WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport Offers Guaranteed Spot at Super DIRT Week

By admin July 11, 2024 Super DIRTcar Series

Mat Williamson has won three consecutive Series Features at the Cayuga County oval

WEEDSPORT, NY (July 11, 2024) – For the second time in 2024, the Super DIRTcar Series will visit Weedsport Speedway. But this time, more than a winner’s purse is on the line.

The Hall of Fame 100 on Sunday, July 14, is a 100-lap Feature paying $ 10,000-to-win. It’s also the season’s second Super DIRT Week Qualifier, as one driver will earn a guaranteed spot in the Billy Whittaker Cars 200.

The DIRTcar Sportsman and the NY6A Micro Sprints will join the Super DIRTcar Series on the card.

If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision, either online or with the DIRTVision app.

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Weedsport Speedway:

Super DIRT Week Qualifier: The 2024 edition of the Hall of Fame 100 serves as the season’s second Super DIRT Week Qualifier.

Stewart Friesen punched his ticket into the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 by winning the Anthracite Assault at Big Diamond Speedway in June. If the Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON driver wins again on Sunday, the guaranteed spot goes to whoever finishes second.

Here’s a look at the remaining Super DIRT Week Qualifiers in 2024 after the Hall of Fame 100:

  • Autodrome Drummond (July 23)
  • Lebanon Valley Speedway (Aug. 31)
  • Weedsport Speedway (Sept. 7)
  • Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Sept. 21)
  • Atomic Speedway (Sept. 27 and Sept. 28)

The Fight For 4: Since the beginning of 2023, no one has been better at Weedsport Speedway than Mat Williamson.

The current Series points leader has won the last three Super DIRTcar Series events at the track and added another victory last month in a DIRTcar Big Block Modified event.

Williamson enters the weekend with an 18-point lead over 10-time defending champion Matt Sheppard and is the only driver to finish on the podium in all six Super DIRTcar Series races in the 2024 championship season.

The St. Catharines, ON driver is aiming for his 27th career Super DIRTcar Series victory. 

Bandit Momentum: While Williamson has been the most successful driver at Weedsport this season, Jimmy Phelps is building momentum.

The Baldwinsville, NY driver won at Thunder Mountain on Tuesday and added a DIRTcar 358 Modified Series victory on Sunday at Weedsport.

Phelps has finished on the podium in the last two Series events and is two points behind Anthony Perrego for third in the points standings.

He’s aiming for his 23rd Super DIRTcar Series victory and third Series win at Weedsport. 

Weedsport Consistency: When the Series ran at Weedsport in May, Matt Sheppard finished 12th—his only finish outside the top 10 this season.

However, that’s Sheppard’s only finish outside the top five in his last seven Series starts at the track, and only the second time in that stretch he’s finished off the podium.

The Waterloo, NY driver is a 10-time Series winner at the 3/8-mile oval but hasn’t won since September 2021 during Cavalcade weekend.

Sheppard is four wins away from becoming the second driver in Series history to reach 100 victories.

A Chance to Rebound: Since finishing second in the Heroes Remembered 100 in May, Peter Britten has slipped to fifth in the Series standings, with only one top-five in his last four starts.

However, the Aussie has been strong at Weedsport recently, finishing in the top five in two of the last three Series events at the track.

Alex Payne is another driver looking to rebound after an 18th-place finish at Thunder Mountain. The Hopewell, NY driver crossed the line fifth in the Heroes Remembered 100 in May but was light at the scales during post-race inspection.

Payne leads the Rookie of the Year standings by 93 points over Mike Trautschold.

WHEN AND WHERE
Weedsport Speedway (3/8-mile) in Weedsport, NY on July 14

TRACK RECORD
Weedsport: 15.156 by Demetrios Drellos on Sept. 2, 2019

FEATURE WINNERS: (5 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-4
  2. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY- 2
  3. Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1

HEAT RACE WINNERS (21 Drivers)                                                    
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-6
  2. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-4
  3. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD, AUS-3
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-3
  4. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
  5. Rick Laubach, Quakertown, PA-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Rex King Jr., Bristolville, OH-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Bob McGannon, Garnerville, NY-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Max McLaughlin, Mooresville, NC-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    Ronnie Johnson, Duanesburg, NY-1
    Dalton Slack, Welland, ON-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
    Cody Higbie, Newburgh, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Brandon Walters, Unadilla, NY-1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (13 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-3
  2. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-1
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON -1
    Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown. NJ-1
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
    Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-1
    Brandon Walters, Unadilla, NY-1
    Daniel Johnson, Middlesex, NY-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Kolby Schroder, Staatsburg, NY-1
    David Schilling, East Greenbush, NY-1
    C.G. Morey, Rutland, VT-1
    Billy VanInwegen, Port Jervis, NY-1

PODIUM FINISHES (10 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-6
  2. Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-4
    Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-4
  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-3
  4. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
  5. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1

HARD CHARGER (7 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

  1. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON-1
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-1
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Danny Johnson, Rochester, NY-1

BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (9 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ONT-1
    Rex King Jr., Bristolville, OH-1
    Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, NY-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Stewart Friesen, Sprakers, NY-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    Dalton Slack, Welland, ON-1
    Cody Higbie, Newburgh, NY-1

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (6 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

  1. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-3
  2. Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-2
  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    Dalton Slack, Welland, ON-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1

Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (13 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON- 202
  2. Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-84
  3. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-72
  4. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-60
  5. Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-40
  6. Tanner VanDoren, Schnecksville, PA-32
  7. Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, NY-24
  8. Ronnie Davis III, Memphis, NY-22
  9. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-21
  10. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-12
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-12
  11. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-9
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-9

2024 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners

  1. Wednesday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Matt Sheppard (1)*
  2. Thursday, Feb. 15/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson (1)*
  3. Friday, Feb. 16/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Matt Sheppard (2)*
  4. Saturday, March 30/New Egypt Speedway/New Egypt, NJ/Anthony Perrego (1)
  5. Sunday, May 26/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Mat Williamson (2)
  6. Tuesday, June 4/Big Diamond Speedway/Pottsville, PA/Stewart Friesen (1)
  7. Tuesday, June 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/Mat Williamson (3)
  8. Thursday, July 4/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Mat Williamson (4)
  9. Tuesday, July 9/Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, NY/Jimmy Phelps (1)

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory

The Super DIRTcar Series is brought to fans by many important sponsors and partners, including: DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Racing Electronics (Official Radio Supplier), SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider), Toyota (Official Vehicle), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel), Chevy Performance Parts, and iRacing (Official Online Racing Game).  Contingency sponsors include: ARP (Automotive Racing Products), ASI Race Wear, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Bicknell Racing Products, Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux, Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, DIG Race, Fox Factory, MSD, SRI / SCAS, Swift Springs, WELD Racing, Wieland (Exclusive Racing Aluminum) and Wilwood; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: FIREBULL, Intercomp and JAM Performance.

Sources: Mike Warren, Super DIRTcar Series PR