Matt Sheppard sat in his class at the Rochester Institute of Technology as a college student with no clear vision of his future. Race car driver? Engineer? Anything? Fast forward about 20 years to Sheppard standing on stage in front of hundreds of fans at The Dirt Track at Charlotte while hoisting his 10th Super
The Super DIRTcar Series’ 20-race season concluded at the World of Outlaws World Finals with Matt Sheppard adding a new page to the Series’ record book and several full-timers achieving career-best finishes in the standings. LATEST RACE(S): World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Nov. 1-4 2023 CHAMPION: Matt Sheppard reached
By Mike Warren When Kenny Tremont steps into his racecar on Saturday at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, it’ll be a history-making moment in a career filled with memories. Earlier this season, the West Sand Lake, NY driver announced he’d hang up his helmet at the end of the season. That means when the Super DIRTcar Series battles
Kenny Tremont Jr. will hang up his helmet after the Malta Massive Weekend at Albany-Saratoga Speedway this year. To honor his final laps, the Super DIRTcar Series Feature on Saturday, Sept. 23, will be 115 laps and pay $11,500 to win – a nod to Tremont’s famed #115. “The right thing to do is to honor
The 2023 edition of the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte is not only bringing more for the fans, but more for the drivers. While fans will see the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models and Super DIRTcar Series Big
One of the first tracks to welcome the Super DIRTcar Series will host the Northeast’s most prominent Big Block Modified series for the 39th time on Tuesday, Aug. 22. The Beasts of the Northeast return to Ransomville Speedway for the annual Summer Nationals event, highlighted by a 75-lap, $7,500-to-win, Feature. There have been three different
After a challenging early start to the season, Anthony Perrego breaks through slump to score first points-paying Super DIRTcar Series win After ending 2022 as the Super DIRTcar Series Rookie of the Year, Anthony Perrego had two goals in mind for his sophomore season – win a Series race and earn a podium spot in points.
SummerFAST is set to return in August, bringing three races in three days for the Super DIRTcar Series. The Beasts of the Northeast will kick off SummerFAST at Brewerton Speedway, Monday, Aug. 14, then return to Fulton Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 15, before the Series makes its second trip of the year to Land of
For the first time in four years, the Super DIRTcar Series will make a trip north of the border for a tripleheader run in Canada. The Beasts of the Northeast will first make a two-day stop at Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, QC, featuring a $7,500-to-win event on Monday, July 31, and then a $10,000-to-win, Super
Orange County Fair Speedway will welcome back the Super DIRTcar Series on Wednesday, July 5, to finish the remaining portion of the Battle for the Fairgrounds. The Beasts of the Northeast will run their Last Chance Showdowns and 75-lap, $7,500-to-win, Feature – postponed from May 7. Then, Orange County will host a 30-lap, $5,000-to-win, Big
Big Block Modified icons make up majority of Orange County Fair Speedway winners list Less than two hours from New York City is an iconic 5/8-mile oval with an impressive history of fostering Big Block Modified champions – Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, NY. For more than 90 years the track’s Victory Lane has
After capturing Rookie of the Year honors in 2021, Chris Hile returns to the Super DIRTcarSeries full-time in 2023 If Chris Hile is going to do something, he wants to do it the right way. After a successful rookie run on the 2021 Super DIRTcar Series tour which concluded in a ninth-place finish in points
Memorial Day weekend will be full of Super DIRTcar Series action with the Beasts of the Northeast visiting Weedsport Speedway, May 28, and Lebanon Valley Speedway, May 29. The Series will make its first stop of the year at Weedsport Speedway for the Heroes Remembered 100, May 28, with a $7,500 payday on the line.
The Super DIRTcar Series continues to grow in 2023, expanding its partnership with HYTORC of New York. The industrial bolting systems company will sponsor the Last Chance Showdowns at every Super DIRTcar Series race and sponsor the Super DIRTcar Series Crew Chief of the Year Award – presenting a HYTORC manual torque wrench and $500 to
Get home from school at 3:02 p.m. To the shop by 3:10. Back home around 9 p.m. It’s a routine 15-year-old Tanner VanDoren, of Schnecksville, PA, committed himself to during the winter in preparation for an expanded year of Big Block Modified racing – mixing in homework too. “He’s a [15] year old with a
With over 20 years of racing experience under his belt, Jimmy Phelps continues to prove why he is still a force to be reckoned with each year – He never stops learning. Even though the Baldwinsville, NY native is coming off a third-place finish last season in the points battle, including a fourth-place finish at
The saying “third time’s a charm” is one Tim Sears Jr. hopes works in his favor this year. The Central Square, NY native is coming back for his third full-time season with the Super DIRTcar Series, looking to improve on last season’s 11th place finish in points. Even though Sears Jr. hasn’t raced since the
When the Canadian border reopened last year, several other doors opened with it for the Super DIRTcar Series. Among them include the Series’ return to Airborne Speedway for the $7,500-to-win Assault at Airborne, Wednesday, June 14 – its first time back at the track since 2019. The opening allows the Quebec fanbase to flood back
After capturing the Big Gator Trophy with two wins in three nights, Mat Williamson aims to keep the momentum going into the championship season Mat Williamson and his Buzz Chew Racing team have been a second-half year kind of the team the last few seasons – searching for speed the first half and then finding wins the second. However, winning
Lehner had a career performance at Volusia Speedway Park with consistent run of finishing seventh, sixth and second Jack Lehner knew he had work to do in the off-season. To chase his first Super DIRTcar Series win, he “rebuilt everything.” He saw the first steps to that nearly pay off at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar
