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.

Brandon Overton wouldn’t change a thing about how he handled Saturday’s skirmish with Bobby Pierce at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway — not the helmet throw, the confrontation, how he reached into Pierce’s cockpit to smack his visor, or his pointed remarks toward Pierce that could be vaguely heard by FloRacing viewers.

It’s no secret that Brandon Overton and the Longhorn Factory Team haven’t performed up to lofty standards this year, but their performance has no bearing on their plans together for 2026.

UNION, Ky. — Just as Brandon Overton was feeling especially positive about the trajectory of his frustrating 2025 season, the start of Saturday’s 43rd annual Sunoco North-South 100 at Florence Speedway blew his good vibes away.

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.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 2) – Brandon Overton’s flag-to-flag victory at Circle City Raceway (Ind.) did more than just snap a 13-race streak of combined victories for Ricky Thornton Jr., Devin Moran and Jonathan Davenport on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. It did more than tighten the points race with Garrett Alberson of Las Cruces, N.M. for the coveted fourth-place spot in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship, too.

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.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Brandon Overton’s plans are coming more into focus for the 2025 season as the Longhorn Factory Team intends to follow the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, crew chief Anthony Burroughs told FloRacing's DirtonDirt.com at Friday’s Performance Racing Industry Trade Show.

CHINA GROVE, N.C. — Brandon Overton becomes the latest high-profile driver to work for veteran Dirt Late Model mechanic Anthony Burroughs, who today was announced as the crew chief of the Longhorn Factory Team, ending his run of three-plus years overseeing Morgantown, Ind.-based SSI Motorsports.

Brandon Overton was changed into street clothes and munching on potato chips from a bag he held in his left hand as he watched his crew survey his pummeled Infinity by Wells car. He was in good spirits and completely uninjured after crashing and flipping while running second on lap nine of Saturday night’s 53-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals feature at Wythe Raceway.

MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Moments after watching his driver Brandon Overton complete a flag-to-flag victory in Saturday’s 60-lap Mountain Moonshine Classic at Smoky Mountain Speedway, David Wells stood near the scales in the infield and breezily summed up what he had witnessed.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series had its second $50,000-to-win event of the season thus far Saturday at Tennessee's Smoky Mountain Speedway.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Brandon Overton was skeptical. With time running short before the start of Thursday’s 50-lap Dream XXX preliminary feature at Eldora Speedway, he doubted it was possible to change his car’s engine and make it to the starting grid.