Team Dirt Dog News

The late, great journalist, Chris Economaki become friends and colleagues with Jackie Stewart while at ABC. Here’s what Economaki said about Stewart and Sprint Cars in "LET ‘EM ALL GO" - the wonderful book he wrote with Dave Argabright. “We were strolling through the pit area (at Ascot, CA) when A.J. Watson, the famed, championship car builder and crew chief, spotted us and waved us over. He was tending to a sprint car that night. “ ‘Hey Jackie’, he grinned, motioning to the cockpit, ‘my driver has given up for the night and I have the seat open. Why don’t you...

Team Dirt Dog's THE18SHOW Captures 1st Career Track Championship at I-30 Speedway Josh Allee photoLittle Rock, AR | Oct. 10, 2018 - What a year for Blake Wilson! Despite some early setbacks and a challenging, 3rd shift work schedule, Blake finished the season with 5 feature wins and the Mod Lite championship at I-30 Speedway. Team Dirt Dog was founded with the purpose of promoting hard working, blue collar racers who deserve recognition. Well done Blake, you earned it!

Wooo Hooo! 15 Year Old J.D. "Hollywood" Brown Caps Breakout Season with Track Championship at Kern County Raceway photo credit Tom Macht - Photo Finish PhotosBakersfield, CA | Oct. 8, 2018 - Our favorite young gun continues to make a name for himself. J.D Brown finished the season with two feature wins at Kern County Raceway Park and one at Bakersfield Speedway. Brown claimed the track championship at KCRP and finished 2nd in points at Bakersfield. We can hardly wait for next year, WAY TO GO J.D.!

HUGE CONGRATS to Team Dirt Dog's G&R Racing- Roger Rebholz on their UMP Regional Championship! Peoria, IL | Oct. 8, 2018 - We're so proud that one of our original Team Dirt Dog members, veteran racer Roger Rebholz, continues to show the youngsters how it's done!  Roger proved his "Iron Man" nickname by driving double duty many nights in his #10 Super Late Model and the #110 UMP Modified.  This old dog still has new tricks!

J.D. "Hollywood" Brown Racing Grabs DOUBLE WINS for Team Dirt Dog at Bakersfield Speedway Bakersfield, CA | Sept. 29, 2018 - After several "almost" 2nd place finishes over the past 2 months, 15 year old J.D. Brown finally broke through to claim his 3rd Mod Lite Feature win of 2018 and his first win at Bakersfield. To make the night even sweeter, Anthony Balcazar won the Bakersfield Speedway Mod Lite points championship in the Dirt Dog # 4 with J.D. finishing 2nd in points in the # 14. To put this into perspective, you need to understand that the Brown team is a...