Compared to our ultracomfortable passenger cars with virtually every modern convenience at your fingertips, the cockpit of a Dirt Late Model is rather sparse.

Now that Georgia-Florida Speedweeks have come and gone, I've decided to evaluate 15 top Dirt Late Model drivers — specifically the top six in points on last year’s national tours and three wild cards picks — from the popular wintertime series.

BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 14) — As soon as Bobby Pierce parked his battered car in the pit area following a dismal 25th-place finish in Friday’s 35-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature at Volusia Speedway Park, he climbed from the cockpit and headed straight for his trailer. He wanted to check the replay of the DIRTVision broadcast to confirm what he thought about the incident that had dive-bombed his bid.

After East Bay Raceway Park's closure, the Wieland Winternationals settles into its new home this week at Ocala Speedway for five nights of racing on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Action started Tuesday with Devin Moran picking up the $7,000-to-win opener before the week rounds out with Saturday's $25,000-to-win finale.

ELLISVILLE, Fla. — Only a few days into February and the most demanding stretch of the 2025 season might have already come and gone for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series campaigners.

Jonathan Davenport and Ricky Thornton Jr. worked overtime the last few days to get ready for this weekend's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action at All-Tech Raceway.

In the season-opening Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series weekend at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., three-time champion Jonathan Davenport said he was “90 percent” sure he’d again follow the national tour again. | Complete Speedweeks coverage

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series kicks off its 2025 campaign this weekend on Jan. 17-19 at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., sending the national tour into a season that boasts a record points fund and purse payouts.

Dirt Late Model racing's indoor spectacle, the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Center, takes over Downtown St. Louis for the eighth running of the mega event this week.

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

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.

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.

The stakes appear a little higher as the years forge on at Eldora Speedway for Jonathan Davenport. For instance, his last appearance at the legendary Rossburg, Ohio, half-mile saw the Blairsville, Ga., superstar within reach of tying Billy Moyer’s record six World 100 titles.

Four rounds are complete in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and now the Dirt Track World Championship only remains until a national champion is crowned Oct. 19 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

The opening rounds of the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are in the books, which means two weekends remain until a national champion is crowned Oct. 19 at Eldora Speedway's Dirt Track World Championship in Rossburg, Ohio.