Nineteen-year-old Ashton Torgerson signed with Three Stooges Racing to finish his rookie World of Outlaws season, taking over the team’s No. 51 ride after Scott Bogucki’s departure. The move is a midseason personnel change for both the driver and the teams involved.

Torgerson began the season driving Shark Racing’s No. 1A, running 17 races and posting four top-10s and a runner-up finish at Volusia Speedway Park before Shark Racing parked the No. 1A. He also filled in for Moody Motorsports at Williams Grove and finished eighth in the HVAC Distributors Morgan Cup finale in only his second night in the No. 99M.

The signing preserves Torgerson’s full-season rookie campaign and keeps him active in the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year presented by Five Star Bodies fight. At signing he trailed Emerson Axsom by 24 points. He is scheduled to debut for Three Stooges Racing at Attica Raceway Park on May 14 and at Eldora Speedway on May 15-16, providing continuity for the rest of his rookie season and opportunities to score points at two marquee dirt tracks.

Kasey Kahne opened the HVAC Distributors Morgan Cup weekend at Williams Grove Speedway with his first World of Outlaws victory, driving the No. 39M for Macri Motorsports as a fill-in for the injured Anthony Macri. Kahne reached Victory Lane 10,364 days after his World of Outlaws debut on Aug. 22, 1997, becoming the 156th different World of Outlaws winner and the third driver from Washington to win in the series. Friday was only the third night Kahne and Macri Motorsports had raced together; Kahne fended off an early charge from David Gravel and defeated Sheldon Haudenschild in a late duel to take the checkered flag. Gravel finished third, Chase Dietz fourth and Troy Wagaman Jr. fifth. The win was Macri Motorsports’ 10th World of Outlaws triumph and the team’s first series victory with a driver other than Anthony Macri. Gravel’s third-place finish slightly increased his points lead over Carson Macedo.

David Gravel won the 30-lap Morgan Cup finale, passing polesitter Kahne on the opening lap and leading green-to-checkered to claim the $20,000 winner’s prize. The victory was Gravel’s 125th World of Outlaws series win and his 10th career victory at Williams Grove. Justin Whittall finished second for his best World of Outlaws result, Troy Wagaman Jr. was third, Sheldon Haudenschild fourth and Kahne fifth. Gravel credited morning rain for creating high-track grip that helped the race run uninterrupted. The result wrested the Morgan Cup trophy from the Pennsylvania Posse and gave Big Game Motorsports its fifth victory this season, tying the team with Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and Roth Motorsports for the season lead. The weekend reinforced Gravel’s momentum in the championship battle and tightened the season points race among the top teams.

Briggs Danner will make his World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision debut at Selinsgrove Speedway, the opening event of a limited, seven-race Super Late Model program, with reports listing the Selinsgrove date as either May 13 or May 14. He will pilot the Lazer Chassis Racing No. 31 in the Selinsgrove outing and will share the No. 31 ride this season with Big Block Modified driver Billy Pauch Jr.

The Selinsgrove appearance is the first of seven planned World of Outlaws Late Model starts for Danner. The targeted slate named Georgetown Speedway (May 13), Marion Center Raceway (May 15–16) and Bedford Speedway (May 17) among the scheduled events, and the run has been described as both a development opportunity and a limited campaign as Danner expands from sprint cars into more Super Late Model competition.

The 24-year-old Allentown native is a two-time USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series champion, winning titles in 2022 and 2023, and is the tour’s all-time wins leader with 32 victories. He moved into the AMSOIL USAC Sprint Car National Championship in 2024 and has eight wins in that tour, including a victory at Lawrenceburg Speedway on April 11. Danner made his Super Late Model debut last June at Bridgeport Motorsports Park, finishing fourth, and he recorded a 16th-place result in a later Selinsgrove start. He said his immediate priorities for the World of Outlaws Late Model entries are to learn quickly and be competitive, and he emphasized the need to qualify well and avoid wrecks while acclimating to the car.

On his 34th birthday, Nick Hoffman reclaimed the World of Outlaws Late Model Series points lead by winning Friday’s feature at Mississippi Thunder Speedway. The victory was his fifth of the season and his third career win at the track.

He secured a top-four starting spot by winning a wire-to-wire heat and took the feature lead when Ethan Dotson jumped the cushion and hit the Turn 1 wall, removing Dotson as an immediate threat. With no serious challengers the rest of the way, Hoffman ran unchallenged to the checkered flag. Ryan Gustin finished second, Tyler Erb was third and moved past Tim McCreadie into third in series points, Dotson recovered to fourth, and Brent Larson posted a season-best fifth. Hoffman’s Friday result put him six points clear in the standings ahead of Saturday’s program.

On Thursday, Bobby Pierce won opening night of the Dairyland Showdown, a 30-lap race, marking his seventh win of the season and his third straight with the World of Outlaws. Pierce said he’d vowed to “get another one Thursday.” Pole-sitter Drake Troutman led early while Tim McCreadie, Ryan Gustin and Pierce raced closely and Hoffman stayed in contention. By halfway Pierce had cleared the pack and a decisive crossover with about 12 laps remaining shaped the run to the checkered flag. He nearly stalled with roughly 10 laps to go but retained enough speed and, with no late cautions to compress the field, held on for the win. On Friday Pierce lost his redraw spot after heat contact with Ethan Dotson and finished ninth in the feature.

Skylar Gee has signed with Greg Wheeler Motorsports to run the remainder of the 2026 World of Outlaws season as a midseason replacement. Gee, of Leduc, Alberta, returns to the Outlaws paddock after a 2025 rookie campaign driving the No. 99 for Logan Fenton Racing, during which he posted two top-five finishes and nine top-10s. He said he accepted the opportunity because Wheeler’s equipment is strong and the team’s shop is about an hour from his home.

Greg Wheeler Motorsports parted ways with Scotty Thiel after the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash at Knoxville Raceway. Thiel made 16 starts this season; his best finish in Wheeler’s No. 16c was 11th at Volusia Speedway Park in March. The team described the change as a midseason personnel move as it seeks improved results for the rest of the year.

Gee is scheduled to debut with Greg Wheeler Motorsports during a three-race Pennsylvania swing beginning at Lincoln Speedway on May 5 and continuing at Williams Grove Speedway on May 8-9.

Bobby Pierce tied Shane Clanton for fourth on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series all-time wins list with his victory at Independence Motor Speedway and reclaimed the series points lead by four points over Nick Hoffman.

Pierce’s win was his 48th career WoO Late Model victory, his sixth of this season and his second career triumph at Independence. Earlier in the program, Hoffman topped hot laps, won qualifying, took his heat and earned the Bilstein Pole Award, and he led the opening laps of the 40-lap feature.

On a restart, a caution for a slowing Tyler Bruening opened a door. Pierce dove low into Turn 1 and slid up in front of Hoffman, then managed traffic and controlled the pace for the remainder of the race, winning by roughly a half-straightaway. Tyler Erb cleared Hoffman at the white flag to take second, with Hoffman third. Drake Troutman finished fourth and Trey Mills posted a career-best fifth and earned MD3 Rookie of the Race honors at Independence. Erb’s runner-up was his best result since January at Volusia Speedway Park.

Defending series champion David Gravel leads the standings by 70 points and has four wins this season, giving him momentum heading into Sharon Speedway, where he won in 2024. Ohio native Sheldon Haudenschild, in his 10th World of Outlaws season and currently fifth in the standings, returns to his home tracks for his first trip since joining KCP Racing. Since partnering with KCP he has one win and 10 top-10 finishes this season.

The Ohio weekend opens with the Kistler Engines Classic at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, May 1, and concludes at Sharon Speedway on Saturday, May 2. Attica will host the series for the 28th time, and Sharon will record its 16th overall World of Outlaws weekend after 15 prior visits.

Haudenschild has made more than 60 appearances at Attica and recorded his first 410 victory there in 2013. He won the 2015 Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon and has reached the podium in four of his six World of Outlaws starts at Sharon. Donny Schatz has five wins and 11 podiums at Attica. More than 60 cars are expected each night, with local and rising contenders such as Dale Blaney, Cap Henry and Bryce Lucius among those to watch. Lagrange rookie Kasey Jedrzejek, in Bill Rose’s No. 6, has two top-10 finishes this season and scored his first career 410 Sprint Car victory at Attica. With Gravel holding a sizable points cushion and several past winners and strong local contenders on the card, the two Ohio shows offer rivals chances to gain or defend points in the championship race.

Georgetown Speedway will host the Delaware Diamond Clash on Wednesday, May 13, staging a first-ever regular season co-headline card that pairs the Super DIRTcar Series with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision. Organizers billed the program as a marquee, cross-series night designed to showcase top talent from both touring series, and the event is being marketed as a lead-in to NASCAR’s Dover All-Star weekend, scheduled for May 15 to 17, 2026.

The Super DIRTcar entry will race the Millman’s NAPA Auto Parts Delaware Diamond 50 for a $7,500 top prize, and the World of Outlaws Late Models will headline the Visit Delaware 51 with $20,000 to win. Visit Delaware is the presenting sponsor of the Visit Delaware 51, and that sponsorship is supported by funding from the Delaware Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund, which was awarded to Georgetown earlier this year.

A deep field is scheduled to compete, including Bobby Pierce, Nick Hoffman, Tim McCreadie, Matt Sheppard, Mat Williamson, and defending Georgetown Super DIRTcar winner Alex Payne. Mat Williamson is the defending Super DIRTcar Series champion and enters the event as the current points leader. Alex Payne and Tim Sears Jr. finished first and second the last time the Super DIRTcar Series raced at Georgetown. Georgetown points leader Billy Pauch Jr., who won the track’s opening night earlier this month, is also entered.

Pit gates will open at 3:00 PM, grandstands at 4:00 PM, hot laps at 6:30 PM and racing at 7:15 PM on May 13. Admission is $50 for adults, $20 for children ages 7–12, and free for kids 6 and under.

World of Outlaws officials fined Late Model driver Shannon Babb after a tire sample taken following qualifying for the World of Outlaws Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway failed a laboratory conformity test. Officials sent samples to an independent laboratory, which compared them to a Hoosier benchmark and found the tire did not conform.

Babb’s total penalties amounted to $11,771.33. They included withholding of prize money and contingencies, a fine equal to one-third of the first-place “to-win” amount, and charges for tire testing and shipping.

Officials also placed Babb on 12-month probation and announced the sanction as part of the post-qualifying inspection. The reports did not include any appeal or further procedural details.