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.

Winners get all the headlines, but sometimes the interesting stories (or statistics) require us to dig a little deeper.

Tim McCreadie tried being stoic Thursday. He didn’t want to think about the emotions that come with May 15. A year ago on that day, the 51-year-old lost his legendary father, “Barefoot” Bob McCreadie.

Three-time national touring champion Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y, and Drake Troutman of Hyndman, Pa., announced plans to enter this weekend’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series doubleheader at Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway, confirming their move to the national tour after each driver spent last season following the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

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.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series kicks off its 2025 campaign this weekend on Jan. 17-19 at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., sending the national tour into a season that boasts a record points fund and purse payouts.

Tim McCreadie will have a new look and number driving for Boom Briggs-owned Briggs Transport Racing on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2025, but with a vintage and personal spin.

In an announcement made Monday by Mark Richards, the Rocket1 Racing owner revealed that Brandon Sheppard will replace Tim McCreadie for a second stint at the reins of the Rocket Chassis house car, effective immediately, but that doesn't mean McCreadie won't be closely connected to the Shinnston, W.Va-based chassis enterprise in 2025.

Three-time national Dirt Late Model champion Tim McCreadie will drive the No. 58v Viper-Big Frog Motorsports at Nov. 2-3's 50th annual National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway along with tentative plans to race Nov. 6-9's World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, car owner Shawn Martin told FloRacing.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — All Ricky Thornton Jr. wanted to do in Saturday's General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP was avoid the self-inflicted wound that knocked him from Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship contention in last year’s event at Eldora Speedway.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — A chink in Jonathan Davenport’s thick Eldora Speedway armor appeared to have developed. Perhaps, just perhaps, the master of the famed half-mile oval was off his game.

Four rounds are complete in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and now the Dirt Track World Championship only remains until a national champion is crowned Oct. 19 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

The opening rounds of the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are in the books, which means two weekends remain until a national champion is crowned Oct. 19 at Eldora Speedway's Dirt Track World Championship in Rossburg, Ohio.

A slow start. An unexpected ride change. Plenty of growing pains getting acquainted with a new team and chassis.

The field is set for the 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP. Following Saturday's Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway, the four drivers who will battle for the season championship have been determined.