Legends Nation will be providing event coverage of the 2024 Legend Car Dirt Nationals at BAPS Motor Speedway (PA), which takes place October 10 – 12, 2024. Below you will find sponsors of our event, followed by information and LN Event Coverage.
OFFICIAL HOTEL
Hampton Inn by Hilton in York, Pennsylvania, is the Official Hotel Partner for Legends Nation’s coverage of the 2024 Legend Car Dirt Nationals. Located just 18 miles (under 30 mins) from BAPS Motor Speedway, the Hampton Inn York is located at the Galleria Mall (1550 Mt. Zion Rd., York, PA, 17402, USA) with many restaurants, attractions, parks, and museums in the area. click here to book your stay
LN EVENT COVERAGE SPONSOR: VMS MOTORSPORTS
Shipping parts worldwide 6 days a week to get your parts to you fast, VMS Motorsports has been saving Legends racers time and money since 2008. VMSMotorsports.com
LN EVENT COVERAGE SPONSOR: FRIESE MOTORSPORTS
Friese Motorsports is the Official INEX Legend Car and Bandolero parts dealer for Pennsylvania. For all your parts needs, contact us today (click here)!
LN EVENT COVERAGE SPONSOR: 510 RACING
510 Racing is a full-service provider for Legend Cars and Bandoleros, specializing in preparation, maintenance, and performance. To take advantage of what Team 510 Racing offers, go to 510Racing.com.
LN EVENT COVERAGE SPONSOR: BELLBOY
Bellboy Motorsports specializes in Legend Car setups, builds, rentals, and driver coaching. For more, visit them here.
EVENT DETAILS FROM INEX
INEX Preview – click here
Entry List – click here
Run of Show (schedule) – click here
Register Car and Driver and Purchase Passes – click here (Pit Pay)
Tech Tips – click here (on INEX website)
Event Alerts – click here (on Band site)
Live / Streaming – USLCI TV will be live streaming the event
THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 2024
WELCOME TO THE DIRT NATIONALS 2024! – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
LN owner Jason “Stix” Buckley previews the 2024 Legend Car Dirt Nationals from BAPS Motor Speedway (PA) during practice day.
PRESTON MARTIN VS JACKSON LEWIS: PRO DIVISION NATIONAL POINTS PREVIEW – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
Pro division drivers Preston Martin and Jackson Lewis, who are battling for the National points championship, talk about racing each other for the title.
FRIDAY, OCT. 11: QUALIFYING AND HEAT RACE RESULTS
For complete qualifiying and heat race results from Friday, which sets the line-ups for Saturday’s features, click here.
FRIDAY, OCT. 11: YOUNG LIONS HEAT RACE WINNERS TY OLSON AND RYAN ZIMA
Ty Olson (Fast Qualifier) and Ryan Zima won the two Young Lions heat races on Friday. LN talked to both about the victories and their races.
FRIDAY, OCT. 11: SEMI-PRO HEAT RACE WINNERS COLTON FRIESE AND QUADE SCHOONOVER
Colton Friese (Fast Qualifier) and Quade Schoonover won the two Semi-Pro heat races on Friday. LN talked to both about the victories and their races.
FRIDAY, OCT. 11: PRO HEAT RACE WINNERS TANNER JONES AND ALEX MCCOLLUM
Tanner Jones (Fast Qualifier) and Alex McCollum won the two Pro heat races on Friday. LN talked to both about the victories and their races.
FRIDAY, OCT. 11: MASTERS HEAT RACE WINNERS MIKE KING, DEVIN FRIESE, AND JEREMY OTT
Mike King, Devin Friese, and Jeremy Ott won the three Masters heat races on Friday. LN talked to them about the victories and their races.
FRIDAY, OCT. 11: BASSETT FASTEST QUALIFIERS CHALLENGE: LEWIS, MARTIN, AND PARTIN
Jackson Lewis won the Bassett Fastest Qualifier Dirt Challenge on Friday. Preston Martin and Steven Partin rounded out the top three. LN talked to all three about the race.
SATURDAY, OCT. 12: WINNERS, RACE RESULTS, AND CHAMPIONSHIP IMPLICATIONS
A list of the Nationals winners, results, and who are the unofficial 2024 points champions – click here
SATURDAY, OCT. 12: YOUNG LIONS FEATURE TOP-THREE INTERVIEWS
Ryan Zima won the Young Lions division feature on Saturday, October 12. Tyler Rampmeyer and Cohen Henze rounded out the top three. We spoke to all three after the race.
SATURDAY, OCT. 12: SEMI-PRO FEATURE TOP-THREE INTERVIEWS
Colton Friese won the Semi-Pro division feature on Saturday, October 12. Sierra Davenport and Logan Jones rounded out the top three. We spoke to all three after the race.
SATURDAY, OCT. 12: PRO FEATURE TOP-THREE INTERVIEWS
Alex McCollum won the Pro division feature on Saturday, October 12. Tanner Jones and Jackson Lewis rounded out the top three. We spoke to all three after the race.
SATURDAY, OCT. 12: MASTERS FEATURE TOP-THREE INTERVIEWS
Devin Friese won the Masters division on Saturday, October 12. Jeremy Ott and Mike King rounded out the top three. We spoke to all three after the race.
SATURDAY, OCT. 12: END OF NIGHT WRAP-UP BY STIX
Legends Nation owner Jason “Stix” Buckley talks about the event after the last feature, previewing content coming to the website and social medias.
BONUS VIDEO: EAST COAST LEGEND SERIES
The East Coast Legend Series was formed at the beginning of 2024, taking over from the Central PA Legends. At the 2024 Legend Car Dirt Nationals, LN talked to series co-owner Devin Friese about their first year in, as well as checking in with Kirk Martin, series sponsor, on his thoughts.
BONUS VIDEO: RICK “RICKIE VAN” HARTWIG AND THE EDDIE VAN HALEN SCHEME
Rick “Rickie Van” Hartwig races in the Legends Masters division, driving a car schemed like the guitar the late Eddie Van Halen used to rock with. At the 2024 Legend Car Dirt Nationals, he told LN why he races the iconic scheme.
BONUS VIDEO: EUGENE DREW AND THE HISTORIC LEGENDSTOCK CAR AND CHASSIS
Eugene Drew drives an historic car in the Legends Masters division. The LegendStock No. 00 scheme, highlighting the former event at Bethel Motor Speedway (NY), was for Tim Brockhouse to race in the 2010 Legends Million in North Carolina. The original body is still owned by Joe Graf. Additionally, the chassis for this car the body is on now is owned by Jeff Lefcourt, which was driven by Courtney Lefcourt. The engine is Eugene’s engine, so it is a complete group effort to put this memorable car on track. Eugene talked to LN about it at the 2024 Legend Car Dirt Nationals.
BONUS VIDEO: DUSTY RIGGS AND THE GENERAL LEE LEGEND CAR
Dusty Riggs, who normally races at Vado Speedway Park (NM), was at the 2024 Legend Car Dirt Nationals with his very well known No. 01 General Lee scheme, mimicking the car known from the Dukes of Hazzard television show. We talked to him about it, about restoration General Lees, and he also shows us a really cool aspect of his Legend Car. Hint: it is a sound most will know!
BONUS VIDEO: GLENN MITCHELL FROM AUSTRALIA
While there is Legend Car racing in his home country Australia, Glenn Mitchell has chosen to race Legends in the USA due to the Dirt program being better state side. He told LN at the 2024 Legend Car Dirt Nationals about his racing.
