April 21) — Fifth-starting B.J. Robinson of Shreveport, La., won Saturday’s Southern United Professional Racing tour event at Greenville Speedway for his second career SUPR victory. Robinson earned $2,500 Full Story

• Spatola scores repeat at Winston's Player Hater

  Posted: 04/22/2012, 05:07 am

  ROTHBURY, Mich. (April 21) — Returning to the site of his first-ever Late Model victory, Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., cashed in again Saturday night at Winston Speedway. Spatola captured the sixth annual Integra Shocks and Springs Full Story

• Pegher tops victories list with win at Roaring Knob

  Posted: 04/21/2012, 06:57 pm By Mike Leone

  MARKLEYSBURG, Pa. (April 21) — Mike Pegher Jr. of Wexford, Pa., led from the fifth lap on Friday at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex for his fourth Fastrak Northeast victory in his last five series starts at the 3/8-mile oval. Pegher Full Story

• Dustin Neat wins Crate debut in Big Bull 50

  Posted: 04/21/2012, 06:42 pm By Michael Despain

  JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (April 20) — Making his first career Crate Late Model start, Dustin Neat of Dunnville, Ky., raced to a $1,500 victory Friday at Ponderosa Speedway in the Big Bull 50 with the Indiana Late Model Series. Neat drove Full Story