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Jonathan Davenport Scores First World of Outlaws Win of 2026 in Modoc 100 Finale

Emily Schwanke

MODOC, SC (October 24, 2026) – It took a little longer than he would have liked, but Jonathan Davenport is officially a winner with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in 2026.

Less than 90 minutes south of his home on the “Dirty Dollar Ranch” in Belton, SC, “Superman” took the checkers on the final night of the Modoc 100 at Modoc Speedway to cap off the track’s first weekend on the national Late Model stage.

Despite never competing full-time on the World of Outlaws tour, Davenport is among the most successful drivers in Series history regardless. His Modoc win was the 19th of his career with the World of Outlaws, placing him in a tie with Mike Marlar and Nick Hoffman for 14th on the all-time list, and leaving him behind only Jimmy Owens as the second-winningest driver without a full-time season under their belt.

Davenport got to the lead at Modoc at the expense of Friday winner Cody Overton, who got over the cushion and pounded the Turn 1 wall on Lap 20, ending his night and handing the lead to Davenport. The No. 49 looked dominant in clean air, but traffic allowed his challengers to get back in range.

As the laps continued to wind down, his biggest threat became Bobby Pierce, who worked his way from 21st in the starting order all the way to second. But as Pierce was sizing up a move for the lead with five to go, the No. 32 slowed on the backstretch and entered the infield with a broken oil pump belt, leaving Pierce as a DNF in 18th.

His misfortune handed second to Ryan Gustin, who ripped the cushion for all it was worth to try and pass Davenport, ultimately ending up a few car-lengths short in second.

“Good thing I ain’t got a rearview mirror because I really don’t know where they was at,” Davenport said. “I didn’t know where I was best at or worse at. What a phenomenal racetrack. I wasn’t in love with it last night, but it was better than old Modoc. But tonight, I loved it, it was really good. You had to really hit your marks to where you were going to run at on the racetrack, you could really slip and not get back going the other way. It’s just so icy slick.”

Gustin’s second-place result was his best Series finish since Georgetown Speedway on May 13, while Hudson O’Neal put the K&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6 on a World of Outlaws podium for the seventh time this season in third. Trey Mills finished in a career-best fourth ahead of Nick Hoffman, whose fifth-place run combined with Pierce’s DNF has his points deficit at 76 markers with three race nights remaining at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision concludes the 2026 season as part of Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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RACE NOTES:

Chris Ferguson set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Cody Overton won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Cody Overton won Heat 1.

Hudson O’Neal won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Tyler Erb won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Ryan Gustin won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Ethan Dotson and Brandon Overton won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Cody Overton won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Luke Morey won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Ryan Gustin was the Air National Guard Second-Place Finisher.

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

Trey Mills was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Ross Bailes was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Carson Ferguson was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Chris Ferguson was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Garrett Smith was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (60 Laps): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[7]; 2. 19R-Ryan Gustin[4]; 3. 6-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 4. 14-Trey Mills[9]; 5. 9-Nick Hoffman[5]; 6. 9M-Tim McCreadie[8]; 7. 16B-Ross Bailes[14]; 8. 1-Tyler Erb[2]; 9. 49M-Luke Morey[20]; 10. 74X-Ethan Dotson[17]; 11. 93-Carson Ferguson[11]; 12. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[23]; 13. 22-Chris Ferguson[15]; 14. 10-Garrett Smith[25]; 15. 1Z-Logan Zarin[26]; 16. 19-Dustin Sorensen[10]; 17. 58V-Daulton Wilson[12]; 18. 32-Bobby Pierce[21]; 19. 157-Mike Marlar[6]; 20. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[24]; 21. 44-Chris Madden[13]; 22. 76-Brandon Overton[18]; 23. 55E-Eli Johnson[16]; 24. 15-Ethan Wilson[22]; 25. 8-Kyle Strickler[19]; 26. 97-Cody Overton[1]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/davenport-scores-first-world-of-outlaws-win-of-2026-in-modoc-100-finale/

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

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

 

 

Cody Overton Denies Pierce, Collects First World of Outlaws Win at Home Track

Emily Schwanke

MODOC, SC (October 23, 2026) – Portions of Cody Overton‘s 2026 season have had him wondering if his career as a professional dirt Late Model driver was over. Now, his future has never been brighter.

In front of his home fans at Modoc Speedway, Overton fulfilled a dream he’s been chasing relentlessly for three years – becoming a winner with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

Overton’s 2026 season began with an attempt to field his own car on the road with the World of Outlaws following the departure of his car owner for the previous two seasons, Dave Steine. But a plethora of engine problems in Florida ended that plan almost as soon as it began, leaving Overton without a stable ride for the season.

As the year progressed, Overton strung together multiple short-term deals to stay active in the sport while he evaluated his options. That was until June, when Minnesota businessman James Trantina offered to start a second touring Late Model team alongside Dan Ebert, and bring Overton on board to drive it. Ever since, Overton has been back and better than ever.

Entering the Modoc 100, Overton had won seven times in regional Late Model action in Trantina’s car. But Overton’s desire to become a World of Outlaws winner never faded, and he knew a weekend at his home track could be his chance to pounce. When he won his Heat Race and pulled the Bilstein Pole Award, Overton started to believe it could be his night.

Overton remained flawless throughout the main event, keeping southern legends like Chris Madden and Jonathan Davenport in his tire tracks. But behind them, a charge was mounting in the form of Bobby Pierce, as the points leader had worked his way from 20th to fourth when the final caution flew with seven laps remaining.

The “Smooth Operator” quickly got to second and gave Overton all he could handle in the late stages, but Overton held him off to successfully defend his home turf against the winningest Late Model driver in the country in 2026.

“I kept telling myself he’s gonna have to kill me to come through here,” a tearful Overton said in Victory Lane. “No one understands how hard it is to win one of these. This is a dream come true, it is. I can’t thank James [enough]. I know it’s not a lot of money, but these are the hardest races to win and no one gets it. I got one.”

Pierce earned the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award for his drive up to second ahead of Davenport in third. Madden and Nick Hoffman rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision returns to Modoc Speedway to wrap up the Modoc 100 on Saturday, Oct. 24. Tickets will be available at the gate.

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

RACE NOTES:

Carson Ferguson set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Mike Marlar won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Chris Madden won Heat 1.

Garrett Smith won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Cody Overton won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Jonathan Davenport won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Ross Bailes and Ryan Gustin won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Cody Overton won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Bobby Pierce won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Bobby Pierce was the Air National Guard Second-Place Finisher.

Jonathan Davenport was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Chris Madden was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Brandon Overton was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

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

Garrett Smith was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

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

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

Dustin Sorensen was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Ross Bailes was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 97-Cody Overton[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[20]; 3. 49-Jonathan Davenport[4]; 4. 44-Chris Madden[3]; 5. 9-Nick Hoffman[5]; 6. 6-Hudson O’Neal[10]; 7. 76-Brandon Overton[7]; 8. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[21]; 9. 14-Trey Mills[16]; 10. 10-Garrett Smith[2]; 11. 74X-Ethan Dotson[13]; 12. 58V-Daulton Wilson[6]; 13. 9M-Tim McCreadie[23]; 14. 19-Dustin Sorensen[24]; 15. 15-Ethan Wilson[19]; 16. 19R-Ryan Gustin[18]; 17. 24-Michael Brown[11]; 18. 16B-Ross Bailes[17]; 19. 8-Kyle Strickler[15]; 20. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[9]; 21. 1-Tyler Erb[12]; 22. 22-Chris Ferguson[14]; 23. 93-Carson Ferguson[8]; 24. 1Z-Logan Zarin[22]; 25. 55E-Eli Johnson[26]; 26. B1-Brent Larson[25]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/cody-overton-denies-pierce-collects-first-world-of-outlaws-win-at-home-track/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549510
TRACK INFO: https://www.modocspeedwaysc.com/

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

 

John Henderson, ASD Motorsports Embracing Chance to Go World of Outlaws Racing at Home

Emily Schwanke

MODOC, SC (October 21, 2026) – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision is debuting at Modoc Speedway this weekend, and no one has been looking forward to the occasion for longer than John Henderson.

The 3/8-mile dirt track, located about 30 minutes north of Henderson’s hometown of North Augusta, SC, is where his love of dirt Late Model racing blossomed. That passion led him to get behind the wheel himself before eventually launching a nationally touring race team, ASD Motorsports, and hiring Ethan Dotson to take it on the road with the World of Outlaws.

Either from the grandstands or the driver’s seat, Henderson has seen every iteration of Modoc firsthand since it opened in 1984. The future of dirt racing in the Augusta area came into question when the track closed at the end of the 2021 season, but when local businessman Ronnie Powell purchased the property and commenced a large-scale renovation, Henderson knew something special was in the works.

The process took time, but his visits to Modoc earlier this season for some of their regional Late Model events confirmed to Henderson that the result was worth the wait. Nearly every inch of the facility has been updated in some form, and the track will get its first chance to shine under the national spotlight this weekend.

“It’s a world of difference,” Henderson said. “Ronnie’s worked his butt off and done a bunch of stuff to it. I really think it’ll be really, really good. Just facility-wise, he’s done a lot, racetrack-wise, he’s done a lot. He’s only raced a handful of times [in 2026], so he’s still trying to figure out the track some. Ethan ran a race there earlier this year, I think he started like 16th and almost passed for the lead there with a few laps to go and ended up finishing third.

“It was just super racey, and the old Modoc was just really filthy red dirt, typical south racetrack that usually wasn’t really wide when it started slowing down. Now, with that gray dirt he’s got in there, it’s definitely got some opportunity to race on it. It ought to be a good show, and it’s definitely better facility-wise and racetrack-wise than what it’s ever been.”

This weekend’s Modoc 100 may seem like a new event to those unfamiliar with racing at Modoc, but it has a legacy stretching back decades. The Modoc 100 was known as one of the biggest Crate Late Model races in the region for many years, often attracting Super Late Model regulars to come battle Modoc’s rising stars. The event’s revival as part of the World of Outlaws schedule brings back countless memories for those who are part of that history, including Henderson.

“When I raced there early on in my career, it was mostly FASTRAK races, Crate races,” Henderson said. “That was when me and Jonathan [Davenport], Brandon [Overton], we were all starting. I remember racing there with Jonathan and Brandon in what used to be the Modoc 100, the Jack Starrette Memorial. It was a Crate race, but [Chris] Madden, any big name from the south was there and raced there. To see it get a national-touring race, it kind of comes full circle with all that used to happen there and the people that started their racing career around here.”

A lot has changed for Henderson since those early days of the event. His primary role in racing has transitioned from a regional driver to a World of Outlaws team owner, while still making sporadic starts in his No. 2X when his schedule allows. Since Dotson came on board in May 2024, the Bakersfield, CA native has become the face of Henderson’s ASD operation and taken the team to Victory Lane in each of their first two seasons as World of Outlaws regulars. Henderson has had plenty to take pride in over the past two and a half years, but he recognizes that there’s still room to grow.

“We’ve learned a lot together,” Henderson said. “When we first started, we won quite a few races right out the gate and were doing pretty good. When you get on that touring series, people always say they’re ready to run a tour until they go do it, and then reality sets in. We made it and we did OK, I’m not disappointed with what we did, we won a race each year. But there’s a huge learning curve, and we had to learn that together. I tried to be more assertive the first year, and this year, I’ve tried to back off and let him make some of his own decisions. Some of it’s been good, some of it’s been bad, but I’m not saying I would have made a different decision.

“It’s been good for us to learn together, just because we’re a lot alike and we don’t get upset with each other. We can have a hard conversation and still know that our hearts are in the right place, which is hard to do. Being able to have that relationship and seeing him grow as a driver, now I feel like if our car’s decent, then he’s as good as anybody in the field. We’ve just got to work on our stuff and work on our program to get it to be competitive with the 32, the 9 and a couple others. We’ve been through spurts where we showed speed and were consistent and then we fell off. Right here, we fell off in the past few weeks, but we’ve also been trying some new stuff with a new motor package and a new car, just trying to do stuff to get better. When you try new stuff, it can either go good or it can go bad.”

Ahead of the final five race nights of the season, the ASD team finds themselves sixth in the World of Outlaws standings, up four spots from their 10th-place finish a year ago. With two of those nights taking place 28 miles from the race shop, Henderson sees it as a perfect opportunity to wrap up 2026 on a high note in front of their home crowd while looking ahead to further improvement in 2027.

“You may not see it all on the racetrack, but it’s been leaps and bounds,” Henderson said of his team’s progression in their sophomore World of Outlaws campaign. “We’ve finally got an established crew that’s been with us for several months, and I think everybody’s coming back next year. Having an established crew, everybody knows how everybody works. It’s not just Ethan, I mean, Ethan’s gotten better on the racetrack; his racecraft’s gotten better, but our crew being consistent, learning each other and then learning Ethan.

“This week, we’re going back to our standard package that we’ve been running, like when we won the race [at Shelby County Speedway on Aug. 29]. I hope that we can go right back where we were when we had some speed then, getting away from some of that experimental stuff. Just having the same crew so we can go back to that, go back to where we were and get back in our box makes it so much easier. Just being prepared for next year, we’re already working on stuff for next year like parts, pieces and everything so that we’re not starting from scratch. The past two years, we’ve kind of started from scratch at the beginning. It’s been good to have an established crew and Ethan and his racecraft getting better. I hope it really starts to show next year, and we can figure out how to get in that top three and just keep improving like we have this year.”

Dotson and the rest of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will be in action at Modoc Speedway in the Modoc 100 on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24. Tickets will be available at the gate.

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

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/john-henderson-asd-motorsports-embracing-chance-to-go-world-of-outlaws-racing-at-home/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549509
TRACK INFO: https://www.modocspeedwaysc.com/

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

 

 

Carolina Favorites Battle Invaders in World of Outlaws Debut at Modoc

The 2026 season is down to its final five nights.

Emily Schwanke

MODOC, SC (October 20, 2026) – The 2026 season is down to its final five nights.

A journey that began nine months ago in Florida is approaching its climax in the Carolinas. But before this year’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision champion is crowned at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in two weeks, the penultimate weekend of action will take the Series to new territory.

For the first time ever, The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet are set to tackle Modoc Speedway. The Modoc 100 is the culmination of years of work for those involved in the track – after its closure at the end of the 2021 season, local businessman Ronnie Powell purchased the facility and commenced a $2 million renovation that turned Modoc into one of the premier dirt tracks in the southeast. The track reopened its gates in March and will host the biggest weekend of racing in Modoc history when the World of Outlaws roll through the gates this weekend.

The festivities begin on Thursday, Oct. 22, when Ethan Dotson and Tyler Erb will meet fans and have their cars on display at North Augusta Customs from 4-7 p.m. They’ll hit the track for the first time alongside the rest of the Outlaws on Friday, Oct. 23, for a 40-lap, $12,000-to-win, program. The weekend wraps up on Saturday, Oct. 24, when $25,000 will be on the line in the 60-lap finale.

The World of Outlaws will be joined on both nights by the Red Clay Series 602 Late Models and the Crown Vics.

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KEEP IT ROLLING: Fall 2026 has been a good time to be Nick Hoffman.

After a summer filled with second- and third-place runs, the Tye Twarog Racing driver finally got the monkey off his back in the best way possible with his first World 100 victory. Hoffman cemented his spot as the hottest driver in the nation with a pair of World of Outlaws wins at one of his home tracks, I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, followed by a podium finish in the Pittsburgher one week later.

Hoffman vowed to continue chasing as many wins as possible in his final weeks with Twarog’s team before his move to Spire Motorsports, and he plans to continue delivering on that promise in his Modoc debut this weekend.

WRAPPING IT UP: Bobby Pierce may already have one hand on his third World of Outlaws championship trophy, but he’s still focused on closing out the season in style.

A summer of dominance has turned into a trying fall by Pierce standards. Since his most recent World of Outlaws victory at Adams County Speedway on Aug. 28, the “Smooth Operator” has won only twice and failed to qualify for the final two crown jewels of the season, the World 100 and the Dirt Track World Championship. It’s a similar story to 2025, when Pierce’s lucrative spring and summer allowed him to win the title in convincing fashion despite going winless in the final nine races.

Like Hoffman, Pierce is also getting his first look at Modoc this weekend in pursuit of his first win in the state of South Carolina. One thing Pierce can look forward to is the dirt – Modoc’s renovation included a resurfacing with gumbo “gray clay” similar to what’s used at Senoia Raceway, where Pierce won with the World of Outlaws in March.

IN THEIR BACKYARD: For the first time since joining the World of Outlaws full-time last season, ASD Motorsports gets to battle the best on their home turf.

The team is based about 30 minutes from the racetrack in North Augusta, SC, and their driver, Ethan Dotson, now resides in nearby Graniteville, SC. With plenty of family, friends and fans getting a rare chance to see their team compete locally, the Modoc 100 has been circled on the ASD calendar since the day the schedule was released.

Dotson and the No. 74X crew have already gotten to turn some laps at the new-look Modoc, as they finished third when the Southern Nationals Series came to town in July. With his first World of Outlaws win of the year out of the way at Shelby County Speedway in August, Dotson has the chance to go after a few more before the season is done while also focusing on locking up a career-high sixth-place points finish.

FINISHING AT HOME: Daulton Wilson also falls into the category of drivers who won’t have to put many miles on their odometer in the closing weeks of the 2026 campaign.

The Fayetteville, NC native has made plenty of starts over the past decade at both Modoc and The Dirt Track at Charlotte, the site of the season-ending Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals (Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 4-7). In the case of Modoc, his record includes a top 10 with the Xtreme DIRTcar Series in 2021, as well as a trio of starts on the Ultimate Super Late Model Series trail. However, they all came on the former red clay surface, meaning Wilson will be a first-timer at Modoc 2.0 alongside most of the World of Outlaws roster.

With five races remaining and a 105-point lead in the MD3 Rookie of the Year battle, avoiding any major issues will likely be enough for Wilson to prevent Trey Mills from passing him. But if the No. 58V can run up front consistently the rest of the way, Wilson stands a chance at eliminating the 55-point gap between himself and Dotson and moving up to sixth in the standings.

JOINING THE FUN: With race season winding down in many parts of the country, plenty of teams will join the World of Outlaws to get a few more nights in before putting the cars away for the winter.

They include a pair of southeastern heroes in Jonathan Davenport and Chris Madden. The former rivals have put their grudges aside and become a tight-knit pair as of late, as Madden now runs the Wells Motorsports No. 44 operation out of a building on Davenport’s property in Belton, SC. Both men are multi-time Modoc winners, although all of Davenport’s triumphs came more than 15 years ago with the FASTRAK Racing Series in his Crate Late Model days.

Hudson O’Neal also plans to be in action in the K&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6 at both Modoc and Charlotte. Days after hitting a mud clump while leading at West Virginia Motor Speedway, which damaged the nose and ended his chance at a $100,000 Dirt Track World Championship victory, O’Neal will be looking to right the ship in the car in which he’s had so much success this year. All three of O’Neal’s World of Outlaws wins this season have come with Rumley, and he’s finished first or second in six of his 10 Series appearances in the No. 6.

Other drivers with plans to go World of Outlaws racing this weekend include Chris Ferguson, Carson Ferguson, Cody Overton, Ross Bailes, Luke Morey and many more.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24, at Modoc Speedway in Modoc, SC

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (6775 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-96)
3. Tyler Erb (-373)
4. Tim McCreadie (-428)
5. Ryan Gustin (-568)
6. Ethan Dotson (-693)
7. Daulton Wilson (-748)
8. Trey Mills (-853)
9. Dennis Erb Jr. (-855)
10. Dustin Sorensen (-966)

FEATURE WINNERS (13):
Bobby Pierce – 20
Nick Hoffman – 8
Tyler Erb – 4
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Tim McCreadie – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (33):
Nick Hoffman – 38
Bobby Pierce – 36
Tyler Erb – 22
Tim McCreadie – 18
Brandon Sheppard – 13
Ryan Gustin – 13
Hudson O’Neal – 12
Ethan Dotson – 11
Drake Troutman – 11
Daulton Wilson – 10
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Dennis Erb Jr. – 6
Jonathan Davenport – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Dustin Sorensen – 4
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Brandon Overton – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Jason Feger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Max Blair – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Justin Duty – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (27):
Bobby Pierce – 630
Nick Hoffman – 383
Tyler Erb – 144
Daulton Wilson – 142
Brandon Sheppard – 118
Drake Troutman – 99
Hudson O’Neal – 95
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Trey Mills – 63
Tim McCreadie – 59
Jonathan Davenport – 57
Garrett Alberson – 46
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 41
Mike Marlar – 39
Dallon Murty – 31
Mason Zeigler – 24
Ethan Dotson – 23
Ashton Winger – 22
Dan Ebert – 14
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Dustin Sorensen – 9
Dennis Erb Jr. – 5
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4
Jason Feger – 3

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (24):
Nick Hoffman – 8
Daulton Wilson – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Drake Troutman – 3
Dallon Murty – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tyler Erb – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Ethan Dotson – 2
Chris Madden – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Jason Feger – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (20):
Nick Hoffman – 10
Chris Madden – 5
Tyler Erb – 4
Bobby Pierce – 3
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Tim McCreadie – 3
Michael Leach – 3
Jonathan Davenport – 2
Ethan Dotson – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Boom Briggs – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Ross Robinson – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Tanner English – 1
Trey Mills – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (45):
Nick Hoffman – 27
Bobby Pierce – 21
Tyler Erb – 12
Brandon Sheppard – 11
Hudson O’Neal – 9
Ryan Gustin – 9
Chris Madden – 8
Tim McCreadie – 7
Daulton Wilson – 7
Drake Troutman – 7
Ethan Dotson – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Dustin Sorensen – 5
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Brandon Overton – 4
Trey Mills – 4
Tristan Chamberlain – 4
Dallon Murty – 4
Mason Zeigler – 3
Jason Feger – 3
Devin Moran – 2
Dan Ebert – 2
Sam Seawright – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Jared Miley – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Justin Duty – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Sam Mars – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Lane Snook – 1
Tanner English – 1
Jake O’Neil – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (46):
Ethan Dotson – 5
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Dallon Murty – 4
Bobby Pierce – 3
Ryan Gustin – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Logan Zarin – 3
Nick Hoffman – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Drake Troutman – 2
Jason Feger – 2
Brent Larson – 2
Boom Briggs – 2
Carson Ferguson – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Clay Stuckey – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Kyle Bronson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Chase Junghans – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Chris Ferguson – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Gordy Gundaker – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1
Lincoln Smith – 1
Wesley McCray – 1
Tanner English – 1
Billy Moyer – 1
Kayden Clatt – 1

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 21 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL (Practice)
Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Chris Madden (1)
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Hudson O’Neal (1)
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tim McCreadie (1)
Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (1)
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Thursday, Feb. 19 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL (Practice)
Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Bobby Pierce (1)
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Nick Hoffman (3)
Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (2)
Thursday, March 19 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS (Practice)
Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Bobby Pierce (3)
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Hudson O’Neal (2)
Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / Nick Hoffman (4)
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Thursday, April 9 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (2)
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Bobby Pierce (5)
Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / Bobby Pierce (6)
Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Bobby Pierce (7)
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Ryan Gustin (1)
Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / Bobby Pierce (8)
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Mason Zeigler (1)
Wednesday, May 27 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / Bobby Pierce (9)
Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH / Ricky Thornton Jr. (1)
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Tyler Erb (1)
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Nick Hoffman (6)
Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Bobby Pierce (10)
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Tyler Erb (2)
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / Bobby Pierce (11)
Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Bobby Pierce (12)
Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN / Bobby Pierce (13)
Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Bobby Pierce (14)
Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Bobby Pierce (15)
Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN / Bobby Pierce (16)
Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY / Daulton Wilson (1)
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / Bobby Pierce (17)
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / Brandon Sheppard (3)
Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Tyler Erb (3)
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Bobby Pierce (18)
Thursday, Aug. 20 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / Huson O’Neal (3)
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / Bobby Pierce (19)
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA / Tyler Erb (4)
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA / Bobby Pierce (20)
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA / Ethan Dotson (1)
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Nick Hoffman (7)
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Nick Hoffman (8)
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC 

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/top-five-storylines-carolina-favorites-battle-invaders-in-world-of-outlaws-debut-at-modoc/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549509
TRACK INFO: https://www.modocspeedwaysc.com/

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

 

 

 

Closing Stretch at Modoc, Charlotte Users In New Era for Carolina Late Model Racing

Emily Schwanke

 

MODOC, SC (October 14, 2026) – For the 20th consecutive year, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will conclude the season in the Carolinas – with an added twist.

New in 2026 is a visit to Modoc Speedway for the Modoc 100 on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24. The inaugural Modoc event has become the lead-in to the annual finale at The Dirt Track at Charlotte as part of Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals, Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 4-7.

The greater Charlotte area has been the center of the full-fendered racing universe for eight decades, dating back to the moonshine-running era in the 1940s. Dirt tracks popped up all over the region in the years that followed, and while several were later paved alongside the rise of NASCAR, many have stayed true to their dirt roots to this day. The result is one of the strongest dirt Late Model scenes in the nation, and one that the World of Outlaws have played an important role in for the past two decades.

Here’s a look at the Carolina tracks that have been part of World of Outlaws history:

The Dirt Track at Charlotte: In the late 1990s, Bruton Smith and the team at Charlotte Motor Speedway wanted to expand the facility’s motorsports offerings beyond the 1.5-mile oval that opened in 1960. Their vision became public in 1999 when the announcement was made that a dirt track would be constructed on the opposite side of Highway 29 from the NASCAR oval.

The original blueprints included a 3/8-mile layout, but plans were changed to the eventual 4/10-mile size during construction. The Dirt Track at Charlotte was completed in the spring of 2000, with the inaugural event being a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader on Memorial Day weekend prior to the Coca-Cola 600.

It wouldn’t be long until the Late Model contingent got their first taste of the state-of-the-art Charlotte facility. The Hav-A-Tampa Series made two stops at Charlotte in 2000, with Scott Bloomquist winning on July 3 and Dan Schlieper taking the checkers on Sept. 23.

Several other touring series added Charlotte to their schedules in the years that followed – the Southern All Stars being the most frequent visitor – prior to the arrival of the World of Outlaws in 2007 for the first edition of World Finals. The new event created a combined championship weekend for the Late Model and Sprint Car communities, as well as the Super DIRTcar Series beginning in 2010.

World Finals has since grown into a premier staple of the World of Outlaws schedule, consistently featuring one of the largest car counts of the season. In the 19-year history of the event, no one has had more success than Jonathan Davenport, who won twice in 2025 to surpass Jimmy Owens as the winningest Late Model driver in World Finals history. Davenport’s eight victories place him second on the World Finals wins list across all three divisions, trailing only Donny Schatz with nine.

For a few years in the 2000s, World Finals wasn’t Charlotte’s only major World of Outlaws event. The Series also visited in the spring for the Colossal 100, an event won by Bloomquist (2007), Steve Francis (2008) and Earl Pearson Jr. (2009) before the race was discontinued.

Cherokee Speedway: Ask anyone to think about Late Model racing in the Carolinas, and there’s a good chance that Cherokee Speedway is one of the first things that comes to mind.

“The Place Your Mama Warned You About” has become one of the most widely known tracks in the sport since opening in 1957. Nearly every national and Southeast regional Late Model tour has made plenty of stops at the 3/8-mile in Gaffney, SC, including the World of Outlaws, starting in 2017.

Much like many other southeastern red-dirt ovals, Brandon Overton has been dominant in Series action at Cherokee, winning four of the nine World of Outlaws races held there. A pair of South Carolinians have also won their first Series race at Cherokee, those being Ross Bailes in 2019 and Michael Brown in 2022.

Cherokee has remained a hotbed for Super Late Model racing since their most recent World of Outlaws race four years ago, with their biggest event being the Blue-Gray 100 every fall. This year’s race is set for Sunday, Oct. 25, the day after the World of Outlaws event at Modoc, creating a tripleheader race weekend in the “Palmetto State.”

Fayetteville Motor Speedway: The lone track in eastern North Carolina that has hosted World of Outlaws racing is Fayetteville Motor Speedway, which appeared on the schedule eight times between 2008 and 2018.

The 5/16-mile oval maintained plenty of parity in Series action with seven different winners in eight races, with Josh Richards being the only repeat winner. Fayetteville is also the home track of current World of Outlaws regular Daulton Wilson, a former track champion in the Pure Stock division.

Following their final World of Outlaws race in 2018, Fayetteville continued to host regional and local racing until its closure at the end of the 2025 season.

Lancaster Motor Speedway: A hub of local and regional Late Model racing for almost 70 years, Lancaster Motor Speedway has a pair of World of Outlaws races in its history books from 2019 and 2020.

In the inaugural event, a blown right-rear tire for Lancaster, SC native Ben Watkins on Lap 20 of 50 handed the lead to Brandon Sheppard, who never looked back. Then on Labor Day weekend in 2020, Overton broke away to a lead of more than three seconds for his fourth-straight World of Outlaws win.

The track continues to host regional Super Late Model racing regularly, and Watkins is riding a six-race Carolina Clash win streak at his home track dating back to 2022.

311 Motor Speedway: No one misses 311 Motor Speedway’s spot on the World of Outlaws schedule more than Tim McCreadie.

The Watertown, NY native won both Series visits to Pine Hall, NC in 2012 and 2013, with both victories snapping a long winless streak lasting nearly a year. McCreadie is one of many big names with 311 wins on their resume alongside Bloomquist, Davenport, Overton, Dale McDowell and even NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Dillon, who won a pair of Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series races there in 2010.

While 311 has sat dormant since 2021, efforts have been made in the past year to potentially reopen the track.

Friendship Motor Speedway: The other dirt track in the North Carolina foothills is Friendship Motor Speedway, sitting 50 miles west of 311 in Elkin, NC.

Opening as a dirt track in 1982, Friendship spent a few seasons hosting pavement racing from 2003 to 2007 before returning to dirt for the 2008 season. Seven years later, Friendship welcomed the World of Outlaws for the first time in 2015 when North Carolina native Chris Ferguson collected his first Series win.

The event appeared to be a one-and-done until 2023, when the track was purchased by Bobby and Jessica Koehler of nearby Mt. Airy, NC, renamed Ultimate Motorsports Park and added to the World of Outlaws schedule on Memorial Day weekend in 2024. Bailes and Bobby Pierce split a pair of split-field Friday Features before Saturday’s main event was canceled due to rain.

When the Koehler family ended their operation of the track to focus on their other businesses, Ultimate Towing & Recovery and Koehler Motorsports, local businessman Chuck Melton stepped in to purchase the facility. The track’s original name was restored for 2026, and Friendship has become one of the few tracks in the southeast to run Super Late Models as part of its weekly racing program.

Carolina Speedway: One of the oldest continuously-operating tracks in the region, Carolina Speedway opened in 1961 under the management of Humpy Wheeler, who got his start in race promotion at Carolina before going on to become the general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway.

After hosting a handful of Hav-A-Tampa shows in the early 1990s, the Gastonia, NC oval got its lone modern-era national-touring event in 2016. The trophy went to Richards, who fended off Chub Frank and Rick Eckert for his fifth of 18 wins that season.

Race-by-Race History
April 21, 2007 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Scott Bloomquist
Oct. 10, 2007 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Shannon Babb
Nov. 2, 2007 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Scott Bloomquist
Nov. 3, 2007 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Donnie Moran
April 19, 2008 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Steve Francis
Oct. 7, 2008 – Fayetteville Motor Speedway – Josh Richards
Oct. 29, 2008 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Chris Madden
Oct. 31, 2008 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Scott Bloomquist
Nov. 1, 2008 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Josh Richards
March 29, 2009 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Earl Pearson Jr.
April 17, 2009 – Fayetteville Motor Speedway – Jeff Smith
Nov. 5, 2009 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Josh Richards
Nov. 6, 2009 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Scott Bloomquist
Nov. 7, 2009 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jimmy Owens
April 30, 2010 – Fayetteville Motor Speedway – Josh Richards
Oct. 13, 2010 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Josh Richards
Nov. 6, 2010 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jimmy Owens
Nov. 6, 2010 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jonathan Davenport
Oct. 12, 2011 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Josh Richards
Nov. 4, 2011 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jonathan Davenport
Nov. 5, 2011 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jimmy Owens
May 4, 2012 – 311 Motor Speedway – Tim McCreadie
Oct. 10, 2012 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Rick Eckert
Nov. 2, 2012 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jimmy Owens
Nov. 3, 2012 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jimmy Owens
April 20, 2013 – 311 Motor Speedway – Tim McCreadie
Nov. 8, 2013 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Darrell Lanigan
Nov. 9, 2013 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Josh Richards
May 2, 2014 – Fayetteville Motor Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
Nov. 7, 2014 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Darrell Lanigan
Nov. 8, 2014 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jimmy Owens
May 1, 2015 – Friendship Motor Speedway – Chris Ferguson
May 2, 2015 – Fayetteville Motor Speedway – Chris Ferguson
Nov. 6, 2015 – The Dirt Track at Charotte – Brandon Sheppard
Nov. 8, 2015 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jonathan Davenport
April 29, 2016 – Carolina Speedway – Josh Richards
April 30, 2016 – Fayetteville Motor Speedway – Brian Shirley
Oct. 28, 2016 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Josh Richards
Oct. 29, 2016 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Chris Madden
May 5, 2017 – Cherokee Speedway – Shane Clanton
May 6, 2017 – Fayetteville Motor Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
Nov. 3, 2017 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Brandon Sheppard
Nov. 4, 2017 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Dennis Erb Jr.
May 4, 2018 – Cherokee Speedway – Mike Marlar
May 12, 2018 – Fayetteville Motor Speedway – Jimmy Owens
Nov. 3, 2018 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Brandon Sheppard
Nov. 3, 2018 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Scott Bloomquist
May 3, 2019 – Cherokee Speedway – Ross Bailes
June 1, 2019 – Lancaster Motor Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
Oct. 4, 2019 – Cherokee Speedway – Brandon Overton
Nov. 8, 2019 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Chris Madden
Nov. 9, 2019 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jimmy Owens
Sept. 5, 2020 – Lancaster Motor Speedway – Brandon Overton
Oct. 2, 2020 – Cherokee Speedway – Brandon Overton
Nov. 4, 2020 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Brandon Overton
Nov. 5, 2020 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Tim McCreadie
Sept. 2, 2021 – Cherokee Speedway – Brandon Overton
Oct. 1, 2021 – Cherokee Speedway – Brandon Overton
Nov. 5, 2021 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jonathan Davenport
Nov. 6, 2021 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jonathan Davenport
March 25, 2022 – Cherokee Speedway – Michael Brown
March 26, 2022 – Cherokee Speedway – Max Blair
Nov. 2, 2022 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Mike Marlar
Nov. 3, 2022 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Tanner English
Nov. 5, 2022 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jonathan Davenport
Nov. 2, 2023 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Mike Marlar
Nov. 3, 2023 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Ricky Thornton Jr.
Nov. 4, 2023 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Ricky Thornton Jr.
Nov. 7, 2024 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Ricky Thornton Jr.
Nov. 8, 2024 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Bobby Pierce
Nov. 9, 2024 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Chris Madden
Nov. 6, 2025 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Hudson O’Neal
Nov. 7, 2025 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jonathan Davenport
Nov. 8, 2025 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Jonathan Davenport

World of Outlaws Winners from the Carolinas
Chris Madden – Gray Court, SC – 40
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 19
Chris Ferguson – Mt. Holly, NC – 2
Kyle Strickler – Mooresville, NC – 2
Jeff Smith – Dallas, NC – 1
Ross Bailes – Clover, SC – 1
Zack Mitchell – Enoree, SC – 1
Ben Watkins – Lancaster, SC – 1
Michael Brown – Lancaster, SC – 1
Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – 1

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will wrap up the 2026 season with the Modoc 100 at Modoc Speedway (Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24), followed by the Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals (Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 4-7).

Get tickets in advance for both events by clicking here. Get free pit passes to World Finals by purchasing a two-day pass by Friday, Oct. 16.

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

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/closing-stretch-at-modoc-charlotte-ushers-in-new-era-for-carolina-late-model-racing/

EVENT INFO: Modoc 100, Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals
TRACK INFO: Modoc Speedway, The Dirt Track at Charlotte

 

 

Tyler Erb Reflects on 'Exponential' Growth in First Year Back With World of Outlaws

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (October 1, 2026) – For the first time in a long time, Tyler Erb is approaching the end of a full-time national tour run in a positive frame of mind.

The New Waverly, TX native spent three years with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision from 2016 through 2018, before shifting to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series from 2019 until 2023. Erb amassed 21 wins between them and a best points finish of fourth in 2019, but three years ago, he knew it was time for a change.

The next two seasons in 2024 and 2025 were what Erb affectionately called the “Fun Tour” – racing wherever he wanted, whenever he wanted. His travels produced 33 wins over two years, plus the 2024 DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship.

“Last time I ran a national tour, I was just mad at the world,” Erb said. “I had done it for, I don’t know, six, seven years actually. I was burned out because I didn’t feel like I got to go to some of the places I wanted to go. I didn’t get to race a whole year the way I thought I wanted to race, and that’s just do whatever I want to do, pick and choose. Not skip races, but just go to the ones that I feel like I had a really good chance to win. I got to do that for two years and was successful doing it.

“So, then I was like, ‘OK, I feel like I’ve done really good at picking and choosing and doing all that.’ So, I can check that off my list of stuff, self-goals that I have that no one cares about except me. And the next one I have would be to try to win an Outlaws championship. And in order to do that, you’ve got to do it and compete.”

That’s precisely what Erb and his Best Performance Motorsports team set out to do in their return to full-time World of Outlaws racing in 2026. Erb’s refreshed mindset and renewed sense of confidence has resulted in what could be described as the best year of his career. With five races remaining in the season, Erb sits in a career-high third in the championship standings, trailing only the two hottest Late Model drivers in America in Bobby Pierce and Nick Hoffman.

“I had kind of set my own goals, and being third in points is kind of within that range,” Erb said. “Winning four races is a little light on, you know, how many I was trying to win this year. But we still have five left or whatever, so there’s definitely a chance to make up for a lot of it. I would give it a B+, A-. Because Nick and Bobby are obviously really, really good. To be right there behind them and beat them on the nights we beat them, I feel like that’s good.”

It’s often said that you’re only as good as the competition you race against, and Erb credits his own progression this year to battling the same elite cast of characters night after night. It has made his own spot in the pecking order plain to see, as well as the areas that need to improve to take the next step into championship contention next season.

“Like right now, Nick and Bobby are ranked first and second in the [DirtonDirt] poll,” Erb said. “If you beat them however many times, you’re like, ‘OK, well, I beat them last week, so I can beat them this week.’ Where if you come in and you don’t beat them, and then you watch for a month and they run second, second, second and you win, you’re like, ‘Oh, I’ll beat them guys no problem.’ When you race them every night, you kind of realize their strengths and weaknesses and get an idea of how to beat them. It’s been good. You race some of the best competition night in, night out, it just makes you better.

“Going racing at different places and the stuff I did before definitely helps too, because you just race at all sorts of different racetracks and series and rules, you have to be able to adapt quick. But doing what we’re doing now, I think in the long run, the growth I’ve had this year is probably exponential compared to what I did the two years before. But I needed the two years of racing the ‘Fun Tour’ per se to grow in that aspect.”

Erb has never been afraid of doing things his own way both on and off the track. His car choice is one example, as Erb is one of only two World of Outlaws full-timers flying the flag for Rocket Chassis. That has created a bond between Erb and 2022 World of Outlaws champion Dennis Erb Jr. that goes back several years, and being in the same pit area every night has only strengthened the relationship.

“Dennis is an older me,” Erb said. “He’s done it, he’s kind of hard-headed, kind of his own person and there’s nothing wrong with that. I mean, for both of our sakes, if we won every race and it was the Dennis and Tyler show, that would be cool. It’s good to have somebody that you can lean on at times, and I feel like I do that for Dennis and Dennis does that for me with anything. His approach to a race and my approach, everybody’s a little bit different in a sense, but it is nice that I’m not the only lone ranger out there.

“I have Dennis, and then when Mark [Richards] or Josh Rice or whoever shows up, we all want to do good. We’re outnumbered to an extent right now, but I don’t look at it that way; I could care less. I know what I’m comfortable in and what I drive, and I think everybody in a Rocket has that same mindset. We’ve been in them for so long, it’s just what we’re comfortable with. We can make it work because we win races; we’ve just got to do it on a more consistent level.”

As Erb prepares to close the book on 2026 and look ahead to next season, he’s doing so at a point in life many dream of. His race team is on the rise and running up front more than ever, and away from the track, he’s about to become a first-time father with fiancée Emma Hodge. But is the rambunctious, short-fused Erb of old finally growing up? He’s not so sure.

“Nobody grows up, that’s such bulls**t,” Erb said. “I just know what I want to do, I’m very focused on it and have figured out how to balance it a little bit. Obviously, I’m getting married, having a kid, so that’s super exciting. I didn’t have any of that three years ago. I didn’t even know if I wanted that; I didn’t have an idea about it. Now, I’m very sure of what I want to do and get done, so it’s just a different mindset. Time goes on and opens your eyes to a lot of things.”

Erb will wrap up his season with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in the Modoc 100 at Modoc Speedway (Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24), followed by the Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 4-7). Get tickets in advance for both events by clicking here.

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

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/tyler-erb-reflects-on-exponential-growth-in-first-year-back-with-world-of-outlaws/

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

 

 

 

2027 Pennsylvania Weekend Includes Return to Pittsburgh Alongside Bedford, Marion Center

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (September 28, 2026) – The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet will be back in western Pennsylvania for a full weekend of racing in May 2027.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will begin its three-night swing through the “Keystone State” with the World of Outlaws Billy Winn Classic at Bedford Speedway on Thursday, May 20. From there, it’s off to Marion Center Raceway for the World of Outlaws Connor Bobik Memorial on Friday, May 21. Then on Saturday, May 22, the Series will make its long-awaited return to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway with the World of Outlaws Penn National.

All three races will pay $20,000 to the winner, making it a can’t-miss weekend for both fans and racers in the area.

One of the largest and fastest tracks in Late Model racing, Pittsburgh will be hosting its first World of Outlaws race in two decades next season. The Series visited the 1/2-mile three times in the 2000s, with Bart Hartman (2004), Shane Clanton (2006) and Josh Richards (2007) each collecting victories.

Bedford and Marion Center have both been staples of the World of Outlaws schedule in recent years. In 2026, local favorite Mason Zeigler upset the Outlaws to win the Billy Winn Classic at Bedford, while Bobby Pierce won at Marion Center to become the first two-time Connor Bobik Memorial winner in the 16-year history of the event.

Stay tuned to WorldofOutlaws.com for ticket and other event information, as well as the release of the full 2027 schedule for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in the coming months.

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

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/2027-pennsylvania-weekend-includes-return-to-pittsburgh-alongside-bedford-marion-center/

TRACK INFO: Bedford Speedway, Marion Center Raceway, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway

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

 

Super DIRTCAR series

       

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Photos courtesy The World of Outlaws

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.

 

Race Day Weather Outlook Cancels Friday Portion of Fall Nationals at Brockville

BROCKVILLE, ON (October 15, 2026) – With the best interest of teams and traveling fans in mind, and weather models showing rain all day Friday at Brockville Ontario Speedway, Super DIRTcar Series, DIRTcar Northeast, and track officials have cancelled Fall Nationals.

This decision was made in consultation with Precision Weather Service, 

This event will not be rescheduled, as Series and track officials were unable to find a viable date.

The Super DIRTcar Series continues its high octane show at Georgetown Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 31, for the Mid-Atlantic Championships.

Alex Yankowski, who won May’s stop at Georgetown, leads Mat Williamson by 96 points with four races remaining on the 2026 schedule. That makes the Mid-Atlantic Championship a crucial stop on the road to the World of Outlaws World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte. 

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

With the cancellation, Tristan Ladouceur has officially been crowned the 2026 DIRTcar Sportsman Series champion, earning the honor for the first time in his career. The championship victory comes after his Great Lakes 75 win at Super DIRT Week 54.

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

 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/dirtcar-ne/big-block-modifieds/super-dirt-car-series/race-day-weather-outlook-cancels-friday-portion-of-fall-nationals-at-brockville/

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Dirt car racing series

 

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DIRTcar Racing is brought to fans by many important sponsors and partners. Official partners include, Arizona Sport Shirts/Gotta Race, DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), Racing Electronics (Official Radio Supplier), SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider), Summit Racing Equipment, and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel).  Also supported by : AMKUS, ARP (Automotive Racing Products), Bassett Racing Wheel, Bell Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, Fast Shafts, FIREBULL, Fox Factory, Intercomp, Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service, KSE Racing Products, Lifeline, MD3, MSD, Multi Fire X, Quarter Master, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Performance Products, Swift Springs, Velocita USA, WELD Racing, Wieland Metal Services (Exclusive Racing Aluminum), and Xceldyne.

A SMOOTH 100: Mike Mahaney Wins Chico Dingwall Memorial, Mat Williamson Earns Third DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Championship
It's the Elizabethtown, NY driver's 100th career Feature victory

joe Grabianowski

BROCKVILLE, ON (October 17, 2026) – In his final DIRTcar 358 Modified Series start of the season Saturday at Brockville Ontario Speedway, Mike Mahaney earned a personal career milestone.

The Elizabethtown, NY driver passed Mat Williamson with nine laps to go to win the Chico Dingwall Memorial, earning his 100th career Feature win.

“This is a big event, the Brockville Fall Nationals,” Mahaney said. “It’s a track I’ve been good at in a Sprint Car but never been able to win here in a Modified. So the modified win is huge to me, and to get a big check is really cool for our team.

“It’s a very cool accomplishment. I’ve been doing this for 20-plus years just grinding. Trying to make a living at this.”

Gary Lindberg led the field to the green in the 96-lap Feature, beating Brockville track champion Chris Raabe to Turn 1 for the advantage. The Ridgeway, ON driver went unchallenged for the first eight laps, before Raabe started reeling him in through lap traffic.

Raabe spent the next 10 laps trying to get by Lindberg on the outside lane, but Lindberg held him off every time. That changed on Lap 20, though. On the previous lap, Raabe showed Lindberg a nose on the outside lane. But this time, Lindberg slid his No. 37 in front of Raabe in Turn 3. That’s when Raabe dove underneath Lindberg to take the lead in Turns 3 and 4.

After two cautions for Elliott Gamache and Jack Butler, Raabe regained the lead again on a lap 41 restart. However, a new challenger emerged behind the No. 701, two-time and defending Series champion Mat Williamson.

Williamson snuck past Lindberg for second on Lap 45 and used that momentum to close on Raabe quickly. The St. Catharines, ON driver needed only two more laps to take the lead, thundering past Raabe on the outside on Lap 47.

Mahaney, who started eighth, climbed to second on Lap 65, but yellow flags on Lap 66 and 70 stopped his momentum twice. 

When the green came back out, though, Mahaney waited for his chance to strike. It finally came on Lap 87, when he built momentum through Turns 3 and 4. That burst allowed him to power past Williamson’s No. 6 on the inside lane to take the lead. 

From there, Mahaney cruised to earn his second DIRTcar 358 Modified Series victory of the season, worth $10,096.

“I started eighth, kind of got going backward at the beginning and found the top,” Mahaney said. “I got to fourth, and I showed a nose on the outside of Mat Williamson, and he was able to see that I was running there and take that line before I could clear him. At that point, I just had to try the bottom and try different lanes, and I wasn’t as good. 

“When Mat beat me to the lead, following him made me have to push harder. If I was leading and he had something to take, maybe he would’ve gotten me in the end. Because he got there first, I had to really search and find something deep to get by him. I did everything I could to win this race.”

Williamson settled for second, officially earning his third DIRTcar 358 Modified Series championship. Despite the run up front, Williamson said his chances of victory dwindled because he ran harder than he needed to early in the race.

“I think I used my stuff up there early in the race,” Williamson said. “I should’ve saved it for the end. But here you never know when it’s going to rubber. The racetrack was great. It was challenging and kept you guessing on where to be.”

Lindberg rounded out the podium, while Raabe crossed the line fourth, and David Hebert finished fifth.

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar 358 Modified Series makes its return to The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC, on Oct. 29-31 for the World Short Track Championship, a non-point event.

Where can you buy tickets to the World Short Track Championship? You can buy tickets at DIRTcar.com.

Where can you watch the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series at Charlotte? You can watch the event live on DIRTVision.

DIRTcar 358 Modified Series (96 Laps): 1. 35-Mike Mahaney[8]; 2. 6-Mat Williamson[3]; 3. 37S-Gary Lindberg[1]; 4. 701-Chris Raabe[2]; 5. 124J-David Hebert[4]; 6. 91-Felix Roy[5]; 7. 19-Tim Fuller[10]; 8. 18JR-Louis Jackson Jr[6]; 9. 17-Tristan Draper[15]; 10. 44-Johnathon Ferguson[12]; 11. 96-Kyle Dingwall[18]; 12. 4K-Elliot Gamache[20]; 13. 13-Kevin Hamel[17]; 14. 21A-Peter Britten[19]; 15. 38J-Jarrett Herbison[30]; 16. 74-Lucas Fuller[25]; 17. 151KB-Brian McDonald[23]; 18. 14-CG Morey[28]; 19. 90G-Dany Gagne[14]; 20. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[11]; 21. (DNF) 18R-Brad Rouse[26]; 22. (DNF) 11S-Steve Lewis Jr[29]; 23. (DNF) 47S-Corey Wheeler[13]; 24. (DNF) 88Z-Bobby Herrington[21]; 25. (DNF) 70A-Alex Payne[7]; 26. (DNF) 31-Lance Willix[9]; 27. (DNF) 22C-Cedric Gauvreau[16]; 28. (DNF) 66X-Carey Terrance[24]; 29. (DNF) 5-Jack Butler[22]; 30. (DNF) B24-Brendan Gibbons[27]

Hoosier Racing Tire Award (Free Tire): Bobby Herrington

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/358-modifieds/dirtcar-358-modified-series/a-smooth-100-mike-mahaney-wins-chico-dingwall-memorial-mat-williamson-earns-third-dirtcar-358-modified-championship/

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Bastien Caron Claims Fulton High Banks Victory, Extends Points Lead Entering Super DIRT Week

Joe Grabianowski

Bastien Caron Claims Fulton High Banks Victory, Extends Points Lead Entering Super DIRT Week

By Joe Grabianowski

FULTON, NY (October 2, 2026) – Quebec star pilot Bastien Caron towed into the Fulton Speedway Friday night as the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series points leader, and after 30 hard-fought laps, he added to that lead with his second Series win of 2026. 

The Inverness, QC driver, who chalked his Series win total to three, dominated the race around Fulton’s inside lane to earn the $1,500 prize.

 

“I preferred the bottom line as it was nice and tacky,” Caron noted. “The car was so good, and I worked hard to keep the car down there. I really like this track.” 

 

While J.J. Courcy, from Mexico, NY, followed Caron over the line in second, the battle for the final podium spot lasted until the end of the race.

 

Tommy Lizotte, from La Pocatiere, QC, passed Jasey Casey for fourth with just three laps to go, then tracked down Shane Playford, from Gloversville, NY, on the last lap to steal third. 

 

Casey, from Ashley Falls, MA, crossed the line in fifth.

 

Stefanski, meanwhile, finished sixth, leaving Fulton with a 52-point deficit in his quest for a seventh Series championship. With his finish and Caron’s win, the Quebec driver only needs to do is start the I Love NY 50 at Super DIRT Week to secure the 2026 DIRTcar Pro Stock Series title mathematically.

 

Up Next: The DIRTcar Pro Stock Series finishes its 2026 season with a stop at Super DIRT Week 54, Oct. 5-10, at Oswego Speedway in Oswego, NY. Drivers will compete in Qualifying and Heat Races on Wednesday, Oct. 7, before returning for the I Love NY 50 on Friday, Oct. 9.

 

Where can you find event information and tickets for Super DIRT Week 54 presented by StubHub? By visiting SuperDIRTWeek.com.

 

Where can you watch the Super DIRT Week? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Feature (30 Laps): 1. 73-Bastien Caron[1]; 2. 4C-JJ Courcy[3]; 3. 777-Tommy Lizotte[7]; 4. 6-Shane Playford[2]; 5. 324-Jason Casey[4]; 6. 2-Pete Stefanski[8]; 7. 2H-Luke Horning[9]; 8. 12S-Dakota Sharp[6]; 9. 9B-Slater Baker[10]; 10. 8-Andrew Graves[11]; 11. 28D-Burton Ward[12]; 12. 110-Devon Camenga[14]; 13. 33-Bruno Cyr[13]; 14. 4-Jordan Modiano[5]; 15. X15-Tyler Bushey[16]; 16. 32-Jonathan Levesque[18]; 17. 48-Jocelyn Roy[15]; 18. 921-Eric Jean Louis[19]; 19. 9-Zachary Sorrentino[20]; 20. 6C-Brian Carter[17]; 21. 2Z-Hugh Page[21] 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/pro-stocks/bastien-caron-claims-fulton-high-banks-victory-extends-points-lead-entering-super-dirt-week/

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

 

OLD NORTH PRIDE: Austin Holcombe Speaks on Modified Success, Love for World Short Track Championship

North Carolina UMP Modified racer will contest year-end Charlotte event in three divisions

 Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (Oct. 16, 2026) — Racing and winning at The Dirt Track at Charlotte means everything to Austin Holcombe.

 

It’s the track he calls home during fall. It’s the site of three of the biggest wins of his career. It’s the year-end meeting place for all of his racing friends and family.

 

And in two weeks’ time, it’s where he’ll go for a fourth triumph in the 11th annual World Short Track Championship, competing in three different divisions.

 

WORLD SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION + EVENT INFO

 

For the past three years, over 450 cars have flocked to the 4/10-mile oval in Concord, NC, seeking victory on one of the grandest stages in all of Southeast dirt track racing. Most drivers only get one chance to taste it over the three-day period, competing with the one car they’ve raced all year.

 

But Holcombe has built his program different, expanding over the past several years to account for three entries in the event — a DIRTcar UMP Modified, a Mid-East Crate Modified, and a Southeast favorite, the Thunder Bomber. The following weekend, he’ll bring out his Super Late Model to compete with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in the Dave Smith Motors World Finals at Charlotte, making a grand total of four vehicle types raced over the two-week stretch.

 

It’s a lot of laps and a lot of work for his family-and-friends crew. So, what drives him to compete with this level of intensity?

 

“The biggest thing is we don’t get to race Charlotte a whole lot,” said Holcombe, of Elm City, NC. “It’s only a few hours from the house, so I look at Charlotte as a home track to me when they have races there. The last few years, we’ve been trying our hand with the World of Outlaws and our Super Late Model. So, any track time at Charlotte makes it a lot better anytime we can go and race there.”

 

For one driver to field three cars in a sea of nearly 500, it takes a group effort. The team has had to resort to outside help in getting all three trailers down the highway. But once they’re in the pits, Holcombe and his racing know-how take over.

 

“It does take a lot running three classes there, but the Thunder Bomber and the Crate Modified don’t really take a whole lot,” Holcombe said. “We go out there and Hot Lap, Qualify, we do Heat Races and then we race, but there aren’t really a whole lot of adjustments that we do. So, it’s not as bad as everybody thinks.

 

“The biggest thing is just getting all the cars and trailers to the racetrack. That’s what kinda gives us a hard time — getting everything there.”

 

Holcombe has conquered the Crate Modified division three times during World Short Track Championship, first breaking through in 2021 before posting back-to-back wins in 2023 and 2024. He debuted in the Thunder Bomber division in 2025 and will return to the track this year in search of his first main event start.

 

However, as a regular of the open-engine Modified ranks dating back to 2015, Holcombe has had visions of a DIRTcar UMP Modified victory at Charlotte on his mind since the inaugural running of the event in 2016. He’s been close before, posting six top-10 finishes in nine Feature starts, notably driving from 23rd on the starting grid to a third-place finish in 2023.

 

Hoffman. Strickler. Stremme. Dotson. Several of Dirt Modified racing’s 21st century standouts have conquered the field in the Queen City, and Holcombe’s goal is to add his name to that list.

 

“It’s great to win with the series we’re with, but you go to a track like this — where it kinda combines guys from the Midwest that come this way and the guys from Florida come up — it’s like you get all these drivers together, and if you can show out and get a win there, I feel like it puts a stamp on it,” Holcombe said. “Like, I belong.”

 

His Prime Electrical Solutions, Lethal/Roush No. 8A has been stout this year. He’s currently ranked No. 37 out of over 1,200 drivers in national DIRTcar UMP Modified points with seven Feature wins thus far. A regular of the West Virginia-based Modified Mafia Tour, Holcombe leads the Series’ points standings with one race remaining in November and a hefty points lead.

 

In the search for his third regional Modified championship, he’s raced the best-of-the-best on the East Coast and has been an advocate for the skill and competitiveness of his rivals.

 

“I feel like me, Chris Arnold, Michael Altobelli, the new up-and-comer Blake Tasker, we can take our top five, top 10 guys and go out anywhere in the country,” Holcombe said. “I do travel a little bit, bounce around and go to some of the Hell Tour races, and I feel like I’m competitive everywhere I go.

 

“I don’t win every race, if that tells you anything — sometimes I finish second and third — but I feel like I have one of the best cars I can have, and I feel like I’m a pretty good driver, and I still don’t win every race. So, the competition shows that these guys are right there with me.”

 

While the UMP Modified has not been traditional to the weekly racing scenes on the Eastern Seaboard like its Late Model or Stock Car counterparts, Holcombe has long been a supporter of the division and the value in the skills which racing one provides.

 

“You look at some of these guys coming up through the Late Model ranks now — Ricky Thornton was a Modified guy, Nick Hoffman was a Modified guy and look where he’s at now,” Holcombe said. “I don’t know if I would call it ‘my car’ like that’s the car I want to race the rest of my life, but I feel like it just makes you so much better of a driver because you have the same amount of horsepower as a Late Model with the open motors. You’ve got 700 to 800 horsepower on an eight-inch tire. You really have to learn how to control the car, and they react similar, suspension-wise, the way a Late Model does.”

 

Most open-engine class racers aren’t typically found competing with the weekly Street Stock-type classes at large events. But Holcombe has found a soft spot for the Thunder Bomber — a popular V8-powered Stock Car class around the Southeast, which has brought no less than 55 entrants to Charlotte in each of the last three years.

 

This year, he’ll bring his Chris Williams co-owned machine back to Charlotte to mix it up in what is likely to be another sea of the region’s toughest competition.

 

“I enjoy that class a lot, even though some people might look at it as a lower-tier class,” Holcombe said. “Normally, that class has about the highest number of cars, and they race them really hard. I think it’s because, to me, I consider it a little like a Crate Modified — all the cars are so much similar in speed because they’re the same type of car. They can’t have but so much motor, they can’t do but so much to the car, so it comes down to more of the driver, and I think that’s why I like those classes.”

 

For all 31 years of his life, Holcombe has called North Carolina home. It’s where he’s worked Monday–Friday to make a living, raised four children, and prepared the racecars in the garage.

 

Charlotte is a 200-plus-mile drive west from his home in Elm City, but it’s a small trip to make for a chance to stand in Victory Lane in the biggest dirt track racing bash The Old North State has to offer.

 

“I don’t care if they race school busses at Charlotte — if I can get a win there in any type of car, it’s a big deal,” Holcombe said. “It’s a big stage; there’s a lot of eyes watching it. I hope we can get a lot more fans involved this year.

 

“It’s streamed on DIRTVision; always been seen by a lot of people. There are a lot of people at the track, which creates good connections. You get a bunch of accolades when you win, so it’s a neat deal to win there in anything.”

 

The 11th annual World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte runs Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 29–31. Tickets, registration and rules are available now at WorldShortTrackChampionship.com.

 

If you can’t be at the track, how can you watch the World Short Track Championship? DIRTVision will have live coverage all weekend.

 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ump/modifieds/old-north-pride-austin-holcombe-speaks-on-modified-success-love-for-world-short-track-championship/

EVENT INFO: https://dirtcar.com/events/world-short-track-championship/
 

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

 

Final Round for DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, Championship Title Awaits Williamson at Brockville

joe Grabianowski  

BROCKVILLE, ON (October 15, 2026) – A battle in Eastern Ontario is on tap this weekend, as the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series prepares for its final points-paying event of 2026.

The top 358 Modified drivers in the Northeast head to Brockville Ontario Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 17, for the second night of Fall Nationals. This year’s visit will feature the Chico Dingwall Memorial, a 96-lap Feature paying $10,096-to-win (CAN). Lap money will also be paid out to various positions in the field.

Joining the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds are the track’s Mini Stock, Street Stock, and Vintage divisions.

How do you buy tickets to Fall Nationals? You can buy them at the gate.

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

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

King Mat the Third: By signing in to race on Saturday at Brockville, Mat Williamson will officially be crowned the 2026 DIRTcar 358 Modified Series champion for the third time.

However, that doesn’t mean he won’t push to earn one more Series victory. Last year, the St. Catharines, ON driver passed Felix Roy with eight laps to go to become the third driver to sweep the Fall Nationals weekend, after winning the Super DIRTcar Series race the night before.

“Money Mat” has earned five straight Series podiums at Brockville, including two victories. If he wins on Saturday, it’ll be his sixth Series win of the season and 26th of his career.

A Smooth Second: While Mike Mahaney will finish second in this year’s standings, the Elizabethtown, NY driver is aiming to finish the season off on a high note.

“Smooth Shoe” has shown recent consistency at the track, finishing fifth during last year’s DIRTcar 358 Modified Series stop, along with three straight Super DIRTcar Series top 10s.

Mahaney is chasing his second Series win of the season and second Brockville win of his career. He won a 360 Sprint Car race there in 2018. A win this weekend will be his fourth career Series triumph.

Taking on Brockville’s Best: After waiting until the end of the season, Brockville’s top 358 Modified stars get the chance to defend home turf this weekend against the Series regulars. 

That starts with track champion Chris Raabe, who earned four victories, nine top fives and 13 top 10s in 13 starts. The Alexandria, ON driver and 2016 Series champion is aiming for his sixth career DIRTcar 358 Modified Series victory and second at Brockville. He won the Fall Nationals Feature in 2022.

Another driver with four victories throughout the season was Tristan Draper, who won Fall Nationals in 2024. The Harrowsmith, ON driver added eight top fives and 12 top 10s in 13 starts, enough for third in the track’s final standings.

Finishing just ahead of him in the standings was Bobby Herrington, who’s been successful in both the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds and DIRTcar Sportsman. The Elgin, ON driver had a win, 12 top fives, and 13 top 10s at Brockville this season. Herrington finished 14th in his lone 358 Series start last season but won the DIRTcar Sportsman Series portion of Fall Nationals in 2024.

2026 DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Schedule
Saturday, April 18/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY- Andy Bachetti
Saturday, April 25/Devil’s Bowl Speedway/West Haven, VT- Mat Williamson
Thursday, June 11/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY- Mike Mahaney
Tuesday, June 30/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY- Jimmy Phelps
Wednesday, July 15/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY- Mat Williamson
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY-Gary Lindberg
Thursday, Sept. 10/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY- Mat Williamson
Friday, Sept. 11/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY- Mat Williamson
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY- Billy Dunn
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY- Mat Williamson
Friday, Oct. 9/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY- Alex Yankowski 
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON

 

DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Points Standings

  1. Mat Williamson                  2568
  2. Mike Mahaney                    -94
  3. Lance Willix II                    -167
  4. Peter Britten                      -242
  5. Chris Raabe                       -334
  6. Andrew Buff                       -463
  7. Brendan Gibbons               -466
  8. Brad Rouse                        -481
  9. Jack Butler                         -484
  10. C.G. Morey                         -520 

ARTICLE: https://dirtcar.com/dirtcar-ne/358-modifieds/dirtcar-358-modified-series/what-to-watch-for-final-round-for-dirtcar-358-modifieds-championship-title-awaits-williamson-at-brockville/

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Riding Super DIRT Week High Into Final Canadian Stop of 2026 in Brockville
Alex Yankowski leads Mat Williamson by 96 points with five races remaining

joe Grabianowski

BROCKVILLE, ON (October 14, 2026) – After an exciting finish at Super DIRT Week 54, the Super DIRTcar Series is preparing for its final Canada visit of 2026.

The Beasts of the Northeast will kick off Brockville Ontario Speedway’s Fall Nationals on Friday, Oct. 16, with a 100-lap Feature paying $10,000-to-win.

Joining the Big Block Modifieds will be the DIRTcar Sportsman Series finale and the track’s Vintage division.

Where can you buy tickets to Fall Nationals at Brockville? You can buy tickets at the gate.

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

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

Master of Consistency: After 17 consecutive Super DIRTcar Series top 10 finishes, Alex Yankowski is closing in on Series history.

If the Covington Township, PA driver can hold onto his 96-point lead over Mat Williamson through the next five races, he’ll become the youngest Super DIRTcar Series champion at age 22. “Kid Rocket” has made two starts at the 3/8-mile track, finishing fifth and 10th.

Williamson, meanwhile, is the defending winner of Brockville’s Fall Nationals and added a DIRTcar 358 Modified Series victory last year to sweep the weekend. In 25 starts at the “BOS,” the St. Catharines, ON driver has six wins, 16 top fives, and 20 top 10s. 

If he wins on Friday, he’ll become the seventh driver to win 40 Super DIRTcar Series Features.

Here Comes the Payne: Over the past three Super DIRT Series events at Brockville, no one has been better than Alex Payne. The Hopewell, NY, driver has never finished worse than second at the track, which includes his first career Series win in 2024 and another victory last year. 

Payne enters the weekend third in the Series standings, 68 points behind Williamson for second.

A win by the “Slide Job Express” this weekend would be his third win at Brockville, his second of 2026, and sixth career win. 

Aiming for the Podium: Behind Payne, Jimmy Phelps and Jack Lehner are both within striking distance of reaching the Super DIRTcar Series podium.

Phelps, from Baldwinsville, NY, enters the weekend 20 points behind Payne after finishing fourth in the Billy Whittaker Cars 200. Since the Series returned to Brockville after a four-year hiatus in 2024, Phelps hasn’t finished outside the top 10, with back-to-back fifths in 2023 and 2024. He finished ninth in last year’s Fall Nationals.

His best finish at Brockville is a second, which he earned in 2008.

Lehner, meanwhile, has only finished outside the top 10 once in five starts at the track, including a fifth in last year’s Fall Nationals. The Saratoga Springs, NY driver also narrowly missed out on his first Super DIRTcar Series win in 2019, when he led most of the race before ultimately finishing fifth.

The “Ginga Ninja” is searching for his first career Series victory and enters the weekend eight points behind Phelps for fourth.  

Just Out of the Top Five: After his top five finish at Super DIRT Week, Felix Roy has moved into sixth in the Series standings—11 points ahead of 10-time Series champion Matt Sheppard. 

Roy, from Napierville, QC, has found success at Brockville before. “Hollywood” led the first eight laps of last year’s Super DIRTcar Series Feature during Fall Nationals, before finishing 11th. He backed that up with a second-place finish in the DIRTcar 358 Modified finale. 

He’s searching for his first career Super DIRTcar Series win. 

Despite narrowly missing out on his fourth Billy Whittaker Cars 200 victory last weekend, Sheppard’s 23rd-place finish dropped him to seventh in the Series standings with five races to go. 

The Savannah, NY driver has been the most consistent driver at Brockville over the past decade, earning a top five in seven of his last eight starts, along with six podiums and a win in 2019.

“Super Matt” is aiming for his 104th Series victory.

WHEN AND WHERE
Brockville Ontario Speedway (3/8-mile) in Brockville, ON on Friday, Oct. 16

TRACK RECORD
Brockville Ontario Speedway: 13.786 by Darren Smith on Oct. 17, 2025

ONLINE
Brockville Ontario Speedway: BrockvilleSpeedway.com  

 

FEATURE WINNERS: (9 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-7
  2. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-4
  3. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3
  4. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
  5. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-1

HEAT RACE WINNERS (25 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-15
  2. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-9
  3. Alex Yankowski- Covington Township, PA-6
  4. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-5
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-5
  5. Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-4
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-4
    Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-4
  6. Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-3
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-3
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-3
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-3
  7. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-2
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-2
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-2
  8. Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, NY-1
    Brett Haas, Pittsfield, MA-1
    Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-1
    Mario Clair, St. Edmond, QC-1
    William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (28 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Rex King Jr., Bristolville, OH-3
  2. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, NY-2
    Ryan Krachun, Neshanic Station, NJ-2
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-2
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
  3. Eddie Strada, Lake Ariel, PA-1
    Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Matt Stangle, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    J. Bunting, Milford, DE-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
    Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-1
    Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, NY-1
    Justin Cyr, Cornwall, ON-1
    Chris Raabe, Alexandira, ON-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Tyler Dippel, Walkill, NY-1
    Logan Watt, Boyertown, PA-1
    Todd Root, Syracuse, NY-1
    Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
    Nick Root, Geneva, NY-1
    Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Brett Tonkin, Carbondale, PA-1
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1

PODIUM FINISHES (18 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-11
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-11
  2. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-10
  3. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-7
  4. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-4
  5. Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-3
  6. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 2
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-2
  7. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
    Ronnie Davis III, Memphis, NY-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1

HARD CHARGER (17 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

  1. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-3
  2. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-2
  3. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Tyler Dippel, Walkill, NY-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Ryan Krachun, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Adam Pierson, East Corinth, VT-1
    Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, NY-1
    Ronnie Davis III, Memphis, NY-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1

BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (13 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-4
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-2
    Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-2
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-2
  2. Duane Howard, Oley, PA-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (12 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QT

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-4
  2. Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-3
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-3
  3. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-2
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-2
  4. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
    Erick Rudolph. Ransomville, NY-1

Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (23 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

  1. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-264
  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-243
  3. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-194
  4. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-138
  5. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 135
  6. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-96
  7. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-62
  8. Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-60
  9. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-38
  10. William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-37
  11. Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-35
  12. Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-29
  13. Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, NY-26
  14. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-25
  15. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-20
  16. Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-19
  17. Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-17
  18. Erick Rudoph, Ransomville, NY-16
  19. Tanner Van Doren, Schneckville, PA-13
  20. Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-12
  21. Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-9
  22. Kevin Hamel, Yamaska, QC-8
  23. Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-6
  24. Bobby Varin, Johnstown, NY-4

2026 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners

  1. Wednesday, Feb. 11/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Stewart Friesen*
  2. Thursday, Feb. 12/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson*
  3. Friday, Feb. 13/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson (2)*
  4. Saturday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Larry Wight*
  5. Friday, April 17/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/Mat Williamson (3)
  6. Wednesday, May 13/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE/Alex Yankowski
  7. Sunday, May 17/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Alex Yankowski (2)
  8. Tuesday, June 16/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY/Stewart Friesen (2)
  9. Tuesday, June 23/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY/Stewart Friesen (3)
  10. Thursday, July 2/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Tim Fuller
  11. Tuesday, July 7/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Stewart Friesen (4)
  12. Wednesday, July 8/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY/Jimmy Phelps
  13. Monday, July 20, Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Alex Yankowski (3)
  14. Wednesday, July 22/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY/Jimmy Phelps (2)
  15. Sunday, August 16/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (5)
  16. Monday, August 17/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY/Alex Yankowski (4)
  17. Tuesday, August 18/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Alex Payne
  18. Wednesday, August 19/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY/Stewart Friesen (6)
  19. Sunday, September 6/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (7)
  20. Saturday, September 12/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY/Jackson Gill
  21. Saturday, October 10/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY/Darren Smith

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory

 

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Modified Mafia Tour Takes Pride in East Coast Roots with Third World Short Track Championship Appearance

CONCORD, NC (Oct. 2, 2026) — DIRTcar UMP Modified racing has long embraced its home in the Midwest, playing host to weekly battles on the black-dirt bullrings that have come to define the region’s motorsports scene.

 

But since the turn of the decade, a new spark in popularity has brought these high-horsepower machines to tracks all along the Eastern Seaboard with the rise of one of DIRTcar’s newest regional organizations — Modified Mafia Tour.

 

Since 2023, Modified Mafia has been the go-to series for UMP Modified racing outside the Midwest, hosting events as far north as New York down to the Southern heat of Georgia. This fall, the tour sanctions the UMP Modified portion of the 11th annual World Short Track Championship, Oct. 29–31, for the third consecutive year.

 

The marquee DIRTcar event has brought over 450 cars in 10 different divisions to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway in each of the last three years. Forty-two of last year’s 489 total entries were UMP Modifieds, with several standout talents in the field from across the country.

 

WORLD SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION/TICKETS

 

Now in year four of operation, the tour has kept full-field car counts steady, grown its schedule to a comfortable-yet-competitive 25-plus races, and begun putting high-paying marquee events on its calendar to further cement its place as the premier open-engine Modified organization on the East Coast.

 

“I feel like what we’ve built here, people want to be a part of,” said Tour Director Brandon Riffe. “Some of the best talent in the country in the Modifieds are over here.”

 

Riffe has been the head of Modified Mafia since its inception, breaking ground on the series following the dissolution of the Renegades of Dirt Modified Tour, which began operation around the same region in 2012. Outside the small roster of tracks that raced UMP Modifieds weekly along the coastal states, a void was left needing to be filled for the region’s most ambitious racers with Renegades gone after the 2022 campaign, and Riffe was the one that drivers called on to start something new.

 

“These guys are my friends, and we kept looking at it, and it looked like if we didn’t do something, these guys weren’t gonna have anywhere to race,” Riffe said. “So, they’re gonna have 40-to-50-thousand-dollar cars that are just gonna sit here because there’s nowhere for them to race. That was the main factor.

 

“These guys are super talented, they’d already spent a fortune in their programs, and they wanted to race.”

 

A native of West Virginia, Riffe had been a driver for several years while also working as a DIRTcar technical inspector. He, along with numerous other Modified racers in the area, had been accustomed to racing by and building cars according to the DIRTcar rulebook for several years. This made the choice of sanctioning clear for the start of the new tour in March 2023.

 

“They kept on me about it, and about the middle of January when everybody went to Volusia, I just bit the bullet and was like ‘Alright, if that’s what you guys want, we’ll try it and we’ll see what happens.’” Riffe said. “I talked to Sam (Driggers, DIRTcar Director) and said, ‘I want to do this, and I want to make sure that you can back me with the sanction and all that so I can run DIRTcar rules.’ And he was 100% for it.”

 

In its first season, the tour received great support for its North and South circuits, thanks in part to a $2,000-to-win, $200-to-start purse, a points fund for the top-10 finishing drivers, and a host of marketing partners coming on board.

 

“We tried to build this from a driver’s point-of-view, really,” Riffe said. “With me being a driver and knowing what I wanted when I ran series races, whether that be contingencies or the points fund and payout or whatever.

 

“My biggest thing when I was a driver was, all the bottom spots paid the same. So, if I’m running 18th or 12th and they all pay the same, what’s the point of me being out there still? That’s one of our bigger things — we pay really good money to win but we also pay really good money through the field.”

 

Additionally, Riffe’s expertise on the technical side was a big factor in establishing a fair, honest environment for all drivers to race — another point of emphasis in the tour’s first season.

 

“Our tech is really strict, probably the best in the country I’d say,” Riffe said. “We tear cars apart. If you’re doing something wrong, you’re going to get disqualified for it. I feel like that is a huge driver’s responsibility because it’s like, ‘Alright, I know I’m on the same playing field as everybody else. So, if I’m getting outrun, I need to make my car faster.’”

 

After two seasons following a North/South region schedule, the two circuits were combined to fit into one complete schedule for the first time in 2025 with a more robust slate of races and points fund. While only one race remains in its 2026 campaign, the tour will also take part in two high-profile special events in October to cap its fourth season — the Dirt Track World Championship at West Virginia Motor Speedway and the World Short Track Championship in Charlotte.

 

“It’s been great — we see a lot of drivers we don’t usually see throughout the year that come and race,” Riffe said. “They get a feel of how we do our tech and stuff like that, and we can share information with them about how we do things, our points and our schedule. It’s still a DIRTcar event, but we’re super excited to be a partner in that.

 

“I feel like it shows that everybody at World Racing Group and Sam and everybody trusts us enough and thinks we do a good enough job to ask us to be a part of it, because it’s a huge event for people that haven’t been — it can be overwhelming with the number of classes and cars.”

 

Now three years involved at the year-end bash in Charlotte, Riffe has highly praised the exposure that Modified Mafia receives.

 

“When we’re able to be on DIRTVision, it’s special for our guys,” Riffe said. “Obviously, when you get a race on TV and you’re a racer, you’re like, ‘Man, I want to go. It’s going to be on TV — people at home can watch it.’ You get to showcase not only to the people that know you can do it, but to potential sponsors or buddies out in the Midwest that didn’t come.”

 

With more large-purse event plans and races at new tracks already in the works for 2027, Modified Mafia remains one of the fastest-growing dirt track racing clubs in the country. It’s momentum the weekend warriors from the East Coast plan on keeping long into the future.

 

“I think our long-term goal is just to be here until the end,” Riffe said. “This sport is so demanding and grueling on everybody — tracks, drivers, series, the travel, the amount of money that is put into these events. So, the main goal is the longevity of it — be here in the end.

 

“In my mind, what we’ve built, the people we have supporting us, the racetracks we have on board, and the drivers we have supporting us, I feel like we’re here for the long haul.”

 

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Fulton Hosts Penultimate DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Championship Battle
Bastien Caron leads Pete Stefanski by 40 points in Series standings

joe Grabianowski  

FULTON, NY (October 1, 2026) – Outlaw 200 weekend at Fulton Speedway is a popular Northeast destination. But for the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series stars, it’s the final chance to grab momentum before a champion is crowned at Super DIRT Week 54.

Drivers will battle in a 30-lap Feature at Fulton on Friday, Oct. 2, paying $1,500-to-win.

Joining the DIRTcar Pro Stocks are the Empire Super Sprints, Modifieds, and Sportsman.

Where can you get tickets to Outlaw 200 Weekend? You can get them at the front gate at Fulton Speedway.

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

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

A 40-Point Cushion: With two races remaining in the 2026 season, Bastien Caron holds a 40-point lead over six-time DIRTcar Pro Stock Series champion Pete Stefanski. That puts him in a position to mathematically secure the title this weekend at Fulton.

If Caron wins on Friday and Stefanski finishes fifth or worse, the Inverness, QC driver would only need to start the I Love NY 50 at Super DIRT Week to become the 2026 champion. However, this is the first time Caron has raced at Fulton.

 

Meanwhile, four of Stefanski’s 29 Series victories have come at Fulton, with the North Tonawanda, NY driver winning in 2001, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Since the Series returned to the 3/8-mile track in 2022 after a 14-year hiatus, Stefanski has finished on the podium in two of his three starts.

Gaining Third: While Stefanski chases Caron, Devon Camenga and Jason Casey are separated by eight points for third. 

Camenga, from Troy, NY, holds the advantage in the standings and has a chance to finish second, only 30 points behind Stefanski. He went from 19th to eighth in last year’s Feature at Fulton and finished sixth in 2024. The last time Camenga raced a DIRTcar Pro Stock Series event in Oswego County, he won the I Love NY 50 at Oswego Speedway.

Casey, meanwhile, only has one start at Fulton, when the Canaan, CT driver finished 19th last year. He’s searching for his first DIRTcar Pro Stock Series victory.

Both drivers have two top fives and five top 10s in seven Series starts this season.

Beware of Cousin Luke: In each of the last two seasons, 2023 DIRTcar Pro Stock Series champion Luke Horning has been the driver to beat when the Series visits Fulton. 

In his three starts at the track, “Cousin Luke” has two wins, including a drive from seventh to first in 2024. 

The Gloversville, NY driver is searching for his first DIRTcar Pro Stock Series win of the season, and ninth overall, which would tie him with Tom Kuck for sixth on the Series all-time wins list.

In five Series starts this season, he has two top fives and two top 10s.

2026 DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Schedule

Sunday, April 26/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY- AJ Walters
Saturday, May 30/Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC- Sid Harmer Jr.
Tuesday, July 7/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON- Bastien Caron
Wednesday, July 8/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, ON- Zack Daniels
Monday, Aug. 17/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY- JJ Courcy
Saturday, Aug. 22/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY- Chris Stalker
Saturday, Sept. 19/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY- Sid Harmer Jr.
Friday, Oct. 2/Fulton Speedway/Fulton, NY
Friday, Oct. 9/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY

Current DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Standings

  1. Bastien Caron                  992
  2. Pete Stefanski                  -40
  3. Devon Camenga            -70
  4. Jason Casey                   -78
  5. Tommy Lizotte                 -102
  6. Tyler Bushey                    -110
  7. Dakota Sharp                   -124
  8. Zach Sorrentino                -142
  9. Jocelyn Roy                       -222
  10. Hugh Page                         -222

 

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 Super DIRTCAR series  Dirt car racing seriesWOO  LATE MODEL SERIES

The Super DIRTcar Series 2026 Schedule:

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

2026 Championship Season

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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