COLUMBUS, Miss. — For the primary time since 2018, the World of Outlaws Late Mannequin Sequence offered by DIRTVision is ready to battle in Mississippi.
4 completely different tracks within the state have hosted The Most Highly effective Late Fashions on the Planet previously, and Magnolia Motor Speedway turns into quantity 5 this weekend with the inaugural Duel on the Magazine. Following a observe night time on Thursday, March 19, racing kicks off on Friday, March 20, with a 40-lap, $12,000-to-win World of Outlaws program. The weekend wraps up on Saturday, March 21, when $20,000 shall be up for grabs after 60 laps across the three-eighths-mile.
Along with the World of Outlaws, the schedule additionally contains CRUSA Modified Sportsman and Crown Vics on Friday and CRUSA Late Mannequin Sportsman and Manufacturing unit Shares on Saturday.
BACK ON TOP
There’s a brand new, but acquainted identify on prime of the factors standings following final weekend’s Tennessee doubleheader.
Two-time and defending World of Outlaws champion Bobby Pierce leads Nick Hoffman by seven markers after a third-place run on Friday at Volunteer Speedway and his second win of the 12 months on Saturday at Smoky Mountain Speedway.
These two nights prolonged his podium streak to 6 courting again to the primary World of Outlaws race of Federated Auto Components DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park.
Magnolia might be a very good place for Pierce to increase that margin. His 10 appearances on the monitor have included one win in 2020 and 4 prime fives, though he hasn’t been there since 2020. In the meantime, his closest challenger in Hoffman has by no means turned a lap at Magnolia.
QUALIFYING BLUES
Tim McCreadie is aware of precisely what he wants to enhance on to hitch Pierce and Hoffman as a nightly contender, and that’s qualifying.
Via 10 races, McCreadie has the worst common characteristic beginning spot of anybody within the prime seven in factors and is the one driver in that group who has not but received a warmth race this 12 months. Nonetheless, he nonetheless finds himself third in factors with the third-best common end within the subject behind Pierce and Hoffman.
Though he’s been beginning towards the again too typically, he’s nonetheless managing to go loads of automobiles come characteristic time. He’s gained 65 positions in options this 12 months, second solely to Pierce’s 66 automobiles handed. If McCreadie can discover the early-night pace he must make his job simpler within the characteristic, he’s confirmed he has the pace to succeed in the entrance and keep there.
This weekend shall be McCreadie’s first journey to Magnolia with the Briggs Transport workforce, however he was quick practically each time he unloaded there in his previous experience within the Paylor Motorsports No. 39. He received at Magnolia in 2020 and completed on the rostrum in six of his final 10 begins.
ALL BUNCHED UP
If “T-Mac” wants any further causes to stand up on the wheel this weekend, all he has to do is take a look at the logjam of drivers proper behind him within the factors chase.
Solely 22 factors separate Ryan Gustin in fourth from Dustin Sorensen in ninth, with Tyler Erb, Drake Troutman, Daulton Wilson and Ethan Dotson all packed between them.
Magnolia guarantees to carry loads of shuffling amongst them, because the group contains previous winners on the monitor in addition to drivers making their first go to.
Wilson is heading to Magnolia with essentially the most momentum out of any of them, as he was the one one to complete within the prime 10 at each Volunteer and Smoky Mountain final weekend. Given these outcomes, his lead within the MD3 Rookie of the Yr race is already deep into the triple digits getting into his Magnolia debut, with Trey Mills sitting 147 factors again in second.
One other driver making his first look at “The Magazine” this weekend is Dustin Sorensen, who’s off to one of the best begin of his profession in his third season as a full-time Outlaw. His common end of 13.3 via the primary 10 races is already higher than final season’s common of 13.8, and the tour has but to go to any of his greatest tracks within the higher Midwest.
MISSISSIPPI MISSILES
The Duel on the Magazine will be the first World of Outlaws race in Magnolia’s historical past, however the monitor isn’t any stranger to internet hosting high-level late mannequin racing.
Along with Pierce and McCreadie, three different aeries regulars have a Magnolia win on their resume. Two of them have been victorious in considered one of Mississippi’s premier occasions, the Cotton Pickin’ 100, which Dotson received in 2024 and Mills received in 2025.
Moreover, Tyler Erb collected a Mississippi State Championship Problem Sequence win at Magnolia in 2017, considered one of his first triumphs behind the wheel of an excellent late mannequin.
These names are a part of a protracted listing of late mannequin superstars to succeed in victory lane at Magnolia, together with Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Dale McDowell, Jonathan Davenport and extra.
SUPERMAN RETURNS
Talking of Davenport, the driving force of the No. 49 has a World of Outlaws race on his agenda for the primary time in 2026.
The Blairsville, Ga., native has scaled again his schedule this season to permit for extra time at residence and extra probabilities to go to a few of his favourite tracks, and Magnolia is definitely considered one of them. He’s a five-time winner there, together with a weekend sweep in his most up-to-date go to in 2021.
A number of different nationwide stars have introduced their plans to battle the World of Outlaws this weekend, together with Hudson O’Neal within the Okay&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6, Sam Seawright, Luke Morey, Michael Leach and extra.
