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David Gravel takes final WoO Sprint feature to be held at I-80

Gravel Continues to Close on Championship Lead, Trails by 56 with 5 Nights Left GREENWOOD, NE – October 14, 2022 – While I-80 Speedway ends an era this week as the track closes, David Gravel begins a new one as a father. On Friday night, the two coincided as Levi’s dad, a championship hopeful, dominated all 30 laps of the final World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event at the Greenwood, NE 4/10-mile. The 30-year-old Watertown, CT native continued his life-changing week – after welcoming his first son with wife Jillian on Monday – by increasing his title odds as he now only sits…

Garrett Smith earns DTWC pole; Friday’s Qualifying and Heat Race results

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Dirt Track World Championship is one of the crown jewel events on the Dirt Late Model schedule each year with a $100,000-to-win purse up for grabs. Portsmouth Raceway Park hosts the event with preliminary action taking place on Friday night then B-main races and the 100-lap feature being contested on Saturday evening. Garrett Smith turned in a perfect night on Friday by setting fast time in hot laps, Group A qualifying and then winning his heat race to secure the pole for Saturday night. This will the be final race of the season…

Turn 2 Blog: Older drivers still getting it done

This week’s edition of the Turn 2 Blog that would have normally been posted on InsideDirtRacing.com has been moved to this sire due to a technical issue which we are working to correct. Sorry for the inconvenience. The older veterans of Dirt Late Model racing are definitely letting it be known that they have no plans to just fade away into the darkness, aren’t they? Richard: After his win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature this past Saturday night at Talladega Short Track, 48-year-old Tim McCreadie commented that “A lot of times when you get to this…

Big test coming up this weekend in Vegas for the Next Gen

When the 2022 season began there were many questions revolving around NASCAR’s new Next Gen car and how it would perform. Initially, there was some excitement generated when it appeared as if the machine had in fact improved the racing on the much maligned 1.5 and 2-mile ‘cookie cutter’ tracks. But as the season has gone on, it seems that some of that initial enthusiasm may have worn off, particularly as more races have been contested on short tracks and road courses. Early on, the thought among many was that if the racing could be improved on the cookie cutters,…

Jimmy Owens once again dominates 411 for FloRacing win

There are some things in life that can always be counted on. The sun rising in the east, the government spending more money than it takes in, and Jimmy Owens winning big races at 411 Motor Speedway. On Tuesday night, the third of those things came true once again as the ‘The Newport Nightmare’ dominated the Castrol FloRacing Night in America feature event. The Rocket Chassis driver from Newport, Tennessee earned $22,022 for his efforts in a race held on the 3/8 mile track located in Seymour, Tennessee. A total of 37 cars were signed in for competition Qualifying Results:…

Live Updates: FloRacing Night in America at 411(10-11-22)

***Due to technical issues with InsideDirtRacing.com that we are working to correct, our Live Updates have been temporarily moved to InsideCircleTrack.com*** InsideCircleTrack.com in conjunction with InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Castrol FloRacing Night in America-sanctioned event at 411 Motor Speedway on Tuesday evening, October 11, 2022. The updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram). These updates are brought to you by Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. The 2022 season has concluded at SMS but schedule information for next year will be released in the coming weeks. General Information: Weather is…

Turn 2 Blog: Is it a good thing for drivers to be so vocal?

*Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideCircleTrack.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the NASCAR and pavement short track racing topics of the day. Are you surprised that Kyle Larson was eliminated from the NASCAR Playoffs before the ‘Round of 8’? Richard: My answer to this is both yes and no. Yes in the sense that the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion driving a Hendrick Motorsports car not making it to the ‘Round of 8’ is surprising no matter who is driving. But that is especially true when the driver…

Three drivers who have had successful seasons even if their Playoff runs end now

There are several ways to measure success in the NASCAR Cup Series. For some drivers and teams, their season is not counted as a good one unless they make the Championship 4 for the title-deciding finale at Phoenix Raceway. But to others, going to the last race on the schedule with a chance to win the championship is not absolutely necessary for the campaign to be labeled successful. Three drivers will enter this weekend’s cutoff event on the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway able to call their season a good one even if they are eliminated from contention on Sunday…

Kyle Larson not shying away from dirt even during NASCAR Playoffs

Kyle Larson didn’t win the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship by accident. He is a talented driver with a great crew and both of those elements are part of a great organization. Even with all of that, the Elk Grove, California driver’s path to the title might have seemed like an unorthodox one for some observers. Rather than being solely focused on the Cup Series task at hand, Larson spent a good deal of last season racing in places other than the venues which were hosting NASCAR. Over the course of the season, the driver who had been suspended from…

Turn 2 Blog: Is this the week when someone exacts revenge on Ross Chastain?

*Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideCircleTrack.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the NASCAR and pavement short track racing topics of the day. How concerning are the driver safety issues we have seen this year? Richard: I’m not necessarily trying to play devil’s advocate here but I wonder if there are in fact more injuries in racing today because there actually are or because we are more aware of them due to increased safety protocols and the greater spread of information through social media and other sources? As with…