BROWNSTOWN, Ill. (June 10) — No matter what else is going on, Billy Moyer has a tendency to focus on the task at hand — making his race car go fast.

A national touring series director can never be totally certain how a big change to their circuit will be perceived by racers and teams. So naturally, when the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series recently announced that its 2026 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks events will occur after NASCAR’s Daytona 500 in late February and early March for the first time ever, Rick Schwallie was anxious to hear the feedback.

Dirt Late Model racer and former NASCAR Cup driver Matt Tifft has acquired Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway, the Cleveland, Ohio, native announced today on social media, with plans to bring dirt-track racing back to the 180-acre property as early as April 2026.

A new era of Dirt Late Model racing’s Georgia-Florida Speedweeks is upon us.

Screven Motor Speedway’s Winter Freeze this morning announced the annual event will continue to be part of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks in 2026 with a two-day Super Late Model event the first weekend in February.

With the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series shifting its portion of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks to after Feb. 15’s Daytona 500 for the first time ever in 2026, the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series is filling the Jan. 30-31 void its second running of the South Georgia Showdown at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga.

Breaking a long-held Georgia-Florida Speedweeks scheduling tradition, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series today announced the national tour’s 2026 season-opening winter events will shift to the three weeks following NASCAR’s Daytona 500.

Going on three years now, Bobby Pierce has showcased his dominant ways are here to stay.

With two victories in a four-day span on the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series, Tim McCreadie has proven he remains capable of winning at the Dirt Late Model racing’s highest level.

West Virginia Motor Speedway, the 5/8-mile track in Mineral Wells that has been closed for nearly two years, will have new life with Thursday’s announcement of its purchase by Mike and Becky Hurley of Goldvein, Va.

Tim McCreadie tried being stoic Thursday. He didn’t want to think about the emotions that come with May 15. A year ago on that day, the 51-year-old lost his legendary father, “Barefoot” Bob McCreadie.