{"id":2570,"date":"2024-10-23T17:13:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T21:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2024-10-23T17:13:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T21:13:37","slug":"all-dirt-roads-felix-roy-reflects-on-dirtcar-358-modified-championship-prepares-for-world-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com\/news\/all-dirt-roads-felix-roy-reflects-on-dirtcar-358-modified-championship-prepares-for-world-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL DIRT ROADS: Felix Roy Reflects on DIRTcar 358 Modified Championship, Prepares For World Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Mike Warren<\/em><\/p>\n A year after falling short of the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series title by one position, Felix Roy proved that finish was no fluke in 2024.<\/p>\n The Napierville, QC driver finished 13th in the Series finale at Brockville Ontario Speedway, enough to beat Lance Willix by four points to earn his first Series championship.<\/p>\n His accomplishment makes him the third driver from Quebec since 1993 to win the title, joining two-time champion Steve Bernard and Mario Clair.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a good Series,\u201d Roy said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of good drivers on the Series. Last year, we came up short, finishing second, and this year, we won. I run 358 weekly, so running the tour is really nice for me.<\/p>\n \u201cWe go to some really nice tracks. There\u2019s always 40-45 cars, and it\u2019s just crazy and nice (to win it).\u201d<\/p>\n While Roy\u2019s finish at Brockville earned him the championship, that moment almost didn’t happen. On Lap 12 of the 100 lap Feature, Roy went off the track and dropped to 29th place, creating an uphill battle in the final 88 laps.<\/p>\n \u201cI tried to go three-wide with David (Hebert) and another guy, but I guess they didn\u2019t have enough space for me,\u201d Roy said. \u201cI fell off the track, and I was seething in there. I was like f**k; I gave the championship away right there, and it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n \u201cBut during the race, I said, let\u2019s focus. You always have a shot to win. The race went my way after that, and I was able to get back and finish 13th. I didn\u2019t even know I won the championship; I thought (Willix) won by a couple of points because I was so far back.\u201d<\/p>\n Now that he\u2019s secured his first championship, Roy is turning his attention to his Big Block Modified when the Super DIRTcar Series returns to action at the World of Outlaws World Finals<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> Nov. 6-9, at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.<\/p>\n Last season, he finished 23rd, 18th, and 24th at Charlotte. Roy attributed some of that to the learning curve he faced racing at the 4\/10-mile dirt track for the first time.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just another planet when you go there,\u201d Roy said. \u201cThe track\u2019s big. It has different clay. It\u2019s wide. It\u2019s fast. It\u2019s a nice track, and I\u2019m looking forward to going back. I know last year we didn\u2019t do too good. In the last race, we had a good run but had a flat right rear, but I think we can battle in the top five and top 10.\u201d<\/p>\n Like with his DIRTcar 358 Modified championship, he has the chance at World Finals to match another Quebec driver\u2019s accomplishment. In 2022, Mathieu Desjardins won his first career Super DIRTcar Series Feature in front of a rowdy Charlotte crowd \u2013 a feat Roy said would be incredible to achieve.<\/p>\n \u201cI know there were a lot of Quebec fans there when [Desjardins] won,\u201d Roy said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t there, but I heard it was crazy. And it\u2019ll be such a feeling to win a Super DIRTcar Series race at Charlotte, too.\u00a0 The stands are huge. They\u2019re packed. And it\u2019s just crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Roy, the 2024 DIRTcar 358 Modified Series champion, will bring his familiar No. 91 to North Carolina when the Super DIRTcar Series concludes its season at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the World of Outlaws World Finals<\/em>, Nov. 6-9. For tickets, CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you can\u2019t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action on\u00a0DIRTVision, either online or with the DIRTVision app.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Mike Warren A year after falling short of the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series title by one position, Felix Roy proved that finish was no fluke in 2024. The Napierville, QC driver finished 13th in the Series finale at Brockville Ontario Speedway, enough to beat Lance Willix by four points to earn his first Series … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":2571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[140,133,15,92,63],"class_list":["post-2570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-big-block-modified","tag-felix-roy","tag-super-dirtcar-series","tag-world-of-outlaws","tag-world-of-outlaws-world-finals"],"yoast_head":"\n