CONCORD, N.C. — Mat Williamson won about every title available to him this year.
Along with earning his third Super DIRTcar Series title, the St. Catharines, Ontario, driver also earned his second DIRTcar 358 Modified championship, his fourth Super DIRT Week Billy Whittaker Cars 200 title, and third straight Super DIRT Week DIRTcar 358 Modified Salute to the Troops 150 title.
By winning the two Series titles this year, Williamson has become only the second driver in history to win the Super DIRTcar Series title and DIRTcar 358 Modified title in the same year. The first to do so was Danny Johnson in 1999.
“It’s pretty special,” Williamson said about winning the two Series titles. “It was something I feel like we gave up last year. We had a really good 358 program last year. This year, we turned our focus to trying to get both. The 358 deal is only [nine] races… it is the easier one of the two. I figured if we won that 358 deal, this (Super DIRTcar Series title run) was going to be the hard one.
“I thought we’d have a tough time winning the Super DIRTcar Series, but it ended up being the opposite. We were pretty good with both. Really, the points kind of just fell with the consistency, and we capped it off with an easy end to the year.”
