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Notes: Indiana rookie finding Crate success
Posted: 07/10/2025, 05:50 am By Todd TurnerAfter a half-dozen seasons in the factory stock division, Brent McMillan was excited to make the jump to Crate Late Models in 2025. And to find himself now racing against standout drivers in that higher-profile division, “it’s kind Full Story
Dispatches: B-Shepp conquers Wheatland oval
Posted: 07/12/2025, 09:40 pmAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing heading into the second weekend in July, including DIRTcar Summer Nationals and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action (look for World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Full Story
Dispatches: First U.S. victory for Canadian Haskell
Posted: 07/05/2025, 12:15 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing during the Fourth of July weekend, including DIRTcar Summer Nationals and other action (look for World of Outlaws coverage of Deer Creek’s NAPA Gopher State 50 elsewhere). Full Story
Notes: From calf-roping to manhandling cars
Posted: 07/03/2025, 06:55 am By Todd TurnerYou can’t say Sid Scarbrough doesn’t know how to win tight races. Whether it’s beating the clock while calf-roping at a rodeo, winning an election as a county official by a single vote or steering his Crate Late Model to a narrow Full Story
T-Mac shelves struggles with dazzling Nodak rally
Posted: 06/30/2025, 06:43 amBefore Sunday’s World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series event at Nodak Speedway, North Dakota sprint car legend Donny Schatz told Tim McCreadie the tour’s first race at the 3/8-mile since 1989 wouldn’t disappoint. | Full Story
Column: Rocket awaits return of Josh Richards
Posted: 06/26/2025, 02:30 pmMark Richards knew there was plenty of interest surrounding his son Josh’s first fast laps behind the wheel of a Dirt Late Model since the 2022 season. And with last weekend’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Firecracker Full Story
Notes: Indiana rookie experiences highs, lows
Posted: 06/26/2025, 07:16 am By Todd TurnerWithin his first few months as a Super Late Model driver, it didn’t take long for Braiden Keller to discover the highs and lows of a competitive sport. One night the 19-year-old from West Lebanon, Ind., is soaking up victory lane at Full Story
Column: Merger natural evolution for Stuckey
Posted: 06/19/2025, 06:30 amRonnie Stuckey knows how difficult it is to become successful — and stay successful — as a chassis builder in the Dirt Late Model division. The specific segment of the industry has been his life for more than a decade and he’ll candidly Full Story
Dispatches: Chad Simpson back in victory lane
Posted: 06/15/2025, 08:02 amAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the weekend of June 13-14, including the DIRTcar Summer Nationals among other weekend special events (look for coverage of Selinsgrove Ford Appalachian Mountain Speedweek Full Story
Notes: On 'vacation,' Millwood chases Hell Tour
Posted: 06/11/2025, 03:33 pm By Todd TurnerKANKAKEE, Ill. (June 11) — While plenty of drivers take vacation time to compete on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, it’s hardly a vacation from work. Drivers and crews toil on repetitive and long, hot days at 30-plus tracks around the Full Story
Back after surgery, it's all about fun for Harrison
Posted: 06/11/2025, 05:49 am By Todd TurnerBROWNSTOWN, Ill. (June 10) — After April 7 surgery to remove a nickel-size melanoma patch near the corner of Mike Harrison's left eye, doctors gave him permission on May 8 to resume normal activities. It’s no surprise to anyone that Full Story
New schemes, big T-shirt sales at Eldora
Posted: 06/09/2025, 02:46 pm By Aaron ClayROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — Eldora Speedway is a hot spot for debuting the latest Dirt Late Model T-shirts with drivers Bobby Pierce, Tyler Erb and Ashton Winger among those fielding cars with novel graphic schemes at Dream XXXI. | Slideshow Full Story
Notes: Streak continues for Shadyhill standout
Posted: 06/05/2025, 07:57 am By Todd TurnerThe 2025 season for Dirt Late Model racer Jace Owens is looking a lot like 2024. The reigning Limited Late Model champion at Shadyhill Speedway in Medaryville, Ind., has four victories in his first four starts of the season at the quarter-mile Full Story
Previewing 2025's Appalachian Mountain Speedweek
Posted: 06/04/2025, 05:35 pm By Kyle McFaddenSelinsgrove Ford Appalachian Mountain Speedweek is back in action for a third straight season starting this Friday at Clinton County Speedway in Mill Hall, Pa., the opening night of the eight-race miniseries spanning 10 days. FloRacing Full Story
Fast Facts: Eldora Speedway's Dream XXXI
Posted: 06/02/2025, 06:55 am By Aaron Clay(Complete Dream coverage) Dates: June 4-7 (50-lap, $20,000-to-win program Wednesday for FloRacing Night in America; split-field $30,000-to-win preliminary features Thursday and Friday for DIRT-car Late Models; Saturday’s 100-lap finale) Track: Full Story
Dispatches: La Salle keeps Pierce humming
Posted: 05/29/2025, 01:26 pmAmong the latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the last weekend in May, including MARS Champion Series coverage from La Salle (Ill.) Speedway among other weekend special events (look for coverage of Northern Allstars Full Story
Victories validate T-Mac's confidence in his ability
Posted: 05/19/2025, 02:59 pm By Kyle McFaddenBEDFORD, Pa. (May 18) — With two victories in a four-day span on the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series, Tim McCreadie has proven he remains capable of winning at the Dirt Late Model racing’s highest level. The last Full Story
Ultra-confident Pierce deterred by no racetrack
Posted: 05/18/2025, 05:16 pm By Kyle McFaddenMARION CENTER, Pa. (May 17) — Going on three years now, Bobby Pierce has showcased his dominant ways are here to stay. Saturday’s World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series event at Marion Center Raceway is another testament Full Story
Column: Guliani's rise to sought-after consultant
Posted: 05/15/2025, 05:53 pmEverything was perfect in Vinny Guliani’s world last Saturday night at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark. There was the 38-year-old engineer/crew member-turned-technical consultant, standing in victory at his hometown track Full Story
Notes: Older car endures for Minnesota racer
Posted: 05/15/2025, 06:28 am By Todd TurnerJosh Zimpel ended his 2024 Dirt Late Model season with a thud. The 25-year-old Braham, Minn., racer was running second in the season finale at his home track, Ogilvie Raceway, when he smashed the wall. The 2017 model Victory by Moyer car Full Story
Notes: Job leads to Late Model racing for Iowan
Posted: 05/08/2025, 06:52 am By Todd TurnerCurtis Glover’s livelihood — and his Late Model racing career — comes from what the Iowa driver calls “kind of a weird story.” Nearly 20 years ago, Glover had been laid off from his concrete job, and he was getting to the point Full Story
Notes: Tough ending for Shiels in battle at Attica
Posted: 05/03/2025, 02:00 pm By Kyle McFaddenATTICA, Ohio (May 2) — Devin Shiels surely thought Friday at Attica Raceway Park — his 45th birthday — would be the night he’d break through to win his first Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series feature. | RaceWire The Full Story
Notes: Young Virginian loves circling dirt tracks
Posted: 05/01/2025, 09:21 am By Todd TurnerA third-generation dirt racer, Braeson Fulton is following the tire tracks of his talented grandfather and father. But even if racing courses through your veins, that doesn’t mean pointing a race car the right direction always comes naturally. Full Story
Earnhardt prodigy to run Crate at Natural Bridge
Posted: 04/24/2025, 06:18 pm By Kyle McFaddenAn Earnhardt is back behind the wheel of a Dirt Late Model. Wyatt Earnhardt Miller, the grandson of seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Dale Earnhardt Sr. and great-grandson of Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame driver Ralph Earnhardt, is making Full Story
Notes: North Carolinian shines with sweep
Posted: 04/24/2025, 08:02 am By Todd TurnerWhen longtime spectator Dante Curtis decided to become a Late Model racer six years ago, the Murphy, N.C., resident knew he had a lot to learn, “I was a bleacher creature and had no idea what I was doing,” admits the 26-year-old. Fast Full Story
