Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., will run a partial 2025 schedule with G.R. Smith’s Team 22 Inc. of Cornelius, N.C., focused on Dirt Late Model racing’s major events, the pairing told DirtonDirt.com following Wednesday’s World of Outlaws World Finals program at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Ricky Thornton Jr. and his Koehler Motorsports team are heading to Eldora Speedway this weekend with a chance to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship. And while it hasn’t been confirmed yet if Thornton will be back with Koehler Motorsports in 2025, we do know one thing for certain: “RTJ” will have a new crew chief next season.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 6) — At first, Chris Madden waved off the opportunity to address the incident that knocked him out of Friday’s opening 25-lap World 100 semifeature at Eldora Speedway. FloRacing pit reporter Ben Shelton asked for an on-camera interview, but Madden was too angry to oblige.

Chris Madden can’t yet picture an Eldora Speedway crown jewel in Rossburg, Ohio, without him in it as a driver. For that reason, the 49-year-old is gearing up for another run at an elusive Eldora crown jewel at Sept. 5-7’s World 100.

Chris Madden’s perspective in Thursday’s technical inspection line at Florence Speedway was decidedly different than usual. Instead of sitting behind the wheel, the Gray Court, S.C., driver stood outside the Koehler Motorsports car, carefully watching to make sure his team passed inspection with flying colors.

Strengthening crew support for new driver Ricky Thornton Jr., Koehler Motorsports this morning announced the addition of crown jewel-winning racer Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., as crew chief for the Mount Airy, N.C.-based team in its pursuit of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship.

RURAL RETREAT, Va. — For a driver who had just won Saturday's 53-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals feature at Wythe Raceway, Chris Madden looked like just a regular guy shortly after returning to his trailer parked inside turns three and four of the half-mile oval’s infield pit area.

GRAY COURT, SC -- Ahead of competing at Eldora Speedway this weekend in Dirt Late Model racing’s richest annual event, Chris Madden has announced he will be stepping back from full-time competition at the conclusion of the 2024 racing season.

With one full week of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season come and gone, and Georgia-Florida Speedweeks halfway complete, there’s much to reflect on and bear in mind for potentially the weeks and months to come.

Chris Madden committed a rare misstep battling for the second position with Devin Moran on Friday at All-Tech Raceway.

Chris Madden thought he was on his way to victory in Saturday’s Super Bowl of Racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Golden Isles Speedway when the seas parted along the bottom lane, the result of contact made between Ricky Thornton Jr. and Jonathan Davenport that washed them both up the racetrack.

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. — Chris Madden still isn’t rolling like it’s 2022, but winning Friday's 25-lap NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 preliminary feature at Deer Creek Speedway had him feeling positive about the trajectory of his race program.

With this week's 29th running of the Dirt Late Model Dream approaching at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, we're ramping up our coverage of the $129,000-to-win event as the stage takes shape live on FloRacing. Below, we've ranked Eldora's top-10 active full-time drivers solely based on recent success at the World's Greatest Dirt Track.

GREENWOOD, NE – Chris Madden continued what has become the best season of his career, winning the Dirt Track Bank Go 50 on Thursday night at I-80 Speedway. The 47-year-old South Carolina native took the lead at the start of the main event and led flag-to-flag for his fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season.

Racing season is officially in full swing throughout the country. With the schedule picking up, the opportunities to visit victory lane increase. Likewise, a handful of drivers tallied multiple wins during the month of April. We rank the top 10 dirt drivers in this month's power rankings on FloRacing.