Waynesville, GA (January 28, 2022) – Brandon Overton returned to victory lane on Friday Night at Golden Isles Speedway in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The 30-year-old Georgia native won for the second time in his career in the Super Clean Super Bowl of Racing presented by eBay Motors. One night after failing to crack the starting line-up in the season opener, Overton chased down race leader and opening night winner, Devin Moran to pass him on lap 27. Overton held off Moran and a hard-charging Hudson O’Neal at the finish. The top three finishers were separated by only .7 tenths of a second at the line. With several passes in the last few laps of the 50-lap event, Earl Pearson Jr. and Tyler Bruening rounded out the top five drivers. Pole starter Moran continued his strong start at Golden Isles this weekend taking the lead at the start of the race. Moran held a steady and healthy lead for the first 12 laps of the race until the first of two cautions slowed the action. On the restart Moran kept his lead as Pearson and Overton battled for second. Overton gained the second spot from Pearson on lap 22, quickly catching Moran in traffic and overhauling him for the race lead on lap 27. Moran tracked down Overton closing the gap with a few laps remaining as O’Neal was peddling hard on the outside.  O’Neal had a run on Moran coming off of turn four as the duo headed to the checkers but Moran was able to hold him off at the finish line. Overton’s 12th career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win was by just .622 seconds. Overton failed the series droop-rule after qualifying on Thursday night but came back strong to score the victory 24-hours later. “I told my car owner last night I am sorry I probably cost us that one. I told him I will make it up tomorrow. Our car’s been really good especially last year. That was a heck of race, I just wished we could have gotten to race last night. I know it’s cold and they are trying the best they can. Kyle (Bronson) has done a job with this place. Devin (Moran) is one of my buddies, he’s a heck of a race car driver.” Sporting the Midwest Sheet Metal orange spoiler indicating him as the current points leader, Moran led the first 26 laps of the race before coming home in second. “I just could not maneuver through lapped traffic. It was hard to maneuver tonight. Brandon (Overton) does what he always does. I am glad he wasn’t in the race last night. Our tires were pretty much bald at the end.” O’Neal charged back from the back end of the top-10 to take the final podium spot, shaking things up in the last few laps of the race. “We were just a lap or two too late. We had a great car. We just got behind there a little bit early and didn’t fire as good as we needed too. We kind of slowly had to work our way back up, the lapped cars didn’t help any. We proved we a had a good race car and we made improvements from the first night.” The winner’s Wells Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Allstar Concrete, Crossfit Overton, Penske Racing Shocks, EZ-GO, Convenience Lube, R.W. Powell Construction, Big Dog Stump and Tree, Clean Way Clearing and Grading, and VP Fuels. Completing the top ten were Dennis Erb Jr., Chris Madden, Jonathan Davenport, Brandon Sheppard, and Tim McCreadie. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Super Clean Super Bowl of Racing Presented by eBay MotorsFriday, January 28th, 2022Golden Isles Speedway – Waynesville, GA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Devin Moran / 14.906 seconds Fast Time Group B: Brandon Sheppard / 14.903 seconds (overall) Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 9-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 3. 16-Tyler Bruening[5]; 4. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 5. 89-Ashton Winger[6]; 6. 10-Garrett Smith[4]; 7. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[7]; 8. 48-Colton Flinner[8] Summit Racing Equipment Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 2. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 4. 79-Ross Bailes[5]; 5. 1ST-Johnny Scott[4]; 6. 66C-Matt Cosner[7]; 7. 33-Jeff Mathews[8]; 8. 2X-John Henderson[6] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 20-Jimmy Owens[5]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar[2]; 4. 25-Shane Clanton[3]; 5. 111-Steven Roberts[7]; 6. 97-Cody Overton[6]; 7. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 8. 26JR-Jimmy Sharpe Jr[8] Ohlins Shocks Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[2]; 2. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 3. 58W-Mark Whitener[4]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[5]; 5. 58-Garrett Alberson[3]; 6. 19M-Jason Hiett[7]; 7. 11-Spencer Hughes[6]; 8. 6S-Blake Spencer[8] eBay Motors Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[3]; 3. 39-Tim McCreadie[2]; 4. 8-Kyle Strickler[4]; 5. 2D-Dan Stone[5]; 6. 99B-Boom Briggs[6]; 7. 2M-Allen Murray[7]; 8. 14JR-Trey Mills[8] Super Clean Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 44M-Chris Madden[2]; 2. 6-Kyle Larson[1]; 3. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 4. 2S-Stormy Scott[5]; 5. 19R-Ryan Gustin[3]; 6. 1R-Josh Richards[6]; 7. 4A-Michael Arnold[7] Fast Shafts B-Main #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 79-Ross Bailes[2]; 3. 89-Ashton Winger[4]; 4. 111-Steven Roberts[6]; 5. 10-Garrett Smith[7]; 6. 66C-Matt Cosner[8]; 7. 1ST-Johnny Scott[5]; 8. 97-Cody Overton[9]; 9. 48-Colton Flinner[13]; 10. 25-Shane Clanton[3]; 11. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[10]; 12. 26JR-Jimmy Sharpe Jr[15]; 13. 3S-Brian Shirley[12]; 14. 2X-John Henderson[14]; 15. 33-Jeff Mathews[11] UNOH B-Main #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 8-Kyle Strickler[2]; 2. 7-Ross Robinson[1]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 4. 2S-Stormy Scott[3]; 5. 2D-Dan Stone[5]; 6. 19R-Ryan Gustin[6]; 7. 99B-Boom Briggs[8]; 8. 19M-Jason Hiett[7]; 9. 1R-Josh Richards[9]; 10. 14JR-Trey Mills[14]; 11. 6S-Blake Spencer[13]; 12. 11-Spencer Hughes[10]; 13. 2M-Allen Murray[11]; 14. (DNS) 4A-Michael Arnold Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

Race StatisticsEntrants: 47Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1 – 26); Brandon Overton (Laps 27 – 50)Wrisco Feature Winner: Brandon OvertonArizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: n/aBrandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/aMargin of Victory: 0.622 secondsStop-Tech Cautions: Mark Whitener (Lap 12); Stormy Scott (Lap 12 restart)Series Provisionals: Josh Richards, Shane ClantonFast Time Provisional: n/aSeries Emergency Provisionals: Stormy Scott, Garrett Alberson, Ashton WingerTrack Provisionals: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Brandon Overton, Devin Moran, Hudson O’NealPenske Shocks Top 5: Brandon Overton, Devin Moran, Hudson O’Neal, Earl Pearson Jr, Tyler BrueningOptima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Ashton Winger (Advanced 13 Positions)Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Devin MoranHot Rod Processing Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (26 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Earl Pearson JrO’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aDirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran (Lap 3 – 15.828 seconds)DirtonDirt.com Tough Break of the Race: Mark WhitenerOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Kent Fegter (Brandon Overton)ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Overton (15.153 seconds)Time of Race: 19 minutes 35 seconds Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA CADILLAC RACING MEDIA AVAILABILITY JAN. 28, 2022

Chip Ganassi Racing principal Chip Ganassi and drivers of the No. 01 V-Performance Academy Cadillac DPi-V.R (Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon and Alex Palou) and No. 02 Cadillac Accessories Cadillac DPi-V.R (Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Kevin Magnussen and Marcus Ericsson) met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway. Select quotes:

CHIP GANASSI, CHIP GANASSI RACING OWNER AND CEOWHERE DO YOU THINK IMSA IS AT RIGHT NOW? IS THERE OPTIMISM?“It would not be hard to argue that we are on the precipice of a renaissance period here with the rules coming together, the international level, and manufacturer interest. You don’t even have to read the tea leaves, just reading the press announcements that its going to be something good.”HOW HAS IT BEEN FOR YOU GUYS GETTING THE SECOND CAR TOGETHER THIS YEAR AND AS AN ORGANIZATION IN EXPANDING HERE?“We are used to running more than one car. Last year we were kind of getting up and going. A year ago, right now, I think our team was about seven days old. It was a little bit of a hurry up thing last year to get going, so we are a little more at ease running two cars I think.” MIKE HULL, MANAGING DIRECTORIN TERMS OF THE (WEATHER) CONDITIONS YOUR TEAMS WILL FACE DURING THE RACE?“Here’s the thing about road racing, especially a 24-hour race. No matter what the conditions become as you race, you chase the racetrack more with a long-distance race than a sprint race. So, what you rely on is the race drivers we have to keep you in the loop on what’s going on on the racetrack, and these days we’re afforded with a lot of telemetry, items that help us read the racetrack. It’s all dependent upon ambient temperature, track temperature and the conditions themselves. That’s what is really neat about racing at Daytona for 24 hours, Sebring for 12 hours, if you’re lucky enough to be invited to race at Le Mans, it takes a lot of mentally strength to do it right. That’s what road racing should really be about.”IN TERMS OF THE ENTRY NAME, IT’S CADILLAC RACING. WHAT SHOULD WE READ INTO THAT?“Absolutely nothing. That’s what racing is all about. They pay us to race cars. Think about that for a minute. We just race cars on race day, not matter what the length of time. What that represents is a terrific partnership that we have with Cadillac. Last year, the skies opened up for Chip Ganassi Racing and gave us the opportunity to race with Cadillac. Today, we’re in a position to race two Cadillacs. We’re excited about that and we’ll keep working to be better at it as we go along.” RENGER VAN DER ZANDE, NO. 01 V-PERFORMANCE ACADEMY CADILLAC DPI-V.RP1 IN TODAY’S PRACTICE IN SEMI-DRY CONDITIONS. DOES THAT ADD ANYTHING TO THE DATA ACQUISITION?“Big time. We didn’t have any dry running yet and we need to set up the car a bit, especially on the back of the car. We tried some items that I think worked out well. Even on the aero devices during that session we could tune it up a bit.”WEATHER IS AN ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE OVERNIGHT DRIVERS. AND WHAT ABOUT A TAILWIND?“We’ve had it cold here, but never as cold as being forecast. I don’t know what it does to the engines, but I know the outlap will be tricky with new tires. It is a race about survival and not making mistakes.” SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, NO. 01 V-PERFORMANCE ACADEMY CADILLAC DPI-V.RYOU HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TEAM, SO THAT MUST BE HELPFUL?“For the most part, most of the guys I work with in the Ford program as well so I’m kind of in a known environment, which is always great, especially when it’s quality people like here at Chip Ganassi Racing. I’m quite excited to get things going. I think we had a lot of pace at the qualifying race, we just got that pit speeding penalty, which I’m not entirely sure what happened there. We definitely took the pit speed limit down a notch and made sure it’s not going to happen again. The car felt really good this morning, so hopefully we will have a great race. It’s going to be another long one, of survival, with a lot of traffic, and really cold temperatures so night is going to be even more of a survival game than ever. We just have to be smart about it.”HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DEAL WITH THE COLD DURING YOUR STINTS?“We’ve run in the cold, so it’s not exactly unknown territory. I think the biggest thing will be the outlap at night when it gets that cold. We’ll just have to take it a little easier and ultimately once you get past that really terrifying experience on the outlap, then it’s mostly OK. For sure, restarts can be quite tricky, too. It’s the same for everybody. It’s tough to predict how it’s going to be. By the time it gets critical, temperatures will be back in the upper 40s, so I’m not too worried about it.” SCOTT DIXON, NO. 01 V-PERFORMANCE ACADEMY CADILLAC DPI-V.RTALK ABOUT TRAFFIC.“You don’t know when there is a train of that many who is talking and who is not, we rely on the spotters a lot. The LMP2s are similar in speed, they have slowed us down on straights and they race us hard. Having a multi-car team has been great because you can talk to each other and see what is working for the other car and help to make your car better. I love this race, it’s a lot of fun and it’s become a lot more fun with the INDYCAR offseason being so long. My passion is driving race cars, that is what I love to do and it seems like his race is fun on so many different levels whether its catching up with people you only see once a year or people in different series you have raced with throughout your life. I’m looking forward to getting out there for three hours and driving. We have had some tests here that the weather was about 35 or so. Once you get the first two laps out of the way, it’s pretty normal so I am not too worried about the cold. The track temperature itself won’t be super low since cars will be constantly running.” ALEX PALOU, NO. 01 V-PERFORMANCE ACADEMY CADILLAC DPI-V.RHOW HAS THIS EXPERIENCE BEEN FOR YOU SO FAR?“This is my very first 24 hours race, I am drinking through a firehose. I am feeling good and super excited to get the year started. I don’t like breaks. I would race every weekend if I could. It’s good to be here in Daytona and in my first prototype race at the end of the day it’s so close to a single-seater. I am really happy to be sharing the car with three other teammates and a 24-hour race. I can’t imagine the crazy things that would happen in 24 hours.”WHAT IS THE RACING LIKE?“The traffic is something I don’t think I will ever get used to. Seeing 60 other cars on the track is crazy. And seeing the speed differences between the LMP2, DPi, etc., It’s quite insane. It makes you have to work all the time when you are on the track. In INDYCAR, sometimes the race or session settles in and you can relax for a couple of laps or so, and here you can’t. You get to a car that is 20 seconds slower and you have to decide if you are going to pass him on the inside or outside. The stints go by quite quick because every corner is different. I am looking forward to being the 3 a.m. guy. I think I am going to wake up at 1 a.m. and want to be in the DPi car. I hope to do some night sessions, I am looking forward to waking up at a crazy hour to drive.” EARL BAMBER, NO. 02 CADILLAC ACCESSORIES CADILLAC DPI-V.RHOW HAS THE PRACTICE SESSIONS WORKED OUT FOR YOU IN THE 02 CAR?“Challenging conditions. There has been a little bit of dry running and wet in the night. The car is really well-prepared and in really good condition. (Thursday) was my first wet laps in the Cadillac DPi and I really enjoyed that. We were quick. I think we’ll have a really fast car. We’re ready but the big one always comes up quicker than you expect. We’ve been working really hard since the December test to make sure everything is in line and I think we learned a lot from the qualifying race. We’re going to be learning the whole way, but I think by the time we get to the last four hours we’re going to be there for the win.”  ALEX LYNN, NO. 02 CADILLAC ACCESSORIES CADILLAC DPI-V.RWITH WET CONDITIONS AND COLD THAT MAYBE ALTERED YOUR TEST PLANS, HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THIS RACE?“It’s difficult having the first round of the championship being a 24-race. It’s so unique. In other championships, you build up to a 24-hour race. Not much time for the teams to prepare, but for us mentally it’s difficult because it’s going straight from a break to a 24-hour race. The key word is endurance, just getting through the night and seeing where you are. There are a lot of points at stake, and you want to build up a momentum for the championship, but it’s obviously a race that everyone wants to win.” KEVIN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 02 CADILLAC ACCESSORIES CADILLAC DPI-V.RTELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR ROLEX EXPERIENCE SO FAR AND WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTING FOR THE RACE.“It’s always good to be at Daytona and as you said, it’s my second year. We had a really good time last year and almost had a good result as well. Had the puncture right at the end with seven minutes to go fighting for the lead. So, that was a big bummer of course and makes it even better to be here again this year with Cadillac and with Chip Ganassi to try and make up for the disappointment last year.”SO AS TEAMS LIKE ACURA AND CADILLAC ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE, WHERE IS THE ADVANTAGE IN DRIVING THE CADILLAC AND WHERE DO YOU FIND YOURSELF MAKING UP TIME ON THE ACURAS?“The Acuras are pretty good all-around and doesn’t have any real weak point, and I would say between all the DPi cars its pretty level. Its balanced out pretty well. So, yes, the Cadillac is a nice car to drive, it’s very smooth and very drivable so far, so can’t complain.”TEMPERATURES ARE ALMOST GOING TO BE RECORD LOWS. HOW DO YOU SEE THAT CHANGING THE DYNAMIC OF THIS RACE?“The biggest worry is that the brakes cool down so much, and of course the tires. I think we are going to be OK on tires, it’s just going to be very tricky on the outlap to get the heat into the tires. After that, I think it’s going to be fine. I think this race has had freezing temperatures before and it hasn’t been such a problem. You know, it’s the same for everyone so it’s up to whoever deals with it better.” MARCUS ERICSSON, NO. 2 CADILLAC ACCESSORIES CADILLAC DPI-V.RAFTER THE ON-TRACK TIME YOU’VE HAD, HOW COMFORTABLE IN THE CADILLAC ARE YOU ENTERING YOUR FIRST DPI RACE?“When I’ve been in the car, I’ve been really comfortable. The car drives really well and it’s well-balanced. I’ve gotten used to the car very quickly. So far, it’s been really good. I’m looking forward to see how the race plays out. It’s a new experience for me; I’ve never done an endurance race or a 24-hour race.”FOR YOUR FIRST TIME, HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR AN ENDURANCE RACE?“I’ve been speaking to my experienced teammates that I can lean on, but at the end of the day you have to experience it for yourself. One of the keys will be between stints to switch off a little bit and try to get some rest. That will be important to be fully ready when you’re in the car, and that’s not something I’ve done before. My teammates have been really helpful.”

The Rookie of the Year Contender comes into the 2022 Season with National Tour ExperienceBarberville, FL – January 28, 2022 – Tanner English finds himself in a unique position for the 2022 season. He’s one of six newcomers contending for the World of Outlaws Late Model Rookie of the Year title this year, however, of that group, he’s the only driver with full-time experience on a national tour. That knowledge gives English insight into the battles he’ll face in 2022 and how to tackle them during the grueling 10-month schedule.    “Just knowing what to expect, knowing there’s going to be lows, and you just got to roll with it,” English said. “You’re not always going to run good, especially at places you’ve never been before.” Going into his first full tour with the World of Outlaws, the Benton, KY driver stated he’s in a better position now than when he ran the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2020. Especially after teaming with Riggs Motorsports. “I feel like we have more equipment and help than we’ve ever had here at Riggs motorsports,” English said. “The year I ran with the [Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series], I wasn’t prepared at all. I feel like we got a year of that under our belt, and we ran the [DIRTcar] Summer Nationals last year, and most people can’t make it a week on that. We ran that whole deal and ran up front the whole time, didn’t tear much up, so that’s what it’s all about, being consistent and finishing races.  “It’s not always about winning. You want to win every race, but it’s not realistic, so you just take what you can get sometimes.” English finished 18th in the World of Outlaws season opener at Volusia Speedway Park. The Series has five more Features at “The World’s Fastest Half-Mile” during DIRTcar Nationals in February, and he knows those events can help shape the rest of the year. “That’s what makes or breaks you right there is the first of the year,” English said. “Just like when I did that Lucas deal, I didn’t make a few races at the beginning, and you take those races out, then I finish three spots better in points. “It’s huge just making the races and finishing them down [at Volusia] because it’s a grind for sure. It’s a big track, and it’s hard on stuff and just finishing is what it’s all about and being there at the end.” While racing at DIRTcar Nationals can be grueling, he’s also looking ahead to the new tracks on the schedule and traveling to the Northeast. English stated he’s excited to test his skills against some of the best Late Model drivers in the country at new venues in 2022.  “I’m really looking forward to going to the Rev down there in Louisiana,” English said. “That seems like something that I would like. I’ve raced in Louisiana down there before around Vivian, and it’s not far from West Monroe, so maybe it has the same dirt, and it races good. “I’m looking forward to that and a lot of tracks out East; you just race so many places. That’s what I like doing is going to different places and seeing how we stack up.” English hopes the unique position he’s in, along with his national tour experience, pushes him forward as a contender for Rookie of the Year. The World of Outlaws Late Models continue their 2022 season at Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 16-19, at DIRTcar Nationals. For tickets, CLICK HERE.   If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online on with the DIRTVision App.

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Weisser drives 21st-to-third in battered, blank car TAMPA, FL – Jan. 27, 2022 – Twenty-one years ago, Victor Lee left East Bay Raceway Park for the final time after piloting a DIRTcar UMP Modified, not knowing when he’d next compete in the division at the historic Winternationals event. Thursday night brought the return of The Lincoln Leadfoot to Victory Lane for his first career Feature win in the event. He’s visited the Clay by the Bay several times since his last event start in 2001, either driving or working for a Late Model team, but had never made a trip to Victory Lane with a Modified. A Winternationals trophy was something he’d been searching for his entire career, and now he’s finally got one. “It’s definitely been on my bucket list,” Lee said of the significance of his win. “When you come down here, you’re racing guys from all over the country.” The names, the faces, the times and the tech may have changed in Lee’s East Bay absence, but Lee’s desire to win at this event never faded. He’s come a long way since his rookie season in 2000, and finally cashed-in on sticking it out through all the defeats. “Twenty-one years ago, I was doing well,” Lee said lightheartedly. “I don’t know if I made but maybe one show. I think I won a Strawberry Dash or something… but we’ve definitely struggled here.” To do it, Lee had to drive a patient race. Lots of beating, banging and bumping was happening all around him through all 30 laps, and it started right in the first stanza. A multi-car pileup erupted on a Lap 5 restart after outside polesitter Steve Stevenson appeared to not have fired by the orange cone in Turn 4, stacking up several cars behind him including Lucas Lee, Drake Troutman, Bryan Bernhardt and more. Victor Lee escaped with minor body damage, and Lucas Lee was given his spot back in the running order before the restart. “I got hit from behind, and [Stevenson] went, and I was trying not to hit him,” Lucas said. “When my wheel got on his, it was pretty much over.” Through the next 21 laps, it was all Lucas Lee out front. Multiple times, Tyler Nicely, Drake Troutman, and eventually Victor Lee, put the pressure on him from behind, but to no avail. Lucas was great on the bottom, until trouble bit him. Getting into Turn 3 with four laps remaining, Lucas appeared to push excessively up the track and out of the preferred bottom lane, opening the door wide open for Victor to zoom on by. “I think in that wreck on the restart, when I got hit in the rear pushing Steve [Stevenson], something bent on the right-front,” Lucas said. “I was kinda tight after that point, pretty bad. “I knew I couldn’t [miss the bottom] two laps in-a-row,” Lucas said. “I did it probably two out of three laps, and I knew it was wide open for [Victor].” Victor grabbed the lead and led the final three circuits back around to the checkers to claim the $1,500 check, Lucas in second and Allen Weisser third. Weisser, the UMP Modified/Late Model veteran from Peoria, IL, ended up with one of the wildest stories at the end of the night. Rolling into the pits just in time for tech inspection and driver’s meeting, he took a blank #1w out of a Last Chance event and into the Feature, then climbed 18 positions from 21st after getting into an early wreck to finish on the podium. “I just kept plucking away at the bottom,” Weisser said of his charge through the field. “I kept trying to go up top a few times, and it really just wanted to push the front-end real bad, so I had to move down to the bottom.” He also provided one of the most unique stories on how his ride came together. Weisser normally pilots his own #25W around the bullrings of Illinois, but couldn’t pass up another offer earlier this week to go have some fun in Florida. “Kevin Weaver gave me a call and asked if I wanted to race for somebody, so I gave him a call,” Wessier said. “Not knowing the guy, I drove down to his shop, put this car together and came here.” Defending Winternationals champion Buzzy Adams had another solid points night, driving from 13th to finish sixth. Meanwhile, more misfortune struck Tyler Nicely, as he looped it in front of the field like he did on Wednesday night while running second late in the race. He finished 20th. The UMP Modified Winternationals action continues Friday night, Jan. 28, with another 30-lap, $1,500-to-win showdown. Keep it locked to DIRTcar Racing on social media for all the latest updates and content. Modifieds A-Feature ———————————— 1. Victor Lee 4  Danville, Ky. 2. Lucas Lee 12L  Paris, Tn. 3. Alan Weisser 1  Peoria, Il. 4. Drake Troutman 7  Hyndman, Pa. 5. Jeff Parsons 44  Union Grove, Nc. 6. Kevin Adams 40  Cameron, Wi. 7. Brian Skaggs 20  Pedro, Oh. 8. Travis Varnadore 205  Plant City, Fl. 9. Tyler Clem 14  Tampa, Fl. 10. Jimmy Lennex Jr 8  Maysville, Ky. 11. Chris Wilson 17  Louisa, Ky. 12. Ray Bollinger 77  Kewanee, Il. 13. Steve Stevenson 33  Cape Coral, Fl. 14. David Pollen 88  Lakeland, Fl. 15. Devin McLeod 21  Zephyrhills, Fl. 16. Seth Daniels 21s  Jackson, Oh. 17. Dawson Cook 242x  Morton, Il. 18. Mike Potosky 20M  Guys Mills, Pa. 19. Jake Hartung 05  Elmwood, Wi. 20. Tyler Nicely 25  Owensboro, Ky. 21. Pat Hoffman 308  Rice Lake, Wi. 22. Bryan Bernhardt 69B  Clearwater, Fl. 23. Bradley Jameson 757  Royal Center, In. 24. Cole Perine c8  Lowell, Oh. Photo – Jim DenHamer

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Waynesville, GA (January 27, 2022) – Devin Moran took over the lead on lap 18 from Brandon Sheppard and pulled away from the field to win the 2022 season opener for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Thursday Night at Golden Isles Speedway. The Super Clean Super Bowl of Racing presented by eBay Motors was the first race held at Golden Isles since 2020, as the new promotional team of driver Kyle Bronson and his fiancé Amber Lloyd took over ownership of the track late last year. The 27-year-old Ohio native was the fourth different leader of the race as he recorded his third career win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Sheppard was looking to celebrate his 29th birthday with his first career win at Golden Isles but came home in second. Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson, who won the series’ season-opener last year at All-Tech, finished in third. Tyler Erb and defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion, Tim McCreadie rounded out the top five. Larson grabbed the point at the start of the race after starting on the outside of the front row for the 40-lap main event. Erb challenged Larson for the first seven laps of the race as he saw the Texan move to the point on lap eight. Erb’s lead lasted until Sheppard went to the head of the pack on lap 14. Moran started third and saw the front of the field to his liking as he charged around Sheppard 18 laps into the race to take over the top spot which he held to the finish. Sheppard had to fight off Larson over the last half of the race to secure the runner-up finish. Moran’s winning margin was 1.370 seconds over Sheppard. It was Moran’s first career win at Golden Isles, but he also has Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wins at his home track, Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, Oh, and at East Bay in 2020. “This is just awesome. I was so nervous before the race because I felt like we were good in our heat race, and I just didn’t know what changes to make. I can’t thank Tye Twarog enough for giving me this opportunity. Ever since last year when we went with the Bilstein Shocks on this car it’s been really good.” “This is probably the best I have seen this track. Thanks to Kyle Bronson, Amber, and everybody with them for the job they have done with this place. It was racy. This was our second race of the year, and it feels good to come down and win this one. The Longhorn Chassis was on point and the Clements Chevy power was flawless. Thanks to all of my sponsors who have continued their support, and we have added some new ones as well this year.” Sheppard held off Larson by .3 tenths of a second at the finish. “It was a lot of fun out there tonight. Our car was good. We started sixth and got to the front pretty quick. We got by Terbo for the lead and then Devin got by us. It got to where I couldn’t steer coming off of the corner late in the race. It was a real good race up front between all of us. It’s a good start to Speedweeks for us and we will try to keep up the momentum from this.”    Larson was making his debut at Golden Isles. Leading early on, Larson faded back to fifth at one point during the race but rallied on to round out the podium. “This is a fun track to race on. We haven’t raced that much on this type of dirt, and we really haven’t raced much in Georgia. We were good early on and then went back a bit, but we got going again and had a good race with Sheppard there. It was a good clean race out there; I can’t wait to come back tomorrow night.” The winner’s Tye Twarog-owned Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by C&W Trucking, Tommy Pope Construction, CarSourceAuto.com, Bilstein Shocks, Tri-Valley Equipment Sales, Accuforce Dynos and Testers Haulin’ Haskell’s, J.R. Hall Property LLC, Igimage.com, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Fiat, and Red Oak Pub. Completing the top ten were Ricky Thornton Jr., Josh Richards, Hudson O’Neal, Jonathan Davenport, and Jimmy Owens. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Super Clean Super Bowl of Racing Presented by eBay MotorsThursday, January 27th, 2022Golden Isles Speedway – Waynesville, GA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Ricky Thornton Jr /15.037 seconds Fast Time Group B: Kyle Larson / 15.008 seconds (overall) Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 39-Tim McCreadie[2]; 3. 58W-Mark Whitener[4]; 4. 1R-Josh Richards[7]; 5. 11-Spencer Hughes[5]; 6. 1ST-Johnny Scott[6]; 7. 99B-Boom Briggs[8]; 8. 25-Shane Clanton[3] Summit Racing Equipment Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1T-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[3]; 3. 89-Ashton Winger[2]; 4. 44M-Chris Madden[4]; 5. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 6. 7-Ross Robinson[6]; 7. 2X-John Henderson[7]; 8. (DNS) 20-Jimmy Owens Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 18D-Daulton Wilson[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 3. 8-Kyle Strickler[4]; 4. 79-Ross Bailes[2]; 5. 18J-Chase Junghans[5]; 6. 76-Brandon Overton[8]; 7. 66C-Matt Cosner[6]; 8. 48-Colton Flinner[7] Ohlins Shocks Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 6-Kyle Larson[1]; 2. 16-Tyler Bruening[3]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[5]; 4. 10-Garrett Smith[2]; 5. 4A-Michael Arnold[7]; 6. 2D-Dan Stone[4]; 7. 19M-Jason Hiett[6]; 8. (DNS) 2M-Allen Murray eBay Motors Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 9-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley[3]; 4. 111-Steven Roberts[4]; 5. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[8]; 6. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 7. 33X-Jeff Mathews[7]; 8. 6S-Blake Spencer[5] Super Clean Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar[3]; 3. 97-Cody Overton[2]; 4. 2S-Stormy Scott[4]; 5. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[5]; 6. 26JR-Jimmy Sharpe Jr[7]; 7. 14JR-Trey Mills[6] Fast Shafts B-Main #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 44M-Chris Madden[2]; 2. 1R-Josh Richards[1]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[9]; 4. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 5. 11-Spencer Hughes[4]; 6. 79-Ross Bailes[3]; 7. 66C-Matt Cosner[12]; 8. 25-Shane Clanton[13]; 9. 1ST-Johnny Scott[7]; 10. 48-Colton Flinner[15]; 11. 99B-Boom Briggs[10]; 12. 2X-John Henderson[11]; 13. 20-Jimmy Owens[14]; 14. 18J-Chase Junghans[6]; 15. 7-Ross Robinson[8] UNOH B-Main #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 10-Garrett Smith[1]; 2. 111-Steven Roberts[2]; 3. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[5]; 4. 2S-Stormy Scott[3]; 5. 4A-Michael Arnold[4]; 6. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[6]; 7. 58-Garrett Alberson[8]; 8. 2D-Dan Stone[7]; 9. 19M-Jason Hiett[10]; 10. 26JR-Jimmy Sharpe Jr[9]; 11. 6S-Blake Spencer[14]; 12. 33X-Jeff Mathews[11]; 13. (DNS) 2M-Allen Murray; 14. (DNS) 14JR-Trey Mills Lucas Oil Feature Finish (40 Laps):

Race StatisticsEntrants: 47Lap Leaders: Kyle Larson (Laps 1 – 7); Tyler Erb (Laps 8 –13); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 14 – 17); Devin Moran (Laps 18 – 40)Wrisco Feature Winner: Devin MoranArizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: n/aBrandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: Devin MoranMargin of Victory: 1.371 secondsCautions: Brian Shirley (Lap 8); Ryan Gustin (Lap 19); Steven Roberts (Lap 29)Series Provisionals: Jimmy Owens, Shane ClantonFast Time Provisional: n/aSeries Emergency Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr, Stormy Scott, Spencer Hughes, Garrett AlbersonTrack Provisionals: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Kyle LarsonPenske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Kyle Larson, Tyler Erb, Tim McCreadieOptima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Josh Richards (Advanced 14 Positions)Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Tim McCreadieHot Rod Processing Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (23 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon SheppardO’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aDirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Kyle Larson (Lap 4 – 15.133 seconds)DirtonDirt.com Tough Break of the Race: Brian ShirleyOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Wylie Moran (Devin Moran)ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Overton (14.918 seconds)Time of Race: 21 minutes 26 seconds Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 27, 2022) – Progressive American Flat Track is excited to introduce Automotive Racing Products (ARP) as the Official Performance Fastener for the 2022-2024 Progressive AFT seasons.

The new partnership connects the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series with the world leader in fastener technology. ARP’s bolts, nuts, and other fasteners utilize sophisticated design and metallurgic technology to ensure maximum performance even under the most extreme conditions. Along with Progressive AFT, its products are utilized by leading teams in Formula 1, NASCAR, Land Speed Racing, among many other motorsports, as well as in aerospace applications, including space travel.

“Flat Track racing is an excellent proving ground for the design and durability of ARP fasteners,” said Chris Raschke, director Sales and New Products. “We are delighted to form a partnership with Progressive AFT.”

ARP was founded in Southern California more than 50 years ago by Gary Holzapfel, who recognized fastener failure as an all-too-common issue with engines of the day. The result of that realization emerged a global power in the market that still proudly designs and manufactures its fasteners in the USA to this day. 

“ARP’s products are well proven at the highest levels of motorsports,” said Gene Crouch, COO of Progressive American Flat Track. “We are thrilled to have them partner with America’s Original Extreme Sport, the perfect platform for ARP to showcase the performance and reliability of its fasteners.”

For more information, visit www.arp-bolts.com.

Progressive AFT will kick off the 2022 season with a Daytona Bike Week doubleheader on Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11 at Volusia Speedway Park. Secure your tickets to this bar-to-bar season opener now at https://store.americanflattrack.com/ebooking/ticket/view/id/3666.

Batavia, OH (January 27, 2022) – O’Reilly Auto Parts joins the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series as the new title sponsor for the rookie of the year program in 2022. With their partnership, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year program will now pay $15,000 to the winner, $5,000 to the runner-up, and $2,500 to the 3rd place finisher in the rookie of the year standings. In addition to the increased cash awards, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year will receive additional product awards from additional motorsports manufacturers that have partnered with the series in 2022. “We are thrilled to have O’Reilly Auto Parts come on board as title sponsor of the Rookie of the Year program in 2022. With their partnership we are able to increase the cash awards to the rookies that compete in the program. O’Reilly Auto Parts is a great company and brings increased publicity to our series and drivers that compete with us during the year. We look forward to building a long relationship with O’Reilly Auto Parts and all their great employees all over the country,” stated Wayne Castleberry, Corporate Sales and Marketing for Lucas Oil Motorsports. In addition to the increased cash awards for the Rookie of the Year program, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will pay a $100 cash award to the highest finishing rookie in each feature event. These awards will start April 1, 2022, to be paid out at every feature event through the season finale at the Dirt Track World Championship on October 15, 2022. Competitors gunning for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year title in 2022 will compete in 65 A-Main events, at 34 different venues, in 18 states. Teams on tour this year will be racing for over six million dollars in cash awards, a new milestone for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. There will be $4,841,020 in A-Main purse money, a total of $390,600 handed out in Winners Circle funds over the course of the season to the Top-12 teams with perfect attendance, $530,000 awarded at the year-end banquet for Championship points, another $83,500 in money at the banquet for various awards and point categories, $93,750 in non-qualifier purse money throughout the year, $129,800 in B-Main purse money, and an additional $23,000 for the Wrisco Winternationals and Sunoco Road to Wheatland point funds. To learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit www.lucasdirt.com. About O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. was founded in 1957 by the O’Reilly family and is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the United States, serving both the do-it-yourself and professional service provider markets. Visit the Company’s website at www.OReillyAuto.com for additional information about O’Reilly, including access to online shopping and current promotions, store locations, hours and services, employment opportunities and other programs. As of September 30, 2021, the Company operated 5,740 stores in 47 U.S. states and 22 stores in Mexico. To learn more about O’Reilly Auto Parts and find a store near you visit www.oreillyauto.com.

About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesFounded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2022, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 65 events across 18 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap.  The series receives national exposure through a television package filmed, produced and edited by Lucas Oil Production Studios. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events will be streamed live on MAVTV Plus, with broadcasts on MAVTV Motorsports Network.   The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com.

Six Nights of Sprint Week at DIRTcar Nationals (Feb. 7-12)

BARBERVILLE, FL – January 27, 2022 – After an agonizing 96-day off-season, The Greatest Show on Dirt is ready to roar back to life.

For the 18th consecutive year, Barberville, FL’s Volusia Speedway Park will host the season opener for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. Running alongside the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, the Series will compete at the half-mile over three nights from Thursday, February 10 to Saturday, February 12.

The World of Outlaws serves as the headlining portion of the six-night “Sprint Week” at the 51st DIRTcar Nationals, which also includes a practice night on Monday, February 7, and then two nights of the All Star Circuit of Champions on Tuesday & Wednesday, February 8-9.

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Volusia’s three-night affair marks the official kick-off to a near 90-race slate for the World of Outlaws, as Ted Johnson’s creation enters the 45th season of competition in 2022. The Series is scheduled to appear at 45 tracks in 24 states this year, and it all starts with the lone trip to Florida in February.

With 48 previous appearances dating back to a wingless debut in 1981, Volusia Speedway Park is set to become the 16th track in history to host 50+ World of Outlaws Sprint Car events next month. Over that span, 18 different drivers have graced Volusia victory lane with eight of them scoring multiple wins.

The biggest target heading into the new year is obviously Brad Sweet and Kasey Kahne Racing, who will chase their fourth consecutive championship in 2022. The Big Cat owns eight total DIRTcar Nationals victories with six of them under the World of Outlaws banner, meaning a victory next month would make Volusia the winningest track of his 74-win career.

One of Sweet’s toughest title contenders will be Donny Schatz aboard the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #15 as he chases an 11th Series championship. The Fargo, ND native eclipsed 300 wins last year, led the points over the final 40 races, and enters 2022 with newfound momentum following an off-season of change in the TSR camp. He’s won a whopping 21 DIRTcar Nationals races with 13 of them coming with the Outlaws, making Volusia one of seven tracks with double-digit wins for Schatz.

Year two combinations David Gravel & Big Game Motorsports and Carson Macedo & Jason Johnson Racing will be aiming high following a stellar debut season in 2021. Gravel, of Watertown, CT, is a former DIRTcar Nationals winner with the All Stars, but still chases his first World of Outlaws win in Volusia as he & Crew Chief Cody Jacobs hope to kickstart their championship bid on top. For Macedo, the Lemoore, CA native enters as the defending Volusia winner following an incredible 10th-to-1st drive last March with ace Phil Dietz on the wrenches.

Both Shark Racing boys are locked and loaded for their ninth season with The Greatest Show on Dirt this year. Logan Schuchart has a fresh new scheme on the #1S and enters next month as the defending DIRTcar Nationals champion with another Big Gator Championship on his mind. Meanwhile, fan-favorite Jacob Allen has a fresh outlook and will run the Bobby Allen throwback scheme for all of 2022.

A trip to Volusia means returning to the site of Sheldon Haudenschild’s first-career victory, which came during the 2018 DIRTcar Nationals. Since then, the Wooster, OH native has climbed up the charts with 22 career victories, leaving him exactly 50 shy of his now retired and Hall of Fame father Jac Haudenschild. Lil’ Haud is back for his fifth season with Stenhouse Jr. Marshall Racing, vying for his first double-digit win campaign with Kyle Ripper still calling the shots on the NOS Energy Drink #17.

Kasey Kahne, who will fulfill a lifelong dream of competing full-time with the World of Outlaws in 2022, debuts the Karavan Trailers, FuelMe #9 two weeks from now. Although he still pursues his first-career Outlaws victory, Kahne is a previous winner at Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals with a 2002 All Stars victory. He’ll be among three Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contenders this season.

Joining Kahne in the Rooke of the Year race is 23-year-old Spencer Bayston of Lebanon, IN aboard the CJB Motorsports #5 and 18-year-old Noah Gass of Mounds, OK in the family-owned #20G.

Veterans Jason Sides of Bartlett, TN and Kraig Kinser of Bloomington, IN will both return full-time with the Series in 2022. The #7S and #11K round out the crop of nine full-timers with winning experience at the Volusia half-mile.

Sophomore runners James McFadden of Alice Springs, NT and Brock Zearfoss of Jonestown, PA are both back for a second swing at the full World of Outlaws season. McFadden enters a new situation driving the Roth Motorsports #83, while Zearfoss remains aboard the family-owned #3Z.

All 14 of these stars will be on hand at Volusia Speedway Park to open the grueling World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car schedule when The Greatest Show on Dirt takes over at DIRTcar Nationals on February 10-12.

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Lake View Motor Speedway Bonus and Rock Gault Memorial purses will give drivers a chance at Series high payouts NICHOLS, SC – Jan. 27, 2022 – The postponed Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series Lake View Motor Speedway and Cherokee Speedway events have found new dates on the schedule, giving drivers the promised eight-race championship season – with a bonus.Making for a South Carolina triple-header to settle the 2022 championship, the Series will compete at Lake View Motor Speedway on Thursday, March 24, before co-sanctioning the Rock Gault Memorial at Cherokee Speedway with the World of Outlaws Late Models, Friday-Saturday, March 25-26.With these new dates comes more money. Along with the Lake View event paying $5,000-to-win, the track is putting up a Lake View Motor Speedway Bonus program for the weekend. If a driver wins two of the three races – between Lake View and Cherokee – they’ll receive an extra $2,000. If they sweep the weekend, winning all three events, that driver will receive $5,000.Co-sanctioning the Rock Gault Memorial at “The Place Your Mama Warned You About” with the World of Outlaws – featuring drivers like four-time World of Outlaws champions Brandon Sheppard and Josh Richards – will see the biggest purse in Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series history, as well. Friday’s race will pay $10,000-to-win and Saturday’s event will pay a Series high $20,000-to-win. The Series champion will be crowned Saturday night, giving one driver the opportunity to walk away with more than $50,000 for the weekend.The current points battle sees Ross Bailes, of Clover, SC, hold a slim point lead over Carson Ferguson, of Charlotte, NC (-8 points) and Ben Watkins, of Lancaster, SC (-13 points) after the first three events. The Series championship continues Friday, Feb. 25, at Lavonia Speedway, in Lavonia, GA, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at Little River Speedway, in Modoc, SC.For more information on the upcoming events, and tickets to the Rock Gault Memorial, CLICK HERE.If you can’t make it to the events, you can watch all of them live on DIRTVision – either online or with the DIRTVision App.To stay up to date with all the latest and greatest from DIRTcar Racing and the Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series, like us on Facebook @DIRTcar, follow us on Twitter @DIRTcar_Racing and follow us on Instagram @dirtcar.official.

The Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series is brought to fans by many important sponsors and partners, including: Drydene Performance Products (Official Motor Oil), ARP [Automotive Racing Products], Chevy Performance Parts, COMP Cams, DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), FireAde, Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Intercomp, iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), MSD, Racing Electronics, SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider) and VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel).

Adams charges 21st-to-fifth after Qualifying, Heat Race setbacks

TAMPA, FL – Jan. 26, 2022 – With seven track championships to his name, Bryan Bernhardt has seen the highest levels of success at East Bay Raceway Park. But on Wednesday night, he celebrated in Victory Lane like he’d never been there before.

In fact, it had been three years since his last DIRTcar UMP Modified Winternationals Feature win at the third-mile oval. With his friends, family and crew there to join in his jubilation, Bernhardt felt a deeper sense of meaning in this drought-ending win.

“This is my favorite place in the country,” Bernhardt said. “Every time they race, you can guarantee I’m back there on the backstretch, ready to go.”

Clinching the 2021 UMP Modified track championship was the fourth of his career in the division. But he said there once was a time where that success was hard to come by.

“We came out of the box hot when I first got a Modified, and the next year we were okay – I think we were top-six – but then we just fell off the map,” Bernhardt said.

His 2021 Winternationals campaign did not go the way he had planned either, experiencing mechanical failure multiple times throughout the week. So, he and the team went to Lethal Chassis and Mullins Race Engines and found the ingredients for their success right off the bat in 2022.

“Last year, we went through three motors,” Bernhardt said. “Saturday night, I was like, ‘I don’t want to race,’ and my car owner said ‘We come to race. We’re racers.’ I said, ‘If we break another motor, you’re going to have to buy another one,’ and he said, ‘I don’t give a [expletive].’

“We came out of last year with our heads down. This year, we came prepared.”

A strong effort in qualifying, second in his group only to fastest overall Tyler Nicely, Bernhardt rolled-off ninth on the Feature starting grid. He motored his way up to the front in a hurry, cracking the podium in four laps.

He had his sights set on race leader Nicely, but a rare self-spin by the Kentucky heavy-hitter on Lap 3 sent him to the tail early – much to Bernhardt’s disappointment.

“I’d have given him the biggest Florida slide job he’d ever seen,” he said, when asked what he would have done to get by Nicely on his own. “I get to second and I just start seeing red. I get that close, and I could do some stupid stuff, but I was hoping that he didn’t [spin out] because he’s probably in the top-three best in the country, and I sure would have liked to pass him.”

Fellow Kentuckian Chris Wilson then inherited the lead and looked strong out front through the middle of the 25-lap race, but Bernhardt was mounting a charge behind him. Wilson got out of shape at the exit of Turn 2 on Lap 14, opening the door for Bernhardt to blow by on the top side.

“When I got in [to Turn 2], they said somebody hit one of the yuke tires,” Wilson said of his viewpoint in the incident. “I don’t know if they did or not, and it splashed some water up [on the track]. When I went through, I got it broadsided. I thought I was gonna spin it out.”

Now with the lead and an open track ahead, Bernhardt took off and defended the lead through multiple restarts in the second half of the race to score the win. With 59 other cars in the pit area, he knows the prestige he earned with the feat.

“I have tons of pressure [on me],” Bernhardt said. “Being here and being good every year, when these guys show up and if I don’t run well, then I just look like a chump.”

Crossing the stripe in second, Wilson, of Louisa, KY, was pleased with his car and the result, especially after fending off a constant challenger of his own in 2019 event champion Lucas Lee.

“If I could hit my marks just right, I thought I had a better car than Lee,” Wilson said. “But, I thought that he was more maneuverable than I was.”

Further back in the top-five was the two-time and defending Winternationals champion Buzzy Adams, who encountered setbacks right from the start, forcing him to come from the rear on multiple occasions. DIRTcar tech officials found a deck-height issue with his car prior to his Qualifying laps, which negated his Qualifying time.

This set the veteran from Cameron, WI, to the tail of his Heat Race, where he began mounting a breakneck charge to the front that was abruptly ended after getting collected in a spin in front of him. He drove it back to fourth, setting him up for a Last Chance Showdown win, ultimately placing him 21st on the Feature starting grid. He advanced 16 spots in the Feature to wind up fifth, saving him from getting buried early in event points.

The East Bay Winternationals action continues with Round 2 on Thursday night. A $1,500 check awaits the winner – stay up to date with all the latest news and content by following DIRTcar Racing on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Modifieds A-Feature
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1. Bryan Bernhardt 69B
Clearwater, Fl.
2. Chris Wilson 17
Louisa, Ky.
3. Lucas Lee 12L
Paris, Tn.
4. Travis Varnadore 205
Plant City, Fl.
5. Kevin Adams 40
Cameron, Wi.
6. David Pollen 88
Lakeland, Fl.
7. Mike Potosky 20M
Guys Mills, Pa.
8. Drake Troutman 7
Hyndman, Pa.
9. Brian Skaggs 20
Pedro, Oh.
10. Chase Holland 45
Success, Ms.
11. Victor Lee 4
Danville, Ky.
12. Jeremy Rayburn 11
Lucasville, Oh.
13. Jake Hartung 05
Elmwood, Wi.
14. Tyler Clem 14
Tampa, Fl.
15. Bradley Jameson 757
Royal Center, In.
16. Dale Kelley 22K
Plant City, Fl.
17. Garrett Jameson 0
Royal Center, In.
18. Shane Burrows 70B
Valrico, Fl.
19. Corey Bevard 8c
Litchfield, Mi.
20. Seth Daniels 21s
Jackson, Oh.
21. Brian Shaw 1s
Robinson, Il.
22. Tyler Nicely 25
Owensboro, Ky.
23. Brandon Bollinger 242
Kewanee, Il.
24. Chase Allen 130
Midlothian, Tx.

Rolex 24 at Daytona
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
Green Flag at 1:40 p.m. Saturday, January 29
NBC, NBC Peacock and USA Network
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Acura Motorsports at Daytona
Acura returns to Daytona International Speedway and the IMSA season-opening Rolex 24 as defending race champion, and pole qualifier for this year’s 60th running for sports cars at Daytona. The Wayne Taylor Racing duo of Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor, part of the defending race-winning lineup in 2021, took their Acura ARX-05 to victory in the 100-minute sprint race that set the starting field for this weekend’s Rolex 24.

The WTR lineup of Albuquerque, Taylor, Helio Castroneves and Alexander Rossi claimed victory in last year’s twice-around-the-clock Rolex 24 contest, 20 years after Acura’s first Daytona class win in 1991.

This will be Acura’s eighth Rolex 24 as a prototype manufacturer (1991-93, 2018-22). In addition to the overall win last year, and in 2016 under the HPD/Honda banner. Acura won the Camel Lights class at Daytona in 1991 and again in ‘92.

Acura first took part in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 1991, winning Camel Lights with Comptech Racing and drivers Parker Johnstone, Steve Cameron and Bob Lesnett driving a Spice Acura SE90P. Acura repeated as Camel Lights winner in 1992, with Comptech drivers Johnstone, Cameron and Jimmy Vasser [who also won Honda’s first Indy car championship in 1996].

Running an Honda Performance Development prepared, production-based Honda V6 engine, Tequila Patrón ESM won the Rolex 24 overall in 2016 with Pipo Derani, Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek and Ed Brown driving a Ligier JSP2-Honda.

Acura ARX-05
For 2022, the Acura DPi effort at Daytona again will be spearheaded by a pair of IMSA championship and Rolex 24-winning teams: Wayne Taylor Racing and Meyer Shank Racing.

Wayne Taylor Racing is a two-time IMSA championship team and four-time winner of the Rolex 24 (2017, 2019 and 2020-‘21). The diver lineup for the #10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 includes defending Michelin Endurance Cup champions Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, and Alexander Rossi; joined by veteran endurance racer Will Stevens.

Following a four-year program racing and developing the Acura NSX GT3 Evo into a two-time IMSA GTD championship winner, Meyer Shank Racing is also a previous Daytona victory, winning the 50th running of the Rolex 24 in 2012. Driving the #60 Sirius/XM AutoNation ARX-05 will be veteran IMSA race winner Oliver Jarvis, second-generation racer Tom Blomqvist, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, and fellow Indy 500 victor Simon Pagenaud.

Type S graphics on both Acura ARX-05s reinforce the Precision Crafted Performance ties connecting Acura racing and production cars. Acura has recently announced production plans for Type S models of the NSX super car, TLX performance sedan and MDX sport utility vehicle.

Acura NSX GT3 Evo22
For 2022, Acura’s IMSA GTD effort in the Michelin Endurance Cup – the four endurance rounds of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – will be headed by Gradient Racing’s #66 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22.

The Gradient driver lineup includes two-time IMSA GTD champion Mario Farnbacher, partnered with HPD Academy graduate and 2021 Formula Regional Americas champion Kyffin Simpson; and the returning Till Bechtolsheimer. Veteran professional Marc Miller rounds out the driver quartet for the Rolex 24.

Acura’s production-based sports car racing program dates to 1986, the same year the brand debuted as the luxury and performance division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Victories and championships quickly followed, starting in the IMSA International Sedan series, where Acura won the Manufacturers’ Championship in 1987. The effort culminated in 26 victories and three consecutive Camel Lights Championships from 1991-93 for the Comptech Racing Acura-Spice and driver Parker Johnstone.

The Acura brand returned to IMSA sports car racing in 2017, with Meyer Shank Racing fielding a pair of new Acura NSX GT3s. Acura scored a pair of race victories and five podium finishes in a highly-successful debut season, then scored another pair of victories and finished second in the 2018 GTD championship. Developing the NSX GT3 Evo, MSR went on to win IMSA GTD championship in both 2019 and 2020, with Farnbacher taking the drivers’ title in both seasons.

Where to Watch the Rolex 24 at Daytona
Television coverage of the 60th Rolex 24 at Daytona starts Saturday, January 29, at 1:30 p.m. EST for the opening hour on NBC. Television coverage moves to USA Network from 4-7 p.m.; 10 p.m.-3 a.m. and 6 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sunday. Coverage concludes with the final hours of the race on NBC from 12-2 p.m. Sunday. Live flag-to-flag race coverage also will be available on the NBC Peacock streaming service.

Fans can listen to audio commentary via IMSA.com, RadioLeMans.com and Sirius XM Radio; and follow the race live via in-car cameras, IMSA Radio and timing & scoring available worldwide on IMSA.com and the IMSA mobile device App.

Acura Motorsports social media content and video links from the Rolex 24 at Daytona are available on Instagram (www.instagram.com/hondaracing_hpd), on Twitter at (twitter.com/HondaRacing_HPD) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/HondaRacingHPD).

Acura Motorsports 2022 Rolex 24 Lineup

10 DPi Wayne Taylor Racing Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05

Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Will Stevens, Alexander Rossi

60 DPi Meyer Shank Racing SiriusXM AutoNation Acura ARX-05

Oliver Jarvis, Tom Blomqvist, Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud

66 GTD Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22

Mario Farnbacher, Till Bechtolsheimer, Kyffin Simpson, Marc Miller

PHOENIX, AZ (January 26, 2022) — Since the initial announcement of nearly 30 nitro and Pro Stock teams participating in the PRO Nitro Spring Training several additional teams have joined the list of Top Fuel dragsters, Funny Cars and Pro Stock competitors who will be at Wild Horse Motorsports Park during the PRO pre-season test session slated for February 10-12. The testing sessions hosted by the Professional Racing Organization will be closed to the public except for Saturday, February 12, when fans who have purchased tickets to the NHRA Arizona Nationals will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for the on-track testing action. Fans may add on test session tickets to their Arizona Nationals ticket order online or they may call the NHRA Ticket Sales Center at 800-884-6472 if Nationals tickets have been previously purchased.

Newly added teams include Funny Car drivers Alexis DeJoria, Chad Green, Alex Miladinovich and Gary Densham along with Top Fuel pilots 4-time Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence, Josh Hart, Clay Millican, Buddy Hull and Tripp Tatum. Reigning Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson will be onsite joined by Matt Hartford and Kyle Koretsky. The new total of participants is over 30 of the top drivers in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, including nearly a dozen current or former world champions, will be testing many with brand new race cars and new sponsors. 

Previously confirmed drivers included reigning Funny Car champion Ron Capps as well as Kalitta Motorsports’ Doug Kalitta and Shawn Langdon in Top Fuel and J.R. Todd in his brand-new Toyota GR Supra Funny Car.  John Force Racing will be represented by 16-time champion John Force, three-time champion Robert Hight and 2017 Top Fuel champion Brittany Force. Tony Stewart Racing drivers Matt Hagan and Top Fuel teammate Leah Pruett will be getting geared up for 2022. 

Additionally, Top Fuel drivers three-time champ Antron Brown, Tony Schumacher, Mike Salinas, Doug Foley, Jim Maroney and Justin Ashley along with Funny Car pilots Paul Lee, two-time Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon and Bob Tasca III will be at the track. 2021 Rookie of the Year Dallas Glenn, Deric Kramer and Kenny Delco lead a diverse group of Pro Stock drivers who will be testing.  

Gates will open at 8:00 a.m. and teams will make runs throughout the day. There will not be a set schedule for runs and the last runs of the day will begin at approximately 5:00 p.m. Most drivers are planning on making at least one run on Saturday, however due to the nature of testing there are no guarantees on driver participation. For additional information visit https://racewildhorse.com/. 

The 2022 NHRA season officially begins February 18 in Pomona, California with the historic NHRA Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.  The Camping World Drag Racing Series kicks off Friday with one qualifying session for Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock, followed by two more passes Saturday and final eliminations on Sunday, February 20.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2022) – Corvette Racing begins its 24th season of competition this weekend with the Rolex 24 At Daytona to start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It’s a new season in more than one way as it marks the team’s first foray into GT Daytona (GTD) PRO competition. The team logged three days of testing plus Sunday’s 100-minute qualifying race to set the Rolex 24 grid. Throughout the weekend, Corvette Racing engineers gathered useful data on a number of new items that are unique to the GTD-spec version of the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R. The twice-around-the-clock endurance race around at the 3.56-mile road course inside the Daytona International Speedway presents a number of challenges and elements that aren’t found anywhere else in racing, according to two members of Corvette Racing:

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/Sirius XM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “I love this event and being at Daytona. You’re going to straight into it and starting the season with one of the most important races. There’s no way to ease into things. You have to be on it, and this sets the tone for the season. It’s a unique situation compared to Europe. I’ve done this event several times now, so I’m used to it. Plus it’s a unique setting. The track is cool and fun with the banking. Plus you have a GT class that is this big. It’s an event we all look forward to every year.”

NICK TANDY, NO. 4 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “Daytona is always cool because it’s this big, standalone event. Yes, it’s part of a points-scoring championship but it’s still the Daytona 24 Hours. So it’s always cool. It’s different this year, especially for us on the 4 Corvette side for two reasons. For one, we have this new-spec C8.R GTD car so that’s different and new. I was telling someone the other day that Corvette Racing have been coming here for years and years and years with the same kind of formula and the same knowledge about how things should play out. This year it’s all a bit different and new. It’s fresh and very interesting to go into something new while learning and experimenting while not really knowing how things will work. Plus it’s a single event for our side of the garage before we go off to the WEC. But Daytona still has that big atmosphere and big levels of anticipation of what’s coming and what’s ahead of you.”

CORVETTE RACING BY THE NUMBERS AT DAYTONA

• 0.034: As in seconds – the winning margin of victory in Corvette Racing’s 1-2 finish at the 2016 Rolex 24. It is the closest finish in race history.• 1: As in one team, one manufacturer and one model of car going on 24 years: Corvette Racing and Chevrolet.• 2: Number of the overall winning Corvette C5-R in the 2001 Rolex 24. Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Chris Kneifel and Franck Freon completed 656 laps for 2335.36 miles in the winning effort.• 4: Rolex 24 wins in 11 tries for Corvette Racing: 2001 overall, 2015 GTLM (Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen/Ryan Briscoe), 2016 GTLM (Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler) and 2021 GTLM (Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Nicky Catsburg)• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001.• 29: Number of GTLM wins for Corvette Racing since the start of 2014. Corvette Racing moves to GTD PRO starting with this year’s Rolex 24.• 24: Drivers who have driven for Corvette Racing at Daytona – Justin Bell, Ryan Briscoe, Nicky Catsburg, Kelly Collins, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Marcel Fässler, Ron Fellows, Franck Freon, Antonio Garcia, Oliver Gavin, John Heinricy, Chris Kneifel, Robin Liddell, Jan Magnussen, Tommy Milner, Simon Pagenaud, John Paul Jr., Andy Pilgrim, Mike Rockenfeller, Scott Sharp, Alexander Sims, Nick Tandy and Jordan Taylor. The list will grow by one with the addition of Marco Sorensen for this year’s race.• 25: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Miami, Mid-Ohio, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen.• 31: Number of drivers for Corvette Racing since 1999.• 69: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 were produced that year.• 120: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 112 in North America and eight at Le Mans.• 250: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999.• 49,723.16: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing at Daytona. That’s more than two full trips around the Earth at its equator (approx. 24,900 miles).• 333,179.36: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon!

What’s New on the GTD PRO Corvette?There have been lots of questions about changes to the Corvette C8.R for the IMSA GTD PRO class. There is quite a bit of work the Corvette Racing team has undertaken to transition the car from GTLM spec to meet GTD technical regulations. Here are a handful of key areas:

1. The mass of the C8.R is increased by 65 kilograms (143 lbs.) relative to Daytona 2021. To accommodate the ballast box required by the GT3/GTD regulations to hold the extra weight, the Corvette Racing team had to reconfigure the entire passenger side floor compartment. This required the move of the air conditioning unit, fire bottle, battery box and other electronics. This was no small feat with integration requiring significant effort by the Corvette Racing engineering team. 2. The 2022 Corvette GTD entry is running on customer Michelin tires, which are required for the category. This is a change from GTLM where the C8.R ran on confidential tires – ones that were specifically designed for Corvette Racing. 3. The power output of the C8.R’s flat-plane V8 is significantly reduced under GTD rules. The difference between the size of this year’s Daytona air restrictor and 2021 is nearly 1.7 mm. 4. Related to that, the GTD PRO Corvette is running with a higher angle of attack on the rear wing than previous years. This creates a greater level of drag on the race car and significantly reduces top speed. 5. The addition of ABS is required under GT3/GTD rules. As many observers are aware, Corvette Racing tested this in competition for the first time last year at Belle Isle in the GTLM Corvette. The system continued to be improved throughout testing late last year and early this season both virtually and in the real world. 6. The differential of the Corvette C8.R must now comply with GT3/GTD regulations. A limited slip differential configuration is permitted with a single homologated set of ramps. This required removal of some tuning options previously available on the GTLM Corvette. 7. Unlike other GTD teams, the C8.Rs are required to run with torque axle sensors. These directly measure the output of the Corvette engine and the data is used by IMSA for the BOP process.

The NASCAR star shared his passion for racing at DIRTcar Nationals and why he cherishes his gator trophies most BARBERVILLE, FL – Jan. 26, 2022 – Justin Allgaier occasionally peered into the Volusia Speedway Park pond hoping to see its resident gators during DIRTcar Nationals last year.Each time, he found himself – the “Little Gator.”However, there was another gator the NASCAR star was truly searching for. The golden gator; given only to those capable of winning during the historic DIRTcar Nationals event.Allgaier had already claimed the unique trophy in 2016 with the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds – a prize he said he cherishes over every other trophy he’s collected.“I’ve got the little gator that we won years ago sitting front and center in my trophy case,” he said. “It’s out in front of all the NASCAR wins. It’s out in front of everything I got because it means a lot to me.”What he didn’t have yet was the Big Gator trophy. That prestigious life-size idol is reserved only to those who master the points battle for the week or win the biggest UMP Modified race of the event – the Gator Championship Feature.Modified champion Nick Hoffman was on a path to conquer both last year but a rare slip by the multi-time gator winner allowed Allaiger the opportunity to slide into the lead. Hoffman tried desperately to run down Allaiger – driving a chassis built by Hoffman – but the “Little Gator” used all his might to finally earn a Big Gator trophy.Its significance?“More than you’ll know,” Allgaier said. “Obviously, the NASCAR side (driving for recent NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Dale Earnhardt Jr.), I love what I do, and I have great sponsors over there. I love the NASCAR side of things but there is nothing like coming out in front of you (dirt) fans. Everybody is watching at home on DIRTVision. Just putting it all out there with 30 of the best drivers in the world. I truly mean that.”He’ll be back this year for the 51st edition of DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 7-12, to hunt for both gators again. Participating in the event is a privilege he cherishes, having visited Volusia as a fan long before he started his racing career. Even before the track had dirt on it.When he turned from fan to driver at the half-mile track, he started in a Late Model before moving to a DIRTcar UMP Modified. He credited his years in dirt racing as a key to his success, which includes 16 NASCAR Xfinity Series wins and the 2008 ARCA championship.“This is an integral part of who I am as a racer,” Allgaier said. “It’s a huge part of who I am. It drives me to be a racer. I love what I do on Saturdays, and I love the NASCAR scene. It is so totally different than this. They’re both great in their own right. They’re so totally different. Dirt racing fans are incredible. They’re passionate. They love their sport. And rightly so, right? Whether it’s Late Model, Sprint Cars, Modifieds, just in general they love this sport so much. And it drives us. You put in hours. You put in time.”And don’t think he finds dirt racing any less stressful than his NASCAR duties.“I get more heartburn and sleepless nights coming here (to DIRTcar Nationals) than I’d like to admit,” Allgaier said. “You know, it’s so difficult to come down here. And so many things have to go right. But you look at guys like Nick (Hoffman) who come here year in and year out, they find their way to the box. They make no mistakes. They’re on their game. The amount of focus and discipline it takes to come here, when you have this many cars, it really is incredible to see the talent level here right now. It’s really amazing.“I think a lot of NASCAR guys come back here because we truly believe it’s a huge test of our abilities. A test of the people around you. There’s just something different about it. This week is mentally draining. When you walk out of this place, you’re either pumped up and ready to come back next year or you’re so demoralized that you’re ready to come back next year so you can redeem yourself. It’s pretty awesome. It’s something that… yeah, there’s really no words that can describe it.”If you venture to the gator pond this February, you may find the “Little Gator” again peering into its depths, searching. Always searching for a gator – green and gold.For tickets to DIRTcar Nationals, click HERE.If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch the two weeks of the event live on DIRTVision – either online or with the DIRTVision App.

DIRTcar Racing is brought to fans by many important sponsors and partners, including: DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider), VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), Arizona Sport Shirts/Gotta Race, Chevy Performance Parts, and NAPA Auto Parts (SDS). Contingency sponsors include: ARP (Automotive Racing Products), ASI Race Wear (SDS), Bassett Racing Wheel, Bell Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Bicknell Racing Products (SDS), Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux (SDS), Cometic Gasket (SDS), COMP Cams, Fast Shafts, Fox Factory, Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service, K1 Race Gear, KSE Racing Products, MSD, Mulit FireX, Quarter Master, Schoenfeld Headers, Summit Racing Equipment, Velocita USA, Wrisco-Wieland Metal Services (Exclusive Racing Aluminum). Along with manufacturer sponsors, including: FIREBULL, Intercomp, and Racing Electronics.

Cadillac DPi-V.R seeks fifth overall victory since 2017 in the season-opening race

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2022) – Five Cadillac Racing entries will seek to take the checkered flag Sunday, Jan. 30, in the 60th anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona. Cadillac, the reigning IMSA Daytona Prototype international (DPi) Manufacturer Champion, has won the annual season-opening race in four of the five years of the category and is expected to be in the hunt for another victory. “Cadillac looks strong,” said fourth-year JDC-Miller MotorSports driver Tristan Vautier, who will co-drive the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R that is starting on the front row. “There are many pieces that have to fit together, but we’re off to a good start.” Cadillac DPi-V.R drivers and crews worked on their car setups during test sessions and gleaned data during the 100-minute qualifying race Sunday, Jan. 23. They have four brief sessions on the 3.56-mile, 12-turn Daytona International Speedway road course that incorporates sections of the high-banked oval for final preparations and developing strategy before taking the grid for the 1:40 p.m. ET green flag Saturday, Jan. 29. While drivers have been physically gearing up for weeks for the start of the season, they have more recently been preparing mentally for the grueling race. “It’s difficult having the first round of the championship being a 24-race. It’s so unique,” said Alex Lynn, co-driving the No. 02 Cadillac Accessories Cadillac DPi-V.R campaigned by Chip Ganassi Racing. “In other championships, you build up to a 24-hour race. Not much time for the teams to prepare, but for us mentally it’s difficult because it’s going straight from a break to a 24-hour race.”

Added Renger van der Zande, co-driver of the sister No. 01 V-Performance Academy Cadillac DPi-V.R and a two-time Rolex 24 overall winner with Cadillac Racing: “The mental aspect is to focus on your job and trust the others to do well. The only thing you can focus on is that little piece that you’re contributing to the whole team. You’re relying on your teammates, you’re relying on the strategy, you’re relying on the mechanical side of your car. To get everything right is not easy. “I’m with an amazing group of drivers and amazing group of people I work with who are to be trusted.” Cadillac drivers will contend with a 61-car field – up 20 entries from 2021 – on the unforgiving road course throughout the twice-around-the-clock race. They’ll also deal with an unfavorable weather forecast. “Keeping the car in one piece is one of the most important things,” said Kamui Kobayashi, who will co-drive the No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi-V.R that starts third. At the end of the day, the team that has the best car has the best chance to win the 24-hour. But still, anything can happen in 24 hours.” Said Lynn: “The key word is endurance, just getting through the night and seeing where you are. There are a lot of points at stake, and you want to build up a momentum for the championship, but it’s obviously a race that everyone wants to win.”

Cadillac Racing lineup, starting position and notes:

No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R (JDC-Miller MotorSports)Tristan Vautier, Richard Westbrook, Loic Duval, Ben KeatingStarting: Second … Earned the pole for the 100-minute qualifying race and was quick in every Roar Before the Rolex 24 session. … Duval moves from full-time driver to endurance race driver. … Keating will also co-drive a car in another class. … Engineer Rick Cameron is the father of sports car driver Dane Cameron.Car chief-Josh Kerrigan Lead engineer-Rick Cameron Race strategist-John Church

No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi-V.R (Action Express Racing)Jimmie Johnson, Mike Rockenfeller, Kamui Kobayashi, Jose Maria LopezStarting: Third … Runner-up in the 2021 race. … Lopez joins the team for the Rolex 24; others return from 2021. … NASCAR Cup Series championship crew chief Chad Knaus is the race strategist.Car chief-Scott Darnell Technical director/lead engineer-Iain WattRace strategist-Chad Knaus

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No. 01 V-Performance Academy Cadillac DPi-V.R (Chip Ganassi Racing)Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, Alex PalouStarting: Fifth … Notes: The “Champions Cadillac” as each driver has won at least one series championship (Dixon has six INDYCAR titles and Bourdais has four). … Dixon will join four others for third place on the all-time Rolex 24 overall victory list with four with a win this weekend.Car chief-Phil Binks Lead engineer-John Hennek Race strategist-Peter Baron

No. 02 Cadillac Accessories Cadillac DPi-V.R (Chip Ganassi Racing)Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Marcus Ericsson, Kevin MagnussenStarting: Sixth … Notes: Second Cadillac Racing entry for the 2021 season with Chip Ganassi Racing. … Danielle Shepherd is in her first season as the race engineer for the No. 02 after being the simulation engineer Alex Palou’s 2021 INDYCAR championship-winning car.Car chief-Jamie Coates Lead engineer-Danielle Shepherd

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No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R (Action Express Racing)Pipo Derani, Tristan Nunez, Mike ConwayStarting: Seventh … 2021 IMSA DPi Driver (Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr) and Team Champion. … Nunez is a seven-time IMSA race winner; in 2013 became youngest winner in Rolex Sports Car Series history, driving in GX class.Car chief-Bill Keuler Technical director/lead engineer-Iain Watt Race strategist-Tim Keene

NBC will kick off race coverage at 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 29, and return for the exciting conclusion at noon ET Sunday, Jan. 30. USA Network and Peacock will have complementary telecasts. The IMSA Radio broadcast can be heard on XM 202 and SiriusXM Online 972.  Cadillac production lineup on displaySpectators will have the opportunity to see an exciting lineup of Cadillac vehicles, including the CT5-V Blackwing and CT4-V Blackwing, at the Cadillac display in the Fan Midway during the race weekend.The Blackwing sedans are the most track-capable production vehicles to display the Cadillac crest.  The 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing recently set the lap record for production vehicles at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Cadillac Racing DPi-V.R Rolex 24 At Daytona results 2021-20172021: Second – Action Express Racing (Jimmie Johnson, Simon Pagenaud, Mike Rockenfeller, Kamui Kobayashi)          Fifth – Chip Ganassi Racing (Renger van der Zande, Scott Dixon, Kevin Magnussen)          Eighth* – Whelen Engineering (Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani, Mike Conway, Chase Elliott)          34th – Mustang Sampling (Tristan Vautier, Sebastien Bourdais, Loic Duval)* – pole2020: Overall win – Wayne Taylor Racing (Renger van der Zande, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, Kamui Kobayashi)          Third – JDC-Mustand Sampling Racing (Joao Barbosa, Sebastien Bourdais, Loic Duval)          Fifth – JDC-Miller Motorsports (Tristan Vautier, Juan Piedrahita, Mathies Leist, Chris Miller)          Seventh – Whelen Engineering Racing (Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani, Mike Conway, Felipe Albuquerque)2019: Overall win – Konica Minolta (Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande, Fernando Alonso, Kamui Kobayashi)         Second – Whelen Engineering (Eric Curran, Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani)         Fifth – JDC-Miller Motorsports (Tristan Vautier, Devlin DeFrancesco, Rubens Barrichello, Misha Goikhberg)         Ninth (seventh in class) – Mustang Sampling Racing (Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi)         29th (eighth in class) – Juncos Racing (Will Owen, Kyle Kaiser, Rene Binder, Agustin Canapino)          43rd (10th in class) – JDC-Miller Motorsports (Simon Trummer, Stephen Simpson, Chris Miller, Juan Piedrahita)2018: Overall win – Mustang Sampling Racing (Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi)          Second – Whelen Engineering Racing(Eric Curran, Felipe Nasr, Mike Conway)        45th (15th in class)* — Wayne Taylor Racing (Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande, Ryan Hunter-Reay)          50th (20th in class) – Spirit of Daytona Racing (Matt McMurry, Tristan Vautier, Eddie Cheever III)* – pole2017: Overall win – Wayne Taylor Racing (Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli, Jeff Gordon)           Second* — Mustang Sampling Racing (Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, Filipe Albuquerque)          14th (sixth in class) – Whelen Engineering Racing (Eric Curran, Dane Cameron, Mike Conway, Seb Morris)* – pole

Batavia, OH (January 25, 2022) – There are exciting things happening all around with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2022; one being the expanded TV and streaming broadcast schedule. With the increased coverage of the series events including the most live events broadcast on TV in the history of the sport, fans will have access to live events, re-airings, and highlights of the premier national touring series for dirt late model racing. Owned and operated by Lucas Oil Products, the MAVTV Motorsports Network has increased their live coverage of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2022. The MAVTV Motorsports Network will broadcast eighteen (18) events live, two (2) next day airings, and a total of 43 events with live and/or tape-delayed broadcasts. The MAVTV Motorsports Network is the only cable television network in the U.S. dedicated solely to motorsports. With over 220 providers across cable, satellite, telco, and digital broadcast platforms, MAVTV is now available to more viewers than ever before. To find a full list of providers, visit: mavtv.com/get-mavtv/providers. “Our television package is one of the most fundamental elements of our program,” said Rick Schwallie, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Director. “We are grateful for the dedication of everyone at Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV Motorsports Network, and Lucas Oil Production Studios for the continued growth and exposure of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.” The first live broadcast event on the MAVTV Motorsports Network starts with the season opener at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, GA on Thursday, January 27th. In addition to the increased TV coverage on the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series can also be viewed on our streaming website at www.mavtvplus.com. All 65 feature events in 2022 will be live streamed on MAVTV Plus as part of the broadcast schedule in 2022. To learn more about the MAVTV Motorsports Network and a full list of providers visit www.mavtv.com. To register and learn more about the live streaming service of events visit www.mavtvplus.com. To learn more about the Lucas oil late Model dirt Series visit www.lucasdirt.com. 2022 LIVE Broadcast Events on the MAVTV Motorsports Network

As the world celebrates a new beginning with the calendar flipping over to 2022, ProMedia Events & Publishing is proud to introduce three new websites for the NMRA Ford Nationals (www.NMRAdigital.com), NMCA Muscle Car Nationals (www.NMCAdigital.com), and its drag racing/street performance media property, Race Pages Magazine (www.RacePagesDigital.com). ProMedia worked with renowned website and advertising agency Admark to develop the cutting-edge websites.  “We’re constantly working on improving the customer experience with all of our brands from our live events to their experiences in the digital space. By upgrading our websites we’re focusing on bringing NMRA and NMCA events to an even higher level of exposure, making it easier for racers and fans to find information and relevant news about our events, and give our sponsors and advertisers the best digital package,” said Steve Wolcott, ProMedia’s founder and CEO. “For over 20 years our company’s digital strategy has always included strong websites featuring compelling content and valuable event information. We think you’ll you be impressed as we continue to push harder into the latest design, improving the customer experience even more.”  The three brands—NMRAdigital, NMCAdigital, and Race Pages—reach hundreds of thousands of unique visitors yearly through exclusive content including news, features, videos, and the latest racing/performance technology.  The NMRAdigital and NMCAdigital sites serve as the official landing pages for national events and include all information a racer or fan needs from special features to daily schedules, rules, payouts/contingency, directions and ticketing information. The unrivaled event coverage includes daily news from each stop on tour, photo galleries, and complete qualifying and elimination results. Race Pages Magazine is the official e-zine of the NMRA Ford Nationals and NMCA Muscle Car Nationals as well as a voice in the drag racing/street performance community. The editors bring decades of content experience to the digital world with breaking news, the hottest feature vehicles, video presentations, and the latest racing/performance technology to make your car or truck quicker and faster. It works together with Fastest Street Car Magazine to fuse the high quality of print magazines with the speediness of the digital world.  Wolcott concluded, “Our websites are more than an improved graphic and tech package. The backbone for continued growth will be through its high-quality content. That’s because our Content Media division is comprised of industry veterans delivering awesome entertainment and important information to competitors, enthusiasts, and fans around the world.” 

SFI Specification Expected to be Finalized by Early Summer

CONCORD, NC – January 26, 2022 – Series Director Carlton Reimers and Technical Director Tom Devitt have confirmed the first rules bulletin of the year with an on-board fire suppression system becoming mandatory to compete with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series by the beginning of next season.

FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM: By the first event of 2023, fire suppression systems will be required for all World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series competitors. Sprint Car Safety Council members are in the process of working with SFI and manufacturers to develop a set of specifications which is anticipated to be completed by May 2022. It is anticipated that the specifications will include required number of nozzle(s) and their location, minimum 5lb system, bottle construction, type of mounting hardware, etc. It is recommended that anyone considering a sprint car fire suppression system should wait until the SFI specifications are released before making a purchase. If you intend to install a system before the SFI specification is completed, be aware you may be required to update it when the SFI specification is mandatory in 2023.

Series officials have already begun conducting cockpit nozzle tests, while the SFI will begin their research & development on January 26. As previously stated, a specification is expected to be finalized by late spring or early summer. The fire suppression systems will then be mandatory at the 2023 World of Outlaws season opener.

“We’ve had preliminary discussions about this for the last few years, so this has been the goal to get here for some time,” Devitt added. “I brought it up again at Knoxville last year and presented the rule to drivers and teams, and everyone was well receptive of it. We just have to go through the process of refining what exactly the rule will be. The two SFI standards right now don’t fit into a Sprint Car, so we’re creating a new 17.3 specification. It’ll take a bit of time, so that’s why we’re holding off until 2023.”

Titled the “Single Seat Open Wheel Front Engine On-Board Fire Suppression System,” the SFI has already drafted the 17.3 specification with finalization on the rule coming once research and development are complete. Due to the open cockpit nature of a Sprint Car, the SFI 17.3 specification is expected to be tougher to pass than other fire suppression specifications.

Further updates on this system and any other rules bulletin will be announced once finalized. Drivers and teams can view the current World of Outlaws rulebook HERE.

In the meantime, the 2022 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season begins in two weeks with a trip to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL for the DIRTcar Nationals on February 10-12. Fans unable to attend the event can watch every lap LIVE on DIRTVision.

14-Race Season Begins at Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals on February 14-15MARION, IN – January 26, 2022 – A pair of familiar names will return to full-time status on the non-wing scene in 2022 as Chad Boespflug and Scott Benicunite for a title run with the Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series presented by Low-E Insulation.The new combination brings together a nine-time USAC National Sprint Car winning driver and the only crew chief in history to win the USAC Triple Crown. It also brings Benic’s 2B Racing operation back to life for the first time in nearly a decade.Their bid for the inaugural championship begins on Monday & Tuesday, February 14-15 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL. The 14-race Series starts as part of the DIRTcar Nationals with a $5,000-to-win opener and a $10,000-to-win finale. For fans unable to enjoy #FLinFEB, you can watch every lap LIVE on DIRTVision.BUY TICKETS HERE (Feb. 14-15)For Boespflug, the Hanford, CA native will return to a more regular racing schedule after focusing on business with Capitol Renegade and starting a family.“Not racing but a few times in 2021 was a good reset for me,” Boespflug said. “I was just burnt out from chasing it for so long. I would have raced more but the right opportunities just didn’t present themselves. The chance to race for Scott Benic and 2B Racing has me excited to go racing again. It’s going to be a really fun year and I can’t wait to get back after it.”For Benic, this is his next chapter in a storied career. The owner of Benic Enterprises has enjoyed several significant achievements such as the 1994 World of Outlaws Crew Chief of the Year with Jeff Swindell, the 2005 USAC Sprint Car title with Levi Jones, the 2008 USAC Silver Crown title with Jerry Coons Jr., and the 2009 USAC Midget title with Brad Kuhn.“Dana [Benic] and I are extremely excited to work on putting the 2B Racing team back on the track and hope to find speed out of the box next month at Volusia,” Scott Benic added. “Working with Chad should bring some fun and excitement to the fold. He had great speed in recent years and then stepped away from driving duties over the last few to concentrate on business ventures, but now is ready to step back in with both feet on the gas.”The new 2B Racing sprint cars will utilize Maxim Chassis, ride on Afco shocks, and have motors built by the venerable Claxton Engines. Benic is partnering with the Lake Ozark Performance Expo to kickstart this new journey.Boespflug joins a group including Jason McDougal, Chase Stockon, Zach Daum, Shane Cockrum, Landon Simon, Mario Clouser, and several soon-to-be-announced drivers as those already committed to the new Series.Stay tuned to XtremeOutlawSeries.com or @Xtreme_Outlaw on Twitter for more details such as full payouts, incentives, format, and rules as the inaugural season approaches.Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Cars presented by Low-E Insulation 2022 Schedule:Mon-Tues, Feb. 14-15: Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, FL) Fri, April 8: US-36 Raceway (Osborn, MO) Sat, April 9: Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO) Fri-Sat, June 10-11: Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO) Fri-Sat, June 24-25: Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 (Pevely, MO) Fri, September 9: Jacksonville Speedway (Jacksonville, IL) Sat, September 10: Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL) Fri-Sat, October 7-8: Atomic Speedway (Waverly, OH) Fri, October 28:  TBA Sat, October 29: TBA

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink® Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: NOS Energy Drink (Official Energy Product), DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider) and VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); contingency sponsors include ARP (Automotive Racing Products), Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, KSE Racing Products (Hard Charger Award), Micro-Lite LLC, MSD and Slick Woody’s (Quick Time Award); manufacturer sponsors include FIREBULL, Intercomp, K1 Race Gear, and Racing Electronics.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider) VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); contingency sponsors include Arizona Sport Shirts/Gotta Race, ARP (Automotive Racing Products), Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, Fox Factory (Hard Charger Award), MSD, Penske Racing Shocks, Quarter Master, Slick Woody’s (Quick Time Award), and Wrisco–Wieland Metal Services (Exclusive Racing Aluminum); along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Capital Race Cars, FIREBULL, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, K1 Race Gear, Racing Electronics, Reliable Painting, and Rocket Chassis.

Batavia, OH (January 26, 2022) – Dirt Draft, a fantasy racing contest that allows you to compete against hundreds of other fans across the country, has again partnered with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2022. As the “Official Fantasy Sports Provider” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Dirt Draft makes it easy for fans to have fun playing dirt track fantasy games and win prizes, while offering a cash bonus to one driver at the year-end Series Championship banquet. For race fans, the Georgia/Florida Speedweeks subscribers to Dirt Draft will have the opportunity to become the official Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Fantasy Speedweek Champion. Beginning on Thursday, January 27th at Golden Isles Speedway, users can select five drivers for each event through the conclusion of Speedweeks at East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, February 12th. The fourteen-race mini-series champion will be awarded a customized Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Speedweeks trophy and the top 25 earn bonus points to the Dirt Draft Speed Shop. For the season-long enthusiast, the opportunity to be crowned the 2022 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Dirt Draft Fantasy Champion seems to be in the spotlight of ‘what to pay attention to’. Not only does this title come with bragging rights, but the fantasy champion will be invited to the series championship banquet in December to be recognized in front of and alongside some of the nation’s most elite teams and drivers. For the drivers, have you ever heard someone say, “You can’t win Hot Laps? “, well now you can. In 2022, Dirt Draft will again be a contingency sponsor of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series by sponsoring the Fastest Hot Lap Award. The driver with the most overall “fastest lap time in Hot Laps” at the conclusion of the season will be presented with a $500 check courtesy of Dirt Draft Fantasy Racing. “We are happy to have Dirt Draft as a partner again in 2022. The race fans really enjoy playing the fantasy app and having the opportunity to win some prizes. In addition, series drivers get a chance to win a cash award at the year-end awards banquet by ‘winning Hot Laps’,” stated Wayne Castleberry, Marketing and Sales for Lucas Oil Motorsports. For more information regarding Dirt Draft, visit DirtDraft.com or download the DirtDraft app. Also, be sure to follow along on social media for the latest news and updates via Twitter @DirtDraft and Facebook.com/DirtDraftFantasyRacing About Dirt Draft: Dirt Draft entered the fantasy sports world as the first of its kind in July of 2019, covering grassroots short track racing events of all types. Since then, Dirt Draft has prided itself on working strategically with national series’, regional tours, racetracks, and drivers to enhance overall fan engagement across the nation. Fans pick drivers they believe will perform well, while staying at or under a salary cap. The lineup picked will compete against other users in the contests each fan joined. The team of drivers each fan picked will score based on their finish in the A-Main. If the picked driver does well, points are accumulated that can be redeemed in the Dirt Draft Speed Shop for merchandise, tickets, subscriptions, experiences, and much more!

About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesFounded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2022, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 65 events across 18 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap.  The series receives national exposure through a television package filmed, produced and edited by Lucas Oil Production Studios. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events will be streamed live on MAVTV Plus, with broadcasts on MAVTV Motorsports Network.   The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com.