The World of Outlaws’ return to console gaming is just over six weeks away, with the company releasing pre-orders on Monday through worldofoutlawsgame.com.
Now available ahead of the release date is both a standard edition ($49.99) of the game and a gold edition ($69.99), set for release on September 27, 2022. Anyone who pre-orders the game will be able to play as three-time World of Outlaws champion Sammy Swindell in the Channellock No. 1 car.
The gold edition will feature all downloadable content for the remainder of the 2022 calendar year, including three tracks; Limaland Motorsports Park, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, and Lucas Oil Speedway, as well as two additional DIRTcar classes; DIRTCar UMP Modifieds and Super DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds. The season pass for the same DLC costs $29.99, so fans are saving $10 in comparison.
“Many of our fans have been asking for a World of Outlaws console game, and now through our partnership with iRacing we’re able to deliver,” World of Outlaws CEO Brian Carter said. “Whether it’s PlayStation or Xbox, fans can race against World of Outlaws drivers in the most realistic game available. The team at iRacing and Monster Games has really developed an authentic option to see what it’s like to race on dirt against the best in the business.”
The game will feature 40 race tracks including an advertised 13 ‘licensed tracks’ that feature real-world facilities. It’s assumed that tracks that aren’t licensed will closely resemble the tracks in real life.
Announced tracks thus far
Knoxville Raceway
Eldora Speedway
Williams Grove Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Cedar Lake Speedway
The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Volusia Speedway Park
Fairbury American Legion Speedway
Kokomo Speedway
Weedsport Speedway
Port Royal Speedway
The Dirt Track at TMS (Texas)
Other tracks in the game were placed by location on the career mode map screen:
The trailer, which can be seen below, also advertises for 25 World of Outlaws drivers across the Sprint Car and Late Model national tours will appear in the game:
Confirmed WoO full-time drivers
Sprint Cars
Jacob Allen
Spencer Bayston
Noah Gass
David Gravel
Sheldon Haudenschild
Kasey Kahne
Kraig Kinser
Carson Macedo
Bill Rose
Donny Schatz
Logan Schuchart
Jason Sides
Brad Sweet
Brock Zearfoss
*Note: James McFadden – driver of the Roth Motorsports No. 83 car – did not appear in the trailer
Late Models
Max Blair
Boom Briggs
Tyler Bruening
Shane Clanton
Tanner English
Dennis Erb Jr.
Gordy Gundaker
Ryan Gustin
Kyle Hammer
Brent Larson
Josh Richards
“We’re thrilled to bring World of Outlaws back to console gaming with World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing,” said Monster Games founder and general manager Rich Garcia. “With the addition of iRacing resources to the established Monster platform, as well as the support of World of Outlaws, this is the most realistic, challenging, and most importantly, fun dirt racing experience ever seen on the PlayStation or Xbox. We can’t wait for dirt racing fans to go wheel-to-wheel at Eldora, Knoxville, and more this fall!”
Other Extras from the trailer
From the trailer that was released, fans can see dirt late model driver Bobby Pierce’s 2022 white-and-purple wrap that he’s ran all over this season. This is likewise for Chris Ferguson, Darrell Lanigan, Nick Hoffman, Hunter Joiner and Zach Mitchell as well (thanks to @blenny10, @chase_boley, and @jasonengen49 for pointing some of those drivers out on Twitter).
The sprint car side was a bit more sparse in finding easter eggs in the trailer, but McKenna Hasse and Jack Dover (0:24 mark), and Billy Dietrich each appear pace lapping.
It’s unclear whether or not these drivers will be playable, but it’s encouraging that their wraps appear in the trailer for the game. It’s unlikely they would be included if they weren’t unlockable/usable.
.@BobbyPierce32 appears in the new World of Outlaws game (@outlaws_game) trailer that dropped this morning.
Pre-orders available now at https://t.co/cqYQCG6DG3, standard and gold editions being made. pic.twitter.com/4Drm3Ks2Wq
— Always Race Day (@AlwaysRaceDay) August 15, 2022
We’ll have more updates on the game as they become available right here at Always Race Day.
