PUTNAMVILLE, Ind. — Three race tracks in three nights in three totally different states. The World of Outlaws NOS Vitality Drink Dash Automotive Collection is about for a busy weekend.
The tripleheader kicks off with The Best Present on Filth’s extremely anticipated return to Indiana’s Sincere Abe Roofing Lincoln Park Speedway on Friday, Oct. 17. The “Hoosier State” bullring has welcomed the World of Outlaws twice earlier than, most just lately in 2016.
The tour then travels from Lincoln Park to the “Land of Lincoln” because the just lately reopened LaSalle Speedway is the vacation spot on Saturday, Oct. 18. The final World of Outlaws go to to LaSalle was a dozen years in the past.
The weekend wraps up with a Sunday, Oct. 19, cease at Wisconsin’s Angell Park Speedway. The sequence has made just one earlier go to to the historic “Badger State” monitor in 2016.
THERE’S A CHANCE
He nonetheless has loads of work to do with solely eight races to go this 12 months, however the door has opened barely on Michael “Buddy” Kofoid’s championship possibilities.
The Penngrove, Calif., native continued his latest stretch of consistency, posting finishes of fourth at New Egypt Speedway and third at Lincoln Speedway.
Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports staff have completed sixth or higher within the final 16 races and been on the rostrum 10 occasions in that stretch. That mixed with a David Gravel DNF on Saturday allowed Kofoid to chop Gravel’s benefit from 146 markers to 106. That’s the closest the hole has been between the highest two since early Might.
Looking forward to this weekend, Kofoid has a number of laps round Lincoln Park and has received there in each a dash automotive and midget. Saturday will mark his LaSalle debut. He’s been to Angell Park as soon as earlier than, ending ninth with the USAC Nationwide Midgets in 2021.
NON-WINGED NOTES
A pair of World of Outlaws rookies hope their in depth wingless expertise turns out to be useful Friday at Lincoln Park. Each Chris Windom and Hunter Schuerenberg have loads of laps across the bullring.
Windom topped a neighborhood Putnamville Dash Automotive race in 2017. The Canton, Sick., native additionally received a USAC Nationwide Midget occasion there in 2020. On the winged facet, Windom made a cease at Lincoln Park with the Interstate Racing Affiliation final 12 months and landed on the rostrum. He’ll return Friday aboard the Sides Motorsports/NOS Vitality Drink No. 7s.
Schuerenberg received with out wings at Lincoln Park 11 years in the past with the Midwest Dash Automotive Collection. “Hunter-P.c” competed in the newest World of Outlaws go to in 2016. The Sikeston, Mo., driver will see what he can do Friday with the Vermeer Motorsports staff.
NEW WINNER
Illinois followers are promised a brand new LaSalle World of Outlaws winner Saturday as not one of the 9 former victors plan to be on the entry record. Solely a handful of the present roster of World of Outlaws rivals even have laps at LaSalle.
Invoice Balog is probably the most skilled on the Illinois oval. He’s received there 5 occasions in 9 tries with IRA. Saturday provides him a shot so as to add one with the World of Outlaws. He was fifth with The Best Present on Filth at LaSalle in 2013.
Donny Schatz has made seven LaSalle appearances. He struggled at first with no outcome higher than fifteenth in his first 4 however turned issues round with finishes of fourth, fourth and second within the three since.
Kerry Madsen was runner-up with the World of Outlaws Gumout Collection again in 2001. He’s been there 3 times since with the World of Outlaws and can add one other journey with Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing this weekend.
David Gravel got here residence eighth, driving for Invoice Rose at LaSalle in 2013. He’s seeking to rebound this weekend after troubles at Lincoln dealt him his worst end of 2025.
Carson Macedo grabbed a LaSalle prime 5 in 2017 with IRA aboard Joe Gaerte’s No. 3g.
ONE LAST HOME GAME
Sunday’s Angell Park tilt represents an uncharacteristically late-season go to to Wisconsin for the World of Outlaws, however Invoice Balog isn’t complaining.
It’s an opportunity for him to race in entrance of his avid northern followers one final time this season. Balog moved from Alaska to the “Badger State” and constructed a large following as he assembled a résumé that features 10 IRA titles. He’s received 3 times this 12 months with the World of Outlaws, however he desires one at residence.
The “North Pole Nightmare” isn’t any stranger to Angell Park’s victory lane. He’s claimed 9 IRA options there, together with one co-sanctioned by the All Star Circuit of Champions. The versatile wheelman additionally owns six Badger Midget wins on the Solar Prairie monitor.
SHINING IN SUN PRAIRIE
Balog isn’t the one driver heading to Angell Park on Sunday who’s a former winner.
The lone World of Outlaws go to to Angell Park in 2016 resulted in a Donny Schatz victory. Time is operating out for Schatz to tie one of many sport’s most spectacular information. He’s received at the very least one World of Outlaws race in 27 consecutive campaigns. That dates to his sophomore season in 1998. The ten-time champion sits winless with solely eight alternatives left to make it 28 in a row and equal Steve Kinser’s mark (1978-2005).
Sheldon Haudenschild is one for one at Angell Park. He climbed aboard Chris Hartnell’s No. 48h and beat the IRA in 2014. Eleven years later, he’ll return with the Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing/NOS Vitality Drink staff.
Rookie Hunter Schuerenberg has 4 nights of Angell Park expertise beneath his belt, which features a 2022 ASCoC win. The Vermeer Motorsports pilot remains to be searching for his first World of Outlaws checkered flag.
It wasn’t in a dash automotive, however Carson Macedo scored at Angell Park in 2016. He drove a Keith Kunz Motorsports Midget to victory with POWRi. He’ll intention so as to add one aboard the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 dash automotive Sunday.
