The richest race in dirt track history was over after the pill draw, with polesitter Logan Schuchart leading all 50 laps of the Eldora Million Thursday.
The biggest week in the history of sprint car racing kicked off with Kyle Larson doing Kyle Larson things.
Bobby Pierce used a powerhouse move to crossover leader Devin Moran and drive off with the XR Super Series Key City Clash win Monday night at Dubuque.
Despite NASCAR heading down South to the land of Georgia clay, dirt racing exploits among the alumni base were down following the Independence Day holiday.
Darlington, meet dirt racing. Deer Creek Speedway saw Bobby Pierce prevail by .002 seconds over Hudson O’Neal to win the Gopher 50 feature Saturday night.
Dale McDowell wired the ‘Lil Bill Corum Memorial at Tazewell Speedway in Tennessee Monday night, pocketing $21,000 in the 75-lap feature on the high banks.
As NASCAR spent the weekend letting Chicagoland Speedway collect dust, plenty of their current and former alums made time to play in the dust.
Different track, same story. Ricky Thornton Jr. patiently made work of the Lucas Oil Late Model Series dirt field at Muskingum County Speedway in Ohio Saturday.
Bobby Pierce grabbed a win and the World of Outlaws late model points lead with a Tuesday night victory at Mason City Motor Speedway in Iowa.
NASCAR saw its dirt representation spread from sea to shining sea, with current and former pavement competitors making noise in a good and bad way.