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Notes: Youngster Droste keeping family tradition
Posted: 05/14/2015, 06:34 am By Alli CollisThe last name Droste is a familiar one in the Iowa racing community. As one of the Hawkeye State’s most successful stock car drivers, the late LaVern “Red” Droste is remembered as a dirt racing legend. Years later, Droste’s grandson, Full Story
Quick Time: Georgia hostess with the mostest
Posted: 05/13/2015, 11:29 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
Notes: Sweep boosts Schmitt's confidence
Posted: 05/07/2015, 07:48 am By Alli CollisAs a hotbed for Dirt Late Model racing, picking up a weekly victory at just about any Illinois dirt track is an accomplishment. But driver Scott Schmitt of Tonica, Ill., was up to the challenge and more, topping foes at Farmer City (Ill.) Full Story
Quick Time: It's broom time on national tours
Posted: 05/06/2015, 08:15 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
Notes: Port Royal champ racking up victories
Posted: 04/23/2015, 06:52 am By Alli CollisFor Mike Lupfer of Shermans Dale, Pa., notching just one win over the stout competition at his home Port Royal Speedway would have been to an ideal start to the 2015 season. Clicking off three straight victories at the Pennsylvania oval, Full Story
Big E victory boosts Schlenk's confidence
Posted: 04/21/2015, 10:43 am By Alli CollisSurreal. That’s the word Rusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio, used to describe his $5,000 Sunoco American Late Model Series victory Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Making the first start of the season for car owner Mike Lawrence, Full Story
Fast Talk: Sheppard capitalizes on staying home
Posted: 04/20/2015, 01:47 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: Modified champ makes Late Model foray
Posted: 04/16/2015, 05:05 am By Alli CollisThere are only two drivers in UMP DIRTcar history to ever capture three consecutive modified championships. One of those drivers is Late Model superstar and three-time Lucas Oil Series champion Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn. The other is Full Story
Notes: Mississippi Crate racer off to hot start
Posted: 04/09/2015, 06:52 am By Alli CollisMichael Arnold of Hattiesburg, Miss., admits that balancing racing with life’s other demands is not always easy. While the 23-year-old driver would much rather be in the shop working on cars or at the racetrack, his job in the trucking Full Story
Quick Time: Evaluating the driver stock market
Posted: 04/01/2015, 02:20 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
Baltes molded Eldora into unique destination
Posted: 03/24/2015, 02:33 pm By Alli Collis and Kevin KovacWhen Earl Baltes built Eldora Speedway in 1954, he had a dream. And 17 years later, that vision became a reality as the racetrack hosted the inaugural World 100. Over time, Eldora has continued to grow and flourish as the home of some of Full Story
Anecdotes, reflections and memories of Baltes
Posted: 03/24/2015, 09:07 amDirtonDirt.com asked Eldora Speedway regulars, observers and drivers to tell us, using their own words, their favorite brief anecdotes and remembrances of interactions with Earl Baltes, the late founder of the world’s most famous dirt Full Story
Notes: Owens salvages fifth on fast Atomic oval
Posted: 03/21/2015, 04:33 pm By Alli CollisALMA, Ohio (March 20) — If one word could be used to describe Friday’s Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway near Chillicothe, Ohio, it would be “fast.” Fourteen cars were under the track record in time trials, with Jimmy Owens Full Story
Quick Time: Picking up the pace in every sport
Posted: 03/11/2015, 03:14 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
Previewing Midwestern tours for the '15 season
Posted: 03/05/2015, 01:50 am By Todd TurnerWith spring just around the corner, here's a look at developments on Midwestern Dirt Late Model tours for the 2015 season. The brief capsules, with information primarily from series officials, directors and publicists, focus on changes Full Story
Heckenast relishes WoO breakthrough at Ocala
Posted: 02/15/2015, 05:56 am By Kevin KovacOCALA, Fla. (Feb. 14) — The ecstasy that Frank Heckenast Jr. experienced after winning Saturday night’s 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature at Bubba Raceway Park was born from the frustration, misery and heartbreak of Full Story
Column: After Tucson, Papich on the upswing
Posted: 01/22/2015, 04:32 pm By Kevin KovacOne week does not make a season, but for Jason Papich it’s one heck of a promising start. After a struggle-filled 2014 campaign chasing the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series full-time raised plenty of questions about his late-in-life Full Story
Notes: Californian mixes it up with pal in Tucson
Posted: 01/21/2015, 01:40 pm By Kevin KovacTUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 21) — Tony Toste of Pismo Beach, Calif., doesn’t get many opportunities anymore to race with his pal and fellow Californian Jason Papich — not with Papich competing nationally on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Full Story
Practice roster for Tucson's Wild West Shootout
Posted: 01/09/2015, 07:55 pm By Kevin KovacTUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 9) — Nearly 50 Super Late Models were unloaded in USA Raceway’s pit area for Friday night’s Wild West Shootout practice, setting the stage for the six-race miniseries that kicks off Saturday. The action continues Full Story
Column: Finally, Reece and Bloomquist connect
Posted: 01/09/2015, 01:12 pm By Kevin KovacScott Bloomquist’s announcement that his primary sponsor in 2015 will be Mike Reece — the same man who for the last eight years fielded cars driven by Bloomquist’s rival Jimmy Owens — certainly qualifies as a Dirt Late Model Silly Full Story
Best of 2014: Drivers by car number
Posted: 12/29/2014, 08:44 am By Andy SavaryThroughout our Best of 2014 coverage, we’ve ranked and re-ranked drivers every which way — except by number. Here’s our list of the Best of 2014 Drivers by car number (Best of 2014 coverage): 0 - Scott Bloomquist 00 - Randy Korte 1 Full Story
Best of 2014: South's state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/18/2014, 07:03 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2014 superlatives of the Southern states (individually for states with at least five weekly Late Model tracks; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2014 coverage): Alabama Top Full Story
Best of 2014: More state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/17/2014, 06:59 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2014 superlatives of the Northern and Western states (individually for states with at least five weekly Late Model tracks; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2014 Full Story
Best of 2014: Midwest's state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/16/2014, 12:52 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2014 superlatives of the Midwestern states (individually for states with at least five weekly Late Model tracks; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2014 coverage): Illinois Top Full Story
PRI Thursday: Tidbits on Indy's trade show floor
Posted: 12/11/2014, 06:12 am By Todd TurnerINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 11) — The Indiana Convention Center doors opened Thursday for the first of three days at the 27th annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, where 40,000 attendees are expected to check out 1,100 companies, Full Story
