During Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series driver Garrett Alberson’s recovery from Aug. 8’s frightening Sunoco North-South 100 incident, he faced the daunting possibility of losing sight in his injured right eye that was obscured by blood.

Twice overtaking race-long leader Hudson O'Neal on laps 41 and 42 and holding on the rest of the way, sixth-starting Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., grabbed a $15,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory at Circle City Raceway. The pair swapped the lead twice before making contact at the flagstand with Thornton edging away to win by 2.015 seconds for his second series victory of the season.

Racing around race-long leader Brandon Sheppard exiting turn four on the 14th lap, Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, on Saturday evening captured Brownstown Speedway's Indiana Icebreaker for the third straight season. The fourth-starting Moran, in his first race since becoming a father, took the checkers 1.633 seconds ahead of polesitter Ricky Thornton Jr. for his tour-leading fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season.

ELLISVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 21) — Donning a megawatt smile fueled by the elation of finally conquering the elusive All-Tech Raceway, a racetrack that’s been a thorn in his side, Hudson O’Neal couldn’t picture life as a racer being more gratifying than it is at the moment.

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 11) — Hudson O’Neal wasn’t worried, but he had some concerns pacing the field during the second half of Sunday’s 40-lap Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout feature at Central Arizona Raceway.

The USAC National Sprint Car Series raced at Paragon Speedway Friday night September 26, 2025. 28 sprint cars took time for qualifying with Carson Garett setting a new track record of 14.309 to lead the way. Heat races were won by Kevin Thomas Jr., Gunnar Setser, Chance Crum and Justin Grant.

No driver wants to get in a wreck competing on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. But during the five-race Big River Steel Chase for the Championship that begins Friday at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, drivers particularly don’t want to tangle with, upset or hinder any of the four series drivers chasing the $250,000 tour championship.

Winning championships in any sport depends on momentum. Peaking at the right time has a way of giving teams and athletes confidence heading into big-time showdowns when championships are on the line and the pressure is at its highest.

In his first race as USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car racing’s career win king, Justin Grant performed an encore performance on Friday night during the third running of the Ashlea Albertson Memorial at Indianapolis, Indiana’s Circle City Raceway.

The red clay of Bloomington Speedway has been a home away from home, for Gavin Miller.

Rick Schwallie was just launching his career with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series when he had an interaction with Forrest Lucas that made him immediately understand the essence of the business entrepreneur.

The USAC National Sprint Car Series finished one of their biggest weeks of the season — Indiana Sprint Week.

The USAC National Sprint Car Series wrapped up their weeklong $25,000 Indiana Sprint Week Championship at Tri-State Speedway on Saturday. Kevin Thomas Jr. emerged victorious with the race win and also the weeklong title. KTJ earned the top spot while Logan Seavey finished second in ISW points and Mitchel Moles finished third.

It’d seemingly been so long since C.J. Leary last won a USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship feature event, in his words, he had to plug in the GPS for the directions to find his way to victory lane.

Three years is a long time in the world of a racecar driver.