Georgia-Florida Speedweeks
Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Almanac (Feb. 6)
By Todd Turner
DirtonDirt managing editor
Friday's race: Fifth of 30 originally scheduled Super Late Model events from Jan. 22-March 7.
Venue: Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga.
Race details: The second of three scheduled Winter Freeze events on Ray Cook's Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series pays $10,000-to-win (Thursday’s $5,000-to-win opener was cancelled by weather.)
Weather forecast: Sunny today with high near 60F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph; Clear skies at night with Low 38F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Who's Hot: Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., last week’s Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series winner at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga., who lists Screven among his favorite tracks.
Who's Not: Garrett Smith of Eatonton, Ga., who makes his 2026 debut after closing the ’25 campaign with just a single top-five finish in his last 17 starts.
DirtonDirt prediction: Brandon Overton captures the opener for his first back-to-back victories since March 2024 — Todd Turner
Around the Pits: Continued cold and wet weather forced the cancellation of Thursday’s opener. … Screven has completed at least one Winter Freeze event all but three seasons (2014, '18 and ‘21) going back to 2012. … Brandon Overton and Shane Clanton are tied atop the list of winningest Winter Freeze drivers with four victories apiece. … Three drivers have won two Winter Freeze races: Ross Bailes, Rick Eckert and Josh Richards.
Up next: Saturday’s $25,000-to-win Southern All Star event at Screven’s Winter Freeze finale.
Next week: Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals on Feb. 9-14 includes three nights of DIRTcar action and three nights of World of Outlaws Late Model Series competition.
This Date in Dirt Late Model History: On Feb. 6, 1997, home-track star Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, Fla., started 11th and took the lead on the fifth lap of a crash-filled feature at East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Fla., for a $3,000 Winternationals victory.
Speedweeks trivia: What unheralded, second-year Dirt Late Model racer won a pair of Speedweeks events and finished second in Winternationals points in 1981? (Answer in Saturday's almanac; Thursday’s answer for 1997 East Bay finale winner: Booper Bare).
Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series point standings
(Final 2025 standings)
1. Billy Franklin, Calera, Ala. (3,304)
2. Ronnie Johnson, Chattanooga, Tenn. (3,220)
3. Kendall Franklin, Calera, Ala. (3,196)
4. Michael Luna, Sparta, Tenn. (3,050)
5. Dillon Tidmore, Gadsden, Ala. (2,205)
6. Josh Henry, Newport, Tenn. (2,127)
7. Joe Denby, Tullahoma, Tenn. (1,912)
8. Will Hicks, Cleveland, Tenn. (1,696)
9. Jordon Horton, Sneedville, Tenn. (1,657)
10. David Payne, Murphy, N.C. (1,428)
Georgia-Florida Speedweeks schedule/results
January
Date, sanction, track, location, winning purse (winner)
Jan. 22, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000 (Chris Madden)
Jan. 23, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000 (Hudson O’Neal)
Jan. 24, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $20,000 (Tim McCreadie)
Jan. 30, Hunt the Front, Needmore Speedway, Norman Park, Ga., $10,000 (Brandon Overton)
Jan. 31, Hunt the Front, Needmore Speedway, Norman Park, Ga., $10,000 (cancelled)
February
Feb. 2, Hunt the Front, Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway, $10,000 (cancelled)
Feb. 3, Hunt the Front, Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway, $10,000 (cancelled)
Feb. 5, Southern All Stars, Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, Ga., $5,000 (cancelled)
Feb. 6, Southern All Stars, Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, Ga., $10,000
Feb. 7, Southern All Stars, Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, Ga., $25,000
Feb. 9, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $7,000
Feb. 10, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $7,000
Feb. 11, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $5,000 (semifeature)
Feb. 11, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $5,000 (semifeature)
Feb. 11, DIRTcar Supers, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $5,000 (semifeature)
Feb. 12, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000
Feb. 13, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $12,000
Feb. 14, WoO, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla., $20,000
Feb. 19, Lucas Oil, All-Tech Raceway, Ellisville, Fla., $10,000
Feb. 20, Lucas Oil, All-Tech Raceway, Ellisville, Fla., $12,000
Feb. 20, WoO, Hendry County Motorsports Park, Clewiston, Fla., $12,000
Feb. 21, Lucas Oil, All-Tech Raceway, Ellisville, Fla., $15,000
Feb. 21, WoO, Hendry County Motorsports Park, Clewiston, Fla., $20,000
Feb. 24, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $7,000
Feb. 25, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $7,000
Feb. 26, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $10,000
Feb. 27, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $12,000
Feb. 28, Lucas Oil, Ocala (Fla.) Speedway, $25,000
March
March 4, Lucas Oil, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Ga., $7,000
March 5, Lucas Oil, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Ga., $10,000
March 6, Lucas Oil, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Ga., $12,000
March 7, Lucas Oil, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Ga., $25,000
