[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
DIRTcar Nationals Feature #3 (30 Laps): 1. 88-Mat Williamson[2]; 2. 8H-Max McLaughlin[7]; 3. 21A-Peter Britten[8]; 4. 9S-Matt Sheppard[6]; 5. 44-Stewart Friesen[1]; 6. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[10]; 7. 1K-Rich Laubach[4]; 8. 30W-Joseph Watson[5]; 9. 99L-Larry Wight[21]; 10. 16X-Dan Creeden[3]; 11. 8S-Rich Scagliotta[9]; 12. 23C-Kyle Coffey[16]; 13. 12S-Darren Smith[12]; 14. 19-Tim Fuller[15]; 15. 3H-Justin Haers[20]; 16. 111-Demetrios Drellos[13]; 17. … Read more
Mat Williamson felt the pressure of NAPA Super DIRT Week Thursday evening. But that pressure had nothing to do with the October event. He and his Buzz Chew Racing team were 1,200 miles south of where it’s even held. It was the third of five straight days of Super DIRTcar Series racing at Volusia Speedway … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more