Super DIRT Week makes an effort to grow “Racing’s Biggest Party” every year for drivers and fans, and that wouldn’t be possible without the support of the event’s dedicated partners.
Due to that support, the 53rd running of the event will feature more concerts, more entertainment, and a lot of money available for race teams. Across all four divisions – the Super DIRTcar Series, DIRTcar 358 Modified Series, DIRTcar Sportsman Series, and DIRTcar Pro Stock Series – there’s more than $420,000 available in overall purse funds and more than $26,000 in special awards.
The check for the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 will have the biggest number in event history written on it, paying $53,000 to this year’s champion. For the other divisions, the DIRTcar 358 Modified Salute to the Troops 150 will pay $20,000 to win, the DIRTcar Sportsman Great Lakes 75 will pay $5,000 to win, and the DIRTcar Pro Stock I Love NY 50 will pay $3,000 to win.
Here are the partners that help make Super DIRT Week possible:
Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux returns for its ninth consecutive season as the sponsor of the Super DIRTcar Series’ prestigious 200-lap Billy Whittaker Cars 200 (Saturday, Oct. 11).
Hoosier Racing Tire – which sponsors DIRTcar’s Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship – Racing Electronics (RE) and VP Racing Fuels have become synonymous with Super DIRT Week and DIRTcar Racing throughout the Northeast. Hoosier and VP will continue to supply tires and racing fuel, respectively, for competitors throughout the week, and RE will again be the prime source of communication for DIRTcar officials by providing high-quality headsets and radios.
This year’s Super DIRT Week Charity Golf Tournament (Monday, Oct. 6), which is helping to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House, is again supported by John and Laura Wight, Gypsum Express, and Weedsport Productions. If you’re not part of the golf tournament, you can still donate to the cause by clicking here.
If you can’t make it to Oswego Speedway and experience Super DIRT Week in person, DIRTVision – the event’s official live broadcast partner – is set to make sure you don’t miss a second of the excitement. The second annual Quarter Midget & Microd Mania on Monday, Oct. 6, will be free for everyone to watch on DIRTVision. Then, the rest of the on-track action Wednesday, Oct. 8, through Saturday, Oct. 11, will be available with a DIRTVision FAST PASS subscription.
A plethora of special awards will again be available for drivers in all four divisions.
SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel and Aluminum returns for the fifth consecutive year to present the Pole Award for each division – $1,000 for the Super DIRTcar Series, $1,000 for the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, $500 for the DIRTcar Sportsman and $500 for the DIRTcar Pro Stocks.
Fratto Curbing will present the Outside Pole Award, paying $750 to the award winner with the Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, and $250 to the award winner with the DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Pro Stocks.
Super DIRT Week welcomes Swagger Factory for the first time this year, as they’ll present the Move of the Race Award for all four divisions, awarding each driver a product certificate.
Area Auto Racing News’ popular Best Appearing Car Award will be showcased to all fans at the AARN tent in the front midway on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The award will go to the best overall appearing car across the four divisions.
Also presenting special awards this year are Kirkey & Behrent’s Performance Warehouse (Last Chance Showdown Winner Award), Winters Performance (Last Chance Showdown Transfer Bonus Award), Bart Contracting Co. (Hard Luck Award), Velocita USA (Last Car/Finisher Award), Dig Race Products (Halfway Feature Leader Award), Integra Racing Shocks (Last Car on Lead Lap Award), Fastline Performance (Lap 20 Leader Award), Penske Racing Shocks (Hard Charger Award) and Swift Springs (First Non-Qualifier Award).
Along with those partners, Super DIRT Week counts on many other key sponsors including: AMKUS, ARP (Automotive Racing Products), ASI Race Wear, A-Verdi, Best Western Plus-Oswego, Beyea Custom Headers, Bicknell Racing Products, C&S Companies, City of Oswego, Clarion Hotel – Oswego, Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, Empire Golf Cars, Fast Shafts, Firebull, Fox Factory, Intercomp, I Love NY, iRacing, JAM Performance, MD3, MSD, Oswego County, Real American Beer, SIS Insurance, STOP DWI New York, Toyota, Tracey Road Equipment, WELD Racing and Wieland.
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Full list of Special Awards for Super DIRT Week 53:
