Super DIRTcar Series Expands Reach with 2016 Schedule
Schedules also announced for the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series, DIRTcar Sportsman Series and DIRTcar Pro Stock Series
CONCORD, N.C. – Dec. 8, 2015 – The Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series announced the 2016 schedule which features 29 dates at 23 different tracks and takes the series to Williams Grove Speedway and Eldora Speedway for the first time in a decade.
For the third straight year the series kicks off its regular season at Fulton Speedway with the High Bank Hold-Up on Saturday, April 30. The event punctuates a season of blockbuster events throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Canada.
For the first time since 2006 the series returns to Williams Grove Speedway on June 22 and joins the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series weekend at Eldora Speedway on July 19 and 20. Filling out the Eldora weekend, the series will take on Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio on July 21 for the first time.
One of the most anticipated dates on the series schedule, the BIG Show 8 at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, returns on June 28 as the season heats up through the summer. In the midst of that summer stretch, the series takes on Weedsport Speedway for the Hall of Fame 100 on August 9.
The Super DIRTcar Series also makes two swings through Quebec, once in July and again in September.
The series season wraps up at the Dirt Track at Charlotte for the Bad Boy Buggies World Finals, October 27 to 29, 2016.
The 2016 DIRTcar 358-Modified Series final nine race schedule was also announced along with the full schedules for the DIRTcar Sportsman Series and DIRTcar Pro Stock Series. The 2016 regional format and schedules for the 358-modifieds will be announced in the coming weeks. Drivers in the DIRTcar Sportsman Series will now be able to drop their four lowest finishes from the first part of the season.
To learn more about the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series and to find out how to purchase tickets for all of the series’ events, visit http://www.SuperDIRTcarSeries.com.
2016 Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series Schedule
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Date; Day; Track; Event Name
Feb. 17; Wednesday; Volusia Speedway Park; DIRTcar Nationals
Feb. 18; Thursday; Volusia Speedway Park; DIRTcar Nationals
Feb. 19; Friday; Volusia Speedway Park; DIRTcar Nationals
Feb. 20; Saturday; Volusia Speedway Park; DIRTcar Nationals
April 30; Saturday; Fulton Speedway; High Bank Hold-Up
June 22; Wednesday; Williams-Grove Speedway
June 26; Sunday; Cornwall Speedway
June 28; Tuesday; Albany-Saratoga Speedway; The BIG Show 8
June 30; Thursday; Canandaigua Motorsports Park
July 3; Sunday; Utica-Rome Speedway
July 7; Thursday; Mohawk International Speedway
July 12; Tuesday; 5-Mile Point
July 14; Thursday; Grandview Speedway
July 19; Tuesday; Eldora Speedway
July 20; Wednesday; Eldora Speedway
July 21; Thursday; Sharon Speedway
July 25; Monday; Autodromme-Granby
July 26; Tuesday; Autodromme-Drummond; Racing Stock 100
Aug. 1; Monday; Merrittville Speedway; Bob St. Amand Sr. Memorial
Aug. 2; Tuesday; Ransomville Speedway; Alex Friesen Summer Nationals
Aug. 9; Tuesday; Weedsport Speedway; Hall of Fame 100
Aug. 17; Wednesday; Rolling Wheels Raceway Park
Aug. 23; Tuesday; Lebanon Valley Speedway; Mr. Dirt Track USA
Sept. 5; Monday; Central NY Raceway Park
Sept. 9; Friday; LeRPM Speedway
Sept. 10; Saturday; Autodromme-Drummond; RACE MANIA 12
Sept. 16; Friday; Brewerton Speedway; Duel at the Demon
Sept. 17; Saturday; Weedsport Speedway; Last Call at the Port
Sept. 24; Saturday; TBA
Oct. 9; Wednesday; Central NY Raceway Park; NAPA Super Dirt Week
Oct. 10; Thursday; Central NY Raceway Park; NAPA Super Dirt Week
Oct. 11; Friday; Central NY Raceway Park; NAPA Super Dirt Week
Oct. 12; Saturday; Central NY Raceway Park; NAPA Super Dirt Week
Oct. 13; Sunday; Central NY Raceway Park; NAPA Super Dirt Week
Oct. 15; Saturday; Brockville Speedway; Fall Nationals
Oct. 27; Thursday; The Dirt Track at Charlotte; World Finals
Oct. 28; Friday; The Dirt Track at Charlotte; World Finals
Oct. 29; Saturday; The Dirt Track at Charlotte; World Finals
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*Scheduled Rain Dates:
Drummond and Granby – July 27
Merrittville and Ransomville – August 3
Weedsport – September 18
The Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast Region is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Chevy Performance Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, Pole Position Raceway and Dig Safely New York. Contingency sponsors are ASI, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix, ButlerBuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, FX Caprara, Fox Shox, Impact Race Products, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Mobil 1, Motorsports Safety Systems, MSD Performance, Racing Electronics, Superflow, TNT Rescue and Wrisco Aluminum.