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- 2027 Chili Bowl Ticket Renewal/New Orders Begin March 4
While the dust has seemingly just settled from January, preparation for the 41st annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink is well underway, and that begins with tickets for “The World’s Greatest Midget Race”.
- New Egypt Speedway for sale, may end a staple of Jersey Shore life
The owner of the New Egypt Speedway has put the 80-year-old track up for sale for $8.5 million, leaving the future of the dirt oval uncertain.
- Eclipse Claims Consulting named broadcast sponsor for top FloRacing series
Eclipse Claims Consulting has been named the official broadcast sponsor for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing.
- Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Roars into Ocala Speedway
BATAVIA, Ohio (February 16, 2026) - The nation's premier dirt late model drivers are set to invade Ocala Speedway for a massive week of racing as the Wieland Winter Nationals continue, February 23rd through 28th. Teams will tackle the 3/8-mile oval beginning Monday, February 23rd, for an Open Practice. Beyond, each race night will feature a complete Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing program, including Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and an A-Main that promises edge-of-your-seat excitement. Pit gates are scheduled to open at 2:00 PM each day, with grandstand gates opening at 5:00 PM. On-track action will begin with Dirt Draft Hot Laps at 6:00 PM. Ocala Speedway is the longest continuously running dirt track in Florida, beginning operations in 1952. Ocala Speedway is located at 9050 N.W. Gainesville Road in Ocala, Florida, just minutes from I-75 at Exit 354. To purchase tickets or find more information, please visit OcalaSpeedway.com. For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit LucasDirt.com. Ocala Speedway Purses: Tuesday, February 24: 1. $7,000, 2. $3,500, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,500, 5. $1,400, 6. $1,300, 7. $1,200, 8. $1,100, 9. $1,000, 10. $950, 11. $900, 12. $850, 13. $800, 14. $750, 15. $725, 16. $700, 17. $700, 18. $700, 19. $650, 20. $625, 21. $625, 22. $600, 23. $600, 24. $600 = $30,775 Wednesday, February 25: 1. $7,000, 2. $3,500, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,500, 5. $1,400, 6. $1,300, 7. $1,200, 8. $1,100, 9. $1,000, 10. $950, 11. $900, 12. $850, 13. $800, 14. $750, 15. $725, 16. $700, 17. $700, 18. $700, 19. $650, 20. $625, 21. $625, 22. $600, 23. $600, 24. $600 = $30,775 Thursday, February 26: 1. $10,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,700, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,300, 7. $2,200, 8. $2,100, 9. $2,050, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,600, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800 = $48,575 Friday, February 27: 1. $12,000, 2. $6,000, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,800, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,300, 7. $2,200, 8. $2,100, 9. $2,050, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,600, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,100, 15. $1,050, 16. $1,000, 17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22. $1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000 = $52,800 Saturday, February 28: 1. $25,000, 2. $10,000, 3. $6,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,500, 6. $2,700, 7. $2,500, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,900, 13. $1,800, 14. $1,700, 15. $1,600, 16. $1,500, 17. $1,500, 18. $1,500, 19. $1,500, 20. $1,500, 21. $1,500, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500 = $82,800 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule: Fronts/Left Rear - Hoosier (90) NLMT2 Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3 About Wieland In addition to supporting motorsports, Wieland Metal Services offers one of the most extensive selections of permanently available metal products in the industry today. Our portfolio includes copper, copper alloys, aluminum, and other high-performance metals in strip and cut-to-length forms. We maintain a full range of copper and brass alloys, aluminum alloys, and stainless steel in strip, sheet, coil, and foil forms, complemented by extruded and cast semi-finished products such as rods, bars, tubes, wires, and profiles. With over twenty specialized service options across North America, we provide custom finishing capabilities and value-added services including precision metal slitting, blanking, plate cutting, tinning, and electroplating, metal coatings, traverse winding, and cut-to-size services for bars, rods, and tubes. These solutions serve customers across diverse technology sectors with uncompromising demands for precision and performance. Official Marketing Partners Associate Marketing Partners Advanced Powder Coating, All Makes Collision Center, Behrent's Performance Warehouse, Black Diamond Chassis, Bilstein Shocks, Boyd Bilt Fabrication, Brodix, Capital Race Cars, Clements Racing Engines, Deatherage Opticians, Diversified Machine Inc, Fast Shafts, Fire Suppression Engineering, FOX Shocks, Heartbeat Hot Sauce, Heath Lawson Photography, Hellraizer Jacks, Hoker Trucking, Keyser Manufacturing, Longacre Scales, Longhorn Chassis, MD3, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, MSD, Ohlins Shocks, Outerwears, PEM - Performance Engineering Mfg, Penske Racing Shocks, ProFabrication Headers, Pro Power Racing Engines, Rocket Chassis, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Slicker Graphics, Strange Oval, Swift Springs, Thermo-Tec Automotive Products, Velocity Manufacturing, Vic Hill Race Engines, Victory Fuel, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood, Xceldyne, XS Power Batteries, and 5150 Race Trailers
- 2026 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Schedule
A look at the 2026 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule.
- Larry Wight wins Volusia finale but Mat Williamson wins title
Williamson led Larry Wight, Alex Payne, Justin Haers, and Jimmy Phelps in Thursday’s 30 lapper. Williamson won again on Friday, outrunning Payne, Jack Lehner, Alex Yankowski, and Justin Haers. The ...
- R.J. Johnson Wins USAC/CRA Opener at Perris
R.J. Johnson won the season opening feature event for the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC / CRA Sprint Car Series.
- Davey Hamilton Jr. Wins Sprint Car Feature at New Smyrna
Davey Hamilton Jr. won the opening round of the Dave Steele Triple Crown Saturday night at New Smyrna Speedway. Hamilton led every lap, but it was far from easy with Bobby Santos III pressuring Hamilton throughout the second half of the race.
- Grant Wins Winter Dirt Games Finale
Justin Grant and his TOPP Motorsports team were able to overcome mechanical issues early in their Florida trip to win the finale of Winter Dirt Games Saturday night at Ocala Speedway with the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series.
- Kobi Wright Wins at Western Sydney Speedway
Kobi Wright won the winged 410 sprint car feature Saturday night at Western Sydney Speedway.
- McFadden Survives to Win Krikke Boys Shootout for the Fourth Time
James McFadden became a four-time winner of the Krikke Boys Shootout in a marathon feature Saturday at Perth Motorplex with the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series.
- Kaidon Brown Wins the 2026 Australian Speedcar Championship
Kaidon Brown was victorious during the 84th Australian Speedcar Championship Saturday night at Simpson Speedway.
- Bay of Plenty Sprint Car Championship Rained Out
The Bay of Plenty Sprintcar Championship scheduled for Saturday at Baypark Speedway was rained out.
- Brogan Carder Continues Growth with American Sprint Car Series in 2026
Another year older, another year wiser, another year on the trail of the American Sprint Car Series for Brogan Carder.
- ADVANCE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR TUESDAY, MAY 19 INTERSTATE BATTERIES HIGH LIMIT SPRINTS AT GRANDVIEW
The thirty-seventh season of the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will open with the fourth running of the Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing 410 Sprints on Tuesday night, May 19 at the Grandview Speedway.
- Stockon Wins Friday USAC Feature at Ocala
Chase Stockon held off defending USAC Amsoil Natioanl Sprint Car Series champion Kyle Cummins to win the feature event Friday during Winter Dirt Games at Ocala Speedway
- Mosen and Brown Win Preliminary Features During Australian Speedcar Championship
Brad Mosen and Kaidon Brown won the pair of preliminary features on opening night of the 84th Australian Speedcar Championship Friday at Simpson Speedway.
- Sokol Wins War of the Wings Feature at Eastern States Speedway
Zackary Sokol won the War of the Wings Sprint Car Series feature Friday at Eastern States Speedway.
- Seavey Scores His Second Victory During Winter Dirt Games Thursday at Ocala
Logan Seavey picked up his second victory during the 2026 edition of the Winter Dirt Games with the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Thursday night at Ocala Speedway.
- Landmark New Egypt Speedway Listed For Sale After Announcing Closure for 2026
A 48-acre motorsports landmark that has drawn generations of dirt track fans to Ocean County is now officially up for sale, with an $8.5 ...
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