CONCORD, N.C. — In his first full season piloting the Huge Frog Motorsports No. 58v, Daulton Wilson will run the complete World of Outlaws Late Mannequin Sequence introduced by DIRTVision schedule.
The Fayetteville, N.C., driver affectionately often known as “Huge Perm” is the newest addition to an increasing roster of drivers planning to chase a World of Outlaws championship.
Wilson is the fourth first-time Outlaw to affix the tour in pursuit of the MD3 Rookie of the 12 months Award alongside Trey Mills, Logan Zarin and Eli Johnson.
“We simply type of seemed on the schedule, beginning out type of down the place I’m from,” Wilson stated. “They’ve run the Outlaw deal earlier than, and it could be one thing new for me to do. Simply felt prefer it was a great factor, a great time for a change, and it simply type of match our program rather a lot higher.”
Wilson teamed up with Huge Frog final fall after a four-year run with JRR Motorsports got here to an finish. The pairing earned a pair of high 10s of their first weekend collectively within the Blue-Grey 100 at Cherokee Speedway earlier than touring to the Filth Monitor World Championship, Nationwide 100 and World of Outlaws World Finals to spherical out 2025.
By the top of that stint, Wilson knew the mix was able to greater issues within the new yr.
“We simply type of picked some races that we needed to go run,” Wilson stated. “We have been simply type of taking it week by week, seeing how every part went. Me and Augie [Burttram, team owner] and all people, all of us bought alongside fairly good. We threw across the concept of possibly placing one thing collectively for this yr and it simply all labored out.”
The 28-year-old has put collectively a decent resume in his 15-year late mannequin profession, together with the title of being the final late mannequin winner on the legendary East Bay Raceway Park in 2024. One lacking accolade is a World of Outlaws victory, though he’s come shut on a number of events.
Most notably, Wilson had a front-row seat for the final-lap thriller between Bobby Pierce and Nick Hoffman on the 2024 Prairie Filth Basic, crossing the road third that evening. It was his third Sequence podium, as he additionally completed third at Cherokee in 2021 and 2022.
With a brand new staff round him and a contemporary schedule of races to stay up for, Wilson is getting into the yr feeling higher than ever about his probabilities to interrupt into victory lane with The Most Highly effective Late Fashions on the Planet.
“Simply win some races,” Wilson stated concerning his targets for the upcoming season. “Be aggressive and, you already know, let the factors type of be what they’ll be.”
