All-Tech Raceway
Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Almanac (Feb. 20)
By Todd Turner
DirtonDirt managing editor
Friday's races: 14th and 15th of 30 originally scheduled Super Late Model events from Jan. 22-March 7.
Venues: All-Tech Raceway in Ellisville, Fla., and Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston, Fla.
Race details: All-Tech’s $12,000-to-win event is the second of three Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events; Hendry County’s first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series event pays $12,000-to-win.
Weather forecasts: At All-Tech, partly cloudy (21 percent chance of precipitation) daytime, High 83F; cloudy into evening (23 percent chance of precipitation), Low 65F; at Hendry County, Mostly sunny (11 percent chance of precipitation), High 86F; clear at night with areas of fog (nine percent chance of precipitation), Low 61F.
Who's Hot: Thursday’s All-Tech winner Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., added the Lucas Oil opener to his WoO victory in the finale of Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals.
Who's Not: Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., was solid in the first half of Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals, but hasn’t been a factor for three straight events, retiring in each including All-Tech’s opener.
DirtonDirt prediction: Ricky Thornton Jr. grabs Friday’s victory at All-Tech to win at the half-mile oval for the fourth straight Winternationals. — Todd Turner
Around the Pits: Hendry County drew 28 cars for practice including five home-state drivers. … Brandon Sheppard has back-to-back Speedweeks victories on six occasions in his career among 24 miniseries victories overall. … Clay Harris of Jupiter, Fla., was in contention for his first Lucas Oil victory when he got into the turn-two wall Thursday at All-Tech while running second. … Speedweeks upstart Justin Weaver of Clear Lake, Md., won a heat and briefly ran second early in Thursday’s All-Tech opener before fading to 19th and retiring after 29 laps.
Up next: Saturday’s Lucas Oil action concludes at All-Tech with a $15,000-to-win Stevie Whitener Memorial finale while Hendry County’s WoO doubleheader finale pays $20,000-to-win in the Swamp Cabbage 100
Next week: Lucas Oil's Speedweeks action shifts to Ocala (Fla.) Speedway on Feb. 24-28.
This Date in Dirt Late Model History: On Feb. 20, 2015, Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., wins the second of three straight WoO events at Volusia en route to a Big Gator trophy at the DIRTcar Nationals.
Speedweeks trivia: What first-time Speedweeks driver in the 1990s held off a persistent Don O’Neal to score a flag-to-flag feature win at Volusia for just his second career Late Model victory? (Answer in Saturday's almanac; Thursday's answer: Reigning SAS champ Mark Miner won his lone Speedweeks event in 1997 at Golden Isles Speedway.)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points
(Through Thursday)
1. Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill. (250)
T2. Devin Moran, Dresden, Ohio (230)
T2. Hudson O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind. (230)
4. Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga. (220)
5. Carson Ferguson, Lincolnton, N.C. (205)
6. Josh Rice, Crittenden, Ky. (200)
7. Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. (195)
8. Brian Shirley, Chatham, Ill. (190)
9. Kyle Bronson, Brandon, Fla. (185)
10. Mark Whitener, Middleburg, Fla. (180)
World of Outlaws Late Model Series points
(Through Saturday)
1. Nick Hoffman, Mooresville, N.C. (1,032)
2. Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill. (1,005)
3. Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y. (994)
4. Tyler Erb, New Waverly, Texas (986)
5. Drake Troutman, Hyndman, Pa. (969)
6. Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa (952)
7. Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, Ill. (938)
8. Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn. (927)
9. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif. (902)
10. Daulton Wilson, Fayetteville, N.C. (896)
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 (Michael Leach)
Feb. 11, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $5,000 (Nick Hoffman)
Feb. 11, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $5,000 (Tyler Erb)
Feb. 12, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000 (Nick Hoffman)
Feb. 13, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000 (Nick Hoffman)
Feb. 14, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $20,000 (Brandon Sheppard)
Feb. 19, Lucas Oil, All-Tech Raceway, Ellisville, Fla., $10,000 (Brandon Sheppard)
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
