BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Recapping the 47th annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park with a list of superlatives from the four World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series programs and one DIRTcar-sanctioned event that were completed at the half-mile track near Daytona Beach (complete Speedweeks coverage):

Best winning driver: Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., waited until the Saturday’s finale to reach victory lane — a win that made his Rocket Chassis house car team a winner of at MORE

GIBSONTON, Fla. — Recapping the 42nd 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: Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga. (pictured) proved he’ll be formidable in 2018 driving for Lance Landers as he won twice — his first triumph with Landers Tuesday and another Friday — and added finishes of fourth (Monday and Wednesday) and MORE

As Brandon Sheppard stood in the pit area of The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., last month accepting congratulatory handshakes and hugs for a dramatic victory in the opening-night Textron Off Road World Finals feature that put a cherry on top of his 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series championship season, his biggest fan — and, often, biggest critic — was a few feet way wearing a smile that matched the one on the 24-year-old racer’s face.

That ecstatic person was MORE