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• ROUNDUP: Birkhofer captures Prairie Dirt Classic

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 11:14 pm From track and series reports

  A roundup of Labor Day weekend special events in the Midwest: Birkhofer leads every lap of Prairie Dirt Classic FAIRBURY, Ill. (Sept. 1) — Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, led all 50 laps of the 18th annual Prairie Dirt Classic Full Story

• Hillbilly 100 proves Carrier's heart belongs to West Virginia

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 08:33 pm From track and series reports

  MIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. (Sept. 1) — A transplanted West Virginian feels a little more at home in the Mountain State after his victory in the 39th annual Hillbilly 100 at Tyler County Speedway. Kentucky native Eddie Carrier Jr., who races Full Story

• Hanson earns $4,000 in Hibbing AMSOIL event

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 07:35 pm By Jerry O\'Brien

  HIBBING, Minn. (Sept. 2) — Harry Hanson of Eveleth, Minn., became the first two-race winner on the AMSOIL Late Model Series with a victory in the 31st annual Labor Day Shootout at Hibbing Raceway. Hanson, who earned $4,000 for the Full Story

• Van Wormer sweeps ALMS events at Oakshade, Eldora

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 06:26 pm From track reports

  No matter the venue, Jeep Van Wormer of Pinconning, Mich., was on top of his game over Labor Day weekend on the Sunoco American Late Model Series. Van Wormer picked up a Saturday night victory at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio, then Full Story

• Anderson wins points finale while Spence grabs title

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 02:20 pm From track reports

  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (Sept. 1) — Andy Anderson got the victory. J.T. Spence got the championship. And Bo Feathers lost a golden opportunity. In the final points night of the season at Hagerstown Speedway, Anderson captured the 44-lap Full Story

• Wisconsin drivers grab $5,000 apiece on WDRL weekend

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 01:25 pm By Bucky Doren

  Wisconsin drivers dominated Labor Day weekend on the World Dirt Racing League PolyDome Late Model Series. Brady Smith, the 2004 WDRL champion from Solon Springs, Wis, won at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., while John Kaanta Full Story

• New car carries modified grad to Volunteer victory

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 12:46 pm By Robert Walden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Sept. 1) — Chad Ogle of Sevierville began the 2007 racing season at Volunteer Speedway by reeling off four consecutive modified feature wins. But when the class was eliminated because of a declining car count, he Full Story

• Woodworth picks up $2,000 at Lee County

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 12:32 pm By Jake Croxton

  DONNELLSON, Iowa (Aug. 29) — With a diverse field of heavy hitters from the regional Dirt Late Model scene and IMCA competition, it was a local driver who stole the show and picked up $2,000 in the fifth running of the Miller Lite-Pepsi Full Story

• Dickson earns $10,000 at Selinsgrove's Long Memorial

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 11:06 am From track reports

  SELINSGROVE, Pa. (Sept. 2) — Nick Dickson of Lewistown, Pa., topped a talented field to score a $10,000 victory in the fourth annual Selinsgrove Ford Paul Long Memorial at Selinsgrove Speedway. The 63-lap victory was the second of Full Story

• Surprising Stone rolls to huge upset at Tri-City

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 08:22 am By Kevin Kovac

  FRANKLIN, Pa. (Sept. 2) — Dan Stone had a hard time grasping the magnitude of his victory in the Oil Region Labor Day Classic finale at Tri-City Speedway. “I’m in shock," said the modest driver from Thompson, Pa., searching Full Story

• Francis stretches points lead at Tri-City opener

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 08:21 am By Kevin Kovac

  FRANKLIN, Pa. (Sept. 1) — Steve Francis padded his World of Outlaws Late Model Series points lead over Chub Frank thanks to some assistance from Frank himself. Yes, Francis credited Frank with helping him win the 50-lap opener of Full Story

• WoO NOTEBOOK: Francis ready for stretch run

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 08:19 am From series and special reports

  After posting first- and second-place finishes during the Oil Region Labor Day Classic at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pa., World of Outlaws Late Model Series� points leader Francis has a good vibe for the season's stretch run. “You Full Story

• Subbing for Clifton, Taylor grabs victory in New Mexico

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 12:53 am By Tom Freimann

  AZTEC, N.M. (Sept. 1) — Jeff Taylor's guest appearance in Jim Clifton's No. 1c Late Model proved to be fruitful. The driver from Cave City, Ark., earned $2,000 for a victory in the Western Dirt Racing Association-sanctioned Snap-On Full Story

• Kirchoff captures CLMA points lead with Gillette victory

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 12:48 am From series reports

  GILLETTE, Wyo. (Aug. 25) — Hometown driver Eddie Kirchoff moved back into the Colorado Late Model Association points lead with a victory at Gillette Speedway. Kirchoff, who won CLMA events earlier this season at Gillette, Black Hills Full Story

• COLUMN: Countdown over, we're hoping DirtonDirt.com clicks

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 04:00 pm

  Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick tick. ... I endured a love-hate relationship with that pesky DirtonDirt.com countdown clock that continuously rolled for fiftysomething days. One tick of the clock I was exhilarated by thoughts of the Full Story

• Stuhler stalks Rhodes, takes $5,055 at Bedford

  Posted: 09/03/2007, 12:09 am By Dave Harclerode

  BEDFORD, Pa. (Aug. 31) — Losing the lead on the first lap, polesitter Gary Stuhler patiently bided his time before pouncing with five laps remaining to win the annual Labor Day 55 at Bedford Speedway. Stuhler, of Greencastle, Pa., Full Story

• Arp recovers from poor restart at North Georgia

  Posted: 09/02/2007, 10:27 pm By Kelley Carlton

  CHATSWORTH, Ga. (Sept. 1) — Skip Arp of Georgetown, Tenn., won a tight battle with polesitter Dusty Carver early and late in a 50-lap feature at North Georgia Speedway for his second O'Reilly Southern All Star victory of the season. Full Story

• Chubzilla makes another assault on Lernerville

  Posted: 09/02/2007, 09:52 pm From series and track reports

  SARVER, Pa. (Aug. 31) — Winning again at one of his favorite tracks, Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., dominated the Cleveland Brothers MACS 35 at Lernerville Speedway for his third victory in the last four Mid-Atlantic Championship Series Full Story

• First female crate winner at PPMS studies racing, too

  Posted: 09/04/2007, 09:08 pm By Todd Turner

  Most Duquesne University coeds probably spent Sept. 1 hitting a Pittsburgh bar, attending a sorority function or — professors can hope — studying for a test. Laura Lukon, a junior accounting and information technology double-major Full Story

• Boland earns $3,000 for victory at Whynot

  Posted: 09/02/2007, 08:18 am By Roby Helm

  MERIDIAN, Miss. (Sept. 1) — Mike Boland of Cuba, Ala., raced to a dominating victory in the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series Coca Cola 50-lap Labor Day Bash at Whynot Motorsports Park. Boland came from the ninth starting spot to Full Story

• NOTEBOOK: StormPay drivers provide benefit rides

  Posted: 09/01/2007, 10:20 pm From series and staff reports

  The StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series brought its two-seat dirt late model Ride For Life race car to Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss., on Labor Day weekend to benefit the American Cancer Society. “Our partnership with Full Story

• Powell survives cautions for Dog Hollow victory

  Posted: 09/01/2007, 01:36 pm By Mike Leone

  STRONGSTOWN, Pa. (Aug. 31) — Bobby Powell of Waterford, Pa., led all 25 laps of the Fastrak Northeast tour stop at Dog Hollow Speedway, but he felt the heat on restarts at the 4/10-mile western Pennsylvania oval. "I like the yellow Full Story

• After hiatus, California's Shannon quickly gets up to speed

  Posted: 09/04/2007, 10:35 am By Todd Turner

  Chris Shannon's auto racing career had been on the shelf since the early 1990s when his father Jerry got the bug again. "My dad's the one that loves the racing," the driver from Merced, Calif., recalled during a phone interview. "He loves Full Story

• McQueary's team gets boost from Kentucky legend

  Posted: 09/01/2007, 08:10 am By Todd Turner

  BARDSTOWN, Ky. (Aug. 25) — Always a big fan of University of Kentucky basketball, Whitney McQueary remembers cheering on Richie Farmer and the rest of the "Unforgettables" in the early 1990s. At Bluegrass Speedway in 2007, the tables Full Story

• Neat tries to capitalize on ALMS success

  Posted: 08/30/2007, 09:53 pm By Todd Turner

  For the most part, the Ohio-centered Sunoco American Late Model Series operates in the shadows. The regional tour offers modest $2,000 purses to winners, draws primarily mid-level drivers from Ohio and Michigan and holds some of its events Full Story