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The Dirt on Dirt Late Model Racing

 

Local dirt late model racing is and always will be the grassroots of automobile stock

car racing in America. While national series like UMP Super Dirtcar and World

of Outlaws, tear up the dirt touring all over the United States, the majority of dirt track racing takes place in small town America at local dirt tracks.

Each weekend from February to November, the most loyal of all motorsports fans

gather at the local dirt tracks to watch hometown heroes race for the win. The dirt

ovals that range from ¼ to ¾ of a mile in length, pack the stands with yearly

attendance totals in many cases surpassing the attendance numbers of national

super speedways. Historic racetracks such as Lincoln Speedway, Williams Grove

Speedway, Susquehanna Speedway Park, Winchester Speedway, and Potomac

Speedway all host dirt late model racing. Hagerstown Speedway, which is the

home track of AJF Racing, is known as “The Capital of Dirt Track Racing” and is

the most well known dirt late model track in the region. The affordable, friendly,

and exciting atmosphere has helped the popularity of local dirt racing grow as a

favorite family weekend activity.

Late model race teams compete in lightweight, purpose built, 600 plus horsepower

dirt racing machines, argued by many racing fans as the most action packed level

of racing in the world. Local, regional and even national sponsors are capitalizing

on the appeal of the local racing experience. These sponsors see the value of

participating in the least expensive form of motorsports marketing with measurable

results. Companies at all levels are getting more benefit than in any other form of

racing from local racers who need their support to compete on a weekly basis.