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Smith hoping Swainsboro can help him snap skid
Posted: 04/28/2010, 03:06 pm By Kevin KovacMaybe a World of Outlaws Late Model Series event in Clint Smith's home state will be the tonic he needs to bust out of a frustrating victory drought. Smith, 45, of Senoia, Ga., couldn't pick a better place to snap a nearly two-year-long Full Story
Oregon substitute enjoys 'fairy tale' win from tail
Posted: 04/28/2010, 07:08 am By Todd TurnerCareer highlights don't come along too often for dirt track racers. And when Jon DeBenedetti was mowing his grass Saturday afternoon, the modified star from Rogue River, Ore., certainly didn't think one was coming his way that evening, Full Story
Back surgery, recovery will sideline UMP's Korte
Posted: 04/27/2010, 02:02 pmIncreasing back pain has bothered driver Randy Korte in recent months, but he soldiered on through the winter, piloting his familiar No. 00 at the Wild West Shootout in Tucson, Ariz., and Florida Speedweeks at Volusia Speedway Park despite Full Story
Smith welcomes WoO stars back to Fayetteville
Posted: 04/27/2010, 11:12 am By Kevin KovacMore than one year has already passed since Jeff Smith celebrated one of the biggest victories of his Dirt Late Model career, but the memory of that special evening remains fresh in his mind. And Friday night, Smith will aim to relive the Full Story
Younger English's victory draws father out of shell
Posted: 04/27/2010, 08:29 am By Todd TurnerWhen Vicki English videotapes Dirt Late Model races, she often faces the challenge of trying to focus on two No. 96 race cars. Not only is she trying to film her husband Terry, a former UMP points champion and one of Kentucky's winningest Full Story
West Virginia youngster gets off to hot April start
Posted: 04/26/2010, 04:43 pm By Todd TurnerIn five years of Dirt Late Model racing, Chris Carpenter has piloted mostly hand-me-down cars, including a '98 MasterSbilt that had to be converted from a leaf-spring to a four-bar rear suspension. This year, Carpenter's plans to jig his Full Story
Walters triumphs in first race on new DAA Series
Posted: 04/26/2010, 07:35 amLEBANON, Ore. (April 24) — Greg Walters of Banks, Ore., made a third-to-first move in the final 10 laps and raced to victory Saturday at Willamette Speedway in the first-ever race on the DAA Crate Late Model Series. Walters outran Full Story
Ivey earns $3,000 NLMS victory at Golden Isles
Posted: 04/25/2010, 03:48 pmBRUNSWICK, Ga. (April 24) — Fourth-starting Tyler Ivey of Tallahassee, Fla., raced to victory at Golden Isles Speedway for a $3,000 payday on the Hedman Hedders National Late Model Series. Sixth-starting Dillon Wood of New Smyna Beach, Full Story
Blackwood tops Godsey for Thunder Valley win
Posted: 04/24/2010, 04:52 amSALEM, Ind. (April 23) — Zack Blackwood of Columbus, Ind., outran reigning series champion Steven Godsey of Bedford, Ind., at Thunder Valley Speedway for a $500 victory on the Indiana Late Model Series for Crate Late Models. Kevin Full Story
Owens rolls at Bedford for second straight win
Posted: 04/24/2010, 04:44 amBEDFORD, Pa. (April 23) — In the past two Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events, the tour visited one of its smallest tracks and one of its biggest tracks. Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tn., found both just the right size. The 38-year-old Full Story
Notes: Younger English's victory draws father out of shell
Posted: 04/23/2010, 10:11 amWhen Vicki English videotapes Dirt Late Model races, she often faces the challenge of trying to focus on two No. 96 race cars. Not only is she trying to film her husband Terry, a former UMP points champion and one of Kentucky's winningest Full Story
Bodenhamer gets new perspective at Sedalia
Posted: 04/22/2010, 09:08 am By Todd TurnerJason Bodenhamer has always loved State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., a majestic half-mile oval where he's won more than any other track. But now he's seeing things from a different perspective. "It's kind of where I grew up learning Full Story
Notes: Sedalia promoter getting new perspective
Posted: 04/22/2010, 08:54 amJason Bodenhamer has always loved State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., a majestic half-mile oval where he's won more than any other track. But now he's seeing things from a different perspective. "It's kind of where I grew up learning Full Story
Racer X: Driver-to-driver chats trump retaliation
Posted: 04/22/2010, 04:38 amSo you’ve just been taken out. Spun. Dumped. Wrecked. That’s right, you were minding your own business and another competitor decided he needed the spot worse than you did. Maybe it was for a win, or maybe it was for 24th place. Full Story
Top-five debut boosts Iowa rookie's confidence
Posted: 04/21/2010, 04:23 pm By Todd TurnerBefore his first Dirt Late Model event, Iowa driver Kevin Sather had simple goals for his rookie season in the premier division: "Be competitive and not be in the way." But it's clear the precocious 23-year-old who dominated in the IMCA Full Story
Prelude 'teams' will race for children's hospitals
Posted: 04/21/2010, 05:54 amNASCAR drivers and other auto racing stars will climb into Dirt Late Models again this year for the sixth annual Prelude to the Dream, Eldora Speedway's June 9 all-star race that will benefit four children's hospitals. The charity event Full Story
Babcock raises bar with victory at Attica (oops)
Posted: 04/20/2010, 12:51 pm By Dustin JarrettMuch like the driver who preceded him in the green No. 1 car, Jeff Babcock has wasted no time getting settled into the seat of the Shane and Jennifer Halcomb-owned Dirt Late Model. In just his third time behind the wheel of the Rocket Chassis, Full Story
Tire strategy makes all the difference at VMS
Posted: 04/20/2010, 09:00 am By Kevin KovacJAMAICA, Va. (April 17) — At Virginia Motor Speedway's inaugural Commonwealth 100, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series drivers were basically divided among three camps in Saturday night's main event: • Drivers who had a hard-compound Full Story
Streaking Lloyd grabs UDLMCS victory at EAMS
Posted: 04/19/2010, 10:01 amPHENIX CITY, Ala. (April 17) — Extending a personal streak of five straight weekends with a victory, polesitter Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, Fla., earned $4,000 Saturday at East Alabama Motor Speedway in a Sunoco United Dirt Late Model Full Story
Burgtorf edges Guss for third Deery victory
Posted: 04/19/2010, 09:15 amDUBUQUE, Iowa (April 18) — Race fans went home buzzing about the start, the finish and every lap in between of the first-ever Deery Brothers Summer Series event at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway. Mark Burgtorf of Quincy, Ill., got back Full Story
Leon Zeitner captures I-80's SLMRS opener
Posted: 04/19/2010, 07:48 amGREENWOOD, Neb. (April 17) — Outside front-row starter Leon Zeitner of La Vista, Neb., earned $1,000 for a victory in Nebraska's Super Late Model Racing Series opener at I-80 Speedway. Fourth-starting Kyle Berck of Marquette, Neb., Full Story
Chad Simpson belts field in series opener at Deer Creek
Posted: 04/18/2010, 07:44 amSPRING VALLEY, Minn. (April 17) — Polesitting Chad Simpson of Mount Vernon, Iowa, led all 35 laps at Deer Creek Speedway to earn $2,000 in the Dart Corn Belt Clash kickoff. The 31-year-old Simpson, the two-time World Dirt Racing Full Story
Johnson rallies from 16th for Green Valley victory
Posted: 04/18/2010, 07:04 amGLENCOE, Ala. (April 17) — Rallying from the eighth row, Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn., raced to victory Saturday at Green Valley Speedway for a $3,000 payday on the Southern Regional Racing Series. The victory gave Johnson Full Story
Heat is on at Eldora, but Jeep cool enough to win
Posted: 04/18/2010, 06:50 amROSSBURG, Ohio (April 17) — Outside front-row starter Jeep Van Wormer of Pinconning, Mich., raced to a 25-lap victory at Eldora Speedway on Saturday for his 25th career victory on the Sunoco American Late Model Series. Van Wormer Full Story
Aikey captures 53rd career Deery Brothers victory
Posted: 04/18/2010, 06:16 amMAQUOKETA, Iowa (April 17) — It took seven laps for Jeff Aikey to get to the front of the Deery Brothers Summer Series feature field at Jackson County Speedway. Once he got there, the rest of the IMCA Late Model touring event was Full Story
