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Mental health agenda helps drive Crate racer
Posted: 09/23/2014, 12:20 pm By Jim Zufall“I went through a series of depression where I wanted to kill myself about 10 years ago … ” That’s not exactly the way a profile of your average short-track racer normally starts out. But Lon Emerick isn’t your average short-track Full Story
Handicapping 11th annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Nationals
Posted: 09/23/2014, 10:46 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 11th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store, the $40,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event slated for Sept. 25-27 at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway (complete Knoxville Full Story
Top 25: Satterlee, Moyer Jr. among drivers rising
Posted: 09/16/2014, 09:55 am By Alli CollisLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Jimmy Owens enjoyed a weekend off the track for the first time in months, but the Newport, Tenn., driver still commands the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings for a second Full Story
Kay repeats with IMCA-record 24 victories
Posted: 09/15/2014, 08:00 am By Bill MartinAt the rate he’s going, Justin Kay won’t have to make room in the trophy case. He’ll have to build another one. On the strength of a division-record 24 feature victories, Kay repeated as IMCA’s national Late Model champion. He Full Story
Notes: Texan aiming to wrap up NeSmith title
Posted: 09/11/2014, 05:16 am By Alli CollisAt the start of the 2014 season, Texas driver Chris Holley had no plans of chasing any kind of points title. But with 15 victories at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas, he currently leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Full Story
Column: Whitwell learns alongside vet Pearson
Posted: 09/10/2014, 05:18 pmFor a Dirt Late Model driver based in Arizona, racing for a living on a national touring series can seem like an impossible dream. R.C. Whitwell knows the feeling. A 29-year-old from Tucson, Ariz., who started his career in open-wheel Full Story
Quick Time: Putting the wraps on 44th World 100
Posted: 09/10/2014, 11:36 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
Top 25: Bloomquist rises to No. 2 in poll
Posted: 09/09/2014, 09:28 am By Alli CollisAfter notching a preliminary feature victory along with a third-place finish in Saturday’s World 100 at Eldora Speedway, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., returned today to the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. The Full Story
Fast Talk: Bloomquist's World domination
Posted: 09/08/2014, 01:10 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: 'Wheeling' Feger posts best World finish
Posted: 09/08/2014, 10:15 am By Alli Collis, Kevin Kovac and Todd TurnerROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., found out that posting your best career World 100 finish can take a lot out of a driver. “Yeah, it feels pretty good,” the 36-year-old Feger said. “I’m wore out right Full Story
Live updates: Bloomquist wins fourth World 100
Posted: 09/06/2014, 03:43 pm By Todd Turner, Alli Collis and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Live blog-style updates from Saturday’s 44th annual World 100, the $47,000-to-win UMP DIRTcar event at the half-mile Eldora Speedway. All results are unofficial (complete World 100 coverage): 11:47 p.m. | Full Story
Notes: Korte nearly grabs emotional victory
Posted: 09/06/2014, 08:34 amROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — This weekend marks Randy Korte’s final World 100 appearance before he brings his race career to an end. With retirement looming for the 49-year-old from Highland, Ill., Korte craved a good showing at the Full Story
Scouting the heat races for Eldora's World 100
Posted: 09/06/2014, 08:16 am By Todd TurnerTwo preliminary feature winners during Eldora Speedway’s 44th annual World 100 weekend are in prime position to continue their racing success Saturday, while two others have plenty of work remaining at Tony Stewart’s historic half-mile Full Story
Heat race lineups for the 44th annual World 100
Posted: 09/06/2014, 08:06 amROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — Heat race lineups for Eldora Speedway’s 44th annual World 100, the $47,000-to-win UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned event. Each heat will be 15 laps with the top three finishers transferring to the feature and finsihers Full Story
Live updates: Davenport, Miller beat foes, weather
Posted: 09/05/2014, 04:36 pm By Todd Turner, Alli Collis and Kevin KovacROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5) — Live blog-style updates from Friday's preliminary $5,000-to-win double features preceding the 44th annual World 100, Dirt Late Model racing’s most prestigious event at Eldora Speedway (complete World 100 coverage): Even Full Story
Thursday Big E features go to McDowell, Owens
Posted: 09/04/2014, 01:31 pm By Todd Turner, Kevin Kovac and Alli CollisROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 4) — Live blog-style updates from Thursday’s preliminary $5,000-to-win double features preceding the 44th annual World 100, Dirt Late Model racing’s most prestigious event at Eldora Speedway (complete World 100 Full Story
Pre-entry list for 44th annual World 100
Posted: 09/04/2014, 08:17 amROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 4) — The 115 drivers pre-entered for the 44th annual World 100, Sept. 4-6’s $47,000-to-win UMP DIRTcar event at Eldora Speedway: Driver (car no.), hometown Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Tenn. Randy Korte Full Story
Notes: Oakshade ace heads for 44th World 100
Posted: 09/04/2014, 07:21 am By Alli CollisNearly sweeping the month of August, Casey Noonan picked up four victories in his last five starts at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio, topping DirtonDirt.com’s Weekly Notebook presented by GRT Race Cars. He’ll try to keep his good Full Story
Column: Big E still lights a fire under Van Wormer
Posted: 09/03/2014, 04:09 pmPlease excuse Jeep Van Wormer for being a bit revved up about this weekend. It’s time for Dirt Late Model racing’s most prestigious event (the 44th annual World 100) at his favorite track (the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio), Full Story
Handicapping Eldora's 44th annual World 100
Posted: 09/02/2014, 03:07 pm By Andy SavaryHandicapping the 44th annual World 100, the $47,000-to-win, UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned non-touring event slated for Sept. 4-6 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (complete World 100 coverage): Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn. Odds: 5-2 Eldora Full Story
Top 25: Owens tops rankings for eighth week
Posted: 08/26/2014, 11:28 am By Alli CollisDespite his shakiest weekend in months, Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., maintained the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings for an eighth consecutive week. Mechanical woes forced the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points Full Story
Column: Memorable dirt track date at Delaware
Posted: 08/19/2014, 08:17 amRoss Robinson was standing near his race car in Delaware International Speedway’s pit area last Thursday night when he received instructions that no driver at a World of Outlaws Late Model Series event had ever heard. “The (feature) Full Story
With car owner occupied, Eckert taps former crew
Posted: 08/18/2014, 08:42 am By Kevin KovacWINCHESTER, Va. (Aug. 16) — Rick Eckert was on his own for the three-race World of Outlaws Late Model Series swing through the Mid-Atlantic region. With his Rocket Chassis house car team owner, Mark Richards, and crew member Cody Duncan Full Story
Notes: North-South 100 boosts top-five finishers
Posted: 08/10/2014, 03:46 pm By Alli CollisUNION, Ky. (Aug. 9) — Strong finishes in Saturday’s 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 at Florence Speedway is exactly what Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars John Blankenship and Jared Landers have been looking for. Blankenship Full Story
Handicapping the 32nd Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/07/2014, 07:59 am By Andy SavaryHandicapping the field for the 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100, the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event slated for Aug. 8-9 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (complete North-South coverage): Jimmy Owens Full Story
