Super DIRTcar Series#Champions by year

The series was founded in 1972 by Glenn Donnelly as a series of qualifier races for the inaugural Super Dirt Week at the New York State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Syracuse, New York. The series became a true points championship in 1974 that also awarded a points fund. Will Cagle won the first points championship in 1974 over two-time Super DIRT Week champion Buzzie Reutimann.

The series and Super Dirt Week grew in popularity along with corporate title sponsors & television coverage throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Past series title sponsors include Schaefer Beer (1972–1975 and 1978), CRC Industries (1979–1985), Sun Country Cooler (1986), U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (1987–1998) and Advance Auto Parts (1999–2008).

The series briefly included asphalt races on the championship trail from 1988 to 1992 at tracks such as Cayuga, Flemington, Nazareth, Oswego, Sanair and Thompson.

The series was acquired by World Racing Group (then Boundless Motorsports) in 2003.

The crown jewel event of the series, Super Dirt Week had to changed venues for the first time in 2016 to a dirt-covered Oswego Speedway in Oswego, New York following the demise & razing of the New York State Fairgrounds Racetrack.

• Engine: Max cubic inches 467
• Fuel system: Carburetor only 4 barrel Holley 950-1050 cfm
• Horsepower: range 650-800 hp
• Compression ratio: 13–14.5 :1
• RPM: 7000-8300
• Speed: Approximately 160 mph at the Syracuse Mile
• Powertrain: 2 speed trans 1 reverse plus quick change rear end.
• Lubrication system: Belt driven dry sump (app 13qts.)
• Fuel: VP Fuels racing gasoline only
• Wheelbase: 106”- 110”
• Thread width: 74” min. to 86” max.
• Weight: 2500 lbs. min. with driver
• Chassis: 1018, 1020 steel only
• Suspension: Mostly coil spring (coil over) or Torison Bar, rear. Coil spring (coil over), front.
• Ground clearance: App. 5” front 6” rear on frame heights.
• Minimum ground clearance: 2½”
• Tire brand: Hoosier Racing Tire
• Right rear tire: Circumference 92½”
• Wheels: Aluminum (bead lock)
• Steering system: Power steering (worm and sector)
• Brakes: 4 wheel hydraulic disc brakes (no power assist)

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The premiere event for the series is the Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux 200, a part of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week which is currently held at the Oswego Speedway in Oswego, New York. The race features one of the biggest purses in dirt modified racing with the purse paying $50,000 to the winner. The race is currently broadcast by [http://www.DIRTVision.com] (live video), [http://www.dirtvision.com DIRTVision.com] (live radio) & MavTV (delayed television).{{cite web |url=https://www.mavtv.com/news/2017/speed-sport-announces-fifth-season-of-suzuki-presents-speed-sport-on-mavtv |title=MAVTV - SPEED SPORT Announces Fifth Season of "Suzuki Presents SPEED SPORT" on MAVTV |website=www.mavtv.com}} The race was originally held at the New York State Fairgrounds Mile in Syracuse until the track was razed in 2016. Previous broadcasters of Super DIRT Week include CBS Sports Network, Empire Sports Network, ESPN, SPEED & TNN.

Other major events currently on the Super DIRTcar Series schedule include DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport Speedway, Mr. DIRT Track USA at Lebanon Valley Speedway and the World of Outlaws World Finals at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Beginning with the 1976 season points earned in the Super DIRTcar Series were credited toward crowning an overall Mr. DIRT champion. Over the years, a variety of formulas have been used, and included bonus points for feature wins and/or seasonal standings at weekly home tracks.{{Cite news |last=Skibinski |first=Tom |date=October 13, 2006 |title=Modified Series Points Awarded Sunday |url=https://racepulse.com/racepulseprs.php?cat=061013dirttitle |access-date=March 17, 2025 |publisher=DIRT Motorsports (press release) |via=racepulse.com}} In 1998, the two titles were merged.{{Cite web |title=DIRTcar Modified Series |url=https://sites.google.com/view/tracks-series-organizations/dirt |access-date=March 16, 2025 |website=Auto Racing Research Associates}} Beginning in 2007 the Mr. DIRT series was rebranded to Mr. DIRTcar, and separate regional champions were also named. Since 2011 the overall title has been decided only on a driver's best 16 finishes at their weekly home track.{{cite web |last=Skibinski |first=Tom |date=May 13, 2008 |title=Northeast Regional point titles on the line |url=https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/pro-stocks/dirtcar-northeast-regional-point-titles-on-the-line/ |access-date=July 4, 2024 |publisher=Super DIRTcar Series}} In 2019 the contest garnered a title sponsor and was renamed the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship.{{cite web|last=Grabianowski|first=Joe|title=Hoosier Championship Highlights 2020 DIRTcar Racing Season in Northeast|url=https://superdirtcarseries.com/news/hoosier-championship-highlights-2020-dirtcar-racing-season-in-northeast/|website=Super DIRTcar Series|accessdate=October 14, 2024}}

===358-Modified Mr. DIRTcar===

{{Further|Modified racing#Small block modifieds{{!}}Small block modifieds}}

In 1983, the Mr. Dirt 320 Modified Championship trail was created. These small block modifieds emerged from NASCAR's Sportsman division, which had been revamped in 1968.{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.thatsracin.com/turn3/2006/04/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061201223156/http://blogs.thatsracin.com/turn3/2006/04/index.html|url-status=dead|title=The Busch Series dilemma|archive-date=December 1, 2006|access-date= August 15, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Tracks, Series & Organizations - Catamount Speedway |url=https://sites.google.com/view/tracks-series-organizations/catamount-speedway| publisher=Auto Racing Research Associates |access-date=August 15, 2024}} Many Northeast race tracks continued to run the old class, and the new series allowed these racers from the St. Lawrence Valley to compete against their counterparts in the Hudson Valley and Twin Tiers regions of Pennsylvania and New York.

In 1985 the 358 cubic inch engine was introduced to the class, and in 2006 DIRT MotorSports initiated a new "Regional Point System" for the 358-Modified, Sportsman and Pro Stock divisions. Each race run within a specified region was added into a driver's point standings for that region. A driver's top 12 finishes were then used to calculate the regional point standings and determine a regional Mr. DIRT champion.{{Cite news |last=Spaid |first=Gary |date=September 20, 2006 |title=DIRT MotorSports NorthEast Declares 2006 Regional Point Champions |url=https://racepulse.com/racepulseprs.php?cat=060920dirtpoints |access-date=March 17, 2025 |publisher=DIRT Motorsports (press release) |via=racepulse.com}} Later the weekly home track competition replaced the regional points in determining the overall Mr. DIRTcar title.{{cite web |title=OCFS History|url=https://orangecountyfairspeedway.net/current/ocfs-history/|publisher=Orange County Fair Speedway|access-date=October 14, 2024}}

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|1997

|Danny Johnson

|D.Johnson /B.Hearn

| colspan="2" |Alan Johnson

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|1996

|Brett Hearn

|Brett Hearn

| colspan="2" |Danny Johnson{{cite news|last=Yasinsac-Gillespie|first=Robin|title=NE Dirt Modified Hall of Fame to induct Danny Johnson|url=https://www.dirttrackdigest.com/press-box/2019/05/20/ne-dirt-modified-hall-of-fame-to-induct-danny-johnson/|publisher=Dirt Track Digest|place=Middletown NY|date=May 19, 2019|accessdate=July 4, 2023}}

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|1995

|Bob McCreadie

|Bob McCreadie{{cite web|title=Bob McCreadie 'Barefoot Bob'|url=https://empamedia.com/halloffameBob%20McCreadie.html|publisher=Eastern Motorsports Press Association|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}

| colspan="2" |Pat O'Brien{{cite news |last=Hill |first=John |date=October 26, 1998 |title=Decker ends season with flair |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-post-standard/1998/10-26/page-29/l |accessdate=October 8, 2023 |publisher=The Post-Standard |page=29 |via=NewspaperArchive}}

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|1994

|Bob McCreadie

|Bob McCreadie

| colspan="2" |Pete Bicknell{{cite web |title='Mr. Small-Block' Pete Bicknell last veteran riding Mr. DIRTcar train |url=https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ump/stock-cars/%E2%80%98mr-small-block%E2%80%99-pete-bicknell-last-veteran-riding-mr-dirtcar-train/ |access-date=October 9, 2023 |publisher=DIRTcarRacing.com}}

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|1993

|Brett Hearn

|Brett Hearn

| colspan="2" |Tim Fuller{{cite news |date=May 7, 2023 |title=Fuller, O’Brien and Cameron to be inducted into NE Dirt Modified Hall of Fame |url=https://auburnpub.com/sports/auto_racing/fuller-o-brien-and-cameron-to-be-inducted-into-ne-dirt-modified-hall-of-fame/article_912033b6-9f34-5241-ab11-f7bb22baa265.html |access-date=July 7, 2023 |newspaper=The Citizen (Auburn, New York)}}

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|1992

|Danny Johnson

|Danny Johnson

| colspan="2" |Pat O'Brien

|-

|1991

|Doug Hoffman

|Doug Hoffman (racing driver)|Doug Hoffman{{cite news|title=Doin' it in the dirt: Doug Hoffman is thrilled after winning the prestigious Fay's 300|url=https://www.mcall.com/1996/10/16/doin-it-in-the-dirt-allentonian-doug-hoffman-is-thrilled-after-winning-the-prestigious-fays-300-modified-stock-car-race/|newspaper=The Morning Call|location=Allentown PA|date=October 16, 1996|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}

| colspan="2" |Pete Bicknell

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|1990

|Brett Hearn

|Brett Hearn

| colspan="2" |Pat O'Brien

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|1989

|Danny Johnson

|Danny Johnson

| colspan="2" |Laurent Ladouceur

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|1988

|Jack Johnson

|Jack Johnson (racing driver)|Jack Johnson{{cite web|url=https://www.empamedia.com/halloffameJack%20Johnson.html|title= EMPA Hall of Fame-" Jumpin" Jack Johnson |publisher = Eastern Motorsport Press Association | access-date=August 31, 2023}}

| colspan="2" |Pat O'Brien

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|1987

|Jack Johnson

|Jack Johnson

| colspan="2" |Curt Van Pelt{{cite web |title=Pat Ward, Curt Van Pelt, Gary Iulg & Jerry Rose Latest To Be Inducted Into NYSSCA Hall Of Fame |url=http://raceproweekly.com/rpw/2018/12/pat-ward-curt-van-pelt-gary-iulg-jerry-rose-latest-to-be-inducted-into-nyssca-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=October 9, 2023 |publisher=RaceProWeekly.com}}

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|1986

|Charlie Rudolph

|Charlie Rudolph{{cite news|title=Rudolph inducted into DIRTcar Hall of Fame|url=https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/rudolph-inducted-into-dirtcar-hall-of-fame/article_14600cb8-2ac5-5d00-a590-f07b73f9396f.htm/|newspaper=Niagara Gazette|location=NY|date=August 7, 2014|access-date=June 15, 2023}}

| colspan="2" |Doug Carlyle

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|1985

|Bob McCreadie

|Jack Johnson

| colspan="2" |Lin Hough{{cite web |title=Lin Hough 2010 NE Modified Hall of Fame Selection |url=https://superdirtcarseries.com/news/lin-hough-2010-ne-modified-hall-of-fame-selection/ |access-date=October 9, 2023 |publisher=SuperDIRTcarSeries.com}}

|-

|1984

|Jack Johnson

|Jack Johnson

| colspan="2" |Jeff Hoetzler{{cite news |last=Sciria |first=Chris |date=August 9, 2016 |title=Dirt Hall of Fame in Weedsport inducts new members  |url=https://auburnpub.com/sports/auto_racing/dirt-hall-of-fame-in-weedsport-inducts-new-members/article_36b49937-689b-5424-8ff7-99e8dbe2666b.html |accessdate=August 15, 2023 |publisher=The Citizen (Auburn, New York)}}

|-

|1983

|Alan Johnson

|Alan Johnson{{cite news|last=Swanson|first=Buffy|title= Alan Johnson to be inducted in NE Dirt Mod Hall of Fame|url=https://www.dirttrackdigest.com/press-box/2017/05/11/alan-johnson-to-be-inducted-in-ne-dirt-mod-hall-of-fame/|publisher=Dirt Track Digest|place=Middletown NY|date=May 11, 2017|accessdate=July 2, 2023}}

| colspan="2" |Tony Corcoran

|-

|1982

|Dave Lape

|Jack Johnson

| colspan="2" rowspan="7" |

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|1981

|Alan Johnson

|Alan Johnson

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|1980

|Jack Johnson

|Jack Johnson

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|1979

|Jack Johnson

|Will Cagle

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|1978

|No Points

|Will Cagle

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|1977

|Will Cagle

|Dave Lape

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|1976

|Will Cagle

|Will Cagle

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|1975

|Will Cagle

| colspan="3" rowspan="4" |

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|1974

|Will Cagle

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|1973

|No points

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|1972

|No points

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| colspan="5" |

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• Most career wins: Brett Hearn (141)
• Most DIRTcar titles: Matt Sheppard (10)
• Most wins in a season: 10 (Brett Hearn 2002, Billy Decker 2008, Matt Sheppard 2016)
• Consecutive wins: 5 (Alan Johnson: 1983)
• Most seasons with at least 1 win: Brett Hearn (32)
• Consecutive seasons with at least one win: Brett Hearn (22)
• Different track wins: Danny Johnson (33)
• Youngest winner: Alex Yankowski (17 years old)

{{cite web|url=http://www.coracingworld.com/stats/sds_bb.html|title=Big Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series Stats|website=www.coracingworld.com}}

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.superdirtcarseries.com/ Official website]
• [http://www.superdirtcarseries.com/history Series history at official website]

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