HARLAN, Iowa (July 16) — Sometimes everyone just needs to relax and refrain from jumping to a hasty conclusion.

SARVER, Pa. (June 27) — Mark Richards sat on a Jersey barrier in Lernerville Speedway's infield. Just in front him, his Rocket Chassis house car crew members quietly circled the team's parked No. 1 machine. And his driver, Brandon Sheppard, stood a few feet away, conducting an interview with FloRacing's Ben Shelton about his runner-up finish in Saturday's Firecracker 100.

BANNER, Ill. (May 6) — Instant reaction and analysis from Wednesday’s $20,000-to-win FloRacing Night in America opener at Spoon River Speedway won by Brandon Sheppard:

Behind Brandon Sheppard making victory lane trips look routine again — having now won his sixth race of the season — is a rhythm he’s noticing within his Rocket Chassis house car group that’s evident just about everywhere they go.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (April 26) — Mark Richards and Brandon Sheppard have won just about everywhere together, but until Sunday, Hagerstown Speedway had remained unconquered.

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 16) — If there’s anyone who’d welcome a reset and the chance to start over at the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout, it’s Brandon Sheppard.

PORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 22) — Getting to Port Royal Speedway on Friday for the two-day Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series weekend was a victory of its own for Jonathan Davenport and his Double L Motorsports team.

An antsy Mark Richards returned to Rocket Chassis headquarters in Shinnston, W.Va., following June 21’s Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway ready to get to work. Stewing on an exhaustive list of ideas long enough, the 64-year-old called for a midseason overhaul.

With this week's 31st running of the Dirt Late Model Dream taking shape at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, we're ramping up our coverage of the $100,000-to-win event that's streamed live on FloRacing.

Each Summer, dirt racing fans across the country turn their attention the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio to catch coverage of one of the most prestigious dirt-track events of the year, streaming live on FloRacing.

FARMER CITY, Ill. (April 12) — This one is for the doubters. Without a doubt.

Now that Georgia-Florida Speedweeks have come and gone, I've decided to evaluate 15 top Dirt Late Model drivers — specifically the top six in points on last year’s national tours and three wild cards picks — from the popular wintertime series.

After a thrilling last-lap pass Sunday evening at Vado Speedway Park, track-dominating Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., immediately wanted to review exactly how he’d captured the all-Illinois showdown with Brandon Sheppard in the second round of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout.

Each winner at the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout celebrate at Vado Speedway Park donning a cowboy hat and firing the traditional six-shooters in victory lane at the six-race miniseries. But don’t be surprised if the winners of the opener and finale are smiling a little wider.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season begins with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where more than 50 Dirt Late Model drivers are expected to compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.