FREEDOM, Wis. — Dirt Kings Tour Promoters released the WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour schedule featuring 15 events at nine tracks across Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. The schedule includes a multiple day event with the World of Outlaws Late Model Tour.
The sixth season of the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour is sure to provide lots of excitement, building on the six-way battle for the championship last season with seven different drivers being crowned King. Nick Anvelink is the four-time and defending Dirt Kings Late Model Tour champion, and Justin Ritchie was crowned the 2020 Champion. Anvelink leads all drivers with 16 victories while Mitch McGrath has seven victories. Taylor Scheffler has four victories while Jake Timm, Kyle Raddant and Brad Mueller have two victories each and 16 other drivers have one victory.
The sixth season of the WABAM Late Model Tour will begin at Wisconsin’s Shawano Speedway, the legendary half-mile oval on April 16 for the Spring Thaw. The series visits again June 25 for the Gehm’s Club 117 Kings Classic.
The Dairyland Showdown at Mississippi Thunder Speedway features three nights of racing with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series on May 5-7 in Fountain City, Wisconsin. The series returns twice more — once June 3 and Aug. 19.
The crown jewel of the WABAM Dirt Kings Tour, The Diamond 44, highlights the month of May at Wilmot Raceway on May 15. The 44-lap race pays $4,400 to the King and $440 to start. Jared Siefert, Ritchie, Jesse Glenz and Scheffler have been crowned Kings of The Diamond the past four seasons, the event honoring Diamond Jim Letizia.
Outagamie Speedway in Seymour hosts three events kicking off Memorial Day weekend with the Salute to Service 30 on May 27 and the season finale on Sept. 17.
SK Speedway in Unity, Wis. hosts the $2,500-to-win School’s Out 30 on June 10.
Plymouth (Wis.) Dirt Track Racing hosts the WABAM 30 on June 24.
Outagamie Speedway hosts the Mid-Summer Showdown on July 1 to start the Independence Day weekend.
After a few weeks off in July and early August, the WABAM Dirt Kings Tour returns to action at Gravity Park Speedway in Chilton for the King of the Bullring on Aug. 12. The Dirt Kings Tour returns to historic Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie for the King of the Park on Aug. 14.
Finishing out the month of August, the WABAM Dirt Kings Tour returns to Plymouth Dirt Track Racing in Plymouth for a second time for the Battle to be King on Aug. 26.
Sycamore Speedway and Wilmot Raceway will host another Double Header Weekend in September. Crossing over the border for a second time, Sycamore Speedway hosts the $3,000-to-win Summer Sizzler on Sept. 9.
The next night, the WABAM Dirt Kings Tour travels 54 miles north to Wilmot Raceway on Sept. 10 for the 5th Annual Jim “Wildman” Watson Classic.