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Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws®, based in Concord, NC, is the premier national touring series for dirt track racing in North America, featuring the most powerful cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Annually, the two series race nearly 140 times at tracks across the United States and Canada. CBS Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of the World of Outlaws. DIRTVision® also broadcasts all World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.

I AM IRONMAN: Schuchart Dominates for Second Ironman 55 Victory

The Shark Racing pilot leads every single lap at I-55 to add another dumbbell to his trophy room

tyler carr

 

PEVELY, MO (August 8, 2026) - Logan Schuchart prides himself on prioritizing physical fitness.

And it sure showed at Saturday’s Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 finale.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series rolled into I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park for the most grueling race on the schedule. A 55-lap finale around one of the most demanding racetracks in the sport awaited the world’s best Sprint Car drivers. And Schuchart flexed his muscle for every single one of those laps.

The Hanover, PA native led all 55 circuits around the Pevely, MO bullring. Countless cars were on the move behind him and looking to challenge, but none could manage to do so. Schuchart engineered a beatdown aboard the Shark Racing No. 1S. Traffic couldn’t slow him down at all as Schuchart ripped to the checkered flag, the iconic dumbbell trophy, and a $25,000 prize.

“It goes slow when you’re leading like that,” Schuchart said of the race. “It feels like it takes forever. I just tried to hit my marks really. As the race went on, the more and more everything got hot. Your tires get hot. Your shocks get hot. The attitude of the car just acts different. I tried to remind myself to breathe and calm the heart rate down a little bit and just hit my marks. That’s why we stay fit. Carson’s (Macedo) really good here, and I know he takes working out seriously. When you can keep your heart rate down and breathing in check and just worry about the race that you’re running and hitting your marks instead of worrying about how tired you are, it goes a long way.”

Adding this year’s to his 2018 triumph, Schuchart became the fifth different multi-time Ironman winner, joining Craig Dollanksy (three), Kyle Larson (three), Rico Abreu (two), and Sheldon Haudenschild (two). It gave him two wins this year with The Greatest Show on Dirt and 46 for his career. The night also continued Schuchart and the Shark crew’s recent hot streak as they’re now at 17 top 10s in the last 18 races.

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid put on a show, wheeling from 18th to second in the Roth Motorsports No. 83 in his quest for back-to-back Ironman 55 victories and four straight overall checkered flags at I-55. That made it a pair of runner-up finishes on the weekend for the Penngrove, CA driver and four top two finishes in the last five races.

Carson Macedo fell just two spots shy of his first Ironman 55 dumbbell, rounding out the podium in the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41.

Donny Schatz (started 14th) and Spencer Bayston (started 17th) wheeled their way forward to complete the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Carson Macedo clocked the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Bill Balog set his second consecutive Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Bill Balog (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Logan Schuchart (Knoxville Bound Heat Two), Kelby Watt (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Emerson Axsom (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Logan Schuchart.

Schuchart also topped the Toyota Dash.

Skylar Gee won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Buddy Kofoid’s march from 18th to second earned him KSE Racing Products Hard Charger honors.

David Gravel was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom finished sixth to snag the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Logan Schuchart set the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Sheldon Haudenschild.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars are off to Iowa for the 65th running of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s on Aug. 12-15. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (55 Laps): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart[1]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[18]; 3. 41-Carson Macedo[3]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz[14]; 5. 17-Spencer Bayston[17]; 6. 27-Emerson Axsom[2]; 7. 2-David Gravel[11]; 8. 7S-Chris Windom[15]; 9. 17B-Bill Balog[5]; 10. 45X-Rees Moran[9]; 11. 2C-Cole Macedo[7]; 12. 23-Garet Williamson[13]; 13. 8N-Dylan Bloomfield[22]; 14. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[23]; 15. 37-Bryce Norris[16]; 16. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[8]; 17. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[24]; 18. 16C-Skylar Gee[21]; 19. (DNF) 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[12]; 20. (DNF) 6DC-Will Armitage[10]; 21. (DNF) 1K-Kelby Watt[6]; 22. (DNF) 45-Cory Eliason[4]; 23. (DNF) 48-Danny Dietrich[19]; 24. (DNF) 65-Jordan Goldesberry[20]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/i-am-ironman-schuchart-dominates-for-second-ironman-55-victory/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549385
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=I-55%2BFederated%2BAuto%2BParts%2BRaceway%2BPark

FAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

 

 

BIG DADDY DUB: Night Before the Ironman Brings Chris Windom First World of Outlaws Win

A frantic final few laps sees Windom hold off Kofoid and Watt for first career Series victory

tyler carr

PEVELY, MO (August 7, 2026) - The tears nearly came pouring out for Chris Windom. 

The 35-year-old has accomplished plenty in his racing career, but Friday night at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park was different. He’s one of only eight men that can call themselves a USAC Triple Crown champion. But since switching his focus to wings, a victory with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series had eluded him.

Until Friday’s Night Before the Ironman.

“Big Daddy” dominated the 40-lapper in the Sides Motorsports/NOS Energy Drink No. 7S. He sliced his way through heavy traffic on a tricky surface and held off a late charge from both Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and Kelby Watt. Finally, in his 114th career Feature start, Windom became a winner with The Greatest Show on Dirt.

“I don’t even know how to put it into words,” Windom said. “It’s almost getting me emotional. I’ve put so much time into trying to get successful at this and been working at it with Ian (Lyon) and J (Jason Sides) and obviously NOS Energy Drink with Lauren Albano sticking behind me. It’s been a work in progress. I know tonight was kind of perfect circumstances with how wet the track was, but you still had to get through lapped traffic. It was really tough. Everything we did all night helped the car and made it perfect there.”

Windom is the 158th different driver to win a World of Outlaws race in Series history and the 18th different competitor to visit Victory Lane this year. Of the eight USAC Triple Crown winners, Windom is only the second to have their name on the World of Outlaws win list alongside Tony Stewart. It gave Jason Sides his first score as an owner since he wheeled his No. 7S to victory at I-30 Speedway in April of 2016.

Buddy Kofoid threw a last lap slide job on Kelby Watt to secure the second spot and his 21st podium of the year in the Roth Motorsports No. 83.

Kelby Watt’s third place effort gave him his best career World of Outlaws result and first podium with the Series.

David Gravel and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

David Gravel earned his 16th Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in 2026.

Bill Balog picked up his third Simpson Quick Time of the season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Bill Balog (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), David Gravel (Knoxville Bound Heat Two), Emerson Axsom (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Sheldon Haudenschild (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Chris Windom.

Windom also topped the Toyota Dash.

Danny Dietrich won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Logan Schuchart wheeled from 13th to seventh to earn the KSE Racing Hard Charger.

That also made Schuchart the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom was the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Logan Schuchart clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Bill Balog.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on the grueling Ironman 55 finale for $25,000-to-win at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park on Saturday, Aug. 8. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Then it’s off to Iowa for the 65th running of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s on Aug. 12-15. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps): 1. 7S-Chris Windom[1]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[4]; 3. 1K-Kelby Watt[2]; 4. 2-David Gravel[3]; 5. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[5]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo[6]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart[13]; 8. 45X-Rees Moran[12]; 9. 17-Spencer Bayston[15]; 10. 16C-Skylar Gee[11]; 11. 6DC-Will Armitage[9]; 12. 27-Emerson Axsom[8]; 13. 17B-Bill Balog[7]; 14. 2C-Cole Macedo[17]; 15. 45-Cory Eliason[16]; 16. 37-Bryce Norris[20]; 17. 23-Garet Williamson[10]; 18. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[14]; 19. 15-Donny Schatz[19]; 20. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[18]; 21. 65-Jordan Goldesberry[22]; 22. (DNF) 8N-Dylan Bloomfield[23]; 23. (DNS) 48-Danny Dietrich; 24. (DNS) W20-Greg Wilson

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/big-daddy-dub-night-before-the-ironman-brings-chris-windom-first-world-of-outlaws-win/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549384
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=I-55%2BFederated%2BAuto%2BParts%2BRaceway%2BPark

FAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

 

OUTLAW EXCELLENCE: Gravel Holds Off Schuchart for Williams Grove Summer Nationals Score

tyler carr

MECHANICSBURG, PA (August 1, 2026) - Pennsylvania will always be a special place for David Gravel no matter how loud the boos get.

Competing in the “Keystone State” helped launch the Watertown, CT’s racing career. Battling the PA Posse is one of the best ways for any young racer to sharpen their skills and see if they’ve got what it takes to make it in Sprint Car racing.

That’s part of the route Gravel took on his way to becoming a two-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion. And while he may represent the enemy when he crosses the Pennsylvania border, he still enjoys every trip, especially ones that end in Victory Lane.

That’s exactly what happened at Saturday’s C&D Rigging Summer Nationals finale hosted by Williams Grove Speedway, the track where Gravel first wheeled a 410 Sprint Car. The 34-year-old put the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 on the pole for the 30-lap, $20,000-to-win finale and never looked back when the green flag dropped. Logan Schuchart made it close on the final circuit but couldn’t find a lane by as Gravel grabbed the checkered flag.

“This place was the first race where I ever drove a Sprint Car was at Williams Grove Speedway,” Gravel said. “I did about four laps the whole night then went to Lincoln (Speedway) the next night and crashed in the Heat Race. Yeah, P-A is where I got my start. I’ve got to thank Cody (Jacobs), Zach (Patterson), and Luke (Vaughn) for busting their butts.”

Saturday made it 10 wins for Gravel in 2026 as he equaled Michael “Buddy” Kofoid for the most. It’s also the fourth straight and fifth overall in which he and the Big Game crew have reached double digits. They’re up to 72 victories as a pairing since Gravel came aboard in 2021. He’s now at 130 career triumphs with The Greatest Show on Dirt, and “The Grove” is most responsible for them with 11.

The World of Outlaws swept the weekend over the PA Posse thanks to Gravel’s Saturday score and Buddy Kofoid’s on Friday and now lead the rivalry this year four wins to two.

Logan Schuchart fell just short of his second win of the year with a runner-up finish in the Shark Racing No. 1S. The Hanover, PA native continues to be one of the most consistent drivers over the summer with five podiums in the last nine races and nine top fives in the last 12.

Manchester, PA’s Logan Rumsey came home third to notch his first career World of Outlaws podium and lead the way for the Posse contingent.

Dylan Norris and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

David Gravel clocked the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Logan Rumsey set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Logan Rumsey (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Daryn Pittman (Knoxville Bound Heat Two), David Gravel (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Justin Whittall (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to David Gravel.

Gravel also topped the Toyota Dash.

Brent Shearer won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Buddy Kofoid moved from 25th to 18th for KSE Racing Products Hard Charger honors.

Justin Whittall was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom grabbed another Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

David Gravel ripped the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Cole Macedo.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars head to Pevely, MO’s I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park for the grueling Ironman 55 on Friday-Saturday, Aug. 7-8. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel[1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart[4]; 3. 71-Logan Rumsey[3]; 4. 17N-Dylan Norris[2]; 5. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[5]; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich[10]; 7. 67G-Justin Whittall[6]; 8. 69K-Daryn Pittman[7]; 9. 19-Brent Marks[12]; 10. 39M-Anthony Macri[11]; 11. 23D-Chase Dietz[8]; 12. 1A-Cameron Smith[13]; 13. 41-Carson Macedo[14]; 14. 23-Garet Williamson[15]; 15. 11-TJ Stutts[9]; 16. 17-Spencer Bayston[18]; 17. 22-Doug Hammaker[17]; 18. 83-Michael Kofoid[25]; 19. 27W-Troy Wagaman Jr[26]; 20. 51R-Freddie Rahmer[22]; 21. 39-Lucas Wolfe[19]; 22. 27-Emerson Axsom[24]; 23. 12-Brent Shearer[21]; 24. 15-Donny Schatz[27]; 25. 2C-Cole Macedo[23]; 26. 17B-Bill Balog[20]; 27. (DNF) 91-Preston Lattomus[16]; 28. (DNF) 1W-Buddy Schweibinz[28]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/outlaw-excellence-gravel-holds-off-schuchart-for-williams-grove-summer-nationals-score/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549517
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Williams%2BGrove%2BSpeedway

FAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

 

The Roth Motorsports crew becomes the first to double digit victories with a triumph over the PA Posse

TYLER CARR

MECHANICSBURG, PA (July 31, 2026) - The Pennsylvania Posse struck first this week, but the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series answered.

After York, PA’s Chase Dietz knotted up the 2026 scoreboard of the sport’s fiercest rivalry with a Wednesday win at BAPS Motor Speedway, it was Michael “Buddy” Kofoid putting The Greatest Show on Dirt back on top.

The tour rolled into Mechanicsburg, PA’s Williams Grove Speedway Friday Night for the C&D Rigging Summer Nationals opener. Kofoid lined up on the pole for the 25-lapper in the Roth Motorsports No. 83 and crushed the competition. Daryn Pittman tried to wheel the Kreitz Racing No. 69K up to Kofoid to challenge but couldn’t find the speed he needed. Kofoid pulled away in traffic on the way to the checkered flag.

“It’s definitely special,” Kofoid said of his 10th win of the season. “A couple years ago at this time I think we were only at one or two. I think last year we were at six or seven. So, it’s nice to just be progressively have a little bit more around this time. I got my first Williams Grove win a couple years ago. Then I didn’t feel that great last year but still could contend in the top five thinking hopefully I could get another one. I’ve had a rough few races, and then we were really good at BAPS. Then we just put it all together today at a place where it’s extremely hard to do that. Dylan (Buswell), Nate (Knotts), and Gage (Tyra) knocked it out of the park.”

The win made it 10 trips to Victory Lane with the World of Outlaws for Kofoid and the Roth crew in 2026. They’re the first to reach the double digit mark this season. It halted their longest winning drought of the campaign at eight races. Adding Friday’s score to his 2024 National Open prelim victory, Kofoid becomes the 33rd different driver to top multiple races with The Greatest Show on Dirt at the Mechanicsburg, PA oval. The Penngrove, CA native also reclaimed the second spot in points after recently losing it to Sheldon Haudenschild.

The World of Outlaws now lead the scoreboard over the PA Posse this year with three wins to two.

Daryn Pittman brought the Kreitz Racing ride home second in only the ninth Sprint Car race of the year for the semi-retired driver out of Owasso, OK.

David Gravel finished third in the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 for his fifth consecutive podium.

Logan Schuchart and Brent Marks completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Logan Rumsey laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Daryn Pittman set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying

Heat Races belonged to Daryn Pittman (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), David Gravel (Knoxville Bound Heat Two), Garet Williamson (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Brent Shearer (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Buddy Kofoid.

Kofoid also topped the Toyota Dash.

Justin Whittall won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Carson Macedo wheeled from 22nd to 14th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Logan Rumsey was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom was the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Buddy Kofoid clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Camerson Smith.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars battle the Pennsylvania Posse for $20,000 at Williams Grove Speedway’s C&D Rigging Summer Nationals finale on Saturday, Aug. 1. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps): 1. 83-Michael Kofoid[1]; 2. 69K-Daryn Pittman[2]; 3. 2-David Gravel[4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[6]; 5. 19-Brent Marks[5]; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri[12]; 7. 71-Logan Rumsey[3]; 8. 23D-Chase Dietz[14]; 9. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[10]; 10. 23-Garet Williamson[8]; 11. 2C-Cole Macedo[9]; 12. 48-Danny Dietrich[17]; 13. 17N-Dylan Norris[13]; 14. 41-Carson Macedo[22]; 15. 12-Brent Shearer[7]; 16. 15-Donny Schatz[18]; 17. 8-Lance Dewease[24]; 18. 16C-Skylar Gee[11]; 19. 27W-Troy Wagaman Jr[26]; 20. 27-Emerson Axsom[15]; 21. 17B-Bill Balog[23]; 22. 67G-Justin Whittall[21]; 23. 17-Spencer Bayston[25]; 24. (DNF) 22-Doug Hammaker[27]; 25. (DNF) 1A-Cameron Smith[16]; 26. (DNF) 11A-Austin Bishop[20]; 27. (DNF) 1X-Chad Trout[19]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/outlaws-back-on-top-kofoid-dominates-williams-groves-summer-nationals-opener/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549516
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Williams%2BGrove%2BSpeedway

FAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

 

PROTECTING THE PORCH: Dietz Defeats World of Outlaws for Bricker’s Bash Victory

The winningest driver in the country bests the two winningest World of Outlaws drivers to score one for the PA Posse at BAPS

TYLER CARR

YORK HAVEN, PA (July 29, 2026) - The Bricker’s french fries belonged to the PA Posse Wednesday night.

The Pennsylvania fans erupted as they watched the Posse even the 2026 scoreboard with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in the sport’s fiercest rivalry. York, PA’s Chase Dietz made the “Keystone State” crowd proud as he held off two of the best Sprint Car drivers in the world on home turf at BAPS Motor Speedway.

Dietz lined up on the outside of the front row alongside David Gravel for the Bricker’s Bash. The green flag dropped, and Dietz rocketed on the cushion around Gravel to take early command aboard the Stehman Motorsports No. 23D.

It was all Dietz in the early going as he paced Gravel while Michael “Buddy” Kofoid battled with Garet Williamson for third. Kofoid secured the spot and began to pursue Dietz along with Gravel. Lapped traffic tightened the lead trio as the laps faded as Gravel and Kofoid closed in. But a duel began for the runner-up spot as Kofoid snatched it and allowed Dietz to get just enough of a lead to bring the Posse fans to their feet as he took the checkered flag.

“Man, what a year it’s been,” Dietz said. “This is incredible for what we’ve been able to accomplish. To pull off an Outlaw win last year and do it again this year, this is awesome. I’m really happy for our guys. A lot of work and time are put in by all of us involved. John and Kelly (Stehman) give us such an amazing team and environment. We’re very fortunate right now. To be able to beat these guys especially on home turf is pretty awesome. We’ve got a great group of fans here in Pennsylvania. I know they love when the PA Posse kicks the Outlaws’ ass.”

Dietz is the 17th different winner with the World of Outlaws through 44 races this season. BAPS is his second career score with The Greatest Show on Dirt to go along with his National Open prelim triumph last year. It also extended his advantage as the nation’s winningest driver in 410 Sprint Car competition as he’s now racked up 18 trophies. Five of them have come at BAPS. The World of Outlaws and PA Posse are now knotted up at two victories apiece in this year’s chapter of the rivalry.

Buddy Kofoid came home with the second spot in the Roth Motorsports No. 83 to get back on the podium for the first time in six races.

Gravel crossed the finish line third in the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 for his fourth consecutive top three finish.

Carson Macedo and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

David Gravel grabbed his 14th Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night this season.

Carson Macedo set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Carson Macedo (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), David Gravel (Knoxville Bound Heat Two), Garet Williamson (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Sheldon Haudenschild (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Sheldon Haudenschild.

David Gravel topped the Toyota Dash.

Dylan Norris won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Danny Dietrich drove from 19th to 10th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Lance Dewease was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom earned Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race honors.

Chase Dietz laid down the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Bill Balog.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, Pennsylvania Posse rivalry heads to Mechanicsburg, PA’s Williams Grove Speedway for the C&D Rigging Summer Nationals on Friday-Saturday, July 31-Aug. 1. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23D-Chase Dietz[2]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[4]; 3. 2-David Gravel[1]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[5]; 5. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[7]; 6. 23-Garet Williamson[3]; 7. 8-Lance Dewease[6]; 8. 39M-Anthony Macri[10]; 9. 27-Emerson Axsom[11]; 10. 48-Danny Dietrich[19]; 11. 71-Logan Rumsey[8]; 12. 66-Ryan Newton[9]; 13. 1W-Buddy Schweibinz[12]; 14. 2C-Cole Macedo[17]; 15. 5-Tyler Ross[14]; 16. 15-Donny Schatz[16]; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart[25]; 18. 7S-Chris Windom[18]; 19. 16C-Skylar Gee[13]; 20. 17N-Dylan Norris[21]; 21. 99M-Kyle Moody[23]; 22. 17-Spencer Bayston[20]; 23. 1A-Cameron Smith[22]; 24. 91-Preston Lattomus[15]; 25. 17B-Bill Balog[24]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/protecting-the-porch-dietz-defeats-world-of-outlaws-for-brickers-bash-victory/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549511
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=BAPS%2BMotor%2BSpeedway

FAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

 

65th Knoxville Nationals Bringing Sprint Car World to Iowa

trent glover

KNOXVILLE, IA (August 10, 2026) - Knoxville Nationals week is here.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the sport in its entirety are converging upon Knoxville Raceway. The 65th running of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s is slated for Aug. 12-15.

The Knoxville Nationals is more than a Sprint Car race. It’s an event on the grandest scale. People from all over the globe are ready to multiply the population of the small town of Knoxville, IA. A sea of campers will stretch across campgrounds and yards. Fans will roam the streets visiting the dozens of merch trailers, grabbing a slice of pizza and NOS Energy Drink from Casey’s, and maybe making a Dingus visit for a beverage or two.

For the competitors, this is the mountaintop. It’s the race circled from the moment they step into a Sprint Car. It’s the race they all dream of winning.

This year’s running will dish out a record $200,000 to the champion atop a massive purse that hands out $15,000 for simply making the show. But the Knoxville Nationals is about so much more than the money. It’s about immortality. Winning this event cements a place in the sport’s history. Knoxville Nationals champions are never forgotten.

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HISTORY WITHIN REACH

The opportunity to equal one of the sport’s most impressive records stands ahead of Donny Schatz this week.

Steve Kinser earned his 12th and final Knoxville Nationals title in 2002, a record that seemed insurmountable considering no other driver owned more than five at the time. But just a little more than two decades later, Schatz is knocking on the door.

The Fargo, ND native heads to Iowa with 11 Knoxville Nationals titles on his résumé. He broke through for his first in 2006 to launch a historic run of 10 triumphs in 12 years. Number 11 came in 2022. Since then, the closest he’s come to tying “The King” was third in 2023.

Schatz gets another shot this year, and it’ll be his first since joining forces with CJB Motorsports. The pairing already proved to have speed at Knoxville in May when Schatz ran runner-up at the Stars and Stripes Salute.

RETURNING CHAMPIONS

Schatz will have four more former champions joining him in pursuit of making that famed right turn into Knoxville Victory Lane Saturday.

Ryan Timms shocked the world a year ago when his first World of Outlaws win came in the form of a Knoxville Nationals title. He engineered a 50-lap beatdown aboard the Liebig Motorsports No. 10 and has the opportunity to become the ninth competitor to win the crown jewel two years in a row. The Oklahoma City, OK native already boasts eight Knoxville scores this year and is fresh off dominating the 360 Nationals with the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS).

David Gravel will be on the hunt for his second title and first since joining Big Game Motorsports. The Watertown, CT native got his first in 2019 with Jason Johnson Racing. He’s been on the podium in three of the last four Championship Features in Tod Quiring’s No. 2, including drives from 22nd to second in 2023 and 21st to third in 2025.

Sammy Swindell, the 1983 champion, will make his 50th Knoxville Nationals appearance this week. In addition to his one victory, “Slammin’ Sammy” has been runner-up on three occasions (1981, 1985, 1990).

While NASCAR obligations may interfere with his chances at racing Saturday, three-time Knoxville Nationals champion Kyle Larson is slated for Thursday’s qualifying night. “Yung Money” put the Silva Motorsports No. 57 in Victory Lane in 2021, 2023, and 2024. He’s fresh off winning the Capitani Classic.

FIRST TIME FAVORITES

The entry list features several accomplished drivers who are looking to conquer the sport’s most prestigious race.

Carson Macedo stands out as one of the favorites on the World of Outlaws roster as he could give Jason Johnson Racing their third Knoxville Nationals title. He’s won there four times in the “Ragin’ Cajun’s” No. 41, most recently a 2023 prelim. The last three runnings of the event have led to top five finishes for Macedo. The team rolled out a special paint scheme for this week that pays homage to Jason Johnson’s popular 2016 win.

Four top fives have brought Logan Schuchart so close to Knoxville Nationals glory with Shark Racing. Among those are memorable drives from 22nd to second in 2019 and 17th to third in 2022. All that’s left for Schuchart to find is the top step of the podium and join his grandfather Bobby Allen on the list of champions.

Sheldon Haudenschild’s speed during Knoxville Nationals week has flown a bit under the radar. He carries an active streak of six consecutive top 10s in the finale into his first attempt since joining KCP Racing.

Rico Abreu was one spot away from getting the job done last year, finishing a personal best of second. The St. Helena, CA driver owns 13 total Knoxville triumphs, including one to open the month of August with the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team.

Clovis, CA phenom Corey Day will take a break from his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series duties to chase a Knoxville Nationals title. He drove the Jason Meyers Racing No. 14 from 11th to the podium two years ago and is a two-time World of Outlaws Feature winner at “The Sprint Car Capital of the World.”

Brian Brown has been trying to win the Knoxville Nationals for more than two decades and came so close with three consecutive runner-up results from 2012 through 2014. The Grain Valley, MO native’s 69 career Knoxville victories rank second behind only Danny Lasoski (112).

Giovanni Scelzi enters the biggest week of the year with the momentum of Bob Weikert Memorial and 360 Nationals prelim victories with Spire Motorsports. “Hot Sauce” boasts nine total Knoxville triumphs.

IOWA PROUD

It’s hard to believe that no Iowa native has ever won the Knoxville Nationals, but could this be the year it happens?

If a “Hawkeye” is going to make the home state proud, it’s tough to look at anyone aside from Austin McCarl as the favorite. The Altoona, IA driver has captured four 410 track championships, including the last three. He’s also won 10 races at the 1/2 mile with a 410 under the hood. In 2022, he proved he could perform under the bright lights when he put the Country Builders Racing No. 88 on the pole of the sport’s biggest race.

McCarl will have plenty of fellow Iowa-born competitors joining him, including Tasker Phillips (Pleasantville, IA), Kelby Watt (Adel, IA), Riley Goodno (Knoxville, IA), and more.

FLYING UNDER THE RADAR

The names expected to be up front have been covered, but who are some of the entries that could surprise with a strong run?

It’s hard to call 2013 World of Outlaws champion Daryn Pittman an underdog, but his semi-retired status doesn’t allow him a lot of track time these days. Still, the 2019 Knoxville Nationals podium finisher can’t be counted out as he takes another crack with Pennsylvania’s Kreitz Racing. Pittman put the blue No. 69K on the front row two years ago.

Garet Williamson has been banging on the door of his first World of Outlaws win and would love to replicate Ryan Timms’ feat of pulling it off on the biggest stage. Like many from Missouri, Knoxville is where Williamson spent plenty of time cutting his teeth. He owns a trio of Knoxville checkered flags, two in a 360 and one in a 410.

James McFadden’s name may not get thrown around in the favorite category, but his recent results with Tarlton Motorsports make him hard to overlook. They won last year’s Capitani Classic and grabbed a 360 Nationals top five over the weekend.

Quilcene, WA’s J.J. Hickle has turned plenty of heads in the Matt Moro No. 2M this season. It started with a World of Outlaws top five in April, and he’s been back in the top five in 410 competition seven more times, highlighted by a runner-up. Hickle made the Championship Feature in 2022.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Wednesday-Saturday, August 12-15 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA

AROUND THE TURN
Friday, August 21 at Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, MN (TICKETS)
Saturday, August 22 at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, MN (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (48/81 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (6502 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-180 PTS)
3. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-206 PTS)
4. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-244 PTS)
5. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-294 PTS)
6. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-502 PTS)
7. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-600 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-822 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-864 PTS)
10. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-890 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (18 Drivers):
10 Wins – Michael Kofoid, David Gravel
7 Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Wins – Carson Macedo
3 Wins – Anthony Macri
2 Wins – Logan Schuchart
1 Win – Spencer Bayston, Donny Schatz, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Chris Windom

FEATURE LAPS LED (30 Drivers):
320 Laps Led – David Gravel
280 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
142 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
113 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
85 Laps Led – Garet Williamson
79 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
56 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
44 Laps Led – Bill Balog
40 Laps Led – Aaron Reutzel, Chris Windom
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney
35 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon, Rico Abreu
30 Laps Led – Corey Day, Chase Dietz
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
21 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston
16 Laps Led – Bryce Lucius
15 Laps Led – Christopher Thram
12 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi, Emerson Axsom
9 Laps Led – Kyle Larson
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss
3 Laps Led – Brent Marks

PODIUM FINISHES (33 Drivers):
25 Podiums – David Gravel
22 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
18 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
13 Podiums – Carson Macedo
9 Podiums – Logan Schuchart
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz
5 Podiums – Garet Williamson
4 Podiums – Ryan Timms, Anthony Macri, Rico Abreu
3 Podiums – Spencer Bayston, Bill Balog, Aaron Reutzel
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Giovanni Scelzi, Chase Dietz
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Scott Bogucki, Emerson Axsom, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Jedrzejek, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom, Kelby Watt

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (19 Drivers):
17 Quick Times – David Gravel
5 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Quick Times – Bill Balog
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart, Michael Kofoid, Brady Bacon
1 Quick Time – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Justin Henderson, Chase Dietz, Carson Macedo, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey

HEAT RACE WINNERS (49 Drivers):
29 Heat Wins – David Gravel
21 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
15 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
12 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart
9 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
8 Heat Wins – Garet Williamson
6 Heat Wins – Donny Schatz
5 Heat Wins – Emerson Axsom
4 Heat Wins – Cole Macedo, Rico Abreu, Spencer Bayston
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Aaron Reutzel, Giovanni Scelzi, Anthony Macri, Brent Marks, Kerry Madsen
2 Heat Wins – Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Jacob Hughes, Ryan Timms, Tyler Courtney, Justin Whittall, Daryn Pittman, Kelby Watt
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Rees Moran, Tyler Courtney, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Chad Trout, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Sam Henderson, Dayne Kingshott, Christopher Thram, Daison Pursley, Terry McCarl, Kyle Larson, Bryce Lucius, Brady Bacon, Chris Windom, Brent Shearer, Logan Rumsey

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (65 Drivers):
34 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild, David Gravel
24 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
19 Dashes – Carson Macedo
18 Dashes – Bill Balog
15 Dashes – Garet Williamson, Logan Schuchart
10 Dashes – Emerson Axsom
9 Dashes – Donny Schatz, Cole Macedo
7 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek
6 Dashes – Spencer Bayston, Aaron Reutzel, Chris Windom
5 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Ryan Timms, Brent Marks, Chase Dietz
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Brian Brown, Brady Bacon, Logan Rumsey, Kelby Watt
3 Dashes – Kerry Madsen, Tanner Holmes, Justin Henderson, Daryn Pittman
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Austin McCarl, Joe B. Miller, Brenham Crouch, Conner Morrell, Bryce Lucius, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Larson, Justin Whittall, Cory Eliason
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, Christopher Thram, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Tanner Thorson, Corey Day, D.J. Christie, Skylar Gee, Ricky Peterson, Lance Dewease, Brent Shearer, Dylan Norris

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (31 Drivers):
4 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson
3 LCS Wins – Spencer Bayston, Emerson Axsom
2 LCS Wins – Michael Kofoid, Chris Windom, Giovanni Scelzi, Cole Macedo, Skylar Gee
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Bryce Norris, Logan Schuchart, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Justin Henderson, Joel Myers Jr., Tyler Courtney, Daison Pursley, Zane DeVault, Logan Julien, Jordan Poirier, Matt Farnham, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Norris, Justin Whittall, Brent Shearer, Danny Dietrich

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (22 Drivers):
7 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo
6 Hard Chargers – Michael Kofoid
5 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz, Logan Schuchart
3 Hard Chargers – Spencer Bayston, Chris Windom
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo, Ashton Torgerson
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Ryan Timms, Brady Bacon, Sheldon Haudenschild, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom, Logan Julien, Tyler Courtney, Kasey Jedrzejek, James McFadden, Danny Dietrich

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (23 Drivers):
7 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
6 Fastest Laps – David Gravel
5 Fastest Laps – Logan Schuchart
3 Fastest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild, Carson Macedo
2 Fastest Laps – Bill Balog, Brady Bacon, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Garet Williamson, Anthony Macri
1 Fastest Lap – Brock Zearfoss, Cole Macedo, Ryan Timms, Brad Sweet, Kelby Watt, Kasey Kahne, Giovanni Scelzi, Rico Abreu, Christopher Thram, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (16 Drivers):
16 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
7 Hottest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Hottest Laps – Michael Kofoid, Carson Macedo
3 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart
2 Hottest Laps – Garet Williamson
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Daryn Pittman, Giovanni Scelzi, Bryce Lucius, Ashton Torgerson, Nate Dussel, Logan Rumsey

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner
Wed, Feb 4 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Spencer Bayston (1)
Fri, Feb 6 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Michael Kofoid (1)
Sat, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (1)
Sun, March 1 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
Mon, March 2 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (2)
Fri, March 6 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Donny Schatz (1)
Fri, March 13 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / David Gravel (1)
Fri, March 20 / Lawton Speedway / Lawton, OK / David Gravel (2)
Sat, March 21 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / David Gravel (3)
Fri, March 27 / US 36 Raceway / Osborn, MO / Carson Macedo (1)
Sat, March 28 / 81 Speedway / Park City, KS / Michael Kofoid (2)
Fri, April 10 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (3)
Sat, April 11 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (4)
Sun, April 19 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Tyler Courtney (1)
Fri, April 24 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brad Sweet (1)
Sat, April 25 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel (4)
Tues, May 5 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA / Michael Kofoid (5)
Fri, May 8 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Kasey Kahne (1)
Sat, May 9 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (5)
Fri, May 15 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Rico Abreu (1)
Sat, May 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Logan Schuchart (1)
Tues, May 19 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / Carson Macedo (2)
Sat, May 23 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Mon, May 25 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (6)
Fri, May 29 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Carson Macedo (3)
Sat, June 6 / Plymouth Dirt Track / Plymouth, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
Sun, June 7 / Angell Park Speedway / Sun Prairie, WI / Carson Macedo (4)
Fri, June 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brent Marks (1)
Wed, June 17 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (7)
Thurs, June 18 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (8)
Fri, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (3)
Sat, June 20 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / David Gravel (6)
Fri, June 26 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / David Gravel (7)
Sat, June 27 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (4)
Thurs, July 9 / Hartford Speedway / Hartford, MI / Sheldon Haudenschild (5)
Fri, July 10 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Michael Kofoid (9)
Sat, July 11 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (6)
Tues, July 14 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Bryce Lucius (1)
Fri, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Corey Day (1)
Sat, July 18 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Anthony Macri (3)
Wed, July 22 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON, Canada / David Gravel (8)
Sat, July 25 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / Sheldon Haudenschild (7)
Sun, July 26 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / David Gravel (9)
Wed, July 29 / BAPS Motor Speedway / York Haven, PA / Chase Dietz (1)
Fri, July 31 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Michael Kofoid (10)
Sat, Aug 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (10)
Fri, Aug 7 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Chris Windom (1)
Sat, Aug 8 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Logan Schuchart (2)
Wed, Aug 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Thurs, Aug 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Fri, Aug 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Sat, Aug 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Fri, Aug 21 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN
Sat, Aug 22 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN
Fri, Aug 28 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Sat, Aug 29 / Red River Valley Speedway / West Fargo, ND
Sun, Aug 30 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Fri, Sept 4 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Sat, Sept 5 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Sun, Sept 6 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Fri, Sept 11 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS
Sat, Sept 12 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Mon, Sept 14 / El Paso County Raceway / Calhan, CO
Fri, Sept 18 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA
Sat, Sept 19 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA
Tues, Sept 22 / Kings Speedway / Hanford, CA
Fri, Sept 25 / Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway / Bakersfield, CA
Sat, Sept 26 / Ventura Raceway / Ventura, CA
Fri, Oct 2 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Sat, Oct 3 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Thurs, Oct 8 / Millstream Speedway / Findlay, OH
Fri, Oct 9 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Sat, Oct 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Fri, Oct 16 / Lincoln Park Speedway / Putnamville, IN
Sat, Oct 17 / TBA
Fri, Oct 23 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Sat, Oct 24 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Wed, Nov 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thurs, Nov 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Fri, Nov 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Sat, Nov 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

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REALIZING THE VISION: Williamson, Cypert Becoming One of Sport’s Top Combinations

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PEVELY, MO (August 6, 2026) - Chad Cypert watched a driver whose name he didn’t know line up on the front row of a Heat Race seven years ago.

It was this kid’s Sprint Car debut, competing against the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) National Tour at Lake Ozark Speedway. He started second and won his first-ever Heat against the country’s best 360 Sprint Car drivers. That kid’s name? Garet Williamson.

“I was there at his first race, and I didn’t know who he was obviously,” Cypert recalled. “He just showed up, and he’s on the front row of a National Tour ASCS race and wins his Heat. He was just absolutely pounding it, never driven a Sprint Car before, just full send. And I’m like, ‘This kid’s going to be alright.’”

Fast forward to 2026, and Cypert and Williamson are cementing themselves as one of the sport’s top crew chief/driver combinations.

Fischer Motorsports launched in 2024 and hired Williamson to be the driver for a pick-and-choose schedule. When they decided to hit the road with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in 2025, they brought Cypert aboard. That led to Williamson earning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year presented by Five Star Bodies honors, beating out a stacked rookie class.

This year, Williamson, Cypert, and the entire Fischer crew have upped their game to another level. They began a hot streak in late May that hasn’t slowed down. They’ve reeled off 20 top 10s in the last 28 races after only 10 top 10s through the first 24. The stretch includes seven podiums, including near wins at Angell Park Speedway, Wilmot Raceway, and Eldora Speedway’s prestigious Kings Royal where Williamson led the most laps.

The reasoning for the recent speed? A product of relentless hard work and belief in one another that’s only motivating them to find even more.

“I’ve always thought me and Chaddy (Cypert’s nickname) could get to this spot,” Williamson said. “I’ve always had complete trust and faith in both of us figuring it out together and that we could run up front with these guys. It just takes time. It’s not easy. These are the best guys in the world. I feel like I’ve always seen the vision to do it. That’s always been my goal to do it, and I’ve always been fixated on that. At whatever cost, I want to figure out how to do it. Luckily, I feel like Chaddy has the same mindset of never quitting. He wants to be at the top of his game too, so I think that’s why we gel so good together.”

“It just makes me want it more,” Cypert said of their results. “We both worked so hard. And everybody is going to say they worked harder than the next guy, but I just feel like we get home from the races, and I don’t take Sundays off. I’m in the shop all day Sunday after driving all night, and you can start to see it. Our stuff’s getting more and more consistent. We’re taking the extra steps. I don’t want to be complacent. I haven’t reached any goal by any means. We haven’t won a race, and I want to win a bunch."

Of course, it takes more than a driver and crew chief clicking for a Sprint Car operation to compete at the top level. The team is completed by Brady Donnohue (car chief) and Dakota Breeland (tire specialist), better known as “Fiddy” throughout the pits. Together, they’re a group that loves to have fun but knows when to get serious. And most importantly, they all harbor the passion needed to go up and down the road with The Greatest Show on Dirt.

“I think that’s something that goes unnoticed, or people overlook how much that matters,” Williamson said. “Just like any stick and ball sport, you’re with these guys every night. It’s just as much of a team sport as anything. We’re trapped up in a hotel room for however many nights of the year, and you put guys in a room together and that much testosterone, guys bicker and don’t get along. Fiddy and Brady are young guys, so they’re just enjoying being out here, and both work so hard. For me as a driver, the trust that I’m not going to have something fall off is so important.

“Fiddy, I feel like is the hardest-working tire guy in the pit area. He has such a good understanding. He’s probably, during a race night, the guy that works the hardest from the standpoint of mounting and dismounting so many tires. How switched on he is with tires and making sure that I have the best tires and everything that goes into right now to have consistent tires, he’s on top of. And Brady, we haven’t had a part failure or something fall off all year. He’s really smart and detail oriented at what he does.”

The Fischer Motorsports No. 23 is rolling at the right time. This week, Williamson gets the rare chance to race in his home state as Pevely, MO’s I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park welcomes the tour for the Ironman 55. Then it’s off to Knoxville Raceway, where Williamson spent plenty of time early in his Sprint Car career, for “The Granddaddy of ‘Em All.” The NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s is the race every Sprint Car driver dreams of capturing, and Williamson is no exception.

“Knoxville, that’s what I kind of hyper fixate on,” Williamson said. “No matter what it is, if we’re talking about the race car, somehow Knoxville gets brought up in the conversation of where we either want to be at that point or how doing this can help us later on at Knoxville. It’s just the biggest race of the year.”

But whether Williamson’s first World of Outlaws win comes at I-55, on the grand stage of Knoxville, or at any of the other dozens of tracks the Series travels to, the celebration is guaranteed to go all night. Williamson and Cypert are where they both wanted to be their entire lives, and their time in Victory Lane is coming. They’ve come a long way from Cypert not knowing the name of a young gasser that impressed him during his first laps in a Sprint Car.

“I think when we do win after all these losses, there will be so much confetti we won’t even think about the losses or the close ones,” Cypert said. “It’ll just be so worth it, and it’s just so great to see him (Williamson) grow as a person all at the same time.”

Williamson and the Fischer Motorsports crew continue their sophomore World of Outlaws campaign at this weekend’s (Aug. 7-8) Ironman 55 at Pevely, MO’s I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Then it’s off to Knoxville, IA for the 65th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s at Knoxville Raceway on Aug. 12-15. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

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Steven Snyder Jr. Teams with Three Stooges Racing to Complete World of Outlaws Campaign

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CONCORD, NC (August 4, 2026) - Steven Snyder Jr. is joining forces with Three Stooges Racing for the duration of the 2026 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series campaign.

The Rising Sun, MD native has proven to be one of the sport’s most promising young talents as he’s expanded his Sprint Car portfolio over the last couple of years. Snyder Jr. took the Curt Michael/Heffner Racing No. 27H to Victory Lane at Tri-City Raceway Park last year in only his fifth 410 Sprint Car appearance. Later that month, he collected an All Star Circuit of Champions top five in his Eldora Speedway debut. The 2025 USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year added another victory earlier this year at the famed Williams Grove Speedway on April 3. His efforts have also earned him some Winged Sprint Car seat time with CB Industries/Spire Motorsports this year.

Synder Jr.’s move comes following Ashton Torgerson announcing his departure from the Jeff West-owned No. 51 car. Torgerson began his rookie season with The Greatest Show on Dirt aboard the Shark Racing No. 1A before moving to Three Stooges Racing in May.

Three Stooges Racing launched the 2026 campaign with Scott Bogucki ahead of hiring Torgerson. The team’s best result this year so far is a third at Lawton Speedway with Bogucki.

Snyder Jr.’s first action with Three Stooges Racing will come this weekend (Aug. 7-8) at Pevely, MO’s I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park for the Ironman 55 before heading to Knoxville Raceway for the 65th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s on Aug. 12-15. For World of Outlaws tickets, CLICK HERE.

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Grueling Ironman 55 Ready to Test World of Outlaws

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PEVELY, MO (August 4, 2026) - There may be no Sprint Car race more appropriately named than the Ironman 55.

It’s 55 laps around one of the world’s most demanding dirt tracks, I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park. It’s 55 laps battling the best Sprint Car drivers in the world. It’s 55 laps in the humid summer heat of Pevely, MO. It’s next for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series this Friday-Saturday, Aug. 7-8

The race has been testing the sport’s top talent since 2009 and has become one of the most anticipated weekends of the summer. Drivers are ready to fight for $25,000, the iconic dumbbell trophy, and the right to be forever known as an Ironman.

I-55 routinely serves up some of the most exciting Sprint Car action fans can find anywhere. It’s a 1/3 mile that races like a bullring with constant slide jobs, crossovers, and more all over the track. The Greatest Show on Dirt has raced at I-55 81 times, making it the sixth most visited track in Series history.

The time has come to decide the next Ironman.

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I AM IRONMAN

The driver who enters the weekend as the defending Ironman 55 champion? That would be Michael “Buddy” Kofoid.

The Penngrove, CA native lined up fifth last year, took the lead with five laps to go, and held on to claim his first I-55 victory and become the 11th different Ironman through 17 runnings. Kofoid will attempt to join Craig Dollansky and Kyle Larson as the third driver to top two in a row this weekend. It’s tough to doubt him considering he and the Roth Motorsports team swept the spring weekend at I-55. That made Kofoid the first driver ever with three consecutive World of Outlaws scores at the 1/3-mile dirt track.

Kofoid is navigating a stellar third season on tour. He’s fresh off tallying his 10th triumph of the season, which is tied for the most. The Roth No. 83 sits third in points, trailing Sheldon Haudenschild by only 14 markers.

RIPPING REPS

Kofoid will be joined by two more former Ironman 55 champions, including one who repped the dumbbell multiple times.

Sheldon Haudenschild delivered one of the most spectacular showings in the sport’s history at the 2019 running. The Wooster, OH native lapped through sixth and won by more than 10 seconds. Two years later, Haudenschild returned to Ironman Victory Lane during a run of four victories in nine visits to I-55. He’ll have the chance to equal Craig Dollansky and Kyle Larson’s record of three dumbbells this week aboard the KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 18.

Logan Schuchart conquered the Ironman in 2018 and will be aiming to become the fifth different multi-time champion. The Hanover, PA native also added an April I-55 win to his résumé last year with Shark Racing. Schuchart has finished worse than seventh only once in his last 11 tries in Pevely, MO.

HITTING THE GYM

A few competitors who’ve proven they’re capable of conquering I-55 hope to lift the Ironman 55 dumbbell for the first time this weekend.

It’s one of few major events that’s eluded Donny Schatz in his legendary career. He’s been to I-55 Victory Lane on three occasions (2006, 2015, and 2024) with each of those happening during the April visit. The Fargo, ND driver has come remarkably close to Ironman glory with five runner-up results in the 55-lapper.

Carson Macedo boasts four I-55 checkered flags with Jason Johnson Racing, but the Ironman 55 isn’t among them. The Lemoore, CA native captured the Night Before the Ironman twice (2022 and 2025). Macedo’s recent speed at the “Show-Me State” track is impressive with 11 podiums in the last 16 races.

David Gravel continues to hunt his first Ironman 55. The two-time and defending Series champion has two I-55 trophies. The first was the 2016 Night Before the Ironman with CJB Motorsports before topping the Spring Classic opener in 2024 with his current Big Game Motorsports crew.

The 2023 Night Before the Ironman belonged to Spencer Bayston. He’ll return during his debut season with Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing in search of the 55-lap finale.

SHOW-ME STATE STAR

The state of Missouri is ready to welcome home Garet Williamson this weekend.

The Columbia, MO native’s popularity is rising all across the country thanks to a summer surge. After only 10 top 10s in Williamson’s first 24 races (42%) of 2026, he and Fischer Motorsports have reeled off 20 top 10s in their 28 races (71%) since. Among those are seven podiums and near wins at Angell Park Speedway, Wilmot Raceway, and Eldora Speedway’s Kings Royal. He’s handled some tough losses with class and gained plenty of fans as he continues to chase his first World of Outlaws victory.

That first win coming on home turf this weekend would undoubtedly deliver one of the season’s most popular moments. Williamson’s last six starts at I-55 have led to a trio of top 10s, including a drive from 21st to sixth at the Spring Classic opener.

THE NATIONALS AWAIT

The Ironman 55 serves as the final chance for teams to gather steam heading into “The Granddaddy of ‘Em All.”

Once the I-55 weekend wraps up, the annual trek to Iowa will begin as the sport converges on Knoxville Raceway. The 65th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s puts Sprint Car immortality on the line next week (Aug. 12-15). It’s the race atop every driver’s bucket list from the first moment they strap in.

Momentum means a ton in Sprint Car racing, and a strong weekend at I-55 can help heading into the biggest week of the year. Kyle Larson proved as much in 2023 and 2024 when he parlayed a pair of Ironman 55 victories into back-to-back Knoxville Nationals titles.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Friday-Saturday, August 7-8 at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO

AROUND THE TURN
Wednesday-Saturday, Aug. 12-15 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (46/81 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (6224 PTS)
2. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-180 PTS)
3. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-194 PTS)
4. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-248 PTS)
5. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-302 PTS)
6. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-478 PTS)
7. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-564 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-794 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-870 PTS)
10. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-884 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (17 Drivers):
10 Wins – Michael Kofoid, David Gravel
7 Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Wins – Carson Macedo
3 Wins – Anthony Macri
1 Win – Spencer Bayston, Donny Schatz, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Rico Abreu, Logan Schuchart, Aaron Reutzel, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz

FEATURE LAPS LED (29 Drivers):
320 Laps Led – David Gravel
280 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
113 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
87 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
85 Laps Led – Garet Williamson
79 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
56 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
44 Laps Led – Bill Balog
40 Laps Led – Aaron Reutzel
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney
35 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon, Rico Abreu
30 Laps Led – Corey Day, Chase Dietz
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
21 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston
16 Laps Led – Bryce Lucius
15 Laps Led – Christopher Thram
12 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi, Emerson Axsom
9 Laps Led – Kyle Larson
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss
3 Laps Led – Brent Marks

PODIUM FINISHES (31 Drivers):
25 Podiums – David Gravel
20 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
18 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
12 Podiums – Carson Macedo
8 Podiums – Logan Schuchart
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz
5 Podiums – Garet Williamson
4 Podiums – Ryan Timms, Anthony Macri, Rico Abreu
3 Podiums – Spencer Bayston, Bill Balog, Aaron Reutzel
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Giovanni Scelzi, Chase Dietz
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Scott Bogucki, Emerson Axsom, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Jedrzejek, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (19 Drivers):
17 Quick Times – David Gravel
5 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart, Michael Kofoid, Brady Bacon
2 Quick Times – Bill Balog
1 Quick Time – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Justin Henderson, Chase Dietz, Carson Macedo, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey

HEAT RACE WINNERS (49 Drivers):
28 Heat Wins – David Gravel
20 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
13 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
12 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
11 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
9 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
8 Heat Wins – Garet Williamson
6 Heat Wins – Donny Schatz
5 Heat Wins – Emerson Axsom
4 Heat Wins – Cole Macedo, Rico Abreu, Spencer Bayston
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Aaron Reutzel, Giovanni Scelzi, Anthony Macri, Brent Marks, Kerry Madsen
2 Heat Wins – Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Jacob Hughes, Ryan Timms, Tyler Courtney, Justin Whittall, Daryn Pittman
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Rees Moran, Tyler Courtney, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Chad Trout, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Sam Henderson, Dayne Kingshott, Christopher Thram, Daison Pursley, Terry McCarl, Kelby Watt, Kyle Larson, Bryce Lucius, Brady Bacon, Chris Windom, Brent Shearer, Logan Rumsey

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (65 Drivers):
33 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild, David Gravel
23 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
17 Dashes – Carson Macedo
16 Dashes – Bill Balog
15 Dashes – Garet Williamson
14 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
9 Dashes – Donny Schatz
8 Dashes – Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom
7 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson
6 Dashes – Kasey Jedrzejek, Spencer Bayston, Aaron Reutzel
5 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Ryan Timms, Chris Windom, Brent Marks, Chase Dietz
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Brian Brown, Brady Bacon, Logan Rumsey
3 Dashes – Kerry Madsen, Tanner Holmes, Justin Henderson, Daryn Pittman
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Austin McCarl, Joe B. Miller, Brenham Crouch, Kelby Watt, Conner Morrell, Bryce Lucius, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Larson, Justin Whittall
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, Christopher Thram, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Tanner Thorson, Corey Day, D.J. Christie, Skylar Gee, Cory Eliason, Ricky Peterson, Lance Dewease, Brent Shearer, Dylan Norris

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (30 Drivers):
4 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson
3 LCS Wins – Spencer Bayston, Emerson Axsom
2 LCS Wins – Michael Kofoid, Chris Windom, Giovanni Scelzi, Cole Macedo
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Bryce Norris, Logan Schuchart, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Skylar Gee, Justin Henderson, Joel Myers Jr., Tyler Courtney, Daison Pursley, Zane DeVault, Logan Julien, Jordan Poirier, Matt Farnham, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Norris, Justin Whittall, Brent Shearer

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (22 Drivers):
7 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo
5 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz, Michael Kofoid
4 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart
3 Hard Chargers – Spencer Bayston, Chris Windom
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo, Ashton Torgerson
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Ryan Timms, Brady Bacon, Sheldon Haudenschild, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom, Logan Julien, Tyler Courtney, Kasey Jedrzejek, James McFadden, Danny Dietrich

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (23 Drivers):
7 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
6 Fastest Laps – David Gravel
3 Fastest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild, Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart
2 Fastest Laps – Bill Balog, Brady Bacon, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Garet Williamson, Anthony Macri
1 Fastest Lap – Brock Zearfoss, Cole Macedo, Ryan Timms, Brad Sweet, Kelby Watt, Kasey Kahne, Giovanni Scelzi, Rico Abreu, Christopher Thram, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (16 Drivers):
15 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
7 Hottest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Hottest Laps – Michael Kofoid
3 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart, Carson Macedo
2 Hottest Laps – Garet Williamson
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Daryn Pittman, Giovanni Scelzi, Bryce Lucius, Ashton Torgerson, Nate Dussel, Logan Rumsey

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner
Wed, Feb 4 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Spencer Bayston (1)
Fri, Feb 6 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Michael Kofoid (1)
Sat, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (1)
Sun, March 1 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
Mon, March 2 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (2)
Fri, March 6 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Donny Schatz (1)
Fri, March 13 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / David Gravel (1)
Fri, March 20 / Lawton Speedway / Lawton, OK / David Gravel (2)
Sat, March 21 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / David Gravel (3)
Fri, March 27 / US 36 Raceway / Osborn, MO / Carson Macedo (1)
Sat, March 28 / 81 Speedway / Park City, KS / Michael Kofoid (2)
Fri, April 10 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (3)
Sat, April 11 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (4)
Sun, April 19 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Tyler Courtney (1)
Fri, April 24 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brad Sweet (1)
Sat, April 25 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel (4)
Tues, May 5 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA / Michael Kofoid (5)
Fri, May 8 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Kasey Kahne (1)
Sat, May 9 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (5)
Fri, May 15 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Rico Abreu (1)
Sat, May 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Logan Schuchart (1)
Tues, May 19 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / Carson Macedo (2)
Sat, May 23 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Mon, May 25 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (6)
Fri, May 29 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Carson Macedo (3)
Sat, June 6 / Plymouth Dirt Track / Plymouth, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
Sun, June 7 / Angell Park Speedway / Sun Prairie, WI / Carson Macedo (4)
Fri, June 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brent Marks (1)
Wed, June 17 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (7)
Thurs, June 18 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (8)
Fri, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (3)
Sat, June 20 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / David Gravel (6)
Fri, June 26 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / David Gravel (7)
Sat, June 27 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (4)
Thurs, July 9 / Hartford Speedway / Hartford, MI / Sheldon Haudenschild (5)
Fri, July 10 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Michael Kofoid (9)
Sat, July 11 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (6)
Tues, July 14 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Bryce Lucius (1)
Fri, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Corey Day (1)
Sat, July 18 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Anthony Macri (3)
Wed, July 22 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON, Canada / David Gravel (8)
Sat, July 25 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / Sheldon Haudenschild (7)
Sun, July 26 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / David Gravel (9)
Wed, July 29 / BAPS Motor Speedway / York Haven, PA / Chase Dietz (1)
Fri, July 31 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Michael Kofoid (10)
Sat, Aug 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (10)
Fri, Aug 7 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Sat, Aug 8 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Wed, Aug 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Thurs, Aug 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Fri, Aug 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Sat, Aug 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Fri, Aug 21 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN
Sat, Aug 22 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN
Fri, Aug 28 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Sat, Aug 29 / Red River Valley Speedway / West Fargo, ND
Sun, Aug 30 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Fri, Sept 4 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Sat, Sept 5 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Sun, Sept 6 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Fri, Sept 11 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS
Sat, Sept 12 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Mon, Sept 14 / El Paso County Raceway / Calhan, CO
Fri, Sept 18 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA
Sat, Sept 19 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA
Tues, Sept 22 / Kings Speedway / Hanford, CA
Fri, Sept 25 / Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway / Bakersfield, CA
Sat, Sept 26 / Ventura Raceway / Ventura, CA
Fri, Oct 2 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Sat, Oct 3 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Thurs, Oct 8 / Millstream Speedway / Findlay, OH
Fri, Oct 9 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Sat, Oct 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Fri, Oct 16 / Lincoln Park Speedway / Putnamville, IN
Sat, Oct 17 / TBA
Fri, Oct 23 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Sat, Oct 24 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Wed, Nov 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thurs, Nov 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Fri, Nov 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Sat, Nov 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

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THE MONTH AHEAD: Ironman, Knoxville Nationals, Northern Swing Fill August World of Outlaws Calendar

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CONCORD, NC (July 30, 2026) - A busy summer rolls on next month for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

August is set to send The Greatest Show on Dirt to 11 races at seven tracks in four states. The stretch includes the longest race of the year by lap count, the sport’s most prestigious race, and much more.

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Let’s look at where to find the World of Outlaws in August:

I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park | Ironman 55 (Aug. 7-8): The month launches with an event that just keeps on getting bigger.

The Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated races on the calendar and with good reason. It’s two nights of elite Sprint Car racing at one of the most exciting tracks in the world. I-55 is a fast 1/3 mile that races like a bullring. It’s slide jobs that’ll make you hold your breath in every corner. And the best part of the Ironman? Fans are treated to a grueling 55-lap finale for $25,000.

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid is the defending Ironman 55 champion after hoisting the iconic dumbbell trophy last year with his Roth Motorsports crew. Craig Dollansky and Kyle Larson are tied for the most wins with three apiece.

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Knoxville Raceway | NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s (Aug. 12-15): The entire Sprint Car world will converge on Knoxville, IA in mid-August.

The NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s is the race every driver grows up dreaming of winning. It’s the sport’s most prestigious event. It attracts cars from not just all over the country, but across the globe. It’s “The Granddaddy of ‘Em All.” This year’s 65th running pays $200,000-to-win on top of a massive championship Feature purse that awards $15,000 for simply making the show.

Ryan Timms shocked everyone last year by dominating the 64th running aboard the Liebig Motorsports No. 10. Donny Schatz owns 11 titles and could equal Steve Kinser for the most this year. Other Knoxville Nationals champions expected to compete include Sammy Swindell, David Gravel, and Kyle Larson.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Ogilvie Raceway | Big O Showdown presented by Wagamon Brothers (Aug. 21): The tour aims north when the Knoxville Nationals wraps up with Minnesota’s Ogilvie Raceway as the destination. The World of Outlaws debuted at the top-tier facility in 2023, and it’s becoming a staple of the schedule in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.”

Carson Macedo won the first visit in 2023 by leading every lap. He nearly kept his record perfect in 2024, but Sheldon Haudenschild wowed the crowd with a last-lap slider for victory. Macedo returned to Victory Lane last year.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Jackson Motorplex | Fendt Showdown (Aug. 22): The Minnesota weekend wraps up with a trip to the state’s most visited track in Series history. Jackson Motorplex has welcomed the World of Outlaws 35 times before, and the Fendt Showdown will be the 36th.

Like Ogilvie, Carson Macedo always seems to find speed when he and his Jason Johnson Racing team invade Jackson. The Lemoore, CA native is already the track’s winningest driver with six checkered flags, including five in his last eight tries. Logan Schuchart and Donny Schatz are no slouches with four Jackson victories apiece.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

River Cities Speedway | 2nd Leg of the Northern Tour (Aug. 28): A North Dakota tripleheader is slated to punctuate the month, beginning at Grand Forks, ND’s River Cities Speedway. The bullring is famous for being longtime Series announcer Johnny Gibson’s favorite track among the more than 400 he’s visited, thanks to the non-stop, white-knuckle racing it dishes out.

Fargo, ND’s Donny Schatz always attracts plenty of attention when he heads to his home state. Of the 36 World of Outlaws races at River Cities, he’s won a dozen of them and never finished worse than eighth. The last four visits have belonged to the California duo of Buddy Kofoid and Carson Macedo, with each of them topping two.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Fix It Forward Speedway | Danny Schatz Memorial (Aug. 29): The meat in the North Dakota sandwich is West Fargo’s Fix It Forward Speedway (formerly Red River Valley Speedway). The 72nd World of Outlaws race at the track will honor Donny Schatz’s late father with the Danny Schatz Memorial.

Donny would love nothing more than to win this one for his dad. Six of his 317 career World of Outlaws triumphs came courtesy of Fix It Forward Speedway. It’s also where he made his Series debut in 1993. Sheldon Haudenschild and Carson Macedo split last year’s pair of visits.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Nodak Speedway | Gerdau Metals Recycling Magic City Showdown (Aug. 30): The month and North Dakota triple concludes with a return to Minot’s Nodak Speedway. The World of Outlaws last stopped at the 3/8 mile was in 2018.

It should come as no surprise that Nodak has also been very kind to Donny Schatz. He won a whopping five in a row from 2012-2016 at the track located in the town where he was born. Add it all up, and he boasts 23 total World of Outlaws wins at the three facilities that comprise the tripleheader. Two-time and defending Series champion David Gravel is also a Nodak winner, topping the 2017 visit.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

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World Outlaws, PA Posse Face Off with BAPS, Williams Grove Battles

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YORK HAVEN, PA (July 28, 2026) - Make room on the porch, Pennsylvania. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is on the way.

The Greatest Show on Dirt is ready to punctuate the busiest stretch of the 2026 season by bringing the sport’s fiercest rivalry back to life. Three battles between the World of Outlaws and PA Posse take center stage this week as the two sides face off for bragging rights.

It begins with a Wednesday, July 29, visit to York Haven, PA’s BAPS Motor Speedway for the Bricker’s Bash. The tour returned to BAPS in 2023 after a more than three-decade absence, and it’s become a staple of the summer schedule since. This week will mark the sixth trip to BAPS in Series history.

Mechanicsburg, PA’s Williams Grove Speedway takes the spotlight over the weekend for the C&D Rigging Summer Nationals on Friday-Saturday, July 31-Aug. 1. The famed oval is the second most visited track in World of Outlaws history with 243 nights of racing. Friday’s opener will set the stage for a $20,000-to-win/$1,500-to-start finale on Saturday.

The traveling stars of the World of Outlaws are set to invade the “Keystone State.” The Posse is battening down the hatches and preparing to defend the porch. The stage is set for the sport’s most historic battle to resume.

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OUTLAW EXCELLENCE

The numbers clearly point to two drivers among the World of Outlaws roster as favorites this week, and it’s the two champions.

Donny Schatz has made a habit of sending Pennsylvania fans home disappointed from Williams Grove throughout his legendary career. The historic oval is home to 21 of his 317 career World of Outlaws triumphs, making it the winningest track on his résumé. The 10-time champion is enduring a dry spell there in recent years. His last win there came at the 2020 National Open. Pennsylvania is home turf for CJB Motorsports, and Schatz’s crew chief Barry Jackson calls Carlisle, PA home and owns an extensive notebook for the tracks in the area, so it’s tough to doubt the combination this week.

Like Schatz, David Gravel has won more at Williams Grove than anywhere else during his tenure with The Greatest Show on Dirt. In May this year, the Watertown, CT native became the sixth different driver with at least 10 World of Outlaws victories at Williams Grove when he snatched the Morgan Cup from the Posse. Gravel is also a former BAPS winner, claiming the 2023 Bricker’s Bash.

PREVAILING ON THE PORCH

Schatz and Gravel will be alongside several more World of Outlaws invaders that have conquered Williams Grove in the past.

Lemoore, CA’s Carson Macedo has beaten the Posse four times at the paperclip-shaped track. The first was a 2020 local race when he was driving for Kyle Larson Racing. The three since have been in World of Outlaws competition aboard the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41, including a pair of National Open titles.

Sheldon Haudenschild boasts a pair of Williams Grove trophies. He topped the Summer Nationals opener in 2021 before returning to Victory Lane at last fall’s National Open for $75,000. The Wooster, OH native heads to Pennsylvania with the momentum of 13 podiums in the last 18 races with the KCP Racing team, and they recently took the second spot in points.

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid claimed his first Williams Grove checkered flag in 2024 with Roth Motorsports at the National Open prelim. The Penngrove, CA native is currently third in the standings.

It wasn’t a Winged Sprint Car, but Emerson Axsom topped a USAC National Sprint Car race at Williams Grove in 2023. Axsom leads the 2026 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year presented by Five Star Bodies standings.

SHARK WEEK

The calendar lined up perfectly as Hanover, PA’s own Logan Schuchart will return home with the Shark Racing team during Shark Week.

The 33-year-old cut his teeth in Pennsylvania before jumping on the World of Outlaws tour and becoming a veteran that’s now navigating his 13th campaign. He’s been on the BAPS podium six times, but a victory has eluded him. Schuchart beat the All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) in 2012 for the first of his four Williams Grove wins. The latest of those came in 2023 with the World of Outlaws.

Schuchart returns to familiar territory on his best run of the season. He’s reeled off 13 consecutive top 10s, including podiums in the last three. The Shark No. 1S is fourth in the standings, 70 markers behind Carson Macedo for fourth.

THE CONCRETE KING’S CASTLE

Heading to Pennsylvania means heading to the home state of the recently crowned and now two-time Kings Royal champion, Anthony Macri.

The Eldora crown jewel was Macri’s third World of Outlaws win this season and the fourth for the Macri Motorsports No. 39M. Kasey Kahne wheeled it to a popular first Series victory at Williams Grove in May to earn a de facto score for the Posse.

Macri headlines the Posse contingent as they aim to defend home turf, and it would come as no surprise if his win tally grew even more this week. The Dillsburg, PA native owns eight BAPS trophies. One of them came against the World of Outlaws last summer. He won both PA Speedweek shows at Williams Grove this year, and he bested the World of Outlaws at the 1/2 mile to give the 2025 Morgan Cup to the Posse.

POSSE POWER

Macri is far from the only “Keystone State” competitor capable of conquering the World of Outlaws invaders this week.

Nobody in the country has won more 410 Sprint Car races in 2026 than York, PA’s Chase Dietz with a whopping 17, which is five more than the second most. All of them have come within Pennsylvania’s borders aboard the Stehman Motorsports No. 23D, including four at BAPS and one at Williams Grove. Dietz bagged his first World of Outlaws win at “The Grove” last fall.

Lance Dewease must always be looked at any time the World of Outlaws invade Williams Grove. His 118 wins there are the most all-time and outrank the second highest by 28. Of those 118, 17 came against the World of Outlaws. That trails only Steve Kinser (38), Donny Schatz (21), and Mark Kinser (18). The 60-year-old legend from Fayetteville, PA has already been to Williams Grove Victory Lane twice this year in the Rich Eichelberger No. 8.

Troy Wagaman Jr. has won at both tracks on the agenda this week in 2026. The Hanover, PA native triumphed at BAPS on March 29. He’s captured a pair of Williams Grove victories this year, including one with ASCoC.

Additional Posse representatives expected to compete include Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg, PA), Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville, PA), Dylan Norris (Hanover, PA), and many more.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Wednesday, July 29 at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, PA
Friday-Saturday, July 31-August 1 at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA

AROUND THE TURN
Friday-Saturday, August 7-8 at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (43/81 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (5786 PTS)
2. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-154 PTS)
3. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-166 PTS)
4. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-198 PTS)
5. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-268 PTS)
6. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-378 PTS)
7. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-516 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-708 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-726 PTS)
10. Bill Balog – B2 Motorsports No. 17B (-770 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (16 Drivers):
9 Wins – Michael Kofoid, David Gravel
7 Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Wins – Carson Macedo
3 Wins – Anthony Macri
1 Win – Spencer Bayston, Donny Schatz, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Rico Abreu, Logan Schuchart, Aaron Reutzel, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day

FEATURE LAPS LED (28 Drivers):
290 Laps Led – David Gravel
255 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
113 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
87 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
85 Laps Led – Garet Williamson
79 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
56 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
44 Laps Led – Bill Balog
40 Laps Led – Aaron Reutzel
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney
35 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon, Rico Abreu
30 Laps Led – Corey Day
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
21 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston
16 Laps Led – Bryce Lucius
15 Laps Led – Christopher Thram
12 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi, Emerson Axsom
9 Laps Led – Kyle Larson
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss
3 Laps Led – Brent Marks

PODIUM FINISHES (29 Drivers):
22 Podiums – David Gravel
18 Podiums – Michael Kofoid, Sheldon Haudenschild
12 Podiums – Carson Macedo
7 Podiums – Logan Schuchart
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz
5 Podiums – Garet Williamson
4 Podiums – Ryan Timms, Anthony Macri, Rico Abreu
3 Podiums – Spencer Bayston, Bill Balog, Aaron Reutzel
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Giovanni Scelzi
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Scott Bogucki, Emerson Axsom, Brad Sweet, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Jedrzejek, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (16 Drivers):
17 Quick Times – David Gravel
5 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart, Michael Kofoid, Brady Bacon
2 Quick Times – Bill Balog
1 Quick Time – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Justin Henderson, Chase Dietz

HEAT RACE WINNERS (46 Drivers):
25 Heat Wins – David Gravel
19 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
13 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
11 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart
9 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
6 Heat Wins – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson
5 Heat Wins – Emerson Axsom
4 Heat Wins – Cole Macedo, Rico Abreu, Spencer Bayston
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Aaron Reutzel, Giovanni Scelzi, Anthony Macri, Brent Marks, Kerry Madsen
2 Heat Wins – Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Jacob Hughes, Ryan Timms, Tyler Courtney
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Rees Moran, Tyler Courtney, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Justin Whittall, Chad Trout, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Sam Henderson, Dayne Kingshott, Christopher Thram, Daison Pursley, Terry McCarl, Kelby Watt, Kyle Larson, Bryce Lucius, Brady Bacon, Chris Windom

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (62 Drivers):
31 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
30 Dashes – David Gravel
21 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
16 Dashes – Bill Balog, Carson Macedo
13 Dashes – Garet Williamson
12 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
9 Dashes – Donny Schatz
8 Dashes – Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom
7 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson
6 Dashes – Kasey Jedrzejek, Spencer Bayston, Aaron Reutzel
5 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Ryan Timms, Chris Windom
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Brent Marks, Brian Brown, Brady Bacon
3 Dashes – Kerry Madsen, Chase Dietz, Tanner Holmes, Justin Henderson
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Austin McCarl, Joe B. Miller, Brenham Crouch, Kelby Watt, Conner Morrell, Bryce Lucius, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Larson
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, Christopher Thram, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Daryn Pittman, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Justin Whittall, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Tanner Thorson, Corey Day, D.J. Christie, Skylar Gee, Cory Eliason, Ricky Peterson

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (27 Drivers):
4 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson
3 LCS Wins – Spencer Bayston, Emerson Axsom
2 LCS Wins – Michael Kofoid, Chris Windom, Giovanni Scelzi, Cole Macedo
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Bryce Norris, Logan Schuchart, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Skylar Gee, Justin Henderson, Joel Myers Jr., Tyler Courtney, Daison Pursley, Zane DeVault, Logan Julien, Jordan Poirier, Matt Farnham, Jordan Thomas

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (21 Drivers):
6 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo
5 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart, Michael Kofoid
3 Hard Chargers – Spencer Bayston, Chris Windom
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo, Ashton Torgerson
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Ryan Timms, Brady Bacon, Sheldon Haudenschild, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom, Logan Julien, Tyler Courtney, Kasey Jedrzejek, James McFadden

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (22 Drivers):
6 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
5 Fastest Laps – David Gravel
3 Fastest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild, Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart
2 Fastest Laps – Bill Balog, Brady Bacon, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Garet Williamson, Anthony Macri
1 Fastest Lap – Brock Zearfoss, Cole Macedo, Ryan Timms, Brad Sweet, Kelby Watt, Kasey Kahne, Giovanni Scelzi, Rico Abreu, Christopher Thram, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (15 Drivers):
13 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
7 Hottest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Hottest Laps – Michael Kofoid
3 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart, Carson Macedo
2 Hottest Laps – Garet Williamson
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Daryn Pittman, Giovanni Scelzi, Bryce Lucius, Ashton Torgerson, Nate Dussel

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner
Wed, Feb 4 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Spencer Bayston (1)
Fri, Feb 6 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Michael Kofoid (1)
Sat, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (1)
Sun, March 1 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
Mon, March 2 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (2)
Fri, March 6 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Donny Schatz (1)
Fri, March 13 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / David Gravel (1)
Fri, March 20 / Lawton Speedway / Lawton, OK / David Gravel (2)
Sat, March 21 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / David Gravel (3)
Fri, March 27 / US 36 Raceway / Osborn, MO / Carson Macedo (1)
Sat, March 28 / 81 Speedway / Park City, KS / Michael Kofoid (2)
Fri, April 10 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (3)
Sat, April 11 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (4)
Sun, April 19 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Tyler Courtney (1)
Fri, April 24 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brad Sweet (1)
Sat, April 25 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel (4)
Tues, May 5 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA / Michael Kofoid (5)
Fri, May 8 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Kasey Kahne (1)
Sat, May 9 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (5)
Fri, May 15 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Rico Abreu (1)
Sat, May 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Logan Schuchart (1)
Tues, May 19 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / Carson Macedo (2)
Sat, May 23 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Mon, May 25 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (6)
Fri, May 29 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Carson Macedo (3)
Sat, June 6 / Plymouth Dirt Track / Plymouth, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
Sun, June 7 / Angell Park Speedway / Sun Prairie, WI / Carson Macedo (4)
Fri, June 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brent Marks (1)
Wed, June 17 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (7)
Thurs, June 18 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (8)
Fri, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (3)
Sat, June 20 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / David Gravel (6)
Fri, June 26 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / David Gravel (7)
Sat, June 27 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (4)
Thurs, July 9 / Hartford Speedway / Hartford, MI / Sheldon Haudenschild (5)
Fri, July 10 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Michael Kofoid (9)
Sat, July 11 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (6)
Tues, July 14 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Bryce Lucius (1)
Fri, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Corey Day (1)
Sat, July 18 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Anthony Macri (3)
Wed, July 22 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON, Canada / David Gravel (8)
Sat, July 25 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / Sheldon Haudenschild (7)
Sun, July 26 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / David Gravel (9)
Wed, July 29 / BAPS Motor Speedway / York Haven, PA
Fri, July 31 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Sat, Aug 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Fri, Aug 7 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Sat, Aug 8 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Wed, Aug 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Thurs, Aug 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Fri, Aug 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Sat, Aug 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Fri, Aug 21 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN
Sat, Aug 22 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN
Fri, Aug 28 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Sat, Aug 29 / Red River Valley Speedway / West Fargo, ND
Sun, Aug 30 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Fri, Sept 4 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Sat, Sept 5 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Sun, Sept 6 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Fri, Sept 11 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS
Sat, Sept 12 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Mon, Sept 14 / El Paso County Raceway / Calhan, CO
Fri, Sept 18 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA
Sat, Sept 19 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA
Tues, Sept 22 / Kings Speedway / Hanford, CA
Fri, Sept 25 / Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway / Bakersfield, CA
Sat, Sept 26 / Ventura Raceway / Ventura, CA
Fri, Oct 2 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Sat, Oct 3 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Thurs, Oct 8 / Millstream Speedway / Findlay, OH
Fri, Oct 9 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Sat, Oct 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Fri, Oct 16 / Lincoln Park Speedway / Putnamville, IN
Sat, Oct 17 / TBA
Fri, Oct 23 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Sat, Oct 24 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Wed, Nov 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thurs, Nov 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Fri, Nov 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Sat, Nov 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/top-five-storylines-world-outlaws-pa-posse-face-off-with-baps-williams-grove-battles/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/schedule/event-info/?event=4549511, https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/schedule/event-info/?event=4549517
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=BAPS%2BMotor%2BSpeedway, https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Williams%2BGrove%2BSpeedway

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World of Outlaws Finalize Four-Race 2027 Northeast Swing

tyler carr

CONCORD, NC (July 25, 2026) - It’s never too early to make next year’s racing plans.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series has finalized a four-race trip through the northeast in 2027.

First up, the tour will continue the rekindled tradition of heading across the northern border into Canada. Ohsweken, Ontario’s Ohsweken Speedway will open the stretch on Tuesday, July 20. The Greatest Show on Dirt returned to Glenn Styres’ fine facility in 2025 after an eight-year absence, and 2027 is set to be the third straight season Ohsweken owns a slot on the calendar.

Then it’s over to the eastern edge of Ontario where Long Sault’s Cornwall Motor Speedway takes the spotlight on Thursday, July 22. It’ll mark the tour’s first visit to the bullring since a 2014 Donny Schatz victory.

The swing is punctuated on US soil as the country’s top Sprint Car teams will cross into New York for Weedsport Speedway’s Empire State Challenge Weekend on Saturday-Sunday, July 24-25. The uniquely shaped track has been a mainstay of the schedule for more than a decade. Ticketholders for the 2026 Empire State Challenge Weekend can renew their tickets now for 2027.

For those seeking tickets to Ohsweken and/or Cornwall, keep an eye on World of Outlaws and track social media channels in the coming months for more information.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/world-of-outlaws-finalize-four-race-2027-northeast-swing/

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AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES

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The American Sprint Car Series was founded in 1992, comprised of regional races primarily in the Southwest region. It then went national in 1993 and has become the premier 360 Sprint Car Series in the country, while still sanctioning nine regional series that include 360 Sprint Cars, 410 Sprint Cars and Non-Wing Sprint Cars. ASCS is supported by DIRTVision, Hoosier Racing Tire, Honest Abe Roofing, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Real American Beer (Official Beer), Smith Titanium, SIS Insurance, WEDG High Performance Karts, and VP Racing

KNOXVILLE FLYIN’: Ryan Timms Captures First 360 Knoxville Nationals in Duel Against Reutzel

  Emily Schwanke

KNOXVILLE, IA (August 8, 2026) — Ryan Timms has become a master of the biggest events at Knoxville Raceway.

The driver of the Liebig Motorsports No. 10 showed his prowess in the 36th Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals by leading all 30 laps while keeping the top drivers in Sprint Car racing at bay to become the second-youngest driver to win the crown jewel of the American Sprint Car Series.

“It’s unbelievable,” Timms said. “I was just as nervous, maybe even more nervous than I was for the 410 race last year. These 360s, they’re so hard to win here in Knoxville with how momentum-based they are. There’s not many guys that can say they’ve won either one, let alone both of them, so it’s cool.”

The Oklahoma City, OK native began the Feature from the Pole Position with 2022 winner Aaron Reutzel to his outside. On the opening lap, Timms jumped ahead of Reutzel with an advantage around the bottom lane of the 1/2-mile as James McFadden challenged Reutzel for second place.

As Timms began to stretch his lead by using the bottom lane, McFadden took the runner-up spot as Reutzel attempted multiple lines to build momentum towards the two drivers. Using the cushion, Reutzel retook the position on Lap 5 as Timms adjusted his driving towards the cushion before lapped traffic appeared.

Reutzel closed back in for the lead on Lap 10 as the traffic blocked Timms from using the preferred lanes around Knoxville. Instead, “Flyin’ Ryan” got creative and squeezed through the middle to build a buffer as Reutzel had a second fight for his spot in the form of Friday winner Tyler Courtney – giving Timms a 1.6-second advantage as the halfway signal was shown.

When Reutzel had clearance from the lapped cars, he worked the bottom lane to shorten the distance to Timms as the circuits around the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” began to wind down towards the finish.

With no lapped cars ahead, Reutzel reached the back bumper of Timms with six laps remaining as the 19-year-old encountered the final pack of lapped traffic. Stuck on the bottom lane, Timms struggled to make forward momentum as the Ridge & Sons Racing No. 87 reached his back bumper.

With two laps remaining, Timms caught the back of Kyler Johnson into Turn 1 as Reutzel followed suit. With the three drivers caught in a logjam, Reutzel smacked the rear end of Timms through the corner, but the two drivers continued to roll and keep fighting for the victory.

As the white flag flew, Timms drove to the cushion as Reutzel kept his car to the bottom lane. While Reutzel made a final charge in the final seconds, Timms earned the win by 0.167 seconds to join Danny Lasoski and Sammy Swindell as the only drivers to win both the 360 Nationals and NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals pres. by Casey’s.

“I wasn’t sure where to run the whole race, really,” Timms said. “I didn’t know what was working. Once we got to lap traffic, I assumed that was probably the 87 that ran into the back of me. I was running the top the whole time, then I guess the top started going away. I struggled to hit the bottom for whatever reason, but there’s lapped cars everywhere. 

“They were running the bottom, then I saw Aaron get to my inside once, so I figured he was making ground on the bottom. I was really unsure if I should just fall in line and follow them. It wasn’t my best effort in lap traffic for sure, but it was a good blocking effort, and I’m glad I blocked that guy.”

Reutzel drove to the finish in second, and Friday winner Tyler Courtney rounded out the podium. Kyle Larson took a fourth-place result, and McFadden completed the top five.

Recap Notes:

E-Main Winner: Josh Weller

D-Main Winner: Jamie Bell

C-Main Winner: Evan Semerad

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Rico Abreu

Rookie of the Year: Austin Wood

Hard Charger Award: Rico Abreu (+9)

UP NEXT: The American Sprint Car Series will make one final stop in Arkansas for the 2026 season with Riverside International Speedway hosting the King of the Ditch II on Saturday, Aug. 22.

KING OF THE DITCH INFO

Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS: Feature (30 Laps): 1. 10-Ryan Timms[1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[5]; 4. 57-Kyle Larson[7]; 5. 21T-James McFadden[4]; 6. 21-Brian Brown[3]; 7. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[8]; 8. 9-Chase Randall[11]; 9. 11-Justin Henderson[6]; 10. 14-Corey Day[16]; 11. 39M-Anthony Macri[9]; 12. 14TSR-Rico Abreu[21]; 13. 22X-Riley Goodno[15]; 14. 31-Brady Bacon[10]; 15. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[12]; 16. 55-Kerry Madsen[19]; 17. 71P-Parker Price Miller[24]; 18. 44-Chris Martin[23]; 19. 26-Justin Peck[22]; 20. 24-Terry McCarl[17]; 21. 9P-Daison Pursley[14]; 22. 2A-Austin Wood[13]; 23. 45X-Kyler Johnson[20]; 24. 4J-Ryan Leavitt[18]

 
tyler Courtney Brings Clauson Marshall Racing to Remarkable Prelim Victory at 360 Knoxville Nationals

 Emily Schwanke
KNOXVILLE, IA (August 7, 2026) — Tyler Courtney knew there was only one place to park his Clauson Marshall Racing No. 7BC on Friday night: Knoxville Raceway Victory Lane.

The Indianapolis, IN native brought a special triumph for the team at Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank to honor the memory of Bryan Clauson, who passed away 10 years ago to the day.

“This morning, you start looking through Facebook and remembering what a special person and great person he was,” Courtney said. “I feel like this was a night to win tonight, especially at Knoxville. It’s special, but even more special today. I just wish he was here to see it.”

Brady Bacon and Courtney established the front row for the 20-lap Feature for the American Sprint Car Series, with Bacon taking the early jump for the top spot on the opening circuit around the 1/2-mile facility as Courtney slotted into the runner-up position.

Bacon used the clean air ahead to work up to a 1.5-second bubble over Courtney through the first seven laps until lap traffic appeared in the eyesight of the two frontrunners.

While Bacon kept his Dave No. 31 Sprint Car to the bottom lane, Courtney experimented with the high line as he placed more pressure behind Bacon by cutting the gap to within a car length at the halfway point.

Bacon then utilized the middle lane as Courtney stuck the NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car to the cushion. On Lap 12, Courtney reached the outside of Bacon across the backstretch. As Bacon slipped to the high side in Turns 3-4, Courtney cut to the bottom and took the lead away on the frontstretch.

Courtney used his momentum to run away from Bacon to a 1.2-second lead with five laps remaining. However, the “Macho Man” did not allow Courtney to get away as he made a final attempt to retake the lead by charging back to the rear bumper of the leader.

With three laps left, Bacon got within one tenth of a second of Courtney, but a mistake on the exit of Turn 2 allowed Courtney to cement his place in Victory Lane at 360 Nationals for the first time since he won the event in 2024.

“You have nothing to lose when you’re running second,” Courtney said. “You can go search around and see what works and what doesn’t work. I feel like I got to move around just right before we got to lap traffic and found something that worked for me. Drawing the 73 (pill) wasn’t ideal, but we made the most of it. It was just an awesome car.”

Bacon finished second, and Ryan Timms finished in third to clinch the Pole Position for Saturday’s Championship Feature. Anthony Macri finished fourth, and two-time 360 Nationals champion Brian Brown took a fifth-place result.

The top-20 drivers to earn a spot into Saturday’s Feature include: Timms, Aaron Reutzel, Brown, James McFadden, Courtney, Justin Henderson, Kyle Larson, Gio Scelzi, Macri, Bacon, Chase Randall, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Austin Wood, Daison Pursley, Riley Goodno, Corey Day, Terry McCarl, Ryan Leavitt, Kerry Madsen, and Kyler Johnson.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Sam Hafertepe Jr (16.352 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Tasker Phillips, Clint Garner, Evan Semerad

C-Main Winner: Kasey Kahne

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Rico Abreu

Hard Charger Award: Tasker Phillips (+12)

UP NEXT: The final night of Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank will begin with a final chance for drivers to lock a position into the 30-lap, $20,000-to-win Feature to complete the 36th edition of the event.

KNOXVILLE INFO

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RESULTS: Feature (20 Laps): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 2. 31-Brady Bacon[1]; 3. 10-Ryan Timms[7]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri[4]; 5. 21-Brian Brown[6]; 6. 1TZ-Tasker Phillips[18]; 7. 2A-Austin Wood[3]; 8. 24-Terry McCarl[9]; 9. 63-JJ Hickle[10]; 10. 26R-Levi Hillier[11]; 11. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[8]; 12. 71P-Parker Price Miller[24]; 13. 14TSR-Rico Abreu[21]; 14. 55-Kerry Madsen[22]; 15. 44X-Scott Bogucki[15]; 16. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 17. 4-Cameron Martin[23]; 18. 59-Evan Semerad[20]; 19. 19-Joel Myers Jr[13]; 20. 40-Clint Garner[19]; 21. 7T-Tyler Lee[17]; 22. 53-Joe Beaver[12]; 23. 2-Whit Gastineau[14]; 24. 95-Matt Covington[16]

 

Gio Scelzi Opens 360 Knoxville Nationals with Dominant Triumph for Spire Motorsports

 Emily Schwanke
KNOXVILLE, IA (August 6, 2026) — Gio Scelzi knows how to bring the heat to Knoxville Raceway.

The pilot of the Spire Motorsports No. 77 drove a perfect 20 laps in Thursday’s Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank opener in his hunt for a second career event title with the American Sprint Car Series.

Scelzi and Ryan Leavitt set the front row for the Feature with Chase Randall and Kyle Larson behind the top two starters. The Fresno, CA native jumped to the lead at the drop of the green flag as Randall and Larson overtook Leavitt for the podium positions on the opening lap.

As Scelzi used the bottom lane to establish a pace, Larson followed in tow as Randall attempted to use the high line. Larson’s No. 57 overpowered Randall as he took over the runner-up spot while “Hot Sauce” grew the gap over the field to 1.3 seconds.

When lapped traffic arrived at the halfway point, Larson shaved down the lead by one second as Scelzi struggled in the pack until the sole caution of the Feature flew on Lap 12.

On the ensuing restart, Scelzi scurried away as Randall retook second place from Larson. On Lap 15, Larson came back for the position, then Aaron Reutzel joined the mix by taking third place on Lap 16.

As Larson and Reutzel waged battle for second, Scelzi capitalized by growing the lead to 2.4 seconds as he drove away to his fourth career win in a 360 Sprint Car at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” and a $3,000 prize.

“The middle got really dirty there midway through the race,” Scelzi said. “I didn’t realize the bottom would come in that fast. I saw Chris (Martin) running it in the B-Main and looked like he was pretty stuck down there. I hit the first corner wide open and I was like ‘Wow, I hope it’s that way in (Turns) 3 and 4.’ Man, this was cool. We had to win to be anywhere decent in points on Saturday, so great job to my guys.”

Reutzel bested Larson on the final lap to solidify Thursday’s podium positions. Randall finished fourth, and 2019 360 Nationals champion James McFadden rounded out the night’s top five.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Aaron Reutzel (16.267 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Justin Peck, John Carney II, Tanner Holmes, Austin McCarl, Matt Juhl

C-Main Winner: Jesse Pate

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Chris Martin

Hard Charger Award: Riley Goodno (+11)

UP NEXT: The 36th Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank continues with the second night of preliminary racing for the American Sprint Car Series on Friday, Aug. 7.

KNOXVILLE INFO

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RESULTS: Feature (20 Laps): 1. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel[8]; 3. 57-Kyle Larson[4]; 4. 9-Chase Randall[3]; 5. 21T-James McFadden[6]; 6. 14-Corey Day[10]; 7. 26-Justin Peck[12]; 8. 11-Justin Henderson[7]; 9. 17GP-Brock Zearfoss[11]; 10. 4J-Ryan Leavitt[2]; 11. 22X-Riley Goodno[22]; 12. 9P-Daison Pursley[5]; 13. 88W-Austin McCarl[15]; 14. 13-Tanner Holmes[14]; 15. 44-Chris Martin[21]; 16. 01-Carson McCarl[18]; 17. 09-Matt Juhl[16]; 18. 71B-Brady Baker[20]; 19. 8C-John Carney II[17]; 20. 64-Kaleb Johnson[24]; 21. 4C-Cale Thomas[9]; 22. 8M-Kade Morton[19]; 23. 86-Timothy Smith[13]; 24. G2-Tony Rost[23]

Kyler Johnson Bags Awaited First ASCS National Tour Victory at Viking Speedway

  Mike Spieker
ALEXANDRIA, MN (August 1, 2026) — After 124 starts, Kyler Johnson has completed the dream of becoming an American Sprint Car Series winner.

The Quinter, KS native achieved a four-year-long quest with a standout 25 laps in the National Tour’s first trip to Viking Speedway for the Rock On Trucks Gopher State 360 Sprint Car Challenge.

Before Saturday night, Johnson finished on the Series podium six times, including three second-place runs. The seventh podium of his career is the sweetest one to arrive.

“We knew we had a car to win several races,” Johnson said. “We should have won in Arizona, then you go back to Pevely last year. We just had a couple (wins) get away from us there late in the race, and just like that in the Feature, some of the lapped cars were battling in front of me. Dad, we did it. Finally.”

Johnson began the night by setting the track record in Qualifying with a 16.7-second lap time, then started fourth for the Feature at the “High Flyin’ Half Mile.”

Matt Covington and Austyn Gossel set the front row for the start, with Johnson and Seth Bergman making up the row behind them. While Covington held the lead through the first two turns, Gossel slid under him through Turns 3-4 to claim the top spot as Johnson took over second from Covington.

Johnson tracked Gossel down through the cushion through three laps, then threw a slide job through Turns 1-2 on Lap 4 to get to the inside of the No. 16G across the backstretch, then completed the pass off the exit of Turn 4 to become the new leader.

Behind Johnson, Bergman overtook Covington with a slide job on Lap 8 for third as Series points leader Sam Hafertepe Jr. joined the mix after starting the Feature in ninth place. As he attempted to pass Covington for fourth on Lap 9, Hafertepe hit the infield tractor tire and lost control of the No. 15H to create the sole caution of the program.

On the restart, Johnson scurried away from Gossel as Bergman overtook the No. 16G BG Automotive Triple X Chassis for the runner-up position as Johnson grew the lead to a two-second advantage over the Snohomish, WA driver through the halfway point until lapped traffic began to hamper his ability to use the outside line effectively.

Within the final seven laps, Bergman turned the tide in his direction by chopping the gap from 2.1 seconds to 0.7 seconds as five laps remained on the Alexandria, MN 1/2-mile. Johnson responded by putting lapped cars behind him to form a buffer over the 2024 Series champion.

As the white flag waved, Johnson had to navigate a three-car group of lapped cars as Bergman prepared to make a final charge for the win. The pilot of the No. 45X Maxim Chassis squeezed through the traffic to emerge ahead of the field and score his maiden ASCS National Tour triumph.

“I was really able to be smooth up top,” Johnson said. “This thing was the easiest to drive tonight. This place is awesome; it’s kind of right up my style of racetrack – a big, slick 1/2-mile. Shoutout to my brother and wife, this thing was on rails. We’ve been out here for four years, and we were flat out getting our butts kicked. So we knew if we could stick it out long enough that’d be capable of winning. I won’t forget this one.”

Bergman finished the night in second place, and Gossel wound up in third for his second consecutive Series podium appearance. Ryder LaPlante drove to fourth, and Hafertepe came back from the early caution to finish the night at Viking in fifth.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Kyler Johnson (16.70 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Seth Bergman, Austyn Gossel

Rock On Trucks Hard Charger Award: Sam Hafertepe Jr. (+4)

Rock On Trucks Highest-Finishing Non-ASCS Driver: Scott Winters

Rock On Trucks Lucky Dog Award: Cole Schroeder

UP NEXT: The “Sprint Car Capital of the World” is next for the American Sprint Car Series as Knoxville Raceway hosts three nights of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals, Aug. 6-8.

360 NATIONALS TICKETS

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RESULTS: Feature (25 Laps): 1. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 3. 16G-Austyn Gossel[2]; 4. 88R-Ryder Laplante[5]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[9]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 7. 88-Terry Easum[6]; 8. 23W-Scott Winters[8]; 9. 88C-Brogan Carder[11]; 10. 17B-Ryan Bickett[10]; 11. 3-Cole Schroeder[7]; 12. 33-Trevor Smith[12]; 13. 20G-Owen Graf[14]; 14. 86-Jori Hughes[13]; 15. 91-Reed Allex[15]

 

Southwest Swing Returns in 2027 with Central Arizona, Cocopah on ASCS National Tour Docket

Ron Pelton Jr.

CONCORD, NC (August 11, 2026) — Make your plans to visit the “Wild West” with the American Sprint Car Series at the end of winter.

The Series will return to Arizona for two separate weekends, beginning with Central Arizona Raceway on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 26-27, then a debut for the 360 Sprint Cars awaits at Cocopah Speedway on Friday-Saturday, March 5-6 to complete the four-race trek.

The visits will follow three nights of season-opening racing at Volusia Speedway Park for the 57th Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals from Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 4-6.

Central Arizona welcomed the ASCS National Tour for four nights in 2026, with winners including Matt Covington, Levi Hillier, and two trips to Victory Lane for Justin Peck. Series points leader Sam Hafertepe Jr took the inaugural Sonoran Clash championship.

For more information about Central Arizona, click here.

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Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.

 
ASCS 35: 360 Knoxville Nationals Stores Three Decades of Rich History at “Sprint Car Capital” 

brent smith

 

 
KNOXVILLE, IA (August 6, 2026) — Sprint Cars and Knoxville Raceway mesh together like peanut butter and jelly. 

The Iowa-based 1/2-mile black dirt facility has hosted car racing since 1901, but the track’s rise in popularity came with the arrival of the 410 Sprint Car edition of the Knoxville Nationals in 1961 and later the 360 Knoxville Nationals in 1991. 

The 36th running of the Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank takes place Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 6-8, with drivers hunting for a $20,000-to-win payday through 30 laps. 

Let’s take a trip down the decades that shaped the crown jewel of 360 Sprint Car Racing: 

The 1990s 

The final decade of the twentieth century introduced the 360 Sprint Cars one week after the 410 event for what was originally billed as the Limited Sprint Nationals on Aug. 24, 1991, with 58 drivers competing. 

The 25-lap event saw Marshalltown, IA native David Hesmer best Garry Lee Maier to score a $2,500 check and the honors of being the first-ever 360 Nationals champion. Maier got his time in Victory Lane by becoming the first two-time champion with back-to-back wins aboard the Jimmie Rogers Jenkins No. 11x from 1992-93. 

In 1995, the American Sprint Car Series joined the fold to sanction the event, with Danny Lasoski taking the victory before becoming the first driver to win both the 360 and 410 editions of Knoxville Nationals with three scores (1998, 2003-04). Altoona, IA’s Terry McCarl won his first of five 360 Nationals Championship Features in 1996. The 1998 season stores the only event victory for four-time Series champion Gary Wright. 

360 Nationals Winners (1991-99) 

1991 - David Hesmer 

1992 - Garry Lee Maier 

1993 - Garry Lee Maier 

1994 - Lee Nelson 

1995 - Danny Lasoski 

1996 - Terry McCarl 

1997 - David Hesmer 

1998 - Gary Wright 

1999 - Dennis Moore Jr. 

The 2000s

The new millennium began with an Oklahoma takeover as Oklahoma City native Wayne Johnson became the first driver to win the 360 Nationals and the ASCS National Tour championship in the same year. 

Between 2001-05, three drivers won their second career 360 Nationals title, starting with McCarl in 2001, Dennis Moore Jr. in 2003, and Billy Alley completing a back-to-back effort from 2004-05. The outlier of the group was Jeff Swindell, who scored his only victory in 2002. 

The final two drivers to score their first event victory of the decade were Jesse Giannetto and Shane Stewart in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Johnson won his second 360 Nationals Feature in 2008, and McCarl earned his third triumph in the 2009 running. 

360 Nationals Winners (2000-2009) 

2000 - Wayne Johnson 

2001 - Terry McCarl 

2002 - Jeff Swindell 

2003 - Dennis Moore Jr. 

2004 - Billy Alley 

2005 - Billy Alley 

2006 - Jesse Giannetto 

2007 - Shane Stewart 

2008 - Wayne Johnson 

2009 - Terry McCarl 

The 2010s 

Stewart and crew chief Paul Silva became one of the most threatening duos in 360 Nationals history with a record four consecutive Championship Feature wins from 2010-13. In that span, Stewart nabbed the 2011 ASCS National title – the second and last of his career. 

The first driver to topple Stewart’s reign came from Higginsville, MO’s Brian Brown, who scored his first win in the 2014 running in his 15th career attempt. McCarl returned to the top in 2015 for his fourth triumph. In 2016, Sammy Swindell showed that age doesn’t affect speed as he became the oldest driver to win the 360 Nationals at 60 years of age aboard the No. 3s A.G. Rains machine. 

Sioux Falls, SD’s Clint Garner pulled off the upset with the 2017 victory, then McCarl tied Stewart on the all-time wins list with his fifth victory in the 2018 edition. James McFadden became the first Australian driver to win the 360 Nationals with his triumph in the 2019 edition for Kasey Kahne Racing. 

360 Nationals Winners (2010-2019) 

2010 - Shane Stewart 

2011 - Shane Stewart 

2012 - Shane Stewart 

2013 - Shane Stewart 

2014 - Brian Brown 

2015 - Terry McCarl 

2016 - Sammy Swindell 

2017 - Clint Garner 

2018 - Terry McCarl 

2019 - James McFadden 

The 2020s 

McFadden’s time as the only Australian champion did not last long, as St. Mary’s, New South Wales native Kerry Madsen led all 25 laps to win for Big Game Motorsports in the COVID-19-impacted event of 2020. The next year saw a thrilling fight with Giovanni Scelzi besting Daryn Pittman to the twin checkered flags to become the youngest 360 Nationals champion at 19 years old. 

There was an increase in laps from 25 to 30 for the Championship Feature for the 2022 showcase. The added count did not affect Aaron Reutzel, who became the latest former ASCS National Tour champion to win at Knoxville when he took the Ridge and Sons Racing No. 8 machine to his first win. 

Brown returned to the limelight in 2023 by inching to a 0.02-second margin of victory over Reutzel at the finish line for the first $20,000-to-win purse in the event. The last two runnings of the event have seen first-time winners: Tyler Courtney took the Clauson-Marshall Racing No. 7BC to Victory Lane in 2024, and Rico Abreu outdueled Kyle Larson for the win in 2025. 

360 Nationals Winners (2020-2025) 

2020 - Kerry Madsen 

2021 - Gio Scelzi 

2022 - Aaron Reutzel 

2023 - Brian Brown 

2024 - Tyler Courtney 

2025 - Rico Abreu 

The 36th edition of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals will take place from Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 6-8. 

KNOXVILLE INFO 

360 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS TICKETS 

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36th Knoxville Nationals Provides Packed Lineup of Racing, Crown Jewel Honors 

Dave Biro

KNOXVILLE, IA (August 4, 2026) — The most coveted event on the American Sprint Car Series schedule is here. 

The 36th edition of Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank, takes shape Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 6-8, with more than 100 cars signed up to visit the Iowa 1/2-mile dirt track. 

The three-day event will feature two prelim nights to set the grid, then Saturday’s finale has the best drivers competing for 30 laps around the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” for a $20,000-to-win prize and $1,000-to-start. 

KNOXVILLE INFO 

360 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS TICKETS 

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Here’s a look at the top storylines: 

How It Works - Knoxville tests the best in Sprint Cars with a unique format that spreads out through the three nights, awarding points in every session to accumulate a nightly total. 

The field is split between Thursday and Friday for preliminary competition. The Quick Time award winner earns 200 points, with a two-point decrease for each position that follows. The top 50 drivers transfer to Heats while the remainder of the field goes into a non-qualifier race, with the top eight filling the back of the C-Main. 50 points will be awarded to the winner, and a three-point drop-off will follow each spot. 

Each of the Heat races will have a six-car invert, as the winner will score 100 points and a three-point distance for positions will apply. The point totals determine where each driver will roll for the A, B, or C Features. The top four finishers in the C will transfer to the B, with the winner taking 92 points. The B-Main will take the top four to the prelim's Feature, with the night’s overall winner taking 200 points. 

At the end of Friday’s program, Saturday’s Feature lineups will be set directly by points, with the first tiebreaker being the finishing position in the prelim Feature. The next tiebreaker will be determined by Qualifying time. Saturday’s E, D, and C Features will only take the top two to the next Feature, while the Last Chance Showdown will lock in four drivers for the championship Feature. 

Special First - Kyler Johnson broke through a four-year wait for his first ASCS National Tour victory when he held off the likes of Seth Bergman, Austyn Gossel, and Matt Covington at Viking Speedway. 

Along with being a triumphant moment, the victory was a much-needed boost for Johnson and his team. While they’ve had a fast No. 45X Maxim Chassis, mechanical issues have hindered several of their chances to put together a good run. 

Heading into Knoxville, Johnson is sitting at the highest he’s ever been in ASCS points (fourth), and will be vying for his first Feature start in both prelim nights and the Saturday finale. 

Lemons Into Lemonade - Sam Hafertepe Jr. has faced tough competition throughout the 2026 season as he leads the standings by 23 markers over Matt Covington into the 360 Knoxville Nationals. 

The Sunnyvale, TX driver’s resilience showed at Viking when his car shut down during the Heat Race, but solved the issue in time to roll back on track to finish the eight-lap chase. In the night’s Feature, he hit a tractor tire and spun while attempting to pass Matt Covington for fourth, but came back at the end to pass him for fifth and earn the night’s Hard Charger honors. 

While Hafertepe owns three prelim night victories (2021-22, 2024), he has yet to win the Saturday finale. He’s finished runner-up in the championship Feature twice (2014 and 2022), but he’s looking to make 2026 the year where he stands atop the car for a $20,000 payday. 

Bounty Hunters - A star-studded roster of the best drivers in 410 and 360 Sprint Cars will clash under the lights for three nights, highlighted by former champions, rising threats, and “Hawkeye State” locals searching for their first Nationals victory. 

Of the 114 cars that have pre-registered, 10 are former 360 Nationals champions, including Terry McCarl, Brian Brown, Sammy Swindell, Clint Garner, James McFadden, Kerry Madsen, Gio Scelzi, Aaron Reutzel, Tyler Courtney, and Rico Abreu.  

Four are ASCS champions – Hafertepe, Seth Bergman, Blake Hahn, and Reutzel. 

Ryan Timms and NASCAR champion Kyle Larson are the last two NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals pres. by Casey’s champions and will both be looking for their first 360 Nationals win. 

Several Iowa natives will also be chasing their first 360 Nationals win, including the Martin brothers Chris and Cameron of Ankeny, IA, the McCarl brothers Austin and Carson of Altoona, IA, and Tasker Phillips of Pleasantville, IA. 

There will also be a stacked list of rookies, with 23 first-timers in the event. Among the rookies are ASCS Rookie of the Year contender Cole Schroeder, Whit Gastineau, Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest Region points leader Jack Thomas, and 2025 ASCS Rookie of the Year Garrett Benson. 

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 

Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 6-8, at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA 

AROUND THE CORNER 

Saturday, Aug. 22, at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR 

CURRENT TOP-10 STANDINGS 

  1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1970pts)
  2. Matt Covington (-23)
  3. Seth Bergman (-57)
  4. Kyler Johnson (-241)
  5. Ryder LaPlante (-390)
  6. Whit Gastineau (-399)
  7. Austyn Gossel (-414)
  8. Brogan Carder (-438)
  9. Terry Easum (-464)
  10. Cole Schroeder (-465)

 

FEATURE WINNERS (10 Drivers) 

3 wins - Sam Hafertepe Jr., Seth Bergman 

2 wins - Justin Peck, Tyler Courtney, Matt Covington 

1 win - Kyler Johnson, Blake Hahn, Chris Martin, Brady Bacon, Levi Hillier 

 

FEATURE LAPS LED (17 Drivers) 

63 laps - Sam Hafertepe Jr. 

52 laps - Justin Peck 

48 laps - Seth Bergman 

33 laps - Matt Covington 

31 laps - Kyler Johnson 

30 laps - Levi Hillier, Blake Hahn 

24 laps - Austyn Gossel 

22 laps - Chris Martin 

21 laps - Austin McCarl 

18 laps - Brady Bacon 

16 laps - Cameron Martin 

13 laps - Brian Brown 

9 laps - Whit Gastineau 

7 laps - Cole Macedo 

6 laps - Tyler Courtney 

3 laps - Sean McClelland 

2 laps - Brady Baker 

 

QUICK TIME AWARDS (7 Drivers) 

8 awards - Sam Hafertepe Jr 

2 awards - Matt Covington, Kyler Johnson 

1 award - Seth Bergman, Howard Moore, Chris Martin, Levi Hillier 

 

HEAT RACE WINNERS (26 Drivers) 

7 wins - Seth Bergman 

6 wins - Matt Covington 

4 wins - Sam Hafertepe Jr. 

3 wins - Whit Gastineau, Garrett Benson 

2 wins - Ryder Laplante, Chris Martin, Justin Peck, Kyler Johnson 

1 win - Jordan Mallett, Sean McClelland, Cam Martin, Brady Bacon, Tyler Clem, Emerson Axsom, Brian Brown, Cole Macedo, Garen Linder, Colby Copeland, Nick Parker, Hank Davis, JJ Hickle, Alex Hill, Jeremy Campbell, Blake Hahn, Kade Morton, Alex Sewell, Brady Baker, Howard Moore, Austyn Gossel 

 

DASH STARTS (36 Drivers) 

12 starts - Sam Hafertepe Jr 

10 starts - Matt Covington 

7 starts - Seth Bergman, Kyler Johnson, Whit Gastineau 

4 starts - Levi Hillier 

3 starts - Chris Martin, Tyler Courtney, Brian Brown, Justin Peck 

2 starts - Camerson Martin, Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Brady Bacon, Davie Franek, Garrett Benson, Ryder Laplante, Howard Moore 

1 start - Jordan Mallett, Paul Solomon, Brock Zearfoss, Cole Macedo, Tyler Clem, Hank Davis, Nick Parker, Colby Copeland, Garen Linder, JJ Hickle, Alex Hill, Blake Hahn, Alex Sewell, Kade Morton, Jeremy Campbell, Bryant Wiedeman, Brady Baker, Austyn Gossel 

 

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (9 Drivers) 

2 wins - Braxton Weger 

1 win - DJ Christie, Matt Covington, Tyler Clem, Whit Gastineau, Sterling Cling, Gage Montgomery, Brogan Carder, Bradley Fezard 

 

HARD CHARGER AWARDS (13 Drivers) 

3 awards - Whit Gastineau 

2 awards - Sam Hafertepe Jr. 

1 award - Seth Bergman, Ryder Laplante, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo,  DJ Netto, Brogan Carder, Joe B. Miller, Bradley Fezard, Hayden Mabe, Jack Thomas, Kyler Johnson, Casey Wills 

 

PODIUM FINISHES (20 Drivers) 

9 podiums - Sam Hafertepe Jr., Matt Covington 

5 podiums - Seth Bergman 

3 podiums - Justin Peck, Whit Gastineau 

2 podiums - Kyler Johnson, Tyler Courtney, Brady Bacon, Austin McCarl, Levi Hillier, Austyn Gossel 

1 podium - Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Brock Zearfoss, JJ Hickle, Jordan Mallett, Chris Martin, Blake Hahn, Alex Sewell, Garrett Benson, Christopher Townsend 

 

2026 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE + WINNERS 

Date / Track / City, State / Winner (Total Wins) 

  1. Thu, Jan. 29 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney
  2. Fri, Jan. 30 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney (2)
  3. Mon, Feb. 2 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Brady Bacon
  4. Sat, Feb. 21 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Justin Peck
  5. Sun, Feb. 21 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Matt Covington
  6. Sat, Feb. 28 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Justin Peck (2)
  7. Sun, Mar. 1 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Levi Hillier
  8.  Sat, Apr. 11 / Salina Highbanks Speedway / Salina, OK / Chris Martin 
  9. Fri, May 8 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO / Seth Bergman
  10. Fri, June 5 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Blake Hahn
  11. Sat, June 6 / 81 Speedway / Park City, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
  12. Fri, June 26 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr.
  13. Sat, June 27 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
  14. Fri, July 10 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Matt Covington (2)
  15. Sat, July 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Seth Bergman (3)
  16. Sat, July 25 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
  17. Sat, Aug. 1 / Viking Speedway / Alexandria, MN / Kyler Johnson
 
Third Annual Running of The Big One at Belleville Returns to ASCS Slate in 2027
 
 Start making your plans to visit the fastest 1/2-mile track of the “Sunflower State” in 2027.

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (July 29, 2026) — Start making your plans to visit the fastest 1/2-mile track of the “Sunflower State” in 2027.

Building a summer tradition with the American Sprint Car Series, Belleville High Banks will host two nights of racing for the third annual edition of The Big One on Friday-Saturday, June 25-26.

Built in 1910, the 117th year of automobile racing at the Kansas facility will see the ASCS National Tour, Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest Region presented by Hoosier, and ASCS Gunsmoke Region teaming up for the weekend’s program.

Six-time Series champion Sam Hafertepe Jr. has overwhelmed the last two editions of The Big One. In both 2025 and 2026, the Sunnyvale, TX driver swept the two nights of racing, established a new track record in 2026 (15.030 sec.), and pocketed a total of $24,000 between the two years.

For more information about Belleville High Banks, click here.

Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.
Gopher State Challenge Welcomes New Tracks to ASCS, Extra Money Up For Grabs

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WORTHINGTON, MN (July 28, 2026) — The “Land of 1,000 Lakes” is back. 

The American Sprint Car Series will visit Minnesota for the first time since 2017 with two debuting tracks comprising the inaugural Rock On Trucks Gopher State 360 Sprint Car Challenge. 

Beginning on Thursday, July 30, the National Tour will visit Worthington Speedway for a $4,000-to-win chase around a 1/4-mile bullring. Then, on Saturday, Aug. 1, the Series will travel 180 miles north to Alexandria, MN, to battle around the 1/2-mile Viking Speedway. 

There will also be a $5,000 points fund for the top three points finishers between the two events, with the champion earning $2,500, second-place receiving $1,500, and third picking up $1,000. Tickets for both days will be available at the track on race day. 

WORTHINGTON INFO 

VIKING INFO 

WATCH ON DIRTVISION 

Here’s a look at the top storylines: 

Minnesota Might - The American Sprint Car Series returns to Minnesota with two brand-new facilities for the best 360 Sprint Car drivers to face. 

Worthington Speedway will be the first of the two debuting tracks with the Series on Thursday night. The track has welcomed 360 Sprint Cars in the past, including the Sprint Car Bandits, though it will be the first time it has hosted a national campaign at the Minnesota 1/4-mile. The only full-time ASCS competitor to garner laps was sophomore Brogan Carder with three visits between 2025-26. 

Viking Speedway will raise the stakes on Saturday with higher speeds and the reward of being the first Gopher State Challenge champion after 30 laps around the 1/2-mile. While the track has hosted 305 Sprint Cars beforehand, the ASCS visit will be the first time a 360 c.i. engine will hit the surface. 

Texas Heat - Sam Hafertepe Jr. has put his veteran skills to work to help him command the ASCS National Tour standings entering the second half of the 2026 season. 

In the Steve King Memorial at Dodge City Raceway Park, Hafertepe used lapped traffic to his advantage to pass Austyn Gossel with 10 laps remaining for his third win of the season and his fourth consecutive at the Kansas track. 

The visits to Worthington and Viking will be the first time Hafertepe has laid eyes on both tracks. In Minnesota ASCS competition, the six-time Series champion was the last winner of a National Tour race in the state with a score at Jackson Motorplex in 2017. 

Awakened - Austyn Gossel created a headwind of momentum with the Series at Dodge City after scoring a Heat win, an Honest Abe Roofing Dash win, and leading the first 20 laps before finishing runner-up to Hafertepe. 

Though he was short of his first Series win, the Fort Collins, CO native jumped from 10th to seventh in the points standings with the career-defining performance. 

Gossel is preparing for two new tracks between Worthington and Viking as he sits atop a two-point gap over Brogan Carder for seventh while tracking down sixth-place Ryder LaPlante, who sits 29 points ahead of the No. 16G pilot. 

No Quit - While Hafertepe is atop the standings to chase the honor of being the only seven-time Series champion, Matt Covington and Seth Bergman have disallowed the No. 15H from creating a large lead. 

Since the Sonoran Clash, Covington has not finished outside of the top-10. Inside the streak, the Glenpool, OK native has earned a podium finish in seven of the last eight races. The consistent visits to the podium have him 20 points away from the Series lead to start the second half. 

Bergman is tied with Hafertepe in 2026 wins, but he’s had to pass more cars to achieve the results. The Snohomish, WA native is 74 points away from the Series lead as his quest for a second Series championship takes him to first-time challenges in Minnesota. 

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 

Thursday, July 30, at Worthington Speedway in Worthington, MN 

Saturday, August 1, at Viking Speedway in Alexandria, MN 

AROUND THE CORNER 

Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 6-8, at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA 

CURRENT TOP-10 STANDINGS 

  1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1845pts)
  2. Matt Covington (-20)
  3. Seth Bergman (-74)
  4. Kyler Johnson (-266)
  5. Whit Gastineau (-274)
  6. Ryder LaPlante (-361)
  7. Austyn Gossel (-424)
  8. Brogan Carder (-426)
  9. Cole Schroeder (-448)
  10. Terry Easum (-458)

FEATURE WINNERS (9 Drivers) 

3 wins - Sam Hafertepe Jr., Seth Bergman 

2 wins - Justin Peck, Tyler Courtney, Matt Covington 

1 win - Blake Hahn, Chris Martin, Brady Bacon, Levi Hillier  

FEATURE LAPS LED (17 Drivers) 

63 laps - Sam Hafertepe Jr. 

52 laps - Justin Peck 

48 laps - Seth Bergman 

33 laps - Matt Covington 

30 laps - Levi Hillier, Blake Hahn 

22 laps - Chris Martin 

21 laps - Austin McCarl 

20 laps - Austyn Gossel 

18 laps - Brady Bacon 

16 laps - Cameron Martin 

13 laps - Brian Brown 

10 laps - Kyler Johnson 

9 laps - Whit Gastineau 

7 laps - Cole Macedo 

6 laps - Tyler Courtney 

3 laps - Sean McClelland 

2 laps - Brady Baker 

QUICK TIME AWARDS (7 Drivers) 

8 awards - Sam Hafertepe Jr 

2 awards - Matt Covington 

1 award - Seth Bergman, Howard Moore, Chris Martin, Levi Hillier, Kyler Johnson 

HEAT RACE WINNERS (26 Drivers) 

6 wins - Matt Covington, Seth Bergman 

4 wins - Sam Hafertepe Jr. 

3 wins - Whit Gastineau, Garrett Benson 

2 wins - Ryder Laplante, Chris Martin, Justin Peck, Kyler Johnson 

1 win - Jordan Mallett, Sean McClelland, Cam Martin, Brady Bacon, Tyler Clem, Emerson Axsom, Brian Brown, Cole Macedo, Garen Linder, Colby Copeland, Nick Parker, Hank Davis, JJ Hickle, Alex Hill, Jeremy Campbell, Blake Hahn, Kade Morton, Alex Sewell, Brady Baker, Howard Moore, Austyn Gossel 

DASH STARTS (36 Drivers) 

12 starts - Sam Hafertepe Jr 

10 starts - Matt Covington 

7 starts - Seth Bergman, Kyler Johnson, Whit Gastineau 

4 starts - Levi Hillier 

3 starts - Chris Martin, Tyler Courtney, Brian Brown, Justin Peck 

2 starts - Camerson Martin, Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Brady Bacon, Davie Franek, Garrett Benson, Ryder Laplante, Howard Moore 

1 start - Jordan Mallett, Paul Solomon, Brock Zearfoss, Cole Macedo, Tyler Clem, Hank Davis, Nick Parker, Colby Copeland, Garen Linder, JJ Hickle, Alex Hill, Blake Hahn, Alex Sewell, Kade Morton, Jeremy Campbell, Bryant Wiedeman, Brady Baker, Austyn Gossel 

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (9 Drivers) 

2 wins - Braxton Weger 

1 win - DJ Christie, Matt Covington, Tyler Clem, Whit Gastineau, Sterling Cling, Gage Montgomery, Brogan Carder, Bradley Fezard 

HARD CHARGER AWARDS (13 Drivers) 

3 awards - Whit Gastineau 

1 award - Seth Bergman, Ryder Laplante, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Sam Hafertepe Jr., DJ Netto, Brogan Carder, Joe B. Miller, Bradley Fezard, Hayden Mabe, Jack Thomas, Kyler Johnson, Casey Wills 

PODIUM FINISHES (20 Drivers) 

9 podiums - Sam Hafertepe Jr., Matt Covington 

4 podiums - Seth Bergman 

3 podiums - Justin Peck, Whit Gastineau 

2 podiums - Tyler Courtney, Brady Bacon, Austin McCarl, Levi Hillier 

1 podium - Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Brock Zearfoss, Kyler Johnson, JJ Hickle, Jordan Mallett, Chris Martin, Blake Hahn, Alex Sewell, Garrett Benson, Christopher Townsend, Austyn Gossel 

2026 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE + WINNERS 

Date / Track / City, State / Winner (Total Wins) 

  1.  Thu, Jan. 29 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney
  2.  Fri, Jan. 30 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney (2)
  3. Mon, Feb. 2 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Brady Bacon
  4. Sat, Feb. 21 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Justin Peck
  5. Sun, Feb. 21 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Matt Covington
  6. Sat, Feb. 28 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Justin Peck (2)
  7. Sun, Mar. 1 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Levi Hillier
  8. Sat, Apr. 11 / Salina Highbanks Speedway / Salina, OK / Chris Martin 
  9. Fri, May 8 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO / Seth Bergman
  10. Fri, June 5 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Blake Hahn
  11. Sat, June 6 / 81 Speedway / Park City, KS / Seth Bergman (2)
  12. Fri, June 26 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr.
  13. Sat, June 27 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
  14. Fri, July 10 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Matt Covington (2)
  15. Sat, July 11 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Seth Bergman (3)
  16. Sat, July 25 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)

Brogan Carder Improves in Sophomore ASCS Season, Chasing Strong Finish to 2026

 Emily Schwanke
DODGE CITY, KS (July 24, 2026) — Brogan Carder is using the time available to log as many laps as he can to become one of the top drivers with the American Sprint Car Series.

After competing with the National Tour as a rookie in 2025, the Sioux Falls, SD teenager is using his sophomore year to apply the first-year lessons and the notes gathered through the first half of the 2026 season.

“I think definitely one of the biggest things is that all the tracks we’ve gone back to, I have an idea of how the track’s going to play out,” Carder said. “I can communicate that to my team, and what we have now, one of our guys joined us halfway through last year, so it’s his first time going to these places too. 

“The notes weren’t very good because we were struggling to make it out of the (Last Chance Showdown). So this time, we're testing new things in Hot Laps and Qualifying so we can run better in the Heat race and come Feature time. It’s a mix of things, really.”

Carder has shown an overall improvement throughout the first half of the season. He’s started 14 of 15 Features contested, scored two top-10s – the most he’s scored in a season – and tied his all-time highest ASCS finish at 81 Speedway (eighth).

While the “Dakota Outlaw” is glad that the results show the work his team has poured into the program, he’s looking to form a pattern of consistently racing inside the top-10 and top five each night.

“I can definitely say that I’m not unhappy, but I definitely think they can be better,” Carder said. “I think it’s more so driver mistakes, being on track and the positions I put myself in. I think our results could be a lot better because what shows on film is a lot better than the results on the track. 

“Every time we’re on track, I’m still learning things as we go. With the seat time I’ve had, it’s so much more beneficial to see these tracks for a second time because we already have a notebook to build from, so hopefully we can keep up the momentum. I think I just need a little more seat time so I can get a little bit more comfortable than I already am.”

Next on the docket for the 15-year-old is a visit to Dodge City Raceway Park for the Steve King Memorial. While he didn’t make the Feature in his maiden voyage to the Kansas 3/8-mile, Carder enjoyed the experience at the track as he gets the chance to prove himself in the No. 88C Triple X Chassis.

“I liked Dodge a lot when I went there last year,” Carder said. “The results didn't really show that I did very well, and the notes that we got weren't very good. Hopefully we can go into this weekend where I can carry our momentum from the earlier races there. I think we can do well and do a lot better than we did last year, make the (Feature) and hopefully compete for a top 10 or top five.”

After Dodge City, he’ll be part of the inaugural ASCS National Tour visits to Worthington Speedway and Viking Speedway as part of the Rock On Trucks Gopher State 360 Sprint Car Challenge.

While the two tracks are brand new to the Series, Carder has prepared for the moment. He visited Worthington three times in 2026, finishing a high of fourth on May 28. Viking will be a first-time experience when the National Tour arrives on Saturday, Aug. 1.

“It’s like a small 3/8-mile, but it’s hard to judge what it’s gonna do because it’s been different the three times we’ve been there,” Carder said. “Having laps before the National Tour comes in is as beneficial as anything else. The first time we went, it didn’t really slick off until the end, then it took rubber the last time we went. 

“It’s a tricky track to read because they don’t normally have Sprint Cars on it a whole lot. They're still trying to get used to prepping it for Sprint Cars and trying to make it a good show for the fans. So hopefully we can get a good run there with the good notes we’ve been able to add.”

Carder’s progression in ASCS has earned him a seventh-place points standing with the second half of the year on the horizon as multiple tracks on the schedule make him optimistic for what is ahead in the campaign.

“I think we have a lot better notes, and I was a lot better in the second half of the season than in the first half,” Carder said. “I think we'll be able to do a lot better this year because we have good notes that we can base our new setups on. I think the Montana swing, we had a pretty good run at almost every track. We had some unfortunate luck on some of the nights, but I think with our experience, we should be able to run up front this year.”

The South Dakota racer will continue his sophomore season with the ASCS National Tour at Dodge City for the Steve King Memorial on Saturday, July 25.

DODGE CITY INFO

Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.

 

XTREME OUTLAW MIDGETS

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The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota is brought to fans by many important sponsors and partners. Official partners include, Toyota (Title sponsor of the Midgets Series), DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), Racing Electronics (Official Radio Supplier), Real American Beer (Official Beer) and SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider).  Also supported by: AMKUS, CASM Safety Products, Intercomp, Honest Abe Roofing, Smith Ti, Summit Racing Equipment, and TJ Forged.

IRON SHARK: Karter Sarff Conquers I-55 For Fifth Time With Xtreme Outlaw Midgets

PEVELY, MO (Aug. 8, 2026) – Sharks can typically smell blood up to a quarter of a mile away. Some myths say a mile. At I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, it’s measured in time.

Twenty-four hours after losing the chance at a win with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, “The Shark” Karter Sarff smelled blood in the water starting on the pole of Saturday’s 25-lap Feature during the World of Outlaws Ironman 55 weekend.

That hunger turned into determination and grit as he led all but one lap, fending off a battle from his teammate, to score his 11th Xtreme Outlaw victory and fifth at I-55.

“We were really good all week. I love this place,” Sarff said in Victory Lane. “I feel like I have a really good package coming here. Just can’t thank everyone that is a part of Trifecta Motorsports that helps make it happen.”

Sarff, of Mason City, IL, was the high points earner and a favorite to win on Friday night. But a part failure on Lap 1 hindered his chance for another I-55 win as he then had to fight his way from the back once it was fixed. He recovered to finish eighth, a result far from what was expected.

Twenty-four hours later, with a little luck from the invert draw, Sarff found himself on the pole for Saturday’s Feature. Blood was in the water.

Sarff hit the throttle and pulled away from second-place Kyle Jones on the start, sliding his Trifecta Motorsports No. 7U to the wall in Turn 2 and launching away from the field.

Behind him, his Trifecta teammate Kameron Key turned on videogame mode, rolling the bottom to go from eighth to third by the time he exited Turn 2 for the first time. He kept the run going the next lap to get by Jones for second and then planned his own hunt for the lead.

A caution on Lap 3 grouped everyone back together, setting up a Trifecta front row battle. The teammates picked their lanes on the restart – Sarff to the top, Key to the bottom.

Key gave Sarff a quick scare, perfecting the bottom well enough to pull ahead of the No. 7U car after the first circuit back, leading Lap 4. But “The Shark” was territorial. He powered back around Key through Turns 1 and 2 and then dove to the bottom the next lap to steal the lane. The move allowed Sarff to put distance between them and leave Key in a three-way battle for second with Jones and Cullen Hutchison.

While Sarff pulled away, Key was in a constant contest of slide jobs. His battle with Jones was short-lived, but the 14-year-old Hutchison made him work to keep second every lap. Key lost second to the teenager for a couple of laps while the top three drivers battled through traffic with less than 10 laps to go. But Key put an end to the sliderfest with six laps to go and looked to set a course to challenge Sarff.

However, Sarff was already two seconds ahead of him.

“The Shark” swam to the checkered flag and finally got to taste victory again with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets.

“I felt really good everywhere, besides getting through (Turn) three and out of (Turn) four. You had to catch that real thin strip out of four, and when I hit it good, I knew we were really good, but when you missed it, you just lost a lot of time,” Sarff said. “I was just trying to hit my marks and stay up front. Just super grateful to pull this one off.”

Key crossed the line second, giving Trifecta Motorsports a one-two finish, and earned the Smith Titanium Hard Charger Award for the second straight night.

“I feel like in the Heat Races there everyone was just pounding the top and that’s where you needed to be, but then the Sprint Cars go out there and put 20 more laps on it, and the bottom; the Midget are smaller and we can get lower than the Sprint Cars, so there’s a grip strip right on the bottom there,” Key said. “I knew everyone was going to go shooting to the top, so I said I might as well try it. The seas parted, and to the front we went.

“Karter was just really good on the top, and I was going to stick to the bottom. I thought the top was better, but the bottom was a lot safer. I was just waiting until we got to traffic or if he made a mistake, but he’s a really good race car driver and didn’t make any mistakes. Just a lot of fun, man. I’m so glad to get back here.”

Hutchison, who made his Series debut and I-55 debut this weekend with Chase McDermand Racing, was one of the most impressive drivers all weekend. He won his Heat Race both nights and finished third both nights, making him the current Xtreme Outlaw points leader.

“Yeah, it was a really good weekend. I can’t thank Chase, Drake, Caleb, Kevin, for giving me the opportunity to run this car,” Hutchison said. “We’ve been really good in this car, and I’ve had very strong finishes so far. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going.”

QUICK NOTES
Federated Auto Parts Quick Time: Jacob Denney (13.000-second lap)
Toyota Heat 1 Winner: Kale Drake
TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat 2 Winner: Cullen Hutchison
Smith Titanium Hard Charger: Kameron Key (8th to second)

RESULTS
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 7U-Karter Sarff[1]; 2. 3U-Kameron Key[8]; 3. 40-Cullen Hutchison[3]; 4. 67-Jacob Denney[6]; 5. 97-Gavin Miller[4]; 6. 7TX-Kyle Jones[2]; 7. 4-Kale Drake[5]; 8. 67K-Colton Robinson[7]; 9. 51B-Joe B Miller[13]; 10. 7-Shannon McQueen[9]; 11. 11-Alex Midkiff[11]; 12. 50-Daniel Adler[12]; 13. 7T-Adam Taylor[10]; 14. 4M-Sheldon Males[14]

UP NEXT
The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota returns for the World Championship doubleheader at Millbridge Speedway, Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 2-3, serving as the prelude to the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

ARTICLE: https://xtremeoutlawseries.com/recap/iron-shark-karter-sarff-conquers-i-55-for-fifth-time-with-xtreme-outlaw-midgets/

EVENT INFO: https://xtremeoutlawseries.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549385
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/ 

HOMETOWN HERO: Missouri’s Joey Wirth Scores First National Midget Win at I-55

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PEVELY, MO (Aug. 7, 2026) – On the 20-minute drive from his St. Louis home to I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, Joey Wirth wasn’t thinking much beyond just having a fun one-race night with his dad.

A few hours later, he was a first-time national Midget winner with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota.

Wirth has been racing for 17 years with his family by his side, supporting his small budget racing program. No big wins, no big sponsors, just his love for the sport. But that passion was finally rewarded Friday night on one of the biggest stages of the year for Midget racing during the World of Outlaws Ironman 55 weekend.

He showed up to the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series’ season opener with speed, qualifying second in his group and finishing third in his Heat Race. Then, when the luck of the draw put him on the outside pole for the 25-lap Feature, he made sure to make the most of the opportunity. Wirth fired off into Turn 1 on the opening lap with the might of a raging rocket, blasting to the lead and never looking back.

“This is so cool,” Wirth said in Victory Lane. “We’ve been racing like 17 years. Never won a national race. This is my second race of the year. I live 20 minutes up the road. I mean, what a dream come true. Just me and my dad at the track. Grandpa, uncle, cousins back at home helping us get ready. Just my family, my wife; we have a newborn back at home, I know she’s watching. Just everybody.

“We don’t have sponsors. We have family, and family is what got us here. It feels so good to run up front with all of these guys.”

While he led every lap, his pursuit to victory was still plagued with a few stressors. Three cautions kept eliminating his straightaway lead and bringing Xtreme Outlaw winner Kale Drake back to his rear bumper. The worst of the three occasions occurred with two laps to go.

Drake conjured up his best restart of the night, allowing him to sneak his nose under Wirth going into Turn 1. Wirth stayed ahead down the backstretch and found an unlikely ally in Cullen Hutchison, who began putting pressure on Drake for second at the same time.

With clear lanes all around, Wirth was able to then cruise to a dream win.

“I knew I had to time it perfect to get the run down the front straightaway and get underneath him and push him out of the lane,” Drake said. “There was one preferred lane tonight. With all the rain we had, it made for a narrow racetrack. His car was really good, and they had everything on point tonight, so hats off to them. We’ll just have to be a little better tomorrow night.”

For Wirth, making the most of the track conditions started on Lap 1.

“I definitely prefer a tacky track. This one was in my favor,” Wirth said. “My car wasn’t taking off super well, so I was a little worried on the starts. I know Kale got under me there and I’m just really happy I held him off and beat him going into (Turn) one on the first lap too, to take the lead and control the race.”

On his 20-minute ride back home, he’ll have a lot more to think about now.

“This was actually our only night we planned to race; I was going to go golf and hang out tomorrow, but we might have to reconsider,” Wirth said with a smile in Victory Lane.

QUICK NOTES
Federated Auto Parts Quick Time: Jacob Denney (12.807 second lap)
Toyota Heat 1 Winner: Karter Sarff
DIRTVision Heat 2 Winner: Cullen Hutchison
Smith Titanium Hard Charger: Kameron Key

RESULTS
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 77-Joe Wirth[2]; 2. 4-Kale Drake[3]; 3. 40-Cullen Hutchison[4]; 4. 7TX-Kyle Jones[5]; 5. 67-Jacob Denney[7]; 6. 7-Shannon McQueen[8]; 7. 3U-Kameron Key[14]; 8. 7U-Karter Sarff[6]; 9. 67K-Colton Robinson[10]; 10. 11-Alex Midkiff[11]; 11. 50-Daniel Adler[13]; 12. 97-Gavin Miller[9]; 13. 7D-Michelle Decker[1]; 14. 7T-Adam Taylor[12]; 15. 51B-Joe B Miller[15]; 16. 10D-Daltyn England[16]

UP NEXT
The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota returns to I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, along with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, for the Ironman 55 finale on Saturday, Aug. 8. For tickets, click HERE.

How can you watch every lap of the Ironman 55 live? On DIRTVision. 

ARTICLE: https://xtremeoutlawseries.com/news/hometown-hero-missouris-joey-wirth-scores-first-national-midget-win-at-i-55/
FAN 101: https://about.dirtcar.com/ 

 

 

 

 WORLD OF OUTLAWs

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Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws®, based in Concord, NC, is the premier national touring series for dirt track racing in North America, featuring the most powerful cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws NOS® Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Annually, the two series race nearly 140 times at tracks across the United States and Canada. CBS Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of the World of Outlaws. DIRTVision® also broadcasts World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.

StubHub Signs Multi-Year Partnership with World Racing Group
Along with sponsoring Super DIRT Week, the partnership will allow fans to purchase special driver meet-and-greet ticket packages through StubHub, made possible through its Open Distribution model as part of a season-long partnership with World Racing Group
 

CONCORD, NC (July 29, 2026) – World Racing Group is bringing a new partner to the party with StubHub joining as the Official Open Distribution Partner and presenting sponsor for Super DIRT Week in a multi-year deal.

The partnership combines two iconic brands that strive to enhance fans' access to their favorite events. Now, they'll have more ways than ever before to experience The Greatest Shows on Dirt throughout the year, including Racing's Biggest Party at Oswego Speedway.

Through Open Distribution, World Racing Group retains full ownership of its ticketing operations, fan data, and event branding while gaining access to StubHub's global marketplace of more than 125 million fans across 200-plus countries and territories. The partnership spans the full season and reaches fans at every event ticketed by World Racing Group, including the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, and Super DIRTcar Series.

"Motorsports fans want the full raceday experience, and Open Distribution lets us bring World Racing Group's complete season to StubHub's global audience while every WRG event keeps full control of its own ticketing and fan relationships," said Matt Stallknecht, StubHub's Director of Motorsports Partnerships. "We're proud to help Racing's Biggest Party, and every stop on the WRG calendar, put more fans in the stands this season."

Along with purchasing tickets through the World of Outlaws and Super DIRT Week sites, fans will be able to purchase tickets on StubHub with exclusive offers, including driver meet-and-greets and a chance to get a collectable pin.

The company joins Super DIRT Week for its 54th running and 10th year at Oswego Speedway, Oct. 5-10, featuring the Northeast's premier dirt racing series – the Super DIRTcar Series, DIRTcar 358 Modified Series, DIRTcar Sportsman Series, and DIRTcar Pro Stock Series – and biggest names like Super DIRT Week champions Mat Williamson, Stewart Friesen, Matt Sheppard, and Larry Wight.

Starting Sunday, Oct. 4, with early camper load-in and a kickoff party, Super DIRT Week will again bring a party like no other to Oswego, NY. In addition to the high-octane racing, the week will be loaded with live music, including post-race concerts on Friday and Saturday, an abundance of local food vendors, family-fun activities, driver autographs, and more. It all leads to Saturday's main event, the Super DIRTcar Series Billy Whittaker Cars 200, where champions, local heroes, and future stars will go wheel-to-wheel for the $54,000 paycheck and the coveted Emil Lloyd “Buzzie” Reutimann championship trophy.

As many fans say, “it's a party and a race broke out.” But the only way to experience it is by getting your tickets to be there in person.

Visit the Super DIRT Week website or StubHub to learn more about tickets to Super DIRT Week and other World Racing Group events all season.

 

 

 

WORLD OF OUTLAWs SPRINTSAMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES   XTREME OUTLAW MIDGETS

 

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS NOS ENERGY DRINK SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE:

Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 4-7: Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, FL) BUY TICKETS
Sunday-Monday, March 1-2: Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, FL) BUY TICKETS
Friday, March 6: Talladega Short Track (Eastaboga, AL)
Saturday, March 7: Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, MS)
Friday-Saturday, March 13-14: Kennedale Speedway Park (Kennedale, TX)
Friday, March 20: Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
Saturday, March 21: Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
Friday, March 27: US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO)
Saturday, March 28: 81 Speedway (Wichita, KS)
Friday-Saturday, April 10-11: I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park (Pevely, MO)
Friday, April 17: Jacksonville Speedway (Jacksonville, IL)
Saturday, April 18: Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN)
Friday-Saturday, April 24-25: Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
Friday, May 1: Attica Raceway Park (Attica, OH)
Saturday, May 2: Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
Tuesday, May 5: Lincoln Speedway (Abbottstown, PA)
Friday-Saturday, May 8-9: Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, PA)
Friday-Saturday, May 15-16: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH)
Saturday, May 23: Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
Sunday, May 24: Huset’s Speedway (Brandon, SD) BUY TICKETS
Friday, May 29: River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, ND)
Sunday, May 31: Nodak Speedway (Minot, ND)
Friday, June 5: Hartford Speedway (Hartford, MI)
Saturday, June 6: Plymouth Dirt Track (Plymouth, WI)
Sunday, June 7: Angell Park Speedway (Sun Prairie, WI)
Friday-Saturday, June 12-13: Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
Wednesday-Saturday, June 17-20: Huset’s Speedway (Brandon, SD) BUY TICKETS
Friday-Saturday, June 26-27: Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, WI)
Friday-Saturday, July 10-11: Wilmot Raceway (Wilmot, WI)
Tuesday, July 14: Attica Raceway Park (Attica, OH)
Friday-Saturday, July 17-18: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH)
Tuesday-Wednesday, July 21-22: Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ON, Canada) BUY TICKETS
Saturday-Sunday, July 25-26: Weedsport Speedway (Weedsport, NY)
Wednesday, July 29: BAPS Motor Speedway (York Haven, PA)
Friday-Saturday, July 31-Aug. 1: Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, PA)
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 7-8: I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park (Pevely, MO) BUY TICKETS
Wednesday-Saturday, Aug. 12-15: Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) BUY TICKETS
Friday, Aug. 21: Ogilvie Raceway (Ogilvie, MN)
Saturday, Aug. 22: Jackson Motorplex (Jackson, MN)
Friday, Aug. 28: River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, ND)
Saturday, Aug. 29: Red River Valley Speedway (West Fargo, ND)
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 4-6: Huset’s Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Friday, Sept. 11: Belleville High Banks (Belleville, KS)
Saturday, Sept. 12: Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS)
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 18-19: TBA (West Coast)
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 25-26: TBA (West Coast)
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 2-3: Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, PA)
Thursday, Oct. 8: Millstream Speedway (Findlay, OH)
Friday, Oct. 9: Mansfield Speedway (Mansfield, OH)
Saturday, Oct. 10: Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
Friday, Oct. 16: Lincoln Park Speedway (Putnamville, IN)
Saturday, Oct. 17: TBA
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR)
Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 4-7: The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Concord, NC)

2026 American Sprint Car Series Schedule

Thursday–Saturday, Jan. 29–31 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL

Saturday–Sunday, Feb. 21–22 | Central Arizona Speedway | Casa Grande, AZ
Saturday–Sunday, Feb. 28–March 1 | Central Arizona Speedway | Casa Grande, AZ

Saturday, April 11 | Salina Highbanks Speedway | Salina, OK

Friday, May 8 | Benton Speedway | Benton, MO

Saturday, May 9 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, KY
Friday, May 29 | TBA

Saturday, May 30 | Salt City Speedway | Hutchinson, KS

Friday, June 5 | Creek County Speedway | Sapulpa, OK

Saturday, June 6 | 81 Speedway | Park City, KS

Saturday, June 13 | Batesville Motor Speedway | Batesville, AR

Friday–Saturday, June 26–27 | Belleville High Banks | Belleville, KS
Friday, July 10 | TBA
Saturday, July 11 | Texarkana 67 Speedway | Texarkana, AR

Saturday, July 25 | Dodge City Raceway Park | Dodge City, KS
Sunday, July 26 | TBA
Thursday, July 30 | Worthington Speedway | Worthington, MN

Saturday, Aug. 1 | Viking Speedway | Alexandria, MN

Thursday–Saturday, Aug. 6–8 | Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA
Friday, Aug. 21 | TBA

Saturday, Aug. 22 | Riverside International Speedway | West Memphis, AR

Friday–Saturday, Aug. 28–29 | Big Sky Speedway | Billings, MT
Friday, Sept. 4 | Gallatin Speedway | Belgrade, MT

Saturday–Sunday, Sept. 5–6 | Electric City Speedway | Great Falls, MT
Friday–Saturday, Sept. 11–12 | Moberly Motorsports Park | Moberly, MO

Sunday, Sept. 13 | Eagle Raceway | Eagle, NE

Saturday, Oct. 10 | RPM Speedway | Crandall, TX

Friday–Saturday, Oct. 16–17 | Creek County Speedway | Sapulpa, OK

  

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