Georgia-Florida Speedweeks
Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Almanac (Feb. 28)
By Todd Turner
DirtonDirt managing editor
Saturday's race: 21st 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 wraps up with the $25,000-to-win finale after Friday’s rainout.
Weather forecast: Cloudy during daytime with stray shower or thunderstorm possible (15 percent chance(. High around 70F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph; A few clouds into nighttime (9 percent chance of rain). Low 51F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
Who's Hot: Thursday winner Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., Super Late Model racing’s winningest driver of 2026 with six victories.
Who's Not: Garrett Alberson’s uneven 2026 start continues with an early demise Thursday as the Las Cruces, N.M., driver has a single top-five in Lucas Oil Series action.
DirtonDirt prediction: Jonathan Davenport rebounds from Thursday's first-lap disaster for a Saturday victory at Ocala. — Todd Turner
Around the Pits: Friday’s rainout marked the fifth weather-halted Speedweeks race after one Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series event at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga., and two at Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway were scrapped along with a Southern All Stars event at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. … With his fourth Speedweeks victory on Thursday, Hudson O’Neal has bagged four miniseries events three times in four seasons. The last driver to pull off the feat: Brandon Sheppard (2019-2022). … Last season’s Speedweeks winners looking for a 2026 win: Tyler Bruening, Ryan Gustin, Garrett Alberson, Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Casey Roberts and Cody Overton.
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. 28, 2004, Bobby Hogge IV of Salinas, Calif., earned $1,500 in the CarQuest Invitational at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. Billy Griffin led 11 of the first 15 laps before mechanical woes forced him out and leader Phil Barrow retired on the ninth lap with a flat tire.
Speedweeks trivia: What driver, among the winningest in Georgia-Speedweeks history, made his last career Speedweeks start in the division in the C.J Rayburn house car? (Answer in Wednesday's almanac; Friday's answer: Frank Heckenast Jr. won his lone career Speedweeks event in 2015 at Ocala with his first national touring victory coming a few months after taking WoO’s Rookie of the Year honors.)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points
(Through Thursday)
1. Hudson O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind. (935)
2. Devin Moran, Dresden, Ohio (905)
3. Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga. (890)
4. Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill. (790)
5. Carson Ferguson, Lincolnton, N.C. (770)
6. Clay Harris, Jupiter, Fla. (740)
7. Kyle Bronson, Brandon, Fla. (730)
T8. Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz. (705)
T8. Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. (705)
10. Josh Rice, Union, Ky. (700)
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 (Hudson O'Neal)
Feb. 27, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $12,000 (rained out)
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
