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Column: Dan Schlieper misses life behind wheel
Posted: 06/23/2015, 08:09 amDan Schlieper was standing in the middle of the muddy pit area at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., before the start of the track’s recent UMP DIRTcar Summernationals-sanctioned Masters weekend finale when he was asked a pointed Full Story
Notes: Stolbas bring life back to West Plains oval
Posted: 06/18/2015, 08:29 am By Alli CollisFor more than a year, West Plains (Mo.) Speedway, the former home of the Show-Me 100, sat vacant. The 3/8-mile red clay oval that had produced multiple crown jewel titles for Hall of Famers Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., and Billy Full Story
Notes: Cooley's rhythm rolling toward Magnolia
Posted: 06/11/2015, 07:45 am By Alli CollisThis weekend the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will invade Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., for the annual $20,000-to-win Clash at the Mag. And after nearly sweeping Crate and Super Late Model features at the 3/8-mile oval Full Story
Quick Time: Driver buys, sells and holds for June
Posted: 06/10/2015, 10:23 am By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner 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: Culp girds up to tackle Summernationals
Posted: 06/09/2015, 04:36 pmTimothy Culp doesn’t know if he will in fact enter all 28 UMP DIRTcar Summernationals events scheduled to be contested over the next 32 days. It’s an ambitious goal, after all, for a 24-year-old driver who has never raced more than Full Story
Notes: McDowell knows of weighty Big E matters
Posted: 06/08/2015, 04:00 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., was very familiar with the delayed gratification of a crown-jewel win at Eldora Speedway that Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., experienced Saturday night. | Complete Full Story
Roller-coaster race ends with Davenport windfall
Posted: 06/07/2015, 07:04 am By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., sat quietly inside his K&L Rumley Longhorn Race Car after Saturday night’s Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway, alone with his thoughts just long Full Story
Clear head, clean slate puts Casebolt in contention
Posted: 06/06/2015, 12:17 pm By Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5) — As runner-up finisher Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., made his way to victory lane for post-race interviews after Friday’s first Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers preliminary feature, he joked that a second-place Full Story
Scouting the heats for Saturday's Dream XXI
Posted: 06/06/2015, 08:34 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio — If nothing else, two nights of preliminaries under Eldora Speedway’s new format for the Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers showed us perhaps the fastest driver (Jonathan Davenport) and perhaps the savviest (Scott Full Story
Saturday's heat race lineups for Dream XXI
Posted: 06/06/2015, 08:30 amROSSBURG, Ohio — Heat race lineups for Saturday’s Dream XXI presented by Ferris Mowers at Eldora Speedway. Heats are 15 laps and top three transfer (complete Dream coverage): First heat Row 1: Kent Robinson, Jimmy Owens Row 2: Jonathan Full Story
Notes: Erb off to strong start with new race car
Posted: 06/05/2015, 03:37 pm By Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., is famously bottom-line with his comments, so it was little surprise that he wasn’t very descriptive when asked about the new Black Diamond Race Car he debuted in Thursday Full Story
Westfall clicks off another strong Eldora finish
Posted: 06/05/2015, 03:50 am By Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio — If they ask drivers at Friday’s pre-race meeting to raise their hands if they’ve had three top-five feature finishes at Eldora in 2015, just one hand will go up. That’ll be Matt Westfall of Ludlow Falls, Ohio, Full Story
Notes: Johnson-Logan pairing debuts at Dream
Posted: 06/04/2015, 03:43 pmROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4) — The last couple weeks have a been a whirlwind for Tim Logan of Ashland, Ky., who in short order went from a Dirt Late Model team owner without a driver to entering this weekend’s Dream XXI presented by Ferris Full Story
Notes: Nebraska's Pospisil off to hot start
Posted: 06/04/2015, 06:24 am By Alli CollisTad Pospisil of Norfolk, Neb., admits there is something special about showing up at any given racetrack and ending the night with a competitive run. After a standout 2014 season that included the track title at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Full Story
Quick Time: Dreamers must focus on prelims
Posted: 06/03/2015, 01:22 pm By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner 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: Spanning years, Morans share talent, fun
Posted: 06/02/2015, 06:07 pmWith his Hall of Fame Dirt Late Model career effectively behind him, Donnie Moran has come to relish the opportunity he has to spend quality time in the shop, on the road and at the track with his children — mostly up-and-coming driver Full Story
Handicapping drivers for $100,000-to-win Dream
Posted: 06/02/2015, 06:36 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping Dream XXI presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers, a $100,000-to-win crown jewel event at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on June 4-6 (complete Dream coverage): Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Tenn. Odds: 8-1 History: Full Story
Eldora ace aims to keep $100,000 prize in Ohio
Posted: 06/02/2015, 06:31 am By Alli CollisMatt Miller loves Eldora Speedway. And looking at his history at the famed Rossburg, Ohio oval, it’s easy to see why. The 43-year-old driver from Whitehouse, Ohio, owns many victories at the legendary oval, including at 2005’s $100,000-to-win Full Story
Complete Dream XXI coverage index
Posted: 05/25/2015, 03:59 pmROSSBURG, Ohio — DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage of Dream XXI presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers, the $100,000-to-win non-touring event sanctioned by UMP DIRTcar Racing scheduled for June 4-6 at Eldora Speedway: Monday, June Full Story
Fast Facts: Dream XXI presented by Ferris
Posted: 06/01/2015, 03:49 pmDream XXI presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers Dates: June 4-6 (Twin $2,500-to-win features Thursday, twin $5,000-to-win features Friday and heats, consolations and $100,000-to-win main event Saturday). | Complete Dream coverage Track: Full Story
Notes: Closer to home, James still finds success
Posted: 05/28/2015, 08:41 am By Alli CollisScott James of Bright, Ind., spent several years of his racing career on tour with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. He’s followed the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals tour and competed with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. But Full Story
Quick Time: Failing to menace (or even worse)
Posted: 05/27/2015, 02:33 pm By Todd TurnerTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner 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 Talk: Recapping Memorial Day weekend
Posted: 05/25/2015, 12:08 pmHere’s the latest edition of Fast Talk, a DirtonDirt.com feature each Monday sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products. Staffers Michael Rigsby, Todd Turner and Kevin Kovac gather weekly for a roundtable discussion about who’s hot, who’s Full Story
Notes: California driver at nine victories and counting
Posted: 05/21/2015, 08:35 am By Alli CollisJust weeks ago, traveling Tennessee driver Randy Weaver demanded national attention as he captured eight consecutive victories to start his 2015 season. While he’s competing in the weekly division of two tracks, Ryan McDaniel of Chico, Full Story
Handicapping the 23rd annual Show-Me 100
Posted: 05/19/2015, 07:40 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 23rd annual Show-Me 100 presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, a $30,000-to-win event on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (complete Show-Me 100 coverage): Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Full Story
