
Tickets can be purchased at the gate.
For more information, call the track at (386) 985-4402

DIRTcar Nationals
February 7, 2022 to February 19, 2022
Volusia Speedway Park
1500 East State Road 40
Barberville, FL
Event Description
Kick off the 2022 racing season with two full weeks of racing in Florida at Volusia Speedway Park!
Series Racing
Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series
Sprint Car Track Record
12.569s by Paul McMahan on 2-10-11; Non-Wing: 16.559s by Steve Kinser on 2-9-81
Late Model Track Record
Super: 15.645s by Tim McCreadie on 2-14-18; 602: 17.948s by Bud Chancey on 1-14-21; 604: 17.018s by Trever Taylor on 1-18-20
To Win Amount
$10,000.00
Feature Laps Length
30
Event Schedule
1PM Pit Gates open
5PM Grandstand Gates open
5:15PM Hot Laps/Qualifying
7PM RACING
Latest Schedule
*All times Eastern
Event Hashtag
#DIRTcarNats
$10,000.00
Type of Grandstand
Bleachers, Chairbacks
Stadium Seating
Stadium seats are allowed as long as they don't conflict with the aisle behind you.
Handicapped Seating
All Handicap seating is the first rows of each section
Handicapped Parking
there are many handicap parking spots available. All spots are first come first serve.
Pit Age Limit
There is no age restriction in the pits. Anyone 17 years of age or younger will need to fill out a minor waiver form and be accompanied by an adult.
Pit Gate Location
East or West side of the Track.
Personal Coolers
Six-pack maximum cooler size. No alcohol. No glass.
ATMs
1
Credit Card Use
Pit Gate, Ticket Window
Alcohol Sales
Beer is available for purchase at the track.
Smoking Policy
No smoking in the Grandstands.
Parking Cost
Free
Camping Availability
electric hookup, non-electric, onsite, sanitary facility, showers
Camping Cost
$25 a day for dry camping, $50 for hook-up, $75 for electric/water/sewer. Battle in Barberville and Southern Sprint Car Shootout will be Weekend camping. $30 Dry Camping (General), $75 Electric/Water (Reserved), $100 Electric/Water/Sewer (Executive). (no hook-ups available for DIRTcar Nationals)
Closest Airport
Daytona International Airport
Other Airport
Orlando Sanford
(386) 985-4402
Track Email
volusiaspeedway@dirtcar.com
Track Size & Type
0.500; dirt oval
Sprint Car Track Record
12.569s by Paul McMahan on 2-10-11; Non-Wing: 16.559s by Steve Kinser on 2-9-81
Late Model Car Track Record
Super: 15.645s by Tim McCreadie on 2-14-18; 602: 17.948s by Bud Chancey on 1-14-21; 604: 17.018s by Trever Taylor on 1-18-20
XTREME GATORS: T-Mez Cashes $10,000 at Volusia, Leary Wins DIRTcar Nationals Title
The Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series presented by Low-E Insulation wrapped up a historic two days at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday night.
Not one, but two DIRTcar Nationals Gator trophies were handed out and a big $10,000 check was on the line for the 35 gassers who supported the debut of the new Series.
In the end, nobody could touch Thomas Meseraull. The San Jose, CA native led all 30 laps at the Barberville, FL 1/2-mile in dominating fashion, never receiving a single challenge even when forced to handle two green-white-checkered finishes to close out the Feature.
Crossing the line with a 0.953-second margin of victory, T-Mez controlled the entirety of the race with a much more commanding lead aboard the Chris Dyson owned and Sean Michael wrenched #20M than what the final box score shows. In classic T-Mez fashion, his post-race interview was full of theatrics and sound bites.
“Hats off to Sean Michael for believing in me,” Meseraull said. “I’ve torn up a lot of stuff, even this week, but here we are on the frontstretch. All you haters can hate all you want, but I keep on winning races. I kept thinking $10,000-to-win, so you better crash it before you even think of giving it up. I just kept giving it all she had, this thing was on rails tonight.”
While T-Mez cashed a five-figure check, CJ Leary of Greenfield, IN scored the inaugural DIRTcar Nationals Big Gator Championship for the Xtreme Outlaw Series. The Michael Motorsports pilot was the most consistent driver with finishes of first and fifth, good enough to win him his first career golden gator.
“This is really special to win the first one,” noted Leary, who also won Monday’s debut. “We weren’t good enough to get the win tonight, but winning this Big Gator is pretty damn cool. Now we’ve got a little one and a big one!”
The most intriguing storyline of the week came in the form of Brady Bacon and Dennis Gile. On Monday, Gile broke a driveline (thus breaking his foot) and leaving Bacon with nowhere to go as they collided and sent Bacon flipping into the fence. On Tuesday, they were suddenly teaming up together for a run at the gator.
Bacon climbed aboard Gile’s #13 and showed speed right out of the box, setting QuickTime in his group and eventually earning high point man honors. The Broken Arrow, OK native advanced from sixth to second and had a chance at T-Mez on the final restarts, but fell just short of bringing “Big Money Brady” to Xtreme Outlaw victory lane.
“We’re just making lemonade out of lemons,” Bacon said flipping on Monday and running second on Tuesday. “I can’t thank Dennis and his whole team enough for letting me run this car, otherwise I would’ve been up there in the standings. A huge thank you to the Xtreme Outlaw Series for putting this on and giving us some extra races for good money. We tried giving it a little hail mary on the bottom, but there just wasn’t enough left to get a run at Thomas.”
Closing out the podium with his second-straight TJ Forged Hard Charger Award was Chase Stockon, advancing from 10th to third aboard the KO Motorsports, Hutson John Deer #5S. Of 15 drivers committed to the full schedule, the Fort Branch, IN native will leave Volusia as the early-season favorite at claiming the inaugural $20,000 Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car championship.
“We’ve got a lot of momentum on our side right now,” Stockon said. “Hopefully, we can finish out the Florida swing and keep rolling with the Xtreme Outlaw guys. My guys have given me such awesome pieces both nights down here.”
Robert Ballou and CJ Leary rounded out the top-five at Volusia, while Shane Cottle, Carson Short, Justin Grant, Shane Cockrum, and Alex Bright finished out the top-10 on Tuesday night.
UP NEXT – The Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series presented by Low-E Insulation will next compete in early April alongside the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. A Missouri doubleheader is on tap with trips to US-36 Raceway in Osborn, MO on Friday, April 8 and Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, MO on Saturday, April 9.
Xtreme Sprint Car Results (30 Laps): 1. Thomas Meseraull (2); 2. Brady Bacon (6); 3. Chase Stockon (10); 4. Robert Ballou (8); 5. CJ Leary (5); 6. Shane Cottle (1); 7. Carson Short (13); 8. Justin Grant (9); 9. Shane Cockrum (4); 10. Alex Bright (12); 11. Charles Davis Jr. (17); 12. Briggs Danner (14); 13. Mario Clouser (16); 14. Wesley Smith (20); 15. Logan Seavey (15); 16. Cole Bodine (7); 17. Jake Swanson (3); 18. Matt Westfall (21); 19. Landon Simon (11); 20. Braxton Cummings (22); 21. Brandon Mattox (18); 22. Dustin Clark (19).
NEW Championship Standings (2/14 Races): 1. CJ Leary (441); 2. Robert Ballou (-14); 3. Chase Stockon (-19); 4. Justin Grant (-20); 5. Carson Short (-27); 6. Thomas Meseraull (-47); 7. Shane Cottle (-48); 8. Alex Bright (-53); 9. Charles Davis Jr. (-66); 10. Shane Cockrum (-67).
[Read More]POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | +1 | 20M | Thomas Meseraull | 30 | 0.000 | 30 | Running | 200 | $10,000 |
2 | 6 | +4 | 13 | Brady Bacon | 30 | -0.953 | 0 | Running | 194 | $5,000 |
3 | 8 | +5 | 12 | Robert Ballou | 30 | -1.984 | 0 | Running | 190 | $2,400 |
4 | 5 | +1 | 77M | C.J. Leary | 30 | -2.502 | 0 | Running | 186 | $2,000 |
5 | 1 | -4 | 39 | Shane Cottle | 30 | -2.686 | 0 | Running | 182 | $1,400 |
6 | 13 | +7 | 21S | Carson Short | 30 | -2.953 | 0 | Running | 178 | $1,100 |
7 | 9 | +2 | 4 | Justin Grant | 30 | -3.495 | 0 | Running | 174 | $1,000 |
8 | 4 | -4 | 66 | Shane Cockrum | 30 | -4.164 | 0 | Running | 170 | $950 |
9 | 12 | +3 | 20 | Alex Bright | 30 | -4.258 | 0 | Running | 166 | $900 |
10 | 17 | +7 | 47 | Charles Davis Jr | 30 | -4.699 | 0 | Running | 162 | $850 |
11 | 14 | +3 | 5G | Briggs Danner | 30 | -5.109 | 0 | Running | 158 | $800 |
12 | 16 | +4 | 6 | Mario Clouser | 30 | -5.311 | 0 | Running | 154 | $750 |
13 | 20 | +7 | 44 | Wesley Smith | 30 | -5.466 | 0 | Running | 150 | $725 |
14 | 15 | +1 | 5 | Logan Seavey | 30 | -5.926 | 0 | Running | 146 | $700 |
15 | 7 | -8 | 57B | Cole Bodine | 29 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 142 | $700 |
16 | 3 | -13 | 21AZ | Jake Swanson | 28 | -2 Laps | 0 | DNF | 138 | $700 |
17 | 21 | +4 | 33M | Matt Westfall | 26 | -4 Laps | 0 | DNF | 134 | $700 |
18 | 11 | -7 | 24 | Landon Simon | 12 | -18 Laps | 0 | DNF | 130 | $700 |
19 | 22 | +3 | 71B | Braxton Cummings | 10 | -20 Laps | 0 | DNF | 126 | $700 |
20 | 18 | -2 | 28M | Brandon Mattox | 1 | -29 Laps | 0 | DNF | 122 | $700 |
21 | 19 | -2 | 75 | Dustin Clark | 0 | -30 Laps | 0 | DNF | 118 | $700 |
22 | 10 | -12 | 5S | Chase Stockon | 30 | -1.734 | 0 | DQ | 0 | $3,000 |
POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | +2 | 47 | Charles Davis Jr | 10 | 0.000 | 10 | Running | 0 | $0 |
2 | 5 | +3 | 75 | Dustin Clark | 10 | -0.826 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
3 | 2 | -1 | 33M | Matt Westfall | 10 | -1.281 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
4 | 6 | +2 | 15 | Carson Garrett | 10 | -2.672 | 0 | Running | 100 | $100 |
5 | 4 | -1 | 17GP | Kyle Shipley | 10 | -5.544 | 0 | Running | 100 | $100 |
6 | 7 | +1 | 57C | Jack Hoyer | 10 | -6.375 | 0 | Running | 100 | $100 |
7 | 10 | +3 | 3K | Jeremy Kerzman | 10 | -9.305 | 0 | Running | 100 | $100 |
8 | 8 | 0 | 49 | Brian Ruhlman | 10 | -10.194 | 0 | Running | 100 | $100 |
9 | 1 | -8 | 13M | Mitchel Moles | 4 | -6 Laps | 0 | DNF | 100 | $100 |
10 | 9 | -1 | 21H | Dallas Hewitt | 2 | -8 Laps | 0 | DNF | 100 | $100 |
POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | +1 | 28M | Brandon Mattox | 10 | 0.000 | 10 | Running | 0 | $0 |
2 | 4 | +2 | 44 | Wesley Smith | 10 | -0.379 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
3 | 1 | -2 | 71B | Braxton Cummings | 10 | -1.536 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
4 | 5 | +1 | 2B | Chad Boespflug | 10 | -3.478 | 0 | Running | 100 | $100 |
5 | 3 | -2 | 5M | Jason McDougal | 10 | -6.743 | 0 | Running | 100 | $100 |
6 | 7 | +1 | 28 | Kory Schudy | 10 | -7.249 | 0 | Running | 100 | $100 |
7 | 6 | -1 | 0 | Steve Irwin | 10 | -10.018 | 0 | Running | 100 | $100 |
8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | Anthony Nicholson | 3 | -7 Laps | 0 | DNF | 100 | $100 |
9 | 9 | 0 | 21W | Scotty Weir | 0 | -10 Laps | 0 | DNF | 100 | $100 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | Shane Cottle | Kokomo, IN | 0.000 | 20 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | Robert Ballou | Rocklin, CA | -163.932 | 18 |
3 | 4 | +1 | 20M | Thomas Meseraull | San Jose, CA | -164.738 | 17 |
4 | 3 | -1 | 21S | Carson Short | Marion, IL | -165.659 | 14 |
5 | 6 | +1 | 13M | Mitchel Moles | Raisin city, CA | -167.097 | 13 |
6 | 8 | +2 | 5M | Jason McDougal | Broken Arrow, OK | -169.457 | 12 |
7 | 5 | -2 | 75 | Dustin Clark | Washington, IN | -170.583 | 8 |
8 | 7 | -1 | 28 | Kory Schudy | Battlefield, MO | -170.861 | 6 |
9 | 9 | 0 | 21H | Dallas Hewitt | Troy, OH | -173.901 | 4 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 57B | Cole Bodine | Rossville, IN | 0.000 | 20 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Justin Grant | Ione, CA | -168.291 | 18 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 5S | Chase Stockon | Fort Branch, IN | -169.276 | 0 |
4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | Alex Bright | Collegeville, PA | -171.693 | 14 |
5 | 6 | +1 | 71B | Braxton Cummings | Bedford, IN | -174.247 | 13 |
6 | 7 | +1 | 17GP | Kyle Shipley | Phoenix, AZ | -176.996 | 11 |
7 | 8 | +1 | 2B | Chad Boespflug | Lebanon, IN | -178.338 | 9 |
8 | 5 | -3 | 15 | Carson Garrett | Littleton, CO | -179.573 | 6 |
9 | 9 | 0 | 21W | Scotty Weir | Marion, IN | -179.573 | 4 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | +1 | 66 | Shane Cockrum | Benton, IL | 0.000 | 21 |
2 | 4 | +2 | 13 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | -169.900 | 20 |
3 | 1 | -2 | 5 | Logan Seavey | Sutter, CA | -169.996 | 16 |
4 | 3 | -1 | 5G | Briggs Danner | Allentown, PA | -170.772 | 14 |
5 | 5 | 0 | 33M | Matt Westfall | Pleasant Hill, OH | -171.066 | 12 |
6 | 6 | 0 | 44 | Wesley Smith | Nixa, MO | -175.004 | 10 |
7 | 8 | +1 | 0 | Steve Irwin | Fenton, MI | -179.295 | 9 |
8 | 7 | -1 | 49 | Brian Ruhlman | Clark Lake, MI | -181.454 | 6 |
9 | 9 | 0 | 3K | Jeremy Kerzman | Grey Eagle, MN | -182.249 | 4 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | +1 | 21AZ | Jake Swanson | Anaheim, CA | 0.000 | 21 |
2 | 4 | +2 | 77M | C.J. Leary | Greenfield, IN | -630.954 | 20 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | Landon Simon | Indianapolis, IN | -631.791 | 16 |
4 | 1 | -3 | 6 | Mario Clouser | Chatham, IL | -632.818 | 14 |
5 | 6 | +1 | 28M | Brandon Mattox | Cory, IN | -634.934 | 13 |
6 | 5 | -1 | 47 | Charles Davis Jr | Buckeye, AZ | -636.590 | 10 |
7 | 7 | 0 | 57C | Jack Hoyer | Frankfort, IN | -645.909 | 8 |
8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | Anthony Nicholson | Bartlett, TN | -631.413 | 6 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | 20M | Thomas Meseraull | 16.581 | 0.000 | 10 |
2 | 5 | 21S | Carson Short | 16.667 | -0.086 | 9 |
3 | 2 | 12 | Robert Ballou | 16.748 | -0.167 | 8 |
4 | 8 | 39 | Shane Cottle | 16.822 | -0.241 | 7 |
5 | 4 | 75 | Dustin Clark | 16.935 | -0.354 | 6 |
6 | 1 | 13M | Mitchel Moles | 17.001 | -0.420 | 5 |
7 | 6 | 28 | Kory Schudy | 17.078 | -0.497 | 4 |
8 | 3 | 5M | Jason McDougal | 17.247 | -0.666 | 3 |
9 | 7 | 21H | Dallas Hewitt | 17.643 | -1.062 | 2 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | 20 | Alex Bright | 16.915 | 0.000 | 10 |
2 | 2 | 5S | Chase Stockon | 16.937 | -0.022 | 0 |
3 | 3 | 4 | Justin Grant | 16.961 | -0.046 | 8 |
4 | 7 | 57B | Cole Bodine | 17.236 | -0.321 | 7 |
5 | 6 | 15 | Carson Garrett | 17.417 | -0.502 | 6 |
6 | 4 | 71B | Braxton Cummings | 17.594 | -0.679 | 5 |
7 | 5 | 17GP | Kyle Shipley | 17.616 | -0.701 | 4 |
8 | 8 | 2B | Chad Boespflug | 17.667 | -0.752 | 3 |
9 | 1 | 21W | Scotty Weir | 17.667 | -0.752 | 2 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 13 | Brady Bacon | 16.695 | 0.000 | 10 |
2 | 3 | 5G | Briggs Danner | 16.804 | -0.109 | 9 |
3 | 5 | 66 | Shane Cockrum | 16.894 | -0.199 | 8 |
4 | 6 | 5 | Logan Seavey | 17.078 | -0.383 | 7 |
5 | 7 | 33M | Matt Westfall | 17.237 | -0.542 | 6 |
6 | 2 | 44 | Wesley Smith | 17.722 | -1.027 | 5 |
7 | 9 | 49 | Brian Ruhlman | 17.941 | -1.246 | 4 |
8 | 4 | 0 | Steve Irwin | 18.113 | -1.418 | 3 |
9 | 1 | 3K | Jeremy Kerzman | 18.650 | -1.955 | 2 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 77M | C.J. Leary | 16.899 | 0.000 | 10 |
2 | 4 | 24 | Landon Simon | 16.970 | -0.071 | 9 |
3 | 7 | 21AZ | Jake Swanson | 17.070 | -0.171 | 8 |
4 | 5 | 6 | Mario Clouser | 17.081 | -0.182 | 7 |
5 | 6 | 47 | Charles Davis Jr | 17.198 | -0.299 | 6 |
6 | 2 | 28M | Brandon Mattox | 17.215 | -0.316 | 5 |
7 | 8 | 57C | Jack Hoyer | 18.858 | -1.959 | 4 |
8 | 3 | 16 | Anthony Nicholson | 18.972 | -2.073 | 3 |