2024-25 World of Outlaws Pro Series | Race Preview | Race 1: Volusia

Top-level eSports dirt racing is back with the introduction of the 2024-25 World of Outlaws Pro Series season, powered by iRacing. Combining a schedule of 10 tracks with two dirt oval disciplines—the season split using both the 410 Sprint Car and the Super Late Model—and with an open qualifying series format to allow for anyone to take part in the championship, the new Pro Series will have a different look than what we’ve seen in past World of Outlaws eSports championships.

The driver roster is set each week through the Qualifying Series races that are open to all iRacing members with a Class A Dirt Oval license. These qualifying races will run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET, and the top-35 point scorers will be invited to the iRacing World of Outlaws Pro Series league each week for the Monday night main event. After the Monday show, the league is cleared out, and the process begins again. Points will be tracked as normal across those 10 main events to crown the series champion.

First up on the schedule is a trip down to Volusia Speedway Park, utilizing the Super Late Model. The main event will include a 50-lap feature for 21 cars that qualify in through qualifying, heat races, and last chance qualifiers. The action starts at 8:00 p.m. ET and it will be live across all of iRacing’s social media channels.

Volusia Driver Roster:

The following 35 drivers have qualified into Monday night’s event at Volusia Speedway Park, utilizing the Super Late Model, by scoring the most points last week during the qualifying races:

• Blake Matjoulis
• Brady Thompson
• Brandon Barnhart
• Brayden Carter
• Bubba Roling
• Caleb Durgan
• Chase Barbara
• Christopher Joy
• Colton Zimmer
• Coy Vlies
• Damian Kiefer
• Deisel Jones
• Dustin Price
• Dylan Yeager
• Ethan Bill
• Ethan Johnson
• James Edens
• James Starry
• JD Brown
• Jesse Enterkin
• Joey Lingron
• Jordan Casey
• Kendal Tucker
• Logan Rumsey
• Loic Bernier
• Matthew Selby
• Mike Augustine
• Nathan Waddell
• Robbie Buchanan Jr
• Steven Gaines
• Talan Willis
• Tanner Tomasi
• Trevin Lane
• Tucker Elkins
• Tyler Orr

Race Format: 

These races feature qualifying and heat racing to determine the 21 drivers that will compete in the main race.

The top-eight qualifiers will immediately transfer to the feature. Pole winners score 25 points, second place scores 23 points, and points are paid out through the transfer spots to eighth, who will receive 17 points. When the feature begins, the top-eight will invert, with the pole sitter starting eighth and the eighth place qualifier starting on the pole.

For everyone else who does not qualify in, there will be three heat races of eight laps each, where the top-three finishers will advance forward through to the main event. Heat races also pay out points to all drivers, with the winner scoring 15 points and ninth place taking home seven points.

There will also be two 12-lap consolation races where the top two finishers in each will move on, but no additional points are scored.

Feature races will be 35 laps in the 410 Sprint Car, or 50 laps in the Super Late Model. The Feature winner will score 100 points, making the maximum amount of points on any given night 125 for a pole and Feature win.

Track Info:

Located in Barberville, Florida, Volusia Speedway Park is known as “The World’s Fastest Half Mile.” For more than half a century, the track has hosted major events through its various iterations, even temporarily spending about a decade as a paved track before reverting to dirt for the 1998 season. A trip to Volusia signifies the start of the World of Outlaws and DIRTcar seasons, and the DIRTcar Nationals in February represent one of the sport’s most prestigious events.

Last Season: 

In the 2023 World of Outlaws Pro Late Model Series, Evan Seay began his conquest for a second-straight title with a convincing victory at Volusia. Seay won the pole and led every lap after that in both his Heat race and the 50-lap Feature. The Sprint Car championship also ran at Volusia, and it was Alex Bergeron scoring the overall win. Bergeron scored the pole but finished second in his heat. From fifth on the grid, he fought to the front and stayed there for the win.

2024-25 Season Schedule:

1. Volusia Speedway Park | Nov 11, 2024 | SLM
2. Weedsport Speedway | Nov 18, 2024 | 410S
3. Williams Grove Raceway | Nov 25, 2024 | SLM
4. Lincoln Speedway | Dec 02, 2024 | 410S
5. Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 | Dec 09, 2024 | SLM
6. Knoxville Raceway | Dec 16, 2024 | 410S
7. TO BE ANNOUNCED | Jan 06, 2025 | 410S
8. Fairbury Speedway | Jan 13, 2025 | SLM
9. Eldora Speedway | Jan 20, 2025 | 410S
10. The Dirt Track at Charlotte | Jan 27, 2025 | SLM

For more information on the series, visit www.iracing.com/woo-pro-series. For more information on the World of Outlaws, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.

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