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  1. 10 Favorites To Win The 2025 Dirt Late Model Dream At Eldora Speedway

    10 Favorites To Win The 2025 Dirt Late Model Dream At Eldora Speedway

    Jun 4, 2025

    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.
  2. Dirt Late Model Drivers Racing In Modified World Championship

    Dirt Late Model Drivers Racing In Modified World Championship

    May 28, 2025

    There's a strong contingent of Dirt Late Model drivers among the 130-plus competitors vying for this weekend's $100,025-to-win Modified World Championship at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., headlined by reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Ricky Thornton Jr.
  3. Ricky Thornton Jr. And Rodney Sanders Unite For Modified World Championship

    Ricky Thornton Jr. And Rodney Sanders Unite For Modified World Championship

    May 21, 2025

    Defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Ricky Thornton Jr. is returning to his roots for a chance at another six-figure payday.
  4. For Ricky Thornton Jr., The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

    For Ricky Thornton Jr., The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

    Apr 29, 2025

    Tire changes. Crew changes. But the results stay the same.
  5. 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Results At Port Royal Speedway

    2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Results At Port Royal Speedway

    Apr 28, 2025

    The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series three-race weekend in the Northeast wrapped up Sunday at Pennsylvania's Port Royal Speedway, which hosted a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win event that served as the 14th race on the FloRacing-streamed tour in 2025.
  6. Why Half-Miles Are Becoming Ricky Thornton Jr.'s Strong Suit

    Why Half-Miles Are Becoming Ricky Thornton Jr.'s Strong Suit

    Apr 27, 2025

    As Ricky Thornton Jr.’s dirt racing career has rapidly progressed, he’s learned all the more just how much he excels on lane-sensitive, half-mile racetracks.
  7. Devin Moran Noses Out RTJ In Another Big Three Showdown At Georgetown

    Devin Moran Noses Out RTJ In Another Big Three Showdown At Georgetown

    Apr 26, 2025

    GEORGETOWN, Del. (April 25) — For nearly half of Friday’s 49-lap Melvin L. Joseph Memorial at Georgetown Speedway, the unquestioned Big Three of the 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series — Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton Jr. and Jonathan Davenport — appeared acutely vulnerable.
  8. Who's The No. 1 Dirt Late Model Driver In The Country?

    Who's The No. 1 Dirt Late Model Driver In The Country?

    Apr 1, 2025

    The hottest debate to begin the 2025 Dirt Late Model campaign is this: Who should be the No. 1 Dirt Late Model driver from the outset of the spring season?
  9. Who Should Be The No. 1 Dirt Late Model Driver To Start 2025?

    Who Should Be The No. 1 Dirt Late Model Driver To Start 2025?

    Mar 27, 2025

    The hottest debate to begin the 2025 Dirt Late Model campaign is this: Who should be the No. 1 Dirt Late Model driver from the outset of the spring season?
  10. Why Ricky Thornton Jr. Is Returning On The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

    Why Ricky Thornton Jr. Is Returning On The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

    Mar 22, 2025

    Last season’s lengthy Dirt Late Model silly season will perhaps never be topped again in uncanny developments and sheer craziness.
  11. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Results At Atomic Speedway, March 21

    Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Results At Atomic Speedway, March 21

    Mar 22, 2025

    The post-Speedweeks campaign on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series began with Friday's stop at Ohio's Atomic Speedway before the tour visits legendary Indiana quarter-mile oval Brownstown Speedway on Saturday.
  12. Ricky Thornton Jr. Announces Which Tour He's Following In 2025

    Ricky Thornton Jr. Announces Which Tour He's Following In 2025

    Mar 20, 2025

    Ricky Thornton Jr.’s made it official. The reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion is back on the FloRacing-streamed tour to defend his crown this season with his No. 20rt Koehler Motorsports team, the Chandler, Ariz., superstar announced on social media ahead of Friday‘s stop at Atomic Speedway near Chillicothe, Ohio.
  13. Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Report Card: Grading Dirt Late Model Drivers

    Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Report Card: Grading Dirt Late Model Drivers

    Feb 18, 2025

    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.
  14. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Results At Ocala Speedway, Feb. 7

    Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Results At Ocala Speedway, Feb. 7

    Feb 8, 2025

    After East Bay Raceway Park's closure, the Wieland Winternationals settles into its new home this week at Ocala Speedway for five nights of racing on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
  15. Tricky All-Tech Raceway Surface Tests Limits of Lucas Oil Series Drivers

    Tricky All-Tech Raceway Surface Tests Limits of Lucas Oil Series Drivers

    Feb 3, 2025

    ELLISVILLE, Fla. — Only a few days into February and the most demanding stretch of the 2025 season might have already come and gone for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series campaigners.