68 Lucas Oil Late Models at Portsmouth tonight

[TowerView]

Live on MAVTV on FloRacing

[Rajflyboy]

Sweet car count

[ftfiowa]

ok! ok ok ok ok ok cool beans

[Minny Lakes]

If you rank the dirt tracks in America 1-400 by good quality racing, I think 95% of the Lucas schedule is made up of tracks ranked 350-400.

Portsmouth has to be about 399, while Cherokee is 400.

[TerryM]

One meaningful pass in six heat races — Huddy got JD in 3 and 4 on the last lap of Heat 5 — and the Flo cameras missed it so we could watch the top two run single file to the checkers.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Yea the racing pretty much stunk. B Shepp ran in on Marlar going into 1 I believe and the car immediately pushed. It's the same every time they hit the track. Unless there is 2 distinct grooves it is was today's racing is all about. Give the trophy and the check to t-mac.

[Raceready]

If it is to be as 1 laned up for the feature as it was during the heats then it should or could be a cakewalk for pole sitter Garrett Smith ?

[BigDaddy84]

Excellent facility but terrible race track. I don’t get to worked up about the heat races but the feature determines more so if I will go back to a track. I haven’t been back to Portsmouth for years now. If they would move it back to atomic or try lawrenceburg again I would go.

[thexfactor0210]

The heats were just awful. I considered going back here as I had not been in a few years. Glad I didn’t.

[Pennsboro32]

Racing wasn’t very good tonight, but the ribber was great. Hell may go back there for dinner tonight and skip the race.

[GEAR_HEAD]

PRP is definitely one of the worst racetracks in the country.

[kidrock]

A lot of the races this year was not that good to be honest.

[dirty-white-boy]

If you rank the dirt tracks in America 1-400 by good quality racing, I think 95% of the Lucas schedule is made up of tracks ranked 350-400.

Portsmouth has to be about 399, while Cherokee is 400.

I thought the Legends cars racing was good. Maybe its the cars and not the track?

Remember when Sheppy came from 21st to win. Im convinced its the current cars and format that makes for this sh!ttie racing.

BUT....BUT.....Carl will keep having the race because 215 total cars showed up and a strong crowd.

[Mams]

I thought the Legends cars racing was good. Maybe its the cars and not the track?

Remember when Sheppy came from 21st to win. Im convinced its the current cars and format that makes for this sh!ttie racing.

BUT....BUT.....Carl will keep having the race because 215 total cars showed up and a strong crowd.

Think Sheppy came from 12th to win. Every post is essentially correct. We have been to every Portsmouth DTWC and unless something miraculous happens tonight this is our last. The racing sucks, the bean field campground is awful, etc., etc.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Pennsboro

Was that your first time to The Ribber?
Ribeye or Sirloin??

[TS FAN]

Actually the last two heats were fairly entertaining. No passing for the lead but plenty for other positions. It is a shame the track didn't come in until then. However I think the track prep itself was pretty good. If it is as good as it ended up last night, at least the second half of the feature should be entertaining. Looking forward to it.

[JimBo]

Agreed, the racing was not that great.

I just wish the cameraman would pan out, so we can see the racing throughout the field. This is not NASCAR on mile and half tracks. I would rather see the racing throughout the field than close up shots of two cars following each other.

[Pennsboro32]

Pennsboro

Was that your first time to The Ribber?
Ribeye or Sirloin??

No I’ve been several times. Excellent food. Ribeye!

[Bloomerdirtking]

I’m with BigDaddy84 on this one. This year is the first year I haven’t come back. The track just doesn’t put forth good racing. Move it to Lawrenceburg and i will go back, otherwise Carl has got my last nickel.

[mccreadiefan39]

Is Portsmouth a great race track? NO

Is Portsmouth a single file track? NO

It's somewhere in the middle.

Stands packed, parking packed, camping packed, huge car counts, Why would Carl Short move the race?

[foxfire2dirtracing]

He’s not!
End of story.

[Highside Hustler25]

If the track doesn't produce good racing tonight, it's not from lack of effort.

[GEAR_HEAD]

They could work on that place for 3 hours and it would still be an embarrassment to dirt racing.

[champion24]

Terrible, even worse being the Lucas finale! At least this crap isn't deciding the Championship!

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I had fun watching RTJ make a race of it.

[BigDaddy84]

Absolutely terrible race. What a joke.

[kidrock]

Congrats to Garrett Smith. Definitely not his fault the race wasn't very good but, he stayed poised and really didn't make any mistakes and was able to keep it in on the bottom for the win.

[Highside Hustler25]

Only good thing about that race was that young man's right rear held out. Good for him.
They dikd with the track forever pre race and that's the results? Pathetic.

[roughride]

Yawnfest! How many no pass, pole sitter leading every lap features did Lucas have this year. It sure seemed like more than normal.

[over4T]

Tiregate!!! Can't remember the last time I saw that many flats. Did the Purple Mafia buy out the backroom at Pep Boys' to supply that race? What an embarrassment.

Davenport went nowhere yet ends up the Hard Charger when at least 7 in front of him had flats. Garrett Smith was impressive in a stellar field and was all that kept me from switching over to a Sprint car race.

[King1]

I don’t know why everyone keeps crying about this race. It happens every year.

Bardstown rubbered up, pennsboro rubbered up, atomic rubbered up, Portsmouth rubbers up, and if I’m not mistaken, Lawrenceburg did too.

I like to see a race decided by luck, but this happens just about every year for this event. Lucas needs to ditch it and do something else.

[Finnfan25]

I've been to the DTWC at Portsmouth 4 times and love everything about the place, cool nip in the air this time of year makes the atmosphere very exciting, all the campers with the smell of food in the air reminds me of a big football game tailgating, great concession food, nice facility layout and decent parking..... right up until the racing starts....and it's all just a big waste. Haven't been for the last 3 years and won't go back, 5 hour drive for me.

[nc mudcat]

Went to Pennsboro once in '92, and don't want to go again until it makes it to a track that can hold up to the race's once-fantastic reputation. Please get this race moved.

[dirtcrazy4u]

For being 19, he held up well after how many yellow flags ? I'm tired of hearing about tires and it's the reason races have been cut short. Set your car up correctly and learn how to save your tires and guess what ? They last 100 laps. New 2023 rule, if it's the last ten laps of the race and you blow a tire, head for your trailer. I was waiting for Garrett to lose that race because of the yellows but he did a great job. Congrats young man. You also showed that those rockets set up correctly can still run with those horns. Many dislike Mallory, he is a circus show in himself, but the guy can set a car up.

[jr29]

For being 19, he held up well after how many yellow flags ? I'm tired of hearing about tires and it's the reason races have been cut short. Set your car up correctly and learn how to save your tires and guess what ? They last 100 laps. New 2023 rule, if it's the last ten laps of the race and you blow a tire, head for your trailer. I was waiting for Garrett to lose that race because of the yellows but he did a great job. Congrats young man. You also showed that those rockets set up correctly can still run with those horns. Many dislike Mallory, he is a circus show in himself, but the guy can set a car up.

I believe every single caution was for a car slowing down. It is unprofessional to say the least.

On a positive note, that PRP announcer is great.

[Hoosier_Dirt]

Garrett and Cody were at Team Zero headquarters all week, I do know that. . I read on twitter that they are gonna race out of Bloomquists shop 2023 and Cody is gonna oversee both cars?

[Raceready]

Only good thing about that race was that young man's right rear held out. Good for him. They dikd with the track forever pre race and that's the results? Pathetic.^ True That ! ! Nobody could attribute this race being won due to " clean air " especially if a car couldn't make any passes to get to the clean air ! !

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Post 36
That could be right- I don’t know. Cody has a small shop about 3 -4 miles from the Bloomquist compound. He’s had it since his short stint with Bobby Pierce. He/Garrett have used it a lot - just depends on where they are racing.

[Rajflyboy]

So… Garrett is a Bloomquist protege. It’s all makin sense now.

[dirty-white-boy]

Only good thing about that race was that young man's right rear held out. Good for him.
They dikd with the track forever pre race and that's the results? Pathetic.

Cody's special sauce strikes again!

[3 wide]

Just another set fast time win your heat start on the pole and lead every lap if they don't start working race tracks and taking care of them people are going to quit going I went to dirt track races for 50 years now I hardly ever go because it's follow the leader an they want to run 7 8 9 or even 10 classes and wear out the track.

[Highside Hustler25]

I didn't watch but how was the non qualifier race?

[84wedge]

Bloomquist told Smith it would lock down on the bottom, so just hold your line and don't try passing any lapped cars.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Very good article on DOD today about this.

[Jim11h]

After lap 30 of DTWC feature the racing sucked remaining races. I wonder if track would been different had they not spent over hour working surface for feature.

[Morgs153]

Congrats to Garrett Smith! It is cool to see a new winner in a big tour race so good for him. He did exactly what he had to do.

But that race. It stunk and it ain't his fault. The only real movement through the field was due to tire failures. Races like this expose a lot of what's wrong right now with dirt super racing (out front aero advantage and questionable tracks that just don't race well). The super race was won from the pole and so was the steel block race. Oh well, it has been happening all over.

[Pennsboro32]

I’d honestly like to see it back in WV.

[ImCryn2]

Bloomquist told Smith it would lock down on the bottom, so just hold your line and don't try passing any lapped cars.

So he told him something literally EVERYONE there already knew? (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) he's a genius.

[Pennsboro32]

Yeah, a blind man knows what you gotta do at Portsmouth to win.

[Oiler]

So he told him something literally EVERYONE there already knew? (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) he's a genius.Too bad that genius didn’t translate to his own performance. He didn’t qualify poorly but he struggled in his heat and only turned three laps in his B main. The t-shirt truck had a better weekend, again.

[ImCryn2]

Scott has "been there and done that" so I think it's cool that he was willing to help the youngster out.

I just had to laugh that someone thought this was some huge surprise and Scott gave him some secret information or something.

[84wedge]

So he told him something literally EVERYONE there already knew? (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) he's a genius.I'm living in your head rent free. Did you take that Midol yet?

[Drop Shock]

Would WVMS be better? I think with new clay, actual clay and not just dirt, and more banking Portsmouth could be redeemed. If they don’t plan on making any effort, then you have to move it

[Pennsboro32]

The racing at the historic 100 this June was way better than this past weekend at PRP. That’s a fact.

[Buford.Justice]

Like someone said, a change in the banking with it being higher at the top and a bunch of real clay would help greatly to this fine race track. It is still one of my top favorite tracks to go to. And at it''s best Lawrenceburg isn't near as good. In fact, I have never seen good late model racing at the Burg except for some early heat races.

River floods always seem to delute the surface with some sand when it floods.

[Raceready]

Like someone said, a change in the banking with it being higher at the top and a bunch of real clay would help greatly to this fine race track. It is still one of my top favorite tracks to go to. And at it''s best Lawrenceburg isn't near as good. In fact, I have never seen good late model racing at the Burg except for some early heat races.River floods always seem to delute the surface with some sand when it floods.You are right on point with that .

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Moving it to WVMS would be ok for maybe 20 guys. It would probably allow a few more hot dogs to be sold while they dug Freddie Carpenter and other guys connecting rods out of the front stretch during a yellow flag.

[Buford.Justice]

Hahaahaahhaa, how about some throttle control and gearing up if needed???

[AllenK]

It's hard to believe it's been twenty years ago that the DTWC was at Bardstown. Time sure flies.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Yes it does- that was a wet-sloppy mess too!

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Hahaahaahhaa, how about some throttle control and gearing up if needed???

Throttle control at WVMS? Lmao. All you need is one of those hand throttles from a riding lawn mower. Wide open.

[Buford.Justice]

You don't just tach a motor to death.

I saw (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Potts do that one time at Brownstown, the car would not go on the slick so he hammered it in hot laps and blew it up on the frontstretch.

Not meaning to change the topic though. lol

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

You don't just tach a motor to death.

I saw (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Potts do that one time at Brownstown, the car would not go on the slick so he hammered it in hot laps and blew it up on the frontstretch.

Not meaning to change the topic though. lol

They don't do so great being under max load the whole lap, lap after lap either. That's the part I'm talking about.

[Buford.Justice]

Point taken..