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Thrashing crew helps Bruening rally at OCFS
Posted: 08/20/2021, 06:40 am By Kevin KovacMIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (Aug. 19) — The physical toll that a long, hard Thursday took on Tyler Bruening was evidenced by his appearance shortly after the completion of the evening’s 40-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Full Story
Notes: English, Winger vie for second in points
Posted: 08/20/2021, 05:07 am By Joshua JoinerLAKE ODESSA, Mich. (Aug. 19) — Bobby Pierce may be well on his way to a fourth DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship heading into the tour’s final two races, but the battle for second in the circuit’s points chase appears likely to Full Story
Notes: Baggett fresh for his return to Batesville
Posted: 08/20/2021, 02:46 am By Todd TurnerSOUTHSIDE, Ark. (Aug. 20) — Batesville Motor Speedway should be fresh in Neil Baggett’s mind heading to the 29th annual Comp Cams Topless 100 weekend. After all, the 38-year-old Columbus, Miss., driver’s last Dirt Late Model start Full Story
Column: Doar still savors 'sanctuary' of dirt racing
Posted: 08/19/2021, 09:48 amPat Doar might be 57 years old — as much as he hates to admit it — but his age doesn’t mean he’s ready to hang up his helmet and end a driving career that has spanned almost exactly half his life. The life-long resident of New Richmond, Full Story
Back to grindstone, back to success for Schlenk
Posted: 08/19/2021, 03:07 am By Joshua JoinerQUINCY, Mich. (Aug. 18) — If you’ve seen Rusty Schlenk at a racetrack at any point in the past three weeks, there’s a good chance you’ve seen him with a wide smile on his face. Besides winning all but two of the eight races he’s Full Story
Notes: Speed reduced, but success continues
Posted: 08/19/2021, 02:59 am By Todd TurnerLife is sometimes about tradeoffs. Cass Fowler discovered that this season in electing to drop down to the 602 Crate Late Model division, giving up the speed and thrills of Late Models with bigger powerplants — but finding more victories Full Story
Fast Facts: 29th annual Comp Cams Topless 100
Posted: 08/19/2021, 02:41 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 19-21 (One $5,000-to-win program on Thursday and one $5,000 program on Friday, followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark. (3/8-mile clay oval) Sanction: Lucas Oil Full Story
Top 25: Overton back to No. 1 after North-South
Posted: 08/17/2021, 09:03 am By Joshua JoinerBrandon Overton’s time out of the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings didn’t last very long. One week after losing the No. 1 position to USA Nationals winner Jonathan Davenport, Overton regained the top ranking after Full Story
Fast Talk: Easy does it for Overton at Florence
Posted: 08/16/2021, 10:53 amAfter Brandon Overton's $50,000 victory at Florence Speedway and the resumption of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, our roundtable considers that in more in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and Full Story
‘Disheartening’ tangle robs Martin in I-55 bid
Posted: 08/15/2021, 11:28 am By Joshua JoinerPEVELY, Mo. (Aug. 14) — After starting from the pole and jumping out to the early lead in Saturday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Logan Martin thought he might be headed for the biggest win Full Story
Notes: In 100-lap run, Hoffman finds rhythm
Posted: 08/15/2021, 08:09 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. — Nick Hoffman’s Sunoco North-South 100 weekend didn’t start off so great when last-lap problems in a Thursday heat race at Florence Speedway cost him a transfer spot in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tuneup event. But Full Story
Rice lets it all hang out in North-South 100 bid
Posted: 08/15/2021, 12:26 am By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 14) — After watching his younger brother blaze around the treacherous cushion for 100 laps at Florence Speedway, James Rice admired how 24-year-old Josh Rice left it all out there in the 38th North-South 100. “He drove Full Story
Notes: Savvier Winger rallies to 5th at Highland
Posted: 08/14/2021, 02:11 pm By Joshua JoinerHIGHLAND, Ill. (Aug. 13) — A fifth-place finish in Friday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Highland Speedway might not seem like a notable accomplishment for Ashton Winger at first glance. For a driver with four victories on this Full Story
Mourning crew chief proud of J.D. and team
Posted: 08/12/2021, 11:09 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 12) — After Jonathan Davenport’s rags-to-riches fifth-place finish in Thursday’s Sunoco North-South Shootout at Florence Speedway, Double L Motorsports crew chief Jason Durham sent a message to the team he’s groomed Full Story
Notes: Burroughs brings experience to Thornton
Posted: 08/12/2021, 06:21 pm By Todd TurnerFLORENCE, Ky. (Aug. 12) — Other than exchanging pleasantries in the pit areas at Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events, driver Ricky Thornton Jr. and veteran crew chief Anthony Burroughs haven’t had many interactions. That will change Full Story
Notes: Missourian taking big step to Supers
Posted: 08/12/2021, 07:13 am By Todd TurnerKylan Garner took a big step in his Dirt Late Model career Saturday with his first victory in a full-fledged Super Late Model. And he's on the verge at taking even bigger steps with supportive car owner Danny Miller willing to help him Full Story
Fast Facts: 38th Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/11/2021, 03:17 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 12-14 (one $10,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., (half-mile high-banked clay oval) Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purse: $50,000-to-win, Full Story
Column: Bloomquist sub gleans team's knowledge
Posted: 08/11/2021, 11:28 amCody Sommer, the co-owner of Scott Bloomquist Racing, has long been acquainted with open-wheel modified ace Nick Hoffman. Their relationship goes back to when the two Midwesterners met after relocating to the Tar Heel State. “I met him Full Story
Top 25: J.D. back on top after USA Nationals win
Posted: 08/10/2021, 09:28 am By Joshua JoinerPropelled by his second-career USA Nationals victory at Cedar Lake Speedway, Jonathan Davenport returned to a familiar spot in the DirtonDirt.com Top 25 Power Rankings. With his second $50,000 payday of the season, Davenport, the 37-year-old Full Story
Notes: Long road to 4th for Feger at Cedar Lake
Posted: 08/09/2021, 04:35 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 7) — The final result of Jason Feger’s USA Nationals weekend at Cedar Lake Speedway left him more than just satisfied. “I’m exhausted, man,” Feger sighed, his hair streaked with sweat as he stood sipping Full Story
Disaster-flirting Bronson folds at USA Nationals
Posted: 08/09/2021, 12:10 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 7) — Kyle Bronson had virtually no room for error with the high-riding, hard-charging approach he took in Saturday’s 34th annual USA Nationals finale at Cedar Lake Speedway. That wasn’t news to the 31-year-old Full Story
Fast Talk: J.D. on top as cash flow continues
Posted: 08/09/2021, 10:20 amAmid a stretch of megapurse race weekends, we consider the weekend's biggest winners Jonathan Davenport and Rusty Schlenk in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Motor Oil and Fluids (edited for clarity and length): Evaluate Jonathan Full Story
Self-preservation key to USA Nationals success
Posted: 08/08/2021, 11:31 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 7) — The track surface was fast and ringed by a thick, unruly cushion thanks to soaking morning showers. The starting field was filled with aggressive drivers pushing their equipment to the limit. And attrition Full Story
Notes: USA Nationals hopes fizzle for Briggs
Posted: 08/07/2021, 07:17 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — A USA Nationals weekend that began so promisingly for Boom Briggs went sideways in the span of four hours Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway. As a result, the personable 50-year-old’s equipment was loaded up Full Story
J.D. rebounds after bell rung in Cedar Lake heat
Posted: 08/07/2021, 05:14 am By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 6) — Jonathan Davenport was chowing down on a pork chop in his Double L Motorsports hauler following the end of his night’s work Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway when someone asked what happened to him during his Full Story
