CONCORD, N.C. — An unforgettable 2025 season for the World of Outlaws Actual American Beer Late Mannequin Collection offered by DIRTVision has reached its conclusion.
The ten-month, 43-race journey took the sequence from the Atlantic coast of Florida to the plains of North Dakota, stopping at 28 totally different tracks in between.
Alongside the best way, followers obtained to look at Late Mannequin legends add to their legacy, longtime favorites return to prime type and loads of breakout stars have their second within the highlight.
VENGEANCE TOUR
On the ultimate evening of the 2024 season, Bobby Pierce was again within the pits loading up his hauler whereas Brandon Sheppard was on the frontstretch celebrating a championship. From that second on, Pierce was on a mission to make it a unique state of affairs in 2025.
As soon as the season obtained rolling, Pierce rapidly established himself as the person to beat. Among the early-season southern stops like Smoky Mountain Speedway, Swainsboro Raceway and Talladega Brief Monitor aren’t identified to be proper up Pierce’s alley, however he left each with a trophy simply the identical. The success continued in Pennsylvania with the Connor Bobik Memorial victory at Marion Middle Raceway, giving Pierce a wholesome benefit atop the standings going into the summer time stretch.
June and July bore loads of fruit for the No. 32 crew with three wins and several other extra prime fives, however Pierce reached his full potential when the calendar turned to August. The “Easy Operator” went on a four-win tear that began with a home-state rating at Spoon River Speedway, continued with a photograph end over Brian Shirley at Maquoketa Speedway and wrapped up with a weekend sweep of his first journey to Arrowhead Speedway per week later.
Pierce wasn’t at his finest within the closing weeks of the season, however he didn’t should be. His dominance all through the 2025 marketing campaign gave him a triple-digit factors lead going into World of Outlaws World Finals, permitting him to clinch his second World of Outlaws championship early within the week earlier than commencing the celebration on Saturday evening.
T-MAC IS BACK
Previous to the 2025 season, there was some doubt over whether or not Tim McCreadie’s finest days behind the wheel of a late mannequin had been behind him. The previous few years had been a battle for the 51-year-old Watertown, N.Y., native, however McCreadie wasn’t able to name it quits.
As an alternative, he determined it was time to shake issues up. A partnership was fashioned with longtime buddy Increase Briggs that pit McCreadie within the seat of the Briggs Transport trip, one which now sported the No. 9 and a paint scheme honoring his late father, “Barefoot” Bob McCreadie. His schedule additionally took on a brand new look, as McCreadie signed as much as race full-time with the World of Outlaws for the primary time in a decade.
A tough begin to the yr buried McCreadie within the factors chase, and the crew instantly went to work on digging themselves out. A chassis change was decided to be the perfect path ahead, and by late spring, McCreadie was again within the Longhorn equipment that a lot of his latest success has are available in.
One in all McCreadie’s first begins after the change got here at Raceway 7, a spot he had been quick at each time he unloaded in recent times. That development continued in 2025, as McCreadie returned to victory lane precisely one yr after his father’s passing on probably the most emotional nights of his profession.
That efficiency was merely the beginning of McCreadie’s climb, as win quantity two got here three days later at Bedford Speedway. 4 extra triumphs adopted at Nodak Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, 81 Speedway and Boothill Speedway to deliver his whole to 6, making him the second-winningest driver on tour in 2025.
TO THE BANK
Nobody who was at Fairbury Speedway on July 26, 2025, will ever neglect that evening. Particularly not Brian Shirley.
Inclement climate might have resulted within the Function rolling off after midnight, however the Illinois devoted weren’t going wherever. They had been handled to a basic Fairbury showdown across the bullring, and all of it got here right down to a side-by-side duel between Shirley and Brandon Sheppard, with Shirley nosing forward off the ultimate nook to beat his house state’s largest race.
After spending 20 years watching another person parade throughout city to the Financial institution of Pontiac, Shirley lastly earned his likelihood to drive the No. 3S down South Third Road. The PDC might have been Shirley’s solely World of Outlaws win of the yr, however it should ceaselessly go down as probably the most memorable of his profession.
REAPER’S RICHES
When the lights shined brightest, so did Ryan Gustin.
The “Reaper” obtained off to a quick begin with two wins within the first eight races, however the fifth-year Outlaw cooled off as he fought his means via a four-month win drought via the center portion of the season. That got here to an finish with a win at Wilmot Raceway, an evening that served as a kickoff to the most important week of Gustin’s profession.
On the finish of Saturday evening’s USA Nationals finale, Gustin was leaping into the infield pond at Cedar Lake Speedway after accumulating the $100,000 prize for his first Late Mannequin crown-jewel victory. His subsequent huge payday adopted two months later at Boothill Speedway, the place he outdrove Pierce within the remaining laps to earn one other $50,000.
COLTMAN CUP CASH
A brand new prize was on provide in 2025 with the introduction of the Coltman Farms Racing Cup, a miniseries designed to reward the highest performers on the yr’s largest occasions.
Eight occasions paying not less than $25,000 to the winner counted towards the Cup factors chase, and Nick Hoffman emerged on prime to assert the inaugural title. Two of his 5 wins on the yr got here in Cup occasions at Mississippi Thunder Speedway and Deer Creek Speedway, leaving him with $7,500 and a and a secure for his efforts, whereas Pierce earned $2,500 because the runner up.
FRESHMAN PHENOMS
A gifted trio of first-time Outlaws accomplished their first full tour in 2025 in pursuit of the MD3 Rookie of the Yr Award.
Ethan Dotson drew first blood, taking the checkers at Farmer Metropolis Raceway to turn out to be the primary rookie winner of the yr and the second first-time winner following a pair of scores by Garrett Alberson at Volusia Speedway Park. Dotson ended his first season with the sequence within the prime 10 within the standings, with two different podiums on his document.
Following a number of close to misses within the opening months of the yr, Drake Troutman was the subsequent freshman to win at I-55 Federated Auto Elements Raceway Park in June. That triumph, together with Troutman’s eight podiums, 15 prime fives and 24 prime 10s earned him prime rookie honors in commanding vogue.
Jake Timm rounded out the rookie class of 2025 in his first full season in a late mannequin. The previous modified ace notched a finest end of fifth in his house state at Norman County Raceway along with 5 different top-10 runs.
SPREAD THE LOVE
A wide selection of racers obtained a chunk of the pie in 2025, with 16 totally different drivers successful not less than one World of Outlaws race.
After asserting his return to Rocket1 Racing on the finish of 2024, the pairing scored their first win since reuniting within the Illini 100 at Farmer Metropolis. It was Sheppard’s record-extending 88th World of Outlaws win and his fourth at Farmer Metropolis, tying him with Billy Moyer for probably the most all-time.
Throughout the state at Highland Speedway, Tanner English rolled to his first sequence win in three years within the Beat the Warmth 40, which additionally served as Coltman Farms Racing’s first late mannequin win on the nationwide degree.
Greater than two years after Dennis Erb Jr.’s newest sequence victory at 81 Speedway, his return to the “Sunflower State” produced one other win two hours down the street at Humboldt Speedway. That run helped Erb solidify a top-five place within the factors, his first since his 2022 championship.
Different drivers who stood in World of Outlaws Victory Lane in 2025 had been Jonathan Davenport, Devin Moran, Tyler Erb, Mike Marlar, Ashton Winger and Hudson O’Neal.
