In an announcement made Monday by Mark Richards, the Rocket1 Racing owner revealed that Brandon Sheppard will replace Tim McCreadie for a second stint at the reins of the Rocket Chassis house car, effective immediately, but that doesn't mean McCreadie won't be closely connected to the Shinnston, W.Va-based chassis enterprise in 2025.

Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., will return to the seat of the Rocket Chassis house car in 2025, taking the reins of an iconic machine that he drove to four World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series titles in a six-year span from 2017-22.

Rick Eckert’s smile was bright Saturday as he stood in victory lane at Georgetown Speedway. He had closed out his up-and-down 2024 season with a $7,000 victory in the 40-lap Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend Super Late Model feature and the positive vibes were flowing.

Batesville Motor Speedway, the home of the COMP Cams Topless 100 and among the most prominent racetracks in Arkansas, is for sale, owners Mooney and Connie Starr announced this week.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — In effect, Bobby Pierce called his shot. One month ago, after winning his first Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals, he asserted that the 44th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP was next on his hit list — and Saturday at Eldora Speedway, he checked that box.

With the Lucas Oil Late Mode Dirt Series season concluding over the weekend at the 44th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP at Eldora Speedway, the tour unveiled its schedule for the 2025 season.

One of the most lethal pairings in modern Dirt Late Model racing will reunite for two major events in November.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., notched his best-ever Eldora Speedway performance with a 13th-to-fifth run in Carl Short’s 44th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP, but it didn't come quickly or easily.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — All Ricky Thornton Jr. wanted to do in Saturday's General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP was avoid the self-inflicted wound that knocked him from Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship contention in last year’s event at Eldora Speedway.

A nearly year-long battle for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship that began January 15 in Georgia came to a conclusion on October 19 in Ohio. Four drivers entered the Chase for the Championship with a shot at the title, but only one of those drivers emerged from the finale at Eldora Speedway as the 2024 series champion.

One driver walked away with a $100,000 payday and another claimed his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship Saturday night during the Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway.

The starting lineup is set for the 44th Annual Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway. Following the completion of heat races on Friday, as well as consolation races and a non-qualifier race on Saturday, the field is set for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season finale.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — A chink in Jonathan Davenport’s thick Eldora Speedway armor appeared to have developed. Perhaps, just perhaps, the master of the famed half-mile oval was off his game.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Ricky Thornton Jr. sat in the same place Friday afternoon that he did almost exactly one year to the day: at a dais in Eldora Speedway’s media center alongside his three Big Four rivals in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series’s Big Steel River Steel Chase for the Championship.

ROSSBURG, Ohio  — Dirt Late Model racers often say they race their competitors with respect. But three drivers might get a little more respect during the Carl Short’s 44th annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP.