Nick Hoffman won the Blaster 57 Special at Mansfield and claimed a boosted six-figure $100,057 winner’s check after local philanthropists Dan and Brenda Niss increased the top prize mid-program, track owner Matt Tifft announced. The Nisses had boosted Friday’s payout to $100,000 for Tyler Erb the night before. The event was part of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

Hoffman earned the Simpson Quick Time Award in qualifying after rebounding from struggles on Friday, and he won his heat to start the Feature on the front row outside Bilstein Pole winner Garrett Alberson. Hoffman slipped to fourth early as Josh Rice moved through, executed a three-wide pass to regain position, and seized the lead with 11 laps remaining when Alberson hit a bump in Turn 2 and lost momentum. Hoffman rallied to prevail in the Feature.

The victory was Hoffman’s 17th World of Outlaws win and the largest payday of his career. The weekend’s total purse topped $240,000, the winner’s share had originally been $57,000, and the Feature paid $5,700 just to start. Garrett Alberson finished second, Hudson O’Neal third, Tyler Erb fourth, and Brandon Sheppard fifth.

Carson Macedo charged from ninth and dove under David Gravel with four laps remaining to win the 40-lap World of Outlaws feature at River Cities Speedway. He made the pass down the front straightaway in the first leg of the Northern Tour Don Mack Classic; Gravel countered with a slide job through Turns 3 and 4, but Macedo cleared him on the following circuit and pulled away to the checkered flag.

Gravel finished second for his series-best 14th podium this season, while rookie Kasey Jedrzejek (Bill Rose Racing No. 6) scored his first career World of Outlaws podium in third. Chris Windom was fourth and Sheldon Haudenschild fifth.

The victory moved Macedo into sole possession of second in the standings, cutting the gap to series leader David Gravel to 114 points and tightening the championship picture.

It was Macedo’s 61st career World of Outlaws win and his third at River Cities Speedway, tying him with Craig Dollansky for the second-most wins at the quarter-mile facility. The result was Jason Johnson Racing’s third win of the season.

Tyler Erb won the World of Outlaws Late Model feature at Mansfield Speedway and collected a surprise $100,000 winner’s prize after local philanthropists the Niss family boosted the advertised purse from $12,000 to $100,000 moments before the race. The six-figure payout was Erb’s first and elevated the one-off 57 Special Opener on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series calendar.

The payday came a day after Erb and his girlfriend, Emma Hodge, announced they were expecting their first child.

Erb started second, passed pole-sitter Ricky Thornton Jr. on the opening lap and led all 40 laps, fending off a late charge from Brandon Overton to win by roughly half a second. Thornton later fell out of contention with a flat tire. Bobby Pierce rallied from 10th to finish third, while Josh Rice was fourth and Hudson O’Neal fifth. The victory added to Erb’s résumé — five World of Outlaws wins, a World of Outlaws series championship, and 21 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victories, including the Gateway Dirt Nationals and the National 100. Erb, of New Waverly, Texas, quipped that after taking the lead on lap one he wound up with a $100,000 payday.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won the Lonewolf 40 at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio, capturing his sixth World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory and his first Series win since the 2024 World Finals. Thornton started from the Bilstein Pole in his first World of Outlaws start at Wayne County and led the 40-lap feature to the checkered, surviving a chaotic three-wide opening sequence.

A final restart with two laps remaining tightened the contest, and Thornton held off late charges from Nick Hoffman and Bobby Pierce to secure the victory. Hoffman finished second, Pierce — who charged from a 16th-place start — was third, Tyler Erb fourth and Dustin Sorensen fifth, marking Sorensen’s second straight top-five.

Early incidents produced flat tires for Hudson O’Neal and Brandon Sheppard. The win ended a difficult stretch for Thornton: after opening May with a victory at Circle City Raceway, he had two top-five finishes and four results of 18th or worse across seven subsequent starts. The Lonewolf 40 was also Thornton’s third win in his first 40 Late Model starts this season.

The World of Outlaws North Dakota swing will open Friday, May 29 at Grand Forks’ River Cities Speedway and will continue after an off day at Minot’s Nodak Speedway. The two-race stretch will serve as an early-season test in the championship battle.

David Gravel tops the standings as he pursues a third straight series title, holding a 118-point lead and a 4.96 average finish this season. Michael “Buddy” Kofoid has the most wins this season, with six, and he is tied with Carson Macedo for second in the standings.

River Cities will host the World of Outlaws for the 36th time since 2007, and Nodak returns to the schedule after an eight-year absence; Nodak previously hosted 13 World of Outlaws events.

Donny Schatz, a Fargo native and 10-time series champion, has an extensive River Cities résumé: 12 wins in 35 starts, 24 podiums, 31 top-five finishes and a 2.94 average finish. He also owns five straight Nodak victories dating to 2012. Gravel is one of only two full-time drivers with wins at both River Cities and Nodak.

Kofoid’s recent form includes a River Cities sweep in 2025 and a dramatic charge from seventh to victory at Huset’s this season. Sheldon Haudenschild, now with KCP Racing, has shown speed at River Cities—he has led seven Features there—but remains winless at the track despite multiple podiums and several lost opportunities. Local NOSA competitors Amelia Eisenschenk, Laela Eisenschenk, Mark Dobmeier and Jade Hastings are also names to watch during the North Dakota swing.

Bobby Pierce successfully defended the Connor Bobik Memorial at Marion Center Raceway, holding off Hudson O’Neal to take the win and the World of Outlaws points lead. It was Pierce’s ninth World of Outlaws victory of the season and the 51st of his career, moving him 17 points clear of Nick Hoffman, who finished 13th.

The event had been postponed and was later run at Marion Center Raceway. Pierce swept around pole-sitter Dustin Sorensen on the opening lap, then traded the lead with O’Neal multiple times. Pierce blocked O’Neal over the closing laps and repelled a last-lap slide attempt to secure the win.

Hudson O’Neal finished second, with Drake Troutman third — a career-best result at his home-state track. Dustin Sorensen recovered to fourth for his first top-five of the season, and Max Blair rounded out the top five.

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.