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Dohm enjoys career-best Brownstown finish
Posted: 09/26/2020, 06:59 am By Robert HolmanBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 25) — Zach Dohm’s career-best effort at Brownstown Speedway was almost over before it ever got started. Dohm, of Cross Lanes, W.Va., started ninth in Friday’s 40-lap Night Before the Jackson and ran as high Full Story
Notes: Mag Crate champ eyes late-season success
Posted: 09/24/2020, 10:44 am By Joshua JoinerAs he closes in on his second straight Crate Late Model track title at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., it may seem as though most of the hard work of Randall Beckwith’s 2020 season is behind him. But in reality, Beckwith, Full Story
Notes: Oregonian finds links with golf, racing
Posted: 09/17/2020, 12:32 pm By Joshua JoinerIt’s difficult to see the similarities between the loud, dust-filled atmosphere of a dirt track and the serenity of a golf course. But if you ask Preston Luckman, there are plenty of parallels between the two sports. For Luckman, the Full Story
Column: Doubt creeps in amid J.D.'s tough season
Posted: 09/16/2020, 09:14 amJonathan Davenport famously called his 2019 season — a campaign in which he won 17 times and captured the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship — the “best-worse year” he had ever experienced. His repeated failures in crown Full Story
Saturday’s Intercontinental heat lineups
Posted: 09/12/2020, 01:11 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Saturday’s heat lineups for the Intercontinental Classic based on points accrued in Thursday and Friday prelims (five-car inversion); Saturday’s 67-lap feature pays $50,000-to-win (complete Intercontinental Classic Full Story
Notes: Less pressure, more success for Morrow
Posted: 09/10/2020, 03:35 am By Joshua JoinerAt the end of the 2018 season, Todd Morrow was so frustrated with racing that he quit with no idea if he would ever return. With increasing costs making it harder and harder for a driver on a limited budget to be competitive, Morrow, a Full Story
Hypothetical Intercontinental Classic betting board
Posted: 09/09/2020, 07:28 am By Andy SavaryFor some added fun at home during Sept. 10-12’s Intercontinental Classic, play along with a selection of hypothetical proposition bets and driver matchups for Eldora Speedway’s spectator free, $50,000-to-win event streamed at FloRacing Full Story
Notes: Michigan driver straightens out car, career
Posted: 09/03/2020, 12:59 am By Joshua JoinerThe 2019 season was not a good one for Garrett Wiles. In fact, with no wins and very few competitive performances, it was his worst year of racing since making the jump from modifieds to Late Models in 2014. It was so bad that the Hubbardston, Full Story
Notes: Thriving South Dakota rookie hits goals
Posted: 08/27/2020, 06:49 am By Joshua JoinerWhen Tyler McDonald decided to make the jump from modifieds to Late Models in 2020, he set two goals for himself: Win five races by the end of the season and win at least one race at each of his three primary tracks. With his Aug. 21 victory Full Story
Podium-landing Michigan standout shines on tour
Posted: 08/24/2020, 06:16 am By Joshua JoinerNo one was more excited for the DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour to make its extended 2020 Michigan swing than Dona Marcoullier. And for good reason. Armed with his nearly new Black Diamond Chassis powered by a new Rhyne Competition Engine, Full Story
Notes: Iowan blossoms with newfound success
Posted: 08/20/2020, 12:52 am By Todd TurnerLogan Duffy jumped into the Late Model division before he was even old enough to have a driver’s license, and for his first full season, in 2019, he was a relative novice behind the wheel. Lacking confidence in his abilities. Frightened Full Story
Invitation list for Eldora's Intercontinental Classic
Posted: 08/17/2020, 08:07 pmThe 44 drivers invited to Eldora Speedway’s Intercontinental Classic, the $50,000-to-win scheduled for Sept. 10-12 that replaces the World 100 in Rossburg, Ohio; four other drivers will be selected by fan voting to fill the 48-car field Full Story
Fast Talk: McCreadie's latest 50-grand conquest
Posted: 08/17/2020, 11:54 amOur roundtable gathers to discuss the busy North-South 100 weekend at Florence Speedway, the restart of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and make other comments on the past weekend and the one to come in the weekly feature presented by Castrol Full Story
Notes: Winning again at 72 after 25-year hiatus
Posted: 08/13/2020, 08:46 am By Joshua JoinerWhen Jim McBee won the Limited Late Model feature at Pennsylvania’s Bedford Speedway on July 17, it may have been a surprise to everyone else at the track that night, but it was no surprise to him. Returning to the driver’s seat in Full Story
Fast Facts: Florence Speedway's North-South 100
Posted: 08/11/2020, 07:09 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 13-15 (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: Full Story
Notes: Florida ace races in memory of best friend
Posted: 08/06/2020, 06:27 am By Joshua JoinerWith eight victories in 16 Crate Late Model races this year, Bo Slay is having by far the best season of his career. The 29-year-old Milton, Fla., driver has been nothing short of dominant in his local area with victories at three tracks, Full Story
Notes: Kokomo familiar ground for WoO director
Posted: 08/01/2020, 12:12 pm By Kevin KovacKOKOMO, Ind. (July 31) — Standing in Kokomo Speedway’s pit area Friday felt like old times for World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series director Casey Shuman. No one among the national tour’s traveling brigade is more Full Story
Notes: Illinois Crate racer navigates success
Posted: 07/30/2020, 10:07 am By Joshua JoinerBrandon Eskew knew the 2020 season had the potential to be a great year for him, but he had to wait an extra two months to prove it. Eskew, the 22-year-old driver from Ashland, Ill., and his family-owned Crate Late Model team purchased Full Story
Quick Time: Analyzing same-track tour success
Posted: 07/29/2020, 12:26 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Time, presented Full Story
Notes: Joyous I-80 win for brain tumor survivor
Posted: 07/23/2020, 10:25 am By Joshua JoinerWhen Brandon Saltzman of Omaha, Neb., earned his first-ever feature victory in the July 17 weekly Limited Late Model feature at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., he celebrated a lot like any other first-time winner might celebrate a breakthrough Full Story
Notes: Special satisfaction for former crewman
Posted: 07/16/2020, 04:16 am By Joshua JoinerOn July 4, Mitch Caskey climbed from his Super Late Model and stood in victory lane at Midway Speedway in Crooksville, Ohio, after topping a 15-car field in the 3/8-mile oval’s weekly Super Late Model feature. Standing in victory lane Full Story
Fast Talk: Summer racing gets into full swing
Posted: 07/13/2020, 10:48 amOur weekly roundtable presented by Castrol Oil reviews a busy weekend that featured events for both national tours and big races for the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals (edited for clarity and length): Full Story
Notes: Gundaker's bold move pays at Fairbury
Posted: 07/12/2020, 06:42 am By Todd TurnerFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 11) — Gordy Gundaker obviously made some impressive moves in rallying from his 15th starting spot for a $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory at Fairbury Speedway. But none were more important than on lap 42 when Full Story
Southern Nat'ls upstart carries best of intentions
Posted: 07/10/2020, 09:05 am By Joshua JoinerThe opening race of the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals can’t get here soon enough for Jake Knowles. That’s not only because Knowles is ready for the chance to improve on his runner-up points finish on the tour last season. The Rome, Full Story
Notes: Steady setup puts Iowan in victory lane
Posted: 07/09/2020, 04:13 am By Todd TurnerTinkering with shock changes and suspension setups provides virtually endless variables that can lead Dirt Late Model racers to get far away from a baseline. Plenty of racers have been there, IMCA racer Eric Pollard knows all too well. “We’ve Full Story
