What Exactly is a Late Model?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Late models are so ubiquitous to short track racing that I don't know if I could find a track that doesn't have some variant of them as a weekly division. They are absolutely inescapable, but what the hell are they? Well, let's find out . . .
#NASCAR #LateModel #SuperLateModel
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_“what exactly is a late model?…”_
Josh Berry: *_tis my baby. it’s my holy grail._*
They look like if NASCAR never stopped using the Gen 4 lmaooo I love late models
I honestly thought that too until my first late model race
Interesting. I'm European, so this is all a big unknown. Just got into Stockcar racing last year. Thanks for telling a novice NASCAR fan all there is to know.
It is great nascar is reaching people in Europe
Another European (German)
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@@nascarfan1880 Honestly it’s really fascinating to watch how people try to get cars to tackle ovals, it’s totally counterintuitive to the way I’m used to seeing cars run over here. ‘Only trouble is that all the races are run near midnight over here!
@@EthanCookereal That's the problem indeed.
Really enjoying these "what are they?" segments. Always got confused, thanks so much for these, very educational!
as a european fan, they are fantastic. I honestly knew very little about these cars before watching the video
Welcome to the greatest sport in the world.
Little history lesson. At 3:10 in the video, the black number 3 in the lead there is driven by a man people like to call "Big Show." The video is taken at Lancaster Motor Speedway in South Carolina. Big Show unfortunatly passed away about a month ago but before that, her racked up over 600 wins at that track. To put that in perspective, the track only runs around 25 races a year. That means that he would have had to win every race heled there for 24 years straight. Truly a great of out time and he will not be forgotten. R.I.P.
Also the 16 car at 9:29 run for the team I drive legend cars for.
Wow that is awesome ngl there needs to be something at the track honoring him for an achievement like that I love hearing stuff like this the facts about tracks and drivers just goes to show racing isn't dead
Its genuinely crazy seeing people winn hundreds of races
600 wins?! That's way more than me on Nascar Heat 5 or even Ignition 21
Every race for 24 years?......sounds like they need some better competition at that track
The CARS Late Model Stock Tour is likely the most competitive in the country. Based in SC, NC & VA The whole schedule is comprised of high character old-school half miles and a couple bullrings.
Yeah. The SRL tour is also extremely competitive, probably more competitive than the cars late model stock tour.
ARCA Midwest Tour.. Majeski, Johnson, Bickle, Fenhaus, Kraus, Hocevar, Johnny Sauter.. Stop sleeping and come see a dixieland 250 race at Wisconsin International Raceway 😎
@@JoeyWilliamsJOLO Bickle had a good career.
Not a tour, but i would also like to throw in the opinion that IMCA hobby stocks/stock cars are also some of the most competitive in Iowa specifically
Saw them run at Florence Motor Speedway. Great stuff
Fun fact, my hometown short track (Thunder Road) was founded by Ken Squier. The track still runs today and has multiple divisions including Latemodels
I haven’t ben to Thunder Road in a little how’s its going up there
I'm from Connecticut and the 3 tracks here are still going strong today. It seems like modifieds rule here and New Hampshire but NH is a good mix of mods and late models
You cannot appreciate how exciting a super later model dirt race is until you actually go see it live. It is amazing.
As a short track, late model guy, THANK YOU!!! GREAT JOB!! Dick Trickle was a god, and Mark Martin dominated these cars back in the day!!!
There’s also Pro Late Models. Same Chassis and Body and tires as a super, just a way smaller engine. The Pro Lates run 604 Crate Engines instead of the open motors in the Supers.
Man I rly do wish you could do a video on Oglethorpe speedway park in Pooler Georgia.... They just had their last weekend of racing, the weekend of November the 13th and it's sad because it was a nascar track back in the day and the finally ran the vintage late model class on the last night of racing for the history books. Sad to see it go after 70 years of getting down and dirt, Richard Petty started on Lee Petty's pit crew there and Dale Earnhardt, fireball Roberts and many other greats raced there and I'd like you to do a video on the place... It's full of history
Damn it! I live in Savannah and should have gone there when I had the chance.
savannah native, it sure is a shame to see OSP go. it started going downhill when they shortened it a few years ago but that doesn’t mean i wanted to see it go like this. rumor says Amazon bought the land for some crazy amount like 30mil and they’ve offered to buy the houses by the track for $300,000 per acre
"he cobbled up $100 and built his first race car"
Boomer economy is wild!
You could buy a literal race car in under a year working 40 hours at an honest job lmao. Same guy will probably say kids these days don’t want to work sadly
I'm from Italy, and I first learned about these big boys on iRacing. Curiously enough, from an iRacing player's perspective, I didn't know that the World of Outlaws late models were in some kind of way related to the stock late models. The lore of oval racing is intriguing! I'm really looking forward to join the Nascar scene the next season with the Next-gen models. I hope it will grow in Europe, much like the NFL did in the past 10 years, even hosting some matches in London. If you guys make up your mind on the other side of the pond, just tell us in advance, and we will refurbish the Oval track in Monza lol. Anyway, great contents dude! Keep up the good work
Super-late models look like your standard NASCAR chassis after an anvil landed on it. I love them.
I love when you show a late model in todays short track scene and how you got a short track LEGEND in Richie Bickle Jr. on pole with the hometown kid Austin Nason next to him at Bickle's favorite track!
One of the things that makes me never run out of love for auto racing is the myriad kinds of cars that can be seen having it out on tracks everywhere. Some of them are straight ridiculous looking, and yet perfect for their job; and I love them best.
Supermodifieds are the best example of that, I think. Those cars are insane.
Remember when NASCAR had their own super late model series, there isn't really a video discussing their history because they all had a unique history
When was that?
The CARS tour is technically NASCAR’s late model series
Great video - it's surprising how little people talk about the difference in racing classes, it always just seems implied.
I also love that you're trying to turn more fan on to their local short tracks.
The ACT tour is fun to watch but up here in the northeast the pro all star series (super late models) is where it’s at. One of our own, Derek Griffith, actually made a start for Kyle Busch’s truck team this past season
Correct, and even then it's a bit muddy. PASS presents itself as a Super Late Model touring series, but PASS isn't strictly ABC-compliant (particularly with crate engines, but built motors would be wasted on most of our tracks). In some ways it's closer to a Pro Late Model. The Granite State Pro Stock Series, as its name suggests in a roundabout way, is far more along the lines of a Pro Late Model compliant with the ABC Committee. The ACT Late Model rules specify a perimeter chassis, but some teams have used straight rail cars in the past; ACT brings in a shock rule, 8" tires and a crate motor, so they're not quite like a NASCAR-spec Late Model Stock Car. There's a lot of nomenclature involved and it's quite ticky-tack at times!
The ACT Tour and the PASS Series don't come anywhere close to modifieds. I'm from Connecticut and seen the ACT Tour and PASS Series race at all 3 tracks and the modifieds beat them even at Thompson which is run by both ACT and PASS
@@justinspiewak1482 nothing beats the modifieds, I hope to be in a car some day, I currently race in the pro 4 mods and my first race was at Thompson last month
@@j_badach_xvi6261 Cool. My cousin races SK Lights at all 3 tracks and is the newest member of Keith Rocco Racing. My cousin has a lot of top 10 finishes at Stafford in his rookie SK Light season and Stafford got over 30 cars every week
Never thought I'd see the day I saw my own late model in a B-roll shot on a random TH-cam video. But here it is 🤣🤣 so glad you used footage from the Rockford Speedway!!🤘
Timestamp?
@@manz7860 1:41
@@shaggydabbydoo1468 what number was it?
Lol I thought I recognized the #14 Kar Korner car.
Love the outlaw late models man. The 18 car you showed runs at my local track. Those cars absolutely fly around the track, and look insane doing it. Great vid slap.
I usually see regular Late Models and Limited Late Models at the local short track where I'm from, and it's always cool to watch both, regardless of either class. They're based off of Chevrolets, and look like 1990s Monte Carlo bodies (the Street Stocks at mine are based off of 1988 Monte Carlos).
6:35.
I reckon you should make a video on Gary Balough. His story takes _quite_ an unexpected turn (y'know... provided one doesn't already know it).
Now I have a dilemma. Do I look up his Wikipedia page or wait for the S1apSh0es video?
I'm so glad you're more or less making this a series. My dad freakin loved the supermodified video. He was a little disappointed that you didn't mention the West Coast Supers or Troy Regier, his favorite supermodified driver. In case you're looking to do a third episode in the series, I'd suggest Sprint Cars. The variety is about as crazy as the Late Models.
now that we have finished the video and understand what Late Models and Super Late Models are, it’s time to ask the next question…
*_what’s a SUPER SUPER Late Model?_* lol
A sequel we all need
Nascar
ULTRA SUPER DUPER LATE MODEL
Maximum Over Super Late Model
A Ford T?
As a fairly casual motorsports fan, this video actually answered a TON of questions I’ve had for a while. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing videos from the Rockford speedway and the midwest as it's where I grew up and my dad was the announcer at the speedway before passing away on Monday
Wow Rockford is my home track as well and plan to race in the mid am series and race there a few times next year. I heard about your dad John. Sorry to hear that. I met him at the spring classic this past year. Good man
A video I'd really like to see is something along the lines of "how to watch a nascar race" i recently saw the Martinsville 500 in person, my first nascar race. and while I enjoyed myself, I did feel somewhat at a loss for what to be watching for. A video on what to look for and where to watch while the race is going on would be very interesting and informative to me and other people new to the sport.
I was jackman, then spotter on a team that ran late model cars from 99 to 2006 at a 1/3 mile asphalt track. I still have my NASCAR membership cards. Back then on the west coast, it was the Dodge weekly racing series. We had a 99 Monte, but switched bodies in 03 to one like the thumbnail. Somehow it was also a Monte Carlo lol. We had some wars. Seasons with the most wins, a ton of poles, trophy dash wins, fist fights, ambulance rides...but no Championship. Watching Jr win the Pepsi 400 from the infield of our little track felt like we were at Daytona. I developed life long friendships at that track. Thanks for the memories!
As of this video being uploaded, next weekend is the snowball derby in Pensacola, Florida. It has 54 super late model, 61 pro late model, and 40 outlaws scheduled to race
Do they all race together at the same time
@@Greg1_c outlaws run 50 and pro late model run 100 on Saturday, super late model run 300 on sunday
I love this. My dad has drove a pro late model since I was a baby. He has raced with Augie grill, chase Elliot, chandler smith, and hunter robbins
Would love see a series of short track history type stuff. Slinger/Slinger Nationals, the Snowball Derby, Nashville Fairgrounds, etc.
Glad we have a game in SRX that has both the dirt late models and super late models! They’re really fun to drive.
I like seeing you add the Rockford speedway nstc super late model race. As it’s my home track and will begin racing there next year. Slinger is also one of my favorites. If you ever get the chance go see a arca Midwest tour race. One of the most competitive super late model series around.
It really sucks Rockford couldn't get super late models this year. always loved NSTC weekend.
@@Spooky711B I’m suprised. They go around there real quick. They had them this year on Saturday night for the bickle twin 45s. But big 8s for nstc. Need to bring back the arca Midwest tour to Rockford
Ahhh, growing up watching Dick Trickle run Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna. Love those summer night memories.
Outlaws look like the only rule is that when painted black it can be mistaken for a bat mobile straight from a TV or Movie set.
The biggest hidden gem regarding racing on the Internet this channel is.
Hands down SlapsShoes is the best teacher I’ve ever had. Screw learning about math and english, I want to learn about racing!
It's pretty handy to be efficient in math if you're going to be a racer. Learn all you can!
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fascinating stuff! i love comparing our circle track classes and culture to Australia's twighlight zone, mirror universe versions of what we have. we have dirt latemodels, they have these weird "tin-top" Sedans. we have Sprint Cars, they call a sprint with a fiberglass rear window tacked-on a Modified. plus, they go the big steel bumper "F1-stockcars" and "bangers". they also race their version of Street Stocks in a clockwise direction around each track. they even have a track built onto a steep hillside called Mothar Mountain where turn 2 is a 1st gear hairpin turn, and the backstretch curves to the right when counterclockwise. lets see if Down-Unda's uncanny valley produces their own S1apsh0es, aye?
If you find one, let us know. Being able to watch Southern Hemisphere racing would make winter up here feel a good bit shorter.
Well TIL. This is one aspect of stock car racing that I could not wrap my head around mostly because of the naming scheme. Thanks for helping out S1ap.
It’s so cool that some of the outlaws you show are ones I see up here in the northern Indiana/southern Michigan area(Jeff Ganus, Tyler Rohrig, Steve Needles). They’re my dad and I’s favorite class to watch. Every year we go to at least a half dozen different tracks to watch them race.
Thanks for making these S1ap.
Your videos have helped me introduce racing to some of my friends and help them understand what I love about it.
I appreciate the video. I have a couple points. 1, Chassis builders all owe 1 big name, Ed Howe. He is the man who started building chassis that people would buy and it even included setup manuals. Jr Hanley built tons of chassis but every car was pretty much unique and of itself. Again appreciate the video but a pioneer like Ed Howe can never be left out or forgotten.
Happy to hear Bojack Horseman's theme on a NASCAR video :D
The person that comes to mind when I hear Late models - Junior Hanley weird he wasn't mentioned at all here conceding his huge effect one late model racing.
Loved the video! where I live we have Limited late models, Pro late models and Outlaw Super Late models Love them all!
Been waiting for this one! I’m actually a team photographer for a small Late Model team based in NC. Grew up with Lates and Dirt Lates all around me and as an aspiring career Motorsport photographer, it’s super exciting to be doing this. Thanks for that awesome video!
Wasn't expecting this on a Sunday morning, but awesome as always. Keep up the excellent work.
Good video as usual!
These videos allows me to know more about various classes of race cars. Keep up the awesome work.
Well this came in handy, especially yesterday when my local track did their annual Bill Bigley Memorial Race with the late models and me thinking why they call them that. Thanks S1ap 👍
Thank you for mentioning the Canadian series. Canada’s stock car racing doesn’t get enough exposure even though we have NASCAR sanctioned series. I believe that’s part of why these series don’t match up with American stock car racing.
One thing that I think is important to note is that while late model racing is definitely a stepping stone on the path to NASCAR, and may be entry level for some, the costs of running a late model is very significant and most drivers start out in something like a quarter midget, legends car or street stock.
Loved the video and lots of great information here! I'd love to see one about sprint car racing. As a NASCAR fan in my childhood I never gave dirt open wheel racing a thought until I got involved with micro sprints on dirt. Dirt sprint cars are amazing machines and I would encourage every NASCAR fan to check out some highlights and learn more about them. Some of the best racing in the world!
About coughed up my coffee this morning walking my dog when I saw the #1 Cochran car in the video. I remember watching that car race at Challenger speedway with my dad when I was really little. That brought back really good memories from when I was little with him. The place is closed down but the sign is still up
As you can tell I'm a Dick Trickle fan. I actually got to meet him and have my picture taken with him as a kid. I also met a very young Mark Martin when I was young at an ASA race in the mid 80s. That's Mark in the orange Dillon sponsored car with the blue #2. Thanks for giving the short track legends some love. I saw a couple Bob Senneker and Junior Hanley photos too. The CRA is a very solid series run in the midwest and eastern states and every asphalt stock car racing fan should make the trip to Indiana for the legendary Winchester 400 every fall.
Thanks for this video. As an European sports car/prototype racing fan I was rather confused by what this term meant, for some reason... Your video is easily digestible and understandable.
Great explanation! I've watched Late Models since I was a kid and I've never had the name and different divisions explained like this. I'm going to watch the CARS Tour race at Langley Speedway this weekend.
My absolute favorite period in racing, where from the cup series all the way down to your local super late model divisions were essentially driving the same car with different engines, specifically the gen 4s. The lower tier national guys would just run old cup cars, then they would pass them down to the regional guys and so on.
My first in-person race was a modified late model race, from back when Nascar still used vastly different cars in the Grand Nationals and the cup, at Hialeah Speedway in South Florida, and this particular series followed the models for the Grand Nationals series. I still remember the name of the driver who won: Ricky Bryant, in a Lance Foods sponsored number 5 Pontiac. The indigestion I earned from the chili dog, multiple corn dogs, and greasy funnel cake I ate as my parents devoured Cuban Sandwiches was delicious and well worth it. My next race would be the 300 mile Busch Grand National Series race at Homestead-Miami, followed by the Winston Cup Race the next day. Our seats were on the front straight, right before turn 1. My gramps had a pit radio scanner.
The races held at my hometown track of Highway 92 Raceway have the limited late models at their highest division. Usually, we have about three to four guys who show up their consistently. My personal favorite one is a black, orange, and silver number 3 car, which combines Dale Earnhardt's car with Kevin Harvick's 2004 scheme. So far, I have yet to see him win in it, but the driver of that thing can wheel a car better than anybody else and I know of. He even dominated the warriors class, which are basically street cars gutted of all their electronic components, and only had to sell it off because it was getting too expensive for him to maintain two cars for two different divisions. His name is Dylan Osborn.
So if you ever come by the Gering-Minitare area of Scottsbluff from around late May to the end of September, come on down to the track on a Saturday night at 6:00 p.m., and I'm sure you'll have a great time at the last great and active quarter mile oval in Nebraska! I will be in the booth calling the action for the 2022 season!
Good luck on next year!
@9:10 Been to the watermelon many many times, great track! Seen a lot of amazing races there.
Late model= offbrand gen 4 cars
6:45 oh look who’s name is on screen
I met Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch at a late model charity race at Langley Speedway.
I got to work at Dominion Raceway with national points champions.
It's great to see late models finally getting some recognition.
Yeah, we get kinda spoiled in this area. Would love to see one of these YTers do a piece on the historic tracks like Langley.
Been planning on selling my drift car and getting back into a Late Model again soon. This video just gave me some more motivation!
Didn't realize my home town track, Old Dominion, was influential in the development of Late Model racing. I used to watch Late Models and K&N races there as a kid, my buddy used to participate in the drag races on the drag strip there, and my 4-H club used to use one of the exhibit halls at the Fairgrounds across the street as a shooting range. I was pissed when they were forced to shut it down due to continued noise complaints making it unprofitable.
Some of my favorite memories as a kid were watching Danny Fair, Charlie Ford, and Bubba Markham duke it out every week. It was a shame when they closed it down, and NASCAR lost a piece of history when they redeveloped it. Mannassas went from being the rural outskirts of the metro area to suburban NIMBY central. One of these days, they will shut down the pavilion as well...
It’s been a while since I’ve watched this but I’m going through your old videos. Since this first came out I started working on late models for a local team in Alabama. The 112 car you showed as like the second or third clip is augie grill. He has his shop in Bessemer and we get our cars from him. Awesome dude and has won the snowball a couple of times
I live in the Northeast and when the Modified tour started 2 new divisions got pushed. 1st one was the Sk Modified. Pretty self-explanatory. They are identical to the Tour Modifieds but with some engine changes. Then there were the Pro-Stocks. Pro-Stocks became the top division in places like Seekonk. What I dont understand is the differences between Pro-Stocks and Late Models. Seekonk has both divisions, but they look the same. Id love to see a video on Pro-Stocks.
Hey Slap. Just wanted to say that I've not watched virtually any races of any type since the F1 US Grand Prix 05, but your quality of material and presentation is so high that I've watched most of your stuff over two months because I got here from your video on that catastrophe of an event.
You and your team do great work. Keep this level of quality and integrity and you're going to the moon.
My Grandpa actually was on the pit crew for Trickle multiple times, as well as one of his championship late models was one of my grandpas street cars.
Back in 2012 I got the chance to watch the K&N series race at CNB raceway which is UMI motorsports park today, I got to watch Brett Moffitt, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallece and Kyle Larson race at the nearest race tracks that I could go to. Now when I watch a NASCAR race I can say "yeah I saw that guy race before everyone knew his name"
- that's fucking illegall!😮
- well, not yet it ain't!😂
The entire world of motorsports summarised.
you know when S1ap posts, gotta hop on immediately
I love asphalt late models but my true passion is dirt late model racing
The northeast also has PASS and they do a lot of combined races with the ACT series. There's also the Granite State Pro Stock Series. You should probably also cover the stock truck concept because a lot of people who don't really know racing ask, "What's the difference between the car and the truck?" And I never really know how to answer other than, "They look different?"
ACT American canadian tour here in the north east has really picked up in car count , really good series well organized. Dale shaw chassis 🇺🇸🏁
As a long time UK NASCAR fan, I've always been curious about the ecosystem below the main series, so this was a really enjoyable watch. Next up is trying to understand the Tourismo Carretera structure in Argentina!
I love the Bo Jack Horseman music playing the whole time 😂
Glad I’m not the only one who noticed this haha
Grew up 4 miles From Santa Maria speedway always was a blast growing up and watching these races at our Dirt Track.
Up here in Indiana, I got the Outlaw Late Models and the CRA Arca series. For dirt racing, Perigon, Bloomington, and Brownstown are all great and of course Indianapolis has a dirt track, but for asphalt I really like Winchester, and of course you got a drag strip, a short track in Lucas Oil Raceway Park and the big IMS. And, those winged Outlaws have raced at the Anderson XXX drome and they ran a figure 8 race which was nuts! Indiana loves the modifieds and late model stocks
I can't say I knew Chase Elliot before he was famous, because even during short track years he was Bill's kid so...
But, I did get to shake his hand when we were both 15 and it is kind of crazy to think back on. It was at Lanier Speedway in Georgia which sadly has been closed for some time. Loved going there on the weekends and watching racing. Lanier closed and then Gresham opened up, but then Gresham stopped holding races and turned into a practice facility only it seems.
Love the mentioning of The Snowball Derby
I'm the fan entertainer and one of the out there at Five Flags Speedway. If you ever wanna come see the best half mile ever then you let me know and I'll give you the best access you can get and have a video done about the biggest jewel in short track racing.
Snowball Derby---the premier late model race in the country is this weekend 12/4&5/21 at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola Florida
Can I just say, (this has nothing to do with the video), even though I love motorsports, I've never been a Nascar fan, but your videos are just so damn good I can't help but go down the rabbit hole and watch every single one of them. Keep up the work man, your videos are awesome 👌
Slap, just wanted to say it's because of you that I wanted to visit Greenville Pickens when I visited Greenville on a business trip from Ohio, and I got to sneak in and walk on the track while it was open after the season ended. One of the coolest things I got to do with my wife, who does not like racing at all but wanted to take me there lol
Great video, love your work!!! Please make more of these videos explaining the series
THANK YOU, TH-cam needs more asphalt late model videos. There’s like nothing other than full races. It’s my favorite class and I wanted to watch more since I’ll be racing in it this year lol
Good video slap.. very informative for those that don't know! Wish you would've took a little more time to talk about one of the most prestigious weekends in asphalt short track history, the Snowball derby weekend. But nonetheless you killed this one!
I love this channel, I'm from Wisconsin and I love racing more than life itself. Have you ever did a episode on offroad short course truck racing? There's a huge amount of history with that. Especially around Crandon international offroad speedway.
I seen you had some clips from Kalamazoo speedway in there. You definitely should do a video on that legend of a track. There has been a ton of great great racing there. my uncles (Robert "bob" Town and David Town) raced there for many many years. It used to be sanctioned by nascar for as long as I can remember, but they cut their ties with nascar about three four years ago sadly. It's such a blast being there. Great place!
Oh dude, I thought your emoji was making fun of me in a previous video.
I didn't know you were working on a whole video to answer my question, thank you so much!
Love it that good ol' ODS was brought up as the birthplace of the LMS. Damn shame the place got bulldozed for development because it was my local track and it had something of an old world charm to it.
Thanks for giving the winged outlaws a shout out! They rarely run in Michigan, but when they do, hold on to your nut sack. Hope you get a chance to visit sometime and witness them in person before they go the way of the dodo!
I’ll even go into deal on dirt late models as well. In my area, you have your super lates, which run basically any engine size and material (steel or aluminum) and shock combination. You also have semi or limited lates which limits the shocks, carburetor, and engine size (358 cubic inches max) There’s also 604 and 602 crate lates and depending on where you live, they get called different names. 604’s are also called Pro late models and 602’s are also called late model sportsmans. There’s also mini late models that look like a scaled down car that usually runs a 4.3 liter V6
These are nice educational videos about NASCAR and American Motorsports.
Keep up the good work, S1apSh0es!
This year I grew a real appreciation for late model racing. Attended around 20+ late model races between Hickory, Ace, South Boston, Martinsville, Tri-County and Florence. As an aspiring motorsports photographer, its the perfect way to get your foot in the door and make a name for yourself in the industry. The people at the track is what really makes it special. I grew friendships with drivers and their families that I hope to keep for life. It's an experience that you just cant get at a NASCAR or any other big time motorsports series. For a lot of the drivers, this is "making it" in the sport and there's nothing wrong with that at all. It's disrespectful to say these guys/girls arent as talented. Many times you will see a NASCAR driver show up on a off weekend and struggle to be competitive. Josh Berry proved this year that there is some serious talent in these late model divisions that just need a chance. I'm already itching for the racing season to start back up and not for NASCAR, for late models : )
It is very hard for any driver to just show up to an event and beat the guys that race week in and week out in that division. The only driver I have seen been able to do that is Kyle Larson.
Man, dirt late models at my home track were the BEST. I remember going there almost every weekend and seeing some great racing. That track produced some great memories for me, including a car sponsored by NAPA going through the NAPA portion of the billboard on the back stretch, meeting Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell, and going to the yearly new years day 500 mile event. Man, I'll miss Arizona Speedway, as it hosted its final ever race yesterday and its gonna be gone by Febuary.
I love how you describe the late models as the ground floor of nascar. Sort of reminded me of the Formula Ford being the GF to F1.
Also, speaking of other stock car series, how about 'what exactly is the turismo carretera?', the oldest racing series in the world predating F1 and US open-wheel.
Cool to see Ray Dillon pop up in this video. His late model setup video is still here on youtube. I've always loved the late model division and growing up 25 minutes from Jennerstown Speedway, I saw some great late model races.
These running at my local oval Agassiz speedway along with the hornets is what got me into motorsports as a kid. God they're fun to watch, and the second you hear and feel that road it's like nothing else.
Didnt notice Wake County Speedway at 9:01. My father used to live about a 1/4 mile from it and you could hear them racing every friday night. I remember we got invited to a race there and were invited to watch from the infield. We were all standing on the upper platform of the car trailer and I decided to go down the ladder, When I did however, the cinder block the trailer was resting on broke and threw me off! I wasnt hurt but it was still a big scare! This was probably in about.......2004? 2005?
We also used to hold nightly car meets there through the Raleigh Meets facebook page and were allowed to park on the track, I even got to drive my Miata around it slowly and MAN what a steep back stretch that track has!
Ayyyyyyyyyy my neck of the woods!
Glad to see your talking about this topic Slap. My family used to do this kind of stuff back in the heyday of short track racing. Also very glad you talked about Dick Trickle and his impact in short track history.
20 years ago I wanted to be in nascar… still do, I think I had the talent what I didn’t have was the MONEY good luck to any aspiring young drivers out there.
Thank you, I feel like I’ve got something to show but we had to sell the car due to a failing engine and we couldn’t show up for every race and I had no spotter, we haven’t raced in months either I went back to rental karts and sim racing which is where I started, wish the sport didn’t have to be so expensive but I still love it.