BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Brad Sweet and James McFadden led a Kasey Kahne Racing sweep of the top two spots in Saturday night’s World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Feature at Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals in Barberville, Florida.
Sweet, the defending Series champion, was battling Ian Madsen for the lead on lap 7 when the two got together as they closed quickly on the back of the field. Madsen tried to shoot through an opening on the top side of turn 2, but he ran out of room in the blink of an eye and went for a wild ride that took him out of the race.
Sweet cruised to victory the rest of the way, with McFadden and Daryn Pittman following him across the finish line. Brian Brown was fourth and Logan Schuchart charged from 25th to finish fifth.
The DIRTcar UMP Modified field was split into Saturday and Sunday qualifying features for Monday’s $5,000-to-win Gator Championship event, with Nick Hoffman dominating Saturday’s race for his second victory of the week and the 17th of his career at Volusia Speedway Park. Hoffman powered to a full straightaway lead on the rest of the field and never looked back.
The DIRTcar Nationals continues on Sunday with the final night of World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series action and night two of qualifying for the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds.
For more information, visit DIRTcarNationals.com.
Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL
DIRTcar Nationals – February 8, 2020
WoO Sprint Car Series
1. 49-Brad Sweet
2. 9-James McFadden
3. 83-Daryn Pittman
4. 21-Brian Brown
5. 1S-Logan Schuchart
6. 15-Donny Schatz
7. 2-Carson Macedo
8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild
9. 87-Aaron Reutzel
10. 15H-Sam Hafertepe
11. 5-Brent Marks
12. 26-Cory Eliason
13. 2M-Kerry Madsen
14. 41-Parker Price-Miller
15. 48-Danny Dietrich
16. 7-Shane Stewart
17. 3C-Cale Conley
18. 7S-Jason Sides
19. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss
20. 11K-Kraig Kinser
21. 1A-Jacob Allen
22. 39M-Anthony Macri
23. 57-Kyle Larson
24. 2C-Wayne Johnson
25. 5W-Lucas Wolfe
26. 18-Ian Madsen
27. 14-Tim Shaffer
DIRTcar UMP Modifieds
1. 2-Nick Hoffman
2. 12H-Jason Hughes
3. 49-Brian Ruhlman
4. 3L-Jeff Leka
5. 11H-Spencer Hughes
6. 99-Hunt Gossum
7. 36-Kenny Wallace
8. 12L-Lucas Lee
9. 18L-Michael Long
10. 67-Garret Stewart
11. 5-Curt Spalding
12. 21-Taylor Cook
13. OOD-David Reutimann
14. 11M-Mike McGee
15. 12-Jason Gross
16. 22-Dale Kelley
17. 45J-Johnny Broking
18. 1S-Brian Shaw
19. K19-Will Krup
20. 17TE-Tyler Evans
21. 1-Brenden Rassel
22. 17T-Michael Tarlton
23. 32-Chad Roush
24. O1-Bryce Nichols
25. 22T-Tony Anderson
26. 100-Scott Fritz
27. OO-Buzzie Reutimann
28. 19-Chad Bauer
