Welcome to the Legends Nation event coverage of the 2026 Dirt Winter Showdown at Ocala Speedway (FL), which takes place February 18 – 21, 2026, for Legends and Bandoleros (Feb. 21 is also a combo event with Dirt Legends of the South). Note: Legends Nation does not live stream. Our LN Event Coverage consists of photos, video interviews, results links, and more.
OFFICIAL HOTEL PARTNERS
The Courtyard by Marriott Ocala (3712 SW 38th Avenue, Ocala, Florida, USA, 34474 / 352-237-8000) and SpringHill Suites by Marriott Ocala (4100 SW 40th Street, Ocala, Florida, USA, 34474 / 352-500-0501) are the official hotel partners for LN’s Event Coverage of the 2026 Dirt Winter Showdown at Ocala Speedway. Call the hotels directly to book your stay, and mention you are there for Ocala Speedway racing! Hurry! The rooms are filling fast!
LN EVENT COVERAGE SPONSORS
- RHR Midwest – website
- Redhead Racing – website
- Hammer Time Racing, Dirt Legend Car parts of Florida – 864-377-4355
- Sarah Bradley Racing – website
- Ohio Valley Legend Car Series – facebook page
- Atomic Speedway (OH), host track for 2026 Dirt Legends Nationals – website
- Knife River – website
- Ty Olson Racing – website
- High Bar Stays – website
- Metal Magic Auto Hail Repair – website
- Coast to Coast Pole Barns – website
- Premier 1 Mobile Home Services – facebook
- Grease Garage Motorsports – facebook
- Diamond B Fabrication – facebook
- Courtyard by Marriott Ocala (official hotel partner) – website
- Springhill Suites by Marriott Ocala (official hotel partner) – website
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INFORMATION
- Showdown Series (event organizer) – website link
- Dirt Legends of the South – facebook page
- Track website – click here
- Registration – click here
- Entry List (as of 2/2) – click here
- Event Schedule – coming soon (2/18 = practice, 2/19 racing, 2/20 racing, 2/21 racing)
- Live Streaming – FloRacing
PHOTO GALLERY
The photo gallery from this event can be found on the LN Facebook page by clicking here.
RACING VIDEO INTERVIEWS
- Welcome to LN’s Event Coverage from Jason Stix Buckley, LN Owner – Facebook Video
- 02/19/26 – Jacob Bradley, Michael Barry, and Christopher “Panda Flynn, top three in the first Bandolero feature – Facebook Video
- 02/19/26 – Steven Partin, winner in the Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/19/26 – Ty Olson, second place in the Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/19/26 – Christopher “Panda” Flynn, Jacob Bradley, and Michael Barry, top three in the second Bandolero feature – Facebook Video
- 02/20/26 – Preston Martin (Pro), winner in the National Qualifier feature – Facebook Video
- 02/20/26 – Ty Olson, second place in the National Qualifier race (Pro) – Facebook Video
- 02/20/26 – Keith Moline, Legends Masters division National Qualifier winner – Facebook Video
- 02/20/26 – Colby Jackson, Legends Semi-Pro division National Qualifier winner – Facebook Video
- 02/20/26 – Easton Olson, Legends Young Lions division National Qualifier winner – Facebook Video
- 02/20/26 – Michael Barry, winner in the Bandolero feature – Facebook Video
- 02/20/26 – Kenny Ives, winner in the second Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/20/26 – Preston Martin, second place in the second Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/20/26 – Steven Partin, third place in the second Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/21/26 – Ty Olson, winner in the first Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/21/26 – Steven Partin, second place in the first Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/21/26 – Preston Martin, third place in the first Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/21/26 – Michael Barry, winner in the Bandolero feature – Facebook Video
- 02/21/26 – Preston Martin, winner in second Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/21/26 – Ty Olson, second place in second Legends feature – Facebook Video
- 02/21/26 – Quinten Adams, third place in second Legends feature – Facebook Video
ADDITIONAL FEATURED VIDEOS
- Quick clip of Bandoleros taking to the dirt track at Ocala Speedway for practice – Facebook Video
- Steven Partin discusses the 2026 Legends Dirt Nationals being at Atomic Speedway in Ohio this season – Facebook Video
- Talking to Ty Olson about being the reigning Semi-Pro dirt national champion, moving to Pro in 2026 – Facebook Video
- Daniel Alvarez interview about his wreck and massive car fire (video from Flo as well) – Facebook Video
- Kris East from Redhead Racing and RHR Midwest discusses the two teams heading into 2026 – Facevook Video
- Sarah Bradley discusses her racng in Karts and moving to Legends during her early career in racing – Facebook Video
- Steven Partin previews the 2026 Ohio Valley Legend Car Series season – Facebook Video
- Corey Pope discussed his racing career and racing in MO – Facebook Video
- Daniel Alvarez talked about the start of the 2026 season for the Dirt Legends of the South – Facebook Video
- Nevin Gainey driving with Hammer Time Racing talked about having sponsor support from Coast to Coast Pole Barns, Diamond B Fabrication, and Premier 1 – Facebook Video
- Corey Pope talked to LN about his business, Metal Magic Auto Dent Repair – Facebook Video
- Brad Hockaday talks about the start of the 2026 Showdown Series – Facebook Video
RACE RESULTS: FEBRUARY 19, 2026
LEGENDS: A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 21P-Steven Partin[2]; 2. 7TP-Ty Olson[4]; 3. 84M-Corey Pope[7]; 4. 73SP-Colby Jackson[18]; 5. 58SP-Sarah Bradley[11]; 6. 4FM-David Furtado[10]; 7. 31P-Philip Vest[14]; 8. 50GSP-Spencer Grady[15]; 9. 33M-Keith Moline[8]; 10. 77P-Preston Martin[19]; 11. 520SP-Ryan Swisshelm[3]; 12. 08SP-Quinten Adams[5]; 13. 51GM-Brian Grady[13]; 14. 18PM-Kristopher Parker[17]; 15. 34P-Brett Jenkins[1]; 16. 4EYL-Easton Olson[9]; 17. 11SP-Hassan Chehouri[12]; 18. 33P-Daniel Alvarez[16]; 19. (DQ) 17P-Nevin Gainey[6]
BANDOLEROS: A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 37-Jacob Bradley[3]; 2. 32-Michael Barry[2]; 3. 54-Christopher Flynn[1]
A Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 54-Christopher Flynn[1]; 2. 37-Jacob Bradley[3]; 3. 32-Michael Barry[2]
RACE RESULTS: FEBRUARY 20, 2026
LEGENDS: A Feature 1 National Qualifier (25 Laps): 1. 77P-Preston Martin[2]; 2. 7TP-Ty Olson[5]; 3. 33M-Keith Moline[13]; 4. 73SP-Colby Jackson[12]; 5. 84M-Corey Pope[4]; 6. 08SP-Quinten Adams[3]; 7. 58SP-Sarah Bradley[11]; 8. 18P-Jared Furtado[17]; 9. 18PM-Kristopher Parker[22]; 10. 520SP-Ryan Swisshelm[8]; 11. 21P-Steven Partin[1]; 12. 17P-Nevin Gainey[10]; 13. 34P-Brett Jenkins[9]; 14. 50GSP-Spencer Grady[18]; 15. 4FM-David Furtado[15]; 16. 7SP-Jared Sarr[21]; 17. 31P-Philip Vest[7]; 18. 4EYL-Easton Olson[19]; 19. (DNS) 33P-Daniel Alvarez; 20. (DNS) 11SP-Hassan Chehouri; 21. (DNS) 51GM-Brian Grady; 22. (DQ) 28M-Kenny Ives[16]
A Feature 2 (20 Laps): 1. 28M-Kenny Ives[13]; 2. 77P-Preston Martin[3]; 3. 21P-Steven Partin[1]; 4. 7TP-Ty Olson[2]; 5. 17P-Nevin Gainey[4]; 6. 84M-Corey Pope[6]; 7. 520SP-Ryan Swisshelm[8]; 8. 73SP-Colby Jackson[11]; 9. 08SP-Quinten Adams[5]; 10. 58SP-Sarah Bradley[22]; 11. 33M-Keith Moline[7]; 12. 51GM-Brian Grady[20]; 13. 18P-Jared Furtado[17]; 14. 18PM-Kristopher Parker[14]; 15. 4FM-David Furtado[16]; 16. 11SP-Hassan Chehouri[19]; 17. 33P-Daniel Alvarez[21]; 18. 34P-Brett Jenkins[10]; 19. 4EYL-Easton Olson[12]; 20. (DNS) 31P-Philip Vest; 21. (DNS) 7SP-Jared Sarr; 22. (DNS) 50GSP-Spencer Grady
BANDOLEROS: A Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Michael Barry[1]
RACE RESULTS: FEBRUARY 21, 2026
LEGENDS: A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 7TP-Ty Olson[6]; 2. 21P-Steven Partin[2]; 3. 77P-Preston Martin[3]; 4. 33M-Keith Moline[14]; 5. 84M-Corey Pope[12]; 6. 73SP-Colby Jackson[5]; 7. 7SP-Jared Sarr[22]; 8. 58SP-Sarah Bradley[10]; 9. 4FM-David Furtado[18]; 10. 51GM-Brian Grady[9]; 11. 34P-Brett Jenkins[13]; 12. 08SP-Quinten Adams[7]; 13. 17P-Nevin Gainey[4]; 14. 31P-Wyatt Gainey[16]; 15. 51WSP-Marcus Wong[11]; 16. 11SP-Hassan Chehouri[19]; 17. 85YL-John Weiss[23]; 18. 18P-Jared Furtado[17]; 19. 14M-Joe Nelms[24]; 20. 4EYL-Easton Olson[21]; 21. 33P-Daniel Alvarez[8]; 22. 520SP-Ryan Swisshelm[15]; 23. 18PM-Kristopher Parker[20]; 24. (DNS) 28M-Kenny Ives
A Feature 2 (20 Laps): 1. 77P-Preston Martin[2]; 2. 7TP-Ty Olson[3]; 3. 08SP-Quinten Adams[7]; 4. 33M-Keith Moline[6]; 5. 21P-Steven Partin[1]; 6. 31P-Wyatt Gainey[15]; 7. 51GM-Brian Grady[11]; 8. 58SP-Sarah Bradley[21]; 9. 4FM-David Furtado[18]; 10. 520SP-Ryan Swisshelm[4]; 11. 18PM-Kristopher Parker[14]; 12. 85YL-John Weiss[17]; 13. 14M-Joe Nelms[20]; 14. 7SP-Jared Sarr[22]; 15. 18P-Jared Furtado[13]; 16. 34P-Brett Jenkins[5]; 17. 84M-Corey Pope[10]; 18. 11SP-Hassan Chehouri[19]; 19. 33P-Daniel Alvarez[8]; 20. (DNS) 17P-Nevin Gainey; 21. (DNS) 73SP-Colby Jackson; 22. (DNS) 51WSP-Marcus Wong; 23. (DNS) 4EYL-Easton Olson; 24. (DQ) 28M-Kenny Ives[23]
BANDOLEROS: A Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Michael Barry[1]
A Feature 2 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Michael Barry[1]