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Davenport Goes Back-to-Back at World Finals, Pierce Crowned 2025 Champion

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (November 9, 2025) – Jonathan Davenport and Hudson O’Neal have been the men to beat throughout the 2025 edition of World of Outlaws World Finals, so it was only fitting that the finale came down to a one-on-one duel between them.

After a back-and-forth battle through traffic in the closing stages of the 50-lapper, Davenport came out on top for his second win in as many nights at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, and his third win of the year with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

“We love coming to Charlotte,” Davenport said following his eighth Series victory at the facility, breaking a tie with Jimmy Owens for the most all-time. “This is almost a home race for me now. This is about the closest I get to race to the house. Just really excited, and man, that was a lot of fun.”

As soon as the green flag dropped, Davenport immediately began to set sail, and it looked like the field was in for their second beatdown from “Superman” in as many nights. But second-starting O’Neal never let him get too far out of reach, and once traffic came into play, the race was on.

With 32 laps on the board, Davenport got company entering Turn 3 when O’Neal stuck his nose to the inside. The Rumley No. 6 found some grip on the low lane and used it to get side-by-side with Davenport down the frontstretch, clearing him into Turn 1. However, a poor exit off Turn 2 allowed Davenport to get right back on O’Neal’s outside, but the lap car of Bobby Pierce impeded Davenport’s progress through the middle.

That forced Davenport to formulate a new plan, and he immediately switched to the low lane O’Neal had been running to power off Turn 2 and slide back in front. That stint out front only lasted one straightaway, as O’Neal quickly threw a short slider in Turn 2 to grab the lead back.

Time was running out for the No. 49 to get back in front, and with six laps left, a strong run off Turn 4 put Davenport in position to go to O’Neal’s inside and take the lead back. That turned out to be the winning move, as Davenport held on the rest of the way to take the checkers.

“I just kind of got stalled out behind those lap cars,” Davenport said. “I could hear somebody under me, and finally I saw Hudson there. He got by me, and I’m like, ‘Well, just try to stay calm here, try to stay patient with him if I could.’ I saw he was pushing it pretty hard through the lap cars and everything. He got tailed out a couple times off of four here, so I knew that got his tires hot. Gave me a great opportunity, and we were just playing chess through the lap cars there from then on.”

O’Neal held on for second, while Drake Troutman finished third for his third podium of the weekend to put an exclamation point on his MD3 Rookie of the Year campaign.

Pierce’s weekend at Charlotte didn’t go to plan with finishes of 12th, 16th and 23rd, but nevertheless, it ended with his coronation as the 2025 World of Outlaws champion. The Oakwood, IL native’s 11 wins at 10 different tracks were enough to claim his second championship in three years, making him the fifth multi-time champion in Series history alongside Billy Moyer, Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards and Brandon Sheppard.

“It feels just awesome,” Pierce said. “We worked very hard this year, it’s been a long year. I think this weekend’s felt longer than the year has though. Can’t thank my team enough and everybody that supports me. Sponsors, fans, my family, crew, friends, just everybody that helps out. Just a long season, we got her done.”

The inaugural Coltman Farms Racing Cup was also awarded at World Finals to Nick Hoffman, who picked up two wins and nine top fives in the 14 Cup races over the course of the year. Hoffman took home $7,500 and a one-of-a-kind safe, while Pierce collected $2,500 for his runner-up efforts.

RACE NOTES:

Brandon Overton won SRI Performance Dash 1.

Hudson O’Neal won Stock Car Steel Dash 2.

Mike Marlar, Jimmy Owens and Cody Overton won the Landa Pressure Washers Last Chance Showdowns.

Ryan Gustin won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Drake Troutman was the MD3 Rookie of the Race.

Hudson O’Neal won the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher Award.

Brandon Sheppard was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Chris Madden was the VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Lifeline USA Ninth-Place Finisher.

Cody Overton was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

UP NEXT: The 2026 season begins for the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision at Volusia Speedway Park in the DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals, Wednesday-Saturday, Jan. 21-24. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (50 Laps): 1. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 2. 6-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 3. 22*-Drake Troutman[4]; 4. 1-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 5. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]; 6. 9-Nick Hoffman[5]; 7. 76-Brandon Overton[10]; 8. 44-Chris Madden[8]; 9. 9M-Tim McCreadie[12]; 10. 2-Cody Overton[21]; 11. 19-Dustin Sorensen[11]; 12. 58-Daulton Wilson[18]; 13. 19R-Ryan Gustin[25]; 14. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[7]; 15. 20-Jimmy Owens[20]; 16. 3S-Brian Shirley[14]; 17. 96-Tanner English[26]; 18. 74X-Ethan Dotson[27]; 19. 22-Chris Ferguson[22]; 20. 23-Beckham Malone[13]; 21. 157-Mike Marlar[19]; 22. 16-Ben Watkins[24]; 23. 32-Bobby Pierce[15]; 24. 09-Michael Leach[17]; 25. 114-Jordan Koehler[23]; 26. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[29]; 27. 49-Jake Timm[28]; 28. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[9]; 29. 17M-Dale McDowell[16]

 

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/davenport-goes-back-to-back-at-world-finals-pierce-crowned-2025-champion/

TRACK INFO: https://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/

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Davenport Dominates Friday at Charlotte for Seventh World Finals Victory

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (November 7, 2025) – The list of World of Outlaws World Finals winners with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision is a who’s who of the sport’s best, and Jonathan Davenport has cemented his place at the top of that list.

“Superman” led wire-to-wire in Friday night’s Feature at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for his seventh victory in the event, tying Jimmy Owens for the most all-time in a Late Model.

“I would have never believed it,” Davenport said. “From my first win here back in a Crate car, to my first win here in a Super with Barry Wright here at the World of Outlaws finale here at the World Finals. Man, it’s just been an awesome ride. Just to have my name up there with Scott [Bloomquist], Jimmy [Owens], Chris [Madden], all the greats that’s been around here, it surely is special.”

A broken rear end may have derailed Davenport’s efforts on Thursday night, but aside from that mishap, the No. 49 has been the car to beat throughout the first three nights of World Finals. The week started with two top-five Qualifying efforts on Wednesday, which he translated into a Heat Race victory to start the program on Friday. A lucky Redraw saw Davenport claim the Bilstein Pole Award, and it was game on from there once the green flag dropped in the Feature.

Davenport rolled the middle through the first corner to clear second-starting Drake Troutman, and grew his margin to nearly two seconds in the first six laps before traffic came into play. That allowed the 20-year-old to trim the gap down to 0.6 seconds 13 laps in, with 22 circuits left to find a way around Davenport.

Troutman could match Davenport’s pace in the middle stages of the race, but always had at least one lap car between himself and the leader holding him back. Davenport eventually found enough momentum on the high side to start pulling away, and before Troutman knew it, he was more than two seconds shy of victory at the checkered flag.

The Lance Landers Motorsports team knew they had a car capable of laying down a commanding performance from the moment they unloaded on Wednesday, and Friday’s showing was all about overcoming Thursday’s misfortune and proving it to the rest of the Late Model world.

“We could finally see how good our car actually was once we got in clean air,” Davenport said. “My guys gave me one hell of a race car again. They went through this thing and had to change a bunch of parts, just for precautionary measures. Things go wrong, and then that accumulates to everything else going wrong.”

The other two steps on the podium were occupied by the same two men as on Thursday night, but in the opposite order. Troutman held on for second to earn his third podium at Charlotte in two years, and believes he’s still got more in the tank with one more chance on Saturday to grab his second World of Outlaws win of the year.

“We were off balance a little bit there, but JD was really good,” Troutman said. “We’ve just got to make the right adjustments tomorrow. Everything’s so close, and there’s a lot of good cars here, so just happy to be up here.”

Sheppard backed up his Thursday runner-up with a third-place run on Friday, putting him in the top three on back-to-back occasions at Charlotte for the first time since 2021.

“JD was just getting through those lap cars good, and Drake did a good job also, and we were just trying to keep pace as good as we could,” Sheppard said. “At the end, I felt like we were coming pretty good. So hopefully tomorrow night, being the last Feature, the track will be kind of like this and we’ll have something to work off of.”

Tyler Erb finished fourth to tie his Charlotte career best from 2021, while Thursday’s winner, Hudson O’Neal, rounded out the top five.

RACE NOTES:

Brandon Sheppard won Real American Beer Heat 1.

Hudson O’Neal won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Drake Troutman won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Jonathan Davenport won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Dennis Erb Jr. won Real American Beer Heat 5.

Nick Hoffman won Real American Beer Heat 6.

Ben Watkins, Mike Marlar and Ryan Gustin won the Landa Pressure Washers Last Chance Showdowns.

Jonathan Davenport won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Chris Ferguson won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Drake Troutman was the MD3 Rookie of the Race.

Drake Troutman won the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher Award.

Tyler Erb was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Beckham Malone was the Lifeline USA Ninth-Place Finisher.

Brian Shirley was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Jordan Koehler was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision concludes the 2025 season on Saturday, Nov. 8, on the final night of World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, where Bobby Pierce will celebrate his second Series championship after the race. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (35 Laps): 1. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 22*-Drake Troutman[2]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 1T-Tyler Erb[11]; 5. 6-Hudson O’Neal[6]; 6. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 7. 9-Nick Hoffman[5]; 8. 9M-Tim McCreadie[8]; 9. 23-Beckham Malone[7]; 10. 3S-Brian Shirley[9]; 11. 19-Dustin Sorensen[10]; 12. 114-Jordan Koehler[13]; 13. 157-Mike Marlar[20]; 14. 17M-Dale McDowell[15]; 15. 22-Chris Ferguson[23]; 16. 32-Bobby Pierce[22]; 17. 96-Tanner English[25]; 18. 76-Brandon Overton[17]; 19. 2-Cody Overton[24]; 20. 58-Daulton Wilson[16]; 21. 16-Ben Watkins[19]; 22. 49-Jake Timm[27]; 23. 74X-Ethan Dotson[26]; 24. 19R-Ryan Gustin[21]; 25. 2X-John Henderson[14]; 26. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[28]; 27. 11S-Austin Smith[18]; 28. 20-Jimmy Owens[12

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/davenport-dominates-friday-at-charlotte-for-seventh-world-finals-victory/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com/
TRACK INFO: https://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/

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

 

 

O'Neal Steals Thursday World Finals Victory From Sheppard in Final Corner

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (November 6, 2025) – With half a lap to go in the first Feature of World of Outlaws World Finals, Brandon Sheppard had the checkered flag in sight. Then Hudson O’Neal happened.

The driver of the Rumley No. 6 took the white flag more than 0.6 seconds behind the Rocket1 Racing machine, but O’Neal wasn’t ready to settle for second. The Martinsville, IN native got a blistering run through Turns 1 and 2 on the final lap to give himself a chance in the last corner.

O’Neal dove to the bottom while Sheppard slid up the track, and the two found themselves side-by-side coming to the line. At the flag stand, it was O’Neal out front by a tenth of a second claiming his third victory with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

“I didn’t really think I had a shot,” O’Neal said. “I knew we were catching lap traffic, and I saw [Sheppard] try and just stay committed out there to that middle. I knew the air was so bad out there and they were blowing all that stuff across, and I felt it affecting my race car too. I thought the best shot I had was just to stay down, maybe he’ll slip and I can get a run, and that’s exactly what happened.”

The 35-lap Feature started with Nick Hoffman as the man to beat, as he cleared Bilstein Pole Award winner Brandon Overton on the start and commanded the first 13 laps. But behind him, Sheppard was on a mission in the first half of the race, getting around Overton on Lap 9 and cutting a second off his deficit to Hoffman in only two laps. “The Thrill From Mooresville” quickly had company up front, and Sheppard found enough grip on the bottom to power into the lead.

It wasn’t long before Overton kicked the No. 76 back into high gear, as he briefly made his own bid for the lead with under 20 to go. He never made a move stick though, and let Hoffman and Drake Troutman get around him to fall to fourth.

One more wrench was thrown at the field with 11 laps remaining, when Jonathan Davenport slowed in Turn 4 to bring out the caution. O’Neal was fifth at that point, but a strong restart moved him to third in one lap after the race went back green. He then made quick work of Hoffman to grab second with nine laps left to catch the reigning World of Outlaws champion.

On the final circuit, 22 laps after he ripped the lower edge of the track into the lead, Sheppard had the same line used against him as O’Neal squeaked past his former ride to earn his first Charlotte victory.

“Most of the race, I didn’t think I had the race car to win it,” O’Neal said. “I found a little bit in that bottom, and it was actually pretty good down [in Turns 1 and 2] around the cushion too. The longer the race went, the better I got.”

On the other side of the battle, Sheppard did everything he could to keep the door shut against a Hail Mary attempt, but O’Neal used the traffic to his advantage in making the winning move.

“I knew there was a chance there,” Sheppard said. “I didn’t feel very good out in the middle, but all the lappers ran the bottom. The last lap, I went into three and I thought, ‘Well, I guess my best chance here is to just hug alongside of Tristan [Chamberlain] there.’ I got to about the middle of the corner and kind of washed out. I was doing that every lap in three and four coming out of four. I knew I needed to be on the bottom, but all the lap cars were down there.”

One year after standing on a World of Outlaws podium for the first time at Charlotte, Troutman found himself back there again with his third-place run, clinching the MD3 Rookie of the Year Award in the process.

“It’s really humbling to be able to cap that deal off,” Troutman said. “Especially over Ethan [Dotson], he’s been really tough all year long too, and he’s one of my best friends. Happy to be able to top that deal off, and maybe by the end of the weekend, we can get a couple spots better in points.”

Hoffman crossed the line fourth for his best World of Outlaws finish at Charlotte, while Chris Madden rounded out the top five.

RACE NOTES:

Nick Hoffman won Real American Beer Heat 1.

Drake Troutman won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Brandon Overton won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Brandon Sheppard won Real American Beer Heat 5.

Hudson O’Neal won Real American Beer Heat 6.

Brian Shirley, Dustin Sorensen and Ethan Dotson won the Landa Pressure Washers Last Chance Showdowns.

Brandon Overton won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Ryan Gustin won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Drake Troutman was the MD3 Rookie of the Race.

Brandon Sheppard won the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher Award.

Nick Hoffman was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Chris Madden was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Ricky Thornton Jr. was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Michael Leach was the VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Lifeline USA Ninth-Place Finisher.

Brandon Overton was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

UP NEXT: World of Outlaws World Finals continues at The Dirt Track at Charlotte with the penultimate Feature of the season for the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision on Friday, Nov. 7. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Feature (35 Laps): 1. 6-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[5]; 3. 22*-Drake Troutman[4]; 4. 9-Nick Hoffman[2]; 5. 44-Chris Madden[7]; 6. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 7. 19R-Ryan Gustin[25]; 8. 09-Michael Leach[12]; 9. 9M-Tim McCreadie[15]; 10. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 11. 17M-Dale McDowell[9]; 12. 32-Bobby Pierce[16]; 13. 58-Daulton Wilson[10]; 14. 1T-Tyler Erb[13]; 15. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[18]; 16. 22-Chris Ferguson[17]; 17. 16-Ben Watkins[14]; 18. 157-Mike Marlar[11]; 19. 2-Cody Overton[24]; 20. 49-Jake Timm[27]; 21. 20-Jimmy Owens[22]; 22. 74X-Ethan Dotson[21]; 23. 3S-Brian Shirley[19]; 24. 8-Kyle Strickler[23]; 25. 19-Dustin Sorensen[20]; 26. 96-Tanner English[26]; 27. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[28]; 28. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[8]

 

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/oneal-steals-thursday-world-finals-victory-from-sheppard-in-final-corner/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com/
TRACK INFO: https://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/

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

 

 

Davenport, Sheppard Top Qualifying Night at World Finals

CONCORD, NC (November 5, 2025) – The opening night of World of Outlaws World Finals saw the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision partake in a pair of Qualifying sessions, setting the lineups for Heat Race competition on Thursday and Friday.

Jonathan Davenport laid down the fastest lap in the first session of the night with a 14.909-second trip around The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Group B. That was just enough to steal the Simpson Quick Time Award from Nick Hoffman, who led the way in Group A with a 14.937.

Drake Troutman, Ryan Gustin, Brandon Sheppard and Hudson O’Neal will join Davenport and Hoffman as Heat Race polesitters on Thursday night. World of Outlaws points leader Bobby Pierce will come from the outside of the front row of Heat 5 as he looks to lock up his second Series championship.

Several regional heroes put themselves in position for a strong night, including North Carolina’s own Jamison McBride, who will start alongside Troutman on the front row of Heat 2 as he looks to start his first World of Outlaws Feature. Cedartown, GA’s Austin Smith also found plenty of speed, wheeling his No. 11S machine to the outside of Heat 6 alongside O’Neal.

The second session saw only one car dip into the 14-second bracket, and it was Sheppard laying down a 14.975-second lap in Group A. Chris Madden set the fastest time of Group B with a 15.149.

Dale McDowell, Tyler Erb, Dustin Sorensen and Jimmy Owens also earned the pole for the rest of Friday’s Heat Races. Plenty of World of Outlaws regulars made major gains between sessions, including Dennis Erb Jr., who went from 24th in his group in Thursday’s session to fifth in Friday’s, as well as Ethan Dotson, who timed in 11th in the first session and fourth in the second.

Action continues at World Finals with three full programs for the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-8. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

If you can't make it to the track, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Group A Qualifying (Thursday) (2 Laps): 1. 9-Nick Hoffman, 00:14.937[4]; 2. 22*-Drake Troutman, 00:14.954[8]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:15.015[11]; 4. 44-Chris Madden, 00:15.071[13]; 5. 215-Jamison McBride, 00:15.085[1]; 6. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:15.094[29]; 7. 20-Jimmy Owens, 00:15.106[15]; 8. 9M-Tim McCreadie, 00:15.132[28]; 9. 99-Devin Moran, 00:15.134[14]; 10. 1T-Tyler Erb, 00:15.143[17]; 11. 17M-Dale McDowell, 00:15.150[31]; 12. 157-Mike Marlar, 00:15.155[33]; 13. 2S-Layton Sullivan, 00:15.164[19]; 14. 4-Kale Green, 00:15.172[35]; 15. 22-Chris Ferguson, 00:15.223[5]; 16. 23-Beckham Malone, 00:15.249[34]; 17. 96-Tanner English, 00:15.261[22]; 18. 19-Dustin Sorensen, 00:15.286[20]; 19. 11R-Josh Rice, 00:15.287[10]; 20. 5J-Braden Jones, 00:15.298[24]; 21. 15-Clay Stuckey, 00:15.310[23]; 22. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:15.336[21]; 23. 57-Zack Mitchell, 00:15.370[16]; 24. 88-Trent Ivey, 00:15.437[2]; 25. 421-Anthony Sanders, 00:15.578[32]; 26. 24-Tyler Wyant, 00:15.593[30]; 27. 17SR-Brody Smith, 00:15.628[27]; 28. C4-Freddie Carpenter, 00:15.795[3]; 29. 55E-Eli Johnson, 00:15.863[9]; 30. 8A-Austin Holcombe, 00:15.880[18]; 31. 79-Kyle Bryant, 00:16.043[26]; 32. 555-Brock Pinkerous, 00:16.221[7]; 33. 618-Kevin Wilson, 00:16.293[6]; 34. 07-Brian Ledbetter, 00:16.402[25]; 35. 1L-Chuckie Lepsch, 00:17.917[36]; 36. 7W-Mike West, 00:17.917[12]

Group B Qualifying (Thursday) (2 Laps): 1. 49D-Jonathan Davenport, 00:14.909[11]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 00:14.984[19]; 3. 6-Hudson O'Neal, 00:15.008[33]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton, 00:15.098[17]; 5. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:15.152[28]; 6. 11S-Austin Smith, 00:15.158[31]; 7. 8-Kyle Strickler, 00:15.165[13]; 8. 58-Daulton Wilson, 00:15.169[25]; 9. 09-Michael Leach, 00:15.213[4]; 10. 16-Ben Watkins, 00:15.238[7]; 11. 74X-Ethan Dotson, 00:15.268[32]; 12. 18P-Gray Parton, 00:15.274[22]; 13. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:15.285[23]; 14. 2G-GR Smith, 00:15.287[10]; 15. B1-Brent Larson, 00:15.304[20]; 16. 75-Daniel Adam, 00:15.319[27]; 17. 23V-Cory Hedgecock, 00:15.351[26]; 18. 2-Cody Overton, 00:15.373[2]; 19. 114-Jordan Koehler, 00:15.378[34]; 20. 2X-John Henderson, 00:15.444[24]; 21. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain, 00:15.470[6]; 22. 13-Dylan Thornton, 00:15.517[14]; 23. 19C-Gavin Cowan, 00:15.517[18]; 24. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:15.520[5]; 25. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:15.529[21]; 26. 11-Evan Koehler, 00:15.534[16]; 27. 93-Donald Bradsher, 00:15.642[3]; 28. 55-Benji Hicks, 00:15.663[35]; 29. 69-RC Whitwell, 00:15.687[15]; 30. 8L-Matthew Larson, 00:15.695[9]; 31. 49-Jake Timm, 00:15.758[30]; 32. 0-Glenn Styres, 00:16.149[8]; 33. 32B-Larry Blankenship, 00:16.318[12]; 34. 49M-Luke Morey, 00:16.561[29]; 35. 7-Hardy Youmans III, 00:16.561[1]

Group A Qualifying (Friday) (2 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[15]; 2. 17M-Dale McDowell[17]; 3. 1T-Tyler Erb[5]; 4. 74X-Ethan Dotson[18]; 5. 6-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 6. 22*-Drake Troutman[30]; 7. 8-Kyle Strickler[19]; 8. 3S-Brian Shirley[14]; 9. 76-Brandon Overton[23]; 10. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 11. 421-Anthony Sanders[10]; 12. 157-Mike Marlar[25]; 13. 215-Jamison McBride[22]; 14. 32-Bobby Pierce[16]; 15. 22-Chris Ferguson[12]; 16. 23-Beckham Malone[21]; 17. 4-Kale Green[24]; 18. 13-Dylan Thornton[4]; 19. 114-Jordan Koehler[31]; 20. 40B-Kyle Bronson[9]; 21. 11-Evan Koehler[34]; 22. 16-Ben Watkins[35]; 23. 96-Tanner English[20]; 24. 49-Jake Timm[7]; 25. 5J-Braden Jones[32]; 26. 69-RC Whitwell[6]; 27. 19C-Gavin Cowan[13]; 28. B1-Brent Larson[11]; 29. 24-Tyler Wyant[27]; 30. 55E-Eli Johnson[8]; 31. 0-Glenn Styres[26]; 32. 8L-Matthew Larson[1]; 33. 79-Kyle Bryant[29]; 34. 618-Kevin Wilson[33]; 35. 07-Brian Ledbetter[28]; 36. 1L-Chuckie Lepsch[36]

Group B Qualifying (Friday) (2 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Madden[1]; 2. 19-Dustin Sorensen[25]; 3. 20-Jimmy Owens[3]; 4. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[29]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 6. 9-Nick Hoffman[34]; 7. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[27]; 8. 11R-Josh Rice[7]; 9. 11S-Austin Smith[4]; 10. 9M-Tim McCreadie[11]; 11. 58-Daulton Wilson[15]; 12. 17SS-Brenden Smith[30]; 13. 09-Michael Leach[19]; 14. 19R-Ryan Gustin[35]; 15. 88-Trent Ivey[24]; 16. 2G-GR Smith[18]; 17. 18P-Gray Parton[26]; 18. 99-Devin Moran[8]; 19. 2X-John Henderson[16]; 20. 57-Zack Mitchell[32]; 21. 23V-Cory Hedgecock[23]; 22. 55-Benji Hicks[9]; 23. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[33]; 24. 2-Cody Overton[21]; 25. 75-Daniel Adam[28]; 26. 2S-Layton Sullivan[5]; 27. 17SR-Brody Smith[12]; 28. 8A-Austin Holcombe[6]; 29. 93-Donald Bradsher[22]; 30. C4-Freddie Carpenter[14]; 31. 555-Brock Pinkerous[20]; 32. 49M-Luke Morey[17]; 33. 32B-Larry Blankenship[13]; 34. 7-Hardy Youmans III[31]; 35. 7W-Mike West[10]

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Trey Mills Set to Make World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year Run in 2026

Emily Schwank

CONCORD, NC (November 20, 2026) –  The first new addition to the 2026 World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision has been finalized, and it comes in the form of 17-year-old Trey Mills.

The St. Augustine, FL native has been on a rapid rise through the Late Model ranks since making his first Crate Late Model start at age 11, with three seasons under his belt in the Super Late Model ranks. After years of running a regional-based schedule, Mills is set to embark on the biggest challenge of his young career with a full season on the road with The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet.

“We’ve been running really good at all the big races that we went to, so I felt like it was only right to take that next step,” Mills said. “I’ve been racing regional Supers for three years now, so I really feel like this next year is the perfect time to take that next step. It’s also going to be my last year racing for my parents, so they’re doing everything they can to get me the exposure that I need. Just trying to get me out on the road so I can show my full talent, my full potential and maybe pick up a ride.”

Mills did more traveling in 2025 than ever before, running the full DIRTcar Summer Nationals schedule. After five weeks of nonstop racing, Mills finished the season fifth in points with a win to his credit in one of the Hell Tour’s biggest events, the Herald & Review 100 at Macon Speedway. Much like several other young Late Model drivers before him, the Summer Nationals grind taught Mills plenty of lessons that will serve him well as he sets out on the World of Outlaws tour.

“It definitely helped us a ton,” Mills said. “I got a lot better as a driver, me and my crew chief, we got our communication better just because we were racing every single night. I feel like it overall benefitted our team drastically. That was one of the main reasons why we ran the Hell Tour, just get me seat time at tracks that I hadn’t been to, because a lot of the Hell Tour tracks are Outlaw tracks as well.”

Mills knows that the southeastern portion of the schedule will likely present his best chances at success in 2026, and there’s one track in particular that’s circled on his calendar. His highest-paying victory to date came with the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series in September at Magnolia Motor Speedway, a track that will host the World of Outlaws for the first time in March.

“I won the biggest race of my career this year at Magnolia, $20,000, so I’m definitely looking forward to going back to Magnolia,” Mills said. “I always run good at Senoia [Raceway], so a lot of the southern tracks is where I feel like I can shine against the big guys.”

Like all other newcomers to the World of Outlaws, Mills has his sights set on the MD3 Rookie of the Year Award at the end of the season. But he also wants more. Mills has already proven he can contend with the best in the nation, finishing top 10 in his third-career Series start at Talladega Short Track in 2025. Next season, Mills doesn’t want to merely contend – he wants to win.

“Our main goal is to just win Rookie of the Year, and then to win one race with the Outlaws,” Mills said.

Mills will begin his rookie year with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision at Volusia Speedway Park during DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals (Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 22-24) and Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals (Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 12-14). Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/trey-mills-set-to-make-world-of-outlaws-rookie-of-the-year-run-in-2026/

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2026 SCHEDULE: New Venues, Big Paydays, Returning Favorites Make Up 61-Race Slate

CONCORD, NC (November 11, 2025) – A new season for the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision is less than three months away, and the roadmap for 2026 has arrived.

The 25th season of competition for The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet will take the Series on a 10-month journey that once again starts at Volusia Speedway Park in January and concludes at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in November. Along the way, the Series will travel to 19 states and visit 37 different tracks – eight of which will be hosting their first World of Outlaws event, while eight more are back on the schedule in 2026 after an extended hiatus.

Competitors will be vying for industry-leading payouts all season long, with every full-field Feature paying a minimum of $10,000 to the winner. New in 2026, every event will pay a minimum of $2,000 for a top 10, expanding on the Series’ commitment to offering the highest payouts through the field in Late Model racing.

In total, approximately $4.9 million in Feature purses will be up for grabs over the course of the season, an 18% increase over 2025. That’s in addition to the $1.1 million points fund highlighted by a $225,000 prize for the champion, as well as the Winner’s Circle Fund which pays teams every time the hauler moves.

“The 2026 season is going to be one for the record books,” Series Director Steve Francis said. “We’re excited to bring the biggest stars in Late Model racing to several new tracks, as well as a few places that haven’t seen them in a while. The World of Outlaws has seen tremendous growth in recent years, and we can’t wait to continue that trajectory next year and beyond.”

NEW ADDITIONS

Hendry County Motorsports Park (Feb. 20-21): The fun in the Florida sun won’t be limited to Volusia Speedway Park in 2026. Known as the “Southern Most Dirt Track in the United States,” Hendry County Motorsports Park will host a national Late Model event for the first time with the Swamp Cabbage 100. One week after the conclusion of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, the tour will make the 200-mile tow south to Clewiston, FL for two nights of racing on the 1/4-mile bullring.

Magnolia Motor Speedway (March 20-21): The first World of Outlaws race in Mississippi since 2018 will go down at Magnolia Motor Speedway, which will welcome the Series for the first time in March. The track has hosted plenty of Super Late Model racing since it opened in 2004, with names like Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Owens, Dale McDowell, Bobby Pierce and many more on the list of winners.

Mansfield Speedway (May 29-30): As part of its revival season in 2026 under the ownership of Matt Tifft, Mansfield Speedway is set to host one of the highest-paying shows in all of Late Model racing with the 57 Special. The $57,000-to-win, $5,700-to-start, main event will be the start of back-to-back weeks of big money races in Ohio, with the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway following it up days later.

141 Speedway (June 19-20): The 2026 edition of the northern swing features 10 races in 16 days across Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota, and it all starts on the shore of Lake Michigan in Maribel, WI. 141 Speedway is home to multiple major IMCA events every year, and will join the World of Outlaws schedule for the first time with a two-night event on Father’s Day weekend.

Southern Iowa Speedway (Aug. 26): Iowa will be the place to be for Late Model fans in late August, with the World of Outlaws running five races at four different tracks across the state in nine days. The stretch starts with the annual Hawkeye 100 at Maquoketa Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22, before shifting to Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 26, for the biggest Late Model race in the track’s 95-year history.

Adams County Speedway (Aug. 28): The second of three new additions in one week, Adams County Speedway serves as the first half of a two-night stay in western Iowa. The track’s Late Model history includes two visits by the DIRTcar Summer Nationals in 1992 and 2001, as well as a plethora of races for the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Series.

Shelby County Speedway (Aug. 29): Shelby County Speedway has quickly become a favorite among Late Model drivers and fans alike, and it makes its debut on the World of Outlaws schedule in 2026. The track has hosted the Kosiski Family 53 each of the past two seasons, with Hudson O’Neal and Pierce each scoring wins.

Little River Speedway (Oct. 23-24): The World of Outlaws will make their first trip to South Carolina since 2022 with a two-night showdown at the newly-renovated Little River Speedway. Serving as the lead-in to The Dirt Track at Charlotte’s World Short Track Championship and World of Outlaws World Finals, the event will kick off a massive three-week stretch of racing in the Carolinas to wrap up 2026.

WELCOME BACK

Volunteer Speedway (March 13): Next season’s Tennessee Tipoff weekend will take on a new look at two historic venues in the greater Knoxville area. The weekend begins at Volunteer Speedway as the Outlaws take on the high banks of “The Gap” on Friday before the tour travels south to Smoky Mountain Speedway on Saturday, March 14.

East Alabama Motor Speedway (March 27): For the first time since 2006, one of the tracks most synonymous with Super Late Model racing in the south is back on the World of Outlaws schedule. The home of the National 100 will host the Series for one night only in a $12,000-to-win Friday night spectacular before Senoia Raceway caps off the weekend on its new spring date of Saturday, March 28.

Georgetown Speedway (May 13): The northeast swing has expanded to five nights in 2026, and it all starts with a Wednesday night program at Georgetown Speedway. The facility’s third World of Outlaws event comes during the lead-up to NASCAR All-Star Race weekend at Dover Motor Speedway, serving as the kickoff to a packed week of racing in Delaware.

Selinsgrove Speedway (May 14): One night later, The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet head deep into the heart of Sprint Car country for a stop at Selinsgrove Speedway. The central Pennsylvania track hosted the Series nine times between 2013 and 2019, in addition to several regional Late Model races each year. Following the pair of $20,000-to-win midweek races at Georgetown and Selinsgrove, the tour will travel west to Marion Center Raceway for two nights on Friday-Saturday, May 15-16, before wrapping up the week at Bedford Speedway on Sunday, May 17.

Wayne County Speedway (May 28): A three-night weekend in Ohio kicks off with a Thursday night showdown at Wayne County Speedway, the tour’s first visit to Orrville in seven years. Six World of Outlaws races have been contested at Wayne County since 2006, with Brandon Sheppard winning the last three in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

West Virginia Motor Speedway (June 12-13): The legendary West Virginia Motor Speedway hillside will be packed once again next summer, although the racing action will look a little different than it has over the past four decades. The track has been reconfigured into a 3/8-mile oval, designed to produce plenty of elbows-up excitement with $30,000 on the line.

Ogilvie Raceway (June 22): The newest addition to the Northern Swing comes an hour north of Minneapolis with a Monday night visit to Ogilvie Raceway. The four previous World of Outlaws races at the track were split by Josh Richards, Chris Madden and Shane Clanton, while Ryan Gustin, Dustin Sorensen and Jake Timm are all former winners with the United States Modified Touring Series at the 3/8-mile.

Stateline Speedway (July 8): A Wednesday night stop in the “Empire State” for the Rick Briggs Memorial powered by Dave Warren Powersports, is the first of a trio of race nights on the shores of Lake Erie. The Battle at the Border at Sharon Speedway will follow on Friday-Saturday, July 10-11. The World of Outlaws have visited Busti, NY’s Stateline Speedway seven times since 2005, including in 2023 when Nick Hoffman scored his first World of Outlaws victory.

RETURNING STAPLES

Volusia Speedway Park (Jan. 22-24, Feb. 12-14): Drivers from across the nation will once again converge on Barberville, FL to escape the cold and get the season rolling at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.” Four weeks of nonstop racing at Volusia Speedway Park begins with DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals on Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 22-24, before the World of Outlaws return to close out Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 12-14, alongside the Super DIRTcar Series.

Farmer City Raceway (April 10-11): The Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway is back as the traditional launch of race season in Illinois. The World of Outlaws will go to battle at the bullring for two nights, culminating with a $25,000-to-win main event on Saturday.

Talladega Short Track (April 24-25): The World of Outlaws will once again be part of NASCAR weekend at Talladega Superspeedway with the Alabama Gang 100 across the street at the Talladega Short Track. “The Hornet’s Nest” has been a part of the spring schedule since 2023, with Brandon Overton and Pierce hoisting the trophies.

Mississippi Thunder Speedway (April 30-May 2): After a midweek stop at Independence Motor Speedway on Tuesday, April 28, three nights at Mississippi Thunder Speedway are on tap for the weekend. The Timm family has turned the facility into one of the premier destinations in dirt racing, complete with top-notch spectator areas and a surface that consistently puts on some of the best racing in the country.

Deer Creek Speedway (July 2-4): Dirt Late Model racing’s biggest Fourth of July celebration is back in 2026. The NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 brings the World of Outlaws back to Deer Creek Speedway for three nights on America’s 250th birthday, featuring a sprawling campground, plenty of fan activities and thrilling on-track action.

Fairbury Speedway (July 24-25): Fairbury, IL will once again be the center of the Late Model universe in late July on one of the sport’s premier weekends. A $50,000 payday will be on the line in the 100-lap battle around the 1/4-mile bullring, with the winner earning the right to make the ceremonial drive down South Third Street to the Bank of Pontiac.

Cedar Lake Speedway (July 30-Aug. 1): The highest-paying race on the World of Outlaws schedule once again belongs to Cedar Lake Speedway in the form of the $100,000-to-win USA Nationals. Next season marks the second running of the event with a six-figure payday on the line, with Ryan Gustin looking to defend his title from 2025.

Boothill Speedway (Oct. 2-3): The Bayou Classic’s first edition as a two-night, $50,000-to-win event was met with massive crowds and incredible action, and more of the same is expected in 2026. Boothill’s October slot on the calendar places it at a critical point in the season as part of the final push for a championship, meaning every position will be at a premium at the Louisiana 1/4-mile.

The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Nov. 4-7): As has been tradition since 2007, the season will once again conclude at The Dirt Track at Charlotte as part of World of Outlaws World Finals. The three-division spectacular will put the best in Late Model racing alongside the stars of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the Super DIRTcar Series for four nights, with three Series championships on the line.

2026 World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision Schedule:

Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $20k to win, $81k purse

Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / $25k to win, $91k purse

Friday, April 24 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, April 25 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / $25k to win, $91k purse

Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / $12k to win, $53k purse

Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / $10k to win, $47k purse
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / $10k to win, $47k purse
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / $40k to win, $134k purse

Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / $20k to win, $81k purse
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / $20k, $81k purse
Friday, May 15 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / $6k to win x2, $53k purse
Saturday, May 16 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / $30k to win, $103k purse
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / $20k to win, $81k purse

Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH / $12k to win, $53k purse
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / $57k to win, $240k purse

Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / $30k to win, $103k purse

Friday, June 19 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / $25k to win, $91k purse

Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / $12k to win, $53k purse

Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN / $12k to win, $53k purse

Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / $15k to win, $66k purse

Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / $20k to win, $81k purse

Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN / $20k to win, $81k purse

Thursday, July 2 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / $10k to win, $47k purse
Friday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / $10k to win, $47k purse
Saturday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / $40k to win, $134k purse

Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY / $15k to win, $66k purse

Friday, July 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, July 24 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / $5,000 to win x4, $57k purse
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / $50k to win, $220k purse

Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / $10k to win, $47k purse
Friday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Prelim
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / $100k to win, $223k purse

Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / $25k to win, $91k purse

Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA / $12k to win, $53k purse

Friday, Aug. 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA / $20k to win, $81k purse
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA / $10k to win, $47k purse
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA / $50k to win, $151k purse

Friday, Oct. 23 / Little River Speedway / Modoc, SC / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Little River Speedway / Modoc, SC / $25k to win, $91k purse

Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / Qualifying
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / $15k to win, $65k purse
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / $15k to win, $65k purse
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / $25k to win, $100k purse

 

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/2026-schedule-new-venues-big-paydays-returning-favorites-make-up-61-race-slate/

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2025 Season Celebrated at World of Outlaws Awards Banquet

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (November 10, 2025) – The day after the final checkered flag of the year flew at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision wrapped up the year at the World of Outlaws Awards Celebration on Sunday evening.

Drivers, teams, officials and families from the Late Models, as well as the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, gathered at The Revelry North End near uptown Charlotte to honor the champions, hand out several special awards and celebrate another thrilling season of competition.

CHAMPION: After coming up short one year ago, Bobby Pierce entered the 2025 World of Outlaws season with one goal in mind – reclaiming his spot on the championship stage at World of Outlaws World Finals.

That mission propelled him to 11 Series wins on the year, 27 top fives, 34 top 10s, and an average finish of 5.8. But the Oakwood, IL native’s reign of terror wasn’t limited to the Midwest bullrings that he’s been dominating for years – Pierce won at 10 different tracks in 2025, eight of which he had never won a World of Outlaws race at before, and three he had never been to before.

When the tour rolled into Charlotte for the final weekend of the Series, a triple-digit lead in the standings allowed Pierce to take a victory lap before officially being crowned a two-time World of Outlaws champion.

“Just awesome to win our second championship,” Pierce said. “It goes back to childhood, I grew up idolizing the Outlaws Series. I played the video games, all that stuff. When it came boiling down to it and I made my decision, I just thought being an Outlaws champion was at the top. That’s what I decided to do, and hopefully we get a third one next year.”

In addition to the $225,000 payout for his championship, Pierce also received a new Dave Warren Powersports pit bike, $2,500 as the runner-up in the Coltman Farms Racing Cup standings, the Social Ambassador Award, a new Jarrett Rifle for winning the most Features in 2025 and the STAKT Body Parts Award for winning the most Heat Races.

MD3 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Drake Troutman was already viewed as one of the most talented and dedicated young stars in dirt racing prior to 2025, and that promise reached new heights in his first full campaign with the World of Outlaws.

The Hyndman, PA native teamed up with G.R. Smith and Team22 Motorsports in the weeks leading up to the season, and from the first green flag at Volusia Speedway Park, it was clear Troutman was going to be a contender.

His freshman season reached its pinnacle in June at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, where Troutman picked up his first Series victory to go along with a pair of wins on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals trail. The team went through their share of growing pains in the second half of the year, but a trio of podiums to end the year at Charlotte earned him the MD3 Rookie of the Year Award in commanding fashion and moved him up to sixth in the final standings.

“We started out the year really strong, and then reality hit,” Troutman said. “Sometimes you can’t do anything to make anything right. We started picking it back up there towards the end of the year, and that’s about all we can ask. There’s going to be growing pains building a notebook with a new team. It’s all new, we always owned our own stuff, so racing with G.R., building our notebook back up racing on the Outlaw deal for the first year. Hopefully, next year, we can come back stronger than ever.”

Troutman received $10,000 for his top rookie efforts, as well as a new pit bike from Dave Warren Powersports and a pair of custom ear molds from Racing Electronics.

COLTMAN FARMS RACING CUP: A new prize was on offer in 2025, as the Coltman Farms Racing Cup was created to reward the top drivers at the season’s biggest events.

At the end of 14 Cup races, Nick Hoffman came out on top to claim $7,500 and a one-of-a-kind safe weighing in at more than 1,000 pounds. The Mooresville, NC driver’s two wins at Mississippi Thunder Speedway and Deer Creek Speedway and a Series-leading nine top fives in Cup events were enough to put him 114 points ahead of Pierce in the final tally.

“Those were all the crown-jewel races, and we were really good when those big lights turn on, especially Charlotte there,” Hoffman said. “It’s just really cool for that points deal to give us a little bit of extra incentive at those bigger races, and obviously that paycheck at the end is pretty cool.”

CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR: Many competitors have a story about beginning their racing journey with the support of their father, but few of those father-son duos make it as far as Bob and Bobby Pierce.

The elder Pierce did plenty of winning behind the wheel, but once his son began his rise through the ranks, his focus shifted to coaching Bobby and ensuring he had the best machine possible underneath him.

Nearly two decades after his racing career began, Bobby has turned into one of the most successful dirt Late Model drivers of his generation, and Bob is still right by his side night after night.

“We started this when he was eight years old,” Bob Pierce said. “We just started in Quarter Midgets, started building up through Crates, got into Late Models pretty early, he was 13 when we did this. We just kept digging and digging trying to figure out where the plateau was going to be, and I didn’t see any plateau. We kept growing and growing, and I started throwing him to the wolves. Next thing you know, here we are.”

Pierce was awarded with a new jack from Pit Boss Jacks as part of the award.

ENGINE BUILDER OF THE YEAR: The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet wouldn’t exist without the horsepower factories across the nation, and the class of the field in 2025 was Vic Hill Racing Engines. The Mosheim, TN-based shop powered Pierce to the championship, in addition to servicing several other drivers throughout the pit area.

CHASSIS BUILDER OF THE YEAR: More than half of the World of Outlaws roster wheeled a Longhorn Chassis in 2025, including Pierce. The No. 32 team switched to Longhorn in 2023 and has collected two championships and 38 World of Outlaws wins in the three seasons since.

FAN FAVORITE AWARD: The only award voted on by the fans, the Fan Favorite Award went to Ryan Gustin. The Marshalltown, IA driver has accumulated a passionate fan base in his five years as part of the World of Outlaws, with “Reaper Nation” filling the stands at tracks across the country.

RACING WITH JESUS SPORTSMAN AWARD: Gustin wasn’t the only member of Cooney Motorsports to leave the ceremony with some hardware, as crew member Noah Bushman was given the Racing with Jesus Sportsman Award and a $500 prize. One of the most positive members of the dirt Late Model community, Bushman helped Gustin to a $100,000 victory at the USA Nationals in August as well as four other World of Outlaws victories in 2025.

MOST CARS PASSED: The third pit bike courtesy of Dave Warren Powersports went to Cody Overton, who passed the most cars in Feature competition over the course of the season.

DIRT KING SIMULATORS HOT LAP AWARD: Tanner English set the pace in Hot Laps more than anyone in 2025, earning him $500 from Dirt King Simulators.

RAYE VEST PILL DRAW AWARDS: Overton and Jake Timm each received $500 for having the highest and lowest pill draw averages, respectively.

Each of the 14 drivers who completed the full 2025 World of Outlaws tour were presented with a points fund check at the Awards Banquet:

  1. Bobby Pierce ($225,000)
  2. Nick Hoffman ($175,000)
  3. Ryan Gustin ($125,000)
  4. Tim McCreadie ($110,000)
  5. Dennis Erb Jr. ($100,000)
  6. Drake Troutman ($80,000)
  7. Brian Shirley ($60,000)
  8. Cody Overton ($50,000)
  9. Tanner English ($45,000)
  10. Ethan Dotson ($42,000)
  11. Dustin Sorensen ($40,000)
  12. Jake Timm ($35,000)
  13. Tristan Chamberlain ($30,000)
  14. Brent Larson ($20,000)

The 2026 World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season begins at Volusia Speedway Park with DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals on Wednesday-Saturday, Jan. 21-24. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/2025-season-celebrated-at-world-of-outlaws-late-model-awards-banquet/

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

 

 

World of Outlaws Returning to Stateline in 2026 for Rick Briggs Memorial

Quentin Young

 

BUSTI, NY (November 5, 2025) – The World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision is set to return to the “Empire State” in 2026 with a midweek showdown at Stateline Speedway.

The Busti, NY facility will host The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, for the Rick Briggs Memorial, honoring the former racer and father of current World of Outlaws team owner, Boom Briggs.

“My dad raced for a long time, he was a big supporter of Chub Frank when he went to the World of Outlaws, and then when I went there later on,” Briggs said. “He passed away in 2017, and we just never figured out a right way to do it. Thanks to Dave Warren and everyone at Stateline Speedway, it was their idea. It’s a good thing for my family that my dad gets the recognition for what he’s done for the sport, how he participated in it. I think there’s going to be a lot of excitement up there. It’s the first one we’ve ever done, so there will be a lot of family there. I think it’s going to be pretty cool.”

The $15,000-to-win, $1,200-to-start event will be the eighth World of Outlaws race held at Stateline since the inaugural visit in 2005. In total, seven different winners have claimed the seven Series races at Stateline, including John Blankenship (2005), Dick Barton (2006), Shane Clanton (2013), Brandon Sheppard (2018), Max Blair (2019), Dave Hess Jr. (2021) and Nick Hoffman (2023).

Stay tuned to the World of Outlaws website and social media pages for ticket details and other event information, as well as the release of the full 2026 schedule for the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

If you can’t make it to the track, watch every lap in 2026 live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/world-of-outlaws-returning-to-stateline-in-2026-for-rick-briggs-memorial/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/schedule/event-info/?event=4549519
TRACK INFO: https://statelinespeedway.com/

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

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: World Finals Closes Out 2025 World of Outlaws Season With Four Nights at Charlotte

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (November 3, 2025) – More than nine months after the journey began at Volusia Speedway Park in January, the final destination is on the horizon.

As it has every year since 2007, the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season will come to an end at The Dirt Track at Charlotte as part of World of Outlaws World Finals (Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 5-8). The event is once again set to attract one of the largest and toughest fields of Late Models found anywhere to do battle over four nights in front of one of the largest crowds in dirt track racing.

Action gets underway on Wednesday with Hot Laps and Qualifying for both the Thursday and Friday programs. The following two nights will both include full $15,000-to-win programs, with drivers earning points that will place them into a Dash or Last Chance Showdown on Saturday. Those races will set the lineup for the season finale, which goes 50 laps for $25,000 to cap off the weekend.

The Late Models will be joined on all four nights by the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the Super DIRTcar Series to round out the trio of the top divisions on dirt.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

ON THE DOORSTEP: With a 124-point cushion entering the weekend, Bobby Pierce already has one arm around his second World of Outlaws championship trophy.

It’s been another season of excellence for the “Smooth Operator,” with his 11 wins so far making him the winningest driver on tour for the third-straight season. One of the Midwest’s brightest stars has been a force to be reckoned with across the nation for several years, but Pierce expanded his reign of terror further than ever in 2025. His 11 victories have come at 10 different tracks – eight of them were tracks he had never previously won at in World of Outlaws action, and three were ones he had never been to before.

However, the last two months haven’t brought the level of success that the dirt Late Model world has come to expect out of Pierce over the last three years. Since sweeping the weekend at Arrowhead Speedway in August, Pierce has gone winless in his last six Series starts. The Dirt Track at Charlotte could be the place for Pierce to end the season on top though, as he won the Friday portion of World Finals last year and was running in the top five on Saturday until a flat tire took him out of contention.

ONE FINAL PUSH: While Pierce and Nick Hoffman are on their way to sewing up the top two spots in the standings, several other points battles through the field are razor-thin with hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line.

After scoring a career-high $100,000 payday at Cedar Lake Speedway’s USA Nationals, Ryan Gustin found himself comfortably in the the third spot with Tim McCreadie trailing by more than 120 points. Since then, “T-Mac” has made Gustin anything but comfortable.

A stretch of eight top 10s in nine starts, capped off by back-to-back wins at 81 Speedway and Boothill Speedway trimmed McCreadie’s triple-digit deficit down to only four points. Gustin was in serious need of a momentum shift, and he got it by winning the final night of the Bayou Classic on the same night McCreadie failed to finish to expand his lead back to 50.

McCreadie already has some Charlotte history to his credit – he’s the only driver to have won at the track in more than one Series, with one victory in a Late Model and three in a Big Block Modified. Meanwhile, Gustin is still searching for his first Charlotte top 10 in his seventh year competing at World Finals.

ROOKIE ROUNDUP: Three World of Outlaws freshmen are set to complete their first full tour across the country this weekend.

Drake Troutman has become the runaway leader in the MD3 Rookie of the Year Award battle by 166 points, enough for seventh in the overall standings. The highlight of his debut season with Team22 Motorsports came in June at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, where he picked up his first World of Outlaws victory. Troutman also won twice with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals this year in addition to a $100,000 Modified win at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in May. Keep an eye on the No. 22* at Charlotte, as Troutman finished second to Ricky Thornton Jr. on Thursday night last year.

Ethan Dotson also found his way to Victory Lane early in his rookie campaign on Illini 100 weekend at Farmer City Raceway. The ASD Motorsports team went through their share of growing pains over the summer, but made a late-season surge with a stretch of three top fives and five top 10s over six races to hold onto 10th in the standings entering World Finals.

The final member of the rookie trio, Jake Timm, is set to make his Charlotte debut this weekend. The Winona, MN native has been making steady improvements all year long, scoring a best finish of fifth in his home state at Norman County Raceway.

SHARK TANK: With the 2025 season winding down across the nation, approximately 70 drivers are expected to descend on Charlotte for one more chance to score a win in one of the season’s premiere events.

First-time World 100 champion Ricky Thornton Jr. will be atop the list of favorites all week long in his Koehler Motorsports No. 20RT, having finished fourth or better in his last five Charlotte starts including three wins. The Chandler, AZ native will be a busy man all week, as he’s also set to wheel the Indy Race Parts No. 71 Sprint Car at Charlotte as well as a Micro Sprint at Millbridge Speedway on Monday and Tuesday as part of the Justin Arion Hauling Xtreme Outlaw Midget World Championship presented by Glenn Styres Racing.

Last year’s winner of the 50-lap finale, Chris Madden, is set to go for his fifth World of Outlaws victory at Charlotte aboard the Kale Green-owned No. 44. “Smokey” hasn’t done as much racing in 2025 as he’s used to, but he remains as fast as always. Madden has three regional wins across the southeast to his credit in 2025, and finished runner-up last time out in the Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway.

The highly-anticipated reunion of Mike Marlar and Delk Racing came last month at Boothill Speedway in the Bayou Classic, but the “Winfield Warrior” was never a factor in 13th on Friday and 21st on Saturday. Since then, the pairing has found their footing with a sixth-place run at Eldora and a weekend sweep at Atomic Speedway in American Late Model Iron Man Series competition. Charlotte could be the place for them to collect a win on the national level, with Marlar having two wins and nine top-six runs in his last 10 Charlotte starts since 2019.

Plenty more standouts have announced their plans to be part of World Finals, including Jonathan Davenport, Dale McDowell, Jimmy Owens, Hudson O’Neal, Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Chris Ferguson and many more.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 5-8, at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (5660 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-124)
3. Ryan Gustin (-308)
4. Tim McCreadie (-358)
5. Dennis Erb Jr. (-410)
6. Brian Shirley (-410)
7. Drake Troutman (-484)
8. Cody Overton (-552)
9. Tanner English (-584)
10. Ethan Dotson (-650)

FEATURE WINNERS (16):
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 11
Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY – 6
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 5
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 5
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2
Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 1
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 1
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 1
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 1
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 1
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 1
Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – 1
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 1
Tanner English – Benton, KY – 1
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL – 1

HEAT RACE WINNERS (39):
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 27
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 16
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 14
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 13
Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY – 11
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 9
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 6
Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL – 6
Dustin Sorensen – Rochester, MN – 5
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 5
Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 4
Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN – 4
Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 4
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – Chandler, AZ – 4
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 4
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 4
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 3
Jake Timm – Winona, MN – 3
Chris Madden – Gray Court, SC – 3
Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 3
Jason Feger – Bloomington, IL – 2
Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – 2
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 2
Cade Dillard – Robeline, LA – 2
Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 1
Garrett Smith – Madison, GA – 1
Zack Mitchell – Enoree, SC – 1
Cory Hedgecock – Loudon, TN – 1
Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – 1
Mike Harrison – Highland, IL – 1
Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – 1
Jared Miley – Pittsburgh, PA – 1
Shannon Babb – Moweaqua, IL – 1
Tanner English – Benton, KY – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – Richmond, IN – 1
Mark Whitener – Middleburg, FL – 1
Shane Clanton – Zebulon, GA – 1
Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – 1
Spencer Hughes – Meridian, MS – 1

LANDA PRESSURE WASHERS LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (42):
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 7
Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 5
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 4
Dustin Sorensen – Rochester, MN – 3
Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 3
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 3
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3
Michael Leach – Sun River, MT – 2
Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 2
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 2
Shannon Babb – Moweaqua, IL – 2
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 2
Jake Timm – Winona, MN – 2
Ricky Thornton Jr. – Chandler, AZ – 2
Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – 2
Cade Dillard – Robeline, LA – 2
Tanner English – Benton, KY – 2
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 1
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 1
Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 1
Jackson Hise – Ocala, FL – 1
Trey Mills – St. Augustine, FL – 1
Austin Smith – Cedartown, GA – 1
Mckay Wenger – Fairbury, IL – 1
Gregg Satterlee – Indiana, PA – 1
Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – 1
Kayden Clatt – Edina, MO – 1
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 1
Boom Briggs – Bear Lake, PA – 1
Derrick Stewart – Ainsworth, IA – 1
Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY – 1
Jared Miley – Pittsburgh, PA – 1
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 1
Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL – 1
Brent Larson – Lake Elmo, MN – 1
Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – 1
Eli Ross – Muskogee, OK – 1
Sam Seawright – Fort Payne, AL – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – Richmond, IN – 1
Brandon Conkwright – Wamego, KS – 1
Gordy Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – 1
Spencer Hughes – Meridian, MS – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (29):
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 23
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 14
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 11
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 10
Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY – 9
Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL – 8
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 5
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 5
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 4
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 3
Dustin Sorensen – Rochester, MN – 3
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2
Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 2
Ricky Thornton Jr. – Chandler, AZ – 2
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 2
Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – 2
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 2
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 2
Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 1
Zack Mitchell – Enoree, SC – 1
Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN – 1
Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 1
Mike Harrison – Highland, IL – 1
Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 1
Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 1
Chris Madden – Gray Court, SC – 1
Tanner English – Benton, KY – 1
Shannon Babb – Moweaqua, IL – 1
Jason Feger – Bloomington, IL – 1

FOX FACTORY HARD CHARGERS (22):
Dustin Sorensen – Rochester, MN – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL – 3
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 3
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 3
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 3
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 2
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 2
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 2
Jake Timm – Winona, MN – 2
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – Richmond, IN – 2
Kyle Beard – Trumann, AR – 2
Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 1
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 1
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 1
Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 1
Brent Larson – Lake Elmo, MN – 1
Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY – 1
Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – 1
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 1
Sam Seawright – Fort Payne, AL – 1
Tanner English – Benton, KY – 1

SIMPSON RACING PRODUCTS QUICK TIMES (19):
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 7
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 6
Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – Chandler, AZ – 3
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 3
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 2
Cade Dillard – Robeline, LA – 2
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 1
Chris Madden – Gray Court, SC – 1
Tanner English – Benton, KY – 1
Tyler Millwood – Kingston, GA – 1
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL – 1
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 1
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 1
Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – 1
Dustin Sorensen – Rochester, MN – 1
Spencer Hughes – Meridian, MS – 1

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (19):
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 6
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 5
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 4
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 3
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 3
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 2
Cade Dillard – Robeline, LA – 2
Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL – 2
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 2
Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN – 1
Jason Feger – Bloomington, IL – 1
Cory Hedgecock – Loudon, TN – 1
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 1
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 1
Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY – 1
Mike Harrison – Highland, IL – 1
Tyler Bruening – Marshalltown, IA – 1
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 1
Dustin Sorensen – Rochester, MN – 1
Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 1

FEATURE LAP LEADERS (24):
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 493
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 281
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 165
Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY – 168
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 137
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 95
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 76
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 71
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 55
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 50
Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN – 41
Tanner English – Benton, KY – 40
Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL – 38
Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 30
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 29
Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 22
Mike Harrison – Highland, IL – 21
Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 21
Ricky Thornton Jr. – Chandler, AZ – 18
Cory Hedgecock – Loudon, TN – 13
Chris Madden – Gray Court, SC – 12
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 11
Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – 11
Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – 8
Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 2

2025 WORLD OF OUTLAWS REAL AMERICAN BEER LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE & WINNERS
Friday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Ryan Gustin (1)
Saturday, Jan. 25 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Garrett Alberson (1)
Thursday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Garrett Alberson (2)
Friday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Devin Moran (1)
Saturday, Feb. 15 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Jonathan Davenport (1)
Friday, Mar. 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (1)
Friday, Mar. 21 / Swainsboro Raceway / Swainsboro, GA / Bobby Pierce (2)
Saturday, Mar. 22 / Swainsboro Raceway / Swainsboro, GA / Ryan Gustin (2)
Thursday, Apr. 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, Apr. 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Ethan Dotson (1)
Saturday, Apr. 12 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Saturday, Apr. 26 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Bobby Pierce (3)
Friday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Tyler Erb (1)
Saturday, May 3 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (1)
Thursday, May 15 / Raceway 7 / Conneaut, OH / Tim McCreadie (1)
Saturday, May 17 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Sunday, May 18 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Friday, June 20 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Bobby Pierce (5)
Saturday, June 21 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Drake Troutman (1)
Friday, June 27 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, June 28 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN / Nick Hoffman (3)
Sunday, June 29 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Tim McCreadie (3)
Thursday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / Bobby Pierce (6)
Friday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / Nick Hoffman (4)
Friday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / Bobby Pierce (7)
Saturday, July 12 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, July 26 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / Brian Shirley (1)
Monday, July 28 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Ryan Gustin (3)
Thursday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Tim McCreadie (4)
Saturday, Aug. 2 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Ryan Gustin (4)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 / Highland Speedway / Highland, IL / Tanner English (1)
Thursday, Aug. 14 / Spoon River Speedway / Lewistown, IL / Bobby Pierce (8)
Saturday, Aug. 16 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / Bobby Pierce (9)
Friday, Aug. 22 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Bobby Pierce (10)
Saturday, Aug. 23 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Bobby Pierce (11)
Friday, Sept. 12 / Needmore Speedway / Norman Park, GA / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, Sept. 13 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Ashton Winger (1)
Friday, Oct. 3 / Humboldt Speedway / Humboldt, KS / Dennis Erb Jr. (1)
Saturday, Oct. 4 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Tim McCreadie (5)
Friday, Oct. 10 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA / Tim McCreadie (6)
Saturday, Oct. 11 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA / Ryan Gustin (5)
Wednesday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 8 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

 

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The Super DIRTcar Series remains the premier traveling tour for Big Block Modifieds in the nation.

Each Super DIRTcar Series event follows a traditional short-track program including pre-race Hot Lap sessions, qualifying through Time Trials, Heat Races, and a Last Chance Showdown, all leading up to the 30-car Feature. The number of cars entered that night determines the number of preliminary races. The top 12 qualifiers in the heat races redraw for starting positions.

WALK-OFF WIN: Mat Williamson Closes 2025 Season With World Finals Victory
It's the St. Catharines, ON driver's 38th Super DIRTcar Series triumph

 

Joe Grabianowski

CONCORD, NC (November 8, 2025) – Mat Williamson had one goal when he arrived at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Saturday. Win the season finale.

The 2025 Super DIRTcar Series champion accomplished that goal on Saturday night, passing Alex Yankowski on Lap 28 to earn his fifth World of Outlaws World Finals victory.

With the title already clinched, Saturday’s win was a feat he wanted for his team to end the season on a high note.

“To be able to put a show on at the end was what I wanted to do for these fans,” Williamson said. “Hats off to my guys. It’s really tough to win these races. But to win on Saturday night and finish with the championship is unbelievable.”

Felix Roy, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award Winner, led the field to the green in the 40-lap finale, aiming for his first Super DIRTcar Series victory. The Napierville, QC driver held off challenges from Alex Yankowski for the first 10 laps with ease. But when he reached the tail of the field, his chances at a victory slipped away.

As Roy drove off Turn 4 on Lap 17, he hooked his front bumper on Louden Reimert’s rear bumper while trying to put him a lap down. That sent the two cars spinning down the frontstretch and knocked Roy out of contention for the win, giving the lead to Yankowski.

When the race resumed, Yankowski grabbed the advantage over Tim Fuller, while Williamson and Darren Smith battled for third behind them. Williamson and Smith traded third for the next six laps until a red flag came out for Matt Caprara, who flipped in Turn 4 on Lap 23.

Williamson was in fourth at that point, which put him on the outside lane for the first time on a restart. That’s the moment in the race where Williamson started his charge toward the front.

 When the green came back out, Williamson quickly cleared Smith for third and put his Buzz Chew Racing No. 88 on the outside lane. 

It wasn’t long before Williamson’s momentum brought his Bicknell Chassis to Fuller’s back bumper, giving him a chance to wrestle second away. He swung to the outside of the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Famer on Lap 25 and took over the runner-up position as they exited Turn 2. 

Then, he set his sights on Yankowski for the lead. Entering Turn 3 on Lap 28, Williamson dove underneath the No. 84Y for the lead and slid his car in front of Yankowski’s nose in the middle of the corner. Yankowski tried the crossover move to regain the lead in Turn 4,1 but couldn’t get the momentum he needed to make the pass.

From there, Williamson cruised to the $15,000 win—his 38th Series triumph. The win brings him within one victory of Bob McCreadie for seventh on the Series all-time wins list.

While in Victory Lane, the three-time Series champ said the outside lane was vital to earning his fifth Series win of the season.

“When Smith went back by me, I really wanted the caution,” Williamson said. “But, in those situations, you never know when they’re going to come. You don’t know if it’s going to come in 15 laps or five. Thankfully, it came right away, and I was able to get that outside on the restart and get by Tim.

“I was on Alex, and he kept sliding up in (Turn 2), and I figured my only shot was sliding him across the racetrack.”

Yankowski crossed the line second, finishing off his 2025 season with a podium. With his 17th top five, the Covington Township, PA driver earned second in the Series standings. 

“We had control of the race and felt really good,” Yankowski said. “But the 88 has been lights out here the last couple of months. We’re definitely bummed, but we’re going to go to work. 

“We got second in points, which is great. It’s a good chunk of change. But chasing that 88 is definitely going to give me some energy in the wintertime.”

Jack Lehner rounded out the podium, matching his best career Series finish. The Saratoga Springs, NY driver said the finish was a huge positive at a track he’s struggled at.

“This track has always been a bit of a thorn in my side,” Lehner said. “We just never seem to run all that good here and never seem to figure it out. And some of that comes from me as a driver. 

“We had a really good racecar all week long, and I screwed some things up in Qualifying that set us back on the first night. The second night, we made some changes we shouldn’t have made. And that kind of put it all together for tonight. It feels really good to run where it feels like we should be running.”

Darren Smith finished fourth, and Ryan Godown crossed the line fifth.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series kicks off its 2026 season with the chase for the “Big Gator” trophy at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL, on Feb. 11-14, as part of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals.

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If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

World Finals Night 4 (40 Laps): 1. 88-Mat Williamson[6]; 2. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[2]; 3. 02-Jack Lehner[12]; 4. 12-Darren Smith[4]; 5. 26-Ryan Godown[15]; 6. 6-Matt Stangle[14]; 7. 4M-Logan Watt[20]; 8. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[13]; 9. 11T-Jeff Taylor[10]; 10. 25-Erick Rudolph[7]; 11. 8B-Peter Britten[16]; 12. 3-Justin Haers[21]; 13. 35-Mike Mahaney[11]; 14. CRAZ8-Max McLaughlin[19]; 15. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[9]; 16. 9S-Matt Sheppard[5]; 17. 15X-Justin Stone[17]; 18. 151KB-Brian McDonald[26]; 19. 91-Felix Roy[1]; 20. 22J-Jason Reome[28]; 21. 66-Corbin Millar[27]; 22. 17-Marcus Dinkins[30]; 23. (DNF) 0-Glenn Styres[25]; 24. (DNF) 99L-Larry Wight[18]; 25. (DNF) 19-Tim Fuller[3]; 26. (DNF) 11C-Matt Caprara[22]; 27. (DNF) 44G-Sebastien Gougeon[23]; 28. (DNF) 70A-Alex Payne[8]; 29. (DNF) 58-Louden Reimert[24]; 30. (DNF) 4-Anthony Perrego[29]

 

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THE DREAM CONTINUES: Alex Payne Cruises to First World Finals Victory at Charlotte
Mat Williamson finishes second, mathematically secures 2025 Series title

Joe Grabianowski

CONCORD, NC (November 8, 2025) – Alex Payne’s magical run down the stretch in 2025 continued Friday night, as he earned a win on one of racing’s biggest stages.

The Hopewell, NY driver led all 30 laps to score his first World of Outlaws World Finals victory at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, and his second five-figure payday in the past week.

“I can get used to this,” Payne said. “We’ve had a really good car the last couple of weeks. Two different cars, really. Georgetown and here were two different cars. But when you got a package that rolls good, it just rolls good, I guess.

“The biggest thing is we’re having fun. That’s what’s making this season a lot different. We’ve had good runs in the past, but to put all of our heads together and have fun, it’s just a dream.”

Mat Williamson chased Payne to a second-place finish, which mathematically secured his third Super DIRTcar Series championship, which will be officially celebrated on Saturday.

Payne, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, led the field to the green in the $10,000-to-win battle, outdueling Erick Rudolph for the lead in Turns 1 and 2. 

However, the race was red-flagged on the opening lap after Tyler Siri flipped in Turn 3, with another car colliding with him as he landed.

After the incident, he was alert and talking to safety officials. He was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.

When the race resumed, Payne drove away from Rudolph again through Turns 1 and 2 and quickly gained separation from the No. 25. That lead was short-lived though, as back-to-back cautions slowed the field on Lap 4.

On the next restart, Rudolph couldn’t match Payne’s speed as they raced down the frontstretch, allowing the “Slide Job Express” to keep his momentum out front. That distance only grew as the race went on, as Payne got out to over a six-second lead toward the end of the race.

Behind Payne, Williamson moved through the field using different lanes. Using the outside, he gained speed through the corner before switching to the bottom as he raced down the backstretch. That strategy powered him past Felix Roy for third on Lap 13 and by Rudolph for second on Lap 18.

When he moved into second, Williamson’s chase for the lead began, aiming for his fifth World Finals victory. However, he was still six seconds behind Payne. The St. Catharines, ON driver cut the distance in half over the next 12 laps, but it wasn’t enough to catch Payne, who cruised to his fourth career Super DIRTcar Series win.

While Payne dominated the 30-lap race, he said he was worried at the beginning because he hates starting on the pole.

“I’ve always hated it,” Payne said. “I’ll probably never get used to it. It’s just tough. You might have the best car, and you might go on to win like we did. Or you might have the worst car. You just never know where your speed is or where the line is.

“Tonight, I needed the clean air, and first was the best spot. I’m really thankful for that.”

With his win, Payne moved to within 28 points of Alex Yankowski for second in the Series standings, after Yankowski crossed the line in 15th.

Williamson drove from sixth to second in the 30-lap Feature to earn his fifth straight Series top five, and 10th top five in his last 11 starts. “Money Mat” said he ran a higher line than he’d usually run at Charlotte, knowing he didn’t have to worry about points once the race started.

“We did the same thing we did last night, we just picked the harder tire tonight, and it seemed to pay off,” Williamson said. “I would’ve liked a yellow, but I don’t know if I would’ve got him anyway. We were doing the same things in Turns 1 and 2. 

“It’s fun to just come down here and race and not worry about points.”

Tim Fuller crossed the line third after starting eighth. It’s the Edwards, NY driver’s second straight top five this week, on a track he enjoyed racing on.

“I had a 300 (Hoosier Tire) on the left rear,” Fuller said. “I knew it wasn’t the right tire, but I could get down in the brown. All those guys were bellyaching that their 400s were bad, and I said just hang on, it’ll be ok. That long green really made their 400s go, and I just kind of stayed ok.

“Any time you can come down here and keep getting top fives on the biggest stage, it’s cool.”

Rudolph scored his third consecutive top five with a fourth-place finish, and Roy rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC, for the final night of the World of Outlaws World Finals on Saturday, Nov. 8, for the 2025 season finale. Drivers will battle in a 40-lap Feature paying $15,000-to-win.

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Following Saturday night’s Features, Mat Williamson will officially be crowned the 2025 Series champion in a celebration on the frontstretch.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision. 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/the-dream-continues-alex-payne-cruises-to-first-world-finals-victory-at-charlotte/

EVENT INFO: https://superdirtcarseries.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4547693
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QUEEN CITY SIX: Matt Sheppard Earns Record Sixth Super DIRTcar Series World Finals Victory
Mat Williamson extends championship lead to 115 points with third-place finish
 

Joe Grabianowski

CONCORD, NC (November 6, 2025) – While an 11th Super DIRTcar Series title isn’t in the cards for Matt Sheppard, he still earned a piece of history Thursday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

The Savannah, NY driver led all 30 laps to score his record-sixth Series Feature win at the World of Outlaws World Finals, breaking a tie with Brett Hearn for the most Big Block wins at the North Carolina track.

“Super Matt” called his first World Finals win since 2023 awesome and said everything went his way.

“This is the culmination of the season,” Sheppard said. “It’s the biggest crowds and the most diverse crowds we race in front of. A lot of fans from other walks of life, like the Late Models and the Sprint Cars, get to see us put on a show. Anytime you can win here is always special.”

Alex Yankowski, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, led the field to the green in the 30-lap Feature. However, the race’s first caution flew immediately as Tim Sears Jr. spun in Turn 2.

When the race resumed, Sheppard carried a ton of speed on the inside lane and slid in front of Yankowski, taking the lead away from “Kid Rocket” as they raced down the backstretch. While Sheppard pulled away, he couldn’t get in a rhythm as a multitude of cautions slowed the race in its 30-lap distance.

Yankowski, who ran second for most of the race, tried everything to get by Sheppard on those restarts, but the Covington Township, PA driver couldn’t get the momentum he needed to pass the No. 9S. That included a Lap 15 restart, where Yankowski left the bottom open for Mat Williamson, who wrestled second away in Turn 1.

But like Yankowski’s lead at the beginning of the race, Williamson’s time in second was also short-lived. After another caution on Lap 17, Yankowski regained second on the next restart when he stormed underneath Williamson to grab the position in Turn 3. 

Yankowski got one more chance at Sheppard when the caution flew for the last time on Lap 26 for Chris Curtis, setting him up on the outside of Sheppard again. When the green came back out, Yankowski switched lanes, hoping to surprise Sheppard on the inside. However, Alex Payne was already side-by-side with Yankowski when they entered Turn 1. Payne used that momentum to drive ahead of Yankowski and take second away on Lap 27. 

That was as close as Payne would get to the lead, though, as Sheppard went on to score the $10,000 prize and his 103rd Super DIRTcar Series victory. Thursday’s win was also his sixth Series win of 2025, breaking a tie with Stewart Friesen for the most wins this season. 

Despite how good his car was throughout the night, Sheppard said the cautions benefited him.

“I just felt like I could really enter hard and carry a lot of speed,” Sheppard said. “It looked like traffic was going to be a handful. I didn’t want to keep seeing the restarts because that’s an opportunity to get beat to Turn 1, but at the same time, I didn’t really want to get into lap traffic either.

“It was one of them deals where everything just worked out for us, and I’m really proud of this team.” 

Payne crossed the line second, earning his fourth consecutive podium finish and third straight top-two result. The Hopewell, NY driver said he just bided his time to get to the front.

“I think where we finished was probably where our car was tonight,” Payne said. “Normally, there’s a bit of a berm on the top, but it just wasn’t quite there enough tonight. I tried to make a couple of things work, but then I just tried to smarten up and make some clean passes. At that point, it’s tough to make up any major ground. You’re kind of just where you’re at.”

Defending Series champion Mat Williamson crossed the line third, earning his fourth consecutive top five and ninth top five in his last 10 races. The St. Catharines, ON driver said he anticipated something different from the track. 

“I thought it was going to (rubber) on the bottom,” Williamson said. “I was trying to catch Matt, as good as he was off the bottom, I figured if it started to latch, I’d be able to roll right by him. But the track was great. The track was really good all night.

“Clean air just means so much here. Tomorrow, we’ll have a little bit more racetrack to work with, so we’ll see what happens.”

With his third-place finish, Williamson extended his lead over Yankowski, who finished sixth, to 115 points entering Friday’s event. That moves him closer to mathematically securing his third Series championship.

Tim Fuller crossed the line fourth, and Erick Rudolph earned his second consecutive top five with a fifth-place finish.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC, for night three of the World of Outlaws World Finals on Friday, Nov. 7, for another 30-lap Feature paying $10,000-to-win. 

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If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

World Finals Night 1 (30 Laps): 1. 9S-Matt Sheppard[2]; 2. 70A-Alex Payne[7]; 3. 88-Mat Williamson[4]; 4. 19-Tim Fuller[10]; 5. 25-Erick Rudolph[9]; 6. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[1]; 7. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[12]; 8. 91-Felix Roy[5]; 9. 26-Ryan Godown[19]; 10. 02-Jack Lehner[20]; 11. 35-Mike Mahaney[29]; 12. 6-Matt Stangle[23]; 13. 4M-Logan Watt[22]; 14. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[6]; 15. 3-Justin Haers[16]; 16. 99L-Larry Wight[21]; 17. 21A-Peter Britten[14]; 18. 15X-Justin Stone[18]; 19. 12-Darren Smith[24]; 20. 11T-Jeff Taylor[26]; 21. 44G-Sebastien Gougeon[15]; 22. 11C-Matt Caprara[13]; 23. 6S-Brian Swartzlander[28]; 24. 66-Corbin Millar[25]; 25. 35C-Chris Curtis[17]; 26. (DNS) 4-Anthony Perrego; 27. (DNS) 17-Marcus Dinkins; 28. (DNS) 58-Louden Reimert; 29. (DNS) CRZ8-Max McLaughlin; 30. (DNS) 48T-Dave Rauscher

Contingency Awards:
JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award: Jimmy Phelps ($100)
Billy Whittaker Cars Quick Time Award: Mat Williamson ($100)
VP Racing Fuels Award: Felix Roy ($50)
ARP Bolts Award: Erick Rudolph ($50)
ASI Racewear Award: Mike Mahaney ($50)
Behrent’s Performance Warehouse Award: Matt Sheppard ($50)
Cometic Gasket Award: Matt Stangle ($50)
Comp Cams Award: Mike Mahaney ($50)
DIG Racing Products: Mike Mahaney ($50)
Fox Factory Award: Alex Payne ($50)
MSD Award: Erick Rudolph ($50)
Swift Springs Award: Jimmy Phelps ($50)
Weld Racing Wheels Award: Alex Payne ($50)
Hoosier Racing Tire Award: Anthony Perrego (Free Tire)
SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Pole Award: Alex Yankowski ($100)

 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/queen-city-six-matt-sheppard-earns-record-sixth-super-dirtcar-series-world-finals-victory/

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DOUBLE THE MONEY: Mat Williamson Sweeps Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Awards at World Finals

Joe Grabianowski

CONCORD, NC (November 5, 2025) – With the 2025 Super DIRTcar Series championship within his grasp, Mat Williamson opened this year’s World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on a high note.

The St. Catharines, ON driver was the fastest overall in both Qualifying Sessions on Wednesday night and will start on the pole of his Heat Races on Thursday and Friday. 

It’s “Money Mat’s” fifth and sixth Billy Whittaker Cars Quick Time Awards of the 2025 season, two Qualifying runs, he said, that were helped by returning to old notes. 

“We went back to our notes from 2023,” Williamson said. “I thought we were better in 2023 than we have been ever. We unloaded with those notes, and obviously we were fast enough to set quick time.

“I didn’t lift on either lap (in the first session). Obviously, we got a really good car where I can carry speed into the corner. The first lap I ran on the cushion in (Turns) 3 and 4, and the second lap I actually ran lower, and that was my better one.”

After laying down a 15.979-second lap in the Thursday night session, Williamson backed it up about an hour later with a 16.047-second lap in the Friday night session. According to the defending Series champion, it sets him up to be in a good position on all three nights.

“I think anytime we’ve come down here and timed on Wednesday, we’ve always had one good night and one bad night,” Williamson said. “To be pole in both is going to mean a lot on Saturday night. It’s going to get a pretty good starting spot for Saturday if you run well on Thursday and Friday.”

Joining Williamson on the pole of the four Heat Races on Thursday are Matt Sheppard (Heat 1), Alex Payne (Heat 2), and Felix Roy (Heat 4).

Sheppard (Heat 4) and Payne (Heat 2) also earned pole positions for Friday night’s program along with Williamson. Logan Watt, who was the Quickest in Group B in the Friday night session, will start on the pole of Heat Race 3.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC, for night two of the World of Outlaws World Finals on Thursday, Nov. 6, for the first night of racing. Drivers will battle in a 30-lap Feature paying $10,000-to-win.

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If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

Thursday Night Qualifying Results:

Qualifying Group 1 (2 Laps): 1. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:16.245[19]; 2. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:16.346[24]; 3. 83X-Tim Sears Jr, 00:16.386[22]; 4. 4-Anthony Perrego, 00:16.395[9]; 5. 25-Erick Rudolph, 00:16.421[13]; 6. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:16.434[2]; 7. 11C-Matt Caprara, 00:16.477[5]; 8. 99L-Larry Wight, 00:16.477[15]; 9. 66-Corbin Millar, 00:16.500[20]; 10. 19-Tim Fuller, 00:16.544[8]; 11. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:16.637[17]; 12. 92-Dexter Stacey, 00:16.673[16]; 13. 27B-Robert Bublak, 00:16.712[14]; 14. 5H-Amy Holland, 00:16.745[10]; 15. 48T-Dave Rauscher, 00:16.748[6]; 16. 15X-Justin Stone, 00:16.755[3]; 17. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 00:16.761[7]; 18. 6-Matt Stangle, 00:16.761[4]; 19. 44T-Gordon Smith, 00:16.781[11]; 20. 151KB-Brian McDonald, 00:16.884[21]; 21. 6R-Bill Rose, 00:16.935[18]; 22. 14B-Brendan Darrah, 00:16.952[12]; 23. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 00:16.976[23]; 24. 22J-Jason Reome, 00:17.087[1]

Qualifying Group 2 (2 Laps): 1. 88-Mat Williamson, 00:15.978[15]; 2. 91-Felix Roy, 00:16.211[2]; 3. 44G-Sebastien Gougeon, 00:16.298[18]; 4. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 00:16.304[5]; 5. CRZ8-Max McLaughlin, 00:16.346[22]; 6. 4M-Logan Watt, 00:16.372[21]; 7. 58-Louden Reimert, 00:16.425[6]; 8. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:16.437[13]; 9. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 00:16.456[3]; 10. 0-Glenn Styres, 00:16.490[11]; 11. 6S-Brian Swartzlander, 00:16.493[12]; 12. 2-Jack Lehner, 00:16.504[20]; 13. 35-Mike Mahaney, 00:16.504[16]; 14. 3-Justin Haers, 00:16.545[9]; 15. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 00:16.558[4]; 16. 1M-Tyler Murray, 00:16.565[19]; 17. 26-Ryan Godown, 00:16.599[1]; 18. 12-Darren Smith, 00:16.637[23]; 19. 21M-Bob Mcgannon, 00:16.866[10]; 20. 5-Tyler Siri, 00:17.066[17]; 21. 8M-Macey Adamik, 00:17.350[7]; 22. 66W-Wallace Stacey, 00:17.786[8]; 23. (DNF) 410-Mike Fowler, 00:18.375[14]

Friday Night Qualifying Results:

Qualifying Group 1 (2 Laps): 1. 88-Mat Williamson, 00:16.047[14]; 2. 70A-Alex Payne, 00:16.265[11]; 3. 91-Felix Roy, 00:16.397[12]; 4. 44G-Sebastien Gougeon, 00:16.430[15]; 5. 2-Jack Lehner, 00:16.554[17]; 6. 6-Matt Stangle, 00:16.592[13]; 7. 27B-Robert Bublak, 00:16.628[9]; 8. 12-Darren Smith, 00:16.629[19]; 9. 26-Ryan Godown, 00:16.654[10]; 10. 15X-Justin Stone, 00:16.661[21]; 11. 3-Justin Haers, 00:16.667[16]; 12. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 00:16.835[20]; 13. 66-Corbin Millar, 00:16.872[1]; 14. 92-Dexter Stacey, 00:16.877[18]; 15. 6S-Brian Swartzlander, 00:16.888[2]; 16. 6R-Bill Rose, 00:16.910[7]; 17. 5-Tyler Siri, 00:16.939[6]; 18. 0-Glenn Styres, 00:16.943[24]; 19. 14B-Brendan Darrah, 00:17.008[8]; 20. 5H-Amy Holland, 00:17.029[22]; 21. 48T-Dave Rauscher, 00:17.051[23]; 22. 44T-Gordon Smith, 00:17.151[3]; 23. 21M-Bob Mcgannon, 00:17.212[5]; 24. 66W-Wallace Stacey, 00:18.064[4]

Qualifying Group 2 (2 Laps): 1. 4M-Logan Watt, 00:16.375[20]; 2. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 00:16.438[8]; 3. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 00:16.452[15]; 4. 83X-Tim Sears Jr, 00:16.528[16]; 5. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 00:16.534[1]; 6. 11C-Matt Caprara, 00:16.563[3]; 7. 19-Tim Fuller, 00:16.604[4]; 8. 25-Erick Rudolph, 00:16.607[9]; 9. 21A-Peter Britten, 00:16.622[11]; 10. 4-Anthony Perrego, 00:16.646[17]; 11. 1M-Tyler Murray, 00:16.674[12]; 12. 35-Mike Mahaney, 00:16.690[18]; 13. CRAZ8-Max McLaughlin, 00:16.717[7]; 14. 58-Louden Reimert, 00:16.880[6]; 15. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 00:16.897[23]; 16. 99L-Larry Wight, 00:16.905[22]; 17. 35C-Chris Curtis, 00:17.034[13]; 18. 151KB-Brian McDonald, 00:17.081[10]; 19. 8M-Macey Adamik, 00:17.157[2]; 20. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 00:17.158[5]; 21. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 00:17.292[14]; 22. 22J-Jason Reome, 00:17.870[21]; 23. (DNS) 410-Mike Fowler 

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 A DELAWARE DIAMOND: Alex Payne Outduels Tim Sears Jr. For Georgetown Victory
Mat Williamson finishes fourth, holds 109-point lead with three races remaining 

Joe Grabianowski

GEORGETOWN, DE (November 1, 2025) – Before this weekend, Alex Payne hadn’t run any Feature laps at Georgetown Speedway. But after racing there on Friday, he knew what was needed to win the track’s Super DIRTcar Series return. 

The Hopewell, NY driver thundered past Tim Sears Jr. coming to the white flag and held on to win the Delaware Diamond 75, his second Series win of 2025.

Tears were flowing from Payne’s eyes in Victory Lane, as he was overcome with emotion from his win.

“There is nothing in this world like this,” Payne said. “This is all I’ve ever dreamed of. If you’re a kid in the stands, keep dreaming, because I was there. I get emotional, and I’m proud of it because I love everything I do. I just never stopped fighting.”

Erick Rudolph, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, led the field to the green in the 75-lap Feature. However, it was Tim Sears Jr. who led the opening lap, powering around the outside of Rudolph in Turn 2 to take the lead.

Payne, who started third, started moving forward behind the leaders. He used both lanes to try to pass Rudolph, before eventually settling on the inside. He snuck underneath the No. 25 in Turn 4 on Lap 13 for second and set his sights on Sears.

Once he got to second, Payne started reeling Sears in as the Hastings, NY driver reached lap traffic and got within a second of the lead before the race’s first caution came out for Matt Stangle on Lap 26. 

Sears held the lead for the next two restarts, but a caution for Brandon Grosso, who spun in Turn 3 on Lap 33, gave Payne the opportunity at the lead he needed.

When the race resumed on Lap 36, Payne slid in front of Sears in Turn 1 to take the lead and quickly pulled away from him down the backstretch. Payne held the top spot until a caution on Lap 52 for Peter Britten’s flat left rear tire gave Sears another chance.

After using the bottom to take the lead on the last restart, Payne chose the inside line again. However, that proved costly. Sears, like on multiple restarts early in the race, used his momentum to re-take the lead on the outside. But unlike the beginning of the race, Payne stayed with the No. 83X.

With six laps to go, Sears caught heavy lap traffic as Anthony Perrego and Ryan Krachun were racing for position in front of him. “Timmer” tried driving through the middle, but it left the outside lane open for Payne. Using his momentum on the top, Payne tried driving around the outside of Sears through Turns 1 and 2. But as they exited the corner, Payne jumped the cushion, allowing Sears to get away.

Payne wasn’t out of it yet, though. Sears still had trouble in traffic, as Perrego was battling with H.J. Bunting ahead of him. That gave Payne one more shot with two laps to go.

With a burst of momentum on the backstretch, Payne got within a car length of Sears as they entered Turn 3 on Lap 73. Payne watched Sears choose the top and decided to go to the bottom. As they drove through the corner, Payne ducked underneath Sears in the apex of the corner. But as they exited, Payne slid up, made contact with Sears, and took the lead.

From there, Payne held on to score his third career Super DIRTcar Series win, and his richest Series triumph, earning $12,075. He also moved back into third in the Series standings after Matt Sheppard finished 15th.

“From the start to the finish, it was just crazy,” Payne said. “You don’t know what choice is right with tires, and there’s so many variables that go into it. I had a hard time getting going, and I was really glad I had the track position. Once we got some heat in the tires, I felt a little better.”

Sears settled for second after leading 60 laps. He said lap traffic played a vital role in keeping him out of Victory Lane for the second time this season.

“We’re leading and they’re two-wide in front of us, and we just had nowhere to go, unfortunately,” Sears said. “It let [Payne] close in on us, and eventually he got us. It’s always better to be the one doing the chasing than being chased. 

“I honestly didn’t even have a plan. The top is where I started, and when we went green, the top was just so fast. It was just the place to be, and I felt like rolling around on the bottom of the racetrack trying to pass lap traffic; we couldn’t keep the speed.”

Rudolph crossed the line third, earning his first podium since Land of Legends Raceway in July. The Ransomville, NY driver said he made the most with what he had.

“Early on in the first third of the race, I was struggling a little bit,” Rudolph said. “It took me several laps to get going. Once I got going, I kind of leveled out. Third-place car, I think that’s what we had.”

Defending Series champion Mat Williamson finished fourth, extending his Series points lead with three races remaining. The St. Catharines, ON driver has a 109-point lead over Alex Yankowski, who finished eighth.

Mike Mahaney rounded out the top five after starting 16th.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series heads to North Carolina for World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Nov. 5-8, where the 2025 champion will be crowned on Saturday, Nov. 8.

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Delaware Diamond 75 (75 Laps): 1. 70A-Alex Payne[3]; 2. 83X-Tim Sears Jr[2]; 3. 25-Erick Rudolph[1]; 4. 88-Mat Williamson[4]; 5. 35-Mike Mahaney[16]; 6. 12-Darren Smith[11]; 7. 26-Ryan Godown[7]; 8. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[5]; 9. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[12]; 10. 4M-Logan Watt[6]; 11. 15X-Justin Stone[19]; 12. 1-Billy Pauch Jr[13]; 13. 21A-Peter Britten[8]; 14. 32-Brandon Grosso[18]; 15. 9S-Matt Sheppard[10]; 16. 4-Anthony Perrego[9]; 17. 30-HJ Bunting[14]; 18. 51-Ryan Krachun[17]; 19. 05-Sean Metz[21]; 20. 6-Matt Stangle[15]; 21. 2-Jack Lehner[24]; 22. 17-Marcus Dinkins[23]; 23. 26M-Matt Ellery[22]; 24. (DNS) 91-Felix Roy

 

 

 

YEAR IN REVIEW: History Makers, First-Time Winners, Suprise Performances Highlight 2025 Super DIRTcar Series Season

Brian Nacewicz

CONCORD, NC (November 20, 2025) – The journey to the 2025 Super DIRTcar Series title came to an end in November, with twists and turns along the way culminating in Mat Williamson’s third Series championship.

Along with Williamson’s title, two drivers hit career win milestones, three drivers added their names as Series winners, and two drivers cemented themselves as rising Big Block Modified stars.

Let’s look at the season’s top stories:

Triple the Money: Despite not earning a Super DIRTcar Series victory until July, Mat Williamson cruised to his third Series title with his consistency. In 26 points-paying races, the St. Catharines, ON driver finished in the top 10 in 25 of them. His worst finish was an 11th at Thunder Mountain Speedway in May.

Once he got his first win at Land of Legends Raceway in July, Williamson scored another home-track victory at Ransomville Speedway in August and backed it up with wins at Brockville Ontario Speedway, The Dirt Track at Charlotte, and his fourth Billy Whittaker Cars 200 win at Oswego Speedway during Super DIRT Week 53.

“Money Mat” is now the ninth driver to win the Super DIRTcar Series championship three times, joining Matt Sheppard, Brett Hearn, Will Cagle, Jack Johnson, Bob McCreadie, Alan Johnson, Danny Johnson, and Billy Decker.

Overall, Williamson finished the season with five victories, 21 top fives, 25 top 10s, and 19 podium finishes.

Hitting the Century Mark: While an 11th Series title wasn’t in the cards for Sheppard in 2025, that didn’t stop him from stealing storylines throughout the season.

The Savannah, NY driver became the second driver to earn 100 Super DIRTcar Series victories in July with a dominating performance at Autodrome Drummond. It was a fitting track for his 100th victory, as the Drummondville, QC facility was also the site of his first Series win in 2004.

“Super Matt” finished the season with six wins, more than any other driver in 2025, including his sixth victory at the Dirt Track at Charlotte, where he has more wins than any other Big Block Modified competitor.

He ended the season with 103 career Series wins – 38 triumphs behind Brett Hearn for the top spot.

Joining the Wins List: While Sheppard moves closer to the top of the all-time wins list, three drivers earned their spot with their first career Super DIRTcar Series victories.

Canadian veteran Mario Clair was the first to complete that task, leading all 100 laps in the Series return to Cornwall Motor Speedway to win the O’Canada 100. It was the Drummondville, QC driver’s first win in 75 Series starts and only his second top five.

Tim Sears Jr. earned a popular victory at Brewerton Speedway during a “race of the year contender” during SummerFAST. The Central Square, NY driver started eighth in the race and methodically worked his way forward. Then, he held off challenges from Alex Yankowski, Peter Britten, and Williamson to earn the victory minutes from his hometown.

The third driver who reached Super DIRTcar Series Victory Lane for the first time in his career was Kolby Schroder at Lebanon Valley Speedway during Mr. DIRT Track USA. The Staatsburg, NY, driver passed Darren Smith near the race’s halfway point and drove away to earn the biggest win of his career, and a guaranteed starting spot at Super DIRT Week 53.

With Clair, Sears, and Schroder scoring victories, the Series is approaching 200 different winners, as 197 drivers have reached Victory Lane since the Series’ inaugural year in 1974.

Rise of Kid Rocket: At the beginning of 2025, Alex Yankowski wasn’t sure he’d run the entire Super DIRTcar Series schedule. But after winning the “Big Gator” trophy at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park and opening the points-paying season with back-to-back runner-up finishes, the Covington Township, PA driver decided to make a run for the 2025 title.

That decision proved to be a good one for “Kid Rocket,” who led the Series standings until Williamson passed him in July. He went on to finish second on the strength of two wins at Volusia and Can-Am Speedway, 17 top fives, and 23 top 10s.

A high mark of his consistency this season was a streak of nine top fives in the first 10 points-paying races.

Here Comes the Payne: Yankowski wasn’t the only Alex who made a jump in 2025. In his second season on tour, Alex Payne charged to his first podium points finish with a strong second half of the season. 

After earning his second consecutive win at Brockville Ontario Speedway in July, the Hopewell, NY driver backed it up with two more wins in November at Georgetown Speedway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Payne finished the season with 16 top fives and 20 top 10s, including eight podium finishes.

That includes a streak of four straight top two finishes between Brockville in October, Georgetown, and Charlotte.

Five for Friesen: NASCAR Trucks star Stewart Friesen also added a Series milestone to his resume in 2025. With his win at Selinsgrove Speedway in June, the Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON driver scored his 50th Super DIRTcar Series win, a feat only accomplished by five drivers before him.

Friesen ended the season with five wins, adding victories at New Egypt Speedway, Weedsport Speedway (2), and Mohawk International Raceway. He also earned five top fives and six top 10s in eight starts before his season was cut short due to his crash at Autodrome Drummond.

Batman Returns: While there weren’t any milestones accompanied with Peter Britten’s 2025 Super DIRTcar Series season, the Brisbane, QLD driver broke a three-year drought with a return to Victory Lane.

The “Batman” outdueled Payne on night three of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, marking his first Series win since he narrowly beat Jimmy Phelps to the finish at Volusia Speedway Park in 2022. Then, Britten added another to kick off SummerFAST, beating Williamson and Sheppard to the checkered flag, which earned him his first multi-win season as a full-time Super DIRTcar Series driver.

Up Next: The Super DIRTcar Series kicks off its 2026 season at Volusia Speedway Park during Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 11-14, to chase the Big Gator championship.

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2025 Super DIRTcar Series Final Statistics

FEATURE WINNERS: (13 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-6

  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-5
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-5

  3. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-3

  4. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-2
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-2

  5. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
    Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
    Mario Clair. St. Edmond, QC-1
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Kolby Schroder, Staatsburg, NY-1

HEAT RACE WINNERS (36 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-16

  2. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-14

  3. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-9
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-9

  4. Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-8
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-8

  5. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-7

  6. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-6

  7. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-4
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-4

  8. Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-2
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-2
    Logan Watt, Boyertown, PA-2

  9. Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
    Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-1
    Jordan McCreadie, Watertown, NY-1
    Brett Tonkin, Carbondale, PA-1
    Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT – 1
    Ryan Stabler, Cornwall, ON-1
    Johnathan Ferguson, Prescott, ON-1
    Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
    Steve Bernard, Granby, QC-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Will Thomas, Sharpsville, PA-1
    Chris Hulsizer, Brewerton, NY-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
    Kolby Schroder, Staatsburg, NY-1
    Keith Flach, Ravena, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (32 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-3
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-3

  2. Danny Creeden, Wurtsboro, NY-2
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-2
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-2
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
    Steve Bernier, St. Hyacinthe, QC-2

  3. Zach Payne, Stanley, NY-1
    Ronnie Johnson, Duanesburg, NY-1
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Ronnie Davis III, Memphis, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
    Cory Wheeler, Cornwall, ON-1
    Jordan McCreadie, Watertown, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Ganby, QC-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Amy Holland, Fulton, NY-1
    Dalton Slack, Welland, ON-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
    Danny Johnson, Rochester, NY-1
    L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Gary Tomkins, Clifton Springs, NY-1
    Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
    William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-1
    Tristan Draper, Syndenham, ON-1
    Logan Watt, Boyertown, PA-1
    Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
    Max McLaughlin, Mooresville, NC-1

PODIUM FINISHES (24 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-19

  2. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-11

  3. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-11

  4. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-9

  5. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-6

  6. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-5

  7. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-4

  8. Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-3
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-3

  9. Dalton Slack, Welland, ON-2
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-2

  10. Logan Watt, Boyertown, PA-1
    L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
    Mario Clair, St. Edmond, QC-1
    David Hebert, St. Damase, QC-1
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
    Gary Lindberg, Ridgeway, ON-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
    Kolby Schroder, Staatsburg, NY-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1

HARD CHARGER (20 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

  1. Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-3
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-3

  2. Dalton Slack, Welland. ON-2
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-2
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-2

  3. H.J. Bunting, Milford, DE-1
    Amy Holland, Fulton, NY-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
    Samuel Charland, Victoriaville, QC-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
    Mathieu Desjardins, Yamaska, QC-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Amy Holland, Fulton, NY-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township,PA-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1

BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (14 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-6

  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON-3
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-3

  3. Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2

  4. Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
    Will Thomas, Sharpsville, PA-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-1

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (16 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QT

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-3
    Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-3

  2. Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-2
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-2
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-2
    Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-2
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2

  3. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Danny Creeden, Wurtsboro, NY-1
    Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Ryan Stabler, Cornwall, ON-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-1
    Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1

Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (19 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-576

  2. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-257

  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-247

  4. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-174

  5. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-125

  6. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-104

  7. Mario Clair, St. Edmond, QC-100

  8. Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-86

  9. Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NY-75

  10. Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-75

  11. Kolby Schroder, Staatsburg, NY-64

  12. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-54

  13. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-45
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-45

  14. Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-36

  15. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-30

  16. L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-29

  17. Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-17

  18. Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1

2025 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners

  1. Wednesday, Feb. 12/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Matt Sheppard*

  2. Thursday, Feb. 13/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Alex Yankowski*

  3. Friday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Peter Britten*

  4. Saturday, Feb. 15/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Erick Rudolph*

  5. Saturday, March 29/New Egypt Speedway/New Egypt, NJ/Stewart Friesen

  6. Friday, April 18/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/L.J. Lombardo

  7. Sunday, May 25/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (2)

  8. Monday, May 26/Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, NY/Matt Sheppard (2)

  9. Tuesday, June 3/Big Diamond Speedway/Pottsville, PA/Ryan Godown

  10. Wednesday, June 4/Selinsgrove Speedway/Selinsgrove, PA/Stewart Friesen (3)

  11. Sunday, June 29/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Cornwall, ON/Mario Clair

  12. Monday, June 30/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY/Stewart Friesen (4)

  13. Thursday, July 3/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Mat Williamson

  14. Saturday, July 26/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (5)

  15. Monday, July 28/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Matt Sheppard (3)

  16. Tuesday, July 29/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Matt Sheppard (4)

  17. Wednesday, July 30, Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON/Alex Payne

  18. Monday, Aug. 11/Sharon Speedway/Hartford, OH/Anthony Perrego

  19. Tuesday, Aug. 12/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY/Mat Williamson (2)

  20. Sunday, Aug. 17/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Peter Britten (2)

  21. Monday, Aug. 18/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY/Tim Sears Jr.

  22. Thursday, Aug. 28/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY/Kolby Schroder

  23. Friday, Sept. 5/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY/Alex Yankowski (2)

  24. Saturday, Sept. 20/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/Matt Sheppard (5)

  25. Saturday, Oct. 11/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY/Mat Williamson (3)

  26. Friday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON/Mat Williamson (4)

  27. Saturday, Nov. 1/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE/Alex Payne (2)

  28. Thursday, Nov. 6/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC/Matt Sheppard (6)

  29. Friday, Nov. 7/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC/Alex Payne (3)

  30. Saturday, Nov. 8/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC/Mat Williamson (5)

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory

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tHREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER: Mat Williamson Reflects on Third Super DIRTcar Series Championship

Chris Owens

CONCORD, NC (November 13, 2025) – When Mat Williamson joined Buzz Chew Racing in 2019, he didn’t realize how high the ceiling would be in his Big Block Modified career.

Fast-forward six years, and the St. Catharine’s, ON driver is a three-time Super DIRTcar Series champion, a feat he accomplished last weekend with a walk-off victory at The Dirt Track at Charlotte during the World of Outlaws World Finals.

However, this year’s championship looked different than his previous ones in 2019 and 2024. While Williamson didn’t reach Victory Lane as much as he’s won in the past, it was his consistency behind the wheel of the No. 88 that set him apart from his competitors.

“Our bad nights were seconds, thirds, fourths, and fifths,” Williamson said. “There were no DNFs. We finished every lap. It says a lot about all of those guys that work on that thing. They give me something when you roll into the race track, you can beat the shit out of that thing and finish the race.

“I dreamed of this moment when I was a kid. I wanted to win one. In 2019, the year I started driving for Buzz, we won one of these things, and I thought it’d be a one-off. I didn’t think I’d get two, and the second one was tougher than the first one. The third one just feels special.”

Another difference with his third title was how he finished the season. It was the first time “Money Mat” ended one of his championship campaigns with a victory, a feeling he said validates his accomplishment even more.

“Being in Charlotte, that’s the most euphoria you can have,” Williamson said. “Going into [Saturday] and clinching [Friday] was like two different emotions. When I clinched it, I finished second. I was emotionless. This isn’t how you want to win the championship; you want to win the race.”

This year’s Big Block championship is also a historic one. Along with the Super DIRTcar Series title, he also won his second DIRTcar 358 Modified Series title in 2025, meaning he’s the first driver since Danny Johnson in 1999 to win both titles in the same season. He said his consistency on both tours made it easy for him to go out and win races at the end of the season.

“It was something I felt we gave up last year,” Williamson said. “We had a really good 358 program last year, and this year we turned our focus to trying to get both. The 358 deal is only nine races, but it’s the easier one of the two. I figured if we won that, this was going to be the hard one. And fortunately, it ended up being the opposite. 

“We were really good in both, and the points just fell with the consistency, and we capped it off with an easy end of the year.”

Two of the biggest reasons for an easy end of the year were his results at Super DIRT Week 53 at Oswego Speedway.  For the second time, Williamson swept both the Salute to the Troops 150 and the Billy Whittaker Cars 200. His success during the event has turned “Racing’s Biggest Party” into one of his favorite stops of the season.

“Super DIRT Week is turning into an event that’s very special to me, being from the Northeast,” Williamson said. “And unless you’re from the Northeast, you don’t realize how special it can be to people. World Racing Group has done a great job improving it every year.  It’s up there with my favorite week of the year with Christmas and New Year’s and everything. 

“I always look forward to going there, and I try to bring back that nostalgia to it from the mile. I go down to DIRT Week with something new, design the body a little differently, and work on the body all winter. It probably doesn’t matter at the end of the day, but I like to make it special.”

With a third title under his belt and a fourth Billy Whittaker Cars 200 win, Williamson shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, his team is already trying to improve for 2026, a mindset that comes from car-owner “Buzz” Chew.

“I’m really fortunate to get to drive for Buzz,” Williamson said. “He gives me great equipment. He’s never settling for how we’re running. He always wants us to improve. We went to the wind tunnel over the winter. We always want to test, and that comes from him. There’s not that many people that want to work as hard as he does and want to keep improving.”

That mindset for Buzz Chew Racing has Williamson eager to start the 2026 season at Volusia Speedway Park during Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals (Feb. 11-14).

“If we look back at how the year played out, I think we’ve learned more than ever before,” Williamson said. “Our notebook is bigger and I’m really excited to go to Volusia. If we unload a car at Volusia like we did tonight, DIRTcar Nationals is going to be really good for us.”

Williamson will aim for his third Big Gator championship when the Super DIRTcar Series kicks off the 2026 season during Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL, Feb. 11-14.

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THEIR YEAR: Gravel, Pierce, Williamson Celebrate Season-Long Performances With 2025 Titles

Chris Owens

CONCORD, NC (Nov. 8, 2025) – All three champions at World of Outlaws World Finals added another championship trophy to their collection, but that single object represents more than just another title. It tells the story of their year. Their incredibly successful year.

David Gravel earned his second consecutive World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series championship, Bobby Pierce earned his second World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision title, and Mat Williamson added another chapter to his expansive career with the Super DIRTcar Series by adding a third championship.

While each had their own dirt road to travel to those titles, all three produced seasons that will be looked back upon with wonder.

Gravel, of Watertown, CT, reached 120 World of Outlaws wins with his 17th victory of the season at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, putting him two wins away from tying Danny Lasoski for sixth on the all-time wins list. He also matched records that haven’t been seen since Donny Schatz’s last championship run in 2018, reaching at least 17 wins in a season and collecting 40 podium finishes.

His second title puts him in rare company, joining the small list of drivers who have won back-to-back World of Outlaws Sprint Car championships, which includes Schatz, Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell, Jason Meyers, and Brad Sweet.

“I think when you accomplish amazing things in the sport it is always surreal,” Gravel said. “You have to reflect, maybe when you’re older, but you’re so in the game right now and in tune with everything that is going on, just trying to compete night in and night out. It feels good to back it up. Obviously, anyone can have a magical one season, but to back it up like we did, it feels really accomplishing.”

He accomplished all of this in his fifth season driving the No. 2 car for Tod Quiring’s Big Game Motorsports team with Cody Jacobs as his crew chief. They’ve had a steady rise every season the last few years, going from a seven-win season to a 12-win season to a 15-win season to a 17-win season.

“Tod gives us everything that we need. There’s nothing that we don’t have,” Gravel said. “He doesn’t ride our butt every night in or night out, he lets us do our jobs and puts a lot of the control in Cody’s hands, in (his son) Taylor’s hands, and it just works out really, really well. He believes in us. He pays for us to do a good job, and I feel like we do that for him.”

2025 was a year of redemption for Bobby Pierce. Or as he put it: a “vengeance tour.” After losing the 2024 title, ultimately due to a penalty at the beginning of the season that cost him points, the Oakwood, IL native returned with the poise of a champion.

“Sometimes you win things for the first time and you never know if you’re going to win it again,” Pierce said. “So, to do it twice is like, ‘Alright, we’re definitely meant to be here. Now, we’ll try to go and win it a third time.”

While he may not have surpassed his record from his championship season in 2023, Pierce was just as consistent. He earned 11 wins – his third straight season with double-digit wins and the most wins of all drivers – and had an average finish of 5.8, a little shy of his 5.3 average finish in 2023. Of those 11 wins, 10 were at different tracks, eight were at tracks he had never won at before with the World of Outlaws, and three were ones he had never been to before.

“Over the last three years of running the Outlaws, and venturing out, I’m definitely more well-rounded,” Pierce said. “This is my third year racing Longhorn (Chassis). Every year since I’ve been racing Outlaws full-time, I’ve had a Longhorn, and we’ve kind of had to learn that over the last couple years, and I think we’re definitely getting more of a handle on… if it’s not what more to make it go fast, we definitely know, if you mess up, what not to do.”

His last win of the season at Arrowhead Speedway tied him with Billy Moyer Sr. for fifth on the all-time World of Outlaws Late Model wins list with 42 victories. And it only took him three seasons to get there.

Williamson won about every title available to him this year. Along with earning his third Super DIRTcar Series title, the St. Catharines, ON driver also earned his second DIRTcar 358 Modified championship, his fourth Super DIRT Week Billy Whittaker Cars 200 title, and third straight Super DIRT Week DIRTcar 358 Modified Salute to the Troops 150 title.

By winning the two Series titles this year, Williamson has become only the second driver in history to win the Super DIRTcar Series title and DIRTcar 358 Modified title in the same year. The first to do so was Danny Johnson in 1999.

“It’s pretty special,” Williamson said about winning the two Series titles. “It was something I feel like we gave up last year. We had a really good 358 program last year. This year, we turned our focus to trying to get both. The 358 deal is only [nine] races… it is the easier one of the two. I figured if we won that 358 deal, this (Super DIRTcar Series title run) was going to be the hard one.

“I thought we’d have a tough time winning the Super DIRTcar Series, but it ended up being the opposite. We were pretty good with both. Really, the points kind of just fell with the consistency, and we capped it off with an easy end to the year.”

To claim his third Super DIRTcar Series title, Williamson was a master of consistency behind the wheel of the Buzz Chew Racing No. 88 car. In 26 races, he only had one finish outside the top 10, which was an 11th-place finish at Thunder Mountain Speedway in May. Then, he went on a run of 22 top 10 finishes in a row – 19 of which were top five finishes, including his win at The Dirt Track at Charlotte to put a bow on the 2025 season.

“It’s really cool. I dreamed of this moment as a kid,” Williamson said about being on top of the world in Modified racing at the moment. “I started young, and I wanted to win one. In 2019, the first year I started driving for Buzz (Chew), we won one of these [championships]. I thought it would be a one-off. I didn’t think I’d get two. The second one was a lot tougher than the first one. Then, the third one just feels special.

“It’s a culmination of things. Between the throttle sticking at Ransomville, writing a car off, unloading a backup car and going out and winning, I mean, the guys just did a great job all year. It was a pretty special year for me, that’s for sure.”

The journey to another championship for Gravel, Pierce, and Williamson was long. And it was grueling. But they each have another piece of meaningful hardware to help tell the story of their year.

And like all champions, their focus is already on repeating in 2026.

The three series will be back in action in Florida next year. First, the World of Outlaws Late Models kick off their season at Volusia Speedway Park during DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals, Jan. 21-24. Then, Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia will host the season-openers for the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars (Feb. 4-7) and Super DIRTcar Series (Feb. 11-14).

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If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series and Super DIRTcar Series race live on DIRTVision.

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Super DIRTcar Series Closes Out Epic 2025 Season at the World of Outlaws World Finals
 

Josh James

CONCORD, NC (November 3, 2025) – A nine-month championship battle will come to an end, as the Super DIRTcar Series prepares for its annual trek to the “Tar Heel State”

The Beasts of the Northeast will finish out its 2025 season with a visit to The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC, for the World of Outlaws World Finals Nov. 5-8.

Drivers will be in action on all four nights, kicking off on Wednesday, Nov. 5, with Qualifying night. The Super DIRTcar Series will run two Qualifying sessions, which will determine the Heat Race lineups for Thursday, Nov. 6, and Friday, Nov. 7, consisting of 30-lap Features paying $10,000 to win.

Event points will be accumulated on the first three nights of World Finals, which will set the Heat Race lineups for the season finale on Saturday, Nov. 8. The final Super DIRTcar Series Feature of 2025 will be a 40-lap Feature paying $15,000-to-win.

Following the Feature on Saturday, the 2025 Series champion will officially be crowned in a celebration on the frontstretch.

Joining the Big Block Modifieds at World Finals will be the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

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Here’s a look at What to Watch For at World Finals:

Mat’s Quest For 3: Entering this year’s World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte, Mat Williamson leads the Series standings and is closing in on his third Super DIRTcar Series championship.

The St. Catharines, ON driver has held the top spot since July, and brings momentum to “America’s Home for Racing” after winning his third Billy Whittaker Cars 200 during Super DIRT Week 53.

Despite only reaching Victory Lane four times in Series Features as of Super DIRT Week, “Money Mat” has found plenty of success at Charlotte. He’s won four Features at the event, including one last season.

This year’s World Finals brings a new situation for Williamson, as it’s the first time he’s led the season-long points standings before to the event. He leads Alex Yankowski by 109 points entering Thursday’s Feature.

The Future is Now: While 10-time Series champion Matt Sheppard is usually the one battling Williamson for the title at World Finals, a familiar face to Charlotte’s Victory Lane is Williamson’s competition in 2025.

Alex Yankowski, who earned his first career Series win during World Finals in 2021, has stayed within striking distance of Williamson all season, earning milestones along the way. The Covington Township, PA driver opened the season by winning the “Big Gator” trophy at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals and added two Feature wins.

“Kid Rocket” also led the Series standings for the first half of the season, before Williamson overtook him in July. Yankowski finished in the top 10 in all three races during last year’s World Finals, including a fifth in the final two races.

Yankowski isn’t the only Alex that’s turned heads with the Super DIRTcar Series this season. Alex Payne, the 2024 Series Rookie of the Year, scored his second career victory at Brockville Ontario Speedway, and backed it up with a win at Georgetown Speedway last weekend. 

The Hopewell, NY driver has a top five and two top 10s in 10 starts at Charlotte and is searching for his first Series win in North Carolina. He also holds an advantage over Sheppard for third in the Series standings, leading the driver of the No. 9S by 21 points.

A Super Finish: While Sheppard likely won’t capture his 11th Series title in 2025, he still has the chance to lead the Series win column this season. Sheppard has five Series victories entering World Finals, tied for the most with Stewart Friesen. 

With five wins at Charlotte in his career, the Savannah, NY, driver also has a chance to make history this season. A sixth World Finals win by “Super Matt” would make him the winningest driver in Super DIRTcar Series history in Charlotte, a mark he currently shares with Brett Hearn.

In his last six starts at the 4/10-mile track, Sheppard has finished in the top five in five of them. That includes two wins, a second, a fourth, and a fifth.

Six-Car Battle: When the Super DIRTcar Series arrives at World Finals, every point will matter, especially for the drivers between positions seven through 12 in the Series standings. 

Peter Britten, Jimmy Phelps, Tim Sears Jr., Anthony Perrego, Jack Lehner, and Felix Roy are all separated by 86 points entering the weekend.

Out of those six drivers, Perrego, the most recent World Finals winner, and Phelps have had the most success, earning three wins between them. Perrego was also the only driver to finish in the top 10 on all three nights of World Finals in 2024.

While Perrego was the best car out of the six drivers in Charlotte last year, Lehner, Britten, and Phelps each finished in the top 10 on two of the three nights.

At the end of the season, there’s a difference of $5,000 between those six positions in the final point fund, with seventh earning $9,000, and 12th earning $4,000.

Surprise Winners: While the battle for the championship takes center stage, Charlotte has also produced four first-time winners in Super DIRTcar Series history.

Along with Yankowski in 2021, Mathieu Desjardins (2022), Tim Kerr (2015), and Ricky Elliott (2004) each earned their first Super DIRTcar Series win at the North Carolina track.

If a driver earns their first career Series victory at World Finals, they’ll become the fourth driver to accomplish that feat in 2025, joining Mario Clair (Cornwall), Sears (Brewerton), and Kolby Schroder (Lebanon Valley).

WHEN AND WHERE
The Dirt Track at Charlotte (4/10-mile) in Concord, NC, Nov. 5-8

ONLINE
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TRACK RECORD
The Dirt Track at Charlotte: 15.088 by Brett Hearn on May 25, 2005

FEATURE WINNERS: (13 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-5
    Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-5
  2. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-4
  3. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-2
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-2
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
  4. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
    Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
    Mario Clair. St. Edmond, QC-1
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Kolby Schroder, Staatsburg, NY-1

HEAT RACE WINNERS (35 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-13
  2. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-11
  3. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-9
  4. Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-8
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-8
  5. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-6
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-6
  6. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-6
  7. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-4
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-4
  8. Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-2
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-2
  9. Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
    Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-1
    Jordan McCreadie, Watertown, NY-1
    Brett Tonkin, Carbondale, PA-1
    Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT – 1
    Ryan Stabler, Cornwall, ON-1
    Johnathan Ferguson, Prescott, ON-1
    Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
    Steve Bernard, Granby, QC-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Will Thomas, Sharpsville, PA-1
    Chris Hulsizer, Brewerton, NY-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
    Kolby Schroder, Staatsburg, NY-1
    Keith Flach, Ravena, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Logan Watt, Boyertown, PA-1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (29 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-3
  2. Danny Creeden, Wurtsboro, NY-2
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-2
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-2
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
    Steve Bernier, St. Hyacinthe, QC-2
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
  3. Zach Payne, Stanley, NY-1
    Ronnie Johnson, Duanesburg, NY-1
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Ronnie Davis III, Memphis, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
    Cory Wheeler, Cornwall, ON-1
    Jordan McCreadie, Watertown, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Ganby, QC-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Amy Holland, Fulton, NY-1
    Dalton Slack, Welland, ON-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
    Danny Johnson, Rochester, NY-1
    L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Gary Tomkins, Clifton Springs, NY-1
    Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
    William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-1
    Tristan Draper, Syndenham, ON-1

PODIUM FINISHES (22 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-16
  2. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-10
  3. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-10
  4. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-7
  5. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-6
  6. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-5
  7. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-4
  8. Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-3
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-3
  9. Dalton Slack, Welland, ON-2
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-2
  10. Logan Watt, Boyertown, PA-1
    L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ-1
    Mario Clair, St. Edmond, QC-1
    David Hebert, St. Damase, QC-1
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
    Gary Lindberg, Ridgeway, ON-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
    Kolby Schroder, Staatsburg, NY-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-1

HARD CHARGER (19 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

  1. Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-3
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-3
  2. Dalton Slack, Welland. ON-2
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-2
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
  3. H.J. Bunting, Milford, DE-1
    Amy Holland, Fulton, NY-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
    Samuel Charland, Victoriaville, QC-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
    Mathieu Desjardins, Yamaska, QC-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Amy Holland, Fulton, NY-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township,PA-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1

BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (14 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-4
  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON-3
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-3
  3. Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
  4. Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
    Will Thomas, Sharpsville, PA-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-1

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (16 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QT

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-3
    Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-3
  2. Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-2
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-2
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-2
    Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-2
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
  3. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Danny Creeden, Wurtsboro, NY-1
    Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Ryan Stabler, Cornwall, ON-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-1
    Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1

Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (19 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-563
  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-247
  3. Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, NY-227
  4. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-144
  5. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-115
  6. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-104
  7. Mario Clair, St. Edmond, QC-100
  8. Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-86
  9. Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NY-75
  10. Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-75
  11. Kolby Schroder, Staatsburg, NY-64
  12. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-54
  13. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-45
  14. Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-36
  15. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-30
  16. L.J. Lombardo, Danbury, CT-29
  17. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-28
  18. Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-17
  19. Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1

2025 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners

  1. Wednesday, Feb. 12/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Matt Sheppard*
  2. Thursday, Feb. 13/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Alex Yankowski*
  3. Friday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Peter Britten*
  4. Saturday, Feb. 15/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Erick Rudolph*
  5. Saturday, March 29/New Egypt Speedway/New Egypt, NJ/Stewart Friesen
  6. Friday, April 18/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/L.J. Lombardo
  7. Sunday, May 25/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (2)
  8. Monday, May 26/Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, NY/Matt Sheppard (2)
  9. Tuesday, June 3/Big Diamond Speedway/Pottsville, PA/Ryan Godown
  10. Wednesday, June 4/Selinsgrove Speedway/Selinsgrove, PA/Stewart Friesen (3)
  11. Sunday, June 29/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Cornwall, ON/Mario Clair
  12. Monday, June 30/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY/Stewart Friesen (4)
  13. Thursday, July 3/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Mat Williamson
  14. Saturday, July 26/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (5)
  15. Monday, July 28/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Matt Sheppard (3)
  16. Tuesday, July 29/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Matt Sheppard (4)
  17. Wednesday, July 30, Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON/Alex Payne
  18. Monday, Aug. 11/Sharon Speedway/Hartford, OH/Anthony Perrego
  19. Tuesday, Aug. 12/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY/Mat Williamson (2)
  20. Sunday, Aug. 17/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Peter Britten (2)
  21. Monday, Aug. 18/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY/Tim Sears Jr.
  22. Thursday, Aug. 28/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY/Kolby Schroder
  23. Friday, Sept. 5/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY/Alex Yankowski (2)
  24. Saturday, Sept. 20/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/Matt Sheppard (5)
  25. Saturday, Oct. 11/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY/Mat Williamson (3)
  26. Friday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON/Mat Williamson (4)
  27. Saturday, Nov. 1/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE/Alex Payne (2)

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory

 

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Founded in 1978, the World of OutlawsŽ, 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 NOSŽ 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. DIRTVisionŽ also broadcasts World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.

 

Drake Troutman Scores First Reutimann Memorial Triumph in Second Career Attempt

Chris Anderson

When Drake Troutman last suited up at Volusia Speedway Park for the Emil and Dale Reutimann Memorial in 2023, he came up one position shy of the win.

He wasn’t going to be denied another chance to win as he led the final 34 laps for his first win in the marquee event against familiar competition in national dirt Late Model racing.

While Stephen Pedulla and Josh Sanford brought the field of 30 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds to the opening green flag, Ethan Dotson, Kyle Strickler, and Troutman ambushed the front two drivers around the top of the 1/2-mile track, with Dotson taking the lead on Lap 2 and Strickler taking second place.

Troutman found early pacing around the bottom lane and utilized it to pass Pedulla for third on Lap 4, then Strickler for second on Lap 8. He then shifted to the high lane to chase down Dotson’s No. 99 Beak Built Chassis.

A slip by Dotson on Lap 12 opened the chance for Troutman to race side-by-side as the two World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models presented by DIRTVision rookies exchanged slide jobs for multiple laps until the Hyndman, PA driver was fully clear of Dotson with a final crossover move through Turns 1-2 on Lap 16.

Troutman kept his No. 5 Foster-owned UMP Modified glued to the cushion as Dotson felt pressure from Strickler for the runner-up position. While Troutman managed to squeeze through the lapped traffic, the two drivers behind him struggled to emulate his abilities as the leader’s gap was stretched to 4.1 seconds.

An open red caution with 12 laps remaining gave the field a final opportunity at stealing the win away. Troutman responded by owning a one-second gap over Dotson and Strickler as Westminster, MD’s Ray Kable joined the podium mix around the low lane by passing Strickler on Lap 39, then took second from Dotson on Lap 43. 

Dotson - who kept his Modified on the top - drove back around Kable for second place, but could not chip away at Troutman’s 4.7-second lead in time as he passed the twin checkered flags for his first win in the November battle.

“That was good racing, I was telling (Ethan),” Troutman said. “The dirt’s way better than what it ever has been, the track’s awesome, and they did a phenomenal job. I sailed it down across the center there, and the slick is slick. Like, I pushed across the center, and I thought I was going to take both me and him out, to be honest. But it’s always fun racing with him, I feel like we raced each other really hard and clean at the same time, but it was good. All in all, it was a good night.”

Dotson finished the 50-lap Feature in second place, marking his second podium at “The World’s Fastest Half Mile” after winning the event in 2022. He’ll set his sights on taking the experience from the Modified to the No. 74X ASD Motorsports Late Model in January for DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals.

“Honestly, ever since I won this race (in 2022), it feels like I have a curse here,” Dotson said. “I came here last year and thought we had a shot to win. This year, we were good, but we were lagging a little bit here and there. Drake was super good tonight. He could go all over the racetrack and put it wherever he wanted it. I was just limited and had to drive too hard to keep up and burn my tires off.

“That new dirt they put on, I’m super excited to come down and run Late Models on it here in January because I feel like what they did and stuff helped a lot. We could race all over the thing, and it was super exciting.”

After being stuck inside the top-20 throughout the first half, Kable finished the night on the podium to cap off his first weekend at the Reutimann Memorial aboard the Austin Self-owned No. 23K machine.

“Luckily, it was a long race,” Kable said. “Because at the beginning, I started to fall back, and I thought I was really in trouble. So, it took time. I tried the top, the middle, and the bottom. Finally, I don’t know if my tires came in or maybe I just grew some sense there, but after that red, that thing really came alive. I started coming off the corners like a bandit, so I was happy that I didn’t finish in the back, even though I ended up there for part of the race.”

Rounding out the night’s top five finishers were Strickler and 2020 event champion Tyler Nicely, with the top five drivers receiving $100 bonuses from RCP America.

Recap Notes:

Last Chance Showdown Winner: Blake Tasker

Shawn and Tiffany Reutimann Best Appearing Car: Treb Jacoby

Joy Filters Longest Tow: Greg Belyea, of Stirling, ON

DIRTVision Redraw Bonuses: Stephen Pedulla (Pole Position), Zane Oedewaldt (Eighth Place)

Capt. Bob’s Airboat Tours Hard Charger: Austin Self (+19)

Close Racing Supply Hard Luck Award: Blake Tasker

Allen Plumbing Highest Finishing Florida Driver: Devin Dixon

DIRTVision Move of the Race: Tyler Nicely

TheGreatestStoreOnDirt.com First Non-Qualifier: Greg Belyea

While Troutman celebrated his first win in the Reutimann Memorial, the 604 Late Models saw Callahan, FL’s Kole Platt visiting Victory Lane, and New Smyrna Beach, FL driver Austin Harley bested track champion Dalton Jopke by a mere 0.017 seconds at the finish line for his first track win in the 3/4 Modifieds.

Up Next: Volusia Speedway Park will open the 2026 calendar with a full weekend of dirt Late Model racing with the seventh edition of DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals on Wednesday-Saturday, Jan. 21-24. The “Late Model Palooza” weekend will open with practice on Wednesday, then racing on Thursday-Saturday with the World of Outlaws, Crate Racin’ USA Pro (604) Late Models, and 602 Late Models.

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Feature (50 Laps): 1. 5-Drake Troutman[4]; 2. 99-Ethan Dotson[3]; 3. 23K-Ray Kable[14]; 4. 8S-Kyle Strickler[5]; 5. 7-Tyler Nicely[11]; 6. J82-Treb Jacoby[9]; 7. 150-Kyle Hammer[15]; 8. 2-Devin Dixon[23]; 9. 23Z-Austin Self[28]; 10. 3-Josh Sanford[2]; 11. 00-Blake Tasker[21]; 12. 72-Todd Neiheiser[18]; 13. 78-Rich Pratt[27]; 14. 07-Eric Moon[29]; 15. 43A-Mark Anderson[13]; 16. 99W-Wade Olmsted[16]; 17. 21-Devin McLeod[31]; 18. 00B-Buzzie Reutimann[25]; 19. 97-Mitch Thomas[7]; 20. 11Z-Zane Oedewaldt[8]; 21. 3D-Makayla Tyrrell[30]; 22. 33M-Jeff Mathews[26]; 23. 51-Dalton Lanich[12]; 24. 10X-Billy Uptegraff[20]; 25. 52-Mikey Kopka[24]; 26. 31G-Stephen Pedulla[1]; 27. 66-Joshua Kunstbeck[22]; 28. 29-Chris Spalding[6]; 29. 24B-Dillon Buhr[17]; 30. 27-Jason Garver[19]; 31. 21J-Clay Harris[10]

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ump/ump-modifieds/drake-troutman-scores-first-reutimann-memorial-triumph-in-second-career-attempt/

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SHOWDOWN FRIDAY: Troutman, Pedulla, Strickler, Oedewaldt Win Showdown Features at Reutimann Memorial

BARBERVILLE, FL (November 21, 2025) - The 12th edition of the Emil and Dale Reutimann Memorial opened with drivers chasing 20 available spots to set the stage for Saturday’s $10,000-to-win finale.

Among the 40 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds that arrived for the weekend at Volusia Speedway Park, it was Drake Troutman, Stephen Pedulla, Kyle Strickler, and Zane Oedewaldt leaving with the Discount Towing Showdown Feature trophies.

Multi-division track champion Jason Garver took a victory lap by sweeping Feature wins in the 602 Late Models and Factory Stocks to complete Friday’s portion of the marquee event at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.”

Here is how each Showdown Feature played out:

Discount Towing Showdown Feature #1

In Drake Troutman’s first Reutimann Memorial start since 2023, it did not take him long to find his groove around the 0.5-mile track.

Driving the No. 5 Elite Chassis, the Hyndman, PA native began the evening with the South Shore Auto Repair Fast Time honors, then dominated the opening Showdown Feature by leading all 15 laps.

Troutman found comfort around the cushion from the drop of the green flag as Mitch Thomas held onto second place using the middle lane.

Behind the two leaders, multiple cars battled for a transfer spot into Saturday’s event, including Treb Jacoby, Blake Tasker, and Mark Anderson. While racing for third place on the final lap, Tasker spun and opened the door for Dillon Buhr to steal the final spot in the top five.

Between the two frontrunners, Thomas was unable to keep Troutman in his crosshairs as the World of Outlaws Real American Beer presented by DIRTVision Rookie of the Year took the checkered flag by over four seconds ahead of the No. 97.

After finishing second, Thomas joins Troutman in the Feature Redraw. Occupying spots inside the top five transfers include Jacoby, Anderson, and Buhr.

“The track’s a lot different than what it was whenever we were down here earlier this year,” Troutman said. “I think definitely for the better, they did a really good job with everything. It’s smooth, and I think the racetrack altogether is a lot better. So, kudos to those guys and thanks to the whole Reutimann family for putting this deal on for us.”

Showdown Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 5-Drake Troutman[1]; 2. 97-Mitch Thomas[3]; 3. J82-Treb Jacoby[6]; 4. 43A-Mark Anderson[4]; 5. 24B-Dillon Buhr[5]; 6. 00-Blake Tasker[2]; 7. 23-Kevin Dugger[7]; 8. 52-Mikey Kopka[8]; 9. 25-Greg Belyea[9]; 10. (DNS) 2-Devin Dixon

Discount Towing Showdown Feature #2

Making his second attempt at winning the Reutimann Memorial, Stephen Pedulla will be in prime position after 15 laps in the second Showdown Feature of the evening.

The Kannapolis, NC driver rolled to the green flag from the outside of the front row and attempted to outrun Chris Spalding, but did not have enough speed to defend the top spot and conceded to hold second place.

Pedulla kept Spalding within a 0.7-second gap and waited for the No. 29 machine to make a vital mistake to put the two in a crucial duel to victory. When Spalding’s line became worn out with five laps remaining, he had to adjust to the top while Pedulla kept his No. 31G to the bottom lane.

Pedulla reached Spalding’s rear end as the white flag flew and drag raced across the backstretch, culminating with Pedulla completing the pass with a slide job through Turns 3-4 to steal his first Reutimann Memorial Showdown triumph.

While Pedulla and Spalding visit the Redraw, Tyler Nicely, Kyle Hammer, and UMP Modified track champ Jason Garver scored a guaranteed place in the $10,000-to-win finale.

“This is the best racing surface I have ever been on in my life,” Pedulla said. “I mean, it was top, it was middle, it was bottom. You could race, it slowed down. I could gain on the bottom, (Spalding) was running the top, getting freer and freer. I mean, hats off to whoever figured it out, whoever found this dirt, whoever did it, because it's bad to the bone.

“Anybody who's thinking about coming up here to race (DIRTcar Nationals), come on, because this racetrack is awesome. I mean, it's going to be different again tomorrow. You just got to find the brown. It's so slick in the black that you find brown, you get a little bit of traction, you keep it straight, and that's how I beat them.”

Showdown Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. 31G-Stephen Pedulla[2]; 2. 29-Chris Spalding[1]; 3. 7-Tyler Nicely[3]; 4. 150-Kyle Hammer[4]; 5. 27-Jason Garver[7]; 6. 07-Eric Moon[6]; 7. 33M-Jeff Mathews[5]; 8. G34-Rob Giffen[9]; 9. 96-Matt Johnson[10]; 10. 21-Devin McLeod[8]

Discount Towing Showdown Feature #3

Kyle Strickler is ready to defend his Reutimann Memorial tractor on Saturday.

The “High Side Tickler” used every inch of the Volusia cushion for 15 laps to win his second consecutive Showdown Feature while fending off a familiar face in national dirt Late Model competition.

Strickler took the lead by driving from the bottom to the top lane as Ethan Dotson and Todd Neiheiser raced each other for second place. Neiheiser got the best of the World of Outlaws driver as Ray Kable and Austin Self held the final transfer spots.

Neiheiser began to struggle around the top of the track, which allowed Dotson to take second place as the No. 72 Elite Chassis felt the pressure of Kable, Self, and Harris fighting for a top-five position.

As Neiheiser and Kable went door-to-door off the exit of Turn 2 on Lap 10, Clay Harris ducked to the bottom of the track and slid clear of the two drivers through Turns 3-4. Ahead of them, Strickler ran away from Dotson by 3.1 seconds to cross the finish line for his fourth visit to Victory Lane at Volusia in 2025.

Dotson punched his ticket to the Redraw with second place as Harris, Kable, and Neiheiser finished with a top five result.

“Now that I’m getting older, it’s more of a technical, old man smart,” Strickler said. “Just winning with your head and not just your right foot. It’s extremely technical, but you can’t complain at all because there’s grip in places and slick in places. So you gotta really pay attention to where you’re at on the racetrack, and it’s extremely racey.

“Even when I got to lap traffic, you can kind of stop and cross over, and it’s not one-lane dominant around the top or right around the bottom. This place is so fast and technical that the new surface has been absolutely great so far, and it’s really smooth.”

Showdown Feature 3 (15 Laps): 1. 8S-Kyle Strickler[1]; 2. 99-Ethan Dotson[2]; 3. 21J-Clay Harris[4]; 4. 23K-Ray Kable[6]; 5. 72-Todd Neiheiser[3]; 6. 23Z-Austin Self[8]; 7. 78-Rich Pratt[5]; 8. 00B-Buzzie Reutimann[7]; 9. 3D-Makayla Tyrrell[9]; 10. (DNS) 22-Ronnie Chance

Discount Towing Showdown Feature #4

Since visiting Volusia behind the wheel of a Beak Built Chassis, Zane Oedewaldt has reached heights he has never seen before 2025.

The Eustis, FL driver added a new accomplishment to his resumé with his first Discount Towing Showdown win in the Reutimann Memorial to gain himself a spot in Saturday’s finale.

Oedewaldt began the 15-lap Feature from Pole Position and took full control of the lead as Dalton Lanich and Josh Sanford followed the No. 11Z around the middle lane.

As Oedewaldt led, Lanich and Sanford raced side-by-side for multiple laps until the No. 3 Modified of Sanford outmatched Lanich around the cushion in Turns 3-4 to gain full possession of second place.

When Sanford owned the position, he bit away at Oedewaldt’s lead by 0.3 seconds each lap to reach his back bumper as the white flag waved. Despite Oedewaldt being stuck behind a lapped car in Turns 3-4, he held off Sanford to take the final checkered flag for the UMP Modifieds on Friday night.

“That would be huge,” Oedewaldt said regarding whether he wins on Saturday. “I mean, these guys come down, this is a (DIRTcar Nationals) crowd, and to be able to run with these guys is just amazing.

“I tell you what, we’d probably pull the motorhome down here, party all night down in the infield, and probably burn this place down. It’s such an honor, Buzzie, David, and all the Reutimanns. To be here and support them, it just means the world.”

Sanford will see Oedewaldt in the Redraw as Lanich, Wade Olmsted, and Billy Uptegraff took the final transfer positions available on Friday.

Showdown Feature 4 (15 Laps): 1. 11Z-Zane Oedewaldt[1]; 2. 3-Josh Sanford[2]; 3. 51-Dalton Lanich[4]; 4. 99W-Wade Olmsted[7]; 5. 10X-Billy Uptegraff[5]; 6. 71A-Andrew Smith[9]; 7. 80-Paul Shead[6]; 8. 99H-Justin Haley[3]; 9. 9-Ken Schrader[8]; 10. (DNS) 66-Joshua Kunstbeck

Up Next: The final night of the Reutimann Memorial begins with UMP Modified Last Chance Showdowns, then the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win Feature will bookend the year at Volusia. Joining the Modifieds will be 604 Late Models and 3/4 Modifieds. Grandstand gates will open at 4 p.m. ET, with Hot Laps beginning at 6 p.m.

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If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.

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Buzzie Reutimann Bringing Passion, Pride to Reutimann Memorial

BARBERVILLE, FL (November 20, 2025) - Buzzie Reutimann loves to race. Even at 84 years old, he still carries the same passion to compete that has run through his family for generations. 

The Zephyrhills, FL, native competed regularly at Volusia Speedway Park this year and will again pilot his No. 00B DIRTcar UMP Modified during the race weekend that means the most to him – the 12th Emil and Dale Reutimann Memorial, Nov. 20-22. 

It honors Buzzie’s father, Emil Reutimann Jr., his brother Dale Reutimann, and family friend Gordon Stone, who were victims of a drunk driving crash in 1973.  

“When we started the deal, it was just a race for my dad and my brother Dale,” Reutimann said. “It has grown into an event. I find that people talk about it all year long. All year long, some of the guys are preparing for the Reutimann race, and that attracts some of the top drivers to get the purse. All the people who donate to the deal and buy the laps, that still seemed like a family thing. It really makes us proud to be able to honor my dad and my brother that way.” 

Buzzie joins a stout field of the best DIRTcar UMP Modified drivers in the country competing for the $10,000 payday on Saturday, along with the race’s iconic Crystal Tractor trophy. And he may have an edge on most of them, having spent the year adjusting to the track’s new dirt compound. 

“It’s been taking a little getting used to with the new surface and everything,” Reutimann said. “It’s really smooth and a little bit on the slick side to suit me. But, it’s a deal where it doesn’t wear out, so that’s very good there. We haven’t ran quite as good as I want to run this year, but we’ve worked on this car quite a bit in the past few weeks, so we’ll see what we can do.”

The Hall of Famer secured his first Volusia track championship in 2022 during a season that was highlighted by a Feature win at the Blazing Guns 25. While he’s seeking his first triumph since then, he enjoys the challenge of racing against the best that the “Sunshine State” offers. 

“You always want to run to win,” Reutimann said. “I mean, that’s what I come here for. But this is a competitive track. There’s a lot of good runners from the amount of cars I see coming here. If you win a race here, you really win against the best there is anywhere. A lot of good drivers, good motors, so that’s a challenge. I’d sure like to outrun these kids, so that’s really why I keep coming back, it's the challenging part that comes with being here.” 

Among Reutimann’s long list of accomplishments, an unexpected honor was bestowed upon him in October when Super DIRT Week unveiled the Emil Lloyd “Buzzie” Reutimann perpetual trophy. Reutimann won the first two editions of the marquee Big Block Modified race in 1972 and 1973, and a silver casting of the Modified he won with in 1972 will forever remain atop the new trophy. 

“At that moment, it caught me off guard,” Reutimann said about seeing the trophy for the first time. “I didn’t know anything about the award that was coming up. I thought, ‘Well, gosh, I guess I won my share of races to have something like that with your name on a trophy that's permanent.’ I won a lot of races, but something like (Super DIRT Week), that’s the top. I don’t think it gets any better than that.”

Reutimann was a seasonal resident of Asbury Park, NJ, when he raced in the northeast. He made annual visits to the New York State Fairgrounds for Super DIRT Week from 1972 to 1985, racing against the top Big Block Modified drivers in the country. 

“It’s a deal there where I went up north, and I didn’t know anybody there,” Reutimann said. “I started racing, and I always raced the guys the way I would like to be raced against. As it went along, I picked up a few fans here and there, and it worked out.  

“It’s really been quite a career for me to be able to do that and create as many fans up there as I did. I really had no idea I would have that many fans because I always tended to what I was doing. It’s quite an honor to have that many fans up there and racing the guys the way I’d like to.” 

Buzzie has shared much of his racing knowledge with his son, David Reutimann, who owns and operates Beak Built Chassis. The former NASCAR Cup Series driver’s UMP Modifieds can be found around the United States, including multiple drivers that Reutimann faces at “The World’s Fastest Half Mile.” 

“I told David the other day, ‘David, pretty soon, if I keep going out to Volusia, I’m gonna be running against all Beak Built cars,’” Reutimann said. “‘Quit sending down such good cars here!’ So that’s quite an honor to be with my son and have him build a car. As a matter of fact, he built the car I’ve got now, so it’s quite an honor to have a son that builds cars like that, and I get to be able to drive one of his cars.” 

Reutimann will wrap up his 2025 racing season in the 12th Emil and Dale Reutimann Memorial on Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 20-22. The event begins with practice on Thursday, before racing action on Friday and Saturday conclude the 2025 season at Volusia Speedway Park. 

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If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App. 

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Reutimann Memorial Packs Big Payday, Star Drivers, Special Activities in 2025 Conclusion
 
 
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BARBERVILLE, FL (November 18, 2025) - The biggest DIRTcar UMP Modified event of 2025 returns to Volusia Speedway Park for the 12th edition of honoring one of Florida’s most storied families. 

 

The 12th Emil and Dale Reutimann Memorial highlights the “Sunshine State” in November with three days of on-track activity from Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 20-22. 

An open practice night on Thursday from 6-9 p.m. will help drivers become acclimated to the 1/2-mile facility. Racing begins Friday with four Discount Towing Showdown Features for the UMP Modifieds, along with action from 602 Late Models and Factory Stocks. 

Saturday raises the stakes with Last Chance Showdowns and the main event – the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win Reutimann Memorial Feature, which also awards the iconic Crystal Tractor trophy to the winner.  
 
602 Late Models and Factory Stocks will join the Modifieds on Friday, while the 604 Late Models and 3/4 Modifieds will join them on Saturday to help cap off 11 months of racing at “The World’s Fastest Half Mile.” 

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Here are the top storylines to look for: 

Weekend of Honor - While the November event hosts competitors from around the United States to race at Volusia, it is a weekend of remembrance for Emil Reutimann Jr. and Dale Reutimann. 

The Reutimann family will have an active presence on the track with 2015-16 winner David Reutimann’s Beak Built Chassis cars being occupied by his dad, Buzzie Reutimann, along with Treb Jacoby, Zane Oedewaldt, Eric Moon, Wade Olmsted, Dillon Buhr, and 2022 event winner Ethan Dotson. 

Off the track, there will be activities featuring vintage Reutimann Modifieds that Buzzie piloted in the 1970s, and a bike giveaway on Saturday for children in attendance to take home.
 
Back For More - As the majority of drivers will hunt after a maiden win in the marquee event, multiple former champions have a mission to leave the track with the Crystal Tractor trophy. 

Reigning champion Kyle Stricker returns in his Elite Chassis No. 8 to go after a third win in the event. The “High Side Tickler” won three Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals gators in February, and comes off a top-five effort at the 10th World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. He’d become the first driver since David Reutimann to go back-to-back if he wins. 

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals champion Tyler Nicely will pilot Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 UMP Modified in his attempt for Reutimann Memorial win No. 2. The Owensboro, KY native won his first Crystal Tractor trophy in 2020, but is making his first start at Volusia since the 2024 DIRTcar Nationals. 

2022 event winner Ethan Dotson is back in a Beak Built Chassis for the second consecutive year with the Reutimann family. The Californian is fresh off a season of racing in the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models presented by DIRTVision – winning in the Illini 100 weekend at Farmer City Raceway. 

Garver’s Humble Abode - Jason Garver only intended to race at Volusia to gain an advantage in the upcoming marquee event. With track championships in the UMP Modifieds, 602 Late Models, and Factory Stocks, he has more of a reason to enter the event with confidence. 

The Starke, FL driver won a total of five Features at the 1/2-mile, with two wins in the Modifieds and three in the Factory Stocks. Garver also took time in the summer to race on the Summit Modified Nationals trail for the first time in his career, finishing a high of fifth at Duck River Raceway Park. His best finish in the Reutimann Memorial, so far, is a 10th-place finish in 2019. 

While “Racin’ Jason” will focus on chasing the $10,000 payday behind the wheel of his No. 27G Lethal Chassis, it won’t be the only victory he chases over the weekend. Like every race weekend at Volusia, he’ll continue to pull triple-duty, if not more, competing in the other divisions each night. 

National Clash - The Reutimann Memorial weekend pits the top drivers in the United States against the natives of Florida in the final chapter of the 2025 racing season. 

Former track champions Seth Geary, Dalton Lanich, and Buzzie Reutimann will chase after their first win in the prestigious event. Amongst the Florida stronghold of drivers are Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series driver Clay Harris, multi-time track winner Dillon Buhr, and veteran Paul Shead. 

On the other hand, the travelers who have marked a heading for Volusia include Summit Modified Nationals winner Treb Jacoby, World Short Track Championship winner Ray Kable, former NASCAR Truck Series racer Austin Self, and NASCAR Cup Series competitor Justin Haley. 

No Sweat - In the track’s points finale on Saturday night, Todd Neiheiser earned a guaranteed spot in the $10,000-to-win Feature with a triumph in the inaugural Prelude to the Reutimann. 

The Panama City, FL veteran drove the same No. 72 Elite Chassis that Ray Kable took to victory in October’s World Short Track Championship after dueling against Rich Pratt for the checkered flag after 20 laps. 

Neiheiser is a proven threat against the national competition, owning a DIRTcar Nationals gator from 2023 and finishing top five in the 2021 Reutimann Memorial. The 63-year-old is looking to be the first winner from Florida since Jeff Mathews in 2017. 

REUTIMANN MEMORIAL CHAMPIONS 

2014 - Austin Sanders, Seffner, FL 

2015 - David Reutimann, Zephyrhills, FL 

2016 - David Reutimann, Zephyrhills, FL 

2017 - Jeff Mathews, Brandon, FL 

2018 - Kyle Strickler, Mooresville, NC 

2019 - David Stremme, Mifflintown, PA 

2020 - Tyler Nicely, Owensboro, NC 

2021 - Nick Hoffman, Mooresville, NC 

2022 - Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, CA 

2023 - Nick Hoffman, Mooresville, NC 

2024 - Kyle Strickler, Mooresville, NC 

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10 Drivers Top World Short Track Championship Features

 

CONCORD, NC (Sunday, Nov. 2) – Nearly 500 drivers entered to compete in the 10th World Short Track Championship, but only 10 were able to walk away as championship winners on Sunday night.

 

The Dirt Track at Charlotte saw a continous rotation of race cars around the 4/10-mile dirt track as the 10 divisions concluded the week with their main Feature events.

Some saw new winners. Some saw wins of redemption. All 10 saw meaningful victories.

Here are the stories for the 10 Feature finales:

 

FOX Factory 604 Late Models: Michael Leach Dominates World Short Track Championship 604 Late Model Feature
 -By Alex Nieten

Michael Leach doesn’t have to settle for second anymore at Charlotte. He’s forever a World Short Track Championship Feature winner.

The Sun River, MT native drove all the way from 22nd to second in a Crate Modified in 2022. A year ago, he came home runner-up once again, this time with the UMP Modifieds. In 2025, Leach got it done on the big stage with the Crate Racin’ USA/Fox Factory 604 Late Models.

Leach started on the pole and never looked back once the green flag flew in the 25-lapper. He survived several restarts and led every single circuit on his way to Victory Lane. The Dirt Track at Charlotte means so much to these competitors, and the emotion poured from Leach after coming so close twice before and finally hoisting the trophy.

“I finally got it done,” Leach said. “That’s about all I’ve got here. I was telling everybody all week, ‘I’ve got to get one at Charlotte. I’ve got to get one at Charlotte.’ I just finally made it happen. We started off good. We didn’t qualify the best, but we won our Heat and started on the pole for the Feature. I was like, ‘Man, we’re starting on the pole. We’ve got to win this thing. I’m pumped. I’m happy as can be.”

He might’ve led every lap, but it was far from a Sunday cruise for Leach. Continual caution flags forced Leach to fend off plenty of stout competition behind him. Matt Henderson, Colby Quick, John Ruggiero Jr., and Trent Ivey all battled for the runner-up spot, but none could challenge Leach even with the restarts.

“The worst part was we were a little bit tight in (Turns) 1 and 2 especially,” Leach admitted. “Every restart, man, I was like, ‘Dude, another one? Another one? Come on.’ But honestly, we put a soft tire on, and we were coming up on lapped traffic, so it probably helped us out in the end.”

In the 10th running of the World Short Track Championship, Leach becomes the seventh different winner with the 604 Late Models. He’s the very first from the state of Montana.

Matt Henderson came out on top of the fierce battle for second to claim the runner-up spot. Henderson’s result marked a major improvement in his best 604 Late Model finish in the event with his previous peak being 18th last year.

John Ruggiero Jr’s bid for a record-tying third 604 Late Model checkered flag fell two spots short. He’s now been in the top five in four of his five Feature starts with the division at Charlotte.

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 09L-Michael Leach[1]; 2. 22H-Matt Henderson[3]; 3. 44-John Ruggiero Jr[4]; 4. G4-Trent Ivey[7]; 5. 515-Bubba Roling[12]; 6. 97-Cody Overton[10]; 7. 22-Jeremy Steele[18]; 8. 2S-Layton Sullivan[16]; 9. 09-Ross Bailes[6]; 10. 18B-Austin Yarbrough[24]; 11. 92-Joseph Brown[9]; 12. 7A-Corey Almond[20]; 13. 611-Koulten Herbert[15]; 14. 30-Colton Stanley[19]; 15. 23-Beckham Malone[11]; 16. 73-Trevor Sise[5]; 17. 10-Shane Clanton[8]; 18. 14A-Lucas Adams[23]; 19. K7-Keaton Smith[21]; 20. 55-Benji Hicks[14]; 21. 6-Dillon Brown[17]; 22. 5-Colby Quick[2]; 23. 1B-Brent Trimble[22]; 24. 8-Jensen Ford[13]

 

VP Racing DIRTcar Sportsman: Jessica Powers Finds Redemption, Scores First World Short Track Championship in Sportsman Feature
 -By Matt Skipper

Jessica Power came up one spot shy of her first World Short Track Championship triumph in 2024.

One year later, she was not going to be denied another chance at winning in the VP Racing  DIRTcar Sportsman division as she drove towards Sunday night’s $5,000 payday.

The Kingston, ON native began the 25-lap Feature from the outside of the front row and sped away with the lead from the top of Turns 1-2 while Alex Bell, David Rogers, and Kevin Ridley fought for a spot inside the podium.

As the three drivers traded positions inside the podium, Power stretched her lead away through the first half as the cars behind her continued to battle. Ridley then found his pace around the top of Turns 3-4 to secure second place on Lap 12. On Lap 18, the caution flag flew - eliminating Power’s 3.3-second lead over the field.

On the ensuing restart, Power maintained the lead as Ridley kept his No. 20X Sportsman glued to Power’s back bumper. Though he tried to make the top of the 0.4-mile track work in the final laps, he was unable to make a final charge as Power’s No. 52 Modified crossed the finish line as a first-time winner at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

“This is the most incredible special moment,” Power said. “I can’t even describe the feeling. We’ve been coming here since the beginning, and this has been our goal for years, and it's just an incredible feeling.

“That’s a great and bad thing about being in the lead is that you don’t know how far of a lead you have, but I was trying to be real consistent, hit my marks, not get into the rougher patches. But I will say kudos to the track crew. I’m just really thankful for the car we brought here. It’s been fast all year, and we were able to finish strong.”

Ridley finished the 25-lap battle in second place. The Waterloo, NY driver has finished inside the top five at the Concord, NC track in four of the last five years.

“It was pretty tough,” Ridley said. “(Turns) 1-2 was kind of one lane, and I did pass a few cars through the top when I got up from fourth to second. But, I mean, (Power) had a good car, I can’t take anything away from them, they did a good job. 

“We just needed a little bit more time down there, I think. We were a tad bit better than her, and we were running her down before the caution, then we stayed right to the back bumper. In the last lap, I was going to try and zing the top of (Turns) 3-4, but I got tight and let her get away from me.”

Bell finished the Sportsman Feature in the last spot on the podium to complete his debut weekend at World Short Track Championship.

“We didn’t really know what to expect as far as the racetrack,” Bell said. “I think Jessica had us beat no matter what. We were just a little too tight the first 10 laps, and I’m pretty happy to make the podium for the first time here, ever. The first laps I saw were Qualifying laps, so I’ll chalk this up to a good night." 

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 52-Jessica Power[2]; 2. 20X-Kevin Ridley[3]; 3. 23-Alex Bell[1]; 4. 9-Joe Toth[8]; 5. 28-Mitch Dumont[14]; 6. 44-David Rogers[7]; 7. 33JR-Clayton Brewer III[5]; 8. 165K-Karston King[12]; 9. 03-Joshua Jock[10]; 10. 57-Ray Hall Jr[9]; 11. 7-Brady Cordova[18]; 12. 711-Todd English[11]; 13. 58-Logen Lockhart[6]; 14. 2-AJ Alsup[13]; 15. 89-Dylan Madsen[15]; 16. 16X-Savannah Laflair[19]; 17. 73G-Gordon Hermanson Jr[17]; 18. 24-Austin Seburn[16]; 19. 64-Tyler Corcoran[4]

 

MSD DIRTcar Pro Stocks: Chris Stalker Becomes First-Time World Short Track Champion in Pro Stocks
 -By Spence Smithback

The MSD DIRTcar Pro Stocks have turned into one of the most unpredictable divisions at the World Short Track Championship each year, with seven different winners in the last seven years.

The latest addition to that list is Hillsdale, NY’s Chris Stalker, who hoisted the trophy for the first time in only his second trip south to The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

“Honestly, I just want to cry,” Stalker said. “It’s been a rough season, a good season, a long season. Never in a million years did I think of coming down here and winning a race here. That’s obviously our goal when we get here, but track conditions weren’t the best, extra day, I just can’t even begin to explain it.”

The early lead went to Jonathan Levesque from the pole, but a quick restart on Lap 2 put Stalker right beside him coming back to green. The two stayed door-to-door for more than a lap until Levesque spun on the inside in Turn 1, but the Quebec driver kept going after the 360 to stay in contention.

Levesque managed to clear Stalker on the restart, but the No. 177 didn’t let him out of his sights on the ensuing green-flag run. By Lap 8, Stalker was back on Levesque’s bumper, and he threw it to the bottom of Turn 1 and made it stick to take over the lead. One more caution in the waning moments of the Feature gave Levesque one last shot at Stalker, but he was unable to capitalize and could only watch Stalker take the checkers.

“I knew there were a lot of fast cars behind me,” Stalker said of the final green-white-checkered restart. “[Levesque] was real fast, Jocelyn [Roy] was real fast. I knew somebody was coming, somebody was there. I said, ‘Come on, two laps, we’ve got to be past the time now.’ Not that I want to win a race on expired time, but we were still able to wrap it up. Overheating, something’s broke underneath, not quite sure what, but the car still drove good.”

Levesque crossed the line second for his career-best World Short Track finish, while Jocelyn Roy came home third for his third podium in the event.

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 177-Chris Stalker[3]; 2. 32-Jonathan Levesque[1]; 3. 48-Jocelyn Roy[6]; 4. 28S-Pete Stefanski[8]; 5. 777-Tommy Lizotte[5]; 6. 2H-Luke Horning[7]; 7. 54S-Zachary Sorrentino[13]; 8. 93-Kenny Martin[11]; 9. 09J-Shawn Perez Jr[16]; 10. 8L-Marc Lalonde[4]; 11. 17-Marc Peladeau[17]; 12. 4M-Jordan Modiano[10]; 13. 9L-Eric Jean Louis[23]; 14. 8C-Sean Corr[2]; 15. 9-Shane Henderson[19]; 16. 6C-Brian Carter[15]; 17. 9B-Slater Baker[26]; 18. 63-Ryan Crellin[20]; 19. 6-Stephane Lebrun[24]; 20. 25Y-Ken Griffin[21]; 21. 9GD-Patrice Dumouchel[22]; 22. 58-Roxanne Roy Corr[25]; 23. 2Z-Hugh Page[12]; 24. 72G-Denis Gauvreau[14]; 25. 09-Shawn Perez Sr[9]; 26. 28-Philip DeFiglio[18]


Summit Racing Equipment DIRTcar UMP Modifieds: Ray Kable Captures First World Short Track Championship Triumph in DIRTcar UMP Modifieds
 -By Matt Skipper

Ray Kable did not have the 10th World Short Track Championship marked on his calendar, but a call from Todd Neiheiser helped him change course to The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

After 25 laps of Feature racing from the Summit Racing Equipment DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, Kable now owns the biggest win in his career and brings home an $8,000 check to boot.

The Westminster, MD driver began the night in fourth as Tyler Spalding led over his father, Curt Spalding, in the early stages. Kable rode behind the family duo in third as the field behind him attempted multiple lanes of the 0.4-mile track to gain an edge on the podium spots.

Amongst the field of 28 UMP Modifieds to start, Hyndman, PA’s Drake Troutman found his pace around the cushion as he went from 20th to 10th within the first three laps. The World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models presented by DIRTVision rookie continued to make hay around the top as he reached the top five by Lap 8.

While the Spaldings, Kable, and fourth-place Ryan Ayers kept their cars around the bottom, Troutman kept picking up positions by passing Ayers for fourth on Lap 9, then Kable on Lap 12. When Troutman entered the podium, the Spaldings held a 2.2-second lead. He diminished the gap in three laps to battle the family for the lead. 

On Lap 15, Tyler was held up on the bottom and created the perfect situation for Troutman to drive around the corner with the lead. When Tyler and a lapped car made contact on the exit of Turn 4, forcing Curt off the racetrack to avoid an accident, Troutman was safe with the lead and drove away from the field. Suddenly, Troutman’s right rear tire shredded with five laps to go, ending his chance to leave the track with the win.

The new lineup saw Spalding, Kable, Ayers, and Tyler Nicely battle in the remaining four laps for the win. Spalding got the restart he needed, but a slip off the bottom of Turns 3-4 opened a lane for Kable to squeeze into. Kable had the momentum, using it through Turns 1-2 to get clear of Spalding, then drove away with the Feature victory in the No. 72K Elite Chassis.

“I went out there with the mindset to survive,” Kable said. “With the track having a lot of characteristics, I just tried to stay as consistent as I could, and it ended up paying off.

“It’s really awesome. We weren’t really planning on coming, we couldn’t make it down here. I end up talking to Todd (Neiheiser), and he was kind enough to let me come and run his stuff, so I’m really glad I could get a win for him.”

Spalding finished the night in second place to cap off his first appearance as a competitor at World Short Track Championship.

“It was fun, never being here before,” Spalding said. “It was a little bit of a different experience this week. I just made one mistake there, it allowed him to get by me, and I couldn’t get him back. I’m glad we came. It was a learning experience for sure, but hopefully we’ll be back.”

Ayers rounded out the podium with a third place finish to leave the night with the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

“We were not very good on the bottom about Lap 5 or 6,” Ayers said. “(Kyle) Strickler got by me on the top, and I tried it out, then I think we got back up to fourth there, but it was getting too rough for me. So, I moved down, and my right rear (tire) was going flat with about four to go, so I’m glad to salvage a third out of it, so not too bad.”

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 72K-Ray Kable[4]; 2. 1TS-Tyler Spalding[1]; 3. 6-Ryan Ayers[2]; 4. 7-Tyler Nicely[6]; 5. 8K-Kyle Strickler[7]; 6. 5J-Jonathan Taylor[5]; 7. 35A-Michael Altobelli[9]; 8. 00-Blake Tasker[15]; 9. T86-Jesse Rockett[14]; 10. 84-Ryan Toole[23]; 11. 7T-Evan Taylor[26]; 12. 99R-Wyatt Gaggero[18]; 13. 5-Drake Troutman[20]; 14. 96S-Slade Parsons[21]; 15. 5T-Ty Norder[10]; 16. 23Z-Austin Self[19]; 17. 51P-Joey Polevoy[13]; 18. 48-Lance Grady[28]; 19. 5CS-Curt Spalding[3]; 20. 35D-Ryan Dolan[24]; 21. 11L-Troy Loomis[27]; 22. 8A-Austin Holcombe[17]; 23. 99-Cole Hilton[8]; 24. 25-Greg Belyea[25]; 25. 4M-Tim Monroe[22]; 26. 28B-Jason Brookover[11]; 27. 11-Evan Koehler[16]; 28. 114-Jordan Koehler[12]


RaceQuip Street Stocks: Jake Jackson Dominates Street Stock Main Event for First WSTC Win at Charlotte
 -By Jordan DeLucia

For the first time in his career, Jake Jackson is a winner at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

The 19-year-old from Gilkey, NC, dominated the RaceQuip Mid-East/Crate Racin’ USA Street Stocks main event Sunday night, leading all 15 laps around the 4/10-mile oval and crossing the finish line nearly six-and-a-half seconds ahead of runner-up Jeff Parsons to bank his first career Feature win at the World Short Track Championship.

“It feels great,” Jackson said. “I’ve been coming here for about five years, and it feels good to finally have some good luck. We’ve had bad luck all year, and it feels like a pretty big breakthrough.”

Jackson had made three previous starts in the multi-division event, making his first appearances in the 602 Late Model class in 2022 and 2023 before moving to the Street Stock division for 2024 and 2025.

In his first night piloting Mitchell Henderson’s No. 17 — the same car which South Carolina-native Devon Morgan piloted to the win in 2022 — Jackson was untouchable, grabbing the lead on the opening lap and running away from the field over the next 14 circuits. By the checkered flag, he had amassed a full-straightaway gap over the rest of the top five as he cruised to the $2,000 payday.

Feature (15 Laps): 1. 17-Jake Jackson[1]; 2. 44-Jeff Parsons[3]; 3. 9-Ronnie Mosley[2]; 4. 101-Josh Hellams[12]; 5. 06-Andrew Durham[5]; 6. 4-Aiden Ragland[18]; 7. 18T-Trent Ivey[19]; 8. 6J-Jesse Rockett[22]; 9. 9M-Rod Tucker[7]; 10. 3-Tyler Meadows[16]; 11. 55-Mike Manes[9]; 12. 17T-Landon Totherow[23]; 13. 1M-Gary Miller Jr[11]; 14. B4-Brandon Satterfield[24]; 15. 39-Steve Greene[21]; 16. 36-Grady Christian[17]; 17. 2-Bradley Weaver[26]; 18. 6B-Randy Benfield[27]; 19. 03-Matt Whitener[28]; 20. 57-Michael Wells[10]; 21. 81-Justin Barber[25]; 22. 83M-Calob McLaughlin[13]; 23. 13-Brian Carswell[4]; 24. 4H-Jonathan Hinson[6]; 25. 00-Cody Ussery[8]; 26. 11-Kade Langley[14]; 27. 92-Tanner Fortune[15]; 28. 118-Cameron Holloway[20]


WIX Filters 602 Late Models: John Ruggiero Jr. Maintains World Short Track Championship Dominance in 602 Late Models
 -By Spence Smithback

John Ruggiero Jr. has entered the WIX Filters Mid-East 602 Late Model portion of the World Short Track Championship three times since 2021.

All three times, he left The Dirt Track at Charlotte with the trophy.

The Lincolnton, NC maintained his status as the man to beat on regional racing’s biggest stage in 2025, leading all 20 laps en route to victory to become the division’s first three-time World Short Track champion.

“Certainly feels good, certainly can’t thank my dad enough for everything he’s done for me this weekend, both cars was a lot of work for the two of us,” Ruggiero said. “604 [Late Model] race went well, car’s in one piece, ran top three, I was pretty stoked. Then to follow it up with a win is always really special.”

Ruggiero started the main event from the inside of the second row, but got to the inside of polesitter Dylan Beaver on the opening lap and edged ahead off Turn 4 to lead Lap 1. Ruggiero cleared Beaver going into Turn 1 to take command, but a spinning Nathan Walker brought out the yellow before he could build a lead.

Once the field settled in for some green-flag racing, Ruggiero wasted no time setting sail from the rest of the field. By the halfway point of the 20-lap contest, Ruggiero’s gap was well north of three seconds, but that was when traffic started to become a factor. The impeding cars allowed second-running Luke Cooper to get within a second, but he couldn’t find enough to battle it out with Ruggiero until a caution for Bubba Roling set up a two-lap dash to the finish.

That gave the field their chance at the win, but Ruggiero denied all of them, nailing the bottom on his way to his fifth overall World Short Track triumph between the 604 and 602 Late Model divisions.

Behind him, Cooper held on to the second spot on the restart to secure a new World Short Track career best.

“Kind of wish it went green,” Cooper said. “I sucked right back up to him when we got in lap traffic. It just wasn’t our year, I guess. We got that caution, and then I just couldn’t get anything fired back off with a two-lap restart.”

Rounding out the podium was Steven Thompkins, who put his No. 22T machine in the top 10 for the first time in his fourth trip to Charlotte.

“I think the race car was pretty good the majority of the weekend,” Thompkins said. “I think we showed speed between Qualifying and Heat racing. I hate the way we did in the pill draw, we just drew the pill there for the sixth position. I feel like this was a pretty good finish with what we were dealt.”

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 44-John Ruggiero Jr[3]; 2. 57-Luke Cooper[5]; 3. 22T-Steven Thompkins[6]; 4. 117-Dylan Beaver[1]; 5. 66-Preston Dimsdale[14]; 6. 04-Tyler Leach[4]; 7. 23-Beckham Malone[11]; 8. 611-Koulten Herbert[12]; 9. 2-Wyatt Coffey[10]; 10. 149-Seth Speed[8]; 11. 20S-Trey Stamper[9]; 12. 15M-Marty Massey[18]; 13. 7J-Dalton Jacobs[21]; 14. 62-Jason Alexander[15]; 15. 00T-Kendal Tucker[27]; 16. 03-Olivia Gentry Williams[22]; 17. 5-Robbie Gibson[25]; 18. 5J-Jody Wilson[13]; 19. J12-Jason Dickerson[19]; 20. 1-Morghan Johnson[26]; 21. 9-John Marshall Pursley[28]; 22. 515-Bubba Roling[7]; 23. 15D-Daniel Durham[20]; 24. 51-Luke Clements[24]; 25. 75-Joey Whitaker[16]; 26. 5S-Robbie Stevens[23]; 27. 22W-Nathan Walker[2]; 28. 10-Parker Daniel[17]


SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel & Aluminum: Donny Atkins Scores First WSTC Win in Thunder Bomber Division
 -By Jordan DeLucia

As one of the Carolinas most recognizable local racers, a win at The Dirt Track at Charlotte has been a long time coming for Donny Atkins.

On Sunday night, he got it, leading every lap of the SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Thunder Bombers main event to bank the $2,000 payday and his first career World Short Track Championship title.

“I’ve had over 500 wins in my career, and this tops them all,” Atkins said.

At the drop of the green, Atkins wasted no time, beating polesitter Tyler Parker into Turn 1 and taking the lead out of Turn 2. From there, he never looked back, surviving multiple restarts with a slew of the best competition from both North Carolina and South Carolina right on his heels all the way to the checkered flag.

“You’ve got that young kid Bryson Guice — he’s won everywhere he’s went — and you’ve got Austin Brown, Nate Jackson, Luke Doggett, all some of the best in the business,” Atkins said.

With the win, Atkins becomes the fourth different driver in four years of the Thunder Bomber division’s participation at World Short Track Championship to win the main event, joining Rod Tucker (2022), Luke Doggett (2023), and Mattison Hoots (2024).

Feature (15 Laps): 1. 71-Donny Atkins[2]; 2. 28-Bryson Guice[3]; 3. 97D-Luke Doggett[10]; 4. 04-Austin Brown[20]; 5. 21-Nathaniel Jackson[15]; 6. 119-Jason Edmonds[5]; 7. 51-Dustin Taylor[14]; 8. 97-Mark Towell[9]; 9. 46-Bailey Hipp[16]; 10. 05-Cruz Mattison[7]; 11. 14-Christian Patterson[11]; 12. 1-Justin Watts[6]; 13. 22-Walt Waddell[27]; 14. 19-Stetsen Todd[12]; 15. S4-Tyler Smith[24]; 16. 135JR-Trenten Jamieson[22]; 17. 00V-Keith Vane[21]; 18. 14W-Russell Williford[8]; 19. 82B-James Baker[4]; 20. 75EC-James Gottlieb[17]; 21. 14P-Tyler Parker[1]; 22. 2-Garrett Sweatt[18]; 23. G41-Grant Burton[26]; 24. 48-Cole Hooper[28]; 25. S1-Bryson Sweatt[25]; 26. P8-Christopher Patterson[23]; 27. 43-Jacob Funderburke[19]; 28. 82-Gary Dillon[13]


Hoosier Racing Tire Crate Modifieds: Garrett Killman Drives to World Short Track Championship Crate Modified Win
 -By Alex Nieten

Garett Killman showed just how much a win at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on the big stage during the World Short Track Championship means.

He climbed all the way atop his Mid-East/Hoosier Tire Crate Modified in Victory Lane with tears of joy running down his cheeks as he waved the checkered flag and family and friends roared. After multiple close calls, he added his name to the list of World Short Track Championship winners.

The Gastonia, NC native put on a show to get the job done. He lined up third for the 15-lap Feature and was the only one among the top few competitors bold enough to try the top. Killman moved his No. 32 to the high line in Turns 3 and 4 and began to get his momentum built up. He moved into second on Lap 3, and three circuits later he took the lead from Tyler Love.

That was all she wrote. Once Killman grabbed the lead he went unchallenged on the path to his first World Short Track Championship victory. After starting on the pole two years ago before a disappointing 19th place finish and finishing fifth a year ago, the victory was all the more rewarding.

“It wasn’t easy,” Killman admitted. “It was not easy. I did it. I fell to the bottom in (Turns) 1 and 2 because it was 10 times harder to run the top in (Turns) 1 and 2 than it was in (Turns) 3 and 4. I knew if I could just hold my own in (Turns) 1 and 2 and keep my line in (Turns) 3 and 4 as smooth as I could, I knew I’d have a good fighting chance to get the win in this thing.”

Killman is the seventh different winner with the Crate Modifieds through 11 Features in the event.

After leading the opening five laps, Tyler Love finished second.

Jeff Parsons charged from ninth to third to round out the podium.

Austin Holcombe was trying for a fourth win in the last five tries with the Crate Modifieds but fell short with a fourth place result.

Feature (15 Laps): 1. 32-Garrett Killman[3]; 2. 92-Tyler Love[2]; 3. 44P-Jeff Parsons[9]; 4. 8-Austin Holcombe[5]; 5. 11-Eric Bentley[4]; 6. 15-Morgan Widener[14]; 7. 99-Brendan Warner[23]; 8. Y44-Bailey Loftin[11]; 9. 03-Oliver Gentry[6]; 10. 83-Jensen Ford[13]; 11. 00B-JP Blalock[8]; 12. T7-Parker Thompson[16]; 13. 93-Kenny Martin[15]; 14. 61-Cody DeMarmels[19]; 15. 1-Grayson Keaton[12]; 16. 71K-Dennis Kirk[7]; 17. 23-Buck Stevens[18]; 18. 3-Blake Hedrick[20]; 19. 42X-Michael Selig[27]; 20. 21A-Adam Favors[28]; 21. 42-Joseph Galloway[17]; 22. 04-Cole Wagoner[10]; 23. 25-Robert Poole[21]; 24. 5O-Joey Johnson[22]; 25. 05-Travis Covey[26]; 26. 45-Cambridge Gann[25]; 27. 6-Ryan Ayers[1]; 28. 50B-Justin Blevins[24]


COMP Cams Mini Stocks: Matt Gilbert Rides High Line to Second World Short Track Championship Victory
 -By Nick Graziano

Matt Gilbert had been knocking on the door of a second World Short Track Championship Feature win for the last two years and finally found the path back to Victory Lane this year.

Or more so, made the path.

Gilbert, of Slater-Marietta, SC, won his first World Short Track Feature in 2022 with the COMP Cams Monster Mini Stocks and then finished third and second, respectively, the last two years.

He completed the march back up the rankings on Sunday by going where no one else would.

He was given a gift on the first lap when leader Tyler Riddle spun in front of third-place Austin Brown on the first lap in Turn 2, allowing outside polesitter Travis Mosley and Gilbert to move into first and second.

Gilbert followed Mosley on the bottom but couldn’t gain ground and was under attack from Kevin Cooper behind him. Knowing he needed to do something different if he wanted to win, Gilbert entered Turn 1 high on Lap 6, keeping his foot in the throttle through the ruts. The move resulted in a new head of steam and a charge to Mosley’s rear bumper.

He maintained the same line the next lap and pulled even with Mosley down the backstretch. The two drag raced toward Turn 3, but when Mosley had to lift to turn to the bottom, Gilbert stayed in the throttle as he held his No. 117 car on the high line. The difference in speed took seconds to see as Gilbert cleared Mosley before they exited Turn 4.

“I didn’t want to go through them ruts, this is a brand new car and I didn’t want to tear it up, but I knew I had to if I was going to win the race,” Gilbert said. “It was worth it.”

He then went uncontested, leading the final half of the car.

Mosley faded after being passed, losing second to Cooper and third to Enzo Dillon.

“We work so hard to get up here to run this race and be able to compete, and to pull off a win with the competition these days is great,” Gilbert said. “I just can’t thank everybody enough who’s helped us along the way and made this all possible.”

Feature (15 Laps) 1. 117-Matt Gilbert[4]; 2. X-Kevin Cooper[5]; 3. 98-Enzo Dillon[11]; 4. 19-Travis Mosley[2]; 5. 4-Tack Brown[10]; 6. 115P-Robert Arch[15]; 7. 15-Zach Lankford[19]; 8. 50-Everette Dunlap[14]; 9. 8B-Dustin Bolin[20]; 10. 67-Jackie Holden[12]; 11. 1-Connor Keaton[21]; 12. 21-Jarrett Warren[18]; 13. 84-Kyle Cooper[25]; 14. 56F-Nick Fulcher[13]; 15. 5H-Bryan Harrelson[17]; 16. 95-Kevin Atwell[24]; 17. 03-Damien Bryant[27]; 18. 121W-JR Warren[8]; 19. 04-Austin Brown[3]; 20. 51K-Cody Keith[6]; 21. 10-Logan Richey[7]; 22. 121-Jacob Kinder[9]; 23. 04W-Phillip Wilson[16]; 24. 81-Brent Atkinson[22]; 25. 212-Greg Brew[26]; 26. 117X-Michael Lingerfelt[23]; 27. 96X-Tyler Riddle[1]; 28. 50B-Van Bryant[28]


DIRTVision Hornets: Coby Lambert Sweeps World Short Track Weekend With SEHA Hornets
 -By Nick Graziano

Coby Lambert hadn’t been to World Short Track Championship in eight years, but made sure you knew his name every chance he got.

His efforts were highlighted by setting Quick Time on Saturday with the SEHA DIRTVision Hornets and then winning back-to-back Features, including the main championship Feature on Sunday.

“My dad, he puts a lot of hours into this stuff, and I have a lot of great people who came with me this weekend, a lot of great sponsors,” Lambert said. “This is my first season in this stuff. I’ve had some wins over the years… this tops it all right here.”

Lambert’s first laps around The Dirt Track at Charlotte came in 2016 and 2017 behind the wheel of a Mini Stock. He finished 17th in 2016 and 12th in 2017. So, not only was the 10th World Short Track Championship his first time back in nearly a decade, but it was his first time racing a Hornet around the 4/10-mile dirt track too.

However, his first season driving a Hornet had already gotten off to a strong start before entering the event, having scored two wins with the South Eastern Hornet Association.

He carried that speed into Hot Lap/Qualifying by setting Quick Time, which put him on the pole for Showdown Feature #4. Gage McManus won Showdown Feature #1, Joey Kelly won Showdown Feature #2, Scott Cloninger won Showdown Feature #3, and then Lambert led all 15 laps in #4.

That locked him into the championship Feature, placing him fourth in the 29-car starting lineup. But when the green flag flew, he had no intentions of wasting time behind cars. He threw his car to the top lane and rocketed around the three other Showdown Feature winners ahead of him to take the lead on the first lap and never look back.

Newman Presnell maneuvered his way from sixth to second in the opening laps and stayed within a second of Lambert for the first half of the race.

The race slowed on Lap 11 after a car lost a wheel. When it resumed, Lambert went from a jog to a sprint to build a bigger gap between himself and the “hornet’s nest” behind him. Presnell got caught in a four-wide battle for second and lost, giving second to Willie Fowler. He then suffered an issue with his car that caused him to retire.

While the rest of the field battled three-wide lap after lap for various positions, Lambert and Fowler put down qualifying laps to pull away from the field and lead the pack to the checkered flag.

For Lambert, the Feature wins were his first at The Dirt Track. For Fowler, the finish was a career-best at World Short Track. And for Casey Towell, who rounded out the podium, it was his second straight World Short Track Championship podium.

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 33L-Coby Lambert[4]; 2. 19-Willie Fowler[9]; 3. 11-Casey Towell[14]; 4. 3C-Scott Cloninger[3]; 5. 95-Jacob Bright[18]; 6. 58-Kason Bright[26]; 7. 78T-Steven Herring[17]; 8. 48P-Kayden Presnell[28]; 9. 20H-Bryson Harper[5]; 10. 27-Logan White[11]; 11. 511-Bentley Caudle[23]; 12. F1-Travis Lankford[12]; 13. T3-Tony Hill[13]; 14. X-Shannon Barnhill[21]; 15. 44W-Jordan Webb[19]; 16. A53-Austin Haskin[20]; 17. 135-Travis Jamieson[8]; 18. 113-Tristen Woody[7]; 19. 12-Trevor Russell[15]; 20. 3B-Brad McManus[24]; 21. 77-Blaze Coggins[16]; 22. 48N-Newman Presnell[6]; 23. 3G-Gage McManus[1]; 24. 00H-Corey Harper[22]; 25. 88R-Bradley Williams[10]; 26. HW-Clayton Selig[25]; 27. 1H-Justin Harris[27]; 28. 88K-Joey Kelly[2]

Showdown Feature #1 (15 Laps): 1. 3G-Gage McManus[2]; 2. 20H-Bryson Harper[4]; 3. 19-Willie Fowler[3]; 4. T3-Tony Hill[1]; 5. 78T-Steven Herring[9]; 6. T3JR-Adam Asbill[18]; 7. 96-Kevin Brazell[10]; 8. 41W-Matthew Worrell[5]; 9. 4X-Bryson Lankford[14]; 10. 3NC-JJ Huskey[19]; 11. 41-Gage McFadden[12]; 12. 214-Eric McGahee[16]; 13. DIXIE-Tony Slack[11]; 14. 6-Jamie Massey[8]; 15. HW-Clayton Selig[13]; 16. 2J-Dylan Douglas[6]; 17. 08-Dallas Griggs[17]; 18. 22-Blake Greene[21]; 19. 22G-Michael Grogan[7]; 20. 359-Michael Lambert[15]; 21. 48-Cole Hooper[20]

Showdown Feature #2 (15 Laps): 1. 88K-Joey Kelly[2]; 2. 48N-Newman Presnell[1]; 3. 88R-Bradley Williams[6]; 4. 11-Casey Towell[17]; 5. 95-Jacob Bright[5]; 6. 4B-Trent Blackwell[4]; 7. X-Shannon Barnhill[10]; 8. 511-Bentley Caudle[3]; 9. 41JR-Kolten Saam[15]; 10. 87X-Josh Cody[12]; 11. 4-Daniel Wright[13]; 12. 27M-Keitha Martin[19]; 13. N2-Bradley Whitesides[14]; 14. 2B-Addison Bragg[9]; 15. 26H-Tyler Hoffman[8]; 16. 1H-Justin Harris[16]; 17. 14-Darrell Moffatt[7]; 18. 91Z-Chris Gardner[21]; 19. 21-Brandon Greene[18]; 20. ?-Tyler Langley[11]; 21. 88M-Chris Martin[20]

Showdown Feature #3 (15 Laps): 1. 3C-Scott Cloninger[2]; 2. 113-Tristen Woody[1]; 3. 27-Logan White[7]; 4. 12-Trevor Russell[4]; 5. 44W-Jordan Webb[11]; 6. 00H-Corey Harper[12]; 7. 313-Rick Dunmire[9]; 8. 122-Ashley Parker[15]; 9. 5-Ethan Atwell[13]; 10. 24-Dylan Johnson[19]; 11. 2-Kylee Laws[20]; 12. 15-Kenneth Colf[5]; 13. 58-Kason Bright[6]; 14. 2C-Tyler Capps[10]; 15. NC3-Nelson Cunningham[16]; 16. 19F-Glen Fowler[17]; 17. 78F-Nathan Fowler[18]; 18. 48P-Kayden Presnell[3]; 19. 00S-Jonathan Sarratt[8]; 20. D2-Danny Tate[14]; 21. 21D-Dillon Vaughn[21]

Showdown Feature #4 (15 Laps): 1. 33L-Coby Lambert[1]; 2. 135-Travis Jamieson[4]; 3. F1-Travis Lankford[3]; 4. 77-Blaze Coggins[8]; 5. A53-Austin Haskin[9]; 6. 73-Braydon Lancaster[13]; 7. 78-Ethan Fowler[14]; 8. 80-Justin Watts[11]; 9. 21G-Michael Gelhausen[17]; 10. 33-Scott Isbell[16]; 11. 3B-Brad McManus[10]; 12. 88-Alyssa Kelly[7]; 13. 26-Nate Worthy[6]; 14. 81A-Avery White[5]; 15. 328-Zack Slone[18]; 16. 18-Phillip Taylor[12]; 17. 4M-Isaiah McClure[19]; 18. 115-Keylon Tate[20]; 19. 11P-Blake Pringle[2]; 20. 00-Andrew Rich[15] 

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Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $20k to win, $81k purse

Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / $25k to win, $91k purse

Friday, April 24 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, April 25 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / $25k to win, $91k purse

Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / $12k to win, $53k purse

Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / $10k to win, $47k purse
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / $10k to win, $47k purse
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / $40k to win, $134k purse

Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / $20k to win, $81k purse
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / $20k, $81k purse
Friday, May 15 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / $6k to win x2, $53k purse
Saturday, May 16 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / $30k to win, $103k purse
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / $20k to win, $81k purse

Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH / $12k to win, $53k purse
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / $57k to win, $240k purse

Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / $30k to win, $103k purse

Friday, June 19 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / $25k to win, $91k purse

Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / $12k to win, $53k purse

Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN / $12k to win, $53k purse

Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / $15k to win, $66k purse

Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / $20k to win, $81k purse

Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN / $20k to win, $81k purse

Thursday, July 2 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / $10k to win, $47k purse
Friday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / $10k to win, $47k purse
Saturday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN / $40k to win, $134k purse

Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY / $15k to win, $66k purse

Friday, July 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, July 24 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / $5,000 to win x4, $57k purse
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / $50k to win, $220k purse

Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / $10k to win, $47k purse
Friday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Prelim
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / $100k to win, $223k purse

Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / $25k to win, $91k purse

Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA / $12k to win, $53k purse

Friday, Aug. 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA / $20k to win, $81k purse
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / $20k to win, $81k purse

Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA / $10k to win, $47k purse
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA / $50k to win, $151k purse

Friday, Oct. 23 / Little River Speedway / Modoc, SC / $12k to win, $53k purse
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Little River Speedway / Modoc, SC / $25k to win, $91k purse

Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / Qualifying
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / $15k to win, $65k purse
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / $15k to win, $65k purse
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / $25k to win, $100k purs

 

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