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• Fitzgerald earns $2,500 in Eastside's 100-lapper

  Posted: 04/21/2009, 03:41 pm

  WAYNESBORO, Va. (April 18) — C.S Fitzgerald of Lexington, Va., earned $2,500 for a victory in Eastside Speedway's Spring Late Model Championship on Saturday. The track's first 100-lapper of the season and was run in two 50-lap segments Full Story

• Notes: Henry building experience on ALMS tour

  Posted: 04/21/2009, 01:47 pm By Dustin Jarrett

  Halfway through the 2008 season, top-notch modified driver Jon Henry was given a golden opportunity to upgrade his racing career. A proven Late Model team called upon his driving talents to guide their operation for the rest of the season. Full Story

• Thomas makes it 2-for-2 with Cleveland victory

  Posted: 04/21/2009, 09:40 am

  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (April 18) — Driving Rick Hixson's backup car, series points leader William Thomas of Phenix City, Ala., captured the Carl Black Top Tracks Challenge Series event for Crate Late Models on Saturday at Cleveland Speedway. Full Story

• Notes: Coffey can barely stomach difficult defeat

  Posted: 04/21/2009, 09:00 am By Kevin Kovac

  Vic Coffey was so close to his first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series triumph last Friday night at Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway, he could taste it. So when the 2008 WoO Rookie of the Year relinquished his race-long lead thanks Full Story

• Hixson's late high-side move pays off at Boyd's

  Posted: 04/19/2009, 03:13 pm By Steve Hixson

  RINGGOLD, Ga. (April 17) — Rick Hixson of Soddy Daisy, Tenn., made a high-side move in the waning laps to go from third to first at Boyd's Speedway for a victory in the track's King of Crates Challenge. Hixson earned $2,500 for the Full Story

• Chadwick's Chowchilla win is first in two years

  Posted: 04/19/2009, 01:09 pm

  CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (April 18) — Earning his first Dirt Late Model victory since a 2008 accident that nearly ended his racing career, polesitter Kellen Chadwick of Oakley, Calif., led all 30 laps at Chowchilla Speedway for a Western Full Story

• Turner earns $2,000 victory at West Plains

  Posted: 04/19/2009, 07:20 am By Ben Shelton

  WEST PLAINS, Mo. (April 18) — Modified convert Eric Turner of Hermitage, Mo., took a major step in his fledgling Dirt Late Model career with a victory at West Plains (Mo.) Speedway. The 10th-starting Turner, who took the lead from Full Story

• Repelling Pennington, Whitener wins at EAMS

  Posted: 04/19/2009, 07:00 am

  PHENIX CITY, Ala. (April 18) — Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., fought off challenges from fourth-starting Travis Pennington of Winston, Ga., at East Alabama Motor Speedway for a 50-lap United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series victory Full Story

• Van Wormer races from 15th for Eldora victory

  Posted: 04/19/2009, 05:23 am By Dustin Jarrett

  ROSSBURG, Ohio (April 18) — Jeep Van Wormer staked his claim as the hottest driver in Dirt Late Model racing with a victory at Eldora Speedway. The Pinconning, Mich., driver rallied from his 15th starting spot to capture his third Full Story

• Despite engine woes, Briggs hangs on at K-C

  Posted: 04/19/2009, 04:52 am By Scott Wolfe

  ALMA, Ohio (April 18) — So far, the new O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series is all Boom Briggs. The Bear Lake, Pa., driver survived late engine problems to complete a clean sweep of the first series weekend, edging Steve Casebolt Full Story

• Madden rumbles to WoO victory at Virginia Motor

  Posted: 04/19/2009, 04:07 am By Kevin Kovac

  JAMAICA, Va. (April 18) — Chris Madden won one for Old Dixie on Saturday night at Virginia Motor Speedway. With Civil War reenactors dressed in Union and Confederate uniforms on hand to salute the evening's star driver in a special Full Story

• Hollingsworth's DQ lifts English to Columbus win

  Posted: 04/18/2009, 05:37 pm By Roby Helm

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (April 17) — Teenager Tanner English of Benton, Ky., in the was awarded Friday's NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win in the 40-lap feature at Columbus Speedway after the disqualification of apparent winner Full Story

• Pennington claims lead late for Penton victory

  Posted: 04/18/2009, 03:53 pm

  PENTON, Ala. (April 17) — Travis Pennington took the lead from race-long leader Dana Eiland on Friday with seven laps remaining to grab $3,000 and a United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series victory at Penton Raceway. Eiland, of Phenix Full Story

• Marlar grabs $3,000 victory at Wartburg

  Posted: 04/18/2009, 03:28 pm

  WARTBURG, Tenn. (April 17) — Eighth-starting Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., led the final 17 laps at Wartburg Speedway for a $3,000 victory co-sanctioned by a pair of Tennessee-based Dirt Late Model series. Marlar, who was up to Full Story

• Briggs sneaks away with victory in All Star debut

  Posted: 04/18/2009, 12:52 pm

  SARVER, Pa. (April 17) — Rick "Boom" Briggs battled long and hard with Lernerville Speedway hot shoe Gregg Satterlee before claiming the very first O'Reilly All Star Late Model series victory. Briggs took the lead from Satterlee Full Story

• Smith tops tough-luck Coffey at Fayetteville

  Posted: 04/18/2009, 02:47 am By Kevin Kovac

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (April 17) — As Jeff Smith celebrated, Vic Coffey sulked. That was the story of Friday night's 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main at Fayetteville Motor Speedway, where Smith captured a dramatic victory Full Story

• Burgtorf tops Neal on big night at Davenport

  Posted: 04/18/2009, 02:25 am

  DAVENPORT, Iowa (April 17) – Mark Burgtorf of Quincy, Ill., went home with the big bucks following a record-setting Deery Brothers Summer Series show at Davenport Speedway. The three-time IMCA Late Model tour champion tracked down Full Story

• Red-hot Van Wormer repels Maffett at Attica

  Posted: 04/18/2009, 12:47 am By Dustin Jarrett

  ATTICA, Ohio (April 17) – Jeep Van Wormer of Pinconning, Mich., continued his recent hot streak by besting a stellar 54-car field in Friday's Sunoco American Late Model Series event at Attica Raceway Park. Van Wormer, who started Full Story

• Notes: James updates his list of favorite tracks

  Posted: 04/17/2009, 12:38 am By James Essex

  After winning his second straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Screven Motor Speedway, Scott James sees the track in Sylvania, Ga., working up the list of tracks where he enjoys competing. “I claim that Eldora (Speedway Full Story

• Shannon looks forward to home-track run at Chowchilla

  Posted: 04/16/2009, 04:27 pm By Kevin Kovac

  New track promoter Kenny Shepherd is certainly excited to bring the Western Allstars DIRTcar Late Model Series to Chowchilla Speedway for the first time April 18. But defending Western Allstars champion Chris Shannon is simply thrilled Full Story

• Notes: Richards ready for Fayetteville in '09

  Posted: 04/16/2009, 08:52 am By Kevin Kovac

  Josh Richards dreaded returning to Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway last October for the completion of a postponed World of Outlaws Late Model Series program. But after the young sensation from Shinnston, W.Va., won that evening's feature Full Story

• Parker closes Manzanita with SWDRA victory

  Posted: 04/15/2009, 02:51 am

  PHOENIX, Ariz. (April 12) — Lonnie Parker Jr. of El Mirage, Ariz., celebrated Easter at Manzanita Speedway as the historic track ran its last-ever Late Model event. The five-time series champion earned $1,000 for his third victory Full Story

• Young Virginian gets to battle stars on home turf

  Posted: 04/15/2009, 02:29 am By Kevin Kovac

  A weekend of racing on home turf has never looked so appealing to Brent Robinson. After absorbing some hard knocks during his first six races this season as a World of Outlaws Late Model Series Rookie of the Year contender, the 21-year-old Full Story

• Notes: McGarvey dies in logging-truck accident

  Posted: 04/15/2009, 12:54 am

  Shawn McGarvey of Coalport, Pa., a popular Dirt Late Model racer and multi-time track champion, died early Tuesday while loading logs on a semi-trailer near Patton, Pa. He was 40. The burly driver of the No. 8P known as "Sheetz" for his Full Story

• Notes: Combs lands Estes ride for '09 season

  Posted: 04/14/2009, 05:24 pm By Dustin Jarrett

  UNION, Ky. (April 11) — Rick Combs of Sardinia, Ohio, has been tabbed as the driver of the No. 78 Estes Racing Engines house car for 2009. The Nicholasville, Ky.-based team that had Tennesseean Mike Marlar driving on a part-time basis Full Story