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WORLD OF OUTLAWS WORLD FINALS

 

STAYING SPICY: Scelzi Scores Friday of World Finals, Puts Spire Motorsports in World of Outlaws Victory Lane

The Fresno, CA native continues his recent hot streak by leading every lap at Charlotte

tyler carr

CONCORD, NC (November 6, 2026) - “Hot Sauce” is back in World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Victory Lane.

Giovanni Scelzi opened a brand new chapter in 2026. He teamed with Spire Motorsports as the NASCAR operation opted to add Sprint Cars to their stable. That paired him with one of the best crew chiefs in the business, Eric Prutzman.

The combination got hot with three straight wins last month, one at Lakeside Speedway and two at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. They had no intentions of slowing down on Spire’s home turf with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Scelzi started the Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals with a top 10 on Thursday, and he upped his game to another level on Friday. The Californian lined up on the front row and ripped by polesitter Sheldon Haudenschild on the opening circuit and set sail. Tanner Holmes charged into the runner-up spot late and closed in on the No. 77’s tail tank but ran out of time as Scelzi took the checkered flag.

“The cushion got lipped up there pretty quick after they tilled it,” Scelzi said. “Man, I know we were all angry at first, but kudos to the track crew. Thank you to the fans for staying here. We’ve been here for nearly 12 hours. To get a win in Spire’s home state is awesome with the Chili’s 77 car. It’s very, very cool to win here. It’s been seven years since I won here last.”

Scelzi becomes the 24th different winner with The Greatest Show on Dirt in 2026, meaning the record for the most in one season could be tied on the final night of the campaign. The 24-year-old is now at 11 career World of Outlaws triumphs, equaling him with Fred Rahmer for 48th most. Spire Motorsports etched their name in the history books by becoming a World of Outlaws winning organization.

Tanner Holmes recorded his best career World of Outlaws finish with a runner-up in the Buch Motorsports No. 13.

Sheldon Haudenschild and the KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 18 crew rounded out the podium.

Cameron Smith and Buddy Schweibinz completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Heat Races belonged to Bill Balog (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Buddy Schweibinz (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Sheldon Haudenschild (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Cameron Smith (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Giovanni Scelzi.

Sheldon Haudenschild topped the Toyota Dash.

Steven Snyder Jr. won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Donny Schatz drove from 25th to 17th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Emerson Axsom finished 12th to pick up Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race honors.

Giovanni Scelzi clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Bill Balog.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series conclude the 2026 season with the $25,000-to-win finale of the Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Saturday, Nov. 7. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps): 1. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[2]; 2. 13-Tanner Holmes[3]; 3. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[1]; 4. 1A-Cameron Smith[4]; 5. 69K-Buddy Schweibinz[7]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo[10]; 7. 83-Michael Kofoid[13]; 8. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[9]; 9. 2-David Gravel[11]; 10. 71-Parker Price Miller[6]; 11. 14-Rico Abreu[17]; 12. 27-Emerson Axsom[12]; 13. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[15]; 14. 23-Garet Williamson[19]; 15. 39M-Anthony Macri[14]; 16. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[21]; 17. 15-Donny Schatz[25]; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart[24]; 19. 19-Brent Marks[20]; 20. 7S-Chris Windom[18]; 21. 17B-Bill Balog[5]; 22. 17-Spencer Bayston[22]; 23. 24D-Danny Sams III[16]; 24. 7NY-Matt Farnham[8]; 25. 71R-Logan Rumsey[23]; 26. 2C-Cole Macedo[26]; 27. 28M-Conner Morrell[28]; 28. 16C-Skylar Gee[27]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/staying-spicy-scelzi-scores-friday-of-world-finals-puts-spire-motorsports-in-world-of-outlaws-victory-lane/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549485
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/tracks/?track=The%2BDirt%2BTrack%2Bat%2BCharlotte

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

 

Hoffman Wins First World Finals Feature for 20th World of Outlaws Victory

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (November 6, 2026) – Nick Hoffman is finally a winner of his home state’s biggest dirt track race.

The Dirt Track at Charlotte has been the premiere showplace for the sport in the Carolinas from the day it opened in 2000, and Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals has been its signature event since 2007. Hoffman has fond memories of attending the event as a fan for several years, and it’s been one of his most wanted trophies in his past four years as a full-timer with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

Hoffman has always had a knack for racing at Charlotte, as evidenced by his three World Short Track Championship titles in his DIRTcar UMP Modified days. That open-wheel success had started to translate to the Late Model as of late, as Hoffman entered Friday’s program on a streak of five-straight finishes of seventh or better at World Finals. But when he won his Heat Race and drew the Bilstein Pole for the Feature, Hoffman knew he had his best chance yet to finally break through.

Hoffman didn’t let the opportunity pass him by. The NOS Energy Drink No. 9 was the class of the field throughout the 35-lapper, leading every circuit on the way to the checkered flag. Ryan Gustin stayed within a second of Hoffman to keep him honest, particularly in traffic, but he never got close enough to go for a race-winning move. Jonathan Davenport got around Gustin for second with four laps remaining, but by then, it was too late to get to run down Hoffman.

In his final World of Outlaws weekend as the driver at Tye Twarog Racing, Hoffman climbed out of the car in Victory Lane surrounded by Twarog and plenty of other friends and family members.

“I have a couple great memories of sitting in those grandstands watching Scott Bloomquist win the Colossal 100 here,” Hoffman recalled. “And then Jimmy Owens was so good. Hell, there was one year that Jason Feger came down here and put on a show running above the cushion. That’s one thing tonight, they did a hell of a job to turn this racetrack around. If you would have told me four or five hours ago that it would turn out like this, I would have called you a liar. Pretty wild that it got slick and didn’t get rough.”

Behind Hoffman, Davenport and Gustin, Ricky Thornton Jr.’s bid for an eighth-straight Late Model win ended in fourth, while Chris Madden rounded out the top five.

RACE NOTES:

Chris Madden won Heat 1.

Dallon Murty won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Ryan Gustin won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Chris Ferguson won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Nick Hoffman won WIX Filters Heat 5.

Trey Mills won Heat 6.

Tim McCreadie, Drake Troutman and Ethan Wilson won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Nick Hoffman won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Daulton Wilson won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Jonathan Davenport was the Air National Guard Second-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Ricky Thornton Jr. was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Chris Madden was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Dallon Murty was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Max McLaughlin was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

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

Tim McCreadie was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Jordan Koehler was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Jadon Frame was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Kyle Bronson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (35 Laps): 1. 9-Nick Hoffman[1]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[10]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin[3]; 4. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[18]; 5. 44-Chris Madden[6]; 6. 13-Dallon Murty[4]; 7. 8M-Max McLaughlin[11]; 8. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[13]; 9. 1-Tyler Erb[8]; 10. 32-Bobby Pierce[12]; 11. 74X-Ethan Dotson[25]; 12. 9M-Tim McCreadie[19]; 13. 114-Jordan Koehler[15]; 14. 81F-Jadon Frame[16]; 15. 5-Drake Troutman[20]; 16. 58V-Daulton Wilson[26]; 17. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[27]; 18. 40B-Kyle Bronson[9]; 19. 6-Hudson O’Neal[7]; 20. 8-Kyle Strickler[17]; 21. 14-Trey Mills[2]; 22. 5J-Braden Jones[14]; 23. 19-Dustin Sorensen[28]; 24. 1Z-Logan Zarin[30]; 25. 11-Austin Smith[23]; 26. 16-Ben Watkins[24]; 27. 5W-Ethan Wilson[21]; 28. 11R-Josh Rice[22]; 29. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[29]; 30. 22-Chris Ferguson[5] 

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/hoffman-wins-first-world-finals-feature-for-20th-world-of-outlaws-victory/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549486
TRACK INFO: https://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/

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

 

ON TOP OF THE WORLD: Alex Yankowski Holds Off Mat Williamson For World Finals Win, Mathematically Secures 2026 Crown

joe Grabianowski  

CONCORD, NC (November 7, 2026) – Alex Yankowski had a plan in 2026. Just win races and the Super DIRTcar Series points would take care of themselves.

That’s exactly what the Covington Township, PA driver did Friday night, narrowly holding off Mat Williamson at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for his second Dave Smith Motors World Finals victory and fifth Series triumph of the season.

With the win, “Kid Rocket” has mathematically secured the 2026 championship and will officially be crowned the youngest champion in Series history on Saturday night.

“What a sigh of relief,” Yankowski said. “To get this championship is just an unbelievable feat. It’s always been the Northern guys beating up on us. I know Doug Hoffman got one. There’s a lot of people that aren’t with us that I wish were today. 

“I’m really proud of this whole group. We’re going to keep plugging. To win it and to clinch it is something special.”

Felix Roy, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, led the field to the green in the 30-lap Feature, beating Jack Lehner into Turns 1 and 2. But behind the Napierville, QC driver, it didn’t take long for Yankowski to start moving forward.

Yankowski had the runner-up spot by Turn 2, while Williamson followed to take over third by the time they completed Lap 1. Williamson lurked behind the top two, but in the first half of the race, Roy and Yankowski battled for the top spot.

Roy played defense through the race’s first half, holding off challenges from the No. 84Y, whether it was Yankowski trying to power around the outside, or diamonding the corner and trying to pass Roy low. While Roy held off every attempt, things changed for the 2023 Series Rookie of the Year when a caution came out on Lap 15 for Paul Mancini.

 When the race resumed, Roy fired on the outside lane, but Yankowski started better and he pulled even with the No. 91 as they entered Turn 1. Roy held off Yankowski again as they exited Turn 2, but Yankowski found his opportunity as they raced down the backstretch.

Roy slid in front of Yankowski in Turn 4, trying to take his momentum away. But once Yankowski saw Roy slide up, he crossed over to the bottom and stormed to the lead as they completed Lap 16.

Yankowski raced to a full straightaway advantage through the next 10 laps, but when he caught lap traffic, it allowed Roy and Williamson to close in. And for the second straight night, Williamson made a late charge for the win.

The three-time Series champion found momentum on the inside lane while battling Roy in traffic, diving underneath Roy as they exited Turn 2 to take over second on Lap 29. Then, Williamson set his sights on Yankowski, who was struggling to get by Francois Bellemare, a lap car. 

On the race’s final lap, Williamson continued that momentum in Turns 1 and 2, pulling up to the middle of Yankowski’s car. But it wasn’t enough to take the lead. However, Williamson had one more shot as they entered Turns 3 and 4.

Yankowski chose the bottom as they went into the corner, and Williamson followed at first. But midway through Turns 3 and 4, Williamson switched to the outside, trying to power around Yankowski as they exited the corner. Williamson got one last burst of speed off Turn 4, but it wasn’t enough as Yankowski held on to win the $10,000 prize by 0.036 seconds.

“I didn’t know where to be (in traffic),” Yankowski said. “[Bellemare] was sliding himself the whole time so I couldn’t slide him. I couldn’t get under him. And Williamson did a great job trying to take advantage of that.

“I beat myself up all winter long about things I felt I could’ve been better about, and this race team has been unbelievable.”

Williamson settled for second, narrowly missing a win for the second straight night. It’s his fourth-straight top-two Series finish.

Mike Maresca earned his first Series podium of the season, crossing the line third after starting 12th. 

Felix Roy finished fourth after leading the first 15 laps, and Ryan Godown rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Saturday, Nov. 7, for the 2026 season finale at the Dave Smith Motors World Finals. Drivers will compete in a 40-lap Feature, paying $15,000-to-win.

Where can you buy tickets to World Finals? You can buy tickets at http://worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com/.

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

RACE NOTES:

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award: Jimmy Phelps
Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Award: Mat Williamson
Bicknell Racing Products Heat Race 1 Winner: Mat Williamson
DIG Race Products Heat Race 2 Winner: Tyler Dippel
Wix Filters Heat Race 3 Winner: Alex Yankowski
The Greatest Store on Dirt Heat Race 4 Winner: Felix Roy
SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Pole Award Winner:  Felix Roy
Behrent’s Performance Warehouse One Lap to Go: Alex Yankowski

Super DIRTcar Series Feature (30 Laps): 1. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[4]; 2. 88-Mat Williamson[3]; 3. 7MM-Michael Maresca[12]; 4. 91-Felix Roy[1]; 5. 26-Ryan Godown[5]; 6. 70A-Alex Payne[14]; 7. 1-Tyler Dippel[6]; 8. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[10]; 9. 2-Jack Lehner[2]; 10. 3-Justin Haers[13]; 11. 12-Darren Smith[8]; 12. 35-Mike Mahaney[7]; 13. 33-Eddie Strada[11]; 14. 21A-Peter Britten[15]; 15. 28-Michael Trautschold[22]; 16. 4M-Logan Watt[21]; 17. 99L-Larry Wight[23]; 18. 6-Matt Stangle[9]; 19. 29-Ryan Krachun[30]; 20. 165-Rex King Jr[17]; 21. 7M-Paul Mancini[18]; 22. 9S-Matt Sheppard[27]; 23. 15X-Justin Stone[29]; 24. 11-Matt Caprara[25]; 25. 21M-Bob Mcgannon[26]; 26. 35B-Francois Bellemare[24]; 27. 25-Erick Rudolph[28]; 28. (DNF) 16-Louden Reimert[19]; 29. (DNF) 9-Tim McCreadie[16]; 30. (DNF) 0-Glenn Styres[20]

 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/on-top-of-the-world-alex-yankowski-holds-off-mat-williamson-for-world-finals-win-mathematically-secures-2026-crown/

EVENT INFO: https://superdirtcarseries.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549485
 

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

ROCKETING TO VICTORY: Abreu Slips by Balog Late to Top World Finals Opener

The Californian gives Tony Stewart Racing its 14th Charlotte score in thrilling fashion

tyler carr

CONCORD, NC (November 5, 2026) - Rico Abreu brought the “Rushville Rocket” No. 14 to North Carolina, and it’s living up to its name.

The ride pays homage to his boss at Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Tony Stewart himself. The team has run the car at some of the sport’s biggest races this year and opted to do it again at the Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals as the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series closes out the 2026 campaign.

Abreu began the week by sweeping both Simpson Quick Times during Wednesday’s Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying Night. That lined him up on the pole for his Thursday Heat Race, which he won. A third-place finish in the Toyota Dash put the St. Helena, CA native in row two for the 25-lap main event.

Abreu patiently waited for the right time to strike as Bill Balog led much of the race. The No. 14 machine searched all the lines at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for grip while Balog remained committed to the cushion. Abreu found what he needed with less than five circuits remaining as a run off the bottom of Turn 2 sent him sailing by the No. 17B as they slid into the set of corners. That proved to be the winning move as Abreu rocketed away to Victory Lane.

“My car launched really well on the starts,” Abreu said. “When I got to the outside row, the 7BC (Tyler Courtney) peeled off to try to pass the 17B (Bill Balog), and I got a full clean lane up top. These guys kept working on this thing. I was a little concerned mid-race there if we were going to be too aero tight to get to the front. Things kind of played out, and I just kept trying to not forfeit positions. Ricky (Warner), Zack (Middlebrooks), Brady (Forbrook), and Todd (Devnich), just this whole organization, they keep fighting.”

Thursday gave Abreu 11 overall Sprint Car scores in 2026, including a pair with The Greatest Show on Dirt. It’s the 332nd World of Outlaws victory for Tony Stewart’s operation, and 14 of those have now come at the Concord, NC track. That puts it in a tie with The Dirt Track at Las Vegas and River Cities Speedway for the fourth most responsible track for those 332 checkered flags. It was Abreu’s second Charlotte triumph, making him the 13th different multi-time winner there.

Tyler Courtney wheeled by Balog late to grab the second spot in the Clauson Marshall Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 7BC.

Bill Balog completed the podium after leading the most laps.

Buddy Kofoid and Garet Williamson completed the top five.

David Gravel and Big Game Motorsports effectively clinched their consecutive World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car championship with a sixth-place effort. They simply need to show up for the final two nights of racing to officially claim the title.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Heat Races belonged to David Gravel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Bill Balog (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Rico Abreu (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Buddy Kofoid (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Garet Williamson.

Williamson also topped the Toyota Dash.

Parker Price-Miller won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Chase Randall marched from 22nd to 14th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Logan Schuchart was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom was the Five Star Bodie Rookie of the Race.

Bill Balog clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Sheldon Haudenschild.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series takes on another $15,000-to-win Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals program on Friday, Nov. 6 to set the stage for Saturday’s $25,000-to-win season finale. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14-Rico Abreu[3]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[4]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog[2]; 4. 83-Michael Kofoid[6]; 5. 23-Garet Williamson[1]; 6. 2-David Gravel[5]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart[8]; 8. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[7]; 9. 71R-Logan Rumsey[16]; 10. 17-Spencer Bayston[15]; 11. 51-Steven Snyder Jr[17]; 12. 41-Carson Macedo[11]; 13. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[14]; 14. 9-Chase Randall[22]; 15. 71-Parker Price Miller[21]; 16. 13-Tanner Holmes[12]; 17. 15-Donny Schatz[19]; 18. 19-Brent Marks[18]; 19. 39M-Anthony Macri[13]; 20. 7S-Chris Windom[24]; 21. 2C-Cole Macedo[20]; 22. 27-Emerson Axsom[25]; 23. 6-Bryce Lucius[27]; 24. 15K-Creed Kemenah[23]; 25. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[28]; 26. (DNF) 69K-Buddy Schweibinz[9]; 27. (DNF) 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[10]; 28. (DNF) 16C-Skylar Gee[26]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/rocketing-to-victory-abreu-slips-by-balog-late-to-top-world-finals-opener/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549484
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=The%2BDirt%2BTrack%2Bat%2BCharlotte

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

Thornton Jr. Makes It Seven-Straight Late Model Wins in World Finals Opener

Emily Schwanke

 

CONCORD, NC (November 5, 2026) – There’s no stopping Ricky Thornton Jr. right now.

Since elevating Justin Tharp to crew chief of the Koehler Motorsports No. 20RT after parting ways with Anthony Burroughs, “RTJ” has caught lightning in a bottle. After an up-and-down spring and summer, “RTJ” won his second race with his new-look team at Eldora Speedway on Oct. 9, and nearly a month later, he still can’t stop winning.

Thornton completed the weekend sweep the following night at Eldora. One week later at West Virginia Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track World Championship, he won two more. He then took a week off to go USAC Sprint Car racing in Arizona before returning to his day job at Portsmouth Raceway Park on Oct. 30-31, and proceeded to extend his Late Model win streak to six.

When the team rolled into The Dirt Track at Charlotte for Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals, they were up against perhaps their toughest task yet. They had to defeat a massive 74-car field featuring nearly every big name Late Model racing has to offer. But Thornton is a proven winner at Charlotte thanks to his three prior victories in 2023 and 2024, and his odds looked better than ever to add a fourth.

Early on in Thursday’s Feature, Thornton was fighting his way through the pack while it looked like Brandon Overton‘s race to lose out front. The Evans, GA driver is wheeling a Billy Franklin-owned Rocket Chassis this weekend as opposed to his usual Longhorn Chassis ride at Riggs Motorsports. It’s been a trying season for Overton, but “Big Sexy” looked like his old self leading comfortably until some precipitation arrived 17 laps into the 35-lap Feature.

The rain gave teams a chance to return to their haulers and make adjustments under the short red flag prior to the second half of the race. When the green flag flew again, Overton was still fast, but Thornton’s car instantly came to life. Thornton restarted fifth, but was past Overton and into the lead within two laps. Some late lap traffic gave Overton a chance to reel Thornton back in, but he was unable to stop Thornton from clinching his seventh Late Model win in a row and his fourth at World Finals.

“We decided to just leave it covered, put a little bit of fuel in, hop in and go back out,” Thornton commented on his lack of changes during the break. “I was just able to get a really good restart. Those guys kind of got to [Turn] 1 and shoved, and I was able to drive straight. I got second right away, and I knew if I could at least pressure Brandon and get by him, then just try to get as far out as I could before I got to lap cars.”

Overton finished his first night in a Rocket in second ahead of Bobby Pierce in third, who extended his points lead over fourth-running Nick Hoffman by two to 78 with two nights remaining. Chris Ferguson rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals rolls on at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Friday, Nov. 6, with another 35-lap, $15,000-to-win, World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision Feature. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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

RACE NOTES:

Kale Green won Heat 1.

Chris Madden won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Brandon Overton won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Michael Leach won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Jadon Frame won WIX Filters Heat 5.

Chris Ferguson won Heat 6.

Tim McCreadie, Jonathan Davenport and Daulton Wilson won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Brandon Overton won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Tyler Erb won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Brandon Overton was the Air National Guard Second-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Chris Ferguson was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Trey Millswas the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Michael Leach was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

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

Tyler Erb was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Jonathan Davenport was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

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

Feature (35 Laps): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[12]; 2. 17-Brandon Overton[1]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[11]; 4. 9-Nick Hoffman[8]; 5. 22-Chris Ferguson[4]; 6. 14-Trey Mills[10]; 7. 09-Michael Leach[3]; 8. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[13]; 9. 44-Chris Madden[5]; 10. 9M-Tim McCreadie[19]; 11. 19R-Ryan Gustin[9]; 12. 1-Tyler Erb[25]; 13. 11R-Josh Rice[15]; 14. 49-Jonathan Davenport[20]; 15. 93-Carson Ferguson[16]; 16. 74X-Ethan Dotson[26]; 17. 16-Ben Watkins[14]; 18. 58V-Daulton Wilson[21]; 19. 5-Drake Troutman[18]; 20. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[29]; 21. 19-Dustin Sorensen[28]; 22. 58-Garrett Alberson[23]; 23. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[27]; 24. 49M-Luke Morey[22]; 25. 4-Kale Green[6]; 26. 13-Dallon Murty[7]; 27. 8-Kyle Strickler[17]; 28. 23-Beckham Malone[24]; 29. 1Z-Logan Zarin[30]; 30. 81F-Jadon Frame[2]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/thornton-jr-makes-it-seven-straight-late-model-wins-in-world-finals-opener/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549485
TRACK INFO: https://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/

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

 

THREE FOR THE BANDIT: Jimmy Phelps Holds Off Mat Williamson for Third World Finals Victory
Alex Yankowski finishes third, holds 87-point lead with two races remaining

joe Grabianowski

CONCORD, NC (November 5, 2026) – During one of his best Super DIRTcar Series seasons, Jimmy Phelps added another milestone moment at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

The Baldwinsville, NY driver led all 30 laps of Thursday’s Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World FinalsFeature, holding off a late charge by Mat Williamson for his 25th career Series triumph.

“Just an awesome car,” Phelps said. “We had a good Heat Race. Had a good pill draw. And we really needed to make tonight count because we’re a little deeper tomorrow. But for right now we’ll celebrate. It feels good.”

Phelps, the SRI Performance and Stock Car Steel Pole Award winner, led the field to the green in the 30-lap Feature, using the outside lane to pull away from Logan Watt. It wasn’t long before Phelps gained a significant advantage, taking a lead of over a second before the race’s first caution on Lap 7 for Paul Mancini.

When the race resumed, Phelps controlled the field again, this time getting a larger advantage on a long green-flag run. Behind Phelps, Watt dropped out on Lap 11 after the driveshaft broke on the No. 14W, handing the runner-up position to Williamson, who started sixth.

Williamson gained some ground on Phelps as the “Baldwinsville Bandit” battled through lap traffic, but a caution with 10 laps to go for Rex King Jr. brought the Buzz Chew Racing No. 88 within striking distance.

Phelps beat Williamson into Turns 1 and 2, but with a chance to tie Matt Sheppard for the most World Finalswins, “Money Mat” wasn’t going away. While Phelps ran the middle of the track, Williamson went to the extreme outside lane, closing within two car lengths on multiple occasions down the backstretch. 

Williamson’s best shot to pass Phelps came with two laps to go, when he got a monstrous run exiting Turn 2. Williamson pulled even with the No. 98H as they raced down the backstretch and tried to inch ahead in Turn 3. 

But Phelps’ momentum was too much for the three-time Series champion to overcome, as the Super DIRTcar Series veteran held off Williamson to earn the $10,000 victory and his third Series triumph of 2026.

“We fired really good,” Phelps said. “And as the right-rear tire started to wear, I knew I needed to make an adjustment in (Turns) 1 and 2. The 88 made us earn it toward the end. He got me to move. I’m not really even sure if I moved to the right line compared to where he was running, but I think it might’ve got me into the grip enough to hold him off the rest of the way.”

Williamson settled for second, earning his third straight top-two Series finish. The St. Catharines, ON driver said he wanted to make sure he ran Phelps clean while battling for the lead, after Phelps did the same thing at Georgetown last weekend.

“I don’t know if I needed any more, or if I needed the race to play out any differently,” Williamson said. “Obviously drawing six hurts, because you use your shit up getting to the front. 

“The car and motor were really stout. I don’t think I could get any more out of it. I hate losing, but it was a lot of fun.”

Alex Yankowski rounded out the podium and holds an 87-point lead over Williamson with two races remaining.

Alex Payne finished fourth, and Felix Roy crossed the line fifth.

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Friday, Nov. 6, for another night of racing action at the Dave Smith Motors World Finals. For the second straight night, drivers will compete in a 30-lap Feature, paying $10,000-to-win.

Where can you buy tickets to World Finals? You can buy tickets at http://worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com/.

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

RACE NOTES:

JAM Performance Fastest Hot Lap Award: Jimmy Phelps
Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Award: Logan Watt
Bicknell Racing Products Heat Race 1 Winner: Jimmy Phelps
DIG Race Products Heat Race 2 Winner: Alex Yankowski
Wix Filters Heat Race 3 Winner: Mat Williamson
The Greatest Store on Dirt Heat Race 4 Winner: Felix Roy
SRI Performance/Stock Car Steel Pole Award Winner:  Jimmy Phelps
Behrent’s Performance Warehouse One Lap to Go: Jimmy Phelps

World Finals Night 1 (30 Laps): 1. 98H-Jimmy Phelps[1]; 2. 88-Mat Williamson[6]; 3. 84Y-Alex Yankowski[8]; 4. 70A-Alex Payne[12]; 5. 91-Felix Roy[3]; 6. 26-Ryan Godown[4]; 7. 12-Darren Smith[9]; 8. 1-Tyler Dippel[7]; 9. 2-Jack Lehner[15]; 10. 21A-Peter Britten[13]; 11. 7MM-Michael Maresca[22]; 12. 35-Mike Mahaney[11]; 13. 9S-Matt Sheppard[10]; 14. 16-Louden Reimert[18]; 15. 9-Tim McCreadie[16]; 16. 11-Matt Caprara[19]; 17. 25-Erick Rudolph[20]; 18. 6-Matt Stangle[17]; 19. 35C-Chris Curtis[26]; 20. 3-Justin Haers[27]; 21. 29-Ryan Krachun[24]; 22. 15X-Justin Stone[25]; 23. 11T-Jeff Taylor[23]; 24. 44G-Sebastien Gougeon[28]; 25. 99L-Larry Wight[14]; 26. 165-Rex King Jr[5]; 27. 7M-Paul Mancini[30]; 28. (DNF) 17-Marcus Dinkins[29]; 29. (DNF) 14W-Logan Watt[2]; 30. (DNF) 28-Michael Trautschold[21]

 

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/three-for-the-bandit-jimmy-phelps-holds-off-mat-williamson-for-third-world-finals-victory/

EVENT INFO: https://superdirtcarseries.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549484
 

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

 

Abreu Sweeps Quick Times for World Finals Qualifying Night

tyler carr

CONCORD, NC (November 4, 2026) - Two sessions of Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying fired off on-track action Wednesday evening for the Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

North of 40 competitors signed in for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season sendoff event. Wednesday’s times set Heat Race lineups for Thursday and Friday’s programs. Feature points accumulated over those two nights will set Heats for Saturday’s $25,000-to-win season finale.

David Gravel showed no nerves in his quest to secure a third straight championship as he topped the charts in Flight A for Thursday’s program in the Big Game Motorsports No. 2. But it was Rico Abreu in the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 14 setting overall Simpson Quick Time with a 12.584 in Flight B.

Bill Balog, Buddy Schweibinz, Tyler Courtney, and Anthony Macri completed Flight A’s top five for Thursday while it was Michael “Buddy” Kofoid, Garet Williamson, Tanner Holmes, and Sheldon Haudenschild in Flight B.

Abreu didn’t slow when the time came for Friday’s Qualifying session as his 12.542 in Flight A made it a clean sweep of the Simpson Quick Time Awards. Sheldon Haudenschild led the way in Flight B with a 12.678 behind the wheel of the KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink Grand Prix Guava No. 18.

Buddy Schweibinz, Bill Balog, Giovanni Scelzi, and Parker Price-Miller rounded out the top five in Flight A for Friday. Cameron Smith, Tanner Holmes, Matt Farnham, and Carson Macedo completed the top five of Flight B.

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QUALIFYING RESULTS FOR THURSDAY:

Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying A - Thursday Night (2 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel, 12.688[14]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.706[20]; 3. 69K-Buddy Schweibinz, 12.706[11]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 12.718[21]; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri, 12.773[13]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo, 12.799[5]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.841[3]; 8. 17-Spencer Bayston, 12.841[19]; 9. 71-Parker Price Miller, 12.902[4]; 10. 9-Chase Randall, 12.903[17]; 11. 51-Steven Snyder Jr, 12.922[9]; 12. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.940[1]; 13. 7NY-Matt Farnham, 12.953[7]; 14. 24D-Danny Sams III, 12.997[12]; 15. 5-Chase Dietz, 13.019[22]; 16. 2MD-Darin Naida, 13.054[16]; 17. 14D-Zane DeVault, 13.111[15]; 18. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 13.170[2]; 19. 28M-Conner Morrell, 13.187[18]; 20. 94-Hayden Wise, 13.224[8]; 21. 88C-Brogan Carder, 13.308[6]; 22. 41R-Dalton Rombough, 13.371[10]

Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying B - Thursday Night (2 Laps): 1. 14-Rico Abreu, 12.584[18]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid, 12.671[20]; 3. 23-Garet Williamson, 12.718[2]; 4. 13-Tanner Holmes, 12.720[3]; 5. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.725[13]; 6. 15K-Creed Kemenah, 12.742[19]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 12.743[4]; 8. 77-Giovanni Scelzi, 12.787[12]; 9. 19-Brent Marks, 12.788[15]; 10. 2C-Cole Macedo, 12.789[9]; 11. 1A-Cameron Smith, 12.801[8]; 12. 71R-Logan Rumsey, 12.836[5]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom, 12.842[21]; 14. 16C-Skylar Gee, 12.901[10]; 15. 5C-DJ Christie, 12.960[17]; 16. 6-Bryce Lucius, 12.980[6]; 17. 7S-Chris Windom, 12.985[1]; 18. 44-Chris Martin, 13.042[7]; 19. 49X-Zeth Sabo, 13.180[16]; 20. 21-Alex Therrien, 13.313[11]; 21. 3J-Jacob Begenwald, 13.456[14]

QUALIFYING RESULTS FOR FRIDAY:

Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying A - Friday Night (2 Laps): 1. 14-Rico Abreu, 12.542[4]; 2. 69K-Buddy Schweibinz, 12.743[13]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.746[3]; 4. 77-Giovanni Scelzi, 12.769[8]; 5. 71-Parker Price Miller, 12.773[10]; 6. 23-Garet Williamson, 12.778[19]; 7. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 12.843[16]; 8. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 12.844[11]; 9. 51-Steven Snyder Jr, 12.868[7]; 10. 2-David Gravel, 12.870[5]; 11. 83-Michael Kofoid, 12.883[6]; 12. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.911[12]; 13. 15K-Creed Kemenah, 12.917[2]; 14. 9-Chase Randall, 12.919[17]; 15. 2C-Cole Macedo, 12.928[20]; 16. 2MD-Darin Naida, 12.938[14]; 17. 71R-Logan Rumsey, 12.958[15]; 18. 5C-DJ Christie, 13.054[18]; 19. 16C-Skylar Gee, 13.099[22]; 20. 21-Alex Therrien, 13.331[21]; 21. 49X-Zeth Sabo, 13.362[9]; 22. 94-Hayden Wise, 13.391[1]

Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying B - Friday Night (2 Laps): 1. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.678[2]; 2. 1A-Cameron Smith, 12.745[21]; 3. 13-Tanner Holmes, 12.766[10]; 4. 7NY-Matt Farnham, 12.880[18]; 5. 41-Carson Macedo, 12.882[5]; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III, 12.927[11]; 7. 28M-Conner Morrell, 12.941[9]; 8. 27-Emerson Axsom, 12.948[17]; 9. 7S-Chris Windom, 12.970[7]; 10. 6-Bryce Lucius, 12.973[3]; 11. 39M-Anthony Macri, 12.977[8]; 12. 19-Brent Marks, 13.006[4]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.010[6]; 14. 17-Spencer Bayston, 13.023[1]; 15. 5-Chase Dietz, 13.057[19]; 16. 14D-Zane DeVault, 13.080[20]; 17. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 13.171[13]; 18. 44-Chris Martin, 13.193[15]; 19. 3J-Jacob Begenwald, 13.519[16]; 20. 41R-Dalton Rombough, 13.647[12]; 21. 88C-Brogan Carder, 13.675[14]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/abreu-sweeps-quick-times-for-world-finals-qualifying-night/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549483
TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=The%2BDirt%2BTrack%2Bat%2BCharlotte

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

 

Hoffman, Madden Top Charts in World Finals Qualifying at Charlotte

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (November 4, 2026) – Qualifying night is complete at Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals, setting the lineups for Heat Races on Thursday and Friday.

A stout 74-car field of World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision competitors took to The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Wednesday, and a pair of Carolina favorites came out on top. Mooresville, NC’s Nick Hoffman led the way in Mark Martin Automotive Qualifying for Thursday’s program, while Gray Court, SC native Chris Madden set the pace in the Friday session.

Hoffman’s lap of 14.621 seconds was enough to claim his Series-leading 11th Simpson Quick Time Award of the season and earn the pole position for Heat 4 on Thursday. The No. 9 team is in position to potentially take a chunk out of Bobby Pierce‘s 76-point lead in the standings, as the points leader qualified 15th in Group A and will start fifth in Heat 3.

Joining Hoffman as Heat Race polesitters on Thursday will be Kale Green, Ryan Gustin, Brandon Overton, Trey Mills and Chris Ferguson.

Madden is a four-time World of Outlaws winner at Charlotte, and will go for a fifth triumph on Friday from the pole of Heat 1 thanks to his fast lap of 14.689 seconds. Dallon Murty, Ryan Gustin, Ferguson, Jadon Frame and Green will also lead their respective Heat Races to green on Friday. As for the championship contenders, Hoffman will start second in Heat 5, while Pierce will roll off sixth in Heat 6.

UP NEXT: Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals continues on Thursday, Nov. 5, with a 35-lap, $15,000-to-win, Feature, alongside racing for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the Super DIRTcar Series. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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

Thursday Heat Race Lineups

Heat 1
1. Kale Green
2. Brandon Sheppard
3. Dallon Murty
4. Benji Hicks
5. Tim McCreadie
6. Hudson O’Neal
7. Ethan Dotson
8. Brenden Smith
9. Dan Ebert
10. Rick Eckert
11. Demetrios Drellos
12. Alex Vance
13. Gray Parton

STAKT Products Heat 2
1. Ryan Gustin
2. Chris Madden
3. Josh Rice
4. Luke Morey
5. Trent Ivey
6. Logan Zarin
7. Brian Shirley
8. Braden Jones
9. Troy Morris III
10. Brent Larson
11. Callan Hill
12. Kevin Godwin

Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3
1. Brandon Overton
2. Jordan Koehler
3. Kyle Strickler
4. Garrett Alberson
5. Bobby Pierce
6. Todd Morrow
7. Jason Riggs
8. Evan Koehler
9. Barrett Lowe
10. Austin Holcombe
11. Mathew Porter
12. Eli Johnson

Jarrett Rifles Heat 4
1. Nick Hoffman
2. Michael Leach
3. Ben Watkins
4. Jonathan Davenport
5. Tyler Erb
6. Steve Banal
7. Max McLaughlin
8. Donovan Jackson
9. Jamison McBride
10. Dennis Erb Jr.
11. Trevor Collins
12. Dalton Jacobs
13. Gabe Miles

WIX Filters Heat 5
1. Trey Mills
2. Jadon Frame
3. Beckham Malone
4. Austin Smith
5. Carson Ferguson
6. Devin Moran
7. Ethan Wilson
8. Kyle Bronson
9. Ross Robinson
10. Tyler Wyant
11. Kerry King
12. Brody Smith

Heat 6
1. Chris Ferguson
2. Dale McDowell
3. Ricky Thornton Jr.
4. Daulton Wilson
5. Anthony Sanders
6. Dustin Sorensen
7. Drake Troutman
8. Brent Robinson
9. Willie Milliken
10. Tristan Chamberlain
11. Seth Zacharias
12. Brian Ledbetter

Friday Heat Race Lineups

Heat 1
1. Chris Madden
2. Brandon Sheppard
3. Anthony Sanders
4. Tim McCreadie
5. Hudson O’Neal
6. Evan Koehler
7. Carson Ferguson
8. Brian Shirley
9. Austin Holcombe
10. Troy Morris III
11. Callan Hill
12. Kevin Godwin
13. Tyler Wyant

STAKT Products Heat 2
1. Dallon Murty
2. Jordan Koehler
3. Josh Rice
4. Daulton Wilson
5. Luke Morey
6. Kyle Bronson
7. Ethan Dotson
8. Rick Eckert
9. Brody Smith
10. Kerry King
11. Tristan Chamberlain
12. Alex Vance

Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3
1. Ryan Gustin
2. Kyle Strickler
3. Beckham Malone
4. Max McLaughlin
5. Steve Banal
6. Drake Troutman
7. Barrett Lowe
8. Jason Riggs
9. Brent Larson
10. Demetrios Drellos
11. Eli Johnson
12. Brandon Overton

Jarrett Rifles Heat 4
1. Chris Ferguson
2. Braden Jones
3. Tyler Erb
4. Trent Ivey
5. Austin Smith
6. Todd Morrow
7. Jamison McBride
8. Benji Hicks
9. Dennis Erb Jr.
10. Donovan Jackson
11. Seth Zacharias
12. Brian Ledbetter
13. Garrett Alberson

WIX Filters Heat 5
1. Jadon Frame
2. Nick Hoffman
3. Gray Parton
4. Jonathan Davenport
5. Ethan Wilson
6. Devin Moran
7. Ross Robinson
8. Dan Ebert
9. Willie Milliken
10. Brenden Smith
11. Mathew Porter
12. Gabe Miles

Heat 6
1. Kale Green
2. Trey Mills
3. Ricky Thornton Jr.
4. Dale McDowell
5. Ben Watkins
6. Bobby Pierce
7. Logan Zarin
8. Michael Leach
9. Brent Robinson
10. Trevor Collins
11. Dustin Sorensen
12. Dalton Jacobs

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/hoffman-madden-top-charts-in-world-finals-qualifying-at-charlotte/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com/
TRACK INFO: https://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/

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

  

Logan Watt, Mat Williamson Earn Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Awards at World Finals

joe Grabianowski

CONCORD, NC (November 4, 2026) – After two Super DIRTcar Series Qualifying sessions at the Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals, a pair of drivers gained momentum Wednesday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Logan Watt earned the Billy Whittaker Cars and Trux Quick Time Award for Thursday’s program, while Mat Williamson set Quick Time for Friday’s event.

Watt, from Boyertown, PA, ran a 16.009-second lap in his Qualifying session, driving the No. 14W this is dad usually drives. The future MD3 Rookie of the Year contender said he felt pressure to deliver after announcing he’d join forces with Vinny Salerno in 2027.

READ MORE: Logan Watt joins forces with Vinny Salerno for Super DIRTcar Series Run in 2027

“I kind of had to clear all my head out about that stuff, and we were able to come out of the box quick,” Watt said. “Back at home our tracks are fast, and you got to turn. When you have a track like this, it takes me back to home. I’m a little nervous for tomorrow because when we race it could be a little different.”

Williamson, meanwhile, was quickest in Friday’s Qualifying for the second consecutive year, laying down a 15.988-second lap to earn his Series-leading fifth Quick Time of the season.

The St. Catharines, ON driver isn’t mathematically eliminated from championship contention, and said he knew he needed a strong Qualifying run to start the week.

“I’ve been saying that Billy the Kid (engines) builds a great motor all year, and you come to places where you need motor, it shows how good his program is,” Williamson said. “We didn’t really change the car too much (from the first session). A turn here, a turn there to stay on top of the racetrack. But most of all the guys made really smart decisions, and we put it on top of the board.”

UP NEXT: The Super DIRTcar Series returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Thursday, Nov. 5, for the first night of racing action at the Dave Smith Motors World Finals. Drivers will compete in a 30-lap Feature, paying $10,000-to-win.

Where can you buy tickets to World Finals? You can buy tickets at http://worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com/.

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

Thursday Qualifying Group A (2 Laps): 1. 14-Logan Watt, 16.009[13]; 2. 1-Tyler Dippel, 16.038[17]; 3. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 16.242[1]; 4. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 16.250[9]; 5. 15X-Justin Stone, 16.289[16]; 6. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 16.296[7]; 7. 12-Darren Smith, 16.314[19]; 8. 16-Louden Reimert, 16.344[20]; 9. 21A-Peter Britten, 16.448[22]; 10. 99L-Larry Wight, 16.453[25]; 11. 28-Michael Trautschold, 16.461[2]; 12. 0-Glenn Styres, 16.489[4]; 13. 3-Justin Haers, 16.506[14]; 14. 92-Dexter Stacey, 16.559[12]; 15. 10C-Ryan Charland, 16.571[8]; 16. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 16.573[23]; 17. 6-Matt Stangle, 16.651[11]; 18. 19-Tim Fuller, 16.706[24]; 19. 35B-Francois Bellemare, 16.749[6]; 20. 22M-Alex Bell, 16.759[3]; 21. 18B-Bobby Varin, 16.820[10]; 22. 444-Russell Morseman IV, 16.860[18]; 23. 44S-Gordon Smith, 16.998[15]; 24. 151KB-Brian McDonald, 17.074[21]; 25. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 17.166[5]

Thursday Qualifying Group B (2 Laps): 1. 88-Mat Williamson, 16.042[22]; 2. 165-Rex King Jr, 16.081[7]; 3. 26-Ryan Godown, 16.106[1]; 4. 91-Felix Roy, 16.166[10]; 5. 83X-Tim Sears Jr, 16.175[14]; 6. 7MM-Michael Maresca, 16.181[11]; 7. 2-Jack Lehner, 16.217[20]; 8. 70A-Alex Payne, 16.225[8]; 9. 11-Matt Caprara, 16.295[21]; 10. 25-Erick Rudolph, 16.300[5]; 11. 35-Mike Mahaney, 16.317[4]; 12. 9-Tim McCreadie, 16.449[15]; 13. 29-Ryan Krachun, 16.457[17]; 14. 48T-Gary Tomkins, 16.497[3]; 15. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 16.501[12]; 16. 44G-Sebastien Gougeon, 16.640[9]; 17. 33-Eddie Strada, 16.682[19]; 18. 21M-Bob Mcgannon, 16.800[13]; 19. 35C-Chris Curtis, 16.810[2]; 20. 7M-Paul Mancini, 16.846[23]; 21. 66W-Wallace Stacey, 16.990[6]; 22. 8M-Macey Adamik, 17.077[16]; 23. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 17.616[24]; 24. 23C-Tommy D'Angelo, 17.644[18]

Friday Qualifying Group A (2 Laps): 1. 88-Mat Williamson, 15.988[8]; 2. 1-Tyler Dippel, 16.136[18]; 3. 26-Ryan Godown, 16.171[20]; 4. 11-Matt Caprara, 16.278[5]; 5. 6-Matt Stangle, 16.314[17]; 6. 15X-Justin Stone, 16.344[2]; 7. 25-Erick Rudolph, 16.376[19]; 8. 35-Mike Mahaney, 16.381[14]; 9. 99L-Larry Wight, 16.385[12]; 10. 98H-Jimmy Phelps, 16.396[25]; 11. 3-Justin Haers, 16.416[9]; 12. 44G-Sebastien Gougeon, 16.456[4]; 13. 14-Logan Watt, 16.520[21]; 14. 83X-Tim Sears Jr, 16.572[22]; 15. 165-Rex King Jr, 16.600[15]; 16. 7M-Paul Mancini, 16.692[24]; 17. 44S-Gordon Smith, 16.767[16]; 18. 92-Dexter Stacey, 16.895[10]; 19. 151KB-Brian McDonald, 17.192[3]; 20. 66W-Wallace Stacey, 17.225[13]; 21. 22M-Alex Bell, 17.921[11]; 22. (DNS) 18B-Bobby Varin, 17.922; 23. (DNS) 19-Tim Fuller, 17.922; 24. (DNS) 70A-Alex Payne, 17.922; 25. (DNS) 29-Ryan Krachun, 17.922

Friday Qualifying Group B (2 Laps): 1. 84Y-Alex Yankowski, 16.156[15]; 2. 91-Felix Roy, 16.264[19]; 3. 12-Darren Smith, 16.333[1]; 4. 2-Jack Lehner, 16.348[3]; 5. 33-Eddie Strada, 16.387[22]; 6. 9-Tim McCreadie, 16.422[12]; 7. 21A-Peter Britten, 16.447[10]; 8. 48T-Gary Tomkins, 16.528[5]; 9. 35C-Chris Curtis, 16.564[21]; 10. 7MM-Michael Maresca, 16.566[23]; 11. 35B-Francois Bellemare, 16.666[6]; 12. 9S-Matt Sheppard, 16.689[17]; 13. 11T-Jeff Taylor, 16.774[2]; 14. 16-Louden Reimert, 16.899[11]; 15. 28-Michael Trautschold, 16.899[16]; 16. 0-Glenn Styres, 16.920[18]; 17. 10C-Ryan Charland, 16.929[24]; 18. 5C-Ayden Cipriano, 16.957[4]; 19. 444-Russell Morseman IV, 17.022[7]; 20. 21M-Bob Mcgannon, 17.039[13]; 21. 8M-Macey Adamik, 17.085[9]; 22. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 17.328[20]; 23. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 17.788[14]; 24. 23C-Tommy D'Angelo, 17.788[8]

ARTICLE: https://superdirtcarseries.com/recap/logan-watt-mat-williamson-earn-billy-whittaker-cars-and-trux-quick-time-awards-at-world-finals/

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

 

Yankowski Aims to Clinch First Super DIRTcar Series Title at World Finals
Alex Yankowski leads Mat Williamson by 89 points with three races remaining

josh james

CONCORD, NC (November 3, 2026) – Eight months of exciting moments, side-by-side battles, and monumental victories end this weekend as the Super DIRTcar Series heads to North Carolina.

The Beasts of the Northeast will finish its 2026 season at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC, in the Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals, Nov. 4-7.

Drivers kick off the event on Wednesday, Nov. 4, with Qualifying night, setting the lineups for Heat Races on Thursday and Friday. Then, they’ll return on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6, for a 30-lap Feature paying $10,000-to-win.

Results from the first two nights will matter, as the driver’s best finish will set the Heat Race lineups for the season finale on Saturday, Nov. 7. That race will be a 40-lap Feature paying $15,000-to-win and will culminate with the crowning of the 2026 champion.

Joining the Super DIRTcar Series are the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars and the World of Outlaws Late Models Series presented by DIRTVision.

Where can you buy tickets to the World of Outlaws World Finals? You can buy tickets at http://worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com/ or at the gate.

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

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

Completing the Quest: Three races remain in 22-year old Alex Yankowski’s quest to become the youngest champion in Super DIRTcar Series history. That mantle is currently held by Alan Johnson, who won the championship in 2022 at age 24. . "Kid Rocket" enters the weekend with an 89-point lead over three-time and defending champion Mat Williamson after adding his 11th podium finish of the season and 18th straight top 10.

Yankowski, from Covington Township, PA, has finished in the top 10 in six of his last seven starts at Charlotte, including a second in last year’s season finale. Overall, he finished in the top 10 in 10 of his 14 starts. World Finals is also where he earned his first career Super DIRTcar Series win in 2021.

A win this weekend would be his ninth career Series victory.

Despite the deficit, Mat Williamson can still mathematically win the 2026 Super DIRTcar Series title after gaining momentum with his win at Georgetown. The St. Catharines, ON driver won the final event of the season last year at Charlotte and has reached Victory Lane on five occasions.

If “Money Mat” wins at World Finals, he would tie Matt Sheppard and Tim Fuller for the most Big Block victories at the 4/10-mile. It’ll also be his 41st career Series victory.

Payne vs. Phelps: The battle for third in the Series standings couldn’t be any closer, with Jimmy Phelps holding a one-point advantage over Alex Payne for the spot.

Phelps moved into third on Saturday after finishing second to Williamson and has found past success at Charlotte. The “Baldwinsville Bandit” was the first World Finals winner in 2010 and backed it up with another triumph in 2019. He’s earned five straight top 10s at the track and has eight top fives and 22 top 10s in 36 starts.

He’s searching for his third win of 2026, and 25th career victory.

Payne, meanwhile, scored his first win at Charlotte last year, but has struggled of late in Super DIRTcar Series events, earning three consecutive finishes outside the top 10. However, two of his last three finishes at Charlotte are on the podium. 

The Hopewell, NY driver is aiming for his second Series win of 2026 and sixth of his career.

Feels Like the First Time: Charlotte has produced multiple first-time winners, with Yankowski, Mathieu Desjardins, and Tim Kerr each grabbing their first Super DIRTcar Series checkered flag during World Finals. Two drivers aiming to continue that trend are Jack Lehner and Felix Roy, who are separated by 23 points for fifth.

After a ninth at Georgetown, Lehner has finished in the top 10 in eight straight Features, and in 10 of his last 11 starts. The one race where the Saratoga Springs, NY driver didn’t finish in the top 10 in that stretch was at Airborne Park Speedway, where he had engine issues while running in second.

Lehner had a 10th, 12th, and third in last year’s World Finals, and is only 24 points behind Phelps for third.

Roy, meanwhile, led laps in last year’s season finale before finishing 19th. The Napierville, QC driver has finished in the top 10 in three of his last four Charlotte starts, including a top five during Friday’s Feature last year.

“Hollywood” has top 10s in nine of his last 11 Super DIRTcar Series Features, including a top five at Autodrome Drummond and at Super DIRT Week.

The Fight for the Top: Positioning to get a piece of the $200,000 Super DIRTcar Series points fund isn’t the only battle to watch this weekend. Three drivers in the field can leave Charlotte as the winningest Big Block driver at the track.

Matt Sheppard leads all drivers with six victories at the 4/10-mile, with his last coming on opening night of last season’s World Finals. However, that triumph was the last time the Savannah, NY driver reached Super DIRTcar Series Victory Lane.

Sheppard has top-10 finishes in seven of his last nine Super DIRTcar Series Features at World Finals, including six top fives and four podium finishes. He’s searching for his 104th Series victory.

Williamson is right behind Sheppard with five wins, along with Tim Fuller, who recently won in 2023 and 2024. The Edwards, NY driver also earned a win earlier this season, besting the field in the Stars and Stripes Spectacular at Land of Legends Raceway.

Fuller is searching for his 38th Super DIRTcar Series win.

WHEN AND WHERE
The Dirt Track at Charlotte (4/10-mile) in Concord, NC on Nov. 4-7

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

ONLINE
World Finals: www.worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com  

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

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

HEAT RACE WINNERS (27 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

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

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

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

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

  1. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-12
  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-11
    Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-11
  3. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-7
    Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-4
  4. Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-3
    Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 3
  5. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-2
    Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-2
    Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-2
  6. Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, NY-1
    Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-1
    Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-1
    Mike Mahaney, Elizabethtown, NY-1
    Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-1
    Michael Parent, Granby, QC-1
    Ronnie Davis III, Memphis, NY-1
    Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-1
    Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Super DIRTcar Series Lap Leaders (24 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

  1. Alex Yankowski, Covington Township, PA-264
  2. Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON-243
  3. Mat Williamson, St. Catharines, ON-225
  4. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-138
  5. Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, NY- 137
  6. Alex Payne, Hopewell, NY-96
  7. Matt Sheppard, Savannah, NY-62
  8. Tim Fuller, Edwards, NY-60
  9. Larry Wight, Phoenix, NY-38
  10. William Racine, St. Paul D’Abbotsford, QC-37
  11. Tim Sears Jr., Hastings, NY-35
  12. Matt Delorenzo, Cropseyville, NY-29
  13. Rick Laubach, Quakertown, PA-27
  14. Mike Trautschold, Roscoe, NY-26
  15. Peter Britten, Brisbane, QLD-25
  16. Felix Roy, Napierville, QC-20
  17. Marc Johnson, Guilderland, NY-19
  18. Justin Stone, Middlebury, VT-17
  19. Erick Rudoph, Ransomville, NY-16
  20. Tanner Van Doren, Schneckville, PA-13
  21. Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, NY-12
  22. Darren Smith, Binghamton, NY-9
  23. Kevin Hamel, Yamaska, QC-8
  24. Jackson Gill, Plessis, NY-6
  25. Bobby Varin, Johnstown, NY-4

2026 Super DIRTcar Series Schedule and Winners

  1. Wednesday, Feb. 11/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Stewart Friesen*
  2. Thursday, Feb. 12/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson*
  3. Friday, Feb. 13/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Mat Williamson (2)*
  4. Saturday, Feb. 14/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Larry Wight*
  5. Friday, April 17/Albany-Saratoga Speedway/Malta, NY/Mat Williamson (3)
  6. Wednesday, May 13/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE/Alex Yankowski
  7. Sunday, May 17/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Alex Yankowski (2)
  8. Tuesday, June 16/Lebanon Valley Speedway/West Lebanon, NY/Stewart Friesen (2)
  9. Tuesday, June 23/Ransomville Speedway/Ransomville, NY/Stewart Friesen (3)
  10. Thursday, July 2/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Tim Fuller
  11. Tuesday, July 7/Cornwall Motor Speedway/Long Sault, ON/Stewart Friesen (4)
  12. Wednesday, July 8/Mohawk International Raceway/Akwesasne, NY/Jimmy Phelps
  13. Monday, July 20, Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QC/Alex Yankowski (3)
  14. Wednesday, July 22/Airborne Park Speedway/Plattsburgh, NY/Jimmy Phelps (2)
  15. Sunday, August 16/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (5)
  16. Monday, August 17/Brewerton Speedway/Central Square, NY/Alex Yankowski (4)
  17. Tuesday, August 18/Land of Legends Raceway/Canandaigua, NY/Alex Payne
  18. Wednesday, August 19/Utica-Rome Speedway/Vernon, NY/Stewart Friesen (6)
  19. Sunday, September 6/Weedsport Speedway/Weedsport, NY/Stewart Friesen (7)
  20. Saturday, September 12/Can-Am Speedway/LaFargeville, NY/Jackson Gill
  21. Saturday, October 10/Oswego Speedway/Oswego, NY/Darren Smith
  22. Saturday, October 31/Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, DE/Mat Williamson (4)

*: Denotes Non-Points Paying Victory

 

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EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com 
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Gravel Going for Historic Three-Peat as Charlotte’s World Finals Punctuates 2026

josh james

CONCORD, NC (November 2, 2026) - All Dirt Roads lead to Charlotte.

The grind of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series 2026 season is almost complete. After competing at dozens of tracks in more than 20 states from coast to coast and a trip across the northern border, the best Sprint Car drivers in the world have converged on North Carolina.

The Dirt Track at Charlotte is set to sendoff The Greatest Show on Dirt’s 49th season of showcasing the sport’s highest level this week. Four nights of Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals (Nov. 4-7) action will punctuate the campaign.

The Sprint Cars will have the World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision and Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds alongside them all three nights in a diverse display of dirt racing’s peak across three disciplines.

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Let’s look at the biggest stories to watch at Charlotte:

THREE-PEAT WITHIN REACH

David Gravel is on the verge of a historic feat with the Big Game Motorsports crew.

Only three competitors – Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz, and Brad Sweet – have ever claimed three consecutive World of Outlaws titles through 48 years of history for the Series. Gravel can become the fourth this week thanks to another year of unflinching consistency for he and Tod Quiring’s team. They’ve collected 11 wins, 32 podiums, and 64 top 10s across 72 starts. The No. 2’s average finish this season is a stout 5.17. They’re 124 points ahead of Michael “Buddy” Kofoid entering the week.

In addition to joining the rare three-peat club, Gravel would equal Sammy Swindell for the fourth most championships ever with a third.

There’s little reason to doubt Gravel and the Cody Jacobs-led crew in the “Queen City.” Gravel’s eight World of Outlaws triumphs at The Dirt Track at Charlotte are the second most ever. Half of those have come since linking with Big Game. Gravel has finished fourth or better in eight of his 14 Charlotte starts in the No. 2.

KING OF THE QUEEN CITY

The only driver to rank ahead of Gravel on the Charlotte win list? That would be 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz.

Schatz has been in attendance for all 70 World of Outlaws races at the 4/10 mile and come away with 14 victories, meaning exactly 20% of the track’s Features belong to the Fargo, ND driver. They’ve come across a 22-year span with Schatz’s first score coming in 2000 and most recent in 2022 when he topped the final two nights of the season. Only Williams Grove Speedway (21 wins), Eldora Speedway (18 wins), Knoxville Raceway (18 wins), and Volusia Speedway Park (15 wins) are responsible for more of Schatz’s 318 career checkered flags than Charlotte.

Schatz will close out his 30th consecutive campaign with The Greatest Show on Dirt this week. It’s been a solid first year with CJB Motorsports. After no wins, 10 top 5s, and 34 top 10s last year, those numbers have risen to two wins, 19 top fives, and 41 top 10s in 2026. He’s got three nights left to add to those tallies at a track that’s been extremely kind to him over his three decades on tour.

CHARLOTTE SPEED

Gravel and Schatz won’t be the only full-time World of Outlaws drivers to watch this week. Three more members of the band of travelers have visited Charlotte Victory Lane.

Logan Schuchart and the Shark Racing No. 1S team have always gotten around the 4/10 mile well. They got their first win in 2017 and added three more since with one apiece in 2019, 2020, and 2022. His four Charlotte scores are tied with Jason Meyers for the fourth most, and a fifth this week would equal Schuchart with Joey Saldana for third. Schuchart boasts a trio of victories this year, his 13th season with the World of Outlaws.

Carson Macedo took the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 to a World Finals victory in 2024. That’s his lone triumph, but he’s been consistent with top 10s in all but one of his 13 Charlotte starts since joining JJR. The only time he missed it was by the narrowest of margins as he finished 11th. The Lemoore, CA native enters World Finals fresh off his seventh win of the season, writing a storybook ending at the Jason Johnson Classic.

Buddy Kofoid is the most recent to add his name to the list. After a pair of prior runner-up results, Kofoid finally broke through in last year’s season finale, becoming the 31st different competitor to win at Charlotte. The 24-year-old is ready to close out a magical third season with Roth Motorsports. They’ve already racked up 17 victories in 2026, breaking a 27-year-old record for Dennis and Teresa Roth’s organization for the most in one year.

STRONG SENDOFF

Charlotte serves up one final chance for World of Outlaws teams at a strong sendoff to the season and reason for optimism entering 2027.

Sheldon Haudenschild’s 10th World of Outlaws season overall and first with KCP Racing has proven to be his best yet. He’s already set career highs in wins (11), podiums (28), top fives (42), and top 10s (58). The Wooster, OH native is in line to reach a new personal best mark with a third place finish in points. Haudenschild has never won at Charlotte, but he’s stood on the other two steps of the podium in the past.

It’s been nothing short of a sophomore surge for Garet Williamson in the Fischer Motorsports No. 23. After an average finish of 13.03 during his 2025 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year presented by Five Star Bodies run, he’s improved that number all the way to 9.38 this year and picked up his first win along the way. His best Charlotte result is eighth in 2024.

Emerson Axsom will finalize his Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year presented by Five Star Bodies run this week. He’s been on a roll throughout the second half of 2026 with 19 top 10s in the last 23 races. His top effort at Charlotte in six tries is sixth.

#ALLDIRTROADS

With Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals being one of the final opportunities to race a 410 Sprint Car in the United States in 2026, a stout and diverse field is expected to invade Charlotte.

The Pennsylvania Posse is sending York, PA’s Chase Dietz south, but he won’t be in his usual Stehman Motorsports ride. The winningest driver in the nation this year got the call from Chase Briscoe to jump in his No. 5 machine and join Brent Marks as a Chase Briscoe Racing teammate in Charlotte. It’ll be Dietz’s first World Finals trip since 2015.

Dietz won’t be the only Posse representation in North Carolina. Dillsburg, PA’s Anthony Macri is venturing off the porch. Even during a year that’s been derailed by injuries twice, Macri has still managed to bag nine wins in 2026, including one this past weekend at Bridgeport. Macri’s made 13 Charlotte appearance with a best run of 9th on two occasions.

It’s a home game for Spire Motorsports, so Gio Scelzi will punctuate his first season with the team at World Finals. The No. 77 rides the momentum of three straight wins, one at Lakeside Speedway and a pair at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. “Hot Sauce” is a former Charlotte winner, topping a 2019 race in Bernie Steugben’s Indy Race Parts No. 71.

These competitors are expected to be joined by dozens more including Tanner Holmes (Jacksonville, OR), Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown, PA), Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN), and more.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 4-7 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC

AROUND THE TURN
2027 Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals – Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 10-13 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (75/78 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (9446 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-124 PTS)
3. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-222 PTS)
4. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-320 PTS)
5. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-536 PTS)
6. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-706 PTS)
7. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-744 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-1050 PTS)
9. Emerson Axsom – Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports No. 27 (-1132 PTS)
10. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-1174 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (23 Drivers):
17 Wins – Michael Kofoid
11 Wins – David Gravel, Sheldon Haudenschild
7 Wins – Carson Macedo
3 Wins – Anthony Macri, Logan Schuchart,
2 Wins – Donny Schatz, Corey Day, Chase Dietz
1 Win – Spencer Bayston, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Chris Windom, Kyle Larson, Garet Williamson, Emerson Axsom, James McFadden, Justin Sanders

FEATURE LAPS LED (35 Drivers):
487 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
369 Laps Led – David Gravel
186 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
154 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
147 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
136 Laps Led – Garet Williamson
77 Laps Led – Bill Balog
72 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
69 Laps Led – Corey Day
66 Laps Led – Emerson Axsom
64 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
62 Laps Led – Chase Dietz
59 Laps Led – Kyle Larson
56 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
40 Laps Led – Aaron Reutzel, Chris Windom
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon, Rico Abreu
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms, Justin Sanders
26 Laps Led – Steven Snyder Jr.
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
21 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston, Nate Dussel
16 Laps Led – Bryce Lucius
15 Laps Led – Christopher Thram
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi
8 Laps Led – Justin Whittall
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss, James McFadden
3 Laps Led – Brent Marks

PODIUM FINISHES (40 Drivers):
34 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
32 Podiums – David Gravel
28 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
21 Podiums – Carson Macedo
12 Podiums – Garet Williamson
11 Podiums – Logan Schuchart
8 Podiums – Donny Schatz
5 Podiums – Anthony Macri
4 Podiums – Ryan Timms, Rico Abreu, Bill Balog, Emerson Axsom, Corey Day
3 Podiums – Spencer Bayston, Aaron Reutzel, Chris Windom, Chase Dietz, Cole Macedo
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Tyler Courtney, Giovanni Scelzi, Kasey Kahne, James McFadden, Justin Peck
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Scott Bogucki, Brad Sweet, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Jedrzejek, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Kelby Watt, Kyle Larson, Steven Snyder Jr., Justin Sanders, Parker Price-Miller, Karter Sarff

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (25 Drivers):
24 Quick Times – David Gravel
8 Quick Times – Michael Kofoid
6 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild
5 Quick Times – Bill Balog
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart, Brady Bacon
2 Quick Times – Kasey Jedrzejek, Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Carson Macedo
1 Quick Time – Ashton Torgerson, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Justin Henderson, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Kasey Kahne, Tanner Thorson, Emerson Axsom, Cole Macedo, Colton Robinson

HEAT RACE WINNERS (67 Drivers):
40 Heat Wins – David Gravel
26 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
20 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo, Bill Balog
19 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
15 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
14 Heat Wins – Garet Williamson
12 Heat Wins – Emerson Axsom
7 Heat Wins – Spencer Bayston, Donny Schatz
6 Heat Wins – Cole Macedo
5 Heat Wins – Christopher Thram
4 Heat Wins – Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Ryan Timms, Ashton Torgerson
3 Heat Wins – Kasey Jedrzejek, Aaron Reutzel, Giovanni Scelzi, Anthony Macri, Kerry Madsen, Chris Windom, Steven Snyder Jr., Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Daryn Pittman, Tyler Courtney
2 Heat Wins – Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Jacob Hughes, Justin Whittall, Kelby Watt, Brock Zearfoss, Rees Moran, Bryce Lucius, James McFadden, Max Mittry, Justin Sanders
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Chad Trout, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Sam Henderson, Dayne Kingshott, Daison Pursley, Terry McCarl, Kyle Larson, Brady Bacon, Brent Shearer, Logan Rumsey, Danny Sams III, Riley Goodno, Chris Martin, Ayrton Gennetten, Carson McCarl, Kaleb Johnson, Skylar Gee, Cameron Smith, Lance Dewease, Parker Price-Miller, Karter Sarff, Zach Daum

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (80 Drivers):
53 Dashes – David Gravel
45 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
42 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
32 Dashes – Carson Macedo
29 Dashes – Bill Balog
28 Dashes – Garet Williamson
22 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
20 Dashes – Emerson Axsom
15 Dashes – Donny Schatz, Cole Macedo
13 Dashes – Spencer Bayston
9 Dashes – Chris Windom
8 Dashes – Ryan Timms, Ashton Torgerson
7 Dashes – Kasey Jedrzejek, Chase Dietz
6 Dashes – Aaron Reutzel
5 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Anthony Macri
4 Dashes – Brian Brown, Brady Bacon, Logan Rumsey, Kelby Watt, Christopher Thram, Skylar Gee, Steven Snyder Jr., Corey Day, Daryn Pittman, Tyler Courtney
3 Dashes – Kerry Madsen, Tanner Holmes, Justin Henderson, Bryce Lucius, Justin Whittall, Justin Peck
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Austin McCarl, Joe B. Miller, Brenham Crouch, Conner Morrell, Kyle Larson, Cory Eliason, Gage Pulkrabek, Max Mittry, James McFadden, Justin Sanders, Lance Dewease, Cameron Smith, Parker Price-Miller
1 Dash – Brock Zearfoss, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Tanner Thorson, D.J. Christie, Ricky Peterson, Brent Shearer, Dylan Norris, Sam Henderson, Sean Rayhall, Jett Yantis, Kaleb Montgomery, Dominic Gorden, Greg Wilson, Nate Dussel, Karter Sarff, Zach Daum

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (40 Drivers):
5 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz
4 LCS Wins – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Chris Windom
3 LCS Wins – Spencer Bayston, Logan Schuchart
2 LCS Wins – Michael Kofoid, Giovanni Scelzi, Skylar Gee, Tyler Courtney, Bryce Norris, Bryce Lucius
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Justin Henderson, Joel Myers Jr., Daison Pursley, Zane DeVault, Logan Julien, Jordan Poirier, Matt Farnham, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Norris, Justin Whittall, Brent Shearer, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Lynton Jeffrey, Kelby Watt, Jacob Peterson, Sam Henderson, Tim Kaeding, Brady Bacon, Nate Dussel, Brent Marks

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (28 Drivers):
9 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart
8 Hard Chargers – Michael Kofoid
7 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz
5 Hard Chargers – Ashton Torgerson
4 Hard Chargers – Spencer Bayston, Sheldon Haudenschild
3 Hard Chargers – Chris Windom, Cole Macedo
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Ryan Timms, Shane Golobic, Danny Dietrich
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Brady Bacon, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom, Logan Julien, Tyler Courtney, Kasey Jedrzejek, James McFadden, Corey Day, J.J. Hickle, Tanner Holmes, Ricky Peterson, Brent Marks

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (31 Drivers):
12 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
7 Fastest Laps – David Gravel
6 Fastest Laps – Logan Schuchart
5 Fastest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild, Bill Balog
4 Fastest Laps – Carson Macedo
3 Fastest Laps – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo
2 Fastest Laps – Brady Bacon, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Anthony Macri, Kyle Larson, Steven Snyder Jr., Donny Schatz
1 Fastest Lap – Brock Zearfoss, Ryan Timms, Brad Sweet, Kelby Watt, Kasey Kahne, Giovanni Scelzi, Rico Abreu, Christopher Thram, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Jace Park, Emerson Axsom, Justin Sanders, Justin Whittall, Nate Dussel

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (24 Drivers):
22 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
9 Hottest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild, Michael Kofoid
5 Hottest Laps – Carson Macedo, Garet Williamson
3 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart
2 Hottest Laps – Ashton Torgerson, Daryn Pittman, Bill Balog, Emerson Axsom
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Giovanni Scelzi, Bryce Lucius, Nate Dussel, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom, Spencer Bayston, Steven Snyder Jr., Camerson Smith, Skylar Gee

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner
Wed, Feb 4 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Spencer Bayston (1)
Fri, Feb 6 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Michael Kofoid (1)
Sat, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (1)
Sun, March 1 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
Mon, March 2 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (2)
Fri, March 6 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Donny Schatz (1)
Fri, March 13 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / David Gravel (1)
Fri, March 20 / Lawton Speedway / Lawton, OK / David Gravel (2)
Sat, March 21 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / David Gravel (3)
Fri, March 27 / US 36 Raceway / Osborn, MO / Carson Macedo (1)
Sat, March 28 / 81 Speedway / Park City, KS / Michael Kofoid (2)
Fri, April 10 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (3)
Sat, April 11 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (4)
Sun, April 19 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Tyler Courtney (1)
Fri, April 24 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brad Sweet (1)
Sat, April 25 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel (4)
Tues, May 5 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA / Michael Kofoid (5)
Fri, May 8 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Kasey Kahne (1)
Sat, May 9 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (5)
Fri, May 15 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Rico Abreu (1)
Sat, May 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Logan Schuchart (1)
Tues, May 19 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / Carson Macedo (2)
Sat, May 23 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Mon, May 25 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (6)
Fri, May 29 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Carson Macedo (3)
Sat, June 6 / Plymouth Dirt Track / Plymouth, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
Sun, June 7 / Angell Park Speedway / Sun Prairie, WI / Carson Macedo (4)
Fri, June 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brent Marks (1)
Wed, June 17 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (7)
Thurs, June 18 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (8)
Fri, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (3)
Sat, June 20 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / David Gravel (6)
Fri, June 26 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / David Gravel (7)
Sat, June 27 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (4)
Thurs, July 9 / Hartford Speedway / Hartford, MI / Sheldon Haudenschild (5)
Fri, July 10 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Michael Kofoid (9)
Sat, July 11 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (6)
Tues, July 14 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Bryce Lucius (1)
Fri, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Corey Day (1)
Sat, July 18 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Anthony Macri (3)
Wed, July 22 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON, Canada / David Gravel (8)
Sat, July 25 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / Sheldon Haudenschild (7)
Sun, July 26 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / David Gravel (9)
Wed, July 29 / BAPS Motor Speedway / York Haven, PA / Chase Dietz (1)
Fri, July 31 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Michael Kofoid (10)
Sat, Aug 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (10)
Fri, Aug 7 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Chris Windom (1)
Sat, Aug 8 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Logan Schuchart (2)
Wed, Aug 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Sheldon Haudenschild
Thurs, Aug 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Kyle Larson
Fri, Aug 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Donny Schatz
Sat, Aug 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kyle Larson (1)
Fri, Aug 21 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Sheldon Haudenschild (8)
Sat, Aug 22 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN / Logan Schuchart (3)
Fri, Aug 28 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Garet Williamson (1)
Sat, Aug 29 / Fix It Forward Speedway / West Fargo, ND / Carson Macedo (5)
Mon, Aug 31 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Michael Kofoid (11)
Fri, Sept 4 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (9)
Sat, Sept 5 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (12)
Sun, Sept 6 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Emerson Axsom (1)
Sat, Sept 12 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Michael Kofoid (13)
Mon, Sept 14 / El Paso County Raceway / Calhan, CO / Michael Kofoid (14)
Fri, Sept 18 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA / James McFadden (1)
Sat, Sept 19 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA / Justin Sanders (1)
Tues, Sept 22 / Kings Speedway / Hanford, CA / Carson Macedo (6)
Fri, Sept 25 / Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway / Bakersfield, CA / Donny Schatz (2)
Sat, Sept 26 / Ventura Raceway / Ventura, CA / Corey Day (2)
Fri, Oct 2 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (11)
Sat, Oct 3 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Chase Dietz (2)
Thurs, Oct 8 / Millstream Speedway / Findlay, OH / Michael Kofoid (15)
Fri, Oct 9 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Sheldon Haudenschild (10)
Sat, Oct 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / Sheldon Haudenschild (11)
Sat, Oct 17 / Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park Speedway / Belleville, IL / Michael Kofoid (16)
Fri, Oct 23 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Carson Macedo (7)
Sat, Oct 24 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Michael Kofoid (17)
Wed, Nov 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thurs, Nov 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Fri, Nov 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Sat, Nov 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

 

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Championship Fight, Big-Name Brawls Conclude 25th World of Outlaws Late Model Season at World Finals

Emily Schwanke

CONCORD, NC (November 2, 2026) – The silver anniversary season is down to its final week.

The stars of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision have contested 49 races and covered thousands of miles from Florida to North Dakota and everywhere in between. Every lap has been in pursuit of a championship, and that goal will become reality for one team this week.

The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet will once again wrap up the season at The Dirt Track at Charlotte as part of Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals, joining the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the Super DIRTcar Series in a three-division spectacular.

On-track action begins on Wednesday, with Hot Laps and a pair of Qualifying sessions to set the Heat Race lineups for Thursday and Friday. Each of the first two race nights will conclude with a 35-lap, $15,000-to-win, Feature, leading up to Saturday’s 50-lap, $25,000-to-win, finale and the crowning of the next World of Outlaws champion.

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Here are this week’s top storylines:

ALMOST THERE: Bobby Pierce has one mission in the final week of the season – finish the job.

The “Smooth Operator” is in the driver’s seat to capture his third championship in four years, carrying a 76-point advantage over Nick Hoffman into the last three races. That lead comes as a result of a dominant campaign complete with 20 wins to date and only three finishes outside the top 10. If Pierce can string together three more before season’s end, he’ll be hoisting the trophy on Saturday regardless of Hoffman’s performance.

Even so, Pierce has no interest in clinching the title while riding around mid-pack. This weekend presents three more chances to cash a winner’s check, something he did at Charlotte once before in 2024.

NOT DEAD YET: When Pierce lost power while running second at Modoc Speedway and dropped to 18th in the finishing order, it gave Hoffman a glimmer of hope for his first Series title going into Charlotte.

“The Thrill From Mooresville” has a very narrow path to the championship, but that’s still more than he was expected to have three months ago when Pierce was winning everything in sight. But the No. 32 team has been plagued by a combination of bad luck and lackluster speed in recent weeks, and Hoffman needs the skid to continue if he wants any chance.

He’s also hoping history repeats itself in the Pierce camp. The reigning champion closed out the year with finishes of 12th, 16th, and 23rd at Charlotte one year ago. If Pierce scores another average finish of 17th this week and Hoffman finishes fourth or better every night, the 2026 title goes to Hoffman.

ROOKIE RACE: Much like Pierce, Daulton Wilson also only needs an average weekend to earn a prize of his own.

The Fayetteville, NC native is in position to become the 2026 MD3 Rookie of the Year, leading Trey Mills by 73 markers ahead of World Finals. Wilson has a chance to seal top rookie honors in his home state at the track where he owns a pair of top fives and five top 10s since 2022. He also got some Charlotte track time in last week’s World Short Track Championship, crossing the line fourth in the Crate Modified Feature before being disqualified for a valve spring infraction.

On the flip side, Mills is in “Hail Mary mode” as he chases the Rookie of the Year title. His only competitive Charlotte experience came in a Crate Late Model in 2021, but Mills took part in the Longhorn Chassis test two weeks ago to turn some Super Late Model laps prior to World Finals.

COLTMAN CUP CONCLUDES: Tyler Erb may not have a shot at the championship in his first season back as a full-time Outlaw, but he is still in the running for another season-long prize.

The Coltman Farms Racing Cup – the miniseries designed to celebrate the top performers at the season’s biggest events – concludes this weekend, with Pierce leading Erb by 27 points with one weekend remaining. The winner will receive a $7,500 bonus and a one-of-a-kind trophy, while the runner-up will receive $2,500.

Erb hasn’t been at his best lately in World of Outlaws competition, with his last Series top five coming at Adams County Speedway on Aug. 28. However, he still stands a chance at overtaking Pierce in the Cup standings if he can repeat last year’s Charlotte showing that included a pair of top fives in the Friday and Saturday programs.

ALL-STAR FIELD: World Finals is expected to attract one of the largest and deepest fields of the season yet again, headlined by a battle between an immovable object and an unstoppable force.

Ricky Thornton Jr. has been the hottest Late Model driver in the country over the past month, winning six straight races since Oct. 9 and pocketing $225,000 in winnings over that span. A fifth-place run in the Pittsburgher remains Thornton’s only loss since parting ways with crew chief Anthony Burroughs and naming Justin Tharp his new head wrench on Sept. 29. “RTJ” will try to keep the good times rolling this weekend at a place he’s won at three times before.

One man standing in Thornton’s way will be Jonathan Davenport, who is rolling into Charlotte on a hot streak of his own. “Superman” won the most recent World of Outlaws race at Modoc Speedway two weeks ago before following it up with his second Blue-Gray 100 victory at Cherokee Speedway the next night. Davenport stands alone as the winningest Late Model driver in World Finals history with eight triumphs – two of them coming one year ago.

This weekend’s cast is also expected to include names like Hudson O’Neal, Brandon Sheppard, Dale McDowell, Chris Madden, Jimmy Owens, Devin Moran, Chris Ferguson, Brandon Overton and many more.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 4-7, at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (7035 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-76)
3. Tyler Erb (-390)
4. Tim McCreadie (-426)
5. Ryan Gustin (-563)
6. Ethan Dotson (-695)
7. Daulton Wilson (-766)
8. Trey Mills (-839)
9. Dennis Erb Jr. (-855)
10. Dustin Sorensen (-986)

FEATURE WINNERS (15):
Bobby Pierce – 20
Nick Hoffman – 8
Tyler Erb – 4
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Tim McCreadie – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (34):
Nick Hoffman – 40
Bobby Pierce – 37
Tyler Erb – 22
Tim McCreadie – 18
Ryan Gustin – 14
Brandon Sheppard – 13
Hudson O’Neal – 13
Ethan Dotson – 11
Drake Troutman – 11
Daulton Wilson – 10
Jonathan Davenport – 8
Chris Madden – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Dennis Erb Jr. – 6
Dustin Sorensen – 4
Trey Mills – 3
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Brandon Overton – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Jason Feger – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Mike Marlar – 1
Max Blair – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Justin Duty – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (28):
Bobby Pierce – 630
Nick Hoffman – 383
Tyler Erb – 161
Daulton Wilson – 142
Brandon Sheppard – 118
Drake Troutman – 99
Jonathan Davenport – 97
Hudson O’Neal – 95
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Trey Mills – 63
Tim McCreadie – 59
Garrett Alberson – 46
Cody Overton – 43
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 41
Mike Marlar – 39
Dallon Murty – 31
Mason Zeigler – 24
Ethan Dotson – 23
Ashton Winger – 22
Dan Ebert – 14
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Dustin Sorensen – 9
Dennis Erb Jr. – 5
Sam Seawright – 5
Dalke McDowell – 4
Jason Feger – 3

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (26):
Nick Hoffman – 8
Daulton Wilson – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Drake Troutman – 3
Dallon Murty – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tyler Erb – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Ethan Dotson – 2
Chris Madden – 2
Cody Overton – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (21):
Nick Hoffman – 10
Chris Madden – 5
Tyler Erb – 4
Tim McCreadie – 4
Bobby Pierce – 3
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Michael Leach – 3
Jonathan Davenport – 2
Cody Overton – 2
Ethan Dotson – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Boom Briggs – 1
Ross Robinson – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Tanner English – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (46):
Nick Hoffman – 27
Bobby Pierce – 21
Tyker Erb – 13
Brandon Sheppard – 11
Hudson O’Neal – 10
Ryan Gustin – 10
Chris Madden – 9
Tim McCreadie – 7
Daulton Wilson – 7
Drake Troutman – 7
Ethan Dotson – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Jonathan Davenport – 5
Dustin Sorensen – 5
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Trey Mills – 4
Brandon Overton – 4
Tristan Chamberlain – 4
Dallon Murty – 4
Mason Zeigler – 3
Cody Overton – 3
Jason Feger – 3
Devin Moran – 2
Dan Ebert – 2
Sam Seawright – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Jared Miley – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Justin Duty – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Sam Mars – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Lane Snook – 1
Tanner English – 1
Jake O’Neil – 1
Garrett Smith – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (48):
Ethan Dotson – 6
Ryan Gustin – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Dallon Murty – 4
Bobby Pierce – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Logan Zarin – 3
Nick Hoffman – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Drake Troutman – 2
Jason Feger – 2
Brent Larson – 2
Boom Briggs – 2
Carson Ferguson – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Clay Stuckey – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Kyle Bronson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Chase Junghans – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Chris Ferguson – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Gordy Gundaker – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1
Lincoln Smith – 1
Wesley McCray – 1
Tanner English – 1
Billy Moyer – 1
Kayden Clatt – 1
Ross Bailes – 1

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

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/schedule/event-info/?event=4549483
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Thru the years I have befriended several people Thru Racing that have passed on and I honor them here

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