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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/

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.

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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
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Super DIRTCAR series

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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.

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

tyler carr

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/

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

tyler carr

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/

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

Tyler carr

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/

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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/

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

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.

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