Max McLaughlin won the 30 lap DIRTcar Nationals DIRTcar Nationals Night 1 at the Volusia Speedway Park on Wednesday. This was Max's first win of the season. Max's last win came on Oct 04, 2022, eleven starts ago. For the 22 year old McLaughlin it was their third win putting him seventh on the Volusia Speedway Park win list since 1997. Finishing 1.2990 seconds behind in second was Matt Sheppard. This was Matt's third Top 5 of the season, first at Volusia Speedway Park this year, and first DIRTcar Nationals Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Stewart Friesen, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Erick Rudolph, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Demetrios Drellos, their first top 5 of the year. Mat Williamson, Jack Lehner, Danny Johnson, Marc Johnson, and Larry Wight rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and StreaksConsecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 5 Consecutive top 10's at Volusia Speedway Park: Larry Wight - 15 Consecutive DIRTcar Nationals top 10's: Larry Wight - 15