2018 Super DIRTcar Series

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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]

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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

No.Race DriverCar Owner / EntrantChassisRounds
1 Billy Pauch Pauch RacingBicknell-
1GDarwin Greene-
1JRocky WarnerJake Spraker Racing1
1xWilly Decker3
1z Jessica Friesen Halmar Racing Team DKM-Bicknell1
2Jack LehnerTeo-Bicknell1
2L1
2RJRonnie JohnsonBicknell1
3Justin HaersHaers Brothers RacingBicknell-
3DMatt DeLorenzo1
3GBrian Gleason1
3JMarc Johnson1
49Billy DunnGraham RacingTeo2
4Billy VanInwegen-
Andy Bachetti 1
5Ryan GodownDieter SchmidtTroyer TD4-
5hChris HileHile MotorsportsBicknell2
5sTyler SiriSiri Racing-
6dDillon Steuer-
6h Max McLaughlin HBR RacingTeo3
Josh Horenforst1
6JH1
88Mat WilliamsonBuzz Chew RacingBicknell2
7Rick LaubachGary & Lori HermannTeo-
7FMatt Farnham2
8Rich Scagliotta3
8RRob Bellinger1
9Ryan WattJeff Brown-
9sMatt SheppardMatt Sheppard RacingBicknell3
9xTyler Trump1
00Bobby Varin2
00TLou Torres1
02Roy Bresnahan2
07Tim Kerr2
10JJim Nagle1
11JJames Sweeting1
13Rick RegalskiRegalski RacingBicknell-
14C.G. Morey1
14jAlan Johnson1
16bAlan Barker1
17Kyle SheldonElmo RecknerBicknell-
17KBrian Krummel1
18Bodie Bellinger1
18JLouie Jackson Jr.1
18JR2
19Tim Fuller3
19kBrett KressleyBrett Kressley RacingBicknell-
19mJessey MuellerMueller Motorsports1
20 Brett Hearn Madsen MotorsportsTeo3
21Yan BussiereYB Racing1
21aPeter BrittenTroyer2
21JRyan Jordan1
23Kyle Coffey2
24Jim Wilko1
25Erick RudolphRandy Chrysler 21K RacingBicknell1
25HKatelyn HileHile MotorsportsBicknell1
25JChad Jesso1
25RErick RudolphRandy Chrysler 21K RacingBicknell2
27JDanny JohnsonGraham Racing3
28pEldon Payne Jr.Paynes MotorsportsBicknell1
30Jamie Mills-
30MJoseph Watson-
32Jim Rasey-
34Andrew Ferguson1
35Francois Bellemare-
36 Kenny Wallace Willy & Becky Auchmoody1
38Tim HarrisHig Fab1
39 Tim McCreadie Sweeteners Plus / CMEBicknell1
42Matt Pupello1
42pPat WardGypsum RacingBicknell3
43 Jimmy Horton Halmar Racing TeamDKM-
Keith Flach2
44Anthony Perrego1
Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing TeamDKM-Bicknell1
44F1
44RRussell MorsemanMorseman RacingBicknell-
46Jeremy SmithJeremy Smith RacingBicknell-
48tDave RauscherRauscher Racing3
62Tom Sears Jr.Sears RacingBicknell1
63Adam RobertsSNR MotorsportsBicknell3
65Scott Hitchens-
66XCasey Terrance1
73Kevin PoitrasBicknell-
74J.R. HeffnerJ.R. Heffner Racing-
83xTim Sears Jr.Sears RacingBicknell1
84Gary Tomkins2
85H.J. Bunting-
35Mike MahaneyBicknell3
91Billy DeckerJeremy Smith RacingBicknell-
Gypsum Racing3
93Danny Varin3
96Jean-Francois Corriveau3
97GRyan Godown1
97KKris Vermold1
98hJimmy PhelpsHBR RacingTeo-Bicknell3
99LLarry WightGypsum RacingBicknell2
109Billy WhittakerBicknell2
111Demetrios Drellos1
115Kenny Tremont1
118Jim BrittJim Britt Racing-
165Rex King-
816Jeff Rockefeller1
B16Alan Barker2
cb3Chad BrachmannBrachmann Racing-
R2Rusty Smith3
R13Ralph McBride-
XChad Phelps1
ZButch Tittle3

Driver & Team Changes

Schedule

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.DateRace titleTrackTV/Stream
February 13DIRTcar Nationals Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Florida
February 14
February 15DIRTvision.com

MavTV

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

MavTV

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

FloRacing

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

FloRacing

19September 7 Le RPM Speedway, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
20September 8Blackout Race Autodrome Drummond, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
21September 14Duel at the Demon Brewerton Speedway, Brewerton, New York
22September 15Mohawk 100 Mohawk International Raceway, Akwesasne, New York
23September 22Thunder 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
24October 7
25October 12The Loud & Dirty Northeast Fall Nationals Brockville Ontario Speedway, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
November 1Textron Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina FloRacing
26November 2
27November 3
   NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week Qualifier Race

Schedule notes and changes

Results and Standings

Races

No.Race / TrackWinning driverWinning teamLast Chance Showdown winner Fastest Qualifier
DIRTcar Nationals (Night #3 / Race #1)Tyler SiriSiri RacingMatt Sheppard Stewart Friesen
Jimmy Horton
Ryan GodownRick Laubach
Tyler Siri
DIRTcar Nationals (Night #3 / Race #2) Tim McCreadie Sweeteners Plus / CMEBrett KressleyBilly Pauch
Tim McCreadie
Ryan GodownJustin Haers
Stewart Friesen
DIRTcar Nationals (Night #4)Matt SheppardMatt Sheppard RacingJimmy PhelpsDanny Johnson
Ryan Godown
Tyler Siri Max McLaughlin
Jimmy Horton
DIRTcar Nationals (Night #5) Tim McCreadie Sweeteners Plus / CMEJimmy Phelps Stewart Friesen
Mike Mahaney
Larry WightBilly VanInwegen
Max McLaughlin
1Heroes Remembered 100 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing TeamAdam Roberts Stewart Friesen
Billy Dunn
Mat WilliamsonMatt Sheppard
Larry Wight
2BrewertonMatt SheppardMatt Sheppard RacingAndrew FergusonPat Ward
Billy Decker
Rob BellingerMatt Sheppard
Tim Sears Jr,
3Brett Hearn's Big Show X Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing TeamTim McCreadieTim Fuller
Peter Britten
Stewart Friesen
Erick RudolphWilly Decker
Jessey Mueller

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