Brian Shirley announced he’ll compete with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2026.

Shirley made the announcement in a post to Facebook writing, “Excited to chase a new title in 2026! Thankful for our sponsors and partners and the opportunity to do what we love. See ya’ll in Florida.”

“We’re excited about the switch,” Shirley said as part of a press release on his personal website. “We made a lot of great memories and won a lot of races with the Outlaws, but sometimes change is good. The Lucas Oil Series keeps evolving, offering new opportunities for drivers to compete for bigger purses, and it made sense for both Bob and me.”

Shirley’s car owner Bob Cullen also added, “The Outlaws were great to us, and Brian had tremendous success racing with them. But we were ready for something different. The Lucas Oil Series visits some of the best tracks in the country and continues to create new ways for teams to earn money. We’re looking forward to concentrating on the $250,000 title while still running a diverse schedule.”

That diverse schedule will kick off before the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series begins at All-Tech Raceway on Thursday, February 19th in Lake City Florida. He’ll compete with the Southern All Star Dirt Racing series as he heads to Screven Motor Speedway for its 16th Annual Winter Freeze event that takes place February 5-7. Shirley will then compete with the Outlaws at Volusia Speedway Park at the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals from February 12-14.

Shirley will also be sporting a familiar, but new wrap in the 2026 season. He shared a look at it over the weekend.

Shirley finished 7th in the Outlaws points last year. he had 1 win 19 top 5s and 24 top 10s. His lone win was a memorable one and a crown jewel. He won the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway at the end of July. Shirley competed in a number of races with Lucas Oil last year as well. He had two 2 top 5s and 5 top 10s in 14 feature appearances. His top 5s came at Golden Isles Speedway with a fifth place finish in January and a fourth place at Farmer City Raceway in May.

Shirley is the 16th driver committed to run the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. He’ll be competing against defending champion Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton Jr., Hudson O’Neal, Cory Hedgecock, Brenden Smith, Kyle Bronson, Cory Lawler, Dan Ebert, Daniel Hilsabeck, Carson Ferguson, Garrett Alberson, Max Blair, Freddie Carpenter, Josh Rice, and Brandon Sheppard.

As mentioned above the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series begins on Thursday, February 19th at All-Tech Raceway. The series will compete there through the 21st. It then heads to Ocala Speedway with racing take place from February 24-28. It concludes it Florida George Speedweeks events at the beginning of March at Golden Isles Speedway from March 4-7.

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