Pete Bicknell has won numerous DIRT Modified championships at Merrittville Speedway. His dominance has often led fans to figuratively say that he owns Merrittville. Now he does, literally.

Frye is quickly adjusting to the more powerful 358 modified. Though he failed to qualify for three features in his Bicknell chassis so far, he has also posted 13th- and 10th-place finishes.

His family owns the Bicknell racing chassis business in Canada, which has been the dominant modified car in dirt racing. For his win Friday, Mat was driving the family Bicknell house car built in ...

"That Bicknell car is a $34,000 vehicle that will probably sell for $20,000-$22,000. It's unheard of. It's just a tremendous deal. … We have the pillars in the industry of the dirt modifieds at ...

supporting their family racing efforts and businesses. The Bicknell family also co-owns and operates Merrittville, a three-eighths mile dirt track located in Thorold, Ont., just minutes across the ...