BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Recapping the 44th annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park with a list of superlatives from two UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned events and three World of Outlaws Late Model Series shows at the half-mile oval (complete Speedweeks coverage):

Best driver: Without a doubt, it was Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga. The superlatives surrounding the 39-year-old driver’s 2015 DIRTcar Nationals performance could fill a volume all its own, but the basic fact is this: he won four of the MORE

OCALA, Fla. — Recapping the fourth annual Bubba Army Winternationals at Bubba Raceway Park with a list of superlatives from one UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned event and two World of Outlaws Late Model Series shows at the 3/8-mile trioval (complete Speedweeks coverage):

Best driver: Josh Richards, of course. Proving that he didn’t lose a step while sitting out most of the 2014 season with nerve problems in his hands, the 26-year-old star from Shinnston, W.Va., contended for victory in all three races. MORE

GIBSONTON, Fla. — Recapping the 39th annual Winternationals at East Bay Raceway 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: Who else? Winningest Winternationals driver Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., who won three races and posted five top-five finishes, increasing his East Bay victory total to 36. He owns an unprecedented six multiple-victory weeks at East Bay: 1986, ’90, ’91, MORE

Recapping the Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway with a list of superlatives from the three Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series programs at the 4/10-mile oval near Brunswick, Ga. (complete Speedweeks coverage):

Fastest driver: Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., who three times set fast time and — provided his car wasn’t overheating or leaning on a broken right-front suspension — clearly was the driver to beat all weekend. Nevertheless, he didn’t find glory until MORE

It’s a harsh reality.

Racers throughout middle America and the Northeast have noticed something that happens with unfailing consistency: winter. By February much of the nation is locked into a deep freeze, making outdoor racing an impossible notion. | Complete Speedweeks coverage

There was a time when racers spent the winter indoors, leisurely working on their stuff and counting the days until spring. The idea of racing in February was farfetched to say the least, so competitors and fans simply MORE