CONCORD, N.C. – DIRTcar Racing has announced the revival of the Xtreme DIRTcar Series for super late models.
The series is set to feature six to eight races in the Southeast, starting in late November and wrapping up with its finale in February.
The Xtreme DIRTcar Series is designed to give racers and race fans a chance to get their fix through the winter months with a handful of high-quality special events at some of the South’s finest facilities.
The schedule will feature $5,000-to-win, $500-to-start, 40-lap events with the series opener and finale to include increased purses. Racers will also be competing for their share of a $45,000 point fund, with $20,000 to the champion, $10,000 to second place, $5,000 to third place and $1,000 to each driver who enters every event.
The series points chase will however provide racers with some flexibility; entering every event will not be required for point fund eligibility, and drivers will only count a certain number of their highest point nights towards the championship.
Five races have already been confirmed for the 2019/2020 season, with the inaugural Xtreme DIRTcar Series winter event being the 29th annual Blue Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., on Saturday, Nov. 23. The event will feature its traditional format, paying $10,000-to-win, and it will be co-sanctioned with the Carolina Clash as they will crown their series champion at the event.
“We are honored to be the inaugural event for the new format Xtreme DIRTcar Series,” said Scott Childress, promoter of Cherokee Speedway. “Dirt late model racing in the South is almost a year-round sport as it is, but the Xtreme DIRTcar Series really gives us something to look forward to and build around.”
The series will move on to Lavonia Speedway for a Sunday afternoon, 40-lap, $5,000-to-win affair on Dec. 15, followed by a 40-lap, $5,000-to-win event at Cherokee Speedway on Saturday, Jan. 18 and another 40-lap, $5,000-to-win event at Cochran Speedway in Cochran, Ga., on Saturday, Jan. 25. The series finale is set for Saturday, Feb. 29 at Modoc Raceway in Modoc, S.C.
The format, purse and laps for the series finale will be announced in the near future.
The Xtreme DIRTcar Series was acquired by DIRTcar as part of the acquisition of the United Midwestern Promoters sanctioning body in late 2004. UMP merged with the Xtreme DIRTcar Series in August of that same year prior to being acquired by DIRTcar.
Following the acquisition, DIRTcar shuttered the Xtreme DIRTcar Series in favor of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series beginning with the 2005 season. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series had been relaunched during the 2004 season, with Scott Bloomquist winning the series championship.