The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision is rolling east for another stretch of nonstop racing.
This week’s agenda includes five nights of action across four tracks in Delaware and Pennsylvania. It all starts with a bang on Wednesday, May 13, as the World of Outlaws will be joined at Georgetown Speedway by the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds for a rare doubleheader in the Delaware Diamond Clash.
From there, a four-hour tow awaits to Selinsgrove Speedway, where the World of Outlaws will visit for the first time since 2019 on Thursday, May 14. Then it’s off to Marion Center Raceway for the annual Connor Bobik Memorial, which starts with a pair of split-field, $6,000-to-win Features on Friday, May 15, before the $30,000-to-win finale on Saturday, May 16.
The week wraps up at Bedford Speedway on Sunday, May 17, with the Billy Winn Classic, one of the marquee events of the track’s 90th anniversary season.
Here are this week’s top storylines:
NICK VS. BOBBY: As has been the case all season, you don’t need to look any further than the top of the points table to find intriguing storylines.
Nick Hoffman enters the week as the points leader by three markers over two-time and defending champion Bobby Pierce. The two are still the class of the field from every angle – both drivers picked up a win at the last stop on tour at Mississippi Thunder Speedway, and they both still have zero finishes outside the top 10 all season. While Pierce has more wins with seven compared to Hoffman’s five, Hoffman is out front due to a slight edge in consistency. Hoffman is carrying an 11-race top-five streak into Georgetown, while Pierce has finished seventh or worse three times over that span.
Georgetown and Selinsgrove could be a coin flip, as neither driver has any experience at either track. History gives the edge to Pierce in the second half of the week though, as the “Smooth Operator” is a past winner at both Marion Center (2025) and Bedford (2024). Hoffman is searching for his first win at both tracks, although he has three top fives in three starts at Marion Center and a best of fifth at Bedford from last season.
RYAN’S ROLLING: It took a little longer than he would have liked, but Ryan Gustin has found his groove in 2026.
After going winless in his first 29 starts of the year, Gustin spent a break in the World of Outlaws schedule rattling off three-consecutive regional wins. He maintained that speed at Mississippi Thunder, as he finished third on Thursday and second on Friday before finally breaking through for his first Series win of the season on Saturday, bagging $40,000 in the process.
An up-and-down start to the year likely has Gustin out of the championship conversation, but a top-three finish is still a very realistic goal. The win moved him up to fifth in points, 11 back from the tie for third between Tim McCreadie and Tyler Erb. Given his past success at Marion Center as the 2023 Connor Bobik Memorial winner and his two top fives in two starts at Bedford, this weekend could be Gustin’s chance to make another move up the standings.
FAMILIAR GROUND: There aren’t many weeks on the calendar that Drake Troutman looks forward to more than this one.
Each of the four tracks on the itinerary are within a few hours of Troutman’s Hyndman, PA home, but none are more special than the last stop at Bedford. It’s where Troutman fell in love with racing from the stands and one of the first places where he got behind the wheel. It’s also the home of the DJ Troutman Memorial, the DIRTcar UMP Modified event held every September in honor of Troutman’s late father.
After running countless races at Bedford in Modifieds and Late Models at the regional level, Troutman made his first World of Outlaws start at his home track last year and finished 13th. He’ll try to make Bedford the site of his first Series win of 2026 if he can’t do it beforehand at Georgetown, Selinsgrove or Marion Center, three tracks at which he’s looking to crack the top 10 for the first time in national competition.
TIME TO SHINE: Tim McCreadie isn’t chasing his first win of the year, but it might feel like it.
The Watertown, NY driver’s lone win of the campaign came nearly four months ago in the season-opening DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. Since then, he’s been good enough to secure the third spot in the standings, but he’s still trying to lead his first lap since January.
The Northeast has always been fruitful for McCreadie, and 2025 was no different. Last year’s May swing through the region produced McCreadie’s first two wins of the season at Raceway 7 and Bedford, setting him on a trajectory to score four more victories in the summer and fall.
There’s reason to believe this week could once again be a turning point in McCreadie’s season. Like Bedford, Georgetown and Selinsgrove feature the flat 1/2-mile layout that “T-Mac” has so much experience on from his Big Block Modified days. Selinsgrove in particular is a strong track for McCreadie, as he has a win and four top 10s in five World of Outlaws starts there.
LOCAL FAVORITES: Twenty races into his rookie season on tour with the World of Outlaws, Logan Zarin finally gets to race on some tracks he knows well.
Other than Volusia, every facility the Series has been to in 2026 has been new to Zarin, but that changes this week. The former United Late Model Series (ULMS) regular has finished in the top 10 once each at Selinsgrove, Marion Center and Bedford with the regional tour. He’s no stranger to Georgetown either, as he finished 12th in his first Super Late Model start there at the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Championship to go along with a pair of RUSH Crate Late Model starts at the Delaware facility.
Other names slated to join the World of Outlaws this week include Rick Eckert, Ross Robinson, Gregg Satterlee, Trevor Collins and many more.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Wednesday, May 13, at Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, DE
Thursday, May 14, at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, PA
Friday-Saturday, May 15-16, at Marion Center Raceway in Marion Center, PA
Saturday, May 17, at Bedford Speedway in Bedford, PA
CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Nick Hoffman (2779 points)
2. Bobby Pierce (-3)
3. Tim McCreadie (-195)
4. Tyler Erb (-195)
5. Ryan Gustin (-206)
6. Drake Troutman (-216)
7. Ethan Dotson (-244)
8. Daulton Wilson (-251)
9. Dustin Sorensen (-326)
10. Dennis Erb Jr. (-370)
FEATURE WINNERS (8):
Bobby Pierce – 7
Nick Hoffman – 5
Brandon Sheppard – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Tim McCreadie – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Mike Marlar – 1
FEATURE TOP FIVES (20):
Nick Hoffman – 18
Bobby Pierce – 14
Ryan Gustin – 7
Tim McCreadie – 7
Tyler Erb – 7
Brandon Sheppard – 6
Drake Troutman – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Daulton Wilson – 5
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Ethan Dotson – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 4
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Dennis Erb Jr. – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Trey Mills – 1
FEATURE LAPS LED (18):
Nick Hoffman – 179
Bobby Pierce – 141
Brandon Sheppard – 78
Chris Madden – 73
Ryan Gustin – 72
Drake Troutman – 65
Hudson O’Neal – 45
Jonathan Davenport – 45
Mike Marlar – 39
Daulton Wilson – 37
Tim McCreadie – 28
Ashton Winger – 22
Ethan Dotson – 12
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 2
BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (12):
Nick Hoffman – 6
Drake Troutman – 3
Chris Madden – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (13):
Chris Madden – 5
Nick Hoffman – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Bobby Pierce – 1
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Hudson O’Neal – 1
Tyler Erb – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
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