Jan 5, 2026 09:16 AM EST
OUTLAW SPEEDWAY RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITS AGGRESSIVE 2026 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
All Regular Classes return in 2026 with pay increases along with more money going out to 2026 Track Champions. Multiple extraordinary events are dotted through the entire season from early April till late October.
Story by Kenny Shupp Jr.
(Dundee, NY) Outlaw Speedway owner/promoter, Tyler Siri may still be on the mend from serious injuries suffered in a November crash at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Speedway, but that has not stopped the 11th year owner and operator of the historic Yates County Speedway from putting together yet another mind boggling schedule of events for the upcoming 2026 season.
“Even with all the rained-out events we suffered through in early 2025, Outlaw Speedway still had our best year ever including several high dollar/high profile events with record payouts going to all our regular weekly divisions. I am pleased to announce that 2026 will be even better as the pot for each weekly division will be sweetened up even more including the overall point structure which will find each Division Track Champion receiving more money than ever before.” That is according to track owner, Tyler Siri.
Over the past several years the Crate Sportsman, Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Mini Stocks all found yearly track champions receiving $2,000 each. That will be boosted to $2,500 per class beginning in 2026.
The Modified Champ has received a whomping $10,000 over the past three years and that will remain for 2026.
Feature finishing positions from tenth to last in all weekly classes will receive a pay raise in 2025.
A lot of drivers work their tails off just to try and crack the top ten each week and many times they come up short. This boost in pay from tenth on back will most certainly help those teams out.
Outlaw Speedway touts some of the largest weekly car counts in the region for five adult classes along with their Youth Bandit Division which races on a limited basis.
“We have seen our car counts grow very consistently since COVID, stated Siri and when we have our early season and late season Special Events it is uncommon to find upwards of one hundred seventy-five to two hundred drivers checking in depending on the number of classes that are on the card. Along with more cars it has put more fans into the stands so I can give more back to the racers.”
Mother Nature has not been kind to Siri and Outlaw Speedway over the past several seasons in late March and April when the track historically opens for the season with practice and a number of Special Events prior to the points paying season which begins in May.
Saturday, March 28, 2026, the track will find open practice for all classes of cars and then Outlaw Speedway will swing the gates open for its 69th consecutive season of dirt track racing action with the running of the Lucas Oil Nationals on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4.
The Lucas Oil Nationals will have practice and front row dashes on Friday then Saturday it will be a full card of qualifying events leading up to features for the Modifieds which will race for $4011 to win, Crate Sportsman $2011 to win, Street Stocks go for a winners share of $1411 and rounding out the card it will be Mini Stocks and Hobby Stocks going for a winners take home pay of $1011.
The track will then bounce right back the following weekend for its second two night gig on Friday and Saturday, April 10-11 with the Dave Guererri Sr. Memorial with practice and front row dashes of Friday and a full show on Saturday with the Mod Squad fighting for $4161 to win, Crate Sportsman race for $2161 to win, Hobby Stocks and Mini Stocks each race for a winners take of $1061and the Street Stocks go for $1661 to win and $161 to take the green.
April 17 is being reserved for a Rain Date for the Lucas Nationals/Dave Guererri Sr. Memorial should weather become an issue for either event.
The Cal Lane Memorial 11th Annual Spring Nationals will wrap up April on Friday April 24, 2026, with ESS making their first of four appearances of the season with the winner of the popular 360-winged sprint car division taking home $4220. Modifieds also race for $4220 to win and Crate Sportsman run for a winners check of $2220. Hobby Stocks go for $1220 and Streets will find the winner walking away with $1520 to win. The 220 is symbolic with the car number Cal Lane ran throughout most of his illustrious career.
It goes without saying that Outlaw Speedway is offering big bucks to win in all the divisions that will be competing in April to kick off the 2026 campaign.
“I always try and start early here at Outlaw, stated Siri. There are very few if any other tracks that open this early in the region. This facility dries out quickly so if it does not rain/snow is abnormally cold we can give competitors a place to race in the early going and put a lot of money in their pockets”
The track will then open for the month of May with an event which has been staged since Covid took his life with the running of the Roy Silvers Memorial on Friday, May 1, 2026. Mods will race for $3067, Crate Sportsman $2067, Street Stocks $1567 with Hobby and Mini Stocks both winners receiving $1067. The May 1 show will also be the first point paying night of the 2026 season.
With NASCAR once again juggling the Watkins Glen date, Siri will tie his NASCAR Night and 5th Annual Ted Siri Memorial into that weekend using Friday, May 8 for the high profile event featuring the first of two ULMS Super Late Model shows paying $10 grand to the winner and with a number like that to win, it is a sure bet every available Late Model operation in the northeast will be there. The Modifieds will once again go for a high winner’s share of over $4300 to win with Crate Sportsman, Street Stocks and CRSA Sprints completing the aggressive card of events.
After no less than five high dollar events to begin the 2026 campaign at Outlaw Speedway, things will then begin to settle down a bit as Friday May 15 will see the first actual Fast 5* Show of the year featuring all the weekly classes with a $10 Admission Front Gate Ticket Price. School Bus Races will entertain the fans during intermission.
May 22, 2026, will find the Annual Gary Montgomery Memorial where tribute will be paid to the man who did so much for racing in the region including his involvement with Dirt Motorsports, Canandaigua Speedway, Little Valley, Black Rock and the Can Am 360 Late Model Series. Montgomery was also known for his immense broadcasting talents including appearances on the Motor Racing Network. On track racing will include that of a Regular FAST 5* Show.
Outlaw will then pull the curtain on May with a FAST 5* Show on Friday, May 29 and it will be Firefighter, EMT, Police and Military Night.
June opens on the 5th with a $5 Fan Appreciation General Admission Grandstand ticket price with 1 on 1 Big Rig Races to accompany a FAST 5* Show.
A pair of FAST 5* Shows will then follow on June 12 and 19 with Dundee Food Pantry Night on June 12 with the traditional Father’s Day Celebration on the 19th.
Outlaw Speedway will then lay dormant on Friday, June 25 to give everyone the night off in celebration of the 2026 Dundee Graduating Class.
July opens with a BANG on Friday, July 3, 2026, as a massive $25,000 Fireworks Extravaganza will be a major attraction in conjunction with a Regular FAST 5*Show. People come from across the Finger Lakes Region of New York just to witness this huge Fireworks Show.
Outlaw will then bounce right back with their only Thursday Night Thunder Show of 2026 as the Short Track Super Series will take center stage on July 9. The 4th Annual Dave Machuga Memorial will find the Brett Deyo led STSS rolling into town with many of the top Modified pilots in the business all looking for the $7078 to win pay day. Crate Sportsman go for $2078 and the Empire Street Stock Series will pay the winner $1500. Mini Stocks round the card paying $1078 to win with the “78” symbolic with Machuga’s long time car number prior to his passing after a lengthy battle with cancer. Show-up points will be awarded in all classes for this show. The Thursday Night Thunder, July 9 program will be televised live on FLO Racing.
Friday, July 17 will find a FAST 5* Show then it will be Christmas in July on July 24 with a $5 Fan Appreciation/Driver Autograph Night with Santa Claus in the house and he will bring along a slew of girls and boy’s bicycles for give aways.
The 11th Annual Steve Kent Summer Nationals will pull the plug on July with the second appearance of the 360 Empire Super Sprints as they once again race for $4000 and change to win. The Mighty Modifieds go for a winner’s take of $3069 and Crate Sportsman race for $1769 with the Hobby Stock winner claiming a check for $1069. Full points awarded to Mods, Sportsman and Hobby Stocks. Like ESS the CRSA 305 Sprints will also make their second appearance of the year at Outlaw running a complete show.
Friday, August 7 we will see representatives of SPCA at Outlaw Speedway and on track it is a FAST 5* Show with 1 on 1 Spectator Races during intermission.
Another FAST 5* Show is set for August 14 along with the Annual Back to School Backpack Give Away.
Outlaw will then take its Final NIGHT OFF during the regular season on August 21 allowing teams to prepare for the Double Point Season Finale on Friday, August 28 where all the Season Point Championships for all weekly divisions will be decided.
After a two-week hiatus Outlaw will return with the 3rd Annual Arthur and Cynthia MacMillan Memorial on Friday, September 18 where the ULMS Super Late Models will make their second and last appearance of the season with another $10,000 to win affair. Mods go for $6003, Sportsman $2003 and Mini Stocks $1003.
September 25 finds the 11th Annual Outlaw Speedway Fall Nationals with the 360 ESS Sprints fighting for a winners share of $4011 to win, Crate Sportsman $2511, Street’s $1511, Hobby and Mini Stocks each paying $1011 to take the checkered flag and the Mighty Modifieds race the Gunslinger 35 for $5011 to win.
Tyler Siri will then finish off his 11th season as the owner/promoter of Outlaw which will also complete the tracks 69th season of existence with the 15th Annual Dutch Hoag Memorial two-day event on Friday and Saturday, October 16-17, 2026.
The past two years the Hoag Tribute Weekend has drawn massive car counts and huge fan attendance with numerous different divisions, drivers and race teams all looking for big pay days to complete their seasons.
On Friday, Empire 360 Super Sprints run for their final $4000 plus winner’s paycheck of the season as they are joined by a $1077 to win Mini Stock feature. Front Row Dashes will also be staged to set up Saturdays finale in the Modified, Sportsman, Street Stock and CRSA 305 Sprint Divisions.
Then the final day of the year will be set for October 17 and 7’s will run wild with the Modifieds racing for $7777 to win and $777 to start the 40-lap feature. Crate Sportsman will see their biggest payoff of the year with the winner walking away with $5077 and the last place car taking home $507. The Street Stock Empire 50 pays $2777 to win and $277 just to take the green while Hobby Stocks wrap up their season with the feature victor pocketing $1777, As part of The Hoag Memorial, CRSA 305 Sprints will mirror what they raced for at Outlaw in 2025 as part of the Hoag program with the winner once again claiming $4000 to win.
So, a summary will find the following.
Friendly Chrysler Dodge, Jeep, Ram Modifieds will race for a Regular FAST 5* Show paying $2,200 to win and $250 to start with 10 events paying $4000 or more to win,
Knapp and Schlappi Lumber Crate Sportsman have a FAST 5* winners take of $900 to win and $125 to take the green with 10 events paying $2000 or more.
Swarthout Recycling Street Stocks run a FAST 5* Show with the winner claiming $700 and $100 to start. 10 events pay in excess of $1,300 to win.
Addison, Corning, Hornell, Wellsville NAPA Hobby Stocks race for a FAST 5* winners take home pay of $500 with last place paying $80, They also have nine events paying over $1000 to win.
MR Grafix Mini Stocks FAST 5* Show pay mirrors the Hobby Stocks with $500 to win and $80 to start and they also have nine shows paying at least a grand to win.
Fritz Masonry Youth Bandits are included in with a FAST 5* Show.
Additional information regarding upcoming events, special promotions and sponsor information will be coming over the next several months, but in the meantime daily posts are made at Facebook.com/OutlawSpeedwayLLC/ including photos, driver info and much more.
Rules, Race Procedures, Marketing Partners, Track Contacts and more can be found at www.outlawspeedwayllc.com.
The next order of business will be the 10th Annual Outlaw Speedway Awards Banquet, Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the Harbor Hotel in Watkins Glen with ticket information available on Facebook.
