Feature Notebook:

-Feature is 30 laps with 26 cars.

-Heavy fog Wednesday night has pushed to feature to first on the program Thursday.

 

Pre-Feature Notebook: 

-Tim McCreadie walked away with a Gator Wednesday night in a fog shortened World of Outlaws Late Model feature.

-Tuesday's racing action was rained out.

-Tim Fuller dropped out with mechanical problems

-Rick Laubach had problems under the hood.

 

Starting Lineup:

1	3	Justin Haers
2	5s	Tyler Siri
3	99L	Larry Wight
4	27J	Danny Johnson
5	6H	Max McLaughlin
6	39	Tim McCreadie
7	44	Stewart Friesen
8	43	Jimmy Horton
9	88	Mike Mahaney
10	42P	Pat Ward
11	1	Billy Pauch
12	85	HJ Bunting III
13	20	Brett Hearn
14	91	Billy Decker
15	9	Ryan Watt
16	32	Jim Rasey
17	30M	Joseph Watson
18	46	Jeremy Smith
19	25R	Erick Rudolph
20	19M	Jesse Mueller
21	9S	Matt Sheppard
22	5	Ryan Godown
23	98H	Jimmy Phelps
24	165	Rex King, Jr.
25	74	JR Heffner
26	118	Jim Britt

 

Heat Race Results:

Heat One

1	44	Stewart Friesen
2	39	Tim McCreadie
3	88	Mike Mahaney
4	20	Brett Hearn
5	30N	Joseph Watson
6	9S	Matt Sheppard
7	98H	Jimmy Phelps
8	1G	Darwin Greene
9	109	Billy Whittaker
10	6D	Dillon Steuer
11	35	Francois Bellemare

 

Heat Two

1	6H	Max McLaughlin
2	43	Jimmy Horton
3	42P	Pat Ward
4	91	Billy Decker
5	46	Jeremy Smith
6	48T	Dave Rauscher
7	118	Jim Britt
8	17	Kyle Sheldon
9	44R	Russel Morseman III

 

Heat Three

1	3	Justin Haers
2	99L	Larry Wight
3	1	Billy Pauch
4	9	Ryan Watt
5	25R	Erick Rudolph
6	21	Yan Bussiere
7	74	JR Heffner
8	CB3	Chad Brachmann
9	19	Tim Fuller
10	19K	Brett Kressley
11	7	Rick Laubach

 

Heat Four

1	5*S	Tyler Siri
2	27J	Danny Johnson
3	85	HJ Bunting III
4	32	Jim Rasey
5	19M	Jesse Mueller
6	5	Ryan Godown
7	165	Rex King, Jr.
8	4	Billy VanInwegen
9	65	Scott Hutchins
10	96	JF Corriveau
11	13	Rick Regalski

 

 

Heat Race Lineups:

Heat One

1	44	Stewart Friesen
2	39	Tim McCreadie
3	88	Mike Mahaney
4	30N	Joseph Watson
5	9S	Matt Sheppard
6	20	Brett Hearn
7	98H	Jimmy Phelps
8	1G	Darwin Greene
9	35	Francois Bellemare
10	109	Billy Whittaker
11	6D	Dillon Steuer

Heat Two

1	43	Jimmy Horton
2	46	Jeremy Smith
3	6H	Max McLaughlin
4	30	Jamie Mills
5	42P	Pat Ward
6	17	Kyle Sheldon
7	48T	Dave Rauscher
8	44R	Russel Morseman III
9	118	Jim Britt
10	73	Kevin Poitras

Heat Three

1	7	Rick Laubach
2	3	Justin Haers
3	21	Yan Bussiere
4	99L	Larry Wight
5	1	Billy Pauch
6	74	JR Heffner
7	9	Ryan Watt
8	19K	Brett Kressley
9	CB3	Chad Brachmann
10	19	Tim Fuller
11	25R	Erick Rudolph

 

Heat Four

1	5*S	Tyler Siri
2	85	HJ Bunting III
3	32	Jim Rasey
4	27J	Danny Johnson
5	19M	Jesse Mueller
6	5	Ryan Godown
7	165	Rex King, Jr.
8	65	Scott Hutchins
9	96	JF Corriveau
10	4	Billy VanInwegen
11	13	Rick Regalski

 

Consolation Race Results:

Consi One

1	9S	Matt Sheppard
2	98H	Jimmy Phelps
3	74	JR Heffner
4	19K	Brett Kressley
5	CB3	Chad Brachmann
6	21	Yan Bussiere
7	6D	Dillon Steuer
8	1G	Darwin Greene
9	109	Billy Whittaker
10	35	Francois Bellemare

 

Consi Two

1	5	Ryan Godown
2	165	Rex King, Jr.
3	118	Jim Britt
4	48T	Dave Rauscher
5	4	Billy VanInwegen
6	13	Rick Regalski
7	65	Scott Hutchins
8	44R	Russel Morseman III

 

Consolation Race Lineups:

Consi One

1. Matt Sheppard

2. Yan Bussiere

3. Jimmy Phelps

4. JR Heffner

5 .Darwin Greene

6. Chad Brauchmann

7. Billy Whittaker

8. Tim Fuller

9. Dillon Steuer

10. Brent Kelsey

11. Francois Bellemare

12. Rick Laubach

 

Consi Two

1. Dave Rauscher

2. Ryan Godown

3. Jim Britt

4. Rex King

5. Kyle Sheldon

6. Billy VanInwegan

7. Russell Morseman

8. Scott Hitchens

9. Jamie Mills

10. Jean-Francois Corriveau

11. Kevin Poitras

12. Rick Regalski

 

Car Count: 44 Big-Block Modifieds

 

Hot Lap/Time Trial Groups: 

Group One

1G	Darwin Greene
109	Billy Whittaker
30N	Joseph Watson
9S	Matt Sheppard
35	Francois Bellemare
20	Brett Hearn
98H	Jimmy Phelps
6D	Dillon Steuer
44	Stewart Friesen
39	Tim McCreadie
88	Mike Mahaney

 

Group Two

 

30	Jamie Mills
48T	Dave Rauscher
46	Jeremy Smith
44R	Russel Morseman III
118	Jim Britt
91	Billy Decker
43	Jimmy Horton
42P	Pat Ward
6H	Max McLaughlin
73	Kevin Poitras

 

Group Three

3	Justin Haers
9	Ryan Watt
99L	Larry Wight
CB3	Chad Brachmann
7	Rick Laubach
21	Yan Bussiere
74	JR Heffner
19	Tim Fuller
25R	Erick Rudolph
1	Billy Pauch
19K	Brett Kressley

 

Group Four

13	Rick Regalski
165	Rex King, Jr.
65	Scott Hutchins
5	Ryan Godown
27J	Danny Johnson
96	JF Corriveau
4	Billy VanInwegen
85	HJ Bunting III
19M	Jesse Mueller
32	Jim Rasey
5*S	Tyler Siri

 

 

Qualifying Format: Four heats with five cars advance, two Last Chance Showdowns with three cars advancing for a 26 car field.

 

Event Schedule: 

6 p.m. - Hot Laps & Qualifying

7:20 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies

7:30 p.m. - Racing Begins (Super DIRTcar Series & DIRTcar Late Models)

 

Who to Watch For: In his first race of the season, defending Super DIRTcar Series champion Matt Sheppard will look to pick up where he left off in 2017.  Last year's DIRTcar Nationals Big-Block Modified champion Brett Hearn will also be a favorite due to his past success at Volusia.  A sleeper to keep an eye on will be youngster Max McLaughlin, who had a strong run at Volusia in 2017.

 

Title Fight: Tonight's race is not a Super DIRTcar Series points-counting event.

 

The Track: Volusia Speedway Park is high-banked, half-mile dirt oval located in Barberville, Florida.

 

Weather: Cloudy and cool in the 60's.

 

Next Series Race: Tonight's race is the first of four straight nights of racing for the Super DIRTcar Series at the DIRTcar Nationals.  They will return Friday night for the second night.

 

What Won the Race:

 

The Finish: 

 

The Skinny: 

 

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