The 2026 DIRTcar Nationals is the 55th Anniversary of Volusia Speedway Park’s showcase event, now a three-week extravaganza of DIRTcar racing featuring the nation’s premier short-track racing divisions: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, the World of Outlaws Late Models, the Super DIRTcar Series, the American Sprint Car Series, and the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds and Late Models. With 15 total nights of racing, the final 10 nights are doubleheaders with a complete show of heat races, last chance showdowns and features for two divisions. Plus, the DIRTcar Nationals midway offers an enhanced experience with an incredible variety of food and merchandise vendors from across the nation.
Without Benny Corbin, dirt track racing in the South would not be the same. When March 21 arrives, Volusia Speedway Park will honor the life of its founding father with the revitalization of the Benny Corbin Memorial in opening the 58th year of the track’s local championship racing. Among the local attendees will be family, friends, and
While most of the United States was shrouded in snow and chilly conditions, Volusia Speedway Park shone with three weeks of racing to open the 2026 racing season. The 55th edition of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals packed 13 days of action across 17 total days, with six national-touring divisions hunting for the coveted Big Gator title. Amongst the highlights included new records, career milestones, triumphant comebacks, packed crowds,
The St. Catharines, ON driver tied Larry Wight for the most DIRTcar Nationals Big Gator Championships
After being held out of Victory Lane for six years at Volusia Speedway Park, Larry Wight found his way back to the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals stage in exciting fashion. The Phoenix, NY driver took the lead from Stewart Friesen on a Lap 26 restart and never looked back to earn his fifth DIRTcar
