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SINGLE FOCUS: Matt Sheppard prepares to compete for 10th Super DIRTcar Series title

After a season of career defining success, Matt Sheppard plans to continue with winning formula With his reputation already established as one of the most successful drivers in Super DIRTcar Series history, Matt Sheppard isn’t done yet.  This year, “Super” Matt will look to produce another historic season as he chases a 10th Series title, a fourth Super DIRT Week Billy

FULL THROTTLE: Max McLaughlin Looks to Pick up Where he Left Off

After a fourth-place finish in 2022 Super DIRTcar Series points, McLaughlin is looking for wins right from the start in 2023 at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 15-18 Max McLaughlin left the 2022 Super DIRTcar Series season wanting more. He finished second in the season finale at the World of Outlaws World Finals, knowing

NO MODIFICATIONS: Big Block Modified top contenders win Qualifying Heats

 Sheppard, Williamson, and Decker repeat Time Trial success in Qualifying Heats After an hours long rain delay, the stars of the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds hit the track at Oswego Speedway Saturday night one more time before Sunday’s Feature race. Three 25-lap Qualifying Heats saw 24 cars qualify for the $50,000-to-win, Billy Whittaker

THIRD EYE: Mat Williamson hopeful to find momentum for third Super DIRT Week win

Williamson will aim to be the third driver in history to win three straight Super DIRT Week Big Block Modified titles Upon Mat Williamson’s approach to try and win his third straight Super DIRT Week title, he’s left with more uncertainties than years past. Tracks he and his Buzz Chew Racing team expected to run

SRI, Stock Car Steel & Aluminum Partners with DIRTcar Racing for Fall’s Biggest Races

SRI Performance, a household name in custom racing engines, high-performance parts and professional racing products, has partnered with DIRTcar Racing to present a variety of contingency awards for drivers competing in some of the biggest events on the fall racing calendar. Joining one of the most historic motorsports events of the year, the SRI Pole

LIVING LARGE: Lombardo’s first Super DIRTcar Series win launches big plan

Lebanon Valley hero adds Albany-Saratoga & NAPA Super DIRT Week to keep fairytale rolling The plan for LJ Lombardo going into this season was to compete in Super DIRTcar Series events as much as his schedule and finances permitted, and that was it. His first Series victory on Memorial Day has since added the biggest

Through the Lens: NAPA Super DIRT Week XLIV

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.

SUPER SCHEDULE: 49th NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week set for Oct. 6-10

Everything is in place. The historic venue is open. The eclectic playlist of ground-pounding thunder is made. Even the parade is set to bring people back to the streets. Racing’s Biggest Party is back at Oswego Speedway for the 49th NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, Wednesday to Sunday, October 6-10, in Oswego, NY. And

ASI Sportswear extends Super DIRTcar Series, World of Outlaws partnership

The Super DIRTcar Series and World of Outlaws have extended their partnership with ASI Sportswear in a new multi-year deal. ASI will continue to be the exclusive and official vendor for the Super DIRTcar Series, and design and produce apparel for the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series and World of Outlaws NOS

PIT STOP: The View from Central New York

OSWEGO, NY – As we all wait impatiently for the start of this year’s edition of the Super DIRTcar Series, I look back to when it all started. I was just a junior in college at SUNY Oswego. There had been various modified racing series over the years. There were Challenge Cups and there were

Utica-Rome Speedway: DIRTcar Track Spotlight

VERNON, NY – February 27, 2020 – The legendary Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, NY features three DIRTcar sanctioned Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship divisions every Sunday night as well as highly anticipated special events including the Super DIRTcar Series, Empire Super Sprints, Monster Trucks, and even a music festival.  Some of the greatest drivers to

Weedsport Speedway: DIRTcar Track Spotlight

WEEDSPORT, NY – Weedsport Speedway and the history of DIRTcar are inextricably intertwined. Every Super DIRTcar Series star has tested their mettle on the .375-mile Central New York dirt track and the 2020 schedule is primed to bring the excitement to race fans once again.  Weedsport Speedway is the ultimate test of a driver’s car

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Going All In

MALTA, NY – Sept. 12, 2019 – As the Super DIRTcar Series gears up for the NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week Billy Whittaker Cars 200, there is one final piece of business outstanding — the final guaranteed starting spot, which goes to the winner of Saturday’s $10,000-to-win Feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. This race was

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Mat’s in the Money

HOGANSBURG, NY – September 14, 2019 – Mat Williamson made a daring race-winning pass overtaking Billy Dunn and Matt Sheppard to win at Mohawk International Raceway. Williamson went into this weekend without a single Super DIRTcar Series win in 2019 but now he will wake up on Sunday morning with two. The Mohawk win is

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NAPA Auto Parts Celebrates Eight Years as Title Sponsor of Super DIRT Week

OSWEGO, NY — Aug. 21, 2019 — NAPA Auto Parts will be a key partner in Super DIRT Week for the eighth consecutive season, extending one of racing’s longest running event sponsorships. As NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is preparing for its fourth year at Oswego Speedway on Oct. 9-13, the tradition of “Racing’s

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Larry Wight on Top of the World at NAPA Super DIRT Week XLVII

OSWEGO, NY – October 7, 2018 – Gypsum Racing driver Lightning Larry Wight pulled off a late-race pass on veteran driver Jimmy Phelps and held off the five-time NAPA Super DIRT Week Champion Stewart Friesen for the $50,000 pay day. Jimmy Phelps gambled on racing the entire Billy Whittaker Cars 200 without stopping for fuel