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Thornton still confident heading to Brownstown
Posted: 10/07/2024, 05:54 pm By Kyle McFaddenIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 5) — Ricky Thornton Jr was his usual, steady self in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, registering finishes of third Friday and sixth Saturday in the 36th annual Full Story
Pair of PPMS top-fives a boost for home-stater
Posted: 10/07/2024, 04:36 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 7) — Max Blair’s weekend at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway included some drama he would’ve rather avoided, but his final results in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Pittsburgher 100 doubleheader Full Story
Fast Talk: Resetting Lucas Oil title chase
Posted: 10/07/2024, 10:45 amWith the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Big Four Chase for the Championship under way amid a busy weekend of action, our roundtable weighs in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and Full Story
Trusty Eldora car carries J.D. to Pittsburgher win
Posted: 10/06/2024, 01:02 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 5) — Jonathan Davenport had pledged that he wouldn’t do it. No way was he ever again going to take his Double L Motorsports Longhorn Chassis he affectionately calls Eldora anywhere but the famed half-mile oval in Full Story
Solid Pittsburgher run shot in arm for Harris
Posted: 10/06/2024, 12:44 pm By Kyle McFaddenIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 5) — Clay Harris, quite simply, was a happy man after Saturday’s 36th annual Pittsburgher presented by Big River Steel at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. An eighth-place finish at the intimidating and Full Story
Business as usual for Moran's PPMS victory
Posted: 10/05/2024, 08:34 am By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 4) — Pressure? What pressure? After Devin Moran completed a flag-to-flag victory worth $10,000 in Friday’s 30-lap Pittsburgher 100 preliminary feature at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, the 30-year-old Full Story
Dispatches: Chris Simpson rebounds at Wheatland
Posted: 10/04/2024, 06:30 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing on the first weekend in October including Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association action at Lucas Oil Speedway (most coverage of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Full Story
Column: Fire part of Marlar's trying season
Posted: 10/03/2024, 02:43 pmMike Marlar sat on a tire in his Skyline Motorsports trailer during the recent Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway projecting a sullen mood. A frustrating season and especially nightmarish summer just had Full Story
Top 25: O'Neal edges back into top five
Posted: 10/01/2024, 09:47 am By Todd TurnerWith Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., maintaining his unanimous stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings, Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., crept back into the top five of the Top 25 presented by Keyser Manufacturing. O’Neal’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Taking stock after stormy weekend
Posted: 09/30/2024, 11:22 amFollowing a weekend that saw racing reduced due to the widespread reach of Hurricane Helene, our roundtable considers some events that were completed and the World of Outlaws and Lucas Oil Series championship races in the weekly feature Full Story
Dispatches: Chamberlain rolls to best WoO finish
Posted: 09/28/2024, 12:41 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the last weekend in September, including World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series action in Louisiana and Texas and other events: Rookie shines Tristan Chamberlain was Full Story
McLaughlin aiming for strong end to rookie year
Posted: 09/27/2024, 04:11 pm By Kyle McFaddenBeing out of his G.R. Smith-owned Dirt Late Model seat for more than a month — since Aug. 24’s World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series event at Ohio’s Atomic Speedway — Max McLaughlin might have some rust to get out of his system Full Story
Column: Pierce still hitting on all cylinders
Posted: 09/26/2024, 11:00 amDespite his continued assault on victory lanes across the map this season, Bobby Pierce isn’t going to races these days expecting to win. But does the 27-year-old superstar from Oakwood, Ill., have more confidence oozing through Full Story
Notes: Scrape and spin spices Castrol feature
Posted: 09/26/2024, 09:16 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 25) — Wednesday’s Castrol FloRacing Night in America event isn’t connected to the upcoming Big River Steel Chase for the Championship on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, but two drivers among Lucas Oil’s Full Story
Notes: Big plans for California upstart
Posted: 09/26/2024, 12:01 am By Todd TurnerA few years ago, Anthony Slaney didn't even realize that competing in Late Models was a possibility in his home state of California. Now the 28-year-old Martinez, Calif., driver is making plans to jump to the Super Late Model division with Full Story
Title hopes gone, O'Neal focuses on Jackson 100
Posted: 09/25/2024, 04:11 pm By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 25) — Brownstown Speedway has always held a special place in Hudson O’Neal’s heart, and the quarter-mile Jackson Fairgrounds oval could provide a salve for the 24-year-old Martinsville, Ind., driver this week. Full Story
Breakdown of Lucas Oil's Big River Steel Big Four
Posted: 09/25/2024, 11:55 amA statistical breakdown of the four eligible drivers in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heading into the seven-race playoffs. Senior writer Kevin Kovac adds a prediction Full Story
Top 25: Another windfall, another No. 1 ranking
Posted: 09/24/2024, 07:15 am By Kevin KovacAdding a first-ever victory in the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals to his ever-growing resume, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., remained a unanimous selection as the top driver in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 poll presented by Keyser Full Story
Setback doesn't slow Burwell in Tri-City sweep
Posted: 09/23/2024, 04:06 pm By Todd TurnerFor auto racers, it's not always about how you handle the success, but how you handle the setbacks. Blaze Burwell has learned that lesson well amid the best stretch of his Super Late Model career. The 30-year-old Mount Vernon, Ill., racer Full Story
T-Mac's tense moments in quest for Big Four spot
Posted: 09/23/2024, 04:08 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 21) — A slow start. An unexpected ride change. Plenty of growing pains getting acquainted with a new team and chassis. Tim McCreadie’s path to the final berth in the Lucas Oil Late Model Series Big River Steel Full Story
Fast Talk: Peerless Pierce and Lucas Oil playoffs
Posted: 09/23/2024, 12:17 pmWith the Bobby Pierce juggernaut rolling on at Knoxville as the Lucas Oil Series set its playoff roster, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Can Full Story
Rallying Shirley catches break in Knoxville bid
Posted: 09/22/2024, 06:53 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 21) — With every car that Brian Shirley passed during his march forward from the 15th starting spot in Saturday’s 20th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals finale, he seemed to be turning back the clock. Once Full Story
Conclusion of Pierce's night offers no confusion
Posted: 09/21/2024, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 20) — Bobby Pierce thought he had it all figured out. But actually, he didn’t at all. The 27-year-old superstar from Oakwood, Ill., was quite certain that a fourth-place finish in Friday’s fourth heat race Full Story
Imposing Knoxville fails to intimidate McCowan
Posted: 09/20/2024, 04:44 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 19) — Dillon McCowan found himself almost speechless when he arrived at Knoxville Raceway for Thursday’s opener of the 20th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. "This is the first time I’ve ever laid eyes Full Story
Grin-and-bear-it J.D. captures Knoxville opener
Posted: 09/20/2024, 08:05 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 19) — Even winning a feature event doesn’t get Jonathan Davenport all warm and fuzzy about racing at Knoxville Raceway. Davenport’s well-documented disdain for the famed half-mile oval on the Marion County Full Story
