DIRT TRACK RACING 2 GUIDE

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Published: Sunday, 22 March 2026 04:12

Dirt Track Racing 2 Lives On

The classic 2002 dirt racing sim still has an active online community. Custom tracks, skins, mods, and weekly racing — all free. Join us.

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New to DTR2? Start Here

Step 1: Get the Game

DTR2 is abandonware and free to download. Grab the full game pre-installed from our Downloads section — it is the most popular file on the site with over 11,000 downloads. Works on Windows 10 and 11.

Tip: Right-click dtr2.exe, Properties, Compatibility, set to Windows XP SP3, and run as Administrator.

Step 2: Get the Fixed EXE

Download the DTR2 fixed EXE from our Downloads section — it fixes the framerate issue for online play so you do not need RivaTuner or any other tools. Just replace your dtr2.exe with it.

Step 3: Race Online

Open DTR2, go to Multiplayer, and join this server:

74.91.122.77:32263

Set laps to 10 and use Default Late Models. Your times will show up on the VLR Fast 10s leaderboard!

What You Will Find Here

3,500+
Track Downloads

Custom dirt tracks from the community spanning over 20 years of modding

59
Track Categories

Organized by type — sprint cars, late models, modifieds, stock cars, and more

Free
Everything

The game, mods, tracks, skins — all free. Always has been, always will be

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Online Racing

VLR Fast 10s leaderboard is active — jump on and post a time

Ready to Race?

Grab the game, install a few tracks, and join us online. It takes about 5 minutes to set up.

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Neuhalfen wins by .008 seconds at Kokomo in thrilling finish!

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Published: Friday, 09 October 2020 15:12

November 30, 2018 - After winning his heat and starting on the pole, Cole Neuhalfen would take the lead and never look back all night until a thrilling finish to a great race at Kokomo Speedway. The young driver from the small town of Waverly, Nebraska took home the win in the first heat of the night to put himself on the pole for the A main feature.

Neuhalfen had to hold off the likes of Alex Bergeron and Kevin Dedmon en route to earning his first win of the 3D Team VLR Limited Late Model Series. This was also Neuhalfen’s first Team VLR win of his career. A final lap effort by Kevin Dedmon had everyone on the edge of their seat as it appeared to the broadcast crew that Dedmon and pulled off the upset after Neuhalfen had led the entire race. Once the dust settled and the race officials were able to review the scoring and video replay they were able to confirm the win for Neuhalfen by a margin of just 0.008 seconds at the line.

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