Fireworks will light the sky while three drivers lift their championship trophies with pride at the conclusion of the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. But, before then is a week full of activities. The World of Outlaws World Finals has expanded to four days of on track action this
Williamson will aim to be the third driver in history to win three straight Super DIRT Week Big Block Modified titles Upon Mat Williamson’s approach to try and win his third straight Super DIRT Week title, he’s left with more uncertainties than years past. Tracks he and his Buzz Chew Racing team expected to run
SRI Performance, a household name in custom racing engines, high-performance parts and professional racing products, has partnered with DIRTcar Racing to present a variety of contingency awards for drivers competing in some of the biggest events on the fall racing calendar. Joining one of the most historic motorsports events of the year, the SRI Pole
With five races remaining on the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series tour and a 123-point lead entering the Malta Massive Weekend on Saturday, Matt Sheppard has one focus. “The heck with the points racing. We want to win races,” said Sheppard, of Waterloo, NY, as he eyes his ninth Super DIRTcar Series title this year. “I
Six laps in practice. Three laps in qualifying. And 125 laps in the 1980 Schaefer 200 during Super DIRT Week. Those are the only laps Gary Balough got to make in the famous #112 “Batmobile.” After dominating the event, pacing the field two seconds faster than he had the three previous years he’d won it,
The first step in doubling the population of Oswego for a week commenced Wednesday morning when a load of clay was dropped on Oswego Speedway. It began the process of turning the 5/8-mile asphalt track into a dirt track for the historic 50th Running of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, which brings more than
Phelps eyes another Weedsport Speedway victory this weekend during the Cavalcade Cup Weekend, Sept. 10-11 There’s a point every year where a driver and his team either have the confidence they need to win or don’t, according to Super DIRTcar Series veteran Jimmy Phelps. “Right now, we have it,” he said. Phelps, of Baldwinsville, NY,
Matt Sheppard has been paving a gold path to the 50th Running of NAPA Super DIRT Week, leading the Super DIRTcar Series points, collecting the most wins of all Series drivers and claiming the inaugural SummerFAST title. But the more success he has, the higher the pressure to win the historic event at Oswego Speedway
By expanding to an epic four-day championship finale event, Nov. 2-5, the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte is bringing drivers and fans more action on and off the track. Parades, parties, autograph sessions and more will be featured throughout the week between racing for the World of Outlaws NOS
With 50 days to go, the excitement for the 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week is building among drivers and fans Ask any Big Block Modified driver about NAPA Super DIRT Week and they’ll tell you… “It’s our Super Bowl,” said Super DIRTcar Series star Jimmy Phelps, echoing the sentiment of his competitors. The event, which
Kenny Brightbill will return to NAPA Super DIRT Week and the Super DIRTcar Series, after a 13-year absence, to try and add his name to another page in the history books this October. The 74-year-old, from Sinking Springs, PA, is teaming up with fellow NAPA Super DIRT Week champion Larry Wight to pilot the LJL
‘Mad Max’ will be on the hunt for his second Weedsport Speedway victory with the Super DIRTcar Series during the Hall of Fame 100 on July 24 Max McLaughlin’s win at Land of Legends Raceway in June did more than give him his first points-paying Super DIRTcar Series win. With Land of Legends having similar
Marking 30 years since his first Super DIRT Week championship, Richie “Toby” Tobias Jr. is climbing back behind the wheel of a Big Block Modified for the 50th NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. The 1992 Super DIRT Week champion, from Lebanon, PA, will pilot Dan Humes’s Clayton Racing Big Block Modified for the entire
Williamson is eyeing his second Super DIRTcar Series championship and third consecutive NAPA Super DIRT Week title By the numbers, Mat Williamson is off to a better start with the Super DIRTcar Series than he was last year, putting himself in early championship contention. However, if you ask Williamson, he’d say they haven’t been good.
Brett Hearn won five Super DIRT Week titles between 1985 and 1995, but it wasn’t until he spent 17 years trying to win it again that he fully understood the significance of the victories. He had the formula for what it took to win the prestigious event but when that formula stopped working and the
Peter Britten has been measuring his season in millimeters. And not only because he’s an Aussie. To him, being off by a “millimeter” with his race car’s setup could mean the difference between winning and far from it. When he and his team unloaded in February for DIRTcar Nationals they were on point. The car
The Moody Mile and Steel Palace bring history to the one-of-a-kind Big Block trophy Fifty years of NAPA Super DIRT Week history will be bestowed upon the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 champion in October. The stories and legacy of the event will be encapsulated in a more than two-foot-tall golden cup like no other. Upon
The 2022 Super DIRTcar Series championship season commences with a battle of warriors eager to be king. For the third straight year, the Beasts of the Northeast return to Bridgeport Motorsports Park in New Jersey to contend for a $7,500 payday and the title King of the Big Blocks. However, this year the event also
Rob Hile’s passion for helping his brother is not only apparent at the racetrack but in his career. It actually helped pave the way for it. Brothers Rob and Chris Hile started racing in 2003, running Sportsman Modifieds before eventually moving up to Big Block Modifieds. Rob would race Fridays at Brewerton Speedway and Chris
DIRTcar, World of Outlaws and iRacing have extended their long-term partnership in a new multi-year deal, which includes the long-awaited return of a World of Outlaws console game. iRacing will continue to be an official World of Outlaws and DIRTcar sponsor with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws
