ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. — The subsequent chapter of Dash Automobile racing’s fiercest rivalry is able to be written.
On one facet, you’ve acquired the World of Outlaws NOS Power Drink Dash Automobile Sequence. The tour is dwelling to the nation’s prime touring expertise that ventures coast to coast hitting filth tracks throughout via the 12 months. They’re the perfect of the perfect and have been since Ted Johnson cultivated the concept to carry all of them collectively in 1978.
On the opposite facet, you’ve acquired the Pennsylvania Posse. The “Keystone State” has lengthy been dwelling to the game’s hardest weekly competitors. Consequently, the locals take nice delight in defending the porch when the World of Outlaws come to city.
All of it begins on Tuesday, Could 5 at Lincoln Speedway when the Gettysburg Conflict brings the opening battle. The monitor nestled within the scenic Pigeon Hills will welcome the tour for the 57th time.
Then it’s over to Mechanicsburg’s Williams Grove Speedway on Friday-Saturday, Could 8-9 for the HVAC Distributors Morgan Cup. The 2-night occasion places $15,000 up for grabs within the finale and possession of the coveted Cup and the bragging rights that include it.
POSSE PREVAILED
The locals personal bragging rights coming into this week.
The 2 sides confronted off six instances in 2025, and the Posse claimed 4. Anthony Macri was largely chargeable for the PA supremacy. It started with him successful the Morgan Cup. He adopted that with a Bricker’s Bash triumph at BAPS Motor Speedway. Lastly, the Dillsburg, PA native received at Lincoln in October. The fourth rating got here courtesy of Chase Dietz, who bagged his first profession World of Outlaws win within the Nationwide Open prelim.
Whereas the Posse had the upper amount, the World of Outlaws did snatch the state’s most prestigious race. Sheldon Haudenschild walked out of Williams Grove a Nationwide Open champion and $75,000 richer final October. The one different victory for the vacationers was Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and Roth Motorsports topping Lincoln’s Gettysburg Conflict.
This week serves up the primary three of eight scheduled faceoffs between the World of Outlaws and PA Posse in 2026.
GROVE GREATNESS
There are two present World of Outlaws rivals who’ve received extra at Williams Grove than wherever else, and it occurs to be the pair of champions.
Donny Schatz has damaged the center of Pennsylvanians at “The Grove” for many years. He first conquered the half-mile in 2000 and his since topped 20 extra.
Amongst these are a document six Nationwide Open titles. His 21 World of Outlaws victories at Williams Grove rank second behind solely Steve Kinser’s eye-popping 38. Schatz heads to Pennsylvania amid a constant stretch together with his CJB Motorsports staff, posting prime 10s in 10 of the final 11 races.
David Gravel’s 9 Williams Grove checkered flags places it atop the listing of the 58 totally different tracks he’s received at. The defending champion has at all times had velocity in Mechanicsburg, regardless of the automobile he’s in. These 9 trophies are break up up amongst Roth Motorsports, CJB Motorsports, Jason Johnson Racing, and his present dwelling – Large Sport Motorsports. A tenth win this weekend would make him the sixth to succeed in double digits.
ON THE HUNT
Schatz and Gravel received’t be the one World of Outlaws rivals the Posse need to cope with in the event that they wish to defend the porch.
Carson Macedo boasts a number of wins at each tracks on the agenda. The Lemoore, Calif., native beat the All Star Circuit of Champions at Lincoln in 2018 aboard Joe Gaerte’s No. 3g. Two years later, he received a neighborhood Lincoln present in Kyle Larson Racing’s No. 2. Williams Grove has welcomed Macedo to victory lane on 4 events. The final three have come since teaming with Jason Johnson Racing.
Sheldon Haudenschild can also be a winner at each Lincoln and Willams Grove. His lone Lincoln rating got here within the 2020 Gettysburg Conflict. The Wooster, Ohio, native owns a pair of Williams Grove trophies together with final 12 months’s Nationwide Open title.
Buddy Kofoid is on the listing of those that’ve come out on prime on the pair of PA amenities forward. He claimed Lincoln’s Weldon Sterner Memorial in 2022 earlier than snagging final 12 months’s Gettysburg Conflict within the Roth Motorsports No. 83. The 2024 Nationwide Open prelim provided his lone Williams Grove win.
A pair of present World of Outlaws drivers tamed Williams Grove with out wings. Each Chris Windom and Emerson Axsom have USAC Nationwide Dash Automobile victories there.
FOR SCRUFFY
Final fall, the game was dealt a devastating blow when Bobby Allen handed away. However the Shark Racing staff he constructed continues to embody “Scruffy’s” by no means surrender strategy that led him to changing into a legend of Dash Automobile racing.
Logan Schuchart races on in his grandfather’s honor and would like to get a win in his dwelling state for his “pappy.” The Hanover, Pa., native topped a pair of Lincoln races in 2013 throughout his days of racing domestically. Over at Williams Grove, he’s received 4 instances together with the 2023 Morgan Cup.
Ashton Torgerson now pilots the blue No. 1a that Allen made well-known. The Glendale, Ariz., driver has finished nothing however impress since getting the chance final spring. His greatest Lincoln result’s a runner-up final August. A pair of prime 10s spotlight his Williams Grove expertise.
POSSE POWER
Pennsylvania is able to ship loads of succesful locals into battle with hopes of defending dwelling turf.
It’s robust to start any dialog about Posse favorites with out first mentioning Lance Dewease. The Fayetteville, Pa., legend already topped Williams Grove’s opener within the Eichelberger No. 8, his 117th win on the paperclip-shaped monitor.
Dewease owns 20 World of Outlaws victories in his profession, and 17 have come at “The Grove.” He additionally beat The Best Present on Filth at Lincoln in 2019.
The person who has cemented himself as one of many Posse’s present prime forces is Chase Dietz. The York, Pa., driver has already received a nation-leading six instances in 2026, 4 at Lincoln and two at BAPS. Dietz hasn’t completed exterior the highest two in his final seven begins aboard the Stehman Motorsports No. 23d.
Danny Dietrich is at all times one to observe within the “Keystone State.” He’s fifth on Lincoln’s all-time win listing with 67 victories together with a pair with the World of Outlaws (2012 & 2013). The Gettysburg driver owns 34 Williams Grove wins, most notably the 2016 Nationwide Open.
Hanover’s Troy Wagaman Jr. continues to claim himself among the many greatest the Posse presently have to supply. Since late 2022, he’s received 15 instances in Pennsylvania together with six at Lincoln and 5 at Williams Grove.
Anthony Macri could also be sidelined by an damage, however the Macri Motorsports No. 39m will nonetheless be in motion with Kasey Kahne behind the wheel. He could hail from Enumclaw, Wash., roughly 2,700 miles from central Pennsylvania, however there’s little doubt the Posse followers will declare him if he performs effectively aboard Macri’s machine.
Extra locals anticipated to compete this week embody Freddie Rahmer, Tyler Ross, T.J. Stutts, Dylan Norris, Ryan Smith, Cameron Smith and extra.
