The World of Outlaws Late Model Series (WoO Late Model Series) heads to Farmer City Raceway for the Illini 100, the series’ first Midwest stop. Practice is scheduled for April 9 as teams acclimate to Farmer City’s distinctive black-dirt quarter-mile. Racing will run April 10-11, with Friday’s 40-lap “lid lifter” paying $12,000 and Saturday’s 60-lap headline finale paying $25,000, a combined 100 laps for the weekend. The program also includes the MARS Modified Championship season opener, adding a second championship event to the card.

Bobby Pierce leads the series with 1,909 points, a three-point advantage over Nick Hoffman; both drivers have four wins. Hoffman has paced a series-high 157 feature laps this year and Pierce has led 76, a combined 233 feature laps. Pierce and Hoffman are the only drivers carrying six-figure purses. Their positions reflect last weekend’s doubleheader at East Alabama Motor Speedway and Senoia Raceway, and the weekend is important for teams chasing early points and momentum.

The entry list blends regional talent with series regulars, including local Illinois drivers Jason Feger and Shannon Babb alongside Brandon Sheppard and Brian Shirley. Ryan Gustin remains winless through 14 World of Outlaws starts but has four top-five finishes and sits fourth in the standings. Daulton Wilson will make his first World of Outlaws start at Farmer City after narrowly missing becoming the series’ 105th different winner last weekend.

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