Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Archives

Macon Speedway: Chris Kearns Takes Over

DirtNovember 28, 2022December 1, 2022 Mike Adaskaveg

With the purchase of Macon Speedway in Illinois, Chris Kearns finally realized a lifelong dream. The seasoned promoter now owns his own track. Now at

Smoky Mountain Speedway Reconfigures

Dirt, Dirt Late ModelsNovember 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Mike Adaskaveg

Construction crews are changing the configuration of Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee. They’re transforming the 4/10-mile track into a wider, yet shorter 3/8-mile oval

Shaw Race Cars Returns to Building Late Models

Dirt, Dirt Late ModelsAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Mike Adaskaveg

For the first time since 2010, Shaw Race Cars built a new late model. Company employee Travis Ashley will steer the car this weekend in

Cory Hedgecock: Fortunes Flipped

Dirt, Dirt Late ModelsJune 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Mike Adaskaveg

Cory Hedgecock (23) saw his hopes of a good showing diminish in this wreck, which also involved Daulton Wilson (left) and Jensen Ford (right). It

Mike Marlar: Bone-Jarring Crash

Dirt, Dirt Late ModelsJune 1, 2022June 7, 2022 Mike Adaskaveg

A Friday-night crash at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, damaged the floorpan of the late model driven by Mike Marlar. It also injured Marlar,