WEEDSPORT, N.Y. — Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, DIRTcar Racing officials have announced that the 2020 edition of NAPA Super DIRT Week has been canceled.
However, in its place DIRTcar Racing officials have announced the creation of DIRTcar OktoberFAST. The six-day event at six different tracks will feature four Northeast racing divisions, headlined by the Super DIRTcar Series, on Oct. 6-11.
While competitors will be at the track, social distancing, and masking up for their safety, fans will be able to enjoy the competition via DIRTVision.
What DIRTcar has put together is essentially an entire season in a week with six nights of Super DIRTcar Series racing supported by DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, Sportsman and Pro Stocks.
“We want to keep the teams close to home by celebrating at our home tracks,” said DIRTcar CEO Brian Carter. “We’re putting it all on the line, investing the 2020 Series’ point funds into prize money over the course of a single week so we can put 2020 behind us with a bang.”
Six core, longstanding DIRTcar tracks are lined up to host these premier events. Generally, travel will be east to west with DIRTcar OktoberFAST kicking off on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Albany-Saratoga Speedway with Big Blocks, Sportsman and Pro Stocks. From there the action picks back up in Vernon, N.Y., on the wide, half-mile Utica-Rome Speedway on Wednesday night with Big Blocks, 358 Modifieds and Pro Stocks.
Fulton (N.Y.) Speedway has been quiet in 2021, but on Thursday, Oct. 8, the Super DIRTcar Series will visit the high banked oval alongside the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds and Sportsman. Can-Am Speedway will be next, with the Big Blocks, 358 Modifieds and Sportsman teams visiting the track for a Friday night of racing.
Land of Legends Raceway is the site of a Saturday night special. Big Blocks and Sportsman will tear up the historic half-mile oval in Canandaigua, N.Y., on Oct. 10.
Finally, on Oct. 11, DIRTcar OktoberFAST will wrap up with a 75-lap Big-Block Modified feature at Weedsport Speedway. Sportsman and Pro Stocks will also be on the card.
Each night from Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 11, will be highlighted by two or three feature events. No weeklong champion will be named, but drivers will battle for more than $300,000 in purse and prizes. Fans and friends of DIRTcar will also have the opportunity to contribute to Special Awards for the entire week.
In addition to the cancelation of Super DIRT Week, DIRTcar Racing officials have also confirmed that all the remaining Super DIRTcar Series events have been canceled and no series champion will be crowned this year.
The canceled races were scheduled for Sept. 6 at Utica-Rome Speedway, Sept. 12 at Weedsport Speedway, Sept. 19 at Land of Legends Raceway, and finally Sept. 26 at Albany-Saratoga Speedway.
With the 49th annual NAPA Super DIRT Week canceled for this year, tickets and camping will automatically carry over to Oct. 6-10, 2021. Fans may request a refund, but refunded camping sites and seats will be made available to the general public at superdirtweek.com in October.