Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Announces 25-Race Slate for 2026; Now Pays $15,000 for Champion

The longest-running Dirt Late Model tour in America - the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises - just released the full schedule for their 44th season!  In 2026, the SAS tour currently has 25 races scheduled at 21 different southern venues across the states of Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.  The season will kick off from February 5-7 with the annual running of the Winter Freeze at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Georgia and will conclude on October 25 with the 36th edition of the Blue-Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina.

Screven Motor Speedway and Cherokee Speedway are among the ten new tracks joining the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series schedule after an absence in 2025.  Other new tracks on the 2026 slate include the newly-reopened Little River Speedway in Modoc, South Carolina, Hartwell Speedway in Hartwell, Georgia, Golden Mountain Speedway in Sparta, Tennessee, Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tennessee, Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, Georgia, Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia, Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, Tennessee, and Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky.

Eleven tracks are returning to the 2026 schedule that were part of the series in 2025 including Penton Raceway in Lafayette, Alabama, North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia, Winder-Barrow Speedway in Winder, Georgia, West Alabama Speedway in Winfield, Alabama, Buckshot Speedway in Clanton, Alabama, I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tennessee, Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Kentucky, Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, Georgia, Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, Tennessee, Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee, and Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia.

A six-pack of high-profile events headline the 2026 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series calendar.  The three-day Winter Freeze extravaganza at Screven Motor Speedway from February 5-7 will shell out $5,000, $10,000, and $25,000 top prizes respectively.  On March 20-21, the SAS tour will join the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series to co-sanction a pair of special events in the Palmetto State.  Friday’s show that weekend will boast a $10,053 winner’s check at Little River Speedway, while Saturday’s annual March Madness at Cherokee Speedway will pay a whopping $20,053 to the victor.

The Harold Hardgrove Memorial returns to the schedule in 2026, as a $12,022 payday will be up for grabs at Lake Cumberland Speedway on Saturday, August 29.  The Scott Bloomquist Memorial Scorcher will be sanctioned by the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series in 2026, as the tour will roll into the ultra-fast Volunteer Speedway on Thursday, September 17 for the $10,018 to win program.  The 2026 season will then conclude in a big way on Sunday, October 25 with a $30,000 first place prize on the line in the prestigious Blue-Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway.

In addition to the bolstered 2026 schedule, series promoter Ray Cook is also excited to announce that the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Champion will now receive $15,000 and second place in points will receive $10,000.  The Rookie of the Year point fund has also elevated in 2026 with $3,000 now earmarked for the rookie winner and $2,000 going to second place in the rookie chase.  That’s an added $14,000 to the point fund for those positions alone compared to 2025!

More information on the 2026 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series season - including the full point fund, purses, rules, etc. - will be released in the near future.  Keep up with the SAS tour online at www.SASDirt.com or by accessing the series Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SouthernAllStarDirtRacingSeries.

2026 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Schedule:
February 5 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - $5,000 to win
February 6 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - $10,000 to win
February 7 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - $25,000 to win
March 6 - Penton Raceway (Lafayette, AL) - $4,000 to win
March 7 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - $5,000 to win
March 20 - Little River Speedway (Modoc, SC) - $10,053 to win
March 21 - Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) - $20,053 to win
April 10 - Hartwell Speedway (Hartwell, GA) - $4,000 to win
April 11 - Winder-Barrow Speedway (Winder, GA) - $5,000 to win
May 1 - West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) - $5,000 to win
May 2 - Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) - $7,500 to win
May 15 - Golden Mountain Speedway (Sparta, TN) - $5,000 to win
May 16 - Duck River Raceway Park (Wheel, TN) - $5,000 to win
June 12 - Cochran Motor Speedway (Cochran, GA) - $TBA to win
June 13 - Senoia Raceway (Senoia, GA) - $7,500 to win
July 3 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - $5,000 to win
August 14 - To Be Announced
August 15 - Thunderhill Raceway (Summertown, TN) - $5,026 to win
August 28 - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - $7,500 to win
August 29 - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - $12,022 to win
September 4 - Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) - $5,004 to win
September 5 - To Be Announced
September 6 - Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN) - $5,000 to win
September 17 - Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN) - $10,018 to win
October 9 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - $TBA to win
October 10 - Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, GA) - $TBA to win
October 25 - Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) - $30,000 to win

The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises would like to thank all of our marketing partners including Franklin Enterprises, Showtime Properties, American Racer Tires, J&J Construction, VP Racing Fuels, Coltman Farms Racing, Southern Racing Enterprise, Fullmoon Graphics, Gentry Used Auto Parts & Recycling, RockAuto.com, Knowles Race Parts & Bodies, Olivia Gentry Real Estate, MD3 Body Panels, Delph Communications, and Rugged Radios.

Media Contact:  Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
www.DelphCommunications.com

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