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State Your Case: Illinois
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:58 am By Terry YoungState your case: Is there any question which state has the best Dirt Late Model racers From the state that has produced the likes of The Tall Cool One, Shaggy, the Moweaqua Missile, King Kong, the Thriller, the Flatland Flash, and the One-Man Full Story
State Your Case: Georgia
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:54 am By Bob ApplegetState your case: Short track racing on the clay ovals in Georgia stacks up against any state in the country. One of the main reasons is the good ol’ get-in-you-hair, get-in-your-beer and stain-your-clothes red Georgia clay. The quality Full Story
State Your Case: Tennessee
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:52 am By Michael MoatsState your case: Tennessee is the best state for Dirt Late Model racing. Want proof? The hottest drivers in the sport (Scott Bloomquist and Jimmy Owens) are Tennesseans. The state features a variety of racetracks, everything from third-mile Full Story
State Your Case: Pennsylvania
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:49 am By Keith KovalState your case: Dirt Late Model racing simply wouldn’t exist without Pennsylvania. Need a chassis? A Lazer G-2 is “the Ultimate Weapon.” Need an engine? Edge Racing Engines will be “Giving You the Edge on the Competition.” Full Story
State Your Case: Iowa
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:46 am By Barry JohnsonState your case: Is this heaven? No, but it’s easy to see why Iowa’s Dirt Late Model fans live a celestial existence. Near the top of the list of most tracks per capita, Iowa has dirt tracks from border to border (and river Full Story
State Your Case: Indiana
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:43 am By Bob MarkosState your case: Indiana is the undisputed motor racing capital of America. The Indianapolis 500, the world’s largest motorsports event, has been contested in the Hoosier State every Memorial Day since 1909, but dirt racing is key Full Story
State Your Case: Ohio
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:41 am By Bill HolderState your case: No doubt about it, Ohio wins in every category as the best Dirt Late Model state in the U.S. It's got three of the biggest races, in prestige if not purse, as well as 15 Hall of Fame members and counting. Ohio has the most Full Story
State Your Case: Kentucky
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:38 am By Mike SullivanState your case: They say everything changes over time. In the case of Dirt Late Model racing in Kentucky, they’re right. In the past, Kentucky was a weekly playground for drivers living outside the Bluegrass State, but over the past Full Story
State Your Case: Maryland
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:34 am By Matt FeltenState your case: See the "Capital" and eat a crabcake. Dirt Late model racing has long been in the Free State's bloodlines. The state is home to Hagerstown Speedway, the "Capital of Dirt Track Racing;” Allegany County Speedway, Full Story
State Your Case: Virginia
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:30 am By Brian TidballState your case: While Virginia may be often overlooked as a top Dirt Late Model racing state, the Old Dominion has a solid history and strong regional and national events at Virginia Motor Speedway, Winchester Speedway and Wythe Raceway. Full Story
State Your Case: North Carolina
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:27 am By Thomas PopeState your case: The nickname "Tar Heels" came from North Carolinians who stayed to fight a Civil War battle alone, and after later making contact with the troops who fled, told them: "For the next battle we'll put tar on your heels to Full Story
State Your Case: California
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:25 am By K.C. RooneyState your case: California has always had the reputation for the ground shaking under your feet. But over the years, people realized it often wasn't an earthquake causing the rumble. It was ground-pounding Super Late Models. Previously Full Story
State Your Case: South Carolina
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:21 am By Gene MurphyState your case: South Carolina’s red clay was meant to be raced on. And tough-nosed drivers have been racing on it, too, since the pre-NASCAR days of running moonshine. | State Your Case home page Best historical drivers: Mike Duvall Full Story
State Your Case: Minnesota
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:19 am By Rich OlsonState your case: Minnesota, where the men are men (and so are our women). Real racers know when it comes to true grit, determination and hard-nosed racing, no one can top Minnesota. The state is the centerpiece of the WISSOTA Promoters Full Story
State Your Case: West Virginia
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:16 am By Ernie SheltonState your case: Dirt racing stirs the competitive juices, and West Virginians are among the most competitive people in the country. After all, what state was embroiled in the Hatfield-McCoy feud for so many years? With no professional Full Story
State Your Case: Michigan
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:13 am By Verwayne Greenhoe and Dave DeHemState your case: Let's talk dirt Late Model mania, Michigan-style! While the Wolverine State tends to keep to itself in the Dirt Late Model world, the birthplace of the U.S. automobile industry is a hotbed for its share of Dirt Late Model Full Story
State Your Case: Arkansas
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:10 am By Todd TurnerState your case: What’s this? A state vs. state competition? Arkansas is so confident it’s a great place for racing that it might just put a single town — the 10,000-resident Ozark municipality of Batesville — up Full Story
State Your Case: South Dakota
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:07 am By Rob FogleState your case: The Mount Rushmore State is well-known for familiar faces of White House years gone by, but the face of Dirt Late Model looms large, too. Why would Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and Roosevelt show their faces in the Black Full Story
State Your Case: Wisconsin
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:02 am By Jerry O\'BrienState your case: Wisconsin (from the French Ouisconsin, for you scholarly types; home of the Cheese Head, for the more pedestrian) is without question the best state for Dirt Late Model racing! Although it can’t boast as many Late Full Story
State Your Case: Louisiana
Posted: 03/27/2008, 09:01 am By Greg HolmesState your case: Despite being a small state with a small core of dirt racers — Louisiana is limited with nearly half its border on the Gulf — the state boasts some of the best drivers in the South. The tracks are small (Boothill’s Full Story
State Your Case: Mississippi
Posted: 03/27/2008, 08:56 am By Tim LeeState your case: The Magnolia State is the "Comeback Kid" of the Late Model world. After establishing a colorful history of dirt racing throughout the 1970s and '80s, Mississippi entered the '90s as a place full of great racers (the vaunted Full Story
State Your Case: Alabama
Posted: 03/27/2008, 08:51 am By Tim O\'BrienState your case: While Alabama may be nationally known in NASCAR circles for Hueytown’s fabled Alabama Gang, real race fans know dirt is king in the Heart of Dixie, where we race almost year around with big car counts and great fans. Full Story
State Your Case: Missouri
Posted: 03/27/2008, 08:48 am By Jimmy DearingState your case: The Show-Me State has been showing the way for great Dirt Late Model racing for what seems like an eternity. Several dirt racing stars like Mike Wallace and Carl Edwards have moved on to the NASCAR ranks while long-time Full Story
State Your Case: New York
Posted: 03/27/2008, 08:42 am By Chip StebbinsState your case: Prostitutes. Presidential candidates. Dirt Late Model series owners trying to find their footing. What do all of these have in common? When it came time to get it on, the people in the know all turned to New York. Gov. Full Story
State Your Case: Where is the best dirt racing?
Posted: 03/27/2008, 08:31 am By Todd TurnerDid your favorite college basketball team get knocked out of the NCAA tournament? DirtonDirt.com gives you something else to root for: your home state in a 24-state Dirt Late Model tournament that we’ve dubbed State Your Case. Over Full Story
