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• Steidinger fights off rallying Erb at Peoria

  Posted: 05/09/2009, 02:55 am

  PEORIA, Ill. (May 8) — Wes Steidinger of Fairbury, Ill., won a classic battle of a rallying Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., for a $4,000 victory in the Don Bohlander 65 at Peoria Speedway. | Slideshow Steidinger blasted Full Story

• After postponement, sun shines on Wheatland

  Posted: 05/08/2009, 08:15 pm By Todd Turner

  WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 8) — After watching Friday morning's deluge of rain and wind that eventually forced Missouri to issue a state of emergency, Lucas Oil Speedway general manager Randy Bowman decided to cancel the qualifying night Full Story

• Rain condenses Diamond Nat'ls to one-day event

  Posted: 05/08/2009, 09:54 am

  The third annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway has been condensed into a single-day show after heavy rain washed away plans for time trials on Friday night. The $30,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event, Full Story

• Home-staters struggling to defend Wheatland turf

  Posted: 05/06/2009, 08:24 pm By Todd Turner

  When a national touring series rolls into town, Dirt Late Model promoters love to hype the battle between the local standouts and the traveling stars. But making that pitch for the third annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Full Story

• Mid-event rain postpones Outlaws at Lernerville

  Posted: 05/06/2009, 05:37 am

  Mother Nature defeated the Showdown in Sarvertown on Tuesday night, dumping rain on Lernerville Speedway that forced track and World of Outlaws Late Model Series officials to postpone the second consolation race and 50-lap headline event Full Story

• Improving Satterlee making major strides

  Posted: 05/05/2009, 11:08 am By Todd Turner

  Gregg Satterlee has a view of how he'd like his Dirt Late Model team to perform. No matter the racetrack size or surface conditions or the weather or the competition, he'd like his No. 22 to be in the mix among the best cars. "I think Full Story

• Ohio's Chinn scaling back but not slowing down

  Posted: 05/05/2009, 07:33 am By Todd Turner

  Having fun at the racetrack and winning go hand in hand. If a driver is winning, the race team is having fun. If the race team is having fun, they're probably winning. So it's no surprise that, when Wayne Chinn talks about his Dirt Late Full Story

• Weaver captures debut of NALMS at Shepp's

  Posted: 05/04/2009, 09:37 am

  ALEXANDER, Ill. (May 3) — Ushering in a new dirt track, Kevin Weaver of Gibson City, Ill., took the lead in the second half of Sunday's 30-lapper and grabbed a $2,000 Northern Allstars Late Model Series victory at Shepp's Speedway. Full Story

• Blair tops Briggs for ULMS victory at Tri-City

  Posted: 05/04/2009, 08:54 am By Chris Zuver

  FRANKLIN, Pa. (May 3) — Returning to the track where he was the '97 champion, Rob Blair of Titusville, Pa., overtook Boom Briggs of Bear Lake, Pa., on the 22nd lap at Tri-City Speedway and held on for his fourth career victory on Full Story

• Victorious Boland leads final seven laps at Whynot

  Posted: 05/03/2009, 06:37 am By Roby Helm

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (May 2) — Sticking to his strategy, Mike Boland of Cuba, Ala., overtook Justin McRee of Woodstock, Ala., with six laps remaining and went on to win the Coca-Cola Classic 50 at Whynot Motorsports Park. He earned $2,500 Full Story

• Feger captures Fairbury's Larry Nourie Memorial

  Posted: 05/03/2009, 06:04 am

  FAIRBURY, Ill. (May 2) — Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., won at Fairbury American Legion Speedway on Saturday for his fourth career victory on the Northern Allstars Late Model Series. The third-starting Feger, who turns 31 on Thursday, Full Story

• Faltering front row boosts Whitener at North Florida

  Posted: 05/03/2009, 05:45 am

  LAKE CITY, Fla. (May 2) — Boosted to the front by the lap-28 misfortune of both front-row starters, Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., inherited the lead at North Florida Speedway and went on to his second straight United Dirt Late Full Story

• Birkhofer outruns Moyer for West Liberty victory

  Posted: 05/03/2009, 04:59 am By Barry Johnson

  WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (May 2) — Brian Birkhofer of nearby Muscatine gave the hometown fans something to cheer about as he pocketed $10,000 for his victory in the 50-lap conclusion of the May Day Two-Track Classic West Liberty Raceway. Full Story

• McCool rallies from 14th, wins $2,100 at Whynot

  Posted: 05/02/2009, 08:52 am By Roby Helm

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (May 1) — Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., charged through the field from his 14th starting spot at Whynot Motorsports Park to overtake Ben McCreary of Baldwyn, Miss., on the 32nd lap of the Dasani Water 40. He led Full Story

• Phillips flies in Farley debut, collects $10,000

  Posted: 05/02/2009, 08:13 am By Barry Johnson

  FARLEY, Iowa (May 1) — One of Missouri's best drivers made a rare trip to the upper Midwest worth the long, 10-hour haul on Friday night. Outside front-row starter Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., dominated Farley Speedway's half Full Story

• Rains spoil weekend's Lucas Oil, WoO events

  Posted: 05/01/2009, 04:20 pm

  Rain played havoc with Dirt Late Model racing's national tours on the first weekend in May, forcing series and track officials to give up any hopes of racing more than 24 hours before the events. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series postponed Full Story

• Notes: McDowell aims to rebound at Paducah

  Posted: 04/30/2009, 10:01 am

  After posting a runner-up finish March 21 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, veteran driver Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., was second in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points and appeared poised to be a major challenger to unseat four-time Full Story

• Notes: Farley, West Liberty post big purses

  Posted: 04/29/2009, 04:40 pm

  Two Simmons Promotions-operated tracks in Iowa are getting the season rolling in a big way on May 1-2 with a pair of $10,000-to-win events. Farley Speedway and West Liberty Raceway will each host Banner Valley Hauling 50s for open-competition Full Story

• Notes: Marlar gets up to speed in Rocket Chassis

  Posted: 04/29/2009, 03:14 pm

  BARDSTOWN, Ky. — Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., is among the Volunteer State's most accomplished Dirt Late Model racers, but he's still going through a learning process in driving a relatively unfamiliar Rocket Chassis early in the Full Story

• Surprising SRRS points leader off to hot start

  Posted: 04/29/2009, 09:33 am By Todd Turner

  In his first year as a touring Dirt Late Model racer, Josh Putnam figured he'd be paying his dues like any other rookie. With just one full season of local Super Late Model experience under his belt, battling veteran drivers on the Southern Full Story

• MARS rookie ignites fire with West Plains victory

  Posted: 04/29/2009, 06:47 am By Todd Turner

  When Eric Turner got rolling from his 10th starting position at West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway on April 18, the Springfield, Mo., driver knew he was behind the wheel of a fast Dirt Late Model. "The car was easy to drive, and that doesn't Full Story

• After frightening crash, Frank tries to rebound

  Posted: 04/27/2009, 08:43 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Chub Frank went racing on an off-weekend from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule in an attempt to shake himself out of a slump. Instead, the superstar from Bear Lake, Pa., destroyed his favorite car and narrowly escaped serious Full Story

• Ford leads 50 laps, grabs $3,000 Volunteer victory

  Posted: 04/27/2009, 03:01 pm By Robert Walden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (April 25) — Capturing the biggest race of his career, 21-year-old Jensen Ford of Piney Flats, Tenn., led all 50 laps at Volunteer Speedway for a Fastrak Racing Series victory. Ford pocketed $3,000 as the 4/10-mile Full Story

• Fitzgerald grabs third NLMS victory of 2009

  Posted: 04/27/2009, 01:03 pm

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (April 25) — Overcoming a six-car inversion, fast qualifier Jason Fitzgerald of Jacksonville, Fla., took the lead from Jeremy Faircloth midway through a 40-lap feature at Golden Isles Speedway to capture his third National Full Story

• Pegher outruns Blair in Fastrak Northeast opener at Tyler

  Posted: 04/27/2009, 10:51 am By Mike Leone

  MIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. (April 25) — Polesitter Mike Pegher Jr. of Wexford, Pa., overtook reigning series champion Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., on the seventh lap at Tyler County Speedway and went on to win the Fastrak Northeast opener Full Story