{"id":4776,"date":"2023-01-17T15:30:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/uncategorized\/what-to-watch-for-pro-late-model-stars-ready-to-shine-at-volusias-dirtcar-sunshine-nationals\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T16:32:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:32:26","slug":"what-to-watch-for-pro-late-model-stars-ready-to-shine-at-volusias-dirtcar-sunshine-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/what-to-watch-for-pro-late-model-stars-ready-to-shine-at-volusias-dirtcar-sunshine-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Pro Late Model Stars Ready to Shine at Volusia\u2019s DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"
The biggest Crate Late Model bash of the winter racing season is here. The fourth annual DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals hits Volusia Speedway Park this Wednesday to Saturday, Jan. 18-21, with a jam-packed field of talent expected in the DIRTcar Pro Late Model division.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an all-new format for the Pro Late Models this year, racing alongside the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series<\/a> and the local 602 Late Models. The new format focuses on the accrual of points over a series of Qualifying Features on Thursday and Friday, lined up by Hot Lap\/Qualifying times on each night. Those points totals will lock the top-20 drivers into the Championship Feature on Saturday and take an additional number of drivers in from the Last Chance Showdowns.<\/p>\n Saturday concludes with a 30-lap, $10,000-to-win Feature and the crowning of a DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals points champion, awarded to the driver with the most Feature points accumulated over the weekend.<\/p>\n Tickets are on sale now at WorldofOutlaws.com<\/a> and will be available at the gate on race day. If you can\u2019t be at the track, stream every lap live on your device with a subscription to DIRTVision<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are the top storylines going into the fourth annual DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals:<\/em><\/p>\n WRECKERS TO CHECKERS<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0It was one year ago this Friday when Mark Whitener pulled off the biggest comeback win in Sunshine Nationals history.<\/p>\n Whitener, the veteran Super and Crate Late Model racer from Middleburg, FL, rolled his Super Late Model into the Turn 1 wall during World of Outlaws Late Model competition on Thursday night of last year\u2019s event. Less than 24 hours later, he was driving his DIRTcar Pro Late Model into Sunshine Nationals Victory Lane for the first time in his career, overcoming brake issues in the closing laps of the Feature to hold on for the win and complete the turnaround.<\/p>\n