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Late Model R.O.Y. Trevor Phillips Looks Ahead To ‘07 12/31/06
George ‘The General’ Lee Prepares for 2007 Late Model Season 12/30/06
Wayne County/Lakeville Join Forces For Big 8 Series Spectacular 12/30/06
Driver Mike Budka New Henry County, FL Images from Dec. 16, 2006 12/29/06
ANDREW HANNULA TO CHASE URC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR TITLE IN 2007 12/29/06
DIS Looking Toward The 2007 Season 12/28/06
RACE TRACKS AND ORGANIZATIONS A BIG PART OF MOTORSPORTS 2007 12/28/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series from Cedar Lake Speedway on SPEED Channel December 30th and 31st 12/28/06
DIRT LATE MODEL & FLAT OUT Magazines Sold To Three Wide Media 12/28/06
COLUMN NOTES FOR YOUR COVERAGE OF MOTORSPORTS 2007 AND THE GAMBLER’S CLASSIC INDOOR AUTO RACES 12/28/06
DIVERSE FIELD OF RACERS ENTERED IN A.C. “GAMBLER’S CLASSIC” 12/28/06
Checkered Dreams Charity Prepared for Consecutive Motorsports Appearance 12/28/06
Late Model Driver On New Year’s Eve Dirt Racers Radio Show 12/28/06
Next Two EOS Races are Jan 13, 2007 & Feb. 10, 2007 12/28/06
ANNUAL EASTERN MOTORSPORT PRESS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION SET FOR JANUARY 26-28TH 12/28/06
Western Allstars promoter Chris Kearns to be on Dirt Racin Station. DRS is a new internet radio show put together by West Coast Street Stock Racers Lee Jensen and Billy Simkins. Chris will be on sunday night 12/24/06 at 9pm pst. The show vs be found at www.dirtracinstation.com. All broadcasts are archived and are also on podcast. 12/26/06
To The Dirt Racing Community: From Doc Lehman & Family 12/23/06
Seasons Greetings From MACS 12/23/06
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR URC, THREE DRIVERS MAKE-UP TEAM 21 IN 2007 12/23/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Announces Bonus Money Program for Local/Regional Participants 12/23/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series SPEED Channel Holiday TV Schedule 12/22/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Speedway Announce the “Road to Wheatland” Bonus 12/20/06
‘All I Want For Christmas’ 12/19/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Announces K&N Filters Loyalty Bonus Program 12/19/06
PEARSON, SALDANA, SCHLIEPER, REED AND BRANDT HEADLINE Dirt Nation™ 12/18/06
RACING LEGEND BILLY PAUCH TO RACE IN ATLANTIC CITY INDOOR EVENT 12/17/06
VONDOHREN AND SCHUTZ HONORED AS GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY NASCAR CHAMPIONS 12/17/06
DEESE HONORED WITH HAGERSTOWN’S LATE MODEL CROWN FOR A FIFTH TIME 12/17/06
HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY’S 59th SEASON ONLY READIED THE STAGE FOR #60 12/17/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Releases 2007 Race Schedule 12/17/06
Woodall to tackle tough Slingshot field at Atlantic City 12/16/06
New Hendry County Speedway News & Results from Dec. 9th, 2006 / Mike Budka Claims 2nd 12/15/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series from Florence Speedway on SPEED December 16 and 17 12/14/06
360 OTC TO SPONSOR OF WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES 12/14/06
EOS race 4 and Dragwars Race 4 all same day shootout at the Groove Jan. 6, 2007 12/14/06
MACS’ Fall Fest at Challenger Airs Saturday on FOX Sports Net (FSN) Pittsburgh 12/13/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Press Conference at PRI Show Thursday December 14th 12/13/06
SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN AT MOTORSPORTS 2007 PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS RACE CAR SHOW 12/12/06
3RD Annual Lucas Oil / Dirt Nation Driver of the Year Nominations being taken 12/11/06
22nd ANNUAL READING RACING REUNION & CAR SHOW TO OPEN THREE DAY RUN FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND 12/10/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on SPEED Channel This Saturday, December 9th 12/9/06
MORAN, SCHLIEPER, DAVENPORT, WRIGHT AND HOLBROOKS HEADLINE Dirt Nation™ 12/8/06
2003 CUP CHAMPION MATT KENSETH WILL BE AT MOTORSPORTS 2007 12/8/06
World Finals At Lowe’s Motor Speedway Ultimate Finish To 2007 Season 12/7/06
Mufflers Required for StormPay.com DLMS East Bay WRS Invitational, Open World Championship Race Whowon.com 12/6/06
StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series Signs Returning and New Tracks for 2007 Whowon.com 12/6/06
Racing swap meet to be Saturday at East Carolina Whowon.com 12/6/06
14-year-old Spencer Taylor Wins FAST Late Model Series Championship Whowon.com 12/6/06
Ashby Uses Strong Finishes To Take Stormpay.Com Speedway Title And Sixth in Stormpay.com WRS West Region Whowon.com 12/6/06
Earl Pearson Jr. to Drive for Bobby Labonte Racing Whowon.com 12/6/06
East Bay Welcomes December with Warm Hearts and Hot Racing Whowon.com 12/6/06
Empire State Promoters Shoot for ‘Five-Star’ Big-Block Modified Series Whowon.com 12/6/06
Advance Auto Parts DIRT Big-Blocks Return to Florida in February Whowon.com 12/6/06
2007 Sunshine State Action for UMP Modifieds will Commence with Visit to North Florida Speedway Whowon.com 12/6/06
DIRT MotorSports Announces ‘Colossal’ 2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule 12/4/06
Dirt – THE MOVIE, FRYE, ECKRICH, MILLER, KEMENAH AND PLANCK HEADLINE Dirt Nation™ 12/4/06
MICHAEL & PALLADINO SHARE URC SPOTLIGHT AT AWARDS BANQUET / DAVEY SAMMONS NAMED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 12/2/06
Banner Season For Slingshots 12/1/06
A Grand, But Bittersweet Ending 11/30/06
URC's CHAMPION DRIVER & OWNER NOMINATED FOR 360 SPRINT NATIONAL AWARD 11/30/06
The EOS welcomes TRAINS AND LANES RACEWAY on Dec 9th 11/30/06
Bill Frye Ready To Chase Fifth Title After Being Honored As 2006 MARS Late Model Champion 11/29/06
Over Half-Million Dollars To Be Distributed At 23rd Annual UMP Awards Banquet On Jan. 20 11/29/06
SPEED Channel Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series December TV Schedule 11/28/06
New County Speedway Practice Shots Nov, 25, 2006 Opening night Dec. 2, 2006 2007 Sneak Preview Photos 11/27/06
SMOKEY, FAST FREDDIE, ECKRICH, GENTRY, SHYROCK AND COOLBETH HEADLINE Dirt Nation™ 11/27/06
Clint Smith Captures OSAS Gobbler 75 at Cleveland Speedway Whowon.com 11/27/06
2006 World of Outlaws Season Review- Chad Kemenah Whowon.com 11/27/06
2006 United Late Model Series Year in Review Whowon.com 11/27/06
Bruce Hibbs, Jr. was the third of the three TFT racers to test Busch East 11/26/06
22nd ANNUAL READING RACING REUNION & CAR SHOW TO OPEN FRIDAY, MARCH 2nd 11/26/06
FOX Sports Net (FSN) Pittsburgh to Air MACS’ Fall Fest at Challenger 11/25/06
GUY HOWIE HIRES MICHAEL CARBER FOR 2007 URC SPRINT SEASON 11/24/06
GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY RELEASES RULES FOR 2007 STOCK CAR RACING 11/24/06
MODIFIED STAR TED CHRISTOPHER ENTERS INDOOR RACING EVENT IN ATLANTIC CITY 11/24/06
“Herman” Wallace is 10th Inductee into NASCAR’s Fire Department 11/24/06
Happy Thanksgiving from Jim Young of Racesongs Productions 11/23/06
2006 United Late Model Series Year in Review Whowon.com 11/23/06
DIRTvision.com Ready to Ring in the Holidays at DIRT MotorSports Whowon.com 11/23/06
Sunoco Race Fuels Hands out Awards at Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Banquet, Dominates Dirt Late Model Racing in 2006 Whowon.com 11/23/06
EDGE RACING ENGINES MAKING STRIDES 11/23/06
Alabama Assault to Daniels, Pecko National Champion 11/22/06
OLD FORGE POWERSPORTS ANNOUNCES 2007 SPONSORSHIP OF HEROUX MOTORSPORTS 11/22/06
Wayne County Speedway ‘Adopts’ Children For Holidays 11/22/06
VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY CLOSES OUT 2006 SEASON WITH AWARDS BANQUET 11/22/06
Wayne County Speedway Holiday News 11/21/06
Race tickets make great gifts 11/21/06
Earl Pearson, Jr. Crowned Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion at 2006 Awards Celebration 11/20/06
Bridgeport Speedway Turkey Chase Images From Racesongs Productions Including DE Guys 11/20/06
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP ROOKIE DENNY HAMLIN WILL BE PART OF MOTORSPORTS 2007 PRESENTED BY VP RACING FUELS 11/20/06
Jersey Legends – Pauch and Horton – Close out 2006 with Turkey Chase Victories 11/20/06
LOTS OF CASH AWARDS ANNOUNCED FOR A.C. INDOOR RACING EVENTS 11/18/06
PRO-FABRICATIONS REWARDS PROGRAM A HUGE SUCCESS FOR URC IN 2006 11/18/06
Announcer/Broadcaster Chuck Griffith Headlines Dirt Racers Radio 11/17/06
MACS’ Fall Fest at Challenger Initial Broadcast Date 11/17/06
Outlaws Down Under USA Line-up Finalized Whowon.com 11/16/06
All 2006 World of Outlaws Teams Returning for 2007 Season Whowon.com 11/16/06
SPEED Set to Air 2006 WoO Late Model Series Season-Finale Gator 100 Whowon.com 11/16/06
Modified Tour, Inc. Launches New Website Whowon.com 11/16/06
358-Modifieds Join Big Blocks Under Looser 2004 DIRT Rules Format in 2007 at Brewerton and Fulton Whowon.com 11/16/06
DIRT Motorsports to Continue Sanction of Brewerton Speedway, Fulton Speedway in 2007 Whowon.com 11/16/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series SPEED Broadcast Schedule Released Whowon.com 11/16/06
Earl Pearson Jr. Heads to Indy to Receive Championship Awards Whowon.com 11/16/06
Wayne County Speedway & Children Services Team For Christmas 11/14/06
MS MOTORSPORTS REPLACES MISS AMERICA IN ATLANTIC CITY 11/14/06
Bridgeport Turkey Chase Photos by Lee Smith November 11, 2006 Vintage Cars 11/14/06
UMP Adds Two Entry-Level Divisions To Sanctioning Lineup In 2007 11/13/06
CARQUEST Gasoline Alley on WALN Digital Cable Radio/TV, Monday Night, November 13, from 6 to 8 P.M. 11/13/06
2006 Season Champions Honored
at Mountain Speedway Banquet 11/13/06
Bridgeport Turkey Chase Racing
show has been Canceled for Sunday, November 12 11/12/06
Octoberfest Photos Hagerstown Speedway 2006 by SJDR Page 2 11/11/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series SPEED Broadcast Schedule Released 11/9/06
Sunday's, Delaware Dirt Track Championship Redbud Pit Shots 11/7/06
Delaware Dirt Track Championship Don Marks & Lisa Binder Photos 11/7/06
CICCONI TO TRY FOR A REPEAT WIN IN A.C. GAMBLERS CLASSIC AND FIELD IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF RACERS 11/6/06
RACEMN EXPO, O'REILLY AUTO PARTS BAR STOOL RACE HEADLINE Dirt Nation 11/6/06
JOHN WILLMAN PULLS MAJOR UPSET TO WIN DELAWARE BIG BLOCK CHAMPIONSHIP 11/6/06
DAVID PETTYJOHN GETS FIRST LATE MODEL FALL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN 11/6/06
ERIK MCKINNEY, CHAD CLARK, BRANDON DENNIS, AND DYLAN BETTS WIN IN SUPPORT DIVISIONS 11/6/06
New to Pavement, Buckwalter Takes Surprise $1K First Annual Northeast TQ Midget Championship 11/6/06
Elliott Dominates MACS’ Big Kahuna VI Finale at “The Rock” While Covert Claims Championship 11/6/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Awards Celebration to be Held on November 18 in Indianapolis 11/6/06
November 5, 2006 Delaware Dirt Track Championship Results 11/5/06
Shaver Victorious in Opening Stanza of MACS’ Big Kahuna VI at “The Rock” 11/5/06
Quick Results From Saturday, November 4, 2006 Delaware International Full Results 11/4/06
DUANE HOWARD WINS DELAWARE SMALL BLOCK FALL CHAMPIONSHIP 11/4/06
URC AWARDS BANQUET HEADS TO LANCASTER HOST FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 11/4/06
New, Young, Old, Or Returning It Doesn’t Matter When It Comes To Racing 11/3/06
Rodney Melvin Looks Ahead After Three-Year Reign As UMP Late Model National Champion Comes To An End 11/3/06
Response Overwhelmingly Positive To Sprints At WCS in ‘07 11/3/06
Team Full Throttle Racers to Test NASCAR Busch East Car (Local Driver Bruce Hibbs, Jr. News) 11/2/06
Final 2006 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings 11/1/06
Shoemaker dominates Western Md. Nationals at The Rock 10/30/06
OCTOBERFEST VICTORIES GO TO DECKER, MILLER, D. JOHNSON AND HODNETT 10/29/06
Arms Captures 10th Annual Commonwealth Cup at Kentucky Lake; Pearson, Jr. Takes Second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Title Full Story 10/29/06
Arms Captures 10th Annual Commonwealth Cup at Kentucky Lake; Pearson, Jr. Takes Second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Title Short Story 10/29/06
MILLER, HODNETT, VON DOHREN AND HEARN EARN POLE POSITIONS FOR HAGERSTOWN’S OCTOBERFEST 10/29/06
Jeff Walls and Harry Sager Notch NEETS “Frankenduro” Victories 10/29/06
CARQUEST Gasoline Alley on WALN Digital Cable Radio/TV, Monday Night, October 30, from 6 to 8 P.M. 10/28/06
SAXTON SCHEDULES SPONSORSHIP SEMINARS AND OFFERS FREE HELP 10/28/06
MACS’ Closeout Season With BIG Kahuna VI November 3 & 4 at “The Rock” 10/28/06
2006 Delaware State Dirt Track Championship Delaware International Speedway Event Schedule 10/28/06
ECKERT, LAMANCE, SLACK, BACON AND MR. DIRT HEADLINE Dirt Nation™ 10/27/06
UMP Late Model National Champ Randy Korte Set To Collect Over $30,000 In Points-Fund Cash 10/27/06
WCS Announces Time Changes For Driver/Team/Staff Meetings 10/26/06
2006 AWARDS BANQUET AND GO KART RACE JUST AROUND THE CORNER 10/26/06
EOS Second Race 10/26/06
DIRT MotorSports Names Tim Christman Director of World of Outlaws Late Model Series 10/26/06
Last call for booth space at RACEMN Motorsports Expo presented by Lucas Oil & Awesome Racewear 10/26/06
One Big Race Left For 2006 10/26/06
Sprint Cars Return To WCS Every Saturday Night in 2007 10/25/06
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS NAMED TITLE SPONSOR OF BAR STOOL RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 10/25/06
REILLY AUTO PARTS BAR STOOL RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE TELEVISED ON SPEED CHANNEL 10/25/06
Chubzilla Races In DTWC At KC 10/24/06
Kid Rocket Competes At DTWC 10/24/06
Slingshot National Champion Will Be Decided in Alabama 10/23/06
Eastern State Weekend Races from Jim Young Racesongs Productions 10/23/06
URC AWARDS BANQUET TICKETS ON SALE 10/23/06
SHANNON BABB AND GREG HODNETT ADDED TO Dirt Nation™ LINE-UP FOR MONDAY OCT. 23RD 10/23/06
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Wraps Up 2006 Season at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway 10/23/06
Anthony Linkenhoker Finds the Missing Link With Images 10/23/06
OFFICIAL DIRT TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULTS (SATURDAY, OCT 21, 2006) 10/22/06
Howard Slips by at the Last Minute to Claim Added Bonus Modified Feature 10/22/06
Dirt Racers Radio Postponed Sunday 10/21/06
‘VP Racing Fuels DTWC Pre-Race Show’ To Air Early Saturday 10/21/06
ATLANTIC CITY GAMBLER’S CLASSIC CREATING A BUZZ IN MOTORSPORTS 10/20/06
WESTERN ALLSTARS, CAROLINA CLASH, AND BICKNELL HEADLINE Dirt Nation™ 10/19/06
Bridgeport Adds Big Block Modifieds to This Saturday’s Program 10/19/06
Lake sheriff killed in bus race 10/18/06
$ 10K to WIN O'Reilly Bar Stool World Championship set for November 10, 2006 10/18/06
Thunder On The Hill Photos by Jim Young Racesongs Productions 10/18/06
Central PA 100 at WIlliams Grove Photos by Mike Feltenberger 10/18/06
Middleford Speedway October 13th & 14th Winners by Ron Board 10/16/06
DUNN AND DIRT TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEGEND.....Dunn wins Cinderella first DTWC 10/16/06
Tony Stewart Latest DTWC Entry 10/16/06
K-C Champions announced on dawn of Dirt Track World Championship 10/16/06
October 15, 2006...GT October Rumble Redbud's Pit Shot Gallery 10/16/06
October 14, 2006...GT October Rumble Pit Shot Gallery 10/14/06
DTWC: The Birth Of Two Legends 10/13/06
VP Racing Fuels Title Sponsor of Saturday DTWC Pre-Race Show 10/13/06
SUCCESSFUL CAR OWNER CHAD SINON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM SPORT 10/13/06
BLOOMQUIST, BIRKOFER, SHAVER, DROWN, VOSBERGEN AND MARTIN HEADLINE Dirt Nation™ 10/13/06
Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Point Standings after October 11, 2006 10/13/06
HALLOWEEN THUNDER TO SPOOK THE HILL SATURDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW 10/13/06
Charlotte Dirt Track Images by Lee Smith October 11, 2006 10/13/06
Georgetown Speedway Order of Events For Saturday, October 14th & Sunday, October 15 10/12/06
Tony Stewart Latest DTWC Entry 10/12/06
Super Dirt Week Images by Lee Smith 10/12/06
Super Dirt Week Oct 2006 Images by Jim Young Few more 10/11/06
Dodge Monster Mile trucks available 10/11/06
Kid Rocket Scores Top Finishes 10/10/06
Carl Short Scheduled For The Race Report presented by Miller Lite Radio 10/9/06
CURT MICHAEL CLAIMS FOURTH URC TITLE AND HIS THIRD IN A ROW! 10/9/06
Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings after October 7, 2006 10/9/06
Jimmy Payne Brings the Pain in "NARA BoB Mod Squad" Series Finale at Lake Cumberland 10/9/06
Earl Paules Charges to $4K and Takes 7th Annual “King of the Mountain” 10/9/06
Pennsylvania Invaders, VonDohren and Strunk Take Home $5000 Modified Victories! 10/9/06
CHUBZILLA GRABS ULMS PRIORITY CARE RACEFAN 50 AT MCR 10/9/06
“THE DOCTOR” DANNY JOHNSON ADDED TO Dirt Nation™ LINEUP FOR MONDAY OCT. 9TH 10/9/06
Iles and Stravinsky Capture Non-Winners Events – Over 150 Cars Attempt to Qualify 10/8/06
MACS’ BIG Kahuna VI Postponed to First Weekend in November 10/7/06
Georgetown Speedway has been canceled for Saturday, October 7, 2006. Racing returns next week for the 2 day RUMBLE! Sat. & Sun., Oct. 14 & 15. 10/7/06
First Night of MACS’ BIG Kahuna
VI Postponed to Sunday, October 8
Images Elkins Speedway Forrest
Festival 50 by Bob Reed
Time Running Out For DTWC Pre-Sale
Discounted Tickets
Eastern Oval Series 2006/2007 Season Rules and
Regulations
DTWC’s Carl Short Added To Dirt Racers Radio
Line-Up
Georgetown Images from Lee Smith
KEARNS TAKES OVER OPERATION OF WESTERN
ALL STARS SUPER DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES
VP FUELS TO BE
AVAILABLE AT DTWC FOR DISCOUNTED PRICE
Lights, Camera, and Action for MACS’
Fall Fest XII October 13-15 at Challenger Raceway
Racesongs Prodections Images
Accord Speedway "King of the Catskills"
MACS return to The Rock for The
Big Kahuna VI
Trevor Phillips Has Outstanding Late
Model Rookie Season
VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY’S 2006 AWARDS BANQUET
SET FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2006
O’NEAL, SHIRLEY, ESH, DEERY, REED AND SUPER
DIRT WEEK HEADLINE Dirt Nation™
Charlie George celebrates his
birthday by winning the Forest Festival 50 at the Elkins Speedway
WCS Signs Major Corporate
Marketing Deal With Federated Auto Parts
Sept. 29, 2006 Middleford Speedway Images by Ron
Board
Georgetown Speedway Will be Running this Saturday,
October 7, 2006;
GATES OPEN AT 4 PM HOT
LAPS AT 6 PM FIRST HEAT AT 6:30 PM
OCTOBER RUMBLE EVENT INFO
RICKY JOHNSON WINS 3RD, BUNTING
DEFENDS CHAMPIONSHIP IN DELAWARE MODIFIEDS
DIS Winners Johnson, Jarvis, Scott, Dennis,
Tracy For September 30, 2006 & 2006 Track Champions
DIRT MotorSports Moves
Headquarters to North Carolina