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Rookie bows out

Facing financial reality, Freddie Carpenter of Parkersburg, W.Va., the 55-year-old owner of Kryptonite Race Cars, has abandoned his Rookie of the Year chase on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. | Story

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Sugar Creek payday

Cooper Twiggs earned $1,500 Saturday in the 602 Crate Late Model feature at Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, Ga. Find results from more than 70 dirt tracks nationally. | Weekly results | Slideshow

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Two-division challenge

In adding a Super Late Model to his family-based team, Taylor Farlling of Newville, Pa., faces a two-division challenge after a solid (but contentious) season in 2025. | Story

Clockwise from top: Jim Butler; Bobby Markos; Dean Malone

Legendary chats

Longtime dirt racing historian Bob Markos writes about his longtime relationship and frequent phone calls with Hall of Fame driver Larry Moore, who died April 23 at the age of 83. | Story

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Flo tour sets up clash of national touring's best

May 8, 2026, 7:33 am

It’s a never-ending debate among opinionated Dirt Late Model observers — especially on social media: which national tour has the stronger driver roster, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series or the W…Full Story