2024-25 World of Outlaws Pro Series | Race Preview | Race 5: Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 - iRacing.com

The fifth race of the 2024-25 World of Outlaws Pro Series season, powered by iRacing, takes to Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in the Dirt Late Models on Monday night.

This top-level eSports dirt racing series combines a schedule of 10 tracks with two dirt oval disciplines—the series utilizes 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 has different look than what we’ve seen in past World of Outlaws eSports championships. Tanner Pettit scored his second win of the season last week at Lincoln, having swept both Sprint Car races now on the schedule. If he wants to contend with Logan Rumsey, Kendal Tucker, and Blake Matjoulis for the overall title, however, he’s going to need to pick up the pace when in the Late Models.

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.

The main event will include a 35-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 on DIRTVision and across all of iRacing’s social media channels.

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Driver Roster:

The following 35 drivers have qualified into Monday night’s event at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, utilizing the Late Model, by scoring the most points last week during the qualifying races:

Mike Augustine
Ryan Avila
Barrett Bishop
JD Brown
Robbie Buchanan Jr
Dezmond Busby
Chance Carr
Andrew Clark
Bradley Cox
Brycen Daffern
James Edens
Tucker Elkins
Brent Evans
Aiden Forster
Scott Fritz
Steven Gaines
Riley Hutchison
Mason Inman
Ethan Johnson
Colton Jordan
Christopher Joy
Thaddeus Marshall
Blake Matjoulis
Trey Mills
Conner New
Tyler Orr
Dustin Price
Logan Rumsey
Evan Seay
Branden Shatz
Brady Thompson
Kendal Tucker
Matthew Watts
Tripp Whitmire
Dylan Yeager

Last Race:

One week removed from Lincoln Speedway, Tanner Pettit surely had a car capable of moving through the field and into a winning position, but with only 35 laps to do so, he might have needed a little help to get there. The question will never be answered whether he could have or not, as just past halfway, the leader and dominant force through the race to that point—James Edens—was collected in an incident with a slower lapped car. On the ensuing restart, Logan Rumsey led the field, but Pettit immediately moved into the lead and never looked back.

Last Season:

Back in August of 2023 was the last time the iRacing World of Outlaws Championship visited Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in the Late Models. Perennial favorite and champion Evan Seay was stout, as were both Kaden Honeycutt (yes, the same dude who just won the Snowball Derby yesterday) and Chase Barbara. Kendal Tucker, however, would not be denied. In the closing laps, with Seay hot on his tail, Tucker managed to hold on for the victory.

The Sprint Car branch of the former separate iRacing World of Outlaws series also visited Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, and that race was won by Kenny Miller.

Track Info:

The third-mile Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 presents a unique challenge for dirt racers, not only from its length but also for its substantial banking. With 10 degree-banked straightaways and 19 degrees in the corners, it’s a fast, challenging track that has long attracted the sport’s biggest names—and the fact that racing legend Ken Schrader is the owner certainly helps, too. I-55 hosts the longest feature of the year for the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars with the Ironman 55 each August.

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.

Remaining 2024-25 Season Schedule:

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.