March is nearly here, and that means racing season is right around the corner in the southeastern United States.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will spend three-straight weekends in the region, contesting six races at five tracks across four states. One of those facilities is a first-time addition to the tour, while two more are fan favorites returning to the schedule after some time away.
Here’s a look at what’s ahead:
Volunteer Speedway | Rocky Top Rumble (March 13): One of the most anticipated race weekends of the year in east Tennessee begins with a return to Volunteer Speedway for the first time in five years.
The high banks of “The Gap” have earned a reputation for producing some of the most thrilling racing found anywhere, and more of the same is expected next month. All 17 members of this year’s full-time roster will be searching for their first World of Outlaws win at the track, as the nine previous Series races have been split by Brian Birkhofer, Chris Madden, Steve Francis, Jimmy Owens, Shane Clanton, Brandon Sheppard and Zack Mitchell, who scored his lone World of Outlaws victory to date in 2020.
VIDEO RECAP (June 19, 2020):
Smoky Mountain Speedway | Tennessee Tipoff (March 14): The second half of the “Volunteer State” doubleheader takes the Series to another one of the Knoxville area’s premiere tracks at Smoky Mountain Speedway.
Last year’s event was the first World of Outlaws race on the reconfigured 3/8-mile layout, and it ended with Bobby Pierce fending off Jonathan Davenport and Nick Hoffman for the first Series win of what would turn into a championship campaign. That made him the ninth different winner in 12 World of Outlaws races in Maryville alongside Rick Eckert, Shane Clanton, Scott Bloomquist, Brandon Overton, Chris Madden, Dale McDowell, Jimmy Owens and Mike Marlar.
VIDEO RECAP (March 14, 2025):
Magnolia Motor Speedway | Duel at the Mag (March 20-21): One of eight tracks hosting their first World of Outlaws race in 2026, Magnolia Motor Speedway is the site of the lone Series stop in Mississippi this season.
The Duel at the Mag comes only two weeks after a visit by the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series on Saturday, March 7, giving fans in the area a rare chance to see both sides of the highest level of dirt racing over a 15-day span.
The first World of Outlaws race in track history will be the next chapter of a long history of major Late Model racing at Magnolia. The Columbus, MS facility is no stranger to handing out five-figure paydays to Super Late Model competitors, the most recent of which went to Trey Mills, the winner of last September’s Cotton Pickin’ 100. Other Series regulars with Magnolia wins on their resume include Pierce, Tim McCreadie, Tyler Erb and Ethan Dotson.
East Alabama Motor Speedway | Chattahoochee Clash (March 27): The first of two trips to Alabama in 2026 brings the World of Outlaws back to East Alabama Motor Speedway for the first time in two decades.
The track is best known as the home of one of the oldest annual traditions in dirt Late Model racing, the National 100. Held every fall since 1975, the race boasts a star-studded list of winners led by eight-time victor Scott Bloomquist, plus Freddy Smith, Dale McDowell, Chris Madden, Jonathan Davenport, Steve Francis, Jimmy Owens, Dennis Erb Jr., Brandon Overton, Tyler Erb and many more.
In World of Outlaws competition, Rick Eckert held off Tim McCreadie and Clint Smith to take the checkers back in 2006 and has been the only name on the list of Series winners at East Alabama ever since.
Senoia Raceway | Billy Clanton Classic (March 28): The month of March wraps up with a visit to the “gray clay” of Senoia Raceway.
The 3/8-mile located less than an hour south of Atlanta hosted the Series in September last season, but has shifted to a spring date for 2026. Last fall’s race saw Hampton, GA’s Ashton Winger collect his second-straight World of Outlaws win at his home track, as he also won the previous Series event in 2021. Brandon Sheppard and Chris Madden have also been victorious in World of Outlaws action at Senoia in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
VIDEO RECAP (Sept. 13, 2025):
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