Mat Williamson of St. Catharines, Ontario — nicknamed “Money Mat” — won the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals feature at Barberville, Florida, earning $5,000. It was his seventh DIRTcar Nationals victory, the 37th win of his Super DIRTcar Series career and his first DIRTcar Nationals triumph since 2024; it came in his second Super DIRTcar Series start this season. Williamson entered the weekend as the three-time defending Super DIRTcar Series champion.

Bobby Varin captured the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award and led the opening laps, but a Lap 4 caution shuffled the field and cost Varin the lead; by Lap 6 Larry Wight had taken command running the top lane. Williamson, who started sixth, moved past Varin for second on Lap 7 and then surged to the front following a restart with 12 laps remaining when he slid past Wight down the backstretch.

Williamson navigated heavy lapped traffic late; Wight closed to within three car-lengths on Lap 28 but could not reclaim the top spot and recorded his fourth podium of the season. Alex Payne finished third, Justin Haers fourth and Jimmy Phelps fifth.

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