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Pierce Dominates 141 for 11th World of Outlaws Victory of 2026

 

Emily Schwanke

 

MARIBEL, WI (June 20, 2026) – For the sixth week in a row, Bobby Pierce is a winner at the highest level of dirt Late Model racing.

His 50th career win with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in mid-May at Georgetown Speedway was merely the start of another epic hot streak for the “Smooth Operator.” The following week, Pierce bagged $75,000 at the Show-Me 100, then another $30,000 three days later at the Connor Bobik Memorial. June began with Pierce’s long-awaited maiden Dirt Late Model Dream victory before he turned his focus back to World of Outlaws action and reached double-digit Series wins at West Virginia Motor Speedway last weekend.

From there, the tour rolled north for 141 Speedway’s inaugural World of Outlaws event, and Pierce picked up right where he left off. In his first start at the Maribel, WI facility since 2018, the Oakwood, IL native went wire-to-wire to earn another $25,000 at the end of 60 laps.

The early portion of the race was a duel between a pair of red, white and blue cars in Pierce and Drake Troutman, with both drivers swapping lanes through traffic looking for a way through. Troutman briefly got side-by-side with Pierce at times, but before he could make a move stick, the engine expired under the hood of the No. 22* and ended his race.

That misfortune moved Tyler Erb up to second ahead of Tristan Chamberlain in third, who won his Heat Race and was having one of the most competitive nights of his World of Outlaws career. Pierce pulled away from both of them on the restart, but a dozen laps later, some light rain started to fall which put the race under a red flag with 31 laps complete.

Teams were allowed to return to the pits and make changes during the delay, giving the rest of the field a chance to dial in their car to outrun the No. 32. They all came up empty handed in the second half of the race though, as Pierce went unchallenged on the way to his first 141 victory.

“There at the end, I was getting really loose,” Pierce said. “Definitely didn’t like to see a caution, so I’m glad we didn’t have any. I’ve got to thank my crew for the quick turnaround back there, we were fixing the spoiler, put fresh tires on, put a little fuel in it and that was all the time we really had. I do thank them for getting the race in, I know these fans want to see all 60 laps, but it just made it tricky for me because I was in the lead.”

McCreadie climbed to second to earn a spot on the podium for the first time since his Selinsgrove Speedway win, while Nick Hoffman rebounded from a rough weekend at West Virginia with a third-place result.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision continues the northern swing with a stop at Ogilvie Raceway on Monday, June 22. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Ethan Dotson set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Tim McCreadie won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Tim McCreadie won Heat 1.

Tristan Chamberlain won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Dylan Thornton won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Bobby Pierce won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Gordy Gundaker and Dallon Murty won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Bobby Pierce won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Dallon Murty won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Tim McCreadie was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Dallon Murty was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Jake Timm was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Dylan Thornton was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Tim Ward was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Logan Zarin was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (60 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 2. 9M-Tim McCreadie[4]; 3. 9-Nick Hoffman[8]; 4. 74X-Ethan Dotson[6]; 5. 1-Tyler Erb[7]; 6. 13-Dallon Murty[18]; 7. 14-Trey Mills[14]; 8. 19R-Ryan Gustin[10]; 9. 49-Jake Timm[9]; 10. 38T-Dylan Thornton[2]; 11. 58V-Daulton Wilson[19]; 12. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[3]; 13. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[11]; 14. 4TW-Tim Ward[16]; 15. 7B-Joel Bennett[20]; 16. 15A-Nick Anvelink[12]; 17. B1-Brent Larson[15]; 18. 1Z-Logan Zarin[24]; 19. 19-Nick Panitzke[23]; 20. 55E-Eli Johnson[25]; 21. 11-Gordy Gundaker[17]; 22. 22*-Drake Troutman[5]; 23. 7-Ross Robinson[22]; 24. 42-Terry Casey[21]; 25. 3-Brett Swedberg[13]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/pierce-dominates-141-for-11th-world-of-outlaws-victory-of-2026/

TRACK INFO: https://www.141-speedway.com/

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

 

Rain Cancels Friday Program at 141 Speedway, Saturday On As Scheduled

MARIBEL, WI (June 19, 2026) – Due to the rain and thunderstorms that impacted the Maribel, WI area throughout Friday evening and rendered the track unsafe for racing, and with more rain forecasted for the remainder of the night, officials from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision and 141 Speedway have agreed to cancel Friday’s portion of the Maribel Late Model Showdown.

The decision was made in consultation with Precision Weather Service, prioritizing the safety and best interest of race fans and teams. The event will not be made up.

If you purchased a ticket for Friday’s race, bring it back on Saturday for admission to Saturday’s race for an additional $5. If you purchased a pit pass for Friday’s race, it will be valid on Saturday at no additional charge. If you purchased a two-day ticket online, you will receive a refund to your original form of payment for Friday’s race.

The focus shifts to Saturday, which features a 60-lap, $25,000-to-win, World of Outlaws main event. Pit gates will open at 2PM, followed by grandstand gates at 3PM, a driver autograph session in the midway at 4PM and Hot Laps at 6PM. Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/rain-cancels-friday-program-at-141-speedway-saturday-on-as-scheduled/

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

 

Tyler Erb Scores Second Win of 2026 in RACEFEST Finale at West Virginia

Emily Schwanke

 

MINERAL WELLS, WV (June 13, 2026) – Tyler Erb had to wait until the 26th race of the 2026 World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season to get his first win, but he only needed three more to get his second.

Two weeks after the biggest win of his career, a $100,00 score in the Blaster 57 Special at Mansfield Speedway, “Terbo” returned to Victory Lane at West Virginia Motor Speedway to collect another $30,000 as the winner of the RACEFEST Summer Championship.

It was a dominant performance from the driver of the Best Performance Motorsports No. 1, as Erb led all but one of the 60 laps in Saturday’s Feature. That one lap he missed out on was the first one, which was led by Erb’s fellow Rocket Chassis pilot, Brandon Sheppard, who started on the Bilstein Pole.

After Sheppard took the lead off of Turn 2 on the opening lap, Erb dove to the bottom of Turns 3 and 4 and tried to slide up in front of Sheppard off the corner, but he wasn’t clear and let Sheppard slip back by. Erb did the same thing going into Turn 1, and that time, he made the move stick. Sheppard gave the low line a try in the next set of corners, but Erb defended the slider line in what turned out to be the winning move.

It was all Erb the rest of the way, as he remained committed to the top through to the finish whether he was in clean air or stuck in thick traffic. Several other competitors, including Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal and Drake Troutman kept Erb honest and got several restarts to take a shot at him, but none were able to find a way around. The new short-track layout at West Virginia put on some excellent racing for second on back, but Erb maintained a comfortable margin at the front to claim the sixth World of Outlaws win of his career.

“That was a lot of fun,” Erb said. “Elbows up, hard racing. It really worked out into our favor. Last night, I felt really good, just probably wasn’t as committed to the top as I was tonight. Just was able to get the lead, Shepp kind of beat me there and then I slid him. I ran really hard, I felt like, for a minute, just trying to get going. Once we hit lap cars, I was like, ‘Well, the lap cars are on the bottom, that’s good, they can’t pass me down there.’ It definitely makes you feel a little bit easier just having clean air, not having to worry about anybody doing anything crazy.”

Troutman came out ahead of O’Neal in their battle for second in the closing laps. Behind them, Bobby Pierce and Ethan Dotson completed the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision opens a three-week northern swing with a two-night visit to 141 Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 19-20. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Dennis Erb Jr. set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Hudson O’Neal won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Hudson O’Neal won Heat 1.

Brandon Sheppard won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Drake Troutman won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Tyler Erb won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Carson Ferguson and Chris Ferguson won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Brandon Sheppard won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Tyler Carpenter won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Drake Troutman was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

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

Josh Rice was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Ryan Montgomery was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Chris Ferguson was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Tyler Carpenter was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Carson Ferguson was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Brent Larson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (60 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[2]; 2. 22*-Drake Troutman[3]; 3. 71-Hudson O’Neal[4]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce[6]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[11]; 6. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 7. 11-Josh Rice[12]; 8. 9M-Tim McCreadie[7]; 9. 12-Ryan Montgomery[13]; 10. 22-Chris Ferguson[18]; 11. 28C-Tyler Carpenter[20]; 12. 9-Nick Hoffman[16]; 13. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 14. 93-Carson Ferguson[17]; 15. 17SS-Brenden Smith[10]; 16. 53C-Colten Burdette[25]; 17. 14-Trey Mills[23]; 18. B1-Brent Larson[22]; 19. 71R-Rod Conley[26]; 20. 1Z-Logan Zarin[24]; 21. S21-Seth Daniels[27]; 22. 19R-Ryan Gustin[14]; 23. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[9]; 24. 58V-Daulton Wilson[8]; 25. 49-Luke Morey[15]; 26. 19-Dustin Sorensen[21]; 27. 55E-Eli Johnson[19]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/tyler-erb-scores-second-win-of-2026-in-racefest-finale-at-west-virginia/

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

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

Pierce Beats Illinois Foes Sheppard, Erb Jr. in RACEFEST Opener at West Virginia

Emily Schwanke

There was an Illinois feel in the air on Friday night at West Virginia Motor Speedway.

When the 5/8-mile layout was reconfigured into the current 3/8-mile short track, the goal was to create the kind of elbows-up racing found at places like Fairbury Speedway, Farmer City Raceway and other bullrings across the state

The track brought in Chad Bauman, who has handled track prep at Fairbury and other major events, to give them the best possible racing surface.  And when the Feature went green, some of the best from the “Land of Lincoln” were at the front chasing a trophy.

Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr. and Brandon Sheppard all started in the top four on the first night of the RACEFEST Summer Championship, but they all trailed Martinsville, IN’s Hudson O’Neal on the pole. The “New Deal” led the first half of the 40-lap Feature until Pierce came knocking with a Turn 1 slide job. O’Neal fended off that move and got the lead back, but Pierce tried the same move again the following lap and made it stick.

Moments later, O’Neal’s chances of victory were dashed when he spun while working his way through slower traffic. That moved Erb and Sheppard up to second and third, respectively, setting up the all-Illinois battle to the finish.

The final 10 laps saw Sheppard trade several sliders with Pierce, while Erb gave Pierce everything he could handle running his signature low line. Neither of them could find a way around the No. 32 though, as Pierce pocketed his 10th win of the season with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, the 52nd of his career and his first at West Virginia.

“The owner [Mike Hurley], I’m pretty sure he told me last night you’ve kind of got to get up on the wheel, and that’s definitely what it was tonight,” Pierce said. “Had to get up on the wheel and get it done, it was a lot of fun. Had some hellacious racing there between Hudson and Brandon and Dennis on the bottom there. I told Dennis before the race, ‘Hey, this is right down your alley, right? It’s on the bottom.’ The top really came in tonight, towards the end I think you probably could have been about anywhere.”

Erb crossed the line in a season-best second ahead of Tyler Erb, who worked his way to third at the finish. Sheppard and Ethan Dotson rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision wraps up the RACEFEST Summer Championship at West Virginia Motor Speedway with the $30,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 13. Tickets will be available at the gate.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Nick Hoffman set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Brandon Sheppard won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Brandon Sheppard won Heat 1.

Dennis Erb Jr. won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Hudson O’Neal won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Bobby Pierce won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Ryan Gustin and Brent Larson won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Hudson O’Neal won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Chris Ferguson won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Chris Ferguson was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Zack Dohm was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Eli Johnson was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Brenden Smith was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Eddie Carrier Jr. was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 3. 1-Tyler Erb[5]; 4. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[10]; 6. 22-Chris Ferguson[21]; 7. 9M-Tim McCreadie[7]; 8. 22*-Drake Troutman[8]; 9. 9-Nick Hoffman[13]; 10. 17-Zack Dohm[19]; 11. 14-Trey Mills[9]; 12. 55E-Eli Johnson[23]; 13. 17SS-Brenden Smith[24]; 14. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[22]; 15. 19-Dustin Sorensen[20]; 16. 12-Ryan Montgomery[14]; 17. 71R-Rod Conley[26]; 18. 75-Eddie Carrier Jr[6]; 19. 19R-Ryan Gustin[17]; 20. 1Z-Logan Zarin[11]; 21. 11-Josh Rice[12]; 22. 58V-Daulton Wilson[15]; 23. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 24. B1-Brent Larson[18]; 25. 93-Carson Ferguson[16]; 26. 53C-Colten Burdette[25]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/pierce-beats-illinois-foes-sheppard-erb-jr-in-racefest-opener-at-west-virginia/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549461
TRACK INFO: https://www.wvmotorspeedway.com/

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

 

Hoffman Wins 57 Special at Mansfield, Claims First Six-Figure Payday

Emily Schwanke

MANSFIELD, OH (May 30, 2026) – Not many drivers can say they’ve earned a six-figure check in one night at a dirt track, but Nick Hoffman is the latest addition to that list.

One night prior, Tyler Erb joined that exclusive club after local philanthropists Dan and Brenda Niss put up a donation that raised Friday’s winner’s payout to a staggering $100,000. As it turned out, they weren’t done there.

Saturday’s Blaster 57 Special finale for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision was already the biggest purse of the season at more than $240,000 in total, with $57,000 going to the winner and $5,700 just to start the Feature. However, midway through the program, track owner Matt Tifft announced that the Niss family had once again boosted Saturday’s top prize to $100,057. It was at that point when Hoffman started licking his chops.

“The Thrill From Mooresville” struggled on Friday and was never a serious contender for the big money. Saturday was a different story though, as Hoffman earned the Simpson Quick Time Award in Qualifying and won his Heat Race prior to the breaking news. He drew a front-row starting spot on the outside of Bilstein Pole Award winner Garrett Alberson, but dropped back to third on the start after Alberson pulled away and fourth-starting Josh Rice cut through the middle and cleared Hoffman exiting Turn 2.

Unflustered, Hoffman stayed with Rice early, briefly nosing out in front on Lap 4. Rice quickly reclaimed the spot on that occasion, but Hoffman got another chance later in the race in a three-wide moment with the lap car of Tristan Chamberlain which Hoffman came out on top of. At that point, Hoffman had the biggest win of his career dangling in front of him and 20 laps remaining to snatch it.

A caution with 11 laps left put Hoffman right on Alberson’s tail, and he immediately seized the opportunity. Alberson went to the top of Turns 1 and 2 while Hoffman ducked low, and when Alberson hit a bump in Turn 2 and lost momentum, he left the door wide open for Hoffman to grab the lead and drive away to what was easily the biggest of his 17 World of Outlaws wins to date.

“It’s unreal,” Hoffman said. “I came here for the Dirt Million [in 2018], those were my first couple starts in a Late Model, and hell, that was eight years ago now. Been through a lot of stuff, a lot of different car owners, great car owners. If it wasn’t for all of them, I wouldn’t be here either. Man, I just don’t know what to say. Thank you Matt Tifft for putting up the extra money.

“Racetrack had character, I had a little bit of a different tire combination on than I feel like the rest of the field. So I knew that the late part of that race, it would come to me. Just pressured and pressured and was able to get by [Alberson].”

Alberson came up one spot short of what would have also been the biggest victory of his career, while Hudson O’Neal put the No. 71 SSI Motorsports machine on the podium in third. Erb backed up Friday’s win with a fourth on Saturday ahead of Brandon Sheppard in fifth.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision returns to the “Mountaineer State” for the RACEFEST Summer Championship at the reopened West Virginia Motor Speedway. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Dennis Erb Jr. set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Nick Hoffman won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Nick Hoffman won Heat 1.

Garrett Alberson won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Josh Rice won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Trey Mills won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Dustin Sorensen and Drake Troutman won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Garrett Alberson won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Bobby Pierce won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Garrett Alberson was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Chris Madden was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Dallon Murty was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (57 Laps): 1. 9-Nick Hoffman[2]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 3. 71-Hudson O’Neal[8]; 4. 1-Tyler Erb[9]; 5. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[11]; 6. 32-Bobby Pierce[22]; 7. 14-Trey Mills[3]; 8. 19-Dustin Sorensen[17]; 9. 44-Chris Madden[7]; 10. 22*-Drake Troutman[18]; 11. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[5]; 12. 19R-Ryan Gustin[13]; 13. 58V-Daulton Wilson[24]; 14. 13-Dallon Murty[21]; 15. B1-Brent Larson[25]; 16. 74X-Ethan Dotson[23]; 17. 76-Brandon Overton[15]; 18. 11-Josh Rice[4]; 19. 99-Devin Moran[14]; 20. 1Z-Logan Zarin[26]; 21. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[12]; 22. 12-Ryan Montgomery[19]; 23. 111-Max Blair[16]; 24. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[20]; 25. 9M-Tim McCreadie[10]; 26. 1N-Michael Norris[6]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/hoffman-wins-57-special-at-mansfield-claims-first-six-figure-payday/

TRACK INFO: https://thespeedway.com/

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

 

Tyler Erb Cashes in for $100,000 in 57 Special Opener at Mansfield

Emily Schwanke

MANSFIELD, OH (May 29, 2026) – Tyler Erb was rolling onto the track preparing to go green when he received the most unforgettable one-way radio message of his career.

Moments before the start of Friday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision Feature at Mansfield Speedway, the Niss family, philanthropists local to the Mansfield community, offered up a generous donation that took the standard $12,000-to-win race and raised it to a staggering $100,000-to-win.

Before Erb had time to process the news, it was time to go to battle in what instantly became one of the highest-paying races on the calendar. Some solid speed early in the night put “Terbo” in position to contend for the incredible payday from the second starting spot, and he did more than contend. On the opening lap, Erb rallied around the outside of Bilstein Pole Award winner Ricky Thornton Jr. and cleared him exiting Turn 4.

As the race progressed, Thornton started to fall back and eventually dropped out of contention with a flat tire. In his place, Brandon Overton emerged as Erb’s biggest threat, as “Big Sexy” was hungry for a six-figure payday to cure his well-documented struggles over the past two seasons. Several cautions gave Overton his opportunity to pounce, but he never had enough to deny Erb from the biggest payday of his career.

The New Waverly, TX native is no stranger to success in his Late Model career, amassing five World of Outlaws victories, a championship and 21 race wins on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals trail and wins in multiple marquee events, including the Gateway Dirt Nationals and the National 100. But Erb had yet to join the elusive six-figure winners club until now.

It had already been a special week for Erb, as the day prior, he and girlfriend Emma Hodge announced the upcoming birth of their first child later this year. Thanks to his performance at Mansfield, the couple now has reasons to celebrate both on and off the racetrack.

“For $100,000, I kind of rethought my corner entry into [Turn] 1,” Erb said. “Just decided that, obviously you want to get the lead, that’s the most important thing in any race. You want to have the ability to lose the race and win the race. I took off into flight into [Turn] 1, which was no different than Qualifying. Was able to gather it back up, and Ricky didn’t completely use me up there in [Turns] 3 and 4 and I appreciate that. After that, I was like, ‘I led Lap 1, 39 more laps and I’m a hundred thousand-aire.”

Overton came up short by a half-second for a heartbreaking runner-up finish, while Bobby Pierce climbed from 10th in the starting order to third at the checkered flag. Josh Rice scored the second World of Outlaws top five of his career in fourth, while Hudson O’Neal completed the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision wraps up the Blaster 57 Special at Mansfield Speedway with the $57,000-to-win, $5,700-to-start finale on Saturday, May 30. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Tristan Chamberlain set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Ethan Dotson won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Ethan Dotson won Heat 1.

Brandon Overton won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Tyler Erb won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Daulton Wilson and Dallon Murty won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Trey Mills won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Brandon Overton was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

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

Devin Moran was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Garrett Alberson was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

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

Tim McCreadie was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[2]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[10]; 4. 11-Josh Rice[9]; 5. 71-Hudson O’Neal[11]; 6. 99-Devin Moran[13]; 7. 9-Nick Hoffman[6]; 8. 58-Garrett Alberson[7]; 9. 74X-Ethan Dotson[3]; 10. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[19]; 11. 9M-Tim McCreadie[15]; 12. 22*-Drake Troutman[8]; 13. 14-Trey Mills[25]; 14. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[14]; 15. 44-Chris Madden[5]; 16. 71R-Rod Conley[22]; 17. 19R-Ryan Gustin[23]; 18. 58V-Daulton Wilson[17]; 19. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[26]; 20. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 21. 22-Chris Ferguson[12]; 22. 17M-Dale McDowell[16]; 23. 19-Dustin Sorensen[24]; 24. 13-Dallon Murty[18]; 25. 1*-Kyle Moore[20]; 26. 111-Max Blair[21]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/tyler-erb-cashes-in-for-100000-in-57-special-opener-at-mansfield/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549419
TRACK INFO: https://thespeedway.com/

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

Thornton Jr. Wins Lonewolf 40 in Wayne County Debut

Emily Schwanke

 

ORRVILLE, OH (May 28, 2026) – Ricky Thornton Jr. went to Wayne County Speedway in need of a breakout night, and that’s exactly what he got.

The Chandler, AZ native had amassed three wins in his first 40 Late Model starts of 2026 prior to Thursday’s Lonewolf 40 with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision. Most racers would gladly take that number, but not the man who has been among the winningest drivers in the sport over the past three years.

The month of May in particular had been a roller coaster for Thornton and his Koehler Motorsports team. After opening the month with a win at Circle City Raceway, Thornton went on to finish in the top five only twice in his next seven starts, including four runs of 18th or worse. With some of the biggest races of the season fast approaching, Thornton was running out of time to regain his footing.

That was until Thornton rolled into Wayne County for the first time. The No. 20RT was fast off the trailer in Hot Laps, and the speed carried over into Qualifying and his Heat Race. Thornton led the field to green in the Feature after drawing the Bilstein Pole, but the start was anything but calm, as Hudson O’Neal and Daulton Wilson briefly made it three-wide for the lead on the opening lap.

The 40-lap contest soon turned into a battle of attrition. O’Neal had to surrender second place due to a flat tire six laps in, then Brandon Sheppard suffered the same fate while running in the same spot later in the race. Ahead of the final restart with two laps remaining, Thornton remained out front, but by that point, he was being trailed by Nick Hoffman and Bobby Pierce, who worked his way forward from 16th in the starting lineup.

Neither of the two title contenders could find away around Thornton though, as “RTJ” blasted around the cushion to take the checkers for the sixth time in his career with the World of Outlaws and the first since the 2024 World of Outlaws World Finals.

“We’ve been working hard getting better,” Thornton said. “Not that we’ve been slow, we just haven’t had the luck and the speed that we’ve had before. Feel like we got a lot better there at Wheatland last week and the driver kind of tossed away the first two nights. The final night we were good, and we unloaded here really good. I think I’ve watched Sheldon [Haudenschild] rip the top around here nine million times, but I’ve never watched a Late Model race here.”

Hoffman finished second ahead of Pierce in third. Behind them, Tyler Erb crossed the line fourth, while Dustin Sorensen collected his second-straight top five in fifth.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision continues its stay in Ohio at Mansfield Speedway for the Blaster 57 Special on Friday and Saturday, May 29-30. Tickets are available in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Ricky Thornton Jr. set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Nick Hoffman won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Nick Hoffman won Heat 1.

Daulton Wilson won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Hudson O’Neal won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Trey Mills and Lincoln Smith won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Bobby Pierce won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Logan Zarin won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Nick Hoffman was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Devin Moran was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Logan Zarin was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Brent Larson was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Lincoln Smith was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 9-Nick Hoffman[4]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[16]; 4. 1-Tyler Erb[5]; 5. 19-Dustin Sorensen[11]; 6. 99-Devin Moran[8]; 7. 6-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 8. 1Z-Logan Zarin[9]; 9. 14-Trey Mills[17]; 10. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[20]; 11. 22*-Drake Troutman[14]; 12. B1-Brent Larson[25]; 13. 9M-Tim McCreadie[10]; 14. 31-Lincoln Smith[18]; 15. 555-Brock Pinkerous[7]; 16. 19R-Ryan Gustin[23]; 17. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[6]; 18. 74X-Ethan Dotson[12]; 19. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[24]; 20. 58V-Daulton Wilson[2]; 21. 157-Mike Marlar[21]; 22. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[19]; 23. 5L-Jon Lee[13]; 24. 55E-Eli Johnson[26]; 25. 217-Eric Wilson[15]; 26. 44-Dave Hess Jr[22]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/thornton-jr-wins-lonewolf-40-in-wayne-county-debut/

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

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

 

Pierce Holds Off O’Neal for Second-Straight Connor Bobik Memorial Victory

Emily Schwanke

MARION CENTER, PA (May 27, 2026) – When the eyes of the dirt racing world were on Marion Center Raceway, it didn’t disappoint.

The Connor Bobik Memorial’s postponement to Wednesday night meant it instantly became one of the highest-profile midweek shows in all of Late Model racing. The move resulted in the already big event gaining even more star power in the pit area and attention from fans across the country. For everyone who laid eyes on Marion Center for the first time, they got to see one of the best races in the track’s history courtesy of some of the sport’s brightest stars.

When the green flag flew in the main event, two of the frontrunners were reigning World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision champion Bobby Pierce along with Hudson O’Neal, who was unable to attend the original date but added the rescheduled event to his schedule aboard the K&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6. But they both initially trailed Dustin Sorensen, who drew the Bilstein Pole Award to give himself the best chance at his long-awaited first World of Outlaws victory.

Sorensen’s time out front didn’t last long, as Pierce powered around the outside exiting Turn 2 on the opening lap and cleared the Minnesotan by the time they got to Turn 3. Sorensen stayed with Pierce in the early stages, but so did O’Neal, and the “New Deal” worked his way around the No. 19 and into second with 14 laps in the books.

Once the duo caught traffic, it was game on. O’Neal threw a big slider into Turn 3 that barely cleared Pierce, who crossed underneath O’Neal off Turn 4 before returning the favor at the other end of the track. It was rinse and repeat on the next lap as both men proved why they’re both among the most successful Late Model drivers of their generation. After plenty of lead swapping, Pierce eventually got enough of a run off Turn 4 to keep O’Neal at bay for good.

A flurry of cautions late in the race kept the field bunched together and set up a thrilling conclusion at the front. O’Neal was still on Pierce’s tail with two to go and tried to slide him into Turn 3 once again, but Pierce saw it coming and blocked his lane. It was the same story on the final lap, as O’Neal had nowhere to go with his strong run down the backstretch and had to watch Pierce collect his second Connor Bobik Memorial trophy in as many years.

The win was Pierce’s ninth of 2026 in World of Outlaws action and the 51st of his career. It also moved him into the points lead by 17 over Nick Hoffman, who struggled in the Feature before finishing 13th.

“It’s tough when you’re in the lead,” Pierce said. “Especially when you’ve got Hudson behind you, he’s a heck of a wheelman. I guess the last restart there, he was hitting the top of [Turns] 1 and 2 and getting a lot of gains on me off the corner. I was blocking him every time into [Turn] 3. I think coming to the white flag, I saw him under me getting into 3, thanks to him for racing me clean. He possibly could have sent it in there, but it would have been close.”

Behind O’Neal in second, Drake Troutman finished third to establish a new career best at one of his home-state tracks. Sorensen earned his first top five of the season in fourth, while Max Blair rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season continues with the Lonewolf 40 at Wayne County Speedway on Thursday, May 28. Tickets are available in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Mike Marlar set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Nick Hoffman won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Bobby Pierce won Heat 1.

Dustin Sorensen won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Hudson O’Neal won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Jared Miley won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Daulton Wilson and Logan Zarin won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Dustin Sorensen won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Tyler Erb won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Daulton Wilson won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

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

Drake Troutman was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Max Blair was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Gregg Satterlee was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Mason Zeigler was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Mike Marlar was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Jared Miley was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (60 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 2. 6-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 3. 22*-Drake Troutman[8]; 4. 19-Dustin Sorensen[1]; 5. 111-Max Blair[12]; 6. 22-Gregg Satterlee[9]; 7. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[11]; 8. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[16]; 9. 1-Tyler Erb[21]; 10. 58V-Daulton Wilson[17]; 11. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[6]; 12. 157-Mike Marlar[7]; 13. 9-Nick Hoffman[5]; 14. 14-Trey Mills[23]; 15. 19R-Ryan Gustin[19]; 16. 74X-Ethan Dotson[22]; 17. 9M-Tim McCreadie[14]; 18. 10M-Jared Miley[4]; 19. 55E-Eli Johnson[15]; 20. B1-Brent Larson[24]; 21. 12-Ryan Montgomery[13]; 22. 1Z-Logan Zarin[18]; 23. 72-Michael Norris[10]; 24. 1C-Alex Ferree[20]; 25. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[25]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/pierce-holds-off-oneal-for-second-straight-connor-bobik-memorial-victory-at-marion-center/

TRACK INFO: https://marioncenterraceway.com/

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

 

141 Speedway Adds New Chapter to Wisconsin's World of Outlaws History

Jacy Norgaard

MARIBEL, WI (June 18, 2026) – A new addition to the legacy of dirt Late Model racing in Wisconsin is coming this weekend.

When the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision rolls into 141 Speedway for two nights of racing (Friday-Saturday, June 19-20), the Maribel, WI facility will become the 13th different track in the “Badger State” to host The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet.

Since the Series’ inception in 1988, Wisconsin has been home to multiple signature events and plenty of unforgettable moments. Before we make some new memories this weekend, take a look back at how we got here.

Cedar Lake Speedway: The World of Outlaws wouldn’t be what it is today without Cedar Lake.

The track in New Richmond, WI has hosted 43 World of Outlaws races, a number topped only by Volusia Speedway Park, Lernerville Speedway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte. It all started in the inaugural season of the World of Outlaws in 1988, when the tour made two trips to Cedar Lake. Once in June for a doubleheader split by Billy Moyer and Rick Egersdorf, then again in August for a race they decided to call the USA Nationals. Moyer swept the weekend to become the first winner of what would become one of the sport’s crown jewel events.

Moyer continued his Cedar Lake dominance in the second USA Nationals in 1989 before the Series went on hiatus at the end of the season. The USA Nationals continued under a variety of sanctions over the next two decades until finally finding a home back on the World of Outlaws schedule in 2010, where it has remained ever since.

Moyer is still leading the way with five USA Nationals victories, but ono one has won it more under the World of Outlaws banner than Jonathan Davenport. “Superman” conquered Cedar Lake for the first time as part of his unstoppable 2015 season in the Rumley Enterprises No. 6, then won twice more in his current Double L Motorsports No. 49 ride in 2021 and 2022.

The USA Nationals reached new levels of prestige in 2025 when the purse was elevated to $100,000-to-win, and it was Ryan Gustin who collected a career-high payday with his first crown-jewel triumph.

Mississippi Thunder Speedway: From Cedar Lake, follow the Mississippi River south for about two hours, and you’ll end up at Wisconsin’s newest premier dirt racing facility.

Mississippi Thunder spent most of its existence hosting local and regional-level competition until the Timm family purchased it and gave it a complete facelift. The goal was to bring national-level competition to their home track, and they achieved it in the form of the inaugural Dairyland Showdown in 2021.

Since then, the track has been praised by both fans and racers as one of the top tracks in the country in terms of both the infrastructure and the racing surface, which is known to produce thrilling battles in any division that races on it. The three-day Dairyland Showdown has become one of the cornerstone events on the World of Outlaws schedule, with a list of winners that includes the likes of Chris Madden, Mike Marlar, Nick Hoffman plus two-time and defending winner Ryan Gustin.

Shawano Speedway: In the second season of the World of Outlaws in 1989, the 1/2-mile on the Shawano County Fairgrounds hosted the top Late Model drivers in the nation for the first time, with Rick Egersdorf walking away victorious.

The track’s location 45 minutes northwest of Green Bay made it an ideal place for a midweek stop between the Prairie Dirt Classic and the USA Nationals, and that’s exactly what happened every year between 2010 and 2019. Darrell Lanigan and Shane Clanton combined to dominate Shawano, scoring three wins each during that span. Shawano has also seen a first-time Series winner, as Gregg Satterlee earned his first of four World of Outlaws wins to date there in 2013.

Gondik Law Speedway: Back in 1989, the inaugural World of Outlaws race in Superior, WI was won by a 25-year-old relative newcomer to national Late Model racing by the name of Scott Bloomquist.

That win was the first of 33 with the World of Outlaws in the career of one of the greatest of all time, and it all started at the 3/8-mile at the northern tip of the state. The tour would return 21 years later for a race won by Wisconsin’s own Jimmy Mars in 2010, then it was Tim McCreadie’s turn in 2013. Gondik Law welcomed the World of Outlaws on back-to-back years for the first time in 2020 and 2021, with Brandon Sheppard winning on both occasions.

Beaver Dam Raceway: Beaver Dam has been home to a pair of first-time World of Outlaws winners in the three Series races it hosted. Dennis Erb Jr. made his first trip to Victory Lane in 2007, then Jason Feger did the same in 2009 with a dominant flag-to-flag performance.

A 2020 visit won by Jimmy Owens turned out to be the last one, as the track closed at the end of the 2025 season.

Plymouth Dirt Track: Brandon Sheppard has dominated at a lot of different tracks across the country, and Plymouth is certainly near the top of that list.

The World of Outlaws raced at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds three years in a row between 2018 and 2020, and Sheppard and Rocket1 Racing were victorious on all three occasions. The three-peat didn’t come easy, as Sheppard had to fend off a last-corner rally from Devin Moran in 2018 and a hard-charging Chase Junghans in traffic in 2019, but Sheppard came out on top each time.

Red Cedar Speedway: The World of Outlaws made its way to Menomonie, WI three times between 2019 and 2022, with Chase Junghans claiming the first visit for his third Series win. The return trip in 2021 went to Brandon Sheppard after an excellent race-long battle with Cade Dillard, then Mike Marlar snatched the lead from Ricky Weiss to win in 2022.

Outagamie Speedway: The most recent World of Outlaws race in the Green Bay area – prior to this weekend’s debut at 141 – came at Outagamie, which hosted the Series twice in 2020 and 2021. Brandon Sheppard added the track to the long list of places he’s won at in 2020 after passing Midwest regional star Jason Rauen with 18 laps to go. Then in 2021, Cade Dillard outdueled both Sheppard and Brandon Overton to collect the fourth World of Outlaws win of his career.

Madison International Speedway: Madison is best known as a hallmark of pavement Super Late Model racing and a regular stop for the ARCA Menards Series, but there was a brief period in the 1980s when it operated as a dirt track.

The 1988 season included a visit by the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series that Steve Kinser topped before the Late Models were brought in for 1989. Billy Moyer took the checkers on that night, one of 12 wins that season on the way to his second Series championship in as many years.

Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway: Sitting one mile from the shores of Lake Winnebago, the 1/3-mile oval in Oshkosh hosted its lone World of Outlaws race in 2017. The night brought another Brandon Sheppard masterclass in Wisconsin, as the five-time champion won by more than five seconds over Don O’Neal.

The track closed at the end of the 2017 season and has sat dormant ever since.

ABC Raceway: Much like Oshkosh, ABC Raceway has also been the site of one World of Outlaws race, and that race was won by Brandon Sheppard. Rain put the Feature on pause for 35 minutes after 18 laps, but Sheppard remained on top for all 50 scheduled laps just the same.

Wilmot Raceway: Wilmot became the 12th different Wisconsin track that the Series has been to last year with its Monday stop after the Prairie Dirt Classic. Ryan Gustin collected the $12,000 winner’s prize to kick off an unforgettable week, which concluded at Cedar Lake with his first USA Nationals victory.

Wilmot may not be on the schedule in 2026, but it remains an annual stop for the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. World of Outlaws regular Drake Troutman swooped in and won in 2025, while reigning Hell Tour champion Jason Feger earned his second win of the 2026 campaign on Monday night.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision returns to Wisconsin for its first visit to 141 Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 19-20. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

Race-by-Race History
June 10, 1988 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Billy Moyer
June 11, 1988 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Rick Egersdorf
Aug. 18, 1988 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Billy Moyer
Aug. 19, 1988 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Billy Moyer
Aug. 20, 1988 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Billy Moyer
June 4, 1989 – Madison International Speedway – Billy Moyer
June 5, 1989 – Shawano Speedway – Rick Egersdorf
June 9, 1989 – Gondik Law Speedway – Scott Bloomquist
June 10, 1989 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Billy Moyer
Aug. 10, 1989 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Donnie Moran
Aug. 11, 1989 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Billy Moyer
Aug. 12, 1989 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Billy Moyer
Aug. 6, 2005 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Dale McDowell
May 12, 2007 – Beaver Dam Raceway – Dennis Erb Jr.
May 24, 2009 – Beaver Dam Raceway – Jason Feger
July 8, 2010 – Gondik Law Speedway – Jimmy Mars
Aug. 4, 2010 – Shawano Speedway – Billy Moyer
Aug. 7, 2010 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Scott Bloomquist
Aug. 3, 2011 – Shawano Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
Aug. 6, 2011 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Josh Richards
Aug. 4, 2012 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
Aug. 7, 2012 – Shawano Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
July 5, 2013 – Gondik Law Speedway – Tim McCreadie
July 30, 2013 – Shawano Speedway – Gregg Satterlee
Aug. 1, 2013 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
Aug. 3, 2013 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Tim McCreadie
July 29, 2014 – Shawano Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
July 31, 2014 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Jimmy Mars
Aug. 2, 2014 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Jimmy Owens
July 28, 2015 – Shawano Speedway – Shane Clanton
July 30, 2015 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Jonathan Davenport
Aug. 1, 2015 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Jonathan Davenport
Aug. 2, 2016 – Shawano Speedway – Shane Clanton
Aug 4, 2016 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Josh Richards
Aug. 6, 2016 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Josh Richards
Aug. 1, 2017 – Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway – Brandon Sheppard
Aug. 2, 2017 – Shawano Speedway – Rick Eckert
Aug. 4, 2017 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Chris Madden
Aug. 5, 2017 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Don O’Neal
July 30, 2018 – Plymouth Dirt Track – Brandon Sheppard
July 31, 2018 – Shawano Speedway – Chris Madden
Aug. 2, 2018 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
Aug. 4, 2018 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 9, 2019 – ABC Raceway – Brandon Sheppard
July 14, 2019 – Red Cedar Speedway – Chase Junghans
July 29, 2019 – Plymouth Dirt Track – Brandon Sheppard
July 30, 2019 – Shawano Speedway – Shane Clanton
Aug. 1, 2019 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Jonathan Davenport
Aug. 3, 2019 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Chris Madden
July 3, 2020 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Ashton Winger
July 4, 2020 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 10, 2020 – Outagamie Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 11, 2020 – Plymouth Dirt Track – Brandon Sheppard
July 14, 2020 – Gondik Law Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
Aug. 4, 2020 – Beaver Dam Raceway – Jimmy Owens
Aug. 6, 2020 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Brandon Overton
Aug. 8, 2020 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Brandon Overton
May 7, 2021 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
May 8, 2021 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Chris Madden
July 13, 2021 – Gondik Law Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 18, 2021 – Red Cedar Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
Aug. 3, 2021 – Outagamie Speedway – Cade Dillard
Aug, 6, 2021 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Ashton Winger
Aug. 7, 2021 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Jonathan Davenport
May 5, 2022 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Bobby Pierce
May 6, 2022 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Jonathan Davenport
May 7, 2022 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Mike Marlar
July 17, 2022 – Red Cedar Speedway – Mike Marlar
Aug. 4, 2022 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Mike Marlar
Aug, 6, 2022 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Jonathan Davenport
Aug. 3, 2023 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 4, 2023 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Chris Madden
Aug. 5, 2023 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Sept. 1, 2023 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
May 3, 2024 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Nick Hoffman
May 4, 2024 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Ryan Gustin
Aug. 2, 2024 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 2, 2024 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Ryan Gustin
Aug. 3, 2024 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Bobby Pierce
May 2, 2025 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Tyler Erb
May 3, 2025 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Nick Hoffman
July 28, 2025 – Wilmot Raceway – Ryan Gustin
July 31, 2025 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Tim McCreadie
Aug. 2, 2025 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Ryan Gustin
April 30, 2026 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Bobby Pierce
May 1, 2026 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Nick Hoffman
May 2, 2026 – Mississippi Thunder Speedway – Ryan Gustin

World of Outlaws Winners from Wisconsin
Jimmy Mars – Menomonie, WI – 8
Brady Smith – Solon Springs, WI – 5
Dan Schlieper – Sullivan, WI – 1

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/141-speedway-adds-new-chapter-to-wisconsins-world-of-outlaws-history/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549414
TRACK INFO: https://www.141-speedway.com/

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

 

CONCORD, NC (June 17, 2026) – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision is set to open the 2027 season with more racing in the “Sunshine State” than ever before.

Emily Schwanke

 

Next season’s Florida calendar is set to open and close at Volusia Speedway Park during World of Outlaws Sunshine Nationals and Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, respectively. In between, The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet will return to Hendry County Motorsports Park before the Series debut at Hunt the Front’s Southern Raceway, the 3/8-mile oval located in Milton, FL, 20 miles east of Pensacola.

“There’s still a lot of racing left in 2026, but we’re already looking forward to starting off 2027 in a big way,” Series Director Steve Francis said. “We’ve listened to feedback from both fans and racers to lay out a Florida schedule that blends our annual traditions with some new favorites. We wanted to give everyone plenty of time to make plans to join us in Florida for an incredible month of racing.”

Here’s a look at the start of the 2027 World of Outlaws season:

Volusia Speedway Park | World of Outlaws Sunshine Nationals | Jan. 28-30

For the seventh consecutive season, the World of Outlaws will open the season in January at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.”

Following a practice night on Wednesday, Jan. 27, the “Late Model Palooza” will again feature three nights of racing for three divisions of Late Models. In addition to the World of Outlaws racing for $12,000-to-win on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 28-29, and $20,000 on Saturday, Jan. 30, the Crate Racin’ USA DIRTcar Pro (604) Late Models and the 602 Late Models will also be on the card all weekend long.

Sunshine Nationals tickets are on sale now, click here to get yours.

Hendry County Motorsports Park | Swamp Cabbage 100 | Feb. 5-6

Following this season’s successful debut at Hendry County, the World of Outlaws are returning in 2027 on a new date.

The Swamp Cabbage 100 will move up to the first weekend in February to become the second stop on the World of Outlaws schedule. A practice night on Thursday, Feb. 4, kicks things off before two full racing programs at the southernmost dirt track in the United States. The World of Outlaws will contest a $12,000-to-win opener on Friday, Feb. 5, and a $20,000-to-win finale on Saturday, Feb. 6.

To purchase tickets, call (863)-675-8888.

Hunt the Front’s Southern Raceway | Gulf Coast Winter Nationals | Feb. 12-13

The Joiner family purchased Southern Raceway with the goal of bringing the best drivers in the nation to their home track, and that dream will become reality in 2027.

The inaugural Gulf Coast Winter Nationals is set to be the biggest dirt track race ever held in the Florida panhandle. The weekend opens with an $8,000-to-win Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series-sanctioned race on Thursday, Feb. 11, before the stars of the World of Outlaws make their debut at Southern in a $12,000-to-win program on Friday, Feb. 12. The inaugural weekend will wrap up with a $20,000-to-win finale on Saturday, Feb. 13.

Volusia Speedway Park | Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals | Feb. 18-20

The four-week tour of Florida will end right back where it began, as the World of Outlaws will again close out DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia.

The final six nights of the event will have Super Late Models on track, beginning with three nights of DIRTcar Late Model competition Monday-Wednesday, Feb. 15-17. The second half of the week will be under the World of Outlaws banner on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 18-20, with $12,000 up for grabs on Thursday and Friday, and $20,000 going to the winner on Saturday, when the newest Big Gator champion will be crowned.

DIRTcar Nationals tickets are on sale now, click here to get yours.

Find more information on every Speedweeks event in 2027 by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/expanded-four-week-2027-florida-schedule-includes-southern-raceway-addition/

EVENT INFO: World of Outlaws Sunshine Nationals, Swamp Cabbage 100, Gulf Coast Winter Nationals, Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals
TRACK INFO: Volusia Speedway Park, Hendry County Motorsports Park, Hunt the Front's Southern Raceway

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Busy Northern Swing Commences with 141 Doubleheader, Monday Stop at Ogilvie

Emily Schwanke

 

CONCORD, NC (June 16, 2026) – The time has come for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision to head north for the busiest portion of the 2026 season.

Starting this weekend, The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet will contest 10 races in 16 days at seven different tracks across Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota. It all starts with the Series debut at 141 Speedway in Maribel, WI. The 1/3-mile bullring will be part of a huge weekend of motorsports in the area, with the NTT IndyCar Series racing less than an hour away at Road America. World of Outlaws action kicks off at 141 with the $12,000-to-win opener on Friday, June 19, ahead of the $25,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 20.

Teams will spend Sunday making the six-hour tow to Ogilvie Raceway, where the Series will visit for the first time since 2019 for a $12,000-to-win program on Monday, June 22. Ogilvie will be the first of four Minnesota tracks the World of Outlaws will stop at on the upcoming swing, which concludes with the state’s biggest dirt track race, the NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 at Deer Creek Speedway (Thursday-Saturday, July 2-4).

Joining the World of Outlaws on the itinerary will be IMCA Stock Cars and Sport Mods at 141 and WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds at Ogilvie.

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Here are this week’s top storylines:

ON A ROLL: If the last three weeks are anything to go by, the second half of the World of Outlaws season could be very profitable for Tyler Erb.

“Terbo” spent the first four months of the season waiting for his turn to break into Victory Lane, and it finally came in the form of a career-high $100,000 payday at Mansfield Speedway. Erb has been riding high ever since, showing plenty of speed at the Dirt Late Model Dream before earning another $30,000 for his second win of the season on Saturday night at West Virginia Motor Speedway.

Despite not having a realistic chance of catching Bobby Pierce and Nick Hoffman in the championship battle with more than 200 points to make up, Erb looks capable of racing those two for wins night after night as the summer rolls on. Like most drivers, his notebook for 141 is blank, but Erb does have a few Ogilvie starts to look back on. He collected top 10s in two of his three World of Outlaws starts there between 2016 and 2018, and more recently finished fifth with the XR Super Series in 2024.

DON’T LET IT SNOWBALL: Even a mediocre weekend can be costly when you’re battling someone like Bobby Pierce for a championship – just ask Nick Hoffman.

The Mooresville, NC driver finished outside the top five on back-to-back nights for the first time this season at West Virginia, managing a ninth on Friday and a 12th on Saturday. Those results, combined with Pierce’s win on Friday and fourth-place run on Saturday, took what was a single-digit deficit to Pierce and turned it into a 44-point gap that Hoffman must make up.

That said, the trip north is the perfect time for Hoffman to do that, as the region has been kind to him throughout his three-and-a-half years on the road with the World of Outlaws. Out of his 17 Series wins, he’s won three races in Wisconsin, three more in Minnesota and once in North Dakota. Pierce can be strong up north as well, though, as he won $50,000 at Ogilvie in the Minnesota Mega in 2024 and finished runner-up at 141 eight years ago as part of his stint with Dunn-Benson Motorsports.

BACK UP FRONT: Dennis Erb Jr. got the weekend he had been needing all season at West Virginia.

The reconfigured 3/8-mile’s formidable bottom groove played right into Erb’s hands, and he took full advantage of those conditions. The 2022 Series champion finished second behind Pierce for his best finish of the season, then backed it up with a solid sixth-place effort on Saturday. Erb’s 2026 season has been plagued by crashes – most of them caused by nothing other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time – which has wrecked the team’s inventory and forced Erb and crew chief Heather Lyne to play catch-up all year long.

Now that he finally has some results to be proud of, Erb is ready to build on last weekend when he travels north. He was in a similar position at this time last year, but Erb’s three podiums on the northern swing last year kicked off a second-half turnaround that eventually led to a win in October at Humboldt Speedway.

WELCOME BACK CODY: Cody Overton hasn’t entered a World of Outlaws race since February, but that’s going to change next week.

Overton will drive a second car for James Trantina III and Triple B Motorsports for the remainder of 2026 alongside Dan Ebert, with his debut in the ride set for Monday night at Ogilvie. The Thomson, GA driver planned to follow the full World of Outlaws tour for the third-straight season in his self-owned No. 97, but a string of engine failures during Speedweeks left Overton with no choice but to step back and regroup. He’s made scattered starts in both Super and Crate Late Models in the months since then, with the goal of securing a long-term deal that can put him back on the road full-time with the World of Outlaws in 2027.

SUPERMAN HEADS NORTH: Overton won’t be the only Georgia native joining the World of Outlaws in the upper Midwest.

Jonathan Davenport’s independent 2026 schedule will take him through Minnesota and North Dakota, beginning with his first appearance at Ogilvie on Monday. Davenport will also be racing at I-94 emr Speedway, River Cities Speedway, Nodak Speedway and Norman County Raceway for the first time, giving fans across the region the chance to see the future Hall of Famer in action. The one track on the swing Davenport has been to before is Deer Creek, where he’s accumulated two wins and six top fives in seven starts on Gopher 50 weekend.

Other drivers expected to follow the World of Outlaws north include Gordy Gundaker, Michael Leach, Jake Timm, Amelia Eisenschenk, Laela Eisenschenk and more.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday-Saturday, June 19-20, at 141 Speedway in Maribel, WI
Monday, June 22, at Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, MN

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (4068 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-44)
3. Tyler Erb (-227)
4. Drake Troutman (-281)
5. Tim McCreadie (-315)
6. Ethan Dotson (-370)
7. Ryan Gustin (-379)
8. Daulton Wilson (-450)
9. Dustin Sorensen (-498)
10. Dennis Erb Jr. (-530)

FEATURE WINNERS (11):
Bobby Pierce – 10
Nick Hoffman – 6
Tyler Erb – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (25):
Nick Hoffman – 23
Bobby Pierce – 21
Tyler Erb – 13
Drake Troutman – 10
Tim McCreadie – 9
Brandon Sheppard – 8
Ryan Gustin – 8
Hudson O’Neal – 7
Daulton Wilson – 7
Ethan Dotson – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 5
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 3
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dustin Sorensen – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Brandon Overton – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Max Blair – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (21):
Bobby Pierce – 245
Nick Hoffman – 190
Tyler Erb – 99
Drake Troutman – 99
Brandon Sheppard – 81
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Hudson O’Neal – 68
Daulton Wilson – 66
Tim McCreadie – 46
Garrett Alberson – 46
Jonathan Davenport – 45
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 41
Mike Marlar – 39
Mason Zeigler – 24
Ashton Winger – 22
Ethan Dotson – 12
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (18):
Nick Hoffman – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Drake Troutman – 3
Chris Madden – 2
Daulton Wilson – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Hudson O’Neal – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (15):
Nick Hoffman – 7
Chris Madden – 5
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Tyler Erb – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Sam Seawright – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (37):
Nick Hoffman – 16
Bobby Pierce – 12
Tyler Erb – 9
Ryan Gustin – 7
Chris Madden – 7
Drake Troutman – 7
Brandon Sheppard – 6
Hudson O’Neal – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 5
Daulton Wilson – 4
Brandon Overton – 4
Tim McCreadie – 3
Mason Zeigler – 3
Jonathan Davenport – 3
Ethan Dotson – 2
Dennis Erb Jr. – 2
Dustin Sorensen – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Michaerl Leach – 2
Jared Miley – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Lane Snook – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (35):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Daulton Wilson – 3
Dennis Erb Jr. – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Logan Zarin – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Ryan Gustin – 2
Drake Troutman – 2
Dustin Sorensen – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Dallon Murty – 2
Carson Ferguson – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Chris Ferguson – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1
Lincoln Smith – 1

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 21 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL (Practice)
Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Chris Madden (1)
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Hudson O’Neal (1)
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tim McCreadie (1)
Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (1)
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Thursday, Feb. 19 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL (Practice)
Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Bobby Pierce (1)
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Nick Hoffman (3)
Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (2)
Thursday, March 19 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS (Practice)
Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Bobby Pierce (3)
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Hudson O’Neal (2)
Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / Nick Hoffman (4)
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Thursday, April 9 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (2)
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Bobby Pierce (5)
Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / Bobby Pierce (6)
Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Bobby Pierce (7)
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Ryan Gustin (1)
Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / Bobby Pierce (8)
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Mason Zeigler (1)
Wednesday, May 27 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / Bobby Pierce (9)
Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH / Ricky Thornton Jr. (1)
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Tyler Erb (1)
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Nick Hoffman (6)
Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Bobby Pierce (10)
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Tyler Erb (2)
Friday, June 19 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN
Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN
Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN
Thursday, July 2 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Friday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Saturday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY
Friday, July 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Friday, July 24 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Friday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Thursday, Aug. 20 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/top-five-storylines-busy-northern-swing-commences-with-141-doubleheader-monday-stop-at-ogilvie/

EVENT INFO: Maribel Late Model Showdown, Land of Lakes Classic
TRACK INFO: 141 Speedway, Ogilvie Raceway

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First Dream In Hand, Pierce's Chase for Third World of Outlaws Title Ramps Up at West Virginia

tyler carr

MINERAL WELLS, WV (June 11, 2026) – After more than a decade of trying, Bobby Pierce can finally call himself a Dirt Late Model Dream champion.

Winning the North-South 100 and the World 100 within a month in 2016 at age 19 let the world know the teenager was something special. It didn’t take long for Pierce to start checking off other crown jewels, including the Show-Me 100 in 2017, the Silver Dollar Nationals in 2019 and the USA Nationals in 2023. Then came 2024, when Pierce added the Prairie Dirt Classic – a win that meant more than any to the lifelong Illinois resident – plus the Late Model Knoxville Nationals and the Dirt Track World Championship.

Along the way, the No. 32 team elected to hit the road full-time with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in 2023, and Pierce has already become a two-time champion and the fourth-winningest driver in the history of the Series.

Even with all that success, Pierce knew his resume wouldn’t be truly complete without Late Model racing’s original six-figure payday. But after charging up from 13th and taking the lead from Brandon Sheppard with 42 laps to go on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway, the “Smooth Operator” finally got to check the box next to the Dream.

“It feels probably about the same as those experiences,” Pierce said. “Obviously, winning my first World, I was so young, I didn’t even know what was going on, to be honest. The second one was really cool because it had been so long. It was like, ‘OK, we got a second one, the first one wasn’t a fluke or something.’ The first Dirt Track World Championship was awesome because of the money, being $100,000-to-win. Just to do it at Eldora, be on the stage yet again, there’s nothing like being on the stage at Eldora.

“The Dream has been a race that, for several, several years, I’ve struggled at the Dream. I would always do really well at the World, even back in the Pierce car days. I would do well at the World, struggle at the Dream. It was just a constant, every year I wouldn’t look forward to this race. And then over the last couple years, we’ve put down some solid finishes, got on the podium year after year after year. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t feeling the most confidence heading into this weekend, but it quickly turned around when we won our prelim race. From then on, it was just make the right calls and hope it happens.”

Pierce certainly isn’t the only one on his crew who recognizes the significance of the achievement. His crew chief and father, Bob Pierce, came close to winning a Dream of his own multiple times in the 1990s before stepping out of the seat to guide his son’s budding career.

In a sport where most drivers who started out racing with their parents eventually moved on to other opportunities that could take them to the next level, every accomplishment of Pierce’s is more meaningful because of how it came with the same family team that he’s been with since his Quarter Midget days 20 years ago.

“[Bob]’s been around forever, and he knows the struggles of racing,” Pierce said. “It’s an up-and-down sport. He’s got more experience at it than I do. For him, to see me win, that feels like a win for him, I know it does. He can kind of puff out his chest and be like, ‘Yeah, I helped set up that car.’ It’s a really good feeling for all of us, my whole family. All of our friends, sponsors and fans that were there to celebrate with us, it’ll be an awesome memory.”

Between the 2024 World 100, back-to-back Dirt Track World Championships in 2024 and 2025 and now the 2026 Dream, Pierce has won four of his last six Eldora crown jewel starts. That’s an incredible statistic on its own, but it’s also part of a larger changing of the guard at the “Big E.”

Throughout its 70-year history, Eldora has tended to favor age and experience over the bright young stars. In recent seasons, the favorites to end up in the top five by the end of 100 laps have included drivers like 42-year-old Jonathan Davenport, 51-year-old Chris Madden and 60-year-old Dale McDowell.

However, Pierce is carrying the flag for a new and youthful wave of Eldora legends. McDowell and Davenport were the only two drivers in the top 10 over the age of 40, and Pierce was one of four in their 20s. Those numbers don’t include Trey Mills, who earned the pole at age 18 before dropping back and finishing 17th in his first Dream Feature start.

“They just know how to get around here, they know how to save their tires,” Pierce said of the advantages the veterans carry at Eldora. “You saw it tonight, so many young generation drivers, like Trey Mills starting on the pole. I started back in 13th, and I just looked through the field, I was like, ‘OK, under 20, in his 20s, in his 20s, in his young 30s, maybe pushing 40, young 20s.’ Everyone was just young. The sport’s going to do pretty good.”

With Eldora in the rearview, Pierce’s next focus is his first visit to the reconfigured West Virginia Motor Speedway (Friday-Saturday, June 12-13) where he’ll look to expand his nine-point lead in the World of Outlaws standings as his quest for a third championship rolls on.

For a driver like Pierce whose success is measured by his crown jewel performance, there’s no better place to get used to crown-jewel-level competition than racing with the World of Outlaws all season long. Between the Blaster 57 Special at Mansfield Speedway and the Dream, all three $100,000-to-win races over the past two weeks have been won by Outlaws in Tyler Erb, Nick Hoffman and Pierce, and the latest DirtonDirt Top 25 rankings have Pierce and Hoffman listed as the top two Late Model drivers in the nation.

As fast as Pierce has climbed through the record books over the past decade, Hoffman has arguably risen to prominence at an even faster pace. It was only three years ago that he was still a Late Model rookie who was often satisfied with midpack results. Hoffman is now closing in on double-digit wins in 2026, has been neck-and-neck with Pierce for the points lead all season and was frustrated to finish third in the Dream. Ask Hoffman, and he’ll tell you that one of the main factors behind his program’s rise to the top is having to keep up with Pierce night after night.

“I grew up with the mentality of you’re only as good as the guys you race against, and I have to race against [Pierce] every single night,” Hoffman said. “He’s been on top of his game for how many years now. So, it’s cool that our points battle is close, and we’re able to come to [Eldora] races, or Lucas races, or whatever and still fight for wins. It ups my program and makes me better as a race car driver.”

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season continues this weekend at West Virginia Motor Speedway with the RACEFEST Summer Championship (Friday-Saturday, June 12-13). Tickets will be available at the gate.

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ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/first-dream-in-hand-pierces-chase-for-third-world-of-outlaws-title-ramps-up-at-west-virginia/

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Country Roads Take World of Outlaws to Revamped West Virginia Motor Speedway

tyler carr

MINERAL WELLS, WV (June 9, 2026) – “Mountain State” fans rejoice, because The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet are bringing the thunder back to the hills of West Virginia.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision has contested 16 races across three different tracks in the state – I-77 Raceway Park, Tyler County Speedway, and West Virginia Motor Speedway (WVMS). The latter is the site of this weekend’s action, although it now looks nothing like it did when the World of Outlaws were last there in 2013.

After an eight-year closure, the 5/8-mile WVMS reopened in 2021 and operated through 2023 until the facility went on hiatus once again. Soon after, the decision was made to reconstruct the track into a 3/8-mile layout with the goal of producing better racing for fans while not punishing racers’ equipment to the extent of the old layout.

West Virginia has received praise from both groups at the regional events they’ve hosted since reopening in October 2025 ahead of the track’s return to the national spotlight this weekend. The return of the RACEFEST Summer Championship will include two nights of racing co-sanctioned by the World of Outlaws and the Valvoline American Late Model Iron Man Series, with $12,000 up for grabs on Friday, June 12, ahead of the $30,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 13.

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Here are this week’s top storylines:

DREAM COME TRUE: At long last, Bobby Pierce is heading to West Virginia with a new line on his resume – Dirt Late Model Dream champion.

For the driver with two World of Outlaws championships, two World 100 victories, a Prairie Dirt Classic title, and wins in nearly every other marquee event the sport has to offer, the Dream was the biggest hole in his trophy cabinet that still needed filling. With that accomplishment out of the way, Pierce’s focus will now turn back to his tight battle for a third World of Outlaws title.

The man sitting only nine points behind him, Nick Hoffman, has remained right with Pierce in recent weeks. He came home third in the Dream, one week after collecting a $100,000 payday of his own one week prior at Mansfield Speedway. RACEFEST is another event with no clear favorite between the two, as neither of them have turned a lap on the new layout. Pierce has been to Mineral Wells once before in memorable fashion, as he drove Austin Hubbard’s backup car to a 13th-place finish in 2013 after his hauler broke down on the way to the track.

NIGHT TO REMEMBER: Before Pierce made his way to the front at Eldora Speedway and rolled into Victory Lane, another Outlaw was busy putting on a show.

MD3 Rookie of the Year candidate Trey Mills held off Devin Moran in his Heat Race to earn the pole on one of the sport’s biggest nights. The 18-year-old held his own once the green flag flew in the Feature, leading the first 24 laps of the 100-lap contest. But the monumental upset wasn’t meant to be, as Mills lost the lead to Brandon Sheppard and eventually faded to 17th at the finish.

That level of success in his first Eldora crown jewel start was enough for Mills to make plenty of new fans and build his own confidence on his rise to Late Model stardom. While he’ll continue to chase his first national victory this weekend in his first appearance at West Virginia, Mills has a close points battle to think about as well. He recently overtook Dennis Erb Jr. for the last spot in the top 10, but Erb remains 27 points back with plenty of time left to make a run.

HEATING UP: With 15 World of Outlaws races coming up over the next five weeks, early summer is the perfect time for a team to start heating up. And that’s exactly what Tyler Erb and Best Performance Motorsports are doing.

“Terbo” made headlines for his career-high $100,000 win at Mansfield, but that win should have come as no surprise. In the last 13 World of Outlaws races dating back to Farmer City Raceway on April 10, Erb has only missed the top 10 once, with seven of those starts being top fives. Outside of Series competition, Erb won an Iron Man Series race at I-96 on May 22, and was running as high as second in the Dream until a flat left-rear tire with 21 laps to go ended his chance at Eldora glory.

That consistency has Erb up to third in points entering RACEFEST. While the gap to Pierce and Hoffman at the top is more than 200 points, Erb also has a 40-point cushion between himself and his closest challenger in Drake Troutman.

Much like most drivers competing this weekend, Erb has never seen the new-and-improved WVMS. He’ll be looking for similar results to the ones he had on the old layout, which included a pair of Historic 100 top 10s in 2021 and 2022.

A LEG UP: Speaking of Troutman, the Pennsylvanian is both the only Series regular to race on the new West Virginia configuration and the only one to win on it.

Upon loading up after the final night of the Dairyland Showdown at Mississippi Thunder Speedway on May 2, the G.R. Smith Motorsports team hit the road for a 13-hour drive to West Virginia for the Mark Balzano Memorial the next day. If Troutman was sleep deprived, he didn’t show it, as he set Quick Time, won his Heat Race and led all 40 laps of the Feature.

The weeks since then have been fruitful, as Troutman has finished in the top five in five of his last 11 World of Outlaws starts as he continues his pursuit of his first Series win of 2026.

MOUNTAIN MEN: West Virginia is home to plenty of people who have shaped the history of Late Model racing, and many of them will be in attendance this weekend looking to defend their state’s signature track.

Located 80 miles west of Mineral Wells is Shinnston, WV, home of Mark Richards and the winningest chassis manufacturer in the history of the sport, Rocket Chassis. Richards’ Rocket1 Racing team won the last World of Outlaws race at West Virginia in 2013 with son Josh behind the wheel, and the team will be back for RACEFEST with Brandon Sheppard in the seat.

Rocket isn’t the only West Virginia-based chassis brand producing Late Models, as Kryptonite Race Cars is based seven miles from the track in Parkersburg, WV. Kryptonite founder Freddie Carpenter will be in action in his No. C4 at the place where he’s finished on the podium in all three Late Model races contested on the new 3/8-mile configuration.

Joining him this weekend will be his son, Tyler, the driver best known for his pair of Gateway Dirt Nationals victories in 2019 and 2021. The younger Carpenter knows how to win outdoors as well, and he has done so in regional action this year at Ohio Valley Speedway, Tyler County Speedway, Muskingum County Speedway, Elkins Raceway and WVMS, where he beat the Ohio Valley Late Model Dirt Series on April 11.

Other “Mountain State” standouts expected to attend include Zack Dohm, Ryan Montgomery and Colten Burdette, plus national stars Hudson O’Neal, Devin Moran, Dan Ebert and more.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday-Saturday, June 12-13, at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (3775 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-9)
3. Tyler Erb (-229)
4. Drake Troutman (-269)
5. Tim McCreadie (-292)
6. Ryan Gustin (-304)
7. Ethan Dotson (-357)
8. Daulton Wilson (-365)
9. Dustin Sorensen (-427)
10. Trey Mills (-495)

FEATURE WINNERS (11):
Bobby Pierce – 9
Nick Hoffman – 6
Tim McCreadie – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Tyler Erb – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (25):
Nick Hoffman – 23
Bobby Pierce – 19
Tyler Erb – 11
Tim McCreadie – 9
Drake Troutman – 9
Ryan Gustin – 8
Brandon Sheppard – 7
Daulton Wilson – 7
Hudson O’Neal – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 5
Ethan Dotson – 4
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dennis Erb Jr. – 2
Dustin Sorensen – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Brandon Overton – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Max Blair – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (21):
Bobby Pierce – 228
Nick Hoffman – 190
Drake Troutman – 99
Brandon Sheppard – 78
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Daulton Wilson – 66
Hudson O’Neal – 47
Tim McCreadie – 46
Garrett Alberson – 46
Jonathan Davenport – 45
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 41
Tyler Erb – 40
Mike Marlar – 39
Mason Zeigler – 24
Ashton Winger – 22
Ethan Dotson – 12
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (16):
Nick Hoffman – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Drake Troutman – 3
Chris Madden – 2
Daulton Wilson – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (15):
Nick Hoffman – 7
Chris Madden – 5
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Hudson O’Neal – 1
Tyler Erb – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Sam Seawright – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (37):
Nick Hoffman – 16
Bobby Pierce – 11
Tyler Erb – 8
Ryan Gustin – 7
Chris Madden – 7
Drake Troutman – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 5
Brandon Sheppard – 4
Hudson O’Neal – 4
Daulton Wilson – 4
Brandon Overton – 4
Tim McCreadie – 3
Mason Zeigler – 3
Jonathan Davenport – 3
Ethan Dotson – 2
Dustin Sorensen – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Jared Miley – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Lane Snook – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (33):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Daulton Wilson – 3
Dennis Erb Jr. – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Logan Zarin – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Drake Troutman – 2
Dustin Sorensen – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Dallon Murty – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Carson Ferguson – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1
Lincoln Smith – 1

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 21 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL (Practice)
Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Chris Madden (1)
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Hudson O’Neal (1)
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tim McCreadie (1)
Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (1)
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Thursday, Feb. 19 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL (Practice)
Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Bobby Pierce (1)
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Nick Hoffman (3)
Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (2)
Thursday, March 19 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS (Practice)
Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Bobby Pierce (3)
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Hudson O’Neal (2)
Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / Nick Hoffman (4)
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Thursday, April 9 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (2)
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Bobby Pierce (5)
Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / Bobby Pierce (6)
Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Bobby Pierce (7)
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Ryan Gustin (1)
Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / Bobby Pierce (8)
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Mason Zeigler (1)
Wednesday, May 27 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / Bobby Pierce (9)
Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH / Ricky Thornton Jr. (1)
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Tyler Erb (1)
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Nick Hoffman (6)
Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV
Friday, June 19 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN
Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN
Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN
Thursday, July 2 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Friday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Saturday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY
Friday, July 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Friday, July 24 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Friday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Thursday, Aug. 20 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/top-five-storylines-country-roads-take-world-of-outlaws-to-revamped-west-virginia-motor-speedway/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549460
TRACK INFO: https://www.wvmotorspeedway.com/

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

 

Six-Figure Success Has Erb, Hoffman Rolling Into Eldora, World of Outlaws Summer Stretch

Emily Schwanke

ROSSBURG, OH (June 3, 2026) – The dirt Late Model world knew ahead of time that the inaugural Blaster 57 Special at Mansfield Speedway was going to be a big weekend. But no one knew quite how big it would become.

Thanks to some unprecedented generosity from the Niss family, drivers competed for two $100,000 paydays on the same weekend for the first time in the history of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision. When it was all set and done, Series regulars Tyler Erb and Nick Hoffman emerged victorious on the biggest nights of their respective careers.

Due to the last-minute nature of the gesture, drivers didn’t realize what was at stake on Friday’s opening night until they were on the track preparing to go green for what they thought was a standard $12,000-to-win Feature. Moments before the field rolled off, race director Mitchell Hedstrom came over the one-way radio with a message Erb in particular will never forget.

“It was just wild,” Erb said of the last-minute purse boost. “Never really heard of anything like that. Wasn’t on my radar that it would ever happen, but you know, it did, and we were in the right position and it worked out.”

Erb was starting on the outside of the front row when he got the news, so his mind was instantly on the prospect of winning $100,000. It was a slightly different story for Hoffman, who was starting sixth with only 40 laps to get to the front.

“It makes you drive way harder,” Hoffman said. “At that point, I’m starting decent, but I don’t want to kill myself, just get out of here with an OK points night, which is how it ended up for me, anyway. I just ended up seventh, and it was just whatever, it was OK. [Saturday], they tell us that, and I’m starting in an even better spot. I feel like I’ve got a better car I set up a little bit different. It was unreal.”

In the moments after their triumphs, both drivers got the chance to thank the one who made it possible. While he preferred to stay behind the scenes for most of the weekend, Dan Niss came down to the frontstretch on both nights to congratulate the winners and take a photo in Victory Lane.

“Obviously, that guy’s got it,” Erb said. “He was just super excited. He loves the community, and that was kind of what he was telling me. Obviously, I’ve never met this guy, I don’t know who he is. It was really cool, super nice guy, super nice family. I really appreciate his wild idea to just throw 88 grand on top of the pot right there last second. Just really cool, really special, happy that I was able to be the best benefactor of it all.”

“He was very gracious to me,” Hoffman added. “He felt like I earned that race and he was proud to give me that extra money and stuff. So, very thankful for him.”

Of course, Mansfield was the first of two huge weeks of racing in the state of Ohio, the second being Eldora Speedway’s Dirt Late Model Dream. Many teams made the 150-mile drive across the state immediately after action concluded at Mansfield, but not Hoffman’s. They had to make the eight-hour tow back to Mooresville, NC to pick up the car built with only one mission – winning at Eldora.

Reserving a car specifically for “The Big E” that otherwise sits in the corner of the shop for 50 weeks a year isn’t a new strategy. It’s one utilized by Hoffman’s close friend, Jonathan Davenport, whose “Eldora car” is arguably the most successful chassis in the history of the sport with three Dream wins, two World 100s and the 2022 Eldora Million under its belt since it rolled out of the Longhorn Chassis shop in 2021.

Hoffman’s “Eldora car” made him the only driver in the sport to finish on the podium in the Dream and the World last year, and his Mansfield victory has him among the favorites to break through for another six-figure payday on Saturday night.

“Definitely way more confident, for sure,” Hoffman said. “Luckily, our car that we ran in both the Dream and the World last year was sitting there pretty much ready to go. We buttoned that thing up on Monday and Tuesday and got over to the racetrack. Super confident, I know our cars are good enough.”

Erb’s recent hot streak is one of a multitude of reasons for him to look forward to Eldora. For one, it has become his home track, as he lives near the Best Performance Motorsports shop in St. Marys, OH, 40 minutes from Eldora. Erb will also unload a tribute wrap honoring Kyle Busch at the Dream, as his ride resembles the No. 51 Super Late Model that “Rowdy” drove to victory in several of the biggest pavement short track races in the nation.

Additionally, a portion of his merchandise revenue this week will be donated to the Future Family Development Program at Texas Children’s Hospital. The gift is a continuation of Erb’s support for the facility where he was once a patient while battling cancer as a child.

“Just trying to bring good to the world,” Erb said. “Same as last year when we did the other wrap [designed by children at the hospital]. You know, we can’t really do the same wrap we did last year, so it was just a perfect play. The things that his [Bundle of Joy Fund] has done is similar, obviously on a larger scale. A lot of bad and hateful stuff goes on in what we do, just trying to bring some light and good to it every night.”

Whether or not Erb crosses his first Eldora crown jewel win off his to-do list on Saturday, his five-race top-10 streak in World of Outlaws competition has him in an enviable position when the season resumes next weekend at West Virginia Motor Speedway. Erb is up to third in points and has built a 40-point gap between himself and Drake Troutman in fourth ahead of Erb’s debut at the newly-reconfigured 3/8-mile, which kicks off the busiest portion of the season with 15 race nights packed into 30 days.

“I’m excited,” Erb said. “I like racing no matter where we go or what we do. It’s a new track, basically, a new experience. We’ll hit it headfirst and see what happens.”

Erb, Hoffman and the rest of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will continue the 2026 season at West Virginia Motor Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 12-13. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/six-figure-success-has-erb-hoffman-rolling-into-eldora-world-of-outlaws-summer-stretch/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549460
TRACK INFO: https://www.wvmotorspeedway.com/

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Super DIRTCAR series

    www.superdirtcarseries.com

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.

VALLEY FREEZE: Stewart Friesen Earns Second Mr. DIRT Track USA at Lebanon Valley
Alex Yankowski takes Super DIRTcar Series points lead with podium finish

WEST LEBANON, NY (JUNE 16, 2026) – Since winning Mr. DIRT Track USA in 2015, Stewart Friesen hadn’t returned to Victory Lane at Lebanon Valley Speedway in 11 years.

He finally broke that drought Tuesday night, leading the final 27 laps of this year’s event to score his second Super DIRTcar Series win of the season.

“What a great racecar,” Friesen said. “We got some fresh smoke from Dan Bedell (Engines) for when we came to his home track, and it was definitely dialed in. It was really good in [Qualifying], we missed a little bit in the Heat Race and made some changes after, and wasn’t sure how it was going to go. But we hung right there with Alex (Yankowski) and Marc (Johnson).”

Yankowski, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, and Johnson led the field to green in the 75-lap Feature, with “Kid Rocket” gaining the early advantage.

The Covington Township, PA driver cruised through the first 20 laps, fending off any challenge from Johnson. However, when Yankowski caught the back of the field, it allowed Johnson to reel the No. 84Y back in.

Yankowski searched for the right line to keep Johnson behind him, while Johnson stayed consistent on the bottom. On Lap 28, Johnson found enough momentum to pull even with Yankowski as they entered Turn 1. But as they continued through the corner, Yankowski slid up the racetrack, opening the door for Johnson to take the lead as they raced down the backstretch.

The two cars continued to deal with traffic, which allowed Friesen to close in on the top two. It wasn’t long before Friesen used the traffic as an advantage, powering under Yankowski one lap later to wrestle second away.

Johnson’s lead continued until the race’s first caution on Lap 39 for Neil Stratton, which lined Friesen up next to Johnson.

When the race resumed, Friesen nosed out ahead through Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 43, but Johnson’s momentum on exit of Turn 2 was too much for Friesen as the No. 9 stayed out front. But while Johnson was doing everything to hold on, Friesen found a lane that suited his No. 44 car.  

Friesen started entering Turns 3 and 4 on the outside, giving him a monstrous run as he exited Turn 4. With the momentum of that run, Friesen crossed over to the inside lane on Lap 49, staying even with Johnson as they entered Turns 1 and 2. But once they exited the second corner, it was Friesen who had the advantage, taking the lead.

It looked like Johnson might get another chance at Friesen on a Lap 53 restart, but under yellow, something broke on Johnson’s car, which relegated him to a 27th-place finish.

From there, Friesen bested Yankowski on two more restarts and held on to win his 54th Super DIRTcar Series Feature, one worth $15,500.

“I started showing my nose on the bottom,” Friesen said. “And got Marc to start running down on the bottom. I really got a good run off four and snuck underneath him. 

“This is by far the toughest track we race on all year. I’m proud of my team.”

Yankowski crossed the line second, earning his third straight Super DIRTcar Series podium. He also moved to the top of the Series points standings, 13 points ahead of Mat Williamson, who finished 11th.

Despite leading the first 28 laps of the race, Yankowski said Friesen was the better car.

“We brought a good race car,” Yankowski said. “This motor is just rock solid and awesome. We’re really proud of that and what Jeff Murray has been able to do. I’m also proud of this alliance with Stew. I feel like he was definitely the better car tonight.

“Sometimes you just have to be happy with a second, and tonight is one of those nights.”

Mike Mahaney finished third, earning his first Series podium and first Series top five of 2026.

Matt Sheppard earned his second consecutive Series fourth-place finish, and Alex Payne rounded out the top five. 

RACE NOTES:

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award: Andy Bachetti
Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Award: Mike Mahaney
Bicknell Racing Products Heat Race 1 Winner: Matt Sheppard
DIG Race Products Heat Race 2 Winner: Brett Haas
Wix Filters Heat Race 3 Winner: Mike Mahaney
The Greatest Store on Dirt.com Heat Race 4 Winner:  Marc Johnson
SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Pole Award Winner: Alex Yankowski
Behrent’s Performance Wearhouse One Lap to Go: Stewart Friesen

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series returns to action with a trek to Western New York to visit Ransomville Speedway for the Ron Martin Summer Nationals on Tuesday, June 23.

Mr. DIRT Track USA (75 Laps): 1. 44-Stewart Friesen[3]; 2. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[1]; 3. 35-Mike Mahaney[4]; 4. 9S-Matt Sheppard[6]; 5. 70A-Alex Payne[11]; 6. 43-Keith Flach[12]; 7. 6-Matt Stangle[15]; 8. 99-Kolby Schroder[9]; 9. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[19]; 10. 55H-Brett Haas[5]; 11. 88-Mat Williamson[25]; 12. 1-Tyler Dippel[28]; 13. 2-Jack Lehner[23]; 14. 44S-Kyle Sheldon[13]; 15. 74-JR Heffner[29]; 16. 2RJ-Ronnie Johnson[10]; 17. 29-Ryan Krachun[17]; 18. 15X-Justin Stone[26]; 19. 91-Felix Roy[24]; 20. 35C-Chris Curtis[22]; 21. 25-Erick Rudolph[21]; 22. 28-Michael Trautschold[27]; 23. (DNF) 4-Anthony Perrego[7]; 24. (DNF) 34-Dylan Grogan[18]; 25. (DNF) 11A-Kyle Armstrong[14]; 26. (DNF) 115P-Matt Pupello[30]; 27. (DNF) 9-Marc Johnson[2]; 28. (DNF) 74V-John Virgilio[16]; 29. (DNF) 87-Neil Stratton[20]; 30. (DNF) 4B-Andy Bachetti[8]

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/valley-freeze-stewart-friesen-earns-second-mr-dirt-track-usa-at-lebanon-valley/

 

  

 

Thrilling Points Battle, Ring of Honor Induction Highlights Ron Martin Summer Nationals at Ransomville
Alex Yankowski holds a 13-point lead over Mat Williamson after Lebanon Valley

Joe Grabianowski

RANSOMVILLE, NY (June 19, 2026) – A night honoring Ransomville Speedway’s history brings the top Big Block Modified stars in the Northeast to Western New York.

The Super DIRTcar Series makes its lone visit to the Ransomville, NY oval on Tuesday, June 23, for the Ron Martin Memorial Summer Nationals, a 60-lap Feature paying $6,000-to-win.

Joining the Beasts of the Northeast will be the Empire Street Stock Series.

Before racing begins on Tuesday, longtime track owner and promoter Stan Friesen will become the second inductee into Ransomville’s Ring of Honor, which celebrates the individuals who made a significant impact in the speedway’s history.

How can you watch the Super DIRTcar Series? Live on DIRTVision.

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Ransomville:

Rocketing to the Top: After his third consecutive top-two Series finish at Lebanon Valley Speedway, Alex Yankowski has moved into the Series points lead for the first time in 2026.

The Covington Township, PA, driver leads three-time and defending Series champion Mat Williamson by 13 points. However, he doesn’t have much experience at Ransomville. “Kid Rocket” has made one stop at the 3/8-mile track in his career, finishing 22nd after a mechanical failure during last year’s Summer Nationals.

Yankowski has yet to finish outside the top 10, so far this year, though – the only Series driver with that stat.

Home Cookin’: Despite having his first Super DIRTcar Series finish outside the top 10 in more than a year, Williamson has a chance to bounce back on Tuesday at one of his home tracks.

“Money Mat” is currently Ransomville’s DIRTcar 358 Modified point leader, earning four victories. He’s also finished in the top five in all six Features at the track this season.

Overall, the St. Catharines, ON driver has 44 wins, 98 top-fives, and 124 top 10s in 149 starts at the track. Three of those wins are Super DIRTcar Series triumphs, which happened in three of the last four years. He’ll be chasing his 40th career win with the Series.

Joining Williamson in defending home turf on Tuesday is his brother-in-law, Gary Lindberg. The Ridgeway, ON driver is the only other competitor to reach Victory Lane in 358 Modified competition this season and finished second to Williamson in last year’s Summer Nationals.

Lindberg has 14 career wins at the “Big R,” along with 47 top fives and 62 top 10s in 71 starts.

The Rise of Smooth Shoe: Joining Yankowski and Williamson in a podium points position after Lebanon Valley is Mike Mahaney, who’s reached the top three for the first time in 2026.

The Elizabethtown, NY driver has a top five and three top 10s in points-paying events this year and brings momentum into Ransomville. Along with his Big Block success, “Smooth Shoe” leads the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series points standings.

At the “Big R,” Mahaney has a top-five and four top-10s in eight starts, including a sixth-place finish in last year’s Series stop. A win by Mahaney at Ransomville would be his fourth career Series victory, and first since 2023 at Autodrome Drummond.

Building Consistency: Following a 27th-place finish at Georgetown Speedway, 10-time Series champion Matt Sheppard has delivered two consecutive top-five finishes.

He’s also climbed to fifth in the Series points standings, six points behind Jack Lehner for fourth, and 14 points behind Mahaney for third.

The Savannah, NY driver has found success at Ransomville in the past, winning on two occasions in 2017 and 2021. He also drove from ninth to third in his last year’s Summer Nationals and finished second in 2024.

A win by Sheppard at the “Big R” would be his 104th Series victory, and first of 2026.

The Friesen Effect: On a night where his grandfather will be inducted into the track’s Ring of Honor, Stewart Friesen is aiming for back-to-back Super DIRTcar Series victories on Tuesday.

The Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON driver, who grew up at the track, is aiming for his third Super DIRTcar Series win at Ransomville, and 13th overall. Tuesday’s event will be his 50th Modified start at the track, where he’s added 35 top fives and 45 top 10s.

A win on Tuesday would be his 55th Super DIRTcar Series win, bringing him within two victories of Alan Johnson for fifth on the Series all-time wins list.


WHEN AND WHERE
Ransomville Speedway (3/8-mile) in Ransomville, NY, on Tuesday, June 23

TRACK RECORD
Lebanon Valley Speedway: 16.035 seconds by Billy Decker on Aug. 5, 2014

FEATURE WINNERS: (4 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3
  2. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-2
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-2
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1

    HEAT RACE WINNERS (20 Drivers)

Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-7
  2. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-3
  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
    Alex Yankowski- Covington Township, PA-2
    Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-2
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-2
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-2
  4. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-1
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
    Brett Haas, Pittsfield, MA-1
    Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (13 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Rex King Jr., Bristolville, OH-3
  2. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
  3. Eddie Strada, Lake Ariel, PA-1
    Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    J. Bunting, Milford, DE-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-1

PODIUM FINISHES (11 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-5
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-5
  2. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-3\
  3. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
  4. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1

HARD CHARGER (7 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

  1. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
  2. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Tyler Dippel, Walkill, NY-1

BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (7 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-2
  2. Duane Howard, Oley, PA-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (8 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QT

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1

Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (10 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

  1. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-145
  2. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-75
  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-45
  4. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-38
  5. Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-29
  6. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-25
  7. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-20
  8. Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-19
  9. Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-17
  10. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-12
  11. Bobby Varin, Johnstown, NY-4

2026 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners

  1. Wednesday, Feb. 11/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Stewart Friesen*
  2. Thursday, Feb. 12/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson*
  3. Friday, Feb. 13/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson (2)*
  4. Saturday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Larry Wight*
  5. Friday, April 17/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/Mat Williamson (3)
  6. Wednesday, May 13/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE/Alex Yankowski
  7. Sunday, May 17/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Alex Yankowski (2)
  8. Tuesday, June 16/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY/Stewart Friesen (2)

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory

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Super DIRTcar Series Stars Battle Lebanon Valley’s Best at Mr. DIRT Track USA

Mat Williamson leads the Series standings by nine points over Alex Yankowski

Joe Grabianowski

WEST LEBANON, NY (June 12, 2026) – A night of high-speed, high-banked thrills awaits the Super DIRTcar Series as it returns to New York’s Capital Region for the second time in 2026.

The Beasts of the Northeast will battle Lebanon Valley Speedway’s best, looking to be crowned Mr. DIRT Track USA on Tuesday, June 16.

Drivers will clash in a 75-lap Feature paying $15,500-to-win and $1,000-to-start in the Series’ lone stop at the “Valley of Speed” this season.

Joining the Super DIRTcar Series are the track’s DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Pro Stock divisions.

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Here’s a look at what to watch for at Lebanon Valley:

Single Digits: Entering Mr. DIRT Track USA on Tuesday, three-time defending Series champion Mat Williamson leads Alex Yankowski by nine points in the Super DIRTcar Series standings. But after wins by Yankowski at Georgetown Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway, “Kid Rocket” has momentum. 

Along with his two Series wins, the Covington Township, PA driver added a victory in Lebanon Valley’s King of Spring event in May, his first victory at the track. In six starts at the New York oval, Yankowski has two top fives and five top 10s. However, both of his top fives are in his last two starts.

Williamson, meanwhile, has yet to earn a Feature win at the “Valley of Speed,” but has narrowly missed out on a victory. The St. Catharines, ON driver has five top fives and seven top 10s in 11 starts, which includes a runner-up finish in 2021.

A win by Williamson on Tuesday will be his 40th Series win, breaking the tie with Bob McCreadie for seventh on the Series all-time wins list.

A Super Opportunity: Out of the active full-time drivers on the Super DIRTcar Series, no one has been better at Lebanon Valley than 10-time Series champion Matt Sheppard.

The Savannah, NY driver is the only current Super DIRTcar Series regular with a Series win at the 1/2-mile track, winning on four occasions. In 35 starts at Lebanon Valley, Sheppard has 16 top fives and 26 top 10s, including four consecutive podium finishes and top 10s in 11 of his last 13 starts.

A win by Sheppard at Lebanon Valley on Tuesday will be his 104th Series triumph. 

Besting Bachetti: For the Super DIRTcar Series stars to reach Victory Lane at Lebanon Valley, they must go through the track’s best weekly competitors. That group is led by Andy Bachetti, who’s emerged as one of the top drivers in the track’s history.

The Sheffield, MA driver has 138 overall wins at the track, along with 355 top fives and 482 top 10s. Along with those accolades, he’s added eight Big Block track championships.

In Super DIRTcar Series competition, the “Wild Child” has reached Victory Lane on seven occasions at Lebanon Valley, including a win in three of the last four Mr. DIRT Track USAs. If he wins again on Tuesday, it’ll be his ninth career Series win, moving him to 26th on the all-time wins list.

Bachetti is one of two drivers to earn a Big Block Feature win at Lebanon Valley this season, after his opening night triumph. He also scored a DIRTcar 358 Modified Series win there in April.

The Valley Bad Boys: Outside of Sheppard’s four wins, Stewart Friesen is the only non-track regular to win a Series Feature at Lebanon Valley since Billy Decker in 2009. That includes last season, when Kolby Schroder scored his first career Series win.

Schroder returns on Tuesday, aiming to go back-to-back in Super DIRTcar Series races at Lebanon Valley, a feat only accomplished by Hearn, Bachetti, Kenny Tremont, and J.R. Heffner in the last 25 years. The Staatsburg, NY driver has four top fives and five top 10s in Series events and has added a top-five finish in one of the track’s two Big Block Modified Features this season, so far.

Heffner, meanwhile, is one of five drivers who’ve finished in the top 10 in both of the track’s weekly Features this season, joining Bachetti, Marc Johnson, Brett Haas, and Matt Pupello. The veteran driver from Valatie, NY, has four Super DIRTcar Series wins at Lebanon Valley, but hasn’t reached Victory Lane since back-to-back Mr. DIRT Track USA triumphs in 2010 and 2011.

Along with Bachetti, Chris Curtis is the other driver who earned a Big Block win so far this season. The East Canaan, CT driver, who is also the track’s defending 358 Modified track champion, is searching for his first career Series win at the track, and eighth overall track victory.

Jack’s Momentum: One of the early-season storylines to watch on the Super DIRTcar Series has been the consistent start for Jack Lehner.

The Saratoga Springs, NY driver is currently third in the Series standings, 33 points behind Williamson after earning a top five at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, and top 10s in all three points-paying events this season.

However, Lehner is searching for his first top 10 at the track since 2022, when he finished eighth in that year’s King of Spring. In eight Series starts at Lebanon Valley, he has three top 10s.

WHEN AND WHERE
Lebanon Valley Speedway (3/8-mile) in West Lebanon, NY, on Tuesday, June 16

TRACK RECORD
Lebanon Valley Speedway: 19.236 seconds by Brett Hearn on Sept. 1. 2016

FEATURE WINNERS: (4 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3
  2. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-2
  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1

     

HEAT RACE WINNERS (18 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-7
  2. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-3
  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
    Alex Yankowski- Covington Township, PA-2
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-2
  4. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-1
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
    Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, NY-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (11 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Rex King Jr., Bristolville, OH-3
  2. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
  3. Eddie Strada, Lake Ariel, PA-1
    Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    H.J. Bunting, Milford, DE-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1

PODIUM FINISHES (10 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-5
  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-4
  3. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
  4. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1

HARD CHARGER (5 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

  1. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
  2. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1

     

BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (6 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-2
  2. Duane Howard, Oley, PA-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (7 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QT

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-1

Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (10 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

  1. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-116
  2. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-75
  3. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-38
  4. Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-29
  5. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD
  6. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-20
  7. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-18
  8. Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-17
  9. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-12
  10. Bobby Varin, Johnstown, NY-4

2026 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners

  1. Wednesday, Feb. 11/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Stewart Friesen*
  2. Thursday, Feb. 12/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson*
  3. Friday, Feb. 13/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson (2)*
  4. Saturday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Larry Wight*
  5. Friday, April 17/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/Mat Williamson (3)
  6. Wednesday, May 13/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE/Alex Yankowski
  7. Sunday, May 17/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Alex Yankowski (2)

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory



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Alex Yankowski Reflects on Strong 2026 Start, Looks Forward to Lebanon Valley

The Covington Township, PA driver is nine points behind Mat Williamson after two consecutive wins

Joe Grabianowski

WEST LEBANON, NY (June 11, 2026) – Alex Yankowski used consistency to have a strong run with the Super DIRTcar Series last year. This year, he’s doing it with wins. 

The Covington Township, PA driver has scored back-to-back Series victories and already has nine wins overall this season, entering Mr. DIRT Track USA at Lebanon Valley Speedway on Tuesday, June 16.

It’s a start, Yankowski said he never expected.

“We’ve kind of made a joke over the last year,” Yankowski said. “We’ve won some pretty cool races, but we’ve never been a guy to go on a tear. You look at stat sheets, and we’ve never really had that many wins. It honestly always kind of bugged me. A lot of it, too, is where I’ve been racing the last few years with (Matt) Sheppard at [Utica-Rome Speedway], and (Stewart) Friesen at [Fonda Speedway]. It always made it really tough.

“I’m just really proud of the program. I don’t think there’s another group in dirt Modified racing where we do as much as we do in-house and are successful at it. I think the stats show how good the people are in this building.”

With his wins at Georgetown Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway, Yankowski matched his Series single-season win total from last year. But winning two consecutive races isn’t a feat many drivers accomplish. He’s only the fifth driver to win back-to-back Features since 2020, joining Sheppard, Friesen, Mat Williamson, and Larry Wight.

Yankowski attributed his recent success to his engine program, something he’s worked closely on with Jeff Murray at S.Y. Murray Performance.

“Cornwall is a place I used to hate, then I loved it, and now I really love it,” Yankowski said. “I feel like it goes back to our motor program is good at different-sized tracks and different surfaces. Jeff Murray and I worked on what we need for all-around stuff, and I think it just kind of showed there. Obviously, Georgetown was big for Tim and Debbie Millman (owners of the blue Millman’s Napa Auto Parts No. 84Y). That’s their home turf. 

“I’m pretty excited to get rolling again. The weather has kind of been a bummer. Hopefully we can get rolling and cranking and try to get a few more wins.”

“Kid Rocket” aims for his third straight victory when the Series heads to Lebanon Valley next week. It’s an event he’s looking forward to after winning the track’s King of Spring event last month, passing Sheppard in the race’s closing laps. 

In five starts at Lebanon Valley, Yankowski has finished in the top 10 on four occasions, including a top-five when the Series last visited in 2025. Add those past results with his recent success, and it’s giving the 21-year-old confidence with $15,500 up for grabs on Tuesday.

“If you look back to 2022 on the Series when I ran half the schedule, the Valley was one of the only races I finished in the top 10,” Yankowski said. “The only other place was Big Diamond when we got fourth. So, from then on, I was like, the Valley’s alright. The Valley is a place the regular guys on tour aren’t accustomed to and have a hard time adapting. I think the Valley is one of the tracks on the schedule we love going to, so mentally I think we’re in a much better spot than a lot of guys on tour. 

“But anything can happen. It’s still racing, right? We could unload out of the box and be terrible or have some kind of problem. It’s a tough Series.”

Tuesday’s Mr. DIRT Track USA could be a vital stop on the tour as Yankowski aims to dethrone Williamson from the top of the points standings. He’s currently nine points behind the Buzz Chew Racing No. 88. But after Lebanon Valley, where Williamson has four top fives and five top 10s in eight starts, the defending champion’s two home tracks, Ransomville Speedway and Land of Legends Raceway, are up next. They’re also tracks “Money Mat” won Series events in 2025.

“This year we get to go to Utica, which is cool for me, but we don’t have a home track advantage like Williamson does,” Yankowski said.  “We go to Ransomville (Speedway) and Land of Legends (Raceway), where he races every week.”

Chasing Williamson isn’t a new position for Yankowski, after he tried to keep pace with the three-time Series champion for most of last year. But this time, Yankowski said he’s more prepared, knowing what he needs to do to be in contention all the way to the World of Outlaws World Finals.

“I think if you look at last year and the championship points shakeout, we were accidentally in contention and we followed it through,” Yankowski said. “It was the Ohio swing that killed us. That was terrible. But I think this year you’re going to see us try to be wiser about schedules and try to be there in the end.”

Yankowski and the Super DIRTcar Series make their lone stop at Lebanon Valley Speedway on Tuesday, June 16, for Mr. DIRT Track USA, a 75-lap Feature paying $15,500-to-win and $1,000-to-start.

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Ryan Krachun Chases Growth in Super DIRTcar Series Rookie Campaign

The Neshanic Station, NJ driver becomes the fourth MD3 Rookie of the Year contender

Joe Grabianowski

WEEDSPORT, NY (June 2, 2026) – Ryan Krachun is determined to become a better Big Block Modified driver. To do that, he’s taking on his toughest challenge yet.

The Neshanic Station, NJ driver is joining the Super DIRTcar Series as its 20th full-time member in 2026, and the fourth MD3 Rookie of the Year contender. 

“Everybody’s saying you have to go out there and do it at least one year, if not more, and try to learn what you can, Krachun said. “It’s going to make you a better driver at the end of the day. We’re here to improve constantly and try to get some wins. We’re going to struggle, but it should help me quite a bit down here.”

Krachun has been racing since he was seven years old, racing on both dirt and asphalt different cars like including Quarter Midgets, and NASCAR Pro Late Models. That changed when he was 16 though, when he got behind the wheel of a Modified for the first time at Bridgeport Motorsports Park.

Along with Bridgeport, he raced at tracks like Georgetown Speedway and New Egypt Speedway. 

However, one thing those three tracks have in common, is that they all use American Racers for their weekly racing. Now, like several drivers before him who have graduated from those tracks, Krachun will have to get used to running Hoosiers on a regular basis. With few starts on Hoosiers already, Krachun said he knows it won’t be an easy adjustment.

“There’s definitely a lot more technique on how you prep your tires and all that stuff,” Krachun said. “I’m sure I still don’t know half the stuff I need to do. But I’m learning how the tires are going to react. How to fire. How to re-fire. That’s stuff we’re going to learn.”

Another aspect he’ll need to learn is the different track surfaces across the Northeast. He made his first appearance at Albany Saratoga Speedway with the Super DIRTcar Series in April and said he experienced one of the slickest tracks he’s ever raced on – something he’ll have to figure out for when the Series returns to the track in September for the Malta Massive Weekend.

He also said he needs to improve at reading track conditions, especially if there is track prep before the Feature. That’s the exact situation he faced at Cornwall Motor Speedway, where he earned his first top 10 of the season.

“I wasn’t expecting the track to be how it was for the Feature,” Krachun said. “Most race tracks you tighten up throughout the night. I left my car alone and ended up getting tight in the Feature. I’m definitely happy with the top 10. I don’t know if it would’ve been any different if I made the redraw. I’m happy with it, but definitely need to improve our setup a little bit and reading a racetrack.”

All those improvements he’s aiming to make will come while battling three other drivers for MD3 Rookie of the Year. He joins Matt Caprara, Tyler Dippel, and Paul Mancini in the battle for those honors in 2026, a challenge the 27-year-old driver said he’s excited for.

“I think we got a pretty good shot at the rookie title,” Krachun said. “I know Caprara is a good racer; it’s very impressive how he runs. Same with Dippel. I’ve been friends with Dippel for years, and he’s a good racer as well. It’s going to be a good competition between all of us and Mancini as well. I’m good friends with him, too, being from down here. Maybe we’ll have to have a friendly wager going on.”

Even if he does win Super DIRTcar Series rookie of the year in 2026, Krachun’s expectations are a bit from what you’d expect. He won’t judge his season based on where he finishes in the final standings.

“For me, my expectations are more set on how much I can learn rather than performance,” Krachun said. “Obviously, we want to do well and compete for wins. But it’s a completely different ballgame racing with those guys. You have the best of the best racing out there on their racetracks. It’s not like when they come down here, and we have a lot of laps. 

“I don’t really have any expectations set. I just want to go up there. Learn what I can. Get as many laps as I can. And try and run competitive with those guys. As long as we get faster as the year goes on and get more acclimated with the type of racing. I’m going to be happy.”

Krachun will continue his learning process when the Super DIRTcar Series returns to action on Tuesday, June 16, at Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, NY, for Mr. DIRT Track USA.

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How can you watch the Super DIRTcar Series? Live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/dirtcar-ne/big-block-modifieds/super-dirt-car-series/ryan-krachun-chases-growth-in-super-dirtcar-series-rookie-campaign/
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Gavin Eisele Drives to DIRTcar Sportsman Series North Region Win at Brockville

 

 Joe Grabianowski

By Joe Grabianowski

BROCKVILLE, ON (June 20, 2026) – One week after reaching Victory Lane in weekly action at Brockville Ontario Speedway, Gavin Eisele did it again on a bigger stage.

 

The LaFargeville, NY driver scored the $1,400 (CAN) win in round two of the DIRTcar Sportsman Series North Region, besting Jefferey Lapalme and Shane Pecore.

 

Forty laps and a tricky bullring stood between 31 DIRTcar Sportsman Series drivers and glory at “The Bos”. At the drop of the green flag, pole-sitter Michael Dillon jumped out into an early lead after fending off second-place starter Tristan Ladouceur.

 

An early caution on Lap 3 set Dillion up alongside Eisele. Dillion, from Odessa, ON, held the lead on the restart until lap nine when Eisele made the move, which pulled Jeffery Lapalme through into second as well.

 

However, a Lap 16 caution re-racked the field, pitting Eisele against Lapalme in a restart duel. That duel didn’t last long, though, as Matt Mould brought out the red flag with a hard crash. Once the race continued, only a handful of caution flags slowed down Eisele as he drove to another DIRTcar Sportsman North Region victory. 

 

“Two in a row and the car’s been pretty good here,” Eisele said. “It was heavy and narrow, but you could fit two cars tightly. I kept the car pretty free all night and didn’t know what to expect, especially with that No. 0 car [Shane Pecore] climbing up the ranks, there. I was getting really nervous. We stayed strong until the end and came out on top.”

 

Lapalme finished second, sandwiched between two of the best DIRTcar Sportsman drivers in the highly competitive North Region. 

 

“That was pretty good,” Laplame said. “The track was fast, and we are better on slick tracks. It was pretty hard to make a fast car today.”

 

Pecore, the defending North Region champion, started sixth and made his way onto the podium with authority. He slid into third just before halfway but never had a shot at the lead.

 

“It’s tough when the track is so fast," Pecore said. "You have to pick your battles and take what you can get. We charged from sixth to the podium after quick-time and winning our heat, so you can’t ask for much better than that."

 

Brennan Moore and Tristan Ladouceur rounded out the Top 5. 

 

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Sportsman Series returns to action with a Canadian doubleheader next weekend with stops at Autodrome Drummond on Saturday, June 27, and Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday, June 28.

 

DIRTcar Sportsman Feature (40 Laps): 1. 18E-Gavin Eisele[3]; 2. 88L-Jeffrey Lapalme[4]; 3. 0-Shane Pecore[6]; 4. 35B-Brennan Moore[7]; 5. 92-Tristan Ladouceur[9]; 6. 16-Matt Barbour[5]; 7. 23-Michael Dillon[1]; 8. 52-Jessica Power[12]; 9. 03-Joshua Jock[23]; 10. 11-Dan Ferguson[28]; 11. 17M-Madie Wallace[15]; 12. 48D-Sylvain Dupuis[27]; 13. 18B-Blake Smith[13]; 14. 51-Bryan Preville[19]; 15. 2-Greg Henry[20]; 16. 12T-Trey Ladouceur[2]; 17. 2X-Martin Lessard[11]; 18. M70-Billy Cook[17]; 19. 07T-Tessa Riemersma[30]; 20. 35D-Dylan Moore[16]; 21. 88K-Dylan Kirkland[22]; 22. 12K-Patrick Kudrinko[31]; 23. 21L-Skylar Ladouceur[8]; 24. 80D-Damien King[29]; 25. 18-Jordan Wood[24]; 26. 61X-Samuel Fortier[18]; 27. 28-Matt Mould[21]; 28. 20-Nathan Lambert[14]; 29. 32-Tyler Stewart[10]; 30. 98H-Domonick Merkley[26]; 31. (DNS) 39-Cory Lambert

 

Hoosier Racing Tire Award (Free Tire): Dan Ferguson

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/sportsman-modifieds/dirtcar-sportsman-series/gavin-eisele-drives-to-dirtcar-sportsman-series-north-region-win-at-brockville/

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ORANGE CRUSH: Michael Wright Scores First Career DIRTcar Sportsman Series Victory at Airborne

It's the Elizabethtown, NY driver's third career Series triumph

PLATTSBURGH SMOOTH: Mike Mahaney Extends DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Points Lead With Airborne Win
It's the Elizabethtown, NY driver's third career Series triumph

PLATTSBURGH, NY (JUNE 11, 2026) – In the last three weeks at Airborne Park Speedway, no one has been able to top Mike Mahaney.

That didn’t change on Thursday night, either. 

Mahaney passed Andrew Buff on a Lap 13 restart and never looked back to win the Battle of Plattsburgh, his first DIRTcar 358 Modified triumph of 2026.

It’s also the Elizabethtown, NY driver’s fourth straight win at the Plattsburgh, NY oval.

“This car’s been good for four weeks,” Mahaney said. “It’s just a tribute to how hard Jacob (Powell, his crew chief) works on it. And all these guys. My whole Adirondack Auto Team. This is a great group.”

Buff and Lance Willix led the field to the green in the 75-lap Feature, with Buff gaining the early advantage on Lap 1.

It didn’t take long for Mahaney to start moving forward, though, as he snuck by Willix for second on Lap 3 from his third starting position. Over the next four laps, Mahaney chased Buff, but couldn’t get the break he needed until a caution for Chris Curtis on Lap 8.

When the race resumed, Mahaney nosed ahead of Buff’s No. 92 on the restart. Unfortunately for Buff, his chance to win dwindled in Turn 3 when he went over the track’s banking along with Adam Pierson and Carey Terrance.

Mahaney controlled the race when the green came back out, keeping the position with ease. However, two former Series champions moved forward behind him, as Felix Roy and Mat Williamson both passed Willix to move into the top three.

Roy and Williamson had their opportunity when Mahaney reached lap traffic with 22 laps remaining. The two were within a few car lengths of the No. 35, with Roy getting the closest to him as he navigated traffic in the final 15 laps.

But Mahaney’s momentum and Airborne experience were too much for Roy,  as “Smooth Shoe” held on to score the $5,000 prize and his third career Series victory. 

“That top was wild and crazy, and if you guys could see how tall the berm is in Turn 4, we were getting on it,” Mahaney said. “I was trying to save a little bit for the end, and as I got into the lead, I didn’t want to wear my stuff out. But then I drove through and ripped the door off, and I thought it was going to get caught under the chassis. Luckily, we were able to come away with a win.”

The victory also extends his Series lead to 42 points over Williamson, who moved into second in points after a third-place finish.

Williamson, from St. Catharines, ON, earned his second straight Series podium after he didn’t finish the Series opener at Lebanon Valley Speedway.

“Nothing to hang our heads about running third there,” Williamson said. “I love this place. I love coming up here. It was just a little bit hard to pass off the top. The top was definitely the preferred lane.

“Hats off to the 35 and the 91, they were two fast race cars. We’ll head to Weedsport in a couple of weeks, and we love going there.”

Roy, from Napierville, QC, crossed the line second, matching his best career Series finish. “Hollywood” said he had a fast car but just didn’t have enough to get by Mahaney.

“We had a great car tonight,” Roy said. “We caught up to Mike, and I thought we had something for him. And then we caught traffic, and he made a move, and the door closed right behind him, and he got away.

“It was a nice race. The track was pretty nice, and the top was pretty fast.”

Steve Bernier finished fourth, and Preston Forbes rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar 358 Modified Series heads to Weedsport Speedway on Tuesday, July 30, as part of the ESS Speed Week Kickoff.

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For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

Battle of Plattsburgh (75 Laps): 1. 35-Mike Mahaney[3]; 2. 91-Felix Roy[5]; 3. 6-Mat Williamson[7]; 4. 1*-Steve Bernier[9]; 5. 45R-Preston Forbes[22]; 6. 15X-Justin Stone[17]; 7. 19-Tim Fuller[11]; 8. 90-Dany Gagne[20]; 9. B24-Brendan Gibbons[16]; 10. 21A-Peter Britten[21]; 11. 31-Lance Willix[2]; 12. 21R-RJ Tresidder[15]; 13. 28-Jordan McCreadie[23]; 14. 89-Dylan Madsen[14]; 15. 18R-Brad Rouse[19]; 16. 83B-Dustin Bradley[28]; 17. 5-Jack Butler[26]; 18. 24F-Jordan Fornwalt[31]; 19. 215-Adam Pierson[10]; 20. 35C-Chris Curtis[25]; 21. 11S-Steve Lewis Jr[30]; 22. 55-Matt Woodruff[24]; 23. 14-CG Morey[27]; 24. 117-CJ Castelletti[29]; 25. 5S-Tanner Siemons[13]; 26. 92-Andrew Buff[1]; 27. 66X-Carey Terrance[4]; 28. 01-Chris Raabe[6]; 29. 1NY-Greg Atkins[18]; 30. 26-Dave Camara[12]; 31. 35R-William Racine[8]

Hoosier Racing Tire Award (Free Tire): Justin Stone

Post-Race Tech: Fuel, rev boxes and carburetors were checked. Fuel wil be sent to lab for routine verification.

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/recap/plattsburgh-smooth-mike-mahaney-extends-dirtcar-358-modified-series-points-lead-with-airborne-win/
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ORANGE CRUSH: Michael Wright Scores First Career DIRTcar Sportsman Series Victory at Airborne
Joey Scarborough extends East Region points lead to 28 with third-place finish

PLATTSBURGH, NY (JUNE 11, 2026) – Two weeks after reaching Victory Lane for the first time in 2026 at Airborne Park Speedway, Michael Wright backed it up on Thursday with his most significant win yet.

The Alburgh, VT driver led 26 laps and held off three-time track champion Travis Bruno to score his first career DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region victory.

Wright and Bruno led the field to green in the 30-lap Feature, with Wright gaining the early advantage over Bruno’s No. 33R machine.

That lead was short-lived, though, as a caution on Lap 1, and another on Lap 4 for Jamie Begor slowed his momentum at the front of the field.

When the race resumed on Lap 5, Bruno snuck past the No. 78 car to take the lead, trying to earn his second career Series victory. But Wright wouldn’t go away, as he traded the lead with Bruno for five laps before ultimately wrestling the lead back from the Airborne veteran.

That was all Wright needed as he held on to earn the $1,500 victory, and his second win of the season at Airborne.

“Travis got me on that one restart, and I said I guess I have to start making the top work,” Wright said. “We found something on the top of (Turns) 3 and 4, and something in the middle of (Turns) 1-2.

“I have to thank all my sponsors that are with me and everyone that helps me every week. I wouldn’t be able to do this without everybody who supports me.”

Bruno settled for second after leading four of the first 10 laps. It’s the Morrisonville, NY driver’s fourth top 10 in his last five Series starts at Airborne.

Joey Scarborough finished third, extending his points lead to 28 points over Taylor Wason, who finished ninth.

Cory Castell crossed the line fourth, and Bodie Marks rounded out the top five.

Up Next: The DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region finishes its 2026 championship chase at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, NY, on Sunday, July 5.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region Feature (30 Laps): 1. 78-Michael Wright[1]; 2. 33R-Travis Bruno[2]; 3. 11VT-Joey Scarborough[11]; 4. 10X-Cory Castell[4]; 5. 33M-Bodie Marks[8]; 6. 22R-Dylan Rabtoy[10]; 7. R7-Lonnie Rivers[5]; 8. 87C-Christopher Cordeau[17]; 9. 07W-Taylor Wason[19]; 10. 42-Keith Pelkey[7]; 11. 51-Bryan Preville[13]; 12. 7-Codie Aubin[16]; 13. 29D-Max Dolliver[25]; 14. 19-Jamy Begor[6]; 15. 09-Charlotte Morin[3]; 16. 29F-Tanner Forbes[20]; 17. 916-Nick Brundige[26]; 18. 12-Katrina LeClaire[12]; 19. 2X-Martin Lessard[15]; 20. 22B-Pete Blaney[24]; 21. (DNF) 20-Bucko Branham[14]; 22. (DNF) 70-Jason McClatchie[22]; 23. (DNF) 72B-Brandon Beauregard[9]; 24. (DNF) 78Q-Vince Quenneville[23]; 25. (DNF) 26-Jeremy Huntoon[18]; 26. (DNS) 17-Caleb Durgan; 27. (DNS) 29-Nick Heywood

Hoosier Racing Tire Award (Free Tire): Taylor Wason

Post-Race Tech: Fuel and carburetors were checked on the top three. All cars passed

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/recap/orange-crush-michael-wright-scores-first-career-dirtcar-sportsman-series-victory-at-airborne/

 

Rain Postpones DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Event at Glen Ridge

FULTONVILLE, NY (June 7, 2026) – With rain throughout the weekend leading to unfavorable speedway grounds at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, and weather models showing more rain on Sunday, DIRTcar Northeast and track officials have postponed Sunday’s DIRTcar 358 Modified Series event.

Series and track officials are searching for a viable date to reschedule.

Drivers will now turn their attention to Thursday, June 11, for the Battle of Plattsburgh at Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY.

Mike Mahaney enters the event with a two-point lead in the standings over Alex Payne on the strength of back-to-back top fives. They’ll be challenged by defending Series champion Mat Williamson, and Airborne stars Felix Roy, Justin Stone, and more.

Joining the 358 Modifieds will be the DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region, and the track’s Mini Stock, Renegade, and Limited Sportsman divisions.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page. 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/358-modifieds/dirtcar-358-modified-series/rain-postpones-dirtcar-358-modified-series-event-at-glen-ridge/

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Pierce Breaks Through for First Dirt Late Model Dream Victory at Eldora

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ROSSBURG, OH (June 6, 2026) - Coming into the week, Bobby Pierce had won virtually every big race in the sport of dirt Late Model racing, except the Dirt Late Model Dream.

His resume at Eldora Speedway was still among the best despite that hole. Two World 100 wins. Two more in the Dirt Track World Championship. A runner-up in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. But the annual June visit to Rossburg, OH always eluded him.

Up until recently, Pierce had never even come close to winning the Dream. He missed the show in his first three attempts, then finished no better than 10th in his first seven Feature starts. Pierce’s third-place finish in 2023 was his first Dream run in years that he was proud of. After backing it up with second-place efforts in 2024 and 2025, Pierce wasn’t going to be satisfied with anything less than victory in 2026.

Prior to the start of Saturday’s program, Eldora received a wave of rain in the morning and again in the late afternoon, which softened the track and allowed a healthy cushion to form that would play right into Pierce’s favor. He needed all the help he could get starting 13th, and his progress early in the race was notably behind schedule. He needed 20 laps to crack the top 10, but that was when he started to find his groove. By Lap 35, Pierce was in the top five, and he then climbed to second behind his fellow Illinois native, Brandon Sheppard, before halfway.

With 42 laps to go, Pierce cut down behind Sheppard down the frontstretch to set himself up for a Turn 1 slide job. The move cleared, but Sheppard went back to Pierce’s inside down the backstretch and kept it a side-by-side race for the lead. Sheppard went to the bottom in Turn 3, but got pinned behind the slower car of Jason Feger while Pierce pulled away up high.

Sheppard stayed with Pierce for several more laps and was in position to make another charge on Pierce in what was shaping up to be a thrilling finish until it all went away with 21 to go. Problems on Sheppard’s car meant he lost steering ability entering Turn 3 and pounded the wall. Third-running Hudson O’Neal had nowhere to go on the cushion and slid into Sheppard, ending both drivers’ chances at Eldora glory.

Their misfortune moved Max Blair and Nick Hoffman up to second and third, respectively, giving both of them a chance to challenge Pierce in the restart in pursuit of the biggest win of their career. Blair kept Pierce honest in the final laps, but he was never close enough to make it a battle as Pierce drove away to put the No. 32 in Victory Lane in the 32nd Dream.

“The Dream has been a race that, for several, several years, I struggled at the Dream,” Pierce said. “I would always do really well at the World, even back in the Pierce car days. I would do well at the World, struggle at the Dream. It was just a constant, every year, I would never look forward to this race. And then over the last couple years, we put down some solid finishes, got on the podium year after year after year. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t feeling the most confidence heading into this weekend, but it quickly turned around when we won our prelim race. From then on, it was just make the right calls and hope it happens.”

Behind Pierce, Blair and Hoffman, Dale McDowell and Devin Moran rounded out the top five.

Feature (100 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[13]; 2. 111-Max Blair[8]; 3. 9-Nick Hoffman[15]; 4. 17M-Dale McDowell[16]; 5. 99-Devin Moran[12]; 6. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[14]; 7. 11R-Josh Rice[11]; 8. 12W-Ashton Winger[19]; 9. 22F-Chris Ferguson[6]; 10. 16S-Sam Seawright[3]; 11. 60-Dan Ebert[26]; 12. 19R-Ryan Gustin[23]; 13. 76-Brandon Overton[9]; 14. 74X-Ethan Dotson[18]; 15. 25F-Jason Feger[17]; 16. 58V-Daulton Wilson[10]; 17. 14JR-Trey Mills[1]; 18. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 19. 71-Hudson O’Neal[5]; 20. 51-Tyler Erb[7]; 21. 3S-Brian Shirley[22]; 22. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 23. 40B-Kyle Bronson[20]; 24. 22*-Drake Troutman[24]; 25. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[21]; 26. 0-Jake O’Neil[25]

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/divisions/late-models/pierce-breaks-through-for-first-dirt-late-model-dream-victory-at-eldora/

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

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

 

Davenport Stays Dominant at Dream, Outruns Overton for Friday Prelim Victory

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ROSSBURG, OH (June 5, 2026) - It’s been seven years since someone not named Jonathan Davenport or Brandon Overton won the Dirt Late Model Dream, and Friday was a prime example of why that’s the case.

In the second of two preliminary nights for the Eldora Speedway crown jewel, the two titans of the “Big E” were at the front of the field by the end once again, with Davenport emerging victorious for the eighth time in Dream prelim competition. The result puts the Blairsville, GA driver in an ideal position going into Saturday’s $100,000-to-win program, which he’ll be trying to win for a record-breaking fourth time in a row.

Before Davenport or Overton got their time out front, it was Illinois star Jason Feger spending time in the lead early in the race. The reigning champion of the MARS Late Model Championship, DIRTcar Summer Nationals and the DIRTcar Late Model national points broke away from polesitter Mason Zeigler on the top side.

While Feger pulled away, Zeigler started to drop through the field until his night came to an end in catastrophic fashion. He got turned around after contact with Nick Hoffman exiting Turn 4, then ramped off the nose of Brandon Sheppard’s car and barrel rolled down the frontstretch. Zeigler climbed from the machine unhurt.

On the ensuing restart, Overton ripped around the top of Turns 1 and 2 to bring Feger’s time out front to a close. The next car to challenge Feger was Davenport, but the Bloomington, IL native gave “Superman” everything he could handle. Davenport needed several laps to get by Feger initially, and as soon as he did, he tagged the wall in Turn 1 to let Feger get back around. Davenport went back to work and overtook Feger for a second time, but by that point, he only had eight laps left to run down Overton at the front.

Luckily for Davenport, his 1.9-second gap to Overton was erased with five to go when the caution flew for a slowing Brenden Smith. One Turn 1 slide job later, Davenport was in command, and he heldd on for five more circuits to take the checkered flag.

“I thought I had something for [Overton] there in lap traffic,” Davenport said. “Got by Feger, I found me a really good rhythm there and I stuffed it in the fence there. I don’t think I hit the right-front too hard, I don’t know. My steering wheel moved just a little bit, not much. Hopefully it wasn’t too bad. I don’t know if that’s when I knocked my spoiler in or whatever, but it definitely wasn’t as good after that. I couldn’t really go through the middle down in [Turns] 3 and 4 like I needed to.

“I was kind of licking my chops when [Overton] kept picking the outside. I said, ‘if I can ever get there and he picks the outside, I might can get enough.’ There’s just a little bit of brown right in the middle of the straightaway about at the flag stand where you can go all the way to the floorboard, where I don’t think you could if you were out in the slick. [Overton] tried to squeeze down just a little bit so he could catch that too. I don’t know, I saw him at the last second. I was either going to stick it right in his door, I think, if I lifted or hit the brakes. I just tried to drive straight right across him.”

Overton settled for second ahead of Dale McDowell in third, Feger in fourth and Hoffman in fifth.

UP NEXT: The Dirt Late Model Dream concludes on Saturday, June 6, with the 100-lap, $100,000-to-win, finale at Eldora Speedway. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Feature (50 Laps): 1. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 3. 17M-Dale McDowell[3]; 4. 25F-Jason Feger[2]; 5. 9-Nick Hoffman[9]; 6. 12W-Ashton Winger[8]; 7. 14JR-Trey Mills[17]; 8. 111-Max Blair[7]; 9. 1-Brandon Sheppard[11]; 10. 19R-Ryan Gustin[20]; 11. 22*-Drake Troutman[21]; 12. 3S-Brian Shirley[18]; 13. 58V-Daulton Wilson[14]; 14. 157-Mike Marlar[10]; 15. 57-Zack Mitchell[5]; 16. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[13]; 17. 8-Kyle Strickler[12]; 18. 17SS-Brenden Smith[25]; 19. 18J-Chase Junghans[23]; 20. 10J-Joseph Joiner[15]; 21. T1-Todd Morrow[16]; 22. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[26]; 23. 12-Jason Jameson[19]; 24. 45-Kyle Hammer[24]; 25. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 26. 88-Trent Ivey[22]

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ump/davenport-stays-dominant-at-dream-outruns-overton-for-friday-prelim-victory/

EVENT INFO: https://www.eldoraspeedway.com/event/32nd-dream/
TRACK INFO: https://www.eldoraspeedway.com/

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

 

Pierce Starts Quest for Maiden Dirt Late Model Dream Triumph with Thursday Prelim Win

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ROSSBURG, OH (June 4, 2026) - Bobby Pierce has spent more than a decade trying to become a Dirt Late Model Dream champion. Thursday night at Eldora Speedway, he took a big step in the right direction.

The two-time and defending champion of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision topped the first of two preliminary nights after wrestling the lead away from Devin Moran in an entertaining battle through traffic.

The win marked Pierce’s first prelim win at the Dream in his 14th start in the event. It puts the Oakwood, IL native in prime position for Heat Race competition on Saturday as he looks to finally add a Dream victory to his Eldora resume that already includes two World 100 wins and two more in the Dirt Track World Championship.

“Eldora was awesome tonight, had a bottom, middle, top,” Pierce said. “Got really skatey in the middle, so the sliders were a lot of fun. We worked hard last night getting the motor changed. Wasn’t really what I wanted for early in the night, but for that racetrack, it was perfect.”

Pierce didn’t have an easy road to the front from the seventh starting spot, but with 50 laps to get there and a healthy cushion to utilize, no one was ruling the No. 32 out. By Lap 12, he was in a podium position, and a Turn 3 slider on Josh Rice seven laps later moved him into second behind Moran. Rice then repaid the favor when Pierce got stuck behind a lap car, and the back-and-forth allowed Tyler Erb to make it a three-way battle for second on the bottom.

After several more laps of position swapping, Pierce finally cleared Rice for second and held onto the spot for good. Moments later, Moran tagged the wall in Turn 2 to lose some momentum, which meant that Pierce was just close enough to sail it off into Turn 3 and slide up in front of the No. 99.

A caution for a cut right-rear tire on Kyle Bronson’s car reset the field, but no one could challenge Pierce for the top spot on the restart. Instead, Erb got by Moran to emerge as Pierce’s biggest threat late in the race, but he never found a way around Pierce and had to settle fro second.

Behind him, Hudson O’Neal crossed the line third ahead of Moran in fourth, while Ricky Thornton Jr. charged up from 20th in the starting order to finish fifth.

UP NEXT: The other half of the Dirt Late Model Dream field will battle in preliminary action on Friday, June 5, which culminates with another 50-lap, $30,000-to-win, Feature. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Feature (50 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[7]; 2. 51-Tyler Erb[12]; 3. 71-Hudson O’Neal[9]; 4. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 5. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[20]; 6. 74X-Ethan Dotson[11]; 7. 11-Josh Rice[5]; 8. 22F-Chris Ferguson[4]; 9. 40B-Kyle Bronson[15]; 10. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 11. 388-Jackson Hise[17]; 12. 16-Sam Seawright[3]; 13. 44D-Dalton Cook[21]; 14. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[14]; 15. 60-Dan Ebert[26]; 16. 0-Jake O’Neil[13]; 17. 13D-Dallon Murty[6]; 18. 09-Michael Leach[8]; 19. 9M-Tim McCreadie[10]; 20. 25-Shane Clanton[19]; 21. 13-KC Burdette[23]; 22. 8-Dillon McCowan[22]; 23. 5-Mark Whitener[16]; 24. S21-Seth Daniels[25]; 25. 15-Justin Duty[24]; 26. 55E-Eli Johnson[18]

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ump/pierce-starts-quest-for-maiden-dirt-late-model-dream-triumph-with-thursday-prelim-win/

EVENT INFO: https://www.eldoraspeedway.com/event/32nd-dream/
TRACK INFO: https://www.eldoraspeedway.com/

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

 

Cody McPherson Strikes Again With DIRTcar Sportsman Series West Region Win at Merrittville

Joe Grabianowski

By Joe Grabianowski

THOROLD, ON - (May 30, 2026) – Cody McPherson is no stranger to Merrittville Speedway’s Victory Lane.

 

And on Saturday night, he proved it again to earn back-to-back DIRTcar Sportsman Series West Region victories. 

 

The St. Catharines, ON driver passed seven drivers on his march to the front and battled Series rival and high-side-runner Brett Senek for the lead. 

 

The convincing 30-lap Feature win further cements McPherson’s Sportsman Series win record at 26. Additionally, it gives him the points lead entering the final West Region match-up at Land of Legends Raceway on Wednesday, July 22.  

 

McPherson said he had a game plan from the beginning. 

 

“As soon as I saw the lineup, I knew I had one move in my head,” McPherson said. “Luckily, it worked, and usually that never happens, but it did. I got right to fifth and made my way up to the lead.”

 

After capturing the top spot, McPherson set sail. However, there was still one driver ready to pounce. Brett Senek, from Ransomville, NY, pointed his #111 to the top side and began reeling in the #7. 

 

“The bottom was good, but I knew the top of Turns 1 and 2 were good,” McPherson said. “I was just about to move up there. I could hear Senek. I could see his shadow going into Turns 3 and 4. We got into lapped traffic, and I knew if I got a bunch of them, it would force him to the top and screw up his momentum.”

 

Once McPherson broke through lapped traffic, his gap to second grew until the checkered flag. 

 

Nigel Pendykoski, from Port Colborne, ON, made a late-race pass on Senek to claim an impressive second-place finish. A podium finish adds to a solid two-day stretch of Series racing for the No. 78JR team after a top 10 finish at Ransomville. 

 

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region will return to action on Thursday, June 11, for a date at Airborne Park Speedway, along with the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series.

 

DIRTcar Sportsman Series West Region (30 Laps): 1. 7-Cody McPherson[8]; 2. 78JR-Nigel Pendykoski[9]; 3. 111-Brett Senek[2]; 4. 185-Tyler Puchalski[1]; 5. 99PJR-Matteo Panunte[6]; 6. 66P-Jeff Panunte[3]; 7. 5S-Matt Sharpe[12]; 8. 22-Terry Smith[13]; 9. 212-Martin Polhill[7]; 10. 68-Curtis Friesen[20]; 11. 4B-Brad Overbeeke[11]; 12. 108-Billy Bleich Jr[16]; 13. 96-Tyler Lafantaisie[18]; 14. 88-Elijah Knutt[15]; 15. 13M-Daniel McKay[4]; 16. 62-John Babion[17]; 17. 711-Nick Ventura[5]; 18. 18RJR-Madyson Rouse[14]; 19. 391-Trevor Pitt[22]; 20. (DNF) 3N-Noah Mamo[10]; 21. (DNF) 777-Cameron Olm[19]; 22. (DNF) 49-Bill Gill[21]; 23. (DNS) 29-Matthew Jessome

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/recap/cody-mcpherson-strikes-again-with-dirtcar-sportsman-series-west-region-win-at-merrittville/

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Sid Harmer Jr. Outduels Bastien Caron for DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Win at Drummond

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC (May 30, 2026) – After losing the lead earlier in the race, some patience paid off for Sid Harmer Jr. on Saturday at Autodrome Drummond.

The Governeur, NY driver snuck past Bastien Caron to get the lead back with nine laps remaining and held on to score his third career DIRTcar Pro Stock Series win, and first since 2019.

Dakota Sharp led the field to the green in the 50-lap Feature, getting ahead of Samuel Lajoie on the race’s opening lap. However, Harmer started moving forward in a battle with Lajoie, eventually getting by him for second on Lap 13.

It wasn’t long before Harmer challenged Sharp for the lead, as he took it away from the No. 12 on Lap 15. Harmer got out to a two-second advantage, but the race’s first yellow flag came out on Lap 23, bringing the field back to him.

That’s when it looked like Harmer’s chance for a win slipped away, as Lajoie used the restart to drive by the No. 14R. Luckily for Harmer, he’d get another chance before the race was over. 

Lajoie had issues on Lap 35, which cost him the win and brought out another caution. Caron, who was in second, inherited the lead from Lajoie, but it put him next to Harmer, who joined him on the front row for the restart. 

When the green came back out, Caron held the lead for the next five laps with Harmer looking for every chance to get by. That opportunity finally came on Lap 41, when Harmer drove past Caron’s No. 73 and into the lead.

From there, Harmer held on to score his first Series win outside of Mohawk International Raceway—one that earned him $1,400 (Canadian).

Caron, from Inverness, QC, crossed the line second, narrowly missing out on a win at Drummond for the second straight season.  

Jason Casey charged to the final podium spot after starting 12th. It’s the Canaan, CT driver’s best Series finish since Brewerton Speedway last year during SummerFAST.

Six-time and defending DIRTcar Pro Stock Series champion Pete Stefanski finished fourth, becoming the only driver to finish in the top five in both Series events so far. The North Tonawanda, NY driver leaves Drummond with a four-point lead over Casey in the Series standings. 

Gabriel Caouette, from Arthabaska, QC, rounded out the top five, earning his best career Series finish in three starts.

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Pro Stock Series returns to action on Sunday, May 31, for a stop at Cornwall Motor Speedway in Long Sault, ON. Drivers will battle in another 50-lap Feature with $1,500 (Canadian) on the line.

DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Feature (50 Laps): 1. 14R-Sid Harmer Jr[3]; 2. 73-Bastien Caron[4]; 3. 324-Jason Casey[12]; 4. 2-Pete Stefanski[5]; 5. 22-Gabriel Caouette[19]; 6. 777-Tommy Lizotte[8]; 7. 12S-Dakota Sharp[1]; 8. 38JR-Justin Chaput[10]; 9. 110-Devon Camenga[6]; 10. 29-Dany Voghel[15]; 11. 32-Jonathan Levesque[18]; 12. 777X-Samuel Lajoie[2]; 13. 48-Jocelyn Roy[13]; 14. 54S-Zachary Sorrentino[7]; 15. 72-Denis Gauvreau[9]; 16. 9-Eric Jean Louis[22]; 17. 13-Kevin April[24]; 18. 115-Jean Philippe Guay[21]; 19. 194-Yves Hamel[11]; 20. 2Z-Hugh Page[23]; 21. 45-Dominik Blais[25]; 22. (DNF) 32A-Richard Spencer[20]; 23. (DNF) X15-Tyler Bushey[16]; 24. (DNF) 33-Bruno Cyr[14]; 25. (DNF) 91P-Patrice Foster[17] 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/recap/sid-harmer-jr-outduels-bastien-caron-for-dirtcar-pro-stock-series-win-at-drummond/

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Cody McPherson Opens DIRTcar Sportsman Series West Region With Ransomville Win

Defending West Region champion Brett Senek finishes second, Cam Tuttle finishes third

Joe Grabianowski

RANSOMVILLE, NY (May 29, 2026) – For the third time in four years, Cody McPherson showed his competitors that the road to a DIRTcar Sportsman Series West Region title goes through him. 

The St. Catharines, ON driver passed Stephen Miller on a Lap 11 restart and cruised to win his sixth career DIRTcar Sportsman Series Feature at Ransomville Speedway.

Tyler Foster and Stephen Miller, who won last week’s Feature at the track, led the field to the green in the 30-lap Feature. However, that was quickly slowed as the caution came out before a lap was completed.

On the restart, Foster used his momentum on the inside lane to take the lead as they completed Lap 1. Another caution followed on Lap 3, though, as Same Hoxie and Daryl Barrett came together in Turns 1 and 2.

When the race resumed, the first lead change of the Feature followed. Miller, who started on the outside line, powered around the outside of Fosters No. 53 to grab the position as they raced down the backstretch on Lap 3.

Behind Miller, McPherson was moving forward, using the inside lane to sneak past Foster on Lap 10, and setting his sights on Miller for the lead. The break McPherson needed came one lap later, when a caution for Matthew Jessome lined him up next to Miller.

That restart was all the three-time DIRTcar Sportsman Series champion needed, as he rolled past Miller on the bottom to take the lead on Lap 11.

From there, McPherson went untouched to score his 25th career DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory, taking $1,000 for his efforts. 

The Canadian competitor said once he got to the lead, he was just trying to hit his marks.

“I got a bit of a lead at the end there, so I was just trying to take it easy and protect the right rear,” McPherson said. “The track was really fast, but it was slick in the middle. I was abusing [the tire] early, so I wanted to make sure I was taking care of it and brought it home at the end.”

Brett Senek crossed the line second in his quest to earn back-to-back West Region wins at Ransomville. The defending region champion, from Ransomville, NY, said he was happy with his finish and can’t wait to race against McPherson again on Saturday at Merrittville Speedway.

“I feel like I was getting better as the race went on,” Senek said. “But who knows. The car was good. We’re definitely going in the right direction in the last couple of weeks. 

“But congratulations to Cody and the crew. They’re always tough to beat.”

Cam Tuttle finished third after starting in ninth. It’s the Wilson, NY driver’s best Series finish since 2024, when he also finished third in the West Region opener.  

“The track was really good,” Tuttle said. “I didn’t really know where I was going to run at the beginning. Once everything got filtered out, I found a good line on the top. The car was really good. 

“We tried a few things, and it worked really well. I’m proud to be here.”

Tyler Foster finished fourth, and Jacob Bansmer rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Sportsman Series West Region returns to action on Saturday, May 30, for a stop at Merrittville Speedway in Thorold, ON. Drivers will battle for 30 laps with $1,300 (Canadian) on the line.

DIRTcar Sportsman Series West Region Feature: 1. 1-Cody McPherson[3]; 2. 111-Brett Senek[4]; 3. 35T-Cameron Tuttle[9]; 4. 53-Tyler Foster[1]; 5. 71-Jacob Bansmer[5]; 6. 10-Karl Comfort[6]; 7. 99PJR-Matteo Panunte[7]; 8. 61-Derek Wagner[13]; 9. 44C-Abby Castile[8]; 10. 185-Tyler Puchalski[11]; 11. 4B-Brad Overbeeke[14]; 12. 00-Sam Hoxie[17]; 13. 99S-Stephen Miller[2]; 14. 14-Brendan Zimmerman[19]; 15. 18R-Madyson Rouse[21]; 16. 17T-Kyle Teeter[18]; 17. 78JR-Nigel Pendykoski[15]; 18. 60-Daryl Barrett[22]; 19. 24M-Tyler Moore[23]; 20. (DNF) 212-Martin Polhill[24]; 21. (DNF) 29J-Matthew Jessome[12]; 22. (DNF) 7-Tyler Guzzardi[16]; 23. (DNF) 116-Jessie Truax[20]; 24. (DNS) 68F-Curtis Friesen

Hoosier Racing Tire Award: Sam Hoxie (Free Tire)

Post-Race Tech: MSD Boxes, Valve Springs, and Tow in Rear End were checked on top three. All cars passed.

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/recap/cody-mcpherson-opens-dirtcar-sportsman-series-west-region-with-ransomville-win/
TRACK INFO: https://www.ransomvillespeedway.com

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

 

Bullring Battle at Brockville on Tap For DIRTcar Sportsman Series North Region
Brennan Moore leads the standings after Can-Am Victory

Joe Grabianowski

 

BROCKVILLE, ON (June 18, 2026) – A bullring brawl in Canada kicks off a gauntlet for some of the top DIRTcar Sportsman Series stars.

The North Region returns to action at Brockville Ontario Speedway on Saturday, June 20, for round two of the 2026 season, as drivers battle in a 40-lap Feature paying $1,400-to-win (CAN).

Saturday’s race at Brockville begins a stretch of four races in 12 days for the North Region, ending with the crowning of a champion at Can-Am Speedway on Wednesday, July 1.

Joining the DIRTcar Sportsman Series this weekend are the Empire Super Sprints, DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, and Mini Stocks.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Brockville:

Ready For Moore: After opening the North Region with a win at Can-Am in April, Brennan Moore gets the chance to extend his points lead on Saturday at Brockville.

The Elgin, ON driver hasn’t made a start at the track this season, but did run there regularly in 2024, finishing sixth in the points standings. Moore earned four top fives and nine top 10s in nine starts that season. 

In eight DIRTcar Sportsman Series starts at the track, Moore has a top five and four top 10s. His best finish is fourth during 2024’s North region visit.

Kings and Queens of Brockville: Brockville’s DIRTcar Sportsman division boasts a few stars who’ve battled for the overall DIRTcar Sportsman Series title over the past few seasons, including two-time and defending champion Shane Pecore.

The Cornwall, ON driver won the season opener at the 1/4-mile track and has won on four occasions in DIRTcar Sportsman Series competition. Pecore has also been consistent, earning 10 top fives and 11 top 10s in 12 starts. He hasn’t finished outside the top 10 in a Series event at Brockville since his first start in 2008, when he finished 12th.

Pecore is aiming for his third straight North Region victory at Brockville after he finished seventh in the region opener at Can-Am.

Joining Pecore this weekend at Brockville is Jessica Power, who also has a win there this season. Power, from Kingston, ON, enters the weekend second in the Series standings after a runner-up finish at Can-Am, where she’s also reached Victory Lane in 2026.

In 19 Series starts at Brockville, Power has a win, eight top fives, and 10 top 10s. She finished fifth in last year’s North Region event.

The most recent Feature winner at Brockville this season is last year’s Central Region champion, Gavin Eisele. The LaFargeville, NY driver scored his first win of 2026 at Brockville last weekend and has never finished outside the top 10 in four Series starts at the track.

His best finish is a second to Pecore during the 2024 North Region visit.

Ladouceur’s Momentum: One of the drivers with the momentum entering this weekend’s race at Brockville is Tristan Ladouceur.

The Alexandria, ON driver has won his last three starts at Mohawk International Raceway and hasn’t finished off the podium yet in 2026. That includes a third at Cornwall Motor Speedway on May 17, and a third in the North Region opener at Can-Am in April.

Despite the consistency, Ladouceur is searching for his first DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory. His best finish is a second on two occasions, which he earned at Mohawk and Ransomville Speedway last year.

DIRTcar Sportsman Series North Region Schedule

Friday, April 24/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY- Brennan Moore
Saturday, June 20/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON
Saturday, June 27/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC
Sunday, June 28/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON
Wednesday, July 1/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY

DIRTcar Sportsman Series North Region Points Standings

  1. Brennan Moore               150
  2. Jessica Power                   -4
  3. Tristan Ladouceur             -6
  4. Gavin Eisele                     -8
  5. Richard Murtaugh           -10
  6. Tyler Stevenson              -12
  7. Shane Pecore                 -14
  8. Eric Nier                          -16
  9. Dylan Moore                    -18
  10. Taylor Doxtater                -20

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/sportsman-modifieds/dirtcar-sportsman-series/what-to-watch-for-bullring-battle-at-brockville-on-tap-for-dirtcar-sportsman-series-north-region/

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Title Fight For DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region Continues at Airborne

Joey Scarborough leads the standings by 16 points over Taylor Wason

Joe Grabianowski

Joey Scarborough leads the standings by 16 points over Taylor Wason

PLATTTSBURGH, NY (JUNE 10, 2026) – With summer right around the corner, the chase for the DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region championship continues with a battle near the United States-Canada border.

The Series visits Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY, on Thursday, June 11, for the penultimate event on the East Region schedule – a 30-lap Feature paying $1,500-to-win.

Along with the DIRTcar Sportsman Series, fans visiting Airborne will see the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series, along with the track’s Renegade, Mini Stock, and Limited Sportsman divisions.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Airborne:

The Brandon Bandito: After the first two DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region Features this year, Joey Scarborough has emerged as the points leader following his win at Bear Ridge Speedway last month.

The Brandon, VT, driver led every lap of that event to score his first career Series win and holds a 16-point lead over Taylor Wason. 

Scarborough has plenty of experience at Airborne, earning four career wins. He also finished second at his lone start at the track in 2026. Along with his win at Bear Ridge, he’s added victories at Albany-Saratoga Speedway and Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

Chasing Scarborough: The two drivers within striking distance of Scarborough entering this weekend are Taylor Wason (-16) and Nick Brundige (-18). 

Both drivers join Scarborough as the only three drivers to earn a top 10 at both Lebanon Valley Speedway and Bear Ridge. However, Wason and Brundige have yet to make a start at Airborne in a Series event.

In seven starts this year, Wason, from Middlegrove, NY, has four top 10s. Three of those are in DIRTcar Sportsman Series events, as he also earned a top 10 during a Central Region event at Weedsport Speedway in May.

Brundige, meanwhile, has a top five and eight top 10s in 12 starts this season. The Round Lake, NY driver earned his top five on opening night at Albany-Saratoga Speedway.

Plattsburgh’s Best: Anyone who’s watched the Sportsman division over the last decade at Airborne won’t be surprised to see Nick Heywood, Travis Bruno, and Bucko Branham at the top of the track’s points standings.

Heywood, from Plattsburgh, NY, is a five-time track champion and the only driver among the three with a victory in 2026. His best finish in a Series event at Airborne came in 2018, when he crossed the line third.

Bruno, meanwhile, has won the track championship at Airborne in three of the last four seasons and is tied with Heywood for the points lead. The Morrisonville, NY driver joins Heywood as the only driver to finish in the top five in all five of the track’s Features this season. He’s searching for his second career Series victory after earning an East Region triumph in 2019, besting former Super DIRTcar Series star Adam Pierson and defending DIRTcar Sportsman Series champion Shane Pecore.

Branham has been close to earning a DIRTcar Sportsman Series win in the past, finishing second to Alex Lajoie in September of 2017. The veteran driver from Plattsburgh, NY, is searching for his first Airborne victory since May 15 of last season.

2026 DIRTcar Sportsman East Region Schedule

Saturday, April 18/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY- Tim Hartman Jr.
Saturday, May 23/Bear Ridge Speedway/Bradford, VT- Joey Scarborough
Thursday, June 11/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY
Sunday, July 5/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY

 

DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region Standings

  1. Joey Scarborough         286
  2. Taylor Wason                 -16
  3. Nick Brundige                -18
  4. Max Dolliver                   -22
  5. Jeremy Huntoon            -28
  6. Bryan Preville                -28
  7. Todd Buckwold              -50
  8. Bodie Marks                  -56
  9. Katrine Leclaire             -78
  10. Andrew Martell              -82

For a complete look at the 2026 standings, CLICK HERE.

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/sportsman-modifieds/dirtcar-sportsman-series/what-to-watch-for-title-fight-for-dirtcar-sportsman-series-east-region-continues-at-airborne/
TRACK INFO: https://www.airborneparkspeedwayny.com

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Battle of Plattsburgh Welcomes DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Stars at Airborne

Joe Grabianowski


Mike Mahaney holds a two-point lead over Alex Payne in the Series standings

PLATTSBURGH, NY (June 9, 2026) – The top 358 Modified stars are gearing up for a battle on the shores of Lake Champlain.

The DIRTcar 358 Modified Series will make its lone appearance at Airborne Park Speedway on Thursday, June 11, for the Battle of Plattsburgh. Drivers will battle in a 75-lap Feature paying $5,000-to-win.

Joining the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series are the DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region, and the track’s Mini Stock, Renegade, and Limited Sportsman divisions.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Airborne:

Smooth n’ Hot: Mike Mahaney has gotten off to a hot start behind the wheel of his 358 Modified in 2026, earning five victories. Three of those wins have come over the past three Features at Airborne, where he currently holds the track points lead.

The Elizabethtown, NY driver also leads the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series standings by two points over Alex Payne and has a chance to extend that advantage on Thursday at his home track.

 A win by “Smooth Shoe” on Thursday would be his third career DIRTcar 358 Modified Series win, and 12th victory at Airborne.

Payne, meanwhile, has made one start at the track, finishing third in a Short Track Super Series event in 2024.

The Number 6: Last season marked the return of the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series to Airborne. It also marked the first of Mat Williamson’s five Series wins in 2025 en route to the championship.

“Money Mat” has made four starts at Airborne in his career, earning a win, two top fives, and three top 10s between Big Block and Small Block competition. He’s also looking for his second Series win of the season after winning at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in April.

A win by the St. Catharines, ON driver will be his 22nd career Series triumph, tying Tim Fuller for fourth all-time.

Thursday Night Thunder: One of Airborne’s unique features is that their weekly action is on Thursday night. They also boast a field of former DIRTcar 358 Modified Series champions looking to defend home turf at the 1/2-mile track.

Defending track champion and 2024 Series champion Felix Roy joins Mahaney as a Feature winner at the track this season. The Napierville, QC driver has seven wins at Airborne, along with 26 top fives and 34 top 10s in 36 starts. “Hollywood” is currently second in track points, 14 points behind Mahaney, and is aiming for his first career Series win.

Fuller, who won the Series title in 2003, sits third in the track standings with four top-five finishes in four starts. The Edwards, NY driver is a three-time winner at the “Big A” in his career and is searching for his first there since last September.

Another driver to watch is 2016 Series champion, Chris Raabe. The Alexandria, ON, driver, who’s also a two-time Airborne champion, sits third in the Series standings, 20 points behind Mahaney for the top spot.

Raabe has 17 Feature wins at Airborne in his career, but is looking for his first since last July. He’s also looking for his fourth career Series win and first since 2022 at Brockville Ontario Speedway.

2026 DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Schedule
Saturday, April 18/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY- Andy Bachetti
Saturday, April 25/Devil’s Bowl Speedway/West Haven, VT- Mat Williamson
Sunday, June 7/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY- PPD
Thursday, June 11/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY
Tuesday, June 30/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Wednesday, July 1/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Wednesday, July 15/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Sunday, Aug. 2/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Friday, Sept. 11/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Friday, Oct. 9/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON

 

Current DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Standings

  1. Mike Mahaney                 288

  2. Alex Payne                       -2

  3. Chris Raabe                    -20

  4. Lance Willix                     -32

  5. Mat Williamson                -36

  6. Peter Britten                    -52

  7. Brad Rouse                     -52

  8. Andrew Buff                    -62

  9. Jack Butler                      -72

  10. Brendan Gibbons            -78

For a complete look at the Series points standings, CLICK HERE.

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/358-modifieds/dirtcar-358-modified-series/what-to-watch-for-battle-of-plattsburgh-welcomes-dirtcar-358-modified-series-stars-at-airborne/

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

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Tight Point Battle Highlights DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Stop at Glen Ridge

Joe Grabianowski

Mike Mahaney leads the Series standings by two points over Alex Payne

FULTONVILLE, NY (June 3, 2026) –

After two races on 1/2-mile tracks, a bullring brawl awaits the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series this weekend.

The top Small Block drivers in the Northeast will visit Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, NY, on Sunday, June 7, for round three of the 2026 season.

Sunday’s race will be a 50-lap Feature, paying $4,000-to-win in the first of two events on a 1/4-mile track this season.

Joining the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series on Sunday are the track’s DIRTcar Sportsman, DIRTcar Pro Stock, 4-Cylinder, Limited Sportsman, and Slingshot divisions.

For more on the DIRTcar Northeast, follow the DIRTcar Northeast  Facebook page.

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Glen Ridge:

Separated by 2: Entering Sunday’s battle at Glen Ridge, Mike Mahaney and Alex Payne are separated by two points after consistent starts to 2026.

Both drivers finished in the top five at Lebanon Valley Speedway and earned podium finishes during the Series’ last stop at Devil’s Bowl.

Mahaney has the advantage over Payne at Glen Ridge, finishing in the top five in five of his six starts at the bullring. Payne, meanwhile, has never made a start at the 1/4-mile track.

“Smooth Shoe” has been successful in Series events at tracks similar in size to Glen Ridge, finishing second in last year’s Series stop at Cornwall Motor Speedway.

Moving Up the Ladder: Following a 29th-place finish in the Series opener at Lebanon Valley, two-time and defending Series champion Mat Williamson bounced back by earning a win at Devil’s Bowl. That victory moved him into the top five in the Series standings, 36 points behind Mahaney. 

To gain more points on the No. 35, he’ll need another good finish at a track he’s struggled to get top fives at over the past few seasons. Glen Ridge is one of the few tracks where Williamson has yet to reach Victory Lane and has only finished in the top five once in three starts.

A win by the St. Catharines, ON driver this weekend will be his 22nd career Series victory, tying Tim Fuller for fourth on the Series all-time wins list.

Rolling at the Ridge: Glen Ridge races DIRTcar 358 Modifieds weekly on Sundays, which means there’s a stout group of drivers with experience at the track aiming for a good result.

That starts with defending track champion Jordan McCreadie, who leads the track’s point standings with two victories. The Watertown, NY driver has eight Feature wins at “The Ridge,” but has yet to earn a Series victory at the bullring. However, he’s consistently been in contention, finishing third in each of the last two seasons.

A win by McCreadie this weekend would be his first career Series victory. 

Another driver to watch on Sunday is the defending race winner, Brian Calabrese. The Johnstown, NY competitor drove from fifth to first to score his first career Series victory at Glen Ridge last year. Overall, Calabrese has two wins, 11 top fives, and 18 top 10s in 19 starts at the track.

DIRTcar 358 Modified Series regulars Lance Willix and Andrew Buff are also no strangers to Victory Lane at the track. 

Willix, the 2024 Glen Ridge champion, won the Series event there that same season. The Theresa, NY driver has 17 overall wins and 32 top fives at the track, including a victory earlier this year.  He’s currently tied for second in Glen Ridge’s points standings, 14 points behind McCreadie, and enters Sunday fourth in Series points – 32 points behind Mahaney.

Buff, from Latham, NY, has also been to Victory Lane on two occasions at “The Ridge,” scoring a win in each of the last two seasons. He’s currently eighth in the Series standings, 60 points out of the lead with a chance to win on his home turf.

2026 DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Schedule
Saturday, April 18/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY- Andy Bachetti
Saturday, April 25/Devil’s Bowl Speedway/West Haven, VT- Mat Williamson
Sunday, June 7/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY
Thursday, June 11/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY
Tuesday, June 30/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Wednesday, July 1/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Wednesday, July 15/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Sunday, Aug. 2/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Friday, Sept. 11/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Friday, Oct. 9/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON

 

Current DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Standings

  1. Mike Mahaney                 288
  2. Alex Payne                      -2
  3. Chris Raabe                    -20
  4. Lance Willix                     -32
  5. Mat Williamson                -36
  6. Peter Britten                    -52
  7. Brad Rouse                     -52
  8. Andrew Buff                     -62
  9. Jack Butler                       -72
  10. Brendan Gibbons             -78

For a complete look at the Series points standings, CLICK HERE.

 

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The Super DIRTcar Series 2026 Schedule:

Big Gator Championship
Wed. Feb. 11/ DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL (Non-points)
Thurs. Feb. 12/ DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL (Non-points)
Fri. Feb. 13/DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL (Non-points)
Sat. Feb. 14/DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL (Non-points)

2026 Championship Season

Sat. March 28/Delaware Diamond/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE
Sat. April 11/Thunder on the Thousand Islands/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY 
Fri. April 17/ 61st Anniversary Special/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY 
Sun. May 17/Spring Shootout at Cornwall/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Cornwall, ON
Sun. May 24/Heroes Remembered/Weedsport Speedway/ Weedsport, NY 
Mon. May 25/The Natural 77/Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, NY 
Tues. June 16/Mr. Dirt Track USA/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY 
Tues. June 23/Ron Martin Memorial Summer Nationals/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Thurs. July 2/Stars and Stripes Spectacular/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY
Tues. July 7/Oh Canada 75/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Cornwall, ON
Wed. July 8/ Summer Shootout at Mohawk/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY 
Mon. July 20/King of the North/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC
Tues. July 21/King of the North/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC 
Wed. July 22/Thunder in the Adirondacks/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY
Tues. Aug. 11/Big Block Invasion of Mansfield/Mansfield Speedway/Mansfield, OH
Wed. Aug. 12/Steel Valley 75/Sharon Speedway/Hartford, OH
Sun. Aug. 16/Hall of Fame Special/SummerFAST/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Mon. Aug. 17/SummerFAST/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY
Tues. Aug. 18/SummerFAST/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY
Wed. Aug. 19/SummerFAST/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Sun. Sept. 6/Cavalcade 100/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Sat. Sept. 12/R.D Hutchinson Memorial/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Sat. Sept. 26/Malta Massive Weekend/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Mon.-Sat., Oct. 5-10/Super DIRT Week 54/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Fri. Oct. 16/Fall Nationals/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON
Sat. Oct. 31/Mid-Atlantic Championship/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE
Wed. Nov. 4/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC (Qualifying Night)
Thurs. Nov. 5/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC
Fri. Nov. 6/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC
Sat. Nov. 7/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC

2026 DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Schedule
Saturday, April 18/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY- Andy Bachetti
Saturday, April 25/Devil’s Bowl Speedway/West Haven, VT- Mat Williamson
Sunday, June 7/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY
Thursday, June 11/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY
Tuesday, June 30/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Wednesday, July 1/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Wednesday, July 15/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Sunday, Aug. 2/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Friday, Sept. 11/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Friday, Oct. 9/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON

 

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 purs

 

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