by Clayton Johns, FloRacing.com
After a long offseason and a sometimes painful two-month break since big block modifieds were last on track, the Super DIRTcar Series is ready to fire engines for its 2018 season this Saturday at Fulton Speedway for the Highbank Holdup 100.
Sure, there’s been various modified races throughout the Northeast since the Super DIRTcar Series ran a trio of races at February's DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida, but the opening points race on the series’ schedule always brings with it another level of anticipation.
Read more: Series Director Mike Perrotte Excited For Series Openerby Kolby Paxton, FloRacing.com
The Super DIRTcar Series cars and stars kick off their 2018 season this Saturday with the fourth annual Highbank Holdup 100 at Fulton Speedway in New York.
For the first time, this Super DIRTcar Series event is airing LIVE on FloRacing.com.
Before each Super DIRTcar Series event, the drivers are sent competitor notes informing them of the upcoming race, including rules, procedures, and any information they may need to prepare for the event.
Read more: Highbank Holdup Competitor NotesCONCORD, N.C. – April 5, 2018 – The stars of the premier Big-Block Modified series of the northeast, the Super DIRTcar Series, are anxious to return to action in the first series race of 2018 north of Florida. After a successful DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in February, the series will start awarding championship points at the Highbank Holdup at Fulton Speedway. Which Big-Block Modified driver will draw quickest at this year’s Highbank Holdup 100 and take home the loot? Get to Fulton Speedway on Saturday April 28 to find out.
Read more: Highbank Holdup Launches Super DIRTcar Series ChampionshipSYRACUSE, NY – March 9, 2018 – To celebrate the legacy of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, now in its 47th year, the Super DIRTcar Series has been invited to Albany, NY for Motorsports Appreciation Week. Brett Hearn’s Madsen Motorsports No. 20 will join race cars from New York’s finest racing facilities displayed from March 12-16 inside the New York State Capitol building at Empire State Plaza.
Read more: New York State Celebrates NAPA Super DIRT Week during ‘Motorsports Appreciation Week’SYRACUSE, NY– March 9, 2018 – The Super DIRTcar Series is upping the ante on six of its scheduled events this season, earning the winners starting spots in the Big-Block Modified finale to Racing’s Biggest Party, NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLVII. These marquee events, now official NAPA Super DIRT Week Qualifiers, are sure to thrill dirt racing fans in the northeast and beyond. Any driver who wins a Qualifier is guaranteed a starting spot in the biggest Big-Block event in the country, at Oswego Speedway on Sunday, October 7.
Read more: Six Super DIRTcar Series Events Will Now Serve as NAPA Super DIRT Week QualifiersAUSTIN, TX -- February 13, 2018 -- FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, today announced a multi-year agreement with DIRTcar Racing to exclusively live stream Super DIRTcar Series events, including Super DIRT Week, one of the largest motorsports events in the country, on FloRacing, as well as the FloSports app on iOS, Roku and Apple TV 4.
Read more: FloSports Expands Racing Coverage with Super DIRTcar Series on FloRacingby Joe Grabianowski
CONCORD, NC —Feb 2, 2018 — Each February Volusia Speedway Park kicks off the racing season with the highly anticipated DIRTcar Nationals. The Super DIRTcar Series competitors of the Northeast will once again make the long haul to Florida, stretch their legs, and thaw out their Big-Block Modifieds to prepare for the 2018 campaign. The fast and furious high-banked half-mile oval hosts the Super DIRTcar Series for an extra night in 2018 with five consecutive nights during the second half of DIRTCAR Nationals, from February 13 -17.
Read more: Super DIRTcar Series Take Center StageCONCORD, NC — Dec. 1, 2017 — The Super DIRTcar Series is excited to announce its 2018 schedule along with the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds and Pro Stocks. A total of 27 tracks will see action in 2018 from February through November across the four DIRTcar Racing divisions.
Read more: Super DIRTcar Series 2018 Schedule AnnouncedCONCORD, NC — Oct. 12, 2017 — Coming off one of the biggest events in Northeast Modified racing, the Super DIRTcar Series and the DIRTcar Racing Sportsman Modifieds head to Brockville Ontario Speedway for a doubleheader Friday Night special with the season-long championship points battle on the line.
Read more: 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Fall NationalsPenalty Report 9/28
CONCORD, N.C. — Sept. 28, 2017 — World Racing Group has announced penalties in DIRTcar Racing. Per the Series rulebooks and the integrity of the sport, such infractions shall be announced. Members in good standing have the right to appeal the decision as provided in Section 12 of the General Rules and Specifications.
Super DIRTcar Series Penalty:
Read more: Penalty Report 9/28Apr 13 | Can-Am Speedway | Event Info |
Apr 27 | Fulton Speedway | Event Info |
May 7 | Outlaw Speedway | Event Info |
May 27 | Weedsport Speedway | Event Info |