The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Fast Facts: 20th Dave Smith Motors World Finals

November 2, 2026, 3:00 pm

By Aaron Clay

DirtonDirt weekend editor

Dates: Nov. 4-7 (time trial session on Wednesday, followed by $15,000-to-win preliminary features on Thursday and Friday before Saturday’s $25,000-to-win finale)

Track: The Dirt Track at Charlotte (4/10-mile semi-banked clay oval)

Location: Concord, N.C.

Purse: Over $230,000

Sanction: World of Outlaws Late Model Series

Live streaming: DIRTVision

Last year’s winners: Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind. (Thursday) and Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., who won Friday and Saturday to push his career World Finals victory total to eight (four finales)

Tickets: $160 four-day pass; $50 on Wednesday; $70 each Thursday-Saturday (all ages; all seats reserved; additional details below)

Presenting sponsor: Dave Smith Motors

Websites: charlottemotorspeedway.com or worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com

Track phone: (704) 455-3200 or (800) 455-3267

Notes: World Racing Group’s three national touring series converge upon The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the 20th Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals. … This year’s edition has a similar format with Wednesday’s qualifying sessions setting the lineup for heat races, consolations and 35-lap, $15,000-to-win prelims on Thursday-Friday, before Saturday’s full show culminating with a 50-lap, $25,000-to-win finale. … Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., led 38 of 50 laps in winning last year’s $25,000 top prize for his eighth career event victory and fourth World Finals finale (2015, ’21-’22, ’25). Davenport has 11 total Charlotte wins dating back to 2010, combining to collect more than $130,000 over that span. … Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., enters the weekend with a 76-point advantage over Nick Hoffman as he looks to clinch his second straight World of Outlaws Late Model Series title and third in the last four years. … Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., has three career World Finals triumphs, including finale wins in 2016 and ’24. … Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., leads all drivers with six World Finals finales (2009-’12, ’14, 19) and trails only Davenport with seven overall event wins. … Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., is expected to enter riding a hot streak of wins in six consecutive starts dating back to Oct. 9 at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway, including sweeps of the Oct. 17-18 Dirt Track World Championship at West Virginia Motor Speedway and Oct. 30-31 Iron-Man Series-sanctioned Halloween Nationals at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park. … World of Outlaws sprint cars and Super DIRTcar Series modifieds are on the undercard. … Pits open at 11 a.m. and grandstands open at 3 p.m., daily; on-track activity begins at 5 p.m. for Wednesday’s opener and 4 p.m. the rest of the week. … Watch live on DIRTVision.

World Finals winners (finale only)

(complete history)

Year: Winner, hometown
2025: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2024: Chris Madden, Gray Court, S.C.
2023: Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz. 2022: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2021: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2020: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2019: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2018: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2017: Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, Ill.
2016: Chris Madden, Gray Court, S.C.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2014: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2013: Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.
2012: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2011: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2010: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2009: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2008: Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.
2007: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio

World Finals purse

Thursday and Friday
1. $15,000
2. $7,000
3. $4,000
4. $3,500
5. $3,200
6. $3,000
7. $2,700
8. $2,500
9. $2,300
10. $2,200
11. $2,100
12. $2,000
13. $1,700
14. $1,600
15. $1,400
16. $1,300
17.-24. $1,200

Saturday
1. $25,000
2. $12,000
3. $6,500
4. $5,250
5. $4,500
6. $4,000
7. $3,500
8. $3,250
9. $3,000
10. $2,800
11. $2,500
12. $2,300
13. $2,200
14. $2,100
15. $2,000
16. $1,900
17. $1,850
18. $1,800
19.-24. $1,750

Event schedule

(All times local; subject to change)

Wednesday
11 a.m. - Pits open, pit pass sales begin
Noon - Fan Fest, souvenir/display areas open (midway)
3 p.m. - Grandstands open, ticket sales begin
3:15 p.m. - Pre-race show (DIRTVision stage)
4:15 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (WoO command center)
4:45 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
5 p.m. - On-track activity
- Sprint car motor heat, hot laps
- Sprint car time trials (Thursday entrants)
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Late Model time trials (Thursday entrants)
- Modified time trials (Thursday entrants)
- Sprint car time trials (Friday entrants)
- Late Model time trials (Friday entrants)
- Modified time trials (Friday entrants)

Thursday
11 a.m. - Pits open, pit pass sales begin
Noon - Souvenir and display areas open (midway)
1 p.m. - WoO Gameday show (DIRTVision stage)
2:30 p.m. - Race Day Live (DIRTVision stage)
3 p.m. - Grandstands open, ticket sales begin
3:15 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (WoO command center)
3:15 p.m. - Pre-race show (DIRTVision stage)
4 p.m. - Opening ceremonies, on-track activity
- Sprint car heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
Intermission/WoO redraw
- Sprint car C-main consolation (10 laps)
- Sprint car dash (6 laps)
- Sprint car B-main consolation (12 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Modified consolations (10 laps)
Feature events
- Sprint cars (25 laps)
- Late Models (35 laps)
- Modifieds (30 laps)

Friday
11 a.m. - Pits open, pit pass sales begin
Noon - Souvenir and display areas open (midway) 2:30 p.m. - Race Day Live (DIRTVision stage)
3 p.m. - Grandstands open, ticket sales begin
3 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (WoO command center)
3:30 p.m. - Pre-race show (DIRTVision stage)
4 p.m. - Opening ceremonies, on-track activity
- Sprint car heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
Intermission/WoO redraw
- Sprint car C-main consolation (10 laps)
- Sprint car dash (6 laps)
- Sprint car B-main consolation (12 laps)
- Modified consolations (10 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
Four-wide, three series parade lap
Feature events
- Sprint cars (25 laps)
- Modifieds (30 laps)
- Late Models (35 laps)

Saturday
11 a.m. - Pits open, pit pass sales begin
Noon - Chapel outreach service (backstretch chalet)
Noon - Souvenir and display areas open (midway)
Noon - Sprint car hall of fame auction (DIRTVision stage)
2 p.m. - Rookie of the Year Q&A (DIRTVision stage)
2:30 p.m. - Race Day Live (DIRTVision stage)
3 p.m. - Grandstands open, ticket sales begin
3:15 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (WoO command center)
3:15 p.m. - Pre-race show (DIRTVision stage)
4 p.m. - Opening ceremonies, on-track activity
- Sprint car heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
Intermission/WoO redraw
- Sprint car C-main consolation (10 laps)
- Sprint car dash (6 laps)
- Sprint car B-main consolation (12 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Modified consolations (10 laps)
Feature events
- Sprint cars (25 laps)
- Late Models (50 laps)
- Modifieds (40 laps)
Postrace champion ceremonies (frontstretch)

Tickets

Wednesday
One-day reserved (all ages): $50
Four-day reserved (all ages): $160
One-day pit pass (pit and concourse area): $50
Four-day pit pass (pit and concourse area): $200

Thursday
One-day reserved (all ages): $70
One-day pit pass (pit and concourse area): $75

Friday
One-day reserved (all ages): $70
One-day pit pass (pit and concourse area): $75

Saturday
One-day reserved (all ages): $70
One-day pit pass (pit and concourse area): $75

Camping
Water and electric camping: $235/week

More information: charlottemotorspeedway.com/documents/2026-woo-camping-guide.pdf

Camping questions: (800) 455-3267