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Dirt Track Racers Take another Swing at NASCAR and NHRA Stars   Action-Packed Series Debut Proved to be a Crowd Pleaser CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Greatest Show on Dirt did not disappoint in its Wednesday Night iRacing debut, earning itself a sequel as FOX Sports confirmed today the addition of another World of Outlaws iRacing Invitational, live from the virtual Knoxville ...

A VIRTUAL SUCCESS: Bell, Ivey Score iRacing Wins on National Television Dirt racers shine on huge stage in simulated World of Outlaws event on FS1 CONCORD, NC – April 1, 2020 – Forty drivers strapped into their chariots. Hundreds of thousands of fans sat at the edge of their seats with the thunderous roar of eight-cylinder engines emphatically echoing around ...

ADAPTABLE DRIVE: Kevin Swindell Adjusting to New Way of (Virtual) Racing World of Outlaws iRacing Series makes its historic debut on FS1 tonight at 8 pm (ET) CONCORD, NC – April 1, 2020 – Kevin Swindell hasn’t been in a Sprint Car for almost five years. But when the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series makes its ...

April 18th Race Moves to August 29th   Nashville, TN (Monday, March 30, 2020) – The 63rd Season of Asphalt Racing at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is scheduled to begin two weeks later than initially planned. Speedway Officials have announced that Opening Night, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2020, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   What is ...

Sprint Cars to air Sunday at 7pm and Late Models to air 7pm Monday After the breakthrough success of the Inaugural World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink iRacing Invitational that captivated legions of dirt track fans across the country, the World of Outlaws Invitationals are back.  The cars and stars will take to the virtual dirt again on Sunday, March ...

Star-studded World of Outlaws iRacing Invitational Airs Wednesday on DIRTVision History will be made when NASCAR, NHRA stars battle World of Outlaws online CONCORD, NC – March 24, 2020 – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars are going virtual with a renown field of drivers eager to win the inaugural $1,000-to-win World of Outlaws iRacing Invitational at ...

By Lyndal Scranton – WHEATLAND, Missouri (March 24, 2020) – Ashlee Lancaster speaks for all race-car drivers – and sports fans in general – when she was asked about the on-hold status of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It sucks,” the Lucas Cattle Company ULMA Late Model regular from Sturgeon, Missouri said this week. Lancaster is coming ...

Discussions Ongoing with USAC and Late Model Sanctioning Bodies Nashville, TN (Tuesday, March 17, 2020) – ARCA Racing issued a statement on Monday, March 16, 2020 addressing ARCA Menards Series events scheduled through May 3rd, including the Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway originally scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd. Statement from ARCA Racing – “Our top priority is the ...

WHEATLAND, Missouri (March 16, 2020) – Due to guidelines recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Lucas Oil Speedway is postponing the start of its racing season until tentatively May 9. Lucas Oil Director of Racing Operations Dan Robinson said he and General Manager Danny Lorton have been closely ...

By Billy Rock – Wheatland, Missouri (March 11, 2020) -Ryan Gustin stole the show last October by winning night # 1 of the 2019 MLRA Falls Nationals, his debut event behind the wheel of the Tri Star Engines and Transmissions sponsored Open Late Model.  Ask him why he is so quick to adapt to change, and he’ll casually tell you, ...

by Jordan DeLucia – BOONE, IA – The “Hawkeye 100” at Boone Speedway is the newest and one of the biggest events this year in dirt track racing. Champions and legends like Brandon Sheppard, Scott Bloomquist, Darrell Lanigan, Chris Madden and the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series will battle May 1-2 at historic Boone for $30,000-to-win, with tickets and camping ...

Lyndal Scranton – WHEATLAND, Missouri (March 9, 2020) – A lot of dirt-track drivers talk about having fun or racing it for the love of the sport, but Chad Richwine lives it. Consider that the Lee’s Summit, Missouri resident figured he was done driving race cars in 2007, after nearly 18 seasons of driving a Modified. Now, this “bonus” portion ...

Dirt Mini Late Models A Feature 1 00:00:00 Pos Start Driver Hometown Car 1 3 Art Westbrook Afton, OK 0 2 1 Scott Sopha Ketchum, OK 07 3 4 Eric Hawkins Ozark, MO 99H 4 5 Angela Sopha 09HER 5 6 Tom Scroggins Neosho, MO 1/4 6 2 Wyatt Sopha 08 7 7 Randell Sopha Kileen, TX 477 Heat 1 ...

UMP Late Models Feature: Finish Start Driver Points 1 1 David Seibers (18) Chapel Hill, Tn. 2 2 Caleb Ashby (61) Cunningham, Tn. 3 3 Levi Ashby (1A) Cumberland Furnace, Tn. 4 4 Larry Greer (9G) Bowling Green, Ky. 5 5 Dustin Rollins (88) Princeton, Ky. 6 6 Gwynn Newby (11N) Mcminnville, Tn. UMP Modifieds Feature: Finish Start Driver Points ...

By Lyndal Scranton – WHEATLAND, Missouri (March 5, 2020) – Dillon McCowan has gone from watching races at Lucas Oil Speedway as a youngster to contending for wins there as a teenager. This season, the 16-year-old from Urbana looks to take his next, dream step and visit victory lane there. “That would be amazing,” said McCowan, who wound up tied ...

Media Contact: Billy Rock Wheatland, Missouri (March 3, 2020) -With another Lucas Oil Midwest Latemodel Racing Association (MLRA) season just weeks away, Jeremy Grady and his # 43 racing team are back on the hunt for the elusive MLRA win, with high expectations of climbing the ladder after finishing 6th a year ago in the season’s final standings. For the ...

WHEATLAND, Missouri (March 3, 2020) – For Johnny Fennewald, the key to winning three straight Lucas Oil Speedway championships in the Warsaw Auto Marine & RV ULMA division was not focusing on the points. “I don’t ever think about it, because I don’t ever plan on running for points when I start a season,” Fennewald said. “You can kind of ...

Springfield, Mo.- The “Quick-Quarter” of The Springfield Raceway gets the racing season underway Saturday with a $1,000 to win $100 to start USRA B Modified event which will award USRA National Points. Action will also feature Midwest Modifieds, Pure Stocks( track area rules,please bring your tracks rules), INEX Legend Cars, and The Mini Late Models. B Modifieds will have different ...