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

Heading into Wednesday’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series event at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., Jonathan Davenport had a chance to join some elite company. Well, because Davenport is a World 100 winner and a champion on a national touring series, he actually had a chance to join some of the same old foes he's already been mingling with, but in yet another unique category.

The Blairsville, Ga., driver had already won three races during the 2018 Georgia-Florida 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

If Arizona’s January miniseries could be considered the Cactus League of Dirt Late Model Racing, then Georgia-Florida Speedweeks is as close to the Grapefruit League as we’re gonna get. We don’t have a preseason, but more and more as of late, teams are doing all they can to get track time before the season-long grind begins.

As we get ready to head South in anticipation of another Georgia-Florida Speedweeks — Super Late Model action kicks off with the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series MORE