Hoffman earns 17th World of Outlaws win, pockets $100,057

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.