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• Dacus ends cabin fever, wins $3,000 at Columbus

  Posted: 01/23/2010, 10:24 pm

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Jan. 23) — Just a few weeks ago, Dane Dacus of Lakeland, Tenn., was in "winter mode" with his racing program, the suspension out from underneath his race car and no body on the car at all. That's when racing buddy Full Story

• Daytona is part of busy Speedweeks for Richards

  Posted: 01/22/2010, 10:06 am By Kevin Kovac

  Josh Richards is ready for what just might be the first week in the rest of his racing life. With his national profile soaring in the wake of a World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship season in 2009, the 21-year-old sensation brings Full Story

• Ohio notes: New Hilltop owner making changes

  Posted: 01/21/2010, 03:13 pm By Dustin Jarrett

  Racer turned track owner turned racer Jesse Wardell will be turning back to a track owner for the 2010 season as he and his wife Tracey have purchased Hilltop Speedway from Roger Patterson. Wardell has earned kudos from fans and drivers Full Story

• Notes: Wreck wads up last of cars for Phillips

  Posted: 01/17/2010, 09:38 pm By Todd Turner

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 17) — Terry Phillips was among the fastest drivers during the Wild West Shootout. The first three nights were solid, including a victory and third-place finish, while things went decidedly worse the final three Full Story

• Mars dominates to win $10,000 Tucson finale

  Posted: 01/17/2010, 08:48 pm By Todd Turner

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 17) — Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., lost Saturday's Wild West Shootout race amid lapped traffic at USA Raceway, and two things helped him make sure that didn't happen in Sunday's $10,000-to-win Bill Cheesbourg Full Story

• Notes: Heckenast tries to get brand new car rolling

  Posted: 01/17/2010, 05:53 pm By Todd Turner

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 17) — You hear stories about racers who say a brand new car was quick "right out of the box," but it's more likely that most drivers take a while to get adjusted when fielding a new Dirt Late Model. That's the Full Story

• Moyer outduels Mars for third victory in Tucson

  Posted: 01/16/2010, 08:44 pm By Todd Turner

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 16) — When the peppy trophy queens at USA Raceway saw Billy Moyer heading for the top of the track's podium, one asked: "Are you up here again?" Indeed Moyer made his third trip to victory lane Saturday in capturing Full Story

• Notes: Roof light helps owner track Daly's car

  Posted: 01/16/2010, 02:28 am By Todd Turner

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 15) — There are plenty of cars at the fourth annual Wild West Shootout with flashy graphics and colorful designs, but only one competitor at USA Raceway has a light atop the car's roof that makes it easy to track. Clay Full Story

• Notes: Long Arizona trip provides boost for Long

  Posted: 01/14/2010, 11:49 am By Todd Turner

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 14) — Starting outside the front row in Sunday's second round of the Wild West Shootout, Rylan Long didn't stay up front long at USA Raceway. The 19-year-old from Greenfield, Mo., fell to fifth place after one Full Story

• Notes: Eldora adding video display in turn two

  Posted: 01/13/2010, 12:03 am

  Eldora Speedway fans who've wished they could see more action around one of Dirt Late Model racing's most famous racetracks will get their wish in 2010. The installation of a 720-square-foot video display is the latest planned improvement Full Story

• Feger thanks hero in collecting UMP honors

  Posted: 01/11/2010, 04:14 pm By Kevin Kovac

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Jan. 9) — Rising Midwestern star Jason Feger saw his dreams meet reality during Saturday night's 26th annual UMP DIRTcar Racing Night of Champions awards banquet at the Springfield Crowne Plaza Hotel. Feger, 31, Full Story

• Notes: Frigid Ice Bowl XIX lives up to its name

  Posted: 01/10/2010, 04:21 pm By Todd Turner

  EASTABOGA, Ala. (Jan. 10) — Thick gloves? Check. Portable heater? Check. Camouflage hunting coveralls? Check. The patience to withstand freezing temperatures at Talladega Short Track's Ice Bowl XIX? Check. | Complete Ice Bowl coverage Such Full Story

• Walker leads 50 laps to win cold Ice Bowl cash

  Posted: 01/10/2010, 03:57 pm By Todd Turner

  EASTABOGA, Ala. (Jan. 10) — On Ice Bowl XIX weekend, cold was the fitting theme for Super Late Model winner Randall Walker of Oxford, Ala. Below-freezing temperatures left Walker (and everyone else) cold all weekend. Ice cubes slipped Full Story

• Notes: Rally turns things around for Roszell at TST

  Posted: 01/09/2010, 09:31 pm By Todd Turner

  EASTABOGA, Ala. (Jan. 9) — Tim Roszell of Anniston, Ala., has had better days at Talladega Short Track over many years racing at the third-mile dirt oval across the highway from one of NASCAR's showplaces. During Saturday afternoon's Full Story

• At Tucson, Mars still partying like it's 2009

  Posted: 01/09/2010, 09:00 pm

  TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 9) — Everyone yelled "Happy New Year" just nine days ago, but Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., is making 2010 seem a lot like 2009. The polesitting Mars, who won 19 races in '09 including an unprecedented three Full Story

• Walker gets pole position at Talladega's Ice Bowl

  Posted: 01/09/2010, 01:31 pm By Todd Turner

  EASTABOGA, Ala. (Jan. 9) — Randall Walker of Oxford, Ala., has been a winner at Talladega Short Track's Ice Bowl before, but that victory came in the Limited Late Model division. He'll get a chance for a richer and considerably more Full Story

• Busha aiming to chisel out victory at Ice Bowl

  Posted: 01/07/2010, 12:31 pm By Todd Turner

  For those who believe Talladega Short Track's Ice Bowl XIX is going to be cold this weekend, Tim Busha recalls a Late Model race a few years ago near Lawrenceburg, Tenn., when temperatures were in the teens and the wind chill was below Full Story

• Can Wild West Shootout survive one-year hiatus?

  Posted: 01/07/2010, 10:06 am

  In the uncertain, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants world of auto racing promotion, successful second acts are unusual. A handful of promoters carve out impressive careers while a flurry of pretenders come and go. Likewise, the word "hiatus" Full Story

• WoO mourns passing of tech inspector

  Posted: 12/29/2009, 06:35 am By Kevin Kovac

  The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is mourning the passing of former chief technical inspector Walter Burson, who succumbed on Saturday following a year-long battle with cancer. Burson, 66, of Sherrodsville, Ohio, died on Saturday morning Full Story

• A look back at '09 with DirtonDirt.com top-fives

  Posted: 12/29/2009, 06:15 am By Todd Turner

  After our top-five driver honors, DirtonDirt.com takes a look at some other top-five lists from the 2009 seasons, running the gamut of events from Steve Sheppard’s hood-stomping charge to Frankie Lloyd’s stolen safe: Top five Full Story

• Best of '09: Davenport leads breakout drivers

  Posted: 12/15/2009, 10:17 pm By Todd Turner

  As part of its ongoing Best of 2009 coverage, DirtonDirt.com hands out awards to worthy Dirt Late Model drivers. We rank the top breakout drivers, top newcomers and most improved drivers of the season. And the winners are: Breakout drivers Jonathan Full Story

• Notes: Who's next? It's Casebolt in Harris car

  Posted: 12/15/2009, 08:35 pm

  During the 2009 season, car owner Bob Harris had a little fun with the revolving-door cockpit of his No. B1. The Shelbyville, Tenn.-based team fielded cars for so many drivers, Harris stuck a “Who’s next?” decal just to Full Story

• Best of '09: Purse-buster Mars tops list of drivers

  Posted: 12/14/2009, 04:58 am By Todd Turner

  With the 2009 season in the books, DirtonDirt.com takes a look at top five drivers among national, regional and weekly Dirt Late Model competition. Here's the Best of 2009: National drivers Jimmy Mars (28), Menomonie, Wis.: Winning a Full Story

• McCreadie outruns Smith for $10,000 at East Bay

  Posted: 12/13/2009, 06:47 am By Roby Helm

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Dec. 12) — Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., held off a last-lap charge from Shan Smith of Dade City, Fla., to win the fifth annual NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series World Championship Race and $10,000 Saturday Full Story

• Notes: Split decision on Bloomquist's WoO appeal

  Posted: 12/12/2009, 12:31 pm

  In a split decision announced Friday in Orlando, Fla., a World Racing Group appeals commission upheld Scott Bloomquist’s six-month suspension but reduced his fine by $10,000 connected to penalties for using chemically-altered tires Full Story