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Back on Track at Merrittville Speedway

Modified Rules Unchanged for 2019 at Merrittville Speedway BY: Steven Petty THOROLD, ON (December 19, 2018) –  Merrittville Speedway hosted a drivers meeting for the modified division on Tuesday evening with the discussion on what is taking place for the division for the 2019 campaign, the 68th season of racing at Merrittville. “We will be

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‘Batman’ Returns in 2019

RPW Exclusive: Peter Britten’s Looking For More On The Super DIRTcar Series In ’19; Still Working On Weekly Plans Column By: BOBBY CHALMERS / RPW – WEEDSPORT, NY – When the racing season ends, every driver feel like they could have improved. In the words of ‘Batman,’ Peter Britten, his year on the Super DIRTcar

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Mike Mahaney Teams with Huttig for Super DIRTcar Series Assault

Mahaney and Huttig Team Up for 2019 Mandee Pauch Relations – December 13, 2018 –It wasn’t too long ago when Mike Mahaney announced he was a free agent for the 2019 season. It didn’t take long after that for the dynamic duo out of Elizabethtown, NY, George and Julie Huttig, to come in and sweep

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Jack Lehner Poised to Break Through in Super DIRTcar Series Rookie Season

Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship Rookie of the Year to Race Full Super DIRTcar Series Schedule in 2019 CONCORD, NC – December 11, 2018 – Jack Lehner’s meteoric rise through the DIRTcar Northeast ladder system shows no signs of slowing down in 2019. After rising from go-karts to Big-Block Modifieds, the twenty-year old is ready

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Premier Events Highlight Stellar Super DIRTcar Series Schedule

  CONCORD, NC – December 4, 2018 – The Super DIRTcar Series is set to run 33 nights in 2019 with a dynamic schedule that includes returning to world-famous Eldora Speedway for a $10,000 to-win NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week Qualifier in conjunction with the NASCAR Gander Mountain Truck Series race. Also making a

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No Such Thing As An Off-Season For Matt Sheppard

No Such Thing As An Off-Season For Matt Sheppard After a successful year where ‘Super’ Matt Sheppard picked up yet another Super DIRTcar Series Championship, many may wonder what exactly does the seven-time champ do once the checkered flag has been thrown on race season? “Right now, I’m busy trying to get my shop finished

DIRTcar Northeast Celebrates 2018’s Champions at Annual Banquet

Matt Sheppard, Larry Wight, Kevin Root, and Jocelyn Roy Receive Championship Awards in Front of Packed House SYRACUSE, NY – November 19, 2018 – The DIRTcar Northeast racing family gathered together in Central New York to celebrate a year full of incredible racing accomplishments. For the seventh time, Matt Sheppard was called to the stage

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Increased Super DIRTcar Series Purses, New Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship Highlight DIRTcar Promoters Meetings

Increased Super DIRTcar Series Purses, New Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship Highlight DIRTcar Promoters Meetings SYRACUSE, NY – November 17, 2019 – DIRTcar Racing track promoters from across the Northeast came together Saturday morning in advance of the DIRTcar Night of Champions to establish the foundation and direction for the 2019 racing season under new

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Thursday World Finals Program Moved Up

CONCORD, NC — Oct. 31, 2018 — Due to potential showers and thunderstorms on Thursday evening — the first night of the World of Outlaws World Finals presented by Can-Am — World of Outlaws and Charlotte Motor Speedway officials have decided to move the race schedule up an hour in order to get the program

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Perrotte Nears Final Event as Series Director

Mike Perrotte Set For Final Race as Super DIRTcar Series Director by Mandee Pauch, FloRacing.com CONCORD, NC — October 25 — Earlier this season Series Director Mike Perrotte announced it will be his final season with the Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Northeast. Next weekend, at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, the World of Outlaws World

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World Finals to Decide Series Championship

CONCORD, NC – It all comes down to this. After 26 feature races, only 40 points separate Championship points leader Matt Sheppard from second-place Erick Rudolph. The World of Outlaws World Finals presented by Can-Am sets the stage at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for two Championship-deciding Feature events. No stages, no playoffs, no gimmicks,

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Brockville Speedway Hosts Huge DIRTcar Northeast Weekend

The Super DIRTcar Series Makes its Final Trip North of the Border in 2018 for the Loud & Dirty Brand Northeast Fall Nationals at Brockville Speedway CONCORD, NC – September 27, 2018 – Many consider Brockville Speedway one of the most exciting bullrings in North America. Pair that with the best Big-Block Modified drivers in

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Can-Am Joins World Finals as Title Sponsor

Can-Am Named Title Sponsor of World of Outlaws World Finals CONCORD, NC — Oct. 3, 2018 — Dirt racing’s biggest spectacle of speed will have a new name this fall, as Can-Am – an industry-leading division of Bombardier Recreational Products – has signed on as title sponsor of the Nov. 1-3 World of Outlaws World Finals

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The Big-Block Modifieds Take Center Stage in the Billy Whittaker Cars 200

NAPA Super DIRT Week Concludes on Sunday, October 7 with the Grand Daddy of All Big-Block Modified Races, the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 CONCORD, NC – September 27, 2018 – NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is an event like no other, culminating with one of the most coveted races in all of dirt motorsports,

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2019 DIRTcar Nationals Will Debut New Main Grandstands at Volusia Speedway Park

DELEON, FL — Sept. 24, 2018 — Volusia Speedway Park announced today a $500,000 overhaul of its main frontstretch grandstand and wall as part of ongoing efforts to provide a top-notch experience for fans and racers at the two-week long, season-opening DIRTcar Nationals.  As the demand for reserved seating continues to grow — with standing-room-only

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Why Race Super DIRT Week?

Why Race Super DIRT Week? by Mandee Pauch, via FloRacing.com OSWEGO, NY — Sept. 5, 2018 — It is the biggest Big-Block Modified race in the world and holds the largest purse of any short track event for the Modifieds. It is the five-day extravaganza known as NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week raced at

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DIRTcar NE Announces New Leadership

DIRTcar Racing Announces New Leadership for DIRTcar Northeast and its Flagship Super DIRTcar Series Dean Reynolds to Serve as Director of Series and Sanctioning, DIRTcar Northeast CONCORD, NC – Sept. 4, 2018 — DIRTcar Racing has announced a successor to replace Mike Perrotte as DIRTcar Northeast Director following his retirement at the end of this

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Weedsport Speedway Rained Out

Heavy Storms Wash Out Weedsport Speedway WEEDSPORT NY – September 3, 2018 – A heavy line of thunderstorms swept through Weedsport Speedway and rained out the Labor Day Double Play NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week Qualifier. A great field of Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds were ready for action, but unfortunately Mother Nature let

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Mohawk International Speedway Presents the Mohawk 100

The Super DIRTcar Series Travels to the Mohawk Int’l Speedway on Saturday, September 15 CONCORD, NC – August 28, 2018 – Since 1994, the Big-Block Modifieds of the Super DIRTcar Series have invaded the small Adirondack town of Akwesasne, NY eleven times. Out of those eleven 100-lap races, Jimmy Phelps and Matt Sheppard have three