Friday DIRTcar Nationals to feature expanded program, Big Gator championships

Friday’s portion of the 52nd Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals is set to give fans an expanded day of racing with Thursday’s postponed Features kicking off the Big Gator Championship night. Persistent evening rain showers forced World of Outlaws, DIRTcar Racing and Volusia Speedway Park officials to deem Thursday’s program official and complete. However, officials … Read more

WEDNESDAY RECAP: Strickler, Mefford, Long, Dotson, Haley, Nicely Net Gators at Volusia

Action continues Thursday night with six Features lined up by points accumulated The third night of competition for the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds in the 52nd annual Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park featured three separate three-peat winners, a dominant force returning to form, and a Victory Lane celebration/interview from a rising teenage … Read more

TUESDAY RECAP: Haley, Nicely, Dotson, Dixon, Thomas, Troutman Visit DIRTcar Nationals Victory Lane

Ninety-five DIRTcar UMP Modifieds answered the bell for Round #2 of the 52nd Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park Tuesday night and brought three repeat winners from Monday back to Victory Lane, while three first-time winners headlined the second half of the program. Feature #1 – Justin Haley Less than 24 hours … Read more

MONDAY RECAP: Lee, Strickler, Nicely, Haley, Dotson, Stremme Win Monday UMP Modified Features

A grand total 102 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds packed the Volusia Speedway Park pit areas for opening night of the 52nd annual Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals Monday night and put the newly refreshed event format on display for the first time, awarding six of the field’s top drivers with the first gator trophies of the … Read more

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: UMP Modifieds Set for Six-Straight Nights at Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals

Pastrana, Dotson, Lee, Troutman and more headline newly reformatted event The single toughest test of endurance in DIRTcar UMP Modified racing hits the half-mile of Volusia Speedway Park this week in the 52nd annual Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals. Six-straight days of racing. Over 100 cars expected to compete. All in pursuit of the iconic … Read more

ROAD TO VOLUSIA: UMP Modified Florida Speedweeks Takes on North Florida, East Bay, DIRTcar Nationals

Thirteen-race grind begins Jan. 28 at North Florida Speedway Before the iconic Big Gator trophy is awarded at the 52nd Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 6-18, some of DIRTcar’s most hardcore racers will take the road less traveled and pursue the UMP Florida Modified Speedweeks championship. The three-week grind compacts … Read more

Purse Increase, New Format for UMP Modifieds at 52nd DIRTcar Nationals

Over $148,000 in total prize money distributed over six nights of racing, up 118 percent from 2022 This February, the “Ironmen” of the DIRTcar Nationals will take on an all-new format and a purse increase for the 52nd edition of the historic Florida Speedweeks tradition. Since the turn of the century, the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds … Read more

DOUBLE ZERO DELIGHT: Dotson Dominates Ninth Annual Reutimann Memorial Finale at Volusia

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One start, one win. Not a bad record at Volusia Speedway Park for one of DIRTcar UMP Modified racing’s newest breakout racers, Ethan Dotson. After breaking an 11-year-old track record in Qualifying Friday night, Dotson continued his display of speed into Saturday night, taking the lead five laps into the 50-lap Feature and driving the … Read more

TICKETS PUNCHED: McKenzie, Neiheiser, Dotson, Winger Win Reutimann Memorial Showdowns at Volusia

Fifty-lap, $7,000-to-win finale goes green Saturday night on DIRTVision In a field 54 cars deep, 20 of the best DIRTcar UMP Modified drivers at Volusia Speedway Park are now locked into Saturday night’s main event – the ninth annual Emil & Dale Reutimann Memorial. Four individual, 15-lap Showdown Features hit the track Friday night after … Read more

Dotson Making Volusia Debut at Reutimann Memorial in House Longhorn UMP Modified

Big wins at Port Royal, Atomic turned heads for the young Californian One of the fastest rising talents in DIRTcar UMP Modified racing will get his first shot at one of the most coveted trophies during Volusia Speedway Park’s Emil & Dale Reutimann Memorial, Nov. 18-19. Ethan Dotson, the 23-year-old Dirt Modified standout from Bakersfield, … Read more