Feb. 5

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Jesse Stovall opened the UMP DIRTcar open-wheel modified portion of the 37th annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals with a convincing victory Feb. 5 at Volusia Speedway Park.
The Show-Me-State standout blasted from the fifth starting spot to the lead in a single lap and never looked back in the 20-lap feature. He wasn’t seriously challenged en route to earning $1,000 for his first triumph at the half-mile oval.
“It’s been a dream for me to even get to come down here, and to win a race on the first night is unreal, I’m beside myself,” Stovall said.
Outside polesitter Tim Hancock finished a half-straightaway behind the winner in second after holding off a late charge by Jason Miller. Ken Schrader and Mike Spatola filled the top five.
The finish:
Jesse Stovall, Tim Hancock, Jason Miller, Ken Schrader, Mike Spatola, Tommie Seets, Jr., Dave Hess, Jr., Bob Gierke, Jared Landers, David McWilliams, Kenny Gaddis, Jeff Mathews, Wayne Troseth, Charlie McNichol, Brian Strand, Bruce Takach, Austin Dillon, Julie McDermid, Ralph Groomer, George Catanzano, Kenny Wallace, Kurt Allison, Jon Henry, Kent Robinson.

Feb. 6

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Scott Drake kept the spotlight on the Show-Me- State during the 37th annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals with a victory in Wednesday night’s 20-lap UMP DIRTcar modified feature at Volusia Speedway Park.
The Webb City, Mo., veteran became the second Missouri driver in as many nights to bag a $1,000 triumph at the half-mile oval, following in the tire tracks of his teammate, Jesse Stovall.
Drake, a 36-year-old who spends the majority of his time racing a dirt late model throughout the Midwest, advanced from the fifth starting spot to grab the lead from polesitter Mike Spatola on lap eight.
Jared Landers finished second with Ken Schrader, Spatola and Austin Dillon rounding out the top five.
Seventy cars were entered in the evening’s action.
The finish:
Scott Drake, Jared Landers, Ken Schrader, Mike Spatola, Austin Dillon, Kent Robinson, Tommie Seets, Jr., Scott Green, Bob Gierke, Bruce Takach, Jake Hawkins, George Catanzano, Jason Miller, Tim Hancock, Jason Schill, Kenny Wallace, Kevin Adams, Derek Groomer, Dave Hess, Jr., Justin Houston, Jon Henry, Ralph Groomer, Tom Seets, Sr., Dale Mathison.

Thursday

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Jared Landers registered a flag-to-flag victory in Thursday night’s 20-lap UMP DIRTcar modified feature during the 37th annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park.
Driving a Mullins-powered Shaw car that sports sponsorship from Mark Martin Ford, Landers led every lap en route to the $1,000 top prize.
He finished a half-straightaway ahead of Dave Hess, Jr., who started 13th. Brad Waits was third, with Scott Drake fourth.
Series point-leader Ken Schrader charged from the rear of the B main after missing hot laps and heat races because of a commitment at NASCAR media day at Daytona Int’l Speedway. He started 23rd in the feature and finished fifth.
The finish:
Jared Landers, Dave Hess, Jr., Brad Waits, Scott Drake, Ken Schrader, Tim Hancock, Alan Mondus, Jason Miller, Kent Robinson, Austin Dillon, Kenny Gaddis, Scott Green, Kevin Adams, Mike Spatola, George Catanzano, Scotty Kincaid, Jon Henry, Todd Sherman, Derek Groomer, Bill Davis, Kurt Allison, Jake Hawkins, Corky Thomas, Kenny Wallace.

Friday

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Jared Landers is looking like a potential champion of the 37th annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals.
The 25-year-old Batesville, Ark., standout assumed the point lead halfway through the eight-event UMP DIRTcar Modified meet at Volusia Speedway Park, rolling to his second- straight victory Friday night at the half-mile dirt track.
Landers rocketed forward from the sixth starting spot to grab the lead from Jason Schill on lap three. He dominated the remainder of the distance, cruising to a comfortable half-straightaway victory.
Schill settled for second. Opening-night winner Jesse Stovall, who failed to qualify the previous two nights, advanced from ninth to place third, followed by Alan Mondus and Joey Jensen.
The finish:
Jared Landers, Jason Schill, Jesse Stovall, Alan Mondus, Joey Jensen, Kenny Gaddis, Kevin Adams, Scott Drake, Tim Hancock, Kenny Wallace, Ken Schrader, Austin Dillon, Bruce Takash, Tom Seets, Sr., Bob Gierke, Corkey Thomas, Justin Houston, Jake Hawkins, Brian Strand, Julie McDermid, Kent Robinson, Todd Sherman, Terry Hull, Ben Ledgerwood.

Saturday

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Twenty-four hours after a crash left him a non-qualifier, Dave Hess, Jr. roared back to win Saturday night’s 20-lap UMP DIRTcar modified feature during the 37th annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park.
Hess raced off the pole to lead the race’s entire distance. He pocketed $1,500 for his first career win at the half-mile clay oval.
There was an anxious moment for Hess, however, in the event’s final moments. He received an outside challenge from Wayne Troseth with the white flag flying, but Troseth lost traction and fell to seventh.
Scott Drake came on to finish second, with Julie McDermid, Jesse Stovall and Jeff Mathews following.
A week-high total of 83 cars competed on Saturday night.
The finish:
Dave Hess, Jr., Scott Drake, Julie McDermid, Jesse Stovall, Jeff Mathews, Tommie Seets, Jr., Wayne Troseth, Austin Dillon, Brad Waits, Brian Ruhlman, Denny Schwartz, Randle Sweeney, Mike Spatola, Wayne Hammond, Devin Gilpin, Dale Mathison, Joey Jensen, Lou Krushansky, Richard Michael, Bill Davis, Jason Miller, Bub Patrick, Brian Strand, Scott Green, Kenny Gaddis, Corky Thomas, Shane Sabraski, Kent Robinson.

Sunday

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Tim Hancock scored a hard-fought victory in Sunday night’s 20-lap UMP DIRTcar modified feature during the 37th annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park.
Though Hancock started from the pole, he fell back to third at the initial green flag and had to battle back to the front. He finally secured the lead with a lap-11 restart pass by Mike Spatola.
Hancock earned $1,500, with Tommie Seets, Jr. charging from 12th to finish second. Jason Miller romped from 16th to third, with George Catanzano and Ken Schrader rounding out the top five.
The finish:
Tim Hancock, Tommie Seets, Jr., Jason Miller, George Catanzano, Ken Schrader, Denny Schwartz, Lou Krushansky, Alan Mondus, Mike Spatola, Devin Gilpin, Jared Landers, Kenny Johnson, Austin Dillon, Jeff Leka, Dale Mathison, Wayne Troseth, Brian Ruhlman, Rob Fuqua, Mike Potosky, Julie McDermid, Shane Sabraski, Dave Groves, Brian Strand, David Cain, Joey Jensen, Scott Drake, Cory Sekerson, Bob Gierke.