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Pierce Breaks Single-Season Win Record With Second-Straight Hawkeye 100 Triumph

Emily Schwanke

MAQUOKETA, IA (August 23, 2026) – Maquoketa Speedway became the site of some dirt Late Model history on Saturday night.

Bobby Pierce won the Hawkeye 100 for the second year in a row, claiming his 19th win of the season with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision. It may only be August, but the Oakwood, IL native’s 2026 campaign has already become the winningest season in Series history.

Entering the weekend, Pierce sat in a tie with Josh Richards, who won 18 races in 2016, and Brandon Sheppard, who did the same in 2017 and 2019. The “Smooth Operator” now stands alone at the top, and he still has a dozen races left on the schedule to add to his unbelievable tally.

Pierce’s record-breaking Maquoketa win came in dominant fashion, leading all 60 laps to take the checkers by more than four seconds. From second in the starting order, Pierce pounded the cushion around Turns 1 and 2 on the opening lap before cutting to the inside of Bilstein Polesitter Hudson O’Neal down the backstretch. Pierce cleared the K&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6 in Turn 3 and slid up in front to complete the first and only lead change of the race.

“I never thought that would have happened,” Pierce said. “It took me forever to get an Outlaw win, until 2021, and by that time, I had already won the World [100], the North-South [100] years before that before I won my first Outlaw race. It was a hard time getting it, and once we did, once we started running the Series, they just started coming. It’s awesome, I just can’t thank everyone enough that’s gotten me to this point.”

The win expanded Pierce’s lead at the top of the championship standings to 113 points, a margin that reached triple digits for the first time this year. That was due in large part to a tumultuous night for his two closest challengers, Nick Hoffman and Tyler Erb.

Moments after Pierce took the lead, a spinning Clay Stuckey blocked the track for the cars behind and resulted in a massive pileup that saw both Hoffman and Erb go upside down. Both cars were able to be repaired in the work area, with Hoffman and Erb climbing back up to ninth and 11th, respectively.

O’Neal crossed the line second, enough to top the weeklong standings and claim the inaugural Hoker Trucking Iowa Super Late Model Speedweek championship. Third went to Jonathan Davenport, who rebounded from a 23rd-place result on Friday to earn a spot on a World of Outlaws podium for the fourth time in 2026. Brian Shirley and Brandon Sheppard rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision continues its tour of Iowa on Wednesday, Aug. 26, with the Series debut at Southern Iowa Speedway. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Chad Simpson set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Brandon Sheppard won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Jason Feger won Heat 1.

Bobby Pierce won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Brandon Sheppard won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Hudson O’Neal won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Clay Stuckey and Nick Hoffman won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Hudson O’Neal won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Dennis Erb Jr. won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Daulton Wilson won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Hudson O’Neal was the Air National Guard Second-Place Finisher.

Jonathan Davenport was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Brian Shirley was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Jason Feger was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Tyler Bruening was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Clay Stuckey was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (60 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 2. 6-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 3. 49-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 4. 3S-Brian Shirley[10]; 5. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 6. 9M-Tim McCreadie[8]; 7. 58V-Daulton Wilson[14]; 8. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[24]; 9. 9-Nick Hoffman[18]; 10. 25-Jason Feger[4]; 11. 1-Tyler Erb[15]; 12. 19R-Ryan Gustin[20]; 13. 14-Trey Mills[12]; 14. 16-Tyler Bruening[13]; 15. B1-Brent Larson[26]; 16. 60-Dan Ebert[7]; 17. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[25]; 18. 15-Clay Stuckey[17]; 19. 43-Derrick Stewart[9]; 20. 32S-Chris Simpson[11]; 21. 38T-Dylan Thornton[16]; 22. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 23. 75-Daniel Adam[19]; 24. 19-Dustin Sorensen[22]; 25. 15D-Justin Duty[21]; 26. 74X-Ethan Dotson[23]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/pierce-breaks-single-season-win-record-with-second-straight-hawkeye-100-triumph/

TRACK INFO: https://www.maquoketaspeedway.com/

FAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

 

 

 

O'Neal Emerges Victorious From Three-Wide Battle at Maquoketa in Hawkeye 100 Opener

Emily Schwanke

 

MAQUOKETA, IA (August 21, 2026) – Hudson O’Neal and Kevin Rumley continue to remind the world why they’re one of the most potent combinations in dirt Late Model racing.

Despite only running a partial schedule, they’re continually among the favorites to win when they do show up to the track. Between O’Neal’s natural talent behind the wheel and Rumley’s status as one of the brightest minds in the sport, they don’t need many laps to get up to speed and start rattling off wins. And their latest one came on Friday night at Maquoketa Speedway.

The “New Deal” spent the early laps racing Brandon Sheppard for second, but that battle grew from two cars to three when the pairing caught race leader Tim McCreadie. Sheppard was the first to stick his nose to McCreadie’s outside 12 laps into the 40-lap contest. Sheppard ran out of room on the high side of Turn 2, which forced him to back out and try the middle in Turns 3 and 4. Meanwhile, O’Neal was looking low, and by the time the trio got to the frontstretch, they were three-wide for the lead.

The slower car of Logan Zarin impeded both O’Neal and Sheppard’s progress down low in Turns 1 and 2, which led to O’Neal sliding up to the middle and moving ahead of not just Zarin, but Sheppard and McCreadie as well in Turn 4. The caution-free Feature meant traffic was a factor the rest of the way, and O’Neal navigated it better than anyone on his way to the checkered flag.

“It’s really fun to win in that fashion as far as, I didn’t really know if I felt the best at the very beginning of the race,” O’Neal said. “I felt a little free right around that bottom, and then we got to lap traffic and they started moving around. I was just trying to bide my time on that bottom and make a little move. I got into Sheppard down the back straightaway, I didn’t know we were three-wide and I was going to go root out there into the middle, see if I couldn’t roll to the right side of one of them lap cars. Hopefully that didn’t mess his race up too much, I don’t think we hit hard, just a little bit.”

O’Neal’s Maquoketa victory was the sixth of his career with the World of Outlaws and his fourth in the K&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6, with the first two coming during his stint with Rocket1 Racing. The Martinsville, IN native is up to a career-high 16 wins in 2026 – nine in the Rumley machine and seven in the SSI Motorsports No. 71 – including three World of Outlaws wins, another single-season career best.

Behind O’Neal, McCreadie held onto second over Ricky Thornton Jr., who got to third and sent Sheppard back to fourth. Nick Hoffman completed the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision wraps up the Hawkeye 100 at Maquoketa Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 22, with a 60-lap, $25,000-to-win, main event. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Brandon Sheppard set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Hudson O’Neal won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Hudson O’Neal won Heat 1.

Tim McCreadie won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Brandon Sheppard won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Billy Moyer and Brent Larson won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Tim McCreadie won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Bobby Pierce won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Daulton Wilson won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Tim McCreadie was the Air National Guard Second-Place Finisher.

Ricky Thornton Jr. was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Billy Moyer was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Brent Larson was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 6-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 2. 9M-Tim McCreadie[1]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 4. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 5. 9-Nick Hoffman[6]; 6. 32-Bobby Pierce[22]; 7. 58V-Daulton Wilson[9]; 8. 19R-Ryan Gustin[14]; 9. 3S-Brian Shirley[5]; 10. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[13]; 11. 74X-Ethan Dotson[15]; 12. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[17]; 13. B1-Brent Larson[18]; 14. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[11]; 15. 38T-Dylan Thornton[8]; 16. 1-Tyler Erb[23]; 17. 19-Dustin Sorensen[20]; 18. 14-Trey Mills[24]; 19. 25-Jason Feger[16]; 20. 55E-Eli Johnson[7]; 21. 60-Dan Ebert[12]; 22. 1Z-Logan Zarin[25]; 23. 49-Jonathan Davenport[21]; 24. 75-Daniel Adam[19]; 25. 32S-Chris Simpson[10]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/oneal-emerges-victorious-from-three-wide-battle-at-maquoketa-in-hawkeye-100-opener/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549405
TRACK INFO: https://maquoketaspeedway.com/

FAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

 

WHERE LEGENDS RISE: Alex Payne Delivers Hometown SummerFAST Win at Land of Legends
Alex Yankowski extends SummerFAST points lead to 18 over Jimmy Phelps

Joe Grabianowski

CANANDAIGUA, NY (August 19, 2026) – Despite earning four Super DIRTcar Series wins in his career, Alex Payne finally delivered the moment he’s dreamed about his whole life. 

In front of his hometown crowd, the Hopewell, NY driver wrestled the lead from Alex Yankowski with seven laps to go and never looked back to win Tuesday’s SummerFAST stop at Land of Legends Raceway.

Tears were flowing from Payne’s eyes as he sat in Victory Lane, overcome with emotion as he celebrated with his family and car owner Doug Dulen Jr.

“I wear my heart on my sleeve,” Payne said. “I work for this every day of the week. All week. All year. This is all I want to do. 

“This was the top of my list. This was the very top. This is my home. I grew up two minutes from here. I watched my dad race here his whole life. I’m just doing this with my family. I don’t want this to end; I’m living the dream.”

Mike Trautschold, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, led the field to the green in the 60-lap Feature, driving away from Jimmy Phelps on the race’s opening lap. The Roscoe, NY driver opened a full straightaway lead and gained separation in lap traffic before the race’s first caution fell on Lap 21 for Matt Stangle. 

Behind Trautschold, Super DIRTcar Series points leader Alex Yankowski drove past Phelps on the outside lane, moving into second before the yellow flag came out.

When the race resumed, Trautschold spun the tires on the restart, allowing Yankowski to drive away on the outside lane and take the lead. While “Kid Rocket” drove out front, Trautschold stayed within three car lengths over the next 10 laps, waiting for Yankowski to make a mistake.

That mistake happened on Lap 37, as Yankowski went too high as he drove through Turns 1 and 2, going over the cushion. Trautschold regained the lead, but Yankowski quickly gathered his momentum again, using the outside lane to close on the No. 28 in traffic.

As they exited Turn 4 to complete Lap 39, Yankowski’s momentum powered him around Trautschold to take the lead back. And unfortunately for Trautschold, that’s when heartbreak struck.

When the Roscoe, NY driver entered Turn 1 on Lap 40, the driveshaft broke, ending his chances at his first career Series win.

Trautschold’s misfortune put Alex Payne on the front row with Yankowski on the next restart, giving him a chance to win a SummerFAST Feature for the third straight night.

Yankowski took the lead when the green came back out, but as the laps wound down, Yankowski started sliding up the track in Turns 1 and 2.

That was the opportunity Payne needed, as he took advantage of the inside lane in Turn 2, diving underneath the No. 84Y to take the lead on Lap 53.

From there, Payne increased his lead and never looked back to score the emotional $6,000 victory. 

Before he made the pass for the lead, Payne slipped over the banking in Turns 3 and 4 with 10 laps to go. But once he gathered it back up, the “Slide Job Express” said he realized he still had a great chance to win.

“Normally I’d be a nervous wreck and not know what to do,” Payne said. “But I just told myself I’ve been doing this for almost 10 years now. With 10 to go, I was like, man, I’m going to win this race. I just had a feeling.”

Yankowski settled for second, extending his Super DIRTcar Series points lead to 90 points over Mat Williamson, who finished third. He also extended his SummerFAST points lead to 18 points over Jimmy Phelps with one night remaining.

Despite finishing second, Yankowski said he was content with another podium finish.

“I started skating the right front up the hill on the brakes,” Yankowski said. “I’m just bummed. I had a racecar that could’ve won. The driver just kind of goofed a little bit. 

“Alex (Payne) can rip around here as good as anyone else ever has, and I know it’s his home turf, so hats off to him. When you lead, and you get second, it really hurts, but at the end of the day, top threes are good. We just have to keep digging.”

Phelps crossed the line fourth, earning his second straight top five, and Land of Legends Regular Justin Haers finished fifth.

Here are the SummerFAST points standings after three races:
  1. Alex Yankowski               452
  2. Jimmy Phelps                  -18
  3. Jack Lehner                     -28
  4. Alex Payne                       -33
  5. Felix Roy                          -34

For a complete look at the SummerFAST standings, CLICK HERE.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series heads to Utica-Rome Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 19 for the final night SummerFAST. Joining the Beasts of the Northeast will be the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series.

GET UTICA-ROME TICKETS HERE

How can you watch the Super DIRTcar Series? Live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award: Mat Williamson
Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Award: Mat Williamson
Bicknell Racing Products Heat Race 1 Winner: Mat Williamson
DIG Race Products Heat Race 2 Winner: Alex Payne
Wix Filters Heat Race 3 Winner: Jimmy Phelps
The Greatest Store on Dirt Heat Race 4 Winner: Felix Roy
SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Pole Award Winner: Mike Trautschold
Behrent’s Performance Warehouse One Lap to Go: Alex Payne

SummerFAST at Land of Legends (60 Laps): 1. 70A-Alex Payne[7]; 2. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[4]; 3. 88-Mat Williamson[3]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[2]; 5. 3H-Justin Haers[8]; 6. 21A-Peter Britten[6]; 7. 99L-Larry Wight[21]; 8. 91-Felix Roy[5]; 9. 2-Jack Lehner[17]; 10. 19-Tim Fuller[13]; 11. 4-Anthony Perrego[20]; 12. 9S-Matt Sheppard[10]; 13. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[11]; 14. 35-Mike Mahaney[9]; 15. 12-Darren Smith[14]; 16. 7Z-Zachary Payne[12]; 17. 25-Erick Rudolph[18]; 18. 30-Nicholas Root[22]; 19. 11-Matt Caprara[19]; 20. 15X-Justin Stone[26]; 21. 48TOO-Gary Tomkins[16]; 22. (DNF) 28-Michael Trautschold[1]; 23. (DNF) 27-Tanner Van Doren[15]; 24. (DNF) 4M-Logan Watt[23]; 25. (DNF) 6-Matt Stangle[25]; 26. (DNF) 14B-Brendan Darrah[24]

Bonuses:

Jam Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award –Mat Williamson – $100
Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Award – Mat Williamson- $100
VP Racing Fuels Award (8th) –Felix Roy– $50
ARP Award(4th) –Jimmy Phelps– $50
ASI Racewear Award (11th)-Anthony Perrego – $50
Behrent’s One Lap to Go Award –Alex Payne- $50
Cometic Gasket Award (12th)-Matt Sheppard– $50
Comp Cams Award (10th)- Anthony Perrego  – $50
DIG Race Products (9th)-Jack Lehner– $50
Fox Factory Award (3rd) –Erick Rudolph- $50
MSD Award (5th)-Peter Britten $50
Swift Springs Award (6th)-Larry Wight– $50
Hoosier Racing Tire Award –Justin Haers – Free Tire
SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award –Mike Trautschold- $100

 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/where-legends-rise-alex-payne-delivers-hometown-summerfast-win-at-land-of-legends/

EVENT INFO: https://superdirtcarseries.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549671
TRACK INFO: https://www.landoflegendsraceway.com

FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

 

 

 

Pierce Wins Third USA Nationals in Four Years, Ties Single-Season Win Record

Emily Schwanke

NEW RICHMOND, WI (August 1, 2026) – Bobby Pierce can never be counted out, and Saturday night was proof of why.

The two-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision champion has dominated the dirt Late Model world all summer long, but Thursday’s opening night of the USA Nationals was a rare lackluster showing. Pierce qualified poorly, didn’t gain much ground in his Heat Race and finished 12th in the Feature, his worst Series run of the season.

But the No. 32 team wasn’t keen on settling for mediocrity on Saturday with $100,000 on the line. The decision was made to switch to the backup car, which most recently won at Adams County Speedway on July 14. Saturday morning was spent swapping parts over to the spare chassis with a smaller engine and preparing it for battle, and Pierce made sure to reward his crew’s extra effort when the green flag dropped in the 100-lap main event.

From his 10th-place spot in the starting lineup, Pierce quickly worked his way up to sixth and stayed there for most of the long green-flag run that lasted for the first 54 laps of the race. That first caution was the first of many in the second half of the Feature, which kept the field bunched up and gave Pierce ample opportunities to gain more positions.

Pierce was up to second in time for a Lap 33 restart, which placed him on the outside of his closest championship challenger, Nick Hoffman, coming to green. Pierce went wide around Turn 4 on the initial launch, generating enough steam to switch to Hoffman’s inside and throw the slider into Turn 1.

That move cleared, but Pierce then had Brandon Sheppard to deal with on his inside exiting Turn 2 in a three-way race for the lead. Sheppard thought about a slide job of his own in Turn 3, but he wasn’t clear and had to slot in behind Pierce. From that point on, Pierce was the dominant car on track on his way to a six-figure payday.

“I think we made the right call,” Pierce said. “Once again, I’ve got to say thanks to my crew. They got up early today and got these cars switched around, unloaded, shocks off and everything. We went through them hard, just really went through the setup top to bottom. I like this track again. I kind of didn’t like it last year because I was getting lapped, and now I like it again.”

Pierce’s third USA Nationals title made him the fourth driver to win the race three or more times, joining Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist and Jonathan Davenport. It was also the fourth six-figure victory of Pierce’s career and his first outside of Eldora Speedway, with the first three coming in the Dirt Track World Championship in 2024 and 2025 and the 2026 Dirt Late Model Dream.

The “Smooth Operator” now stands on the verge of World of Outlaws history, as his 18th Series win on the year tied the record for the most in a single season, matching the mark previously set by Josh Richards in 2016 and Brandon Sheppard in 2017 and 2019. Pierce’s first chance to break the record will come at the next stop on tour at Maquoketa Speedway, where he won last year.

Sheppard fell one spot short of his second USA Nationals victory, while Ethan Dotson recorded the best crown-jewel finish of his career in third. Behind them, Hudson O’Neal and Dustin Sorensen rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision kicks off a five-race tour of Iowa at Maquoketa Speedway with the Hawkeye 100 on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

RACE NOTES:

Chris Madden set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap

Michael Leach won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Tanner English won Heat 1.

Ethan Dotson won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Chris Madden won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Nick Hoffman won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Brandon Sheppard won Heat 5.

Dan Ebert won Heat 6.

Trey Mills and Hudson O’Neal won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Shannon Babb won the Last Chance Qualifier.

Dan Ebert won the Dash.

Trevor Gundaker won the FANS Fund Dash.

Dan Ebert won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Hudson O’Neal won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Brandon Sheppard was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Tanner English was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Cody Overton was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Jason Feger was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Zack Mitchell was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Clay Harris was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (100 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[10]; 2. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 3. 74X-Ethan Dotson[6]; 4. 71-Hudson O’Neal[20]; 5. 19-Dustin Sorensen[14]; 6. 96-Tanner English[4]; 7. 9M-Tim McCreadie[9]; 8. 97-Cody Overton[11]; 9. 25-Jason Feger[18]; 10. 1-Tyler Erb[17]; 11. 19R-Ryan Gustin[16]; 12. 22*-Zack Mitchell[8]; 13. 6-Clay Harris[13]; 14. 14-Trey Mills[19]; 15. 49-Jake Timm[24]; 16. 44-Chris Madden[5]; 17. B1-Brent Larson[28]; 18. 9-Nick Hoffman[3]; 19. 09-Michael Leach[7]; 20. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 21. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[26]; 22. 13-Dallon Murty[22]; 23. 1Z-Logan Zarin[29]; 24. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[25]; 25. 58V-Daulton Wilson[21]; 26. 8S-Kyle Strickler[15]; 27. 0-Jake O’Neil[12]; 28. 18-Shannon Babb[23]; 29. 11G-Trevor Gundaker[27]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/pierce-wins-third-usa-nationals-in-four-years-ties-single-season-win-record/

TRACK INFO: https://www.cedarlakespeedway.com/

FAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

Continuous Rain Postpones Friday USA Nationals Program, Saturday Start Time Moved to 5PM

NEW RICHMOND, WI (July 31, 2026) – Due to the all-day rain impacting the New Richmond, WI area throughout the morning and afternoon on Friday, leading to saturated grounds across the facility, officials from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision and Cedar Lake Speedway have agreed to postpone the Friday portion of the USA Nationals.

Friday’s program will now be run on Saturday, with Hot Laps scheduled for 5:00PM CT. Following the conclusion of the Friday program, the grandstands will be cleared and the track surface will be reworked, with the Saturday program set to begin approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of the Friday program.

If you purchased a Friday ticket, it will be honored for the rescheduled Friday program. Only Saturday tickets will be honored for the regularly-scheduled Saturday program.

The schedule for Saturday is listed below:

12:00PM – Pit Gates Open
3:00PM – Grandstand Gates Open
3:30PM – Autograph Session in Midway
5:00PM – Hot Laps Begin

Friday’s Program
Cedar Lake Late Model Hot Lap/Qualifying
World of Outlaws Late Model Hot Laps
World of Outlaws Late Model Mark Martin Automotive Qualifying
Opening Ceremonies
World of Outlaws Late Model Heat Races (8 Laps)
Cedar Lake Late Model Last Chance Showdowns
World of Outlaws Late Model Dash (6 Laps)
Cedar Lake Late Model Feature
World of Outlaws FANS Fund Dash (12 Laps)

Track Prep Break, Grandstands Cleared and Reopened

Saturday’s Program
Cedar Lake Late Model Hot Lap/Qualifying
World of Outlaws Late Model Last Chance Showdowns (10 Laps)
Cedar Lake Late Model Last Chance Showdowns
World of Outlaws Late Model Last Chance Qualifier (15 Laps)
Cedar Lake Late Model Feature
World of Outlaws Late Model Driver Introductions
World of Outlaws Late Model Feature (100 Laps)

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Tyler Erb Opens USA Nationals in Victory Lane at Cedar Lake

 Emily Schwanke

NEW RICHMOND, WI (July 30, 2026) – Tyler Erb has a colorful history at Cedar Lake Speedway, one that now includes a victory.

“Terbo” has been a regular at the USA Nationals since 2016, scoring a best finish in the main event of third in 2022. But his most infamous moment in New Richmond, WI had nothing to do with his results, as Cedar Lake was the site of his on-track retaliation incident against Bobby Pierce in 2020 that resulted in a suspension.

Six years later, Erb is doing his best to put his bad boy days behind him. He’s now engaged to fiancée Emma Hodge with a baby on the way, and he approaches his racing career with a renewed sense of maturity and discipline. That growth has led to some gains in the win column in recent years, and he’s now up to three in 2026 with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision after his Cedar Lake win on Thursday night.

“I haven’t ran good here since I got police escorted out,” Erb said. “I mean, I have ran good here before, just had one bad weekend and I feel like I’ve paid for it every time I’ve come here since. Last week, felt like we had a really good car all week at Fairbury [Speedway]. When it doesn’t work out, it’s really hard for me to just not lose my mind and go postal. I’m working on that, and tonight’s just a testament to that.”

History will show a wire-to-wire performance for Erb in the 30-lap Feature, but his path to the win included plenty of challenges. The biggest one came from Hudson O’Neal, who worked his way from fifth in the starting order to second in time for a Lap 8 restart. O’Neal briefly got alongside Erb in Turn 2 after going back green, but Erb had enough momentum around the top to drive away down the backstretch.

Erb hadn’t seen the last of O’Neal, because the No. 71 remained right behind Erb for most of the race. While both drivers agreed on running the bottom through Turns 3 and 4, the other end of the track was where O’Neal tried over and over to get the lead. Erb and O’Neal both entered low, but Erb then drifted toward the wall through the middle of the corner, opening the door for O’Neal to stay low and try to slide up in front on the exit of Turn 2. O’Neal never found enough speed around the inside to get clear, allowing Erb to hold the lead as the laps clicked by.

One final restart on Lap 23 brought Brandon Sheppard into the picture, and he rallied around the cushion to take second from O’Neal, but he was unable to track down Erb before he took the checkers to claim his first Cedar Lake win.

“This track changes so much,” Erb said. “When I was following cars, it was in dirty air, I was like, ‘I need to move down at some point, someone’s going to drive by me.’ I could see Hud kind of half slide me there. I saw Shepp got to second on the board, and I was like, ‘Well I’ll be damned, here we go.”

Sheppard made up the second half of a Rocket Chassis 1-2 ahead of O’Neal in third. Nick Hoffman and Devin Moran completed the top five.

UP NEXT: The USA Nationals continue at Cedar Lake Speedway with Qualifying, Heat Races, the pole Dash and the FANS Fund Dash on Friday, July 31. Tickets will be available at the gate.

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RACE NOTES:

Brian Shirley set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Tanner English won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Devin Moran won Heat 1.

Hudson O’Neal won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Ethan Dotson won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Brandon Sheppard won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Tyler Erb won Heat 5.

Jake O’Neil won Heat 6.

Tanner English and Jason Feger won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Tyler Erb won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Ryan Gustin won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Brandon Sheppard was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Devin Moran was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Jake Timm was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Cody Overton was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Tanner English was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Tyler Bruening was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Jake O’Neil was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[6]; 3. 71-Hudson O’Neal[5]; 4. 9-Nick Hoffman[9]; 5. 99-Devin Moran[4]; 6. 14-Trey Mills[15]; 7. 49-Jake Timm[10]; 8. 9M-Tim McCreadie[14]; 9. 97-Cody Overton[12]; 10. 96-Tanner English[19]; 11. 19R-Ryan Gustin[22]; 12. 32-Bobby Pierce[13]; 13. 16-Tyler Bruening[17]; 14. 0-Jake O’Neil[3]; 15. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[11]; 16. 25-Jason Feger[20]; 17. 74X-Ethan Dotson[2]; 18. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[25]; 19. 3S-Brian Shirley[8]; 20. B1-Brent Larson[26]; 21. 22*-Zack Mitchell[23]; 22. 60-Dan Ebert[7]; 23. 58V-Daulton Wilson[24]; 24. 09-Michael Leach[21]; 25. 19-Dustin Sorensen[16]; 26. 13-Dallon Murty[18]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/tyler-erb-opens-usa-nationals-in-victory-lane-at-cedar-lake/

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Iowa Swing Forges New Chapter in World of Outlaws Hawkeye State History

Josh James

 

MAQUOKETA, IA (August 19, 2026) – The movie “Field of Dreams” famously asked the question, “Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa.” But if you’re a dirt racing fan, they’re one and the same.

Take a trip to the “Hawkeye State” in the summer, and you can catch racing nearly every night of the week at some of the most entertaining tracks in the nation. This season, late August features a two-week tour of the state for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

The upcoming swing is the latest addition to a long and storied history of World of Outlaws racing in Iowa, which dates all the way back to the inaugural season of the Series in 1988. Along the way, the tour has stopped at a dozen different tracks across the state that have produced countless incredible moments and unforgettable memories.

Davenport Speedway: Before Maquoketa Speedway became the go-to track for World of Outlaws racing in the Quad Cities area, Davenport held that distinction.

The track held its first two Series races in 2004 and 2007 that were won by Brian Birkhofer and Brian Harris, respectively, but it wasn’t until 2018 that Davenport became a fixture on the schedule. That was the year Chad Simpson won his first World of Outlaws race in a Tuesday night prelude to the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway, a tradition that returned in 2019 and was won by Jimmy Owens.

When the COVID pandemic interrupted the 2020 season, Davenport was one of the first tracks that brought the tour back to life. The event in late May was dubbed the Inside Out Doubleheader, featuring a race on the 1/4-mile layout on Friday night and the 1/2-mile configuration on Saturday night. Brandon Sheppard swept both nights, as well as a third Davenport race in 2020 on the 1/4-mile in July.

Davenport’s presence on the calendar expanded in 2021 with the inaugural Quad Cities 150, a three-night weekend in late August. Six different drivers found Victory Lane in the three years the event was held, including Tanner English, who picked up his first two World of Outlaws wins on back-to-back nights in 2022.

Independence Motor Speedway: The Series’ second most-visited track in Iowa behind Davenport is Independence, the high-banked 3/8-mile situated 40 miles north of Cedar Rapids.

Josh Richards topped the inaugural visit in 2011 before Darrell Lanigan won in each of the next three years from 2012 to 2014. Following a five-year hiatus, the Series returned in 2019 when Rocket1 Racing returned to Independence Victory Lane with Brandon Sheppard behind the wheel.

Another five-year wait followed before Bobby Pierce won the return trip in 2024. Earlier this season, Independence shifted from its longtime summer slot on the schedule to April, but Pierce came out on top just the same after ripping past Nick Hoffman.

Boone Speedway: The track best known as the home of the IMCA Super Nationals has also hosted its share of top-level Super Late Model racing, including five World of Outlaws races since 2021.

Prior to moving to Maquoketa in 2024, Boone was the home of the Hawkeye 100 for three seasons. Bobby Pierce won two of them in 2021 and 2023 while the 2022 edition went to Jonathan Davenport, one of five World of Outlaws wins for “Superman” that season.

Boone was also home to a rare case of twin full-field Features on the same night on the Friday before the Hawkeye 100 in 2021. Cade Dillard won the first 25-lapper before a 12-car invert was used to set the field for the second race that Shannon Babb was victorious in.

Hamilton County Speedway: The 1989 season included a five-night trip across Iowa leading up to the Fourth of July. The first four of them were won by Billy Moyer, including the first World of Outlaws race in Hamilton County’s history.

The Webster City oval returned to the fray more than a quarter-century later, with Brian Shirley winning in 2016 to go back-to-back with the Series for the first time after his Rockford Speedway victory the previous night. The most recent Hamilton County World of Outlaws race came in 2024, in which Bobby Pierce claimed his fourth of 13 wins on the year.

Mason City Motor Speedway: Mason City was part of the World of Outlaws’ revival season in 2004 and the site of Rick Eckert’s fifth and final triumph of the year. It would be 12 years before the Series rolled back into town in 2016, with then-reigning champion Shane Clanton taking the checkers.

Seven years later, Bobby Pierce’s Mason City win was enough to vault him into the points lead over Chris Madden, sending him on the trajectory that led him to his first Series championship.

Maquoketa Speedway: This weekend’s festivities will bring the World of Outlaws back to Maquoketa for the track’s third year as the home of the Hawkeye 100.

Brian Shirley swept Maquoketa’s first two Series races in 2024 and nearly made it three in a row in 2025, coming up short to Bobby Pierce by inches in a drag race to the checkered flag.

300 Raceway: Named with a nod to the 300-foot-long tractor pulling track in the infield of the oval, 300 Raceway played host to a pair of World of Outlaws events in the early years of the tour.

Scott Bloomquist won his second of nine Series races in 2004 in Farley on his way to the championship, while Rick Eckert followed him up in 2005 in what still stands as the track’s most recent World of Outlaws race.

Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway: 300 Raceway sits less than 20 minutes outside the city of Dubuque, which has a 3/8-mile fairgrounds bullring of its own.

Brian Birkhofer picked up the third World of Outlaws win of his career at Dubuque in 2005. Then in 2018, Brandon Sheppard rallied back from a flat tire to clear Chris Simpson with three laps remaining and collect the trophy.

Knoxville Raceway: The most famous track on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series schedule has also hosted a pair of fendered World of Outlaws races.

Knoxville was home to Iowa’s first Series event in 1988 which went to that year’s eventual champion, Billy Moyer. Darrell Lanigan won the only other stop at Knoxville in 2007, although Late Models continue to close the curtain on Knoxville’s season every year with the Late Model Knoxville Nationals in September.

Iowa State Fair Speedway: The lone track on the list that is no longer in existence, the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines was home to a 1/2-mile dirt track from 1967 until 2016. The World of Outlaws stopped by for a doubleheader weekend in 1989, with Billy Moyer and Rick Aukland splitting the victories.

While the oval is no longer standing, the land formerly occupied by Turns 3 and 4 now holds a tractor pulling track that remains in operation.

34 Raceway: As the name suggests, 34 Raceway can be found right alongside US Highway 34 in West Burlington, eight miles from the Mississippi River.

The track’s lone World of Outlaws appearance went to Billy Moyer in 1989. In recent years, the Slocum 50 has become 34 Raceway’s biggest Late Model event, with a winner’s list that includes names like Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr., Devin Moran and Shannon Babb.

Marshalltown Speedway: Some say if you can win on a Friday night at Marshalltown, you can win anywhere.

“Mo-Town” boasts one of the largest and toughest weekly racing contingents in the country across its collection of IMCA divisions, but Super Late Models have been a rarity over the years. One World of Outlaws race has been contested there in 1989, with Billy Moyer coming out on top.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision kicks off a five-race tour of Iowa with the Hawkeye 100 at Maquoketa Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22, before traveling to Southern Iowa Speedway (Wednesday, Aug. 26), Adams County Speedway (Friday, Aug. 28) and Shelby County Speedway (Saturday, Aug. 29). Get your tickets for all four events by clicking here.

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Race-by-Race History
July 29, 1988 – Knoxville Raceway – Billy Moyer
June 29, 1989 – 34 Raceway – Billy Moyer
June 30, 1989 – Marshalltown Speedway – Billy Moyer
July 1, 1989 – Hamilton County Speedway – Billy Moyer
July 2, 1989 – Iowa State Fair Speedway – Billy Moyer
July 3, 1989 – Iowa State Fair Speedway – Rick Aukland
May 15, 2004 – 300 Raceway – Scott Bloomquist
Aug. 3, 2004 – Mason City Motor Speedway – Rick Eckert
Aug. 10, 2004 – Davenport Speedway – Brian Birkhofer
June 1, 2005 – 300 Raceway – Rick Eckert
Aug. 9, 2005 – Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway – Brian Birkhofer
May 9, 2007 – Davenport Speedway – Brian Harris
June 15, 2007 – Knoxville Raceway – Darrell Lanigan
Aug. 8, 2011 – Independence Motor Speedway – Josh Richards
Aug. 6, 2012 – Independence Motor Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
Aug. 5, 2013 – Independence Motor Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
July 24, 2014 – Independence Motor Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
July 7, 2016 – Hamilton County Speedway – Brian Shirley
July 8, 2016 – Mason City Motor Speedway – Shane Clanton
July 6, 2018 – Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 24, 2018 – Davenport Speedway – Chad Simpson
July 5, 2019 – Independence Motor Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 24, 2019 – Davenport Speedway – Jimmy Owens
May 29, 2020 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
May 30, 2020 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 28, 2020 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
April 30, 2021 – Boone Speedway – Cade Dillard
April 30, 2021 – Boone Speedway – Shannon Babb
May 1, 2021 – Boone Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 26, 2021 – Davenport Speedway – Devin Moran
Aug. 27, 2021 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
Aug. 28, 2021 – Davenport Speedway – Devin Moran
July 25, 2022 – Boone Speedway – Jonathan Davenport
Aug. 25, 2022 – Davenport Speedway – Jason Feger
Aug. 26, 2022 – Davenport Speedway – Tanner English
Aug. 27, 2022 – Davenport Speedway – Tanner English
June 27, 2023 – Mason City Motor Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 1, 2023 – Boone Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 24, 2023 – Davenport Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 25, 2023 – Davenport Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 26, 2023 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
June 24, 2024 – Independence Motor Speedway – Bobby Pierce
June 25, 2024 – Hamilton County Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 16, 2024 – Maquoketa Speedway – Brian Shirley
Aug. 17, 2024 – Maquoketa Speedway – Brian Shirley
Aug. 16, 2025 – Maquoketa Speedway – Bobby Pierce
April 28, 2026 – Independence Motor Speedway – Bobby Pierce

World of Outlaws Winners from Iowa
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 16
Brian Birkhofer – Muscatine, IA – 7
Brian Harris – Davenport, IA – 1
Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – 1

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/iowa-swing-forges-new-chapter-in-world-of-outlaws-hawkeye-state-history/

 

 

Five-Race Iowa Swing Begins With Hawkeye 100 at Maquoketa

Emily Schwanke

MAQUOKETA, IA (August 18, 2026) – Knoxville may have gone quiet, but a packed month of dirt racing in Iowa is far from over.

The rest of August belongs to the Late Models, with five races at four different tracks across the “Hawkeye State” coming up over the next two weeks. The fun begins this weekend with Maquoketa Speedway’s biggest event of the year, the Hawkeye 100.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will be returning to the eastern Iowa facility for the third-straight year in 2026. A practice night kicks off the weekend on Thursday, Aug. 20, when the grandstands will be open to fans free of charge. Racing begins on Friday, Aug. 21, with a $12,000-to-win World of Outlaws Feature before the $25,000-to-win finale on Saturday, Aug, 22.

The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet will be joined by local IMCA competitors all weekend long, with the Modifieds, Stock Cars and Sport Mods racing on Friday and the Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks hitting the track on Saturday.

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Here are this week’s top storylines:

ON HISTORY’S DOORSTEP: Bobby Pierce’s USA Nationals victory was his 18th of the season with the World of Outlaws. A 19th win would pit him in uncharted territory.

Maquoketa will present Pierce’s first opportunity to set a new World of Outlaws single-season win record, breaking his current tie with Josh Richards, who won 18 races in 2016, and Brandon Sheppard, who reached that mark in 2017 and 2019.

With 14 races remaining on the schedule in 2026, Pierce could potentially smash that target if he keeps rattling off wins at his current pace. His 18 wins in 40 races so far give him a win percentage of 45%, and since 141 Speedway on June 20, Pierce has won eight out of 11 races for a 72% win rate.

Iowa has been one of Pierce’s best states throughout his World of Outlaws career, as he’s won nine times across six tracks in Series competition. At Maquoketa specifically, Pierce has one win in last year’s Hawkeye 100 and three more on Nippy 50 weekend, the track’s springtime tradition.

HAWKEYE HOMECOMING: Ryan Gustin’s most anticipated stretch of the season is upon him.

Most national-touring drivers are lucky to get one or two chances per year to race in front of their home fans, but Gustin gets to spend the next two weeks racing across his native Iowa. Located about two hours east of his hometown of Marshalltown, IA, Maquoketa has been one of Gustin’s most consistently strong tracks anywhere in the country. He’s finished seventh or better in eight of his nine career Late Model starts there, and two of his three World of Outlaws starts have been top fives.

A win this weekend would be Gustin’s first at Maquoketa and his first home-state triumph in World of Outlaws competition.

NEEDS ONE BAD: If Nick Hoffman wants to keep any glimmer of hope for a championship alive, he’s going to need a very fruitful Iowa trip.

The fourth-year Outlaw led the first 53 laps at Cedar Lake, and a potential USA Nationals win would have done wonders in turning the momentum in the title chase back in Hoffman’s favor. Instead, Pierce won while Hoffman faded all the way back to 18th, leaving him 96 points out of the lead leaving Wisconsin.

Since Hoffman’s last win at Mansfield Speedway at the end of May, he’s ran in the top five 10 times in 13 races. But nothing short of wins will help you gain ground on Pierce in his current form, and Hoffman knows that better than anyone. Winning is something Hoffman has yet to do in his first three Maquoketa starts, although he earned a spot on the podium in the last two.

WELCOME TO THE HALL: Tim McCreadie spent part of the break in the World of Outlaws schedule receiving one of the greatest honors of his career.

Last weekend, McCreadie joined his father, “Barefoot” Bob McCreadie as a member of the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame. “T-Mac” also took the opportunity to return to the seat of the cars that launched his career, driving a Vinny Vitale-owned Big Block Modified in the Hall of Fame 100 on Sunday night at Weedsport Speedway. McCreadie’s first Super DIRTcar Series appearance in nearly three years didn’t go quite how he planned though, as he was caught in a crash 36 laps in and finished 23rd.

A return to his day job awaits McCreadie this weekend at Maquoketa, where he finished seventh in his track debut a year ago.

FERTILE SOIL: Ethan Dotson may call California home, but his racing career wouldn’t be where it is today if it weren’t for the success he had in Iowa.

Dotson is a former champion of Iowa’s biggest fendered race, the IMCA Super Nationals, which brings more than 1,000 cars to Boone Speedway every September for a weeklong extravaganza. That performance, along with many other IMCA Modified wins across Iowa and beyond made the Super Late Model world take notice, sending Dotson down a path that eventually led him to his current home at ASD Motorsports as a full-time Outlaw.

Dotson’s first Late Model start at Maquoketa last year saw him win his Heat Race, lead laps in the Feature and finish fifth. He’ll return for round two on the upswing fresh off a third-place run in the USA Nationals main event, the best crown-jewel result of his career.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 21-22, at Maquoketa Speedway in Maquoketa, IA

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (5785 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-96)
3. Tyler Erb (-319)
4. Tim McCreadie (-418)
5. Ryan Gustin (-495)
6. Ethan Dotson (-584)
7. Trey Mills (-716)
8. Daulton Wilson (-717)
9. Dennis Erb Jr. (-756)
10. Dustin Sorensen (-844)

FEATURE WINNERS (12):
Bobby Pierce – 18
Nick Hoffman – 6
Tyler Erb – 3
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Tim McCreadie – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (28):
Nick Hoffman – 33
Bobby Pierce – 31
Tyler Erb – 20
Tim McCreadie – 15
Ryan Gustin – 12
Brandon Sheppard – 11
Hudson O’Neal – 10
Drake Troutman – 10
Ethan Dotson – 9
Daulton Wilson – 8
Chris Madden – 5
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 5
Dennis Erb Jr. – 5
Jonathan Davenport – 5
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Brandon Overton – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Max Blair – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (24):
Bobby Pierce – 552
Nick Hoffman – 272
Tyler Erb – 129
Brandon Sheppard – 118
Daulton Wilson – 106
Drake Troutman – 99
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Hudson O’Neal – 68
Trey Mills – 63
Jonathan Davenport – 57
Tim McCreadie – 46
Garrett Alberson – 46
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 41
Mike Marlar – 39
Mason Zeigler – 24
Ethan Dotson – 22
Ashton Winger – 22
Dan Ebert – 14
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4
Dallon Murty – 3

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (24):
Nick Hoffman – 7
Daulton Wilson – 3
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Drake Troutman – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tyler Erb – 2
Chris Madden – 2
Ethan Dotson – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Tim McCreadie – 1
Hudson O’Neal – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Dallon Murty – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (20):
Nick Hoffman – 8
Chris Madden – 5
Bobby Pierce – 3
Tim McCreadie – 3
Michael Leach – 3
Tyler Erb – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Jonathan Davenport – 2
Daulton Wilson – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Boom Briggs – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Ross Robinson – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Tanner English – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (44):
Nick Hoffman – 23
Bobby Pierce – 19
Tyler Erb – 12
Brandon Sheppard – 9
Ryan Gustin – 8
Chris Madden – 8
Hudson O’Neal – 7
Drake Troutman – 7
Daulton Wilson – 6
Tim McCreadie – 5
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 5
Ethan Dotson – 5
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Brandon Overton – 4
Mason Zeigler – 3
Dennis Erb Jr. – 3
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Devin Moran – 2
Dan Ebert – 2
Sam Seawright – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Dallon Murty – 2
Jared Miley – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Sam Mars – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Lane Snook – 1
Tanner English – 1
Jake O’Neil – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (42):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Dallon Murty – 4
Ryan Gustin – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Logan Zarin – 3
Tritan Chamberlain – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Drake Troutman – 2
Dustin Sorensen – 2
Boom Briggs – 2
Carson Ferguson – 2
Jason Feger – 2
Nick Hoffman – 1
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Kyle Bronson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Chris Ferguson – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Gordy Gundaker – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1
Lincoln Smith – 1
Wesley McCray – 1
Tanner English – 1

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 21 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL (Practice)
Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Chris Madden (1)
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Hudson O’Neal (1)
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tim McCreadie (1)
Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (1)
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Thursday, Feb. 19 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL (Practice)
Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Bobby Pierce (1)
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Nick Hoffman (3)
Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (2)
Thursday, March 19 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS (Practice)
Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Bobby Pierce (3)
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Hudson O’Neal (2)
Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / Nick Hoffman (4)
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Thursday, April 9 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (2)
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Bobby Pierce (5)
Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / Bobby Pierce (6)
Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Bobby Pierce (7)
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Ryan Gustin (1)
Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / Bobby Pierce (8)
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Mason Zeigler (1)
Wednesday, May 27 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / Bobby Pierce (9)
Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH / Ricky Thornton Jr. (1)
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Tyler Erb (1)
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Nick Hoffman (6)
Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Bobby Pierce (10)
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Tyler Erb (2)
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / Bobby Pierce (11)
Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Bobby Pierce (12)
Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN / Bobby Pierce (13)
Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Bobby Pierce (14)
Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Bobby Pierce (15)
Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN / Bobby Pierce (16)
Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY / Daulton Wilson (1)
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / Bobby Pierce (17)
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / Brandon Sheppard (3)
Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Tyler Erb (3)
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Bobby Pierce (18)
Thursday, Aug. 20 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/top-five-storylines-five-race-iowa-swing-begins-with-hawkeye-100-at-maquoketa/

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One Point Separates MD3 Rookie of the Year Battle Entering Iowa

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (August 12, 2026) – One of the most intriguing freshman classes in recent history has been living up to the hype in 2026.

Four drivers are following the full World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision tour for the first time this season, and they’re all doing it with race teams that are also new to full-time national tour competition. They’ve each had their own set of struggles and successes since the season began in January, and the battle between them for the MD3 Rookie of the Year Award is set to come down to the wire in the closing races of the year.

Here’s a look at where each World of Outlaws rookie stands:

Trey Mills – 1st in rookie points, 7th in overall points: Four months ago, top rookie honors looked like a pipe dream for Trey Mills. Not anymore.

The No. 14 team didn’t get off to the start they wanted, and sat 189 points behind Daulton Wilson leaving Farmer City Raceway in April. Late spring was when Mills started to find his groove, and he’s been chipping away at the deficit ever since. Mills beat Wilson by 11 positions in the USA Nationals finale at Cedar Lake Speedway, and that was just enough to edge in front by a single point.

The 18-year-old Floridian has been the underdog in this year’s rookie battle from the start, considering Wilson is 29 and has been driving Super Late Models since Mills was in fifth grade. Despite the experience difference, Mills has proven himself to be a quick learner. He’s finished in the top 10 16 times this season, with 11 of them coming at tracks Mills had never been to before.

While he hasn’t yet won for the first time at the national level, he’s come close on multiple occasions, including on some of the sport’s biggest nights. Mills earned the pole position at both the Dirt Late Model Dream and the Prairie Dirt Classic and led a combined 87 laps between the two crown jewels, more than any other driver.

Daulton Wilson – 2nd in rookie points, 8th in overall points: Less than a year ago, Wilson was wondering if his days as a nationally-touring Late Model driver were behind him. These days, his outlook is brighter than ever.

The Fayetteville, NC driver spent last fall as a free agent after his departure from JRR Motorsports. In October, an opportunity came along from Augie Burttram and Shawn Martin to run a handful of races as part of their Big Frog/Viper Motorsports operation. The combination hit it off, one thing led to another, and Wilson’s short-term arrangement turned into a long-term deal to run the full World of Outlaws schedule for the first time in 2026.

“Big Perm” was competitive out of the gate, going on a run of 13 top 10s in 18 races in the spring. Early summer was a struggle, but all those frustrations vanished at Stateline Speedway when Wilson broke through for his first World of Outlaws victory and Big Frog’s biggest win to date.

Wilson could use a few more nights like that one to lock up the Rookie of the Year title. The schedule says Wilson should have the upper hand in crunch time, as the final races of the season take place at Modoc Speedway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte, two Carolina tracks that Wilson knows well.

Logan Zarin – 3rd in rookie points, 13th in overall points: In his first full season racing with the World of Outlaws, Logan Zarin has also gotten a taste of victory.

Two hours from home at Marion Center Raceway, the Hookstown, PA native took the checkers in his split-field Feature ahead of the Connor Bobik Memorial for the first national-level win of his career. Zarin was joined in Victory Lane that night by Jared Miley, who won the other preliminary race to complete the sweep by the western Pennsylvania locals.

Zarin’s best full-field finish came across the state line at Wayne County Speedway in Ohio, where he finished eighth on May 28. The primary goal for the season has been to learn and build toward a long and successful future in the national Late Model ranks, and that’s exactly what he’s been doing in the first 40 races of the campaign.

Eli Johnson – 4th in rookie points, 14th in overall points: Despite being the oldest member of the rookie class at age 32, Eli Johnson came into the season with the least amount of previous Super Late Model experience.

The Clewiston, FL native grew up around racing, but didn’t climb into a car himself until adulthood. Following a handful of seasons of competing locally in Florida, Johnson went all in on Super Late Model racing midway through 2025. The No. 55E team ran the full DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour and attended several other major events, all in an effort to prepare themselves for full-time World of Outlaws racing the following year.

Johnson’s best night to date came at West Virginia Motor Speedway, where he rallied from 23rd up to a carer-best 12th, earning the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award in the process. He’s also started to find more early-night speed as of late, making a pair of Redraws at River Cities Speedway in June and Stateline Speedway in July.

Mills, Wilson, Zarin and Johnson will resume their World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision rookie campaigns in the Hawkeye 100 at Maquoketa Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/one-point-separates-md3-rookie-of-the-year-battle-entering-iowa/

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BY THE NUMBERS: A Deep Dive Into Pierce's Historic 2026 Season

 

CONCORD, NC (August 5, 2026) – You don’t need a master’s degree in dirt Late Model racing to realize that Bobby Pierce has been the top driver in the sport this year.

Domination out of the No. 32 camp has been a common theme of the past four seasons. But as he inches closer to a third World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision championship, Pierce’s 2026 campaign has created some statistics that not only exceed everyone else in the pit area, but also some of his own benchmarks from years past.

Here’s a look at the numbers behind Pierce’s 2026 season:

18 – Pierce’s World of Outlaws win total in 2026. Not only has he already blown past his personal record of 14 wins in 2023, but he’s part of a tie for the single-season win record alongside Josh Richards (2016) and Brandon Sheppard (2017, 2019). With 14 races left on this season’s schedule, Pierce has a chance to smash the existing record if he keeps up his winning ways through the fall.

60 – the World of Outlaws win total Pierce is up to in his career. He’s the fourth driver in Series history to reach that mark after Sheppard, Richards, and Darrell Lanigan.

248 – the number of Feature starts Pierce needed to reach 60 wins. Out of the three drivers ahead of him on the all-time wins list, only Sheppard got there faster, winning his 60th World of Outlaws race in his 198th start at Lernerville Speedway in 2020.

6 – consecutive wins Pierce strung together in June. That tied the all-time Series record, a title Pierce shares with Lanigan (2012) and himself (2024).

45 – Pierce’s win percentage in World of Outlaws competition in 2026. That’s a major improvement over his career best of 36% in 2023, and it’s nearly on pace with the modern Series record of 46%, which was achieved in 2014 when Lanigan won 17 of the 37 races contested that season.

3.38 – Pierce’s average finish so far in 2026. It would be the best of his World of Outlaws career if he can maintain it through the end of the season, as well as the fourth-best average finish in the modern era of the Series behind Lanigan’s 2.70 in 2014, Sheppard’s 2.93 in 2019 and Sheppard’s 3.30 in 2017.

194 – cars Pierce has passed in Features this season. His win total and average finish are made more impressive by his average starting position of 8.23, the worst of his full-time World of Outlaws career.

8 – times Pierce has gained 10 or more positions in a Feature. For perspective, that’s something Pierce did five times in the first three years of his full-time World of Outlaws career combined. His deepest run of the season came at Volusia Speedway Park when he gained 18 spots driving from 21st to third in the Friday portion of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals.

38 – the number of consecutive top 10s Pierce started the year with, demolishing his personal best of 18 in a row last year. The streak finally came to an end last Thursday at Cedar Lake Speedway when Pierce finished 12th on the first night of the USA Nationals.

552 – laps led in Feature competition. Pierce’s 33 laps out front on Saturday night at Cedar Lake Speedway brought him within one lap of his career-high of 553 in 2023. That means the No. 32 has been out front for 29% of the 1,902 laps turned this season.

18 – how many different tracks Pierce has won at this season. If he goes the rest of the season without winning somewhere more than once, it would be the first time he’s done so since joining the World of Outlaws full-time in 2023. Out of all the places Pierce has been victorious so far this season, 10 have been first-time additions to his Series wins list, while two came in his first visit to the track (Hendry County Motorsports Park and Georgetown Speedway).

3 – Pierce’s crown jewel total so far in 2026, having topped the Show-Me 100, Dirt Late Model Dream and the USA Nationals. He still has work to do to match his personal best of six in 2024, when he won the Prairie Dirt Classic, USA Nationals, North-South 100, World 100, Late Model Knoxville Nationals and the Dirt Track World Championship in an unstoppable three-month rampage.

24 – races Pierce has won across all of dirt Late Model racing this year. His mark to beat is 38 wins in 2024, and he’s nearly on pace to do that – Pierce’s 24th win of 2024 came in the Prairie Dirt Classic, only a week earlier than it did in 2026.

Pierce’s first opportunity to break the World of Outlaws single-season win record will come at Maquoketa Speedway in the World of Outlaws Hawkeye 100 on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/by-the-numbers-a-deep-dive-into-pierces-historic-2026-season/

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Super DIRTCAR series

       

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Photos courtesy The World of Outlaws

The Super DIRTcar Series remains the premier traveling tour for Big Block Modifieds in the nation.

Each Super DIRTcar Series event follows a traditional short-track program including pre-race Hot Lap sessions, qualifying through Time Trials, Heat Races, and a Last Chance Showdown, all leading up to the 30-car Feature. The number of cars entered that night determines the number of preliminary races. The top 12 qualifiers in the heat races redraw for starting positions.

A FRIESEN FINISH: Stewart Friesen Closes SummerFAST With Utica-Rome Victory, Alex Yankowski Clinches Second SummerFAST Title

 Joe Grabianowski

VERNON, NY (August 19, 2026) – The fifth annual SummerFAST finished exactly how it started, with Stewart Friesen standing in Victory Lane.

After passing Mat Williamson for the lead on Lap 28, the Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON driver never looked back to win Wednesday’s Super DIRTcar Series stop at Utica-Rome Speedway.

Friesen’s victory bookends the 2026 edition of SummerFAST, backing up his win in Sunday’s opener at Weedsport Speedway.

Darren Smith, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, led the opening circuit of the 60-lap Feature, using the inside lane to nose ahead of Mat Williamson at the start/finish line. That lead didn’t last long, though, as Williamson gained momentum on the outside lane and stormed around the No. 12 to take the lead on Lap 2.

Behind Williamson, Friesen started inching forward, passing Matt Sheppard and Alex Yankowski on the outside to get to third on Lap 16. He only needed one more lap to take over second, relegating Smith to third with another outside lane pass. 

But just as Friesen set his sights on Williamson, he made a rare mistake, driving off the banking in Turns 3 and 4, dropping him back to fifth on Lap 18.

Friesen didn’t let that mistake deter him, though, as he drove by all three of them again within four laps, reclaiming second on Lap 23. That’s when he set his sights on Williamson, putting his right rear on Utica-Rome’s cushion, and closing in on every lap.

While Williamson dealt with traffic, Friesen closed quickly on the Buzz Chew Racing No. 88. But like the three cars behind him, Friesen used the outside lane to get a run on “Money Mat” in Turns 3 and 4, driving around the three-time Series champ to take the lead for good on Lap 28.

From there, Friesen went untouched to earn his 58th career Series victory, breaking a tie with Alan Johnson for fifth on the Series all-time wins list. 

“The 44 team is rocking and rolling right now,” Friesen said. “It was a great track at Utica-Rome tonight; we just made one mistake. Mat (Williamson) was kind of getting held up in lap traffic, and I was like, let’s go up and try that top again in (Turns) 3 and 4. I got a little too far and got in the slime, and it made it interesting, I guess.

“Just a great race car. I can’t thank my supporters enough. It takes so much to do this.”

Williamson settled for second, earning back-to-back SummerFAST podiums, while Smith crossed the line third.

Alex Payne, the race’s hard charger, moved up 14 spots to finish fourth.

Meanwhile, Yankowski rounded out the top five, earning enough points to win his second SummerFAST title by 19 points over Jimmy Phelps. The Covington Township, PA driver finished in the top five in all four events and said his championship was a testament to how well his team is clicking.

“We have really good racecars, and really fast engines,” Yankowski said. “We’re just kind of building a notebook. We’re going to these places for the second, third, fourth time, which is huge. I think to win something like this, it really shows we have a really good maintenance program, and some really fast racecars.” 

“Kid Rocket” also leaves SummerFAST with an 84-point lead over Williamson, with nine races remaining in the 2026 season.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series returns to Weedsport Speedway for the final time in 2026 for the Cavalcade Cup 100 on Sunday, Sept. 6. Joining the Series will be the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series for the Sportsman Classic.

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RACE NOTES:

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award: Jack Lehner
Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Award: Matt Sheppard
Bicknell Racing Products Heat Race 1 Winner: Stewart Friesen
DIG Race Products Heat Race 2 Winner: Jack Lehner
Wix Filters Heat Race 3 Winner: Darren Smith 
The Greatest Store on Dirt Heat Race 4 Winner: Jimmy Phelps
SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Pole Award Winner: Darren Smith
Behrent’s Performance Warehouse One Lap to Go: Stewart Friesen

SummerFAST at Utica Rome (60 Laps): 1. 44-Stewart Friesen[3]; 2. 88-Mat Williamson[2]; 3. 12-Darren Smith[1]; 4. 70A-Alex Payne[18]; 5. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[8]; 6. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[4]; 7. 2-Jack Lehner[5]; 8. 21A-Peter Britten[11]; 9. 91-Felix Roy[15]; 10. 25-Erick Rudolph[16]; 11. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[7]; 12. 19-Tim Fuller[20]; 13. 4M-Logan Watt[10]; 14. 35-Mike Mahaney[25]; 15. 3H-Justin Haers[22]; 16. 27-Tanner Van Doren[21]; 17. 6-Matt Stangle[24]; 18. 1-Tyler Dippel[19]; 19. 29-Ryan Krachun[17]; 20. 21C-Brian Calabrese[14]; 21. 91JR-Jeremy Roy[13]; 22. 15X-Justin Stone[26]; 23. (DNF) 9S-Matt Sheppard[6]; 24. (DNF) 26-Ryan Godown[9]; 25. (DNF) 11T-Jeff Taylor[23]; 26. (DNF) 4-Anthony Perrego[12] 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/a-friesen-finish-stewart-friesen-closes-summerfast-with-utica-rome-victory-alex-yankowski-clinches-second-summerfast-title/

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TAMING THE DEMON: Alex Yankowski Wins SummerFAST Thriller at Brewerton
The Covington Township, PA driver leads the SummerFAST points standings after two nights

joe Grabianowski

CENTRAL SQUARE, NY (August 18, 2026) – Alex Yankowski had only made three Super DIRTcar Series starts at Brewerton Speedway before this year’s SummerFAST.

But in the final laps of Monday’s Feature, the Covington Township, PA driver looked like he’d been racing there for years.

“Kid Rocket” stormed from third to first on the inside lane with eight laps to go, holding off challenges from Alex Payne and Jimmy Phelps to earn his second career SummerFAST triumph.

Yankowski, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, led the field to the green in the 60-lap Feature. But that lead didn’t last long, as Jimmy Phelps rolled the outside lane in Turns 3 and 4 to take the lead on Lap 2.

Phelps continued on the outside lane for the next 10 laps, while Yankowski stayed within striking distance, running the lowest line possible. Yankowski inched forward, trying to sneak past Phelps on the bottom, but Phelps adjusted his line to keep the No. 84Y at bay.

However, as Phelps held off Yankowski, Alex Payne closed on the top two with a thunderous run on the outside lane. The Hopewell, NY driver’s momentum carried him around the No. 98H in Turns 3 and 4, as he took the lead for the first time on Lap 11.

Payne held that lead until the race’s first caution, when Matt Caprara and Logan Watt tangled on Lap 18. That put Phelps next to the No. 70A on the restart, with Payne choosing the outside.

When the race resumed, Phelps got a good run on the bottom on Turn 2, nosing ahead of Payne as they completed the 22nd circuit. But like earlier in the race, Payne needed a lap to regain his momentum on the Brewerton banks, re-taking the lead on Lap 23.

The “Slide Job Express” remained out front for the next 27 laps before a yellow flag for Tim Sears Jr. brought out the race’s final caution with 11 laps to go.

After Payne chose the outside lane again on the restart, Phelps took what he learned from earlier in the race and made a last-ditch effort to try and earn his third win of the season. When the green came back out, Phelps beat Payne into Turn 1, sliding up in front of Payne to take his lane away as they raced down the backstretch. 

That gave Phelps the lead as they crossed the start/finish line on Lap 50. Like earlier in the race, Payne started to build momentum on the top. But this time, Yankowski was also building momentum on the inside lane.

With Payne on the top, and Yankowski on the bottom, the two drivers split Phelps, who was running the middle as they entered Turn 3. Once they hit Turn 4, Yankowski couldn’t wait any longer, making contact with Phelps as they exited the corner to take second while Payne led Lap 52.

Both Payne and Yankowski drove away from Phelps as they raced down the backstretch, with Yankowski getting a monstrous run heading into Turn 3 to drive past Payne through the corner.

From there, Yankowski held off Payne through the final seven laps to earn the $6,000 prize and his fourth Series win of 2026.

“When I got put on the top, I thought that was good,” Yankowski said. “But then I didn’t get to second like I wanted to. That was some really hard racing there. The whole time I was looking for (Kevin) Bates, (his crew chief) to tell me to move up, and I was like man I got to get up there and race. But it was just patience, patience, patience.

“That was a pretty perfect night.”

With his win, Yankowski takes over the SummerFAST points lead, earning an 11-point lead over Jack Lehner, who finished sixth. He also extended his points lead to 89 points over Williamson, who finished fifth.

Payne crossed the line second after leading the most laps for the second consecutive night. 

“There was enough brown patch in the middle where I could fire,” Payne said. “I just never wanted to commit myself to the bottom. I was so steer-tight the whole time. I went to the bottom one time in the middle of the race with Jimmy (Phelps) behind me, to see what it was like, and the pace I was running just wasn’t right. 

“We gave it all we had and it was a good run overall.”

Brewerton regular Ronnie Davis III rounded out the podium after starting 19th, and Phelps faded to fourth in the race’s closing laps.

After two races, here is a look at the current SummerFAST points standings:

1. Alex Yankowski                302
2. Jack Lehner                     -11
3. Jimmy Phelps                  -15
4. Felix Roy                           -23
5. Matt Sheppard                -29

For a complete look at the standings, CLICK HERE.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series heads to Land of Legends Raceway on Tuesday, Aug. 18 for night three of the fifth annual SummerFAST. Joining the Beasts of the Northeast will be the DIRTcar Sportsman.

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How can you watch the Super DIRTcar Series? Live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award: Alex Yankowski
Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Award: Alex Yankowski
Bicknell Racing Products Heat Race 1 Winner:  Alex Yankowski
DIG Race Products Heat Race 2 Winner: Alex Payne
Wix Filters Heat Race 3 Winner: Tim Sears Jr.
The Greatest Store on Dirt Heat Race 4 Winner: Mat Williamson
SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Pole Award Winner:  Alex Yankowski
Behrent’s Performance Warehouse One Lap to Go: Alex Yankowski

SummerFAST At Brewerton (60 Laps): 1. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[1]; 2. 70A-Alex Payne[4]; 3. 32R-Ronnie Davis III[19]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[2]; 5. 88-Mat Williamson[6]; 6. 2-Jack Lehner[8]; 7. 5-Amy Buff[14]; 8. 91-Felix Roy[3]; 9. 21A-Peter Britten[9]; 10. 7Z-Zachary Payne[13]; 11. 99L-Larry Wight[12]; 12. 4-Anthony Perrego[17]; 13. 15X-Justin Stone[16]; 14. 9S-Matt Sheppard[21]; 15. 3M-Chris Mackey[18]; 16. 15-Todd Root[10]; 17. 35-Mike Mahaney[23]; 18. 6-Matt Stangle[5]; 19. 25-Erick Rudolph[20]; 20. 176-Billy Pauch Jr[15]; 21. 29-Ryan Krachun[22]; 22. 3-Ryan Behrent[11]; 23. (DNF) 83X-Tim Sears Jr[7]; 24. (DNF) 7M-Paul Mancini[26]; 25. (DNF) 4M-Logan Watt[24]; 26. (DNF) 11-Matt Caprara[25] 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/taming-the-demon-alex-yankowski-wins-summerfast-thriller-at-brewerton/

FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/

 

 

ANOTHER RUNG HIGHER: Stewart Friesen Wins SummerFAST Opener at Weedsport, Ties Alan Johnson For Fifth on Series All-Time Wins List


Matt Sheppard takes over second in Series points standings after runner-up finish

Joe Grabianowski

  

WEEDSPORT, NY (August 16, 2026) – In a battle between two of the best in Big Block Modified racing, Stewart Friesen came out on top in Sunday’s SummerFAST opener.

The Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, driver outdueled 10-time Super DIRTcar Series champion Matt Sheppard and held on for the final 10 laps to win the Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport Speedway.

Friesen also added another milestone to his storied career, tying Alan Johnson for fifth on the Series all-time wins list with his 57th Series triumph. 

“What a great track here at Weedsport tonight,” Friesen said. “I can’t thank the track crew enough. The Hall of Fame 100 with Chris Larsen, our car owner going in the [Hall of Fame] this year, is really, really cool.

“Shoutout to the whole Halmar team. They were cool, calm, and collected all night long, and gave me a great 100-lap car tonight.”

Jack Lehner, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, led the opening two laps of the Feature before Alex Payne roared past him for the lead on Lap 3. The Hopewell, NY driver pulled away from the field early, using the outside lane to open a four-second lead over the rest of the field in the first 50 laps. 

However, on a lap 54 restart, Payne’s chances to win the race dwindled. Lehner nosed ahead of Payne as they raced to the green flag. But as they entered Turn 1, they both fought for the bottom of the racetrack, forcing Payne to hit the brakes hard through the corner, sending him sliding into the outside wall. That incident would end Payne’s night with front-end damage.

When the race resumed, Lehner led the field over the next 10 laps, using the middle lane. But behind him, Sheppard was on the move from his 11th starting spot. After restarting fourth on Lap 55, the Savannah, NY driver dove to the bottom, passing Alex Yankowski for third, and Mat Williamson for second.

“Super Matt” wasn’t stopping there either. While Lehner tried keeping him at bay for three laps, Sheppard’s momentum was too much for the “Ginja Ninja,” as he took the lead away on Lap 63.

However, just as Sheppard seemed destined for his first Series win of the season, a caution on Lap 65 for Darren Smith added another contender for the checkered flag. 

Friesen restarted sixth on Lap 68 and needed three laps to drive to second. Then, the battle was on as the NASCAR Trucks Series star used the outside line to cut the deficit between him and the No. 9S. 

As Sheppard continued inching forward on the inside, Friesen was building momentum on the top but couldn’t gain enough speed on the exit of Turn 4 to get the lead. However, Friesen was better in Turn 2, being able to use the cushion to power off the corner and down the backstretch. That’s where he nosed ahead for the first time in the battle with Sheppard, holding the advantage as they completed Lap 79.

But Sheppard wasn’t going away yet. As Friesen continued to work the outside, Sheppard found momentum again and inched forward to wrestle the lead back. The two waged war again side-by-side until there were 11 laps to go when they caught the back of the field.

Tanner Van Doren and Logan Watt were fighting for position in front of Friesen and Sheppard, which ultimately played a role in the race’s outcome. When the two drivers approached the traffic, they impeded Sheppard’s lane on the bottom, allowing Friesen a clear path on the top. 

The two drivers still stayed even until Lap 89, when Sheppard caught Watt’s back bumper. As they battled off Turn 2, Sheppard tried sliding in front of Friesen as they exited the corner, but couldn’t clear him, allowing the No. 44 to take a lead he wouldn’t relinquish.

From there, Friesen held on to earn the $10,000 prize and his fifth win of 2026.

“I was just way too tight at the beginning,” Friesen said. “It’s usually about tire management, but then I got a run on the top, and I was like, now that’s out the window. We had to take these Hoosiers for all they could take, and that one took a lot of abuse.

“I thought if we could get to the top five, it was going to be a good night for us. A lot of guys were better than us early. The restarts kind of played into our favor. There were some mix-ups on the restarts we were able to steer clear of and be there when it counted.”

Sheppard settled for second, earning his second consecutive Series podium finish. The two-time SummerFAST champion said he thought it would be enough to win if he cleared Friesen on Lap 89.

“I kind of cleared Stewie on the front stretch, and I thought if I could clear him off of (Turn) 2 on the outside and pin him behind the lap cars, that would’ve been the difference in the race,” Sheppard said. “He got just a good enough run that I couldn’t get to the top without wrecking him, so we had to kind of settle in there for second.

“We’ve been knocking on the door; we just have to get to Victory Lane.”

Defending SummerFAST champion Mat Williamson crossed the line third but was light on the scales after the race was over, relegating him to a 27th-place finish.

That moved up Lehner to the final spot on the podium.

Yankowski, the Series points leader, crossed the line fourth, and Anthony Perrego finished fifth.

With Williamson’s last-place finish, Sheppard moved into second in the Series points standings, 65 points behind Yankowski.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series heads to Brewerton Speedway on Monday, Aug. 17 for night two of the fifth annual SummerFAST. Joining the Beasts of the Northeast will be the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series, and Mod Lites.

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How can you watch the Super DIRTcar Series? Live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award: Jimmy Phelps
Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Award: Peter Britten
Bicknell Racing Products Heat Race 1 Winner:  Jack Lehner
DIG Race Products Heat Race 2 Winner: Matt Sheppard
Wix Filters Heat Race 3 Winner: Alex Yankowski
The Greatest Store on Dirt Heat Race 4 Winner: Jimmy Phelps
SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Pole Award Winner: Jack Lehner
Behrent’s Performance Warehouse One Lap to Go: Stewart Friesen

SummerFAST Hall of Fame 100: 1. 44-Stewart Friesen[10]; 2. 9S-Matt Sheppard[11]; 3. 2-Jack Lehner[1]; 4. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[6]; 5. 4-Anthony Perrego[13]; 6. 91-Felix Roy[8]; 7. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[7]; 8. 21A-Peter Britten[12]; 9. 25-Erick Rudolph[16]; 10. 35-Mike Mahaney[15]; 11. 28-Michael Trautschold[26]; 12. 3M-Chris Mackey[19]; 13. 7Z-Zachary Payne[23]; 14. 27-Tanner Van Doren[17]; 15. 15X-Justin Stone[25]; 16. 4M-Logan Watt[21]; 17. 6-Matt Stangle[3]; 18. 12-Darren Smith[4]; 19. 21C-Brian Calabrese[18]; 20. 70A-Alex Payne[2]; 21. 19-Tim Fuller[20]; 22. 11-Matt Caprara[27]; 23. 9-Tim McCreadie[14]; 24. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[9]; 25. 14B-Brendan Darrah[24]; 26. 15-Todd Root[22]; 27. 88-Mat Williamson[5] 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/another-rung-higher-stewart-friesen-wins-summerfast-opener-at-weedsport-ties-alan-johnson-for-fifth-on-all-time-wins-list/

EVENT INFO: https://superdirtcarseries.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549669
 

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THE ULTIMATE HONOR: Tim McCreadie Reflects on Hall of Fame Induction, Looks Ahead to Super DIRTcar Series Return

josh james   

 

WEEDSPORT, NY (August 14, 2026) – One of the most significant honors any Big Block driver can earn is a spot in the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame.

When Watertown, NY’s Tim McCreadie got the call that he would be one of the next to be inducted, it was a surprise and honor in more ways than one.

The current World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision star joined his dad, Bob McCreadie, in the Hall of Fame Thursday night, becoming the first father-son duo to be inducted.

“I don’t think it’s something I was looking to have happen,” McCreadie said. “You just get into racing and do the best you can. Obviously, a lot of people thought we did really well and won enough races to do something like this. It’s truly amazing. It makes me thankful that people are paying attention to what we’re doing out here.

“I’m just one person that was trying to have some fun at the beginning of his career, and as it’s winding the other way, it’s neat to know people like how we did it.”

While McCreadie is known across the country for his three National Late Model championships, fans in the Northeast watched his Big Block career begin in the late 90s.  But even before that, “T-Mac” was at the track with his dad and even worked in the present-day DIRTcar Northeast office.

Even with his distinguished career, McCreadie said he’ll never forget how much the Northeast has meant to him.

“This is where I grew up,” McCreadie said. “Sitting in the DIRT office with Glenn Donnelly on a Sunday during the day, answering phones and hanging out. Then the Hall of Fame got bigger and bigger. It just feels like home. Obviously, I went a bit different of a path, but at the end of the day it’s pretty cool that they think I was accomplished enough to get in such a club like this.”

While McCreadie continues to rack up accomplishments, he acknowledged he couldn’t do it alone. He said he’s thankful for all the help he’s gotten throughout his career, whether it’s kids in his neighborhood or his peers giving him a place to stay on the weekends.

 “When I first started, I was with a bunch of kids who lived on my street,” McCreadie said. “I was the youngest, and we’d fool around with go-karts, and when I went racing, they went with me. Once I started traveling down here more, they couldn’t all go, but I had other people help. Then the Haers family, I’d stay at their house all weekend for I don’t know how many years.  That led to Vic Coffey and Carl Meyers, who took my career to where it is.

“This whole area, this is where I grew up. [Weedsport] was my Sunday night home since I could walk until I started traveling a bit more. It’s a dream come true.”

With the World of Outlaws Late Models off this weekend, McCreadie will return to his roots when the Super DIRTcar Series opens SummerFAST at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 16. He’ll compete in a Vinny Vitale-owned No. 9 car, lettered like one of his dad’s old cars in the Hall of Fame 100.

Despite being excited to get back into a Big Block, he said he knows the competition he’s up against, battling the Super DIRTcar Series stars.

“Vinny Vitale called me this winter asking me if I wanted to run a little bit,” McCreadie said. “And we talked, and it was based on whether we think we can be competitive. It’s hard to go out there and just jump into these things with no practice. We did run a few laps, and we felt like it was worth doing, and he already had it lettered up beautiful for this race. So, that’s what we’re going to focus on, and going to Brewerton [Friday] was decided at the last minute. 

“I’m not going anywhere just to ride around in last, but I also know what we’re up against, and these guys are amazing at what they do.”

Sunday’s race won’t be the first time he’s honored his dad with a paint scheme. He already races the No. 9 with the World of Outlaws Late Models, a number he’s won with on eight occasions. Running a Big Block car that’s a tribute to his dad, though, is an honor for McCreadie, something he said he hopes he does justice.

“It’s good and bad,” McCreadie said. “Most of these people who saw this thing saw it in Victory Lane, and I don’t know if we can do that.

“To be able to honor my dad, my mother, brother, and sister, our whole family has lived all of this our whole lives… It’s an honor and a privilege. Hopefully I do it justice.

McCreadie will join the Super DIRTcar Series when it kicks off the fifth annual SummerFAST on Sunday, Aug. 16, at Weedsport Speedway in the Hall of Fame 100.

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ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/dirtcar-ne/big-block-modifieds/super-dirt-car-series/the-ultimate-honor-tim-mccreadie-reflects-on-hall-of-fame-induction-looks-ahead-to-super-dirtcar-series-return/

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Phelps Takes Momentum Into Fifth Annual SummerFAST
The Baldwinsville, NY driver has won two of the last three Super DIRTcar Series events

Brody Plotz

 

WEEDSPORT, NY (August 14, 2026) – Jimmy Phelps has dealt with the peaks and valleys of Big Block Modified racing for more than 20 years. 

But as the Super DIRTcar Series prepares for its fifth annual SummerFAST, Aug. 16-19, the Baldwinsville, NY driver is at the top of one of those peaks before one of the season’s toughest stretches.

Phelps has won two of the last three Super DIRTcar Series Features, earning his first multi-win season in points-paying events since 2018. Not only are those two victories something to celebrate for Phelps and Heinke-Baldwin Racing, but they’re also what Phelps called a relief.

 “I really felt like our cars have been really good and my guys have given me cars that can win a lot of races,” Phelps said. “We’ve had a couple of events we got tore up a little bit, and in other cases we’ve put ourselves in position with good track position and then made poor setup choices in the Feature. It was just really good to put some good nights together.”

One reason for his recent surge, which includes wins at Mohawk International Raceway and Airborne Park Speedway, is a change he made to begin 2026. Phelps decided to run Land of Legends Raceway on most Saturday nights, forcing him to get away from what he was used to weekly.

 “I think that getting outside my comfort zone and running there more on a weekly basis has definitely helped us in situations at tracks I haven’t been historically great at,” Phelps said. “I think we’ve worked on that a little bit. 

“Even at the beginning of the year at Georgetown (Speedway), I thought we had speed and qualified real well. We might’ve messed up on tires and setups in the [Feature], but it’s a big track I wouldn’t normally expect a lot, and I thought we had a car that could’ve gotten it done if we made some better choices.”

Those setup choices are one of the factors that determine who’s in Victory Lane at the end of the night in a Super DIRTcar Series race. Compared to when Phelps started racing Big Blocks, he said it’s gotten even harder to win a Series race because of how close the competition is every night.

“There’s a lot of variables,” Phelps said. “They’ve always been there, but it seems like the difficulty has increased to the point where there’s like three phases. You have to unload good off the truck because you need to get yourself into the redraw. You need to draw really well because, at the end of the day, there’s so many fast cars and things are so even that it’s really difficult to start in the third and fourth row and expect you’re going to drive by them.

“Then you have to obviously put however many laps together and keep the thing up front. We’ve had some nights lately we’ve capitalized on good Qualifying runs and had speed to capitalize.”

With Phelps and HBR building momentum, they’re excited to run at Weedsport Speedway, Brewerton Speedway, Land of Legends, and Utica-Rome Speedway on consecutive nights during SummerFAST. Each of these is a track where Phelps has won a Super DIRTcar Series or DIRTcar 358 Modified Series event in his career. 

 “We’re starting to fire our way back a little bit, and we’re coming to this stretch of tracks we’re excited about because we have some history, got a notebook, and inevitably have had success at over the course of several years,” Phelps said. “They’re tracks we’ve highlighted on our schedule to be a really good stretch for us.

“Obviously we’re excited, but we know there’s 15-20 guys in the same boat that are excited to capitalize on this SummerFAST opportunity, too. So, we still have to do everything right, try to have really good speed, and obviously a little luck, too.”

Phelps aims to keep that momentum rolling when the Super DIRTcar Series kicks off the fifth annual SummerFAST on Sunday, Aug. 16, at Weedsport Speedway for the Hall of Fame 100. 

Then, the Series visits Brewerton Speedway on Monday, Aug. 17, Land of Legends Raceway on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and Utica-Rome Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 19, where a SummerFAST champion will be crowned.

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ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/dirtcar-ne/big-block-modifieds/super-dirt-car-series/here-comes-the-bandit-jimmy-phelps-takes-momentum-into-fifth-annual-summerfast/

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Fifth Annual SummerFAST Bringing Four Nights of Ground-Pounding Action, Big Stars, Family Fun

joe Grabianowski  
 

WEEDSPORT, NY (August 13, 2026) – A mid-August tradition continues next week, as the Super DIRTcar Series thunders into Central New York for the fifth annual SummerFAST.

Drivers will battle for four straight nights at four different racetracks, earning points throughout the week to determine this year’s SummerFAST champion.

Kicking off the four-night spectacular is a stop at Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, NY, on Sunday, Aug. 16, for the Hall of Fame 100. The first of two stops at the “Port” in 2026 will be a 100-lap Feature, paying $10,000-to-win.

Then, the Beasts of the Northeast head to Brewerton Speedway in Central Square, NY on Monday, Aug. 17, for its lone stop of the season at the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon.” After Brewerton, the Series returns to Land of Legends Raceway in Canandaigua, NY on Tuesday, Aug. 18, before crowning a SummerFAST champion at Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, NY, on Wednesday, Aug. 19.

The final three Features of the event will each be 60 laps, paying $6,000-to-win.

It’s not only on-track action fans can enjoy throughout SummerFAST. They’ll also have plenty of activities to take part in throughout the week, including giveaways, driver autograph sessions, the return of Flaggin’ with Farney, pace truck rides, and more.

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Where can you watch the Super DIRTcar Series? Live on DIRTVision.

Here’s a look at what to watch for during SummerFAST:

The Three Champions: In four years of SummerFAST, only three drivers have earned the coveted mini-series championship. They also happen to be the top three in the 2026 Super DIRTcar Series standings.

Alex Yankowski, the 2024 SummerFAST champion, leads the Series points standings by 37 points over Mat Williamson entering Sunday’s race at Weedsport. The Covington Township, PA driver is the only competitor to finish in the top 10 in all 10 points-paying events so far this season.

At the four tracks the Series visits next week, Yankowski has recent consistency at all of them. He finished in the top 10 in all three Series starts at Weedsport in 2025 and has finished in the top five in his last three starts at Land of Legends, including a fourth in July.  “Kid Rocket” also finished sixth in last year’s stop at Brewerton.

Utica-Rome is Yankowski’s best track out of the four, with four wins this season, one in a Big Block and three in a 358. He has one SummerFAST victory in his career, winning the finale at Fulton Speedway in 2024.

Williamson, meanwhile, has been successful at all four tracks in his career, scoring 37 total victories between them. The St. Catharines, ON driver and defending SummerFAST champion already has two Big Block wins at Weedsport this season, sweeping the Empire State Challenge last month. He’s also added two wins at Utica-Rome, and two wins at Land of Legends where he’s won three of the last four Series events.

Brewerton is the only track this week where the two-time SummerFAST Feature winner hasn’t made a start. However, he’s won seven times at the 3/8-mile track, including Series triumphs in 2019, 2021, and 2023.

Matt Sheppard, the only two-time SummerFAST champion, has been even more successful than Williamson at these four tracks, winning on 257 occasions. That includes 23 in Super DIRTcar Series Features, and three during SummerFAST.

The Savannah, NY driver is searching for his first Series win of 2026 as he builds momentum entering this year’s event. In each of his last starts at all four tracks this season, he’s finished in the top two, including a victory at Land of Legends on Aug. 1.

“Super Matt” is currently third in points, 69 points behind Yankowski, and four points ahead of Alex Payne, who’s in fourth.

Phelps is Heating Up: One of the drivers building momentum heading into SummerFAST is Jimmy Phelps, who’s won two of the last three Super DIRTcar Series events.

With those two wins, the “Baldwinsville Bandit” has vaulted to fifth in the Series standings and enters a string of four consecutive tracks where he’s either won a Super DIRTcar Series or DIRTcar 358 Modified Series event.

Phelps has a DIRTcar 358 Modified Series win at Weedsport already this season, along with multiple top fives at Land of Legends.

A win by Phelps during SummerFAST would be his 25th career Series triumph.

The Elizabethtown, NY driver aims for his fourth career Series triumph.

A Cast of Outsiders: While all the Super DIRTcar Series stars are competing for a SummerFAST title this weekend, thee are few others to watch throughout the week.

Sunday’s race at Weedsport also marks the return of World of Outlaws Late Models Series presented by DIRTVision star Tim McCreadie to the Big Block Modifieds. The Watertown, NY competitor will drive a Vince Vitale-owned No. 9 machine, lettered like his dad Bob’s old car.  

McCreadie’s return comes three days after he’s inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame.

“T-Mac” is a 23-time Series winner, with three of them coming at Weedsport.

NASCAR Trucks Series star Stewart Friesen, who’s won more Super DIRTcar Series Features than anyone in 2026, will be in action at Weedsport and Utica-Rome. The Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON driver has 68 wins at Utica-Rome and 11 at Weedsport, including his last two Series starts at the 3/8-mile facility.

Despite his 56 Series wins, he’s searching for his first SummerFAST triumph.

You also can’t count out Tim Sears Jr. and Peter Britten, who each earned their first SummerFAST victories last season.  Sears, from Hastings, NY, thrilled the home crowd with his first Super DIRTcar Series win at Brewerton, while Britten, from Brisbane, QLD, outdueled Sheppard for the win at Weedsport. They are expected to be in action all four nights.

Chasing the Top Five: Four drivers are within 20 points of Phelps for fifth in the championship standings entering next week’s event, and with four nights to earn valuable points toward the championship, those positions could change hands on multiple occasions.

Felix Roy is sixth in the standings, five points behind Phelps entering Sunday’s race at Weedsport. Between the four tracks that are part of SummerFAST, “Hollywood” has two top fives and seven top 10s. He’s never made a start at Utica-Rome.

Behind Roy is Jack Lehner, who has momentum after winning at Orange County Fair Speedway last weekend. Lehner, from Saratoga Springs, NY, has 10 top fives and 30 top 10s between the four tracks, with his best finish a third at Land of Legends in 2023.

Both Lehner and Roy are searching for their first career Series victory.

Mike Mahaney, meanwhile, is eighth, trailing Phelps by 16 points heading into Weedsport. “Smooth Shoe” is the only one of the three to earn a victory at any of the SummerFAST facilities, winning six times at Utica-Rome, once at Weedsport, and once at Land of Legends.

 

WHEN AND WHERE
Weedsport Speedway (3/8-mile) in Weedsport, NY on Sunday, Aug. 16
Brewerton Speedway (3/8-mile) in Central Square, NY on Monday, Aug. 17
Land of Legends Raceway (1/2-mile) in Canandaigua, NY on Tuesday, Aug. 18
Utica-Rome Speedway (1/2-mile) in Vernon, NY on Wednesday, Aug. 19

TRACK RECORD
Weedsport Speedway: 14.884 set by Peter Britten on Aug. 17, 2025
Brewerton Speedway: 13.890 set by Billy Decker on Sept. 15, 2017
Land of Legends Raceway: 17.125 set by Billy Decker on Aug. 9, 2007
Utica-Rome Speedway: 17.736 by Alan Barker on July 14, 2023

ONLINE
Weedsport Speedway: www.weedsportspeedway.com
Brewerton Speedway: www.brewertonspeedway.com
Land of Legends Raceway: www.landoflegendsraceway.com
Utica-Rome Speedway: www.uticaromespeedway.com


2026 Series Statistics

FEATURE WINNERS: (6 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-4

  2. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3

Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-3

  1. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2

  2. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1

HEAT RACE WINNERS (23 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-12

  2. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-5

  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-4

  4. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-3
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-3
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-3
    Alex Yankowski- Covington Township, PA-3

  5. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
    Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-2
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-2
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-2

  6. Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, NY-1
    Brett Haas, Pittsfield, MA-1
    Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-1
    Mario Clair, St. Edmond, QC-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (20 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Rex King Jr., Bristolville, OH-3

  2. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, NY-2

  3. Eddie Strada, Lake Ariel, PA-1
    Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    H.J. Bunting, Milford, DE-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-1
    Ryan Krachun, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
    Justin Cyr, Cornwall, ON-1
    Chris Raabe, Alexandira, ON-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Tyler Dippel, Walkill, NY-1

PODIUM FINISHES (14 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-8

Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-8

  1. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-5
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-5

  2. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-3

  3. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 2

  4. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1

HARD CHARGER (12 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

  1. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-3

  2. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Tyler Dippel, Walkill, NY-1
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Ryan Krachun, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Adam Pierson, East Corinth, VT-1

BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (10 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3

  2. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2

  3. Duane Howard, Oley, PA-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1

Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (11 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QT

  1. Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-3

  2. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-2

  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1

Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (16 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

  1. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-182

  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-146

  3. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 120

  4. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-75

  5. Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-60

  6. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-38

  7. William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-37

  8. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-31

  9. Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-29

  10. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-25

  11. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-20

  12. Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-19

  13. Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-17

  14. Kevin Hamel, Yamaska, QC-8

  15. Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-7

  16. Bobby Varin, Johnstown, NY-4

2026 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners

  1. Wednesday, Feb. 11/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Stewart Friesen*

  2. Thursday, Feb. 12/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson*

  3. Friday, Feb. 13/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson (2)*

  4. Saturday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Larry Wight*

  5. Friday, April 17/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/Mat Williamson (3)

  6. Wednesday, May 13/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE/Alex Yankowski

  7. Sunday, May 17/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Alex Yankowski (2)

  8. Tuesday, June 16/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY/Stewart Friesen (2)

  9. Tuesday, June 23/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY/Stewart Friesen (3)

  10. Thursday, July 2/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Tim Fuller

  11. Tuesday, July 7/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Stewart Friesen (4)

  12. Wednesday, July 8/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY/Jimmy Phelps

  13. Monday, July 20, Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Alex Yankowski (3)

  14. Wednesday, July 22/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY/Jimmy Phelps (2)

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory

 

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Super DIRTcar Series Focuses on Sharon Speedway After Mansfield Cancels

 

MANSFIELD, OH (Aug. 7, 2026) – The Super DIRTcar Series will focus fully on Sharon Speedway when it races into Ohio next week after Mansfield Speedway officials encountered several hurdles preventing it from being able to welcome the Big Block Modifieds to the Series’ Ohio swing.

A large Saturday night concert at Mansfield Speedway introduced after the original race schedule was announced, combined with the county fair, has made running another event within that span an untenable option for the track. The race will not be made up.

The Super DIRTcar Series now set its sights on the Steel Valley 75 Wednesday night at historic Sharon Speedway, where a duel between Anthony Perrego and 10-time champion Matt Sheppard thrilled the packed stands last season. Sheppard is still looking for his first Super DIRTcar Series win of the year while the championship battle is heating up with three-time champion Mat Williamson of Ontario fending off rising star Alex Yankowski from Pennsylvania.

In addition to the Super DIRTcar Series, 410 Sprint Cars will also be on the card.

For tickets to the huge midweek spectacular at Sharon Speedway, click HERE or call 844-DIRT-TIX.

If you purchased tickets to the event at Mansfield Speedway, they will automatically be refunded within 14 days.

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ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/news/super-dirtcar-series-focuses-on-sharon-speedway-after-mansfield-cancels/

EVENT INFO: https://superdirtcarseries.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549527
 

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THE MONTH AHEAD: Return to Ohio, SummerFAST Highlight Busy August For Super DIRTcar Series

Brian Nacewicz

MANSFIELD, OH (July 27, 2026) – After a jam-packed July, another busy month of racing is on tap for the Super DIRTcar Series.

The Beasts of the Northeast will be in action six times in nine days in August, starting with a two-night swing through Ohio. First, the Series makes its debut at the iconic Mansfield Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 11, before returning to Sharon Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

Then, an annual August staple returns to the schedule, with four consecutive nights of action during SummerFAST.

The event kicks off with the Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 16, before stops at Brewerton Speedway on Monday, Aug. 17, Land of Legends Raceway on Tuesday, Aug. 17, and a return to Utica-Rome Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 18.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

Mansfield Speedway | Big Block Invasion of Mansfield (Aug. 11)

The August swing kicks off with a super debut at the iconic Mansfield Speedway in Mansfield, OH for the Big Block Invasion of Mansfield.

In addition to the event being the Series’ first visit to Mansfield, it’ll also be the first-ever Big Block Modified race there. No driver in the field will have made a competitive lap around the track, leveling the playing field for everyone.

The RUSH Late Models will join the Super DIRTcar Series for the one-day show.

GET MANSFIELD TICKETS HERE

Sharon Speedway | Steel Valley 75 (Aug. 12)

One night after making their debut at Mansfield, the Super DIRTcar Series returns to Sharon Speedway for the second straight season.

In last year’s Steel Valley 75, Anthony Perrego held off challenges from 10-time Series champion Matt Sheppard to earn his lone win of 2025. 

The Series has made three stops at the track since 2000, with Jimmy Phelps and Peter Britten joining Perrego as Feature winners.

Joining the Super DIRTcar Series for the second consecutive season will be 410 Sprint Cars.

GET SHARON SPEEDWAY TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (Aug. 11, 2025):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v5HdHQug2Y

Weedsport Speedway | SummerFAST Hall of Fame 100 (Aug. 16)

The last time the Super DIRTcar Series visited Weedsport, Peter Britten kicked off SummerFAST with a popular victory. This year’s Hall of Fame 100 serves as the opener of the four-race swing for the second straight year, with drivers aiming to grab an early advantage in the battle to be SummerFAST champion.

Britten earned the win at Weedsport last August, while NASCAR Trucks Series star Stewart Friesen won the other 2025 stops in May and July.

DIRTcar Sportsman and Mod Lites will join the Big Blocks in the SummerFAST opener.

GET WEEDSPORT TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (Aug. 17, 2025):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh-IZk4cu8Q

Brewerton Speedway | SummerFAST (Aug. 17)

One of the most highly anticipated races of the season is night two of SummerFAST, as the Series makes its lone stop at Brewerton Speedway. 

Last year’s Feature at the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon” was a race of the year candidate, with Tim Sears Jr. driving to his first career Super DIRTcar Series victory, holding off Britten, Phelps, and a late charge from defending SummerFAST champion Mat Williamson.

The DIRTcar Pro Stock Series and Mod Lites are on the card along with the Big Blocks.

GET BREWERTON TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (Aug. 18, 2025):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4U0DxGMaqk

 

Land of Legends Raceway | SummerFAST (Aug. 18)

Night three of SummerFAST marks the second stop of 2026 at Land of Legends Raceway, and the start of back-to-back 1/2-mile tracks to finish off the four-night event.

Earlier this season, Tim Fuller held off Alex Payne to earn the victory at the Canandaigua, NY oval. 

This year’s August stop at Land of Legends will be the fourth SummerFAST Feature, as drivers aim to join Sheppard and Williamson as event winners in the Finger Lakes.

Along with the Super DIRTcar Series, the track’s DIRTcar Sportsman division will also be in action.

GET LAND OF LEGENDS TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (July 2, 2026):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVUFsbm0UCA

Utica-Rome Speedway | SummerFAST (Aug. 19)

The final night of SummerFAST will be the triumphant return of Utica-Rome Speedway to the Super DIRTcar Series schedule.

It’ll be the first Series event at the track since 2018, when Phelps reached Victory Lane.

Utica-Rome’s return to the schedule will also be highlighted by the crowning of a SummerFAST champion. One driver could become the fourth SummerFAST champion in event history, joining Sheppard, Williamson, and current Series points leader Alex Yankowski.

GET UTICA-ROME TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (July 8, 2018):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jf3AeUId6I

 

Where can you watch the Super DIRTcar Series? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

 

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VALLEY TRIUMPH: Chris Stalker Claims Pro Stock Series Win After Disqualification

Joe Grabianowski

 

WEST LEBANON, NY (August 22, 2026) – Chris Stalker’s late challenge for the lead in Saturday’s DIRTcar Pro Stock Series event at Lebanon Valley Speedway proved to be vital to the race’s outcome.

After taking the checkered flag in second, the Hillsdale, NY driver inherited the Old Buzzard 30 win from Daniel Sanchez, who was disqualified due to a fuel infraction. 

 

Thirty drivers took the green flag for the Old Buzzard 30, also known as the Jimmy Langenback Memorial. The hotly contested event resulted in multiple caution periods and an unexpected finish. 

 

Pete Stefanski, from Wheatfield, NY, and Daniel Sanchez, out of Averill Park, NY, battled side-by-side in the early going with Stefanski grabbing the lead on lap three. The two drivers traded slide jobs until Stefanski bobbled on the cushion exiting Turn 4, causing him to fall into the clutches of third-place-running Zachary Sorrentino.

 

By lap eight, Sanchez built a strong lead while Shawn Perez Jr., from Rensselaer, NY, picked Stefanski off for second. 

 

Disaster struck on lap twelve when several cars spun and collided on the front stretch, resulting in Rick Duzlak flipping wildly in a multi-car incident. Fortunately, all drivers were able to get out of their cars under their own power.

 

After the restart, Sanchez pulled away, but it was Stalker’s turn to make a move for the podium. With a handful of laps left, he went for the lead, but Sanchez drove an aggressive line to hold him off, resulting in door-to-door contact before entering Turn 1. 

 

Sanchez crossed the line first. However, the fuel infraction in post-race tech gave the win to Stalker, marking his first career point-paying Series win.

 

“We had a good car,” Stalker said. “I got pushed down on the bottom and fell back to tenth. I was able to come back up through. You don't want to win that way, but it is what it is. I thought I had a faster car, but he ran a good line.”

 

Stefanski inherited second after the disqualification. 

 

“It was a good run. We thought the track was going to dry out after the Big Blocks, so we tightened it up, and I could not turn coming off the corner. We’re happy to finish third and hang on without tearing the car up.”  

 

Shawn Perez Jr. finished third, while points leader Bastien Caron and Shaine Dowd-Smith rounded out the top five.

 

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Pro Stock Series returns to action at Mohawk International Raceway in Akwesasne, NY on Saturday, Sept. 19.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Facebook page and the Series’ X/(Twitter) page.

 

Old Buzzard 30 (30 Laps): 1. 177-Chris Stalker[6]; 2. 2S-Pete Stefanski[2]; 3. 09J-Shawn Perez Jr[4]; 4. 73-Bastien Caron[7]; 5. 119-Shaine Dowd Smith[12]; 6. 54S-Zachary Sorrentino[3]; 7. 413-Tom Dean[9]; 8. 48-Jocelyn Roy[19]; 9. 33-Bruno Cyr[21]; 10. 55-David Stickles[28]; 11. 63-Ryan Crellin[22]; 12. 2H-Luke Horning[18]; 13. 1-Frank Twing Jr[11]; 14. 32L-Jonathan Levesque[23]; 15. 777-Tommy Lizotte[29]; 16. 317-Frank Twing[26]; 17. 17-Nick Hilt[14]; 18. 110-Devon Camenga[5]; 19. 2Z-Hugh Page[30]; 20. 09-Shawn Perez Sr[20]; 21. 49-Ivan Joslin[25]; 22. 8N-Nick Stone[27]; 23. 12S-Dakota Sharp[13]; 24. 04-Jaxson Ryan[16]; 25. 29-rick duzlak[17]; 26. 324-Jason Casey[15]; 27. X15-Tyler Bushey[24]; 28. 2E-Brandon Emigh[10]; 29. 322-Jay Casey[8]; 30. (DQ) 463-Daniel Sanchez[1]
 

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SUMMER FIRST: Tony Finch II Wins First Career DIRTcar Sportsman Series Feature During SummerFAST at Utica-Rome

 Joe Grabianowski

By Joe Grabianowski

VERNON, NY (August 19, 2026) – Tony Finch II started SummerFAST with a Feature win at Weedsport Speedway and closed it out with the biggest win of his career at Utica-Rome Speedway. Young gun Bodie Marks and Utica-Rome first-timer Cody Manitta finished on the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series podium.  

 

Finch, from Pennellville, NY, started outside of second-place finisher Bodie Marks on the front row. The pair swapped positions after a multi-lap, side-by-side battle at the front of the 30-car field on lap 4. He built on his lead throughout the remainder of the 30-lap Feature, and despite a few late-race restarts, held on to win the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series tour stop. 

 

“I can’t say this car has been really good,” Finch said. “The first time we took it out was at Brewerton Friday night, and we broke in the Feature. Then we took it to SummerFAST Weedsport and won. We’ve never won at Weedsport, so we figured we’d bring it here. We checked another one off the bucket list.”

 

Not only was it a career win for Finch, but it was also a hometown win. 

 

“This place is awesome. I’ve always loved it. I’ve been coming here for fifteen years, and I really love it. I live ten minutes down the road, but my shop is an hour away. We come here whenever we can. The track crew killed it as they always do.”

 

Second-place Bodie Marks, from Scotia, NY, struggled with his tires. “I just needed to find the line faster,” Marks said. “Once Tony got to the front, I couldn’t catch him. I found a line mid-race, but after the caution I think my tires sealed over and it just wasn’t the same after that.”

 

It was third-place finisher Cody Manitta’s first time at Utica-Rome Speedway, but the Cato, NY driver took to the track immediately.  

 

“We had my girlfriend come out here in the Novice Sportsman and get some notes,” Manitta said. We kind of knew what we were getting into. I threw the Oswego setup in it and tuned it from that. It was a really good car.”

 

Manitta advanced to third from eighth, finding speed through the center of the corner, which allowed him to make authoritative passes against an elite Sportsman field. 

 

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series rolls into Ransomville Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 25, joining the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series. Both series purses include substantial bonuses.

 

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

 

DIRTcar Sportsman Feature (30 Laps): 1. 0-Tony Finch II[2]; 2. 33M-Bodie Marks[1]; 3. 6M-Cody Manitta[8]; 4. 120-Will Eastman[4]; 5. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[6]; 6. 26-Derrick Mcgrew Jr[10]; 7. 64-Tyler Corcoran[9]; 8. 82-David Hackett[13]; 9. 07W-Taylor Wason[3]; 10. 711C-Chris Crane Jr[5]; 11. 54-Sullivan Dickey[7]; 12. 916-Nick Brundige[15]; 13. 12G-Matt Guererri[24]; 14. 262-Matthew Richardson[12]; 15. 20K-Kyle Perry[14]; 16. 33-Richard Murtaugh[21]; 17. 2K-Josh Amodio[22]; 18. 69-Blake Sarpriacone[11]; 19. 51-Bryan Preville[18]; 20. 6-Josh Sokolic[23]; 21. 92-Tanner Coon[16]; 22. 714-Chris Darling[20]; 23. 52-Jessica Power[27]; 24. FOX28-Tyler Stevenson[28]; 25. 16-Matt Barbour[29]; 26. 14-Samuel Groom[26]; 27. 2-Greg Henry[30]; 28. 78JR-Nigel Pendykoski[17]; 29. 00X-Josh Coonradt[19]; 30. (DNF) 43J-Jayden Wust[25]

  

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SWEET EMOTION: JJ Courcy Scores DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Win at Brewerton

Joe Grabianowski

CENTRAL SQUARE, NY (August 18, 2026) – JJ Courcy claimed an emotional first career DIRTcar Pro Stock Series victory during SummerFAST by passing pole sitter Jason Casey and holding off a charging Tyler Bushey at Brewerton Speedway. 

 

Starting third, the Mexico, NY driver set his sights on leader Jason Casey, from Ashley Falls, MA, who initially brought the 21-car field to the green flag. Casey rolled the low side of the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon” in the early going, but Courcy found a way beneath him coming off Turn 2 on Lap 3.

 

Courcy charged by Casey and led the rest of the way cleanly until 13th-place starter Tyler Bushey, from Heuvelton, NY, found himself on Courcy’s rear bumper with five laps to go. Bushey dug hard for the lead, but Courcy led at the terminal 30-lap mark when the checkered flag fell. 

 

“Crazy,” Courcy said. “If you had told me I would win my first race in a one-off here at Brewerton - I mean, this is as big to me as a win at Super DIRT Week. I grew up coming here for 38-plus years. I love it. I wish they ran them [DIRTcar Pro Stocks] here [weekly]. The track surface is great. I don’t know what else to say.”

 

Courcy explained why the win meant so much to him and his family in Victory Lane. 

 

“My wife absolutely busted her butt getting this car turned around,” Coucy said. “I was sleeping in bed, and she was out working on the race car. This is her car. We have “mast cell” on the side because she has health issues and couldn’t race it. She told me to go and drive it. My goal was to win a race for her. This is for her. I can’t believe I won a Series race at Brewerton!”

 

Tyler Bushey was determined not to let Courcy waltz away with the win. The No. X15 showed speed and tracked down the leader in the late stages.

 

“It really came alive there,” Bushy said. “It felt like Fulton running the inside tires. The car felt really good. At the end I was hoping he would make a mistake and he didn’t. Settled for a second, but it was awesome back there.” 

 

Pole-sitter Jason Casey, who’s second in the Series standings, held off the rest of the field to keep his podium position.  

 

“I left the bottom early, and JJ [Courcy] got me,” Casey noted. “I went to the top and couldn’t find it. That’s when Bushey got me. I had to go try to see if I could find something.”

 

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Pro Stock Series will head to the Capital Region for a doubleheader featuring stops at Lebanon Valley Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 22, and Glen Ridge Motorsports Park on Sunday, Aug. 23.

 

DIRTcar Prostock Feature (30 Laps): 1. 4-JJ Courcy[3]; 2. X15-Tyler Bushey[13]; 3. 324-Jason Casey[1]; 4. 73-Bastien Caron[5]; 5. 12S-Dakota Sharp[12]; 6. 2E-Brandon Emigh[11]; 7. 177-Chris Stalker[16]; 8. 110-Devon Camenga[10]; 9. 2-Pete Stefanski[8]; 10. 8-Sean Corr[18]; 11. 54S-Zachary Sorrentino[15]; 12. 9-Eric Jean Louis[17]; 13. (DNF) 28D-Phillip Defiglio[21]; 14. (DNF) 463-Daniel Sanchez[7]; 15. (DNF) 14R-Sid Harmer Jr[20]; 16. (DNF) 711-Rich Crane[2]; 17. (DNF) 2H-Luke Horning[6]; 18. (DNF) 2Z-Hugh Page[9]; 19. (DNF) 48-Jocelyn Roy[14]; 20. (DNF) 6-Shane Playford[19]; 21. (DNF) 777-Tommy Lizotte[4]

 

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RIDGE RACER: Derrick McGrew Jr. Wins DIRTcar Sportsman Series Championship Season Opener at Glen Ridge

Jeremy McGaffin

FULTONVILLE, NY (August 9, 2026) – Derrick McGrew Jr. has won multiple Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship Features. And in 2023, he won a DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region Feature.  

But on Sunday night, the Ballston Spa, NY driver broke through to become a DIRTcar Sportsman Series Championship Season Feature winner at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park.

 

McGrew Jr. started third and passed Connecticut’s Connor Crane on the outside for the win. The first-time Championship Season winner kept the gas mashed and held off defending Glen Ridge Track Champion Zach Buff and Alexandria, ON driver Tristan Ladouceur for the win.   

 

The 30-car field ran the first nine laps under green before the race came to a sudden stop. Eighteenth-place starter Jordan Hill exited the racetrack in Turn 3 and ended up on her roof. Hill walked away from the incident. 

 

After the restart, seventh-place starter Zach Buff, from Latham, NY, went to the top of the racetrack and picked off competitors one by one. 

 

“We found the top first, and I thought I was going to roll around all of them, but I clipped Jr. [McGrew] going into Turns 3 and 4,” Buff said. 

 

Buff had a head full of steam, but that single moment of contact let McGrew know he was there.

 

 “Connor [Crane] was able to get out there to the lead early and open up a little bit,” McGrew said. “I knew I had to have some patience and wait. We caught lapped traffic, but the caution came out. When we got going, I felt the bottom going away. I knew somebody was coming on the top; I could hear [Buff]. I got my bumper beat off of me one lap, and I knew it was time to get up there. I am glad we made the decision when we did because I would have been the one to get driven around.”

 

Once McGrew was signaled to the high-side line, he was able to drive to the lead around Crane. That wasn’t the end of the story, though, because Buff was ready to pounce. 

 

“I know Zach [Buff] is as good at getting around this place as I am, “McGrew noted. “The only shot for him to get around me was to go into Turn 1 and slide me. That’s why I tried to pinch it off every restart. I kept it as clean as possible. I know Zach tried his hardest, but I am just glad we got away with it.” 

 

Third-place finisher Ladouceur welcomed their Championship Season opening podium. 

 

“We did exactly what we did last year,” Ladouceur said. “Started third. Finished third. I really can’t complain. We come here once a year. Zach [Buff] and Derrick [McGrew Jr.] are some of the best out here. To be on the podium with them is awesome.”

 

Seventh-place finisher and pole-sitter Connor Crane received a free right rear tire courtesy of Hoosier Racing Tire. 

 

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Sportsman Series Championship Season returns to action on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Utica-Rome Speedway, joining the Super DIRTcar Series during SummerFAST. 

 

If you can’t make it to the racetrack, catch all the SummerFAST action on DIRTVision. 

 

DIRTcar Sportsman Champ Series (40 Laps): 1. 26-Derrick McGrew Jr[2]; 2. 01-Zach Buff[7]; 3. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[3]; 4. 711X-Connor Crane[1]; 5. 07-Taylor Wason[13]; 6. 33-Richard Murtaugh[5]; 7. 711C-Chris Crane Jr[15]; 8. 78JR-Nigel Pendykoski[6]; 9. FOX28-Tyler Stevenson[12]; 10. 16M-Matt Barbour[16]; 11. 33M-Bodie Marks[8]; 12. 916-Nick Brundige[11]; 13. 6M-Cody Manitta[9]; 14. 52P-Jessica Power[17]; 15. 54-Sullivan Dickey[20]; 16. 11VT-Joey Scarborough[19]; 17. 43-Tavien Blowers[29]; 18. 2-Brent Warren[25]; 19. 82-David Hackett[21]; 20. 313-Cam Van Zandt[4]; 21. 10-Trevor Houghton[27]; 22. 2H-Greg Henry[30]; 23. 16X-Savannah Laflair[28]; 24. (DNF) 88-Michael Wagner Fitzgerald[22]; 25. (DNF) 4-Dale Robinson[23]; 26. (DNF) 51P-Bryan Preville[26]; 27. (DNF) 45-Mike Lupold[10]; 28. (DNF) 10X-Cory Castell[24]; 29. (DNF) 43J-Jayden Wust[14]; 30. (DNF) 51-Jordan Hill[18]

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/sportsman-modifieds/dirtcar-sportsman-series/ridge-racer-derrick-mcgrew-jr-wins-dirtcar-sportsman-series-championship-season-opener-at-glen-ridge/

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DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Joins SummerFAST With Utica-Rome Visit

Quentin Young

 

VERNON, NY (August 18, 2026) – For the first time since 2020, the top Sportsman drivers in the Northeast will battle at the “Home of Heroes.”

The DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series returns to action at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 19, as part of SummerFAST with the Super DIRTcar Series.

Race two of the 2026 Championship Series will be a 30-lap Feature paying $1,500-to-win.

GET UTICA-ROME TICKETS HERE

Where can you watch SummerFAST? Live on DIRTVision.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

Here’s what to watch for at Utica-Rome:

The Top Two Emerge: After one race in the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series, two Regional Champions have emerged at the top of the Series standings.

With his second consecutive third-place finish at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, Tristan Ladouceur holds a six-point lead over Richard Murtaugh entering Wednesday night’s race. However, Murtaugh may have an advantage over Ladouceur this week, as the Alexandria, ON driver has never made a start at the 1/2-mile track.

Murtaugh, from Fulton, NY, has made two starts at Utica-Rome this season, finishing seventh and third in two July Features. He’s searching for his 10th career Series win.

Aiming to Strike: Behind Ladouceur and Murtaugh are Taylor Wason, who’s nine points out of the lead, and Nigel Pendykoski, who’s 20 points out of first.

Wednesday’s race at Utica-Rome will be uncharted territory for both drivers, as they haven’t made a start at the track this season. 

Wason, from Middle Grove, NY, hasn’t officially won a Feature in 2026, although he did win a Feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway as a substitute driver for Chris Crane Jr. He has three top fives and 10 top 10s in 17 starts.

Pendykoski, who races at Ransomville Speedway and Merrittville Speedway weekly, has three victories between the two tracks in 2026, along with 17 top fives and 29 top 10s. 

Both drivers are searching for their first career DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory. 

UTICA 64: In 2026 at Utica-Rome, Tyler Corcoran has won most of the Features in the track’s return to the DIRTcar banner this season. 

The Central Square, NY driver has won seven of the 13 Features and has 12 top fives and 12 top 10s in 14 starts. A win at Utica-Rome would be his 10th career DIRTcar Sportsman victory, and first at Utica-Rome.

Despite Corcoran’s success at the track this season, he’s not the points leader entering Wednesday night’s race. David Hackett holds an eight-point lead over Corcoran in the standings, as he searches for his first DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory. The Baldwinsville, NY driver doesn’t have a win, but has 11 top fives and 13 top 10s in 13 starts.

The only other 13-time winner at the track this season is Matt Guerreri, who’s reached Victory Lane on three occasions. Guerreri, from Waterloo, NY, has nine top fives and 14 top 10s this season. He’s aiming for his second career Series win.

2026 Championship Season Schedule:

Sunday, Aug. 9/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY- Derrick McGrew Jr.
Wednesday, Aug. 19/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Sunday, Sept. 6/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Saturday, Sept. 12/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Saturday, Sept. 19/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Saturday, Oct. 10/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON

DIRTCar Sportsman Championship Series Points Standings
  1. Tristan Ladouceur        644
  2. Richard Murtaugh          -6
  3. Taylor Wason                 -9
  4. Nigel Pendykoski           -20
  5. Joey Scarborough         -26
  6. Nick Brundige                -33
  7. Bodie Marks                   -36
  8. Jessica Power                -37
  9. Derrick McGrew Jr.         -39
  10. Cody Manitta                  -45

Note: Home Track bonus points will be added after Labor Day weekend.

 

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Grueling Three-Race Week Awaits DIRTcar Pro Stock Series
The Series will stop at Brewerton Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, and Glen Ridge Motorsports Park

Quentin Young

CENTRAL SQUARE, NY (August 17, 2026) – The road to Super DIRT Week 54 and the 2026 DIRTcar Pro Stock Series title has its toughest challenge ahead, as drivers prepare for three races over the next seven days.

Kicking off the three-race stretch is a return to Brewerton Speedway in Central Square, NY, on Monday, Aug. 17, as part of SummerFAST with the Super DIRTcar Series. Drivers will battle in a 30-lap Feature paying $1,000-to-win.

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Where can you watch SummerFAST? Live on DIRTVision.

After Monday’s visit to Brewerton, the Series returns to New York’s Capital Region on back-to-back nights. First up is a stop at Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, NY on Saturday, Aug. 22. Then, the Series moves to Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, NY on Sunday, Aug. 23.

Both races will also be 30 laps, paying $1,000-to-win.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Brewerton, Lebanon Valley, and Glen Ridge:

Alone at the Top: With four races complete in this year’s chase for the DIRTcar Pro Stock championship, Bastien Caron sits at the top of the standings. The Inverness, QC driver holds a 28-point lead over Jason Casey entering this three-race stretch. 

To keep that advantage, he’ll head to three racetracks where he’s never made a Series start, including Brewerton and Glen Ridge, where he’s never turned a lap. However, he has made a start at Lebanon Valley, finishing fourth on June 20.

A win at any of these three tracks will be his third career Series win.

Chasing Caron: While Caron has breathing room at the top of the standings, three drivers are separated by six points in the battle for second. Casey, from Canaan, CT, holds second, two points ahead of Devon Camenga, who’s two points ahead of defending Series champion Pete Stefanski.

Out of the three drivers, Casey has an advantage over the other two in this stretch as the Series visits his home track at Lebanon Valley. Casey has five victories at the track this season, including a win last Saturday. In Series events, his best finish at Lebanon Valley is a second, matching his best finish at Brewerton.

At Glen Ridge, his best finish is an eighth in 2024.

Stefanski, the six-time Series champion, is the only driver of the three to win a Series event at one of this week’s three tracks, winning at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in 2024. The North Tonawanda, NY driver has also found success at the other two tracks, finishing second at Brewerton in 2023 and second at Lebanon Valley in 2010, along with a third-place finish last year.

Stefanski’s next win will be his 29th career Series victory.

Camenga, from Troy, NY, also has podium finishes at Brewerton and Lebanon Valley, finishing third at Lebanon Valley in 2024 and third last year during SummerFAST. Last year’s I Love NY 50 winner’s best finish at Glen Ridge is fourth in 2024. He’s searching for his second career Series triumph.

The Valley Streak: Over the history of the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series, there hasn’t been a place that’s tougher to win for the Series regulars than Lebanon Valley. In 17 races at the “Valley of Speed,” a track regular has won all 17 of them, including Frank Twing, who’s won the last two. 

The Series driver who came closest to knocking off Twing last year was Stefanski, who finished third. That’s the same position that Zack Sorrentino finished in 2024. Sorrentino, from Lee, MA, is a two-time track champion at Lebanon Valley, but has only planned on following the Series regularly in 2026. 

He has his chance to earn his first career Series victory in the race that’s closest to his Massachusetts home.

 

2026 DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Schedule

Sunday, April 26/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY- AJ Walters
Saturday, May 30/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC- Sid Harmer Jr.
Tuesday, July 7/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON- Bastien Caron
Wednesday, July 8/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, ON- Zack Daniels
Monday, Aug. 17/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY
Saturday, Aug. 22/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY
Sunday, Aug. 23/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY
Saturday, Sept. 19/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Saturday, Sept. 26/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Friday, Oct. 2/Fulton Speedway/Fulton, NY
Friday, Oct. 9/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY

Current DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Standings

  1. Bastien Caron                  564
  2. Jason Casey                    -28
  3. Devon Camenga              -30
  4. Pete Stefanski                  -32
  5. Dakota Sharp                   -44
  6. Tommy Lizotte                  -56
  7. Tyler Bushey                    -64
  8. Jonathan Levesque        -102
  9. Denis Gauvreau             -102
  10. Zach Sorrentino             -108

 

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Chase For 2026 DIRTcar Sportsman Series Title Begins at Glen Ridge

joe Grabianowski

FULTONVILLE, NY (August 7, 2026) – Now that all four regional champions have been crowned, the battle to become the overall DIRTcar Sportsman Series champion begins this weekend.

Drivers will head to Glen Ridge Motorsports Park on Sunday, Aug. 9 to kick off the Championship Season in a 40-lap Feature paying $1,500-to-win.

Joining the Series at Glen Ridge are the track’s DIRTcar 358 Modified, DIRTcar Pro Stock, Limited Sportsman, 4-Cylinder, Street Stock, and Slingshot divisions.

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Glen Ridge:

Here Come the Champs: Throughout the 2026 season, drivers competed in their respective regions with four champions being crowned. Joey Scarborough (East), Tristan Ladouceur (North), Cody McPherson (West), and Richard Murtaugh (Central) each earned valuable bonus points toward this season’s Sportsman championship.

Ladouceur has been the most successful this season, winning the last seven Features at Mohawk International Raceway, along with another win at Cornwall in June. The Alexandria, ON driver finished third in his lone start at the 1/4-mile track last year.

Murtaugh, from Fulton, NY, has momentum entering this weekend’s race after winning his last two Series starts at Fulton Speedway and Land of Legends Raceway. The Central Region champion also won more Features than any other driver during the Championship Season in 2025, including the Great Lakes 75 at Oswego Speedway during Super DIRT Week. The “Rocket” finished 10th in last year’s Glen Ridge stop.

Scarborough clinched his 2026 East Region title at Glen Ridge last month, finishing seventh in the finale after starting 22nd. Sunday will be the Brandon, VT driver’s first championship season start. He won his first career Series Feature earlier this season at Bear Ridge Speedway, a track similar in size to Glen Ridge.

McPherson is not expected to compete for the 2026 championship.

Looking for Three Straight: In each of the last two seasons, Gavin Eisele has gotten the jump over his competitors by earning back-to-back wins at Glen Ridge.

Overall, the LaFargeville, NY driver has made four starts at the track, finishing in the top five on three occasions. Eisele is aiming for his fourth career Series win on Sunday, and first since last year’s triumph at “The Ridge.” 

He’s won six times so far in 2026, earning victories at Brockville Ontario Speedway and Can-Am Speedway.

Agent Zero: Two-time defending Series champion Shane Pecore officially begins his title defense on Sunday, aiming for his first Series victory in more than a year.

The Cornwall, ON driver has won four Features so far this season, scoring victories at Airborne Park Speedway, Brockville, and Can-Am. 

Pecore has only made one start in his career at Glen Ridge, opening last year’s Championship Season with a ninth-place finish. He’s searching for his 14th career DIRTcar Sportsman Series win.

Defending the Ridge: Along with the Series stars, Glen Ridge’s regulars are ready to aim for the $1,500 prize. Zach Buff and Derrick McGrew Jr. are the only multi-time winners at the track this season and are separated by eight points in the battle for the track championship.

Buff, from Latham, NY, has two wins at the Capital Region bullring this season, along with nine top fives in nine starts. He has an East Region victory at the track, but he’s finished 20th and 23rd in the last two Championship Season openers.

McGrew, meanwhile, is a four-time winner this season, and has seven top fives and eight top 10s in eight starts. Like Buff, the Ballston Spa, NY driver has an East Region victory at the track. He also has a podium finish in Championship Season competition, crossing the line third at Glen Ridge in 2024.

Both drivers are aiming for their second Series victory.

Other Feature winners at the track this season include Bill August, Tavien Blowers, and Connor Crane, who won this year’s East Region stop.

2026 Championship Season Schedule:

Sunday, Aug. 9/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY
Wednesday, Aug. 19/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Sunday, Sept. 6/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Saturday, Sept. 12/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Saturday, Sept. 19/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Saturday, Oct. 10/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON 

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR: First Canada Stop on Tap for DIRTcar 358 Modified Series at Cornwall
Mike Mahaney leads the standings by 12 points over Mat Williamson

joe Grabianowski

For the first time in 2026, the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series will travel out of the United States for its first of two stops in Canada.

A visit to Cornwall Motor Speedway in Long Sault, ON awaits the top 358 Modified stars in the Northeast for the Chico Dingwall Memorial on Sunday, Aug. 2. The event will be a 96-lap Feature paying $10,000-to-win (CAN).

Joining the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series are the track’s Mini Stock, Lightning Sprint, Sportsman, and Novice Sportsman divisions.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Cornwall:

Mike and Mat: When the Series last battled at Utica-Rome Speedway, Mat Williamson outdueled Mike Mahaney to score his second win of 2026. The St. Catharines, ON driver also cut Mahaney’s lead to 12 points with eight races remaining.

Last year at Cornwall, Mahaney led most of the race before ultimately losing the lead to Tim Fuller toward the end. However, the Elizabethtown, NY driver finished second.  In 11 starts at Cornwall, “Smooth Shoe” has three top fives and seven top 10s.

Williamson, meanwhile, has been better at the 1/4-mile track, earning seven wins, 26 top fives and 32 top 10s in 40 starts. That includes a podium finish during the Spring Shootout with the Super DIRTcar Series in May. He finished fourth during last year’s 358 Modified stop at Cornwall after starting 17th.

A win by Williamson would be his 23rd career triumph, breaking a tie with Fuller for fourth on the Series all-time wins list.

Watch Out for Fuller: Fuller’s win at Cornwall in 2025 was the last time the Edwards, NY driver reached Victory Lane at the track, a place he’s won at on six occasions. In 59 starts, he’s earned 29 top fives and 46 top 10s.

The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame driver hasn’t finished off the podium in his last three 358 Modified Series starts at the track, and aims for his third Series triumph there, the first coming in 1993.

Along with his success in a 358, he’s earned five top fives at Cornwall with the Super DIRTcar Series, and two top fives with the World of Outlaws Late Models Series presented by DIRTVision. 

Here Comes Hollywood: Fuller isn’t the only outsider who’s had success at Cornwall. Felix Roy, the 2024 Series champion, also has six wins at the track along with 19 top fives and 25 top 10s in 34 starts.

The Napierville, QC driver has made two starts at the 1/4-mile track this season, earning one win and two top fives. However, he earned a 29th-place finish in his lone DIRTcar 358 Modified Series start there.

Like Williamson, “Hollywood” also had success in the Super DIRTcar Series Spring Shootout, finishing third driving the Paille Course Racing No. ONE.

A win on Sunday would be his first career DIRTcar 358 Modified Series victory.

Defending the Bullring: Like most tracks on the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series schedule, Cornwall has a stout group of regulars who aim to win the Chico Dingwall Memorial.

In five regular season Features at Cornwall this season, six different drivers have reached Victory Lane. Joining Roy and David Hebert are the top three in the track’s points standings, Corey Wheeler, Louie Jackson Jr., Kalen Draper, and Ryan Stabler.

Wheeler, from Cornwall, ON, is the current points leader and the only driver to finish in the top five in all six Features. He’s aiming for his second career Series victory, after winning at Brockville Ontario Speedway in 2023. Wheeler has 16 victories, 73 top fives and 113 top 10s in 147 starts at Cornwall.

Stabler, also from Cornwall, ON, is a three-time winner at the track, with 18 top fives and 34 top 10s. Jackson, from Akwesasne, NY, has eight wins at Cornwall, along with 33 top fives and 67 top 10s. 

Both drivers are searching for their first career Series victory.

2026 DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Schedule
Saturday, April 18/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY- Andy Bachetti
Saturday, April 25/Devil’s Bowl Speedway/West Haven, VT- Mat Williamson
Thursday, June 11/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY- Mike Mahaney
Tuesday, June 30/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY- Jimmy Phelps
Wednesday, July 15/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY- Mat Williamson
Sunday, Aug. 2/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Thursday, Sept. 10/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 11/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Friday, Oct. 9/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON

 

DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Points Standings

  1. Mike Mahaney            794
  2. Mat Williamson           -12
  3. Lance Willix II             -64
  4. Chris Raabe               -74
  5. Peter Britten               -82
  6. Brad Rouse                -126
  7. Andrew Buff                -156
  8. Brendan Gibbons        -158
  9. Jack Butler                  -162
  10. C.G. Morey                 -182

 

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 Super DIRTCAR series  Dirt car racing seriesWOO  LATE MODEL SERIES

The Super DIRTcar Series 2026 Schedule:

Big Gator Championship
Wed. Feb. 11/ DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL (Non-points)
Thurs. Feb. 12/ DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL (Non-points)
Fri. Feb. 13/DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL (Non-points)
Sat. Feb. 14/DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL (Non-points)

2026 Championship Season

Sat. March 28/Delaware Diamond/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE
Sat. April 11/Thunder on the Thousand Islands/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY 
Fri. April 17/ 61st Anniversary Special/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY 
Sun. May 17/Spring Shootout at Cornwall/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Cornwall, ON
Sun. May 24/Heroes Remembered/Weedsport Speedway/ Weedsport, NY 
Mon. May 25/The Natural 77/Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, NY 
Tues. June 16/Mr. Dirt Track USA/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY 
Tues. June 23/Ron Martin Memorial Summer Nationals/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Thurs. July 2/Stars and Stripes Spectacular/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY
Tues. July 7/Oh Canada 75/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Cornwall, ON
Wed. July 8/ Summer Shootout at Mohawk/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY 
Mon. July 20/King of the North/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC
Tues. July 21/King of the North/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC 
Wed. July 22/Thunder in the Adirondacks/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY
Tues. Aug. 11/Big Block Invasion of Mansfield/Mansfield Speedway/Mansfield, OH
Wed. Aug. 12/Steel Valley 75/Sharon Speedway/Hartford, OH
Sun. Aug. 16/Hall of Fame Special/SummerFAST/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Mon. Aug. 17/SummerFAST/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY
Tues. Aug. 18/SummerFAST/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY
Wed. Aug. 19/SummerFAST/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Sun. Sept. 6/Cavalcade 100/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Sat. Sept. 12/R.D Hutchinson Memorial/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Sat. Sept. 26/Malta Massive Weekend/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Mon.-Sat., Oct. 5-10/Super DIRT Week 54/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Fri. Oct. 16/Fall Nationals/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON
Sat. Oct. 31/Mid-Atlantic Championship/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE
Wed. Nov. 4/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC (Qualifying Night)
Thurs. Nov. 5/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC
Fri. Nov. 6/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC
Sat. Nov. 7/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC

2026 DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Schedule
Saturday, April 18/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY- Andy Bachetti
Saturday, April 25/Devil’s Bowl Speedway/West Haven, VT- Mat Williamson
Sunday, June 7/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY
Thursday, June 11/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY
Tuesday, June 30/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Wednesday, July 1/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Wednesday, July 15/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Sunday, Aug. 2/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Friday, Sept. 11/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Friday, Oct. 9/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON

 

2026 World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision Schedule:

Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $20k to win, $81k purse

Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / $25k to win, $91k purse

Friday, April 24 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, April 25 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / $25k to win, $91k purse

Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / $12k to win, $53k purse

Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / $10k to win, $47k purse
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / $10k to win, $47k purse
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / $40k to win, $134k purse

Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / $20k to win, $81k purse
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / $20k, $81k purse
Friday, May 15 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / $6k to win x2, $53k purse
Saturday, May 16 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / $30k to win, $103k purse
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / $20k to win, $81k purse

Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH / $12k to win, $53k purse
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / $57k to win, $240k purse

Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / $30k to win, $103k purse

Friday, June 19 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / $25k to win, $91k purse

Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / $12k to win, $53k purse

Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN / $12k to win, $53k purse

Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / $15k to win, $66k purse

Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / $20k to win, $81k purse

Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN / $20k to win, $81k purse

Thursday, July 2 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / $10k to win, $47k purse
Friday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / $10k to win, $47k purse
Saturday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / $40k to win, $134k purse

Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY / $15k to win, $66k purse

Friday, July 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, July 24 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / $5,000 to win x4, $57k purse
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / $50k to win, $220k purse

Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / $10k to win, $47k purse
Friday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Prelim
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / $100k to win, $223k purse

Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / $25k to win, $91k purse

Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA / $12k to win, $53k purse

Friday, Aug. 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA / $20k to win, $81k purse
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA / $10k to win, $47k purse
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA / $50k to win, $151k purse

Friday, Oct. 23 / Little River Speedway / Modoc, SC / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Little River Speedway / Modoc, SC / $25k to win, $91k purse

Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / Qualifying
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / $15k to win, $65k purse
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / $15k to win, $65k purse
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / $25k to win, $100k purs

 

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