The 55th World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing is the unofficial green flag to the short-track season.
Drivers from all over the United States — in addition to international entries — travel annually to the high-banked half-mile during Speedweeks to shake off the winter rust and get fired up for the upcoming season. New Smyrna, located just 10 miles south of Daytona International Speedway, will be the host for eight straight nights of racing.
The race “week” runs from Friday, Feb. 5-Saturday, Feb. 13, and can be seen live on TrackPass on NBC Gold.
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Below is all you need to know for following the 55th World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing:
When is the 55th World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing in 2021?
- Dates: Friday, Feb. 5-Saturday, Feb. 13
- Start time: 7:30 p.m. ET each night
- Live stream: Trackpass on NBC Sports Gold
- Tickets: New Smyrna Speedway
The David Rogers Super Late Model is the Division I for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. Named for the 1994 NASCAR weekly series national champion and a fixture at New Smyrna, who passed away last year, the division will race seven times. The first six races will be 35-lap features. The championship will culminate with the Orange Blossom 100 on Saturday, Feb. 13.
The Tour Modifieds are one of the staples of the World Series, and will race for five straight nights beginning on Monday, Feb. 8. The week is highlighted by the John Blewett III Memorial 76 on Wednesday, Feb. 10, and the Richie Evans Memorial 100 to culminate the Modifieds’ championship on Friday, Feb. 12.
New Smyrna World Series 2021 entry list
The World Series will also feature the opening race of the ARCA Menards Series East on Monday, Feb. 8. The JEEP Beach 175 marks the eighth straight season the East has opened at the Florida short track.
55th World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing schedule
In addition to the David Rogers Super Late Model and Tour Modified Divisions, the World Series will host eight other divisions throughout the event.
The Pro Late Model Division is Division II for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. They will run six times, culminating with an extra-distance, 100-lap feature on Friday, Feb. 12. Other divisions racing include Florida Modified, Sportsman, Bomber, E-Mod, eBay Motors 603 Modified, Pro Truck and LKQ Super Stock. Florida Modified will also run six nights – five 35-lap races and an extra-distance 75-lap feature on Tuesday, Feb. 9 – while Sportsman will run the first two nights; eBay Motors 602 Modifieds will race Sunday, Feb. 7-Tuesday, Feb. 9; Pro Truck will run the final two nights; and the LKQ Super Stock will run a 50-lap open race on Saturday, Feb. 13.
Here’s a look at the full 55th World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing schedule of events (all times Eastern):
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Thursday, Feb. 4
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 8 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | Noon |
| Open Practice Begins | 1 p.m. |
| Practice Ends | 7 p.m. |
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Friday, Feb. 5
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 8 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | 11:45 a.m. |
| Practice | 12:30-4:50 p.m. |
| Qualifying | 6 p.m. |
| Racing | 7:30 p.m. |
Feature Divisions: Sportsman (35 laps), Super Late Model (35) / Intermission / Pro Late Model (35), Modified (35), Bomber (20)
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Saturday, Feb. 6
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 8 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | 11:45 a.m. |
| Practice | 12:30-4:50 p.m. |
| Qualifying | 6 p.m. |
| Racing | 7:30 p.m. |
Feature Divisions: Modified (35 laps), Pro Late Model (35), Sportsman (30) / Intermission / Super Late Model (35), E-Mod (25)
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Sunday, Feb. 7
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 10 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | 12:45 p.m. |
| Practice | 1:30-4:45 p.m. |
| Qualifying | 6 p.m. |
| Racing | 7:30 p.m. |
Feature Divisions: Super Late Model (35 laps), Modified (35) / Intermission / Pro Late Model (35), 602 Modified (35)
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Monday, Feb. 8
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 9:45 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | 12:15 p.m. (Tour & 602 Modifieds) |
| Practice | 1-4:30 p.m. |
| Qualifying | 5 p.m. (Tour-Type Modifieds) / 6 p.m. (AMS-East) |
| Racing | 7:30 p.m. |
Feature Divisions: New Smyrna 175 (ARCA Menards East) / Intermission / Tour Modified (50 laps), 602 Modified (25)
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Tuesday, Feb. 9
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 10 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | 12:45 p.m. |
| Practice | 1:30-4:45 p.m. |
| Qualifying | 6 p.m. |
| Racing | 7:30 p.m. |
Feature Divisions: Pro Late Model (35 laps), Modified (75) / Intermission / Tour Modified (35), Super Late Model (50), 602 Modified (50)
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Wednesday, Feb. 10
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 10 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | 12:45 p.m. |
| Practice | 1:30-4:45 p.m. |
| Qualifying | 6 p.m. |
| Racing | 7:30 p.m. |
Feature Divisions: Pro Late Model (35 laps), Modified (35) / Intermission / Super Late Model (35), John Blewett III Memorial 76 Tour Modified (76)
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Thursday, Feb. 11
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 10 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | 12:45 a.m. |
| Practice | 1:30-4:45 p.m. |
| Qualifying | 6 p.m. |
| Racing | 7:30 p.m. |
Feature Divisions: Pro Late Model (35 laps), Modified (35) / Intermission / Tour Modified (35), Super Late Model (35)
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Friday, Feb. 12
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 10 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | 12:45 p.m. |
| Practice | 1:30-4:35 p.m. |
| Qualifying | 5:30 p.m. |
| Racing | 7:30 p.m. |
Feature Divisions: Pro Late Model (100 laps), Modified Reunion (10) / Intermission / Richie Evans Memorial 100 Tour Modified (100), Pro Truck 25), Ground Pounders (25)
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Saturday, Feb. 13
| Event | Start time |
| Pit Gates Open | 10 a.m. |
| Drivers Meeting | 12:45 p.m. |
| Practice | 1:30-4:45 p.m. |
| Qualifying | 5:30 p.m. |
| Racing | 7:30 p.m. |
Feature Divisions: Modified (35 laps), Pro Truck (50) / Intermission / Orange Blossom 100 Super Late Model (100), Super Stock (50)
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– NASCAR Roots (@NASCARRoots) February 13, 2020
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The Super Late Model field has attracted some of the top short-track stars.
Minnesota’s Jacob Goede and Virginia’s Peyton Sellers will be making the trip for the first time. Goede is the 2019 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national champion, and has won the last seven Late Model titles at Elko Speedway as well as seven straight NASCAR Minnesota championships. Sellers is the 2005 national champion and finished second in the Division I standings last year. He took home the track championship at Virginia’s Dominion Raceway to go with five he’s won previously at South Boston Speedway in Virginia.
They’ll join 2019 World Series champion Bubba Pollard and 2013 champ Ryan Moore, along with former Pro Late Model New Smyrna track champion Daniel Dye, among others.
The Tour Modified entry list is even more daunting.
Former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ryan Preece is on the entry list for nights he’s not busy with the NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona. Former NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion and 10-time Bowman Gray Stadium track champion Burt Myers is also entered, along with NASCAR Whelen Modified race winners Chuck Hossfeld, Jon McKennedy, Ron Silk, Craig Lutz, Jimmy Blewett, Eric Goodale, Matt Hirschman and Patrick Emerling.
Hirschman won the Tour Modified title last year, his second championship in the last three years. Hossfeld (2012 and 2019), Preece (2015-17) and Silk (2014) are former World Series champions.
Travis Eddy will lead the Florida Modified class, having won the title three of the last four years including the last two.
“This is the highlight of my whole entire racing career.”
What a week for @DerekGriffith12, capped off with a super late model #NSSWorldSeries title from @newsmyrnaspdwy 🏆 pic.twitter.com/GheoOEv9FJ
– NASCAR Roots (@NASCARRoots) February 16, 2020
New Smyrna World Series 2021 entry list
This 55th World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing entry list is unofficial (thru Feb. 3) and subject to change:
TOUR-TYPE MODIFIED DIVISION
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
| 0 | Randall Richard | Titusville, PA |
| 0 | Zane Zeiner | Bath, PA |
| 1 | Bobby Jones | Palmerton, PA |
| 1NY | Chris Ridsdale | Rochester, NY |
| 02 | Joe Bertuccio | Centereach, NY |
| 2 | Chuck Hossfeld | Ransomville, NY |
| 4 | Burt Myers | Walnut Cove, NC |
| 6 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT |
| 07 | Patrick Emerling | Holland, NY |
| 7 | Jon McKennedy | Chelmsford, MA |
| 8 | Chris Finocchario | Macedon, NY |
| 9 | Tom Martino Jr | Farmingdale, NJ |
| 10 | Doug Coby | Milford, CT |
| 11 | Paulie Hartwig III | Galloway, NJ |
| 14 | Bobby Measmer Jr | Concord, NC |
| 16 | Ron Silk | Norwalk, CT |
| 17 | Tommy Catalano | Ontario, NY |
| 17K | Danny Knoll Jr | Amherst, NY |
| 20 | Eddie McCarthy | Brick, NJ |
| 21 | J.R Bertuccio | Statesville, NC |
| 21 | Jim Gavek | Effort, PA |
| 25 | Brian Robie | Sunapee, NH |
| 28 | Paul Charette | Woodstock, CT |
| 32 | Tyler Rypkema | Owego, NY |
| 32X | Dean Rypkema | Owego, NY |
| 36 | David Sapienza | Riverhead, NY |
| 45 | Timmy Catalano | Ontario, NY |
| 46 | Craig Lutz | Miller Place, NY |
| 48 | Marcello Rufrano | Northhaven CT |
| 50 | Ronnie Williams | Tolland, CT |
| 51 | Jimmy Blewett | Howell, NJ |
| 54 | David Catalano | Ontario, NY |
| 55 | Jeremy Gerstner | Wesley Chapel, FL |
| 56 | Amy Catalano | Ontario, NY |
| 58 | Eric Goodale | River Head, NY |
| 59 | Matthew Galko | Moodus, CT |
| 60 | Matt Hirschman | Northhampton, PA |
| 64 | Tyler Catalano | Ontario, NY |
| 70 | Andy Seuss | Hampstead, NH |
| 73 | Paul Hartwig Jr | Galloway, NJ |
| 79 | John Jensen | Ormond Beach, FL |
| 92 | Anthony Nocella | Woburn, MA |
| 99 | Tyler Truex | Manahawkin, NJ |
| 158 | Michael Curtis | Riverhead, NY |
| 179 | Stephen Kopcik | Newtown, CT |
DAVID ROGERS SUPER LATE MODEL DIVISION
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
| 4 | Travis Wilson | Bartow, FL |
| 7 | Doug Elliott | New Smyrna, FL |
| 9M | Brad May | Oviedo, FL |
| 11 | Jaden Cretacci | Walkerton, IN |
| 12 | Derek Griffith | Hudson, NH |
| 20 | Mike Stacy | Dayton, OH |
| 21 | Kris Wright | Wexford, PA |
| 21 | Jessie Love | Redwood City, CA |
| 22 | Nick Panitzke | Lonsdale, MN |
| 22 | Sammy Smith | Joshton, IA |
| 26 | Bubba Pollard | Senoia, GA |
| 26 | Peyton Sellers | Danville, VA |
| 26 | Kody Swanson | Kingsburg, CA |
| 28 | Connor Mosack | Charlotte, NC |
| 35 | Jake Garcia | Monroe, GA |
| 36 | Dan Fredrickson | Northfield, MN |
| 43 | Daniel Dye | Deland, FL |
| 44 | Justin Mondeik | Gleason, WI |
| 47 | Kelly Moore | Scarborough, ME |
| 51 | Jake Finch | Lynn Haven, FL |
| 51 | Michael Atwell | Naples, FL |
| 56 | Gus Dean | Bluffton, SC |
| 57 | Tovia Grynewicz | Clyde, TX |
| 69 | Michael Hinde | Hernando, FL |
| 72 | Jacob Goede | Carver, MN |
| 74 | Ryan Moore | Mooresville, NC |
| 81 | Jett Noland | Groveland, FL |
| 92 | RJ Braun | Wales, WI |
| 112 | Steve Weaver | Plantation, FL |
| 148 | Max Calles-McDonald | Mission, TX |
PRO LATE MODEL DIVISION
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
| 1 | Chris Munson | Chelsea, MI |
| 3 | William Cox III | Raleigh, NC |
| 5 | Jerry Artuso | Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
| 5 | Jeremy Miller | Rockford, IL |
| 5 | Jade Buford | Brentwood, TN |
| 8 | Chad Butz | Greenbay WI |
| 9 | Braison Bennett | Menasha, WI |
| 11 | David Weaver | Plantation, FL |
| 12 | Justin Drawdy | Huntersville, NC |
| 12 | Chase Williams | Arcade, NY |
| 14 | Conner Jones | Fredricksburg, VA |
| 17 | Kevin Folan | North Attleboro, MA |
| 21 | Tommy Neal | Rural Hill, NC |
| 23 | Steve Schultz | Webster, MN |
| 26 | Kody Swanson | Kingsburg, GA |
| 28 | Cody Hall | Griffin, GA |
| 29 | Hunter Wright | Lebanon, TN |
| 38 | Joshua Hicks | Senioa, GA |
| 41 | Hayden Sprauge | Howell, MI |
| 51 | Jean-Phillips Bergeron | Terrebonne QB |
| 53 | Zachary Tinkle | Speedway, IN |
| 69 | Michael Hinde | Hernando, FL |
| 76 | Jerick Johnson | Mooresville, NC |
| 77 | Andrew Scheid | Kent City, MI |
| 77 | Colt Hensley | Avon Park, FL |
| 81 | Jett Noland | Groveland, FL |
| 88 | Paige Rogers | New Haven, IN |
| 149 | Diego Rodriguez | Mexico City, MX |
FLORIDA MODIFIED DIVISION
| 1K | Al Berry | Albion, IN |
| 1W | Wayne Parker | Mt. Dora, FL |
| 2 | Scott Lamp | Davison, MI |
| 4 | Alan Bruns | Clermont, FL |
| 6 | Zach Stacy | Enron, OH |
| 9 | Art Kunzeman | Osteen, FL |
| 15 | Tim Moore | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 16 | David LeBeau | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 17 | John White | |
| 26 | Bill Burba | Germantown, OH |
| 33 | Shain Held | |
| 38 | Ricky Moxley | Palm City, FL |
| 54 | David Hite | Acworth, GA |
| 55 | Todd Cooper | Hollywood, FL |
| 66 | Jerry Symons | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
| 70 | Jeremy Gertsner | Wesley Chapel, FL |
| 78 | Travis Eddy | Midland, MI |
SPORTSMAN DIVISION
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
| 2Z | Kevin Ingram | Bartow, FL |
| 7 | Travis Devendorf | Pampano Beach, FL |
| 9 | Brooke Storer | Land o Lakes, FL |
| 10 | Joe Hamilton | St. Cloud, FL |
| 16 | Tim Sozio | Debary, FL |
| 19NH | Bryan Kruczek | Newmarket, NH |
| 25 | Timmy Todd Jr | St. Cloud, FL |
| 29 | James Adams | Edgewater, FL |
| 30 | Bobby Orr | Montverde, FL |
| 30 | Chris Huntoon | Port Charlotte, FL |
| 31 | JT Tippins | Edgewater, FL |
| 38 | Ricky Moxley | Palm City, FL |
| 44 | Matthew Green | Orlando, FL |
| 54 | Heather Hadley | Vallejo, CA |
| 77 | Phil Jacques | Ocala, FL |
| 96 | Tim Morton | Oak Hill, FL |
| 7 | Scott Garrity | Port Richey, FL |
| 112 | Dave Werning | Palm Coast, FL |
| 117 | Phillip Bessette | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
602 MODIFIED DIVISION
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
| 00 | Jake Nelke | Manahawkin, NJ |
| 02 | Ryan Fisher | Atlantic Highlands, NJ |
| 2 | Anthony Bello | Newtown, CT |
| 10 | Rob Schultz | Ocean, NJ |
| 11 | Matt Ricco | Ponce Inlet, FL |
| 11 | Paul Hartwig | Galloway, NJ |
| 15 | Chris Hatton | Deltona, FL |
| 17 | Lee Sharpsteen | Waverly, NY |
| 19 | Tobi Smith | Titusville, FL |
| 21 | Brian Brown | Calverton, NY |
| 23 | Joe Degracia | Lyndhurst, NJ |
| 26 | Ray Fattaruso | Brick Township, NJ |
| 27 | Christian LaCicero | Lavallette, NJ |
| 29 | Matt Caprara | Clayton, NY |
| 33 | Carsten Digiantomasso | Jackson, NJ |
| 38 | Jarrett Digiantomasso | Jackson, NJ |
| 51 | Jason Hansen | Calverton, NY |
| 66 | Mike Albasini | Bayside, NY |
| 66 | Neil Rutt III | Atlantic Highlands, NJ |
| 72 | Charles McIntyre | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
| 73 | Paul Hartwig Jr | Galloway, NJ |
PRO TRUCK DIVISION
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
| 3 | Derek Pugh | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 6 | Tony Bromley | Jacksonville, FL |
| 9 | Rusty Davis | Cumming, GA |
| 15 | Travis Soukup | Deltona, FL |
| 16 | Dylan LeBeau | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 21 | Sammy Coghill | Port Richey, FL |
| 22 | Chuck Harrison | Auburndale, FL |
| 24 | Donnie Burkhalter | Ocoee, FL |
| 24 | Jason Ferreira | Lowell, MA |
| 24 | Chase King | Bartow, FL |
| 35 | Michael Whipple | Deland, FL |
| 41 | Jeffrey White | Eustis, FL |
| 48 | Tovia Grynewicz | Clyde, TX |
| 55 | Pat Moriarty | Ocala, FL |
| 57 | Brey Holmes | Auburndale, FL |
| 59X | Becca Monopoli | Lakeland, FL |
| 75 | Tyler Prenesti | Key Largo, FL |
| 84 | Patrick Mahoney | Venice, FL |
| 84 | Bill VanDevender | North Ft. Myers, FL |
| 92 | Brennon Pletcher | Lehigh Acres, FL |
| 222 | Martin Boatwright | Fruitland Park, FL |
E-MODIFIED DIVISION
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
| 2H | Matt Jarrett | Taft, FL |
| 4 | Michael Mark | Deland FL |
| 6 | Ricky Linder | Deland, FL |
| 16 | David LeBeau | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 17 | Curtis Robinson | St. Augustine, FL |
| 29 | Timmy Walters | Orlando, FL |
| 52 | Robert Baker | Oak Hill, FL |
| 75 | Bobby Blake | Grand Isle, FL |
SUPER STOCK DIVISION
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
| 3 | Charles Lewellen | Ormand Beach, FL |
| 7X | Scott Riggleman | Manchester, NJ |
| 16 | David Gould | Melbourne, FL |
| 18 | George Spears | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
| 27 | Bryan O’Shea | Neptune City, NJ |
| 30 | Don Duval | Port Orange, FL |
| 43 | Butch Herdegen | Ponce Inlet, FL |
| 48 | Justin Spears | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
| 67 | Greg Dame | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
| 89 | William Hindman | Orlando, FL |
BOMBERS DIVISION
| No. | Driver | Hometown |
| 00 | Jack Hall | Davenport, FL |
| 3 | Eddie Evans | Edgewater, FL |
| 6 | Tony Bromley | Jacksonville, FL |
| 7 | Aaron Foye | Cocoa, FL |
| 14 | Brandon Monroe | Orlando, FL |
| 15 | Joseph Warren | Ridge, NY |
| 16 | Brian Gayton | Orlando, FL |
| 21 | Todd Latour | Orlando, FL |
| 23 | Frank Button | Altamonte, FL |
| 29 | James Adams | Edgewater, FL |
| 55 | Corey Szuder | Taft, FL |
| 63 | Zach Curtis | Palm Bay, FL |
| 67 | Michael Eddings | Davenport, FL |
| 72 | Bob Seay | Port Orange, FL |
| K9 | Chuck Rush | Deltona, FL |
FLORIDA SOUTHERN GROUND POUNDERS
| No. | Driver |
| 00 | Ben LeVangie |
| 00 | Chris Brown |
| 1 | Chris Hatton |
| 1x | Christopher Hatton |
| 7C | Cush Revette Jr |
| 12 | Billy Bellflower |
| 13 | Ron Hess |
| 19 | Tom Turano |
| 19 | Mike McElyea |
| 44 | Tobi Smith |
| 45 | Jodi Modine |
| 55 | Scott Fobes |
| 61 | Ed Freeman |
| 72 | Charles Mcintyre |
| 81 | Jared Zabele |
| 88 | Colin Smith |
| 97 | Kelly Jarrett |
| 99 | Charles Paschall |
| 124 | Ron D’Alessandro |
| 129 | Mike Moran |
| M1 | TC McElyea |
The World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway will be back for the 55th running Feb. 5-13. (Adam Glanzman/NASCAR)