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The World Short Track regular scored his first top-five finish in the event last year. VP RACING DIRTCAR SPORTSMAN – An all-star field of the northeast’s best DIRTcar Sportsman drivers will make the trek south for their final marquee event this year. The NASCAR Cup Series schedule has undergone significant changes heading into the 2024 season. The Brickyard 400 returns after three years of racing on the Indianapolis Road Course, the regular season finale has moved to Darlington Raceway, and the playoffs have been altered. Chase Holland and his team raced on the East Coast during the last weekend in October, taking part in a talented 44-car DIRTcar UMP Modified field at The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Concord, North Carol...
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Generating a regional economic impact of approximately $450 million annually, the speedway hosts two premier NASCAR events each year - the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America ROVAL™ as well as more than three dozen other events for automotive and motorsports enthusiasts of all ages. Charlotte Motor Speedway's philosophy is to put "Fans First" and create memories that last a lifetime for all who pass through the gates. Recently, the Super DIRTcar Series has had seven different winners in the last eight races, including first-time winners and the return to Victory Lane for a Hall of Famer.
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William Byron also has a trio of victories with the two combining to take more than half of the 11 events so far. Brandon Jones is on the pole for Saturday's race, with Riley Herbst on the outside of the front row. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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Fans can gather along the roadway in front of the building and welcome each World of Outlaws and Super DIRTcar Series team as they make their way to the dirt track. Thursday and Friday’s Features for the Sprint Cars and Late Models will pay $15,000 to win and $1,200 to start, while Saturday’s Feature will pay $25,000 to win and $1,750 to start. COMP CAMS (MMSA) MINI STOCKS – In seven Feature events at the World Short Track Championship, there have been six different winners. Of them are 16 North Carolina natives looking for a home state win, including Kenneth Colf, of Denver, NC.
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SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT DIRTCAR UMP MODIFIEDS – Three-time World Short Track Championship winner Nick Hoffman returns to the seat of a DIRTcar UMP Modified this weekend for the first time in 13 months to chase a fourth World Short Track crown. Same as last year, Thursday night’s action will be highlighted by All Star Invitational Features – featuring 2023 track champions – for the DIRTcar Pro (604) Late Models, UMP Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Pro Stocks. Friday will be comprised of Heat Races, Last Chance Showdown and the first round of Hornet Features.
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This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. CONCORD, NY – We have reached the final day of the 2023 edition of the World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Heat races are lined up by points earned throughout the first three nights of competition. Wheeler, who previously served as the president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, collaborated with late promoter Earl Baltes on the track's design. Baltes was named the grand marshal for The Dirt Track's inaugural event.
You'll now receive the top Motorsports Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. NASCAR will take a two-week break due to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. NBC televises the second half of the NASCAR schedule and the Olympics, so the sport will take a hiatus when the network focuses on Paris. No, there is not a NASCAR race today, as the Cup Series goes to Kansas Speedway for the AdventHealth 400 on May 5. Hopping behind the wheel of the Jerry Foster Racing No. 5 Longhorn Chassis Modified, Drake Troutman trekked to The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Concord, N.C) to kick off the three-day event with Thursday...
This week, NASCAR heads to to heartland for 400 miles around the 1½-mile oval at Kansas Motor Speedway where, who else, Hamlin is the defending event winner. Sunday's Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Last week, Tyler Reddick won GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway for 23XI Racing, a team co-owned by former NBA superstar Michael Jordan and Joe Gibbs Racing driver and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. Sean Corr and Pete Stefanski are also entered to try and repeat but will be looking for their first main event Feature win. He’ll go up against the last two World Short Track victors, Kevin Ridley, of Waterloo, NY, and David Rogers, of LaFargeville, NY.
CONCORD, NY – The time trials are complete and all that’s left to do now is race it out on the track. With the cold weather, the schedule has been flexed up by one hour, so Opening Ceremonies will take place at 4pm EST. A full schedule for tonight, along with heat race lineups for all divisions can be found below. After the final checkered flag falls Saturday evening, fans will get to watch the three series champions celebrate their 2023 title on the front stretch with a fireworks spectacle. With Coonradt moving up to the Modified ranks and not entered in the event, this year could produce a sixth different winner.
Ridley scored his first World Short Track victory during last year’s Saturday night show. Co-sanctioned by the Mid-East 604 Crate Late Model Series and the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, a notable points battle in the Mid-East standings will also be settled this weekend. Dalton Jacobs, of Reidsville, NC, leads Travis Steele, of Clover, SC, by a single point in the series standings with the season finale on tap Saturday at Charlotte. Jacobs faded back from 10th on the starting grid to finish 18th last year, while Steele makes his first World Short Track appearance in a 604.
Reigning Series champion Matt Sheppard will try to make history this season and claim his 10th title. Recently, the Super DIRTcar Series has had seven different winners in the last eight races, including first time winners and the return to Victory Lane for a Hall of Famer. Leading the charge into Charlotte is the defending winner of the inaugural Thunder Bomber main event – Rod Tucker. The 28-year-old from Greensville, SC, became the only driver in event history to win a Feature in two different divisions with the win last year after topping the MMSA Mini Stock main event in 2018. An 18-time Feature winner in 2023 between Thunder Bombers, Street Stocks, 602 Late Models and Renegade Sportsman, Tucker is among the frontrunners for another win this weekend. Holcombe, of Elm City, NC, started 17th on the grid last year and drove his #8A up to fourth by the checkered.
Hoffman, now a full-time competitor with the World of Outlaws Late Models, made the announcement via social media last week of his intent to build a Modified from scratch for this weekend in what will be a tune-up before he goes back on Late Model duty for the World Finals the following weekend. Standing in his way of a fourth event crown will be a long list of accomplished veterans and eastern series regulars looking to put a stop to his Charlotte dominance. The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway sits across a highway from Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, right next to the Morrison Motor Car Museum (for those who love all things cars) and just a 20-minute drive northeast of sparkling downtown Charlotte. Like the speedway itself, The Dirt Track is referred to as America's Home for Racing. The clay oval track covers four-tenths of a mile and can seat close to 14,000 (usually highly enthusiastic) fans at capacity.
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Then, Saturday will host the remaining Last Chance Showdowns and Feature for all 10 divisions. In the six Feature events last year, Zach Slone and Dan Benson became first time winners while John Windham and Newman Presnell added two more titles to their collection – making them the winningest drivers of the event as Windham has five wins and Presnell has four. MSD DIRTCAR PRO STOCKS – The DIRTcar Pro Stock division has been one of the most competitive groups since its introduction to the World Short Track Championship in 2018 with seven different winners in seven races – including the All Star Invitationals. From weekly racers to national stars, this year’s edition is set to showcase the most impressive field yet, including National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Steve Francis, multi-time World Short Track champion Nick Hoffman and NASCAR Cup Series star Justin Haley.
However, Horning enters with a wealth of momentum to try and be the first repeat winner. Horning’s 2023 season already includes his first DIRTcar Pro Stock Series title, his first DIRTcar Pro Stock Super DIRT Week title and four DIRTcar Pro Stock Series wins. HOOSIER RACING TIRE MID-EAST PRO MODIFIEDS – Several past World Short Track Champions of the Pro Modified division are set to return to the field this weekend including Austin Holcombe (2021), Jeff Parsons (2017, 2019, 2020), and Buck Stevens (2016).
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Chase Elliott and William Byron are also in the hunt in third and fourth place, respectively. Other top points contenders with the Association who will be looking to add their name to the list of World Short Track winners are Kevin Cooper, Tyler Riddle and Marcus Hughes. RACEQUIP MID-EAST STREET STOCKS – The best drivers from the mid-east region will gather at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the biggest race of their season. SRI PERFORMANCE MONSTER THUNDER BOMBERS – Added to the event lineup only one year ago, the southeast-favorite Thunder Bomber division has quickly become the most populated World Short Track Championship division with 60 pre-entries already signed up to compete. (WBTV) - The 2023 edition of the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte is not only bringing more for the fans, but more for the drivers. To the excitement of many of its regular attendees, Charlotte Motor Speedway announced it was building a complementary dirt track in 1999, and The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway was completed in May of the following year.
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