Outlaws Schedule Upstate New York Three-Race Swing
NXTbets Pro | Published On: September 23, 2026
New York swing
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is heading back to upstate New York for a three-race swing that gives the region a full weekend of high-paying racing across three tracks. The series will open at Mohawk International Raceway, move to Can-Am Speedway and close at Weedsport Speedway, a run that brings the tour back to a part of the schedule it has not visited in about a decade. Each race will pay $20,000 to win and $1,500 to start, and more than $240,000 in purse money will be on the line over the course of the weekend. That payout structure gives every stop the same weight, from the first green flag to the final checkered flag. The three-race format also gives teams a rare chance to chase a major haul without leaving one state. The swing has been described as the biggest Late Model weekend ever held in New York, a claim that fits the size of the purse and the scope of the schedule. All three tracks have hosted World of Outlaws events before, so the series is returning to familiar ground even if the gap has stretched for years.
Mohawk opener
Mohawk International Raceway will set the tone for the swing when it hosts the World of Outlaws Battle of the Eastern Door. That opener gives the field an immediate chance to cash in, and it starts the weekend with one of the three race titles attached to the tour’s return to the state. Mohawk is one of the tracks that has already seen World of Outlaws competition, which adds a layer of history to the first night of the swing. The series has not been there in about a decade, so the stop carries the feel of a return visit rather than a first look. That matters in a weekend built around momentum. A strong run at Mohawk can give a driver or team an early edge before the cars head to the next stop. The tight schedule means the opener is more than a single race. It is the first piece of a three-part run with the same money and the same series in New York. The format leaves little room to recover from a poor start. It also gives the opener a clear role in the larger weekend, because a driver who leaves Mohawk with a win already has a piece of the purse and a place in the center of the story.
Weedsport finale
Can-Am Speedway will host the middle race, the Outlaws in the Islands 50, before the swing wraps at Weedsport Speedway with the World of Outlaws Finger Lakes 50. That final stop may carry the deepest historical connection to the series. Weedsport has hosted the most prior World of Outlaws races of the three tracks, with four. That history gives the finale a familiar backdrop and marks it as the venue with the strongest World of Outlaws footprint in the group. The ending also matters because a three-race weekend builds toward the last race just as much as the first. Teams will have one more chance to claim the $20,000 winner’s share and one more chance to bank a start money payout of $1,500 before the swing is over. Can-Am sits in the middle of that chase, and its race title gives the event its own identity before the tour shifts to Weedsport. Put together, the three stops form a compact regional run that mixes established tracks, shared purse money and a return to a part of the country the series has not seen in years. That combination is why the weekend stands out. It gives New York three nights of Late Model racing and three track-specific showcases.
