National Speed Sport News

MILAN, Ill. - Two points made the difference for Ray Guss, Jr., who earned his first IMCA Late Model national championship this season over runner-up Terry Neal.

The division leader with 19 victories, Guss also became the first IMCA driver to win three local late-model track titles in a single season. He'll get a $5,500 share of the $21,300 point fund to be paid this fall to top 20 finishers inread more

Friday
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. - Leading all 50 laps, Dale McDowell held off a furious late-race-charge to take home the win in front of an enormous crowd at Lawrenceburg Speedway.

Brian Birkhofer and Jimmy Owens closed to within striking distance of McDowell, but could not overtake the leader. The win was worth $10,000 for McDowell in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event.

It wasread more

BATESVILLE, Ark. - Jared Landers scored the first late-model victory of his career Sunday afternoon as he captured the $40,000-to-win 18th annual COMP Cams Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway.

Landers, a veteran modified driver, took the lead from Earl Pearson, Jr. with three laps to go in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event, which was delayed by rain Saturday night. Jimmyread more

HAUGHTON, La. - Kenny Merchant continued his dominance at Champion Park Speedway Saturday night, grabbing his fifth victory in the last six SUPR Late Model Series events held at the quarter-mile clay oval.

Merchant started from the pole and led all 40 laps, earning $2,500 for his efforts aboard his new No. c28 late model as Ray Moore gave chase from second.

Chris Holley, Allen Tippen and Jeffread more

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Augie Grill dominated the Blizzard Super Late Model Series Miller Lite 100 at Five Flags Speedway for his second victory of the season.

Josh Hamner led the first 19 laps before giving up the lead to Grill on lap 20. Once out front Grill went unchallenged for the remainder of the 100-lap event at the half-mile asphalt oval.

Hamner held off Donnie Wilson to finish third. T.J. Reaidread more

KENNEDALE, Texas - Triston Dycus became the first repeat winner in O'Reilly/NCRA Modified South competition this year by dominating the 25-lap feature Saturday night at Cowtown Speedway.

Dycus took the lead on lap four from Jarod Webb and never looked back, stretching his lead during the event at the quarter-mile dirt oval as Webb chased in second.

Kevin Clement, Glen Leuschner and Trevor Laneread more

TOLEDO, Ohio - Johnny VanDoorn survived a battle with Joey Miller and Scott Hantz to claim the CRA Super Series late-model Klotz Synthetic Lubricants 100 Saturday night at Toledo Speedway.

Miller led early after taking the lead from VanDoorn on lap three. Hantz and VanDoorn chased Miller during the first portion of the race until VanDoorn made his move, pushing his way back into the lead just pastread more

Aug. 11
GRANBY, Quebec - Tim Fuller used his time off from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series to invade the O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series event at Autodrome Granby Aug. 11 and leave with the $5,000 top prize.

Rob Blair led the first four circuits before Fuller took control, passing Blair for the lead as the pair came out of turn two at the half-mile dirt oval. Fuller led the rest of theread more

CONCORD, N.C. - Jonathan Davenport took home his second victory at The Dirt Track @ Charlotte Motor Speedway during Sunday's postponed Fastrak Late Model Series event.

After running just eight laps Saturday, rain forced officials to postpone the rest of the event until Sunday. That didn't matter to Davenport, who took the lead on lap nine and led 15 of the final 22 laps to pocket the $2,000 topread more

SUSQUEHANNA, Pa. - It took Stewart Friesen 59 laps to come from his 25th starting position to the lead in the 60-lap Race of Champions Dart Dirt Modified Hot Summer Night event at Penn Can Speedway.

But that wasn't the end of the story.

The third-generation Canadian star still needed to survive a three-wide finish with race-long leader Alan Rudalavage and Duane Howard to score his 20th win of 2010.read more

LAWNDALE, N.C. - Johnny Pursley rolled to victory in the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Preston Humphries Memorial Friday evening at Cleveland County Speedway.

Dennis Franklin came home second after starting third at the four-tenths-mile dirt oval. Luke Roffers, Chris Ferguson and Dean Bowen filled the top five.

The finish:
Johnny Pursley, Dennis Franklin, Luke Roffers, Chris Ferguson, Deanread more

Friday
MCCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. - Kelly Boen wired the field in 25-lap event earning him $2,000 at Friday night's King of the Hill Showdown at Junction Motor Speedway.

Boen qualified on the pole by advancing six positions in his heat to second. This is Boen's second win of the year with the Lucas Oil MLRA. The event was co-sanctioned by the O'Reilly/NCRA Late Model Series.

John Anderson charged fromread more

DACONO, Colo. - Johnny Pickard became the fifth different Englewood Supermodified Ass'n winner in five races this season when he claimed the 25-lap feature Saturday night at Colorado National Speedway.

Pickard started on the pole and built a solid lead by lap five. He was never headed in the race and won by a sizeable margin over Harold Evans.

Harry Stone, who entered the night as the ERA pointread more

Thursday
JETMORE, Kan. - Kelly Shryock nipped Ryan Gustin at the finish line to win the United States Modified Touring Series main event at the Great American Dirt Track @ Jetmore Thursday night.

Shryock made his move during a late-race, racing side-by-side with Gustin as they raced to the checkers. Shryock and Gustin stayed glued to each other exiting the final corner on the last lap, withread more

UNION, Ky. - Jimmy Owens passed Earl Pearson, Jr. as the pair raced to the white flag and held him off during the last lap to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 28th annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Saturday night Florence Speedway.

Eddie Carrier, Jr. took the lead at the start of the 100-lap event and held it during he first 18 laps. Don O'Neal took over on lap 19 after makingread more

Friday
DELAWARE, Ontario - Mike Ordway, Sr.'s victory at Delaware Speedway Friday night ended in a rather bizarre fashion, when after crossing under the double checkers, his Vic Miller-owned supermodified crashed in the first-turn wall.

Instead of parking in victory lane, Ordway exited his mount halfway from the finish line and watched as it was towed away.

Ordway had been chased throughout theread more

Aug. 3
ALGONA, Iowa - Kelly Shryock made short work of the field Aug. 3 in the first United States Modified Touring Series event held at Algona Raceway since 2004.

The nine-time and defending series champion was dominant from the moment he arrived at the four-tenths-mile dirt oval. He set fast time, won his heat race and wired the field during the rain-shortened 28-lap feature.

Ryan Gustin wasread more

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Kyle Slader gave his hometown crowd something to cheer about as he drove to victory during the O'Reilly/NCRA Southern Modified Series feature at Thunderbird Speedway Saturday night.

Slader started seventh and quickly worked his way through the pack, taking the lead from Todd Decker down the backstretch on lap seven before pulling away to victory.

Decker, Ross McCartney, Robertread more

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Marc Hurd held off a race-long challenge from Brian Powers to win the rain-delayed Hutchinson Grand Nationals for the O'Reilly/NCRA Modified Series at the Kansas State Fairgrounds.

Powers wound up second after racing tooth and nail with Hurd throughout the 20-lap event that was originally scheduled for July 4. Brent Burkhart, Jerrod Reimer and Jim Johnson filled the top five.

Theread more

FARLEY, Iowa - Andy Eckrich ran away from the rest of the field, leading the final 43 laps en route to his first Deery Brothers Summer Series late-model victory Aug. 3 at Farley Speedway.

Jeff Aikey started on the pole and led the first seven laps before Eckrich took over. He maintained the lead despite a number of caution flags during the middle portion of the 50-lap event.

Terry Neal finishedread more

RURAL RETREAT, Va. - Kenny Compton, Jr. stormed from 15th at the start to claim Saturday's Volunteer Racing Series/Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series co-sanctioned event at Wythe Raceway.

Compton made short work of the field, slicing his way up to third by lap six. He made his move on lap 11, passing Chris Ferguson to take the lead. He pulled away from the pack and was never challenged duringread more

DODGE CITY, Kan. - Four-time series champion Kelly Boen continued his winnings ways as he led flag to flag in winning the O'Reilly/NCRA late-model feature Saturday night at Dodge City Raceway Park. The race was co-sanctioned by the CLMA DIRTcar series.

Dean Moore started on the pole for the 30-lap feature, but Boen took command at the green flag on the three-eighths-mile oval, leading the rest ofread more

KNOXVILLE, Iowa - Ray Guss, Jr. bagged his second-straight Deery Brothers Summer Series late-model feature July 28 at Knoxville Raceway.

Guss followed Jay Stewart throughout the early portion of the 35-lap event before making his move on lap 10, passing Stewart exiting turn two on the high side. Guss held the lead for the rest of the event, which was the 50th late-model race in the history of theread more

Friday
GREENVILLE, Miss. - Mike Boland wired the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour field en route to his third victory of the season Friday night at Greenville Speedway.

The path to victory for Boland was the bottom groove at the quarter-mile dirt oval as he worked through lapped traffic to keep all challengers behind him. Boland finished 1.668-seconds ahead of 2008 seriesread more

PARK CITY, Kan. - Kelly Boen notched his third-straight O'Reilly/NCRA Late Model Series triumph Sunday night at 81 Speedway.

Boen took the lead at the start of the 30-lap event and was never challenged, leading the full distance despite a pair of caution flags that kept the field bunched together at the three-eighths-mile dirt oval.

Al Purkey was second ahead of Ryan McAninch, Alan Vaughn and Garyread more

July 27
JEFFERSON, S.D. - Ryan Gustin broke in his new chassis with a trip to victory lane during the United States Modified Touring Series event at Park Jefferson Speedway July 27.

Polesitter Mike Steensma led the first two laps before Jason Krohn powered past on the third circuit. Krohn held the lead until Gustin made his winning move with nine laps remaining.

Krohn finished second after leadingread more

BAKER, La. - Kevin Sitton ended a 14-month drought by besting polesitter Jeff Chanler to win the O'Reilly SUPR Late Model Series event at baton Rouge Raceway Saturday night.

Sitton took the lead on lap six and pulled away from the mad scramble behind him to pocket the $2,500 payday for his nights work.

Chanler was second, followed by Rob Litton, Allen Tippen and Kyle Cummings.

The finish:
Kevinread more

DECORAH, Iowa - Richie Gustin cruised to victory during Thursday's JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour event for IMCA modifieds at Upper Iowa Speedway.

Ron Pope and Mark Schulte swapped the lead during the first two laps before Gustin made his move. Gustin took second from Schulte on lap three and grabbed the lead from Pope one lap later. He led for the rest of the event.

Schulte was second at the endread more

Thursday
VERNON, N.Y. - Defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Scott Bloomquist survived a one-lap shootout with Ray Cook to win his sixth event of the year Thursday night at Utica-Rome Speedway.

Bloomquist dominated for the majority of the race, building a lead of more than half a lap over Cook when a caution flag waved with seven laps remaining in the 50-lap event. Bloomquistread more

July 27
FONDA, N.Y. - Outside-front-row-starter Jimmy Owens backed up in the early going, then passed Scott Bloomquist, Billy Decker, Dale McDowell, Vic Coffey and fast-timer Don O'Neal like birds in a shooting gallery to claim the $10,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Series debut at the half-mile Fonda Speedway July 27.

Coffey charged from eighth to claim second with O'Neal, Bloomquist and DIRT modifiedread more