Dirt Racing news and photos from the various race forms of the dirt racing ladder. This section includes dirt late models, dirt sprint cars, dirt midgets, dirt modifieds, dirt sportsman and anything else on the dirt track ovals.
Stewart details what NASCAR needs to return to the days of popularity
NASCAR was a sport born with stock cars on the short tracks of the South. The cars were somewhat affordable. Richard Childress turned a $20 race car into a NASCAR super team of today.
In those days,
Read MoreDirt track owners set a price for the beloved speedway
Hartwell Speedway opened in 1969. The 254 Speedway Road in Hartwell, GA dirt track is now for sale.
The track is a 3/8 mile slightly banked clay oval. It features seven classes of racing: Crate Late Model, Hobby 602,
Read More22nd Annual Indiana Icebreaker results from Brownstown, Indiana
Tonight, The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series unloads at Brownstown Speedway. It’s bullring racing for the national late model series. Tonight’s feature winner will leave Indiana with a check for $12,000.
View full 2019 Brownstown Speedway results below.
The 1/4-mile dirt track in Brownstown,
Read MoreTyler Erb has won 3 of 8 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series races so far with Best Performance Motorsports
At the start of 2019, Tyler Erb was signed to drive for Best Performance Motorsports. Together, they will tour with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. 65 feature events across 37 venues and 22 states.
Read MoreBloomquist hospitalized; Will miss Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events
UPDATE: Team Zero comments on the drivers condition below.
Scott Bloomquist was injured in a motorcycle accident this week. The injuries put him in the hospital following the crash.
This Friday, the tour heads to Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe,
Read MoreThe dirt track formerly known as Huset’s Speedway had a pending agreement to save the track from demolition which has now fallen through
Badlands Motor Speedway, formerly known at Huset’s Speedway is now back on the real estate market. The current owner has attempted to unload the race track for the last several years,
Read MoreKyle Busch now has 199 wins, one short of Richard Petty’s NASCAR record
Richard Petty collected 200 wins in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. That records remains as the most all-time in the sport.
Petty picked up his first win in 1960 at the Southern States Fairgrounds in Charlotte,
Read MoreTanner English and Randy Weaver comment on the closing of the team
At the start of the 2019 racing season, SWR Racing signed Tanner English. He would pilot the #116 machine for Randy Weaver Racing.
Randy Weaver Racing didn’t set out for a national tour. They had plans for a hit-and-miss schedule of regional and national events.
Read MoreFlorida dirt track up for sale as turnkey operation
North Florida Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-baked dirt oval. The track sits on 25+/- acres of Florida real estate.
In 1963, a race track was constructed between Jacksonville and Tallahassee. It’s now the second oldest speedway in the state of Florida.
Read MoreTrading Paint is a new dirt track racing film starring John Travolta and Shania Twain
This movie has long been anticipated by avid dirt racing fans across the country. It’s finally here from streaming in the race shop.
Straight to digital download. The new dirt racing film is currently available on Apple iTunes and Google Play libraries for rent.
Read MoreGR Smith lists hauler for sale as he downsizes his race team for 2019
At the start of 2019, GR Smith reloaded his racing program. The team set out for an ambitious resurrection on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series tour.
This is the team that won the 2017 World 100 at Eldora Speedway.
Read MoreBowman builds his own dirt cars and still doesn’t understand cup car engineering
NASCAR has intensified the penalties for failing inspection in 2019. The penalties are higher and at the same time, the tolerance for failed inspections is reduced.
Ahead of qualifying for the race, it only takes two failed inspections to have you car chief ejected for the race weekend.
Read MoreBloomquist comments on the suspension, fine and probation he received for the driver swap at East Bay Raceway Park
Bloomquist: “When the plan is to run two laps, I don’t see what the harm was. No harm, no foul, what the hell?”
On Tuesday, February 5 the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was in their second night at East Bay Raceway Park.
Read MoreEnglish details the East Bay Raceway Park finale from Saturday’s Lucas Oil show; Explains why he’s holding back on the national late model tour
A week long show at East Bay Raceway Park was concluded on Saturday night. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series rolled into the 1/3-mile dirt oval in Tampa,
Read MoreThe final night at East Bay Raceway Park for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
It’s the sixth night of racing at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida. The week long show at the 1/3-mile dirt oval comes to a close tonight with a $12,000 payday to the feature winner.
Read MoreNight seven of GA-FL Speedweeks; East Bay Raceway Park hosts the LOLMDS
It’s a points night at East Bay Raceway Park for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The feature winner in tonight’s edition of the 43rd Annual Winternationals will be handed a check for $12,000
View 2019 East Bay Raceway Park results below.
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