Wallace, Lee, Strickler, Allgaier and more names set to join projected field of 100-plus cars DIRTcar UMP Modified Florida Speedweeks multi-week grind continues with a weeklong affair at Volusia Speedway Park – Monday-Saturday, Feb. 5-10 – and the single toughest endurance test in all of open-wheel dirt Modified racing – the 53rd Federated Auto Parts … Read more
Total funds paid out now tops $175,000 with new Big Gator championship points fund The 53rd edition of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals will include a purse upgrade for the UMP Modifieds as they take to Volusia Speedway Park to battle for the iconic Big Gator trophy, Feb. 5-10. A new grand total of $176,300 … Read more
Lining up second on a restart with six laps to go, Matt Henderson knew he had one chance left for the lead and a big win at a historic venue. He mashed the throttle out of Turn 4 and raced down Volusia Speedway Park’s long front-stretch with a burst of speed into Turn 1. When … Read more
The Pigeon Forge, TN driver passed Bubba Roling on a Lap 19 restart for the win With two laps to go in Saturday’s 602 Late Model Feature, Pierce McCarter hoped he made the right decision putting on a harder right rear tire. The decision paid off for him, going from third to first on the … Read more
The DIRTcar Pro / Crate Racin’ USA (CRUSA) 604 Late Model division packed the Volusia Speedway Park pits with nearly 70 Chevrolet Performance Crate engine-powered machines Friday night and put on four entertaining Qualifying Features as part of the fifth annual DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals. In the end, Dillon Brown, Richie Stephens, Austin Yarbrough and Brock … Read more
Chaz Haskins and Nevin Gainey gained valuable momentum during Friday’s portion of DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, earning wins in the two 602 Late Model Qualifying Features. Each earned $1,000 for their victories and can raise another trophy on Saturday night in the $3,000-to-win finale. Here’s what happened in Friday’s Features: 602 Late … Read more
With steady rain in Barberville, FL, along with unsettled weather conditions expected throughout the rest of the evening, World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model, DIRTcar, and Volusia Speedway Park officials have decided in the interest of maintaining current track conditions to cancel Thursday’s portion of Sunshine Nationals. The decision comes after working closely with … Read more
The biggest dirt Late Model bash in the State of Florida is ready to kick off the season with the fifth annual DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, Jan. 18-20. The World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series headlines the event for the fourth year-in-a-row, running three standard-format programs over the three-day … Read more
Demetrios Drellos has made a habit of visiting Volusia Speedway Park in the winter. And for the second straight season, he’ll venture South on two separate occasions. The Queensbury, NY driver kicks off his 2024 season in a DIRTcar Pro Late Model at Sunshine Nationals, Jan. 17-20, before turning his attention to the Super DIRTcar … Read more
Due to substantial rainfall throughout the week continuing into Friday morning, officials have postponed the Friday portion of the 10th annual Emil & Dale Reutimann Memorial to Saturday, Nov. 18, creating a single-day lineup of events leading up to the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win DIRTcar UMP Modified finale. Pit gates are set to open on Saturday at … Read more
