Buddy Kofoid, Roth Motorsports lean on chemistry in title chase
NXTbets Pro | Published On: June 26, 2026
Kofoid drives Roth
Buddy Kofoid has put Roth Motorsports in the middle of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series title chase. He has eight victories in 2026 and leads the series in wins. He has also won 28 races for Roth Motorsports, a number that points to how steady the partnership has become. The No. 83 car keeps showing speed because the group around it works with the same purpose. Kofoid has credited the people around him for making the car championship-caliber, and that belief sits at the center of the team’s run.
The results do not come from one piece alone. They come from the way the team operates every night and every week. Kofoid drives the car. The crew prepares it. The shop builds the base. The whole operation has built a rhythm that keeps it in contention. That rhythm matters in sprint car racing, where small gains can decide whether a team leaves with a win or with a lesson. Roth Motorsports has leaned into that reality and turned it into an edge.
Kofoid has said the team’s willingness to work hard and rely on one another has helped sustain its winning culture. That line fits the season the team has put together. The victories have piled up. The consistency has held. The team has stayed on the front foot because the people inside the program have kept pulling in the same direction. That kind of alignment gives a driver confidence. It also gives a race team a clear identity.
Roth Motorsports core
Roth Motorsports has built that identity around a strong core group. Dennis and Teresa Roth own the team. Todd Ventura serves as team manager and assembled the main pieces behind the operation. Dylan Buswell is the crew chief. Nate Knotts works as car chief. Gage Tyra handles tire duty. Each role carries weight, and each one feeds into the same goal, keeping the No. 83 car ready to fight at the front.
That structure gives the team more than support. It gives the team continuity. Ventura put the group together. Buswell, Knotts and Tyra help carry out the daily work that keeps the car sharp. Kofoid then takes that work and turns it into wins. The setup is straightforward, but the results show how much it matters. A sprint car team can only stay on top for so long if the people around it do not trust each other. Roth Motorsports has made trust part of its identity.
The team’s success also reflects how clearly its roles are defined. The owner group gives the program direction. The management structure keeps the operation organized. The crew handles the details that can change a race night. Kofoid gets the benefit of that full system every time the car rolls onto the track. He has made good on that support with repeated trips to victory lane. The team has made good on its own side by giving him a car that can win often enough to lead the series.
That combination has turned Roth Motorsports into one of the more stable programs in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. Stability matters in a long season. It keeps a team from drifting when results swing. It also helps a team build confidence from one week to the next. Roth Motorsports has done that with a group that knows its jobs and trusts the work.
Cedar Lake chase
Roth Motorsports now has a clear target in front of it, Dennis Roth’s first World of Outlaws championship. The team is pursuing that goal at Cedar Lake Speedway’s Federated Auto Parts Independence Spectacular in New Richmond, Wisconsin. That chase gives the season an added layer. Kofoid has supplied the wins. The organization has supplied the people and the structure. The title is the next step.
The numbers show why the team is in this position. Kofoid has eight wins in 2026. He leads the series in victories. He has 28 wins for Roth Motorsports overall. That kind of output does more than fill a stat line. It tells the story of a driver and team that have built a reliable formula. The wins keep coming because the car stays fast and the operation stays connected.
The championship chase will still demand the same things that got Roth Motorsports here. Hard work. Trust. Strong preparation. Clean execution. The team has made those habits part of its routine, and Kofoid has made them count on the track. That is why the No. 83 car has stayed in the conversation all season. It is also why the pursuit of Dennis Roth’s first series championship now feels like the natural next chapter for the program.
Kofoid has the results. Roth Motorsports has the foundation. The challenge at Cedar Lake is to turn both into a trophy.
