Column: Delaware & New York Stops Highlight Super DIRTcar Series During Month Of May

Column By: MIKE WARREN / SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES – WEEDSPORT, NY – A long-awaited return and a Memorial Day weekend doubleheader are on tap for the Super DIRTcar Series as it prepares for its May schedule.

May also marks the season’s first Super DIRT Week 53 Qualifier, where one driver will lock themselves into the Billy Whittaker Cars 200.

Here’s a look at what’s coming up:

Georgetown Speedway | Delaware Diamond 75 (May 13):

After a 17-year hiatus, the Beasts of the Northeast return to Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, DE, on Tuesday, May 13. The Delaware visit is the first $10,000 or more-to-win payday of the season, which means it’s also the first of 11 Super DIRT Week 53 Qualifiers.

It’ll be the ninth Series visit to Georgetown and the first since H.J. Bunting reached Victory Lane in 2008.

The event, celebrating the track’s 75th anniversary, will be 75 laps and pay $10,075 to win.

Weedsport Speedway | Heroes Remembered 100 (May 25):

The first of four Super DIRTcar Series events at Weedsport Speedway in 2025 kicks off during Memorial Day weekend with the Heroes Remembered 100 on Sunday, May 25. Drivers will battle for 100 laps in a $7,500-to-win Feature.

Defending Series champion Mat Williamson has won three of the last four May events at the Weedsport, NY dirt track, including a victory in 2024. Stewart Friesen won the most recent event at the 3/8-mile track in July, earning his sixth Series victory at Weedsport.

This year’s Heroes Remembered 100 will be Weedsport’s 82nd Super DIRTcar Series event.

Thunder Mountain Speedway | The Natural 77 (May 26):

For the second straight season, the Super DIRTcar Series will honor eight-time Series winner Dale Planck with the second annual Natural 77 at Thunder Mountain Speedway on Monday, May 26.

The 77-lap, $7,700-to-win, Feature at the Center Lisle, NY oval will finish a Memorial Day weekend doubleheader for the Series.

Jimmy Phelps scored the inaugural victory last year, earning his 22nd career Series win.