OSBORN, Mo. — The World of Outlaws NOS Power Drink Dash Automotive Collection is able to hit the bottom working in America’s Heartland.
An prolonged keep within the Midwest is forward for The Best Present on Filth. Stops in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa are all forward within the subsequent month.
It begins this weekend at U.S. 36 Raceway makes a well-liked return to the schedule for the KC Traditional on Friday, March 27.
Then it’s one state west because the highlight shines on Kansas’ 81 Speedway on Saturday, March 28. The Tallgrass Tussle brings the World of Outlaws to the monitor simply north of Wichita for the Sixteenth time in collection historical past.
STREAKING
There isn’t rather a lot David Gravel hasn’t completed at this level in his profession, however he checked off one other field over the Oklahoma weekend.
The 2-time and defending champion swept the races at Lawton Speedway and Creek County Speedway. Mix these together with his Kennedale Speedway Park rating from the prior Friday, and also you get the primary three-race World of Outlaws win streak of Gravel’s profession. It’s additionally allowed Gravel and Massive Recreation Motorsports to stretch their benefit atop the standings to 58 markers.
Friday presents Gravel the possibility to be the primary driver to win 4 in a row since Brad Candy in early April of 2021. Current historical past favors the Watertown, Conn., native contemplating he claimed the final US 36 go to in 2024. Ought to he get the job completed in Missouri, he’ll go for the primary five-race streak since Donny Schatz pulled it off in March of 2017. He’s but to win at 81, however he’s been on the rostrum all thrice he’s raced there.
BRAWL FOR SECOND
Gravel is perhaps stretching his legs on the high, nevertheless it’s a donnybrook the runner-up spot realizing if Gravel slips in any respect, they will pounce. Solely 38 factors separate 5 drivers.
Carson Macedo presently sits second, however he and Jason Johnson Racing fought some struggles in Oklahoma. A spin at Lawton turned a possible podium right into a Sixteenth-place end. Qualifying and warmth race issues at Creek County left them enjoying catch up, and Macedo salvaged a high 10 after beginning twenty second.
The Lemoore, Calif., native has been to U.S. 36 on three events and by no means completed worse than seventh. Over at 81, he was runner-up in his 2023 debut earlier than slipping to ninth in 2024.
Six straight finishes of eighth or higher have allowed Sheldon Haudenschild and KCP Racing to climb to 3rd. The brand new mixture sits simply six markers shy of Macedo for second. Haudenschild gained his first two U.S. 36 appearances (2020 and 2023) and was primed to make it three straight in 2024 earlier than an incident in visitors. The Wooster, Ohio, native has improved with every go to to 81 – twelfth in 2017, seventh in 2023, and fourth in 2024.
Donny Schatz and CJB Motorsports are starting to click on and sit fourth in factors. They’ve pieced collectively 4 consecutive high 10s together with a pair of podiums. Seven journeys to U.S. 36 have yielded 5 high 10s for Schatz highlighted by a 2024 runner-up.
Among the many present crop of 17 full-time World of Outlaws drivers, Schatz is the one one with a victory at 81, and he’s topped a pair on the Kansas monitor.
The fifth spot belongs to Logan Schuchart. The Shark Racing No. 1s has been strong all 12 months with seven high 10s via 9 races and almost picked up a victory at Creek County till slipping to fifth within the last laps. The Pennsylvanian owns a pair of high fives in 4 US 36 appearances. His finest outcome at 81 in three tries is seventh.
Michael “Buddy” Kofoid sits sixth after some mechanical woes and crashes have hampered the championship contender early within the marketing campaign. He did rebound with a Creek County runner-up on Saturday within the Roth Motorsports No. 83. Kofoid podiumed on the 2024 journey to US 36. He additionally bagged a high 5 at 81 the identical season.
SHOW-ME SOPHOMORE
Three of the following 4 races are within the state of Missouri, which implies it’s time for some residence video games for Garet Williamson.
It begins on Friday with U.S. 36, which is barely about 150 miles from his hometown of Columbia, Mo. The collection sophomore completed second with the American Dash Automotive Collection there in 2021. After the Kansas tilt Saturday and Easter weekend off, the tour returns to the “Present-Me State” for a weekend (April 10-11) at Pevely’s I-55 Federated Auto Components Raceway Park. He’s been within the high 10 in two of his final 4 races at I-55.
Williamson is off to a strong begin in his second season with The Best Present on Filth. He’s received a median end of 10.89 and holds down the seventh spot in factors after 9 races.
THE NIGHTMARE
The beginning of Invoice Balog’s third World of Outlaws season didn’t go in line with plan in Florida, however he’s shortly turned issues round and is knocking on the door of victory lane.
The turnaround started with a sixth-place run at Talladega. Then “The North Pole Nightmare” led essentially the most laps and almost gained at Kennedale earlier than being handed by David Gravel within the last nook. The most recent signal of progress was main 13 laps and a top-10 end at Creek County Speedway.
Balog will get two extra alternatives to attain that first victory of the season this weekend. He’s but to crack the highest 10 at both monitor on the agenda, however current momentum suggests that might change.
ROOKIE CHECK-IN
The battle for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the 12 months offered by 5 Star Our bodies resides as much as the hype.
Ashton Torgerson pulled forward early thanks to 3 high 10s within the first 5 races together with a runner-up at Volusia Speedway Park. However then Emerson Axsom got here alive with back-to-back high 10s at Kennedale and Lawton whereas Torgerson struggled.
That gave Axsom the highest spot just for Torgerson to reclaim it after a ninth at Creek County. A mere six factors now separates the 2.
Behind the highest two, it’s Kasey Jedrzejek, Scotty Thiel, and Scott Bogucki finishing the standings of the 2026 rookie class. Bogucki made a press release over the weekend by driving from ninth to second at Lawton for his first collection podium.
All 5 rookies are separated by 72 markers.
