SCDRA Set for Gulf Coast Winter Nationals at Southern Raceway

WOODRUFF, South Carolina (July 16, 2026) — SCDRA presented by Schaeffer's Oil officials announced the Inaugural SCDRA Gulf Coast Winter Nationals set for January 22-23, 2027 at Hunt the Front's Southern Raceway in Milton, Florida. The 40 lap main event will pay $5,000 to win and $200 to start on Saturday. The event will coincide with Southern's Fried Bologna 150 Enduro event.

"We have talked a few times about having a Winter Nationals type event and our membership was very open to the idea of doing it. So when Joshua (Joiner, co-promoter at Southern Raceway) contacted me, we were able to put it together pretty quickly. The Joiners have done a great job with the racetrack and they are really building their own Speedweeks. So we are proud to be a part of it. This will segue into some of the other announcements we will be making soon," said SCDRA's Kelley Carlton.

The standard two-day SCDRA format will be utilized for this alternate points event. Friday will feature practice and Round 1 of Jason Waters Tuning Qualifying. Saturday will have a cornhole tournament before the evening's racing with a $200 top prize along with a custom set of SCDRA cornhole boards. Officials will also announce the winner of the $200 best appearing car.

Racing gets underway Saturday with hot lap qualifying for Round 2 of Jason Waters Qualifying. The top 10 fastest cars will lock into the A-Main while all others will need to race their way in through B-Mains. There will be an autograph session immediately following qualifying. Fans will be able to get an up close look at the fastest overall qualifier's race car at the autograph session as well.

More information will be released ahead of the event. Make sure to follow SCDRA presented by Schaeffer's Oil on all social media platforms including Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also stay up to date with the latest news and info at www.scdra.net.