Driver Spotlight

By Phil Whipple, RaceON.com Staff Writer. Photo By: Rachel Plant SAN ANTONIO, Texas — You’ve seen it in the eyes of athletes and racers across the spectrum of competitive sports. It’s that burning desire to win, to be better than their rivals at one specific event, race or point in time. It’s what drives those…

Tryton Temple enjoying stellar rookie season By Phil Whipple, RaceON.com Staff Writer. Photo By: Rachel Plant CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As older fans of short track stock car racing enjoy the influx of new talent coming into the sport, it’s interesting to see the different levels of success these newcomers are achieving. Rare is the…

By Phil Whipple. RaceON.com Staff Writer. Photo By: Rachel Plant  TAYLOR, Texas — Take one glance at the Modified fields in southern and central Texas, and you’ll see a depth of talent unsurpassed by most classes across the deep south. From seasoned veterans to rising stars, the popular open-wheel division has it all. It can…

Taylor Florio on a roll in 2019 By Phil Whipple RaceON.com Staff Writer. Photo by: Rachel Plant COPPERAS COVE, Texas — Among the talent-filled fields in the ever-popular Sport Mod class in Texas, there is a young lady who stands above the competition in her own right. In a world filled with testosterone, manly grunts…

By Phil Whipple, RaceON.com Staff Writer WILLS POINT, Texas — That old saying about the fact you can’t keep a good man down for long sure does apply to short track stock car racing. Especially if you’re talking about 38-year-old Wills Point native Patrik Daniel, who’s Super Late Model program is on the rebound this…

By Phil Whipple, RaceON.com Staff Writer Photo By: Matt Townsend NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana — Just as the summer heat starts to build in Bayou country, one young dirt late model driver with racing and crawfish in his blood is getting red-hot on the short tracks. For 21-year-old Brandon Hightower, summer kicked off a little early in…

By Phil Whipple, RaceON.com Staff Writer. Photo By: Debra Hix – Hix Photography DAYTON, Texas — You don’t have to look very far to find a common theme within the talent-filled pit areas at dirt tracks across the great state of Texas. You’ll find a passion for racing, a love of the American automobile in…

Cody Leonard on a roll in 2019 By Phil Whipple RaceON.com Staff Writer (Photo By: Rachel Plant) SINTON, Texas — With the short track season now in full swing across Texas and the surrounding states, the cream is already rising to the top. A handful of drivers have kicked off their new campaigns with multiple…

Texas native has four wins in 16 starts By Phil Whipple – RaceON.com Staff Writer. Photo: Heath Lawson ST. MARYS, Ohio — As the popularity of dirt late model racing continues to explode across the Midwest and deep south, there are a handful of talented young drivers poised to become household names. While veterans like…

By Phil Whipple RaceON.com Staff Writer (Photo By: Jay Hallas) KATY, Texas — In the ultra-competitive world of dirt late model racing, the older veterans can be hard to compete against. They’ve turned thousands of laps, know the right lines at most tracks and don’t take kindly to young, throttle-mashing racers looking to make a…