Michael “Buddy” Kofoid continued his dominance at Huset’s Speedway, winning the World of Outlaws Stars and Stripes Salute finale in Brandon, South Dakota. Kofoid drove the No. 83 Roth Motorsports sprint car to victory in the 35-lap, $20,000-to-win feature, crossing the line nearly four seconds ahead of the field. The result was Kofoid’s sixth win at Huset’s Speedway, his fifth win in his last seven visits, and extended his streak at Huset’s to eight consecutive finishes of fourth or better, underscoring Roth Motorsports’ continued strength at the Brandon oval.

Kofoid timed 23rd in qualifying, advanced to second in his heat race and drew the eight in the redraw to start seventh in the main. He climbed onto the podium by Lap 7 and took the lead from Aaron Reutzel on Lap 13 after Reutzel led the opening 12 laps. Sheldon Haudenschild finished second, Aaron Reutzel third, David Gravel fourth and Donny Schatz fifth. The victory was Kofoid’s sixth of the 2026 season and the 28th World of Outlaws triumph of his career, tying him with Kerry Madsen for 25th on the series’ all-time win list, and it ended Reutzel’s recent domination of the event.

High purses and a rescheduled marquee race have drawn top competitors to the World of Outlaws Late Model Series’ four-night Pennsylvania–Ohio swing, anchored by the rain-rescheduled Connor Bobik Memorial at Marion Center Raceway on May 27 and the Blaster 57 at Mansfield Speedway on May 30.

The Marion Center finale will pay $30,000 to the winner, making it one of the highest-paying midweek races. The rescheduled mid‑May Showdown lets teams reuse setups from the rained-out event; that split-field Showdown produced winners Logan Zarin and Jared Miley.

The tour will move roughly three hours west to Wayne County Speedway on May 28 as part of the stretch.

Mansfield Speedway, purchased and reopened by Matt Tifft earlier in May, will host the Blaster 57 on May 30. The Blaster 57 pays $57,000 to the winner and $5,700 to start and is part of a more-than-$240,000 purse for Feature starters. Drivers with Dirt Million experience expected to chase the Mansfield payday include Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr., Tyler Erb, Nick Hoffman and Tim McCreadie. National stars Hudson O’Neal, Devin Moran and Brandon Sheppard will use the week to prepare for the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora; O’Neal enters the stretch with 14 wins this year.

The championship picture remains tight behind leaders Nick Hoffman and Bobby Pierce, with 35 points separating third-place Tim McCreadie and sixth-place Drake Troutman. The schedule shift and large purses underline an intense stretch of competition that could influence entries and strategy across the three events.

Aaron Reutzel continued his hot streak at Knoxville Raceway, sweeping past polesitter Donny Schatz from the outside of the front row, then leading every lap of the 25-lap World of Outlaws feature to Victory Lane. The win paid $20,000 and was Reutzel’s sixth victory of May and his sixth in the last eight races, pushing his monthly earnings past six figures and his 2026 haul to nearly $200,000. The triumph was his eighth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory, his 12th 410-class win at Knoxville, and increased his combined 410/360 Knoxville total to 28, a result that tied him with Jimmy Sills and Cody Darrah for 56th on the World of Outlaws all-time win list.

Reutzel held off late traffic to secure the feature as Donny Schatz finished second in the CJB Motorsports No. 15, marking Schatz’s fourth podium of the 2026 season. Rico Abreu placed third to extend his streak to five consecutive podiums, with David Gravel fourth and J.J. Hickle fifth. Austin McCarl initially crossed sixth but was later disqualified after losing a muffler. In the support program, Tasker Phillips charged from the fourth row to win the Randall Roofing 360 20-lap feature in the 3-Way Motorsports No. 1TAZ, his second straight Knoxville victory and sixth career win at the track. Officials also noted Knoxville Raceway will host the Avanti Windows & Doors Corn Belt Clash with AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Cars on May 29–30.

Carson Macedo earned his 60th World of Outlaws victory by winning the Hy-Vee Perks 40 at Jacksonville Speedway. The 29-year-old from Lemoore, California held off Spencer Bayston after a late-race duel and pulled away on the final restart. The milestone made Macedo the 16th driver in series history to reach 60 wins and the fourth driver this season to record multiple World of Outlaws victories.

Macedo first took the race lead on Lap 3 and exchanged the top spot with Bayston while negotiating heavy lapped traffic. Bayston struck the wall in Turns 3 and 4 on Lap 18, which allowed Macedo to regain control, get clean air on the top lane and pull away to the checkered flag. Macedo credited getting to the top before anyone else and the final restart for the result.

Spencer Bayston finished second in the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing NOS Energy Drink No. 17, and polesitter Cole Macedo placed third in the TwoC Racing No. 2C, his best result of the season. Sheldon Haudenschild finished fourth and series point leader David Gravel was fifth. The victory was Macedo’s second at Jacksonville, his first coming in 2019 with Kyle Larson Racing, and made him the first driver in seven Jacksonville World of Outlaws visits to win there twice. He now joins David Gravel, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and Anthony Macri as multi-time winners this season.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will stage a compact Memorial Day weekend swing of three races in four days, and organizers highlighted a high-stakes payout structure. Organizers announced the two holiday weekend nights, the Stars and Stripes Salute at Knoxville Raceway and the stop at Huset’s Speedway, will carry $20,000 winner paychecks; a separate report described each night of the three-race swing as carrying a $20,000 winner’s payout.

The swing opens midweek with the Hy-Vee Perks 40 at Jacksonville Speedway in Illinois on Thursday, May 21, moves to the Stars and Stripes Salute at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa on Saturday, May 23, and concludes at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, South Dakota, on Sunday, May 24. Organizers framed the schedule as a condensed, three-race, three-track, three-state road trip and reiterated the series’ partnerships with NOS Energy Drink and Hy-Vee.

Organizers said the $20,000-per-night payouts are intended to create a high-stakes finish to the weekend for series regulars and one-off entrants. Jacksonville brings its own storylines: only two current full-time World of Outlaws drivers have previously won there. Carson Macedo won at Jacksonville in 2019 driving the Kyle Larson Racing No. 2 and has posted fourth, fourth and third-place finishes while racing with Jason Johnson Racing. David Gravel won Jacksonville’s 2024 ‘race of the year’ and has finished no worse than fifth in three outings since joining Big Game Motorsports in the No. 2. Michael ‘Buddy’ Kofoid and Spencer Bayston have also reached Victory Lane at Jacksonville’s quarter-mile in POWRi Midget competition.

Logan Schuchart snapped a 64-race winless streak at Eldora Speedway, dedicating the victory to his grandfather and Shark Racing leader Bobby Allen. The win was Schuchart’s first World of Outlaws victory of the season and came in a feature he beat Brady Bacon. One report listed his car as the No. 1a. Another listed it as the No. 1S.

The stop at Eldora was the World of Outlaws tour’s first visit to the track since Allen’s fall death. Allen had a long association with Eldora, including winning the inaugural World of Outlaws race there in 1978.

The result marked a turnaround for Shark Racing after five finishes outside the top 10 in the team’s previous six starts. Schuchart finished fifth at Eldora the previous night and called the half-mile dirt oval his “sanctuary.” Eldora has been a career stronghold for him, highlighted by his million-dollar sprint car win at the track in 2023. Schuchart said the victory provided valuable setup notes as Shark Racing shifts focus toward the Kings Royal at Eldora on July 17-18, and the win should give the team momentum as the World of Outlaws tour continues at Jacksonville Speedway on May 21, Knoxville Raceway on May 23 and Huset’s Speedway on May 24.

Rico Abreu drove the No. 24 to victory in the 30-lap World of Outlaws season opener at Eldora Speedway, executing an aggressive late surge that included tapping the wall before pulling away to the checkered flag.

The win came in his first trip to Eldora since joining Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing ahead of the 2026 season, and Abreu credited crew chief Ricky Warner and the team for the result. It was his 22nd World of Outlaws victory, which moved him alone into 30th on the series’ all-time wins list. It was also his 14th overall triumph at Eldora, six of those in World of Outlaws competition, a total that ties him with Mark Kinser and Kerry Madsen for ninth-most wins at the track, and it extended Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing’s streak of at least one World of Outlaws checkered flag to 25 consecutive seasons.

Brian Brown, Giovanni Scelzi and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid each led laps during the race. Kofoid led three laps and finished second in the Roth Motorsports No. 83, a result that kept Roth Motorsports at nine podiums this season. Scelzi finished third in the Spire Motorsports No. 77, his first World of Outlaws top-three since March 2025. Aaron Reutzel was fourth and Logan Schuchart finished fifth.

Local Pennsylvania drivers Logan Zarin (No. 1Z, Hookstown) and Jared Miley (No. 10M) won split-field, 25-lap preliminary Features for the World of Outlaws Late Models at Marion Center Raceway on Friday, each earning $6,000.
Zarin powered to the lead early in the first Feature, navigated lapped traffic and held on for the victory, a win he called “the biggest win of his career.” Brent Larson finished second and Tyler Erb third.
Miley took command of the second Feature on Lap 7, passing Tristan Chamberlain and then holding off Dustin Sorensen to the checkered flag. His victory was his first Late Model win since Marion Center in August 2025 and his first World of Outlaws win since Port Royal in 2022.
The split-field prelims served as opening action and hometown highlights ahead of the Connor Bobik Memorial finale, which pays $30,000 to the winner. The World of Outlaws returns to Marion Center on Saturday for the headline event.

Aaron Reutzel of Clute, Texas won the 40-lap John Bores 20th Anniversary Celebration at Attica, rallying from fifth to take the $20,000 winner’s check and complete a $50,000 week. Using the high side and working lapped traffic, he cleared Tanner Thorson with four laps remaining to take the lead. It was Reutzel’s third career win at Attica; he pledged $1,000 of his winnings to Texas Children’s Hospital, called the race a blast, and remained the High Limit point leader.

Aiden Price led the opening 19 laps, and Justin Peck led laps 20 and 21. Price and Tanner Thorson swapped the point midrace before Thorson and others ceded the lead late.

Thorson finished second, Logan Schuchart third, Tyler Courtney fourth and Price fifth.