FondaFan16 1,560 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 There was a discussion in the DTD Tv chat regarding the confirmed drivers, so I figured I'd break it out into it's own thread so people can easily search. Here are the list of confirmed drivers by the STSS as of this morning: Modifieds: Mike Mahaney Nick Petrilak Max McLaughlin Peter Britten Scott Ferrier Mike Gular Kyle Weiss Kenny Hammond Tyler Dippel Danny Creeden Matt Sheppard Danny Hieber Andy Bachetti JR Hurlburt Billy Pauch Jr Rob Pitcher Tim Buckwalter Rusty Smith Chris Ostrowsky Jeremy Smith HJ Bunting Billy Decker Ron Cartwright Jr David Schilling Jacob Dgien Anthony Perrego Joseph Watson Cale Ross Brandon Hightower Erick Rudolph Stewart Friesen Michael Maresca James Hill Brett Haas JR Heffner Danny Bouc Matt Stangle Tyler Siri Jordan Siri Danny Johnson Jimmy Horton 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WheelsUpHammerDown10 1,672 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, FondaFan16 said: There was a discussion in the DTD Tv chat regarding the confirmed drivers, so I figured I'd break it out into it's own thread so people can easily search. Here are the list of confirmed drivers by the STSS as of this morning: Modifieds: Mike Mahaney Nick Petrilak Max McLaughlin Peter Britten Scott Ferrier Mike Gular Kyle Weiss Kenny Hammond Tyler Dippel Danny Creeden Matt Sheppard Danny Hieber Andy Bachetti JR Hurlburt Billy Pauch Jr Rob Pitcher Tim Buckwalter Rusty Smith Chris Ostrowsky Jeremy Smith HJ Bunting Billy Decker Ron Cartwright Jr David Schilling Jacob Dgien Anthony Perrego Joseph Watson Cale Ross Brandon Hightower Erick Rudolph Stewart Friesen Michael Maresca James Hill Brett Haas Pretty stout and diverse list of names. Looking forward to following along with the action next week! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KB19 1,044 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Hasn't been confirmed but I believe the Siri team is heading down as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FondaFan16 1,560 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Announced JR Heffner would be there tonight as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dirtracefan25 71 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 You can add Danny Bouc to the list as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FondaFan16 1,560 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Matt Stangle confirmed this morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FondaFan16 1,560 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Tyler Siri, Jordan Siri and Danny Johnson all confirmed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FondaFan16 1,560 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Jimmy Horton confirmed... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rmitchell 626 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 40+ modifieds is a great turnout 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WheelsUpHammerDown10 1,672 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 21 minutes ago, Rmitchell said: 40+ modifieds is a great turnout Brett does a terrific job recruiting cars to his shows in remote areas for big block/small block modified popularity. Hope they have a good swing and then some of the guy stick around for DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia. Looks like there are 10 or 11 days between the two though right? So i would imagine, most if not all will head home and then would have to come back? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leroy 5,335 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 hours ago, WheelsUpHammerDown10 said: Brett does a terrific job recruiting cars to his shows in remote areas for big block/small block modified popularity. Hope they have a good swing and then some of the guy stick around for DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia. Looks like there are 10 or 11 days between the two though right? So i would imagine, most if not all will head home and then would have to come back? That would be nuts to go home and come back IMO. It is a two day ride each way.?(for me it is anyway). So to do that then you are home for six days and drive back? Maybe I am wrong. But I think anyone planning on doing both series is staying Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WheelsUpHammerDown10 1,672 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 36 minutes ago, leroy said: That would be nuts to go home and come back IMO. It is a two day ride each way.?(for me it is anyway). So to do that then you are home for six days and drive back? Maybe I am wrong. But I think anyone planning on doing both series is staying Just feel like 3 weeks down there would be awfully costly, but given the quarantine requirements for NY, maybe they do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leroy 5,335 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 35 minutes ago, WheelsUpHammerDown10 said: Just feel like 3 weeks down there would be awfully costly, but given the quarantine requirements for NY, maybe they do. I figure traveling 1000 plus miles four times instead of two would be a wash with staying an extra week? How many do camping vs hotel? I really do not know. Maybe one or two guys stay and watch the equipment? Others on team fly back n forth? The quarantine BS I believe to be a non issue for most. Many race teams and fans have already proven that this past season Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RJO 729 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 3 hours ago, WheelsUpHammerDown10 said: Just feel like 3 weeks down there would be awfully costly, but given the quarantine requirements for NY, maybe they do. Last time I went to Florida for racing it was just short of three weeks and I stayed in hotels. It isn’t cheap and they know when you are coming and rates change for those weeks. But its the only vacation some people take all year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRKLEEN 420 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Can't wait to get to Bubba's for the Saturday night finale ... looks like its gonna be a great field!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GoFast39Fan 309 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 15 hours ago, leroy said: That would be nuts to go home and come back IMO. It is a two day ride each way.?(for me it is anyway). So to do that then you are home for six days and drive back? Maybe I am wrong. But I think anyone planning on doing both series is staying I watched Mahaney's vlog with Mandie and he is coming back north and then going back for Volusia. The thing is STSS alot are running the open small block so that car is not able to run Volusia and with American Racers they have to unload and reload with Hoosiers for Volusia. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FondaFan16 1,560 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 23 minutes ago, GoFast39Fan said: I watched Mahaney's vlog with Mandie and he is coming back north and then going back for Volusia. The thing is STSS alot are running the open small block so that car is not able to run Volusia and with American Racers they have to unload and reload with Hoosiers for Volusia. That's surprising that he's heading back north then back to Florida, but if you don't have a crew available to swap out a motor and space in the hauler to carry the extra tires then I certainly get it. I wonder if they are bringing stuff down to the Pauch shop to swap there... If they can do that it would save them time on the road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle tom 401 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Does anyone know if Max McLaughlin will be in the Norm Hansel 357 car down in Ocala ? I believe Danny Bouc will be in the Pondish 6. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matt_s86 449 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 40 minutes ago, Uncle tom said: Does anyone know if Max McLaughlin will be in the Norm Hansel 357 car down in Ocala ? Pic on Facebook shows the Sweeteners Plus ride ready for STSS action Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GoFast39Fan 309 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 1/22/2021 at 9:09 AM, FondaFan16 said: That's surprising that he's heading back north then back to Florida, but if you don't have a crew available to swap out a motor and space in the hauler to carry the extra tires then I certainly get it. I wonder if they are bringing stuff down to the Pauch shop to swap there... If they can do that it would save them time on the road. Listened to it again. Not so sure mahaney is running the dirtcar races at Volusia. Might just be running Deyo races 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
klempa 3 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 1/22/2021 at 8:43 AM, GoFast39Fan said: I watched Mahaney's vlog with Mandie and he is coming back north and then going back for Volusia. The thing is STSS alot are running the open small block so that car is not able to run Volusia and with American Racers they have to unload and reload with Hoosiers for Volusia. Beginner question here... So the “open” small blocks are not legal for the big block super DIRTCar series? Or did you mean that they aren’t legal for the DIRTCar 358 series? Regarding the tires, do teams go through enough sets on a 4-5 day race weekend that they couldn’t bring both Hoosier and American Racer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
premiumdiesel 307 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 You can only run Hoosier tires at DIRTcar events and VP fuel. Traditional 358's would have to weigh what a big block weighs and you would get eaten alive if track were to be heavy. There is no love from DIRTcar for STSS. Completely different rules for engines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
premiumdiesel 307 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/22/2021 at 9:09 AM, FondaFan16 said: That's surprising that he's heading back north then back to Florida, but if you don't have a crew available to swap out a motor and space in the hauler to carry the extra tires then I certainly get it. I wonder if they are bringing stuff down to the Pauch shop to swap there... If they can do that it would save them time on the road. when your car owner has 2 car dealerships money isn't an issue for diesel fuel and tolls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KB19 1,044 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 To further answer your question, the big small blocks are not legal at DIRTcar events. 358 motors are legal on all tours (but DIRT legal 358s definitely aren't the engine of choice outside of the 358 DIRTcar Series itself) Saw Eric Williams is heading down, haven't seen his name confirmed on here, yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
klempa 3 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 PremiumDiesel and KB19 thank you for the information! So when a driver like Mike Mahaney or Stewart Friesen runs both STSS and SDS, he has 2 separate cars? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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