“The Rocket Shepp” Wins His First Big Gator, Sweeps Outlaws Competition in The Sunshine State BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 16, 2019 – A Big Gator trophy and its family of four are heading back to Rocket Chassis in West Virginia as Brandon Sheppard pulled off the unthinkable on Saturday night, winning the 2019 DIRTcar Nationals Late Model championship by completing ...
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Jim DenHamer’s photos from Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals – 2/16/19
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Read More »Stewart Friesen Takes $5,000 DIRTcar Nationals Finale, Wight Wins Gator Championship
BARBERVILLE, FL – February 16, 2019 – After a breathless week of incredible Super DIRTcar Series action, Stewart Friesen held off Gypsum Racing teammates Larry Wight and Billy Decker to win the 50-lap DIRTcar Nationals finale. On a green-white-checkered finish Friesen almost gave away the victory when he scraped the wall in turns one and two, allowing Wight enough room ...
Read More »LEARY LOGS FIRST WIN FOR NEW TEAM IN WINTER DIRT GAMES X FINALE
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Ocala, Florida (February 16, 2019)………The first weekend with a new race team is normally a period when driver and team get accustomed to one another and learn on-the-fly how to win races together. There were very few bumps in the road for C.J. Leary and Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports throughout “Winter Dirt Games X,” which culminated ...
Read More »GRANT SURVIVES AND THRIVES IN WINTER DIRT GAMES NIGHT 2
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Ocala, Florida (February 15, 2019)………Justin Grant has won a few and lost a few in the same manner throughout his racing career. He’s now won and lost in the same manner at Bubba Raceway Park following his USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory Friday on night two of “Winter Dirt Games X.” ...
Read More »Jim DenHamer’s photos from Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals – 2/15/19
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Read More »Wight Thrills Volusia Fans By Blasting Cushion to DIRTcar Nationals Victory
Runner-up Sheppard Takes Big Gator Points Lead BARBERVILLE, FL – February 15, 2019 – If the 2019 DIRTcar Nationals truly sets the tone for the rest of season, then Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified fans are in for a banner year. Friday night’s third round of the quest for the Big Gator at Volusia Speedway Park was captured by Gypsum ...
Read More »Brandon Sheppard reels off third straight Volusia Speedway Park win!
The 2017 Series Champion is Off to a Terrific Start in 2019, as He Eyes the Big Gator Trophy on Saturday BARBERVILLE, FL — Feb. 15, 2019 — Fast fact: the last four World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series races held at the Volusia Speedway Park as part of the DIRTcar Nationals have now been won by the ...
Read More »Jim DenHamer’s photos from Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals – 2/14/19
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Read More »LAST LAP HERO WINDOM SCORES OCALA USAC SPRINT OPENER
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Ocala, Florida (February 14, 2019)………Chris Windom led just one lap in Thursday’s USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car season opener at Bubba Raceway Park, but it was the one that paid the most as the Canton, Ill. driver prevailed on a wild final lap scramble that saw three different race leaders edge ahead at one ...
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Seven-Time Champion Matt Sheppard Passes Two Cars in One Corner for Round Two Win at the DIRTcar Nationals BARBERVILLE, FL – February 14, 2019 – There was love for dirt racing in the air Thursday night at Volusia Speedway Park on Valentine’s Day as a huge crowd watched three super-powered heroes battle down to the wire for the Super DIRTcar ...
Read More »Brandon Sheppard goes back to back at Volusia Speedway Park
Another Mark in the Win Column for the Rocket Chassis House Car, Weiss Shows Signs of Strength BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 14, 2019 – The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series had a streak going of three different winners in three races after Wednesday night. Brandon Sheppard’s back-to-back win on Thursday night over Scott Bloomquist, Don O’Neal and ...
Read More »Billy Decker Christens Return to Gypsum Racing with a Win, Edges Out Teammate Larry Wight
BARBERVILLE, FL – February 13, 2019 – It took just one race for Billy Decker to return to his winning ways in the famous red No. 91 Gypsum Express Big-Block Modified, there was nothing easy about it on Wednesday night in DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. Not only did Decker, of Unadilla, NY, hold off teammate and reigning NAPA ...
Read More »Jim DenHamer’s photos from Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals – 2/13/19
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Read More »Brandon Sheppard wins Volusia WoO opener!
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 13, 2019 – Brandon Sheppard was the third different winner in three races to start the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series season, and he dominated on Wednesday night at Volusia Speedway Park’s 48th Annual DIRTcar Nationals. While “The Rocket Shepp” was in control, a wild race waged behind him. Don O’Neal had fallen ...
Read More »Buzzie Crowned 2018 DIRTcar Southeast Champion at DIRTcar Nationals
BARBERVILLE, FL — Feb. 11, 2019 — During Opening Ceremonies for Night 7 of the 48th annual DIRTcar Nationals Buzzie Reutimann received his trophy for winning the DIRTcar Southeast Championship in his iconic 00 UMP Modified. Racing for six decades, this adds to an already impressive list of accomplishments for the 77-year-old Zephyrhills, FL native. “That is great. I didn’t ...
Read More »“Persistent Rain Forces Volusia Speedway Park to Cancel Tuesday’s Races”
BARBERVILLE, FL — Feb. 12, 2019 — Persistent rains throughout the area have forced Volusia Speedway Park and DIRTcar officials to cancel Tuesday night’s races at the DIRTcar Nationals. Tuesday’s DIRTcar Late Model and Super DIRTcar Series shows will not be made up. DIRTcar Nationals will continue on Wednesday with the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series and ...
Read More »Jim DenHamer’s photos from Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals – 2/11/19
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