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A SIX-PACK FOR SMOKEY: Madden Wins Inaugural Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series Race at Cherokee GAFFNEY, SC – Nov. 24, 2019 – From the spectator line forming outside Cherokee Speedway at 9:30 a.m. waiting to get in, to announcer Rick Eshelman’s The Most Extreme Super Late Models in the Southeast four-wide call, the inaugural race of the Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series ...

$45k Point Fund, $4k Guarantee + Unique Point System   CONCORD, NC — Nov. 15, 2019 — DIRTcar Racing Officials announced today Drydene Performance Products has been named title sponsor of the Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series ahead of its winter season opener on Sunday, Nov. 24, at Cherokee Speedway for the Blue Gray 100.   An all-new series logo in ...

HIGHLY ENGAGING: Sheppard Pops the Question and the Champagne at Year-End banquet Sheppard’s marriage proposal adds to championship celebration for World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series   CONCORD, NC – Nov. 11, 2019 – Wrapping up what will forever be engrained as one of the greatest seasons in World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series history, Brandon ...

Big Money on the Line This Weekend at Can-Am World Finals Drivers second through fifth in points battling for huge swing in final paycheck   CONCORD, NC – Nov. 4, 2019 – What would you do for an additional $30,000 in your paycheck? Well, the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series racers currently second through fifth in the ...

SOUTHEAST FAVORITE: Ivey Looks to Use Pro/Super Late Model Experience to win at The Dirt Track   CONCORD, NC – Oct. 29, 2019 – This Thursday, Friday and Saturday, several hundred cars across nine divisions of racing are expected to gather at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 4th annual Driven Racing Oil World Short Track Championship, ...

BATAVIA, Ohio (October 19, 2019) – The 2020 season, 56-race schedule of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was announced today during the tour’s season finale at Portsmouth (OH) Raceway Park.   Showcasing the talents of the nation’s elite dirt late model teams, the 2020 schedule will visit 32 different venues across 18 states. The 2020 tour will launch ...

  CONCORD, NC — Oct. 11, 2019 — DIRTcar Racing announced today the revival of one of the most storied brands in Dirt Late Model racing with the launch of the Xtreme DIRTcar Series for Super Late Models.  The Series is set to feature 6-8 races in the Southeast starting in late November and wrapping up with its championship finale in ...

TWO-FER: Overton Wins at 411 and Takes Back-to-Back Features Vs. Outlaws The Southeast favorite now has 4 Series wins in the region in 2019   SEYMOUR, TN – Oct. 5, 2019 – Rum Runner Racing team owner Joey Coulter was quoted in a World of Outlaws press release last week, commenting “At this point, that place owes him a win.” ...

RUM RUNAWAY: Overton Dominates Mike Duvall Memorial at Cherokee World of Outlaws win #3 for Overton in 2019 comes in memory of the Flintstone F1yer   GAFFNEY, SC – Oct. 4, 2019 – Like the late Dirt Late Model racing legend Mike Duvall did many times over in his historic career, Brandon Overton drove with the tenacity and endurance of ...

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YIN AND YANG: Team Zero Cashes in at Lavonia Madden wins, Bloomquist finishes second for Team Zero triumph vs. Outlaws in Georgia LAVONIA, GA – Oct. 3, 2019 – It’s not every day that race fans get to see two teammates finish one-two on the podium, let alone battle it out for the lead, side-by-side in the last 15 laps. ...

AT A GLANCE: Rum Running South Overton and Coulter of Rum Runner Racing have formed a winning combination in 2019   CONCORD, NC – Oct. 2, 2019 – Just five races remain on the 2019 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series schedule. Five more chances for points leader Brandon Sheppard to make history and get his 19th Feature ...

BANDIT BEGINS: Lanigan Gets First Tour Win in Over 4 Years at Selinsgrove Hard work in the shop for team DLR pays off, Weiss gets yet another runner-up finish   SELINSGROVE, PA – Sept. 21, 2019 – When “The Bluegrass Bandit” Darrell Lanigan set out on the road back in February for a return to the World of Outlaws Morton ...

At a Glance: Family Matters Briggs, Frank take aim at Stateline Speedway on Thursday in World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series final 2019 Northeast swing   JAMESTOWN, NY – Sept. 17, 2019 – The Outlaws started with 47 races ahead of them back in February and it’s now come down to the final eight, starting this weekend with visits ...

CONCORD, NC – Aug. 27, 2019 – The race for the 2019 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series championship gets down to the nitty-gritty this weekend with the final weekend of racing in the Midwest at I-96 Speedway on Thursday and Sharon Speedway on Friday and Saturday. Only 11 races remain on the schedule, and if any team ...

HITTING THEIR STRIDE: Sheppard & Co. On Pace to Break Single-Season Wins Record   INDEPENDENCE, IA – July 2, 2019 – With Series points leader Brandon Sheppard picking up his ninth victory in 17 races last Friday at the Terre Haute Action Track, the Rocket1 Racing team now boasts a win percentage of just under 53 percent in World of ...

DRIVEN TO SUCCEED: Indiana Racer Kent Robinson Takes on World of Outlaws and Summer Nationals Stars Friday at Terre Haute   TERRE HAUTE, IN — June 24, 2019 — As a former World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Rookie of the Year contender in 2012, Kent Robinson is certainly no stranger to strong competition. In fact, it drives ...

SARVER, PA — June 17, 2019 — First came the Firecracker, then came the party. Now in the 13th year, the two are synonymous. For three nights at Lernerville Speedway beginning this Thursday, race fans will set up camp for the biggest Dirt Late Model event in Pennsylvania and party all day around the races each night. There’s a concert ...