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Two Late Model Series to Merge

The American Late Model Series has merged with the Iron-Man Late Model Series and will rebrand as the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series. The series will compete under DIRTcar Late Model technical and tire rules, and will feature races in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. Chris Tilley will manage day-to-day operations

World of Outlaws 2024 Late Models Schedule

The series will stop at 33 different tracks during the 54-race schedule, including 16 new venues.

Hunt the Front Launches Super Dirt Series Under DIRTcar Sanction

Hunt The Front—multi-car dirt late model team and one of the most successful content creation organizations—has announced a new regional tour called the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series presented by Sweet Victory Apparel.  DIRTcar Racing will sanction the inaugural season, which will adhere to the 2023 DIRTcar Late Model rulebook. Drivers can earn points

Lucas Oil Late Models Reveal Chase Format and $1 Million Point Fund for 2023

Keeping the momentum, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship format is undergoing a major overhaul in 2023. The new model will be an elimination style format designed to reward the worthiest, battle-tested driver at the end of the season. In addition to the revitalized championship format, more than $470,000 has been added to

Steve Francis Named World of Outlaws Late Models Series Director

Officials with the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models have announced that current Series Competition Director Steve Francis will take over as the new series director starting at the Sunshine Nationals on January 19–21.  Casey Shuman will finish off his tenure as series director this weekend at the World of Outlaws World Finals,

Hall Of Famer Steve Francis Joins World Of Outlaws Late Models

Officials with the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment have announced Steve Francis as its new director of competition.

The Northeast Dirt Modified Museum & Hall Of Fame Honors Eight

The Northeast Dirt Modified Museum & Hall of Fame in Weedsport, New York, has inducted eight new members into the class of 2022.

Devin Moran Earns Second DIRTcar Nationals Championship

Bilstein-sponsored racer Devin Moran continued his hot start to the season, winning the DIRTcar Nationals overall championship for the second straight year. Moran earned the 2022 “Big Gator” trophy with four podium finishes during six nights of racing at Volusia Speedway Park. Competing on Bilstein AS2-R Series shocks, “The Mailman” took the title by a single point over

XC Acquires Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series

XR has announced an agreement to acquire the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series, one of the nation’s longest-running Super Late Model Series. The 2022 season marks its 40th anniversary.  In assuming ownership of the Huntsville, Alabama-based Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series, XR will work with current series personnel to conduct, produce, and promote

Karl Kustoms Sponsors Bristol Dirt Nationals

Karl Kustoms, a national retailer of GM crate engines and a specialist in Chevrolet Performance, is the new title sponsor for the Bristol Dirt Nationals in Bristol, TN. The dirt race is taking place March 15-20. The Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals will showcase more than 1,200 racers throughout eight racing classes and multiple sanctioning

358 cid National Late Model Chevy Engine

With an extensive background in building race engines, Mike Hedgecock has been running Eagle Racing Engines for nearly 40 years! He now runs the shop with his son and grandson churning out complete engine builds like this 358 cid National Late Model Chevy engine. Find out what goes into these race-ready builds!

Growing a Reputation in the Dirt

For late-model stock car engine builders back in the day, it was a different time and a different place. During the 1960s and up until the late 1970s, there were no professional engine builders where a race-ready motor could be purchased. Just ask Morgan Chandler, an inductee of the National Dirt Late Model (NDLM) Hall

16-Year-Old Super Late Model Driver Jordan Ives Wins $50,000 ‘Search for a Champion’ Sponsorship

Jordan Ives won his first race at age four. Twelve years later, the Gladstone, Mich., high school student has landed what might be the biggest victory of his career: the $50,000 grand-prize sponsorship in the “Search for a Champion” contest from Federal-Mogul’s Champion Spark Plug brand. Ives was one of 15 finalists from among nearly 400

Racing “Spec” -tacle: Engine-Related Rule Book Changes for 2014

When it comes to racing, some say rules are meant to be broken (or bent). Names that come to mind here include the legendary Smokey Yunick, Darrell Waltrip and even NASCAR technical inspector Gary Nelson (from his days serving as  a crew chief). Of course, other times, rules just so happen to get changed by organization

Dirt Track Dollars In the Shop and On the Track With Malcuit Racing Engines

It’s sometimes said that racers have motor oil or high octane racing fuel in their blood. Fearless drivers are accused of having ice-water running through their veins. For Strasburg, OH’s Brad Malcuit, the most likely ingredient pumping through his bloodstream is dirt, a fact he’ll happily attribute to family heritage. Malcuit is owner of Malcuit’s

Xceldyne High-Performance Valvetrain Components

Xceldyne supplies top teams in NASCAR, IndyCar, Road Racing, Dirt Late Model, NHRA, MotoGP, WRC and Le Mans.

Xceldyne High-Performance Valves & Valvetrain Components

Xceldyne counts the world’s top teams in NASCAR, IndyCar, Road Racing, Dirt Late Model, NHRA, MotoGP, WRC, and Le Mans among its valued customers.

Moroso SBC Valve Covers with Oilers and Multiple Oil Supply Ports

Each rail has multiple oil supply ports that the supplied -4 AN male fittings or plugs that can be screwed into; having multiple oil supply ports makes plumbing routing easier in Sprint Cars, Dirt Late Models and other applications.

Moroso Valve Cover
Motor State Distributing Adds Superior Fuel Cells to its Product Line

Motor State Distributing has added Superior Fuel Cells to its expanding vendor product line. Superior Fuel Cells are specialized in cutting-edge technology and design to deliver optimum fuel delivery for Dirt Late Model and Dirt Modified racing classes.

Motor State Distributing 2017 Edition Circle Track Catalog

Motor State Distributing’s latest 712 page Circle Track Catalog offers everything needed to build a competitive circle track car. Whether it’s a pure stock, factory stock, super stock; entry level modified, dirt late model; asphalt stocker or late model, all the parts and accessories needed to build a championship contender can be found between the covers of this gigantic book.