Atomic Speedway (Sept. 27 and Sept. 28)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nWhile the winner\u2019s purse helps every race team, earning a guaranteed spot at Super DIRT Week is a chance to ease the pressure of Qualifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Full-time Series driver Mike Mahaney earned a guaranteed spot after winning the King of the North finale at Autodrome Drummond last August, allowing him to take a different approach to \u201cRacing\u2019s Biggest Party.\u201d And with that, he finished third in the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 \u2013 his first top-five and top-10 finish in the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMike Mahaney gets ready to hit the track at Super DIRT Week\/Dylan Terry Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe kind of focused more in practice on the Feature and not thinking about Qualifying,\u201d Mahaney said. \u201cWe focused on having overall speed on the track and making sure the car was good on the long runs instead of making sure it Qualified well. I think that\u2019s a huge deal. I like being locked in, and it definitely eases the week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NASCAR Trucks Series star Stewart Friesen, a five-time Billy Whittaker Cars 200 winner, said that a guaranteed spot is essential given the variables of Super DIRT Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStewart Friesen Practices at Oswego Speedway\/Dylan Terry photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cPart of the summer in Big Block Modified racing is the Qualifiers and the Series,\u201d Friesen said. \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to be a part of it and run as many big races as we can. If we get one or two, it’s cool, but with the weather and stuff that comes into play at Oswego, it\u2019s always good to have that in your back pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peter Britten enters this week\u2019s Super DIRT Week Qualifiers as the Super DIRTcar Series points leader. And while the Brisbane, QLD driver said the guaranteed spots are excellent, he\u2019s still focused on winning every Series race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnytime you can guarantee yourself into a race, it\u2019s always a good thing,\u201d Britten said. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to obsess over it necessarily because, obviously, you want to be good enough to make the show, and if you\u2019re not good enough, you\u2019re probably not going to do much in the race anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cObviously, things can go wrong, too. A couple of flat tires later, and you could be a DNQ, so it helps take the stress off, but I\u2019m more interested in winning the money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louden Reimert aims to make his first Super DIRT Week start in 2024 and has the chance to lock himself into the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 in front of home-state fans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Oley, PA driver said this is his best chance to earn a spot throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLouden Reimert Qualifies his Big Block Modified at Volusia Speedway Park\/Steve Koletar photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s neat to have the home track advantage for at least one race this season,\u201d Reimert said. \u201cThe other races are over three hours away and not close to home at all. It\u2019s cool seeing all the big dogs show up where I race every week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m feeling pretty confident (going into Big Diamond). We\u2019ve made some changes we think will be right, and we\u2019re going to give it our best shot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Super DIRTcar Series heads to Pennsylvania with two guaranteed Billy Whittaker 200 starting spots available, starting at Big Diamond Speedway on Tuesday, June 4, for the Anthracite Assault. Then, the Keystone State swing continues Wednesday, June 5, at Selinsgrove Speedway for the Sand Hill 75. Both Features are 75 Laps, paying $10,000-to-win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For tickets to Super DIRT Week 52 at Oswego Speedway Oct. 7-12, visit SuperDIRTWeek.com.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you can\u2019t make it to the track, you can watch all of the Super DIRTcar Series action on DIRTVision, either online or with the DIRTVision app.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first two guaranteed Billy Whittaker Cars 200 starting spots are up for grabs at Big Diamond Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":15520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[650],"tags":[688,69,100,952,136,151,154,928,173,175],"class_list":["post-15518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-super-dirt-car-series","tag-big-diamond-speedway","tag-billy-whittaker-cars-200","tag-featured","tag-louden-reimert","tag-mike-mahaney","tag-oswego-speedway","tag-peter-britten","tag-selinsgrove-speedway","tag-stewart-friesen","tag-super-dirt-week"],"yoast_head":"\n
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