Column: Bobby Herrington and the Dawdy Team Enjoy Successful 25′ Season; Return to 358 Modified Action in 2026
Column By: TIM BALTZ / BROCKVILLE ONTARIO SPEEDWAY – BROCKVILLE, ON – Much like the previous four years the Kim and Dan Dawdy owned DIRTcar Sportsman #88 and their driver Bobby Herrington of Elginburg Ontario worked their way to the top of the local racing scene with many more checkered flags and a record fifth consecutive DIRTcar Sportsman Track Championship at the Brockville Ontario Speedway.
The season began like many others, traveling to other area race tracks to get the car shaken down, resulting in solid performances, before the regular season at Brockville opened up on May 10th.
Opening night did not go the best as a hard crash resulted in a torn-up race car, which was followed by another terrible crash a few weeks later during a special Dash for Cash event at Brockville. Despite the early season set-backs, the team dug deeper and started to find their groove winning the first of six features on the season at Brockville on June 7th.
After an intense battle back and forth all year, with Lafargeville New York’s Gavin Eisele for the track title, Herrington was able to grab the points lead for good before the final two races of the season. With his record fifth straight title wrapped up before the final points night on August 30th at “The BOS”, Herrington went out the way everyone wants to when they win a championship, winning the final race.
The win on final points night put Herrington at 40 career DIRTcar Sportsman feature wins at Brockville, behind Dylan Evoy (42) and all time winner Randy Gaudet (46).
The team also experienced success once again at the Cornwall Motor Speedway, where they have run a limited schedule every year since 2021, but were very good there this year. Herrington would win the final two regular season races on August 24th and August 31st, then add a pair of wins October 11th and October 12th, during the track’s annual Canadian Super DIRT Weekend.
The end of the season saw the team accomplish their goal of retaining the track title at Brockville and rack up another 10 feature wins overall, putting Bobby’s personal win total at 70, but more adventures were in store for the team at the annual DIRT Outlaw Apparel Fall Nationals at Brockville in October.
It was announced just before the Fall Nationals, that the Kim and Dan Dawdy Racing Team would partner with the Polite Sand and Gravel team, to bring Herrington back in the DIRTcar 358 Modified ranks. The team performed well during their debut, qualifying for both the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block event Friday night and the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series finale Saturday night.
The team is looking forward to their new adventure for 2026, but are very proud of their accomplishments since 2021. These include 54 feature wins, 5 straight track titles at Brockville, 3 Ogilvie’s Triple Crown Sportsman titles at Brockville, The Lamoreaux Pumping Sportsman Series at Cornwall in 2024, 3 Applefest Shootout wins at Brighton Speedway and a big win in the Outlaw 50 Sportsman race during Outlaw Weekend at Fulton.
Car owners Kim and Dan Dawdy, their driver Bobby Herrington and the entire team, would like to thank everyone that has supported their race team through the 2025 season and look forward to their DIRTcar 358 Modified run in the 2026 season. But most importantly, they extend a huge thanks, to each and every one of the fans, who showed up no matter where, to watch the #88 team and cheer them on, no matter how the night went.
The team wants to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year and look forward to seeing you all back at the track in 2026.
