2023 Combined Late Model Schedule

The 2023 combined Late Model schedule, featuring the World of Outlaws, Lucas Oil Late Model Series and XR Super Series (XRSS), will feature 76 events comprised of 134 race nights.

Beginning with the four-day Outlaws Sunshine Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. on January 18 and ending with a three-night stand by the XRSS at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on November 9-11, the three combined series will visit 24 states in 2023.

Lucas Oil Late Models will host the most events with 37 and most races at 64. The Outlaws are not far behind with 32 events and 53 races, while the XRSS hosts seven events and 15 races.

Lucas Oil hosts 18 races with payouts greater than $25,000 including the $100,000-to-win Dirt Track World Championship finale at Eldora Speedway in October.

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Nine of the Outlaws races will pay $25,000 or more to the winner. Four of those pay $50,000, including their inaugural race at the Talladega Short Track in Estaboga, Ala.

XRSS has two events paying that well: the finale of a three-night show at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. and another three-nighter at Off-Road Speedway in Norfolk, Neb. that each pay $100,000.

In 2023, the Lucas Oil Series debuts a playoff-style format that includes four rounds beginning with the May 27 weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

Illinois will play host to the most events in 2023 with nine, followed closely by Iowa with eight and Pennsylvania with seven. Florida and Ohio host six events during the season.

Combined Schedule by Month

Date		Venue	City	State	Series
1/18	1/21	Volusia Speedway Park	Barberville	Fla.	Outlaws
1/25	1/28	Golden Isles Speedway	Waynesville	Ga.	Lucas
1/29	1/30	Bubba Raceway Park	Ocala	Fla.	Lucas
2/2	2/4	All-Tech Raceway	Lake City	Fla.	Lucas
2/5	2/11	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa	Fla.	Lucas
2/16	2/18	Volusia Speedway Park	Barberville	Fla.	Outlaws
2/20		All-Tech Raceway	Lake City	Fla.	XRSS
3/3	3/4	Smokey Mountain Speedway	Maryville	Tenn.	Outlaws
3/17	3/18	Boyd’s Speedway	Ringgold	Ga.	Outlaws
3/17		Atomic Speedway	Waverly	Ohio	Lucas
3/18		Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown	Ind.	Lucas
3/24	3/25	Volunteer Speedway	Bulls Gap	Tenn.	XRSS
3/30	4/1	Farmer City Raceway	Farmer City	Ill.	Outlaws
4/13	4/14	Off Road Speedway	Norfolk	Neb.	XRSS
4/20		411 Motor Showdown	Seymour	Tenn.	Outlaws
4/21	4/22	Talladega Short Track	Eastaboga	Ala.	Outlaws
4/21		Tri-City Speedway	Granite City	Ill.	Lucas
4/22		Macon Speedway	Macon	Ill.	Lucas
4/28		Georgetown Speedway	Georgetown	Del.	Lucas
4/29		Hagerstown Speedway	Hagerstown	Md.	Lucas
4/30		Port Royal Speedway	Port Royal	Pa.	Lucas
5/4	5/6	Mississippi Thunder Speedway	Fountain City	Wis.	Outlaws
5/5		Ponderosa Speedway	Junction City	Ky.	Lucas
5/6		Florence Speedway	Walton	Ky.	Lucas
5/8		Kokomo Speedway	Kokomo	Ind.	XRSS
5/12		Farmer City Raceway	Farmer City	Ill.	Lucas
5/13		Fairbury Speedway	Fairbury	Ill.	Lucas
5/19		Marion Center Raceway	Marrion Center	Pa.	Outlaws
5/19		300 Raceway	Farley	Iowa	Lucas
5/20		34 Raceway	West Burlington	Iowa	Lucas
5/20		Port Royal Speedway	Port Royal	Pa.	Outlaws
5/23		Stateline Speedway	Busti	N.Y.	Outlaws
5/25	5/27	Sharon Speedway	Hartford	Ohio	Outlaws
5/25	5/27	Lucas Oil Speedway	Wheatland	Mo.	Lucas
6/2	6/3	West Virginia Motor Speedway	Mineral Wells	W.Va.	Lucas
6/2		Tri City Speedway	Granite City	Ill.	Outlaws
6/3		Paducah Intl Raceway	Paducah	Ky.	Outlaws
6/12		Kokomo Speedway	Kokomo	Ind.	XRSS
6/16	6/17	Smoky Mountain Speedway	Maryville	Tenn.	Lucas
6/22	6/24	Lernerville Speedway	Sarver	Pa.	Lucas
6/23	6/24	81 Speedway	Wichita	Kans.	Outlaws
6/25		Off Road Speedway	Norfolk	Neb.	Outlaws
6/27		Mason City Motor Speedway	Mason City	Iowa	Outlaws
6/28		Red River Valley Speedway	West Fargo	N.D.	Outlaws
6/30	7/1	Muskingum County Speedway	Dresden	Ohio	Lucas
6/30		River Cities Speedway	Grand Forks	N.D.	Outlaws
7/1		I-94 Sure Step Speedway	Fergus Falls	Minn.	Outlaws
7/6	7/8	Deer Creek Speedway	Spring Valley	Minn.	Lucas
7/11		Davenport Speedway	Davenport	Iowa	Lucas
7/14		Ponderosa Speedway	Junction City	Ky.	Outlaws
7/14		Tri City Speedway	Granite City	Ill.	Lucas
7/15		Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown	Ind.	Outlaws
7/15		Lucas Oil Speedway	Wheatland	Mo.	Lucas
7/20	7/22	Huset’s Speedway	Brandon	S.D.	Lucas
7/26		Fairbury Speedway	Fairbury	Ill.	Outlaws
8/1		Boone Speedway	Boone	Iowa	Outlaws
8/3	8/5	Cedar Lake Speedway	New Richmond	Wis.	Outlaws
8/7		Gondik Law Speedway	Superior	Wis.	XRSS
8/10	8/12	Florence Speedway	Walton	Ky.	Lucas
8/18	8/19	Batesville Speedway	Batesville	Ark.	Lucas
8/24	8/26	Davenport Speedway	Davenport	Iowa	Outlaws
8/25	8/26	Port Royal Speedway	Port Royal	Pa.	Lucas
9/2		Portsmouth Raceway Park	Portsmouth	Ohio	Lucas
9/3		Tyler County Speedway	Middlebourne	W.Va.	Lucas
9/14	9/16	Knoxville Raceway	Knoxville	Iowa	Lucas
9/22	9/23	Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown	Ind.	Lucas
9/29	9/30	Atomic Speedway	Waverly	Ohio	Outlaws
9/29		Raceway 7	Conneaut	Ohio	Lucas
9/30		Pennsylvania Motor Speedway	Imperial	Pa.	Lucas
10/6		34 Raceway	West Burlington	Iowa	Outlaws
10/7		Fairbury Speedway	Fairbury	Ill.	Outlaws
10/13		I-75 Raceway	Niota	Tenn.	Outlaws
10/14		Senoia Raceway	Senoia	Ga.	Outlaws
10/20	10/21	Eldora Speedway	Rossburg	Pa.	Lucas
11/1	11/4	Dirt Track at Charlotte	Concord	N.C.	Outlaws
11/9	11/11	Dirt Track at LVMS	Las Vegas	Nev.	XRSS

Combined Schedule by State

Date		Venue	City	State	Series
4/21	4/22	Talladega Short Track	Eastaboga	Ala.	Outlaws

8/18	8/19	Batesville Speedway	Batesville	Ark.	Lucas

4/28		Georgetown Speedway	Georgetown	Del.	Lucas

1/18	1/21	Volusia Speedway Park	Barberville	Fla.	Outlaws
1/29	1/30	Bubba Raceway Park	Ocala	Fla.	Lucas
2/2	2/4	All-Tech Raceway	Lake City	Fla.	Lucas
2/5	2/11	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa	Fla.	Lucas
2/16	2/18	Volusia Speedway Park	Barberville	Fla.	Outlaws
2/20		All-Tech Raceway	Lake City	Fla.	XRSS

1/25	1/28	Golden Isles Speedway	Waynesville	Ga.	Lucas
3/17	3/18	Boyd’s Speedway	Ringgold	Ga.	Outlaws
10/14		Senoia Raceway	Senoia	Ga.	Outlaws

3/30	4/1	Farmer City Raceway	Farmer City	Ill.	Outlaws
4/21		Tri-City Speedway	Granite City	Ill.	Lucas
4/22		Macon Speedway	Macon	Ill.	Lucas
5/12		Farmer City Raceway	Farmer City	Ill.	Lucas
5/13		Fairbury Speedway	Fairbury	Ill.	Lucas
6/2		Tri City Speedway	Granite City	Ill.	Outlaws
7/14		Tri City Speedway	Granite City	Ill.	Lucas
7/26		Fairbury Speedway	Fairbury	Ill.	Outlaws
10/7		Fairbury Speedway	Fairbury	Ill.	Outlaws

3/18		Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown	Ind.	Lucas
5/8		Kokomo Speedway	Kokomo	Ind.	XRSS
6/12		Kokomo Speedway	Kokomo	Ind.	XRSS
7/15		Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown	Ind.	Outlaws
9/22	9/23	Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown	Ind.	Lucas

5/19		300 Raceway	Farley	Iowa	Lucas
5/20		34 Raceway	West Burlington	Iowa	Lucas
6/27		Mason City Motor Speedway	Mason City	Iowa	Outlaws
7/11		Davenport Speedway	Davenport	Iowa	Lucas
8/1		Boone Speedway	Boone	Iowa	Outlaws
8/24	8/26	Davenport Speedway	Davenport	Iowa	Outlaws
9/14	9/16	Knoxville Raceway	Knoxville	Iowa	Lucas
10/6		34 Raceway	West Burlington	Iowa	Outlaws

6/23	6/24	81 Speedway	Wichita	Kans.	Outlaws

5/5		Ponderosa Speedway	Junction City	Ky.	Lucas
5/6		Florence Speedway	Walton	Ky.	Lucas
6/3		Paducah Intl Raceway	Paducah	Ky.	Outlaws
7/14		Ponderosa Speedway	Junction City	Ky.	Outlaws
8/10	8/12	Florence Speedway	Walton	Ky.	Lucas

4/29		Hagerstown Speedway	Hagerstown	Md.	Lucas

7/1		I-94 Sure Step Speedway	Fergus Falls	Minn.	Outlaws
7/6	7/8	Deer Creek Speedway	Spring Valley	Minn.	Lucas

5/25	5/27	Lucas Oil Speedway	Wheatland	Mo.	Lucas
7/15		Lucas Oil Speedway	Wheatland	Mo.	Lucas

11/1	11/4	Dirt Track at Charlotte	Concord	N.C.	Outlaws

6/28		Red River Valley Speedway	West Fargo	N.D.	Outlaws
6/30		River Cities Speedway	Grand Forks	N.D.	Outlaws

5/23		Stateline Speedway	Busti	N.Y.	Outlaws

4/13	4/14	Off Road Speedway	Norfolk	Neb.	XRSS
6/25		Off Road Speedway	Norfolk	Neb.	Outlaws

11/9	11/11	Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas	Nev.	XRSS

3/17		Atomic Speedway	Waverly	Ohio	Lucas
5/25	5/27	Sharon Speedway	Hartford	Ohio	Outlaws
6/30	7/1	Muskingum County Speedway	Dresden	Ohio	Lucas
9/2		Portsmouth Raceway Park	Portsmouth	Ohio	Lucas
9/29	9/30	Atomic Speedway	Waverly	Ohio	Outlaws
9/29		Raceway 7	Conneaut	Ohio	Lucas

4/30		Port Royal Speedway	Port Royal	Pa.	Lucas
5/19		Marion Center Raceway	Marrion Center	Pa.	Outlaws
5/20		Port Royal Speedway	Port Royal	Pa.	Outlaws
6/22	6/24	Lernerville Speedway	Sarver	Pa.	Lucas
8/25	8/26	Port Royal Speedway	Port Royal	Pa.	Lucas
9/30		Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway	Imperial	Pa.	Lucas
10/20	10/21	Eldora Speedway	Rossburg	Pa.	Lucas

7/20	7/22	Huset’s Speedway	Brandon	S.D.	Lucas

3/3	3/4	Somy Mountain Speedway	Maryville	Tenn.	Outlaws
3/24	3/25	Volunteer Speedway	Bulls Gap	Tenn.	XRSS
4/20		411 Motor Showdown	Seymour	Tenn.	Outlaws
6/16	6/17	Smoky Mountain Speedway	Maryville	Tenn.	Lucas
10/13		I-75 Raceway	Niota	Tenn.	Outlaws

6/2	6/3	West Virginia Motor Speedway	Mineral Wells	W.Va.	Lucas
9/3		Tyler County Speedway	Middlebourne	W.Va.	Lucas

5/4	5/6	Mississippi Thunder Speedway	Fountain City	Wis.	Outlaws
8/3	8/5	Cedar Lake Speedway	New Richmond	Wis.	Outlaws
8/7		Gondik Law Speedway	Superior	Wis.	XRSS

The biggest race of the NTT IndyCar Series season (and in the world) is over, and NBC Sports’ power rankings look very similar to the finishing results in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

Pole-sitter Alex Palou entered the Indy 500 at the top and remains there after his impressive rebound to a fourth after a midway crash in the pits. Top two Indianapolis 500 finishers Josef Newgarden and Marcus Ericsson also improved multiple spots in the power rankings just as they gained ground during the course of the 500-mile race on the 2.5-mile oval. Though Alexander Rossi dropped a position, he still shined at the Brickyard with a fifth place finish.

Santino Ferrucci, the other driver in the top five at Indy, made his first appearance in the 2023 power rankings this year and now will be tasked with keeping his A.J. Foyt Racing team toward the front as the IndyCar circuit makes its debut on a new layout..

Heading into the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on the streets of downtown, here’s NBC Sports’ assessment of the current top 10 drivers through six of 17 races this year (with previous ranking in parenthesis):

Alex Palou (1): Three consecutive top 10 finishes at the Indy 500, and yet the 2021 IndyCar champion still seems slightly snake-bitten at the Brickyard. A few different circumstances and a dash of experience, and Palou could have three Indy 500 wins. But he at least has the points lead.
Marcus Ericsson (4): Some want to say the Indy 500 runner-up’s unhappiness with IndyCar race control was sour grapes, but the Swede had a legitimate gripe about the consistency of red flag protocols. Still a magnificent May for Ericsson, especially while the questions swirl about his future.
Josef Newgarden (7): Strategist Tim Cindric and team did a fantastic job catapulting Newgarden from 17^th into contention, and the two-time series champion did the rest. Particularly on a late three-wide pass for the lead, it can’t be overstated how brilliant the Team Penske driver was in his finest hour.
Alexander Rossi (3): He winds up being the best Arrow McLaren finisher in a mostly disappointing Indy 500 for a team that seemed poised to become dominant. With a third in the GMR GP and a fifth in the Indy 500, this easily was Rossi’s best May since his second place in 2019.
Pato O’Ward (2): Unlike last year, the Arrow McLaren star sent it this time against Ericsson and came out on the wrong side (and with lingering bitterness toward his Chip Ganassi Racing rival). The lead mostly was the wrong place to be at Indy, but O’Ward managed to be in first for a race-high 39 laps.
Scott Dixon (5): He overcame brutal handling issues from a wicked set of tires during his first stint, and then the team struggled with a clutch problem while posting a typical Dixon-esque finish on “a very tough day.” The six-time champion hopes things are cleaner the rest of the season after the first three months.
Santino Ferrucci (NR): Pound for pound, he and A.J. Foyt Racing had the best two weeks at Indianapolis. Ferrucci said Wednesday he still believes he had “by far the best car at the end” and if not for the timing of the final yellow and red, he would have won the Indy 500. Now the goal is maintaining into Detroit.
Colton Herta (NR): He was the best in a mostly forgettable month for Andretti Autosport and now is facing a pivotal weekend. Andretti has reigned on street courses so far this season, and few have been better on new circuits than Herta. A major chance for his first victory since last year’s big-money extension.
Scott McLaughlin (6): Ran in the top 10 at Indy after a strong opening stint but then lost positions while getting caught out on several restarts. A penalty for unintentionally rear-ending Simon Pagenaud in O’Ward’s crash then sent him to the rear, but McLaughlin still rallied for 14th. Detroit will be a fresh start.
Rinus VeeKay (10): Crashing into Palou in the pits was less than ideal. But a front row start and 10^th-place finish in the Indy 500 still were 2023 highlights for VeeKay in what’s been the toughest season of his career. The Ed Carpenter Racing cars have been slow on road and street courses, so Detroit is another test.

Falling out: Will Power (8), Felix Rosenqvist (9), Romain Grosjean (10)

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PRESEASON: Josef Newgarden is a favorite to win third championship

RACE 1: Pato O’Ward to first; Newgarden drops out after St. Pete

RACE 2: O’Ward stays firmly on top of standings after Texas

RACE 3: Marcus Ericsson leads powerhouses at the top

RACE 4: Grosjean, Palou flex in bids for first victory

RACE 5: Alex Palou carrying all the momentum into Indy 500

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