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Dispatches: Peterson takes shot at WCS sweep
Tyler Peterson won at Proctor (shooterguyphotos.com)
Among latest notes and quotes from around Dirt Late Model racing the second weekend in August from action including the MARS Championship Series, Structural Buildings WISSOTA Challenge Series and more (most stories focused on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the North-South 100 will be in separate stories). Also find a listing of live-streaming video from specials around the country:
Peterson rolls on
While rain has hampered the XR Northern Storm's six-race stretch of Structural Buildings WISSOTA Challenge Series, Tyler Peterson of Hickson, N.D., has captured the events that have slipped through Mother Nature's fingers.
He captured Tuesday's $2,500 payday at Ogilvie (Minn.) Raceway and added Thursday's $2,500 paycheck at Proctor (Minn.) Speedway in a week that continues Friday at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis., before Saturday's whopping $20,444-to-win event at ABC Raceway in Ashland, Wis. Peterson has a shot at a sweep of the week and a hefty payday.
"Feeling good and feeling nervous at the same time. It's a lot of money," Peterson said Thursday after his Proctor victory. "And if all goes well tomorrow, we've got a pretty good starting spot. So I gotta get through tomorrow, but it's pretty awesome race for $20,000 in a WISSOTA Late Model."
Rain threatened the Proctor feature, but Peterson led flag-to-flag in outrunning Cole Searing of Huron, S.D.
“(I was) a sitting duck man and then the rain came with seven to go and I was paranoid as hell to go back to the high side cause I thought it’d be slippery,” Peterson said. “First lap down there it was (slippery), then I started chopping the bottom to just cover the racetrack a little bit. Hats off to the track, I’ve only been here one other time with my modified and I wheeled that bad boy from ninth to eighth, so it feels good to get a win in the Late Model for sure.”
On the final restart, "Cole is good and I knew he picked the bottom and I'm like, 'Aye, a slider is coming or something, so I'm gonna just chop the racetrack and carry my momentum a little bit.' And then it worked out for us," Peterson added. — Series reports
New car for Stevens
Tyler Stevens of Searcy, Ark., will debut a new chassis this weekend in his first bid to make the Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky.
The driver of the Keith Hammett Trucking & Construction No. 2 Super Late Model, a two-time winner this season on the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series, has added a Category 5 Race Car to his stable and will debut his new ride at the northern Kentucky oval.
“First of all, I want to say a big thanks to Keith Hammett for all that he has done for me and my race team,” Stevens said. “Keith has been an avid supporter throughout my career and I am excited where our program is headed. … 2024 has been a great year for me but I am ready for the next chapter.”
Stevens also noted his eagerness to team up with Stormy Scott and the whole team at Category 5 Race Cars.
“Stormy and I have raced together for several years in modifieds and moved to Late Models roughly around the same time. I think that we both have similar driving styles and look for a similar feel in a car, so we have high hopes this will help us both. Also, having a legendary crew chief like Jason Durham in your corner never hurts either.”
Scott and Durham developed the Category 5 cars with Steven joining Stacy Boles of Clinton, Tenn., among other drivers fielding the fledging brand.
Streaming schedule
Among upcoming Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events available via live streaming:
Thursday, Aug. 8
• Lucas Oil Late Model Series at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (FloRacing)
• WISSOTA Challenge Series at Proctor (Minn.) Speedway (XR Plus TV)
Friday, Aug. 9
• Lucas Oil Late Model Series at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (FloRacing)
• MARS Championship Series at Sycamore Speedway in Maple Park, Ill. (FloRacing)
• Comp Cams Super Dirt Series at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oktaha, Okla. (RaceON TV)
• Jay's Automotive United Late Model Series at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. (Dirt TV)
• Malvern Bank West Series at Thayer County Speedway in Deshler, Neb. (DirtCrown TV)
• WISSOTA Challenge Series at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis. (XR Plus TV)
• Crate Racin’ USA 604 Series at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Ala. (Crate Racin’ USA TV)
Saturday, Aug. 10
• Lucas Oil Late Model Series at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky. (FloRacing)
• WISSOTA Challenge Series at ABC Raceway in Ashland, Wis. (XR Plus TV)
• MARS Championship Series at Macon (Ill.) Speedway (FloRacing)
• Comp Cams Super Dirt Series at Springfield (Mo.) Raceway (RaceON TV)
• American All-Star Crate Series at Laurens County Speedway in Laurens, S.C (DirtRich TV)
• Malvern Bank West Series at Off Road Speedway in Norfolk, Neb. (DirtCrown TV)
• Crate Racin’ USA 604 Series at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Ala. (Crate Racin’ USA TV)
Sunday, Aug. 11
• MARS Championship Series at East Moline (Ill.) Speedway (FloRacing)
• Repairable Vehicles.com Tri-State Series at Interstate Speedway in Jefferson, S.D. (IMCA TV)
• Wabam Dirt Kings Tour at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. (IMCA TV)
