The Super DIRTcar Series returns to Weedsport Speedway for the second time this season with the chance for one driver to claim a guaranteed starting spot in the 50th Running of NAPA Super DIRT Week. The Hall of Fame 100, on Sunday, July 24, will see The Beast of the Northeast battle for 100 laps … Read more
Peter Britten has been measuring his season in millimeters. And not only because he’s an Aussie. To him, being off by a “millimeter” with his race car’s setup could mean the difference between winning and far from it. When he and his team unloaded in February for DIRTcar Nationals they were on point. The car … Read more
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Super DIRTcar Series travels to Land of Legends Raceway for the season’s first trip to Western New York Mat Williamson looks to hold on to his points lead with Matt Sheppard in hot pursuit, while Justin Haers, Alan Johnson and Tim Fuller look to contend with the Series regulars for … Read more
The battle to be king has intensified. Along with crowning a new King of the Blocks at Bridgeport Motorsports Park, Tuesday, May 3, the event will also serve as the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series championship season opener. Becoming an instant fan favorite when the Series first visited the 3/8-mile New Jersey track in 2020 due … Read more
[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 … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The night is his hour. Suit, shoes, gloves and helmet are donned for the mysteries ahead, the uncertainties of the night. But there is no fear. Behind the wheel of his black machine, its engine angry, spitting fire, he hunts. To many who watch, he’s a hero. To those in his path, another story. He … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up. The two lines from 2005’s “Batman Begins” were meant as a source of inspiration and motivation for the fictional Batman but apply the same to a real-life “Batman.” With three podium finishes and his first golden gator trophy, “The Batman” Peter Britten … Read more
[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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
