{"id":5443,"date":"2024-01-19T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtcarnationals.com\/?p=5443"},"modified":"2024-01-19T11:58:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:58:37","slug":"anthony-perrego-aims-for-fast-start-at-dirtcar-nationals-after-strong-finish-to-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcarnationals.com\/dirtcar-ne\/big-block-modifieds\/super-dirt-car-series\/anthony-perrego-aims-for-fast-start-at-dirtcar-nationals-after-strong-finish-to-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Perrego Aims For Fast Start at DIRTcar Nationals After Strong Finish to 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Anthony Perrego is riding a wave of momentum entering 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And after winning his final two races of 2023, he hopes to keep that momentum rolling at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 14-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perrego\u2019s trip to Volusia in the iconic Vinny Salerno-owned #4* car will be his first since 2020. But he\u2019s still searching for his first Gator trophy despite his consistency at \u201cThe World\u2019s Fastest Half-Mile,\u201d earning five top fives and nine top 10s in 11 starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of like the first time I went down there,\u201d Perrego said. \u201cIt was the first time I went there in a Big Block. You just go down there with an open mind and take it night by night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe first year I went down, we were really good in practice, and we kicked it off well. Then, it was a lack of experience, and I just didn\u2019t keep up with the boys. I feel like when we went back (the next year) with Graham\u2019s car, we were pretty consistent each night. We didn\u2019t pick up a win, but we were in contention. I think now, going back again with the experience that we have, we\u2019re coming in with momentum and can base things off of the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Perrego brings momentum to Florida, it comes after a season of adversity. After winning his third career Super DIRTcar Series Feature at Big Diamond Speedway in July, motor problems plagued his season, forcing him to take time away from the Super DIRTcar Series and focus on the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The move paid off for the 29-year-old driver, who narrowly missed out on his first Super DIRT Week victory, finishing second in the Salute to the Troops 150 at Oswego Speedway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have a few guys that lend a helping hand, but they don\u2019t come everywhere with us, so it\u2019s kind of on me and Vinny (Salerno),\u201d Perrego said. \u201cVinny has a full-time job, and I\u2019m trying to make a living doing this. It got to be where we had to make a decision and fall off the tour because we didn\u2019t have an engine. We drove all the way to Canada, blew up the first night, drove all the way back home, and obviously went to work on our program, and it showed at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnfortunately, with the Big Block at Oswego, we didn\u2019t get the finish we wanted, but with the [358], we showed we had the speed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n DIRTcar Nationals won\u2019t be Perrego\u2019s only Super DIRTcar Series event in 2024, as he plans on competing for a championship\u2014hoping to dethrone Matt Sheppard, one of his best friends, for the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While he knows some tracks he may struggle at, the 2022 Series Rookie of the Year said his experience with the schedule is starting to give him more confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen you get to see these tracks time and time again, you start to figure it out,\u201d Perrego said. \u201cThings just click like you\u2019re at your home track. At a lot of the tracks, we have that mojo now, but there\u2019s a few still you go there, and you\u2019re like, oh this track.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With that experience, Perrego said he\u2019s ready to keep riding his wave of momentum, aiming for a fast start to the season at Volusia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cObviously, you want to go and win races,\u201d Perrego said. \u201cWhen you start the year out, you\u2019re not really worried about the points. So, hopefully, we can start out strong. Obviously, we won one last year. But I think if we won three to five, that\u2019d be a good year for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perrego\u2019s quest for a gator trophy begins when the Super DIRTcar Series kicks off their 2024 season at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 14-17. For tickets, visit dirtcarnationals.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you can\u2019t make it to the track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision, either online or with the DIRTVision app.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anthony Perrego is riding a wave of momentum entering 2024. And after winning his final two races of 2023, he hopes to keep that momentum rolling at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 14-17. Perrego\u2019s trip to Volusia in the iconic Vinny Salerno-owned #4* car will be his first since 2020. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":5445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[279],"tags":[301,9,112,12],"class_list":["post-5443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-super-dirt-car-series","tag-anthony-perrego","tag-dirtcar-nationals","tag-super-dirtcar-series","tag-volusia-speedway-park"],"yoast_head":"\n