McCreadie climbed from 11th to 5th in the standings, in a single weekend; Picked up modified win last night
Tim McCreadie finished 2nd in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series standings at the conclusion of the 2017 season. Heading into last weekend, he was 11th in the 2018 standings.
Read MoreDavenport details the setup process for chassis calls on the #49 Lance Landers Motorsports car
A few weeks ago at Atomic Speedway, Davenport found himself battling for 3rd from last in the b main. In the feature, he drove from last to 5th and drew the eye and reception of the Ohio crowd.
Read MoreEckert raced Saturday night in the Southern state of Mississippi; 15 hours after crossing the finish line he was in the Northeastern state of Pennsylvania to take the green at another one
Short track racers will go to extreme lengths. Week in and week out, racers all over the country are working hard,
Read MoreTyler Bare: “To be able to run with Bloomquist, Davenport and finish right behind them… It’s just like winnin’ to us.”
In 2017, Tyler Bare ran weekly with the Fastrak Touring Series. He fielded the #30 machine, a car owned by his father. Bare went on to claim the 2017 Fastrak MOV Touring Championship.
Read MoreFootball attendance is down. Baseball attendance is down. NASCAR attendance is down. Lucas Oil attendance is up. What do you attribute that to?
“We have a product on the race track that everybody’s interested in seein’. It takes a lot of people to build up something,” Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director Rick Schwallie told RacingNews.co.
Read MoreRay Cook: “Probably the simplest tech I’ve done in a couple years.”
The drool rule was introduced to the dirt late model world back in March. We’ve heard from several drivers who’ve run one of those races with the Southern Nationals Series. How about from the officials side?
The droop rule is a chain that’s installed on the left rear of the car.
Read MoreDrew Walters is the tire guy for Lucas Oil Late Model Series driver Gregg Satterlee
Drew Walters (no relation), isn’t laking in the passion department. He’s been working on dirt cars in some fashion for the previous 20 years. It’s always been his dream to go full-time racing in some fashion,
Read MoreMason Mingus comments after the pit area altercation at the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
Yesterday, Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville brought in the North/South Super Late Model Challenge to their 5/8-mile short track. Following on-track contact, it also brought a brawl to the pit area.
Mason Mingus and Steve Wallace were involved in a fight that quickly brought in the crews as well as security.
Read MoreShanon Buckingham: “I don’t have a problem with the droop rule. I don’t have a problem with any of those rules. The problem I got is the rules being different.”
Shanon Buckingham finished runner-up in the 2017 Southern Nationals Series standings. He one of the many drivers that bounces between multiple regional and national dirt late model series divisions.
Read MoreWith direction from Scott Bloomquist, Ricky Weiss came prepared for the first droop rule race
The droop rule was featured in it’s first race on March 16th at the Tri-County Race Track. The new rule for the Southern Nationals Series hooks a chain from the rear end to the chassis on the left rear.
Read MoreDrew Walters: “I was a mud scraper looking for a promotion at the start of it.”
56 races are currently on the schedule for Pennsylvania’s Gregg Satterlee. He hit the national dirt late model tour for the first time in 2017 and he’s at it again this season. In the back of the#22 hauler you might find Drew Walters (no relation).
Read MoreEarl Pearson Jr put on a late race charge that brought the Lucas Dirt crowd to their feet
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series put on a hell of a show for the Ringgold, GA dirt racing crowd. Boyd’s Speedway featured a pass for the win on the final lap.
Read MoreBoyds Speedway results from the The Shamrock featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on March 23rd, 2018
Tonight, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series invades Ringgold, Georgia. Boyd’s Speedway, the 1/3 mile clay oval hosts another round of the dirt racing touring series.
45 cars are unloading in the pit area ahead of The Shamrock 50 event.
Read MoreTri-County Speedway co-owner, Isaiah Day: “Dirt is on the rise!”
One closes it’s doors and two more pop up! On April 14th, Southern Alabama will be gifted with the grand opening of a brand new dirt track.
Tri-County Speedway is currently under construction. It will be a low banked 1/4 mile dirt oval.
Read MoreRay Cook comments on costs of new rules, testing and droop rule alternatives he tested
In December, Ray Cook announced the droop rule. A chain will hook from the rear end to the chassis on the left rear. That chain will limit the amount of lift on the left rear specifically.
Read MoreShould we expect a penalty for Kevin Harvick for the flexible rear window? Here’s a look at NASCAR’s rear window rules.
Today is judgement day for Kevin Harvick. Will he be handed a penalty? The rulebook says yes.
Kevin Harvick had a flexible roof and rear window at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Read MoreSpotted: The flexible rear window and roof for Kevin Harvick
Engineers make you go, “hmm.”
If you look closely you’ll spot something odd at the rear window of Kev Harvick’s #4. Just between the C-H in BUSCH, the right side of the rear window and roof was buckling for the majority of the race at LVMS.
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