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Fast Talk: Super sweep by Pierce (and more)
Posted: 08/14/2023, 11:06 amWith Bobby Pierce continuing his summer hot streak by sweeping Florence Speedway's Sunoco North-South 100, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity Full Story
Notes: A flat, a wreck (and then time to race)
Posted: 08/10/2023, 11:56 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — On the first day of the three-day Sunoco North-South 100, Michael Chilton had a flat tire. And a wreck. And that was before he even made it into the pit area at Florence Speedway. | RaceWire Things turned decidedly Full Story
For some racers, if the steering wheel fits ...
Posted: 08/10/2023, 04:31 pm By Todd TurnerUNION, Ky. (Aug. 10) — If for some reason — God forbid — Bobby Pierce has to switch to a backup car during the Sunoco North-South 100 weekend at Florence Speedway, there’s at least one component the 26-year-old Oakwood, Ill., driver Full Story
Notes: Tuning old car, finding new success
Posted: 08/10/2023, 07:37 am By Kyle McFaddenKyle Peterlin’s had the same 2017 Rocket Chassis since he bought the race car when it first came out, yet this year he’s seen a major improvement in results. On July 28-29, the 37-year-old picked up his richest career victories — Full Story
Fast Facts: 41st annual Sunoco North-South 100
Posted: 08/09/2023, 11:48 am By Aaron ClayDates: Aug. 10-12 (two 25-lap, $5,000-to-win split-field semifeatures will be contested Thursday and Friday, setting the heat race lineups preceding Saturday’s 100-lap, $75,000-to-win North-South 100). Track: Florence Speedway in Union, Full Story
Column: Where Pierce struggled, now he wins
Posted: 08/08/2023, 03:09 pmBobby Pierce’s decade-long pursuit of glory in the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway continued on July 29 when he yet again flirted with victory but settled for a runner-up finish. One week later, though, the 26-year-old Full Story
Column: 'One of those years' as SSI rolls ahead
Posted: 08/02/2023, 08:38 amRicky Thornton Jr. has made plenty of memories during a spectacular 2023 season in which he’s vaulted to Dirt Late Model superstar status. What he did on Saturday night at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway, though, might just be impossible to Full Story
Notes: Marlar shelves Bluehorn, debuts Rocket
Posted: 07/29/2023, 01:43 pm By Kevin KovacFAIRBURY, Ill. (July 28) — Mike Marlar has set aside his “Bluehorn” — his affectionate name for his Longhorn Chassis — to make a return to the Rocket Chassis fold. The 45-year-old standout from Winfield, Tenn., debuted a new Full Story
Notes: Nebraska rookie finds quick success
Posted: 07/27/2023, 12:40 am By Kyle McFaddenWith four victories at tracks in Iowa and Nebraska so far this season, Cade Richards has turned into one of the top newcomers on the IMCA Late Model scene. That wasn’t the 18-year-old’s prime goal beginning the season, and he certainly Full Story
Notes: Silver Dollar run shows promise for Erb
Posted: 07/24/2023, 02:47 pm By Kevin KovacBRANDON, S.D. (July 22) — A fifth-place finish in Saturday’s 80-lap Silver Dollar Nationals presented by MyRacePass.com at Huset’s Speedway was a welcomed development in Tyler Erb’s difficult 2023 season. In fact, the 26-year-old Full Story
Notes: Second love fulfills Miller’s racing quest
Posted: 07/20/2023, 12:09 am By Kyle McFaddenAt a young age, Evan Miller harnessed dreams of one day becoming a sprint car racer. Growing up 15 minutes from Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D., that desire made sense, as the high-banked 3/8-mile is a hotspot for open-wheel racing Full Story
Hell Tour showing solid, but teen's future hazy
Posted: 07/16/2023, 02:47 pm By Kyle McFaddenWAUSEON, Ohio (July 15) — Aborting Saturday's slog of a DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Oakshade Raceway was never an option for Colin Shipley, even as myriad cautions whittled the field to nine drivers in the closing laps. The 17-year-old Full Story
Notes: Rookie eyes more Wheatland success
Posted: 07/13/2023, 01:25 pmThe last time Dillon McCowan brought his Late Model to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., he opened eyes while mixing it up at the front with some of the nation's best drivers in the 31st annual Show-Me 100 presented by the Missouri Full Story
Notes: Illinois Crate racer enjoys best season
Posted: 07/13/2023, 08:05 am By Robert HolmanHalfway through the 2023 racing season, Devin McLean is enjoying the best year of his young racing career. Already tripling his win total from last season — his previous best year — McLean’s seven victories in the Crate Late Model Full Story
Column: ‘Fun uncle’ guides nephew’s racing
Posted: 07/12/2023, 11:29 amBoom Briggs — always talking, always socializing, always enjoying the moment — would seem to have all the qualities necessary to fill the role of fun uncle. So is he? One of his nephews, Logan Jaquay, will confirm that he certainly Full Story
Notes: Quick start in Supers for Michigander
Posted: 07/06/2023, 08:21 am By Robert HolmanCarter Murday’s career progression has been a steady climb since he began driving in the four-cylinder division eight years ago as a preteen. Despite only one victory in the smaller cars in four seasons, Murday moved on, making the transition Full Story
Notes: Broken foot OK, Missourian back on track
Posted: 06/29/2023, 08:15 am By Lyndal ScrantonNo third-place finish felt better than the one Tucker Cox experienced Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. The 23-year-old Jefferson City, Mo., driver was competing for the first time since suffering broken bones in his left Full Story
Notes: West Virginian ramps up Super efforts
Posted: 06/22/2023, 02:40 am By Kyle McFaddenFor the longest time, Ryan Payne’s definition of success never revolved around Dirt Late Model wins. Of the 32-year-old’s first nine years with his family-owned Crate team, he’d been perfectly content with a single feature victory Full Story
Fast Talk: Thornton and summer series reviews
Posted: 06/19/2023, 10:53 amWith Ricky Thornton Jr. earning $50,000 at Smoky Mountain Speedway, the DIRTcar sSummer Nationals rolling and Appalachian Mountain Speedweek wrapping up, our roundtable considers the busy mid-June in the weekly feature presented by MD3 Full Story
Busy trek on AMS seems like old times for Carrier
Posted: 06/19/2023, 09:35 am By Kyle McFaddenSELINSGROVE, Pa. (June 18) — Appalachian Mountain Speedweek seemed like old times for Eddie Carrier Jr. Entering and finishing all seven miniseries races in 10 days, the Fairmont, W.Va., driver put himself back on a schedule that hasn’t Full Story
Prep at shop, speed at track has Pierce clicking
Posted: 06/18/2023, 07:23 am By Robert HolmanFAIRBURY, Ill. (June 16) — Bobby Pierce's already impressive season is getting even better. Sweeping to a pair of DIRTcar Summer Nationals wins Friday and Saturday in his home state, the 26-year-old sensation from Oakwood, Ill., banked Full Story
Notes: Familiar territory as Rine closes miniseries
Posted: 06/15/2023, 01:05 pm By Kyle McFaddenWith three racetracks he rarely competes at now behind him, Jeff Rine is eager to finish this Appalachian Mountain Speedweek at a pair of facilities known as his stomping grounds. The eight-round miniseries heads for Bedford (Pa.) Speedway Full Story
Notes: Lee looking to take next step
Posted: 06/15/2023, 12:18 am By Kyle McFaddenKyle Lee has reached the point of his racing career where he’s no longer a fresh-faced driver among competitors in the Northeast. The 24-year-old is in his seventh year at the Super Late Model level and with that comes an urgency to Full Story
Notes: Bernheisel's son stays focused on driving
Posted: 06/12/2023, 03:18 pm By Kyle McFaddenHAGERSTOWN, Md. (June 11) — Bryan Bernheisel sees every nuanced detail and emotion that’s poured into Appalachian Mountain Speedweek as the son of miniseries director Jim Bernheisel. So, through the series opening three races, how’s Full Story
Notes: Slow start for Hardy on AMS miniseries
Posted: 06/11/2023, 01:03 pm By Kyle McFaddenPORT ROYAL, Pa. (June 10) — Kyle Hardy is hoping that Saturday’s 18th-to-seventh climb in Appalachian Mountain Speedweek action at Port Royal Speedway is symbolic in the way the rest of his miniseries goes. The Stephens City, Va., Full Story
