Two of the best in the sport swap the lead on the final lap as Seavey comes out on top
BARBERVILLE, FL (February 9, 2026) – Sprint Cars at Volusia Speedway Park continue to deliver.
The American Sprint Car Series got the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals party started with a trio of fantastic Features on the final weekend of January. Then the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series backed that up the following week with three great races of their own.
Monday fired off week three and brought the USAC National Sprint Cars to Barberville, FL to start their 2026 campaign, and they didn’t miss a beat. Brady Bacon and Logan Seavey gave the fans an absolute barnburner that came down to the last lap.
The two former champions threw everything they had at each other. Bacon led early after taking the top spot on the opening lap from outside the front row. Bacon sped away, but a patient Seavey began to cut into the “Macho Man’s” advantage as lapped cars became a factor. The gap vanished in traffic, and Seavey pulled the trigger on the 20th circuit to wrestle away the lead.
Bacon built one last run at the Sutter, CA native as they came to the white flag. The two entered Turn 1, and Bacon fired a slider that cleared but Seavey didn’t flinch. He turned down the hill to get a run down the back straightaway and snatch the spot right back and hold on through the final set of corners.
“What a racetrack again for Volusia. This place has been lights out all year,” Seavey said. “I just kind of stalked him, and then he kind of slowly slid across the track with a lapped car. I knew I had to get down and cut across. I kind of squeezed in there. I’m not sure how close it was, but I kind of jammed it in there. Then I started struggling those last four or five laps to get down the front stretch and couldn’t get off (Turn) 4 as good as I wanted to. I could just kind of hear and feel that he was close. Then I kind of did the same thing and slowly slid across (Turns) 3 and 4, and he blew back by me coming to the white. I felt OK about getting slid in (Turns) 1 and 2 because I was already turning down off of (Turn) 2. There was just enough grip on the bottom and a lapped car in his way, so it was just kind of set up perfect for me there.”
The win gave the 2024 USAC Sprint Car champion his fourth little gator in the last five tries at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile” with all of them coming aboard the Abacus Racing No. 57. It also sets him up in prime position to become the first two-time Big Gator winner with USAC with the Series set to decide their DIRTcar Nationals title on Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Brady Bacon and Justin Grant completed the podium.
Chase Stockon wheeled from 17th to ninth to earn Hard Charger honors.
UP NEXT: The USAC National Sprint Cars and DIRTcar Late Models both battle at Volusia Speedway Park again on Tuesday, Feb. 10. For tickets, CLICK HERE.
For the complete 2026 Volusia Speedway Park schedule, CLICK HERE.
Where can you watch every Volusia Speedway Park race? Live on DIRTVision.
FEATURE RESULTS:
C-V STRIKES FIRST: Logan Seavey Bests Brady Bacon in USAC Season Opener
Two of the best in the sport swap the lead on the final lap as Seavey comes out on top
BARBERVILLE, FL (February 9, 2026) – Sprint Cars at Volusia Speedway Park continue to deliver.
The American Sprint Car Series got the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals party started with a trio of fantastic Features on the final weekend of January. Then the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series backed that up the following week with three great races of their own.
Monday fired off week three and brought the USAC National Sprint Cars to Barberville, FL to start their 2026 campaign, and they didn’t miss a beat. Brady Bacon and Logan Seavey gave the fans an absolute barnburner that came down to the last lap.
The two former champions threw everything they had at each other. Bacon led early after taking the top spot on the opening lap from outside the front row. Bacon sped away, but a patient Seavey began to cut into the “Macho Man’s” advantage as lapped cars became a factor. The gap vanished in traffic, and Seavey pulled the trigger on the 20th circuit to wrestle away the lead.
Bacon built one last run at the Sutter, CA native as they came to the white flag. The two entered Turn 1, and Bacon fired a slider that cleared but Seavey didn’t flinch. He turned down the hill to get a run down the back straightaway and snatch the spot right back and hold on through the final set of corners.
“What a racetrack again for Volusia. This place has been lights out all year,” Seavey said. “I just kind of stalked him, and then he kind of slowly slid across the track with a lapped car. I knew I had to get down and cut across. I kind of squeezed in there. I’m not sure how close it was, but I kind of jammed it in there. Then I started struggling those last four or five laps to get down the front stretch and couldn’t get off (Turn) 4 as good as I wanted to. I could just kind of hear and feel that he was close. Then I kind of did the same thing and slowly slid across (Turns) 3 and 4, and he blew back by me coming to the white. I felt OK about getting slid in (Turns) 1 and 2 because I was already turning down off of (Turn) 2. There was just enough grip on the bottom and a lapped car in his way, so it was just kind of set up perfect for me there.”
The win gave the 2024 USAC Sprint Car champion his fourth little gator in the last five tries at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile” with all of them coming aboard the Abacus Racing No. 57. It also sets him up in prime position to become the first two-time Big Gator winner with USAC with the Series set to decide their DIRTcar Nationals title on Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Brady Bacon and Justin Grant completed the podium.
Chase Stockon wheeled from 17th to ninth to earn Hard Charger honors.
UP NEXT: The USAC National Sprint Cars and DIRTcar Late Models both battle at Volusia Speedway Park again on Tuesday, Feb. 10. For tickets, CLICK HERE.
For the complete 2026 Volusia Speedway Park schedule, CLICK HERE.
Where can you watch every Volusia Speedway Park race? Live on DIRTVision.
FEATURE RESULTS:
Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals Race Feature (25 Laps): 1. 57-Logan Seavey[1]; 2. 20-Brady Bacon[2]; 3. 4-Justin Grant[3]; 4. 30-CJ Leary[4]; 5. 39-Briggs Danner[8]; 6. 5T-Jake Swanson[6]; 7. 3R-Kevin Thomas Jr[7]; 8. 92-Chase Stockon[17]; 9. 19AZ-Mitchel Moles[11]; 10. 63-Cale Coons[10]; 11. 3P-Kyle Cummins[9]; 12. 5G-Gunnar Setser[12]; 13. 19-Hayden Reinbold[13]; 14. 6T-Trey Osborne[5]; 15. 14-Jadon Rogers[21]; 16. 41-Ricky Lewis[19]; 17. 12-Robert Ballou[18]; 18. 2B-Chelby Hinton[20]; 19. 98-Saban Bibent[24]; 20. 6-Logan Calderwood[14]; 21. 21K-Kobe Simpson[15]; 22. 97UK-Ryan Harrison[16]; 23. 16-Harley Burns[22]; 24. 84-Tom Harris[23]