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Notes: Chassis change pays for Illinois Crate racer
Posted: 06/15/2017, 07:53 am By Alli CollisChassis switches don’t always pay off, but Myles Moos has found an off-season change has already paid off midway through 2017. Debuting a new Barry Wright Race Car at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway’s Illini 100 weekend, the 23-year-old Full Story
No. 1 Rocket team falls shy of Eldora glory again
Posted: 06/13/2017, 06:31 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — Year after year, for more than four decades now, Mark Richards has trekked to Eldora Speedway’s crown jewel Dirt Late Model events with a variety of drivers — first as a crew member, then as a team owner Full Story
Saturday's Dream XXIII heat race lineups
Posted: 06/10/2017, 08:06 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Heat race lineups for Saturday’s Dream XXIII presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway. The lineups were set by points accrued (listed below) in Thursday and Friday preliminary events with a five-car inversion (complete Full Story
Notes: Tennessee Crate racer finding success
Posted: 06/08/2017, 07:24 am By Alli CollisJesse Lowe hasn’t competed in the Crate Late Model division for long, but after a switch from a steel-head engine Late Model competition, the 24-year-old Crossville, Tenn., driver is already finding the on-track success he always knew Full Story
Fast Facts: Dream XXIII presented by Ferris
Posted: 06/06/2017, 07:34 amDream XXIII presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers Dates: June 8-10 (Twin $5,000-to-win features Thursday, twin $10,000-to-win features Friday and heats, consolations and $100,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete Dream coverage Track: Full Story
Notes: Next-generation Bernheisel takes reins
Posted: 06/02/2017, 11:22 am By Kevin KovacNEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. (June 1) — Bryan Bernheisel finds himself in a brave new world this season. With his father, veteran racer and chassis builder Jim Bernheisel, pulling back from his own racing to put all the family team’s resources Full Story
Notes: Consistent Brown on top of SECA standings
Posted: 06/01/2017, 08:36 am By Alli CollisConsistency is the key to success for Dillon Brown’s racing program. Closing the 2016 season with 11 victories and a track championship, the 24-year-old Gaffney, S.C., driver is rolling again in 2017, aiming for the Southeastern Crate Full Story
Quick Time: Illinois drivers suddenly bejeweled
Posted: 05/31/2017, 02:44 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: Iowa's Cooney off to hot start in '17
Posted: 05/25/2017, 06:59 am By Alli CollisTodd Cooney of Des Moines, Iowa, has been racing Late Models for over two decades. But after 22 years behind the wheel, winning is just as exciting for the 43-year-old driver as it was when he first began. While his 2017 campaign just Full Story
Notes: Big crowd sees Bowman's first super win
Posted: 05/18/2017 By Alli CollisNot every driver’s first Super Late Model victory comes in front of a jam-packed grandstand. But Adam Bowman was lucky enough to do just that. Making the trip to Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., for the May 13 free general admission Full Story
Fast Talk: Unheralded drivers and Deery streak
Posted: 05/15/2017, 10:15 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products considers WoO’s weekend in Tennessee and the busy stretch of Illinois action with different winners in each of the six races (edited for length and clarity): Who was the weekend’s Full Story
Notes: Georgian aims to improve on best season
Posted: 05/11/2017, 12:12 am By Alli CollisComing off what he considers to be the best season of his Late Model career, Rhett Carter hasn’t slowed down in 2017. The 46-year-old from Blackshear, Ga., has notched five early-season victories, and he’s aiming to pick up at least Full Story
Notes: Michigan veteran off to quick start in '17
Posted: 05/04/2017, 07:25 am By Alli CollisAfter a long winless stretch, 29-year racing veteran Bill Bray clicked off a couple of Super Late Model victories last summer to regain his confidence. Now the 48-year-old driver from Spring Lake, Mich., has a double-shot of confidence Full Story
Quick Time: May's driver stock market
Posted: 05/03/2017, 10:45 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: Tennessee teen climbing through ranks
Posted: 04/20/2017, 08:40 am By Alli CollisAt 16 years old, Kyle Courtney of Knoxville, Tenn., is younger than most of his fellow Late Model competitors. But after scoring his first victory of the season over the weekend at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tenn., intimidation is no longer Full Story
Column: Budda, 'fan of little man,' has big heart
Posted: 04/19/2017, 11:48 amWho is Larry Redenius? Well, he’s a well-known figure in the Dirt Late Model world. He can walk through pit areas across the country — but especially in the Midwest — and be greeted warmly by countless friends thanks to his easygoing Full Story
Lucas Oil Series rounds up contingencies
Posted: 04/11/2017, 11:17 pmThe Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has announced its sponsors and marketing partners for the 2017 season. The series has lined up more than two dozen marketing partners for this racing season. “We'd like to thank all of the 2017 sponsors Full Story
Quick Time: When national tours are quiet
Posted: 04/12/2017, 09:30 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: VMS Crate victory a letdown for Davenport
Posted: 04/10/2017, 03:38 pm By Kevin KovacJAMAICA, Va. (April 8) — Jonathan Davenport was a winner Saturday at Virginia Motor Speedway, but the look on his face as he stood in victory lane after capturing the 40-lap Fastrak Racing Series Crate Late Model feature that capped the Full Story
Quick Time: Checking the driver stock market
Posted: 04/05/2017, 01:21 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
Column: Mayor Barnett decides to call it a career
Posted: 03/29/2017, 06:37 pmThe first thought that crossed Steve Barnett’s mind after he underwent surgery to repair the T-5 vertebra he fractured in a wild, flipping accident last Oct. 1 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway was, naturally, when he would return to the Full Story
Column: Izzo's passion dovetails into promoting
Posted: 03/22/2017, 04:51 pmThere isn’t much mystery behind how the Dirt Late Model division became Tony Izzo Jr.’s life — first as a standout driver, now as a promoter of special events at La Salle (Ill.) Speedway and other tracks. | Slideshow Izzo, of course, Full Story
Quick Time: Counting down to Sweet Sixteen
Posted: 03/22/2017, 09:34 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
Quick Time: Fascinating history of Speedweeks
Posted: 03/08/2017, 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
Quick Time: Speedweeks by-the-numbers review
Posted: 03/01/2017, 10:11 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
