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Notes: MB mentors give Wisconsin rookie boost
Posted: 08/10/2017, 12:03 am By Alli CollisUnexpected. That word best describes hometown driver James Giossi’s thoughts on his first career Late Model victory in last Friday’s NASCAR Late Model program at Cedar Lake Speedway. A rookie in the division, the 20-year-old is just Full Story
Quick Time: Late-race drama at North-South
Posted: 08/09/2017, 10:17 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Fast Facts: 35th annual North-South 100
Posted: 08/08/2017, 05:56 pm By Robert Holman35th North-South 100 Dates: Aug. 10-12 (one $10,000-to-win program on Thursday followed by Friday’s prelims for Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale) Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., (half-mile high-banked clay oval) Sanction: Full Story
Notes: Sheppard regrets tactics in USA Nationals
Posted: 08/06/2017, 10:09 pm By Kevin KovacNEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Aug. 5) — It’s not often that the throttle-stomping Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., can be accused of driving too conservatively, but he admittedly did just that in Saturday’s 30th annual USA Nationals finale Full Story
Notes: Day job gives Hicks edge in Crates
Posted: 08/03/2017, 12:01 am By Alli CollisWorking as a fabricator at Longhorn Chassis, it only made sense for Benji Hicks of Mount Airy, N.C., to purchase a new car from the Trinity, N.C.-based chassis company. The decision has already paid off in 2017, with Hicks scoring victories Full Story
Quick Time: Tracking the youth movement
Posted: 08/02/2017, 11:32 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Column: Durable chassis continues Rocket success
Posted: 08/01/2017, 01:52 pmDon’t let those pictures you’ve no doubt seen of multiple identically-prepared Rocket Chassis house cars sitting in the team’s Shinnston, W.Va., shop fool you. Just because Mark Richards’s powerhouse operation has a fleet of blue Full Story
Notes: Titles unlikely, but Opie shining in '17
Posted: 07/27/2017, 12:50 am By Alli CollisAfter debuting a new Billy Moyer Victory Race Car back in May, Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., has been on a roll through the summer, scoring multiple wins and top-five finishes against tough weekly fields at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway Full Story
Quick Time: Career-high paydays for top drivers
Posted: 07/26/2017, 04:13 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Notes: Heart surgery to sideline IMCA contender
Posted: 07/20/2017, 07:49 am By Alli CollisIowa driver Jeremiah Hurst only remembers bits and pieces of Friday’s second 30-lap feature at Farley (Iowa) Speedway, but anyone hearing the story won’t soon forget it. Unable to breathe normally, the 41-year-old Dubuque native was Full Story
Column: Oakshade win satisfying one for K-Rob
Posted: 07/18/2017, 01:27 pmKent Robinson was still dressed in his driver’s suit well after he celebrated Saturday’s victory in the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals-sanctioned Birthday Race at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. He stood alongside his trailer parked Full Story
Driving throwback car, Knowles plots his future
Posted: 07/18/2017, 01:22 am By Todd TurnerBRASSTOWN, N.C. (July 17) — With much of his racing coming close to home, and mostly in the budget-conscious Crate Late Model division, Jake Knowles was glad to jump into his Super Late Model on Monday at Tri-County Racetrack. | RaceWire The Full Story
Notes: Eitniear turns heads with crate engine
Posted: 07/15/2017, 11:54 am By Kevin KovacWAUSEON, Ohio (July 14) — Brad Eitniear’s ninth-place finish in Friday night’s 40-lap UMP DIRTcar Summernationals-sanctioned Prelude to the Birthday Race at Oakshade Raceway was anything but ordinary. He secured it, after all, with Full Story
Notes: Shiels takes aim at elusive Oakshade title
Posted: 07/13/2017, 05:35 am By Alli CollisThree points. That was the difference between runner-up Devin Shiels of Britton, Mich., and champion Brian Ruhlman of Clarklake, Mich., in the final 2016 weekly points standings at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. Losing the title by Full Story
Quick Time: Visiting winners on national tours
Posted: 07/12/2017, 10:48 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Column: Oregon's Duty chases his racing dream
Posted: 07/11/2017, 06:28 amJustin Duty loves Dirt Late Model racing and harbors dreams of racing full-time in the division someday, but reaching that lofty goal comes with some obstacles that other similarly-intentioned young drivers don’t face. Most notably, Full Story
Notes: Hornsby draws up prescription for success
Posted: 07/06/2017, 08:59 am By Todd TurnerWhen scheduling classes for his freshman fall semester at West Virginia University, Henry Hornsby III had options that included avoiding early-morning classes or blocking out specific days of the week. The Beckley, W.Va. resident's primary Full Story
Notes: Middle Tennessee racer racks up victories
Posted: 06/29/2017, 12:26 am By Robert HolmanRandy Gifford has seen hot streaks before. During a career spanning 34 years, there’s not much that the veteran racer from Flintville, Tenn., hasn’t seen. However, a winning percentage like Gifford is enjoying this season is probably Full Story
Quick Time: Under-30 success on national tours
Posted: 06/28/2017, 08:01 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Column: Patient pacing leads to Firecracker win
Posted: 06/27/2017, 02:26 amRubber began to lay down on the track surface of Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., early in Saturday night’s 11th annual Firecracker 100, creating a single fast lane around the 4/10-mile oval. That should have been great news for the Full Story
$10,000 at Florence a shot in arm for Carrier
Posted: 06/25/2017, 02:33 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (June 24) — Eddie Carrier Jr. hadn’t visited victory lane in more than two years — 863 days, to be exact. But the former Sunoco North-South 100 winner ended that drought Saturday at Florence Speedway, scoring his first Full Story
Body shop sold, Oregon driver tackles UMP tour
Posted: 06/23/2017, 10:57 am By Todd TurnerBANNER, Ill. — For newcoming racers drawn to the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals, there are plenty of unknowns. Unfamiliar tracks, unfamiliar formats and unfamiliar competition during the grueling month-long tour hitting nearly 30 races at Full Story
Notes: Racing studies help UK freshman shine
Posted: 06/22/2017, 02:18 am By Alli CollisIt may have taken a couple of seasons for Tripp Gerrald of Lexington, Ky., to pick up steam in the Late Model division. But after scoring a couple of victories at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Ky., the 18-year-old driver is more Full Story
Quick Time: Come at the king, you best not miss
Posted: 06/21/2017, 04:23 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing (and the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Notes: One lap forward, two back for Satterlee
Posted: 06/19/2017, 06:25 am By Robert HolmanCOLUMBUS, Miss. (June 17) — One step forward. Two steps back. Gregg Satterlee may not be Russian, but he can probably relate to the 1904 revolutionary pamphlet written by Russian leader Vladimir Lenin. While Lenin’s publication referring Full Story
