Kofoid Ends Winless Drought in Williams Grove Outlaw Win
NXTbets Pro | Published On: August 1, 2026
Kofoid Wins
Michael “Buddy” Kofoid took control early and held off the field to win the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series feature at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Kofoid started from the pole in the Roth Motorsports No. 83 and turned that track position into a 25-lap victory in the C&D Rigging Summer Nationals opener. The win gave him his 10th World of Outlaws victory of the season and ended an eight-race winless streak for both Kofoid and the Roth crew. Daryn Pittman chased him to the finish in second, but Kofoid stayed out front long enough to close the door on a late challenge. David Gravel came home third, Logan Schuchart was fourth and Brent Marks rounded out the top five. The feature paid $12,000, and Kofoid left with another win that kept him in the thick of the title fight. It also added another strong run for a team that has stayed near the front all season and found its form again at one of sprint car racing’s toughest stops.
Roth Motorsports
The victory carried extra weight for Roth Motorsports because it marked the team’s 10th World of Outlaws win of 2026. That made Roth the first team to reach double-digit wins in the series this year, a milestone that matches the kind of season the organization has built around speed, consistency and clean execution. Kofoid did the driving, but the result reflected the strength of the entire No. 83 effort, from qualifying through the final laps. Starting from the pole gave the team the best possible opening, and Kofoid made it count by controlling the pace in a 25-lap feature that demanded precision on every restart and every run through traffic. The win also snapped the dry spell that had followed the team through the last eight races, a stretch that added pressure even as the pace remained competitive. Instead of forcing the issue, Kofoid stayed patient and made the race his own. The checkered flag gave Roth Motorsports a clean reward for a season that has already delivered a string of high-end results and now stands alone at the top of the year’s win chart.
Outlaws Lead
Kofoid’s latest win also changed the numbers at the top of the standings. He moved back into second in the World of Outlaws points race, giving him another foothold in the championship chase after a night that added both momentum and position. The result mattered in the broader battle at Williams Grove as well, where the World of Outlaws took a 3-2 lead over the Pennsylvania Posse heading into the finale. That set up a strong closing night at the track, with the Saturday finale carrying a $20,000 purse. The opener gave the traveling series the early edge in the weekend matchup and put the focus on how the local contingent would respond in the last race of the program. Kofoid’s win, combined with Pittman’s second-place finish and top-five runs from Gravel, Schuchart and Marks, showed how deep the field remained even as one driver and one team separated themselves at the front. It was the kind of night that rewarded a clean start, a sharp car and a driver who refused to give back the lead once he had it.
