Where Top Dirt Late Model Drivers Are Racing This Easter Weekend
With national tours on pause for an Easter weekend break, a handful of DirtonDirt’s Top 25 drivers are still expected to compete across select regional events Thursday through Saturday. Second-ranked Hudson O’Neal and seventh-ranked Brandon Overton are the lone top 10 drivers with confirmed plans, as O’Neal’s slated to compete in the Schaeffer’s Spring Nationals tripleheader across Tennessee and Virginia — I-75 Raceway on Thursday, Wythe Raceway on Friday and Tazewell Speedway on Saturday — aboard Kevin Rumley’s No. 6 machine.
Also racing this weekend's Spring Nationals tripleheader is No. 21 Dale McDowell. Given their southern roots, there’s a chance No.
13 Chris Madden and No. 17 Mike Marlar make an appearance during Schaeffer’s Spring Nationals action this weekend, but no plans had been announced as of Thursday. Last Saturday's Spring Nationals winner Garrett Smith, Cory Hedgecock, Sam Seawright and miniseries points leader Tucker Anderson are among those expected to race this weekend's Spring Nationals events.
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Sheppard and Shirley’s plans are now unconfirmed, while Alberson is among many drivers opting to take the weekend off. While no official destination has been confirmed for Thornton, a Tuesday Facebook update from his Koehler Motorsports team noted they “will update on next weekend’s plans as soon as we know where we are headed,” signaling the Chandler, Ariz. , driver is likely to race somewhere this weekend.