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BREAKING THE ICE: Stewart Friesen ready to get back in form at DIRTcar Nationals

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

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

WILD ONE: Bachetti Bags $25,500 Mr. DIRT Track USA Title

WEST LEBANON, NY – It all came down to the final lap and The Wild Child, Andy Bachetti, rose to the occasion. After 100 laps of high speed, high banked action at The Valley of Speed, the 101-lap, $25,500-to-win Mr. DIRT Track USA had yet to be decided. Larry Wight, who had led laps and

9/4/21 — Lebanon Valley Speedway

WEST LEBANON, NY – Andy Bachetti fought his way to the lead and held off Matt Sheppard and Stewart Friesen to take home the $25,500 payday. Bachetti took over the lead on the late restart over Friesen. Sheppard got around the #44 of Friesen on the last lap out of Turn 4 for the $6,000

HISTORY MAKER: Friesen Finds the Top for Centennial 102 Title at Orange County

MIDDLETOWN, NY – From the eighth-place starting position, Stewart Friesen took his #44 Halmar Racing Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified to the lead at the halfway point and drove to the $10,000 win after 102 laps of action celebrating 102 years of auto racing at Orange County Fair Speedway.  Rookie runner Chris Hile in

8/12/21 — Orange County Fair Speedway

MIDDLETOWN, NY – From the eighth-place starting position, Stewart Friesen took his #44 Halmar Racing Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified to the lead at the halfway point and drove to the $10,000 win after 102 laps of action celebrating 102 years of auto racing at Orange County Fair Speedway. Feature (102 Laps) 1. 44F-Stewart

COUNTDOWN WATCH: NAPA Super DIRT Week less than two months away

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

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

7/25/21 — Weedsport Speedway

WEEDSPORT, NY – On his 38th birthday Stewart Friesen triumphed at Weedsport Speedway by winning the Hall of Fame 100 for a grand prize of $10,000 over podium finishers Max McLaughlin and Tim Sears Jr. In an action-packed 100-lap Feature, the five-time NAPA Super DIRT Week champion drove his #44 from fifth to first to

BIRTHDAY BASH: Stewart Friesen Cashes $10,000 Birthday Check at Weedsport

WEEDSPORT, NY – On his 38th birthday Stewart Friesen triumphed at Weedsport Speedway by winning the Hall of Fame 100 for a grand prize of $10,000 over podium finishers Max McLaughlin and Tim Sears Jr. In an action-packed 100-lap Feature, the five-time NAPA Super DIRT Week champion drove his #44 from fifth to first to

SUPER SPECTACULAR: Matt Sheppard Rolls Perfect Game at Ransomville

RANSOMVILLE, NY – The running of the 36th annual Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway featured a star-studded podium with international flair.  Seven-time Super DIRTcar Series champion “Super” Matt Sheppard, from Waterloo, NY, triumphed after 100 laps of hard-fought Big Block Modified racing in front of a packed house at “The Big R.”  Pride of Australia,

7/7/21 — Ransomville Speedway

RANSOMVILLE, NY – The running of the 36th annual Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway featured a star-studded, international podium. Seven-time Super DIRTcar Series champion “Super” Matt Sheppard, from Waterloo, NY, triumphed after 100 laps of hard-fought Big Block Modified racing in front of a packed house at “The Big R”.  Pride of Australia, Peter Britten

What To Watch For: 36th Annual Summer Nationals Set to Thrill at Ransomville Speedway

Mother Nature has bested our last stretch of the schedule but Ransomville Speedway is ready to right the ship with the 36th annual Summer Nationals featuring a $7,500-to-win Super DIRTcar Series 100-lap Feature. Plus, the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series West Region gets their season started with the first Mike Bonesky Memorial. The Super DIRTcar Series