1 month alert: August doubleheader at Atomic starts championship buildup for World of Outlaws Late Models
(Photo by Jacy Norgaard)
CHILLICOTHE — When the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models return to Atomic Speedway in August, there will only be 10 races left in the 2024 season to crown at champion.
The doubleheader weekend, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24, will kick off that road to the World of Outlaws World Finals with the best Late Model drivers in the country competing for $10,000 on Friday and $15,000 on Saturday for the Fireball 50.
The 3/8-mile Ohio dirt track has produced some of the Series’ best races each year. There have been four different winners in the last four races – Tyler Erb, four-time Series champion Brandon Sheppard, 2018 Series champion Mike Marlar and reigning Series champion Bobby Pierce.
Erb, who won the 2024 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Model title, is currently the only driver with multiple Series wins at Atomic. He won in 2022 and swept the two-day event in 2018.
The event will also be the final time Ohio race fans can see the World of Outlaws Late Models in the “Buckeye State” this year.
EVENT INFO
Date – Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24
Location – Chillicothe
Track Record – 12.748 sec. by Jimmy Owens in 2015
Times (ET) –
Friday, Aug. 23
Pit Gate Opens: 2 p.m.
Grandstand Gate Opens: 4 p.m.
Hot Laps & Qualifying: 6 p.m.
-Racing to follow
Saturday, Aug. 24
Pit Gate Opens: noon
Grandstand Gate Opens: 2 p.m.
Hot Laps & Qualifying: 4 p.m.
-Racing to follow
Tickets – Available at track.
How to Watch – Can’t make it? Watch every lap live on DIRTVision.
Last Race Video Recap –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSXRWj96Mo8
Previous World of Outlaws winners at Atomic –
2023- Mike Marlar on Sept. 29, Bobby Pierce on Sept. 30
2022- Tyler Erb on April 22, Brandon Sheppard on April 23
2018- Tyler Erb on Sept. 28 and 29
2017- Devin Moran on May 26
2015- Josh Richards on Aug. 21 and 22
2009- Chub Frank on Aug. 22
2008- Rod Conley on May 23
2006- Tim McCreadie on July 22
2005- Jackie Boggs on June 18
1989- Billy Moyer on June 3.
The World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: CASE Construction Equipment (Official Construction Equipment), DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), Racing Electronics (Official Radio Supplier), Simpson Performance Products (Preferred Safety Gear Partner), SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider), Toyota (Official Vehicle), and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel). Contingency sponsors include: Arizona Sport Shirts/Gotta Race, ARP (Automotive Racing Products), Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, Evolve Transporters, Fox Factory (Hard Charger Award), MD3, MSD, Penske Racing Shocks, Quarter Master, Swift Springs, WELD Racing, and Wieland Metal Services (Exclusive Racing Aluminum); along with manufacturer sponsors, including, Behrent's Performance Warehouse, Bilstein, Capital Race Cars, Dirt King Simulators, FAST 1 Speed Shop, FIREBULL, Gorsuch Performance, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, Reliable Painting, Rocket Chassis, and Sea Foam.
Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws®, based in Concord, N.C., is the premier national touring series for dirt track racing in North America, featuring the most powerful cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws NOS® Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Annually, the two series race nearly 140 times at tracks across the United States and Canada. CBS Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of the World of Outlaws. DIRTVision® also broadcasts World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.
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