GEORGETOWN, Del. — The search for probably the most prestigious title in Large Block Modified racing begins this weekend, because the Tremendous DIRTcar Sequence kicks off its season.
Saturday’s Delaware Diamond 50 is the primary of two stops at Georgetown Speedway on this season. Drivers will battle in a 50-lap characteristic, with one driver gaining early-season momentum towards a championship.
Becoming a member of the Tremendous DIRTcar Sequence this weekend are the monitor’s Sportsman, Delmarva Charger, Delaware Tremendous Truck and Little Lincoln divisions.
Title Protection Begins
For the second straight season, everybody on the Tremendous DIRTcar Sequence is attempting to knock reigning champion Mat Williamson off his throne.
The St. Catharines, Ontario, driver gained his third collection title final November, and enters the season with momentum after incomes his third Large Gator trophy at Federated Auto Elements DIRTcar Nationals.
“Cash Mat” earned a victory at Georgetown in 2022 and completed fourth when the collection visited in November. If he can get a second win on the monitor on Saturday, it’ll be his collection triumph, tying him with Bob McCreadie for seventh on the all-time wins checklist.
Payne & Sears
In final yr’s Delaware Diamond at Georgetown, followers had been handled to an epic battle between Tim Sears Jr. and have winner Alex Payne. Each drivers are returning to Tremendous DIRTcar Sequence competitors in 2026 and goal to have a robust begin to the season at a spot the place they’ve had success.
Payne’s win in 2025 was his second victory of the season, a complete he’d add to 1 week later at The Dust Monitor at Charlotte. The Hopewell, N.Y., driver has made two begins on the “First State” facility, ending fourth on the opening night time of Mid-Atlantic Championship weekend.
Sears, in the meantime, earned his runner-up end in his solely begin on the monitor.
Blasting Off
Final season, Alex Yankowski’s second-place end at New Egypt Speedway paved the best way towards his second-place end within the standings.
The Covington Township, Pa., driver has three victories at Georgetown in his profession, together with the opening night time of Mid-Atlantic Championship weekend final season. He has two different wins on the facility, together with eight podium finishes.
Yankowski enters the yr with 4 Tremendous DIRTcar Sequence wins after triumphs at Can-Am Speedway and Volusia Speedway Park in 2025.
Tremendous Begin?
Ten-time champion Matt Sheppard returns to the Tremendous DIRTcar Sequence in quest of a report eleventh championship in 2026, and his quest begins at a spot he’s discovered previous success.
The Savannah, N.Y., driver has 4 profession victories on the monitor, along with his final coming in August of 2024. He additionally has 11 podium finishes there. In two Tremendous DIRTcar Sequence begins on the monitor, he’s completed seventh and fifteenth.
A win by “Tremendous Matt” this weekend can be his 104th collection victory, as he continues his chase to catch Brett Hearn on the high of the collection all-time wins checklist (141).
Spoiling The Social gathering
Whereas the Tremendous DIRTcar Sequence regulars are all looking for a win within the battle for the championship, there are many drivers invading Georgetown who’re chasing the checkered flag this weekend. That begins with two drivers who’ve already reached victory lane this season – Stewart Friesen and Larry Wight.
Friesen outdueled Felix Roy to win the season’s opening night time characteristic at DIRTcar Nationals, whereas Wight gained the finale at Volusia, giving him extra wins than every other driver in Modified racing this season (4).
Wight has but to win a characteristic at Georgetown, however had a sixth-place end on the monitor in 2020. Friesen, in the meantime, has gained eight instances at Georgetown, his final victory coming throughout Mid-Atlantic Championship weekend in 2024.
Together with these two, 17-year-old Logan Watt can be aiming to take this weekend’s $7,500 prize. The race is a couple of yr faraway from his finest Tremendous DIRTcar Sequence end, a 3rd at New Egypt Speedway to kick off the 2025 championship season.
