CONCORD, N.C. — After an exciting conclusion to the 2025 season that ended with Mat Williamson winning his third Super DIRTcar Series title, the page has been turned to 2026.
The Beasts of the Northeast return next season with a 33-race schedule, kicking off the season at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals in February and ending with the World of Outlaws World Finals in November.
“The addition of new tracks along with many of the traditional stops over the years makes for another exciting season, “Series Director Dean Reynolds said. “We had our most competitive group of drivers to date and it looks like the fans will see the absolute best wheel a Big Block Modified again in 2026.”
NEW IN 2026
Airborne Park Speedway: For the first time since 2019, the Super DIRTcar Series returns to the shores of Lake Champlain with a stop at Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y. The event will run on Wednesday, July 22, joining the two-night King of the North at Autodrome Drummond as part of a three-night swing.
Mansfield Speedway: Mansfield Speedway will have its revival in 2026, and the Super DIRTcar Series will be part of the track’s highly anticipated first season under Matt Tifft’s ownership.
The Beasts of the Northeast will visit the Mansfield, Ohio, track on Tuesday, Aug. 11, for the Big Block Invasion of Mansfield. The race kicks off a two-night swing through the “Buckeye State,” joining a return to Sharon Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Utica-Rome Speedway: With Utica-Rome Speedway moving to a DIRTcar sanction in 2026, it means the Super DIRTcar Series will return to the half-mile oval.
Drivers will head to the Vernon, NY, facility on Wednesday, Aug. 19, for the final night of SummerFAST, where the 2026 event champion will be crowned. It’s the first stop at Utica-Rome since 2018 when series veteran Jimmy Phelps scored the victory.
GATOR HUNT
A Florida tradition continues Feb. 11-14, as the Super DIRTcar Series heads to Volusia Speedway Park for four nights of action at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals.
Alex Yankowski will try to defend his DIRTcar Nationals Big Gator Championship from last year. But he’ll again have to deal with the likes of defending Series champion Mat Williamson, and 2025 Volusia winners Matt Sheppard, Peter Britten, and Erick Rudolph.
TWICE IS NICE
Throughout the 33-race schedule, six tracks in the Northeast will host at least two Super DIRTcar series events in 2026.
Georgetown Speedway: Last season, Georgetown returned to the Super DIRTcar Series schedule for the first time since 2008. And in 2026, the Beasts of the Northeast will visit the Delaware track twice. The “First State” oval will kick off the championship season with the Delaware Diamond on Saturday, March 28, and also be the final stop before World Finals with the Mid-Atlantic Championship on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Can-Am Speedway: For the third straight season, the series is scheduled to visit the “Nasty Track of the North” on two occasions. The first will be part of Thunder in the Thousand Islands weekend on Saturday, April 11, followed by the R.D. Hutchinson Memorial on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Albany-Saratoga Speedway: Like in 2025, the Super DIRTcar Series will start and finish Albany-Saratoga’s 2026 schedule, kicking things off with the 61st Anniversary Special on Friday, April 17. Then, the Series returns on Saturday, Sept. 26, as part of Malta Massive Weekend.
Cornwall Motor Speedway: After returning to the schedule in 2025, Cornwall Motor Speedway will host two Super DIRTcar Series events in 2026.
The first stop will kick off the track’s 2026 season on Sunday, May 17. Then, the Beasts of the Northeast return to the quarter-mile track on Tuesday, July 7, as part of a two-night doubleheader with Mohawk International Raceway.
Weedsport Speedway: The series will once again make three stops at Weedsport Speedway during the 2026 season, kicking off with its traditional Memorial Day Weekend stop for the Heroes Remembered on Sunday, May 24.
Then, the three-eighths-mile track will kick off the 2026 edition of SummerFAST on Sunday, Aug. 16, marking the first of four straight nights of racing in Central New York.
The final stop of 2026 at Weedsport will be during Labor Day Weekend, with the Cavalcade Cup on Sunday, Sept. 6.
Land of Legends Raceway: Two nights in the Finger Lakes are on tap for the Super DIRTcar Series again in 2026, with Land of Legends Raceway returning for its two traditional dates next season.
The Stars and Stripes Spectacular, during Fourth of July weekend, marks the first visit on Thursday, July 2, before the series returns on Tuesday, Aug. 18, as part of SummerFAST.
Autodrome Drummond: One of the popular stops on the Super DIRTcar Series schedule returns for two nights when drivers visit Quebec and Autodrome Drummond. The two-night King of the North is a week earlier in 2026, running on Monday and Tuesday, July 20-21, at the “F1 of Dirt.”
Drummond will kick off a three-night, two-country swing that ends at Airborne on Wednesday, July 22.
Traditional Stops
As is tradition, part of the jam-packed schedule includes traditional stops, including two in June.
First, the series returns to Lebanon Valley Speedway on Tues. June 16, for Mr. DIRT Track USA, where Kolby Schroder pulled the upset last weekend. Then, the Series returns to Ransomville Speedway on Tues. June 23, for the Ron Martin Memorial Summer Nationals.
Both events are long-standing stops on the Super DIRTcar Series schedule, and will be run within eight days of each other in 2026.
Since its inception in 2022, SummerFAST has continued to evolve each season, and 2026 is no different.
For the second straight year, the four-night event will kick off at Weedsport on Sunday, Aug. 16, before returning to Brewerton Speedway, the site of a 2025 “race-of-the-year” candidate on Monday, Aug. 17.
Then, drivers will head to Land of Legends on Tuesday, Aug. 18, before crowning a SummerFAST champion at Utica-Rome on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Super DIRT Week 54
The most significant event in Big Block Modified racing returns to Oswego Speedway during Super DIRT Week 54, Oct. 5-10. A $54,000 prize is on the line in this year’s Billy Whittaker Cars 200, marking the 54th running of the event. Williamson, the defending race winner, chases his fifth Billy Whittaker Cars 200 victory after winning the event in October.
A November staple will finish off the 2026 season again, with the Super DIRTcar Series crowning its champion at The Dirt Track at Charlotte during the World of Outlaws World Finals Nov. 4-7.
2026 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule
Feb. 11-14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Fla.
March 28 Georgetown Speedway Georgetown, Del.
April 11 Can-Am Speedway LaFargeville, N.Y.
April 17 Albany-Saratoga Speedway Malta, N.Y.
May 17 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall, Ontario
May 24 Weedsport Speedway Weedsport, N.Y.
May 25 Thunder Mountain Speedway Center Lisle, N.Y.
June 16 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon, N.Y.
June 23 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville, N.Y.
July 2 Land of Legends Raceway Canandaigua, N.Y.
July 7 Cornwall Motor Speedway Cornwall, Ontario
July 8 Mohawk International Raceway Akwesasne, N.Y.
July 20-21 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville, Quebec
July 22 Airborne Park Speedway Plattsburgh, N.Y.Y
Aug. 11 Mansfield Speedway Mansfield, Ohio
Aug. 12 Sharon Speedway Hartford, Ohio
Aug. 16 Weedsport Speedway Weedsport, N.Y.
Aug. 17 Brewerton Speedway Central Square, N.Y.
Aug. 18 Land of Legends Raceway Canandaigua, N.Y.
Aug. 19 Utica-Rome Speedway Vernon, N.Y.
Sept. 6 Weedsport Speedway Weedsport, N.Y.
Sept. 12 Can-Am Speedway LaFargeville, N.Y.
Sept. 26 Albany-Saratoga Speedway Malta, N.Y.
Oct. 5-10 Oswego Speedway Oswego, N.Y.
Oct. 16 Brockville Ontario Speedway Brockville, Ontario
Oct. 31 Georgetown Speedway Georgetown, Del.
Nov. 4-7 The Dirt Track at Charlotte Concord, N.C.
