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• Drivers think positive about Lawrenceburg's daytime surface

  Posted: 10/17/2009, 10:40 pm By Todd Turner

  LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Oct. 17) — For many years, the Dirt Track World Championship was a Sunday afternoon race and host tracks faced the difficulties of preparing a daytime racing surface. That changed when the race schedule shifted Full Story

• Highside Hustler puts on a show at Lawrenceburg

  Posted: 10/17/2009, 10:20 pm By Todd Turner

  LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Oct. 17) — Fans at the 29th annual Dirt Track World Championship who don't often get to see Jason Feger didn't have to ask twice why he's called the Highside Hustler. During daytime heat races at Lawrenceburg Full Story

• DTWC: Polesitter Cook primed for solid showing

  Posted: 10/17/2009, 10:59 am By Todd Turner

  LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Oct. 17) — Ray Cook put himself in prime position Saturday to take another career-high payday in a Carl Short-promoted event. The Brasstown, N.C., driver won Saturday's fifth heat race to earn the pole position Full Story

• 29th annual DTWC coverage index

  Posted: 10/16/2009, 05:49 am

  LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. — DirtonDirt.com's coverage from the 29th annual DIrt Track World Championship on Oct. 17-18 at Lawrenceburg Speedway (also see race history): Wednesday, Oct. 21 • Blog: A look back at Lawrenceburg's DTWC Full Story

• Blount upsets South Mississippi field in opener

  Posted: 10/17/2009, 05:46 am By Roby Helm

  PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (Oct. 16) — Starting outside the front row, surprising Michael Blount of Sumrall, MIss., led all 40 laps of the Topless Fall Nationals 40 at South Mississippi Speedway on Friday for a $2,000 victory on the NeSmith Full Story

• $5,000 Las Vegas event will cap DIRTcar season

  Posted: 10/16/2009, 04:23 pm By Kevin Kovac

  A groundbreaking 2009 season for the DIRTcar Racing Western Region will close with a flourish on Nov. 20-21 at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Late Model and modified racers from up-and-down the West Coast and locales beyond Full Story

• Rain delays, condenses race schedule at DTWC

  Posted: 10/14/2009, 08:51 pm

  LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Oct. 14) — Steady rains this week and forecasts for more have forced Lawrenceburg Speedway to adjust this weekend's schedule for the 29th annual Dirt Track World Championship, race promoter Carl Short said Wednesday Full Story

• Tiebreaker gives Diemel Fastrak's weekly crown

  Posted: 10/14/2009, 10:05 am

  A.J. Diemel of Navarino, Wis., won a tiebreaker with Mike Pegher Jr of Wexford, Pa., to win overall Fastrak Racing Series City Chevrolet Weekly Racing Division championship for Crate Late Model racers. Diemel won 17 of 21 starts in Fastrak's Full Story

• Weather postpones Lowe's WoO event to Nov. 4

  Posted: 10/13/2009, 10:00 pm By Kevin Kovac

  CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 13) — A large swath of wet, cool weather rolling across the Southwest and toward the Charlotte area prompted the postponement of Wednesday night's scheduled World of Outlaws Late Model Series Topless Showdown by Full Story

• Marlar's Lawrenceburg tuneup gives him boost

  Posted: 10/13/2009, 08:41 am By Todd Turner

  Mike Marlar will have at least one thing going for him heading into the 29th annual Dirt Track World Championship on Oct. 17-18 at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway. The 31-year-old driver from Winfield, Tenn., is the most recent winner of a Full Story

• Nelson sweeps Proctoberfest, collects $4,250

  Posted: 10/12/2009, 02:36 pm

  PROCTOR, Minn. (Oct. 10) — Darrell Nelson of Hermantown, Minn., swept the WISSOTA Late Model portion of Proctoberfest to earn $4,250 on a cold weekend at Proctor Speedway. Nelson earned $1,000 for Friday's victory and added $2,500 Full Story

• Peacock tops Friendship field, wins NDRA Finals

  Posted: 10/12/2009, 02:21 pm

  ELKIN, N.C. (Oct. 10) — Outside front-row starter Hunter Peacock of Gray, Ga., led the last half of the 40-lap feature at Friendship Motor Speedway for a victory in the first round of the NDRA Finals for Crate Late Models. Peacock, Full Story

• Covert sails at Hesston, grabs $10,000 paycheck

  Posted: 10/12/2009, 01:58 am By Matt Felten

  HESSTON, Pa. (Oct. 11) — Jason Covert’s steady march forward put him out front before halfway and he outlasted the field to win the Rumble by the Lake 88 at Hesston Speedway on Sunday night. Covert, of York Haven, Pa., started Full Story

• Bloomquist rules Rome, secures $75,000 crown

  Posted: 10/11/2009, 10:17 pm By James Essex

  ROME, Ga. (Oct. 11) — Much was made of Scott Bloomquist's inability to win a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature while leading the tour points virtually all season. With the title wrapped up Sunday at Rome Speedway, Bloomquist Full Story

• Early pit stop, last-lap pass boosts Dedwylder

  Posted: 10/11/2009, 09:09 pm By Scott White

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 10) — When 15th-starting Scott Dedwylder started the 50-lap feature at Whynot Motorsports Park, he knew wasn't going to make up much ground in the Mississippi State Championship Challenge feature. So the Vossburg, Full Story

• Litton wins at Houston for third SUPR victory

  Posted: 10/11/2009, 07:10 am

  BAYTOWN, Texas (Oct. 10) — Rob Litton of Alexandria, La., rallied from his 10th starting spot at Houston Raceway Park to score his third victory of the season on the O'Reilly Southern United Professional Racing tour. Litton earned Full Story

• Denied third crown, Erb repeats at UMP Nationals

  Posted: 10/11/2009, 06:58 am

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 10) — Although he was dethroned was UMP's overall Late Model champion, Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., still nabbed a season-ending victory. Erb, the 2007-08 UMP DIRTcar champ, captured Saturday's Pak-A-Sak Full Story

• Allen wins at Lancaster; Smith closes in on title

  Posted: 10/11/2009, 06:42 am

  LANCASTER, S.C. (Oct. 10) — Fourth-starting Tim Allen of Kannapolis, N.C., took the lead from polesitter Johnny Pursley of Clover, S.C., on the 20th lap and led the rest of the way at Lancaster Motor Speedway for his third Carolina Full Story

• Carolina racers shocked by young Seifert's death

  Posted: 10/09/2009, 04:39 pm By Todd Turner

  Dirt racer Petey Ivey recently went by the Clements Racing Engines shop, and talk soon turned to Phillip Seifert's unexpected death at just 30 years old. Conversation was also about Seifert's Sept. 24 death when Ivey dropped by the Barry Full Story

• McDowell outruns Arp, captures Tar Heel 50

  Posted: 10/08/2009, 11:46 pm

  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Oct. 8) — In a showdown of long-time Cleveland Speedway standouts, Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., overtook Skip Arp of Georgetown, Tenn., on the 14th lap and led the rest of the way for a 53-lap victory in the Full Story

• Top WoO rookies grab key regional victories

  Posted: 10/06/2009, 12:58 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Racing alongside some of the country's best Dirt Late Model drivers in 2009 has clearly paid dividends for a pair of 20-year-old World of Outlaws Late Model Series Rookie of the Year contenders. During an off-weekend from the WoO schedule, Full Story

• Notes: Engine woes can't stop Smith at Knoxville

  Posted: 10/06/2009, 09:45 am By Todd Turner

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Oct. 4) — Brady Smith spent 100 laps battling among the frontrunners Sunday in the sixth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. The 32-year-old driver from Solon Springs, Wis., nearly spent 100 laps watching Full Story

• Hirt tops Diemel in Grand Nationals opener

  Posted: 10/05/2009, 01:53 pm

  ANTIGO, Wis. (Oct. 4) — Third-starting Justin Hirt of Tigerton, Wis., won the Fastrak Grand Nationals opener for the Great Lakes Region on Sunday at Langlade County Speedway. Hirt topped a Crate Late Model field including runner-up Full Story

• Peacock wins NLMS event honoring grandfather

  Posted: 10/05/2009, 01:41 pm

  COCHRAN, Ga. (Oct. 3) — Hunter Peacock of Macon, Ga., overtook Jason Fitzgerald of Jacksonville, Ga., and raced to a National Late Model Series victory at Cochran Speedway. Peacock, in his first outing in a Mike Nasworthy-owned car Full Story

• Phillips inherits $4,400 after Lucas is DQ'd

  Posted: 10/05/2009, 01:29 pm

  MILTON, Fla. (Oct. 3) — Fast qualifier Shep Lucas of McKenzie, Ala., led all 44 laps of the Derrick Henley Memorial, but the $4,400 winner's purse of the unsanctioned Crate Late Model event went to hometown driver Jason Phillips because Full Story