The release of the upcoming season’s schedule by either of the national tours always produces plenty of conversation. It’s an annual occurrence for everybody in the Dirt Late Model world to dive in and offer their hot takes on what’s to come.

With Wednesday’s announcement by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series of a record-breaking 2022 calendar of events — 65 features at 35 tracks in 18 states — and a significant increase in the points fund ($150,000 to the champion and more than a MORE

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Recapping the 50th annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park with a list of superlatives from the three World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series programs and two DIRTcar-sanctioned events contested at the half-mile oval near Daytona Beach (complete Speedweeks coverage):

Best driver: Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, who enjoyed arguably the best week of his racing career. The 26-year-old driver of fellow Ohioan Tye Twarog’s No. 9 not only won for the first time at MORE

GIBSONTON, Fla. — Recapping the 45th annual Wrisco Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park with a list of superlatives from six Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events at the third-mile oval near Tampa (complete Speedweeks coverage):

Best driver: Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., scored his lone win in Friday’s 50-lap feature, but the $12,000 score clinched his status as the week’s most consistently fast and steady entrant. The 29-year-old Wells Motorsports chauffeur was the only competitor MORE