CONCORD, N.C. — DIRTcar’s annual UMP Modified Florida Speedweeks returns in 2026 with an 11-race tour via January and February within the coronary heart of the “Sunshine State.”
The statewide keep will start at Hendry County Motorsports Park on Friday, Jan. 23, and finishes with the Federated Auto Components DIRTcar Nationals Gator Championship finale on Saturday, Feb. 7.
An total factors tally between Hendry County and Volusia County shall be maintained all through the three weeks of racing, with checks being distributed via the top-10 in Speedweeks standings.
Hendry County, a third-mile bullring positioned southwest of Lake Okeechobee, welcomes the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds to the power for his or her Speedweeks debut. The Modifieds will battle between Friday and Saturday, Jan. 23-24, with Friday’s Function awarding $2,500 to the winner, and Saturday’s finale paying $5,000-to-win, laying the groundwork for 9 nights of motion at Volusia Speedway Park.
Much like the 2025 version of DIRTcar Nationals, the UMP Modifieds start the primary three days at Volusia Speedway Park alongside the American Dash Automobile Sequence, Jan. 29-31. They’ll run a Function every night time with a greater than $22,000 purse for the weekend. Every night time will rely towards the Speedweeks standings.
Then, the UMP Modifieds will compete for 3 main titles in a single week. Racing Monday to Saturday, Feb. 2-7, Modified drivers will gather factors towards the DIRTcar Nationals Huge Gator Championship and the Speedweeks title. Monday via Friday, there shall be six 20-lap Modified Encompasses a night time, every paying $1,000 to the winner.
Friday’s six options – lined up by Huge Gator factors – will lock within the first 18 drivers into Saturday’s 30-lap, $5,000-to-win Gator Championship finale. Saturday’s finale will award a Huge Gator trophy to the Gator Championship Function winner, a Huge Gator trophy to the general Huge Gator factors champion, and crown the 2026 Speedweeks champion.
An total factors tally shall be saved all through all three weeks, awarding a $3,000 bonus test to the Speedweeks champion, along with checks for every of the top-10 within the ultimate factors standings. The highest three in Huge Gator Championship factors may also earn bonus checks, with the champion getting $2,000, second getting $1,000, and third getting $500.
Within the 2025 version, Kyle Strickler scored the general Speedweeks title for a second consecutive season, whereas Watervliet, MI’s Curt Spalding took each the Gator Championship Function and the general Huge Gator title for the primary time. They are going to be challenged in 2026 by the highest divisional stars, together with DIRTcar UMP Modified nationwide champion Cole Falloway, five-time Golden Gator winner Kenny Wallace, and Volusia UMP Modified champion Jason Garver.
