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Quick Time: Crown jewel wins, top-fives
Posted: 05/18/2016, 03:17 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Ontario teen jumps into Super Late Models
Posted: 05/12/2016, 09:16 am By Clayton JohnsAfter a long and sometimes slow off-season, Canadian driver Jake Hooker hit full speed Saturday at Ontario’s South Buxton Raceway. In finishing fourth Saturday, however, Chatham-Kent teenager was behind the wheel of a car with significantly Full Story
Notes: Young Mississippi racer clicks off victories
Posted: 05/12/2016, 08:34 am By Alli CollisNot every racer can say that their first career Late Model victory came at their hometown track. But Bryant Marsh of Corinth, Miss., is among the few. Scoring his first win at North Mississippi Motor Park Speedway last season, the now 16-year-old Full Story
Fast Talk: Dirt racing partying like it's 1991
Posted: 05/09/2016, 09:59 amOur weekly roundtable gathers to discuss the latest and greatest in Dirt Late Model racing in Out-Pace Racing Products-sponsored Fast Talk (edited for clarity and length): Big weekend victories for Bloomquist, Moyer, Pierce and Moran — Full Story
Notes: Wisconsin rookie quickly finds victory lane
Posted: 05/05/2016, 08:51 am By Alli CollisLate Model rookie Jesse Glenz of Fall Creek, Wis., will tell you that he has high expectations when it comes to his on-track performance. But winning his second career Late Model start? Even Glenz couldn’t have predicted that one. For Full Story
Quick Time: Balancing success on national tours
Posted: 04/27/2016, 07:38 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Notes: Settling in on dirt, Reaid starts to shine
Posted: 04/21/2016, 09:50 am By Alli CollisT.J. Reaid of Acworth, Ga., found significant success during his time in the asphalt ranks, competing in some of the sports most prestigious events, along with piloting cars owned by current NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Busch and former Full Story
Quick Time: There's no time like the first time
Posted: 04/20/2016, 12:44 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Notes: Highland, Ill., veteran off to a hot start
Posted: 04/14/2016, 08:28 am By Alli CollisFor Chad Zobrist of Highland, Ill., racing isn’t just a hobby. It’s a family endeavor. The 38-year-old driver grew up watching his father and uncle race, and now he and his cousins are carrying on the family tradition. Coming off a Full Story
Quick Time: Home runs on the national tours?
Posted: 04/13/2016, 12:24 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Quick Time: When the big money is on the line
Posted: 04/06/2016, 02:38 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Quick Time: Spring look at driver stock market
Posted: 03/30/2016, 04:03 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Bloomquist, Eldora, FALS touted in driver survey
Posted: 03/29/2016, 03:13 pm By Andy Savary and Todd TurnerWhat Dirt Late Model racers say for public consumption is one thing. But when camera lights fade and the digital recorders click off, reporters and fans sometimes have one more pressing question. “How do you really feel?” And in launching Full Story
Returning Babcock gets back in groove for BPM
Posted: 03/28/2016, 10:10 am By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (March 26) — While most of the Dirt Late Model world was focused on La Salle (Ill.) Speedway’s Thaw Brawl and Brian Birkhofer’s return to the driver’s seat, the 2014 Knoxville Late Model Nationals winner wasn’t the Full Story
Coalescing team boosts Shirley to early success
Posted: 03/26/2016, 11:52 amLa SALLE, Ill. (March 25) — With Brian Shirley’s victory in the 50-lap Thaw Brawl preliminary feature Friday night at La Salle Speedway continuing his excellent early-2016 performance, he was posed an entirely appropriate postrace question. “Have Full Story
Notes: Fertile racetrack could give Pearson a lift
Posted: 03/17/2016, 12:38 pm By Kevin KovacA new race car and a track where he’s enjoyed plenty of success — Earl Pearson Jr. is hopeful that’s the combination he needs this weekend to turn around his racing fortunes on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. One week after Full Story
Column: Speedy Ownbey enjoying newfound fame
Posted: 03/09/2016, 07:07 amWho is John Ownbey? That’s a question many people across the greater Dirt Late Model landscape are suddenly asking. With two significant victories in the past three weeks — a $3,000 Winterfest score Feb. 20 at Winchester (Tenn.) Speedway Full Story
Retired California dirt racer facing grim future
Posted: 03/05/2016, 03:29 am By Todd TurnerRacing three years ago at the track where he had previously enjoyed the best run of his career, John Lowrey steered to an impressive heat-race victory at Tucson (Ariz.) International Raceway during the Winter Extreme’s final weekend. With Full Story
Back after neck injury, Georgian ready to race
Posted: 03/03/2016, 09:40 am By Alli CollisThe night of Aug. 14, 2015 is one that Jeff Smith of Villanow, Ga., won’t ever forget. It was during that evening’s Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series event at I-75 Speedway in Sweetwater, Tenn., that the 37-year-old driver Full Story
Hometown driver's bid for Ocala victory spoiled
Posted: 02/15/2016, 11:58 am By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 14) — Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, Fla., was so busy racing all weekend he didn’t have time to pick up a Valentine’s Day gift for his wife Melanie before heading out for his hometown’s Bubba Raceway Park on Sunday Full Story
Pennsy travelers enjoy big Speedweeks night
Posted: 02/14/2016, 06:25 amAt least in the Dirt Late Model world, Saturday night belonged to Pennsylvanians. Keystone State drivers took center stage at Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, sweeping the evening’s national touring events with victories by York’s Rick Full Story
Denied by last-lap crash, T-Mac remains upbeat
Posted: 02/11/2016, 07:37 am By Kevin KovacGIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 10) — Tim McCreadie appeared to be on the verge of accenting his steady 2016 resurgence with a dramatic victory Wednesday night at East Bay Raceway Park. But as the 41-year-old driver from Watertown, N.Y., attempted Full Story
Column: Hall of Fame dad calls shots for Moyer
Posted: 02/04/2016, 05:16 amA tweet that Billy Moyer Jr. sent out to his 14,000-plus Twitter followers Jan. 27 provided all the evidence anyone needs to know about his enthusiasm for this year’s Georgia-Florida Speedweeks activities. “My crew chief for speedweeks!” Full Story
Column: After tough '15, Shirley's second chance
Posted: 01/20/2016, 09:55 amIt’s nearly the end of January, and Brian Shirley is hard at work in his Chatham, Ill., shop with two full-time crew members preparing fresh, shiny race cars for an assault on February’s Georgia-Florida Speedweeks. He can be forgiven, Full Story
Column: Bernheisel's path to a lengthy career
Posted: 01/13/2016, 01:11 pmJim Bernheisel doesn’t deny that his long involvement in the Dirt Late Model world — almost 40 years as a driver and nearly as many as a parts business owner and chassis builder — is somewhat of a surprise. Geography, after all, presented Full Story
