GIBSONTON, Fla. — Recapping the 44th 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: Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., was the star of the Winternationals, winning three features — Tuesday’s 30-lapper (worth $5,000), Thursday’s 40-lapper ($7,000) and Saturday’s 50-lapper ($12,000) — and adding two third-place finishes. MORE

Thanks to a rash of rainouts, the 2019 Hell Tour wasn’t quite as hellish as usual in 2019. But while the loss of several events to weather reduced the length of the DIRT Summer Nationals — 18 points races at 17 tracks in four states were completed over 32 days — and the longest continuous stretch of racing was a modest five nights in a row, attending every show was still a test of dedication and willpower. | Slideshow | Complete Summer Nationals coverage

This year the group of diehards on MORE

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Recapping the 48th annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park with a list of superlatives from the four World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series programs and one DIRTcar-sanctioned event that were completed at the D-shaped track near Daytona Beach (complete Speedweeks coverage):

Best driver: Without a doubt it’s Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., who became the first driver in the long history of the DIRTcar Nationals to win four consecutive MORE