[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]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,
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 8H-Max McLaughlin[2]; 2. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[6]; 3. 88-Mat Williamson[3]; 4. 99L-Larry Wight[15]; 5. 3J-Marc Johnson[11]; 6. 111-Demetrios Drellos[1]; 7. 2L-Jack Lehner[7]; 8. 23C-Kyle Coffey[5]; 9. 35M-Mike Mahaney[10]; 10. 3H-Justin Haers[26]; 11. 215P-Adam Pierson[14]; 12. JS98-Rocky Warner[13]; 13. 16X-Dan Creeden[12]; 14. 30W-Joseph Watson[20]; 15. 8S-Rich Scagliotta[9]; 16. 54-Steve Bernard[24]; 17. 12S-Darren Smith[25]; 18.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 21A-Peter Britten[3]; 2. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[1]; 3. 2L-Jack Lehner[4]; 4. 23C-Kyle Coffey[9]; 5. 99L-Larry Wight[8]; 6. 88-Mat Williamson[6]; 7. 44-Stewart Friesen[2]; 8. 8H-Max McLaughlin[20]; 9. 118-Jim Britt[12]; 10. 19-Tim Fuller[5]; 11. 12S-Darren Smith[13]; 12. 3H-Justin Haers[7]; 13. 14-CG Morey[15]; 14. 9S-Matt Sheppard[22]; 15. 35LJ-LJ Lombardo[11]; 16. 35M-Mike Mahaney[10]; 17. 16X-Dan Creeden[21]; 18.
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
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
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
The 2021 class of Super DIRTcar Series full-time drivers was one of the most robust groups in series history with 12 championships and 171 wins between them and half the field under 30. The year proved to be a career year for some, while others will focus on regrouping for the 2022 season, starting in
BREWERTON, NY – Mat Williamson has had a demon on his back throughout the 2021 Super DIRTcar Series season, but on Tuesday night at Brewerton Speedway he crushed it. Giving a needed boost to his season, Williamson outdueled race-long leader Larry Wight for the lead in the closing laps and held off 2021 Brewerton track
BREWERTON, NY – Mat Williamson finished the $10,000-to-win Demon 100 on top after race-long leader Larry Wight broke with seven laps to go. Williamson outran 2021 Brewerton track champion Jimmy Phelps who finished second. Australian Peter Britten lost his power steering after 20 laps but somehow still managed to muscle his way onto the podium.
BREWERTON, NY – The Super DIRTcar Series goes full throttle, Tuesday, Aug. 17, at Brewerton Speedway for the $10,000-to-win Demon 100. Series superstars like Billy Decker, Mat Williamon, Larry Wight, Matt Sheppard, Peter Britten, Jimmy Phelps and Tim Sears, Jr., along with an elite field of local talent, will tackle one of the most driver-demanding,
Super DIRTcar Series drivers have seven more chances to lock themselves into the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 With another day gone by, the horn has officially sounded – if you may – indicating to drivers and fans the 49th NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, Oct. 6-10, is less than two months away. That’s less
Hidden from fans and competitors in the seat of his #21A Big Block Modified, Peter Britten couldn’t hold back the tears. He won. Finally. Again. After claiming his first career Super DIRTcar Series win in 2017, the Australian had used everything in his utility belt to land in Victory Lane again with the Series. However,
WEEDSPORT, NY – The Super DIRTcar Series returns to Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, July 25, for the Hall of Fame 100 – a $10,000-to-win NAPA Super DIRT Week XLIX Qualifier for the Billy Whittaker Cars 200. It’s an event that bears its name from another historic event that takes place three days prior. On Thursday,
WEEDSPORT, NY – The Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds are ready to rumble at Weedsport Speedway for the $7,500-to-win Heroes Remembered 100 on Sunday, May 30. Young heroes such as Mike Mahaney, Tim Sears Jr., and Max McLaughlin are hitting their stride and taking the fight to elite drivers like Matt Sheppard, Billy Decker,
WEEDSPORT, NY – Big Blocks are being tuned to perfection across the Northeast. The first whiffs of VP Racing Fuel are hitting noses and brand new Hoosier Racing Tires are getting loaded up in preparation for the Super DIRTcar Series tour to begin this Saturday, April 10, at Can-Am Speedway. Seventeen elite drivers are going
This is the second part in a two-part feature on Jimmy Phelps, the driver and promoter (Click here for Part I) Jimmy Phelps became accustomed to wearing two hats for the past eight years. One as a driver. The other, a promoter. Last year’s blip in racing didn’t allow him to wear either for the
