While people across the United States celebrate America’s 250th birthday, two DIRTcar Sportsman Series regions will crown their 2026 champion.
First, the DIRTcar Sportsman Series North Region holds its final event of the season at Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, NY, on Wednesday, July 1. The Pabst Shootout will be a 30-lap Feature paying $1,000-to-win.
The race is a combined event with the Central Region, which will battle in race three of its five-race schedule.
Then, the East Region finishes its season on Sunday, June 7, at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, NY. Like Wednesday’s battle at Can-Am, it’ll be a 30-lap Feature with $1,000 on the line.
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Here’s a look at what to watch for at Can-Am/Glen Ridge:
NORTH REGION
Top of the Class: Entering Wednesday night’s Pabst Shootout at Can-Am, three drivers have the chance to win the North Region championship.
Tristan Ladouceur is the current points leader after finishing second on Sunday at Cornwall Motor Speedway. The Alexandria, ON driver holds a 10-point lead over defending Series champion Shane Pecore, who’s also looking for back-to-back North Region titles.
Ladouceur is aiming for his first DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory and has found success at Can-Am in the past. His last two starts at Can-Am have been third-place finishes.
If Ladouceur finishes fourth or better, he’ll be the 2026 North Region champion.
Pecore, from Cornwall, ON, has also found success at the “Nasty Track of the North,” with six straight top 10 finishes in Series events, including three seconds. A win by Pecore would be his first Series win at Can-Am and 14th overall.
Brennan Moore is the third driver who could earn the North Region championship on Wednesday. The Elgin, ON driver is 24 points behind Ladouceur, and may have the edge over his competitors after winning the North region opener at Can-Am in April.
DIRTcar Sportsman Series North Region Schedule
Friday, April 24/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY- Brennan Moore
Saturday, June 20/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON- Gavin Eisele
Saturday, June 27/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC- Jacob Nadeau
Sunday, June 28/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON- Jacob Nadeau
Wednesday, July 1/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY*
*- Denotes combined event with another region
DIRTcar Sportsman Series North Region Standings
- Tristan Ladouceur 572
- Shane Pecore -10
- Brennan Moore -24
- Jessica Power -50
- Bryan Preville -56
- Joshua Jock -74
- Dylan Moore -90
- Martin Lessard -120
- Greg Henry -138
- Gavin Eisele -178
CENTRAL REGION
Central Leaders: While a North Region champion will be crowned, the Central Region will also contend for the $1,000 prize in a combined event.
Hunter Hollenbeck leads the Region standings by eight points over Cody Manitta, after winning at Weedsport Speedway in May and finishing third at Brewerton Speedway last Friday. Hollenbeck, from Fulton, NY, has made one Series start at Can-Am, finishing 15th last year.
Finch, meanwhile, is searching for his first career DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory after he finished fourth at Brewerton and second at Weedsport. Like Hollenbeck, Finch made his lone Series start at Can-Am a year ago, when he finished 11th.
Richard Murtaugh III, who won more Sportsman Features than any other driver in 2025, is third in the regional standings heading into Wednesday’s race, 14 points behind Hollenbeck. The Fulton, NY, driver has more experience at Can-Am than Hollenbeck and Finch, having raced weekly at the track last season.
In his last three Series starts at Can-Am, Murtaugh hasn’t finished off the podium, including a victory last September.
Murtaugh is searching for his eighth career Series win.
2026 DIRTcar Sportsman Series Central Region Schedule
Sunday, May 3/ Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY- Hunter Hollenbeck
Friday, June 26/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY
Wednesday, July 1/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY*
Wednesday, July 22/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY*
Saturday, July 25/Fulton Speedway/Fulton, NY
*- Denotes combined event with another region
DIRTcar Sportsman Series Central Region Standings
- Hunter Hollenbeck 294
- Tony Finch II -8
- Richard Murtaugh -14
- Taylor Wason -22
- Mike Fowler -22
- Cody Manitta -38
- David Hackett -46
- Brian Harber -54
- Tyler Stevenson -58
- Riley Rogala -62
EAST REGION
Ready to Clinch: With one race remaining in the battle for the East Region title, Joey Scarborough holds a 28-point lead over Taylor Wason.
Scarborough has back-to-back podiums entering this weekend, earning a third at Airborne Park Speedway and a win at Bear Ridge Speedway, a track like Glen Ridge.
The Brandon, VT driver has never made a Series start at Glen Ridge, but if he finishes 12th or better, he’ll claim the East Region championship.
Wason, meanwhile, has entered five DIRTcar Sportsman Series Features this year and finished in the top 10 in all of them. That includes two ninths and a sixth in East Region competition. A win by the Middlegrove, NY driver on Sunday would be his first career Series win.
Ridge Runners: Glen Ridge has run five Features so far in 2026, with three different drivers reaching Victory Lane.
Derrick McGrew Jr. has won three consecutive Features entering this weekend and is no stranger to DIRTcar Sportsman Series competition. The Ballston Spa, NY driver has a win, three top fives, and seven top 10s in his career. That victory came at Glen Ridge in 2023.
Current track points leader Zach Buff has also reached Victory Lane at the track this season and won an East Region Feature at Glen Ridge in 2022. In four East Region starts, the Latham, NY driver has three top fives and four top 10s, including three podiums. Buff has finished in the top five in all five Features at Glen Ridge this season.
Tavien Blowers is the third driver to reach Victory Lane at Glen Ridge and has three top fives and five top 10s. The Caroga Lake, NY driver has one top five in Series competition, finishing second in last year’s Championship Season opener.
2026 DIRTcar Sportsman East Region Schedule
Saturday, April 18/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY- Tim Hartman Jr.
Saturday, May 23/Bear Ridge Speedway/Bradford, VT- Joey Scarborough
Thursday, June 11/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY- Michael Wright
Sunday, July 5/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY
DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region Standings
- Joey Scarborough 430
- Taylor Wason -28
- Max Dolliver -42
- Bryan Preville -44
- Nick Brundige -46
- Bodie Marks -60
- Jeremy Huntoon -70
- Katrina Leclaire -108
- Martin Lessard -172
- Todd Buckwold -194
