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• Bailes tops "Pop" Pursley Memorial at Cherokee

  Posted: 08/13/2011, 11:00 am By Gene Murphy

  GAFFNEY, S.C. (Aug. 12) – Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., continued his recent hot streak Friday night at Cherokee Speedway by scoring a $4,500 victory in the unsanctioned Robert "Pop" Pursley Memorial at the 4/10-mile oval. Bailes, Full Story

• Spatola rules Kankakee for second ALMS victory

  Posted: 08/13/2011, 07:27 am

  KANKAKEE, Ill. (Aug. 12) – Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., continued his season-long dominance of Kankakee County Speedway by winning Friday night’s Sunoco American Late Model Series-sanctioned Land of Lincoln Clash at the Full Story

• McGill scores $5,000 in Hitt Memorial at Elkins

  Posted: 08/13/2011, 06:54 am

  KERENS, W.Va. (Aug. 12) – Butch McGill of West Union, W.Va., won Friday night’s unsanctioned Jim Hitt Memorial at Elkins Raceway and earned $5,000 for his second special-event victory of the season at the 3/8-mile racetrack. Full Story

• Utter dominates Corn Belt Clash at Redwood

  Posted: 08/12/2011, 05:19 pm

  REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (Aug. 11) – Jason Utter of Columbus Junction, Iowa, started from the pole and led all 35 laps of Thursday night’s Dart Corn Belt Clash Series event at Redwood Speedway and earned $2,000 for scoring his second Full Story

• Shaver tops 74 qualifiers at Sunoco North-South

  Posted: 08/12/2011, 06:38 pm By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., topped 74 qualifiers Friday at Florence Speedway in preliminaries for the 29th annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100. Shaver blazed to a lap of 16.742 seconds on the slick half-mile Full Story

• Notes: Tungate piloting lookalike car of his hero

  Posted: 08/12/2011, 06:13 pm By Todd Turner

  UNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — When Tim Tungate was growing up going to the races, there was no one he'd rather see in victory lane than the teal green No. 10 car of William Coffey, the veteran driver everyone knew as Fats. "When I was a Full Story

• Notes: Florence points leader won't be tentative

  Posted: 08/11/2011, 11:22 am

  Josh Williams came into last year's Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 at Florence Speedway leading the Union, Ky., track's Late Model divisions points, which guaranteed him a starting spot in the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Full Story

• James brings momentum into Sunoco North-South

  Posted: 08/11/2011, 10:54 am By Joshua Joiner

  Scott James picked the right time to get hot at Florence Speedway. Just as the half-mile oval gets set to host one of Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest events, James has reeled off two consecutive victories at the Union, Ky., racetrack. The Full Story

• Birkhofer pockets $10,000 at West Liberty

  Posted: 08/10/2011, 08:22 pm

  WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (Aug. 9) — Polesitter Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, led all 50 laps at West Liberty Raceway for a $10,000 payday in the unsanctioned i-Wireless Tornado Tuesday event for Super Late Models. Birkhofer built Full Story

• Notes: Phillips ends MARS ironman streak

  Posted: 08/10/2011, 01:44 pm

  One of the longest-running ironman streaks in Dirt Late Model racing came to end Friday when six-time MARS DIRTcar Series champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., skipped the series event at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill., Full Story

• Quick Time: Winless list includes a few big names

  Posted: 08/10/2011, 11:01 am 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. Quick Time, one of the newest features of our website, will appear every Wednesday Full Story

• Shrine 100 gives Bailes first Carolina Clash victory

  Posted: 08/10/2011, 05:15 am

  GASTONIA, N.C. (Aug. 9) — Third-starting Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., led all the way Tuesday at Carolina Speedway for a $3,000 victory in the 39th annual Shrine 100, capturing his first career Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Full Story

• Carrier earns $5,000 at Coal Miners Classic

  Posted: 08/09/2011, 02:19 pm

  COLSON, Ky. (Aug. 6) — Native Kentuckian Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., earned $5,000 for an ADRA-sanctioned victory at Lucky 7 Speedway's Coal Miners Classic. Carrier outdueled front-row starter Josh McGuire of Grayson, Ky., Full Story

• Notes: Autry knocks rust off, snaps winless skid

  Posted: 08/09/2011, 10:25 am

  Until going winless last year, Scott Autry of Fayetteville, N.C., could never remember going through a racing season without a victory. "That starts making you have a little doubt," said the 45-year-old Autry, the 2002 Carolina Clash Super Full Story

• Poll Position: Richards rockets into top three

  Posted: 08/09/2011, 10:14 am

  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

• Rolling Richards grabs victory at Independence

  Posted: 08/09/2011, 05:57 am By Kevin Kovac

  INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Aug. 8) — Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., backed up his USA Nationals triumph in fine fashion, closing a three-race World of Outlaws Late Model Series swing through the Upper Midwest with Monday's victory at Full Story

• Fast Talk: USA Nationals and North-South 100

  Posted: 08/08/2011, 12:41 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

• Walters wins father's memorial race again

  Posted: 08/07/2011, 02:53 pm By Steve Reeck

  BANKS, Ore. (Aug. 6) — Hometown driver Greg Walters stayed perfect in a race honoring his late father Saturday at Sunset Speedway Park for a victory on the DAA Northwest Extreme Dirt Car Series. The polesitting Walters took the lead Full Story

• Tangle helps Spieker to first MDLMS victory

  Posted: 08/07/2011, 01:41 pm

  MAYETTA, Kan. (Aug. 6) — Inheriting the lead after a tangle of frontrunners, Chris Spieker of Massena, Iowa, raced to victory Saturday at Thunder Hill Speedway, his first on the MidwestDirt Late Model Series. Spieker earned $1,100 Full Story

• Autry ends skid with special victory at Fayetteville

  Posted: 08/07/2011, 08:39 am

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 6) — Winning on a night when Fayetteville Motor Speedway honored his late stepmother, hometown driver Scott Autry captured his first Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victory in eight seasons. The 45-year-old Full Story

• Douglas outruns Hill for $3,000 at the Gap

  Posted: 08/07/2011, 07:45 am By Robert Walden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Aug. 6) — Two-time track champion Mark Douglas led all 40 laps Saturday at Volunteer Speedway for his first victory on the STARS Volunteer Racing Series. The pole-starting Douglas pocketed $3,000 in topping a 13-car Full Story

• Culp tops Leesville for third SUPR victory

  Posted: 08/07/2011, 07:14 am By Bryan Wimberley

  LEESVILLE, La. (Aug. 6) — Eighth-starting Timothy Culp of West Monroe, La., flew under the radar early, then powered to a $2,500 payday on the O'Reilly Southern United Professional Racing tour Saturday night at 171 Speedway. Culp Full Story

• Richards tops USA Nat'ls, snares first crown jewel

  Posted: 08/06/2011, 05:14 pm By Kevin Kovac

  NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Josh Richards finally has a victory in a crown jewel Dirt Late Model event on his resume. The 23-year-old star’s breakthrough performance came on Saturday night in the 24th annual USA Nationals Full Story

• Thirlby grabs first ALMS victory at Mount Pleasant

  Posted: 08/06/2011, 06:35 am

  MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Aug. 5) — Brandon Thirlby of Traverse City, Mich., topped a 14-car field Friday at Mount Pleasant Speedway for his first career victory on the Sunoco American Late Model Series. The former powerboat racer earned Full Story

• Unzicker's demise lifts Sullivan to Tri-City win

  Posted: 08/06/2011, 12:54 am

  GRANITE CITY, Ill. (Aug. 5) — Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark., didn't even crack the feature lineup for last month's UMP DIRTcar Summernationals visit to Tri-City Speedway. He gained some redemption Friday at the 3/8-mile oval, Full Story