Racing Is In The Blood
Illinois’ Frank Heckenast, Jr. continues his family’s proud racing tradition.  pg. 20

Diamond Broker
Dan Robinson has handled the day-to-day operations at the ‘Diamond of Dirt Tracks’ for the past several years. This year he adds to his resumé by taking over the reigns of the MLRA Series.  pg. 28

The Double-Edged Sword
West Virginia driver Rick ‘Ricky’ Williams is profiled.  pg. 35

An Excllent Adventure Just Begun
‘The California Kid’ Tyler Reddick has already showed his prowess on the dirt tracks across the country, and now the transplanted Illinois resident looks to continue his racing adventures on the next level.  pg. 42

All In The Family
When Dave Troutman stepped out from behind the wheel, his son, D.J., stepped in, bringin his cousin, Jake, with him to turn wrenches.  pg. 52

‘World’ Reknown
Michael Chilton made headlines last season as not only did he qualify for his first World 100, but also came home with a top-10 finish. He looks to continue that momentum this season.   pg. 61

Continuing On
Veteran Don Shaw continues to tear-up tracks from the Dakota’s to Arizona.  pg. 58

Hall of Fame Corner: Dirt Late Model Magazine’s newest feature, focusing on some of the great displays and history at the Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in Florence, Kentucky.  pg. 65

Blast from the Past: Lee Ackerman looks at the year 1983, considered by many the ‘golden year’ for Late Model racing.  pg. 66

TECH: The second installment of Mark Bush’s ‘Mark Asks You’ series.  pg. 69

The Wire  pg. 74

New Products  pg. 81

Speed Shop  pg. 83

Meet The Driver: Matt Long  pg. 85

Through the Lens  pg. 86

The Race of Life
Dan Dohman conducts a Q&A with DLMHoF driver, Mike Duvall.  pg. 88

Advertisers Index  pg. 95

Parting View  pg. 96

COLUMNS
Mike O’Connor  [Editor]  pg. 7
Chris Stepan  pg. 8
Steve Davis  pg. 11
Kelley Carlton  pg. 12
Ben Shelton  pg. 15
Ray Beste  pg. 16
Steve Halpainy  pg. 19