Jonathan Davenport revealed his 2026 plans and he will not be competing on a national tour. In a press release shared to his Facebook page, Davenport and his team revealed, "The #49 team has elected not to follow a national touring series and will instead...
The Chili Bowl Nationals announced the 24 drivers who will compete in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions. The roster includes: Sammy Swindell – A legend of the sport, and the winningest driver in Chili Bowl history. Spencer Bayston – Winner of the...
Jonathan Davenport stirred the rumor mill in a post to social media earlier today claiming he plans to "visit many new tracks for 2026." Davenport shared to X, "First flight of the year. Headed to hopefully the first of many new tracks for 2026 at Central Arizona...
Max Blair, Logan Zarin, Ryan Montgomery, Michael Lake, and others all shared posts honoring and remembering fellow late model competitor Michael Duritsky after he tragically died in an off-track vehicle crash in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Duritsky competed in a...
With silly season in full swing and rumors flying about Jonathan Davenport switching to the World of Outlaws, Ricky Thornton Jr. affirmed his commitment to compete with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2026. Thornton announced his commitment back in December...
Ricky Thornton Jr. revealed he'll only be competing on opening night in the Wild West Shootout. In a post to Facebook, Thornton shared his upcoming schedule through the beginning of February and it only lists the opening night of the Wild West Shootout on January 10th...
Terbo Tyler Erb announced he will be competing with the World of Outlaws in 2026. He posted to Facebook, "The [cat] is out of the [bag] Goin' WoO'ing in 26." Erb explained his decision to Spence Smithback at WorldOfOutlaws.com, "The last two years, I’ve just picked...
The 20th annual Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts is set to kick off the 2026 dirt late model season in spectacular fashion, returning to its Arizona roots at FK Rod Ends Central Arizona Raceway from January 10-18. This...
More rumors are pointing to Jonathan Davenport competing with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2026. Earlier this week, Justin Fiedler, the host of Dirtrackr, shared on his daily show that Jonathan Davenport would be making a schedule change in 2026. He said,...
The Wild West Shootout begins this weekend on January 10th and drivers and teams have got their cars loaded up and heading to Central Arizona Raceway. But before they got them in the box a number of them shared some new wraps for the marquee event. Bobby Pierce...
Tim McCreadie announced he will compete with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series again in 2026. McCreadie made the announcement on Facebook. He wrote, "I’m excited to announce that I’ll be back on the road with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series for the 2026...
The Northern Allstars Late Model Dirt Series, which was resurrected by James Essex in 2023, revealed its 12 race schedule for 2026. 10 of the 12 races offer $10,000 to-win while the other two will pay $7,500. The series will make four stops at Brownstown Speedway, the...