The 2018 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series is the 17th season of dirt late model racing sanctioned by the World of Outlaws. It is also the 30th anniversary since the series was originally formed in 1988. The season began with the Winter Freeze at Screven Motor Speedway on February 9, and will end with the Textron Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on November 3. Brandon Sheppard entered the season as the defending champion and Mike Marlar won the 2018 championship.[1]
| Race driver | Team | Chassis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Sheppard | Mark Richards Racing | Rocket | |
| 1* | Chub Frank | Chub Frank Racing | Rocket | |
| 7 | Rick Eckert | Paul Crow Racing | Rocket | |
| 9 | Devin Moran | Tye Twarog Racing / DMR | Rocket | |
| 14 | Morgan Bagley | McMillan Motorsports | Black Diamond | |
| 18c | Chase Junghans | Junghans Racing | Rocket | |
| 21jr | Billy Moyer Jr. | Moyer Motorsports | Longhorn | |
| 22 | Chris Ferguson | Chris Ferguson Motorsports | Rocket | |
| 25 | Shane Clanton | Shane Clanton Racing | Capital | |
| 31 | Tyler Millwood | Millwood Motorsports | Barry Wright | |
| 44 | Chris Madden | CMR | Barry Wright | |
| 54 | David Breazeale | Fifty-Four Motorsports | ||
| 75 | Colton Flinner | Colton Flinner Racing | Kryptonite | |
| 91 | Tyler Erb | Erb Racing | Rocket | |
| 116 | Brandon Overton | Randy Weaver Racing | Longhorn | |
| 157 | Mike Marlar | Delk Equipment Racing | ||
| b1 | Brett Larson | Arnie Ranta Motorsports | Longhorn | |
| c8 | Timothy Culp | C Eight Motorsports | Rocket | |
| CJ1 | Rusty Schlenk | Rusty Schlenk Racing | CJ Rayburn |
DIRTvision.com will broadcast all races with live radio coverage, along with select races with live video coverage.
| No. | Date | Race title | Track | TV / Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≠ | February 9 | Winter Freeze | Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, Georgia | |
| ≠ | February 10 | |||
| 1 | February 14 | DIRTcar Nationals | Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Florida | DIRTvision.com |
| 2 | February 15 | |||
| 3 | February 16 | |||
| 4 | February 17 | |||
| ≠ | March 9 | Tennessee Tipoff | Smoky Mountain Speedway, Maryville, Tennessee | |
| ≠ | March 10 | |||
| ≠ | March 23 | Illini 100 presented by Douglas Dodge | Farmer City Raceway, Farmer City, Illinois | |
| ≠ | March 24 | |||
| ≠ | April 13 | |||
| ≠ | April 14 | |||
| 5 | April 20 | Queen City Shootout | Whynot Motorsports Park, Meridian, Mississippi | |
| 6 | April 21 | |||
| 7 | April 27 | Tennessee Tipoff | Smoky Mountain Speedway, Maryville, Tennessee | |
| 8 | April 28 | |||
| 9 | May 3 | Lavonia Speedway, Lavonia, Georgia | ||
| 10 | May 4 | Cherokee Speedway, Gaffney, South Carolina | ||
| 11 | May 5 | Billy Clanton Classic | Senoia Raceway, Senoia, Georgia | |
| ≈ | May 11 | First In Flight 100 | Fayetteville Motor Speedway, Fayetteville, North Carolina | |
| 12 | May 12 | |||
| ≠ | May 18 | Outlaw Invasion | Atomic Speedway, Waverly, Ohio | |
| ≠ | May 19 | |||
| 13 | June 1 | 411 Motor Speedway, Seymour, Tennessee | ||
| 14 | June 2 | Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, Tennessee | ||
| 15 | June 14 | Stateline Speedway, Jamestown, New York | ||
| 16 | June 15 | Ransomville Speedway, Ransomville, New York | ||
| 17 | June 16 | Wayne County Speedway, Orrville, Ohio | ||
| 18 | June 21 | Firecracker 100 | Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, Pennsylvania | Dirt on DIRT |
| 19 | June 22 | |||
| 20 | June 23 | |||
| 21 | June 29 | Vs. DIRTcar Nationals | Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, Indiana | |
| 22 | June 30 | Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Pevely, Missouri | ||
| 23 | July 6 | Dubuque Speedway, Dubuque, Iowa | ||
| 24 | July 7 | Gopher 50 | Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minnesota | |
| 25 | July 10 | Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, South Dakota | ||
| 26 | July 12 | TBA | TBA | |
| 27 | July 13 | River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, North Dakota | ||
| 28 | July 14 | Ogilvile Raceway, Ogilvile, Minnesota | ||
| 29 | July 24 | Davenport Speedway, Davenport, Iowa | ||
| ≈ | July 27 | Prairie Dirt Classic | Fairbury American Legion Speedway, Fairbury, Illinois | |
| 30 | July 28 | |||
| 31 | July 30 | Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wisconsin | ||
| 32 | July 31 | Sundrop Shootout | Shawano Speedway, Shawano, Wisconsin | |
| 33 | August 2 | USA Nationals | Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wisconsin | Dirt on DIRT |
| ≈ | August 3 | |||
| 34 | August 4 | |||
| 35 | August 6 | Farley Speedway, Farley, Iowa | ||
| 36 | August 16 | Fulton Bank 40 | Georgetown Speedway, Georgetown, Delaware | |
| 37 | August 17 | Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | ||
| 38 | August 18 | Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania | ||
| 39 | August 19 | Eriez Speedway, Eriez, Pennsylvania | ||
| 40 | September 21 | Outlaw Speedway, Dundee, New York | ||
| 41 | September 22 | Late Model National Open | Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania | |
| 42 | September 28 | Outlaw Invasion | Atomic Speedway, Waverly, Ohio | |
| 43 | September 29 | |||
| ≈ | October 12 | Chi-Town Showdown | The Dirt Oval at Route 66, Joliet, Illinois | |
| 44 | October 13 | |||
| ≈ | November 1 | Textron Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals | The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | DIRTvision.comDirt on DIRT |
| 45 | November 2 | |||
| 46 | November 3 |
| No. | Race / Track | Winning driver | Winning team | Hard Charger Award winner | Last Chance Showdown winner | Fastest Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRTcar Nationals (Night #9) | Tim McCreadie | Coffey-McCreadie Enterprises | Brandon Overton | Brandon Sheppard | Tim McCreadie |
| Devin Moran | ||||||
| Mason Zeigler | Mike Marlar | |||||
| 2 | DIRTcar Nationals (Night #10) | Dale McDowell | Shane McDowell Racing | Dale McDowell | Chase Junghans | Scott Bloomquist |
| Tim McCreadie | Chris Madden | |||||
| 3 | DIRTcar Nationals (Night #11) | Scott Bloomquist | Scott Bloomquist | Dale McDowell | Kyle Bronson | Scott Bloomquist |
| Josh Richards | Mike Norris | |||||
| 4 | DIRTcar Nationals (Night #12) | Brandon Sheppard | Mark Richards Racing | Chub Frank | David Breazeale | Tyler Millwood |
| Rick Eckert | Scott Bloomquist | |||||
| 5 | Queen City Shootout (Night #1) | Brandon Sheppard | Mark Richards Racing | Brent Larson | Chris Ferguson | Billy Moyer |
| Billy Moyer Jr. | Rick Rickman | |||||
| 6 | Queen City Shootout (Night #2) | Billy Moyer Jr. | Moyer Motorsports | Mike Marlar | Timothy Culp | Neil Baggett |
| Jack Sullivan | Brian Rickman | |||||
| 7 | Tennessee Tipoff (Night #1) | Chris Madden | CMR | Brandon Overton | Brandon Overton | Chris Madden |
| 8 | Tennessee Tipoff (Night #2) | Dale McDowell | Shane McDowell Racing | Shane Clanton | Chub Frank | Dakotah Knuckles |
| 9 | Lavonia | Brandon Sheppard | Mark Richards Racing | Rick Eckert | Chase Junghans | Devin Moran |
| 10 | Cherokee | Mike Marlar | Delk Equipment Racing | Tyler Erb | Morgan Bagley | Chris Ferguson |
| 11 | Senoia | Chris Madden | CMR | Dale McDowell | Dale McDowell | Mike Marlar |
| Brent Larson | Chris Madden | |||||
| 12 | First In Flight 100 | Jimmy Owens | Ramirez Motorsports | Chris Madden | Dustin Mitchell | Devin Moran |
| Brent Larson | Jimmy Owens | |||||
| 13 | 411 | Cory Hedgecock | Chris Madden | Casey Roberts | Jimmy Owens | |
| 14 | Bulls Gap | Jimmy Owens | Ramirez Motorsports | Shane Clanton | Chris Madden | |
| 15 | Stateline | Brandon Sheppard | Mark Richards Racing | Max Blair | ||
| 16 | Ransomville | Mike Marlar | Rick Eckert | Mike Marlar | ||
| 17 | Wayne County | Brandon Sheppard | Mark Richards Racing | Brent Larson | Matt Lux | Brandon Sheppard |
| 18 | Firecracker 100 - Prelim Night #1 | Chris Madden | Mike Norris | |||
| 19 | Firecracker 100 - Prelim Night #2 | Mike Norris | Brent Larson | |||
| 20 | Firecracker 100 | Chris Madden | Shane Clanton | |||
| 21 | vs. Summer Nationals @ Terre Haute | Devin Moran | Tyler Erb | |||