Battle at Border Friday canceled, no makeup set
NXTbets Pro | Published On: July 11, 2026
Friday rainout
Thunderstorms and the threat of more rain forced World of Outlaws Late Model Series and Sharon Speedway officials to cancel Friday’s portion of the Battle at the Border in Hartford, Ohio. Officials made the decision with Precision Weather Service and said safety for fans and teams drove the call. That ended the opening night before the program could get rolling, and Friday’s event will not be made up. The cancellation leaves the weekend trimmed to the Saturday program, which remains on schedule at Sharon Speedway. For the track and the series, the move put caution ahead of trying to squeeze a race into bad weather and unstable conditions. The decision also kept the focus on the part of the event that still has a path forward. With no makeup date set for Friday, the rainout stands as a clean break in the weekend schedule rather than a delay that will be folded into another night. The Battle at the Border now shifts all of its attention to Saturday, when the event is still expected to draw the crowd that planned to see the full two-night program.
Ticket credits
Fans who bought tickets in advance will receive a face-value credit on their MyDirtTickets.com account for two years. That gives ticket holders a clear option if they want to use the value on a future purchase through the same system. Buyers who do not want the credit can request a refund by Aug. 10. The ticket policy applies to the Friday cancellation and it gives spectators a straightforward path after the weather wiped out the opener. Officials put the credit in place at face value, so the amount returns to the account without a change in value. The two-year window gives buyers time to decide whether they want to apply it to another visit. The refund option gives them a second route if the credit does not fit their plans. That leaves the ticket side of the rainout settled for now, even as the event itself moves on to the next day. Fans who planned for Friday still have the account credit or refund choice, and the process is tied directly to the advance purchase they made before the weather intervened.
Saturday schedule
Battle at the Border is still set to return Saturday with a 60-lap feature that pays $20,000 to win. Grandstand gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m., an autograph session is set for 5 p.m. and hot laps are scheduled for 7 p.m. That keeps the weekend race card intact on the second night and gives the event a clear centerpiece after Friday’s cancellation. The 60-lap feature remains the headliner, and the $20,000 top prize gives the program its biggest payoff of the weekend. The rest of the schedule builds toward that race, starting with the grandstand opening and moving through the autograph session before the cars hit the track for hot laps. For Sharon Speedway and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, Saturday now carries the weight of the whole event after weather closed the gate on Friday. The track still has a full night to deliver, and the schedule gives fans a complete race program if conditions hold. After the rainout, Saturday stands as the chance to finish the Battle at the Border weekend on track and on time.
