Which Dirt Late Model Drivers Would Make Good Sprint Car Drivers?
Feb 23, 2024
It’s not too often the best drivers in Sprint Car and Dirt Late Model racing compete together on the same nightly program.Five Takeaways Midway Through Georgia-Florida Speedweeks
Feb 5, 2024
With one full week of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season come and gone, and Georgia-Florida Speedweeks halfway complete, there’s much to reflect on and bear in mind for potentially the weeks and months to come.Ricky Thornton Jr. & The Problem Dirt Late Model Racing Can't Get Away From
Jan 31, 2024
Anthony Burroughs tried warning everybody. It was, for the record, a year ago to the night he put the Dirt Late Model world on high alert about an escalating problem by the name of Ricky Thornton Jr.Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tuesday Results From Ocala Speedway
Jan 31, 2024
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series held the first night of the Winter Nationals on Tuesday at Florida's Ocala Speedway, formerly known as Bubba Raceway Park.A Growing Rivalry Between Jonathan Davenport And Ricky Thornton Jr.
Jan 28, 2024
The clean-cut Ricky Thornton Jr. as the aggressor? Dropping F-bombs in post-race interviews and showing no conviction for choosing the rugged, bumpy path to Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory lane Saturday night at Golden Isles Speedway?Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Saturday Results From Golden Isles
Jan 28, 2024
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series hosted Golden Isles Speedway's Super Bowl of Racing finale on Saturday, a three-day event that concluded with a 60-lap, $25,000-to-win feature attracting the majority of the sport's biggest names.Ricky Thornton Jr.'s Epic Charge At The Dome Fittingly Caps Record Season
Dec 17, 2023
Is there a driver, no matter the motorsport, who gets more out of a race car than Ricky Thornton Jr.?Brandon Sheppard Repels Ricky Thornton Jr. In Gateway Dirt Nationals Finale
Dec 17, 2023
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Victories on the rough-and-tumble fifth-mile oval inside the The Dome at America's Center never come easy, but Brandon Sheppard’s Saturday night run from the front row in the 40-lap Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals was about as uneventful as possible for 11 of the race’s 12 minutes.Inside The New Lucas Oil Series Chase Format With Comments From RTJ
Dec 13, 2023
Rick Schwallie and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series don’t ever intend to fabricate drama.Kyle Busch And Ricky Thornton, Jr. Headline First Tulsa Shootout Entry List
Oct 25, 2023
Entries are pouring in for the 39th Annual Tulsa Shootout slated for December 26-31 at the SageNet Center in Tulsa, OK. Nearly 700 entries have come in for the six classes that will be in action for the week leading up to New Year’s Eve 2023.Who Won The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship?
Oct 23, 2023
For the first time in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series history, the "Big River Steel Chase for the Championship" was used to crown the 2023 season champion. Four drivers. One race. One champion.Updates On The Lucas Oil Big Four Championship Battle At Eldora Speedway
Oct 21, 2023
ROSSBURG, Ohio — Saturday’s blow-by-blow updates at Eldora Speedway of the four contenders for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship at Carl Short’s 43rd annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP. The Big River Steel Big Four is made up of Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., and Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio.Ricky Thornton, Jr. Puts Lucas Oil Championship Chase Into Perspective
Oct 19, 2023
There was plenty of hemming and hawing from race fans and competitors alike when the playoff-style championship format was announced by Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series officials last December. But Ricky Thornton Jr., who has held the orange spoiler for much of the year, has made peace with the format and whatever happens at the end of Saturday’s Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway.Dirt Track World Championship At Eldora Speedway Questions & Answers
Oct 18, 2023
Questions and answers about October 20-21’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finale at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Carl Short’s 43rd annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP paying $100,000-to-win.How Do Lucas Oil Title Chasers Feel About The Chase Now That It's Here?
Oct 17, 2023
No one could blame Ricky Thornton Jr. for being a bit salty, if not downright angry, about the new-for-2023 Big River Steel Big Four program to determine the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion.