*Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideDirtRacing.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the dirt racing topics of the day from east Tennessee and beyond. The latest edition of the Turn 2 Blog is presented by the American Crate All-Star…
The three week span between late January and early February ranks as one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a racing extravaganza, and for someone who has as much passion for the sport as I do, it’s has the same significance as Christmas to a child. But the…
In each of the past two racing seasons, a driver who started off his season on somewhat of a cool note suddenly got red hot during the Late Model portion of the DIRTcar Nationals then went on to have a stellar year. In 2019 it was Brandon Sheppard who experienced…
Without question, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series can count some of dirt racing’s top veteran drivers among its touring regulars. Former series champions such as Jimmy Owens, Jonathan Davenport, Josh Richards, and Earl Pearson, Jr. are not only some of the sport’s biggest current stars but will go…
Brandon Sheppard has been the full-time driver for the Rocket Chassis house car since 2017. In that time, he has collected three World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series championships. Further, the 28-year-old racer has accomplished more than many who are significantly older by achieving 63 feature wins in…
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season is a long one which cannot be made or broken by just two or three races. And more, the series only intends to count the best five finishes for each driver out of the nine scheduled races that make up that tour’s…
Whenever we begin something anew, we want to get off to as good of a start as we possibly can. Drivers who intend to follow the full schedule on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series certainly hoped to get off to a solid start this past Saturday night when…
*Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideDirtRacing.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the dirt racing topics of the day from east Tennessee and beyond. The latest edition of the Turn 2 Blog is presented by the American Crate All-Star…
From time to time I plan to drop in a brief recording to offer a few thoughts. I plan to make most of these on the way to or from a race track on some topic that may be of interest but not necessarily for a written story. This offering…
The Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout is comprised of six feature races spread over the course of nine days at the Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek, AZ. Each of the first five events offers a purse paying $5,000 to the winner with the Sunday(Jan. 17) finale doling out $25,000 to…
