WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Volusia Speedway Park Opens 57th Year of Racing with New Look, Same Excitement 

Volusia Catchfence Track Sign

Fresh off a near-perfect run with 18 out of 19 race nights completed at Volusia Speedway Park in 2025, the track is set for a new beginning of the year-long points chase.  The season-opening Spring Fling features the “Fab 5” divisions that will chase a “World’s Fastest Half Mile” championship, starring the 604 Late Models, … Read more

Dalton Hopke Sweeps Bike Week Jamboree in Dominating Monday Night 3/4 Modified Feature

Dalton Hopke

Dalton Hopke traded a backflip for a broomstick on Monday night at Volusia Speedway Park with a clean sweep of the 3/4 Modifieds at the third annual Bike Week Jamboree. The Jacksonville, FL driver displayed his mastery of “The World’s Fastest Half-Mile” with a dominating green-to-checkered drive aboard his No. H1 machine. Jonathan Layerd and … Read more

Dalton Hopke Strikes First Feature Win in 3/4 Modifieds at Volusia Bike Week Jamboree

Dalton Hopke

Dalton Hopke’s year and a half wait to Volusia Speedway Park Victory Lane ended with a backflipping statement in Sunday’s third annual Bike Week Jamboree. The Jacksonville, FL native charged from a sixth-place starting spot to take the first 3/4 Modified race at “The World’s Fastest Half Mile” in 2025. Chase Cooke and Colton Lane … Read more

Curt Spalding Savoring First Big Gator Championship, Turning Attention to Son’s Career 

Curt Spalding

Curt Spalding left Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals with about every Gator trophy available to the DIRTcar UMP Modified division this year. But he almost wasn’t there to do it.  Living over 1,000 miles away in Watervilet, MI and unsatisfied with his overall level of performance in 2024 – having not won a race at … Read more

Germfree Continues Partnership With Volusia Speedway Park

Germfree

Germfree Laboratories, LLC. is continuing its partnership with Volusia Speedway Park, serving as the track’s preferred BioTech partner. Germfree specializes in providing advanced solutions that enhance the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of critical healthcare manufacturing processes. “We’re excited to continue our partnership with Volusia Speedway Park and be part of such a passionate racing community,” … Read more

Hampton Inn DeLand Extends Stay With Volusia Speedway Park

Hampton Inn DeLand

The Hampton Inn & Suites DeLand has found an accommodation with Volusia Speedway Park and is extending its stay this year with the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.” The hotel – located a 20 Summit Oak Pl, DeLand, FL32720 – is continuing its partnership with the track, serving as the “Preferred Hotel Partner” of Volusia Speedway … Read more

Davenport Closes DIRTcar Nationals in Victory Lane, Thornton Jr. Takes Big Gator

Jonathan Davenport wins at Volusia

By Spence Smithback With more than two decades of dirt Late Model experience and hundreds of wins on his resume, Jonathan Davenport rarely accomplishes a feat for the first time. But that’s exactly what he did Saturday night at Volusia Speedway Park, as “Superman” scored his first World of Outlaws Late Models victory at the “World’s … Read more

BEST OF DCN 54: Relive The Best Moments of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals

DIRTcar Nationals cars and sign

The sun has never shined brighter on Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals. Literally. Even with the expansion of an additional week, all 15 days of the 54th edition of the event saw a sun lit sky and warm weather for peak racing conditions every night. From that, DIRTcar Nationals saw record crowds, record entries, new … Read more

Alberson Gets First Gator with Second-Straight World of Outlaws Win

Garrett Alberson wins at Volusia

By Spence Smithback Three weeks removed from his first World of Outlaws Late Models victory, Garrett Alberson ran it back on Thursday night. A dominant Feature showing allowed the Las Cruces, NM driver to double his win total with the Series and collect his first Gator from Volusia Speedway Park’s Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals. … Read more

Thornton Jr., Davenport, Overton Claim Wednesday Wins at DIRTcar Nationals

Thornton, Davenport and Overton in Victory Lane

Three of the most successful drivers in dirt Late Model racing over the past half-decade added another Gator to their collections Wednesday night, as Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Davenport and Brandon Overton won a trio of DIRTcar Late Model Features at Volusia Speedway Park. The victories established those competitors as the ones to beat in … Read more