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Turn 2 Blog: How much does football season impact racing?

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. How surprised were you at Garrett Smith’s win in the Dirt Track World Championship? Richard: This is one of those yes and no sort of answers. In the sense that a 19-year-old won a $100,000 crown jewel race is surprising no matter what the circumstances. Those are races that are supposed to be won by guys named Davenport, Overton, McCreadie, Owens and the…

Garrett Smith pulls shocker by taking the Dirt Track World Championship

Garrett Smith pulled one of the biggest surprise wins in a long time by winning the Dirt Track World Championship on Saturday night at Portsmouth Raceway Park. The young driver led all 100 laps in the season finale for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season. The Rocket Chassis driver from Eatonton, Georgia earned $100,000 for the victory in a race held on the 3/8 mile Portsmouth, Ohio track shown live by MavTV and FloRacing.com. Tim McCreadie secured his second consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship by simply starting the race. The top-18 on the starting grid…

Rich’s Ramblings: The 10 Biggest Dirt Late Model Races

With the Dirt Track World Championship running this weekend at the Portsmouth(OH) Raceway Park, I have been thinking about what the biggest races are each year on the Dirt Late Model racing calendar. As a result, I produced a Top-10 list of those races as I see them. I hope you will take the time to give my Ramblings a listen, and as always, offer your own suggestions on my Twitter feed(@RichardAllenIDR) or on the website’s Facebook page(InsideDirtRacing.com). Here is the ranking of what I consider to be the 10 Biggest Dirt Late Model Races: Please continue to bear…

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…

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…

Kyle Larson heaps praise on Donny Schatz following Brad Doty Classic victory

It goes without saying that Kyle Larson is one of the top racers in the world. And on Tuesday night at Attica Raceway Park, he again showed the prowess that has caused such accolades to be bestowed on him. So it would seem to make sense to assume that when Larson speaks, young racers will listen. In victory lane on Tuesday night at Ohio’s Attica Raceway Park, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion pointed to another driver who he believes all racers should seek to emulate. The soon to be 30-year-old driver from Elk Grove, California made a strong move…

William Byron looking to do more grassroots racing following New Smyrna win

Over the past year or so, NASCAR Cup Series drivers from the Hendrick Motorsports stable have been branching out into to other forms of motorsports. Of course, Kyle Larson has led the way as the reigning champion is frequently seen ripping around dirt tracks all across the country in Midgets, Sprint Cars and Late Models. Also, 2020 champ Chase Elliott has followed suit with expanded participation in Midget racing and pavement Late Model competition. Over the past two weeks, Alex Bowman has made debut starts with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the FloRacing All…