CONCORD, N.C. — Three years faraway from his rookie season in 2022, Max Blair is once more signed as a World of Outlaws Late Mannequin Collection driver.
Blair and Centerline Motorsports will start the World of Outlaws season at Volusia Speedway Park throughout DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals (Jan. 22-25) and Federated Auto Elements DIRTcar Nationals (Feb. 13-15) with an eye fixed on the complete World of Outlaws season.
Final yr, Blair completed third within the DIRTcar Nationals finale – one in every of his 5 Tremendous Late Mannequin high 5 finishes on the observe between World of Outlaws and DIRTcar competitors. This yr, he’ll proceed his seek for his first win on the “World’s Quickest Half Mile.”
“I really like the place,” Blair mentioned. “I used to be completely terrible all via Speedweeks final yr and we nonetheless ran very well at Volusia. The place simply appears to suit me nicely, I’m actually enthusiastic about racing there.”
This season marks Blair’s second yr competing with Centerline Motorsports after scoring 4 regional Tremendous Late Mannequin wins in 2024. With a full yr beneath their belt, Blair believes he has all the pieces he must ship a World of Outlaws victory to the Centerville, Pa.-based operation.
“It’s been nice, actually completely satisfied that I fell into that deal, and it’s been good up to now,” Blair mentioned. “I don’t see any purpose why it isn’t going to be a long-term partnership.”
Blair picked up his first victory with The Most Highly effective Late Fashions on the Planet in 2017 at McKean County Raceway, lower than two hours down the street from his Titusville, Pa. house. That kicked off a run of three wins in 4 years whereas operating a partial schedule with the Collection, which led as much as his maiden full-time season in 2022.
His first full season racing nationally was undoubtedly successful, as Blair added two extra World of Outlaws wins to his resume at Cherokee Speedway and Bloomsburg Honest Raceway on the best way to a third-place factors end behind Dennis Erb Jr. and Tanner English.
That Bloomsburg win stands as his most up-to-date triumph, though he has had some shut calls over the previous two years, together with a runner-up to Nick Hoffman at Stateline Speedway in 2023.
After rebuilding his pocket book following a swap to Longhorn Chassis within the early portion of 2024, getting again to Victory Lane on the nationwide degree sits as his high precedence getting into 2025.
“We switched chassis manufacturers final yr and it took a very long time to get rolling,” Blair mentioned. “I really feel like we maintain getting higher and higher. There have been a few races we most likely ought to have gained that I made a mistake in. Simply bought to place it collectively. Hopefully these three or 4 shut ones are particular wins this yr and we get a couple of greater than that.”
