Super Dirt Week

Canadian Mat Williamson (left) came up just short in his quest to win the 200-lap Modified main at Super DIRT Week, finishing

second to Matt Sheppard (middle). Photo by Alex and Helen Bruce

Oswego Speedway Hosts 50th Edition of Annual Dirt Event

The 50th running of the prestigious Super DIRT Week took place October 4-9, culminating in the main events at a dirt-covered Oswego Speedway, northwest of Syracuse, NY.

DIRTCAR SPORTSMAN

The DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series saw Canadian Cody McPherson continue his dominant season. With multiple track championships already under his belt, he started Super DIRT Week with a win at Weedsport Speedway. The St. Catharines, ON driver had a new tire and decided it was now or never to get it cycled in, despite issues running new tires all season.

“It takes about 20 to 30 laps for it to fire off, but we figured with a 75-lap race we’d be okay,” said McPherson. “We used to run them in the hot laps and then the heat, during the regular season, to try and heat-cycle a tire but we didn’t have that option with the dirt tour races because we had hot lap time trials, which were important, and the heat, which was so important.”

The obstacle didn’t hold them back for long, as he led the final 43 laps of the Tuesday night race. McPherson then set his sights on the main event, where he led the field to green at Oswego.

“The plan was just to take it easy, run basically 75 time trial laps and just hit my marks,” he said. “If someone was going to pass me, they were going to have to go around me.”

McPherson held off defending race winner Zach Sobotka on a late restart to cap off a dominant performance, where he led every lap en route to victory, ahead of Chad Edwards and Sobotka. It’s McPherson’s first Super DIRT Week title and his 16th DIRTcar feature win of the season.

“Being the 50th (running) makes it a little more special,” he said. “They’re all special though, especially it being the biggest race; it feels phenomenal.”

SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES

The headline race was 200 laps and $50,000-to-win for the Super DIRTcar Series. Matt Sheppard started on the pole and led early before making a scheduled pit stop for fuel and rear tires. It took Sheppard just 18 laps to move back inside the top-two, while Canadian Mat Williamson struggled to move through the field.

Marc Johnson moved up from a 10thplace starting spot to take the lead from Peter Britten on lap 66. Johnson held off Sheppard until Lap 160, when the polesitter moved back to the front. The Waterloo, NY driver pulled away to win the race, followed by Williamson and Max McLaughlin. It was Sheppard’s third Super DIRTcar win in Super DIRT Week and his seventh overall victory at the event.

DIRTCAR 358 MODIFIEDS

Sheppard also raced in the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds event, making his first division start in three years for the 150-lap race. He was running third when he suffered a flat tire around Lap 91, but a timely caution saved his day. Sheppard took the lead on Lap 140 and pulled away to the win, followed by McLaughlin and Tim Fuller. Canadian Stewart Friesen led during two portions of the race and was running second in the closing laps when he blew a tire, finishing 19th.

OTHER DIVISIONS

Nick Stone won a 50-lap DIRTcar Pro Stock race after holding off competitors during three green-white-checkered attempts; Chucky Dumblewski and Pete Stefanski rounded out the podium. In a 25-lap Past Champion Big Block Modifieds event, Friesen claimed the victory over Sheppard. Elsewhere, Sobotka (Sportsman) and Williamson (358 Modifieds) won at Brewerton Speedway, while Josh Coonradt (Pro Stocks) and McLaughlin (358 Modifieds) took victories at Weedsport Speedway. IT

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