Larry Wight of Phoenix, N.Y., ended a six-year winless stretch at Volusia Speedway Park by winning the 50-lap Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals feature. Wight took the lead from Stewart Friesen on a Lap 26 restart and earned $7,500 for the victory — his fifth DIRTcar Nationals win and his first at Volusia since Feb. 14, 2020. The win was Wight’s 13th career Super DIRTcar Series victory, moving him past Frank Cozze into sole possession of 22nd on the series’ all-time wins list.

Wight said he reverted to a basic setup on his 2021 Bicknell chassis and credited an “old faithful” motor and a balanced car that let him run multiple lines before committing to the top and pulling away. Justin Stone led the opening laps until a mistake and subsequent cautions shuffled the running order, while pole-sitter Peter Britten fell back early.

Stewart Friesen finished second and Mat Williamson third; Williamson set a new Volusia track record with a 16.695-second lap and clinched his third Big Gator trophy in four years, which ties him with Wight for the most Big Gator trophies all-time. Matt Sheppard finished fourth and Felix Roy fifth.

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