Georgia-Florida Speedweeks
Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Almanac (Feb. 26)
By Todd Turner
DirtonDirt managing editor
Thursday's race: 20th 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 shift to points events with a $10,000-to-win program.
Weather forecast: Intervals of clouds and sunshine (7 percent chance of precipitation). High around 80F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph; at night, partly cloudy skies (9 percent chance of precipitation). Low 54F. Winds light and variable.
Who's Hot: Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., has been fourth or better in all five Lucas Oil Series events in 2026.
Who's Not: Dillon McCowan of Urbana, Mo., who has a single top-10 finish at Speedweeks.
DirtonDirt prediction: Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., makes his presence known with a podium run in his first Speedweeks competition of 2026. — Todd Turner
Around the Pits: The Rocket Chassis house car has a whopping 26 top-five finishes during Speedweeks at Ocala Speedway (14 for Josh Richards, a dozen for Brandon Sheppard). … Kyle Bronson, who fell out of the lead Wednesday with rear-end failure, is still looking for his first Lucas Oil Series victory in five seasons and his first top-five of any kind since Nov. 2.
Up next: Friday's $12,000-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. 26, 1972, Eddie MacDonald Jr. captured the Speedweeks finale in Jacksonville, Fla. MacDonald, the Tifton, Ga., resident who died in 2018, was inducted into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2004.
Speedweeks trivia: When Rick Eckert won 2012’s WoO finale at Ocala, what driver ended up in the backstretch wall after contact with Eckert while trying to make a last-lap pass? (Answer in Friday's almanac; Wednesday’s answer: Jeff Purvis is the lone multiple-race Speedweeks winner at Ocala prior to 2000.)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points
(Through Wednesday)
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 (Brandon Sheppard)
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
