JCM Motorsports has tapped Brenden Smith of Dade City, Fla., as its full-time driver for 2026, team owner Colten Miller told DirtonDirt on Wednesday ahead of the duo’s debut in Friday’s Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals prelim at The Dome at America’s Center.

Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, Ga., fresh off his Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year season, will join the Coltman Farms Racing team for a national touring schedule in 2026, the Maysville, Ga.-based team announced.

Riggs Motorsports will continue fielding a Dirt Late Model program for Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., in 2026 but not under the Longhorn Factory Team banner, team owner Scott Riggs confirmed Tuesday night to DirtonDirt.

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Extending his late-season hot streak to four wins in a row with a $50,000 sweep of the Peach State Classic at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., earned unanimous recognition as the No. 1 driver in the final DirtonDirt power rankings of the 2025 season.

A former multitime nationally touring winner will get his shot on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2026.

All things considered, Daulton Wilson performed respectably during The Dirt Track at Charlotte’s World Finals with the Viper-Big Frog Motorsports No. 58v team.

Decorah, Iowa-based Late Model team Skyline Motorsports today tapped 20-year-old Dallon Murty to run as a teammate to Tyler Bruening beginning in 2026. Murty replaces Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., who left the team in September.

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The day when Josh Rice met with JRR Motorsports owner James Rattliff last month to firm up the details of Rice’s hiring had the 27-year-old driver from Crittenden, Ky., feeling as anxious as he’s ever been.

Landing his long-awaited opportunity for full-time racing, Josh Rice of Crittenden, Ky., has signed with James Rattliff’s Campbellsville, Ky.-based JRR Motorsports with plans to follow a national tour in 2026.

James Rattliff’s Campbellsville, Ky.-based JRR Motorsports announced today it is parting ways with driver Daulton Wilson of Fayetteville, N.C., marking the end of a successful four-year partnership.

Devin Moran was closing in on his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title. He also was positioned to make a bid for his elusive first crown jewel victory at Eldora Speedway as he sat in second place for a restart with 12 circuits remaining in Saturday’s 100-lap Dirt Track World Championship.

Fresh off his Rookie of the Year season on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, Ga., says he’s decided to leave Mount Airy, N.C.-based Billy Hicks Racing. The 32-year-old racer told DirtonDirt of his plans following Saturday’s 45th annual Dirt Track World Championship at Rossburg, Ohio’s Eldora Speedway.

Devin Moran won the 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship following the Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway. Moran secured his first championship after title contenders Ricky Thornton Jr. and Johnathan Davenport collided with 39 laps to go at Eldora Speedway in Ohio on Oct. 18.