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Dotson Uses Last-Corner Pass to Secure Shelby County Win in Photo Finish

Emily Schwanke

HARLAN, IA (August 29, 2026) – Shelby County Speedway simply had it all.

Four different leaders in the Feature. Racing from the infield to the wall. Leaders colliding on the final lap. and a drag race to the checkered flag to cap off an instant Race of the Year candidate.

From ninth in the starting order, Ethan Dotson wasn’t on the radar of potential contenders for the win for most of Saturday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision debut at Shelby County. But the Bakersfield, CA native mythodically worked his way into the top five by the halfway point of the 50-lapper, then up to third with eight laps to go. That meant Dotson was in prime position when chaos broke out.

The chaos in question came between Daulton Wilson and Bobby Pierce, who pulled away from earlier leaders Nick Hoffman and Dennis Erb Jr. to race for the win down the stretch. Pierce tried everything he could to get past the No. 58V, but Wilson matched every move to keep Pierce behind him. That was until the white flag flew.

On the bottom of Turn 1, Wilson spun on his own right in front of Pierce, who had nowhere to go but the side of Wilson’s car. The contact pointed Wilson back in the right direction and allowed him to drive away while Pierce was spun backwards. By Series rules, Wilson maintained the lead because his wheels never stopped turning, but Pierce was sent to the tail when his car came to a stop.

The green-white-checkered restart opened the door for Dotson to enter the picture. Wilson remained committed to the bottom for the last two laps, so Dotson elected to rip the cushion for all it was worth in search of his first World of Outlaws win of the year. Dotson got to Wilson’s outside off of Turn 2, then cleared him exiting Turn 4 to win by a car length.

“The line I was running, nobody was really running down there [in Turns 1 and 2],” Dotson said. “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good there. Hate it for Bobby and Daulton, but the way it’s been going for me lately, I’ll take a little luck. I figured if I could get around the top down there and get a run on him, I saw [Wilson]’s guy telling him to run the bottom. Just all kind of fell together finally.”

Behind Wilson in second, Justin Duty scored a new World of Outlaws career best in third, while Tristan Chamberlain finished fourth for his best result of the season. Hoffman rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision kicks off the fall portion of the season at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25-26. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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

RACE NOTES:

Ryan Gustin set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Nick Hoffman won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Daulton Wilson won Heat 1.

Dennis Erb Jr. won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Nick Hoffman won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Justin Duty won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Dustin Sorensen won the Last Chance Showdown.

Daulton Wilson won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Ethan Dotson won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Daulton Wilson won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Daulton Wilson was the Air National Guard Second-Place Finisher.

Justin Duty was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

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

Dallon Murty was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Derrick Stewart was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Blair Nothdurft was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Tad Pospisil was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (50 Laps): 1. 74X-Ethan Dotson[9]; 2. 58V-Daulton Wilson[1]; 3. 15D-Justin Duty[3]; 4. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[5]; 5. 9-Nick Hoffman[4]; 6. 1-Tyler Erb[11]; 7. 9M-Tim McCreadie[14]; 8. 13-Dallon Murty[6]; 9. B1-Brent Larson[7]; 10. 43-Derrick Stewart[13]; 11. 19R-Ryan Gustin[8]; 12. 19-Dustin Sorensen[17]; 13. 32-Bobby Pierce[15]; 14. 76-Blair Nothdurft[10]; 15. 14-Trey Mills[16]; 16. 6-Jake Neal[20]; 17. 1Z-Logan Zarin[12]; 18. 04-Tad Pospisil[21]; 19. 53-Andrew Kosiski[19]; 20. 80-Allan Hopp[25]; 21. 4-JC Wyman[24]; 22. 62-Justin Zeitner[22]; 23. 55E-Eli Johnson[18]; 24. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 25. 1X-Aaron Marrant[23]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/dotson-uses-last-corner-pass-to-secure-shelby-county-win-in-photo-finish/

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

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

 

Pierce Collects Record-Extending 20th World of Outlaws Win of 2026 at Adams County

Emily Schwanke

CORNING, IA (August 28, 2026) – Bobby Pierce has developed quite an affinity for Adams County Speedway this season.

Prior to 2026, the Corning, IA facility had not hosted a national Late Model event since a Hav-A-Tampa race in 2000 won by Scott Bloomquist. That changed with last month’s Half Mile Hustle, a race Pierce attended and won on an off week from World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision competition. The $15,000 prize that came with the win was nice, but so were the laps he got to turn in advance of Adams County’s first World of Outlaws race on Friday night.

The “Smooth Operator” put those notes to good use in his return trip, leading the final 18 laps on the way to his second Adams County win in as many starts and his 20th World of Outlaws win of the year, extending the single-season win record that he set last weekend at Maquoketa Speedway.

A month ago, Pierce rode behind Nick Hoffman for most of the race before the No. 9 broke a piston and Pierce’s eight cylinders powered him past Hoffman on seven. The early stages of Friday’s race looked like a rerun, with Hoffman leading the way and Pierce in tow close behind. But Pierce didn’t need any misfortune for Hoffman to pass him this time. On a Lap 6 restart, Pierce threw a slider from second on Hoffman in Turn 1 and grabbed the lead off Turn 2, but a caution for Jesse Sobbing over the banking in Turn 3 negated the pass and handed the lead back to Hoffman.

Pierce tried the same move two laps later, but struggled for grip on the exit of Turn 2 and let Hoffman get back around down the backstretch. After a brief duel with Daulton Wilson for second, Pierce came knocking once again. On Lap 28, Pierce ripped the Turn 3 cushion while Hoffman rolled the bottom, but a bobble for Hoffman down low sent him bouncing up the track and gave Pierce the opportunity to cross low off of Turn 4, drive around Hoffman and cruise away to the win.

Adams County is the third different Iowa track Pierce has won at with the World of Outlaws this season, joining Independence Motor Speedway and Maquoketa Speedway, and the seventh of his career. Pierce’s 62nd World of Outlaws win further strengthened his hold on fourth on the all-time wins list, and brought him within a dozen wins of Darrell Lanigan in third with 74.

“I was devastated when I-80 [Speedway] went away, I think this is I-80,” Pierce said of his initial impressions of Adams County. “It’s pretty cool, it’s a lot of fun. I loved I-80, and we’re kind of in this area, too. It’s cool how that happens. It’s just got them long straightaways with them tight corners. A nice amount of flat on the bottom and then progressive banking on up. It always gives us, at least the two times I’ve been here now, it gave us a heck of a Feature. Heat Races are a little single-file, but sometimes that’s what it takes to have one of the best Features. This track definitely performs.”

A pair of No. 9 machines finished behind Pierce on the podium, as Tim McCreadie worked his way from his 13th starting spot up to second ahead of Hoffman in third. Wednesday’s winner at Southern Iowa Speedway, Tyler Erb, finished fourth ahead of Iowa native Ryan Gustin in fifth.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision wraps up the Iowa swing at Shelby County Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 29. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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

RACE NOTES:

Tyler Erb set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Nick Hoffman won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Nick Hoffman won STAKT Products Heat 1.

Bobby Pierce won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 2.

Dustin Sorensen won Jarrett Rifles Heat 3.

Nick Hoffman won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Trey Mills won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Tim McCreadie was the Air National Guard Second-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

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

Brent Larson was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

JC Wyman was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Dallon Murty was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Logan Zarin was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Chris Spieker was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (45 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[6]; 2. 9M-Tim McCreadie[13]; 3. 9-Nick Hoffman[1]; 4. 1-Tyler Erb[16]; 5. 19R-Ryan Gustin[11]; 6. 14-Trey Mills[23]; 7. 58V-Daulton Wilson[3]; 8. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[9]; 9. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[15]; 10. B1-Brent Larson[5]; 11. 4-JC Wyman[17]; 12. 19-Dustin Sorensen[4]; 13. 13-Dallon Murty[7]; 14. 1Z-Logan Zarin[20]; 15. 74X-Ethan Dotson[8]; 16. 53-Andrew Kosiski[21]; 17. 35D-Dylan Sillman[18]; 18. 56-Chris Spieker[19]; 19. 55E-Eli Johnson[14]; 20. 15D-Justin Duty[2]; 21. 15C-Curt Schroeder[25]; 22. 04-Tad Pospisil[12]; 23. 99-Jesse Sobbing[10]; 24. 62-Justin Zeitner[24]; 25. 1X-Aaron Marrant[22]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/pierce-collects-record-extending-20th-world-of-outlaws-win-of-2026-at-adams-county/

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

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

 

Tyler Erb Wins Inaugural World of Outlaws Corn Belt Showdown at Southern Iowa

OSKALOOSA, IA (August 26, 2026) – Tyler Erb made sure the biggest Late Model race in Southern Iowa Speedway history got a little “Rowdy.”

Following last weekend’s rollover crash at Maquoketa Speedway, Erb and his Best Performance Motorsports crew opted to switch chassis to the frame they last ran in the Dirt Late Model Dream. That car was still sporting the Kyle Busch tribute wrap that Erb debuted at Eldora Speedway in June, and it made its first visit to Victory Lane on Wednesday night.

The speed secrets behind a fast Eldora car can also lead to success at other sweeping 1/2-miles like Southern Iowa, and Erb proved it off the trailer by topping the Qualifying chart and collecting his third Simpson Quick Time Award of the season. The New Waverly, TX native dropped back to third in his Heat Race, but he made up for it by moving up from seventh to fourth in the first dozen laps of the Feature.

The duel out front was between two drivers chasing their first win with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in Dallon Murty and Dustin Sorensen. After leading the first 11 laps, Murty started to fade and lost the lead to Sorensen, then let Ethan Dotson by for second soon after. Sorensen’s hopes of victory were nearly dashed on Lap 14 when Trey Mills flipped entering Turn 3 and collected Sorensen. Series officials determined that Sorensen spun to avoid Mills, which allowed him to retain the lead.

Erb had turned into the fastest car on the track by that point, which meant the ensuing restart spelled trouble for the leaders. The No. 51 disposed of Murty in the first corner, then needed five more laps to catch and pass Dotson for second. Two laps later, a solid run off the bottom of Turn 2 gave Erb enough momentum down the backstretch to get to Sorensen’s inside and clear him in Turn 3. It was all “Terbo” all the time the rest of the way, as Erb took the checkers 2.1 seconds ahead of the field for his fourth World of Outlaws win of the year and the eighth of his career.

“It’s so hard to be fast, and tonight, from the moment we unloaded, I was like, ‘Alright, I’m fast again,” Erb said. “That’s a good feeling. You lose it for four days, you forget how to do it.  Just made some small changes. It’s a lot like Knoxville [Raceway], especially when it gets them slick spots in it, you can about spin out off the corner. Ricky [Kay, track prep specialist] and them redeemed themselves. I dogged on them last week about Maquoketa [Speedway], but this was fun as hell.”

Dotson’s second-place run tied his Hendry County Motorsports Park runner-up on Feb. 20 as his best finish of the season, while Sorensen held on for third to earn a spot on a World of Outlaws podium for the first time in 2026. Daulton Wilson and Bobby Pierce made up the rest of the top five.

RACE NOTES:

Tim McCreadie set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Tyler Erb won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Ryan Gustin won STAKT Products Heat 1.

Ethan Dotson won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 2.

Dustin Sorensen won Jarrett Rifles Heat 3.

Dallon Murty won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Nick Hoffman won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Daulton Wilson won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Ethan Dotson was the Air National Guard Second-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Chris Simpson was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

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

Dallon Murty was the VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Justin Duty was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

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

Clay Stuckey was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Brent Larson was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Eli Johnson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (35 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[7]; 2. 74X-Ethan Dotson[4]; 3. 19-Dustin Sorensen[2]; 4. 58V-Daulton Wilson[3]; 5. 32-Bobby Pierce[6]; 6. 32S-Chris Simpson[8]; 7. 9M-Tim McCreadie[13]; 8. 13-Dallon Murty[1]; 9. 19R-Ryan Gustin[5]; 10. 9-Nick Hoffman[20]; 11. 15D-Justin Duty[10]; 12. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[16]; 13. 15-Clay Stuckey[11]; 14. B1-Brent Larson[18]; 15. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[19]; 16. 25-Chad Simpson[9]; 17. 1Z-Logan Zarin[15]; 18. 55E-Eli Johnson[21]; 19. 43-Derrick Stewart[14]; 20. 38T-Dylan Thornton[12]; 21. 15C-Curt Schroeder[17]; 22. 53-Andrew Kosiski[22]; 23. (DQ) 14-Trey Mills[23] 

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/tyler-erb-wins-inaugural-world-of-outlaws-corn-belt-showdown-at-southern-iowa/

TRACK INFO: https://southerniowafair.com/racing

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

 

Three Iowa Tracks Hosting First World of Outlaws Event

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (August 24, 2026) – Plenty of uncharted territory awaits the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision this week.

The second half of the tour’s Iowa swing brings The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet to a trio of “Hawkeye State” tracks for the first time. First up is Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 26, followed by Adams County Speedway on Friday, Aug. 28, and Shelby County Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 29.

Plenty of cash will be up for grabs all week long, with $12,000 going to the winner at Southern Iowa and $20,000 on the line at Adams County and Shelby County. Iowa’s famous IMCA weekly divisions will be in action alongside the Late Models on all three nights, as the Late Models will be joined by the Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks at Southern Iowa, Stock Cars and Sport Mods at Adams County and Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts at Shelby County.

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Here are this week’s top storylines:

WHY STOP THERE: Last weekend, Maquoketa Speedway’s Hawkeye 100 concluded with Bobby Pierce’s 19th World of Outlaws victory of the season, breaking the Series single-season win record. With a dozen races remaining in 2026, Pierce’s goal for the rest of the season is to set a mark that seems impossible for future competitors to match.

That mission starts at Southern Iowa, a track Pierce has never turned a lap on. A lack of experience didn’t keep him out of Victory Lane earlier this season though, as his wins at Hendry County Motorsports Park and Georgetown Speedway came in his debut at those facilities.

While Pierce has never been to Adams County or Shelby County in World of Outlaws competition, he is a former winner at both tracks. He won his Adams County debut last month in the Half Mile Hustle, and did the same last summer at Shelby County before returning this season and finishing third in the Silver Dollar Nationals.

HOMESTAND CONTINUES: Two nights outside the top five at Maquoketa didn’t give Ryan Gustin the start to the Iowa swing that he had in mind.

That leaves three more chances this week for the Marshalltown, IA native to win his first home-state World of Outlaws race. He’ll have the upper hand in experience all week long, but especially at Southern Iowa, where he’ll be one of a small handful of drivers with any previous track time under their belt.

Gustin’s 11 United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) starts in Oskaloosa netted him two wins and six top fives. The “Reaper” also made a pair of starts with the Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) early in his Late Model career, scoring a best finish of sixth in 2014.

Down the road at Adams County, Gustin’s record includes two top fives with MLRA and one more with USMTS. All of his Shelby County laps have come in the past two seasons, highlighted by his performance in the Thursday portion of this year’s Silver Dollar Nationals in which Gustin and Devin Moran threw haymakers nearly every corner in a Race of the Year candidate.

BACK ON TOP: Daulton Wilson briefly lost the MD3 Rookie of the Year lead to Trey Mills by a single point following the USA Nationals. But a pair of seventh-place runs at Maquoketa has the season-long leader back in command.

Those two showings were just what the Big Frog/Viper Motorsports team needed after a rough pair of crown jewels, with Wilson failing to crack the top 10 at either the Prairie Dirt Classic or the USA Nationals. But Wilson’s consistency combined with a sluggish weekend at Maquoketa for Mills has Wilson in front again by 33 points ahead of Southern Iowa.

The first two stops of the week will both be new for Wilson, but he does have a pair of starts at Shelby County to look back on during his time with JRR Motorsports. “Big Perm” finished sixth in his first trip to Harlan in 2024 and returned with an 11th-place result in 2025.

RIGHTED THE SHIP: Dennis Erb Jr. also falls into the category of drivers who needed to get their season back on track at Maquoketa and did so successfully.

A 10th-place run on Friday followed by an eighth on Saturday was the kind of rebound Erb needed after two disappointing weekends at Fairbury Speedway and Cedar Lake Speedway. A few more top 10s this week could lead to a move up the points table from Erb’s current ninth spot, as both Wilson in seventh and Mills in eighth are within 47 points.

Erb will be making his first appearance at Southern Iowa on Wednesday, something the 30-year Late Model veteran rarely gets to do at this stage of his career. Last month’s Half Mile Hustle was his first Adams County appearance since a Hav-A-Tampa race in 2000, although Erb parked the No. 28 early in the Feature and was scored 24th.

The 2022 World of Outlaws champion finished eighth in the Kosiski Family 53 last year at Shelby County and 10th in Silver Dollar Nationals prelim action last month, but failed to qualify for the main event on Saturday night.

MURTY MANIA: Chelsea, IA’s Dallon Murty looks to have all the makings of a future star of the national Late Model scene, and this week presents another opportunity to continue turning heads.

In his first season with Skyline Motorsports as a teammate to Tyler Bruening, Murty has already collected a pair of World of Outlaws top 10s at 141 Speedway and Ogilvie Raceway, plus a sixth-place run in crown-jewel competition at the North-South 100.

Further additions to Murty’s top-10 total at any of this weeks stops wouldn’t come as a major surprise, but his best chance could be Shelby County. He won there in 2025 with the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Series and made the Saturday Feature at the Silver Dollar Nationals this year and finished 14th.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, IA
Friday, Aug. 28, at Adams County Speedway in Corning, IA
Saturday, Aug. 29, at Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, IA

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (5785 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-96)
3. Tyler Erb (-319)
4. Tim McCreadie (-418)
5. Ryan Gustin (-495)
6. Ethan Dotson (-584)
7. Trey Mills (-716)
8. Daulton Wilson (-717)
9. Dennis Erb Jr. (-756)
10. Dustin Sorensen (-844)

FEATURE WINNERS (12):
Bobby Pierce – 19
Nick Hoffman – 6
Tyler Erb – 3
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Tim McCreadie – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (29):
Nick Hoffman – 34
Bobby Pierce – 32
Tyler Erb – 20
Tim McCreadie – 16
Brandon Sheppard – 13
Hudson O’Neal – 12
Ryan Gustin – 12
Drake Troutman – 10
Ethan Dotson – 9
Daulton Wilson – 8
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Jonathan Davenport – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Dennis Erb Jr. – 5
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Brandon Overton – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Max Blair – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (24):
Bobby Pierce – 612
Nick Hoffman – 272
Tyler Erb – 129
Brandon Sheppard – 118
Daulton Wilson – 106
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
Mason Zeigler – 24
Ethan Dotson – 22
Ashton Winger – 22
Dan Ebert – 14
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4
Dallon Murty – 3

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (24):
Nick Hoffman – 7
Daulton Wilson – 3
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Drake Troutman – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tyler Erb – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Tim McCreadie – 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
Garrett Alberson – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Dallon Murty – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (20):
Nick Hoffman – 8
Chris Madden – 5
Bobby Pierce – 3
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Tim McCreadie – 3
Michael Leach – 3
Tyler Erb – 2
Jonathan Davenport – 2
Daulton Wilson – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Ethan Dotson – 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

HEAT RACE WINS (44):
Nick Hoffman – 23
Bobby Pierce – 20
Tyler Erb – 12
Brandon Sheppard – 11
Hudson O’Neal – 9
Ryan Gustin – 8
Chris Madden – 8
Drake Troutman – 7
Tim McCreadie – 6
Daulton Wilson – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Ethan Dotson – 5
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Brandon Overton – 4
Mason Zeigler – 3
Dennis Erb Jr. – 3
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Devin Moran – 2
Dan Ebert – 2
Sam Seawright – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Dallon Murty – 2
Jason Feger – 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
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 (44):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Dallon Murty – 4
Ryan Gustin – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Logan Zarin – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Nick Hoffman – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Drake Troutman – 2
Dustin Sorensen – 2
Brent Larson – 2
Boom Briggs – 2
Carson Ferguson – 2
Jason Feger – 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
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

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
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/top-five-storylines-three-iowa-tracks-hosting-first-world-of-outlaws-event/

EVENT INFO: Oskaloosa Corn Belt Showdown, Southwest Iowa Shootout, Harlan Late Model Showdown
TRACK INFO: Southern Iowa Speedway, Adams County Speedway, Shelby County Speedway

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Iowa Swing Forges New Chapter in World of Outlaws Hawkeye State History

Josh James

 

MAQUOKETA, IA (August 19, 2026) – The movie “Field of Dreams” famously asked the question, “Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa.” But if you’re a dirt racing fan, they’re one and the same.

Take a trip to the “Hawkeye State” in the summer, and you can catch racing nearly every night of the week at some of the most entertaining tracks in the nation. This season, late August features a two-week tour of the state for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

The upcoming swing is the latest addition to a long and storied history of World of Outlaws racing in Iowa, which dates all the way back to the inaugural season of the Series in 1988. Along the way, the tour has stopped at a dozen different tracks across the state that have produced countless incredible moments and unforgettable memories.

Davenport Speedway: Before Maquoketa Speedway became the go-to track for World of Outlaws racing in the Quad Cities area, Davenport held that distinction.

The track held its first two Series races in 2004 and 2007 that were won by Brian Birkhofer and Brian Harris, respectively, but it wasn’t until 2018 that Davenport became a fixture on the schedule. That was the year Chad Simpson won his first World of Outlaws race in a Tuesday night prelude to the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway, a tradition that returned in 2019 and was won by Jimmy Owens.

When the COVID pandemic interrupted the 2020 season, Davenport was one of the first tracks that brought the tour back to life. The event in late May was dubbed the Inside Out Doubleheader, featuring a race on the 1/4-mile layout on Friday night and the 1/2-mile configuration on Saturday night. Brandon Sheppard swept both nights, as well as a third Davenport race in 2020 on the 1/4-mile in July.

Davenport’s presence on the calendar expanded in 2021 with the inaugural Quad Cities 150, a three-night weekend in late August. Six different drivers found Victory Lane in the three years the event was held, including Tanner English, who picked up his first two World of Outlaws wins on back-to-back nights in 2022.

Independence Motor Speedway: The Series’ second most-visited track in Iowa behind Davenport is Independence, the high-banked 3/8-mile situated 40 miles north of Cedar Rapids.

Josh Richards topped the inaugural visit in 2011 before Darrell Lanigan won in each of the next three years from 2012 to 2014. Following a five-year hiatus, the Series returned in 2019 when Rocket1 Racing returned to Independence Victory Lane with Brandon Sheppard behind the wheel.

Another five-year wait followed before Bobby Pierce won the return trip in 2024. Earlier this season, Independence shifted from its longtime summer slot on the schedule to April, but Pierce came out on top just the same after ripping past Nick Hoffman.

Boone Speedway: The track best known as the home of the IMCA Super Nationals has also hosted its share of top-level Super Late Model racing, including five World of Outlaws races since 2021.

Prior to moving to Maquoketa in 2024, Boone was the home of the Hawkeye 100 for three seasons. Bobby Pierce won two of them in 2021 and 2023 while the 2022 edition went to Jonathan Davenport, one of five World of Outlaws wins for “Superman” that season.

Boone was also home to a rare case of twin full-field Features on the same night on the Friday before the Hawkeye 100 in 2021. Cade Dillard won the first 25-lapper before a 12-car invert was used to set the field for the second race that Shannon Babb was victorious in.

Hamilton County Speedway: The 1989 season included a five-night trip across Iowa leading up to the Fourth of July. The first four of them were won by Billy Moyer, including the first World of Outlaws race in Hamilton County’s history.

The Webster City oval returned to the fray more than a quarter-century later, with Brian Shirley winning in 2016 to go back-to-back with the Series for the first time after his Rockford Speedway victory the previous night. The most recent Hamilton County World of Outlaws race came in 2024, in which Bobby Pierce claimed his fourth of 13 wins on the year.

Mason City Motor Speedway: Mason City was part of the World of Outlaws’ revival season in 2004 and the site of Rick Eckert’s fifth and final triumph of the year. It would be 12 years before the Series rolled back into town in 2016, with then-reigning champion Shane Clanton taking the checkers.

Seven years later, Bobby Pierce’s Mason City win was enough to vault him into the points lead over Chris Madden, sending him on the trajectory that led him to his first Series championship.

Maquoketa Speedway: This weekend’s festivities will bring the World of Outlaws back to Maquoketa for the track’s third year as the home of the Hawkeye 100.

Brian Shirley swept Maquoketa’s first two Series races in 2024 and nearly made it three in a row in 2025, coming up short to Bobby Pierce by inches in a drag race to the checkered flag.

300 Raceway: Named with a nod to the 300-foot-long tractor pulling track in the infield of the oval, 300 Raceway played host to a pair of World of Outlaws events in the early years of the tour.

Scott Bloomquist won his second of nine Series races in 2004 in Farley on his way to the championship, while Rick Eckert followed him up in 2005 in what still stands as the track’s most recent World of Outlaws race.

Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway: 300 Raceway sits less than 20 minutes outside the city of Dubuque, which has a 3/8-mile fairgrounds bullring of its own.

Brian Birkhofer picked up the third World of Outlaws win of his career at Dubuque in 2005. Then in 2018, Brandon Sheppard rallied back from a flat tire to clear Chris Simpson with three laps remaining and collect the trophy.

Knoxville Raceway: The most famous track on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series schedule has also hosted a pair of fendered World of Outlaws races.

Knoxville was home to Iowa’s first Series event in 1988 which went to that year’s eventual champion, Billy Moyer. Darrell Lanigan won the only other stop at Knoxville in 2007, although Late Models continue to close the curtain on Knoxville’s season every year with the Late Model Knoxville Nationals in September.

Iowa State Fair Speedway: The lone track on the list that is no longer in existence, the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines was home to a 1/2-mile dirt track from 1967 until 2016. The World of Outlaws stopped by for a doubleheader weekend in 1989, with Billy Moyer and Rick Aukland splitting the victories.

While the oval is no longer standing, the land formerly occupied by Turns 3 and 4 now holds a tractor pulling track that remains in operation.

34 Raceway: As the name suggests, 34 Raceway can be found right alongside US Highway 34 in West Burlington, eight miles from the Mississippi River.

The track’s lone World of Outlaws appearance went to Billy Moyer in 1989. In recent years, the Slocum 50 has become 34 Raceway’s biggest Late Model event, with a winner’s list that includes names like Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr., Devin Moran and Shannon Babb.

Marshalltown Speedway: Some say if you can win on a Friday night at Marshalltown, you can win anywhere.

“Mo-Town” boasts one of the largest and toughest weekly racing contingents in the country across its collection of IMCA divisions, but Super Late Models have been a rarity over the years. One World of Outlaws race has been contested there in 1989, with Billy Moyer coming out on top.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision kicks off a five-race tour of Iowa with the Hawkeye 100 at Maquoketa Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22, before traveling to Southern Iowa Speedway (Wednesday, Aug. 26), Adams County Speedway (Friday, Aug. 28) and Shelby County Speedway (Saturday, Aug. 29). Get your tickets for all four events by clicking here.

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

Race-by-Race History
July 29, 1988 – Knoxville Raceway – Billy Moyer
June 29, 1989 – 34 Raceway – Billy Moyer
June 30, 1989 – Marshalltown Speedway – Billy Moyer
July 1, 1989 – Hamilton County Speedway – Billy Moyer
July 2, 1989 – Iowa State Fair Speedway – Billy Moyer
July 3, 1989 – Iowa State Fair Speedway – Rick Aukland
May 15, 2004 – 300 Raceway – Scott Bloomquist
Aug. 3, 2004 – Mason City Motor Speedway – Rick Eckert
Aug. 10, 2004 – Davenport Speedway – Brian Birkhofer
June 1, 2005 – 300 Raceway – Rick Eckert
Aug. 9, 2005 – Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway – Brian Birkhofer
May 9, 2007 – Davenport Speedway – Brian Harris
June 15, 2007 – Knoxville Raceway – Darrell Lanigan
Aug. 8, 2011 – Independence Motor Speedway – Josh Richards
Aug. 6, 2012 – Independence Motor Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
Aug. 5, 2013 – Independence Motor Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
July 24, 2014 – Independence Motor Speedway – Darrell Lanigan
July 7, 2016 – Hamilton County Speedway – Brian Shirley
July 8, 2016 – Mason City Motor Speedway – Shane Clanton
July 6, 2018 – Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 24, 2018 – Davenport Speedway – Chad Simpson
July 5, 2019 – Independence Motor Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 24, 2019 – Davenport Speedway – Jimmy Owens
May 29, 2020 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
May 30, 2020 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
July 28, 2020 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
April 30, 2021 – Boone Speedway – Cade Dillard
April 30, 2021 – Boone Speedway – Shannon Babb
May 1, 2021 – Boone Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 26, 2021 – Davenport Speedway – Devin Moran
Aug. 27, 2021 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
Aug. 28, 2021 – Davenport Speedway – Devin Moran
July 25, 2022 – Boone Speedway – Jonathan Davenport
Aug. 25, 2022 – Davenport Speedway – Jason Feger
Aug. 26, 2022 – Davenport Speedway – Tanner English
Aug. 27, 2022 – Davenport Speedway – Tanner English
June 27, 2023 – Mason City Motor Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 1, 2023 – Boone Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 24, 2023 – Davenport Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 25, 2023 – Davenport Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 26, 2023 – Davenport Speedway – Brandon Sheppard
June 24, 2024 – Independence Motor Speedway – Bobby Pierce
June 25, 2024 – Hamilton County Speedway – Bobby Pierce
Aug. 16, 2024 – Maquoketa Speedway – Brian Shirley
Aug. 17, 2024 – Maquoketa Speedway – Brian Shirley
Aug. 16, 2025 – Maquoketa Speedway – Bobby Pierce
April 28, 2026 – Independence Motor Speedway – Bobby Pierce

World of Outlaws Winners from Iowa
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 16
Brian Birkhofer – Muscatine, IA – 7
Brian Harris – Davenport, IA – 1
Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – 1

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/iowa-swing-forges-new-chapter-in-world-of-outlaws-hawkeye-state-history/

 

 

Five-Race Iowa Swing Begins With Hawkeye 100 at Maquoketa

Emily Schwanke

MAQUOKETA, IA (August 18, 2026) – Knoxville may have gone quiet, but a packed month of dirt racing in Iowa is far from over.

The rest of August belongs to the Late Models, with five races at four different tracks across the “Hawkeye State” coming up over the next two weeks. The fun begins this weekend with Maquoketa Speedway’s biggest event of the year, the Hawkeye 100.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will be returning to the eastern Iowa facility for the third-straight year in 2026. A practice night kicks off the weekend on Thursday, Aug. 20, when the grandstands will be open to fans free of charge. Racing begins on Friday, Aug. 21, with a $12,000-to-win World of Outlaws Feature before the $25,000-to-win finale on Saturday, Aug, 22.

The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet will be joined by local IMCA competitors all weekend long, with the Modifieds, Stock Cars and Sport Mods racing on Friday and the Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks hitting the track on Saturday.

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Here are this week’s top storylines:

ON HISTORY’S DOORSTEP: Bobby Pierce’s USA Nationals victory was his 18th of the season with the World of Outlaws. A 19th win would pit him in uncharted territory.

Maquoketa will present Pierce’s first opportunity to set a new World of Outlaws single-season win record, breaking his current tie with Josh Richards, who won 18 races in 2016, and Brandon Sheppard, who reached that mark in 2017 and 2019.

With 14 races remaining on the schedule in 2026, Pierce could potentially smash that target if he keeps rattling off wins at his current pace. His 18 wins in 40 races so far give him a win percentage of 45%, and since 141 Speedway on June 20, Pierce has won eight out of 11 races for a 72% win rate.

Iowa has been one of Pierce’s best states throughout his World of Outlaws career, as he’s won nine times across six tracks in Series competition. At Maquoketa specifically, Pierce has one win in last year’s Hawkeye 100 and three more on Nippy 50 weekend, the track’s springtime tradition.

HAWKEYE HOMECOMING: Ryan Gustin’s most anticipated stretch of the season is upon him.

Most national-touring drivers are lucky to get one or two chances per year to race in front of their home fans, but Gustin gets to spend the next two weeks racing across his native Iowa. Located about two hours east of his hometown of Marshalltown, IA, Maquoketa has been one of Gustin’s most consistently strong tracks anywhere in the country. He’s finished seventh or better in eight of his nine career Late Model starts there, and two of his three World of Outlaws starts have been top fives.

A win this weekend would be Gustin’s first at Maquoketa and his first home-state triumph in World of Outlaws competition.

NEEDS ONE BAD: If Nick Hoffman wants to keep any glimmer of hope for a championship alive, he’s going to need a very fruitful Iowa trip.

The fourth-year Outlaw led the first 53 laps at Cedar Lake, and a potential USA Nationals win would have done wonders in turning the momentum in the title chase back in Hoffman’s favor. Instead, Pierce won while Hoffman faded all the way back to 18th, leaving him 96 points out of the lead leaving Wisconsin.

Since Hoffman’s last win at Mansfield Speedway at the end of May, he’s ran in the top five 10 times in 13 races. But nothing short of wins will help you gain ground on Pierce in his current form, and Hoffman knows that better than anyone. Winning is something Hoffman has yet to do in his first three Maquoketa starts, although he earned a spot on the podium in the last two.

WELCOME TO THE HALL: Tim McCreadie spent part of the break in the World of Outlaws schedule receiving one of the greatest honors of his career.

Last weekend, McCreadie joined his father, “Barefoot” Bob McCreadie as a member of the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame. “T-Mac” also took the opportunity to return to the seat of the cars that launched his career, driving a Vinny Vitale-owned Big Block Modified in the Hall of Fame 100 on Sunday night at Weedsport Speedway. McCreadie’s first Super DIRTcar Series appearance in nearly three years didn’t go quite how he planned though, as he was caught in a crash 36 laps in and finished 23rd.

A return to his day job awaits McCreadie this weekend at Maquoketa, where he finished seventh in his track debut a year ago.

FERTILE SOIL: Ethan Dotson may call California home, but his racing career wouldn’t be where it is today if it weren’t for the success he had in Iowa.

Dotson is a former champion of Iowa’s biggest fendered race, the IMCA Super Nationals, which brings more than 1,000 cars to Boone Speedway every September for a weeklong extravaganza. That performance, along with many other IMCA Modified wins across Iowa and beyond made the Super Late Model world take notice, sending Dotson down a path that eventually led him to his current home at ASD Motorsports as a full-time Outlaw.

Dotson’s first Late Model start at Maquoketa last year saw him win his Heat Race, lead laps in the Feature and finish fifth. He’ll return for round two on the upswing fresh off a third-place run in the USA Nationals main event, the best crown-jewel result of his career.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 21-22, at Maquoketa Speedway in Maquoketa, IA

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (5785 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-96)
3. Tyler Erb (-319)
4. Tim McCreadie (-418)
5. Ryan Gustin (-495)
6. Ethan Dotson (-584)
7. Trey Mills (-716)
8. Daulton Wilson (-717)
9. Dennis Erb Jr. (-756)
10. Dustin Sorensen (-844)

FEATURE WINNERS (12):
Bobby Pierce – 18
Nick Hoffman – 6
Tyler Erb – 3
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Tim McCreadie – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (28):
Nick Hoffman – 33
Bobby Pierce – 31
Tyler Erb – 20
Tim McCreadie – 15
Ryan Gustin – 12
Brandon Sheppard – 11
Hudson O’Neal – 10
Drake Troutman – 10
Ethan Dotson – 9
Daulton Wilson – 8
Chris Madden – 5
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 5
Dennis Erb Jr. – 5
Jonathan Davenport – 5
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Brandon Overton – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Max Blair – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (24):
Bobby Pierce – 552
Nick Hoffman – 272
Tyler Erb – 129
Brandon Sheppard – 118
Daulton Wilson – 106
Drake Troutman – 99
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Hudson O’Neal – 68
Trey Mills – 63
Jonathan Davenport – 57
Tim McCreadie – 46
Garrett Alberson – 46
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 41
Mike Marlar – 39
Mason Zeigler – 24
Ethan Dotson – 22
Ashton Winger – 22
Dan Ebert – 14
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4
Dallon Murty – 3

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (24):
Nick Hoffman – 7
Daulton Wilson – 3
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Drake Troutman – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tyler Erb – 2
Chris Madden – 2
Ethan Dotson – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Tim McCreadie – 1
Hudson O’Neal – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Dallon Murty – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (20):
Nick Hoffman – 8
Chris Madden – 5
Bobby Pierce – 3
Tim McCreadie – 3
Michael Leach – 3
Tyler Erb – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Jonathan Davenport – 2
Daulton Wilson – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Ethan Dotson – 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

HEAT RACE WINS (44):
Nick Hoffman – 23
Bobby Pierce – 19
Tyler Erb – 12
Brandon Sheppard – 9
Ryan Gustin – 8
Chris Madden – 8
Hudson O’Neal – 7
Drake Troutman – 7
Daulton Wilson – 6
Tim McCreadie – 5
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 5
Ethan Dotson – 5
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Brandon Overton – 4
Mason Zeigler – 3
Dennis Erb Jr. – 3
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Devin Moran – 2
Dan Ebert – 2
Sam Seawright – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Dallon Murty – 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
Dave Hess Jr. – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Sam Mars – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Lane Snook – 1
Tanner English – 1
Jake O’Neil – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (42):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Dallon Murty – 4
Ryan Gustin – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Logan Zarin – 3
Tritan Chamberlain – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Drake Troutman – 2
Dustin Sorensen – 2
Boom Briggs – 2
Carson Ferguson – 2
Jason Feger – 2
Nick Hoffman – 1
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Kyle Bronson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Chris Ferguson – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Brian Shirley – 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

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
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/top-five-storylines-five-race-iowa-swing-begins-with-hawkeye-100-at-maquoketa/

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One Point Separates MD3 Rookie of the Year Battle Entering Iowa

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (August 12, 2026) – One of the most intriguing freshman classes in recent history has been living up to the hype in 2026.

Four drivers are following the full World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision tour for the first time this season, and they’re all doing it with race teams that are also new to full-time national tour competition. They’ve each had their own set of struggles and successes since the season began in January, and the battle between them for the MD3 Rookie of the Year Award is set to come down to the wire in the closing races of the year.

Here’s a look at where each World of Outlaws rookie stands:

Trey Mills – 1st in rookie points, 7th in overall points: Four months ago, top rookie honors looked like a pipe dream for Trey Mills. Not anymore.

The No. 14 team didn’t get off to the start they wanted, and sat 189 points behind Daulton Wilson leaving Farmer City Raceway in April. Late spring was when Mills started to find his groove, and he’s been chipping away at the deficit ever since. Mills beat Wilson by 11 positions in the USA Nationals finale at Cedar Lake Speedway, and that was just enough to edge in front by a single point.

The 18-year-old Floridian has been the underdog in this year’s rookie battle from the start, considering Wilson is 29 and has been driving Super Late Models since Mills was in fifth grade. Despite the experience difference, Mills has proven himself to be a quick learner. He’s finished in the top 10 16 times this season, with 11 of them coming at tracks Mills had never been to before.

While he hasn’t yet won for the first time at the national level, he’s come close on multiple occasions, including on some of the sport’s biggest nights. Mills earned the pole position at both the Dirt Late Model Dream and the Prairie Dirt Classic and led a combined 87 laps between the two crown jewels, more than any other driver.

Daulton Wilson – 2nd in rookie points, 8th in overall points: Less than a year ago, Wilson was wondering if his days as a nationally-touring Late Model driver were behind him. These days, his outlook is brighter than ever.

The Fayetteville, NC driver spent last fall as a free agent after his departure from JRR Motorsports. In October, an opportunity came along from Augie Burttram and Shawn Martin to run a handful of races as part of their Big Frog/Viper Motorsports operation. The combination hit it off, one thing led to another, and Wilson’s short-term arrangement turned into a long-term deal to run the full World of Outlaws schedule for the first time in 2026.

“Big Perm” was competitive out of the gate, going on a run of 13 top 10s in 18 races in the spring. Early summer was a struggle, but all those frustrations vanished at Stateline Speedway when Wilson broke through for his first World of Outlaws victory and Big Frog’s biggest win to date.

Wilson could use a few more nights like that one to lock up the Rookie of the Year title. The schedule says Wilson should have the upper hand in crunch time, as the final races of the season take place at Modoc Speedway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte, two Carolina tracks that Wilson knows well.

Logan Zarin – 3rd in rookie points, 13th in overall points: In his first full season racing with the World of Outlaws, Logan Zarin has also gotten a taste of victory.

Two hours from home at Marion Center Raceway, the Hookstown, PA native took the checkers in his split-field Feature ahead of the Connor Bobik Memorial for the first national-level win of his career. Zarin was joined in Victory Lane that night by Jared Miley, who won the other preliminary race to complete the sweep by the western Pennsylvania locals.

Zarin’s best full-field finish came across the state line at Wayne County Speedway in Ohio, where he finished eighth on May 28. The primary goal for the season has been to learn and build toward a long and successful future in the national Late Model ranks, and that’s exactly what he’s been doing in the first 40 races of the campaign.

Eli Johnson – 4th in rookie points, 14th in overall points: Despite being the oldest member of the rookie class at age 32, Eli Johnson came into the season with the least amount of previous Super Late Model experience.

The Clewiston, FL native grew up around racing, but didn’t climb into a car himself until adulthood. Following a handful of seasons of competing locally in Florida, Johnson went all in on Super Late Model racing midway through 2025. The No. 55E team ran the full DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour and attended several other major events, all in an effort to prepare themselves for full-time World of Outlaws racing the following year.

Johnson’s best night to date came at West Virginia Motor Speedway, where he rallied from 23rd up to a carer-best 12th, earning the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award in the process. He’s also started to find more early-night speed as of late, making a pair of Redraws at River Cities Speedway in June and Stateline Speedway in July.

Mills, Wilson, Zarin and Johnson will resume their World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision rookie campaigns in the Hawkeye 100 at Maquoketa Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/one-point-separates-md3-rookie-of-the-year-battle-entering-iowa/

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BY THE NUMBERS: A Deep Dive Into Pierce's Historic 2026 Season

 

CONCORD, NC (August 5, 2026) – You don’t need a master’s degree in dirt Late Model racing to realize that Bobby Pierce has been the top driver in the sport this year.

Domination out of the No. 32 camp has been a common theme of the past four seasons. But as he inches closer to a third World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision championship, Pierce’s 2026 campaign has created some statistics that not only exceed everyone else in the pit area, but also some of his own benchmarks from years past.

Here’s a look at the numbers behind Pierce’s 2026 season:

18 – Pierce’s World of Outlaws win total in 2026. Not only has he already blown past his personal record of 14 wins in 2023, but he’s part of a tie for the single-season win record alongside Josh Richards (2016) and Brandon Sheppard (2017, 2019). With 14 races left on this season’s schedule, Pierce has a chance to smash the existing record if he keeps up his winning ways through the fall.

60 – the World of Outlaws win total Pierce is up to in his career. He’s the fourth driver in Series history to reach that mark after Sheppard, Richards, and Darrell Lanigan.

248 – the number of Feature starts Pierce needed to reach 60 wins. Out of the three drivers ahead of him on the all-time wins list, only Sheppard got there faster, winning his 60th World of Outlaws race in his 198th start at Lernerville Speedway in 2020.

6 – consecutive wins Pierce strung together in June. That tied the all-time Series record, a title Pierce shares with Lanigan (2012) and himself (2024).

45 – Pierce’s win percentage in World of Outlaws competition in 2026. That’s a major improvement over his career best of 36% in 2023, and it’s nearly on pace with the modern Series record of 46%, which was achieved in 2014 when Lanigan won 17 of the 37 races contested that season.

3.38 – Pierce’s average finish so far in 2026. It would be the best of his World of Outlaws career if he can maintain it through the end of the season, as well as the fourth-best average finish in the modern era of the Series behind Lanigan’s 2.70 in 2014, Sheppard’s 2.93 in 2019 and Sheppard’s 3.30 in 2017.

194 – cars Pierce has passed in Features this season. His win total and average finish are made more impressive by his average starting position of 8.23, the worst of his full-time World of Outlaws career.

8 – times Pierce has gained 10 or more positions in a Feature. For perspective, that’s something Pierce did five times in the first three years of his full-time World of Outlaws career combined. His deepest run of the season came at Volusia Speedway Park when he gained 18 spots driving from 21st to third in the Friday portion of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals.

38 – the number of consecutive top 10s Pierce started the year with, demolishing his personal best of 18 in a row last year. The streak finally came to an end last Thursday at Cedar Lake Speedway when Pierce finished 12th on the first night of the USA Nationals.

552 – laps led in Feature competition. Pierce’s 33 laps out front on Saturday night at Cedar Lake Speedway brought him within one lap of his career-high of 553 in 2023. That means the No. 32 has been out front for 29% of the 1,902 laps turned this season.

18 – how many different tracks Pierce has won at this season. If he goes the rest of the season without winning somewhere more than once, it would be the first time he’s done so since joining the World of Outlaws full-time in 2023. Out of all the places Pierce has been victorious so far this season, 10 have been first-time additions to his Series wins list, while two came in his first visit to the track (Hendry County Motorsports Park and Georgetown Speedway).

3 – Pierce’s crown jewel total so far in 2026, having topped the Show-Me 100, Dirt Late Model Dream and the USA Nationals. He still has work to do to match his personal best of six in 2024, when he won the Prairie Dirt Classic, USA Nationals, North-South 100, World 100, Late Model Knoxville Nationals and the Dirt Track World Championship in an unstoppable three-month rampage.

24 – races Pierce has won across all of dirt Late Model racing this year. His mark to beat is 38 wins in 2024, and he’s nearly on pace to do that – Pierce’s 24th win of 2024 came in the Prairie Dirt Classic, only a week earlier than it did in 2026.

Pierce’s first opportunity to break the World of Outlaws single-season win record will come at Maquoketa Speedway in the World of Outlaws Hawkeye 100 on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21-22. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/by-the-numbers-a-deep-dive-into-pierces-historic-2026-season/

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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.

 

THE SUMMER OF YANKOWSKI: Alex Yankowski Continues SummerFAST Charge With SummerFAST Title

The Covington Township, PA driver leads Mat Williamson by 84 points in season standings

joe Grabianowski

WEEDSPORT, NY (August 27, 2026) – No one has been more consistent than Alex Yankowski in Super DIRTcar Series competition this year.

And last week, the Covington Township, PA driver showed his consistency in the heat of summer by winning the SummerFAST title for the second time.

Yankowski attributed his success during the four-night swing to how well his team has clicked all year.

“I think it just shows we have a good bunch,” Yankowski said. “All of the crew guys have been here since day one, in the Sportsman days. So, we knew each other really well, and I think mini-series like that help show how well we work together.”

The highlight of Yankowski’s SummerFAST run came at Brewerton Speedway, when he led the opening lap, fell back to seventh, and climbed back to the lead with a few laps to go to win. “Kid Rocket” never left the bottom during the race, a strategy he saw Amy Holland-Buff, who races weekly at Brewerton, use to drive from 27th to fourth when the Series stopped at the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon” in 2025.

“Amy Holland can roll the bottom (at Brewerton) better than anybody else,” Yankowski said. “I didn’t have any intention of having to move up at all. I knew I’d lose some track position because of it. But when we drew the pole, it made me that much more confident I could ride for a long time. I think with a 60-lapper compared to a 75, I was getting more worried at the end that we weren’t going to have enough time for a drop-off to happen. But I just tried to ride it out, and I felt like I committed to that, and I was either going to win because of it, or finish fifth. 

“The whole time we fell back, I felt like we had a really great race car. I just didn’t really want to push it and upset the tires.”

Those four SummerFAST Features also counted toward the overall Super DIRTcar Series championship, as he kept his streak alive of being the only driver to finish in the top 10 of every points-paying event in 2026. With nine races remaining, he holds an 84-point lead over three-time defending champion Mat Williamson entering the Cavalcade Cup 100 at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 6.

With a possible Super DIRTcar Series title looming, Yankowski said he isn’t feeling any pressure. That means he isn’t changing the formula that’s gotten him to the top of the standings: hard work.

“I don’t feel like we’re expected to win,” Yankowski said. “There’s a lot of really good drivers and teams like HBR, and Buzz Chew, and Matt Sheppard. So, I don’t feel any pressure. I don’t feel like we’re expected to win it, so we’re just going to keep going up and down the road, racing away, and trying to have fast race cars.”

Yankowski leads the Super DIRTcar Series into Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, NY, on Sunday, Sept. 6, for the Cavalcade Cup 100.

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ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/dirtcar-ne/big-block-modifieds/super-dirt-car-series/the-summer-of-yankowski-alex-yankowski-continues-championship-charge-with-summerfast-title/

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THE MONTH AHEAD: September Slate Features Final Three Stops Before Super DIRT Week 54

joe Grabianowski

WEEDSPORT, NY (August 26, 2026) – Three weekend stops await the Super DIRTcar Series in September, leading up to Super DIRT Week 54.

First, the Beasts of the Northeast return to Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 6, for the Cavalcade Cup 100, the second and final stop of the season at the 3/8-mile track. Less than a week later, a trip to Northern New York awaits with a visit to Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, NY, for the third annual R.D. Hutchinson Memorial on Saturday, Sept. 12. 

Then, the final stop of 2026 before Super DIRT Week 54 at Oswego Speedway, Oct. 5-10, marks a return to Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, NY, on Saturday, Sept. 26, for Malta Massive Weekend.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

Weedsport Speedway | Cavalcade Cup 100 (Sept. 6)

September’s three-race slate kicks off with a return to Weedsport for the final time in 2026 in the Cavalcade Cup 100.

The race occurs three weeks after the last stop at the 3/8-mile dirt track, which featured an iconic battle between NASCAR Trucks Series star and race winner Stewart Friesen and 10-time Series champion Matt Sheppard.

Friesen has won his last three Series starts at Weedsport but is aiming for his first Cavalcade Cup 100victory.

Joining the Super DIRTcar Series will be the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series for the Sportsman Classic and the Hoosier 600 Microsprint tour.

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Video Recap (Aug. 16, 2026):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7VL0tBCUk&t=119s

 

Can-Am Speedway | R.D. Hutchinson Memorial (Sept. 12)

Showdown in September weekend at Can-Am continues to get bigger every year, and for the third straight season it’ll be highlighted by the R.D. Hutchinson Memorial on Saturday, Sept. 12.

In last year’s event, Series points leader Alex Yankowski held off challenges from Alex Payne and Larry Wight to earn his second win of 2025.

The Beasts of the Northeast will be joined by the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series at the “Nasty Track of the North,” finishing off a weekend that includes two nights of DIRTcar 358 Modified Series action, Sept. 10-11.

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Video Recap (Sept. 5, 2025):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBDlJob4NQQ&t=9s

 

Albany-Saratoga Speedway | Malta Massive Weekend (Sept. 26)

The final stop in September marks the last stop before Super DIRT Week 54, as the Series heads to Albany-Saratoga Speedway for the highly anticipated Malta Massive Weekend.

It’ll be the second trip to the “Great Race Place” in 2026, after Mat Williamson kicked off the championship season with a win in April.

During last year’s Malta Massive Weekend, Sheppard led every lap to score his second win at the 4/10-mile facility.

Malta Massive Weekend is also a true Super DIRT Week preview, as all four DIRTcar Northeast Series will be in action. The DIRTcar Pro Stock Series will join the Super DIRTcar Series on Sept. 26, while the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series and DIRTcar Sportsman Series will battle on Friday, Sept. 25.

It’s the only time all season that fans can see all four Series in action in the same weekend before Super DIRT Week.

Video Recap (Sept. 20, 2025):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb_-oMeMCPs

Where can you watch the Super DIRTcar Series? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/dirtcar-ne/big-block-modifieds/super-dirt-car-series/the-month-ahead-september-slate-features-final-three-stops-before-super-dirt-week-54/

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THE ULTIMATE HONOR: Tim McCreadie Reflects on Hall of Fame Induction, Looks Ahead to Super DIRTcar Series Return

josh james   

 

WEEDSPORT, NY (August 14, 2026) – One of the most significant honors any Big Block driver can earn is a spot in the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame.

When Watertown, NY’s Tim McCreadie got the call that he would be one of the next to be inducted, it was a surprise and honor in more ways than one.

The current World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision star joined his dad, Bob McCreadie, in the Hall of Fame Thursday night, becoming the first father-son duo to be inducted.

“I don’t think it’s something I was looking to have happen,” McCreadie said. “You just get into racing and do the best you can. Obviously, a lot of people thought we did really well and won enough races to do something like this. It’s truly amazing. It makes me thankful that people are paying attention to what we’re doing out here.

“I’m just one person that was trying to have some fun at the beginning of his career, and as it’s winding the other way, it’s neat to know people like how we did it.”

While McCreadie is known across the country for his three National Late Model championships, fans in the Northeast watched his Big Block career begin in the late 90s.  But even before that, “T-Mac” was at the track with his dad and even worked in the present-day DIRTcar Northeast office.

Even with his distinguished career, McCreadie said he’ll never forget how much the Northeast has meant to him.

“This is where I grew up,” McCreadie said. “Sitting in the DIRT office with Glenn Donnelly on a Sunday during the day, answering phones and hanging out. Then the Hall of Fame got bigger and bigger. It just feels like home. Obviously, I went a bit different of a path, but at the end of the day it’s pretty cool that they think I was accomplished enough to get in such a club like this.”

While McCreadie continues to rack up accomplishments, he acknowledged he couldn’t do it alone. He said he’s thankful for all the help he’s gotten throughout his career, whether it’s kids in his neighborhood or his peers giving him a place to stay on the weekends.

 “When I first started, I was with a bunch of kids who lived on my street,” McCreadie said. “I was the youngest, and we’d fool around with go-karts, and when I went racing, they went with me. Once I started traveling down here more, they couldn’t all go, but I had other people help. Then the Haers family, I’d stay at their house all weekend for I don’t know how many years.  That led to Vic Coffey and Carl Meyers, who took my career to where it is.

“This whole area, this is where I grew up. [Weedsport] was my Sunday night home since I could walk until I started traveling a bit more. It’s a dream come true.”

With the World of Outlaws Late Models off this weekend, McCreadie will return to his roots when the Super DIRTcar Series opens SummerFAST at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 16. He’ll compete in a Vinny Vitale-owned No. 9 car, lettered like one of his dad’s old cars in the Hall of Fame 100.

Despite being excited to get back into a Big Block, he said he knows the competition he’s up against, battling the Super DIRTcar Series stars.

“Vinny Vitale called me this winter asking me if I wanted to run a little bit,” McCreadie said. “And we talked, and it was based on whether we think we can be competitive. It’s hard to go out there and just jump into these things with no practice. We did run a few laps, and we felt like it was worth doing, and he already had it lettered up beautiful for this race. So, that’s what we’re going to focus on, and going to Brewerton [Friday] was decided at the last minute. 

“I’m not going anywhere just to ride around in last, but I also know what we’re up against, and these guys are amazing at what they do.”

Sunday’s race won’t be the first time he’s honored his dad with a paint scheme. He already races the No. 9 with the World of Outlaws Late Models, a number he’s won with on eight occasions. Running a Big Block car that’s a tribute to his dad, though, is an honor for McCreadie, something he said he hopes he does justice.

“It’s good and bad,” McCreadie said. “Most of these people who saw this thing saw it in Victory Lane, and I don’t know if we can do that.

“To be able to honor my dad, my mother, brother, and sister, our whole family has lived all of this our whole lives… It’s an honor and a privilege. Hopefully I do it justice.

McCreadie will join the Super DIRTcar Series when it kicks off the fifth annual SummerFAST on Sunday, Aug. 16, at Weedsport Speedway in the Hall of Fame 100.

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

 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/dirtcar-ne/big-block-modifieds/super-dirt-car-series/the-ultimate-honor-tim-mccreadie-reflects-on-hall-of-fame-induction-looks-ahead-to-super-dirtcar-series-return/

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Phelps Takes Momentum Into Fifth Annual SummerFAST
The Baldwinsville, NY driver has won two of the last three Super DIRTcar Series events

Brody Plotz

 

WEEDSPORT, NY (August 14, 2026) – Jimmy Phelps has dealt with the peaks and valleys of Big Block Modified racing for more than 20 years. 

But as the Super DIRTcar Series prepares for its fifth annual SummerFAST, Aug. 16-19, the Baldwinsville, NY driver is at the top of one of those peaks before one of the season’s toughest stretches.

Phelps has won two of the last three Super DIRTcar Series Features, earning his first multi-win season in points-paying events since 2018. Not only are those two victories something to celebrate for Phelps and Heinke-Baldwin Racing, but they’re also what Phelps called a relief.

 “I really felt like our cars have been really good and my guys have given me cars that can win a lot of races,” Phelps said. “We’ve had a couple of events we got tore up a little bit, and in other cases we’ve put ourselves in position with good track position and then made poor setup choices in the Feature. It was just really good to put some good nights together.”

One reason for his recent surge, which includes wins at Mohawk International Raceway and Airborne Park Speedway, is a change he made to begin 2026. Phelps decided to run Land of Legends Raceway on most Saturday nights, forcing him to get away from what he was used to weekly.

 “I think that getting outside my comfort zone and running there more on a weekly basis has definitely helped us in situations at tracks I haven’t been historically great at,” Phelps said. “I think we’ve worked on that a little bit. 

“Even at the beginning of the year at Georgetown (Speedway), I thought we had speed and qualified real well. We might’ve messed up on tires and setups in the [Feature], but it’s a big track I wouldn’t normally expect a lot, and I thought we had a car that could’ve gotten it done if we made some better choices.”

Those setup choices are one of the factors that determine who’s in Victory Lane at the end of the night in a Super DIRTcar Series race. Compared to when Phelps started racing Big Blocks, he said it’s gotten even harder to win a Series race because of how close the competition is every night.

“There’s a lot of variables,” Phelps said. “They’ve always been there, but it seems like the difficulty has increased to the point where there’s like three phases. You have to unload good off the truck because you need to get yourself into the redraw. You need to draw really well because, at the end of the day, there’s so many fast cars and things are so even that it’s really difficult to start in the third and fourth row and expect you’re going to drive by them.

“Then you have to obviously put however many laps together and keep the thing up front. We’ve had some nights lately we’ve capitalized on good Qualifying runs and had speed to capitalize.”

With Phelps and HBR building momentum, they’re excited to run at Weedsport Speedway, Brewerton Speedway, Land of Legends, and Utica-Rome Speedway on consecutive nights during SummerFAST. Each of these is a track where Phelps has won a Super DIRTcar Series or DIRTcar 358 Modified Series event in his career. 

 “We’re starting to fire our way back a little bit, and we’re coming to this stretch of tracks we’re excited about because we have some history, got a notebook, and inevitably have had success at over the course of several years,” Phelps said. “They’re tracks we’ve highlighted on our schedule to be a really good stretch for us.

“Obviously we’re excited, but we know there’s 15-20 guys in the same boat that are excited to capitalize on this SummerFAST opportunity, too. So, we still have to do everything right, try to have really good speed, and obviously a little luck, too.”

Phelps aims to keep that momentum rolling when the Super DIRTcar Series kicks off the fifth annual SummerFAST on Sunday, Aug. 16, at Weedsport Speedway for the Hall of Fame 100. 

Then, the Series visits Brewerton Speedway on Monday, Aug. 17, Land of Legends Raceway on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and Utica-Rome Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 19, where a SummerFAST champion will be crowned.

GET SUMMERFAST TICKETS HERE

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

 

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Fifth Annual SummerFAST Bringing Four Nights of Ground-Pounding Action, Big Stars, Family Fun

joe Grabianowski  
 

WEEDSPORT, NY (August 13, 2026) – A mid-August tradition continues next week, as the Super DIRTcar Series thunders into Central New York for the fifth annual SummerFAST.

Drivers will battle for four straight nights at four different racetracks, earning points throughout the week to determine this year’s SummerFAST champion.

Kicking off the four-night spectacular is a stop at Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, NY, on Sunday, Aug. 16, for the Hall of Fame 100. The first of two stops at the “Port” in 2026 will be a 100-lap Feature, paying $10,000-to-win.

Then, the Beasts of the Northeast head to Brewerton Speedway in Central Square, NY on Monday, Aug. 17, for its lone stop of the season at the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon.” After Brewerton, the Series returns to Land of Legends Raceway in Canandaigua, NY on Tuesday, Aug. 18, before crowning a SummerFAST champion at Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, NY, on Wednesday, Aug. 19.

The final three Features of the event will each be 60 laps, paying $6,000-to-win.

It’s not only on-track action fans can enjoy throughout SummerFAST. They’ll also have plenty of activities to take part in throughout the week, including giveaways, driver autograph sessions, the return of Flaggin’ with Farney, pace truck rides, and more.

GET SUMMERFAST TICKETS HERE

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

Here’s a look at what to watch for during SummerFAST:

The Three Champions: In four years of SummerFAST, only three drivers have earned the coveted mini-series championship. They also happen to be the top three in the 2026 Super DIRTcar Series standings.

Alex Yankowski, the 2024 SummerFAST champion, leads the Series points standings by 37 points over Mat Williamson entering Sunday’s race at Weedsport. The Covington Township, PA driver is the only competitor to finish in the top 10 in all 10 points-paying events so far this season.

At the four tracks the Series visits next week, Yankowski has recent consistency at all of them. He finished in the top 10 in all three Series starts at Weedsport in 2025 and has finished in the top five in his last three starts at Land of Legends, including a fourth in July.  “Kid Rocket” also finished sixth in last year’s stop at Brewerton.

Utica-Rome is Yankowski’s best track out of the four, with four wins this season, one in a Big Block and three in a 358. He has one SummerFAST victory in his career, winning the finale at Fulton Speedway in 2024.

Williamson, meanwhile, has been successful at all four tracks in his career, scoring 37 total victories between them. The St. Catharines, ON driver and defending SummerFAST champion already has two Big Block wins at Weedsport this season, sweeping the Empire State Challenge last month. He’s also added two wins at Utica-Rome, and two wins at Land of Legends where he’s won three of the last four Series events.

Brewerton is the only track this week where the two-time SummerFAST Feature winner hasn’t made a start. However, he’s won seven times at the 3/8-mile track, including Series triumphs in 2019, 2021, and 2023.

Matt Sheppard, the only two-time SummerFAST champion, has been even more successful than Williamson at these four tracks, winning on 257 occasions. That includes 23 in Super DIRTcar Series Features, and three during SummerFAST.

The Savannah, NY driver is searching for his first Series win of 2026 as he builds momentum entering this year’s event. In each of his last starts at all four tracks this season, he’s finished in the top two, including a victory at Land of Legends on Aug. 1.

“Super Matt” is currently third in points, 69 points behind Yankowski, and four points ahead of Alex Payne, who’s in fourth.

Phelps is Heating Up: One of the drivers building momentum heading into SummerFAST is Jimmy Phelps, who’s won two of the last three Super DIRTcar Series events.

With those two wins, the “Baldwinsville Bandit” has vaulted to fifth in the Series standings and enters a string of four consecutive tracks where he’s either won a Super DIRTcar Series or DIRTcar 358 Modified Series event.

Phelps has a DIRTcar 358 Modified Series win at Weedsport already this season, along with multiple top fives at Land of Legends.

A win by Phelps during SummerFAST would be his 25th career Series triumph.

The Elizabethtown, NY driver aims for his fourth career Series triumph.

A Cast of Outsiders: While all the Super DIRTcar Series stars are competing for a SummerFAST title this weekend, thee are few others to watch throughout the week.

Sunday’s race at Weedsport also marks the return of World of Outlaws Late Models Series presented by DIRTVision star Tim McCreadie to the Big Block Modifieds. The Watertown, NY competitor will drive a Vince Vitale-owned No. 9 machine, lettered like his dad Bob’s old car.  

McCreadie’s return comes three days after he’s inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame.

“T-Mac” is a 23-time Series winner, with three of them coming at Weedsport.

NASCAR Trucks Series star Stewart Friesen, who’s won more Super DIRTcar Series Features than anyone in 2026, will be in action at Weedsport and Utica-Rome. The Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON driver has 68 wins at Utica-Rome and 11 at Weedsport, including his last two Series starts at the 3/8-mile facility.

Despite his 56 Series wins, he’s searching for his first SummerFAST triumph.

You also can’t count out Tim Sears Jr. and Peter Britten, who each earned their first SummerFAST victories last season.  Sears, from Hastings, NY, thrilled the home crowd with his first Super DIRTcar Series win at Brewerton, while Britten, from Brisbane, QLD, outdueled Sheppard for the win at Weedsport. They are expected to be in action all four nights.

Chasing the Top Five: Four drivers are within 20 points of Phelps for fifth in the championship standings entering next week’s event, and with four nights to earn valuable points toward the championship, those positions could change hands on multiple occasions.

Felix Roy is sixth in the standings, five points behind Phelps entering Sunday’s race at Weedsport. Between the four tracks that are part of SummerFAST, “Hollywood” has two top fives and seven top 10s. He’s never made a start at Utica-Rome.

Behind Roy is Jack Lehner, who has momentum after winning at Orange County Fair Speedway last weekend. Lehner, from Saratoga Springs, NY, has 10 top fives and 30 top 10s between the four tracks, with his best finish a third at Land of Legends in 2023.

Both Lehner and Roy are searching for their first career Series victory.

Mike Mahaney, meanwhile, is eighth, trailing Phelps by 16 points heading into Weedsport. “Smooth Shoe” is the only one of the three to earn a victory at any of the SummerFAST facilities, winning six times at Utica-Rome, once at Weedsport, and once at Land of Legends.

 

WHEN AND WHERE
Weedsport Speedway (3/8-mile) in Weedsport, NY on Sunday, Aug. 16
Brewerton Speedway (3/8-mile) in Central Square, NY on Monday, Aug. 17
Land of Legends Raceway (1/2-mile) in Canandaigua, NY on Tuesday, Aug. 18
Utica-Rome Speedway (1/2-mile) in Vernon, NY on Wednesday, Aug. 19

TRACK RECORD
Weedsport Speedway: 14.884 set by Peter Britten on Aug. 17, 2025
Brewerton Speedway: 13.890 set by Billy Decker on Sept. 15, 2017
Land of Legends Raceway: 17.125 set by Billy Decker on Aug. 9, 2007
Utica-Rome Speedway: 17.736 by Alan Barker on July 14, 2023

ONLINE
Weedsport Speedway: www.weedsportspeedway.com
Brewerton Speedway: www.brewertonspeedway.com
Land of Legends Raceway: www.landoflegendsraceway.com
Utica-Rome Speedway: www.uticaromespeedway.com


2026 Series Statistics

FEATURE WINNERS: (6 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-4

  2. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3

Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-3

  1. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2

  2. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1

HEAT RACE WINNERS (23 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-12

  2. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-5

  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-4

  4. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-3
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-3
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-3
    Alex Yankowski- Covington Township, PA-3

  5. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-2
    Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-2
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-2
    Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-2

  6. Matt Caprara, Clayton, NY-1
    Louden Reimert, Oley, PA-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-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
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (20 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

  1. Rex King Jr., Bristolville, OH-3

  2. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, 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
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-1
    H.J. Bunting, Milford, DE-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Chris Curtis, East Canaan, CT-1
    Ryan Krachun, Neshanic Station, NJ-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

PODIUM FINISHES (14 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

  1. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-8

Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-8

  1. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-5
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-5

  2. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-3

  3. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 2

  4. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1

HARD CHARGER (12 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

  1. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-3

  2. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-1
    Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Justin Haers, Phelps, NY-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ-1
    Tyler Dippel, Walkill, NY-1
    Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Ryan Krachun, Neshanic Station, NJ-1
    Adam Pierson, East Corinth, VT-1

BILLY WHITAKER CARS AND TRUX QUICK TIMES (10 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-3

  2. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2

  3. Duane Howard, Oley, PA-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1

Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-1
Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award (11 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QT

  1. Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-3

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

  3. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-On-the-Lake, ON-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-1
    Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-1
    Tanner Van Doren, Schnecksville, PA-1
    Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, MA-1
    Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY-1

Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (16 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

  1. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-182

  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-146

  3. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 120

  4. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-75

  5. Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-60

  6. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-38

  7. William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-37

  8. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-31

  9. Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-29

  10. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-25

  11. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-20

  12. Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-19

  13. Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-17

  14. Kevin Hamel, Yamaska, QC-8

  15. Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-7

  16. 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)

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory

 

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Super DIRTcar Series Focuses on Sharon Speedway After Mansfield Cancels

 

MANSFIELD, OH (Aug. 7, 2026) – The Super DIRTcar Series will focus fully on Sharon Speedway when it races into Ohio next week after Mansfield Speedway officials encountered several hurdles preventing it from being able to welcome the Big Block Modifieds to the Series’ Ohio swing.

A large Saturday night concert at Mansfield Speedway introduced after the original race schedule was announced, combined with the county fair, has made running another event within that span an untenable option for the track. The race will not be made up.

The Super DIRTcar Series now set its sights on the Steel Valley 75 Wednesday night at historic Sharon Speedway, where a duel between Anthony Perrego and 10-time champion Matt Sheppard thrilled the packed stands last season. Sheppard is still looking for his first Super DIRTcar Series win of the year while the championship battle is heating up with three-time champion Mat Williamson of Ontario fending off rising star Alex Yankowski from Pennsylvania.

In addition to the Super DIRTcar Series, 410 Sprint Cars will also be on the card.

For tickets to the huge midweek spectacular at Sharon Speedway, click HERE or call 844-DIRT-TIX.

If you purchased tickets to the event at Mansfield Speedway, they will automatically be refunded within 14 days.

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THE MONTH AHEAD: Return to Ohio, SummerFAST Highlight Busy August For Super DIRTcar Series

Brian Nacewicz

MANSFIELD, OH (July 27, 2026) – After a jam-packed July, another busy month of racing is on tap for the Super DIRTcar Series.

The Beasts of the Northeast will be in action six times in nine days in August, starting with a two-night swing through Ohio. First, the Series makes its debut at the iconic Mansfield Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 11, before returning to Sharon Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

Then, an annual August staple returns to the schedule, with four consecutive nights of action during SummerFAST.

The event kicks off with the Hall of Fame 100 at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 16, before stops at Brewerton Speedway on Monday, Aug. 17, Land of Legends Raceway on Tuesday, Aug. 17, and a return to Utica-Rome Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 18.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

Mansfield Speedway | Big Block Invasion of Mansfield (Aug. 11)

The August swing kicks off with a super debut at the iconic Mansfield Speedway in Mansfield, OH for the Big Block Invasion of Mansfield.

In addition to the event being the Series’ first visit to Mansfield, it’ll also be the first-ever Big Block Modified race there. No driver in the field will have made a competitive lap around the track, leveling the playing field for everyone.

The RUSH Late Models will join the Super DIRTcar Series for the one-day show.

GET MANSFIELD TICKETS HERE

Sharon Speedway | Steel Valley 75 (Aug. 12)

One night after making their debut at Mansfield, the Super DIRTcar Series returns to Sharon Speedway for the second straight season.

In last year’s Steel Valley 75, Anthony Perrego held off challenges from 10-time Series champion Matt Sheppard to earn his lone win of 2025. 

The Series has made three stops at the track since 2000, with Jimmy Phelps and Peter Britten joining Perrego as Feature winners.

Joining the Super DIRTcar Series for the second consecutive season will be 410 Sprint Cars.

GET SHARON SPEEDWAY TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (Aug. 11, 2025):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v5HdHQug2Y

Weedsport Speedway | SummerFAST Hall of Fame 100 (Aug. 16)

The last time the Super DIRTcar Series visited Weedsport, Peter Britten kicked off SummerFAST with a popular victory. This year’s Hall of Fame 100 serves as the opener of the four-race swing for the second straight year, with drivers aiming to grab an early advantage in the battle to be SummerFAST champion.

Britten earned the win at Weedsport last August, while NASCAR Trucks Series star Stewart Friesen won the other 2025 stops in May and July.

DIRTcar Sportsman and Mod Lites will join the Big Blocks in the SummerFAST opener.

GET WEEDSPORT TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (Aug. 17, 2025):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh-IZk4cu8Q

Brewerton Speedway | SummerFAST (Aug. 17)

One of the most highly anticipated races of the season is night two of SummerFAST, as the Series makes its lone stop at Brewerton Speedway. 

Last year’s Feature at the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon” was a race of the year candidate, with Tim Sears Jr. driving to his first career Super DIRTcar Series victory, holding off Britten, Phelps, and a late charge from defending SummerFAST champion Mat Williamson.

The DIRTcar Pro Stock Series and Mod Lites are on the card along with the Big Blocks.

GET BREWERTON TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (Aug. 18, 2025):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4U0DxGMaqk

 

Land of Legends Raceway | SummerFAST (Aug. 18)

Night three of SummerFAST marks the second stop of 2026 at Land of Legends Raceway, and the start of back-to-back 1/2-mile tracks to finish off the four-night event.

Earlier this season, Tim Fuller held off Alex Payne to earn the victory at the Canandaigua, NY oval. 

This year’s August stop at Land of Legends will be the fourth SummerFAST Feature, as drivers aim to join Sheppard and Williamson as event winners in the Finger Lakes.

Along with the Super DIRTcar Series, the track’s DIRTcar Sportsman division will also be in action.

GET LAND OF LEGENDS TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (July 2, 2026):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVUFsbm0UCA

Utica-Rome Speedway | SummerFAST (Aug. 19)

The final night of SummerFAST will be the triumphant return of Utica-Rome Speedway to the Super DIRTcar Series schedule.

It’ll be the first Series event at the track since 2018, when Phelps reached Victory Lane.

Utica-Rome’s return to the schedule will also be highlighted by the crowning of a SummerFAST champion. One driver could become the fourth SummerFAST champion in event history, joining Sheppard, Williamson, and current Series points leader Alex Yankowski.

GET UTICA-ROME TICKETS HERE

Video Recap (July 8, 2018):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jf3AeUId6I

 

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Gary Lindberg Scores First Career DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Win in Stevens Memorial at Ransomville
Mat Williamson finishes second, takes over Series points lead

RANSOMVILLE, NY (August 25, 2026) – Gary Lindberg is no stranger to Victory Lane at Ransomville Speedway. In fact, he’s already been there on four occasions this season.

But on Tuesday night, the Ridgeway, ON driver earned his biggest win yet, leading all 60 laps to win the Flyin’ Brian and Ray Stevens Memorial.

It’s a $5,444 victory he won’t forget anytime soon.

“This is probably my biggest win, and the most money we’ve ever won,” Lindberg said. “It’s good for the team. Thanks for everyone coming out. It’s a Tuesday night; we had a lot of help in the pits, and the car was amazing.”

Mike Mahaney and Lindberg led the field to the green in the 60-lap Feature, but it wasn’t long before the No. 37S took advantage. Lindberg thundered around “Smooth Shoe” in Turns 1 and 2 and pulled away, opening a full straightaway lead through the first 10 laps. 

Lindberg’s lead would go away on the race’s first caution on Lap 19 for Austin Susice, but it didn’t deter Lindberg, who drove by Mahaney again on the outside when the race resumed on Lap 22. 

With Lindberg out front, Mahaney held off championship rival Mat Williamson for more than 15 laps, trying to extend his points lead over the defending champion. However, the Elizabethtown, NY driver’s good run came to an end on Lap 47, when he slowed on the backstretch.

That would be the race’s final caution as Lindberg drove away from Williamson on the restart. But it wasn’t over yet, as “Money Mat” made a late charge for the lead. It wasn’t enough, though, as Lindberg held on to reach DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Victory Lane for the first time.

“The track was fast tonight,” Lindberg said. “It was pretty hairy up there against the wall. I started getting too close to the wall, so I changed my line. I didn’t really feel fast, but I didn’t see anybody, so I thought it was the most consistent. 

“I knew Williamson was behind me, and if you make one mistake, he’s a hell of a racecar driver.”

Williamson crossed the line second, earning his fifth straight Series podium since opening the season with a 29th at Lebanon Valley.  The St. Catharines, ON driver said track position was vital in earning Tuesday’s win.

“Hats off to the No. 37S, they were good tonight,” Williamson said. “I didn’t feel like we were as maneuverable as we were on Friday. These things are so close that one little miscue definitely makes a difference on if you win or lose.”

With his runner-up finish, Williamson has taken the points lead, leaving Ransomville with a 22-point lead over Mahaney, who finished 19th.

Stewart Friesen rounded out the podium in his first Series start of the season. Peter Britten finished fourth, and Ryan Susice rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar 358 Modified Series returns to action with back-to-back nights at Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 10, and Friday, Sept. 11. 

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

Stevens Memorial: 1. 37S-Gary Lindberg[2]; 2. 6-Mat Williamson[3]; 3. 44-Stewart Friesen[9]; 4. 21A-Peter Britten[4]; 5. 38-Ryan Susice[12]; 6. 25-Erick Rudolph[6]; 7. 92-Andrew Buff[5]; 8. 3-Chad Brachmann[20]; 9. 01-Chris Raabe[14]; 10. 35R-Nelson Mason[8]; 11. 22-Noah Walker[11]; 12. 31-Lance Willix[7]; 13. 18R-Brad Rouse[15]; 14. 11S-Steven Lewis Jr[19]; 15. 14-CG Morey[16]; 16. B24-Brendan Gibbons[26]; 17. 5-Jack Butler[18]; 18. 117-CJ Castelletti[21]; 19. (DNF) 35-Mike Mahaney[1]; 20. (DNF) 26-Kyle Richner[17]; 21. (DNF) 1S-Andrew Smith[13]; 22. (DNF) 68-Austin Susice[10]; 23. (DNF) R44-Ryan Barrett[23]; 24. (DNF) 678-John Smith[25]; 25. (DNF) 132-Jessica Kriegisch[22]; 26. (DNF) 54JR-Scott Just[24]

Hoosier Racing Tire Award (Free Tire): Noah Walker

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CODY STRIKES AGAIN: Cody McPherson Wins DIRTcar Sportsman Series Portion of Stevens Memorial

Ransomville, NY (August 25, 2026) – Anytime the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series heads to Ransomville Speedway, Cody McPherson has been a contender.

And on Tuesday night, the St. Catharines, ON driver delivered a memorable performance.

McPherson stormed around Richard Murtaugh with two laps to go to win the Sportsman portion of the Flyin’ Brian and Ray Stevens Memorial.

The $3,000 triumph means a lot to McPherson, who traveled with Brian Stevens to the track as a teenager.

“Those last five laps I said screw it, I wanted to win this race so bad,” McPherson said. “There were so many nights it was me, Mikey Granton, and Brian Stevens going up to Ohsweken. I had it made being a 15-year-old kid listening to the stories from those two, and to win this race in honor of him is so awesome.”

Connor Crane and Richard Murtaugh sat on the front row of the 30-lap Feature, with Crane gaining the early advantage. Crane, from Canaan, CT, held on throughout the first 10 laps until lap traffic allowed Murtaugh to close in.

At the race’s halfway point, Crane, who was running the bottom, decided to switch lanes to try and get around a lap car. However, that opened the door on the bottom, allowing Murtaugh to slide his No. 33 in front of Crane as they exited Turn 2 on Lap 16.

Three laps later, Murtaugh’s advantage went away as the red flag came out for Taylor Wason, who flipped on the backstretch.  But while Murtaugh regained the lead on the Lap 18 restart, McPherson started his run forward behind him.

Using the outside line, McPherson drove from sixth to second in three laps, setting his sights on Murtaugh with 11 laps to go. McPherson would get closer, but then another caution flew on Lap 28 when Cody Manitta had a flat left rear tire while running sixth.

When the race resumed, Murtaugh had the advantage on the inside line over McPherson, holding him off through Turns 1 and 2 on the race’s final lap. But that’s when the yellow flag came out for the final time, as Jayden Wust got into the outside wall on the front stretch, just before the start/finish line.

That set up another green-white-checkered finish, but this time it was McPherson who took advantage. The three-time Series champion gained momentum in Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 29, thundering past Murtaugh for the lead.

From there, he held on to win the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series stop at Ransomville for the third straight year.

Murtaugh settled for second, earning his first championship-season podium of the season. 

Early leader Connor Crane finished third, Tristan Ladouceur finished fourth, and Nigel Pendykoski rounded out the top five.

With his fourth-place finish, Ladouceur holds a 26-point lead over Murtaugh.

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series returns to action on Sunday, Sept. 6 for the Sportsman Classic at Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, NY.

They’ll be joined by the Super DIRTcar Series for the Cavalcade Cup 100.

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

Stevens Memorial: 1. 1-Cody McPherson[6]; 2. 33-Richard Murtaugh[4]; 3. 711X-Connor Caine[1]; 4. 92T-Tristan Ladouceur[8]; 5. 78JR-Nigel Pendykoski[12]; 6. 111-Brett Senek[7]; 7. 44C-Abby Castile[2]; 8. 26-Derrick McGrew[3]; 9. 33M-Bodie Marks[11]; 10. 16-Matt Barbour[9]; 11. 51-Bryan Preville[14]; 12. 52-Jessica Power[18]; 13. 61-Derek Wagner[16]; 14. 71-Jacob Bansmer[15]; 15. 53-Tyler Foster[22]; 16. 54-Sullivan Dickey[24]; 17. 99PJR-Matteo Panunte[26]; 18. 18R-Madyson Rouse[17]; 19. FOX28-Tyler Stevenson[19]; 20. 6-Cody Manitta[5]; 21. 10-Trevor Houghton[29]; 22. 2-Greg Henry[28]; 23. 313-Cam Van Zandt[20]; 24. 916-Nick Brundige[27]; 25. 43J-Jayden Wust[13]; 26. 82-David Hackett[10]; 27. 14-Brendan Zimmerman[30]; 28. 99S-Stephen Miller[21]; 29. 07W-Taylor Wason[25]; 30. 185-Tyler Puchalski[23]

Hoosier Racing Tire Award (Free Tire): Tyler Stevenson

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DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Heads to Ransomville For Stevens Memorial

joe Grabianowski

RANSOMVILLE, NY (August 25, 2026) – For the fourth straight season, the DIRTcar Sportsman Series will make its traditional Western New York stop in August.

The top Sportsman drivers in the Northeast head to Ransomville Speedway in Ransomville, NY, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, for the Flyin’ Brian and Ray Stevens Memorial, a 30-lap Feature paying $3,000 to win.

Joining the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series is the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series.

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

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

Ladouceur Leads: After two races in the battle to become DIRTcar Sportsman Series champion, Tristan Ladouceur has jumped out to the front of the Series standings. 

The Alexandria, ON driver holds a 19-point lead over Taylor Wason, following a third at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park and a fifth at Utica-Rome Speedway last week. Ladouceur has only made one start at Ransomville in his career, crossing the line second in last year’s Championship Series stop.

He’s searching for his first career Series victory.

Tight Battle for Second: While Ladouceur leads, Wason holds an 11-point cushion over Richard Murtaugh and Bodie Marks, who are tied for third, 30 points behind Ladouceur.

Wason, from Middlegrove, NY, brings momentum to the “Big R” after earning his first official win of the season at Albany-Saratoga Speedway last Friday. He also earned a win there earlier this season in a substitute role. 

However, Tuesday’s race will be Wason’s first start at the 3/8-mile oval.

Murtaugh, like Ladouceur, has only made one Series start at Ransomville in his career, finishing ninth in last year’s event. The Fulton, NY driver is trying to rebound after a 16th-place finish last week at Utica-Rome, and a sixth at Glen Ridge. He’s aiming for his 10th career Series victory.

Marks is expected to make his first start at Ransomville on Tuesday, after finishing 11th at Glen Ridge and second at Utica-Rome.

McPherson’s Playground: When the DIRTcar Sportsman Series heads to Ransomville, drivers know that one of the top competitors to beat is three-time Series champion Cody McPherson.

The St. Catharines, ON driver has won seven of the 14 Features at the track this season and has won the Championship Series stop in each of the last two seasons. McPherson is searching for his 27th Series victory, with six of those at Ransomville.

While McPherson has had the upper hand this season at the “Big R,” six other drivers have reached Victory Lane. Brett Senek, from Ransomville, NY, has one victory, and joins McPherson as the only two drivers to finish in the top 10 in all 14 of the track’s Features this season.

Nigel Pendykoski, from Niagara Falls, ON, is currently third in the track’s points standings, also has a victory this season, and is ninth in Series points – 58 points behind Ladouceur. 

The four other Sportsman winners at Ransomville this season are Tyler Foster, Cameron Tuttle, Stephen Miller, and Brendan Zimmerman.

2026 Championship Season Schedule:

Sunday, Aug. 9/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY- Derrick McGrew Jr.
Wednesday, Aug. 19/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY- Tony Finch II
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Sunday, Sept. 6/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Saturday, Sept. 12/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Saturday, Sept. 19/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Saturday, Oct. 10/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY (Super DIRT Week)
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON

DIRTCar Sportsman Championship Series Points Standings

  1. Tristan Ladouceur        784
  2. Taylor Wason               -19
  3. Bodie Mark                  -30
  4. Richard Murtaugh        -30
  5. Cody Manitta               -41
  6. Derrick McGrew Jr.      -41
  7. Nick Brundige              -49
  8. David Hackett              -58
  9. Nigel Pendykoski         -59
  10. Chris Crane Jr.             -60

Note: Home Track bonus points will be added after Labor Day weekend. 

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Stevens Memorial Marks Lone Western New York Stop for DIRTcar 358 Modified Series

Mike Mahaney enters event with 12-point lead over Mat Williamson

joe Grabianowski  

RANSOMVILLE, NY (August 24, 2026) – For the first time since 2016, the top 358 Modified drivers in the Northeast will visit New York’s Niagara region.

The DIRTcar 358 Modified Series makes its lone stop at Ransomville Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 25, for the Flyin’ Brian and Ray Stevens Memorial. Drivers will battle in a 60-lap Feature paying $5,444-to-win.

Joining the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series will be the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series.

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

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

Defending the Big R: With seven races remaining in the battle to become DIRTcar 358 Modified Series champion, Mat Williamson has the chance to grab momentum in front of his home crowd.

The two-time defending Series champion is 12 points behind Mike Mahaney entering Tuesday’s race, a track where he’s won eight times this season along with 13 top fives in 13 starts. “Money Mat” is also the most recent winner on the Series, outdueling Mahaney at Utica-Rome Speedway last month. Overall, Williamson has 48 career victories at Ransomville.

He’s searching for his 23rd Series triumph.

Mahaney, meanwhile, has only made nine starts at Ransomville in his career, earning one top five and three top 10s. However, the Elizabethtown, NY driver does bring momentum into Tuesday’s race. He earned a Big Block Feature win at Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Friday and added a 358 Modified win at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, along with clinching the track championship.

A win by “Smooth Shoe” on Tuesday would be his fourth career Series victory.

Freeze Warning: It isn’t often that Stewart Friesen competes in a DIRTcar 358 Modified Series event, but that will be the case on Tuesday when he returns to the track he grew up at. 

Friesen, from Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, already has a win at Ransomville this season, driving from 12th to the win in the Ron Martin Summer Nationals with the Super DIRTcar Series in June. Tuesday’s race will be his first DIRTcar 358 Modified Series start at the “Big R” since 2014, when he finished second in both Features that season.

The NASCAR Trucks Series star is a seven-time DIRTcar 358 Modified Series winner, but none of them are at Ransomville, where he’s reached Victory Lane on 14 occasions. 

Ransomville Stalwarts: While Williamson and Friesen are two of the top names aiming for Tuesday’s Stevens Memorial win, two others are no stranger to Victory Lane at the 3/8-mile track.

In DIRTcar 358 Modified Series competition, no active driver has been better at Ransomville than Erick Rudolph, who scored two wins each in 2015 and 2016. Overall, the Ransomville, NY driver and three-time Series champion has 38 wins at the track and 19 career DIRTcar 358 Modified Series triumphs.

Another driver to keep an eye on is Gary Lindberg, who’s been the only driver to beat Williamson on more than one occasion at Ransomville in 2026. The Ridgeway, ON driver has four victories at the track this season, along with 10 top fives and 12 top 10s in 13 starts. Overall, he has 16 wins at Ransomville.

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
Thursday, Sept. 10/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, 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

 

 

DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Points Standings

 

  1. Mike Mahaney          794
  2. Mat Williamson         -12
  3. Lance Willix II           -64
  4. Chris Raabe              -74
  5. Peter Britten              -82
  6. Brad Rouse               -126
  7. Andrew Buff              -156
  8. Brendan Gibbons     -158
  9. Jack Butler                -162
  10. C.G. Morey                -182

 

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DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series Joins SummerFAST With Utica-Rome Visit

Quentin Young

 

VERNON, NY (August 18, 2026) – For the first time since 2020, the top Sportsman drivers in the Northeast will battle at the “Home of Heroes.”

The DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series returns to action at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Wednesday, Aug. 19, as part of SummerFAST with the Super DIRTcar Series.

Race two of the 2026 Championship Series will be a 30-lap Feature paying $1,500-to-win.

GET UTICA-ROME TICKETS HERE

Where can you watch SummerFAST? Live on DIRTVision.

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

Here’s what to watch for at Utica-Rome:

The Top Two Emerge: After one race in the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series, two Regional Champions have emerged at the top of the Series standings.

With his second consecutive third-place finish at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, Tristan Ladouceur holds a six-point lead over Richard Murtaugh entering Wednesday night’s race. However, Murtaugh may have an advantage over Ladouceur this week, as the Alexandria, ON driver has never made a start at the 1/2-mile track.

Murtaugh, from Fulton, NY, has made two starts at Utica-Rome this season, finishing seventh and third in two July Features. He’s searching for his 10th career Series win.

Aiming to Strike: Behind Ladouceur and Murtaugh are Taylor Wason, who’s nine points out of the lead, and Nigel Pendykoski, who’s 20 points out of first.

Wednesday’s race at Utica-Rome will be uncharted territory for both drivers, as they haven’t made a start at the track this season. 

Wason, from Middle Grove, NY, hasn’t officially won a Feature in 2026, although he did win a Feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway as a substitute driver for Chris Crane Jr. He has three top fives and 10 top 10s in 17 starts.

Pendykoski, who races at Ransomville Speedway and Merrittville Speedway weekly, has three victories between the two tracks in 2026, along with 17 top fives and 29 top 10s. 

Both drivers are searching for their first career DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory. 

UTICA 64: In 2026 at Utica-Rome, Tyler Corcoran has won most of the Features in the track’s return to the DIRTcar banner this season. 

The Central Square, NY driver has won seven of the 13 Features and has 12 top fives and 12 top 10s in 14 starts. A win at Utica-Rome would be his 10th career DIRTcar Sportsman victory, and first at Utica-Rome.

Despite Corcoran’s success at the track this season, he’s not the points leader entering Wednesday night’s race. David Hackett holds an eight-point lead over Corcoran in the standings, as he searches for his first DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory. The Baldwinsville, NY driver doesn’t have a win, but has 11 top fives and 13 top 10s in 13 starts.

The only other 13-time winner at the track this season is Matt Guerreri, who’s reached Victory Lane on three occasions. Guerreri, from Waterloo, NY, has nine top fives and 14 top 10s this season. He’s aiming for his second career Series win.

2026 Championship Season Schedule:

Sunday, Aug. 9/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY- Derrick McGrew Jr.
Wednesday, Aug. 19/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Sunday, Sept. 6/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Saturday, Sept. 12/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Saturday, Sept. 19/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Saturday, Oct. 10/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON

DIRTCar Sportsman Championship Series Points Standings
  1. Tristan Ladouceur        644
  2. Richard Murtaugh          -6
  3. Taylor Wason                 -9
  4. Nigel Pendykoski           -20
  5. Joey Scarborough         -26
  6. Nick Brundige                -33
  7. Bodie Marks                   -36
  8. Jessica Power                -37
  9. Derrick McGrew Jr.         -39
  10. Cody Manitta                  -45

Note: Home Track bonus points will be added after Labor Day weekend.

 

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Grueling Three-Race Week Awaits DIRTcar Pro Stock Series
The Series will stop at Brewerton Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, and Glen Ridge Motorsports Park

Quentin Young

CENTRAL SQUARE, NY (August 17, 2026) – The road to Super DIRT Week 54 and the 2026 DIRTcar Pro Stock Series title has its toughest challenge ahead, as drivers prepare for three races over the next seven days.

Kicking off the three-race stretch is a return to Brewerton Speedway in Central Square, NY, on Monday, Aug. 17, as part of SummerFAST with the Super DIRTcar Series. Drivers will battle in a 30-lap Feature paying $1,000-to-win.

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Where can you watch SummerFAST? Live on DIRTVision.

After Monday’s visit to Brewerton, the Series returns to New York’s Capital Region on back-to-back nights. First up is a stop at Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, NY on Saturday, Aug. 22. Then, the Series moves to Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, NY on Sunday, Aug. 23.

Both races will also be 30 laps, paying $1,000-to-win.

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

Here’s a look at what to watch for at Brewerton, Lebanon Valley, and Glen Ridge:

Alone at the Top: With four races complete in this year’s chase for the DIRTcar Pro Stock championship, Bastien Caron sits at the top of the standings. The Inverness, QC driver holds a 28-point lead over Jason Casey entering this three-race stretch. 

To keep that advantage, he’ll head to three racetracks where he’s never made a Series start, including Brewerton and Glen Ridge, where he’s never turned a lap. However, he has made a start at Lebanon Valley, finishing fourth on June 20.

A win at any of these three tracks will be his third career Series win.

Chasing Caron: While Caron has breathing room at the top of the standings, three drivers are separated by six points in the battle for second. Casey, from Canaan, CT, holds second, two points ahead of Devon Camenga, who’s two points ahead of defending Series champion Pete Stefanski.

Out of the three drivers, Casey has an advantage over the other two in this stretch as the Series visits his home track at Lebanon Valley. Casey has five victories at the track this season, including a win last Saturday. In Series events, his best finish at Lebanon Valley is a second, matching his best finish at Brewerton.

At Glen Ridge, his best finish is an eighth in 2024.

Stefanski, the six-time Series champion, is the only driver of the three to win a Series event at one of this week’s three tracks, winning at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in 2024. The North Tonawanda, NY driver has also found success at the other two tracks, finishing second at Brewerton in 2023 and second at Lebanon Valley in 2010, along with a third-place finish last year.

Stefanski’s next win will be his 29th career Series victory.

Camenga, from Troy, NY, also has podium finishes at Brewerton and Lebanon Valley, finishing third at Lebanon Valley in 2024 and third last year during SummerFAST. Last year’s I Love NY 50 winner’s best finish at Glen Ridge is fourth in 2024. He’s searching for his second career Series triumph.

The Valley Streak: Over the history of the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series, there hasn’t been a place that’s tougher to win for the Series regulars than Lebanon Valley. In 17 races at the “Valley of Speed,” a track regular has won all 17 of them, including Frank Twing, who’s won the last two. 

The Series driver who came closest to knocking off Twing last year was Stefanski, who finished third. That’s the same position that Zack Sorrentino finished in 2024. Sorrentino, from Lee, MA, is a two-time track champion at Lebanon Valley, but has only planned on following the Series regularly in 2026. 

He has his chance to earn his first career Series victory in the race that’s closest to his Massachusetts home.

 

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
Saturday, Aug. 22/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY
Sunday, Aug. 23/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY
Saturday, Sept. 19/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Saturday, Sept. 26/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Friday, Oct. 2/Fulton Speedway/Fulton, NY
Friday, Oct. 9/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY

Current DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Standings

  1. Bastien Caron                  564
  2. Jason Casey                    -28
  3. Devon Camenga              -30
  4. Pete Stefanski                  -32
  5. Dakota Sharp                   -44
  6. Tommy Lizotte                  -56
  7. Tyler Bushey                    -64
  8. Jonathan Levesque        -102
  9. Denis Gauvreau             -102
  10. Zach Sorrentino             -108

 

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Chase For 2026 DIRTcar Sportsman Series Title Begins at Glen Ridge

joe Grabianowski

FULTONVILLE, NY (August 7, 2026) – Now that all four regional champions have been crowned, the battle to become the overall DIRTcar Sportsman Series champion begins this weekend.

Drivers will head to Glen Ridge Motorsports Park on Sunday, Aug. 9 to kick off the Championship Season in a 40-lap Feature paying $1,500-to-win.

Joining the Series at Glen Ridge are the track’s DIRTcar 358 Modified, DIRTcar Pro Stock, Limited Sportsman, 4-Cylinder, Street Stock, and Slingshot divisions.

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

Here Come the Champs: Throughout the 2026 season, drivers competed in their respective regions with four champions being crowned. Joey Scarborough (East), Tristan Ladouceur (North), Cody McPherson (West), and Richard Murtaugh (Central) each earned valuable bonus points toward this season’s Sportsman championship.

Ladouceur has been the most successful this season, winning the last seven Features at Mohawk International Raceway, along with another win at Cornwall in June. The Alexandria, ON driver finished third in his lone start at the 1/4-mile track last year.

Murtaugh, from Fulton, NY, has momentum entering this weekend’s race after winning his last two Series starts at Fulton Speedway and Land of Legends Raceway. The Central Region champion also won more Features than any other driver during the Championship Season in 2025, including the Great Lakes 75 at Oswego Speedway during Super DIRT Week. The “Rocket” finished 10th in last year’s Glen Ridge stop.

Scarborough clinched his 2026 East Region title at Glen Ridge last month, finishing seventh in the finale after starting 22nd. Sunday will be the Brandon, VT driver’s first championship season start. He won his first career Series Feature earlier this season at Bear Ridge Speedway, a track similar in size to Glen Ridge.

McPherson is not expected to compete for the 2026 championship.

Looking for Three Straight: In each of the last two seasons, Gavin Eisele has gotten the jump over his competitors by earning back-to-back wins at Glen Ridge.

Overall, the LaFargeville, NY driver has made four starts at the track, finishing in the top five on three occasions. Eisele is aiming for his fourth career Series win on Sunday, and first since last year’s triumph at “The Ridge.” 

He’s won six times so far in 2026, earning victories at Brockville Ontario Speedway and Can-Am Speedway.

Agent Zero: Two-time defending Series champion Shane Pecore officially begins his title defense on Sunday, aiming for his first Series victory in more than a year.

The Cornwall, ON driver has won four Features so far this season, scoring victories at Airborne Park Speedway, Brockville, and Can-Am. 

Pecore has only made one start in his career at Glen Ridge, opening last year’s Championship Season with a ninth-place finish. He’s searching for his 14th career DIRTcar Sportsman Series win.

Defending the Ridge: Along with the Series stars, Glen Ridge’s regulars are ready to aim for the $1,500 prize. Zach Buff and Derrick McGrew Jr. are the only multi-time winners at the track this season and are separated by eight points in the battle for the track championship.

Buff, from Latham, NY, has two wins at the Capital Region bullring this season, along with nine top fives in nine starts. He has an East Region victory at the track, but he’s finished 20th and 23rd in the last two Championship Season openers.

McGrew, meanwhile, is a four-time winner this season, and has seven top fives and eight top 10s in eight starts. Like Buff, the Ballston Spa, NY driver has an East Region victory at the track. He also has a podium finish in Championship Season competition, crossing the line third at Glen Ridge in 2024.

Both drivers are aiming for their second Series victory.

Other Feature winners at the track this season include Bill August, Tavien Blowers, and Connor Crane, who won this year’s East Region stop.

2026 Championship Season Schedule:

Sunday, Aug. 9/Glen Ridge Motorsports Park/Fultonville, NY
Wednesday, Aug. 19/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Sunday, Sept. 6/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY
Saturday, Sept. 12/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY
Friday, Sept. 18/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY
Saturday, Sept. 19/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY
Friday, Sept. 25/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY
Saturday, Oct. 10/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17/Brockville Ontario Speedway/Brockville, ON 

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR: First Canada Stop on Tap for DIRTcar 358 Modified Series at Cornwall
Mike Mahaney leads the standings by 12 points over Mat Williamson

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For the first time in 2026, the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series will travel out of the United States for its first of two stops in Canada.

A visit to Cornwall Motor Speedway in Long Sault, ON awaits the top 358 Modified stars in the Northeast for the Chico Dingwall Memorial on Sunday, Aug. 2. The event will be a 96-lap Feature paying $10,000-to-win (CAN).

Joining the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series are the track’s Mini Stock, Lightning Sprint, Sportsman, and Novice Sportsman divisions.

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

Mike and Mat: When the Series last battled at Utica-Rome Speedway, Mat Williamson outdueled Mike Mahaney to score his second win of 2026. The St. Catharines, ON driver also cut Mahaney’s lead to 12 points with eight races remaining.

Last year at Cornwall, Mahaney led most of the race before ultimately losing the lead to Tim Fuller toward the end. However, the Elizabethtown, NY driver finished second.  In 11 starts at Cornwall, “Smooth Shoe” has three top fives and seven top 10s.

Williamson, meanwhile, has been better at the 1/4-mile track, earning seven wins, 26 top fives and 32 top 10s in 40 starts. That includes a podium finish during the Spring Shootout with the Super DIRTcar Series in May. He finished fourth during last year’s 358 Modified stop at Cornwall after starting 17th.

A win by Williamson would be his 23rd career triumph, breaking a tie with Fuller for fourth on the Series all-time wins list.

Watch Out for Fuller: Fuller’s win at Cornwall in 2025 was the last time the Edwards, NY driver reached Victory Lane at the track, a place he’s won at on six occasions. In 59 starts, he’s earned 29 top fives and 46 top 10s.

The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame driver hasn’t finished off the podium in his last three 358 Modified Series starts at the track, and aims for his third Series triumph there, the first coming in 1993.

Along with his success in a 358, he’s earned five top fives at Cornwall with the Super DIRTcar Series, and two top fives with the World of Outlaws Late Models Series presented by DIRTVision. 

Here Comes Hollywood: Fuller isn’t the only outsider who’s had success at Cornwall. Felix Roy, the 2024 Series champion, also has six wins at the track along with 19 top fives and 25 top 10s in 34 starts.

The Napierville, QC driver has made two starts at the 1/4-mile track this season, earning one win and two top fives. However, he earned a 29th-place finish in his lone DIRTcar 358 Modified Series start there.

Like Williamson, “Hollywood” also had success in the Super DIRTcar Series Spring Shootout, finishing third driving the Paille Course Racing No. ONE.

A win on Sunday would be his first career DIRTcar 358 Modified Series victory.

Defending the Bullring: Like most tracks on the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series schedule, Cornwall has a stout group of regulars who aim to win the Chico Dingwall Memorial.

In five regular season Features at Cornwall this season, six different drivers have reached Victory Lane. Joining Roy and David Hebert are the top three in the track’s points standings, Corey Wheeler, Louie Jackson Jr., Kalen Draper, and Ryan Stabler.

Wheeler, from Cornwall, ON, is the current points leader and the only driver to finish in the top five in all six Features. He’s aiming for his second career Series victory, after winning at Brockville Ontario Speedway in 2023. Wheeler has 16 victories, 73 top fives and 113 top 10s in 147 starts at Cornwall.

Stabler, also from Cornwall, ON, is a three-time winner at the track, with 18 top fives and 34 top 10s. Jackson, from Akwesasne, NY, has eight wins at Cornwall, along with 33 top fives and 67 top 10s. 

Both drivers are searching for their first career Series victory.

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
Sunday, Aug. 2/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON
Tuesday, Aug. 25/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY
Thursday, Sept. 10/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, 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

 

DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Points Standings

  1. Mike Mahaney            794
  2. Mat Williamson           -12
  3. Lance Willix II             -64
  4. Chris Raabe               -74
  5. Peter Britten               -82
  6. Brad Rouse                -126
  7. Andrew Buff                -156
  8. Brendan Gibbons        -158
  9. Jack Butler                  -162
  10. C.G. Morey                 -182

 

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The Super DIRTcar Series 2026 Schedule:

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

2026 Championship Season

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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