Trey Mills had a solid Rookie year with the World of Outlaws and wrapped it up on a hot streak with very good speed at both Modoc Speedway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte.
Mills had 4 Top 5s and 22 Top 10s and finished 8th in the series points just 36 points behind Daulton Wilson in the Rookie of the Year chase. Mills got two of his Top 5s in the final two weekends of the season. At Modoc Speedway he finished 9th on Friday and then followed that up with a 4th place on Saturday night. Then at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, he finished 6th on Thursday night. On Friday night, he was running in 3rd and was primed to get his best finish ever, but unfortunately he suffered a flat left front and was forced to come into the pits and change it and ended up finishing 21st. Nevertheless, the team still had good speed and rallied for a 5th place finish in the finale on Saturday night.
His other two Top 5s came at Independence Motor Speedway back at the end of April where he finished 5th and then at Ogilvie Raceway towards the end of June, where he also finished 5th.
Trey Mills. Photo by Event Horizon Photography.
Mills spoke to StockCarReport.com about what his plans for 2027 are ahead of racing action on Thursday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.
He shared, “Obviously, next year, we’re still going full force, getting prepared on our family-owned team and just making sure everything’s in good [order] if we do decide to stick with what we’re doing right now.”
“But, obviously, there is other opportunities out there for me,” he added. “We just kind of got to sit down and see what’s going to be best for me.”
“Like I said, we’re trying to gather as much sponsorship as we can for this family deal and just maybe do that again, or go drive for somebody else. I don’t really have a set in stone plan yet. But whatever happens we’ll still be out there racing.”
Mills went on to share he plans to return to the World of Outlaws rather than switching over to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series if he stays with his family-owned team, “I would definitely plan on staying with the Outlaws just because first year national tour, I’ve been to all the tracks now. Obviously, there will still be a couple of new ones for next year, but now that I’ve been to most of the tracks they go to and learned the conditions and stuff like that, I feel like it’ll benefit me going back next time. So we’ll stick with the Outlaws.”
Mills also discussed what his offseason will look to get his family-owned stable in ship shape.
“Obviously, engine rebuilds and stuff like that, get everything fresh. Going through the front end, changing all the front end parts. Getting the rear end serviced, taking them out, changing the jackshafts and stuff like that. New decks and bodies on all the cars.”
“So a lot of work goes into the offseason, the short little offseason that we do have,” Mills continued. “We’ll be going to work and making sure everything’s 100% ready for Speedweeks.”
Trey Mills. Photo by Emily Schwanke
As for whether he might get one of the new 2027 Longhorns, Mills shared, “I don’t know yet. Just kind of got to see what’s in the budget for our team. But right now this is an old car, and I mean it’s going around there just fine. We’re beating almost every single good car that’s here’s right now. I don’t see a reason why we should go out and spend the extra money if we don’t need to.”
Mills elaborated on how he’s able to get the most out of his older equipment, “My Crew Chief Colton [Blair] and me, we work really hard on the setup of the car just to kind of find that balance that I like. Every driver’s different so we’re just kind of working around what I like. Sammy Speaks has been helping us out a lot. P1 Posse, Precision Suspension. He’s been a big help for us too. And Jason Fitzgerald and my dad back home. They know a lot about these cars too.”
“It’s definitely a lot of people that put a hand on this deal to make it go around there, but right now we’re clicking together and it’s working good.”
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