Georgia-Florida Speedweeks
Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Almanac (Feb. 25)
By Todd Turner
DirtonDirt managing editor
Wednesday's race: 19th of 30 originally scheduled Super Late Model events from Jan. 22-March 7.
Venue: Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, 3/8-mile tri-oval.
Race details: The Wieland Winternationals on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series continue with another $7,000-to-win non-points event.
Weather forecast: Mainly sunny (7 percent chance of rain). High 72F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. At night, a few clouds (13 percent chance of rain). Low 46F. Winds light and variable.
Who's Hot: Assuredly back in the groove after struggling at Volusia, Tuesday’s Ocala winner Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, has two victories and a runner-up finish in four Lucas Oil Series starts.
Who's Not: Kyle Bronson of Brandon, Fla., continues to miss opportunities for home-state success with a 15th-place finish Monday. He hasn’t been better than ninth in 2026.
DirtonDirt prediction: Rebounding from a Monday miscue in traffic, Brandon Sheppard captures the second round of Ocala’s meet. — Todd Turner
Around the Pits: As expected, Ricky Thornton Jr. and the Koehler Motorsports gang skipped Monday’s non-points event while retooling in Mount Airy, N.C. …. After a pair of fifth-place finishes at All-Tech, Carson Ferguson’s Ocala week got off to a rough start when he smashed the turn-two wall in Monday’s action. … Devin Moran is now tied for second in all-time Speedweeks races at Ocala with 11 top-five finishes.
Up next: Thursday's $10,000-to-win Lucas Oil event at Ocala.
Next week: Four Lucas Oil Series events at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga., on March 4-7.
This Date in Dirt Late Model History: On Feb. 25, 2017, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., wins his 24th and final career Georgia-Florida Speedweeks event in the DIRTcar Nationals final at Volusia. O’Neal’s third-to-first pass on a lap-14 restart led to his first career World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory.
Speedweeks trivia: Who is the lone multiple-race Speedweeks winner at Ocala whose victories haven’t come this century? (Answer in Thursday's almanac; Tuesday's answer: Josh Richards has the most top-fives in Ocala Speedweeks history at 14.)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points
(Through Tuesday)
1. Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga. (690)
2. Hudson O’Neal (685), Martinsville, Ind. (685)
3. Devin Moran, Dresden, Ohio (675)
4. Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill. (650)
T5. Carson Ferguson, Lincolnton, N.C. (575)
T5. Clay Harris, Jupiter, Fla. (575)
7. Josh Rice, Crittenden, Ky. (550)
T8. Cory Hedgecock, Loudon, Tenn. (545)
T8. Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. (545)
T10. Garrett Alberson, Las Cruces, N.M. (535)
T10. Brian Shirley, Chatham, Ill. (535)
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 (Devin Moran)
Feb. 20, WoO, Hendry County Motorsports Park, Clewiston, Fla., $12,000 (Bobby Pierce)
Feb. 21, Lucas Oil, All-Tech Raceway, Ellisville, Fla., $15,000 (Hudson O’Neal)
Feb. 21, WoO, Hendry County Motorsports Park, Clewiston, Fla., $20,000 (Nick Hoffman)
Feb. 24, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $7,000 (Devin Moran)
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
