2018 Super DIRTcar Series

The 2018 Super DIRTcar Series is the 46th season of Big Block Modified racing sanctioned by DIRTcar Northeast & World Racing Group. The season will begin with the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park on February 12 (featuring 5 non-points races) while the first points scoring race of the season will be the Highbank Holdup at Can-Am Speedway on April 13 The season will end with the Can-Am World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on November 9. Matt Sheppard enters the 2019 season as the defending series champion.[1]

The 2019 season will continue to feature qualifier races for NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. Any qualifier race winner will have a guaranteed provisional starting spot in the 200 lap event at Oswego Speedway on October 13.[2]

Team & Driver Chart

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No. Race Driver Car Owner / Entrant Chassis Rounds
1 Billy Pauch Pauch Racing Bicknell -
1G Darwin Greene -
1J Rocky Warner Jake Spraker Racing 1
1x Willy Decker 3
1z Jessica Friesen Halmar Racing Team DKM-Bicknell 1
2 Jack Lehner Teo-Bicknell 1
2L 1
2RJ Ronnie Johnson Bicknell 1
3 Justin Haers Haers Brothers Racing Bicknell -
3D Matt DeLorenzo 1
3G Brian Gleason 1
3J Marc Johnson 1
49 Billy Dunn Graham Racing Teo 2
4 Billy VanInwegen -
Andy Bachetti 1
5 Ryan Godown Dieter Schmidt Troyer TD4 -
5h Chris Hile Hile Motorsports Bicknell 2
5s Tyler Siri Siri Racing -
6d Dillon Steuer -
6h Max McLaughlin HBR Racing Teo 3
Josh Horenforst 1
6JH 1
88 Mat Williamson Buzz Chew Racing Bicknell 2
7 Rick Laubach Gary & Lori Hermann Teo -
7F Matt Farnham 2
8 Rich Scagliotta 3
8R Rob Bellinger 1
9 Ryan Watt Jeff Brown -
9s Matt Sheppard Matt Sheppard Racing Bicknell 3
9x Tyler Trump 1
00 Bobby Varin 2
00T Lou Torres 1
02 Roy Bresnahan 2
07 Tim Kerr 2
10J Jim Nagle 1
11J James Sweeting 1
13 Rick Regalski Regalski Racing Bicknell -
14 C.G. Morey 1
14j Alan Johnson 1
16b Alan Barker 1
17 Kyle Sheldon Elmo Reckner Bicknell -
17K Brian Krummel 1
18 Bodie Bellinger 1
18J Louie Jackson Jr. 1
18JR 2
19 Tim Fuller 3
19k Brett Kressley Brett Kressley Racing Bicknell -
19m Jessey Mueller Mueller Motorsports 1
20 Brett Hearn Madsen Motorsports Teo 3
21 Yan Bussiere YB Racing 1
21a Peter Britten Troyer 2
21J Ryan Jordan 1
23 Kyle Coffey 2
24 Jim Wilko 1
25 Erick Rudolph Randy Chrysler 21K Racing Bicknell 1
25H Katelyn Hile Hile Motorsports Bicknell 1
25J Chad Jesso 1
25R Erick Rudolph Randy Chrysler 21K Racing Bicknell 2
27J Danny Johnson Graham Racing 3
28p Eldon Payne Jr. Paynes Motorsports Bicknell 1
30 Jamie Mills -
30M Joseph Watson -
32 Jim Rasey -
34 Andrew Ferguson 1
35 Francois Bellemare -
36 Kenny Wallace Willy & Becky Auchmoody 1
38 Tim Harris Hig Fab 1
39 Tim McCreadie Sweeteners Plus / CME Bicknell 1
42 Matt Pupello 1
42p Pat Ward Gypsum Racing Bicknell 3
43 Jimmy Horton Halmar Racing Team DKM -
Keith Flach 2
44 Anthony Perrego 1
Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Team DKM-Bicknell 1
44F 1
44R Russell Morseman Morseman Racing Bicknell -
46 Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith Racing Bicknell -
48t Dave Rauscher Rauscher Racing 3
62 Tom Sears Jr. Sears Racing Bicknell 1
63 Adam Roberts SNR Motorsports Bicknell 3
65 Scott Hitchens -
66X Casey Terrance 1
73 Kevin Poitras Bicknell -
74 J.R. Heffner J.R. Heffner Racing -
83x Tim Sears Jr. Sears Racing Bicknell 1
84 Gary Tomkins 2
85 H.J. Bunting -
35 Mike Mahaney Bicknell 3
91 Billy Decker Jeremy Smith Racing Bicknell -
Gypsum Racing 3
93 Danny Varin 3
96 Jean-Francois Corriveau 3
97G Ryan Godown 1
97K Kris Vermold 1
98h Jimmy Phelps HBR Racing Teo-Bicknell 3
99L Larry Wight Gypsum Racing Bicknell 2
109 Billy Whittaker Bicknell 2
111 Demetrios Drellos 1
115 Kenny Tremont 1
118 Jim Britt Jim Britt Racing -
165 Rex King -
816 Jeff Rockefeller 1
B16 Alan Barker 2
cb3 Chad Brachmann Brachmann Racing -
R2 Rusty Smith 3
R13 Ralph McBride -
X Chad Phelps 1
Z Butch Tittle 3

Driver & Team Changes

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  • - HBR Racing (Max McLaughlin & Jimmy Phelps) will chase the Super DIRTcar Series championship once again in 2019. Max will compete part time due to his full time Nascae K&N Pro Series Ride.[3]
  • - Peter Britten has left Graham Racing to chase the points championship in the Super DIRTcar Series alone.[4]
  • - Billy Decker will return to Gypsum Racing for the 2019 season starting at the points season opener at Can Am.
  • - Stewart Friesen and the Halmar Friesen Racing team will only run in select races that don't conflict with Friesen's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule.
  • - Tim McCreadie will only run in select races that don't conflict with McCreadie's dirt late model schedule this year he will only run the unsanctioned Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway.
  • - Mat Williamson has teamed up with Buzz Chew Racing to bring home the 2019 Super Dirtcar Series title driving the Buzzchew Chevy number 88 machine

Schedule

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FloRacing will broadcast 20 nights of racing with live video online (12 regular season races, Super DIRT Week & the BBM portion of World Finals). DIRTvision.com will broadcast all races with live radio coverage, and will have live video for the Volusia races. MavTV will broadcast select races (Volusia, Weedsport, Oswego + others) on tape delay, in partnership with Speed Sport.

No. Date Race title Track TV/Stream
February 13 DIRTcar Nationals Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Florida
February 14
February 15 DIRTvision.com

MavTV

February 16
February 17
April 28 High Bank Holdup Fulton Speedway, Fulton, New York
May 16 Battle at the Bridge Bridgeport Speedway, Bridgeport, New Jersey
1 May 28 Heroes Remembered 100 Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, New York FloRacing

MavTV

2 June 15 Brewerton Speedway, Brewerton, New York
3 June 26 The BIG Show 10 Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Malta, New York
4 July 1 Cornwall Motor Speedway, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
5 July 5 Land of Legends Raceway, Canandaigua, New York FloRacing
6 July 8 Freedom Fighter 100 Utica-Rome Speedway, Vernon, New York FloRacing
7 July 10 Outlaw Speedway, Dundee, New York FloRacing
8 July 17 TBA TBA
9 July 19 Battle on the Midway Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown, New York FloRacing
10 July 23 Autodrome Granby, Granby, Quebec, Canada FloRacing
11 July 24 Racing Stock 100 Autodrome Drummond, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
12 July 28 Hall of Fame 100 Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, New York MavTV

FloRacing

13 July 31 Battle of Plattsburgh 100 Airborne Park Speedway, Plattsburgh, New York
14 August 1 Jack Johnson Tribute Fonda Speedway, Fonda, New York FloRacing
15 August 6 Bob St. Amand Sr. Memorial Merrittville Speedway, Thorold, Ontario, Canada
16 August 7 Summer Nationals Ransomville Speedway, Ransomville, New York FloRacing
17 September 1 Mr. DIRT Track USA Lebanon Valley Speedway, West Lebanon, New York FloRacing
18 September 3 Labor Day Double Play 100 Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, New York MavTV

FloRacing

19 September 7 Le RPM Speedway, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
20 September 8 Blackout Race Autodrome Drummond, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
21 September 14 Duel at the Demon Brewerton Speedway, Brewerton, New York
22 September 15 Mohawk 100 Mohawk International Raceway, Akwesasne, New York
23 September 22 Thunder Along the Mohawk Fonda Speedway, Fonda, New York FloRacing
October 3 NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLVII Oswego Speedway, Oswego, New York FloRacing

MavTV

October 4
October 5
October 6
24 October 7
25 October 12 The Loud & Dirty Northeast Fall Nationals Brockville Ontario Speedway, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
November 1 Textron Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina FloRacing
26 November 2
27 November 3
  • - ≠ will state if the race was postponed or canceled
  • - ≈ will state if the race is not for championship points

Schedule notes and changes

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Results and Standings

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Races

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No. Race / Track Winning driver Winning team Last Chance Showdown winner Fastest Qualifier
DIRTcar Nationals (Night #3 / Race #1) Tyler Siri Siri Racing Matt Sheppard Stewart Friesen
Jimmy Horton
Ryan Godown Rick Laubach
Tyler Siri
DIRTcar Nationals (Night #3 / Race #2) Tim McCreadie Sweeteners Plus / CME Brett Kressley Billy Pauch
Tim McCreadie
Ryan Godown Justin Haers
Stewart Friesen
DIRTcar Nationals (Night #4) Matt Sheppard Matt Sheppard Racing Jimmy Phelps Danny Johnson
Ryan Godown
Tyler Siri Max McLaughlin
Jimmy Horton
DIRTcar Nationals (Night #5) Tim McCreadie Sweeteners Plus / CME Jimmy Phelps Stewart Friesen
Mike Mahaney
Larry Wight Billy VanInwegen
Max McLaughlin
1 Heroes Remembered 100 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Team Adam Roberts Stewart Friesen
Billy Dunn
Mat Williamson Matt Sheppard
Larry Wight
2 Brewerton Matt Sheppard Matt Sheppard Racing Andrew Ferguson Pat Ward
Billy Decker
Rob Bellinger Matt Sheppard
Tim Sears Jr,
3 Brett Hearn's Big Show X Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing Team Tim McCreadie Tim Fuller
Peter Britten
Stewart Friesen
Erick Rudolph Willy Decker
Jessey Mueller

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sheppard Scores Nearly $50,000 with Mr. DIRTcar and Super DIRTcar Series Titles; Champions Honored to Close Out 2017 Season". 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Six Super DIRTcar Series Events Will Now Serve as NAPA Super DIRT Week Qualifiers". www.superdirtcarseries.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24.
  3. ^ "HBR Looking at Different Schedule for 2018". March 2018.
  4. ^ "Britten and Graham Join Forces to Chase Super DIRTcar Championship". 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ "DIRTcar Nationals Tuesday's Program Rained Out". Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  6. ^ "Rain Forces Cancellation of Super DIRTcar Series Highbank Holdup 100". Archived from the original on 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  7. ^ "Battle at the Bridge Washed Out". www.superdirtcarseries.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-19.
  8. ^ "Orange County Fair Speedway to Hold NAPA Super DIRT Week Qualifier". www.superdirtcarseries.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-04.