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• Can spec-engine cars win despite changes?

  Posted: 01/05/2008, 11:34 pm By Todd Turner

  EASTABOGA, Ala. (Jan. 5) — With spec-engine cars winning frequently at Talladega Short Track in recent years — including last year's Ice Bowl with Billy Mayo — the track decided to take away an advantage typically given Full Story

• Polesitting Mayse aims for $6,000 at Ice Bowl

  Posted: 01/05/2008, 09:20 pm By Todd Turner

  EASTABOGA, Ala. (Jan. 5) — Bobby Mayse of Harrison, Tenn., won the first heat race during the Ice Bowl XVII preliminaries at Talladega Short Track to earn the pole position for Sunday afternoon's 50-lap feature event. Notebook | Slideshow Mayse, Full Story

• Notebook: SUPR expands spec-engine options

  Posted: 01/04/2008, 11:13 am From series and staff reports

  The Louisiana-based Dirt Late Model series that introduced the lower-cost spec engine 15 years ago has announced an additional spec engine option intended to reduce the costs of the powerplants and make it easier for officials to inspect. Spec Full Story

• North-South 100 added to Lucas Oil schedule

  Posted: 01/01/2008, 12:05 pm From series and staff reports

  The North-South 100, one of the richest unsanctioned events in Dirt Late Model racing, has been added to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule for 2008, the series announced. The $50,000-to-win event, tabbed the Sunoco North-South Full Story

• Spreading cheer (and gifts) to dirt racing folks

  Posted: 12/24/2007, 11:49 am

  It's that time of year when Santa Claus loads up his crate-powered sleigh and takes a swing through the Dirt Late Model world. A few gifts we'd like to see under Christmas trees here and there: To Rick Eckert: A return to success for the Full Story

• Honored by WoO, Vest looks to 13th season with Eckert

  Posted: 12/21/2007, 12:55 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Raye Vest received a big surprise during the recent 2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Awards Banquet. And not surprisingly, it got the veteran car owner’s emotions flowing. After deciding to attend the gala affair on Dec. 6 Full Story

• Faltering leaders give Owens East Bay win

  Posted: 12/09/2007, 02:13 pm By Roby Helm

  GIBSONTON, Fla. (Dec. 7-8) — Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., wrapped up his spectacular 2007 season by winning his second Crate Racin’ USA World Championship Race at East Bay Raceway Park. Owens, who won the inaugural event in Full Story

• Francis taps T-Mac to run 5 big-bucks races in '08

  Posted: 12/09/2007, 05:09 am By Michael Rigsby and Todd Turner

  ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 8) — Tim McCreadie, the 2006 World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion, will drive the car of the 2007 WoO champion in five major Dirt Late Model events in 2008. McCreadie, whose asphalt schedule as a development Full Story

• Weaver excited about boost from Stremme

  Posted: 12/07/2007, 11:06 am By Todd Turner and Michael Rigsby

  ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 7) — The latest Dirt Late Model racer to make a connection with NASCAR Nextel Cup is Randy Weaver of Crossville, Tenn. Weaver and D&R Motorsports announced this week that Nextel Cup driver David Stremme has joined Full Story

• Body rules get attention of series at PRI meeting

  Posted: 12/06/2007, 04:47 pm By Todd Turner

  ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 6) — When Kelley Carlton was reading tributes to late racing promoter Mike Swims, he was reminded that Swims was hailed as someone who helped standardize Dirt Late Model body rules years ago. Carlton isn't so sure Full Story

• Western swing, 4 races in Canada on WoO slate

  Posted: 12/06/2007, 12:13 pm By Todd Turner

  ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 6) — The 2008 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule includes a new western swing with the first-ever series event in Wyoming as well as events at four Canadian tracks. The 46-race slate, released Thursday Full Story

• Goal-driven Richards eyes more progress

  Posted: 12/03/2007, 04:58 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Josh Richards set some personal goals for his 2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series season — and he came within a hair of achieving them all. At least four WoO feature victories? Check. Victories at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway and Full Story

• PPMS, Challenger unite major events into series

  Posted: 12/03/2007, 01:02 pm By Todd Turner

  Two prominent western Pennsylvania dirt tracks, Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway and Challenger Raceway, have combined their major Super Late Model events for the 2008 season into an eight-race miniseries. The Unified Force Race Full Story

• Rainey dominates finale as Gentry takes title

  Posted: 12/02/2007, 02:01 pm By Roby Helm

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Dec. 1) — Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, Ga., was untouchable in posting a flag-to-flag victory in the 40-lap StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series portion of the Possum Town Grand Prix at Columbus Speedway while Full Story

• Johnson earns $5,000 at Flomaton special

  Posted: 11/28/2007, 09:13 am From track reports

  FLOMATON, Ala. (Nov. 23-24) — Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn., earned $5,000 for his crate engine Late Model victory in the unsanctioned Gulf Coast Dirt Track Championship at Flomaton Speedway. Rusty Ellis finished second followed Full Story

• Champ at Golden Isles will receive ring as bonus

  Posted: 11/27/2007, 04:46 pm From series and track reports

  Besides a $10,000 bonus for winning the points at the 2008 Super Bowl of Racing, the champion of the unprecedented 10-race event will also receive an honorary championship ring from Gotta Race. "The championship ring is going to be something Full Story

• With Francis, Beitler grasps chance at glory

  Posted: 11/26/2007, 04:14 pm

  For most of Dale Beitler's 20 or so years owning a Dirt Late Model team, fans around the country likely heard about the team's standout drivers like future Hall of Famer Gary Stuhler, but most never had the pleasure of laying eyes on Beitler's Full Story

• Francis climbs into Beitler entry for 2008 season

  Posted: 11/25/2007, 10:26 pm By Todd Turner

  The 2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion plans to gun for the 2008 crown driving a different car. Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., who will collect $100,000 for his title at the Dec. 6 WoO banquet, plans to officially announce Full Story

• Tire controversy can't stop Weeks at Dublin

  Posted: 11/25/2007, 08:31 am From correspondent reports

  DUBLIN, N.C. (Nov. 24) — It didn't much matter if Ricky Weeks used the right-rear tire he wanted or not, he drove the fastest car for Dublin Motor Speedway's unsanctioned season-ending special for Super Late Models. The Rutherfordton, Full Story

• Rain postpones Possum Town events to Dec. 1

  Posted: 11/24/2007, 03:44 pm By Todd Turner

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (Nov. 24) — The second day of the seventh annual Possum Town Grand Prix at Columbus Speedway was rained out and rescheduled for the following Saturday, Dec. 1. A steady drizzle that began early in Saturday's afternoon Full Story

• UMP launching division for crate Late Models

  Posted: 11/21/2007, 12:01 pm By Kevin Kovac

  UMP DIRTcar Racing will offer its first division that uses crate engines exclusively with the 2008 introduction of the Pro Late Model class, organization officials announced today. Designed to provide racers an economical pathway to UMP Full Story

• ALMS rookie of the year has big 2008 plans

  Posted: 11/20/2007, 05:50 pm By Kevin Kovac

  For a young, upwardly-mobile driver like Tyler Boggs, the Sunoco American Late Model Series proved to be a perfect fit. Boggs, 18, of Warsaw, Ind., made the UMP-sanctioned tour the primary focus of his first full season in the Dirt Late Full Story

• Late Models on 3/8-mile oval at Farley? Unlikely

  Posted: 11/20/2007, 05:21 pm By Todd Turner

  When promoter Keith Simmons began lining out a new 3/8-mile oval within the existing half-mile oval at Farley Speedway, he didn't climb on his grader with Late Models in mind. But whether Farley's weekly Late Model division will ever run Full Story

• Lucas collects $10,000 for Southern 100 victory

  Posted: 11/20/2007, 03:21 pm From track reports

  MILTON, Fla. (Nov. 16-17) — Polesitter Shep Lucas of McKenzie, Ala., led every lap of the Southern 100 for a $10,000 victory in one of the nation's richest crate engine Late Model events. Jordy Nipper of Gray, Ga., finished second Full Story

• StormPay.com ironman plans to hit tour in 2008

  Posted: 11/20/2007, 03:11 pm By Roby Helm

  It's fitting that Frank Wilson's has a saw blade adorning the side of his orange No. 72 crate engine Dirt Late Model. The Milton, Fla., driver cut through the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series South Region competition like the buzzsaw en Full Story