Author: Nick Graziano

INTO THE SUPERVERSE: Alex Yankowski prepared to juggle full-time Super DIRTcar Series duties, high school

March 18, 2022

[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

TEAM SYNERGY: Heinke-Baldwin Racing teammates share confidence for 2022 season

March 17, 2022

[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

LOCAL FLAVOR: Ohio’s Rex King Jr. eager to join Series at Atomic, grow Big Block presence

March 11, 2022

[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,

THUNDER ROLLS: Super DIRTcar Series set to invade Can-Am Speedway April 9

March 9, 2022

[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

How Peter Britten became ‘The Batman’

March 4, 2022

[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

‘WIN EVERY RACE’: Larry Wight, team refocused for 2022 campaign

March 3, 2022

[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,

BUCK STOPS HERE: Peter Britten balances Florida highs, lows to focus on 2022 confidence

February 28, 2022

[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

Atomic Speedway’s historic Super DIRTcar Series doubleheader set to provide big rewards

February 25, 2022

[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

2/19/22 — Volusia Speedway Park

February 20, 2022

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.

THE BIG GATOR: Jimmy Phelps conquers DIRTcar Nationals for first title, win

February 20, 2022

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

MAD FOR GATORS: Max McLaughlin scores second DIRTcar Nationals win, Big Gator points lead

February 19, 2022

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,

UNDER PRESSURE: Williamson uses Super DIRT Week pressure to claim third DIRTcar Nationals victory

February 18, 2022

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

‘WE GOT A GATAH!’: Britten edges Phelps by 0.025 seconds for first DIRTcar Nationals win

February 17, 2022

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

VICTOR FREEZE: Stewart Friesen wins barn burner over Peter Britten at DIRTcar Nationals

February 16, 2022

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

OPENING LAPS: Demetrios Drellos shines in Monday’s DIRTcar Nationals practice sessions

February 15, 2022

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

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Big Blocks head south to chase DIRTcar Nationals Big Gator title

February 14, 2022

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

NOTHING BUT POSITIVES: Phelps excited about 2022 prospects, new teammate

February 9, 2022

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

BREAKING THE ICE: Stewart Friesen ready to get back in form at DIRTcar Nationals

February 4, 2022

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

Mike Gular racing at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

STEPPING UP: Mike Gular ready for next challenge with full Super DIRTcar Series tour

January 27, 2022

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

DIRTcar Nationals set to bring big names for Super DIRTcar Series Big Block action

January 18, 2022

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