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• Anecdotes, reflections and memories of Baltes

  Posted: 03/24/2015, 09:07 am

  DirtonDirt.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 Collis

  ALMA, 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 Turner

  Take 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 Turner

  With 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 Kovac

  OCALA, 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 Kovac

  One 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 Kovac

  TUCSON, 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 Kovac

  TUCSON, 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 Kovac

  Scott 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 Savary

  Throughout 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 Turner

  Dirt 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 Turner

  Dirt 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 Turner

  Dirt 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 Turner

  INDIANAPOLIS, 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

• Column: While maturing, Hubbard makes own way

  Posted: 12/10/2014, 03:07 pm

  Four years ago Austin Hubbard was Dirt Late Model racing’s Next Big Thing — an outgoing, hard-charging 18-year-old driver hot off winning the 2010 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Rookie of the Year award driving for Dale Beitler’s Full Story

• Coverage index from PRI Trade Show

  Posted: 12/01/2014, 08:54 am

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — DirtonDirt.com's coverage from the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show on Dec. 11-13 at the Indiana Convention Center, where 40,000 attendees are expected to visit exhibits among more than 1,100 companies: Monday, Full Story

• Best of 2014: Top-five lists from a busy season

  Posted: 12/09/2014, 07:35 am By Todd Turner

  With Driver of the Year and other driver honors already published, DirtonDirt.com takes a look at other top-five lists from the 2014 season, running the gamut from the top-five performances to top-five gaffes of the year: Top five storylines NDRL’s Full Story

• Column: Health scare resets Reaume's racing

  Posted: 12/02/2014, 06:24 pm

  Andrew Reaume was under the weather when he headed to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on April 12 for the UMP DIRTcar Spring Nationals, but he wasn’t about to skip his first scheduled start of 2014. Racers suck it up and race when Full Story

• Column: Bloomquist loses role model, friend

  Posted: 11/19/2014, 05:19 am

  The news hit Scott Bloomquist harder than a flying clod of clay to the face. When he learned Nov. 4 that his long-time benefactor Bob Miller had died two days after suffering a stroke, a hole was poked in the heart of Dirt Late Model racing’s Full Story

• Moran's breakout season sets lofty standard

  Posted: 11/13/2014, 06:32 am By Alli Collis

  Second-generation standout Devin Moran set a lofty standard with his 2014 season. With 18 victories, it’s going to be tough to top a breakout season that has included strong performances on the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series and UMP Full Story

• Quick Time: Pennsboro's DTWC legacy now fades

  Posted: 10/22/2014, 12:12 pm By Todd Turner

  Take 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: Baker may tap brakes, but he'll roll on

  Posted: 10/14/2014, 02:36 pm By Kevin Kovac

  Steve Baker has been thinking about ending his driving career. He doesn’t dispute that fact. “I may not race much longer,” said Baker, a 57-year-old from Fairmont, W.Va., who started circling dirt tracks in 1978 and in recent seasons Full Story

• 2014 Late Model series and track champions

  Posted: 12/01/2014, 11:24 am

  Series champions Region-by-region champions on Dirt Late Model series and racing organizations for 2014: National Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - Don O'Neal World of Outlaws Late Model Series - Darrell Lanigan Midwest Blaine Full Story

• Notes: Birkhofer evaluating plans for 2015

  Posted: 09/25/2014, 06:08 pm By Kevin Kovac

  KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 25) — Brian Birkhofer has a new Vic Hill Racing Engine under the hood of his car, but that’s not the only bit of news he had to offer after unloading Thursday afternoon for the opening night of the 11th annual Full Story

• Quick Time: Breaking down Knoxville Nationals stats

  Posted: 09/24/2014, 12:17 pm By Todd Turner and Andy Savary

  Take a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track 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 Time, presented by PFC Brakes, Full Story