It’s without a doubt public knowledge that the decision to run the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, aptly called the “Hell Tour” is not for the weak. The 2022 schedule throws back to a more traditional format of its early years and has teams chasing 32 races in just 40 days. For most of the tour, that is racing six nights a week while maintaining both maintenance on the car, rigs, travel to and fr...
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BARBERVILLE, FL – (Feb. 18, 2023) – When the smoke settled, spectators were left in awe of another historic rocket sighting in Florida. They weren’t looking to the sky, though. The mesmerizing visual took place in Barberville, FL with the “rocket” landing on the front stretch of Volusia Speedway Park Saturday night. While hearts around the track took a breath to ease their rapid pace from t...
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BARBERVILLE, FL – February 13, 2023 – Less than a month after failing to Qualify for a Feature at Volusia Speedway Park, Hudson O’Neal got reassurance that Rocket1 Racing is heading in the right direction. The Martinsville, IN driver, stormed from his sixth starting spot, taking the lead from Bobby Pierce on Lap 16 to score his first Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals win Monday nig...
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BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 11, 2023 – In the most grueling stretches of DIRTcar UMP Modified racing in the country, few will survive and even fewer thrive. Kyle Strickler and Lucas Lee were part of an exclusive group to do a lot of thriving in the past three weeks, and now wear the gold for their respective DIRTcar preseason accomplishments. Kyle Strickler – 2023 DIRTcar Nationals Gato...
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BARBERVILLE, FL - February 10, 2023 - David Gravel's pursuit of the 2023 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series championship couldn't have started any better than it did on Friday evening - in Victory Lane at Volusia Speedway Park. Advancing from fourth to first, the Watertown, CT native quickly pounced during the make-up of Thursday's postponed program. He drove the Big Game Mo...
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BARBERVILLE, FL - February 10, 2023 - In a span of less than seven hours, David Gravel won not one but two World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Features on Friday at Volusia Speedway Park. Continuing his torrid tenure at the Barberville, FL 1/2-mile - three consecutive Series wins - Gravel backed up his season-opening victory at 6:08pm by delivering another checkered flag...
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BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 11, 2023 – Kyle Strickler entered Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals hoping to sweep the week. While he missed out on a couple potential wins, he found himself holding the biggest trophy of the week early Saturday morning. Strickler won the coveted DIRTcar UMP Modified Gator Championship Feature for the third time in his career at Volusia Speedway Park, c...
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BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 9, 2023 – After his first Hot Lap session in a DIRTcar UMP Modified Monday at Volusia Speedway Park, Travis Pastrana told DIRTVision cameras, “I have no idea what I’m doing.” Three days later, he emerged a winner. Pastrana claimed his first golden gator trophy in only his third race, during the fourth night of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals. The rallycross star...
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Mooresville, NC (February 7, 2023) - Carson Brown announced today that he is teaming up with Delk Marlar Racing to run a partial 604 Dirt Late Model schedule in 2023. In a partnership established by Hornaday Development, the team will be led by World of Outlaws Champion, Mike Marlar, and will take on its first season of 604 Crate Late Model racing starting this spring. “The move to 604 Dirt Late ...
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LAKE CITY, FL – Jan. 29, 2023 – After three runner-up finishes in his last four starts at North Florida Speedway, Lucas Lee is finally a Winternationals Feature winner. It was one he wanted bad after being passed late while leading on two occasions in this event in the last three seasons. But after 25 trips playing defense around the sandy, 3/8-mile oval, Lee’s bridesmaid curse was brok...
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