A return to one of Central New York’s iconic venues kicks off the September swing for the Beasts of the Northeast.
The Super DIRTcar Series visits Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, NY, for the final time in 2026 on Sunday, Sept. 6, for the Cavalcade Cup 100. A $10,000 prize is on the line in a 100-lap Feature.
Along with the Super DIRTcar Series, the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series joins the card in the annual Sportsman Classic. The Hoosier 600 Microsprint Tour finishes out the three-division show.
Where can you buy tickets to the Cavalcade Cup 100? Get tickets at SuperDIRTcarSeries.com/Schedule.
Where can you watch the Super DIRTcar Series? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision, the premier dirt racing streaming service.
Here’s a look at what to watch for at Weedsport:
Nine Races to Go: After winning his second SummerFAST championship, Alex Yankowski has an 84-point lead over three-time defending Series champion Mat Williamson heading into Sunday’s Cavalcade Cup 100.
The Covington Township, PA driver is the only competitor to finish in the top 10 in every points-paying Super DIRTcar Series Feature in 2026. He’s also earned 10 top fives, including a fourth-place finish at Weedsport in the Hall of Fame 100. In six starts at Weedsport, Yankowski has four top fives and five top 10s.
A win by “Kid Rocket” on Sunday would be his ninth career Series win at nine different racetracks.
Williamson, meanwhile, has found success at Weedsport already in 2026, winning both DIRTcar Big Block Modified events during the Empire State Challenge with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars. The St. Catharines, ON driver also crossed the line third in the Hall of Fame 100 last month, but was light at the scales, relegating him to a last-place finish.
Overall, Williamson has 11 wins, 21 top fives and 24 top 10s in 43 starts at Weedsport. Four of those wins are Super DIRTcar Series triumphs.
If he wins on Sunday, it’ll be “Money Mat’s” 40th career Series win, breaking a tie with Bob McCreadie for seventh on the all-time wins list.
Stew’s Playground: Over the past two seasons, no one has been better than Stewart Friesen in Super DIRTcar Series events at Weedsport.
The NASCAR Trucks Series star has won his last four Series starts at the track, and four of the last five overall. Friesen, from Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, has nine Super DIRTcar Series wins at Weedsport, and 12 overall victories along with 25 top fives and 36 top 10s.
Friesen is the leading Super DIRTcar Series winner in 2026, after winning his seventh Feature at Utica-Rome Speedway during SummerFAST. A win on Sunday would be his 59th career Series triumph.
Payne’s Redemption: One driver looking for redemption after last month’s stop at Weedsport is Alex Payne.
The Hopewell, NY driver, who earned his fifth career Series win at Land of Legends Raceway last month, led the first 54 laps of the Hall of Fame 100 in August, before an incident relegated him to a 20th-place finish.
That finish was Payne’s only finish outside the top five in the last nine Series races and only finish outside the top 10 in his last 11 starts. He also won the track’s Icebreaker 50 at Weedsport in May.
If Payne wins on Sunday, it’ll be his sixth career Super DIRTcar Series victory.
Battle For Fourth: Every position matters on the road to the World of Outlaws World Finals, and 30 points separate positions four through seven.
Super DIRTcar Series veteran Jimmy Phelps leads that battle, 11 points ahead of 10-time Series champion Matt Sheppard. Phelps, from Baldwinsville, NY, finished seventh in the Hall of Fame 100, which is part of a streak of seven top 10s in his last eight races.
At Weedsport, Phelps has two Super DIRTcar Series victories and 22 overall victories at the 3/8-mile track. He’s searching for his third Series win of the season, and 25th career Series triumph.
Sheppard, meanwhile, has struggled after finishing second in the Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport last month, rounding out SummerFAST with 14th-, 12th-, and 23rd-place finishes. Those results dropped him to fifth in the standings, 14 points ahead of Jack Lehner in sixth.
“Super Matt” will aim to rebound at one of his most successful tracks, where he’s won eight times with the Super DIRTcar Series and 28 times overall. Sheppard is aiming for his 104th Series win and first of 2026.
Behind Phelps and Sheppard, Lehner and Felix Roy are separated by five points entering this weekend’s Cavalcade Cup 100.
Lehner, from Saratoga Springs, NY, ended the night on the podium last month at Weedsport after Williamson was light on the scales. The “Ginga Ninja” has finished in the top 10 in each of the last four races.
Roy, meanwhile, finished sixth in the Hall of Fame 100 last month, as part of a string of seven straight top 10s, and nine top 10s in his last 10 races.
Both Roy and Lehner are searching for their first career Super DIRTcar Series victory.
WHEN AND WHERE
Weedsport Speedway (3/8-mile) in Weedsport, NY on Sunday, Sept. 6
TRACK RECORD
Weedsport Speedway: 14.884 set by Peter Britten on Aug. 17, 2025
ONLINE
Weedsport Speedway: www.weedsportspeedway.com
2026 Super DIRTcar Series Statistics
FEATURE WINNERS: (7 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins
- Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-6
Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-4 - Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3
- Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
- Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
HEAT RACE WINNERS (24 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins
- Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-14
- Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-7
- Alex Yankowski- Covington Township, PA-5
- Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-5
Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-5 - Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-4
- Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-3
Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-3
Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-3
Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-3 - Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
Michael Parent, Granby, QC-2
Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-2
Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-2
Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-2 - Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, NY-1
Brett Haas, Pittsfield, MA-1
Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-1
Mario Clair, St. Edmond, QC-1
Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-1
LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (25 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins
- Rex King Jr., Bristolville, OH-3
- Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, NY-2
Ryan Krachun, Neshanic Station, NJ-2
Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-2 - Eddie Strada, Lake Ariel, PA-1
Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
J. Bunting, Milford, DE-1
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-1
Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
Justin Cyr, Cornwall, ON-1
Chris Raabe, Alexandira, ON-1
Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
Tyler Dippel, Walkill, NY-1
Logan Watt, Boyertown, PA-1
Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
Nick Root, Geneva, NY-1
Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1
PODIUM FINISHES (16 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums
- Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-10
Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-10
- Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-7
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-7 - Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-4
- Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 2
Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-2 - Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
Ronnie Davis III, Memphis, NY-1
Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-1
HARD CHARGER (15 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.
- Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-3
- Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
- Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1
Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
Tyler Dippel, Walkill, NY-1
Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1
Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
Ryan Krachun, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
Adam Pierson, East Corinth, VT-1
Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, NY-1
Ronnie Davis III, Memphis, NY-1
Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (12 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs
- Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-4
- Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-2 - Duane Howard, Oley, PA-1
Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (11 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QT
- Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-3
- Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3
- Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-2
Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-2 - Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-1
Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (19 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led
- Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-217
- Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-196
- Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 135
- Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-101
- Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-95
- Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-60
- Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-55
- Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-38
- William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-37
- Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-29
- Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, NY-26
- Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-25
- Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-20
- Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-19
- Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-17
- Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-11
- Kevin Hamel, Yamaska, QC-8
Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-8 - Bobby Varin, Johnstown, NY-4
2026 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners
- Wednesday, Feb. 11/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Stewart Friesen*
- Thursday, Feb. 12/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson*
- Friday, Feb. 13/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson (2)*
- Saturday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Larry Wight*
- Friday, April 17/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/Mat Williamson (3)
- Wednesday, May 13/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE/Alex Yankowski
- Sunday, May 17/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Alex Yankowski (2)
- Tuesday, June 16/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY/Stewart Friesen (2)
- Tuesday, June 23/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY/Stewart Friesen (3)
- Thursday, July 2/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Tim Fuller
- Tuesday, July 7/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Stewart Friesen (4)
- Wednesday, July 8/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY/Jimmy Phelps
- Monday, July 20, Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Alex Yankowski (3)
- Wednesday, July 22/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY/Jimmy Phelps (2)
- Sunday, August 16/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (5)
- Monday, August 17/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY/Alex Yankowski (4)
- Tuesday, August 18/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Alex Payne
- Wednesday, August 19/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY/Stewart Friesen (6)
*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory
