Category: Features
Buddy Kofoid winning on dirt while looking toward NASCAR
Tanner English set to start new venture this weekend in Vegas
The second half of the 2022 season saw Tanner English and his Riggs Motorsports team prove themselves to be top contenders every time they unloaded their Longhorn Chassis machine. The Benton, Kentucky driver scored eight feature wins over the course of the campaign with all of those trips to victory…
Smoky Mountain owner explains reasons for track’s reconfiguration
In recent years, Smoky Mountain Speedway has established itself as a top venue for major dirt racing events. That fact was highlighted last season when the Maryville, Tennessee facility hosted the most lucrative event in its history when the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series contested a $50,000-to-win feature race…
Drivers weigh in on the current State of Dirt Late Model racing
Bobby Pierce seizing opportunities as purses increase
Without a doubt, Bobby Pierce has been one of the most successful Dirt Late Model racers of the past decade. The five-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion has won the World 100, the North-South 100, the Silver Dollar Nationals, and the Show-me 100 all since 2016. Further, the ‘Smooth Operator’ collected…
Hayden Cardwell carrying iRacing success into the real world
Hayden Cardwell is no stranger to success in various forms of racing. To confirm that, the 19-year-old driver from Knoxville just completed a season in which he was crowned as the American All-Star Series presented by PPM champion. That regional touring series, which employs 604 Crate Late Model machines, sanctioned…
Shane Clanton making the most of recent strong runs
Shane Clanton and his Greg Bruening-owned Skyline Motorsports team have experienced quite an upswing over the past few months. Out of their total of seven feature victories achieved in 2022, six of them have come since June 14th. And of those, there have been some very nice paychecks included. This…
Josh Richards still has competitive fire despite 2022 struggles
Payton Freeman growing as a driver by stepping out of his comfort zone
The Dirt Late Model racing career of Payton Freeman has been a steady progression upward. For someone who has raced relatively little compared to many of those he routinely competes against, the 20-year-old driver’s list of accomplishments is an impressive one. And during the 2022 season, the young driver who…