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Awards, speeches and more from the 2019 DIRTcar awards banquet Jordan DeLucia – SPRINGFIELD, IL – Jan. 11, 2020 – The 2019 DIRTcar Racing season officially came to a close on Saturday night with an evening of reflection, good food and great times at the Springfield Crowne Plaza. The big checks, tall trophies and engraved plaques handed out shone bright ...

Late Model Championship on DIRTVision   Saturday morning broadcast showcases top Dirt Late Model racing Down Under KWINANA BEACH, West Australia – Jan. 10, 2020 – The Australian Late Model Championship — pitting the Americans against the Aussies — converges Saturday on world-famous Perth Motorplex for the finale of the biggest Dirt Late Model event in the country. All DIRTVision ...

FAST PASS Subscribers will now have access to Sprint, Late Model, Modified and Midget Racing   Two years after the introduction of the Sprint and Late Model FAST PASS options, DIRTVision is excited to announce the new all-access FAST PASS, offering subscribers access to all World of Outlaws events — both Sprint Cars and Late Models — along with the ...

2020 Summer Nationals Schedule Date Track Purse June 16 Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, IN) $5,000 June 17 Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL) $5,000 June 18 Kankakee County Speedway (Kankakee, IL) $5,000 June 19 Sycamore Speedway (Maple Park, IL) $10,000 June 20 The Dirt Oval Route 66 (Joliet, IL) $10,000 June 21 Wilmot Raceway (Wilmot, Wi) $5,000 June 23 Jacksonville Speedway (Jacksonville, IL) ...

(BENTON, KENTUCKY) While Tanner English will be looking to cap off a successful 2019 campaign in his own equipment in the upcoming ‘Gateway Dirt Nationals’ at The Dome at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, Missouri on December 20-21, the young Benton, Kentucky rising star is also eying the rapidly approaching 2020 racing season. Tanner is excited to announce today ...

  by Don Martin                                                                             10.11.2019 Below are the STLRacing.com Top 25 Dirt Late Model Rankings heading into the FALS Frenzy.   Yes, Brandon Sheppard still on top by a wide margin will be at the Fairbury American Legion Speedway this weekend.   The New Berlin driver will be in his family #B5 Rocket Chassis this weekend.   Other drivers in the ...

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 ...

Five Division Show To Begin Action Packed Racing Weekend (Lincoln, IL) For the second time this season, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is set to take the track at Lincoln Speedway, in Lincoln, IL. The quick and nimble racers were also part of the Summer Nationals event on June 30, when NASCAR star, Christopher Bell, took home the ...

By BZ   (Macon, IL) The theme of the night was “race’em & wreck’em” as the annual visit by the drivers who race their cars like demo derby machines stuck around with the stock car drivers who had many of the same issues throughout the night. With the thanks to dozens of fans, friends, former co-workers or businesses, the night ...

TOP GUN TERBO: TYLER ERB CLAIMS THE POLE FOR 32ND ANNUAL USA NATIONALS NEW RICHMOND, WI – Aug. 2, 2019 – It’s been a slow start for Tyler Erb in 2019 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series crown jewel competition. After jumping ship to the Best Performance Motorsports team in the winter of 2018, the New Waverly, Texas-native ...

Dave Blaney took the checkered flag at Eldora Speedway in a 20-lap thriller for first career Super DIRTcar Series win ROSSBURG, OHIO – August 1, 2019 – The Buckeye Bullet, Dave Blaney, took his first career Super DIRTcar Series victory in a 20-lap showdown on the mighty Ohio high banks of Eldora Speedway. The crowd erupted when their hometown hero ...

July 2019 “Secretariat Edition” With the Summer and Southern Nationals over does that mean summer is over? Well not yet Bubba. We’ve got a lot of racing left and August starts the big bucks’ month so I’m expecting the rankings to get very interesting with kamikaze slide jobs and stone cold stunners. Nothing sends a driver spiraling out of control ...

Photos by Jim DenHamer

UMP Late Models Feature: Brian Shirley Brandon Sheppard Billy Moyer Bobby Pierce Frank Heckenast Jr. Shannon Babb Bob Gardner Paul Stubber Chuck Hummer Dennis Erb Jr. Jimmy Miller Kyle Bronson Cody Maguire Tanner English Brent Larson Rusty Schlenk Rusty Griffaw Jeff Roth Mark Burgtorf Jason Feger Mike Glasscock Rickey Frankel B Modifieds A Feature 1 15 laps | 00:11:11.801 Pos ...

  Super Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Mods, & Street Stocks On Schedule LINCOLN, IL – July 24, 2019 – The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Features that were cut short by rain on Sunday, June 30, at Lincoln Speedway are set to be run this coming Thursday, July 25.  In addition to the make-up ...

 by Don Martin                   7.23.2019 Below are the STLRacing.com Top 25 Dirt Late Model Rankings heading into the 30th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic at the Fairbury American Legion Speedway.    The event will pay $30,000 to win Saturday night and is sanctioned by the World of Outlaws.     Last year the event drew close to 70 late models and this year it ...

Central Illinois Motorsports Nostalgia Night Coming To Lincoln Speedway Sunday Six Divisions Of Racing Action To Be Featured With Bonus Money On The Line (Lincoln, IL) Lincoln Speedway, with a lot of help from organizer Terry Young, will be hosting the Central Illinois Motorsports Nostalgia Night, featuring Macon and Springfield Speedways, this coming Sunday, July 21.  A racing reunion, free ...

5th Annual KERBYSTRONG 100 Set For Saturday Night At Macon Speedway Specials On Tap For Pro Lates, Modifieds, & Sportsman (Macon, IL) This coming Saturday, July 20, Macon Speedway will be hosting the 5th Annual “KERBYSTRONG 100”, an event that doubles as a fundraiser for the KERBYSTRONG Foundation, for colon cancer awareness.  Inspire, educate, and support are the three words ...