{"id":16100,"date":"2024-10-29T09:33:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superdirtcarseries.com\/?p=16100"},"modified":"2024-10-29T09:35:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:35:17","slug":"all-dirt-roads-mike-fowler-plans-super-dirtcar-series-return-at-world-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superdirtcarseries.com\/dirtcar-ne\/big-block-modifieds\/super-dirt-car-series\/all-dirt-roads-mike-fowler-plans-super-dirtcar-series-return-at-world-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL DIRT ROADS: Mike Fowler Plans Super DIRTcar Series Return at World Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mike Fowler checked an item off his racing bucket list in 2023. He strapped a Big Block motor in his No. 410 car for the first time and entered the World of Outlaws World Finals<\/em><\/a> with the Super DIRTcar Series.<\/p>\n Now, the Fulton, NY driver is preparing for his Series return at this year\u2019s World Finals<\/em> at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, preparing for another dream opportunity.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a lot of fun,\u201d Fowler said about entering World Finals<\/em> last year. \u201cWe had some hurdles and hiccups we had to deal with the first couple of nights, but the last two nights, I felt like we were right there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI felt we were on the verge of qualifying two nights in a row if it wasn\u2019t for the hole I put myself in with no seat time and no time with the motor. I think we would\u2019ve been in a better position and made at least one of the shows, but we went down there with the intention of having fun, and that\u2019s exactly what we did.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite those hurdles, Fowler said he’s excited for his Charlotte return. One reason is the 4\/10-mile track is different than any track in the Northeast and hosts an event that most dirt racing fans across the country are watching.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the mecca for me,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cI love that place. It\u2019s rough on tires, but you know that going into it. The speed is second to none. The stage that you\u2019re on and the eyeballs on that event are huge. It\u2019s by far the biggest show that I\u2019ll ever run. I don\u2019t know if there\u2019s a bigger show audience-wise that has all three big Series. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s another venue that could do it.<\/p>\n \u201cThe place is fantastic; the campus is awesome. Everybody\u2019s friendly down there. It\u2019s just a great atmosphere, and I really enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n While his first laps around Charlotte in a Big Block came in 2023, it wasn\u2019t his first laps at \u201cAmerica\u2019s Home for Racing.\u201d Fowler has made seven starts at the World Short Track Championship<\/em> with his Sportsman, earning two top fives and five top 10s.<\/p>\n However, getting that experience in a Big Block showed him that power is one of many differences between the two cars.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the crate car, you really want to keep your momentum up because it\u2019s such a momentum track that you can almost race the track in a circle like you\u2019re in a go-kart,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cBut with the Big Block, you can run the bottom, you can run the top, you can run the middle, you can shut the car down a little bit if you had to and get off the corner.<\/p>\n \u201cBut for the most part, Sheppard, Fuller, Williamson, Perrego, the guys who have a lot of experience down there, you watch them, and you see them treating it like I do the Sportsman, keeping the momentum up and trying not to break speed.\u201d<\/p>\n With his knowledge of what the Big Block can do at Charlotte, Fowler said he\u2019s ready for what\u2019s to come when he battles with the Super DIRTcar Series at World Finals<\/em>. After falling short of making all three Features, he said he\u2019s coming to North Carolina with a new goal.<\/p>\n \u201cLast year, we went to go play and just have fun,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cThis year\u2019s goals have moved a little bit. The goal is still to go have fun because if you\u2019re not having fun there\u2019s no point in doing this. But on top of that, we\u2019d like to make the show. I\u2019d be happy with just making the show.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we can do it. I think we\u2019ve got a pretty good support system behind me. We\u2019re going to make a week of it, coming to the [World Short Track Championship] just to watch and have fun and relax. I think we\u2019ve done our work in the shop as far as setup. It\u2019s just going to come down to whether I can execute on the track and not put us in a hole come Qualifying.\u201d<\/p>\n Fowler will join the Super DIRTcar Series at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC, for the World of Outlaws World Finals<\/em>, Nov. 6-9. For tickets, CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n