CONCORD, N.C. — World Racing Group proved it is raising the stakes in 2023 during the 2022 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show with the announcement of increased purses, new talent and exciting schedules across its series.
Record payouts will be seen for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series with more than $1.7 million available to drivers and teams between the championship points payout and Exclusivity Bonus, an exciting roster of drivers have already sign on to the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Mode Series, the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota has expand with a 34-race schedule and more.
Sprint Cars introduce Exclusivity Bonus
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is set to increase its benefits for full-time teams in 2023 with an increased points fund and available year-end bonus program, and further enhanced with limited flexibility to participate in non-World of Outlaws events without compromising full time benefits.
The Exclusivity Bonus program will be administered like a second points fund, in addition to the $1 million championship points fund. So now, along with the $200,000 points fund for winning the championship, an additional $150,000 is available to the champion through the bonus program – split between driver and team.
Funding for the bonus program goes down the field through 20th, meaning if you look down the field, there’s still more than $87,000 available to the driver that finishes 10th in points between the two funds.
In addition to the available bonus program, contracted full-time World of Outlaws drivers or teams will now be able to race four non-World of Outlaws nights without restrictions as long as they are outside of 48 hours or a 100-mile radius on either side of a scheduled event.
If a driver or team runs five to eight non-World of Outlaws nights, they will lose their eligibility for the Exclusivity Bonus program but will still be able to contend for the championship and receive the points fund at the end of the year.
If a driver or team runs nine or more non-World of Outlaws shows, they will lose all benefits including the points fund and bonus.
Late Models Add Winner Circle Bonus Program
The new era for the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series continues to flourish under the new leadership of Series Director Steve Francis.
In 2023, the Series will see a more than $780,000 overall championship purse — more than a quarter of a million-dollar increase from the 2022 points fund — and more than $1 million available between the points fund and monthly Winner Circle bonus.
The Winner Circle program pays $2,500 a month to each of the top-12 full-time drivers (from February to November) — meaning if a contracted driver runs the entire season and maintains a top-12 points position, they will earn an extra $25,000 by the end of the season. So now, the 2023 champion could earn $175,000 for winning the title.
And that is on top of the more than $3 million spread through the 53-race schedule in 2023, including six events with a weekend purse worth more than $200,000 — two boasting more than $250,000.
Midget Series Expands
After a successful inaugural season, which saw history made with Taylor Reimer becoming the first female National Midget winner and Zach Daum becoming the inaugural champion, the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota is tripling in size in 2023.
The Series is expanding to a 34-race schedule and $80,000 points fund with $25,000 going to the champion, under the guidance of new Series Director Tyler Bachman.
The 34-race grind stretches from March-October, visiting 21 different tracks in 10 different states along the way. It all starts with the Series’ indoor debut at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin, IL, on Friday-Saturday, March 10-11, before returning to Oklahoma to cap the season with a three-day weekend at Port City Raceway (Oct. 12) and I-44 Riverside Speedway (Oct. 13-14), where a Series champion will be crowned.
Also highlighted in that schedule is a special Midget Week event. Five races. Five tracks. Five days. For the first time in Series history, a Speedweek-style group of races will follow the Ironman 55 weekend (Aug. 4-5) in a five-day chase through Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway will lead-off on Tuesday, Aug. 8, followed by visits to Action Track USA (Aug. 9), Linda’s Speedway (Aug. 10), and Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Aug. 12.
Return To Canada
After making history at Super DIRT Week and ending the season in thrilling fashion, the Super DIRTcar Series is building to an exciting 2023 season.
For the first time in 16 years, the Series will visit six different states and Canada — its first time north of the border in four years.
The season opens at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park during DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 15-18, to chase the pre-season Big Gator Championship. Then, the Series’ championship season will begin at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, and run through New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Canada, before the 51st Super DIRT Week and concluding at the World of Outlaws World Finals in Concord, N.C.
North of the border races will see a visit to Autodrome Drummond on July 31-Aug. 1 and then venture to Brockville Ontario Speedway on Aug. 2.
Super DIRT Week enters a new era in 2023 with its 51st Running. While the 50th celebrated the history of the event, the 51st will look to the future and continuing to build Racing’s Biggest Party into the biggest motorsports event in the northeast with the Super DIRTcar Series, DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Pro Stocks.