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Notes: McDowell's spin costs him pole position
Posted: 02/12/2010, 02:27 am By Todd TurnerBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 11) — Dale McDowell spends part of his Dirt Late Model career tutoring younger drivers and hosting racing schools, but Thursday's performance at Volusia Speedway Park's DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH won't be part Full Story
Four in a row: Richards wins WoO opener again
Posted: 02/11/2010, 06:09 pmBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 11) — No one was surprised to see Josh Richards win Thursday night's 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series season opener at Volusia Speedway Park. But from the 17th starting spot? Even Richards couldn't Full Story
Fuller's crew chief ready for WoO title run
Posted: 02/11/2010, 04:53 pm By Kevin KovacWhen Mike Countryman was announced as the winner of the 2009 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Integra Shocks Crew Chief of the Year honor during the tour's awards banquet last November, he felt no immediate rush of joy. In fact, Countryman Full Story
Mid-range tires gaining some traction at Volusia
Posted: 02/11/2010, 12:47 pm By Todd TurnerBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 11) — While this week's DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH is running under UMP tire rules, there's a twist on which of the four legal tire compounds are most popular at Volusia Speedway Park. Hoosier Racing Tire's Full Story
'Heartbreaking' spin costs Bland solid finish
Posted: 02/11/2010, 02:11 am By Todd TurnerBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 10) — During a Wednesday afternoon press conference at Volusia Speedway Park, 21-year-old Jordan Bland talked about how potent his Bloomquist Race Car has been during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks. The race car Full Story
Dominating Babb rolls to 30-lap victory at Volusia
Posted: 02/10/2010, 05:16 pmBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 10) — There was no stopping Shannon Babb on Wednesday night at Volusia Speedway Park. Babb, 36, of Moweaqua, Ill., dominated the 30-lap feature, rolling to a flag-to-flag UMP-sanctioned victory in his first Full Story
Notes: Simmons tracks add IMCA weekly events
Posted: 02/10/2010, 12:34 pmIMCA-sanctioned Late Models that have made inroads at Simmons Promotions tracks in eastern Iowa are making a bigger splash in 2010. Dubuque Speedway will run 13 weekly events while Farley Speedway and West Liberty Raceway will run limited Full Story
Tuesday's action at Volusia rained out
Posted: 02/09/2010, 02:59 pm By Kevin KovacBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 9) — Wet weather continued to plague the 39th annual DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio, canceling Tuesday's DIRTcar UMP Late Model-modified doubleheader at Volusia Speedway Park. Steady Full Story
Notes: Zeigler at Speedweeks in car familiar to fans
Posted: 02/08/2010, 05:53 pm By Todd TurnerBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 8) — Mason Zeigler of Farmington, Pa., is making his first career appearance at Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, but the 17-year-old knows he won't be able to fly too far under the radar. After all, he's piloting Full Story
Lanigan grabs $7,000 win in Volusia's opener
Posted: 02/08/2010, 04:42 pm By Todd TurnerBARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 8) — After three runner-up finishes last year at Volusia Speedway Park, Darrell Lanigan was hoping to get this year's DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH started with a bang. The 39-year-old driver from Union, Ky., did Full Story
Richards leads WoO regulars for 2010 season
Posted: 02/08/2010, 01:53 pm By Kevin KovacA star-studded group of drivers has committed to chasing the 2010 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule, setting up another fierce battle for one of the nation's richest and most prestigious full-fendered points titles. The top 10 Full Story
Volusia coverage index
Posted: 02/09/2010, 11:50 amBARBERVILLE, Fla. — DirtonDirt.com's coverage of the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, sanctioned by UMP and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, at Volusia Speedway Park from Feb. 8-13 (also see DirtonDirt.com blogs, Georgia-Florida Full Story
Column: Doling out awards from East Bay
Posted: 02/07/2010, 09:24 amGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 7) — What started out as a week where everyone was fretting over East Bay Raceway Park's first sub-50 car count in memory turned into a week of dramatic finishes and a Dart Winternationals-capping doubleheader Full Story
Florida track unlike any other; 'It's just East Bay'
Posted: 02/07/2010, 08:07 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 6) — Across the country, there are dirt tracks with reputations for high-speed racing, dry-slick racing, stop-and-go racing and everything in between. And then there's East Bay Raceway Park. While virtually Full Story
Up on the wheel, Real Deal wins East Bay finale
Posted: 02/06/2010, 05:48 pm By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 6) — Through the first half of Saturday night's Late Model finale of the 34th Dart Winternationals, Don O'Neal wasn't exactly letting it all hang out. The 45-year-old driver from Martinsville, Ind., took a rather Full Story
Notes: Dohm kicking himself after heat-race spin
Posted: 02/06/2010, 04:22 pm By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 6) — Dominating the third heat race, Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.Va., was cruising toward a victory that would've given him an outside front-row starting spot in Saturday afternoon's 50-lap feature. But an embarrassing Full Story
Bloomquist tops Owens, wins again at East Bay
Posted: 02/06/2010, 11:33 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 6) — Scott Bloomquist had a 17-year stretch between his first and second victories at East Bay Raceway Park. On Saturday afternoon, the Hall of Famer from Mooresburg, Tenn., made it just a four-day stretch Full Story
Challenges force Wilson to pull the plug on WDRL
Posted: 02/05/2010, 04:10 pm By Todd TurnerCiting financial problems, the lack of sponsorship and difficulty in scheduling races, the World Dirt Racing League is going out of business. Series founder and long-time promoter Jim Wilson made the announcement Friday on the WDRL website. Full Story
East Bay rainout sets up Saturday doubleheader
Posted: 02/05/2010, 03:08 pmGIBSONTON, Fla. — Steady Friday rain around Tampa forced postponement of the fifth round of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Dart Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park, the track announced. After determining early Full Story
Managing Labonte team stressful but satisfying
Posted: 02/05/2010, 08:56 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 4) — With both cars from the Bobby Labonte Motorsports gambling with hard-compound tires in Thursday's Dart Winternationals feature — and struggling early in the 40-lapper at East Bay Raceway Park — Full Story
Tire-gambling Pearson overcomes Bloomquist
Posted: 02/04/2010, 04:55 pm By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 4) — Outside front-row starter Scott Bloomquist's start in Thursday's 40-lap Dart Winternationals feature at East Bay Raceway Park couldn't have been much better as he pulled away from the field. Fifth-starting Full Story
Notes: Sub for Richards is no slouch at East Bay
Posted: 02/04/2010, 10:03 am By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 4) — On Thursday at East Bay Raceway Park, the Ernie Davis-owned No. 25 Dirt Late Model will get some modest modifications by crew members. They'll pull out the original racing seat and replace it with slightly Full Story
Moyer vs. Richards? Mr. East Bay Past triumphs
Posted: 02/03/2010, 04:09 pm By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 3) — In Wednesday's Dart Winternationals feature, it was Josh Richards vs. Billy Moyer. The driver formerly known as Kid Rocket vs. the veteran known as Mr. Smooth. Mr. East Bay Present vs. Mr. East Bay Full Story
Californian trying to get over hump at Speedweeks
Posted: 02/03/2010, 01:09 pm By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 2) — The victim in one of many mishaps Tuesday at East Bay Raceway Park, Eric Jacobsen leaned against his team's hauler in the back pit area and recounted the misfortune of being eliminated from the Dart Winternationals Full Story
Dominating Bloomquist wins $5,000 at East Bay
Posted: 02/02/2010, 05:12 pm By Todd TurnerGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 2) — Scott Bloomquist's shakedown was a success. Wanting to test a new self-designed No. 0 before the weekend's big-money races, the reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion cruised to a tuneup victory Full Story
