Nick Hoffman Wants A World Of Outlaws Late Model Race During Super DIRT Week At Oswego

August 30, 2026  ·
  John Trent

Nick Hoffman shared that he wants a World of Outlaws Late Model Series race to take place during Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway.

Hoffman conducted an Ask Me Anything on X on his drive back to North Carolina from Iowa following the Outlaws race at Shelby County Speedway. One individual asked, “Any track you would love to see on outlaw schedule you think that would do good?”

Hoffman answered, “Oswego during super dirt week. Let us come in there and run a show on Thursday. Small block race Friday and big block race Saturday.”

If you are unfamiliar with Super DIRT Week, it is a New York tradition that began in 1972 and is the flagship event for the region’s Big Block Modifieds. The event originally took place at the Syracuse Mile or “The Moody Mile” in Syracuse at the New York State Fairgrounds as an end of season finale. The first one took place over three days from September 29 through October 1 and saw Florida’s Buzzie Reutimann win. The event subsequently grew into a multi-day championship weekend with races at other local tracks such as Rolling Wheels Raceway, Weedsport Speedway, and Brewerton Speedway

The Syracuse facility was demolished in 2015 and the event was moved to Oswego Speedway, which is typically an asphalt track home to the region’s unique supermodified cars. However, it is converted into a dirt track for Super DIRT Week with dump trucks bringing in between four and five hundred loads of dirt. Additionally, the track’s foam blocks are removed and more than 200 Jersey barriers are placed around the speeday. In 2022, CNY Central reported the event was expected to attract over 30,000 fans and “is the largest economic event for Oswego.”

The conversion process turns the historic 5/8-mile Steel Palace into a temporary clay oval each October, usually around Columbus Day weekend. The 2026 edition is scheduled for October 5-10 and marks the 54th running of the festival as well as its tenth year at Oswego. The overall purse across all divisions now exceeds $420,000, with the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 serving as the richest race of the week.

The event features a number of DIRTcar Northeast Series including the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman, and DIRTcar Pro Stocks. However, the main headline is the Super DIRTcar Series.

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