For any racer with the level of accomplishments Kody Swanson has accrued throughout his career, there are always obstacles to overcome and hills to climb en route to a successful season.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series rounded out its weekend doubleheader in the Midwest with the 50-lap, $12,000-to-win Buckeye Brawl at Ohio's Atomic Speedway on Sunday.

There are a few sentiments, in no particular order, that Hudson O’Neal would like the Dirt Late Model world to know and attempt to understand.

Next June's richest-ever Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, comes with a restructured format paying $25,000-to-win for two preliminary features and a Dirt Late Model-record $6,000-to-start money for the weekend's $100,030-to-win finale.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director Rick Schwallie has faced so many trials and tribulations while navigating the national tour’s 2023 schedule that nothing can surprise him anymore.

No one could blame Ricky Thornton Jr. for being a bit salty, if not downright angry, about the new-for-2023 Big River Steel Big Four program to determine the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion.

The 2023 Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 championship chase came down to the wire, literally, but when the dust settled Saturday night at the “World’s Greatest Dirt Track,” Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, it was Rudeen Racing’s Zeb Wise who came out on top, not only earning a 4-Crown Nationals title, but ultimately, an All Star team championship for Rudeen Racing. In addition, the Eldora Speedway win was a first-ever for the Angola, Indiana, native, chased to the line by championship rival and fellow Hoosier, Tyler Courtney.

In a  season in which he’s already captured a Chili Bowl victory, a USAC Indiana Midget Week title and even posted two USAC National feature wins in one day, Logan Seavey managed to top himself once more.

Rico Abreu will return to the wheel of a USAC National Midget this weekend at Eldora Speedway as part of the traditional 4-Crown Nationals. Abreu will drive for long-time friend Tanner Thorson in the No. 24 car, marking the second time the pairing has gotten together this season.

It was “Double-D” Danny Dietrich who perfected the last-corner pass at Fremont Speedway during Ohio Sprint Speedweek, but tonight, it was Neptune City, New Jersey’s Kyle Reinhardt who perfected the last-corner takeover, ultimately claiming night one of Fremont Speedway’s annual Jim & Joanne Ford Classic for a $6,000 score.

No matter what happens the rest of World 100 weekend at Eldora Speedway, things can only get better for the Niece Motorsports team led by Big-Block Modified superstar Matt Sheppard and Dirt Late Model extraordinaire Cody Sommer.

The World 100 at Eldora Speedway is the biggest and most prestigious dirt Late Model race in the world. Every team, and every driver gives their all on and off the race track in an effort to get their name put on the long list of greats who have won it.

The “Madman” Kerry Madsen was perfect on Friday night at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, not only opening the annual “Attica Ambush” presented by Janet Holbrook with a $6,000 payday, but leading all 35 circuits in the process, simultaneously securing his first Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory of the 2023 season. Madsen, pilot of the Vermeer Motorsports No. 55 sprint car, is now a 12-time All Star winner over the course of his illustrious open wheel career, leading two-time and defending All Star champion, Tyler Courtney, and recent Bryan Grove Racing hiree, Kyle Reinhardt, to the final checkers.

Logan Schuchart personifies the spirit of the Eldora Million. A decade ago, the Hanover, Pa., native and his family team were the prototypical weekly racer, driven by aspirations to one day strike it big on the grandest of stages in Sprint Car racing.

NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson was one of the favorites to win the Eldora Million on July 13 at Eldora Speedway, but those dreams came to a halt about halfway through the 50-lap feature race.