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Lanigan anxious for WoO return to Port Royal
Posted: 06/09/2008, 03:55 pm By Kevin KovacDarrell Lanigan has become the hottest driver on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. So do you think he’s happy to see the tour’s next race June 17 come up at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway? You bet he is. “I’m looking Full Story
Vintage car lifts Everhart to anniversary-race win
Posted: 06/09/2008, 03:11 pm From track reportsCENTRAL CITY, Pa. (June 7) — On a nostalgic night at Thunder Valley Raceway, a Late Model victory by Steve Everhart of Canoe Creek, Pa., fit right in. The track celebrated its 11th anniversary and Everhart brought out a 10-year-old Full Story
Dream: No denying Bloomquist his 5th win
Posted: 06/07/2008, 03:24 pm By Kevin Kovac and Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Now Scott Bloomquist has one for the thumb. The Mooresburg, Tenn., superstar registered a record fifth career victory in the Dream XIV at Eldora Speedway, turning back a late bid by Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Full Story
Dream: Scouting the heat races at Eldora
Posted: 06/07/2008, 04:23 amROSSBURG, Ohio (June 7) — Which heat is toughest? Who'll be a first-time Dream starter? Which drivers will overcome the five-car inversion? All will be answered in due time for the $100,000-to-win Dream XIV at Eldora Speedway, but Full Story
Dream: Red-hot Carrier avoids overconfidence
Posted: 06/06/2008, 03:32 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — With four big-purse victories and several strong performances over a six-week stretch, Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., enters the $100,000-to-win Dream XIV as one the of the hottest Dirt Late Model Full Story
Dream: Persistence lifts Clanton to fast time
Posted: 06/06/2008, 08:39 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Rain spoiled Shane Clanton's first attempt at setting fast time for the $100,000-to-win Dream XIV when a storm washed away an incomplete round of qualifying. The Locust Grove, Ga., driver didn't let that Full Story
Dream: Friday's qualifying and Saturday heat lineups
Posted: 06/06/2008, 08:36 amROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Unofficial heat race lineups and qualifying based on Friday's time trials for the $100,000-to-win Dream XIV at Eldora Speedway. Heat lineups won't be officially posted by the track until Saturday morning Full Story
Dream: After qualifying, will Lloyd stay or go?
Posted: 06/05/2008, 04:53 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, Fla., has been a loyal follower of the O'Reilly Southern All Star tour the past two seasons, winning last year's championship on the longest-running Dirt Late Model series and Full Story
NASCAR dirt track date just a prelude to Dream
Posted: 06/05/2008, 10:13 amROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — Let's narrow the fourth annual Old Spice Prelude to the Dream to four observational questions: (1) Is there another dirt track in the country that survives threatening weather better than Eldora Speedway? Full Story
Stewart leads every lap to win Old Spice Prelude
Posted: 06/04/2008, 09:00 pm By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — Eldora Speedway literally belongs to Tony Stewart. But even if he didn't own the historic half-mile oval, the two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion toured it like he owned it in winning the fourth annual Old Full Story
Prelude a unique mixture of dirt, NASCAR racing
Posted: 06/03/2008, 03:35 pm From event and correspondent reportsWednesday's fourth annual Old Spice Prelude to the Dream boasts huge NASCAR stars driving Dirt Late Models. But it's not really a NASCAR race. And it's not a huge Dirt Late Model race, either. The race, with proceeds from the HBO Pay-Per-View Full Story
Phillips collects $3,000 in Southern Challenge
Posted: 06/02/2008, 09:41 am From track reportsMILTON, Fla. (May 31) — Jason Phillips drove his No. 327 to a $3,000 victory in the Crate Late Model Southern Challenge feature at Southern Raceway. Calvin Cook, James Ussery, Joseph Joiner and Chris O'Connor rounded out the top five Full Story
Baker, Atallah nab UFO victories at Pittsburgh
Posted: 06/02/2008, 09:04 am From track and series reportsIMPERIAL, Pa. (June 1) — Former track champions Steve Baker of Fairmont, W.Va., and Al Atallah of Bridgeville, Pa., shared twin feature victories in Unified Race Force Championship action at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Full Story
Erb goes flag-to-flag, wins $6,000 at Macon
Posted: 06/01/2008, 11:52 pm From track reportsMACON, Ill. (June 1) — Dennis Erb. Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., started on the front row and led all the way at Macon Speedway for a victory on the Northern Allstars Late Model Series. Erb pocketed $6,000 for the Sunday night Tri-Track Full Story
Late scramble opens door for Doar at Mandan
Posted: 06/01/2008, 01:46 pm By Rob Fogle and Rob PalmerMANDAN, N.D. (May 31) — Inheriting the lead after a late-race tangle between front-row starters Jeff Wildung and Jeff Provinzino, ninth-starting Pat Doar of New Richmond, Wis., raced to victory at Dacotah Speedway on the WISSOTA-sanctioned Full Story
Papenhausen grabs first Western Allstars victory
Posted: 06/01/2008, 06:30 am From series reportsQUINCY, Calif. (May 31) — Richard Papenhausen of Chico, Calif., captured his first Western Allstars Super Late Model Series victory by outrunning Chris Shannon of Merced, Calif., at American Valley Speedway. Shannon finished second Full Story
O'Neal falters as Owens triumphs at Florence
Posted: 05/31/2008, 11:56 pm By Michael RigsbyUNION, Ky. (May 31) — Inheriting the top spot when race-long leader Don O'Neal departed with engine problems, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., led the final six laps at Florence Speedway to capture the Ralph Latham Memorial. Owens earned Full Story
Schlenk pilots Lawrence car to Gas City victory
Posted: 05/31/2008, 12:14 am From track and correspondent reportsGAS CITY, Ind. (May 30) — Starting outside the front row at Gas City I-69 Speedway, Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich., powered to his first victory on the Sunoco American Late Model Series since 2006. Schlenk, driving the Lawrence Motorsports Full Story
James outduels Miller, races to Hilltop victory
Posted: 05/30/2008, 10:10 pm By Earl SimpsonMILLERSBURG, Ohio (May 30) — In an up-and-down season, Scott James had an up-and-down race at Hilltop Speedway. The Lawrenceburg, Ind., driver finished on the upside with a $7,000 victory, his second of the season on the Lucas Oil Full Story
Lanigan makes quick work of Delaware foes
Posted: 05/30/2008, 04:45 am By Kevin KovacDELMAR, Del. (May 29) — Darrell Lanigan has taken a liking to Delaware International Speedway. The Union, Ky., standout scored his second win in four career World of Outlaws Late Model Series starts at the half-mile oval on Thursday Full Story
WISSOTA purses Rumble upwards with new series
Posted: 05/28/2008, 02:34 pm By Todd TurnerIn Dirt Late Model racing, making sense of the combination of geography, car counts and purse money is futile. A $10,000-to-win race in one region might draw 29 cars, while a $2,000-to-win race elsewhere might pack 48 cars into the pits. Full Story
Last-lap, wall-scraping pass lifts Dacus at Duck
Posted: 05/26/2008, 05:22 pm By Robert HolmanWHEEL, Tenn. (May 25) — For 47 laps of the Southern Regional Racing Series-sanctioned Pop Dixon Memorial at Duck River Speedway, Dane Dacus was hardly a factor. But just as it appeared that Randy Weaver would snatch victory away from Full Story
Fegers, Johnson sail to NLRA victories at Viking
Posted: 05/26/2008, 04:03 pm By Michael RigsbyALEXANDRIA, Minn. (May 24-25) — Justin Fegers of Mound, Minn., and Zach Johnson of Lowry, Minn., captured Northern LateModel Racing Association victories during a two-race weekend at Viking Speedway. Fegers started outside the front Full Story
Watts grabs Fastrak victory at Wythe
Posted: 05/26/2008, 03:50 pm From track reportsRURAL RETREAT, Va. (May 24) — David Watts of Buchanan, Va., picked up $2,000 for his Fastrak Racing Series victory at Wythe Raceway. Watts topped Lee Cooper of Greer, S.C.; Phil Gann of Mayodan, N.C.; John Llewellyn of Knoxville, Full Story
Scott, Lux cash in with Double Nickel victories
Posted: 05/26/2008, 02:56 pm By Glenn SlocumBUSTI, N.Y. (May 24) — Pennsylvania drivers David Scott of Garland and Matt Lux of Franklin earned $5,000 apiece at Stateline Speedway for unsanctioned victories in the Leonard Briggs and Bill Freiwald Memorial twin features tagged Full Story
