This Week Ahead: Sportsman Series Teams Can Qualify for Crate Motor Lottery

602 GM crate engine giveaway

WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – Aug. 14, 2016 – DIRTcar and Chevy Performance will once again be giving away a 602 GM crate engine with a drawing for eligible Sportsman Series competitors at the 2016 Awards Banquet.

Twelve drivers will have their name entered into the lottery after each Sportsman Series event. When the points are updated after each race, the drivers that hold the top twelve spots in the latest series standings qualify.

There are no limitations on the number of times a driver can have their name “thrown in the hat.” There are 16 point-counting races in the DIRTcar NE Sportsman Series. If a competitor is in the top 12 in points after each event, their name will be entered in the lottery 16 times.

“We’re glad that GM is participating and helping us once again with this program for the Sportsman class which is very important to us for the future of DIRTcar racing,” said Mike Perrotte, DIRTcar NE Series Director. “It’s a great opportunity to give back to those that are following the series.”

Brad Rouse won the Series opener at Fulton Speedway on April 29th. Michel Richard won event number two at Drummond, QUE on July 16th. Shane Pecore won event number three at Granby, QUE on July 27th

The DIRTcar NE Sportsman Series returns to action at Ransomville Speedway on Friday, Sept. 9^th.

All-New World Short Track Championships at Charlotte

The DIRTcar NE Sportsman Series will be a huge part of the all-new, three-day event featuring the best weekly races from throughout the Unites States, which will be hosted at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Thursday, Oct. 20 to Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016.

The mega-event takes place the weekend before the Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals, creating two-weeks of can’t miss, season-ending action featuring all of dirt racing’s top drivers, series, and divisions.

Complete competitor information, including division payouts, will be available onAug. 22 by visiting DIRTcar.com.

Coming Up Next

The Super DIRTcar Series will be taking a two-week break and will be back in action on Thursday, Sept. 1 at Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, N.Y. for Mr. DIRT Track USA.

For more information on the Super DIRTcar Series, visitwww.superdirtcarseries.com and for information on the NE DIRTcar Sportsman Series, visit www.dirtcar.com.

DRIVER INFO

The following Super DIRTcar Series drivers maintain websites:

Frank Cozze: frankcozze.com

Keith Flach: keithflachracing.com

Brett Hearn: bretthearn.com

Mike Mahaney: mikemahaneyracing.com

Max McLaughlin: maxmclaughlinracing.com

Jimmy Phelps: jimmyphelps.com

Erick Rudolph: erickrudolph.com

Matt Sheppard: matt-sheppard.com

For more driver information, visit: superdirtcarseries.com

SEASON WINNERS: Matt Sheppard – 6 (Williams Grove Speedway on June 22, Utica-Rome Speedway on Jul 3, Five Mile Point Speedway on July 12, Grandview Speedway on July 14, Autodrome Granby on July 27, Merrittville Speedway on August 1); Stewart Friesen – 4 (Cornwall Motorsports Park on June 26, Albany-Saratoga on July 6, Mohawk International raceway on July 7, Ransomville Speedway on August 2); Tim Fuller – 2 (Canandaigua Speedway on June 30, Eldora Speedway on July 19); Billy Decker – 1 (Fulton Speedway on April 30);Jimmy Phelps – 1 (Sharon Speedway on July 21); Frank Cozze – 1 (Autodrome Drummond on July 26); Gary Tomkins – 1 (Weedsport Speedway August 9)

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2016 Super DIRTcar Championship Standings

2016 STAT ATTACK

There have been 16 Super DIRTcar Series features this season.

Winners (7 Drivers)

Rank Driver, Hometown – Wins

1. – MATT SHEPPARD, Waterloo, N.Y. – 6

2. – STEWART FRIESEN, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. – 4

3. – TIM FULLER, Watertown, N.Y. – 2

4. – BILLY DECKER, Watertown, N.Y. – 1

– JIMMY PHELPS, Baldwinsville, N.Y.- 1

– FRANK COZZE, Wind Gap, P.A. – 1

– GARY TOMKINS, Clifton Springs, N.Y. – 1

Pole Positions (13 Drivers)

Rank Driver, Hometown – Poles

1. – TIM FULLER, Watertown, N.Y. – 3

2. – PETER BRITTEN, Brisbane, Australia – 2

3. – MAX MCLAUGHLIN, Mooresville, N.C. – 1

– GARY TOMKINS, Clifton Springs, N.Y. – 1

– DANNY JOHNSON, Phelps, N.Y. – 1

– VIC COFFEY, Caledonia, N.Y. – 1

– BILLY DUNN, Watertown, N.Y. – 1

– BRETT HEARN, Sussex, N.J. – 1

– MATT SHEPPARD, Waterloo, N.Y. – 1

– DAVE BLANEY, Hartford, O.H. – 1

– RYAN WATT, Boyertown, P.A. – 1

– BILLY DECKER, Waterloo, N.Y. – 1

– ERICK RUDOLPH, Ransomville, N.Y. – 1

Time Trial leaders (10 Drivers)

Rank Driver, Hometown – Quick Times

1. – LARRY WIGHT, Phoenix, N.Y. – 3

– BILLY DECKER, Waterloo, N.Y. – 3

3. – MATT SHEPPARD, Waterloo, N.Y. – 2

– BRETT HEARN, Sussex, N.J. – 2

5. – TOM SEARS, JR., Clay, N.Y. – 1

– MARC JOHNSON, Guilderland, N.Y. – 1

– RONNIE JOHNSON, Malta, N.Y. – 1

– MIKE MAHANEY, King Ferry, N.Y. – 1

– JIMMY PHELPS, Baldwinsville, N.Y. – 1

– TIM FULLER, Watertown, N.Y. – 1

Podium Finishes (19 Different Drivers)

Rank Driver, Hometown – Finishes in the Top-Three

1. – MATT SHEPPARD, Waterloo, N.Y. – 10

2. – STEWART FRIESEN, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. – 8

3. – TIM FULLER, Watertown, N.Y. – 6

4. – BILLY DECKER, Waterloo, N.Y. – 4

5. – JIMMY PHELPS, Baldwinsville, N.Y.- 3

6. – DANNY JOHNSON, Phelps, N.Y. – 2

– DAVE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 2

– FRANK COZZE, Wind Gap, P.A. – 2

– PETER BRITTEN, Brisbane, Australia – 2

10. – DANNY VARIN, Sharon Springs, N.Y. -1

– BILLY DUNN, Watertown, N.Y. – 1

– JIMMY HORTON, Neshanic, N.J. – 1

– RYAN WATT, Boyertown, P.A. – 1

– LARRY WIGHT, Phoenix, N.Y. – 1

– MIKE MAHANEY, King Ferry, N.Y. – 1

– CHAD BRACHMANN, North Tonawanda, N.Y. – 1

– MIKE BOWMAN, St. Catherines, Ont. – 1

– GARY TOMKINS, Clifton Springs, N.Y. – 1

– ERICK RUDOLPH, Ransomville, N.Y. – 1

Heat Race Winners (28 Different Drivers)

Rank Driver, Hometown – Win

1. – MATT SHEPPARD, Waterloo, N.Y. – 11

2. – PETER BRITTEN, Brisbane, Australia – 6

3. – STEWART FRIESEN, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. – 5

– LARRY WIGHT, Phoenix, N.Y. – 5

– TIM FULLER, Watertown, N.Y. – 5

– BRETT HEARN, Sussex, N.J. – 5

7. – JIMMY PHELPS, Baldwinsville, N.Y. – 4

8. – DANNY JOHNSON, Phelps, N.Y. – 3

– BILLY DECKER, Waterloo, N.Y. – 3

10. – MIKE MAHANEY, King Ferry, N.Y. – 2

– REX KING JR, Bristolville, O.H.- 2

– LARRY WIGHT, Phoenix, N.Y. – 2

– STEVE BERNIER, Granby, Q.C. – 2

14. – FRANK COZZE, Wind Gap, Pa. – 1

– TOM SEARS JR., Clay, N.Y. – 1

– MAX MCLAUGHLIN, Mooresville, N.C. – 1

– CHRIS RAABE, Napanee, Ont. -1

– PAT WARD, Genoa, N.Y. -1

– ROB BELLINGER, Cicero, N.Y.- 1

– MARC JOHNSON, Guilderland, N.Y. – 1

– RONNIE JOHNSON, Malta, N.Y. – 1

– VIC COFFEY, Caledonia, N.Y. – 1

– MATT DELORENZO, Cropseyville, N.Y. – 1

– MIKE MAHANEY, King Ferry, N.Y. – 1

– DAVE BLANEY, Hartford, O.H. – 1

– CAREY TERRENCE, Hogansburg, N.Y. – 1

– CHAD BRACHMANN, North Tonawanda, N.Y. – 1

– ERICK RUDOLPH, Ransomville, N.Y. – 1

Last Chance Showdown Winners (26 Different Drivers)

Rank Driver, Hometown – Wins

1. – PETE BICKNELL, St. Catherines, Ont. – 2

– PAT WARD, Genoa, N.Y – 2

3. – ROB BELLINGER, Cicero, N.Y. – 1

– JUSTIN HAERS, Phelps, N.Y.- 1

– DUANE HOWARD, Oley, Pa. – 1

– BRIAN MCDONALD, Cornwall, Ont. – 1

– CHRIS HILE, Syracuse, N.Y. – 1

– ALAN JOHNSON, Middlesex, N.Y. -1

– VIC COFFEY, Caledonia, N.Y. – 1

– BRETT HEARN, Vernon, N.J. -1

– JESSEY MUELLER, Chestertown, N.Y. – 1

– TIM FULLER, Watertown, N.Y. – 1

– MIKE MAHANEY, King Ferry, N.Y. – 1

– PETER BRITTEN, Brisbane, Australia – 1

– BILLY DECKER, Waterloo, N.Y. – 1

– MAT WILLIAMSON, St, Catharine’s, Ont. – 1

– CHAD BRACHMANN, North Tonawanda, N.Y. – 1

– LARRY WIGHT, Phoenix, N.Y. – 1

– PETER BRITTEN, Brisbane, Australia – 1

– STEVE BERNARD, Abbotsford, Q.C. – 1

– MARIO CLAIR, Drummondville, Q.C. – 1

– MATT SHEPPARD, Waterloo, N.Y. – 1

– DAVID HEBERT, Saint-Hyacinthe, Q.C. – 1

– FRANK COZZE, Wind Gap, P.A. – 1

– TOMMY FLANNIGAN, St. Catherines, Ont. – 1

– RYAN BARTLETT, Watertown, N.Y. – 1

2016 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule & Winners

No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Number of Wins in 2016)
1. Saturday, April 30 / Fulton Speedway / Fulton, N.Y. / Billy Decker (1)
2. Wednesday, June 22 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Matt Sheppard (1)
3. Sunday, June 26 / Cornwall Speedway / Ontario, Canada / Stewart Friesen (1)
4. Thursday, Jun 30 / Canandaigua Speedway / Canandaigua, NY / Tim Fuller (1)
5. Sunday, July 3 / Utica-Rome Speedway / Vernon, N.Y. / Matt Sheppard (2)
6. Wednesday, July 6 / Albany-Saratoga Speedway / Malta, N.Y. / Stewart Friesen (2)
7. Thursday, July 7 / Mohawk International Speedway / Akwesasne, N.Y. / Stewart Friesen (3)
8. Tuesday, July 12 / Five Mile Point Speedway / Kirkwood, N.Y. / Matt Sheppard (3)
9. Thursday, July 14 / Grandview Speedway / Bechtelsville, P.A. / Matt Sheppard (4)
10. Tuesday, July 19 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, O.H. / Tim Fuller (2)
11. Thursday, July 21 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, O.H. / Jimmy Phelps (1)
12. Tuesday, July 26 / Autodrome Drummond / Drummondville, Q.C. / Frank Cozze (1)
13. Wednesday, July 27 / Autodrome Granby / Granby, Q.C. / Matt Sheppard (5)
14. Monday, August 1 / Merrittville Speedway / Thorold, Ont./ Matt Sheppard (6)
15. Tuesday, August 2 / Ransomville Speedway / Ransomville, N.Y. / Stewart Friesen (4)
16. Tuesday, August 9 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, N.Y. / Gary Tomkins (1)

The Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast is brought to fans by many important sponsors and partners, including: Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel), Chevy Performance Parts and NAPA Auto Parts; in addition to contingency sponsors, including: ASI Race Wear, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, Fox Shocks, Henry’s Exhaust Systems, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Mike’s Racing Heads, Motorsports Safety Systems, MSD, Pole Position Raceway, Superflow Dynos and Wrisco Aluminum; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Beyea Headers, Racing Electronics and TNT Rescue.

Sources: Mandee Pauch/Super DIRTCar Series PR

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