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We’re a family-driven dirt late model racing team chasing checkered flags and unforgettable moments on and off the track

Hit Follow and ride with us as we chase victory, one turn at a time! Welcome to DB Motorsports - where speed, dirt and determination collide! We're a family-driven dirt late model racing team chasing checkered flags and unforgettable moments on and off the track. Follow our journey as we battle it out on the dirt, share behind-the-scenes action, and bring you the heart and soul of racing. From high-speed highlights to raw, unfiltered race-day emotions - you won't want to miss a lap! Hit Follow and ride with us as we level up, chase victory, one turn at a time.

This is how you know you’re a race team… 😂When everybody makes it home from race weekend, but apparently nobody makes it...
09/23/2026

This is how you know you’re a race team… 😂

When everybody makes it home from race weekend, but apparently nobody makes it home in their own dry shoes.

Mother Nature won the main event, and then the real adventure began.

Everything was SOAKED. The pits were turning into a muddy mess, and we quickly realized we had absolutely no plan for getting everyone back into the vehicles without bringing half the racetrack with us.

First problem? Getting the car loaded.

Cherokee needed to crawl underneath to hook up the winch.

Our solution? Trash bags. 😂

She suited up in our finest homemade rain/mud gear and went under the car to get the job done.

Then came the footwear situation.

Dakota wore his race shoes home because his regular shoes were a disaster.

Sydney washed her and Tanner’s shoes in the Airbnb kitchen sink, which meant Tanner got to enjoy the ride home in wet shoes.

Sydney developed an entire sock-swapping system. Dry socks in the car. Wet socks and shoes whenever she needed to get out.

And Mom? At one fuel stop, she had to borrow Mark’s shoes just to go inside. 😂

You seriously cannot make this stuff up.

We may not have gotten to run the main event, but we certainly came home with a few stories!

Next addition to the race weekend packing list: emergency shoes.

Actually… we might need an entire mud survival kit. 😂

Just another adventure with the DB Motorsports crew. 💜🧡🏁

Sometimes the biggest changes aren’t the ones you can see from the grandstands. 🏁Last race weekend, we learned that maki...
09/22/2026

Sometimes the biggest changes aren’t the ones you can see from the grandstands. 🏁

Last race weekend, we learned that making the 39x better meant working on two things.

The driver AND the car.

First, Dakota wasn’t completely comfortable in the seat. Adjustments to the seat mounting and steering wheel placement helped get him situated where he needed to be.

Then came the handling.

The car was tight through the middle and off the corner. Instead of rotating, the nose wanted to push up the track.

And when the car won’t turn, the driver can’t get the exit he needs.

That’s where the conversations between Dakota and the crew become so important.

What is the car doing?

What does the driver feel?

What can we change to make it better?

Tanner worked through the adjustments, the team put their trust in the changes, and Dakota went back out with a car he could finally drive through the corner and off the exit.

Not perfect. Still more to learn.

But better.

And better was enough to help us accomplish one of our goals for the weekend: putting the 39x into the main event.

The work doesn’t stop when the driver gets out of the car. Sometimes the most important part is the conversation that happens when he gets back in.

Sometimes progress starts with listening to the person behind the wheel. And sometimes it takes the whole team to turn what they’re feeling into something that works.

That’s dirt late model racing. One driver. A whole team behind him. 💜🧡

Monday looks pretty quiet around here… for now. 😂The shop got a much-needed reset yesterday, the tools are finally back ...
09/21/2026

Monday looks pretty quiet around here… for now. 😂

The shop got a much-needed reset yesterday, the tools are finally back where they belong, and for one brief moment everything feels a little calmer.

We’ll take it.

Because race weekend is coming, and we all know how quickly “calm” turns into lists, changes, loading, checking, rechecking and somebody asking where something went. 😂

So today?

We’re enjoying the reset.

Tomorrow starts the next push. 💜🧡🏁

Well… Sunday had other plans. 😂We started the day thinking we were going to clean a few things, move a few things around...
09/20/2026

Well… Sunday had other plans. 😂

We started the day thinking we were going to clean a few things, move a few things around and get ourselves reset for the week.

Then we did what we tend to do around here…

started one project, saw another opportunity, moved something else, and suddenly the whole shop was getting rearranged. 😂

With Dakota home, it was time to make some changes and get this space working a little better for everyone again.

And honestly? We made a TON of progress today.

It may not exactly look like progress from this angle yet. 😂

But sometimes you have to make a bigger mess before everything finally has a place.

The 39x is up in the air, the shop is getting a reset, and race weekend is already coming at us fast.

Sunday around DB Motorsports. Apparently “rest day” still isn’t in our vocabulary. 💜🧡

A little full-circle Saturday. 💜🧡Before the late model. Before DB Motorsports. Before engineering degrees, healthcare pa...
09/19/2026

A little full-circle Saturday. 💜🧡

Before the late model. Before DB Motorsports. Before engineering degrees, healthcare paths, graphics, media and everything that came later…

there were quarter midgets.

There were little cars, little helmets, long weekends, early mornings, national events, wins, losses, pushing cars through the pits and learning how to be part of something bigger than yourself.

All three of our kids had their own chapter in this world.

Dakota.
Cherokee.
Tanner.

Different experiences. Different personalities. Different paths.

But this little track and this little form of racing helped shape all of them in one way or another.

And today, for the first time in a long time, we’re taking the 39x back there for an alumni meet-and-greet.

That feels a little strange.
A little humbling.
And honestly, pretty special.

Sometimes you don’t realize how far the road has carried you until you get the chance to go back to where part of it began.

Today we get to do exactly that. 💜🧡🏁

This is why we brought the car.Last night, this little guy came over absolutely fascinated by the 39x.His big brother ha...
09/18/2026

This is why we brought the car.

Last night, this little guy came over absolutely fascinated by the 39x.

His big brother had already climbed in, and you could tell he wanted the same chance.

So we asked his dad if he wanted to sit in it too.

Dad lifted him into the car…

and that smile just took over his whole face.

For a few minutes, it wasn’t about horsepower, setup, lap times or anything else.

It was just a kid getting to experience something he was excited about.

And it was a good reminder for us too.

Everyone matters. Everyone has a place.

Sometimes our job in racing isn’t to compete.

Sometimes it’s simply to share what we love and give someone a chance to experience a little piece of it for themselves.

Last night, our place was simply making sure one excited little guy got the same chance to experience it.

Seeing that kind of joy?

That’s a pretty big win. 💜🧡🏁



#𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁

Sometimes a race car is more than a race car.Ten years ago last weekend, Dakota was sitting in a race car doing his midd...
09/17/2026

Sometimes a race car is more than a race car.

Ten years ago last weekend, Dakota was sitting in a race car doing his middle school homework.

We had pulled him out of school for a big race, but the deal was simple:

School still mattered.

So before heat races, buckled into the car, he finished his work.

At the time, racing was something he loved.

We didn’t know exactly where any of it would lead.

But somewhere along the way, the math, science, mechanics, problem solving and curiosity that came with racing helped shape the future.

That same kid eventually followed a path into engineering.

Racing didn’t hand him the answer.

It gave him a place to ask questions.

And that’s part of why taking the 39x to Carmody Middle School tonight means something to us.

Maybe one kid comes over because the race car looks cool.

Maybe they ask one question.

Maybe that question points them toward something they didn’t know they were interested in yet.

You never really know where curiosity is going to lead.

Sometimes it starts with homework in a race car. 💜🧡🏁

There’s a whole lot more happening here than just going fast.Racing is full of teachers and students.Sometimes the lesso...
09/16/2026

There’s a whole lot more happening here than just going fast.

Racing is full of teachers and students.

Sometimes the lesson comes from a book or a classroom.

Sometimes it happens leaning over a race car, asking questions, comparing ideas and listening to someone who has already learned the hard way.

That might be one of the coolest parts of this sport.

Math. Engineering. Mechanics. Data. Problem solving. Communication.

And none of it matters if people aren’t willing to teach — or willing to learn.

Tomorrow we get a chance to share a little of that with some kids.

Maybe one of them walks up because the race car looks cool…

and walks away realizing there’s a place in motorsports for the way their brain works.

That’s worth showing up for. 💜🧡🏁

Calling a few fellow racers. 🏁DB Motorsports will be at the Carmody Middle School Car Show & Community Festival Thursday...
09/15/2026

Calling a few fellow racers. 🏁

DB Motorsports will be at the Carmody Middle School Car Show & Community Festival Thursday evening, and we’d love to turn this into a little more than just a chance to look at cool cars.

Racing has a place for a lot of different talents.

Drivers, engineers, mechanics, fabricators, setup people, data people, artists, photographers — and a whole lot of problem solving in between.

So if you’re a local racer and have the evening open, consider bringing your car out and helping us show some kids what motorsports actually looks like behind the steering wheel.

Maybe one of them comes to see a race car and leaves realizing there’s a part of this sport that fits them.

Thursday, September 17
Carmody Middle School
5:00–7:00 PM

Short notice? Absolutely. 😂

But sometimes the best things start with simply asking.

Who wants to help us share a little racing with the next generation? 💜🧡

Sometimes progress shows up in more than lap times.This weekend, we saw something shift inside the team.Friday night, Ta...
09/15/2026

Sometimes progress shows up in more than lap times.

This weekend, we saw something shift inside the team.

Friday night, Tanner was frustrated.

He had changes he wanted to make, but after a season that has tested all of us in different ways, trusting the process hasn’t always come easily.

Then something changed.

Dakota and Mark looked at him and said:

“We trust you. Do your thing.”

Tanner made the changes.

The car got better.

But more importantly, the team got better.

Dakota trusted the car a little more.

Tanner trusted himself a little more.

Mark backed the process. Cherokee, Bruce and Sydney jumped in wherever they were needed.

For the first time in a while, it started to feel less like a bunch of people doing individual jobs and more like one machine beginning to run together.

Are we completely there yet? No.

We still have a few roles to tighten up and a few things to learn.

But this weekend showed us what happens when confidence and trust start finding their way back into the equation.

The car improved. The team improved. And the outcome changed with it.

That’s a pretty big accomplishment — on and off the track. 💜🧡🏁

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