Tag: Mike Mahaney

TO BE THE BEST: Mike Mahaney Aiming High in Full-Time Return

After a solid start to the 2023 season, Mahaney saw the perfect opportunity to rejoin the Super DIRTcar Series full time this year Growing up at racetracks, watching his dad race, Mike Mahaney not only became a fan, but a student. He saw the trials and tribulations of being a race car driver and what

POINTS UPDATE: WILLIAMSON HOLDS RAZOR THIN LEAD OVER SHEPPARD; BRITTEN MOVES UP 12 SPOTS

Latest points update after Weedsport Speedway and Lebanon Valley Take a look at the most recent points update and the latest movers with three races down in the quest for the 2023 Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified championship. LATEST RACE(S): Weedsport Speedway (May 28), Lebanon Valley Speedway (May 29) CURRENT POINTS LEADER:  Mat Williamson

Racing at Albany-Saratoga Speedway 2022

1 MONTH ALERT: Albany-Saratoga, Airborne to Host June Weekday Events

The Super DIRTcar Series has reserved June for weekday stops at Albany-Saratoga Speedway and Airborne Speedway. First, the Series will make an early summer visit to Albany-Saratoga for the Summer Starter 71 on Tuesday, June 13. Then, The Beasts of the Northeast will return to Airborne Speedway, in Plattsburgh, NY, for the first time since

Super DIRTcar Series Adds Second Albany-Saratoga Date, Returns to Airborne

The 2023 Super DIRTcar Series schedule continues to tease a thrilling new season with the addition of a second date at Albany-Saratoga Speedway and its return to Airborne Speedway. The Series will make its first trip of the year to Albany-Saratoga Speedway, in Malta, NY, for the Summer Starter 71 on Tuesday, June 13, and

1 MONTH ALERT: Malta Massive weekend at Albany-Saratoga returns Sept. 24

The Super DIRTcar Series will make its second and final stop of the season at Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 24, with massive rewards on the line. There will be a $10,000 payday and a guaranteed starting spot in the 50th Running of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week (Oct. 3-9) up for grabs during

HOME SWEET HOME: Jimmy Phelps opens SummerFAST with Weedsport win

Phelps ended a nearly three-year drought without a Super DIRTcar Series points-paying win Monday night at Heinke-Baldwin Racing’s home track Jimmy Phelps broke multiple winless streaks and locked himself into the 50th Running of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week at Weedsport Speedway Monday night. The inaugural Super DIRTcar Series SummerFAST event – four straight

RECAPTURING THE FLAG: Mahaney Repeats Magic at Home Track on Flat Front Left Tire

Marc Johnson posts solid second-place finish and Mat Williamson becomes new Super DIRTcar Series points leader Nine months after jumping atop the roof of his #35 Big Block Modified at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Mike Mahaney found himself doing so again Friday night. He’d conquered the Massive Malta Weekend at Albany-Saratoga Speedway last September, earning his first

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Super DIRTcar Series Charges Back into Action at Albany-Saratoga

Mat Williamson looks to overtake points lead, as Kenny Tremont Jr. and Matt Delorenzo look to challenge series regulars The Beasts of the Northeast return to Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Friday, June 24, for the fifth round in the championship battle this year. The Big Block Modifieds will compete for $7,500 on the 4/10-mile oval and continue

POWER AT THE PORT: Friesen Dominates Heroes Remembered 100 at Weedsport

Mahaney Battles from 10th to Second, Rudolph Finishes Third to Round-Out the Podium WEEDSPORT, NY – May 29, 2022 – Back-to-back runner-up finishes in the first two races of the season set Stewart Friesen atop the Super DIRTcar Series standings, but his hunger for more still remained. He showed up to Weedsport Speedway Sunday night and

A LOOK BACK: Relive some of the top 2021 Super DIRTcar Series moments

Before stepping into the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series season, featuring a new $200,000 overall championship purse, several new tracks and the 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week, there’s much to celebrate about 2021. From the Series return to full-time racing to multiple fan-favorite victories, the Super DIRTcar Series produced another season of unforgettable thrills that will

9/25/21 — Albany-Saratoga Speedway

MALTA, NY – Since 1972, 185 drivers won Super DIRTcar Series Features out of thousands entered. On Saturday, Sept. 25, Mike Mahaney, from King Ferry, NY, became the 186th.  Mike Mahaney, in the #35 Adirondack Auto Big Block Modified, held off two of the absolute best drivers in the world for the $13,000 Massive Malta

BACK TO BASICS: Sheppard Shows the Way at Weedsport for $7,500 Win

WEEDSPORT, NY – The seven-time Super DIRTcar Series champion Matt Sheppard showed the fast way around Weedsport Speedway to pick up round one of the Cavalcade Cup and a big $7,500 paycheck. Polesitter Max McLaughlin failed to fend off Sheppard’s early-race charge and settled for second place. A fast and furious Tim Fuller finished third

8/4/21 – Land of Legends Raceway

Feature (60 Laps) 1. 44F-Stewart Friesen [2][$7,500]; 2. 19F-Tim Fuller [7][$4,000]; 3. 35M-Mike Mahaney [1][$2,500]; 4. 25R-Erick Rudolph [3][$1,800]; 5. 9S-Matt Sheppard [6][$1,600]; 6. 3H-Justin Haers [8][$1,400]; 7. 88W-Mat Williamson [5][$1,300]; 8. 14j-Alan Johnson [10][$1,200]; 9. 91D-Billy Decker [13][$1,100]; 10. 2L-Jack Lehner [20][$1,000]; 11. 21A-Peter Britten [11][$800]; 12. 98H-Jimmy Phelps [15][$700]; 13. 42P-Pat Ward [21][$600];

LEGENDARY STATUS: Stewart Friesen Flies to Victory in Canandaigua

CANANDAIGUA, NY – Stewart Friesen, the seven-time NAPA Super DIRT Week champion, unlocked his legendary status at Land of Legends Raceway with a statement victory in Feature Two of the Twin 60-lap races. Two fierce competitors, Stewart Friesen and Mike Mahaney, lead the 26-car Super DIRTcar Series field to the green flag but the #44