Georgia-Florida Speedweeks
Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Almanac (Feb. 11)
By Todd Turner
DirtonDirt managing editor
Wednesday's races: Ninth night of 30 originally scheduled Super Late Model events from Jan. 22-March 7.
Venue: Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.
Race details: The third round of the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals includes three 20-lap semifeatures for DIRTcar Super Late Models.
Weather forecast: Cloudy during day with 6 percent chance of precipitation. High around 75F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph; Mainly clear skies at night with 24 percent chance of precipitation. Low 58F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Who's Hot: Cody Overton of Thomson, Ga., who, despite mechanical gremlins and a couple of scrapes with competitors, has logged a pair of runner-up finishes at Volusia to stand atop Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals points.
Who's Not: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., is still looking for his first top-five finish after five 2026 features at Volusia.
DirtonDirt prediction: The three winners in Wednesday’s semifeatures will all earn their first victories of 2026. — Todd Turner
Around the Pits: With his Tuesday victory, Hudson O’Neal matches Brandon Overton with a season-best four Super Late Model victories in 2026. No other driver has more than one. … O’Neal’s victory was his first in his full-time SSI Motorsports ride since September’s Knoxville Nationals. … Cody Overton and Nick Hoffman are the only two drivers with heat race victories in each of the first two nights at Volusia.
Up next: Thursday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series action for the fourth night of the DIRTcar Nationals with a $12,000-to-win purse.
Next week: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series opens its season with Feb. 19-21 events at All-Tech Raceway in Ellisville, Fla.
This Date in Dirt Late Model History: On Feb. 11, 2000, Ray Cook of Brasstown, N.C., wins the first of three career Speedweeks victories, rallying from 21st at East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Fla., for a 100-lap STARS victory worth $10,000.
Speedweeks trivia: What driver, 20 years after his late father won his first Speedweeks race, broke through for his first Speedweeks victory in earning $12,500? (Answer in Thursday's almanac; Tuesday’s answer: Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., was the last Speedweeks winner on the 3/8-mile dirt layout at Volusia in 1997).
DIRTcar Nationals points
(Through Tuesday)
1. Cody Overton, Thomson, Ga. (150)
2. Hudson O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind. (135)
3. Devin Moran, Dresden, Ohio (121)
4. Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga. (119)
5. Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa (114)
6. Nick Hoffman, Mooresville, N.C. (113)
7. Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y. (107)
8. Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill. (106)
9. Max Blair, Centerville, Pa. (102)
10. Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill. (100)
Georgia-Florida Speedweeks schedule/results
January
Date, sanction, track, location, winning purse (winner)
Jan. 22, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000 (Chris Madden)
Jan. 23, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000 (Hudson O’Neal)
Jan. 24, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $20,000 (Tim McCreadie)
Jan. 30, Hunt the Front, Needmore Speedway, Norman Park, Ga., $10,000 (Brandon Overton)
Jan. 31, Hunt the Front, Needmore Speedway, Norman Park, Ga., $10,000 (cancelled)
February
Feb. 2, Hunt the Front, Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway, $10,000 (cancelled)
Feb. 3, Hunt the Front, Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway, $10,000 (cancelled)
Feb. 5, Southern All Stars, Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, Ga., $5,000 (rained out)
Feb. 6, Southern All Stars, Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, Ga., $10,000 (Brandon Overton)
Feb. 7, Southern All Stars, Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, Ga., $25,000 (Brandon Overton)
Feb. 9, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $7,000 (Brandon Overton)
Feb. 10, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $7,000 (Hudson O'Neal)
Feb. 11, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $5,000 (semifeature)
Feb. 11, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $5,000 (semifeature)
Feb. 11, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $5,000 (semifeature)
Feb. 12, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000
Feb. 13, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000
Feb. 14, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $20,000
Feb. 19, Lucas Oil, All-Tech Raceway, Ellisville, Fla., $10,000
Feb. 20, Lucas Oil, All-Tech Raceway, Ellisville, Fla., $12,000
Feb. 20, WoO, Hendry County Motorsports Park, Clewiston, Fla., $12,000
Feb. 21, Lucas Oil, All-Tech Raceway, Ellisville, Fla., $15,000
Feb. 21, WoO, Hendry County Motorsports Park, Clewiston, Fla., $20,000
Feb. 24, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $7,000
Feb. 25, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $7,000
Feb. 26, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $10,000
Feb. 27, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $12,000
Feb. 28, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $25,000
March
March 4, Lucas Oil, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Ga., $7,000
March 5, Lucas Oil, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Ga., $10,000
March 6, Lucas Oil, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Ga., $12,000
March 7, Lucas Oil, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Ga., $25,000
