Aaron Reutzel
The Texas-bred driver of the black No. 87 chasing crown jewels on dirt. Came up racing 360 sprints across the Southwest before chasing 410 glory.
Dirt Racing Trivia: Drivers Profiles
Meet the 60 drivers featured across our trivia games — key facts, career highlights and what makes each one great. Play the games to test how well you know them.
Sprint Cars (35)
Anthony Macri
Captured the 2025 Kings Royal at Eldora, the biggest win of his career. Started in 600cc micro sprints as a preteen from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.
Brad Sweet
Won five straight World of Outlaws championships from 2019-2023. Grew up in Grass Valley, California.
Brady Bacon
Regarded as a modern sprint car king, still winning features and contending into the mid-2020s. An Oklahoma native who became a long-tenured fixture on the national non-wing sprint car scene.
Bryan Clauson
Died in 2016 from injuries at the Belleville Midget Nationals, aged 27. Became the youngest USAC National feature winner at sixteen.
Buddy Kofoid
Moved full-time to World of Outlaws sprint cars as a title contender. Grew up racing out of Penngrove, California.
C.J. Leary
Continued as a national sprint and Silver Crown regular into the mid-2020s. A Greenfield, Indiana racer who followed his father into USAC open-wheel competition.
Carson Macedo
A cornerstone California driver of the 41 team, hunting his first national title. Grew up in Lemoore, California.
Chris Windom
A repeat winner of the 4-Crown Nationals in midgets, sprints and Silver Crown. An Illinois driver who built a versatile national career across all three USAC divisions.
Christopher Bell
Won three straight Chili Bowls (2017-2019) before his NASCAR Cup career. Raised around the micro-sprint bullrings of Norman, Oklahoma.
Daison Pursley
Also earned national sprint car Rookie of the Year honors along the way. An Oklahoma-raised prodigy who won a national micro sprint crown as a young teenager.
Danny Dietrich
Won the National Open in 2016, the crown jewel of Posse country. A Gettysburg-area kid who grew up on Central Pennsylvania's bullrings.
Danny Lasoski
A folksy fan favorite known by his nickname 'The Dude'. Grew up in Dover, Missouri.
Dave Darland
A USAC Hall of Fame inductee who raced for decades across all three national divisions. An Indiana short-track legend who became one of the most beloved figures on the USAC trail.
David Gravel
Won back-to-back World of Outlaws championships in 2024 and 2025. Grew up in Watertown, Connecticut, a rare New England sprint car star.
Donny Schatz
Won 10 World of Outlaws championships, including five straight from 2014-2018. Grew up in Fargo, North Dakota.
Doug Wolfgang
A 1970s-80s legend and Hall of Famer, never a World of Outlaws champion. Grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
James McFadden
Extends Australia's proud lineage of Outlaw sprint car drivers. Grew up in Alice Springs, in Australia's Northern Territory.
Jason Johnson
Died from injuries in a 2018 crash at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Grew up in Eunice, Louisiana.
Joey Saldana
Amassed 105 World of Outlaws feature wins and made the Hall of Fame. Grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana, son of a national sprint car driver.
Justin Grant
Won multiple national sprint and Silver Crown titles but still chases a midget crown to complete a triple crown. Grew up racing on the West Coast before chasing a national open-wheel career in the Midwest.
Kevin Swindell
Won four straight Chili Bowls (2010-2013), the first driver ever to do so. Son of a sprint car legend, raised in Germantown, Tennessee.
Kyle Cummins
Hailed as one of the most dominant single-season national sprint car champions ever. A southern-Indiana sprint car racer who made his USAC debut over a decade ago.
Kyle Larson
Regarded as the most versatile American racer, dominating dirt while starring in NASCAR. Grew up in Elk Grove, California, racing outlaw karts and midgets.
Logan Schuchart
One of the most consistent full-time World of Outlaws contenders without a title. Grew up in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Logan Seavey
Tied the all-time single-season USAC National Sprint Car win record with 14 victories. A California-bred talent who moved east to chase national midget and sprint car glory.
Mark Kinser
Retired in 2006 with 153 series feature wins. Grew up in Bloomington, Indiana.
Rico Abreu
A crowd-favorite sprint and midget star who owns his own race team. Grew up on a vineyard in Rutherford, California.
Sammy Swindell
Won three World of Outlaws championships across three different decades. Grew up around the Memphis, Tennessee racing scene where his father raced.
Sheldon Haudenschild
A slide-job specialist and one of the tour's most exciting Ohio-bred drivers. A fourth-generation racer who grew up in Wooster, Ohio.
Spencer Bayston
Notched Chili Bowl preliminary wins, with a best A-main finish of third. An Indiana driver who burst onto the national midget scene in his early years.
Steve Kinser
Won 20 World of Outlaws championships, more than any driver in history. Grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, cousin to another sprint car great.
Tanner Thorson
Won the 2022 Chili Bowl A-Main, beating Christopher Bell. Grew up racing out of Minden, Nevada.
Tony Stewart
Co-owns a championship-winning World of Outlaws sprint car team. Came up through open-wheel dirt racing out of Columbus, Indiana.
Tyler Courtney
Known for winning across sprint, midget and Silver Crown, including sweeping multiple wins in a single evening. An Indiana-based racer who climbed through the USAC ranks as a fan favorite with a bright nickname.
Midgets (18)
Brady Bacon
Regarded as a modern sprint car king, still winning features and contending into the mid-2020s. An Oklahoma native who became a long-tenured fixture on the national non-wing sprint car scene.
Bryan Clauson
Died in 2016 from injuries at the Belleville Midget Nationals, aged 27. Became the youngest USAC National feature winner at sixteen.
Buddy Kofoid
Moved full-time to World of Outlaws sprint cars as a title contender. Grew up racing out of Penngrove, California.
Cannon McIntosh
Captured the 2025 USAC National Midget championship. Came up through the micros around Bixby, Oklahoma.
Chris Windom
A repeat winner of the 4-Crown Nationals in midgets, sprints and Silver Crown. An Illinois driver who built a versatile national career across all three USAC divisions.
Christopher Bell
Won three straight Chili Bowls (2017-2019) before his NASCAR Cup career. Raised around the micro-sprint bullrings of Norman, Oklahoma.
Daison Pursley
Also earned national sprint car Rookie of the Year honors along the way. An Oklahoma-raised prodigy who won a national micro sprint crown as a young teenager.
Dave Darland
A USAC Hall of Fame inductee who raced for decades across all three national divisions. An Indiana short-track legend who became one of the most beloved figures on the USAC trail.
Justin Grant
Won multiple national sprint and Silver Crown titles but still chases a midget crown to complete a triple crown. Grew up racing on the West Coast before chasing a national open-wheel career in the Midwest.
Kevin Swindell
Won four straight Chili Bowls (2010-2013), the first driver ever to do so. Son of a sprint car legend, raised in Germantown, Tennessee.
Kyle Larson
Regarded as the most versatile American racer, dominating dirt while starring in NASCAR. Grew up in Elk Grove, California, racing outlaw karts and midgets.
Logan Seavey
Tied the all-time single-season USAC National Sprint Car win record with 14 victories. A California-bred talent who moved east to chase national midget and sprint car glory.
Rico Abreu
A crowd-favorite sprint and midget star who owns his own race team. Grew up on a vineyard in Rutherford, California.
Sammy Swindell
Won three World of Outlaws championships across three different decades. Grew up around the Memphis, Tennessee racing scene where his father raced.
Spencer Bayston
Notched Chili Bowl preliminary wins, with a best A-main finish of third. An Indiana driver who burst onto the national midget scene in his early years.
Tanner Thorson
Won the 2022 Chili Bowl A-Main, beating Christopher Bell. Grew up racing out of Minden, Nevada.
Tony Stewart
Co-owns a championship-winning World of Outlaws sprint car team. Came up through open-wheel dirt racing out of Columbus, Indiana.
Tyler Courtney
Known for winning across sprint, midget and Silver Crown, including sweeping multiple wins in a single evening. An Indiana-based racer who climbed through the USAC ranks as a fan favorite with a bright nickname.
Dirt Late Models (18)
Billy Moyer
Known for an ultra-smooth style and his nickname, running the #21. A career spanning multiple distinct eras of dirt late model technology.
Bobby Pierce
Finally won the elusive Dirt Late Model Dream in 2026 after years of runner-ups. Grew up around dirt tracks as the son of a longtime racer and car owner.
Brandon Overton
A multi-crown-jewel winner who's never won a WoO or Lucas national title. Came up the hard way with limited funding before landing a top ride.
Brandon Sheppard
From Illinois, nicknamed 'B-Shepp,' yet has never won Eldora's biggest classic. A third-generation dirt late model racer.
Chris Madden
Despite dozens of national-tour wins, has never won an Eldora crown jewel. A Southeastern dirt late model standout racing since the mid-1990s.
Darrell Lanigan
A Hall of Fame inductee nicknamed after his home region. Followed his father, a longtime car owner, into the sport from a bluegrass home state.
Dennis Erb Jr.
Won a first national late model title (2022) as a longtime underdog. A second-generation racer out of Carpentersville, Illinois.
Devin Moran
Reached the pinnacle with a national late model championship. Born and bred in Dresden, Ohio into a racing bloodline.
Earl Pearson Jr.
The Lucas Oil series' first dynasty champion, out of Florida. A Jacksonville, Florida racer who cut his teeth on Southeast dirt.
Hudson O'Neal
Broke through as a national front-runner in the 2020s driving the #1. Son of a crown-jewel-winning dirt late model veteran, raised in the sport.
Jimmy Owens
Charged from 19th to win Eldora's Dream in 2009, driving the #20. A Tennessee dirt late model veteran with a menacing hometown nickname.
Jonathan Davenport
Drives the #49 and is nicknamed for a comic-book superhero. Won Rookie of the Year on a national dirt late model tour.
Josh Richards
One of the most decorated modern champions who never won the World 100 or Dream. Son of a chassis-manufacturer father, drove the family-brand equipment.
Mike Marlar
Won the World of Outlaws late model title in 2018 from Winfield, Tennessee. A Tennessee dirt racer who made his name in the Southeast.
Nick Hoffman
Transitioned toward dirt Super Late Models on a national schedule. Born in Belleville, Illinois before basing out of Mooresville, North Carolina.
Ricky Thornton Jr.
Broke through for his first World 100 in 2025 after years of near-misses. Rose to national dirt late model prominence from grassroots regional modified racing.
Scott Bloomquist
Ran a distinctive black #0 car and died in a 2024 plane crash. Built and sold his own brand of dirt late model chassis.
Tim McCreadie
First driver from his home state ever to win Eldora's crown-jewel 100-lapper (2018). Son of a legendary Northeast dirt modified racer and Hall of Famer.
Silver Crown (10)
Brady Bacon
Regarded as a modern sprint car king, still winning features and contending into the mid-2020s. An Oklahoma native who became a long-tenured fixture on the national non-wing sprint car scene.
Bryan Clauson
Died in 2016 from injuries at the Belleville Midget Nationals, aged 27. Became the youngest USAC National feature winner at sixteen.
C.J. Leary
Continued as a national sprint and Silver Crown regular into the mid-2020s. A Greenfield, Indiana racer who followed his father into USAC open-wheel competition.
Chris Windom
A repeat winner of the 4-Crown Nationals in midgets, sprints and Silver Crown. An Illinois driver who built a versatile national career across all three USAC divisions.
Dave Darland
A USAC Hall of Fame inductee who raced for decades across all three national divisions. An Indiana short-track legend who became one of the most beloved figures on the USAC trail.
Justin Grant
Won multiple national sprint and Silver Crown titles but still chases a midget crown to complete a triple crown. Grew up racing on the West Coast before chasing a national open-wheel career in the Midwest.
Kyle Cummins
Hailed as one of the most dominant single-season national sprint car champions ever. A southern-Indiana sprint car racer who made his USAC debut over a decade ago.
Logan Seavey
Tied the all-time single-season USAC National Sprint Car win record with 14 victories. A California-bred talent who moved east to chase national midget and sprint car glory.
Tony Stewart
Co-owns a championship-winning World of Outlaws sprint car team. Came up through open-wheel dirt racing out of Columbus, Indiana.
Tyler Courtney
Known for winning across sprint, midget and Silver Crown, including sweeping multiple wins in a single evening. An Indiana-based racer who climbed through the USAC ranks as a fan favorite with a bright nickname.
Modifieds (8)
Billy Decker
Was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame. Built a three-decade career racing dirt modifieds out of Sidney, New York.
Brett Hearn
Semi-retired and became race director at Orange County Fair Speedway. Rose through Northeast dirt modified racing out of Sussex, New Jersey.
Jimmy Phelps
Won the DIRTcar Nationals 'Big Gator' title while running Weedsport Speedway. Grew up racing dirt modifieds in Baldwinsville, New York.
Mat Williamson
Became a multi-time Super DIRTcar Series champion from Canada. A St. Catharines, Ontario racer raised on Canadian dirt.
Matt Sheppard
Won a record tenth Super DIRTcar Series title, the most in series history. Grew up racing dirt big-block modifieds around Waterloo, New York.
Nick Hoffman
Transitioned toward dirt Super Late Models on a national schedule. Born in Belleville, Illinois before basing out of Mooresville, North Carolina.
Ricky Thornton Jr.
Broke through for his first World 100 in 2025 after years of near-misses. Rose to national dirt late model prominence from grassroots regional modified racing.
Stewart Friesen
A rare full-time NASCAR driver who still runs dirt modifieds. Grew up racing dirt modifieds in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
