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• Franklin raids Golden Isles for $10,000 victory

  Posted: 10/28/2007, 02:56 pm By Ozzie Altman

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Oct. 27) — Sixth-starting Dennis "Rambo" Franklin earned $10,000 at Golden Isles Speedway with a victory in the National Late Model Series-sanctioned Showdown on the Coast. Franklin picked up the lead when polesitter Full Story

• Birkhofer wins shortened Commonwealth Cup

  Posted: 10/28/2007, 05:39 am From staff reports

  CALVERT CITY, Ky. (Oct. 27) — Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, led every lap at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway for a $10,000 victory in the unsanctioned Commonwealth Cup. The scheduled 50-lapper lasted fewer than 40 laps after the Full Story

• NLRA champ Aukland making name for himself

  Posted: 10/26/2007, 04:03 pm By Todd Turner

  When school ended each summer in the late 1990s, Matt Aukland's learning didn't end. The teenager would hit the highways with his dad, two-time UMP Summernationals champion Rick Aukland, to change tires, turn wrenches and anything else Full Story

• Peeples wins Grand Nationals finale at Volunteer

  Posted: 10/22/2007, 01:53 pm By Robert Walden

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Oct. 19-20) — Kenny Peeples Jr. of Rural Retreat, Va., flexed his muscle by leading flag-to-flag en route to winning the 75-lap feature in the third leg of the Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals at Volunteer Speedway, Full Story

• Williams captures Vernon Harris Memorial

  Posted: 10/22/2007, 12:27 pm From track and correspondent reports

  BUDDS CREEK, Md. (Oct. 19-20) — David Williams of Avenue, Md., led the final seven laps of the Vernon Harris Memorial at Potomac Speedway to earn $5,000. Ricky Elliott of Seaford, Del., led the first 44 laps of the 51-lapper before Full Story

• DTWC: Frank outduels Richards, wins $50,000

  Posted: 10/20/2007, 09:15 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 20) — Falling back to third early, polesitter Chub Frank won a lengthy side-by-side, mid-race duel with Josh Richards, then pulled away after the final caution on lap 79 for a $50,000 victory in the 27th annual Dirt Full Story

• DTWC: Balzano captures Jim Dunn Memorial

  Posted: 10/20/2007, 06:08 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 20) — Mike Balzano of Parkersburg, W.Va., earned the final starting spot for the 27th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway with a victory in the 30-lap Jim Dunn Memorial, a race for non-qualifiers. Full Story

• DTWC: Stuhler, Kosiski among Hall of Famers

  Posted: 10/20/2007, 05:14 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 20) — The winningest driver in Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway history, two NASCAR national champions, two Kentucky legends, an Ohio driver with more than 500 victories and a Tennessean who raced well into his 60s were Full Story

• DTWC: Lineups for Saturday's racing events

  Posted: 10/20/2007, 04:08 pm From staff reports

  Dirt Track World Championship (top 18) Row 1: Chub Frank, Mike Marlar Row 2: Josh Richards, Rod Conley Row 3: Jimmy Owens, Jackie Boggs Row 4: Steve Francis, Steve Shaver Row 5: Chris Combs, Keith Berner Row 6: Eddie Carrier Jr., Full Story

• DTWC: Frank glad he didn't skip trip to K-C

  Posted: 10/19/2007, 08:40 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 19) — Chub Frank almost skipped the 27th annual Dirt Track World Championship, hedging to make sure the weather would be OK. The weather was OK, and Frank's fortunes were even better. The Bear Lake, Pa., driver led Full Story

• DTWC: Brady Smith fastest in 117-car field

  Posted: 10/19/2007, 06:48 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 19) — Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., was the fastest qualifier at the 27th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway. Smith will start fourth in his heat race after a four-car inversion was set. Group Full Story

• DTWC: Weather, field shaping up for big race

  Posted: 10/19/2007, 04:09 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 19) — Overcast but rainless skies and pleasant temperatures greeted drivers and fans at K-C Raceway on the afternoon before the two-day Late Model program began at the 27th annual Dirt Track World Championship. More Full Story

• DTWC: Youngster Boggs lands ride with Halcomb

  Posted: 10/18/2007, 10:30 pm By Todd Turner

  ALMA, Ohio (Oct. 18) — Young Tyler Boggs of Warsaw, Ind., grabbed the rookie of the year title on Sunoco American Late Model Series for his family-run team. He hopes his second year is even better as he hooks up with one of the most Full Story

• DTWC: Scouting the field for 100-lapper at K-C

  Posted: 10/17/2007, 02:05 pm

  Can Shannon Babb win his third Dirt Track World Championship? Will Scott Bloomquist continue to find K-C Raceway to his liking? We'll find out this weekend. Here's a scouting report of the Oct. 19-20 Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Full Story

• Oller dominates Fall Nationals, earns $3,700

  Posted: 10/16/2007, 09:27 pm By Jimmy Dearing

  GRANITE CITY, Ill. (Oct. 13) — Mark Oller of Highland, Ill., did no wrong at the second annual Crate American Racing Series Fall Nationals at Tri-City Speedway, and it paid off pretty well. Oller had a $3,700 night by setting fast Full Story

• Elliott collects $5,000 with New Egypt victory

  Posted: 10/16/2007, 10:44 pm From track reports

  NEW EGYPT, N.J. (Oct. 14) — Picking up a special event victory for the second weekend in a row, Ricky Elliott of Seaford, Del., led all 40 laps of the unsanctioned Roctober at the Jersey Shore Late Model special at New Egypt Speedway. Full Story

• Fall Fest wrapup: Satterlee surprise contender

  Posted: 10/16/2007, 12:07 pm By Todd Turner

  Throughout most of the 75-lap Ultimate main event at Challenger Raceway's Fall Fest XIII, drivers battling up front were racers with big victories under their belts: Davey Johnson, Scott James, Billy Drake, Steve Casebolt and Rob Blair. Full Story

• Miller survives, wins $10,000 at Golden Isles

  Posted: 10/15/2007, 05:12 pm By Kelley Carlton

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Oct. 13) — Ohio driver Matt Miller, serving as a guest driver for Jacksonville, Fla.-based M&M Motorsports, was hot at Golden Isles Speedway. Almost too hot. With his No. 7 burning rear end grease over the 60-lap race's Full Story

• Pearson, Lloyd split victories at Golden Isles

  Posted: 10/14/2007, 10:54 pm By Kelley Carlton

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Oct. 12) — Floridians Earl Pearson Jr. and Ivedent Lloyd Jr. shared twin victories in O'Reilly Southern All Star East competition at the newly-reconfigured Golden Isles Speedway. Pearson, of Jacksonville, and Lloyd, Full Story

• Fall Fest: Drake leads last 11 laps for $20,000

  Posted: 10/13/2007, 10:37 pm By Todd Turner

  JACKSONVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 13) — Drivers who start deep in the field usually know whether they've got a race car that can go to the front. At Challenger Raceway's $20,000-to-win Ultimate, Billy Drake of Bloomington, Ill., wasn't so sure Full Story

• Fall Fest: Davey Johnson draws pole for feature

  Posted: 10/13/2007, 07:25 pm By Todd Turner

  JACKSONVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 13) — Davey Johnson of Latrobe, Pa., drew the pole position for Saturday night's $20,000-to-win Ultimate main event at Challenger Raceway's Fall Fest XIII. The 16 transferees from Friday night's heat races Full Story

• McCool takes victory in Bama Brawl opener

  Posted: 10/13/2007, 10:12 am From track reports

  MOULTON, Ala. (Oct. 12) — Starting outside the front row, Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., won a 2007 race with his third different sanctioning body as he captured the first night of the Bama Brawl at Moulton Speedway. McCool earned Full Story

• Fall Fest: Mollick scores a surprise heat victory

  Posted: 10/13/2007, 09:28 am By Todd Turner

  JACKSONVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 12) — Plenty of accomplished drivers made boneheaded moves and mistakes during rough-and-tumble heat race action at Challenger Raceway, but unheralded John Mollick looked like the consummate professional in Full Story

• Francis heading in right direction at Bulls Gap

  Posted: 10/13/2007, 08:27 am By Kevin Kovac

  BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Oct. 12) — So far, so good for Steve Francis. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series points leader took another step toward his first career tour championship, winning Friday's heat race during opening-night action Full Story

• Fall Fest: Scott, Hartman among heat winners

  Posted: 10/13/2007, 01:10 am By Todd Turner

  JACKSONVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 12) — Before his eighth and final heat race at Challenger Raceway's Fall Fest XIII, David Scott checked the lineup to see which drivers were starting around him. After some rough-and-tumble action in the first Full Story