Category: Recap

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Wight Whips ‘Em for $10,000 and Guaranteed NAPA Super DIRT Week Start

Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway shines in 100-lap Border Battle, Wight Wins over Sheppard and Johnson PLATTSBURGH, NY – July 1, 2019 – Lightning Larry Wight took advantage of a restart at the halfway point to drive by Matt Sheppard while riding the cushion on the extreme outside line of the half-mile race track. Wight and the

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Sheppard Slides to O’Canada 100 Victory

Defending Champion Matt Sheppard takes home $7,500, joined by Larry Wight and Mat Williamson on the podium CORNWALL, ON – June 30, 2019 – Matt Sheppard battled up through the top-five to take the lead early in the race but had to go toe-to-toe with The Doctor Danny Johnson to secure the win. Larry Wight

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Stewart Friesen Runs Down Brett Hearn for The Big Show 11 Win

Friesen pockets $11,111 and much needed guaranteed start for NAPA Super DIRT Week XLVIII MALTA, NY – June 25, 2019 – Brett Hearn’s The Big Show 11 lived up to its name and surpassed all expectations. In a 111-lap race that few will soon forget, five-time NAPA Super DIRT Week Champion Stewart Friesen passed race

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Rudolph Routs the Field at Weedsport

Erick Rudolph led flag-to-flag to win again at Weedsport Speedway WEEDSPORT, NY – May 27, 2019 – Despite leading all 100 laps of the Heroes Remembered 100, fans were left amazed at the incredible race they had just witnessed. Rudolph fought back challenges from some of the best Super DIRTcar Series drivers to ever get

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Thunderstruck: Matt Sheppard Takes $10,000-to-Win Thunder in the Thousand Islands 100

Matt Sheppard holds off a host of challengers for first NAPA Super DIRT Week Qualifier of 2019, Williamson and Dunn capture podium finishes LAFARGVILLE, NY – Matt Sheppard conquered the inaugural Thunder in the Thousand Islands 100, NAPA Super DIRT Week Qualifier from the outside pole. Sheppard defeated all challengers including Jimmy Phelps, Erick Rudolph, Billy

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Stewart Friesen Takes DIRTcar Nationals Finale, Wight Wins Gator Championship

Stewart Friesen Takes $5,000 DIRTcar Nationals Finale, Wight Wins Gator Championship BARBERVILLE, FL – February 16, 2019 – After a breathless week of incredible Super DIRTcar Series action, Stewart Friesen held off Gypsum Racing teammates Larry Wight and Billy Decker to win the 50-lap DIRTcar Nationals finale.

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Wight Thrills Volusia Fans By Blasting Cushion to DIRTcar Nationals Victory

Runner-up Sheppard Takes Big Gator Points Lead BARBERVILLE, FL – February 15, 2019 – If the 2019 DIRTcar Nationals truly sets the tone for the rest of season, then Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified fans are in for a banner year. Friday night’s third round of the quest for the Big Gator at Volusia Speedway

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Sheppard on Top of Super-Powered Podium

Seven-Time Champion Matt Sheppard Passes Two Cars in One Corner for Round Two Win at the DIRTcar Nationals BARBERVILLE, FL – February 14, 2019 – There was love for dirt racing in the air at Volusia Speedway Park this Valentine’s Day, as a tremendous crowd watched three super-powered heroes battle it out for the top

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Billy Decker Knocks Them Out in Round One at DIRTcar Nationals

Billy Decker Christens his Return to Gypsum Racing with a Win, Edges Out Teammate Larry Wight BARBERVILLE, FL – February 13, 2019 – It took just one race for Billy Decker to return to his winning ways in the famous red No. 91 Gypsum Express Big-Block Modified, there was nothing easy about it on Wednesday

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Brett “The Jet” Hearn Lights the Afterburners at the World Finals

Brett “The Jet” Hearn Lights the Afterburners at the World Finals CONCORD, NC – November 3, 2018 – The first 40-lap World of Outlaws World Finals presented by Can-Am Feature race went to Brett The Jet Hearn. Hearn worked his way into second, and then benefited from a flat right rear tire on Matt Sheppard.

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Last Chance Showdown’s Set World Finals’ Feature to be Run Saturday

Friday’s World Finals Feature to be Run Saturday, Last Chance Showdowns go to Tim Kerr and Gary Lindberg CONCORD, NC – November 2, 2018 – Despite the best efforts of the officials and teams, the 40-lap World of Outlaws World Finals presented by Can-Am Friday Feature race will be run on Saturday afternoon, November 3.

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Super DIRTcar Series Kicks Off World Finals with Qualifying

Super DIRTcar Series Kicks Off World Finals with Qualifying CONCORD, NC – November 1, 2018 – Forty-two Big-Block Modifieds made the tow to premier dirt track racing facility The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the 2018 edition of the World of Outlaws World Finals presented by Can-Am. Two rounds of timed Hot Laps and two

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Rudolph Roars to Loud & Dirty Brand Northeast Fall Nationals Win

Erick Rudolph Keeps Championship Hopes Alive with Win at Brockville Ontario Speedway’s Northeast Fall Nationals BROCKVILLE, ON – October 12, 2018 – Erick Rudolph roared to Victory Lane at the Loud & Dirty Brand Northeast Fall Nationals at Brockville Speedway and closed the gap on Championship Points leader Matt Sheppard going into the Can-Am Off-Road

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Larry Wight on Top of the World at NAPA Super DIRT Week XLVII

OSWEGO, NY – October 7, 2018 – Gypsum Racing driver Lightning Larry Wight pulled off a late-race pass on veteran driver Jimmy Phelps and held off the five-time NAPA Super DIRT Week Champion Stewart Friesen for the $50,000 pay day. Jimmy Phelps gambled on racing the entire Billy Whittaker Cars 200 without stopping for fuel

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Field Set for NAPA Super DIRT Week

OSWEGO, NY – October 6, 2018 – It took two Last Chance Showdowns, won by Jack Lehner and Ryan Watt, to set the final positions for the NAPA Super DIRT Week XLVII Billy Whittaker Cars 200. Jimmy Horton, Nick Webb, Rich Scagliotta, and Alan Johnson earned the rest of the available starting positions. Jack Lehner

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The Top 30 Starters in the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 are Set

The Top 30 Starters in the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 are Set OSWEGO, NY – October 5, 2018 – The Camping World Friday Night Lights Triple 30s brought the huge crowd to their feet with fantastic drives from winners Peter Britten, Danny Johnson, and Gary Lindberg. Graham Motorsports won two out of the three qualifiers

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Tim Fuller Thunders to Victory at Fonda Speedway

Tim Fuller Wins “The Jack” for Guaranteed 12th Place Starting Position at NAPA Super DIRT Week FONDA, NY – September 22, 2018 – Tim Fuller goes back-to-back in Super DIRTcar Series Feature events after winning “The Jack” at Fonda Speedway. For Fuller, his Mohawk Int’l Raceway victory was sweet, but clinching a guaranteed 12th place

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Tim Fuller’s Legend Grows at Mohawk Int’l Raceway with Series Win

Tim Fuller Wins 100-lap Thriller at Mohawk Int’l Raceway After Starting Seventh AKWESASNE, NY – September 16, 2018 – In a seesaw battle at the front, Tim Fuller proved his dominance at Mohawk International Speedway for the tenth time in 2018. The win is his first with the Super DIRTcar Series in 2018 and a

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Matt Sheppard Triumphs in Duel at the Demon

Championship Points Leader Matt Sheppard Wins 100-lap Feature at Brewerton Speedway BREWERTON, NY – September 14, 2018 – A driver’s fate in dirt racing is often decided by a thin membrane of rubber, a drop of racing fuel, or even one final lap. As fate would have it, Matt Sheppard made the winning moving on