09/01/2026
For the final event of the 2026 Mini-Season, for the Move Over Michigan Dirt Late Model Series Presented by Kapnick Insurance Group / MacAllister Machinery Company, THIS Saturday, September 5th, at Merritt Speedway, Founder of the Series, Jeff Finley is going all out to end the year in a big way
The Move Over Michigan 30, the 2026 Championship event, will now be supported in a huge way by Dave Bowen Trucking, and is not only Guaranteed, in cash, at the end of the night, the A Feature will now pay $3,000 to Win and $500 just to Start
GUARANTEED and REVISED Merritt Payout (30 Laps): 1st-$3,000, 2nd-$1,500, 3rd-$1,200, 4th-$1,100, 5th-$1,000, 6th-$900, 7th-$800, 8th-$700, 9th-$600, 10th-$550, 11th-20th-$500 to Start - Tow-$125
If that wasn’t enough, there's going to be a bonus $2,000 in Contingency Awards and Prizes, on top of the existing $2,350 already on the table, for a total of $4,350 that will be up for grabs
Within the extra Contingencies, Four Hoosier Racing Tires Presented by Fisk Trucking (One per Driver/Team) will be given away, via a Random Draw, but not just any Random Draw. This Random Draw will be reserved for only those Drivers who attend Mt. Pleasant Speedway in Mt. Pleasant, MI, or Tri City Motor Speedway in Auburn, MI, THIS Friday, September 4th
"It's our last race of the Mini-Season and Thanks to Dave and Jody Bowen, we are so blessed and we want to show our appreciation for those who not only have raced with us of course, but, we also want competitors, who maybe haven't ran with us in the first two events, to come see what we're all about." Explained Series Founder, Jeff Finley
"We hope this will get some of those teams to want to come race with us after the big show at Mt. Pleasant and after the season is over at Tri-City.” Finley continued. “Mt. Pleasant has the same Rules and the same Tire as we do, so hopefully this will help with that decision to head north after the show on Friday. We'll put those drivers’ names in a hat and draw four times, with four drivers getting a new Tire." He ended
For teams who are in need of some quality Tires for this event, several teams, including Chad Finley Racing, Eric Spangler Racing, and more, will have some available. Additionally, any other teams, who would like to donate to the Quality Used Hoosier Tire Program, reach out to the Series, here on social media, or each teams Social Media Channels, as soon as possible
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In addition, MacAllister CAT, based in Novi, MI, is putting up a $1,000 bonus to one of the Top Five finishers in the A Feature at Merritt, and here's how that will work 👇
After the 2026 Championship Event is over, with the Winner of the Move Over Michigan 30 in Victory Lane, while finishers second through fifth, will park on the Frontstretch, the Winner of the race will be interviewed in front of the expected massive crowd who will be in attendance
Then, that Driver will draw a chip numbered 1⃣ through 5⃣ to determine which finisher receives the bonus. The chosen driver, through the chip draw, will then walk away with a bonus $1,000, in addition to their GUARANTEED payout from where they finished in the A Feature
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To the DIRTcar Super Late Model Teams that have previously submitted an Registration Form in 2026, and checked off "Merritt Speedway".... Please reach out to Matt Prieur, As Soon As Possible, to reconfirm you intentions on attending the Move Over Michigan 30, THIS Saturday, September 5th, in Lake City, MI
Otherwise, for all other teams, if 🫵 plan on racing at Merritt THIS Saturday, September 5th, Please get the Registration Form filled out and turned in as soon as possible, by clicking on the link below 👇
https://form.123formbuilder.com/6970254/2026mdlmsminiseason
There's no Registration Fee at any Event during the 2026 Mini-Season, though you are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to Pre-Enter for Each Event. This will be Mandatory in 2027
This Registration Form is for Promotional purposes in support of the Series, Tracks and their Marketing Partners
The Revised Merritt Entry List will be revealed by Wednesday, September 2nd, at 12:00p.m.-Eastern
(Randy Ellen Photography)
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