There was no master plan. No business model. No publication schedule. There was nothing except a decision, on a whim, to launch an online news source for Dirt Late Model racing.

It was 25 years ago this week that I produced the first emailed report for DirtNews Digest, which began my motorsports journalism career and helped guide me, for better or worse, to where I am now.

And 24 years and 51 weeks ago, I clearly remember thinking: What in the world have I gotten myself into?

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For the last 13 years, we’ve prided ourselves at DirtonDirt.com in providing journalism and entertainment coverage that goes far beyond cars circling racetracks. And boy, do we have our work cut out for us now.

But I’m here to assure you that, regardless of how long Dirt Late Model racing’s slowdown lasts with the coronavirus pandemic gripping our country, DirtonDirt.com has plans to provide not just coverage of current events but more enhanced content for our loyal subscribers.

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QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Recapping the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway with a list of superlatives from six unsanctioned Super Late Model events at the third-mile oval (complete Wild West coverage):

Best drivers: Tossup between Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., and Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., who captured three victories apiece (and along with it, each $10,000 bonuses from the Keyser Quarter-Million Challenge). Sheppard added the miniseries title in MORE