FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — One other busy week awaits as the house stretch for the 2025 World of Outlaws NOS Power Drink Dash Automotive Sequence season begins Tuesday evening.
The Best Present on Filth debuts at Mississippi Thunder Speedway. The World of Outlaws Actual American Beer Late Fashions have made 10 journeys to the observe, nevertheless it’ll be the primary for his or her Dash Automotive counterparts. The Interstate Racing Affiliation dash vehicles have served up some thrillers at Mississippi Thunder, and followers ought to anticipate no completely different when the nation’s prime expertise rolls into city.
Two off days observe the Mississippi Thunder debut earlier than the tour invades North Dakota for 2 nights. The weekend opens with the thirty fifth go to to Grand Forks’ River Cities Speedway on Aug. 22.
The three-race week wraps up at West Fargo’s Crimson River Valley Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 23. It’ll be the 71st journey to the three-eighths-mile because the observe strengthens its standing as probably the most visited inside the borders of the “Peace Backyard State.”
EMPTY NOTEBOOKS
The midweek cease at Mississippi Thunder might function a uncommon equalizer.
Even when a facility is new to The Best Present on Filth, normally a driver’s early expertise may make them a observe earlier than they embark on a full World of Outlaws tour, however that’s merely not the case on this occasion.
Practically each single 2025 full-time competitor might be making their first laps there.
Which means most groups will enter the pit space with empty notebooks. No one has pages crammed out from dozens or perhaps a few earlier races. May it provide an opportunity for a brand new winner to come up? Tuesday will reply that query.
NORTH POLE KNOWLEDGE
The exception to the earlier part? That will be Invoice Balog. Of the full-time World of Outlaws rivals, he’s the one one to have made laps on the Wisconsin observe.
It hasn’t been many laps as he’s raced there on only one event, however the “North Pole Nightmare” gained with IRA at Mississippi Thunder 13 years in the past.
With simply two races remaining in his house state this yr, the Hartland, Wis., resident might be seeking to rejoice a victory with the numerous “Badgers” that help him. He’s gained twice this yr (Talladega Quick Observe and Huset’s Speedway) and enters the week contemporary off two prime fives in Minnesota.
HOME SWEET HOME
The journey house to North Dakota over the weekend will look a bit completely different for Donny Schatz. For the primary time since 2007, he gained’t be aboard a Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing entry as he continues his three-week stretch with Large Sport Motorsports.
The ten-time sequence champion did should hop in Dave Lunstra’s automotive this previous Saturday at Jackson after a Friday crash at Ogilvie within the Large Sport No. 15, however the plan is for him to be again in Tod Quiring’s automotive this week.
Schatz’s River Cities résumé is outstanding. He’s competed in all 34 World of Outlaws races on the quarter-mile, gained a dozen of them, and missed the highest 5 on solely three events. His worst River Cities end? Eighth. He’s been loads profitable at Crimson River Valley as properly with six victories with The Best Present on Filth and was on the rostrum in the latest go to in Could.
Whereas Schatz’s debut with Large Sport didn’t go as he hoped, the Fargo, N.D., driver did rebound with a Jackson prime 10 in Lunstra’s machine.
MINNESOTA MOMENTUM
There’s one man with all of the momentum getting into this week, and his title is Carson Macedo.
The Lemoore, Calif., driver and his Jason Johnson Racing staff swept the Minnesota weekend at Ogilvie and Jackson, upping their complete within the sequence to 9. They’ve topped 5 of the final 12 races this yr.
Like the vast majority of the World of Outlaws rivals, Macedo will make his Mississippi Thunder debut Tuesday. He’s a two-time River Cities winner (2022 and 2024) and has completed sixth or higher in his final eight visits to the quarter mile. He’s additionally topped Crimson River Valley twice and hasn’t completed worse than eighth in six tries.
Macedo remains to be seeking to surpass Michael “Buddy” Kofoid for the runner-up spot in factors. Presently 52 markers separate the 2 Californians.
HAUD’S HUNT
Earlier this yr Sheldon Haudenschild checked off a observe that had lengthy eluded him when he lastly gained at Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway, and he’s prepared to copy that at one of many ovals forward.
It’s been an identical story for Haudenschild at River Cities. He’s made 15 journeys to the Grand Forks, N.D., bullring with out a journey to victory lane with a number of shut calls. The Wooster, Ohio, native has been a River Cities runner-up on three events (2021, 2023, and 2024), began on the entrance row 5 instances, and led function laps six instances.
Haudenschild is contemporary off finishes of fifth and sixth at Ogilvie and Jackson with the Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing/NOS Power Drink staff.
