The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Series will headline a two-day bullring weekend on April 17–18, opening with the Hy-Vee Perks 40 at Jacksonville Speedway on Friday and moving to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on Saturday. Both tracks are classic quarter-mile bullrings, and the weekend features Hy-Vee and NOS Energy Drink branding as an early-season short-track highlight for fans and competitors.

Michael ‘Buddy’ Kofoid and Roth Motorsports arrive with a three-race win streak and five straight top-two finishes. The run is Kofoid’s first career three-race winning stretch and Roth’s first such streak in 26 years, and it vaulted Kofoid from sixth to third in the championship standings.

Other storylines include Carson Macedo, who has compiled four combined wins between Jacksonville and Tri-State; Indiana natives Spencer Bayston and Emerson Axsom, with Bayston coming off consecutive top-five finishes; and Canton, Illinois native Chris Windom returning to a home crowd after a strong recent weekend. The Tri-State program could also feature winged entries from USAC regulars such as Brady Bacon and Kyle Cummins. Spectators should expect the close-quarters sprint-car racing typical of quarter-mile dirt ovals. Jacksonville hosted the World of Outlaws’ 2024 Race of the Year, and Tri-State, nicknamed ‘The Class Track’, has staged 45 prior World of Outlaws races, underscoring both venues’ history as classic short-track stops.

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