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Thinkin’ Dirty: 2022 Kyle Larson Late Model Challenge at Volunteer

Mike Marlar

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Winfield, Tenn.’s Mike Marlar won the inaugural Kyle Larson Late Model Challenge at Volunteer Speedway, part of a home-state sweep of the podium Thursday night.

Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 Dream Prelims at Eldora

Super Bowl of Racing

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The Headlines Christmas comes early for the “North Pole Nightmare” and a clash of the titans is brewing at Eldora Speedway. Our Feature Spotlights Sunday, June 6, 2021 Spotlight: All-Star Circuit of Champions Where: Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wis. (streamed on Flo Racing) Why We Chose It: Sunday’s second-highest paying race, but DirtVision’s …

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Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 Historic 100 at West Virginia Motor Speedway

Hawkeye 50

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The Headlines The All-Star Circuit of Champions’ NOS-fueled bender, a bumpy debut in Indy and country roads take Superman home. Our Feature Spotlights Thursday, June 3 Spotlight: All-Star Circuit of Champions Where: Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Ill. (streamed on Flo Racing) Why We Chose It: At $5,000-to-win, Thursday’s highest-paying race. Series points leader …

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Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 Marks the Return of the Buckeye Bullet at Sharon Speedway

2013 Port Royal Blaney, Dave 140buzz

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The Headlines The Buckeye Bullet ended a quarter-century victory drought in World of Outlaws competition, the Friesens kept winning modified races even when Stewart was half a country away and the WoO late models saw a Southern dominate the north’s Palace of Speed. Our Feature Spotlights Friday, May 21 Late Model Spotlight: 2021 Truck Country …

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Thinkin’ Dirty, Vol. 19: 2021 Hawkeye 100 at Boone

Vado

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The A-Main: Put a 100 in the race name, and Bobby Pierce is proving to be the man. Fresh off his Illini 100 win at Farmer City Raceway a month ago, Saturday night  (May 1) saw Pierce pass Billy Moyer Sr. for the race lead on lap 30 of Saturday’s Hawkeye 100 at Boone Speedway …

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Thinkin’ Dirty, Vol. 16 – 2021 Bristol Bash

Bristol dirt track in 2021, overhead view, Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

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The A-Main: Devin Moran pounced when polesitter Ricky Weiss‘s handling started to fade with nine laps to go in Sunday’s rain-delayed Bristol Bash finale, prevailing on a lap 33 restart to win the $25,000 World of Outlaws late model feature. Moran joined Kyle Strickler as only the second repeat winner on the tour so far …

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Thinkin’ Dirty, Vol. 15: 2021 Lil’ Bill Corum Memorial at Tazewell

Hawkeye 50

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The A-Main: Call it Bristol Redux. On a high-banked Tennessee dirt oval, “Superman” Jonathan Davenport bested “Yung Money” Kyle Larson, leading all 75 laps Saturday night (April 3) to comfortably win the $21,000 Lil’ Bill Corum Memorial race at Tazewell Speedway.  “Superman” Jonathan Davenport @TheFast49 climbs out of his @LonghornChassis $21,000 richer after winning the …

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Thursday Morning Thunder, Vol. 11: Bringing Sexy Back to ‘Outlaw’ Schedules

Virginia Motor Speedway winner Brandon Overton rejoices after winning at Eldora Speedway (May 2021).

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DirtonDirt this week printed what everyone that follows dirt late model racing has had on their brains at least once this season: that the best driver in the country wheeling a super late model isn’t running for a points championship in 2021. At least not yet. Move over World of Outlaws Late Models. “Big Sexy” …

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Thursday Morning Thunder, Vol. 9: Recapping Dirt Racing’s 2021 ‘Preseason’

Wilkesboro

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This article is a week late, but that’s what happens when the World of Outlaws chooses to go all Cup Series on dirt racing fans like they did with turning the Bristol Bash into the Bristol Invitational last week.  With the majority of dirt racing series having left the state of Florida and scattering, concluding …

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