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• Notes: Thornton battles back for Pittsburgher win

  Posted: 10/02/2023, 04:28 pm By Kevin Kovac

  IMPERIAL, Pa. — Like he’s done so often amid his spectacular 2023 season, Ricky Thornton Jr. didn’t throw up a white flag after he lost the lead to Jonathan Davenport on lap 37 of the 75-lap Pittsburgher on Saturday at Pittsburgh's Full Story

• Fast Talk: Five opinions on Lucas Oil's Big Four

  Posted: 10/02/2023, 10:56 am

  With Bobby Pierce and Ricky Thornton Jr. clicking off victories to conclude September, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Did the Full Story

• 11th-hour drama gives Moran shot at Lucas title

  Posted: 10/01/2023, 09:07 am By Kevin Kovac

  IMPERIAL, Pa. (Sept. 30) — There was joy in Devin Moran’s camp after Saturday night’s 35th Pittsburgher at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. But in the pit stalls of Brandon Overton and Tim McCreadie? Not so much. | RaceWire It Full Story

• Dispatches: Pierce, RTJ play familiar tune

  Posted: 10/01/2023, 02:07 am

  Among latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events over the Sept. 30-Oct. 2 weekend, including Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series and Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series Full Story

• Column: Humphrey’s help leads to success

  Posted: 09/28/2023, 07:47 pm

  At the age of 69, Al Humphrey knows his days of racing for wins as a driver are behind him. But that doesn’t mean his passion for Dirt Late Model racing has cooled. Humphrey’s wife, Lori, can succinctly sum up his love of the sport: Full Story

• Notes: Minnesota teen lives up to family name

  Posted: 09/28/2023, 12:33 am By Kyle McFadden

  Cade Nelson could very well end up in a category of his own by season’s end. At 13 years old, he’s already wrapped up the Cedar Lake Speedway track title in the Limited Late Model division, which makes him a rare championship winner Full Story

• Top 25: Thornton tightens grip on top spot

  Posted: 09/26/2023, 08:29 am By Todd Turner

  Ricky Thornton Jr.'s sixth victory during a superb September strengthened the Chandler, Ariz., driver's hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings as he's atop the poll unanimously following his victory Saturday in the Jackson Full Story

• Fast Talk: Setting the scene for fall action

  Posted: 09/25/2023, 09:04 am

  Ricky Thornton Jr. added the Jackson 100 to his hit list and our roundtable considers that and other items in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Pick a topic regarding Brownstown’s Full Story

• Notes: O'Neal's Jackson hometown bid falls short

  Posted: 09/24/2023, 08:11 am By Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 23) — The crowd at Brownstown Speedway erupted with applause when Hudson O’Neal snatched the lead from Ricky Thornton Jr. shortly after the halfway point of Saturday night’s Jackson 100, making it appear that Full Story

• Notes: Overton falls shy of tribute victory

  Posted: 09/23/2023, 09:59 am By Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 22) — Following his sixth-place Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finish Friday at Brownstown Speedway, Brandon Overton sat against his hauler near the rear of the pit area, wiping sweat — if not a few tears — Full Story

• Rayburn's legacy looms over Brownstown action

  Posted: 09/23/2023, 12:47 am By Bryan Ault

  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 22) — It would have been virtually impossible for anyone to win Friday night’s C.J. Rayburn Memorial who wasn’t influenced by the Hall of Fame chassis builder. But Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., who won the Full Story

• Column: Iowa ties make Thornton sweep sweeter

  Posted: 09/21/2023, 10:39 am

  Ricky Thornton Jr. was born and raised in Arizona, but he sure felt right at home last weekend at Knoxville Raceway. After completing an astounding three-race sweep at the historic Iowa track during the 19th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Full Story

• Notes: Hardy follows brother's tire tracks

  Posted: 09/21/2023, 07:20 am By Kyle McFadden

  For as long as he can remember, Chase Hardy has either spectated or provided a helping hand for his father Mike and brother Kyle, both winners of their fair share of Dirt Late Model events in Virginia and beyond through the years. Now Full Story

• Top 25: Sweep returns Thornton to No. 1

  Posted: 09/19/2023, 08:58 am By Todd Turner

  On the strength of his stirring three-race sweep of the Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals weekend, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., returned to the top spot of DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings, ending Bobby Pierce’s six-week Full Story

• Fast Talk: RTJ's sweep and more at Knoxville

  Posted: 09/18/2023, 10:34 am

  With Ricky Thornton Jr. sweeping the Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals, our roundtable considers Knoxville action and other topics in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Years Full Story

• Notes: Knoxville pileup damages several cars

  Posted: 09/18/2023, 07:44 am By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — The video cameras missed the incident. Most of Saturday's spectators at Knoxville Raceway did as well. So when the 75-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals was red-flagged at lap 40, there was plenty Full Story

• Miscue spoils Knoxville, but Bronson undaunted

  Posted: 09/17/2023, 10:43 am By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — As Kyle Bronson stood in street clothes eyeballing his wrecked race car, he was asked again and again — by fans, fellow racers media members — what had caused him to spectacularly flip out of second place Full Story

• Notes: Moran has need for Knoxville's speed

  Posted: 09/16/2023, 05:46 pm By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 15) — Is Knoxville Raceway too sprawling and the speeds too lightning-quick for today’s Dirt Late Models? Not as far as Devin Moran is concerned. After completing a solid 12th-to-third run in Friday night’s Full Story

• Home-state runner-up's fullfilling Knoxville run

  Posted: 09/16/2023, 09:35 am By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 15) — Finding Chad Simpson outside his trailer in Knoxville Raceway’s pit area after Friday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals preliminary program was a difficult task. He was simply engulfed by the Full Story

• Teams push limits as tire builder evaluates issue

  Posted: 09/15/2023, 02:25 pm By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — Hoosier Tire dirt oval product manager Shanon Rush’s original schedule for the weekend had him working the WISSOTA 100 at I-94 EMR Speedway in Fergus Falls, Minn. He made a detour to Knoxville Raceway, though, Full Story

• Aero-hampered J.D. sent into Knoxville guardrail

  Posted: 09/15/2023, 05:44 am By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 14) — Just as Jonathan Davenport was gliding into the lead on lap 17 of Thursday evening’s 25-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals preliminary feature, he suddenly ran into … A hurricane? A tornado? Full Story

• Dillard nears conclusion of busy season

  Posted: 09/14/2023, 02:45 pm By Mike Warren

  The 2023 season isn’t Cade Dillard’s first full-time season with the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series, but it's been his busiest. While many full-time drivers focus solely on racing, that isn’t true for the 32-year-old from Full Story

• Notes: Canadian streaks to first track title

  Posted: 09/14/2023, 08:32 am By Kyle McFadden

  At the height of summer, C.J. Field’s eventual track title at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway in Merlin, Ontario, seemed inconceivable. The 32-year-old, quite frankly, wanted to quit. Not give up racing altogether, but declare an early Full Story

• Column: O’Neal wraps head around World 100

  Posted: 09/13/2023, 04:29 pm

  When you’ve just turned 23 and won the World 100, grasping the magnitude of the accomplishment can be a difficult task. Hudson O’Neal lived that reality Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The phenom from Martinsville, Ind., Full Story

• Fast Facts: 19th annual Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals

  Posted: 09/13/2023, 07:29 am By Aaron Clay

  Dates: Sept. 14-16 (25-lap preliminary features Thursday and Friday with points setting consolation and main event lineups for Saturday’s finale Track: Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, semi-banked half-mile clay oval Purse: $7,000-to-win Full Story