BARBERVILLE, FL – The 2026 dirt Late Model season may only be a few weeks old, but Brandon Overton has already matched his win total from the entirety of 2025.

He got the ball rolling with a Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series victory at Needmore Speedway on Jan. 30. The Evans, GA native then went to his home track of Screven Motor Speedway for the Southern All Stars-sanctioned Winter Freeze and swept the weekend. But winning in regional action in your home state is one thing – beating the best in the business at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals is another.

Nevertheless, Overton remained in top form on Monday night at Volusia Speedway Park, dominating the first DIRTcar Late Model Feature of the week. It was the Evans, GA driver’s first national-level triumph in over nine months and his fifth DIRTcar Nationals win in the past six years.

“I’m so glad I won, because I’m so sick and tired of hearing this s**t about how I don’t race against nobody,” Overton said. “There’s no slouches anymore. If you race a Super Late Model, no matter where we go in the country, there is somebody there that’s fast. You couldn’t have scripted it any better. The only bad thing about winning is losing. You get a little taste and you want to win, and when you lose, damn it sucks.”

Overton’s Heat Race win put him on the pole of the main event, and after fending off a challenge from Cade Dillard in the opening laps, he went to work on building a gap. After Dillard slotted into second, he came under attack from Nick Hoffman, who took away the runner-up spot prior to the first caution of the race 13 laps in for a flat tire on Chris Madden’s machine.

Hoffman tried to make a move on the restart, but he couldn’t clear the No. 76 and instead lost second to Cody Overton. Another yellow for a slowing No. 97 of Dillard reracked the field once more, but Brandon Overton pulled away once more and drove home to the checkers. Behind him, the younger Overton came out on top of a battle with Devin Moran to secure the Overton 1-2, signifying a much-needed turnaround from his last trip to Volusia for DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals when a pair of blown engines nearly ruined his season before it began.

“I gambled on the tires, I put a three on. [Brandon] said he was putting a two on, so I said I’m going to be different, maybe I can beat him that way,” Cody Overton said. “I’m just glad nothing fell off, nothing’s broke, still looking for a transmission. Shoutout to [Brandon’s] guys, soon as I got done with my Heat, they were actually at my trailer, trying to help me figure out what I need to do for tomorrow. I don’t mind running second to him, I guess.”

Moran finished third for the final spot on the podium, while Max Blair and Hoffman completed the top five.

UP NEXT: The chase for the Big Gator trophy continues on Tuesday, Feb. 10, with another $7,000-to-win DIRTcar Late Model Feature at Volusia Speedway Park. To get your tickets in advance, click here.

Want to watch live? Stream every lap of DIRTcar Nationals on DIRTVision.

Brandon Overton Earns Fourth-Straight Late Model Win in DIRTcar Nationals Opener

BARBERVILLE, FL – The 2026 dirt Late Model season may only be a few weeks old, but Brandon Overton has already matched his win total from the entirety of 2025.

He got the ball rolling with a Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series victory at Needmore Speedway on Jan. 30. The Evans, GA native then went to his home track of Screven Motor Speedway for the Southern All Stars-sanctioned Winter Freeze and swept the weekend. But winning in regional action in your home state is one thing – beating the best in the business at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals is another.

Nevertheless, Overton remained in top form on Monday night at Volusia Speedway Park, dominating the first DIRTcar Late Model Feature of the week. It was the Evans, GA driver’s first national-level triumph in over nine months and his fifth DIRTcar Nationals win in the past six years.

“I’m so glad I won, because I’m so sick and tired of hearing this s**t about how I don’t race against nobody,” Overton said. “There’s no slouches anymore. If you race a Super Late Model, no matter where we go in the country, there is somebody there that’s fast. You couldn’t have scripted it any better. The only bad thing about winning is losing. You get a little taste and you want to win, and when you lose, damn it sucks.”

Overton’s Heat Race win put him on the pole of the main event, and after fending off a challenge from Cade Dillard in the opening laps, he went to work on building a gap. After Dillard slotted into second, he came under attack from Nick Hoffman, who took away the runner-up spot prior to the first caution of the race 13 laps in for a flat tire on Chris Madden’s machine.

Hoffman tried to make a move on the restart, but he couldn’t clear the No. 76 and instead lost second to Cody Overton. Another yellow for a slowing No. 97 of Dillard reracked the field once more, but Brandon Overton pulled away once more and drove home to the checkers. Behind him, the younger Overton came out on top of a battle with Devin Moran to secure the Overton 1-2, signifying a much-needed turnaround from his last trip to Volusia for DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals when a pair of blown engines nearly ruined his season before it began.

“I gambled on the tires, I put a three on. [Brandon] said he was putting a two on, so I said I’m going to be different, maybe I can beat him that way,” Cody Overton said. “I’m just glad nothing fell off, nothing’s broke, still looking for a transmission. Shoutout to [Brandon’s] guys, soon as I got done with my Heat, they were actually at my trailer, trying to help me figure out what I need to do for tomorrow. I don’t mind running second to him, I guess.”

Moran finished third for the final spot on the podium, while Max Blair and Hoffman completed the top five.

UP NEXT: The chase for the Big Gator trophy continues on Tuesday, Feb. 10, with another $7,000-to-win DIRTcar Late Model Feature at Volusia Speedway Park. To get your tickets in advance, click here.

Want to watch live? Stream every lap of DIRTcar Nationals on DIRTVision.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 97-Cody Overton[3]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[12]; 4. 111-Max Blair[7]; 5. 9-Nick Hoffman[4]; 6. 71-Hudson O’Neal[17]; 7. 32-Bobby Pierce[9]; 8. 16-Tyler Bruening[8]; 9. 1-Tyler Erb[5]; 10. 9M-Tim McCreadie[18]; 11. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[10]; 12. 19R-Ryan Gustin[13]; 13. 22*-Drake Troutman[6]; 14. 5-Mark Whitener[19]; 15. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[16]; 16. 44-Chris Madden[11]; 17. 14-Trey Mills[22]; 18. 18-Chase Junghans[21]; 19. 388-Jackson Hise[23]; 20. 58V-Daulton Wilson[24]; 21. 16S-Sam Seawright[20]; 22. 13-Dallon Murty[14]; 23. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[15]; 24. 97D-Cade Dillard[2]