MERCED, Calif. — March 30, 2012 — There was a special person on the mind of Sammy Swindell as he climbed down from his wing dance on Friday. Swindell’s granddaughter, Zoe, delivered a special message before the veteran picked up his first World of Outlaws feature victory of the season in front of a rowdy crowd at Merced Speedway. “She called me, wished me good luck and hoped I won, so I might have to make sure she makes more of those calls,” Swindell said with a grin. It was Swindell’s 277th career World of Outlaws feature win and one…More

BYRAM, MS (March 30, 2012) – For the second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event in a row, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN passed defending series champion, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN to deny Owens his first win of the season. O’Neal took the lead on lap 38 from Owens and then went on for the $10,000 victory in the “Southern 50” at Jackson Motor Speedway before the biggest crowd in track history. Owens finished second followed by Tyler Reddick of Corning, CA who passed Jared Landers of Batesville, AR on the final lap to take third. Wendell Wallace…More

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 21, 2012 – There was smoke and bent sheet metal, slide jobs and tight racing. More than 30 Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds took advantage of Tuesday’s practice session at the 41st annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment, providing the spectators a precursor of their intense racing the next four nights at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. The competitors were divided into three groups and each received three hot-lap sessions between the event on a nice Tuesday evening at the semi-banked, half-mile dirt oval. Two-time defending Super DIRTcar Series Big Block…More

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 21, 2012 – Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., resumed his winning ways at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday night, rolling to victory in the second 30-lap DIRTcar UMP Late Model feature of the 41st UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment. The 54-year-old dirt Late Model legend controlled the short sprint, leading the entire distance after starting from the outside pole position. He outgunned polesitter Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., for the top spot and never looked back. Moyer earned $7,000 for his eighth victory since 1998 at Volusia – more than any other driver…More

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 20, 2012 – Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., began the Late Model portion of the 41st UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment with a vintage performance, overpowering longtime rival Rick Eckert of York, Pa., with a late-race pass to capture Monday night’s 30-lap DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned feature at Volusia Speedway Park. The 44-year-old standout snapped a three-year victory drought at the half-mile oval – and continued his rebound from a rare winless 2011 season – in impressive fashion. He advanced from the seventh starting spot to grab the lead from Eckert on lap 25 with…More

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Feb. 19, 2012 — Craig Dollansky emerged from his World of Outlaws sprint car and shared the sentiments felt by most of the teams, crew and spectators. “This was a long day,” he said. “It was two nights of racing in one day.” Dollansky capped a World of Outlaws doubleheader on Sunday at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., by outlasting Donny Schatz, who started on the pole and had won every race he had been in all day. Schatz claimed the afternoon feature, which had been delayed since Friday because of rain. It was also the…More

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Feb. 16, 2012 — For the second night in a row, Kenny Wallace charged to a UMP Modified victory at the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment on Thursday at Volusia Speedway Park, while Craig Dollansky earned some redemption from last year’s heartbreak by capturing the UNOH All Star sprint car feature.   Wallace started fifth and quickly powered to the front, passing Michael Long on Lap 5 and pulling away to a 1.076-second victory over Long. Ty Dillon was third, followed by Ken Schrader and Mike Wedelstadt.     “Keeping my car rolling on…More

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Feb. 15, 2012 — For more than 20 straight laps on Wednesday, Volusia Speedway Park was littered with a traffic jam. The intense jumble of lapped cars on the fast, half-mile dirt oval in Barberville, Fla., created dynamic racing at the 41st annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment. Danny Lasoski, the winningest driver in track history, worked his way through the clutter the best en route to claiming the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions victory. “It’s a momentum booster for sure,” he said after picking up his 18th career sprint car win at…More

DIRTcar Northeast is prepared to announce what is happening to the $25,000 that Stewart Friesen was fined after winning the SEF Small Engine Fuels 200 in Syracuse last month. The money is being split evenly among the 15 teams already receiving points fund money at the year-end banquet. It equals $1,650 per driver. Prior to the announcement there was vocal speculation as to what would happen to the money the sanctioning body kept from race-winning Friesen after his fuel cell failed post-race inspection. Some spoke out of a conspiracy by DIRTcar to save money while others suggested the money should…More

                Michael Storms beat out more than 70 modifieds in time trials for the Eastern States 200 Friday night. For great photos from Friday at Orange County, click here: http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/gallery7/index.php?cat=17 Top six time trialers (Keep scrolling down to see them):                   10 Michael Storms                               33 1/3 Tommy Meier                                         33 John…More