[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The night is his hour. Suit, shoes, gloves and helmet are donned for the mysteries ahead, the uncertainties of the night. But there is no fear. Behind the wheel of his black machine, its engine angry, spitting fire, he hunts. To many who watch, he’s a hero. To those in his path, another story. He
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Only milliseconds could measure Larry Wight’s lightning response to his goals for 2022 – “Win every race.” The certain confidence stems from the restructuring of LJL Racing over the off-season with the team downsizing from a three-car team to a one-car team with Wight. By combining all their best efforts into one car, the Phoenix,
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up. The two lines from 2005’s “Batman Begins” were meant as a source of inspiration and motivation for the fictional Batman but apply the same to a real-life “Batman.” With three podium finishes and his first golden gator trophy, “The Batman” Peter Britten
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A rumble in the hills will be heard throughout Waverly, Ohio. One they’ve never heard before, created by… the Beasts of the Northeast. After making history at Volusia Speedway Park with five different winners, the Super DIRTcar Series will kick off the championship season with its debut at Atomic Speedway, March 25-26. It’ll also mark
DIRTcar Nationals Feature #5 (50 Laps): 1. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[1]; 2. 99L-Larry Wight[16]; 3. 44-Stewart Friesen[17]; 4. 35M-Mike Mahaney[5]; 5. 8S-Rich Scagliotta[14]; 6. 54-Steve Bernard[28]; 7. 88-Mat Williamson[4]; 8. 25P-Michael Parent[24]; 9. 16X-Dan Creeden[21]; 10. 21A-Peter Britten[7]; 11. 3J-Marc Johnson[9]; 12. 19-Tim Fuller[19]; 13. 35LJ-LJ Lombardo[23]; 14. 111-Demetrios Drellos[8]; 15. 1K-Rick Laubach[10]; 16. 3H-Justin Haers[11]; 17.
In 26 years with the Super DIRTcar Series, Jimmy Phelps has seen and experienced it all. But an occurrence Saturday night left him shocked and speechless. He earned his first DIRTcar Nationals win – worth $6,000 – and claimed the 2022 Big Gator Championship after leading green to checkered in the 50-lap finale at Volusia
The first three times Max McLaughlin asked Volusia Speedway Park for its iconic gator trophy this week it said “no.” With every “no,” frustration grew. A third; an eight; and then a second. The latter, causing dejection to take over his posture. Friday night, during the fourth round of DIRTcar Nationals Super DIRTcar Series action,
Mat Williamson felt the pressure of NAPA Super DIRT Week Thursday evening. But that pressure had nothing to do with the October event. He and his Buzz Chew Racing team were 1,200 miles south of where it’s even held. It was the third of five straight days of Super DIRTcar Series racing at Volusia Speedway
The hunger in Peter Britten was visible. Wild and untamed. He threw his Big Block Modified into every corner with an anger, scaring any rut more than it intimidated him. Tuesday night, it cost him a win. Wednesday night, a different story. However, just as hellaciously entertaining. When the white flag was revealed during the
Ripped from the pages of the greatest fiction stories, like those featuring epic duels between Mr. Freeze and Batman, Stewart Friesen and Peter Britten created a live-action duel of epic proportions at Volusia Speedway Park. However, there were no fancy gadgets or corny catchphrases, just two hellacious 800hp Big Block Modifieds wheeled by men throwing
There’s no physical trophy for winning practice, only the award of confidence. For Demetrios Drellos, it’s the confidence he can win his first golden gator trophy this week during the 51st DIRTcar Nationals. After three, three-lap, practice sessions Monday at Volusia Speedway Park for the Super DIRTcar Series – before five full nights of racing
The Beasts of the Northeast have awakened from their hibernation with an appetite for gators. Before the championship season kicks off in March, the Super DIRTcar Series will have some fun in the sun for a week’s worth of racing at Volusia Speedway Park for the 51st DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 14-19. Monday will be a
Jimmy Phelps will enter his 26th season of racing with the Super DIRTcar Series in 2022 eager to return to Victory Lane and eager to still learn. In particular from his 21-year-old teammate. Phelps, of Baldwinsville, NY, will run full-time with the Series again in 2022, with Max McLaughlin returning as his teammate at Heinke-Baldwin
Stewart Friesen had one of his best runs with the Super DIRTcar Series in 2021, collecting a career-high eight wins in a season. Then, a pause: the off-season. Now, he’s counting the days to shake off the rust – or probably Northeast ice – with five days of on-track action at Volusia Speedway Speedway Park during
Every year when the Super DIRTcar Series came to his local track in Pennsylvania, Mike Gular recalled being in the grandstands watching the stars of the time thrill his young mind. This year, the 38-year-old be one of those stars, joining the Super DIRTcar Series tour full-time for the first time in his career behind
The winter blues will melt away in less than a month when the Beast of the Northeast fire their engines for the first time in 2022 during the DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 14-19. Volusia Speedway Park will again host the season-opening week of racing for the Super DIRTcar Series, featuring the best Big Block Modified drivers
When Matt Sheppard dreamed of being a race car driver, he never dreamed this big. Never saw himself with eight Super DIRTcar Series championships. Never saw having more than 70 Series wins. Never saw having five NAPA Super DIRT Week titles across three divisions. He just wanted the opportunity to drive a Big Block Modified
With track championships and a couple of Super DIRTcar Series wins already on Anthony Perrego’s resume, he’s eager to take the next step in his career. Vinny Salerno is giving the Montgomery, NY driver that chance, hiring Perrego to drive his famed #4* Big Block full-time on the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series tour. “In the
Before stepping into the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series season, featuring a new $200,000 overall championship purse, several new tracks and the 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week, there’s much to celebrate about 2021. From the Series return to full-time racing to multiple fan-favorite victories, the Super DIRTcar Series produced another season of unforgettable thrills that will
With the addition of Orange County Fair Speedway to the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series schedule, eight high-paying events are set to award a prestigious 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week guaranteed starting spot. The July 28 race at Orange County will be 73-laps and pay $10,000 to the winner, joining the doubleheader at Atomic Speedway, both