An annual summer tradition continues next week, as the Super DIRTcar Series prepares for four straight nights of action in Central New York.
The fourth annual SummerFAST kicks off on Sunday, Aug. 17, with a stop at Weedsport Speedway, followed by a trip to Brewerton Speedway on Monday, Aug. 18. Then, the Series heads back to Land of Legends Raceway on Tuesday, Aug. 19, before the SummerFAST finale at Fulton Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Each race will be 75 laps, paying $7,500-to-win. Drivers will accumulate points throughout the week to determine this year’s SummerFAST champion.
Along with the non-stop action from the Beasts of the Northeast, fans who attend the events will be able to take part in activities before Hot Laps each night.
A group of drivers will be signing autographs at all four events, allowing fans to interact with their favorite Super DIRTcar Series stars. Head Starter Dave Farney will also bring Flaggin’ with Farney to each night of SummerFAST, giving fans the chance to learn the art of flagging.
Fans can also visit our Super DIRTcar Series Fan experience tent and Kids Club and take part in other activities, including the Gearbox Driving Experience simulator, and more.
If you can’t make it to a Super DIRTcar Series event, watch all the action live on DIRTVision, either online or with the DIRTVision app.
Here’s a look at What to Watch for during SummerFAST:
SummerFAST Champions: Entering the fourth annual SummerFAST, two drivers already know the path to win the week-long title.
Ten-time Super DIRTcar Series champion won the first two iterations of the summer staple, while Alex Yankowski won last year’s event.
Sheppard, from Waterloo, NY, has four SummerFAST Feature wins and enters Sunday’s event at Weedsport with six straight Super DIRTcar Series podiums, including two victories. He’s also the most recent winner at Land of Legends in weekly competition and earned a third during the Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport last month.
“Super Matt” is searching for his 102nd career Series victory and has Series triumphs at all four SummerFASTtracks. He’s currently second in the Series standings, 60 points behind defending champion Mat Williamson.
Yankowski, meanwhile, won last year’s week-long title with a thrilling Feature win at Fulton. However, he hasn’t earned a points-paying victory since that night. Despite being winless, though, he won the last miniseries the Beasts of the Northeast competed in, earning the “Big Gator Trophy” at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals in February.
Along with his win at Fulton, the Covington Township, PA driver has a second-place finish at Land of Legends (2024), a 16th at Brewerton (2023), and earned a fourth and eighth in two Weedsport starts in 2025.
Williamson On Top: While he’s won two Super DIRTcar Series titles, Williamson is still searching for his first SummerFAST championship.
However, he does have two event Feature wins, winning a thriller at Brewerton in 2023 and backing it up with a Land of Legends win in 2024. The St. Catharines, ON driver has Series wins at three of the four tracks, including a win at Land of Legends last month. And despite not winning a Big Block Feature at Fulton, he won this year’s DIRTcar 358 Modified Series visit in June.
“Money Mat” is aiming for his 34th career Series win after dominating Tuesday’s Ron Martin Summer Nationalsat Ransomville Speedway.
Five Car Tussle: One of the season-long battles to keep an eye on throughout SummerFAST is the battle between seventh and 12th in the point standings, separated by 48 points. From seventh to 12th in the finals standings is also a difference of $5,000 in point fund money at the end of the season.
With his win at Sharon Speedway, Anthony Perrego has taken over seventh place, holding a four-point advantage over 2023 Series Rookie of the Year Felix Roy. Peter Britten is 10 points behind Perrego in ninth, and only six points ahead of Jack Lehner, who’s 10th.
Tim Sears Jr. and Jimmy Phelps round out the top 12 in Series points.
Phelps has had more success than any of the other five drivers, with four of his 22 Series wins coming at Brewerton, Fulton, and Weedsport.
Sears may also have an advantage in this four-race swing, as he currently leads the points standings at Brewerton and is the defending track champion at Fulton.
Here Come the Outsiders: Four nights in Central, NY, means several drivers will join the battle to become SummerFAST champion.
That starts with Max McLaughlin, who returns to Super DIRTcar Series competition in a Jack Lehner-owned Big Block.
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McLaughlin has Series victories at Weedsport and Land of Legends, but will make his first Series start on Sunday since Super DIRT Week 52.
Joining “Mad Max” with appearances this week will be Brewerton regular Chris Hile and Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Famer Tim Fuller.
Hile already has a win at the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon” in 2025 and knows what it takes to win a Super DIRTcar Series Feature after winning at Albany-Saratoga Speedway in 2023.
Fuller, meanwhile, has won seven Series Features between the four tracks, earning wins at Land of Legends, Fulton, and Weedsport.
One more driver expected to make the trip North for three of the four events is Ryan Godown, who won earlier this season at Big Diamond Speedway. The Ringoes, NJ driver is aiming for his third career Series win and first SummerFAST victory.
WHEN AND WHERE
Weedsport Speedway (3/8-mile) in Weedsport, NY, on Sunday, Aug. 17
Brewerton Speedway (3/8-mile) in Central Square, NY on Monday, Aug. 18
Land of Legends Raceway (1/2-mile) in Canandaigua, NY on Tuesday, Aug. 19
Fulton Speedway (3/8-mile) in Fulton, NY on Wednesday, Aug. 20
ONLINE
Weedsport Speedway: https://www.weedsportspeedway.com
Brewerton Speedway: www.brewertonspeedway.com
Land of Legends Raceway: www.landoflegendsraceway.com
Fulton Speedway: www.fultonspeedway.com
TRACK RECORD
Weedsport Speedway: 15.156 by Demetrios Drellos on Sept. 2, 2019
Brewerton Speedway: 13.890 set by Billy Decker on Sept. 15, 2017
Land of Legends Raceway: 17.125 set by Billy Decker on Aug. 9, 2007
Fulton Speedway: 15.549 set by Matt Sheppard on April 10, 2010
FEATURE WINNERS: (11 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins
- Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-5
- Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-4
- Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-2
- Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
Mario Clair. St. Edmond, QC-1
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
HEAT RACE WINNERS (29 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins
- Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-11
- Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-9
- Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-7
- Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-6
Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-6 - Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-5
- Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-4
Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-4 - Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-3
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-3
Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-3 - Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-2
- Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-1
Jordan McCreadie, Watertown, NY-1
Brett Tonkin, Carbondale, PA-1
Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT – 1
Ryan Stabler, Cornwall, ON-1
Johnathan Ferguson, Prescott, ON-1
Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
Steve Bernard, Granby, QC-1
Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
Will Thomas, Sharpsville, PA-1
Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (23 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins
- Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-3
- Danny Creeden, Wurtsboro, NY-2
Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-2
Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-2
Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
Steve Bernier, St. Hyacinthe, QC-2 - Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
Zach Payne, Stanley, NY-1
Ronnie Johnson, Duanesburg, NY-1
Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-1
Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
Ronnie Davis III, Memphis, NY-1
Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
Cory Wheeler, Cornwall, ON-1
Jordan McCreadie, Watertown, NY-1
Michael Parent, Ganby, QC-1
Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
Amy Holland, Fulton, NY-1
Dalton Slack, Welland, ON-1
PODIUM FINISHES (18 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums
- Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-11
- Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-9
- Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-7
- Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-5
Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-5 - Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-4
- Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-3
- Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-2
Dalton Slack, Welland, ON-2 - Logan Watt, Boyertown, PA-1
L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
Mario Clair, St. Edmond, QC-1
David Hebert, St. Damase, QC-1
Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
Gary Lindberg, Ridgeway, ON-1
HARD CHARGER (15 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.
- Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-3
- Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-2
Dalton Slack, Welland. ON-2 - H.J. Bunting, Milford, DE-1
Amy Holland, Fulton, NY-1
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-1
Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-1
Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
Samuel Charlarnd, Victoriaville, QC-1
Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
Mathieu Desjardins, Yamaska, QC-1
Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY
BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (11 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs
- Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3
Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON-3 - Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-2
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2 - Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-1
Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
Will Thomas, Sharpsville, PA-1
JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (11 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QT
- Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-3
Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-3 - Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-2
Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-2 - Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
Danny Creeden, Wurtsboro, NY-1
Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
Ryan Stabler, Cornwall, ON-1
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (14 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led
- Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-282
- Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-247
- Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-187
- Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-115
- Mario Clair, St. Edmond, QC-100
- Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-91
- Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NY-75
- Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-75
- Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-54
- L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-29
- Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-28
- Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-24
- Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-24
- Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-17
2025 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners
- Wednesday, Feb. 12/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Matt Sheppard*
- Thursday, Feb. 13/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Alex Yankowski
- Friday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Peter Britten*
- Saturday, Feb. 15/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Erick Rudolph*
- Saturday, March 29/New Egypt Speedway/New Egypt, NJ/Stewart Friesen
- Friday, April 18/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/L.J. Lombardo
- Sunday, May 25/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (2)
- Monday, May 26/Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, NY/Matt Sheppard (2)
- Tuesday, June 3/Big Diamond Speedway/Pottsville, PA/Ryan Godown
- Wednesday, June 4/Selinsgrove Speedway/Selinsgrove, PA/Stewart Friesen (3)
- Sunday, June 29/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Cornwall, ON/Mario Clair
- Monday, June 30/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY/Stewart Friesen (4)
- Thursday, July 3/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Mat Williamson
- Saturday, July 26/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (5)
- Monday, July 28/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Matt Sheppard (3)
- Tuesday, July 29/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Matt Sheppard (4)
- Wednesday, July 30, Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON/Alex Payne
- Monday, Aug. 11/Sharon Speedway/Hartford, OH/Anthony Perrego
- Tuesday, Aug. 12/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY/Mat Williamson (2)
*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory
