The World of Outlaws Late Model Series closes its March Southern swing with consecutive stops at East Alabama Motor Speedway on March 27 and Senoia Raceway’s Billy Clanton Classic on March 28. East Alabama is hosting its first World of Outlaws Late Model Series race since 2006 and will pay $12,000 to the winner; the Billy Clanton Classic at Senoia will pay $20,000. Support classes for the weekend include Hobby Stocks, Road Warriors, 602 Late Models and 602 Chargers.

Track-specific storylines include Tyler Erb, who was runner-up in his East Alabama debut in 2019 and again in 2022 and who won the National 100 at East Alabama in 2024 and 2025. Dennis Erb Jr. also has strong National 100 credentials at East Alabama, including a 2016 victory and 11 top-five finishes. At Senoia, Ashton Winger has World of Outlaws wins in 2021 and 2025 and has compiled 11 Super Late Model victories at the facility.

The championship battle and recent driver form are central heading into the weekend. After 12 races this season, Bobby Pierce and Nick Hoffman sit atop the standings separated by 14 points. Pierce is averaging a 3.58 finish, with a 10.75 average starting position, 86 feature positions gained and 61 laps led. Hoffman is averaging a 3.75 finish, with a 5.67 average starting position and 140 laps led. Dennis Erb Jr. rebuilt two wrecked cars after incidents at Volunteer and Smoky Mountain (rebuilt at Rocket Chassis), arrived late to Magnolia, then won a heat and finished seventh in the feature.

Looking beyond March, the series packs four state stops into three weeks in April. The Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway runs April 10–11; Farmer City first hosted a World of Outlaws race in 2006 (won by Billy Moyer), moved to an April date in 2007, and produced a memorable finish between Hoffman and Pierce in 2024 as well as first-time Outlaws winners Mike Spatola (2021) and Ethan Dotson (2025). The Alabama Gang 100 at Talladega Short Track runs April 24–25 as a two-night event with a $12,000-to-win opener and a $25,000-to-win Saturday finale staged after the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race; Brandon Overton won the inaugural running in 2023 and Pierce won when the event returned in 2025. The Independence Late Model Showdown returns April 28 to Independence Motor Speedway’s 3/8-mile oval; recent winners there include Josh Richards, Darrell Lanigan, Brandon Sheppard and Bobby Pierce. The sixth-annual Dairyland Showdown at Mississippi Thunder Speedway runs April 30–May 2 with $10,000 preliminary-night purses and a $40,000-to-win main event following facility investments by the Timm family and promoter Tyrone Lingenfelter.

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