JACKSON, Minn. — The World of Outlaws NOS Power Drink Dash Automotive Collection is all set for a busy week up north as two states are set for his or her first 2025 dose of The Biggest Present on Filth.
First up is midweek racing at Minnesota’s Jackson Motorplex on June 4. It’ll be the thirty fourth go to in sequence historical past to the four-tenths-mile monitor.
Then, all eyes are on Wisconsin for a giant weekend in America’s Dairyland. The Badger State Triple options three race tracks in three days. The opener is Friday’s return to Plymouth Filth Observe, the place the World of Outlaws final visited in 2005.
The centerpiece is the $20,000-to-win Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial on Saturday, June 7, at Beaver Dam Raceway. The weekend wraps up on Sunday, June 8, in Solar Prairie, Wis., the place the World of Outlaws will make their second Angell Park Speedway look and first since 2016.
JACKSON JETS
Three present World of Outlaws rivals will likely be vying to differentiate themselves because the winningest driver at Jackson on Wednesday.
The trio of Logan Schuchart, Carson Macedo and Donny Schatz have all topped 4 apiece, which is tied for probably the most, and a fifth would give them sole possession.
Schuchart topped a pair in 2020, together with the celebrated Jackson Nationals. He and Shark Racing additionally went to victory lane in 2021 and 2022. Macedo’s first Jackson triumph got here in 2019. He then went on to prime back-to-back Jackson Nationals in 2022 and 2023 with Jason Johnson Racing earlier than claiming a prelim final 12 months. Schatz’s scores are far more unfold out with wins in 2006, 2013, 2018 and 2024.
WISCONSIN ACE
This week presents loads of nice alternatives for Invoice Balog to attain a well-liked win. The native of North Pole, Alaska, moved to Wisconsin and kickstarted his dash automotive profession years in the past.
He nonetheless calls the state dwelling and can little doubt have the expertise benefit in the course of the Badger State Triple.
Balog owns 20 Interstate Racing Affiliation victories at Plymouth, together with one which was co-sanctioned with the All Star Circuit of Champions in 2022. Beaver Dam is accountable for 19 of his IRA checkered flags, and it’s dwelling to the primary of his two profession World of Outlaws wins.
Over at Angell Park, Balog has been profitable in a wide range of vehicles, successful with winged and non-winged dash vehicles in addition to midgets.
“The North Pole Nightmare” has been up and down as of late, with three prime 10s within the final seven races but in addition three finishes exterior the highest 15 in that stretch. A weekend at dwelling presents a first-rate alternative to construct momentum.
BEAVER DAM KING
There’s little doubt that Beaver Dam is circled on Sheldon Haudenschild’s calendar.
Latest years have confirmed the Wooster, Ohio, native has the third-mile filth monitor found out. Haudenschild topped 5 of the final seven World of Outlaws visits to Beaver Dam, together with an exhilarating drive from sixth final Might.
Of his 43 profession victories with The Biggest Present on Filth, Beaver Dam is accountable for probably the most. And on prime of the successful, he’s additionally the monitor document holder with a mark of 11.025 seconds in 2022.
Haudenschild enters the week contemporary off his second victory of the season, courtesy at Pink River Valley Speedway. He and the Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing workforce are at present driving eight straight top-10 finishes.
BADGER STARS
Balog and Haudenschild aren’t the one present World of Outlaws rivals which have made their solution to victory lane within the Badger State.
Donny Schatz has gained at two of the three tracks on the weekend calendar. The ten-time champion bested Beaver Dam twice, the primary in 2002 after which once more in 2015 with Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing. He’s the one World of Outlaws winner at Angell Park, claiming the 2016 debut.
Giovanni Scelzi enjoys any alternative to go to Beaver Dam. Of his 10 victories with The Biggest Present on Filth, the third-mile is the one monitor accountable for a number of. “Scorching Sauce” gained there in 2023 and 2024 together with his KCP Racing workforce.
Carson Macedo beat the Interstate Racing Affiliation in his Beaver Dam debut in 2017 aboard Joe Gaerte’s No. 3g. He was additionally a POWRi Midget winner at Angell Park in 2016.
Collection rookie Hunter Schuerenberg was an Angell Park winner in 2022 with ASCoC. The Vermeer Motorsports pilot remains to be looking his first checkered flag with the World of Outlaws.
GETTIN’ AFTER IT
There’s nonetheless loads of season remaining, however one driver has arisen as the favourite for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the 12 months among the many loaded class.
The previous couple of weeks have seen Chris Windom and the Sides Motorsports workforce elevate their efficiency to a different degree.
After no prime fives and 5 prime 10s within the first 21 races, the NOS Power Drink No. 7S has reeled off six consecutive prime 10s, together with a pair of prime fives. Windom’s common end over the current stretch is 7.3, up from 15.7 by the primary 21 outings.
“Huge Daddy” is conversant in all 4 tracks forward. He completed eighth with the USAC Nationwide Dash Automobiles at Jackson in 2016. The final time Windom went to Plymouth, he podiumed with ASCoC. Saturday will likely be his first Beaver Dam go to since 2007, when he raced with the Badger Midget Racing Affiliation. He has loads of Angell Park laps highlighted by a pair of USAC podiums (2012 and 2014).
