Podium Finish for Matt Dooley in the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series "Georgia Rumble" $5000 to win at Cochran Motor Speedway!  Dooley qualified 8th and charged his way up to a 3rd Place Finish which won him the "Hard Charger" award.

Matt Dooley earned the lead of the SAS Series Championship Points after the 3rd SAS race of 2022.  He maintains this lead for the Championship Points heading into the recently scheduled SAS races on 11/25 & 26.

Dooley won his B-Main race at Senoia Raceway in the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series "Michael Head, Jr. Memorial" $5054 to win.  However, the #18 had transmission/mechanical problems on lap 2 of the feature race which forced him to have to take a DNF.  He was scored 22nd out of 30 total cars.

Matt is working on the car and is hoping to be ready by Saturday for the World of Outlaws race at Senoia Raceway. 

Matt Dooley finished 13th in Copeland's Atlanta Coring #98 604 crate late model at Senoia Raceway in the "Michael Head, Jr. Memorial" 604 crate LM race.  

Matt qualified 14th out of 28 total cars in the 604 crate LM race.  During the race, Matt suffered damage to the front end of the car which caused handling issues for Dooley.  He managed a13th place finish.  Matt thanks Copeland and Atlanta Coring for the opportunity to drive the #98.   

A 7th place finish on Saturday and a 12th place finish on Sunday for Matt Dooley in the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series at the 50th Annual Alabama State Championship race at East Alabama Motor Speedway.    

Matt had a top 10 finish on Saturday with a 7th place finish.  Unfortunately, Dooley had a right rear flat at the last of the Sunday race but managed to bring home a 12th place finish.

A top 10 finish for Matt Dooley at Buckshot Speedway in Clanton, AL at the XR Southern All Star Dirt Racing's "Battle in Bama 40" this past weekend.   

Matt had a fast car in hot laps, but his qualifying efforts were ruined when he had an electrical problem that caused his engine to shut off in qualifying. Dooley gained spots in the heat race but had a flat tire during the feature.  Having to start in the back, he raced hard to finish in 10th.

Rain delays and bad luck did not make for a good night of racing for Matt Dooley at XR Southern All Star Dirt Racing's "Dirt Slinger Classic" at I-75 Raceway in Tennessee.  

The feature race did not get started until after 12 AM Sunday morning due to rain delays.  After almost flipping over in turns 3 and 4 on the second lap of the feature race, Dooley had multiple parts break in the #18's rear end.  This unfortunately ended his race early.  Buckshot Speedway AL next.

Matt Dooley parked it in Victory Circle at Senoia Raceway in Copeland's "Atlanta Coring" XR1 Rocket #98 Racecar this week in the 604 Crate Feature race. 

Dooley qualified 7th out of 20 total cars. Matt got to 2nd on lap 2 and battled his way through lap traffic for the Win.  Thanks to Barry Copeland for the sweet ride.  Dooley will be back racing the #18 with Southern All Stars this coming weekend.  

Dooley has bad luck driving Copeland's "Atlanta Coring" XR1 Rocket #98 Racecar this week in the 604 Crate Feature race at Senoia Raceway. 

A few laps into the 604 Crate Feature, the #98's engine began to run hot causing Matt to pull into the pit area.  This ended Matt's race early and he was scored 17th out of 24 total cars.  Team Copeland and Matt hope to fix the problem and be back at Senoia on August 13th.  

Matt Dooley WINS!  Dooley puts Copeland's "Atlanta Coring" XR1 Rocket #98 Racecar in victory lane this week in the 604 Crate Feature race at Senoia Raceway. 

Matt has been working on getting the #98 XR1 Rocket dialed in for the past 3 weeks. He qualified 2nd out of 16 total cars.  Dooley was happy to celebrate in victory lane with car owner Barry Copeland, son Josh Copeland, and the #98 team.  

A podium finish for Matt Dooley in Copeland's "Atlanta Coring" XR1 Rocket #98 Racecar in the 604 Crate Feature race at Senoia Raceway on Thursday night in front of the Southern National Series crowd.

Out of 21 total cars, Dooley qualified 3rd.  Matt was 2nd most of the race but on a restart at the end of the race, Dooley lost a spot and ended up finishing 3rd.  Again, Matt thanks the Copeland family for this opportunity.

New Matt Dooley Racing Partners/Sponsors for 2022 announced.  Please check out our new Partners/Sponsors that have come on board to help MDR this season by going to our Marketing Partner Page and giving them a call to help support those that help make it possible for us to race. 

Matt Dooley wheeled Copeland's "Atlanta Coring" XR1 Rocket #98 Racecar Saturday night to an 8th place finish in the 40-lap CRUSA feature race at Senoia Raceway.

Out of 49 total cars that showed up for the race, Dooley qualified 8th in his group, won his heat race and started the feature race in the12th position.  Matt raced his way up to an 8th place feature finish his first time ever driving a XR1 Rocket.  Matt thanks the Copeland family for this opportunity.

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Dooley wins the hard charger award in front of a packed-out crowd of fans at Buckshot Speedway in Clanton, AL for the XRSAS Southern All Star Dirt Series race.  Dooley came from 16th to finish 9th with a limited late model engine.

   Having blown his super engine at the previous race at EAMS, Dooley said he was just trying to hang on to the SAS points lead.  He hopes to get a super late model engine back into his #18 before Beckley. 

Matt Dooley has engine troubles at the XRSAS Southern All Star Dirt Series race at East Alabama Motor Speedway's 50th Anniversary Celebration in Phenix City, AL. 

   Matt qualified 6th in his group, and started the feature 7th row inside.  His car seemed good in the race as he moved up to about 6th place. However, on lap 16 Dooley's good run ended with engine problems.  He was scored 16th in the race.

Matt Dooley WINS!!! Dooley won his first career super late model race and his first XRSAS Southern All Star Dirt Series race at Columbus Speedway Bullring Bash in Columbus, MS. 

   Matt qualified 2nd in his group, finished 2nd in the heat race, started the feature 4th, and took the lead on lap 37 to WIN the XRSAS $4000 40-lap feature.  Dooley parked his #18 Longhorn in the Bullring "Victory Lane" to celebrate his win!!!

Matt Dooley brought home a hard-fought 5th place finish in the super late model race at Richmond Raceway in the Finn Watson Memorial $7500 to win race in Richmond, KY in the XRSAS series (Southern All Star Dirt Series).

   Matt qualified 4th in his group and started 7th in the 50-lap feature.  The #18 of Dooley from Brooks, GA finished 5th on the second night of the Kentucky Swing.

Another top 5 finish with a 4th place for Matt Dooley at Mountain Motorsports Park in Isom, KY in the XRSAS series (Southern All Star Dirt Series) Walter Combs Memorial  $4000 to win super late model race.

   Dooley finished 4th in the feature race and brought home the "PPM Hard Charger" award on night one of the Kentucky Swing.

A top 5 finish for Matt Dooley at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Summertown, TN in the XRSAS series (Southern All Star Dirt Series) Annual Memorial Day Classic $5000 to win super late model race.

   Matt qualified 7th and started 4th row inside in the 40-lap feature.  It was a top five finish for the #18 from Brooks, GA as Matt Dooley finished 5th in front of a packed-out crowd at Thunderhill Raceway.

Matt Dooley raced his way into the top ten at Senoia Raceway but had to settle for a 16th place finish at the XRSAS series (Southern All Star Dirt Series) Roscoe Smith Classic $5044 to win super late model race.

   Out of 39 total cars, Matt qualified 7th in his group, finished 3rd in his heat, which earned him a spot in the 44-lap feature.  Dooley made it up to 9th when the car running behind him spun/wrecked Matt.  He managed to pull out a 16th place finish.

Another top 10 finish for Matt Dooley as he brought home a 7th place finish from I-75 Raceway TN in the XRSAS series (Southern All Star Dirt Series) Mother's Day Mayhem $5000 to win super late model race.

   Out of 31 total cars, Matt qualified 5th in his group which put him starting 9th in the feature race.  Dooley made it up to 4th when a late race caution cost him a few spots.  Matt Dooley finished the 40 lap feature in 7th place.  

Matt Dooley brought home another top 10 finish by finishing 8th in the feature race at Smokey Mountain Speedway in the @sasdirt XRSAS series (Southern All Star Dirt Series) Rockin' with the Stars Classic $5000 to win super late model race.

   Out of 26 total cars, Matt qualified 6th in his group which put him starting 12th in the feature race.  Dooley's first time racing his #18 Longhorn at Smokey Mountain and he finished 8th in the 40 lap feature.  

Matt Dooley finished 8th place in the feature race at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL for the Bash at the Beach  $5,000 to win SLM race in the XR Southern All Star Super Late Model Dirt Racing Series.

   Matt Dooley qualified 7th but got caught up in an incident on the first lap of the race that involved the cars in front and back of him.  The damage caused his right rear tire to go down and on lap 38,  Dooley had to pull in - scoring an 8th place finish.

#18 Matt Dooley brought home a 15th place finish in the feature race at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC for the March Madness  $12,000 to win SLM race in the XR Southern All Star Super Late Model Dirt Racing Series.

   Matt Dooley qualified 12th, started 6th in his heat race and finished 4th.   Dooley was 2 laps short of finishing the feature, running about 10th place in the 50-lap daytime race, when he had a flat.  He finished 15th.

XR Southern All Star Super Late Model Dirt Racing Series announces Matt Dooley as one of the new candidates for the XR Southern All Star's Rookie of the Year Championship.  Please go to:  http://sasdirt.com/events.html for more information.

   Matt Dooley will be following the XR Southern All Star SLM Dirt Racing Series in 2022 in his #18 Longhorn.  See MDR Partners page for all who make it possible.

Matt Dooley raced the first Southern All Stars Series race of  2022 at Screven Motor Speedway  $18,000 to win"Winter Freeze" in Sylvania, GA.  Dooley qualified 6th in Group A, started the feature race inside Row 8, and finished the feature in 18th place. 

   Dooley's #18 Longhorn was damaged in an incident on the first lap in turn 2. However, Dooley managed to finish all 50 laps in 18th place.

#18 Matt Dooley, fast qualifier, sets new TRACK RECORD (13.19) his first time racing at New Hollis Speedway, AL in the Steel Head/Limited Late Model Division!  Dooley started on the pole in the McDowell Lifeline EMS #18 and ended up 2nd in the feature race out of 16 total cars.

Shortly after the qualifying session, the snow began to fall and on a cold Saturday, Dooley started on the pole and finished 2nd in a caution-filled feature race. 

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Senoia Raceway - Peach State Classic -  $52,052 to win Saturday night - Super Late Model Division. 

Dooley qualified 20th in the $52,052 Saturday night Classic race.  Matt finished 6th in his heat race, and 6th in the B-main.  This put him a few spots short of making the feature race.  Not the results we had hoped for but it was a weekend of good hard racing in his #18 Longhorn. 

Senoia Raceway - Peach Bowl Preliminary State Classic - $10,000 to win Friday  - Super Late Model Division. 

Matt Dooley qualified 18th out of 65 total super late models, finished 6th in his heat race, and finished 3rd in the B-main heat. Dooley was just one spot shy of the transfer position for the feature race.  Matt and crew will work on the #18 Longhorn and get it ready for Saturday's $52,052 to win race.

Happy Veterans Day!  To our Veterans - Honoring all who served  so that we can be free.  In honor of  Veterans weekend, Matt Dooley will be displaying the Camp Southern Ground sticker/logo to bring attention to CSG's Veteran Program.

If you know a Veteran that needs help, checkout CSG's website and their Veteran Program.  Come see Dooley this weekend, in his #18 Longhorn at Senoia Raceway in the Peach State Classic. 

Senoia Raceway - Hence and Reba Pollard Memorial - Southern All Star Series  - Super Late Model Division. 

Matt Dooley qualified 4th in his group, finished 2nd in his heat race which locked him into the feature.  He started the feature in 7th place and ran 5th for 40 laps until contact with a lap car ended his night early.  Dooley was scored 20th in the feature.  

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Senoia Raceway - Southern All Star Series - Billy Clanton Classic - Super Late Model Division. 

Matt Dooley qualified 6th in his group and ended up finishing 11th place in the feature.  

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Dixie Speedway - Lucas Oil Late Model Series $15,000 to win race - Super Late Model Division. 

Matt Dooley traveled to Dixie Speedway to compete with 39 other drivers in the Lucas Oil Super LM race.  Dooley finished 6th in the B-Main which was just 2 spots shy from transferring into the feature race in his #18 Longhorn late model.

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Senoia Raceway - World of Outlaws Late Models Series Race -  Super Late Model  Division. 

Matt Dooley qualified  10th in the first group, finished 5th in heat 2, and 2nd in the last chance race showdown.  Matt started the 40 lap feature 19th and finished inside the top 15 in front of a huge crowd of fans at Senoia Raceway.  

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East Alabama Motor Speedway - 49th Annual Alabama State Championship Race - Super Late Model Division. 

Dooley brought home a Podium Finish - 3rd Place.  Matt Dooley qualified 7th in the first group, drove his way to 5th in the heat race, which meant he started 9th in the feature race. After the 49 lap feature, Dooley had raced his way to a Podium Finish of 3rd Place.

Senoia Raceway - Limited Late Model/Steel Head Division. 

Matt Dooley qualified 3rd out of 19 total cars,  Dooley had some mechanical problems  and ended up with a 5th place finish in the feature race driving the McDowell's #18 LifeLine EMS sponsored steel head late model.  

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Senoia Raceway  - Limited Late Model/Steel Head Division. 

Top 5 Finish for Dooley.  Matt Dooley qualified 7th out of 19 total cars and raced his way up to a 5th place finish in the feature race driving the McDowell's #18 LifeLine EMS sponsored steel head late model.  

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Senoia Raceway  - Limited Late Model/Steel Head Division. 

Matt Dooley qualified 7th but due to a problem with the transmission, Dooley did not start the feature race in McDowell's #18 LifeLine EMS sponsored steel head late model.  

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Senoia Raceway - Super Late Model Division. 

Matt Dooley qualified 4th and secured a place in the start of the feature race.  Unfortunately, Dooley was taken out on the front straight away by another car that ran into him and caused him to spin and hit the wall.  This ended Dooley's night early and he was scored 24th.     

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Talladega Short Track - Super Late Model  Division. 

Top 5 Finish for Dooley. Matt Dooley qualified 5th raced his way up to a 4th place finish in the feature race.  This was Matt's  2nd time out driving the new #18 Longhorn.  

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Dixie Speedway  - Super Late Model Division. 

Matt Dooley qualified 5th finished 6th.  First time out in the new Longhorn Super Late Model.

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Senoia Raceway  - Limited Late Model/Steel Head Division. 

Matt Dooley qualified 4th out of 19 total cars.   Dooley ran over some debris left on the track causing him to have a flat tire.  Dooley was scored a 15th place finish in the feature race driving the McDowell's #18 LifeLine EMS sponsored steel head late model.  

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Senoia Raceway - Limited Late Model/Steel Head Division. 

Top 5 finish(4th) for Dooley.  Matt Dooley qualified 3rd out of 19 total cars, ran 2nd most of the race and then lost two spots on a late restart.  Dooley ended up 4th in the feature race driving the McDowell's #18 LifeLine EMS sponsored steel head late model.  

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West Georgia Speedway - Bill Massey Memorial Brawl at the Burg - Limited Late Model/Steel Head Division. 

Podium Finish(3rd) for Dooley.  Matt Dooley qualified 3rd out of 15 total cars and ran 2nd most of the race but lost a spot on a late restart.  Dooley finished 3rd in feature race driving the McDowell's #18 LifeLine EMS sponsored steel head late model.  

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Senoia Raceway 2021 - Limited Late Model/Steel Head Division. 

Another top 5 finish (4th) for Dooley.  Matt Dooley qualified 5th out of 18 total cars and battled his way to a 4th place finish in the 30 lap feature race driving the McDowell's #18 LifeLine EMS sponsored steel head late model.  

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Senoia Raceway Season Opener 2021 - Limited Late Model/Steel Head Class

Top 5 Finish for Dooley.  Matt Dooley qualified 7th out of 19 total cars and raced his way up to a 5th place finish in the feature race in the #18 late model.   Thanks to sponsors DH McDowell Construction, JDMC Investments, LifeLine EMS, Lori G McDowell Virtual Properties Realty, Scott's Machine, and MWD Vinyl  Graphx.

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46th National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway - $15,000 to win Super LM. Matt Dooley qualified 6th in his group, started 4th in his heat, and was running 4th when 3rd place car broke a driveshaft. Unable to miss that driveshaft /fluids caused Matt to spin on white flag lap.  Sunday, on 2nd lap of feature his steering rack broke which ended his night early.  Scored 22nd.

Showdown at Senoia Raceway - Schaeffer's Oil  $10,000 Fall National Series Super Late Models. Matt Dooley was there for practice for the Showdown  on Thursday and Friday with his #18 Super Late Model and McDowell's #10  Limited Late Model.  It turned out to be test and tune sessions for Dooley because due to rain on Saturday, the race was rescheduled to Nov.  21st. 

Fletcher Cavender Memorial Race $1200 to win - West Georgia Speedway Limited LM

Dooley broke out McDowell's #10  Limited  Steel Head LM for the first time this season.  Matt qualified 2nd and took the lead with 5 laps to go.  A caution was thrown, Matt was put back to 2nd.  Brought home a 2nd place finish for the McDowell family and Lifeline EMS.

Talladega Short Track Super Late Model Race - Talladega County, AL

Matt Dooley ventured out to Talladega Short Track to test some changes he had made to the Super LM #18.  He qualified 7th out of a total of thirteen cars.  Dooley then made some more adjustments to the car and ended up finishing 8th in the feature race. 

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Dixie Speedway - "The Red Clay At Woodstock" Super Late Model Race

Matt Dooley qualified his #18  Late Model 8th in the Super Late Model Division.  However, Dooley had problems when something broke on his steering during the feature race.  He ended up with a 14th place finish out of 18 total cars at Dixie Speedway.

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Schaeffer's Oil Southern Nationals Series Super Late Model $10,053 to win at Needmore Speedway

Matt Dooley qualified 22nd out of 27 total cars which entered the race.  Dooley's #18 finished 6th in his heat race and 5th in the  consolation race.  Dooley had mechanical problems during the feature race and  he was scored a 22nd place finish in the feature at Needmore.

Schaeffer's Oil Southern Nationals Series Super Late Model $3500 to win at Senoia Raceway

Matt Dooley qualified 10th in his group out of 33 total cars which entered the race.  Dooley's #18 finished 3rd in his heat race which locked him into the feature race where he started 12th.  With some front end damage to his car, he managed a 19th place finish at New Senoia Raceway.

Southern All Stars Series Super Late Model race at ECM Speedway in Bremen, AL

The #18 of Dooley qualified 5th quickest which locked him into the feature show.  He started 9th out of over 30 cars.  About half way through the feature, Dooley broke a right rear rotor/hub on a rough part of the track.  He lost his brakes but hung in there to finish all 40 laps and managed to finish 11th place.

Ultimate Super Late Model Series race at Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA

Matt Dooley finished 2nd in his heat race.  Dooley raced his #18 Super into the top 10 of the feature race but got involved in someone else's wreck which caused sheet metal damage to his car.  This later caused a flat tire and Dooley ended up with a 15th place finish in the feature.

Mississippi State Challenge Series Super Late Model race at ECM Speedway in Bremen, AL

Matt Dooley qualified 2nd in his group of Super Late Models and 5th overall.  First time at the track and felt good about his car.  However, while trying to make a pass in the race, hit an infield tire which  folded the nose piece and ended his night early.  

Matt Dooley Interview by Motorsports Engine at DirtonDirt.com Super Late Model Shoot-Out at Senoia Raceway

Check out Matt Dooley's live interview by Michael Coleman of Motorsports Engine at Senoia Raceway: "The Magic Man" Matt Dooley at Senoia Raceway on YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tDM6Ym7cmp4 

DirtonDirt.com Super Late Model Shoot-Out at Senoia Raceway

The #18 Dirt Super Late Model of Matt Dooley was one of the 43 entries in the first race of 2020 at Senoia Raceway.  Dooley's car had some issues during qualifying and he was unable to make the feature but it was great to be back at the track.

Matt Dooley Racing team hats have arrived!

Check out MD 18's new hat!  They’re available in 2 different colors. We ship and accept PayPal, also catch us at the track! $20 per hat. Thank you to all the fans for supporting MDR!  Check out our social media sites for our 2020 schedule.  The coronavirus has race track's schedules changing in 2020.

Matt Dooley's #18 Super Dirt Late Model has been added to DIRT TRACKIN2 online app/game.

 So, download the app/game and  race the #18 Matt Dooley dirt race car on the Dirt Trackin2 app/game and let Matt Dooley Racing know how well you finish.  Have fun!