DIRTcar’s annual UMP Modified Florida Speedweeks returns in 2026 with an 11-race tour through January and February in the heart of the “Sunshine State.”
The statewide stay will begin at Hendry County Motorsports Park on Friday, Jan. 23, and finishes with the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals Gator Championship finale on Saturday, Feb. 7.
An overall points tally between Hendry County and Volusia County will be maintained throughout the three weeks of racing, with checks being distributed through the top-10 in Speedweeks standings.
Hendry County, a 1/3-mile bullring located southwest of Lake Okeechobee, welcomes the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds to the facility for their Speedweeks debut. The Modifieds will battle between Friday and Saturday, Jan. 23-24, with Friday’s Feature awarding $2,500 to the winner, and Saturday’s finale paying $5,000-to-win, laying the groundwork for nine nights of action at Volusia Speedway Park.
Similar to the 2025 edition of DIRTcar Nationals, the UMP Modifieds begin the first three days at Volusia Speedway Park alongside the American Sprint Car Series, Jan. 29-31. They’ll run a Feature each night with a more than $22,000 purse for the weekend. Each night will count toward the Speedweeks standings.
Then, the UMP Modifieds will compete for three major titles in one week. Racing Monday to Saturday, Feb. 2-7, Modified drivers will collect points toward the DIRTcar Nationals Big Gator Championship and the Speedweeks title. Monday through Friday, there will be six 20-lap Modified Features a night, each paying $1,000 to the winner.
Friday’s six Features – lined up by Big Gator points – will lock in the first 18 drivers into Saturday’s 30-lap, $5,000-to-win Gator Championship finale. Saturday’s finale will award a Big Gator trophy to the Gator Championship Feature winner, a Big Gator trophy to the overall Big Gator points champion, and crown the 2026 Speedweeks champion.
An overall points tally will be kept throughout all three weeks, awarding a $3,000 bonus check to the Speedweeks champion, in addition to checks for each of the top-10 in the final points standings. The top three in Big Gator Championship points will also earn bonus checks, with the champion getting $2,000, second getting $1,000, and third getting $500.
In the 2025 edition, Kyle Strickler scored the overall Speedweeks title for a second consecutive season, while Watervliet, MI’s Curt Spalding took both the Gator Championship Feature and the overall Big Gator title for the first time. They will be challenged in 2026 by the top divisional stars, including DIRTcar UMP Modified national champion Cole Falloway, five-time Golden Gator winner Kenny Wallace, and Volusia UMP Modified champion Jason Garver.
For more information on UMP Modified Florida Speedweeks and the 55th Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, CLICK HERE.
If you can’t make it to Volusia Speedway Park, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.
DIRTcar UMP Modified Florida Speedweeks Champions
2025 – Kyle Strickler
2024 – Kyle Strickler
2023 – Lucas Lee
2022 – Lucas Lee
2021 – Jason Hughes
2020 – Tyler Nicely
2019 – Lucas Lee
DIRTcar UMP Modified Big Gator Champions
2025 — Curt Spalding
2024 — Tyler Nicely
2023 — Kyle Strickler
2022 — Nick Hoffman
2021 — Nick Hoffman
2020 — Nick Hoffman
2019 — Nick Hoffman
2018 — Nick Hoffman
2017 — Nick Hoffman
2016 — Nick Hoffman
2015 — Austin Dillon
2014 — Ty Dillon
2013 — Ken Schrader
2012 — Ty Dillon
2026 DIRTcar UMP Modified Speedweeks
Friday, Jan. 23 – Hendry County Motorsports Park
Saturday, Jan. 24 – Hendry County Motorsports Park
Thursday, Jan. 29 – Volusia Speedway Park
Friday, Jan. 30 – Volusia Speedway Park
Saturday, Jan. 31 – Volusia Speedway Park
Monday, Feb. 2 – Volusia Speedway Park
Tuesday, Feb. 3 – Volusia Speedway Park
Wednesday, Feb. 4 – Volusia Speedway Park
Thursday, Feb. 5 – Volusia Speedway Park
Friday, Feb. 6 – Volusia Speedway Park
Saturday, Feb. 7 – Volusia Speedway Park
