Why would a dirt racing promoter want to host a national touring series when he/she could simply stage an unsanctioned race paying the same $10,000-15,000-to-win purse without having to hand over a sanctioning fee to either the World of Outlaws Late Model Series or the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt …
To say that Brandon Sheppard and the Mark Richards-owned Rocket Chassis house car team have been dominant throughout the 2019 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series season would perhaps be a bigger understatement than to say that there are political differences that exist in the United States today. …
This weekend provides a rare opportunity for those who promote regional touring series racing. Dating all the way back to the weekend of July 20th when the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned the Silver Dollar Nationals at Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway there has not been a weekend that did …
When the average person in America is asked about a town named Knoxville they will likely think of the city in Tennessee that serves as home to the University of Tennessee and the convergence of two major interstate highways. But that might not necessarily be true for enthusiasts of dirt …
A few years ago Jimmy Owens did an interview with this website in which he counted winning the Knoxville Late Model Nationals as a bucket list item. In 2018 the Newport, Tenn. driver checked that item off of his list when he left Iowa and the historic Knoxville Raceway with …
Whenever the words Eldora Speedway are spoken the names Scott Bloomquist and Billy Moyer are likely to be the first to come to the minds of virtually every Dirt Late Model racing enthusiast. And those two drivers, who are perhaps the greatest of all time in the sport’s history, deserve …
Do big events create big stars or do big stars rise to the challenge in big events? The answer to that question could certainly go either way. Of course, any driver who wins a big event such as the World 100 which is slated to run on Saturday night at …
There are a number of drivers who can be counted among the favorites to win what many consider to be Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest prize. The World 100 will be contested this weekend at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio as the brightest stars in the sport will take …
The latest edition of the Turn 2 Blog is presented by the American Crate All-Star Series. *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 …
The 2019 season has not gone exactly as was originally planned for veteran Dirt Late Model racer Chris Madden. At the beginning of the campaign all signs pointed to the driver who was coming off of two consecutive top-3 finishes in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series standings to …
