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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.

HOME STATE STUNNER: Sanders Steals Dennis Roth Classic for First World of Outlaws Win, Banks $83,000

Justin Sanders slides by Emerson Axsom in the final set of corners for the biggest win of his career and protects home turf

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STOCKTON, CA (September 19, 2026) - Stockton Dirt Track sent a shockwave through California’s Central Valley Saturday night.

Aromas, CA’s own Justin Sanders caused the grandstands to absolutely erupt. He’d been trying to beat the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series on his home turf for more than a decade. Time and time again he’d come close when the tour rolled through the “Golden State” but come up short.

Not on Saturday.

The 34-year-old finally checked a win with The Greatest Show on Dirt off the bucket list in perhaps the most spectacular fashion possible. The Dennis Roth Classic finale put a huge $83,000 payday up for grabs at Stockton, and Sanders finally broke through in the Mittry Motorsports No. 2X. He got the lead at the start of the 40-lapper before relinquishing it to Emerson Axsom later. That looked as if it may send Axsom to victory as he pulled away, but traffic brought Sanders back into the picture in the closing circuits. Axsom left the door open in the final set of corners, and Sanders barged through with a slide job to steal the checkered flag and massive check.

“I thought it was over,” Sanders admitted. “You don’t ever give up until the last lap. I stuck it in there and thought we were clear. I thought I saw the white then I thought I was the double checkered… This is awesome. You never know if you’re going to be able to get that Outlaw win. You don’t know how you’re going to feel. I don’t know how I feel right now. A lot of late nights in the shop, a lot of stuff in the small garage. This is awesome. I don’t know what to say.”

Sanders is the 161st different winner in World of Outlaws history and sixth different first-timer in 2026, joining Kasey Kahne, Bryce Lucius, Chris Windom, Garet Williamson, and Emerson Axsom. He’s the 23rd different winner this season, just two away from equaling the record of 25 set in 2004. It’s the first World of Outlaws triumph for Demo Mittry’s team, Mittry Racing.

Emerson Axsom settled for a heartbreaking runner-up in the Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports No. 27 after letting the lead slip away with the finish line in sight.

James McFadden brought the Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 home third, falling only two spots shy of sweeping the Dennis Roth Classic after Friday’s victory.

David Gravel and Buddy Kofoid completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Buddy Kofoid clocked the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Kofoid then set Simpson Quick Time for the second night in a row.

Heat Races belonged to Buddy Kofoid (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Max Mittry (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), James McFadden (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Justin Sanders (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Emerson Axsom.

Axsom also topped the Toyota Dash.

Tim Kaeding won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Shane Golobic wheeled from 24th to 10th to earn his second straight KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Carson Macedo was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom’s runner-up made him the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Justin Sanders clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

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

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars wrap up the California swing with three races in five days at Kings Speedway (Sept. 22), Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (Sept. 25), and Ventura Raceway (Sept. 26). 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. 2X-Justin Sanders[2]; 2. 27-Emerson Axsom[1]; 3. 21-James McFadden[3]; 4. 2-David Gravel[7]; 5. 83-Michael Kofoid[4]; 6. 17-Spencer Bayston[9]; 7. 41-Carson Macedo[11]; 8. 2XM-Max Mittry[5]; 9. 23-Garet Williamson[14]; 10. 17W-Shane Golobic[24]; 11. 2C-Cole Macedo[17]; 12. 0-Tim Kaeding[21]; 13. 16C-Skylar Gee[12]; 14. 2A-Austin Wood[23]; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart[22]; 16. 21L-Landon Brooks[10]; 17. 2K-Jake Andreotti[15]; 18. 17B-Bill Balog[19]; 19. 7C-Dylan Bloomfield[18]; 20. 83T-Tanner Carrick[20]; 21. (DNF) 10-Dominic Gorden[8]; 22. (DNF) 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[6]; 23. (DNF) 3-Kaleb Montgomery[13]; 24. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[16]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/home-state-stunner-sanders-steals-dennis-roth-classic-for-first-world-of-outlaws-win-banks-83000/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549789
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Stockton%2BDirt%2BTrack

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

 

 

STOCKTON SHOEY: McFadden Bests Kofoid in Traffic for Dennis Roth Classic Opener Win

Fresh off a Tuscarora 50 win, the Australian swaps rides and coasts but finds the same result in California

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STOCKTON, CA (September 18, 2026) - James McFadden is doing shoeys no matter what car he’s in or coast he’s on these days.

Last week the Alice Springs, NTR, Australia native jumped in the seat of the Macri Motorsports No. 39M and won Pennsylvania’s prestigious Tuscarora 50 at Port Royal Speedway.

This week’s plans brought him back to the Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 for Stockton Dirt Track’s Dennis Roth Classic opener as the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series California swing began Friday. A different ride and a different side of the country, but the result was the same.

McFadden methodically picked his way forward from the third row in the 35-lap Feature. He’d surged into second by the 20th circuit, and the chance to pounce on Michael “Buddy” Kofoid for the lead came on the 30th lap. Kofoid got stuck behind a lapped car on the bottom of Turns 3 and 4, and McFadden ripped around his outside to make the winning move.

“I grew up wanting to win these races,” McFadden said. “To have won one and to now have won a few is pretty special. Then obviously being a California car and Tommy (Tarlton) having a car synonymous with California and have it sitting in Victory Lane is cool. I felt like I was Posse in Pennsylvania and Cali Clique here in California. It’s an honor to drive this car. Drew (Warner) does a hell of a job as well as all the crew.”

The first World of Outlaws win of the season for “J-Mac” made him the 22nd different driver to visit Victory Lane with the Series in 2026. If three more competitors can top a race, this year will equal the record of 25 set in 2004. It’s the 13th triumph of his career with The Greatest Show on Dirt. A dozen years had passed since Tarlton Motorsports had been in World of Outlaws Victory Lane. Friday was the Fresno, CA-based operation’s third overall score with a third different driver as McFadden is alongside Jason Meyers and Carson Macedo as winners in the No. 21.

Buddy Kofoid fell just a spot short of his third straight win in the Roth Motorsports No. 83, instead settling for a seventh consecutive podium result.

Carson Macedo rounded out the podium in the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41.

David Gravel and Bill Balog completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Buddy Kofoid laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Kofoid then clocked Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Buddy Kofoid (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Max Mittry (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Carson Macedo (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Cole Macedo (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Jett Yantis.

Bill Balog topped the Toyota Dash.

Logan Schuchart won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Shane Golobic rolled from 24th to seventh to pick up the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

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

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

Bill Balog clocked 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 punctuate the Dennis Roth Classic at Stockton Dirt Track with an $83,000-to-win finale on Saturday, Sept. 19. 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 (35 Laps): 1. 21-James McFadden[5]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[3]; 3. 41-Carson Macedo[6]; 4. 2-David Gravel[11]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog[1]; 6. 2X-Justin Sanders[10]; 7. 17W-Shane Golobic[24]; 8. 0-Tim Kaeding[18]; 9. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[20]; 10. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[7]; 11. 88N-DJ Netto[19]; 12. 27-Emerson Axsom[25]; 13. 2XM-Max Mittry[4]; 14. 7S-Chris Windom[22]; 15. 21L-Landon Brooks[17]; 16. 23-Garet Williamson[15]; 17. 10-Dominic Gorden[23]; 18. 17-Spencer Bayston[16]; 19. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[13]; 20. 16C-Skylar Gee[26]; 21. (DNF) 1S-Logan Schuchart[21]; 22. (DNF) X1-Chance Grasty[14]; 23. (DNF) 31-Jett Yantis[2]; 24. (DNF) 2C-Cole Macedo[8]; 25. (DNF) 15-Donny Schatz[12]; 26. (DNF) 2A-Austin Wood[9]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/stockton-shoey-mcfadden-bests-kofoid-in-traffic-for-dennis-roth-classic-opener-win/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549788
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Stockton%2BDirt%2BTrack

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

COLORADO CHAOS: Kofoid Wins Wild Return to El Paso County After Gravel’s Misfortune

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The Roth Motorsports pilot picks up his 14th win of the year and cuts into the champion’s point lead

CALHAN, CO (September 14, 2026) - A little luck never hurts in Sprint Car racing.

And luck was on Michael “Buddy” Kofoid’s side Monday night.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returned to Calhan, CO’s El Paso County Raceway for the Rocky Mountain Rumble after a decade away and gave the sold-out crowd what they came for.

Kofoid got the best of polesitter David Gravel after a duel in the opening few laps to take command, but Gravel never let Kofoid escape his sight as the two drivers atop the points worked through tricky traffic.

Gravel’s moment came late in the going when he was able to muscle back by Kofoid. The Roth Motorsports No. 83 returned the favor, but the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 countered with a crossover and sent Gravel toward what looked to be a sure victory. However, disaster struck for the two-time and defending champ on the final lap as he couldn’t quite clear a slide job while trying to lap Bryce Lucius. The two collided and sent Gravel over as the red flag flew, and Kofoid was narrowly able to avoid the carnage.

“Just a rookie mistake,” Gravel admitted. “I just should’ve followed him into the corner. Watching the replay, I had a big enough lead, so I didn’t even need to do that. I was kind of protecting.”

That gifted Kofoid the lead and the win as the Penngrove, CA native went unchallenged on the green white checkered restart to come out on top of his El Paso County debut.

“I just tried to get on the brakes as hard as I could and tried to get it turned and hoped to maybe miss them,” Kofoid explained of dodging the crash. “It all worked out but I don’t know, I feel bad for the guys. I felt like I’d given that one away. I made probably two or three bad laps in traffic. Then David got there, and I was just trying to race with David and ran another not so great lap and gave a spot up to Carson (Macedo). I still feel like we had speed for sure and could run the top really hard. I got Carson back. That kind of proved to be the winning move.”

Kofoid’s Series-leading victory total in 2026 grew to 14 after Monday’s triumph. His career tally of 36 ties the 24-year-old with Shane Stewart for 23rd all-time with the World of Outlaws. Roth Motorsports is up to 140 scores as a team with The Greatest Show on Dirt, and Kofoid is responsible for 34 of them. With seven more checkered flags, he’ll equal Danny Lasoski for Roth’s winningest driver. And perhaps the most important number is 34, which is how many points Kofoid chopped out of Gravel’s championship lead, trimming it to 114 markers and keeping hope alive with home turf in California ahead for Kofoid.

Steven Snyder Jr. snuck up to the runner-up spot in the Three Stooges Racing No. 51 following the late chaos, giving the Rising Sun, MD native his first career World of Outlaws podium.

Chris Windom climbed up to the third spot aboard the Sides Motorsports/NOS Energy Drink No. 7S, his second time in the top three this season.

Donny Schatz and Spencer Bayston completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Spencer Bayston clocked the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Buddy Kofoid set Simpson Quick Time and established a new track record in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Buddy Kofoid (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Spencer Bayston (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), and Carson Macedo (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to David Gravel.

Gravel also topped the Toyota Dash.

Bryce Lucius won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Logan Schuchart transferred through the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown then wheeled from 20th to sixth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Emerson Axsom finished seventh to take the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

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

Buddy Kofoid laid down the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

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

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars kickoff the California swing with the $83,000-to-win Dennis Roth Classic at Stockton Dirt Track on Friday-Saturday, Sept. 18-19. 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 (35 Laps): 1. 83-Michael Kofoid[2]; 2. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[10]; 3. 7S-Chris Windom[7]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz[12]; 5. 17-Spencer Bayston[6]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart[20]; 7. 27-Emerson Axsom[11]; 8. 5D-Adam Trimble[14]; 9. 2C-Cole Macedo[8]; 10. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[3]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog[9]; 12. 2B-JJ Hickle[13]; 13. 16C-Skylar Gee[16]; 14. 23-Garet Williamson[4]; 15. 41-Carson Macedo[5]; 16. 2J-Zach Blurton[18]; 17. 2-David Gravel[1]; 18. 6-Bryce Lucius[19]; 19. 27B-Garrett Benson[15]; 20. 16G-Austyn Gossel[21]; 21. 28M-Conner Morrell[17]; 22. 74-Zack Merritt[24]; 23. 2W-Alex Pettas[22]; 24. 6G-Bryan Gossel[23]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/colorado-chaos-kofoid-wins-wild-return-to-el-paso-county-after-gravels-misfortune/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549750
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=El%2BPaso%2BCounty%2BRaceway

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

 

QUICK DRAW: Kofoid Cruises to Victory in Dodge City Debut

The 24-year-old picks up his Series leading 13th win of the season in dominant fashion'

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DODGE CITY, KS (September 12, 2026) - The winningest World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series team keeps on winning.

The Greatest Show on Dirt returned to Dodge City Raceway Park after six years away on Saturday for the Gunslinger Stampede, and Michael “Buddy’ Kofoid drew and fired way faster than any of his competition.

The 24-year-old completely dominated the trip to the top-notch Kansas facility. Emerson Axsom led the field to green and narrowly paced the opening lap, but then Kofoid cleared a slide job in Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 2 and waved goodbye.

Kofoid wasted zero time building a huge advantage aboard the Roth Motorsports No. 83. The Penngrove, CA native pulled away in clean air. Traffic also proved to be no problem as Kofoid put away lappers as the gap between he and Axsom grew to nearly five seconds. Two-time and defending Series champion David Gravel took over the second spot late, but Kofoid was much too far ahead as he motored to Dodge City Victory Lane.

“I just wanted to fire off good,” Kofoid said of the start of the race. “I felt like I didn’t fire off great in the Dash but was still able to not lose a spot. It was kind of the same thing in the Feature. I didn’t really anticipate him (Axsom) going that early. I feel like I kind of stayed down and spun, so I was like okay I’ll try to stay out and tow myself around. I got a really good run in (Turns) 1 and 2 and got to his outside almost way quicker than I anticipated with how far back I was. He kind of entered down and slid across, and I was all the way up. I just feel like at that point I had the momentum advantage. I just got under him good and slid across at the right time in (Turns) 1 and 2.”

Kofoid and the Roth crew extended their lead as the winningest team on tour in 2026 with their 13th victory of the season. That also gave Kofoid a new personal best mark of wins in a single World of Outlaws campaign. He’s the 14th different driver to top a Series race at Dodge City. Kofoid is up to 35 career World of Outlaws checkered flags, one away from equaling Shane Stewart for 23rd all-time.

David Gravel came home second in the Big Game Motorsports No. 2, his 28th podium of the season, which is tied with Kofoid for the most.

Emerson Axsom finished third with the Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports team, falling just two spots shy of backing up his first career win with another.

Carson Macedo and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down his ninth Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in 2026.

Bill Balog notched his fifth Simpson Quick Time of the season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Bill Balog (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Buddy Kofoid (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), and Emerson Axsom (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Emerson Axsom.

Axsom also topped the Toyota Dash.

Ashton Torgerson wheeled from 18th to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Donny Schatz was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A podium result made Emerson Axsom the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

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

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars return to Colorado for the first time in a decade at Calhan’s El Paso County Raceway on Monday, Sept. 14. 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. 83-Michael Kofoid[2]; 2. 2-David Gravel[5]; 3. 27-Emerson Axsom[1]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[4]; 5. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[3]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog[6]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[8]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart[7]; 9. 2C-Cole Macedo[10]; 10. 23-Garet Williamson[9]; 11. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[11]; 12. 17-Spencer Bayston[12]; 13. 45X-Ashton Torgerson[18]; 14. 2B-JJ Hickle[13]; 15. 16C-Skylar Gee[14]; 16. 6-Bryce Lucius[15]; 17. 7S-Chris Windom[16]; 18. 28M-Conner Morrell[20]; 19. 74-Zack Merritt[22]; 20. 2W-Alex Pettas[17]; 21. (DNF) 2J-Zach Blurton[19]; 22. (DNF) 91-Jeff Stasa[23]; 23. (DNF) 6G-Bryan Gossel[21]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/quick-draw-kofoid-cruises-to-victory-in-dodge-city-debut/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549663
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Dodge%2BCity%2BRaceway%2BPark

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

 

 

 

EA EARNS IT: Axsom Fends off Three of the Best for First World of Outlaws Win

The Rookie of the Year leader bests Kofoid, Gravel, and Macedo to add his name to the history books

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BRANDON, SD (September 6, 2026) - Emerson Axsom fought back tears on Sunday night at Huset’s Speedway.

The 21-year-old is one of the sport’s top rising stars, but nothing is guaranteed with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. Axsom hit the road full-time with The Greatest Show on Dirt for the first time in 2026 with his father, Joe, as the crew chief on the Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports No. 27.

It had been a year of highs and lows for Axsom and the team as they entered Sunday’s L.G. Everist Huset’s Shootout presented by Myrl & Roy’s Paving finale. One thing that had eluded them was Axsom’s first World of Outlaws win.

Not anymore.

Axsom put together 40 laps at the Brandon, SD track and flat out earned it. He survived an intense mid-race battle with Carson Macedo after the two traded the lead multiple times. Then he held on through several late restarts with David Gravel and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid breathing down his neck. The best in the business right behind him, and Axsom stayed composed on his way to a special victory and $25,000 payday.

“Man, I’m about to tear up,” Axsom said. “This has been an awesome but trying year. I’m just so proud of my dad and I. It’s just my dad and myself and one other guy out here. We try so hard every week. I’m just so glad to see it happen. There’s been so many guys that’ve helped us. I’m so happy for Dale Klaasmeyer and Scott Petry. They’ve believed in me since day one and gave me an opportunity in my Winged Sprint Car career.

“This is my dream. This is the toughest Series in the world. It’s the hardest I’ve ever had to try to win races, and it’s week in and week out. It feels like there’s eight to 10 guys that can win every night. I mean, we’re 12th in points, and we just won an Outlaw race. I feel like it shows how deep this field is. I feel like racing these guys has made me such a better driver. It’s a dream come true, and I hope to be here a long time.”

Axsom is the 160th different winner in World of Outlaws history and is the fifth new face to visit Victory Lane this year, joining Kasey Kahne. Bryce Lucius, Chris Windom, and Garet Williamson. He’s the 21st different driver to top a race with The Greatest Show on Dirt in 2026, bringing this season within four of equaling the record for the most (25) set in 2004. The Franklin, IN native is the 13th “Hoosier” to beat the World of Outlaws as he’s now alongside Steve Kinser (Bloomington, IN), Mark Kinser (Oolitic, IN), Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN), Kraig Kinser (Bloomington, IN), Joe Gaerte (Rochester, IN), Spencer Bayston (Lebanon, IN), Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN), Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN), Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN), Larry Gates (St. Joseph, IN), Kelly Kinser (Bloomington, IN), and Zeb Wise (Angola, IN).

Buddy Kofoid slid by David Gravel late to secure the runner-up spot in the Roth Motorsports No. 83.

David Gravel and the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 crew rounded out the podium.

Carson Macedo and Spencer Bayston completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

David Gravel laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Heat Races belonged to Christopher Thram (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Chris Windom (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Emerson Axsom (WIX Filters Heat Three), and (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Carson Macedo.

Macedo also topped the Toyota Dash.

Sam Henderson won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Ashton Torgerson wheeled from 17th to 10th to pick up the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Emerson Axsom’s win made him the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Axsom also clocked 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 head to Kansas’ Dodge City Raceway Park for the first time since 2020 on Saturday, Sept. 12 before returning to Colorado after a decade away at Calhan, CO’s El Paso County Raceway on Monday, Sept. 14. 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. 27-Emerson Axsom[2]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[7]; 3. 2-David Gravel[3]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[1]; 5. 17-Spencer Bayston[11]; 6. 23-Garet Williamson[5]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart[8]; 8. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[10]; 9. 7S-Chris Windom[13]; 10. 45X-Ashton Torgerson[17]; 11. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[6]; 12. 2C-Cole Macedo[15]; 13. 16C-Skylar Gee[18]; 14. 3-Kelby Watt[16]; 15. 24T-Christopher Thram[12]; 16. 15-Donny Schatz[19]; 17. 8-Jacob Hughes[20]; 18. (DNF) 17B-Bill Balog[9]; 19. (DNF) 10-Ryan Timms[4]; 20. (DNF) 11M-Brendan Mullen[23]; 21. (DNF) 83JR-Sam Henderson[21]; 22. (DNF) 19-Kaleb Johnson[14]; 23. (DNF) 16-Riley Goodno[24]; 24. (DNF) 13-Mark Dobmeier[22]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/ea-earns-it-axsom-fends-off-three-of-the-best-for-first-world-of-outlaws-win/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549522
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/tracks/?track=Huset%27s%2BSpeedway

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SURPRISE, SURPRISE: Kofoid Claims Saturday’s Huset’s Shootout Prelim

The driver of the Roth Motorsports No. 83 puts on a clinic in traffic for his ninth Huset’s score

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BRANDON, SD (September 5, 2026) - There are few things more reliable in life than Michael “Buddy” Kofoid being fast at Huset’s Speedway.

As sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, you can rely on the Penngrove, CA native to be up front when the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series heads to Brandon, SD. It’s where he got his first win with the Series in 2022 and has been on a tear ever since.

Saturday’s L.G. Everist Huset’s Shootout presented by Ace Ready Mix prelim proved to be no different for Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports No. 83 team. Steven Snyder Jr. led early in the Three Stooges Racing No. 51, but it took Kofoid only seven laps to find his way into the lead. The 24-year-old then set a torrid pace, disposing of lapped cars as quick as he caught them on his way to a commanding victory and $15,000 payday.

“It was pretty hectic,” Kofoid said of lapped traffic. “Not as much as the leader, but I do enjoy traffic when it’s like that. It’s a little more nerve wracking when you’re leading. You don’t know really where they’re gaining or how hard you need to push it. I feel like I picked off quite a bit of them pretty quick. Then there was a point when I got to racing with some of those guys, and we were kind of evened out. I was thinking I needed to get going, and then we had the red. I knew we had seven laps to go. I knew I was probably going to get four or five clean laps, and then it was just a matter of going wherever they weren’t but making sure I had enough speed to where if I didn’t want to be in the preferred groove that I was making good speed and hitting it right.”

It was a major victory for Kofoid in a number of ways. First, it was his 12th of the season with The Greatest Show on Dirt, which already matches his total for all of 2025. It gave him nine at Huset’s alone, tying him with Mark Kinser for second most all-time and moving him within one of equaling Sammy Swindell for the most. Kofoid has collected 26-percent of his 34 career World of Outlaws checkered flags at the South Dakota 3/8 mile. Looking ahead to Sunday, Kofoid is second in points heading into the $25,000-to-win Huset’s Shootout finale and positioned well to chase the big payday.

Garet Williamson and the Fischer Motorsports team finished runner-up for the second straight night and are third in points heading into Sunday’s finale.

A day after winning Friday’s opener, Sheldon Haudenschild rounded out the podium in the KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 18. The Wooster, OH native is the high point man best set up to go after $25,000 Sunday night.

Logan Schuchart and Steven Snyder Jr. completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

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

Gravel then clocked his fifth straight Simpson Quick Time and 23rd of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Ryan Timms (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Christopher Thram (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Garet Williamson (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Buddy Kofoid (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Steven Snyder Jr.

Snyder Jr. also topped the Toyota Dash.

Chris Windom won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Donny Schatz drove from 25th to 16th to take the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Spencer Bayston was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

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

Steven Snyder Jr. clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

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

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars battle for $25,000 at Huset’s Speedway’s L.G. Everist Huset’s Shootout presented by Myrl & Roy’s Paving on Sunday, Sept. 6. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 83-Michael Kofoid[2]; 2. 23-Garet Williamson[3]; 3. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[6]; 5. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[1]; 6. 10-Ryan Timms[7]; 7. 17-Spencer Bayston[9]; 8. 2-David Gravel[13]; 9. 41-Carson Macedo[10]; 10. 24T-Christopher Thram[8]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog[15]; 12. 2C-Cole Macedo[14]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[18]; 14. 83JR-Sam Henderson[20]; 15. 7S-Chris Windom[21]; 16. 15-Donny Schatz[25]; 17. 19-Kaleb Johnson[11]; 18. 16C-Skylar Gee[16]; 19. 6-Bryce Lucius[17]; 20. 3-Kelby Watt[22]; 21. 11M-Brendan Mullen[19]; 22. 45X-Ashton Torgerson[23]; 23. 8-Jacob Hughes[24]; 24. 28M-Conner Morrell[12]; 25. (DNF) G5-Gage Pulkrabek[5]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/surprise-surprise-kofoid-claims-saturdays-husets-shootout-prelim/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549521
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BRINGING THE HEAT: Haudenschild Outduels Williamson for Huset’s Shootout Opener Win

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The 32-year-old equals his winningest season after a fantastic battle with last season’s Rookie of the Year

BRANDON, SD (September 4, 2026) - The heat in the South Dakota air could only be eclipsed by the action on track Friday night at Huset’s Speedway.

The L.G. Everist Huset’s Shootout presented by D&I Railroad prelim opened three nights of World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series action at the Brandon, SD track and set the stage for a thrilling weekend. Garet Williamson and Sheldon Haudenschild lined up on the front row and gave the fans what they came to see.

It was Williamson taking the early advantage as Haudenschild slipped to third behind David Gravel. But it didn’t take Haudenschild long to recover as he ripped back around the two-time champion on the fifth lap and set his sights on the Fischer Motorsports No. 23 up front.

Haudenschild quickly reeled Williamson in and looked for the right time to make the move. The moment arrived on Lap 12 as Williamson slipped in Turns 3 and 4, and the KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 18 rocketed around on the top. Williamson returned fire with a slide job in Turns 1 and 2 that Haudenschild countered with a crossover. The fight wasn’t over yet as Williamson came back a few circuits later with another slider that cleared, but Haudenschild managed to drive under him to retain the top spot before a yellow flag cooled the action.

The ensuing restart allowed Haudenschild some clean air and breathing room as battles raged on behind. Both Williamson and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid tried to make a late run at Haudenschild in traffic, but neither had enough as the Wooster, OH native snagged the checkered flag and $15,000.

“I didn’t mind running second there to Garet,” Haudenschild said of the early portion of the race. “We got to lappers and were able to get by him. Then you don’t really want to see the restarts I feel like. I got to lappers, and it took me that whole last section to get by the 19. I couldn’t get him, and then you know they’re coming as soon as you kind of start slowing to their pace. But yeah, I was good. I could put my right rear right in that grippy spot on both ends. I felt like I had good drive.”

The win is Haudenschild’s ninth of 2026, matching his highest total for a season with The Greatest Show on Dirt. He’s up to 55 for his career with the World of Outlaws. Five of those have come at Huset’s, which equals it with Beaver Dam Raceway for the winningest track on Haudenschild’s résumé. He’s also the high point man after the Huset’s Shootout opener, and a solid Saturday should set him up nicely to chase Sunday’s $25,000 prize.

Garet Williamson slid by Kofoid in the final set of corners to take the runner-up spot and notch his fourth podium in the last six races with Fischer Motorsports.

Buddy Kofoid brought the Roth Motorsports No. 83 home third for his 25th podium of the 2026 campaign.

David Gravel and Carson Macedo completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Bill Balog laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

David Gravel grabbed his fourth straight Simpson Quick Time and 22nd of the season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to David Gravel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Logan Schuchart (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Sheldon Haudenschild (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Garet Williamson (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Sheldon Haudenschild.

Garet Williamson topped the Toyota Dash.

Cole Macedo won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Ryan Timms went to the Federated Car Care Work Zone and made it back out to wheel from 18th to eighth and earn KSE Racing Products Hard Charger honors.

Bill Balog was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

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

Sheldon Haudenschild clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

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

UP NEXT: It’s another $15,000-to-win L.G. Everist Huset’s Shootout prelim for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars on Saturday, Sept. 5 to help set the stage for the $25,000-to-win finale on Sunday, Sept. 6 at Brandon, SD’s Huset’s Speedway. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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FEATURE RESULTS

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[2]; 2. 23-Garet Williamson[1]; 3. 83-Michael Kofoid[7]; 4. 2-David Gravel[3]; 5. 41-Carson Macedo[10]; 6. 17-Spencer Bayston[6]; 7. 17B-Bill Balog[5]; 8. 10-Ryan Timms[18]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart[4]; 10. 27-Emerson Axsom[15]; 11. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[9]; 12. 2C-Cole Macedo[21]; 13. 3-Kelby Watt[20]; 14. 7S-Chris Windom[11]; 15. 15-Donny Schatz[14]; 16. 45X-Ashton Torgerson[12]; 17. 24T-Christopher Thram[17]; 18. 13-Mark Dobmeier[22]; 19. 19-Kaleb Johnson[16]; 20. 8-Jacob Hughes[23]; 21. 16C-Skylar Gee[13]; 22. 16-Riley Goodno[19]; 23. 28M-Conner Morrell[24]; 24. 16D-Sean Rayhall[8]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/bringing-the-heat-haudenschild-outduels-williamson-for-husets-shootout-opener-win/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549520
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Huset%27s%2BSpeedway

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THIRD TIME’S A CHARM: Kofoid Claims Thrilling World of Outlaws Return to Nodak

Kofoid crosses over Macedo’s last corner slide job for his 11th win of the season

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MINOT, ND (August 31, 2026) - Mother Nature had other plans twice, but the long-awaited return to Nodak Speedway proved to be well worth the wait.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series completed the Gerdau Metals Recycling Magic City Showdown on Monday and gave the patient fans their money’s worth with a thrilling duel between two of the best.

A pair of “Golden State” stars in Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and Carson Macedo put on a show in the 30-lap main event. Macedo started on the pole and took early command in the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41, and the battle commenced on Lap 8 when traffic slowed Macedo and allowed Kofoid to clear a slide job in Turns 1 and 2. Macedo countered with a crossover, and the two made slight contact as Macedo moved back ahead. The lead changed hands for the third time in half a lap as the Roth Motorsports No. 83 dove under Macedo into Turn 3 and slid back ahead and closed the door.

Lapped cars help set the stage for a wild conclusion as Macedo motored back up to Kofoid’s tail tank in the closing laps. The white flag flew, and the door opened one last time for Macedo in the final set of corners. He fired a slider that cleared and brought the fans to their feet but couldn’t quite make it stick as Kofoid ducked back under exiting the turn and grabbed the checkered flag.

“When I slid him and he crossed me back under, things got a little hairy,” Kofoid explained. “I’m glad that we both were able to just keep going and still put on a good race. It was tricky obviously. I was still pounding the top, and I felt like I was kind of slipping a little bit more and more. I could see it was getting darker and darker, and I was like okay, I need to be down here. I think just those two cars coming together let him have a chance. I checked up for them and didn’t know where they were going to go. I kind of gave up on the top, and then after the checkered I ran the top again was like that was still good. I’m just glad to come home with another win.”

The win gave Kofoid sole possession of the most World of Outlaws victories in 2026 as he’s now up to 11 this year and 33 in his career. The 24-year-old has tallied 31 of those with Roth Motorsports, meaning he’s now just 10 away from equaling Danny Lasoski as Dennis and Teresa Roth’s winningest competitor with The Greatest Show on Dirt.

Macedo settled for the second spot, the fourth podium in the last five races for the Lemoore, CA native and the JJR crew.

Sheldon Haudenschild made a late charge to put the KCP Racing NOS Energy Drink No. 18 on the final step of the podium.

Garet Williamson and Spencer Bayston completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Garet Williamson claimed the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

David Gravel completed a sweep of all three Simpson Quick Time Awards over the weekend in North Dakota.

Heat Races belonged to David Gravel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Carson Macedo (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), and Bill Balog (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Carson Macedo.

Macedo also topped the Toyota Dash.

Donny Schatz drove from 13th to 6th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

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

A fifth straight top 10 made Emerson Axsom 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 Bill Balog.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars head to Brandon, SD’s Huset’s Speedway for the L.G. Everist Huset’s Shootout over Labor Day weekend on Friday-Saturday, Sept. 4-6. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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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. 83-Michael Kofoid[2]; 2. 41-Carson Macedo[1]; 3. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[8]; 4. 23-Garet Williamson[4]; 5. 17-Spencer Bayston[6]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 7. 2-David Gravel[3]; 8. 27-Emerson Axsom[7]; 9. 7S-Chris Windom[10]; 10. 16C-Skylar Gee[9]; 11. 2C-Cole Macedo[12]; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart[14]; 13. 17B-Bill Balog[5]; 14. 28M-Conner Morrell[16]; 15. 6-Bryce Lucius[17]; 16. 15L-Laela Eisenschenk[18]; 17. 6N-Greg Nikitenko[21]; 18. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[11]; 19. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[15]; 20. 4-Colton Young[20]; 21. 17M-Todd Mickelson[22]; 22. 1-Amelia Eisenschenk[19]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/third-times-a-charm-kofoid-claims-thrilling-world-of-outlaws-return-to-nodak/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/schedule/event-info/?event=4549542
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Nodak%2BSpeedway

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Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain Postpone Remainder of Nodak Event to Monday

The World of Outlaws will complete their long-awaited return to the Minot, ND track a day later

MINOT, ND (August 30, 2026) - With thunderstorms bringing heavy rainfall to Nodak Speedway Sunday evening leaving the track unsuitable for racing, World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and SLS Promotions have agreed to postpone the remainder of the Gerdau Metals Recycling Magic City Showdown to Monday, Aug. 31.

Pit gates will open at 2:00pm CT, grandstand gates will open at 4:00pm CT, and Race//Ready Hot Laps will begin at 6:30pm CT. Racing will follow Hot Laps.

Tickets purchased for Sunday’s race at Nodak will be honored on Monday. If you have any questions regarding ticketing, contact SLS Promotions.

David Gravel leads the championship standings, chasing his third straight title with Michael “Buddy” Kofoid, Sheldon Haudenschild, Carson Macedo, and Logan Schuchart completing the top five. 

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ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/thunderstorms-heavy-rain-postpone-remainder-of-nodak-event-to-monday/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/schedule/event-info/?event=4549542
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Nodak%2BSpeedway

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DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES: Carson Macedo Charges from Sixth to Danny Schatz Memorial Victory

After racing a different car Friday, Macedo gets back to his usual JJR ride and flexes his muscle at Fix It Forward Speedway

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WEST FARGO, ND (August 29, 2026) - What a difference a day makes for Carson Macedo.

Friday presented him with a day unlike any other in his career. Hauler problems for his Jason Johnson Racing team prevented his usual No. 41 ride from ever arriving at River Cities Speedway. His bother Cole’s team, TwoC Racing, was generous enough to unload a second car and tape the No. 41 on the wing to make sure Macedo didn’t suffer too much of a points hit. Unfortunately for him, the night ended in a crash.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series rolled into West Fargo, ND’s Fix It Forward Speedway on Saturday for the Danny Schatz Memorial with JJR’s hauler issues resolved. And a day after not even making it to the racetrack, the team made their way to Victory Lane.

Macedo lined up sixth for the 35-lap finale behind the wheel of a rocket. The Lemoore, CA native wasted no time marching his way forward. By Lap 12 he’d made his way into second, and only three circuits later, Macedo took the top spot for good. He rolled under early leader Bill Balog and spent the second half of the race slicing through traffic on his way to a commanding victory only a day after Friday’s issues.

“I think we’ve just been on like a stretch of every time we seem to get a good run together, we get a little bit of bad luck,” Macedo said of some recent misfortune. “I can’t really explain why, but sometimes that’s just the way racing goes. I remember Jason Meyers telling me, ‘When it’s hot, it’s hot. When it’s cold, it’s tough to get out of winter.’ That was all Philip Dietz right there. That car was absolutely unbelievable. It was the best one on the track, I think, by a pretty large margin. I could just move to a different lane and drive by guys. Hats off to him. He just kept getting it better and better as the night went on.”

Saturday was Macedo’s fifth win of the season and snapped a 24-race winless drought for the 30-year-old. It’s his 63rd career score with The Greatest Show on Dirt. Macedo and JJR have now claimed four of the last six Series visits to Fix It Forward and ranks fifth all-time on the track’s win list through 72 World of Outlaws trips.

Garet Williamson fell just one spot shy of earning his first two World of Outlaws wins in back-to-back fashion, bringing the Fischer Motorsports No. 23 home second.

Bill Balog finished third to notch his fourth podium of the season and first since Cedar Lake Speedway in June.

David Gravel and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

David Gravel collected his 18th Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in 2026.

Gravel then set his 20th Simpson Quick Time of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to David Gravel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Bill Balog (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Christopher Thram (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Carson Macedo (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Bill Balog.

Balog also topped the Toyota Dash.

Logan Schuchart won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Sheldon Haudenschild wheeled from 25th to 14th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Christopher Thram was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom finished sixth for the second night in a row to be the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Bill Balog clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Steven Snyder Jr.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars finalize a North Dakota triple header on Sunday, Aug. 30 at Minot, ND’s Nodak Speedway. 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 (35 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[6]; 2. 23-Garet Williamson[2]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog[1]; 4. 2-David Gravel[4]; 5. 83-Michael Kofoid[5]; 6. 27-Emerson Axsom[9]; 7. 24T-Christopher Thram[7]; 8. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[3]; 9. 83JR-Sam Henderson[8]; 10. 2C-Cole Macedo[18]; 11. 7S-Chris Windom[12]; 12. 15-Donny Schatz[17]; 13. 13-Mark Dobmeier[11]; 14. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[25]; 15. 16C-Skylar Gee[14]; 16. 3-Kelby Watt[10]; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart[21]; 18. 6-Bryce Lucius[15]; 19. 64-Andy Pake[13]; 20. 11M-Brendan Mullen[24]; 21. 15L-Laela Eisenschenk[23]; 22. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[19]; 23. 9-Dominic Dobesh[20]; 24. 27W-Weston Olson[22]; 25. 14T-Tim Estenson[16]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/difference-a-day-makes-carson-macedo-charges-from-sixth-to-danny-schatz-memorial-victory/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549550
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Fix%2Bit%2BForward%2BSpeedway

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FINALLY: Garet Williamson Secures First World of Outlaws Win with River Cities Score

The Fischer Motorsports pilot muscles by David Gravel and holds on for an emotional first Series triumph

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GRAND FORKS, ND (August 28, 2026) - Finally. Garet Williamson is a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series winner.

The 26-year-old has endured heartbreak after heartbreak this year. A crash after leading much of June’s race at Angell Park. Losing the top spot coming to the white flag at Wilmot. Having a potential Kings Royal crown slip from his grasp in the closing laps at Eldora. Leading early just last week at Ogilvie before falling to third. Through it all, Williamson kept his head high. He knew his time would come.

On Friday at River Cities Speedway, the time came.

The Greatest Show on Dirt invaded the Grand Forks, ND track to kick off a triple header in the “Peace Garden State.” Williamson lined up on the outside of the front row for the 40-lap Feature, and he absolutely had to earn his first one. Next to him on the pole was two-time and defending Series champion David Gravel.

When the green flag dropped, it was Gravel surging ahead and starting a game of cat and mouse around the juiced up quarter mile after Mother Nature applied a little extra moisture in the evening. The Fischer Motorsports No. 23 stalked the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 as they both struggled to navigate traffic. The door opened on Lap 26 as Williamson muscled under Gravel in Turns 3 and 4 to snatch the lead. The Columbia, MO native then stayed composed over the closing circuits on his way to an emotional trip to Victory Lane. No more close calls. No more heartbreak. Garet Williamson is forever a World of Outlaws winner.

“I don’t even know what to say,” Williamson said. “I sat there before the race started and had a feeling, man. We’ve been so close. I’m sick of hearing it. I know the boys are. I just wanted to get it done, whatever it took there. I was frustrated. We kept getting to traffic felt like we kept having yellow after yellow. I felt really good. I felt like we were getting ready to pass David after that first yellow. We got close. I just knew we were really good in traffic. My car owners told me last week, ‘We don’t care if you write one off in traffic again. Just don’t do what you did last week.’ Man, I was going to hammer that thing. We were either winning or destroying this thing.”

Williamson becomes the 159th different driver to win a World of Outlaws race in Series history as he got the job done in his 163rd career Feature start. He’s only the fifth competitor from the state of Missouri to beat The Greatest Show on Dirt alongside Danny Lasoski (Dover, MO), Brian Brown (Higginsville, MO), Ken Schrader (Festus, MO), and Gary Scott (Holts Summit, MO). He’s the fourth first time winner in 2026, joining Kasey Kahne, Bryce Lucius, and Chris Windom. The list of winners this season grows to 20 with Williamson adding his name, marking the 10th time the tour has reached at least 20 in one year. The record is 25 in 2004.

David Gravel settled for the runner-up spot after leading the opening 25 laps, a Series-leading 26th podium for the Watertown, CT native.

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid came home third in the Roth Motorsports No. 83, the pairing’s 23rd top three of the season.

Spencer Bayston and Logan Schuchart completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Buddy Kofoid laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

David Gravel set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying for the 19th time in 2026.

Heat Races belonged to Bryce Lucius (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Chris Windom (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Garet Williamson (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Spencer Bayston (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to David Gravel.

Gravel also topped the Toyota Dash.

Sam Henderson won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Logan Schuchart wheeled from 13th to fifth to claim the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Chris Windom was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A sixth-place effort earned Emerson Axsom the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

David Gravel clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

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

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on the final two legs of a North Dakota tripleheader at West Fargo’s Fix It Forward Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 29 and Minot’s Nodak Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 30. 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. 23-Garet Williamson[2]; 2. 2-David Gravel[1]; 3. 83-Michael Kofoid[4]; 4. 17-Spencer Bayston[3]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart[13]; 6. 27-Emerson Axsom[6]; 7. 7S-Chris Windom[5]; 8. 2C-Cole Macedo[8]; 9. 13-Mark Dobmeier[17]; 10. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[16]; 11. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[15]; 12. 24T-Christopher Thram[19]; 13. 15-Donny Schatz[11]; 14. 16C-Skylar Gee[20]; 15. 3-Kelby Watt[14]; 16. 64-Andy Pake[10]; 17. 17K-Zach Omdahl[24]; 18. 28M-Conner Morrell[23]; 19. (DNF) 14T-Tim Estenson[18]; 20. (DNF) 83JR-Sam Henderson[21]; 21. (DNF) 11M-Brendan Mullen[22]; 22. (DNF) 41-Carson Macedo[9]; 23. (DNF) 17B-Bill Balog[12]; 24. (DNF) 6-Bryce Lucius[7]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

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World of Outlaws Venture Westward for Dodge City, Colorado Returns

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DODGE CITY, KS (September 9, 2026) - The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is ready to start heading west.

After spending Labor Day weekend in South Dakota, the world’s greatest Sprint Car drivers will invade Kansas for a night before heading back to Colorado for the first time in a decade.

The journey opens with a trip to Dodge City, KS’ Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday, Sept. 12. It’s where Wyatt Earp locked up outlaws decades ago, but the World of Outlaws will run rampant in the Old West town. Dodge City is the most-visited Kansas track in Series history with 27 previous stops, and Saturday will mark the first since 2020.

Sunday is a travel day as the tour travels to the “Rocky Mountain State” for the Monday, Sept. 14 invasion of Calhan, CO’s El Paso County Raceway. It’ll be The Greatest Show on Dirt’s first race in Colorado in exactly 10 years to the day. El Paso County was also the destination for that most recent visit on Sept. 14, 2016.

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Let’s look at the top storylines to watch:

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

The last couple weeks in the Dakotas shook up a couple spots in the points as the tour stares down the final quarter of the season.

Garet Williamson’s summer surge finally lifted him to the sixth position. As recently as mid-June, the Columbia, MO native was more than 200 markers behind the spot. A remarkable run of consistency with 22 top 10s in the last 29 races allowed the Fischer Motorsports No. 23 to make the steep climb. Cracking the top five could be tough for Williamson, but holding on for sixth would undoubtedly be a stellar sophomore season for him.

The other change is Spencer Bayston surpassing fellow NOS Energy Drink driver Chris Windom for ninth. Bayston and the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing team have been on a roll as of late with four consecutive top 10s highlighted by a pair of top fives. Six points separate him and Windom.

GET THE HELL TO DODGE

Dodge City may be known for a phrase that suggests leaving town, but the stats say a trio of current World of Outlaws competitors are looking forward to the return.

The first is Fargo, ND’s Donny Schatz. The 10-time champion boasts a stout résumé at the “Sunflower State” track. He’s bagged five wins, 11 podiums, and 22 top 10s in 27 tries. He’s one of only two drivers alongside Daryn Pittman to have topped three in a row at Dodge City. Schatz is tied with Joey Saldana for the most victories at the oval, a record he could take sole possession of with a trip to Victory Lane Saturday. A revitalizing visit to Dodge City may be just what Schatz and CJB Motorsports need to shake off a recent slump with one top 10 in the last six races.

Next up is Sheldon Haudenschild. The reason? He’ll head to Dodge City as the most recent Series winner after claiming the 2020 finale. The Wooster, OH native also hasn’t finished worse than sixth in his last four tries. Haudenschild enters the weekend in search of his 10th triumph of 2026, which would set a new personal best mark for him.

The third is Series sophomore Chris Windom. It’s not the obvious reasoning of him being a former Dodge City winner like the previous two. The Canton, IL driver does have Dodge City laps under his belt in a Non-Wing car and Midget with USAC to the tune of four top 10s in four tries. He’ll take that experience and the notebook of his car owner and crew chief Jason Sides with him into Saturday. “Double Down” owns a pair of Dodge City scores.

DEFENDING JASON’S DUB

The one and only previous World of Outlaws stop at El Paso County Raceway a decade ago belonged to Jason Johnson. Fast forward to the present, and his team aims to defend that victory.

Carson Macedo and JJR have cemented themselves as one of the sport’s top combinations as they carry on the legacy of the “Ragin’ Cajun.” Macedo has tallied 57 of his 63 career wins with the Missouri-based organization now led by Johnson’s cousin Philip Dietz. The Lemoore, CA native has a shot to keep the team undefeated at El Paso County in World of Outlaws competition Monday.

Macedo and the Albaugh No. 41 crew have been building momentum lately. They’ve put together seven top 10s in the last eight races, including four podiums. Monday will mark Macedo’s El Paso County debut.

ANOTHER ONE

The list of 2026 World of Outlaws winners grew again over the weekend.

Emerson Axsom bagged his first career Series victory, fending off a trio of the best drivers the sport has to offer to bank $25,000 at Huset’s. The Franklin, IN native is the fifth new winner this year and 21st overall. That means we’re now only four away from equaling the record of 25 different victors set in 2004.

The schedule shows 19 race nights remain to reach the record. Considering the events ahead and some names that are yet to win this season, it’s definitely not out of reach. World of Outlaws campaigners Bill Balog and Cole Macedo have both been on the podium but not in Victory Lane in 2026. Five races in California are on this month’s agenda, serving up opportunities for talented West Coasters like Tim Kaeding, Justin Sanders, and Shane Golobic to snag a checkered flag. The first weekend of October showcases Williams Grove Speedway’s J&S Classics National Open, where drivers such as Lance Dewease, Danny Dietrich, or Daryn Pittman could be next on the 2026 list.

ONE LAST RUN?

With only the home stretch of the season left, the time is now if Michael “Buddy” Kofoid hopes to make one last run at David Gravel for the World of Outlaws championship.

Hope still exists for Kofoid and his Roth Motorsports crew. First, he was 194 markers behind Gravel a month ago and has trimmed the margin down to 152 since then. Secondly, Dodge City and El Paso County may be new to him, but he’ll face a very familiar stretch following this weekend.

The Penngrove, CA native will get five races on home turf as the World of Outlaws head to the left coast for the California swing, and he’s proven to shine when the schedule shifts to the “Golden State.” Since jumping on tour full-time with Dennis and Teresa Roth’s team, Kofoid has won four of the nine Series races in his home state.

It’s been an excellent third full season for Kofoid as he’s already matched last year’s win total with a Series-leading dozen trips to Victory Lane. He’d love nothing more than to cap it with his first World of Outlaw title. It’ll be tough but not impossible for the 24-year-old.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Saturday, Sept. 12 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, KS
Monday, Sept. 14 at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, CO

AROUND THE TURN
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 18-19 at Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, CA (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (60/80 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (7564 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-152 PTS)
3. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-192 PTS)
4. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-252 PTS)
5. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-320 PTS)
6. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-564 PTS)
7. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-574 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-900 PTS)
9. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-948 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-954 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (21 Drivers):
12 Wins – Michael Kofoid
10 Wins – David Gravel
9 Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
5 Wins – Carson Macedo
3 Wins – Anthony Macri, 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, Kyle Larson, Garet Williamson, Emerson Axsom

FEATURE LAPS LED (31 Drivers):
345 Laps Led – David Gravel
332 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
164 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
141 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
128 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
124 Laps Led – Garet Williamson
59 Laps Led – Kyle Larson
58 Laps Led – Bill Balog
56 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
52 Laps Led – Emerson Axsom
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
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss, Steven Snyder Jr.
3 Laps Led – Brent Marks

PODIUM FINISHES (34 Drivers):
27 Podiums – David Gravel, Michael Kofoid
24 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
17 Podiums – Carson Macedo
10 Podiums – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz
4 Podiums – Ryan Timms, Anthony Macri, Rico Abreu, Bill Balog
3 Podiums – Spencer Bayston, Aaron Reutzel
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Giovanni Scelzi, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Emerson Axsom
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Scott Bogucki, Brad Sweet, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Jedrzejek, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom, Kelby Watt, Kyle Larson

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (21 Drivers):
23 Quick Times – David Gravel
5 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Quick Times – Bill Balog
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart, Michael Kofoid, Brady Bacon
2 Quick Times – Kasey Jedrzejek
1 Quick Time – Ashton Torgerson, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Justin Henderson, Chase Dietz, Carson Macedo, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Kasey Kahne, Tanner Thorson

HEAT RACE WINNERS (58 Drivers):
33 Heat Wins – David Gravel
24 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
17 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
16 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
13 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
11 Heat Wins – Garet Williamson
10 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
9 Heat Wins – Emerson Axsom
6 Heat Wins – Donny Schatz, Spencer Bayston
5 Heat Wins – Christopher Thram
4 Heat Wins – Cole Macedo, Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Ryan Timms
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Aaron Reutzel, Giovanni Scelzi, Anthony Macri, Kerry Madsen, Chris Windom
2 Heat Wins – Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Jacob Hughes, Tyler Courtney, Justin Whittall, Daryn Pittman, Kelby Watt, Brock Zearfoss, Rees Moran, Steven Snyder Jr. Bryce Lucius
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Chad Trout, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Sam Henderson, Dayne Kingshott, Daison Pursley, Terry McCarl, Kyle Larson, Brady Bacon, Brent Shearer, Logan Rumsey, James McFadden, Danny Sams III, Riley Goodno, Chris Martin, Ayrton Gennetten, Carson McCarl, Kaleb Johnson

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (69 Drivers):
41 Dashes – David Gravel
39 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
30 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
24 Dashes – Carson Macedo
22 Dashes – Bill Balog, Garet Williamson
19 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
13 Dashes – Emerson Axsom
10 Dashes – Donny Schatz, Cole Macedo
9 Dashes – Spencer Bayston
7 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Chris Windom, Ryan Timms
6 Dashes – Aaron Reutzel
5 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Chase Dietz
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Brian Brown, Brady Bacon, Logan Rumsey, Kelby Watt, Christopher Thram
3 Dashes – Kerry Madsen, Tanner Holmes, Justin Henderson, Daryn Pittman, Bryce Lucius
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Austin McCarl, Joe B. Miller, Brenham Crouch, Conner Morrell, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Larson, Justin Whittall, Cory Eliason, Skylar Gee, Gage Pulkrabek, Steven Snyder Jr.
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, 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, Ricky Peterson, Lance Dewease, Brent Shearer, Dylan Norris, Sam Henderson, Sean Rayhall

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (35 Drivers):
4 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson
3 LCS Wins – Spencer Bayston, Emerson Axsom, Chris Windom, Cole Macedo
2 LCS Wins – Michael Kofoid, Giovanni Scelzi, Skylar Gee, Logan Schuchart, Tyler Courtney
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Bryce Norris, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Justin Henderson, Joel Myers Jr., Daison Pursley, Zane DeVault, Logan Julien, Jordan Poirier, Matt Farnham, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Norris, Justin Whittall, Brent Shearer, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Lynton Jeffrey, Kelby Watt, Jacob Peterson, Sam Henderson

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (25 Drivers):
7 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid, Logan Schuchart, Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Spencer Bayston
3 Hard Chargers – Chris Windom, Ashton Torgerson
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo, Sheldon Haudenschild, Ryan Timms
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Brady Bacon, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom, Logan Julien, Tyler Courtney, Kasey Jedrzejek, James McFadden, Danny Dietrich, Corey Day, J.J. Hickle, Tanner Holmes

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (28 Drivers):
8 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
7 Fastest Laps – David Gravel
6 Fastest Laps – Logan Schuchart
5 Fastest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
3 Fastest Laps – Carson Macedo, Bill Balog
2 Fastest Laps – Brady Bacon, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Garet Williamson, Anthony Macri, Kyle Larson
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, Jace Park, Donny Schatz, Steven Snyder Jr., Emerson Axsom

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (17 Drivers):
20 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
8 Hottest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
5 Hottest Laps – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid
3 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
2 Hottest Laps – Ashton Torgerson, Daryn Pittman
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Giovanni Scelzi, Bryce Lucius, Nate Dussel, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom, Bill Balog

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* / Sheldon Haudenschild
Thurs, Aug 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Kyle Larson
Fri, Aug 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Donny Schatz
Sat, Aug 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kyle Larson (1)
Fri, Aug 21 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Sheldon Haudenschild (8)
Sat, Aug 22 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN / Logan Schuchart (3)
Fri, Aug 28 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Garet Williamson (1)
Sat, Aug 29 / Fix It Forward Speedway / West Fargo, ND / Carson Macedo (5)
Mon, Aug 31 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Michael Kofoid (11)
Fri, Sept 4 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (9)
Sat, Sept 5 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (12)
Sun, Sept 6 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Emerson Axsom (1)
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 / Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park Speedway / Belleville, IL
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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Labor Day Weekend Sends World of Outlaws to South Dakota for Huset’s Shootout

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BRANDON, SD (September 2, 2026) - The world’s best Sprint Car drivers are heading to Brandon, SD for a huge tripleheader this Labor Day weekend.

The L.G. Everist Huset’s Shootout brings the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series back to Huset’s Speedway for three big nights, Friday-Sunday, Sept. 4-6. A pair of $15,000-to-win prelims will set the stage for a $25,000-to-win Sunday showdown at the 1/3 mile.

Fans can expect an interesting format for the tripleheader. The two prelims will utilize the standard World of Outlaws format, but they’ll set the stage for a unique finale with inverted Heat Races and passing points helping line up the Feature. For the complete format, CLICK HERE.

No days off for The Greatest Show on Dirt this Labor Day weekend. All eyes are on Huset’s.

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Let’s look at the weekend’s top storylines:

MONEYMEN

A pair of drivers have made some hefty deposits to their bank accounts over the last few years thanks to Huset’s Speedway.

The first is Michael “Buddy” Kofoid. A devastating mechanical issue while leading the 2023 Huset’s High Bank Nationals lit a fire under him and Roth Motorsports that keeps on burning. Since then, Huset’s has hosted five races offering a six-figure winner’s check, and Kofoid has claimed four of them. The big paydays are only a piece of the Penngrove, CA native’s overall success in Brandon, SD. Overall, he’s won seven of the last 11 World of Outlaws Features at Huset’s. The first of his career also came there in 2022.

The second is two-time and defending Series champion David Gravel. He and Big Game Motorsports kept Tod Quiring’s money in house when they cashed in for $250,000 at the 2023 High Bank Nationals. Then, they did it again when the winner’s share climbed to a record $300,000. Overall, Gravel boasts five Huset’s victories in the Big Game No. 2.

GUNS BLAZIN’

Kofoid and Gravel are far from the only World of Outlaws drivers capable of cleaning up at the Huset’s Shootout.

Donny Schatz has found success at nearly every track he’s ever visited, and Huset’s is no exception. The 1/3 mile is responsible for four of his 317 career wins. The CJB Motorsports No. 15 finished on the podium during the final two nights of this year’s High Bank Nationals.

Sheldon Haudenschild is a fellow four-time Huset’s victor. His first three came with Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing before adding one with KCP Racing in June. Haudenschild heads to Huset’s third in the standings, trailing Kofoid by 40 markers.

He’s never won a World of Outlaws event there, but Garet Williamson topped a trio of local Huset’s races before joining The Greatest Show on Dirt. The Fischer Motorsports pilot is fresh off securing his first Series checkered flag at River Cities Speedway.

Carson Macedo’s résumé lists two Huset’s triumphs since joining forces with Jason Johnson Racing (2022 and 2024). They’ll roll into South Dakota with the momentum of four podiums in the last five races.

Logan Schuchart and the Shark Racing No. 1S team snagged a High Bank Nationals prelim in 2023. They stumbled a bit over the weekend in North Dakota, but they’ve still been one of the hottest teams all summer with 14 top fives in the last 20 races.

Spencer Bayston took the CJB Motorsports No. 5 to Huset’s Victory Lane in 2022. The Lebanon, IN native wheeled the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 to a pair of top fives over the weekend in North Dakota.

It wasn’t in a Sprint Car, but Chris Windom grabbed a pair of Huset’s trophies in 2021 with the USAC National Midgets. He’ll chase another this weekend in the Sides Motorsports No. 7S.

TWENTY

A milestone of parity was hit over the weekend in North Dakota as 2026 continues to inch toward a record.

Garet Williamson’s popular first Series win made him the 20th different driver to visit Victory Lane this year with the World of Outlaws. That means 2026 is only the 10th time in 49 seasons of history that at least 20 competitors have topped a race. The record of 25 set in 2004 isn’t out of reach with more than 20 races left on the calendar.

Looking ahead to this weekend at Huset’s and who could be number 21, Bill Balog immediately stands out. Last year the “North Pole Nightmare” topped a High Bank Nationals prelim and followed it up with a runner-up in the finale. Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year presented by Five Star Bodies leader Emerson Axsom could also add his name. He led laps and finished third at Huset’s in 2024. Cole Macedo is still hunting his first Series victory. His best Huset’s effort is fifth in June this year.

ROOKIE ON A ROLL

Every rookie World of Outlaws campaign is bound to bring some bumps along the way, but Emerson Axsom and Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports are starting to piece together a solid run.

Axsom’s current top-10 streak of five straight is by far his most consistent stretch of the season. The No. 27 has reeled off finishes of 10th at Ogilvie Raceway, fifth at Jackson Motorplex, sixth at River Cites Speedway, sixth at Fix It Forward Speedway, and eighth at Nodak Speedway. That’s an average result of seventh on the dot.

Axsom sits 12th in points as he cruises toward becoming the next Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year presented by Five Star Bodies. Looking at the standings, Axsom climbing a few spots before the year is over isn’t unrealistic. Bill Balog is 11th and only 22 points in front, and then it’s Spencer Bayston in 10th (48 points ahead), Chris Windom in ninth (74 points ahead), and Cole Macedo in eighth (118 points ahead).

TIMMS’ TURF

There’s another driver with a strong chance to add his name to the list of 2026 winners this weekend, and his name is Ryan Timms.

The 20-year-old may be from Oklahoma City, OK, but Huset’s has become de facto home turf for him over the last couple of years. Timms linked with Liebig Motorsports, a team based in Rapid City, SD, and the pairing has become one of the country’s top combinations among those that follow a pick-and-choose schedule.

This year Timms has taken the No. 10 to 15 total victories, including a dozen in 410 competition. Timms’ 12 trails only Chase Dietz (18) and Aaron Reutzel (14). He’s fresh off locking up track championships at both Huset’s Speedway and Knoxville Raceway. It marked his second year in a row taking the Huset’s title.

Now, Timms and Shane Liebig’s crew aim to protect home turf with the best of the best coming to town. Timms is yet to top the World of Outlaws at Huset’s, but he’s come close with a pair of podiums, including a 2024 runner-up.

Timms will lead the charge of many Huset’s regulars in search of success on the big stage.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 4-6 at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, SD

AROUND THE TURN
Friday, Sept. 11 at Belleville High Banks in Belleville, KS (TICKETS)
Saturday, Sept. 12 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, KS (TICKETS)
Monday, Sept. 14 at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, CO (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (57/81 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (7288 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-170 PTS)
3. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-210 PTS)
4. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-248 PTS)
5. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-318 PTS)
6. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-536 PTS)
7. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-580 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-876 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-920 PTS)
10. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-946 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (20 Drivers):
11 Wins – Michael Kofoid
10 Wins – David Gravel
8 Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
5 Wins – Carson Macedo
3 Wins – Anthony Macri, 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, Kyle Larson, Garet Williamson

FEATURE LAPS LED (30 Drivers):
345 Laps Led – David Gravel
303 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
164 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
141 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
110 Laps Led – Garet Williamson
107 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
59 Laps Led – Kyle Larson
58 Laps Led – Bill Balog
56 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
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
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss
3 Laps Led – Brent Marks

PODIUM FINISHES (34 Drivers):
26 Podiums – David Gravel
24 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
22 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
17 Podiums – Carson Macedo
10 Podiums – Logan Schuchart
8 Podiums – Garet Williamson
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz
4 Podiums – Ryan Timms, Anthony Macri, Rico Abreu, Bill Balog
3 Podiums – Spencer Bayston, Aaron Reutzel
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Giovanni Scelzi, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Scott Bogucki, Emerson Axsom, Brad Sweet, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Jedrzejek, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom, Kelby Watt, Kyle Larson

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (21 Drivers):
21 Quick Times – David Gravel
5 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Quick Times – Bill Balog
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart, Michael Kofoid, Brady Bacon
2 Quick Times – Kasey Jedrzejek
1 Quick Time – Ashton Torgerson, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Justin Henderson, Chase Dietz, Carson Macedo, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Kasey Kahne, Tanner Thorson

HEAT RACE WINNERS (57 Drivers):
32 Heat Wins – David Gravel
23 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
17 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
16 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
12 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
9 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid, Garet Williamson
8 Heat Wins – Emerson Axsom
6 Heat Wins – Donny Schatz, Spencer Bayston
4 Heat Wins – Cole Macedo, Rico Abreu, Brent Marks
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Aaron Reutzel, Giovanni Scelzi, Anthony Macri, Kerry Madsen, Ryan Timms, Christopher Thram
2 Heat Wins – Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Jacob Hughes, Tyler Courtney, Justin Whittall, Daryn Pittman, Kelby Watt, Brock Zearfoss, Rees Moran, Steven Snyder Jr. Bryce Lucius, Chris Windom
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Chad Trout, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Sam Henderson, Dayne Kingshott, Daison Pursley, Terry McCarl, Kyle Larson, Brady Bacon, Brent Shearer, Logan Rumsey, James McFadden, Danny Sams III, Riley Goodno, Chris Martin, Ayrton Gennetten, Carson McCarl

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (68 Drivers):
39 Dashes – David Gravel
36 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
27 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
23 Dashes – Carson Macedo
21 Dashes – Bill Balog
19 Dashes – Garet Williamson
16 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
12 Dashes – Emerson Axsom
10 Dashes – Donny Schatz, Cole Macedo
8 Dashes – Spencer Bayston
7 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Chris Windom
6 Dashes – Aaron Reutzel
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, Bryce Lucius, Christopher Thram
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Austin McCarl, Joe B. Miller, Brenham Crouch, Conner Morrell, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Larson, Justin Whittall, Cory Eliason, Skylar Gee
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, 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, Ricky Peterson, Lance Dewease, Brent Shearer, Dylan Norris, Steven Snyder Jr., Gage Pulkrabek, Sam Henderson

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (35 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, Logan Schuchart, Tyler Courtney
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Bryce Norris, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Justin Henderson, Joel Myers Jr., Daison Pursley, Zane DeVault, Logan Julien, Jordan Poirier, Matt Farnham, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Norris, Justin Whittall, Brent Shearer, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Lynton Jeffrey, Kelby Watt, Jacob Peterson

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (25 Drivers):
7 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid, Logan Schuchart
6 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Spencer Bayston
3 Hard Chargers – Chris Windom
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo, Ashton Torgerson, Sheldon Haudenschild
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Ryan Timms, Brady Bacon, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom, Logan Julien, Tyler Courtney, Kasey Jedrzejek, James McFadden, Danny Dietrich, Corey Day, J.J. Hickle, Tanner Holmes

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (26 Drivers):
8 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
7 Fastest Laps – David Gravel
6 Fastest Laps – Logan Schuchart
4 Fastest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
3 Fastest Laps – Carson Macedo, Bill Balog
2 Fastest Laps – Brady Bacon, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Garet Williamson, Anthony Macri, Kyle Larson
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, Jace Park, Donny Schatz

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (17 Drivers):
18 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
8 Hottest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
5 Hottest Laps – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid
3 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
2 Hottest Laps – Ashton Torgerson, Daryn Pittman
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Giovanni Scelzi, Bryce Lucius, Nate Dussel, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom

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* / Sheldon Haudenschild
Thurs, Aug 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Kyle Larson
Fri, Aug 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Donny Schatz
Sat, Aug 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kyle Larson (1)
Fri, Aug 21 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Sheldon Haudenschild (8)
Sat, Aug 22 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN / Logan Schuchart (3)
Fri, Aug 28 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Garet Williamson (1)
Sat, Aug 29 / Fix It Forward Speedway / West Fargo, ND / Carson Macedo (5)
Mon, Aug 31 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Michael Kofoid (11)
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 / Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park Speedway / Belleville, IL
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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EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/schedule/event-info/?event=4549522
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Huset%27s%2BSpeedway

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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

Weekend Showers Surrounding Eagle Raceway Cancel Sunday’s Stewart Alley Memorial
 
EAGLE, NE (September 12, 2026) — With several waves of thunderstorms hitting Eagle Raceway and the larger Lincoln, NE area through Saturday and continuing into Sunday, American Sprint Car Series and track officials have canceled the Stewart Alley Memorial.

The decision was made in the best interest of driver and fan safety as precipitation continues to slog the facility. The event will not be made up.

After Saturday night’s race at Moberly Motorsports Park, the American Sprint Car Series will now turn its focus to the final three races of the season in October.

The month begins with Crandall, TX’s RPM Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 10. Then, the 2026 campaign closes with Fuzzy’s Fall Fling at Creek County Speedway on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 16-17.

To see the complete 2026 American Sprint Car Series schedule, CLICK HERE.

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

 

Jett Barnes Conquers Moberly for Second Career ASCS National Tour Victory

patrick grant

MOBERLY, MO (September 12, 2026) — Jett Barnes owns half as many American Sprint Car Series wins as he does career starts.

The 15-year-old pilot made his first appearance at Moberly Motorsports Park Saturday night and stood out with a 25-lap masterclass in the Jason Meyers Racing No. 14.

Barnes and Cameron Martin led the field of 25 360 Sprint Cars to the opening green flag. Martin built momentum around the cushion faster than Barnes on the bottom to help propel him to the lead.

Martin held firm in the top spot until the yellow flag flew on Lap 7. While Martin got a good jump on the restart, Barnes had a better launch. The Visalia, CA driver reached Martin’s back bumper, then tossed a successful slide job in Turns 3-4 to become the new leader.

Barnes formed a pace around the middle line to separate himself from Martin by one second until lapped traffic invaded his sightlines. The Californian used his speed to slice through the traffic from both the high and low lanes while Martin was unable to keep up. 

When the final caution flew with seven laps remaining, the field behind Barnes prepared for a final attempt to take away the lead. He did not allow a chance as he executed the restart to perfection and inflated the gap to a two-second lead through the final circuits around the Missouri racetrack.

Barnes took the checkered flag for his second Series win in his fourth career appearance. He also became the youngest two-time winner on the ASCS National Tour at 15 years, three months, and 16 days old.

“I feel like the last couple races, I’ve had a lot of fun,” Barnes said. “I’m just thankful that Jason lets me go out and race. I like to go to different racetracks, so it’s definitely fun. You definitely have a lot more time to think down the straightaways, but they’re a lot bigger than home, so I gotta get used to them.”

Martin drove his Sprint Car to a runner-up finish, and Sam Hafertepe Jr. took the last spot on the podium in a pivotal points night. Martin’s brother, Chris, finished fourth, and Jace Park took fifth.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Sam Hafertepe Jr (14.795 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Matt Covington, Chris Martin, Cameron Martin, Josh Schneiderman

C-Main Winner: Alex VandeVoort

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Austyn Gossel

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Jett Barnes

Hard Charger Award: Austyn Gossel (+11)

UP NEXT: The American Sprint Car Series enters the final three races of the 2026 season, beginning with RPM Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 10, then the season will close at Creek County Speedway on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 16-17.

How can you find info for RPM? Click here

How can you find info for Creek County? Click here

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

RESULTS: Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14-Jett Barnes[1]; 2. 4-Cameron Martin[2]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 4. 44-Chris Martin[5]; 5. 28-Jace Park[14]; 6. 16G-Austyn Gossel[17]; 7. 95-Matt Covington[6]; 8. 1TAZ-Tasker Phillips[9]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 10. 4W-Jamie Ball[8]; 11. 49-Josh Schneiderman[7]; 12. 9B-Jake Bubak[13]; 13. 27B-Garrett Benson[3]; 14. 3-Cole Schroeder[18]; 15. 23-Seth Bergman[16]; 16. 88C-Brogan Carder[19]; 17. 53-Joe Beaver[21]; 18. 63-Jack Thomas[25]; 19. 11J-Wyatt Miller[11]; 20. 86-Scott Bogucki[15]; 21. 55-Chase Brown[12]; 22. 88-Terry Easum[24]; 23. 21H-Levi Hinck[20]; 24. 1S-Justin Henderson[22]; 25. 88R-Ryder Laplante[23]

 

 

Heavy Shower Forecasts at Electric City Speedway Cancel Montana Roundup Finale

 
BLACK EAGLE, MT (September 6, 2026) — With several cells of heavy showers expected to impact Electric City Speedway in the afternoon and more rain expected throughout the evening, American Sprint Car Series and track officials have canceled the final night of the Montana Roundup.

The decision was made in the best interest of driver and fan safety, with multiple inches of rain expected. The event will not be made up.

The American Sprint Car Series will now turn its focus towards an eastbound visit to Missouri at Moberly Motorsports Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, then Nebraska’s Eagle Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 13.

To see the complete 2026 American Sprint Car Series schedule, CLICK HERE.

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

 

Sam Hafertepe Jr. Triumphs at Electric City for Third Frontier Speedweek Win of 2026

 Emily Schwanke
BLACK EAGLE, MT (September 5, 2026) — Sam Hafertepe Jr’s drive towards a seventh championship is energized.

Maintaining the American Sprint Car Series points lead into the penultimate race of Frontier Speedweek at Electric City Speedway for the 30th Montana Roundup, Hafertepe secured his first National Tour win at the track while padding his points lead.

The Sunnyvale, TX racer began the night with a win in Heat racing, then wheeled to an Honest Abe Roofing Dash win to start the 30-lap Feature at the Black Eagle, MT facility from the pole.

Hafertepe jumped to the lead from the bottom lane of Turns 1-2 while front-row starter Terry Easum slipped up to the track, allowing space for the No. 15H to take charge.

Matt Covington capitalized on Easum’s early struggles on the cushion, taking over the runner-up spot on Lap 2, while Hafertepe stretched his lead over his championship adversary.

Hafertepe maxed out his lead to a 2.6-second gap until lapped traffic invaded his crosshairs around the bottom lane. While Covington used the low lane, Kyler Johnson added a fight for second place with his No. 45X ripping around the cushion.

On Lap 18, Johnson took the position and held it until the caution waved with 10 laps remaining. The ensuing restart saw Hafertepe have a perfect restart while Johnson had a delayed start. Covington took advantage and ran a slide-job move across Johnson to retake second place while Hafertepe found his new groove around the 3/10-mile track’s cushion.

Hafertepe re-extended his lead to 2.6 seconds over Covington over the remaining eight laps, picking up a second consecutive win and the 93rd of his career with the ASCS National Tour.

“Before the last yellow, we were running around the bottom,” Hafertepe said. “We got to lap traffic, and a lot of those guys were making some runs on the outside. I got to them, and I was like, ‘Man, it's probably time to go. We got to get up top.’ 

“We were probably better on the bottom of Turns 3 and 4, but in Turns 1 and 2, you definitely had to be up top in the cushion. Honestly, we were a little bit too tight to be doing that out in clean air out front. I could do my own thing and navigate the car, and man, I have to appreciate all the people that are part of this deal.”

Though Covington finished runner-up to Hafertepe at the finish, he lost ground as the Texan leads over the Glenpool, OK native by 22 points. Garrett Benson finished third for his third podium appearance of 2026. Johnson took fourth, and Seth Bergman rallied to the final spot in the top five after an 11-place hike in the Feature.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Brogan Carder (12.323 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Sam Hafertepe Jr., Matt Covington, Ryder Laplante

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Sam Hafertepe Jr.

Hard Charger Award: Seth Bergman (+11)

UP NEXT: The American Sprint Car Series will close the 2026 Frontier Speedweek at Electric City for the finale of Montana Roundup on Sunday, Sept. 6.

How can you find info for Electric City? Click here.

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

RESULTS: Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[3]; 3. 2B-Garrett Benson[9]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 5. 23-Seth Bergman[16]; 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante[4]; 7. 16G-Austyn Gossel[11]; 8. 88-Terry Easum[2]; 9. 37-Trever Kirkland[8]; 10. 3-Cole Schroeder[13]; 11. 23H-Jake Helsel[17]; 12. 17F-Paxton Fleming[5]; 13. 97-Sheldon Bender[12]; 14. 7F-Decklyn Fleming[15]; 15. 88C-Brogan Carder[6]; 16. 6C-Cruz Riggin[18]; 17. 81-Kelly Miller[10]; 18. 8M-Kade Morton[14]; 19. (DNS) 23N-Rich Bailey; 20. (DNS) 24M-Ian Myers

 

OH MY HAFERTEPE: Last Turn Thriller Drives Sam Hafertepe Jr to Victory at Gallatin 

 Emily Schwanke
BELGRADE, MT (September 4, 2026) — All Sam Hafertepe Jr. needed to win at Gallatin Speedway was one corner.

The American Sprint Car Series kicked off the final leg of Frontier Speedweek with a 25-lap Feature that was worth the wait for race fans in the National Tour’s first race at the track since 2021.

The reigning Series champion started the night in sixth while Kyler Johnson and Matt Covington set the front row. Johnson and Covington held the front two spots through the first two turns, then both drivers slipped off the bottom of Turns 3-4 while Seth Bergman and Hafertepe stayed glued to pass Covington for podium positioning. 

On the next lap, Bergman muscled around Johnson for the lead while Hafertepe stayed in third place behind Johnson.

As Bergman and Johnson’s pace around the bottom became affected by lap traffic, Hafertepe drifted his Hill’s Racing No. 15H towards the middle lane to rebuild momentum. He began creeping closer to Johnson for the runner-up spot through the bottom, then made his move at the halfway mark. Hafertepe got below Johnson off the exit of Turn 2, then outgassed him across the backstretch to secure second place on Lap 14.

Bergman’s struggles became Hafertepe’s gains through the final five laps as the Oklahoma Chillers-sponsored No. 23 was stuck to the bottom with a lapped car directly in front. The Sunnyvale, TX native cut the distance to 0.4 seconds with four laps remaining and kept his car in the middle lane.

As the white flag waved, Bergman continued attempting to make an opening around the lapped car while Hafertepe reached his right-rear tire down the backstretch. While Bergman ran to the middle as Hafertepe drifted higher into Turns 3-4, Hafertepe’s pace in the higher groove overwhelmed Bergman and Hafertepe drove to his fifth victory of the 2026 campaign by a 0.198-second margin.

“That was awesome,” Hafertepe said. “There is nobody I’d like to race beside more than Seth out here. He probably could have shoved it in there as hard as I did. But he didn’t do it. He tried, and we got a lot of respect for each other. 

“He was a sitting duck, just trying to navigate the lapped cars, and you’re the leader out front. It’s hard to know where to be; I’ve been that guy that’s got passed at the end too. Hats off to him for a hell of a race, and hats off to my guys.”

Bergman took a heartbreaking runner-up finish, and Johnson made up the night’s podium. Covington finished fourth, and Cole Schroeder picked up fifth for his second top five of the swing.

With Hafertepe’s win and Covington’s fourth, the Texan retook the points lead by a 14-point margin with seven races left in the 2026 ASCS National Tour campaign.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Sam Hafertepe Jr. (11.174 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Seth Bergman, Austyn Gossel, Kyler Johnson

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Kyler Johnson

Hard Charger Award: Sheldon Bender (+8)

UP NEXT: The American Sprint Car Series will close Frontier Speedweek with two nights of Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 5-6.

Where can you find Electric City info? Click here.

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

 

 

Jett Barnes Takes First ASCS National Tour Win in Sheridan Speedway Debut

 Emily Schwanke

 

SHERIDAN, WY (August 30, 2026) — Jett Barnes did not have trouble finding Victory Lane with the American Sprint Car Series.

In his third career start with the National Tour, the 15-year-old wheeled the Jason Meyers Racing No. 14 around Wyoming’s Sheridan Speedway for the first time, earning a $4,000 score to close the opening weekend of Frontier Speedweek.

Starting from the front row of the 25-lap Feature with polesitter Matt Covington, Barnes used his position on the outside line to get the jump on Covington through the first set of corners on the opening lap for the lead.

As Barnes established his dominance on the cushion through the Feature’s first quarter, Covington and the field of 360 Sprint Cars followed in tow around the outside line as the Visalia, CA driver expanded to a one-second lead until the first wave of lap traffic helped Covington reel the teenager back in his sights.

While Barnes felt rising pressure from Covington for the lead, Garrett Benson joined the fight by reaching the back bumper of the No. 95 Sprint Car as the two began to exchange racing lines, attempting to power over the other for the position.

With Covington and Benson fighting for the runner-up position at the halfway point, it helped Barnes expand to a 4.9-second lead in clean air until the final wave of lapped cars arrived in the final eight laps.

After Covington held off Benson for second place, he charged back to Barnes, closing to within 2.5 seconds until the sole caution of the Feature flew on the final lap for Saturday podium finisher Cole Schroeder.

For the green-white-checkered run to the finish, Barnes kept his No. 14 glued to the cushion as Covington trailed in hot pursuit. Reaching a near two-second lead at the waving of the twin checkered flags, Barnes celebrated being the second-youngest Feature winner in National Tour history at 15 years, three months, and three days old.

“Tonight, I honestly didn’t expect this,” Barnes said. “It’s pretty big, and you really got to use your wing a lot to get around there. It was technical getting through lap traffic. I think these tracks are awesome, and I honestly enjoyed them a lot.”

Covington drove to a second-place finish as Benson took third. Sam Hafertepe Jr. finished in fourth, and Brogan Carder took the final place in the top five for his highest result of the 2026 season.

Leaving the opening weekend of Frontier Speedweek, the points at the top shifted once more as Covington retook the points lead by six markers over Hafertepe. 2024 Series champion Seth Bergman is 55 points back after finishing the Sunday battle in 10th place.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Jett Barnes (13.787 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Matt Covington, Garrett Benson, Ryder Laplante

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Zach Blurton

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Matt Covington

Hard Charger Award: Zach Blurton (+7)

UP NEXT: The American Sprint Car Series will return to Montana for the final weekend of Frontier Speedweek with Gallatin Speedway on Friday, Sept. 4, then two nights of Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 5-6.

GALLATIN INFO

ELECTRIC CITY INFO

RESULTS: Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14-Jett Barnes[2]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 3. 2B-Garrett Benson[3]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[7]; 5. 88C-Brogan Carder[4]; 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante[5]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 8. 16G-Austyn Gossel[12]; 9. 2J-Zach Blurton[16]; 10. 23-Seth Bergman[11]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[9]; 12. 81-Kelly Miller[13]; 13. 8M-Kade Morton[14]; 14. 7F-Decklyn Fleming[15]; 15. 14B-Blayne Brink[20]; 16. 0J-Damon McCune[19]; 17. 17F-Paxton Fleming[17]; 18. 511-Josh Broadbent[21]; 19. 3-Cole Schroeder[8]; 20. 38B-Bryan Brown[22]; 21. 12H-Rich Bailey[18]; 22. 24M-Ian Myers[10]

 

 

Sam Hafertepe Jr. Collects $10,000 in Harvey Ostermiller Memorial Finale

matt skipper 

SHEPHERD, MT (August 29, 2026) — On Friday night, Sam Hafertepe Jr. left Big Sky Speedway with a last-place finish and a loss of the American Sprint Car Series points lead.

Returning to the Montana 3/8-mile for the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial finale, Hafertepe earned redemption with his 92nd ASCS National Tour triumph in a rain-shortened battle Saturday night.

Hafertepe began the Feature from 10th as 15-year-old Jett Barnes led the way ahead of ASCS Rookie of the Year contender Cole Schroeder. Hafertepe sliced through the field by moving up to eighth on the opening lap, then reached the top five by the end of Lap 2.

Barnes built a three-second advantage over Schroeder as Hafertepe continued to work up the ladder by moving around Kyler Johnson for fourth on Lap 4, then third the next lap against Matt Covington.

Hafertepe found an advantage through the bottom lane while Schroeder ran the cushion, powering around the Bozeman, MT rookie on Lap 7, then began work on cutting down the 2.8-second distance to Barnes.

As Barnes became mired in lapped traffic, Hafertepe cut down the gap to 1.9 seconds until the caution flew on Lap 12. Barnes took his Jason Meyers Racing No. 14 to the top on the restart while the Hill’s Racing No. 15H got to his inside off the exit of Turn 2. Through Turns 3-4, Barnes tripped over the cushion and lost a right rear tire, ending his chances at a first National Tour win.

Hafertepe took off from Schroeder by working to a 2.7-second advantage until rain and heavy gusts of wind began affecting the track with 10 laps remaining. The race was deemed official as Hafertepe celebrated his fourth Series win of 2026 in the pouring rain.

“That car was awesome,” Hafertepe said. “Hats off to my guys. We suck at this racetrack; we’ve been terrible, and for the Feature, we just threw something at it. The thing came alive, and it seemed like everything we did yesterday wasn’t good. It wouldn’t have mattered 10 more laps. 

“I knew the rain was coming, so I was really pressing hard early to get to the front, and we did that. After what happened last night, I probably shouldn’t have pressed as hard as I was. But I’m a racer. I come out here to win. We tore one up last night; we’re in Victory Lane tonight. 10G’s baby."

Schroeder earned his first podium with the Series with a second-place run in his home state. Zach Blurton completed a seven-place charge to cement the podium. Alberta, Canada’s Kelly Miller finished fourth, and Covington took home a top five.

Hafertepe’s victory gave him the points lead back in his possession, six points ahead of Covington. Friday winner Seth Bergman sits 29 points away from the lead after finishing eighth.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Matt Covington (12.648 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Brogan Carder, Cole Schroeder, Jett Barnes

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Cole Schroeder

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Kade Morton

Hard Charger Award: Seth Bergman (+12)

UP NEXT: The American Sprint Car Series will travel to Wyoming to close the first weekend of Frontier Speedweek with a debut at Sheridan Speedway on Aug. 30, 2026.

SHERIDAN INFO

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

RESULTS: Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[10]; 2. 3-Cole Schroeder[1]; 3. 2J-Zach Blurton[8]; 4. 81-Kelly Miller[11]; 5. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante[12]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 8. 23-Seth Bergman[20]; 9. 2B-Garrett Benson[19]; 10. 23N-Rich Bailey[5]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[7]; 12. 37-Trever Kirkland[14]; 13. 14B-Blayne Brink[17]; 14. 8M-Kade Morton[16]; 15. 14-Jett Barnes[2]; 16. 16G-Austyn Gossel[13]; 17. 12H-Bryan Gossel[22]; 18. 7F-Decklyn Fleming[21]; 19. 97-Sheldon Bender[18]; 20. 17F-Paxton Fleming[15]; 21. 4S-Adam Speckman[9]; 22. 88C-Brogan Carder[3]

Seth Bergman Steals Harvey Ostermiller Memorial Opener, Takes Eighth in All-Time Wins 

Matt Skipper

SHEPHERD, MT (August 28, 2026) — Seth Bergman enjoys his visits to Big Sky Speedway.

On the opening night of Frontier Speedweek with the American Sprint Car Series, Bergman used patience to secure his fourth win of the 2026 season in the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial, keeping his title hopes alive.

Bergman began the Feature from fourth place as Kyler Johnson commanded the field from Pole Position. While Johnson led the opening circuit, Matt Covington followed in second as Bergman worked around Jett Barnes on the cushion to take third.

Johnson continued to show the way as Covington and Bergman experimented with different lanes to close in on the lead. When lapped traffic affected Covington on the bottom lane, Bergman used the cushion advantage to take over second place on Lap 9.

On Lap 12, the race for the Series points lead took a massive swing as championship leader Sam Hafertepe Jr. lost control in Turns 1-2 and flipped his Sprint Car multiple times. While he climbed out of the car unscathed, he had to leave the night with a last-place finish.

On the ensuing restart, Johnson’s No. 45X got away with a one-second lead until lapped traffic reeled Bergman back into the mix, closing to within four car lengths in the final five laps. When Johnson was gridlocked with no room to create a buffer with three laps remaining, Bergman capitalized by reaching his back bumper, then threw a slide job into Turns 1-2 to snag the lead away from Johnson.

Through the final two laps, the Snohomish, WA native built a 1.5-second lead over Johnson for his 30th career ASCS National Tour victory. The victory breaks a tie with Shane Stewart for eighth on the all-time wins list and made the 2024 champion the winningest driver of the 2026 campaign.

“I was just trying to win the race,” Bergman said. “I really ran a race of curiosity the first part. It was gonna be tricky on the curb, so trying to figure it out early paid off. Utilized the bottom when I needed to, and man, what a night for our race team. Knoxville was horrendous for us. But through adversity and through losses, we don’t have nights like tonight. Right?

“You gotta use experience, but you still have to be on the razor’s edge. Kyler did everything right. No arrogance involved, if it was anyone else in that field behind him, he probably wins the race. I was gonna give it a really good effort, and I knew we were gonna have to get away from him and not follow him to try to win the race.”

Johnson drove home to a runner-up finish, and Ryder LaPlante took over third place from Covington in the final laps for his first podium of the season. Covington finished fourth, and Garrett Benson rounded out the top five.

With Hafertepe’s 22nd place finish, he tumbled to third in the points standings – 19 points back. Taking the helm is Covington as Bergman leaped to second with a 14-point gap from the Glenpool, OK racer.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Jett Barnes (12.763 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Sam Hafertepe Jr, Matt Covington, Ryder LaPlante

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Kyler Johnson

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Cole Schroeder

Hard Charger Award: Cole Schroeder (+8)

UP NEXT: The American Sprint Car Series will return to Big Sky Speedway for a $10,000 chase to close the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 28. Then the Series will close the opening weekend of Frontier Speedweek with a debut at Sheridan Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 30.

BIG SKY INFO

SHERIDAN INFO

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

RESULTS: Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[1]; 3. 88R-Ryder Laplante[5]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 5. 2B-Garrett Benson[10]; 6. 14-Jett Barnes[3]; 7. 2J-Zach Blurton[7]; 8. 3-Cole Schroeder[16]; 9. 81-Kelly Miller[14]; 10. 8M-Kade Morton[9]; 11. 88-Terry Easum[8]; 12. 88C-Brogan Carder[13]; 13. 24M-Ian Myers[20]; 14. 97-Sheldon Bender[17]; 15. 37-Trever Kirkland[12]; 16. 14B-Blayne Brink[19]; 17. 38B-Bryan Brown[21]; 18. 12H-Bryan Gossel[18]; 19. 0J-Damon McCune[15]; 20. 16G-Austyn Gossel[11]; 21. 511-Josh Broadbent[22]; 22. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]

 

ASCS National Tour Joins Midwest Region for Dual-State Weekend at Moberly, Eagle

Emily Schwanke

MOBERLY, MO (September 9, 2026) — The quest for the 2026 American Sprint Car Series championship is nearing its close with two of the final five races ahead.

The final weekend of ASCS National Tour racing in September begins with a trip toward Central Missouri for a Saturday night battle at Moberly Motorsports Park on Sept. 12. On Sunday, the Series will travel westbound to Lincoln, NE, for the Stewart Alley Memorial at Eagle Raceway. Eagle will offer the night’s winner a $10,022 payday and $1,000-to-start.

The National Tour will also be joined by the Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest Region presented by Hoosier through the two nights, with the weekend marking the start of the final five events in 2026 for both tours.

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Here’s a look at the top storylines:

Cool Under Pressure - Sam Hafertepe Jr. had the weekend he needed to win a seventh Series championship with a memorable Frontier Speedweek.

On Friday at Gallatin Speedway, Hafertepe worked from a sixth-place start through 24 laps to pass Seth Bergman in the final set of turns around the cushion for a 0.198-second margin of victory. Electric City Speedway on Saturday was a smoother ride for Hafertepe as he led 30 laps for his 94th career National Tour win.

Commanding the standings by 22 points over Matt Covington, Hafertepe returns to Moberly for the first time since 2017, when he finished second to Brian Brown. The Sunnyvale, TX native has finished on the podium at Eagle in the last two Series visits, but has yet to win at the Nebraska track.

Not Out - Matt Covington has kept his championship hopes alive throughout Frontier Speedweek despite Hafertepe scoring three wins in the five-race stretch.

The Glenpool, OK native kept his No. 95 Reece Construction Sprint Car within the top five in every Feature, including two podiums from Sheridan Speedway and Electric City. Covington also started on the front row in three Frontier Speedweek races.

The ASCS veteran faces the final five challenges ahead to earn his first career Emmett Hahn Trophy in 2026. He finished seventh in his only Series start at Moberly in 2017 and boasts two Series podiums at Eagle from 2015 and 2019. In the 2025 “Cornhusker State” visit, Covington finished seventh.

Four-Way Fight - Frontier Speedweek added new points battles within the top 10 as multiple drivers try to finish the year with career-high markings.

Montana rookie Cole Schroeder kept the positive momentum rolling in the final Montana weekend with a top-five at Gallatin and a top-10 finish at Electric City to pass Austyn Gossel for sixth in the Series points standings by a one-point margin.

Sophomore driver Brogan Carder brought steam from a career-high top five at Sheridan to finish eighth at Gallatin for his sixth top-10 of the season. The Sioux Falls, SD native is in the meat of the points battle, sitting eighth in the standings, 22 points back from Gossel and 25 ahead of Terry Easum.

Midwestern Might - The ASCS Midwest Region has seen a close fight for championship honors in its revival season, with two drivers hoping to make 2026 the year of a first title.

Bates City, MO’s Jack Thomas leads the way with title opponent Joey Danley sitting 24 points behind. Thomas will make his first start at Moberly this weekend in a 360 Sprint Car, after owning a top-five finish at Eagle in May.

Danley made his first start at Moberly in 2025, finishing in second place to Dustin Selvage. The Lincoln, NE native has a wealth of knowledge around Eagle with three track wins. His most recent triumph came on Saturday night with his first Racesaver Nationals victory.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE

Saturday, Sept. 12, at Moberly Motorsports Park in Moberly, MO

Sunday, Sept. 13, at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, NE

 

AROUND THE CORNER

Saturday, Oct. 10, at RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX

 

CURRENT TOP-10 STANDINGS

  1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2638 pts)
  2. Matt Covington (-22)
  3. Seth Bergman (-82)
  4. Kyler Johnson (-264)
  5. Ryder LaPlante (-435)
  6. Cole Schroeder (-548)
  7. Austyn Gossel (-549)
  8. Brogan Carder (-571)
  9. Terry Easum (-596)
  10. Whit Gastineau (-1067)

 

FEATURE WINNERS (13 Drivers)

6 wins - Sam Hafertepe Jr.

4 wins - Seth Bergman

3 wins - Tyler Courtney

2 wins - Justin Peck, Matt Covington

1 win - Kyler Johnson, Blake Hahn, Chris Martin, Brady Bacon, Levi Hillier, Gio Scelzi, Ryan Timms, Jett Barnes

 

FEATURE LAPS LED (21 Drivers)

102 laps - Sam Hafertepe Jr.

73 laps - Seth Bergman

54 laps - Kyler Johnson

52 laps - Justin Peck

37 laps - Jett Barnes

34 laps - Matt Covington

30 laps - Levi Hillier, Blake Hahn, Ryan Timms

29 laps - Brady Bacon

24 laps - Austyn Gossel

22 laps - Chris Martin

21 laps - Austin McCarl

20 laps - Gio Scelzi

16 laps - Cameron Martin

15 laps - Tyler Courtney

13 laps - Brian Brown

9 laps - Whit Gastineau

7 laps - Cole Macedo

3 laps - Sean McClelland

2 laps - Brady Baker

 

QUICK TIME AWARDS (10 Drivers)

10 awards - Sam Hafertepe Jr

4 awards - Matt Covington

2 awards - Kyler Johnson, Jett Barnes

1 award - Seth Bergman, Howard Moore, Chris Martin, Levi Hillier, Aaron Reutzel, Brogan Carder

 

HEAT RACE WINNERS (42 Drivers)

9 wins - Matt Covington

8 wins - Seth Bergman

6 wins - Sam Hafertepe Jr.

5 wins - Ryder Laplante

4 wins - Garrett Benson

3 wins - Whit Gastineau, Justin Peck, Kyler Johnson

2 wins - Chris Martin, Austyn Gossel

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, John Carney II, Tanner Holmes, Austin McCarl, Matt Juhl, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Tasker Phillips, Clint Garner, Evan Semerad, Brogan Carder, Cole Schroeder, Jett Barnes

 

DASH STARTS (42 Drivers)

15 starts - Sam Hafertepe Jr., Matt Covington

11 starts - Kyler Johnson

9 starts - Seth Bergman

7 starts - Whit Gastineau

5 starts - Ryder Laplante

4 starts - Levi Hillier

3 starts - Chris Martin, Tyler Courtney, Brian Brown, Justin Peck, Garrett Benson, Jett Barnes, Brogan Carder

2 starts - Camerson Martin, Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Brady Bacon, Davie Franek, Howard Moore, Austyn Gossel, Cole Schroeder

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, Rich Bailey, Terry Easum, Paxton Fleming

 

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (14 Drivers)

2 wins - Braxton Weger, Rico Abreu

1 win - DJ Christie, Matt Covington, Tyler Clem, Whit Gastineau, Sterling Cling, Gage Montgomery, Brogan Carder, Bradley Fezard, Chris Martin, Cole Schroeder, Kade Morton, Zach Blurton

 

HARD CHARGER AWARDS (20 Drivers)

3 awards - Seth Bergman, Whit Gastineau

2 awards - Sam Hafertepe Jr.

1 award - Ryder Laplante, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, DJ Netto, Brogan Carder, Joe B. Miller, Bradley Fezard, Hayden Mabe, Jack Thomas, Kyler Johnson, Casey Wills, Riley Goodno, Tasker Phillips, Rico Abreu, Cole Schroeder, Zach Blurton, Sheldon Bender

 

PODIUM FINISHES (30 Drivers)

12 podiums - Sam Hafertepe Jr.

11 podiums - Matt Covington

7 podiums - Seth Bergman

4 podiums - Kyler Johnson, Tyler Courtney

3 podiums - Garrett Benson, Justin Peck, Whit Gastineau, Brady Bacon

2 podiums - Austin McCarl, Levi Hillier, Austyn Gossel, Ryan Timms, Aaron Reutzel

1 podium - Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Brock Zearfoss, JJ Hickle, Jordan Mallett, Chris Martin, Blake Hahn, Alex Sewell, Christopher Townsend, Gio Scelzi, Kyle Larson, Ryder Laplante, Cole Schroeder, Zach Blurton, Jett Barnes

 

2026 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE + WINNERS

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

*Denotes Split-Field Prelim Feature

  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
  18. *Thu, Aug. 6 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Gio Scelzi
  19. *Fri, Aug. 7 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Tyler Courtney
  20. Sat, Aug. 8 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Ryan Timms
  21. Fri, Aug. 28 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Seth Bergman (4)
  22. Sat, Aug. 29 / Big Sky Speedway / Shepherd, MT / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
  23. Sun, Aug. 30 / Sheridan Speedway / Sheridan, WY / Jett Barnes
  24. Fri, Sept. 4 / Gallatin Speedway / Belgrade, MT / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
  25. Sat, Sept. 5 / Electric City Speedway / Black Eagle, MT / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)

 

Cole Schroeder Savoring Time at Home, Closing on ASCS Rookie of the Year Honors in Final Stretch 

Emily Schwanke

BELGRADE, MT (September, 3, 2026) — Home sweet home. 

Those words ring truer for Bozeman, MT’s Cole Schroeder as he’s followed the American Sprint Car Series through his first Frontier Speedweek, a six-race stretch between Montana and Wyoming. 

Before the trip through his home state, the ASCS Rookie of the Year contender has endured being outside of his comfort zone at the larger facilities on the National Tour. 

“We definitely learned and made a lot of progress on our bigger track package,” Schroeder said. “It’s helped a lot to go into some tracks where it’s more of my style of being mostly technical and small. That definitely helped us throughout the year, make a little more progress. We’ll just try to keep it in one piece and make more strides the rest of the year.” 

Before entering the first weekend of the swing at Big Sky Speedway and Sheridan Speedway, Schroeder earned his first three top-10 finishes of the year in consecutive races at Benton Speedway, Creek County Speedway, and 81 Speedway.  

During the hot summer months, Schroeder’s best performance came at Texarkana 67 Speedway, where he drove to a fourth-place finish for his first Series top-five. He also earned his first USCS Feature win on Independence Day weekend at Magnolia Motor Speedway. 

“Going to those tracks, it brought back to kind of being in California,” Schroeder said. “It was huge for us to get that win at Magnolia, then Texarkana was similar in being my way of racing with how small and technical it was. It’s where we excel more than others, and it’s important to capitalize on that.” 

The first night at Big Sky saw Schroeder make the Feature through the Last Chance Showdown, then earned Hard Charger honors with an eight-place charge to finish eighth.  

The final day saw immediate improvement from Schroeder after winning his Heat race and the Honest Abe Roofing Dash to start on the pole in the $10,000-to-win Feature. He ran inside the podium throughout the rain-shortened that rewarded him with a career-high second-place finish in the finale. 

“I feel great,” Schroeder said. “I wish we could’ve got a chance for the lead in traffic. Other than that, it was a great run, and hopefully we can carry the momentum throughout the rest of the couple weeks up here. It definitely brings a lot more confidence into the rest of the swing, and I’m happy to represent Montana like this. We’ll keep building off of it and see if we can pick off a win here or there.” 

While an accident on the final lap on Sunday at Sheridan ended his chances of a top-10 result after running in seventh, he’ll have an opportunity to regain the steam near his Bozeman home. On Friday, Sept. 4, the Series will travel to Belgrade, MT’s Gallatin Speedway before closing the weekend with the Montana Roundup at Electric City Speedway on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 5-6. 

While Schroeder has visited the tracks, he’s never turned laps around them in a 360 Sprint Car. With his experience gained from the National Tour, he’ll use the growing notebook to complete the season with Rookie of the Year honors and a strong points finish. 

“I’m just gonna try to see what we can do out there to be there at the end,” Schroeder said. “To a point, just watching through the years of how the track progresses and being on top of it from that standpoint.  

“It’ll mean a lot to get Rookie of the Year and hopefully finish it out strong. If we can get lucky and push for a top five, it’s definitely helped us a lot running this year on the National level compared to staying local. Just for the learning and the growing from running against better drivers.” 

Schroeder will prepare for the final leg of Frontier Speedweek with Gallatin Speedway on Friday, Sept. 4, and Electric City Speedway for Montana Roundup on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 5-6. 

Where can you find Gallatin info? Click here. 

Where can you find Electric City info? Click here. 

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

 

XTREME OUTLAW MIDGETS

www.xtremeoutlawseries.com

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.

 

 

 WORLD OF OUTLAWs

/www.worldofoutlaws.com

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.

Dave Smith Motors Joins World of Outlaws World Finals as Title Sponsor

CONCORD, NC (Sept. 9, 2026) – Anticipation and support for World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte are growing, with Dave Smith Motors joining as the title sponsor this year.

Matching the worldwide reach of World Finals, Dave Smith Motors has grown since its founding in 1965 into the largest Jeep and RAM dealership in the world and the largest General Motors dealer in the Northwestern United States.

The team at Dave Smith Motors shared their excitement for the partnership in a statement: “Dave Smith Motors is proud to partner with the World of Outlaws World Finals—an event that brings together the best drivers, the most passionate fans and the kind of hard-working spirit we’ve represented for more than 60 years. From our hometown in Kellogg, Idaho, to customers across the country, we’re excited to support this incredible week of racing and help make World Finals an unforgettable experience for everyone at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.”

The partnership helps further highlight the significance of the four-day World Finals event, Nov. 4-7, which will crown new champions for the three premier dirt racing series – the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, and Super DIRTcar Series.

Drivers in all three divisions will qualify on Wednesday and then run full programs the rest of the week, with Feature winners being honored Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. At the end of Saturday’s program, the three series champions will be bathed in confetti and lit by camera flashes and fireworks while they hoist their trophies.

In addition to the thrilling on-track action around the 4/10-mile dirt track, the Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals will have plenty for fans to enjoy off track. There will be stage shows in the midway, concerts, games, and more throughout the week. It’ll all kick off with the annual hauler parade in front of the zMAX Dragway on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

For more information about Dave Smith Motors, click HERE.

For tickets and more information, visit AllDirtRoads.com. When fans purchase a 2-day ticket package before Oct. 16, they'll get FREE fan pit passes.

If you can’t make it to the event, how can you still watch every lap? Live on DIRTVision.

 

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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