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

Emily Schwanke

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

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

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

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

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

Joe Grabianowski

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

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

Josh James

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ONLINE
The Dirt Track at Charlotte: www.charlottemotorspeedway.com  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2025 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners

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

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory

 

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10 Drivers Top World Short Track Championship Features

 

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

 

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

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

Here are the stories for the 10 Feature finales:

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

Or more so, made the path.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Super Dirt car series 2025 Schedule

Big Gator Championship
Wed. Feb. 12/ DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/ $5,000 to win (Non-points)
Thurs. Feb. 13/ DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/ $5,000 to win (Non-points)
Fri. Feb. 14/DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/$5,000 to win (Non-points)
Sat. Feb. 15/DIRTcar Nationals/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/$7,500 to win (Non-points)

2025 Championship Season
Sat. March 29/Power in the Pines/New Egypt Speedway/New Egypt, NJ/$7,500-to-win
Sat. April 12/Thunder on the Thousand Islands/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY/$7,500-to-win
Fri. April 18/ 60th Anniversary Special/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/$7,560-to-win
Sun. May 25/Heroes Remembered 100/Weedsport Speedway/ Weedsport, NY/$7,500-to-win
Mon. May 26/The Natural 77 Honoring Dale Planck/Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, NY/$7,700-to-win
Tues. June 3/Anthracite Assault/Big Diamond Speedway/Pottsville, PA/$7,500-to-win
Wed. June 4/TBA
*Thurs. June 19/Mr. Dirt Track USA 1/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY/$15,500-to-win
*Sun. June 29/O’Canada 100/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/$10,000-to-win
Mon. June 30/Super DIRTcar Series at Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY/$7,500-to-win
Thurs. July 3/Stars and Stripes 76/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/$7,600-to-win
*Sat. July 26/Hall of Fame 100/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/$10,000-to-win
*Mon. July 28/King of the North/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/$10,000-to-win
*Tues. July 29/King of the North/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/$10,000-to-win
Wed. July 30/Canadian Classic/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON/$7,500-to-win
Wed. Aug. 13/Summer Nationals/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY/$7,500-to-win
Sun. Aug. 17/SummerFAST/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/$7,500-to-win
Mon. Aug. 18/SummerFAST/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY/$7,500-to-win
Tues. Aug. 19/SummerFAST/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/$7,500-to-win
Wed. Aug. 20/SummerFAST/Fulton Speedway/Fulton, NY/$7,500-to-win
*Thurs. Aug. 28/Mr. DIRT Track USA 2/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY/TBA
Fri. Sept. 5/R.D. Hutchinson Memorial/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY/$7,567-to-win
*Sat. Sept. 6/Cavalcade 100/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/TBA
*Sat. Sept. 20/Malta Massive Weekend/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/$10,000-to-win
Sat. Oct. 11/Billy Whittaker Cars 200/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY/$53,000-to-win
Fri. Oct. 17/Fall Nationals/Brockville Ontario Speedway/ Brockville, ON/$10,000-to-win
Wed. Nov. 5/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC/Qualifying
Thurs. Nov. 6/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC/$10,000-to-win
Fri. Nov. 7/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC/$10,000-to-win
Sat. Nov. 8/World of Outlaws World Finals/The Dirt Track at Charlotte/Concord, NC/$15,000-to-win
* denotes Super DIRT Week Qualifier

 

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