Now that’s what I’m talking about.

For those of us relatively underwhelmed by Eldora Speedway’s tweaks to its major Dirt Late Model events this season, changes for 2013 announced this week — including nearly $200,000 in total purses added for the Dream and World 100 and the addition of a third night of racing for both races — are much more satisfying.

If 2012’s changes were window dressing, next season’s plans are closer to a full remodeling of the lucrative races at the historic MORE

The white piece of paper taped to the steering wheel caught my eye. So before that 2003 race at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, I drifted over the Steve Casebolt’s pit area to check out exactly what was going on with the Richmond, Ind., driver.

Turns out he was doing something drivers don’t always do — planning ahead for the feature race.

Because he wasn’t starting particularly close to the front, Casebolt jotted down the complete purse for the $15,000-to-win race and affixed it to the MORE

Reviewing the inaugural Bubba Army Winter Nationals at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla., where the World of Outlaws Late Model Series ran three races. Our Speedweeks Superlatives are covering each portion of this year's Georgia-Florida Speedweeks (with contributions from Ben Shelton):

Best driver: Two-time WoO champ Josh Richards (pictured), who had a victory and two runner-up finishes at the 3/8-mile trioval. Richards and his buddy Darrell Lanigan appeared all but unbeatable after sharing MORE