The Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series kicks off on July 12 at West Virginia’s Beckley Motor Speedway, which means some of Late Model racing’s best will do battle across the southeast for 12 races in 16 days. Before the Southern Nationals Series gets underway, let’s get you caught up with everything you need to know.

When Kyle Strickler’s phone rang in the overnight hours of Nov. 7, he groggily awakened from a deep sleep inside his home in Mooresville, N.C., and didn’t answer in time. Moments later, though, the 39-year-old driver’s car owner, Charlie Donaldson, dialed him up and this time Strickler took the call.

Many of dirt late model racing's biggest stars will be spread throughout the country this weekend with a smorgasbord of races being contested. With the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season concluded and the World of Outlaws Late Model season hitting the homestretch, it's the time of year where many drivers are staying closer to home and chasing money in their region.

Don't tell us we didn't warn you. Many of Dirt Late Model racing's biggest stars will be heading to "The Place Your Mama Warned You About," Cherokee Speedway, this Sunday for the annual March Madness event for the Southern All Star Racing Series.

GAFFNEY, SC – Ryan Godown ran down Larry Wight with 11 laps to go and made history at the inaugural ‘Rebel 50,’ hosted at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., becoming the first ever winner on the Halmar International ‘Elite’ Series, a branch under the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco umbrella.

GAFFNEY, SC – Not “your mama’s” heat races. Qualifying Night presented by Penske Racing Shocks is in the books, setting the stage for the ‘Rebel 50.’ The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco is set for the debut of the Halmar International ‘Elite’ Series.

GAFFNEY, SC – Practice night is in the books. The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco completed Open Practice on Thursday night.

GAFFNEY, SC – The inaugural Halmar International ‘Elite’ Series event for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco is just one day away.

GAFFNEY, SC – Take two. The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco heads back to Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., for the second time in its history Thurs.-Sat. Feb. 24-26.