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• DTWC: T-Mac laments lost chance at victory

  Posted: 10/20/2008, 04:41 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — Brian Birkhofer's dominating performance in winning the 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway didn't leave many unanswered questions as the Iowa driver routed the 27-car field by a half-track Full Story

• Brake-less McDowell captures AAPTS finale

  Posted: 10/20/2008, 03:26 pm From series reports

  MARYVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 19) — Surviving to lead all 44 laps despite losing his brakes halfway through the race, Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., won the Buddy Rogers Memorial at Mountain Raceway Park, his second Advance Auto Parts Full Story

• McDowell captures Grant Adcox Memorial, $4,000

  Posted: 10/20/2008, 02:46 pm By Steve Hixson

  CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Oct. 18) — Taking the lead when Anthony White crashed in turn four just before the halfway point, Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., led the rest of the 40-lap Grant Adcox Memorial at Cleveland Speedway. The fourth-starting Full Story

• DTWC: First-timers rack up impressive resumes

  Posted: 10/20/2008, 12:26 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Call 'em the B-Main Boys. Young drivers Ben Adkins and Jordan Bland required consolation races to transfer to the main event at the 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship, but the feats at K-C Raceway were Full Story

• Franklin scores $10,000 repeat at Golden Isles

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 02:10 pm From series reports

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Oct. 18) — Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., drove the Barry Wright house car to a flag-to-flag victory at Golden Isles Speedway in the 14th annual Showdown on the Coast for his second consecutive victory in the National Full Story

• Shirley tops Korte, Vaught to round up $5,000

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 12:49 pm By Chris Dolack

  PEVELY, Mo. (Oct. 18) — Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., earned a $5,000 Late Model victory at the inaugural UMP DIRTcar Roundup By MyRaceLife.com by outdueling Randy Korte of Highland, Ill., and Will Vaught of Crane, Mo., over the Full Story

• What'd you spec? Moyer wins Cotton Pickin' 100

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 12:16 pm By Ben Shelton

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Oct. 17-18) — For the first time in his career, Hall of Famer Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., experimented with a spec engine package popular with Mississippi racers. Consider the experiment a major success. | Slideshow Driving Full Story

• Moore fights off Sitton, captures SUPR finale

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 11:53 am By Steve Molnar

  BAKER, La. (Oct. 18) — Starting outside the front row, Ray Moore of Shreveport, La., jumped into the lead at Baton Rouge Raceway and held off a late charge from Kevin Sitton to capture the Floyd Clausen Memorial Louisiana State Championships Full Story

• Bray gets $50,000 as Dillon captures finale

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 03:14 am From series and correspondent reports

  RURAL RETREAT, Va. (Oct. 18) — Ty Dillon of Welcome, N.C., won the Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals finale at Wythe Raceway while Royce Bray of Hull, Ga., took the $50,000 points championship for the Crate Late Model organization. Full Story

• DTWC: Birkhofer whips K-C foes by half-track

  Posted: 10/19/2008, 02:23 am By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — In this age of Dirt Late Model parity, the sport's crown jewel events are nail-biters more often than not, especially during a season when the Show-Me 100 in West Plains, Mo., Cedar Lake's USA Nationals in Wisconsin, Full Story

• Estes, Hester are among Hall of Fame's '09 class

  Posted: 10/18/2008, 05:23 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — The inaugural World 100 winner, four storied Southern drivers and a chassis manufacturer are among members the Class of 2009 for the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. The class, which will be inducted next Full Story

• DTWC: Blog-style reports Saturday at K-C

  Posted: 10/18/2008, 04:31 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — Fifth-starting Brian Birkhofer overtook polesitter Shane Clanton amid lapped traffic on lap 37 and wasn't challenged the rest of the way in capturing the 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway. Full Story

• DTWC: Marlar on track to survive slow time

  Posted: 10/17/2008, 11:09 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Mike Marlar ran among the leaders through most of last year's Dirt Track World Championship, so the Winfield, Tenn., driver was looking forward to returning to K-C Raceway for the 28th version of the $50,000-to-win Full Story

• DTWC: T-Mac, Clanton on front row for DTWC

  Posted: 10/17/2008, 05:30 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Fittingly, two of the nation's hottest drivers will be starting on the front row of the 28th Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway. After winning heat races in Friday's preliminaries, Tim McCreadie Full Story

• Index of DTWC coverage

  Posted: 10/23/2008, 04:42 pm

  DirtonDirt.com coverage of the 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship on Oct. 17-18 at K-C Raceway near Chilicothe, Ohio: Friday, Oct. 24 • Video: DTWC leftovers • Video: Steve Francis walks K-C Raceway Monday, Oct. 20 • Full Story

• DTWC: Johnson gets solid start with Stapleton

  Posted: 10/17/2008, 04:38 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 17) — Journeyman Greg Johnson has driven Dirt Late Models for many teams and car owners over the years, piloting Rayburn Race Cars with nearly all those teams. He's driving for yet another team starting last month, Full Story

• Crate notes: $50,000 on line for Grand Nationals

  Posted: 10/15/2008, 04:29 pm From series reports

  The four winners of the prelims lead the top Fastrak Racing Series teams into this week's $50,000-to-win Grand Nationals in North Carolina and Virginia. Craig Bartz of Shawano, Wis., Ed Dixon of Washington, Mo., Max Blair of Centerville, Full Story

• Notes: K-C has $50,000 up for grabs at DTWC

  Posted: 10/15/2008, 03:27 pm From track, series and staff reports

  Dirt Late Model racing's top drivers will square off in search of another crown jewel this weekend at K-C Raceway near Chillicothe, Ohio. The 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship on Oct. 17-18 offers a purse of more than $200,000 with Full Story

• Aikey earns $10,000 at Spec Engine Nationals

  Posted: 10/14/2008, 01:49 pm From track reports

  FARLEY, Iowa (Oct. 10-11) — Former track champion Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls, Iowa, overtook fellow Iowan Jeremiah Hurst of Dubuque just before a lap-96 caution at Farley Speedway to win the inaugural Late Model Spec Engine Nationals. Full Story

• Breazeale wins finale as Ashley gets MSCC title

  Posted: 10/13/2008, 08:13 am From track reports

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 11) — Polesitter David Breazeale of Four Corners, Miss., took command early and fought off all challengers at Whynot Motorsports Park to win the finale on the Mississippi State Championship Challenge. Breazeale Full Story

• Champ Erb, Feger split Northern Allstars races

  Posted: 10/13/2008, 07:06 am From track reports

  EAST MOLINE, Ill. (Oct. 10-11) — Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., wrapped up the Northern Allstars Late Model Series championship during the Fall Harvest Shootout at Quad City Raceway while series runner-up Jason Feger of Full Story

• Notes: Lyle has dilemma after winning raffled car

  Posted: 10/13/2008, 05:05 am By Dustin Jarrett

  KENT, Pa. (Oct. 12) — Gary Lyle's retirement isn't off to such a promising start. Call it irony — or maybe even an omen — but the veteran Late Model driver from Hyde Park, Pa., won the Racers for Tots Dirt Late Model chassis Full Story

• Death overshadows MSCC race at Columbus

  Posted: 10/12/2008, 07:36 am From track and (Columbus) Commercial-Dispatch reports

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Oct. 10) — Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., grabbed his series-high fifth Mississippi State Championship Challenge victory of the season just a few hours before tragedy struck at Columbus Speedway. McCool's $2,500 Full Story

• Clanton rolls to $3,000 SRRS victory at Boyd's

  Posted: 10/11/2008, 08:07 pm By Steve Hixson

  RINGGOLD, Ga. (Oct. 10) — Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., rallied from his ninth starting spot into the lead after just 12 laps at Boyd's Speedway to grab his first career victory on the Southern Regional Racing Series. Clanton, Full Story

• Doar joins Mars driving backup car at Challenger

  Posted: 10/11/2008, 05:46 am By Dustin Jarrett

  KENT, Pa. (Oct. 10) — National standout Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., made his first trip to Challenger Raceway for the Unified Force Championship-sanctioned Ultimate, and he brought along a fellow Wisconsin driver to pilot his backup Full Story