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Top 25: Thornton has edge on rising J.D.
Posted: 06/13/2023, 08:19 am By Todd TurnerWhile Jonathan Davenport was the big winner at Eldora Speedway’s Dream XXIX in capturing Saturday's $129,000 paycheck, Ricky Thornton Jr.’s steady performances in Rossburg, Ohio, kept him atop this week's DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings. Chandler, Full Story
Grabbing richest victory, O’Neal puts on a show
Posted: 06/13/2023, 08:15 am By Bryan AultKOKOMO, Ind. (June 12) — Hudson O’Neal was nearly speechless after winning Monday's XR Super Series event at Kokomo Speedway. It’s not hard to see why: the bank-busting, $100,000-to-win payday was the richest of the 22-year-old Martinsville, Full Story
Notes: Bernheisel's son stays focused on driving
Posted: 06/12/2023, 03:18 pm By Kyle McFaddenHAGERSTOWN, Md. (June 11) — Bryan Bernheisel sees every nuanced detail and emotion that’s poured into Appalachian Mountain Speedweek as the son of miniseries director Jim Bernheisel. So, through the series opening three races, how’s Full Story
Fast Talk: Lauding J.D. dreamy performance
Posted: 06/12/2023, 10:18 amAssessing Jonathan Davenport's Dream XXIX victory at Eldora among other issues, our roundtable weighs in during the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): What's your takeaway from Full Story
For Flinner, racing takes back seat to dad's health
Posted: 06/12/2023, 07:38 am By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. — Colton Flinner is usually one of the busiest racers in the Northeast, making annual trips to Florida-Georgia Speedweeks at the beginning of the year and racing weekly at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., and Port Full Story
Impressive Troutman torn between two series
Posted: 06/12/2023, 07:20 am By Kyle McFaddenHAGERSTOWN, Md. (June 11) — Drake Troutman rolled into the revival of Appalachian Mountain Speedweek fully convinced he has the goods to win the miniseries championship. The 18-year-old from Hyndman, Pa., has taken his talents across Full Story
Notes: Slow start for Hardy on AMS miniseries
Posted: 06/11/2023, 01:03 pm By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (June 10) — Kyle Hardy is hoping that Saturday’s 18th-to-seventh climb in Appalachian Mountain Speedweek action at Port Royal Speedway is symbolic in the way the rest of his miniseries goes. The Stephens City, Va., Full Story
Notes: Big E rookie tops Dream's highlight reel
Posted: 06/11/2023, 12:31 pm By Kevin Kovac and Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — With a relatively ho-hum 100-lap feature on Dream XXIX weekend at Eldora Speedway, perhaps the most exciting moment of Saturday's action at Eldora Speedway came in an unlikely manner. | Complete Dream coverage The Full Story
Satterlee skips Dream for miniseries run
Posted: 06/11/2023, 11:34 am By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (June 10) — Gregg Satterlee’s developed a stronger track record than most at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway in recent years. Heck, he even won a pair of preliminary events in both the Dream and World 100 two years ago. | RaceWire This Full Story
Madden’s mournful Big E mantra: ‘Second again’
Posted: 06/11/2023, 08:37 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — This was going to be the night. This was going to be the year. As Chris Madden chugged forward from the ninth starting spot to the precipice of the lead in Saturday night’s 100-lap Dream XXIX finale, the Full Story
Promising revival for Appalachian Mountain Speedweek
Posted: 06/10/2023, 03:41 pm By Kyle McFaddenMILL HALL, Pa. (June 9) — Jim Bernheisel finally had a moment to decompress. Months of nonstop preparation to relaunch Appalachian Mountain Speedweek, which served as a staple for Northeastern Dirt Late Model racers from 2009-17, culminated Full Story
Notes: O'Neal quickly applies lesson at Eldora
Posted: 06/10/2023, 01:02 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Hudson O’Neal couldn’t have been more pleased to head right back onto Eldora Speedway’s racing surface just 24 hours after letting a Dream XXIX preliminary feature win slip through his fingers. After tossing Full Story
Winning Speedweek opener leaves Covert smiling
Posted: 06/10/2023, 09:43 am By Kyle McFaddenMILL HALL, Pa. (June 9) — It was nearing midnight Friday at Clinton County Speedway, more than an hour after the conclusion of Appalachian Mountain Speedweek’s long-awaited opening night revival, and Jason Covert couldn’t turn out Full Story
Overton's sterling record at Big E's Dream in limbo
Posted: 06/10/2023, 05:44 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Brandon Overton owns an enviable performance record at Eldora Speedway, but he understands his fortunes at the famed half-mile oval remain subject to fate. Every driver experiences rough nights at the Big E. Full Story
Her marker's in hand for Eldora's big paychecks
Posted: 06/09/2023, 06:21 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — Misha Geisert’s moment of truth comes late every evening when the checkered flag falls on one of Eldora Speedway’s marquee race programs. On opening night of Dream XXIX, she was ready for that moment, grabbing Full Story
Notes: Thornton finds winning Eldora rhythm
Posted: 06/09/2023, 12:53 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — With Ricky Thornton Jr. roaring into Dream XXIX weekend at Eldora Speedway as the hottest driver in Dirt Late Model racing, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that he closely resembled the half-mile oval’s Full Story
Preview: Appalachian Mountain Speedweek
Posted: 06/09/2023, 11:50 am By Kyle McFaddenDirt Late Model fans in the Northeast, rejoice. Appalachian Mountain Speedweek makes its well received return after a five-year absence Friday at Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, Pa., the opening night of the eight-race miniseries Full Story
T-Mac's second chance leads to Big E success
Posted: 06/09/2023, 09:28 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — Tim McCreadie was fooled once. He wasn’t going to be fooled again. And so, when a caution flag flew on the 19th circuit of Thursday’s first 25-lap semifeature on opening night of the Dream XXIX weekend at Full Story
Eldora communication becomes a signal issue
Posted: 06/09/2023, 07:30 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — Crews heading to Eldora Speedway knew that communicating with drivers during competition was going to be a bit more difficult after track officials last month announced a ban on signal sticks for the Dream XXIX Full Story
Struggling with aeropush on Eldora's tricky starts
Posted: 06/08/2023, 03:53 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 8) — The tricky aerodynamics of Dirt Late Model racing forces drivers to constantly avoid the “dirty air” and the resulting aeropush that occurs when cars lose the air that typically pushes the nosepiece — and Full Story
Notes: South Dakota rookie sets high goal
Posted: 06/08/2023, 12:03 am By Kyle McFaddenWith his family’s business growing exponentially and requiring more attention to detail, Jayson Good’s parked his United States Modified Touring Series team and found something more central around home in Watertown, S.D. The 26-year-old’s Full Story
Notes: No signals, no problem at Big E
Posted: 06/07/2023, 11:06 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Count Jerry Bowersock among competitors pleased that crew members standing along the frontstretch fence at Eldora Speedway won’t be allowed to use lengthy and colorful signal stick to let their drivers know Full Story
Strickler switches to Rocket ahead of Dream XXIX
Posted: 06/07/2023, 06:45 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — It’s never easy to make a dramatic change in a Dirt Late Model racing program, but making a change such as switching chassis brands before the season’s richest event ramps up the pressure a bit more. That’s Full Story
Column: Admiration of Eldora grew for T-Mac
Posted: 06/07/2023, 05:32 pmLook through the list of Dirt Late Model crown jewel winners at Eldora Speedway and Tim McCreadie’s name sticks out. He’s a superstar in the division, sure, but he’s also the rare driver who’s reached the mountaintop at the famed Full Story
Crewman-turned-driver wins on 49th birthday
Posted: 06/07/2023, 11:18 am By Todd TurnerIt’s not uncommon for a crew member to watch his Dirt Late Model driver zip around the track and wonder why his driver didn’t try the inside groove. Or why he didn’t get a better restart. Or, perhaps, a crewman might wonder if he Full Story
