The Moody Mile and Steel Palace bring history to the one-of-a-kind Big Block trophy Fifty years of NAPA Super DIRT Week history will be bestowed upon the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 champion in October. The stories and legacy of the event will be encapsulated in a more than two-foot-tall golden cup like no other. Upon
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Only milliseconds could measure Larry Wight’s lightning response to his goals for 2022 – “Win every race.” The certain confidence stems from the restructuring of LJL Racing over the off-season with the team downsizing from a three-car team to a one-car team with Wight. By combining all their best efforts into one car, the Phoenix,
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
Stewart Friesen had one of his best runs with the Super DIRTcar Series in 2021, collecting a career-high eight wins in a season. Then, a pause: the off-season. Now, he’s counting the days to shake off the rust – or probably Northeast ice – with five days of on-track action at Volusia Speedway Speedway Park during
Every year when the Super DIRTcar Series came to his local track in Pennsylvania, Mike Gular recalled being in the grandstands watching the stars of the time thrill his young mind. This year, the 38-year-old be one of those stars, joining the Super DIRTcar Series tour full-time for the first time in his career behind
When Matt Sheppard dreamed of being a race car driver, he never dreamed this big. Never saw himself with eight Super DIRTcar Series championships. Never saw having more than 70 Series wins. Never saw having five NAPA Super DIRT Week titles across three divisions. He just wanted the opportunity to drive a Big Block Modified
With track championships and a couple of Super DIRTcar Series wins already on Anthony Perrego’s resume, he’s eager to take the next step in his career. Vinny Salerno is giving the Montgomery, NY driver that chance, hiring Perrego to drive his famed #4* Big Block full-time on the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series tour. “In the
With the addition of Orange County Fair Speedway to the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series schedule, eight high-paying events are set to award a prestigious 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week guaranteed starting spot. The July 28 race at Orange County will be 73-laps and pay $10,000 to the winner, joining the doubleheader at Atomic Speedway, both
Peter Britten was finally able to lay a foundation he could stand on this year in preparation to build a strong 2022 Super DIRTcar Series season and go after his first championship. The Queensland, Australia driver had a career year in 2021, securing his second Super DIRTcar Series win and finishing fourth in the Series
Propelled by the momentum of its successful return to racing, the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds are set for an elite 2022 with new ventures and familiar favorite events, including the 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week. For the first time in 15 years, The Beasts of the Northeast will trek to six states throughout
Al Heinke helped change Max McLaughlin’s life six years ago. In 2022, he’ll try to do so again. McLaughlin will return to Heinke-Baldwin Racing next year, as Jimmy Phelps’s teammate, to chase the Super DIRTcar Series championship, along with running full-time at a couple of weekly tracks. It’s a reunion with the team that helped
Now that the checkered flag has fallen on the 49th running of NAPA Super DIRT Week, let’s take a look through the lens of three young photographers who are making a name for themselves in the world of Dirt Racing Photography. Click the image above to view.
Mat Williamson won his second $50,000 NAPA Super DIRT Week Billy Whittaker Cars 200 championship in historic fashion. The prestigious win puts him in the same category as Stewart Friesen, Billy Decker, Brett Hearn, Merv Treichler, and Buzzie Reutimann as the only drivers to win back-to-back Billy Whittaker Cars 200s. The Franklin Flyer Billy Decker,
OSWEGO, NY – The final positions for the 49th NAPA Super DIRT Week Billy Whittaker Cars 200 for the Super DIRTcar Series have been filled in. Two St. Lawrence Radiology Last Chance Showdowns decided the fate of all the drivers on the outside looking in. Keith Flach won the first showdown over Erick Rudolph who
OSWEGO, NY – Jordan McCreadie, son of Barefoot Bob McCreadie and brother to Tim McCreadie, is poised to carve his own unique place in dirt racing history with the Super DIRTcar Series. McCreadie, from Watertown, NY, and his #28 Flack’s Hi-Rise Concrete Restoration Big Block Modified have battled all year long with the best drivers
Officials forced to cancel Wednesday’s practice at Oswego Speedway due to persistent rain to keep track in shape for huge week of racing ahead OSWEGO, NY – The massive undertaking of converting the Steel Palace into the Clay Palace for the 49th NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is complete and Wednesday’s “DIRTcar Day” kick
Australia’s Peter Britten and DIRTVision coverage helping NAPA Super DIRT Week reach an international crowd beyond North America Growing up in Australia, Super DIRT Week sounded almost like a myth to Peter Britten. A 200-lap race around a mile-long track was hard to fathom. In Australia, the Big Block Modifieds – or V8 Dirt Modifieds,
The year-long journey of thrills, relentless grind and glory for the three premier dirt racing series in the country is less than two months away from converging to a history-making finale. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models and Super DIRTcar Series, while on different roads,
A week’s worth of activities are planned for what drivers call the biggest event of the year The city of Oswego will transform into a special haven for race fans in less than a month when Racing’s Biggest Party makes its grand return for the 49th NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. Campers will fill
The weeklong event brings a large crowd and boost of business to the city of Oswego The city of Oswego has a population of 17,000. That number will more than double for a week in October, bringing a welcomed and needed boost to local businesses. Racing’s Biggest Party – the 49th NAPA Auto Parts Super