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
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Watertown, NY driver will attempt to run several Super DIRTcar Series events this season with hopes of going full-time again in the future Billy Dunn and his father, Norm, took on the task of restarting their own team last year. With a limited budget and few helping hands, running a Series tour was unlikely.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome to Open Red: Credentials Denied! This is a new round table podcast where each week we’ll dive into the biggest topics about all things World of Outlaws and DIRTcar. In today’s episode, Nick Graziano, Mike Warren, Chris Dolack and Mick speak with Atomic Speedway promoter Charlie Vest about the upcoming Super DIRTcar Series Rumble
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two nights at Atomic Speedway will present a stage like never before to set up the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series championship season opener. The Series will make its debut at the 3/8-mile track, March 25-26, for the Rumble in the Hills – also marking its first return to Ohio since 2019 – with big rewards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With great power comes great responsibility. For Alex Yankowski, that means the responsibility of juggling the desire to be a full-time race car driver, while making his way through high school. Those dueling lives will collide this year as the 17-year-old – still in his junior year – from Covington Township, PA, has signed on to
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While every team enters a new season with the confidence they can win the championship, Heinke-Baldwin Racing enters with evidence. Teammates Jimmy Phelps and Max McLaughlin each picked up a win a DIRTcar Nationals and Phelps earned his first Big Gator Championship. That momentum has both drivers riding a high into the 2022 Super DIRTcar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whispers of the Super DIRTcar Series have echoed throughout Ohio with its presence made a handful of times in the state but at the end of March, those whispers will be drowned by a rumble again. The Series returns to Ohio for the first time since 2019, making its debut at Atomic Speedway, March 25-26,
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A welcomed thunder will rumble through upstate New York again for the first time in six months when the Super DIRTcar Series returns to Can-Am Speedway on Saturday, April 9. The Thunder on the 1000 Islands in LaFargville will mark The Beast of the Northeast’s first of many Empire State stops this year. Drivers like
[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
