📸 Emily Schwanke BARBERVILLE, FL (January 27, 2026) – Tyler Erb knew that his first full season on tour with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision would be a roller coaster ride. What he didn’t expect was a month’s worth of highs and lows packed into one weekend. The first race night of  DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals  at  Volusia Speedway Park  on Thursday got off to a fairly uneventful start. Erb’s Qualifying lap placed him fourth on the grid in his He

📸 Trent Gower BARBERVILLE, FL (Jan. 26, 2026) — Six months ago, Tyler Courtney laid in a hospital bed recovering from surgery, pondering his future and his odds to ever race a Sprint Car again.   A violent crash in July 2025 destroyed his race car, but not his drive to pursue his passion.   “I think there were times when I didn’t see a lot of progress happening. Those are tough times, I’ll tell you that,” said Courtney, of Indianapolis, IN. “Those are tough times when you ki

SHINNISTON, W. VA (Jan. 26, 2026) — Brandon Sheppard and the Rocket1 Racing team made a statement to start the 2026 season, claiming the Sunshine Nationals championship at Volusia Speedway Park after three consecutive top-five finishes. Sheppard’s runner-up honors in Saturday night’s $20,000-to-win finale secured the title for the five-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series champ, driving the Valvoline / Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Rocket Chassis Late Model. “I think most of

📸 Emily Schwanke CONCORD, NC (January 26, 2026) – The 2026 season may already be underway, but the roster of full-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision drivers is still expanding. Todd Morrow has declared his intentions to contest the full 2026 season with  The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet  behind the wheel of the Britton Motorsports No. T1. The 40-year-old Penton, AL driver becomes the fifth World of Outlaws newcomer chasing this year’s

Updated - 01/27/2026 PARMA, MICHIGAN - The Great Lakes Sprint Car region just got a little tougher to navigate in 2026. Monday night on the Horsepower Happenings' Podcast, Danny Williams, owner of Williams Motorsports, announced that well-known Pennsylvania veteran, Tim Shaffer, is piloting the No.01 this season. Williams told Zach Hiser and Rich Frantz that Shaffer and Williams struck the deal via a phone call to fellow car owner, Terry Busche. At a lunch meeting, Busche's p

📸 Dream Bigger Photography | Eric Young BELLE RIVER, ON, CA - The 2024 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Rookie of the Year has announced he intends to come back to the Turn One CRA Pro Series in 2026 with eyes on a championship prize. Chase Pinsonneault, the 19-year-old Canadian driver for Carson Hocevar Racing, announced via social media that he will run all scheduled Turn One CRA Pro Series events and all the scheduled ASA STARS National Tour events in 2026. Pinsonneault took the U

📸 KG Media | Koty Geyer LAWTON, MI - In his first season officially on the road with a Touring series, Lawton, Michigan's, Chris Shannon met his expectations. The driver of the Kalamzoo Metal Recyclers No.32 made a trip to Victory Lane and overcame adversity to be named the Series' Rookie of the Year in 2025. Now, the team is looking to build on the success as he prepares for another full season with the Turn One CRA Pro Series amid a loaded schedule that also includes racin

STEVENSVILLE, MI - A week ago on Sunday, a 16-year-old, West Michigan Youth Racer, Parker McKinney, was rushed to Corewell Health Helen DeVoss Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids after what was described as a "serious car accident" . Later, it was revealed that McKinney was run over by a pick-up truck after being pulled by the truck in the snow. Throughout the course of the week, the family has provided updates via the GoFundMe account that was set up after the accident. Acc

📸 KG Media | Koty Geyer MOUNT PLEASANT, MI - Officials with Mt. Pleasant Speedway in Mount Pleasant, Michigan have announced the date for the 2026 Katie Hutson Late Model Show. Scheduled for Friday, September 4th, the lone Late Model show at Mt. Pleasant Speedway falls on Labor Day Friday. In years passed, the Katie Hutson Late Model Show has been hosted on or around the third Friday of the month, with the first show on Friday, September 16th in 2022, Saturday, September 23r

📸 Emily Schwanke BARBERVILLE, FL (January 24, 2026) – Tim McCreadie  made one thing clear on Saturday night at  Volusia Speedway Park  – he plans on being a part of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision championship conversation all year long. Last season, the primary reason he wasn’t in contention down the stretch was his poor start to the year, as the Briggs Transport team didn’t reach Victory Lane until May. McCreadie was determined to not let tha