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Matt Dooley Racing Dirt Late Model Racer (Super, Limited, & Crate)ARCA Racer in 2018/20192014 Highlights 2012 Highlights3 Wins5/19/2012 - Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA - LLMBack-to-Back Wins during the Lucas Oil Weekend at Dixie and Rome Speedway Oct. 6 & Oct. 710/6/2012 - Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA - LLM10/7/2012 - Rome Speedway, Rome, GA - LLM***
26 TOTAL Late Model WINSTOTAL Dirt Late Model Feature Wins since 2011 - 262017 Senoia Raceway Steel Head/Limited Late Model "Track Champion" ~~~Race Career Highlights ~~~
4/13/2019 - Senoia Raceway - SHLM/525 LLM - 4th Place Finish - Dooley qualified 5th in the McDowell family LLM #10 car. He drove up to a 4th place finish in the feature.4/6/2019 - Senoia Raceway - SHLM/525 LLM - 11th Place Finish - Dooley drove the #10 car of the McDowell family. Dooley qualified 5th and was running in the top 3 when an altercation happened with another car that damaged Dooley's right front/side. This made the car difficult to handle and Matt fell back to 11th place to finish the feature.3/31/2019 - Senoia Raceway - Crate LM - Spring Nationals - 19th Place Finish - Matt Dooley raced the #21 of Chris Carr in the crate division at Senoia. He qualified 5th out of 35 total cars. He was running in the top 3 when the transmission broke with only 2 laps to go. He was scored 19th placed finish in the feature.3/9/2019 - Five Flags Speedway - ARCA - 18th place finish - Matt Dooley raced in NASCAR's ARCA Menard's race Pensacola 200 at Five Flags Speedway in Fast Track Racing's # 11 Car - Finished in 18th place. ~~~ 2018 News 3 WINS 3/17/2018- West Georgia Speedway - SHLM WIN 9/29/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Crate 604- WIN9/29/2018 - New Track Record set in Crate 604 - 13.944 10/6/2018 - West Georgia Speedway - Crate 604 - WIN *** 5/22/2015 - West Georgia Speedway - SHLM/CT5255/8/2015 - West Georgia Speedway - SHLM/CT5252015 - Dixie Speedway - SHLM***
*First Crate Late Model Feature Win was 2 weeks after Dooley turned age 15 at Dixie Speedway on 4/30/2011.
*First Steel Head/Limited Late Model Feature Win was 1 month after Dooley turned age 16 at Dixie Speedway on 5/19/2012.
*Some Racing Career Highlights:
- Won back-to-back feature races in the Steel Head Late Model Division during the Lucas Oil Weekend at Dixie and Rome Speedway Oct. 6 & Oct. 7, 2012
- Matt Dooley is the 2016 Senoia Raceway Steel Head Late Model "Fall Brawl Series Champion"
- Matt Dooley is the 2017 Senoia Raceway Steel Head/Limited Late Model "Track Champion" - Made ARCA Racing Debut at Salem Speedway, IN in 2018 - 2018 - Set new track record at Senoia Raceway in 604 Crate Late Model - 13.944
Dirt Late Model Racing Career Stats (start age 13) (2009-Present)
Total Dirt Late Model Wins - 26
Total Dirt Late Model Feature Races - 276Total Top 5 Feature Finishes - 122Total Top 10 Feature Finishes - 188
Total Dirt Late Model Wins - 26
Total Dirt Late Model Feature Races - 276Total Top 5 Feature Finishes - 122Total Top 10 Feature Finishes - 188
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~~~ 2019 NewsTotal ARCA Races - 1 Total Dirt Late Model Races - 3Total Top 5 Finishes - 1Total Top 10 Finishes - 1 ***2019 Announcement - New MattDooleyRacing.com Website coming soon4/13/2019 - Senoia Raceway - SHLM/525 LLM - 4th Place Finish - Dooley qualified 5th in the McDowell family LLM #10 car. He drove up to a 4th place finish in the feature.4/6/2019 - Senoia Raceway - SHLM/525 LLM - 11th Place Finish - Dooley drove the #10 car of the McDowell family. Dooley qualified 5th and was running in the top 3 when an altercation happened with another car that damaged Dooley's right front/side. This made the car difficult to handle and Matt fell back to 11th place to finish the feature.3/31/2019 - Senoia Raceway - Crate LM - Spring Nationals - 19th Place Finish - Matt Dooley raced the #21 of Chris Carr in the crate division at Senoia. He qualified 5th out of 35 total cars. He was running in the top 3 when the transmission broke with only 2 laps to go. He was scored 19th placed finish in the feature.3/9/2019 - Five Flags Speedway - ARCA - 18th place finish - Matt Dooley raced in NASCAR's ARCA Menard's race Pensacola 200 at Five Flags Speedway in Fast Track Racing's # 11 Car - Finished in 18th place.
Total ARCA Races -2Total Super/SHLM/Crate Races in 2018 - 19Total Steel Head LM/Crate WINS - 3 Total Top 3 Finishes - 4Total Top 5 Finishes - 8Total Top 10 Finishes - 10***
10/19-20/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Crate 604 - qualifed 4th on Friday night - raced the heat races and started in back because light at scales. Involved in an incident in heat race and DNS the feature on Saturday night. 10/13/2018 - North Georgia Speedway - Chatsworth, GA - Crate 604 -qualifed 8th - first time at the track in the crate #18 - had some mechanical issues - DNF10/6/2018 - West Georgia Speedway - Whitesburg, GA - Crate 604 - #18 -1st Place Finish -qualified on the pole in crate #18 and led the entire feature race and finished 1st in the feature.9/29/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - qualified on the pole - #18 - 1st Place Finish - Set New Track Record for Crate 604 in #18 - 13.944 - Led the entire feature race and WON.9/8/2018 - West Georgia Speedway - Whitesburg, GA - LLM/Steel Head - Raced the B1 - qualified pole - car ran hot and had to pull into the pits. DNF8/25/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - qualified 4th - 11th Place Finish - Crate 604 - First time out in crate this year - had some mechanical issues - finished 11th in feature.8/4-18/2018 - West Georgia Speedway - Whitesburg, GA - LLM/Steel Head - Raced the B1 - Mechanical issues with the B1 - DNFs7/28/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - LLM/Steel Head - 4th Place Finish - qualified 4th (Raced the B1) and finished the feature in 4th place.7/21/2018 - Rome Speedway - Rome, GA - LLM/Steel Head - 12th Place Finish - qualified 5th and had gotten up to 3rd place when he had a flat tire near the end of the feature. He ended up with a 12th place finish.7/4/2018 - Talladega Short Track - Talladega, AL - LLM/Steel Head - 12th Place Finish - Dooley qualified 12th (Raced the B1) after running heats and track conditions did not allow for much passing so he finished the race in 12th place.6/23/2018 - West Georgia Speedway - Whitesburg, GA - 2nd Place Finish - LLM/Steel Head (Raced the B1) - Dooley qualified outside pose - P2 and finished in 2nd place in the feature. 6/22/2018 - Gateway Motorsports Park - St. Louis, MO - ARCA - Dooley raced for team Fast Track Racing in his 2nd ARCA race.6/16/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - 12th - LLM/Steel Head (raced the B1)- Matt Dooley was involved in a wreck that happened in front of him and he had no where to go - ended up 12th.Very grateful to be given the opportunity to race the B1 LLM/Steel Head race car of Jeff Bowen.6/9/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - 5th Place Finish- LLM /Steel Head- Dooley qualified outside pole and was leading the race when he had engine problems and was able to finish 5th.6/2/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - 8th Place Finish- LLM /Steel Head- Matt qualified 3rd but had mechanical issues with only 2 laps to finish. Ended up 8th place in feature.5/5-26/2018 - ARCA - Matt attended ARCA races with Andy Hillenburg and Team Fast Track Racing during the month of May. 4/22/2018 - Salem Speedway - Salem, IN - ARCA - Asphalt - Matt Dooley made his ARCA debut on the high banks of Salem in Indiana. Dooley had engine problems unfortunately and had to pull into the pits early. He was scored as finishing the feature 23rd. Dooley is looking forward to his next ARCA race.3/31/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - 2018 Spring Nationals - Night 2 -Limited Late Model/SHLM - 2nd Place Finish - Matt qualified 7th. Dooley drove a hard race and finished 2nd in the feature race.3/30/2018 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - 2018 Spring Nationals - Night 1 - Limited Late Model/SHLM - 6th Place Finish - Matt qualified 4th. Dooley ran most of the feature in 4th place but lost 2 positions on a restart after a caution and finished the feature in 6th place.3/24/2018 - West Georgia Speedway - Whitesburg, GA - Limited Late Model/SHLM - 4th Place Finish - Matt qualfied on the pole. Dooley had the lead on the start of lap one when he hit a large hole in the track between turns one and two. This sent his car up the track towards the wall but Matt was able to recover and pulled off a 4th place finish in the feature race. 3/17/2018 - West Georgia Speedway - Whitesburg, GA - Limited Late Model /SHLM - 1st Place Finish - "Shamrock Classic" - Matt qualified on the pole and lead every lap of the feature race. It was exciting to put the #18 in victory lane on the first time out racing this 2018 season. Dooley is looking forward to the next race in 2018 and would like to say thanks to everyone who supports his racing.
~~~ 2017 News5 WINS7/22/2017 - West Georgia Speedwy - SHLM WIN6/10/2017 - New Senoia Raceway - SHLM WIN5/6/2017 - New Senoia Raceway - SHLM WIN4/15/2017 - New Senoia Raceway - SHLM WIN4/8/2017 - New Senoia Raceway - SHLM WIN***
Total Super/SHLM Races in 2017- 23Total Steel Head LM WINS - 5Total Top 3 Finishes - 18
Total Top 5 Finishes - 20
Total Top 10 Finishes - 21
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10/7/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Super Late Model - 2nd Place Finish - Matt qualified 4th out of 12 total cars. This was Dooley's first time running his Super Late Model this 2017 season. Matt Dooley drove a smooth race and brought home a 2nd Place Finish in the Super Late Model Feature Race.9/16/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - DNF - 10th Place - Matt Dooley qualified outside pole and was leading the race around the 3rd lap when he had motor issues and had to pull into the pit area. He was written up as a 10th Place Finish.Dooley received the title for 2017 Track Champion for the Steel Head/Limited Late Model Division as the 2017 Track Champions were recognized and awarded in a ceremony at Senoia Raceway tonight.9/9/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 2nd Place Finish - Matt Dooley qualified 3rd and finished 2nd in the feature. Tonight's race clinched the 2017 Season Points Battle for Matt Dooley and Dooley was named Senoia Raceway's 2017 Track Champion for the Steel Head /Limited Late Model Division.8/26/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 4th Place Finish - Matt Dooley qualified 3rd and finished the feature in 4th place after the race was cut short due to time limits and some long cautions. Had the race not been cut short, Dooley had a good car and was coming on strong but had to settle for 4th place.8/19/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 11th Place Finish - Dooley qualified outside pole out of 20 total cars. However, he had difficulty with his car in the feature race and ended up with an 11th place finish.8/12/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 2nd Place Finish - Dooley qualified outside pole. Matt got out front right away and led around 10 laps but after a hard fought battle over the lead, Dooley ended up finishing a strong 2nd in the feature.7/29/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 3rd Place Finish - Dooley qualified on the pole and after a few rough restarts, Matt Dooley finished 3rd in the feature race.7/22/2017 - West Georgia Speedway - Whitesburg, GA - Steel Head Late Model -1st Place WIN - Matt Dooley qualified on the pole out of 8 total cars. Matt led the entire race and won the feature7/21/2017 - Penton Raceway - Penton, AL - Steel Head Late Model - Only 2 cars showed up for the Steel Head Race. So, Matt Dooley used the time to practice at Penton.7//20/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - Southern Nationals Series - Dooley qualified 12th in his group out of 37 total cars. He started the heat race 6th and finished 6th. Only 4 from each heat were taken in the feature race. No cars with steel head motors or 525 motors made the feature race but Matt gave it good try.7/15/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - rained out.7/8/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - Double features for those rained out 7/1/2017. Matt Dooley qualified outside pole for the first feature race, had a problem with his right front shock, and ended up with a 5th place finish in the first feature race. Dooley qualified 4th by qualifying in hot laps for the 2nd feature race. Matt Dooley ended up with a 5th place finish in the 2nd feature race.7/1/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - Mike Head, Jr. Memorial Race - Dooley qualified 2nd or outside pole but due to rain and curfew, Steel Head Late Model class was unable to race.6/24/2017 - Dixie Speedway - Woodstock, GA - Steel Head Late Model - Rainout - As Dooley began to qualify at Dixie, the rain started to fall and Dixie called the race because of rain.6/17/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 3rd Place - Dooley qualfied outside pole and finished the feature race in 3rd Place.6/10/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 1st Place - Matt Dooley qualified on the pole and led every lap to bring home his 4th feature WIN of 2017. (Making this Dooley's 22nd Career Feature Dirt Late Model Win!)6/3/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 10th Place - Matt Dooley qualified 6th out of 28 cars (number of cars in this class included a field of steel head motors, 602 crates, and 525 super crates, and others due to World of Outlaws SLM Show). Dooley started outside row 3 and drove his way up to 3rd and when passing for 2nd place hit major ruts in the track in turn 2 which caused a problem in Dooley's steering and damaged his nose piece. Dooley managed to hang on and pull out a 10th place finish in the feature race.5/13/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 2nd Place - Matt Dooley qualified on the outside pole and lead over half of the feature race but after several cautions and restarts, Matt ended up with a 2nd place finish in the feature.5/6/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - !st Place WIN - Matt Dooley qualified outside pole and took the lead in the feature around lap 3 and led every lap for the feature WIN.4/29/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 2nd Place - Matt Dooley qualified 3rd and raced his way up to a 2nd Place Finish in the feature race.4/22/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 2nd Place - Matt Dooley qualified in position 2. After a hard fought battle, Dooley took over the lead with 5 laps to go. However, a lap car in the middle of turn 3/4 caused Dooley trouble and Dooley ended up not winning by a nose. Dooley took home 2nd Place.4/15/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 1st Place WIN - Matt Dooley qualified 2nd. After, hard side-by-side racing Dooley took the lead and took the win.4/8/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 1st Place WIN - Matt Dooley qualified 2nd and actually finished 2nd. The 1st place car was disqualified for a weight infraction and Dooley inherited the win.4/1/2017 - Cochran Motor Speedway - Cochran, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 3rd Place - Matt Dooley qualified 3rd and finished 3rd.3/25/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 3rd Place - Matt Dooley qualified 4th and drove his way to a 3rd place finish.3/18/2017 - Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA - Steel Head Late Model - 2nd Place - Matt Dooley qualified 9th. Dooley disappointed with his 9th place qualifing effort, was the hard charger of the night as he drove his way to a 2nd place finish.1/1/2017 - Dooley plans to race Steel Head Late Model and Super Late Model races in 2017. Depending on the family racing budget, Dooley hopes to race some series races and travel this year. Matt Dooley Racing would like to thank all current sponsors and those that help with the racing team. We are looking forward to racing in 2017. So, look for the #18 Dirt Late Model driven by Matt Dooley at tracks around the south.
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2016 Highlights
1 WIN
10/8/16 - New Senoia Raceway - SHLM WIN
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Total Super/SHLM Races in 2016 - 30Total Steel Head LM WINS - 1Total Top 3 Finishes - 10
Total Top 5 Finishes - 15
Total Top 10 Finishes - 23
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2015 Highlights 3 WINS
Total SHLM/CT525 Races in 2015 - 31 Feature WINS in 2015 - 3Total Top 3 Finishes - 7
Total Top 5 Finishes - 18
Total Top 10 Finishes - 25~~~~
2 WINS(TOTAL Dirt Late Model Feature Wins since 2011 - 14)9/6/2014 - New Senoia Raceway - Win - LLM3/1/2014 - West Georgia Speedway -Win - LLM***
Total Races in 2014 - 17Total LLM Feature WINS in 2014 - 2
Total Top 3 Finishes - 5
Total Top 5 Finishes - 7
Total Top 10 Finishes - 10 ~~~~
2013 Highlights
5 Wins
LLM
7/13/2013 - Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA
8/3/2013 - West Georgia Speedway Whitesburg, GA
8/17/2013 - West Georgia Speedway Whitesburg, GA8/24/2013 - West Georgia Speedway Whitesburg, GA10/19/2013 - West Georgia Speedway Whitesburg, GA
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Total Races in 2013 - 22
Total Wins - 5
Total Top 3 Finishes - 9
Total Top 5 Finishes - 13
Total Top 10 Finishes - 16
Total Super Late Model Races - 3
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Total Races in 2012 - 33
Total Wins - 3
Total Top 3 Finishes - 7
Total Top 5 Finishes - 12
Total Top 10 Finishes - 17
Total Super Late Model Races - 6
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2011 Highlights
4 Wins
4/30/2011 - Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA
5/14/2011 - Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA
6/25/2011 - New Senoia Raceway, Senoia, GA
7/2/2011 - New Senoia Raceway, Senoia, GA
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Total Races in 2011 as of Nov. 18, 2011 - 42Total Wins - 4Total Top 3 Finishes - 9
Total Top 5 Finishes - 16
Total Top 10 Finishes - 30***
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Matt's Interview with William Barber on Southern Race Week
The Slideshow above is of Matt Dooley being interviewed by William Barber on Southern Race Week on 96.7 FM The Legend on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 7:00PM. Matt answered questions and talked about his "Rookie Year" racing a Crate Dirt Late Model at tracks across the Southeast. William named Matt Southern Race Week's "2009 Crate Dirt LM Rookie of the Year". The SRW's host William Barber was joined by the SRW crew Allen Hastings, Mike Cochran, Chris East, and the 2009 Dixie & Rome Speedway Limited Late Model Champion Oliver Gentry. Matt was honored to be a guest on the show.
Matt Dooley Racing welcomes NAPA Southside Auto Parts, Inc. as a new partner/sponsor in 2017.
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