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• Fast Talk: Momentum, driver roles, purse digits

  Posted: 04/03/2023, 08:36 am

  With Mother Nature relenting to allow more racing as we head into April, our roundtable considers the latest action and other issues in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Car Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Detail Full Story

• Dispatches: Davenport wins in new Longhorn

  Posted: 03/31/2023, 11:45 pm

  The latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events during the March 31-April 1 weekend, including Schaeffer's Spring Nationals action in Alabama, the season-openning Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association Full Story

• Column: Phillips wraps up Hall of Fame career

  Posted: 03/30/2023, 08:46 am

  Driving a Dirt Late Model was about the only thing Terry Phillips ever wanted to do with his life. The native of Springfield, Mo., grew up watching his father, legendary short-track racer Larry Phillips, do it, so it was natural that he Full Story

• Notes: Part-time racing, full-time skills

  Posted: 03/29/2023, 10:08 am

  Missouri racer Payton Looney is looking at the 2023 season as one of a happy medium, where he can race enough to quench his competitive thirst while being at home enough for his growing family. “I would like to race about 15 times,” Full Story

• Concussion's aftereffects still plague Missouri ace

  Posted: 03/28/2023, 09:39 am By Robert Holman

  Jesse Stovall isn’t ready to announce his retirement from driving race cars, but he knows there's a ways to go before he can return to the cockpit full time — if ever. The Billings, Mo., driver still struggles from the aftereffects Full Story

• Fast Talk: Unsung heroes and tidying up for spring

  Posted: 03/27/2023, 11:02 am

  Uncooperative March weather meant there wasn't much racing, but our roundtable considers the latest happenings and other issues in our the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Pick a Full Story

• Column: Farmer plays in the Davenport oval's dirt

  Posted: 03/23/2023, 06:40 am

  All the national attention swirling around Davenport (Iowa) Speedway, all the praise the quarter-mile oval has drawn for producing spectacular Dirt Late Model racing over the last few years, has certainly pleased its promoter Ricky Kay. Full Story

• After his surface switch, Rouse hitting his stride

  Posted: 03/21/2023, 04:59 pm By Kyle McFadden

  Michael Rouse put himself in good company among his Dirt Late Model peers last season while collecting 13 victories en route to a championship on the I-95 Late Model Challenge circuit. With the winter months in the rear-view mirror and Full Story

• Fast Talk: Rain, victory totals, upsets and more

  Posted: 03/20/2023, 10:17 am

  With wet, cold weather spoiling national touring action and limiting mid-March racing altogether, our roundtable gathers to discuss all the latest in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Which Full Story

• Column: 'Tough as nails' Ranta gave all to racing

  Posted: 03/16/2023, 07:48 am

  Boiling down Arnie Ranta to his essence was never difficult. He was a Dirt Late Model guy to the bone, and he absolutely reveled in that fact. There was no ambiguity about the driving force inside Ranta, a former team owner and longtime Full Story

• Notes: Outrunning hero major boost for Alberson

  Posted: 03/15/2023, 01:35 pm

  Garrett Alberson’s Saturday victory on the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., carries a twofold meaning. First, the Las Cruces, N.M., is just glad to secure his opening victory of the season and rid lingering Full Story

• Top 25: Illinois drivers climb with O'Neal at No. 1

  Posted: 03/14/2023, 11:44 am By Todd Turner

  An idle Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., maintained his hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s power rankings as Dirt Late Model racing’s two major national tours prepared to return for post-Speedweeks action. The Rocket Full Story

• Fast Talk: National tours returning to action

  Posted: 03/13/2023, 11:06 am

  With late winter action continuing and the two major national tours ready to return to action, our roundtable evaluates all the latest in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): What Full Story

• Hedgecock’s major win boosts fledgling chassis

  Posted: 03/13/2023, 08:38 am By Robert Holman

  SEYMOUR, Tenn. (March 11) — Cory Hedgecock’s pet project took a major leap Saturday at 411 Motor Speedway. Hedgecock drove his fledgling chassis brand, BMF Race Cars — a collaboration between Hedgecock, his father Chad and renowned Full Story

• Dispatches: Hedgecock rises to 411 expectations

  Posted: 03/11/2023, 07:01 am

  The latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events during the March 11-12 weekend, including action from the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series at Southern Raceway in Milton, Fla., and Comp Cams Super Dirt Full Story

• Notes: Major step up in class for WoO rookie

  Posted: 03/10/2023, 10:41 am

  Jordan Koehler’s racing career took a significant jump in 2023. Not an easy one. But he knew that going in. The Mount Airy, N.C., driver took the big step from regional Crate Late Model racing to a national tour with the World of Outlaws Full Story

• Chance meeting turns into Super ride for Georgian

  Posted: 03/09/2023, 06:53 am By Robert Holman

  GAFFNEY, S.C. — Caleb Gay was going about his business, helping a group of young racers during a random test session when a chance encounter with a curious stranger changed the Dublin, Ga., driver’s plans for the 2023 season. Gay, Full Story

• Column: Young Georgian adds experienced hand

  Posted: 03/08/2023, 04:05 pm

  Garrett Smith headed to this year’s Georgia-Florida Speedweeks with a crew chief. He returned home to his family-owned team’s shop in Madison, Ga., without one. Midway through his trip, just before the start of the Feb. 6-11 Wieland Full Story

• Fast Talk: Recap as March gets rolling

  Posted: 03/06/2023, 11:52 am

  A March roars in like a lion (and did it ever in much of the country) and hopefully out like a lamb, we consider events that mostly dodged the weather in our weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and Full Story

• Notes: Dustup part of wild lap 36 at Cherokee

  Posted: 03/06/2023, 07:24 am By Robert Holman

  GAFFNEY, S.C. (March 5) — Madness is an apt description for what transpired with 15 laps remaining in Sunday’s 50-lapper at Cherokee Speedway, the 21st annual Ginger Owens Memorial March Madness event. Race-long leader Mike Marlar Full Story

• Undaunted Herrington makes best of tough trip

  Posted: 03/05/2023, 06:45 am By Robert Holman

  SENOIA, Ga. (March 4) — On a night when more than half of the 43 entries elected not to compete because of rough track conditions, Wil Herrington hung in there the longest. The Hawkinsville, Ga., driver was among those entered in Saturday’s Full Story

• Column: Dialogue key to role for WoO's Francis

  Posted: 03/02/2023, 08:18 am

  Four months and as many races into his tenure as World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series director, Steve Francis has largely settled into all the duties associated with the position. Two trips to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. Full Story

• Notes: Geography lures Shirley to run with WoO

  Posted: 03/01/2023, 09:41 am By Kyle McFadden

  From an outsider’s view, Brian Shirley signing on as a full-timer with the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series is a surprise. Most seasons, the Chatham, Ill., driver for Bob Cullen Racing runs national touring events at Georgia-Florida Full Story

• Fast Talk: Any surprises on tap for national tours?

  Posted: 02/27/2023, 11:04 am

  During the lull between Speedweeks and the fast approaching regular season, our roundtable tackles some random queries in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Who or what do you Full Story

• Notes: Young Tennessean ponders more Crate goals

  Posted: 02/23/2023, 10:13 pm

  After participating in most of the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series campaign, Knoxville, Tenn., driver Hayden Cardwell arrived for the final round of the miniseries at his home track, and posted a solid runner-up finish on a racy Full Story