WEEDSPORT, N.Y. — The Super DIRTcar Series will make its second visit of the season to Weedsport Speedway on Sunday night (July 14).
In addition to a $10,000 check, the winner of the 100-lap feature will receive a guaranteed starting position in October’s Billy Whittaker Cars 200 at Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway.
Stewart Friesen punched his ticket into the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 by winning the Anthracite Assault at Big Diamond Speedway in June. If Friesen wins again on Sunday, the guaranteed spot goes to whoever finishes second.
The Fight For 4
Since the beginning of 2023, no one has been better at Weedsport Speedway than Mat Williamson.
The 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 this season.
Williamson 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.Â
Phelps 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 standings.Â
He’s aiming for his 23rd Super DIRTcar Series victory and third 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, N.Y., driver is a 10-time series winner at the three-eighths-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 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 events at the track.
Alex Payne is another driver looking to rebound after an 18th-place finish at Thunder Mountain.
Payne leads the rookie standings by 93 points over Mike Trautschold.