The World of Outlaws have granted its drivers and teams a points fund increase and exemption deal that allows each team to race in four non-WoO races and pays its champion $350,000.
The agreement, announced Friday, allows teams to run four non-WoO race nights and still earn the increased fund as long as they, ‘are outside of 48 hours or a 100-mile radius on either side of a scheduled event.’
Drivers and teams can elect to run 5-8 races of the same conditions and still earn points and earn the previously announced point fund.
“It’s our goal every year to provide drivers and teams with the best possible payouts in Sprint Car racing, so I’m excited to introduce our enhanced bonus program which would allow them to earn one of the biggest payouts in Sprint Car history at the end of the season,” World of Outlaws CEO Brian Carter said in a release. “We want to make sure we’re providing the teams that support us with the best opportunities to stay healthy and grow in the sport.”
The release reads like this:
In addition to the available bonus program, contracted full-time World of Outlaws drivers or teams will now be able to race four non-World of Outlaws nights without restrictions as long as they are outside of 48 hours or a 100-mile radius on either side of a scheduled event.
If a driver or team runs five to eight non-World of Outlaws nights, they will lose their eligibility for the Exclusivity Bonus program but will still be able to contend for the championship and receive the points fund at the end of the year.
If a driver or team runs nine or more non-World of Outlaws shows, they will lose all benefits including the points fund and bonus.
“We listened to the drivers and team owners and put together a lucrative program for 2023 we believe will benefit them greatly,” World of Outlaws Series Director Carlton Reimers said in the release. “It is important to us to make sure we support the teams that help us put on The Greatest Show on Dirt every week.”
The agreement is somewhat of a compromise to defending WoO champion Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson’s new sprint car series, that will race midweek events exclusively in 2023.
Below are the updated championship point fund numbers:
| Championship Points Fund (Split between driver & team) | Exclusivity Bonus (Split between driver & team) |
Combined Total (Split between driver & team) |
| 1. $200,000 | 1. $150,000 | 1. $350,000 |
| 2. $120,000 | 2. $90,000 | 2. $210,000 |
| 3. $80,000 | 3. $60,000 | 3. $140,000 |
| 4. $70,000 | 4. $52,500 | 4. $122,500 |
| 5. $65,000 | 5. $48,750 | 5. $113,750 |
| 6. $62,500 | 6. $46,875 | 6. $109,375 |
| 7. $60,000 | 7. $45,000 | 7. $105,000 |
| 8. $57,500 | 8. $43,125 | 8. $100,625 |
| 9. $55,000 | 9. $41,250 | 9. $96,250 |
| 10. $50,000 | 10. $37,500 | 10. $87,500 |
| 11. $40,000 | 11. $30,000 | 11. $70,000 |
| 12. $30,000 | 12. $22,500 | 12. $52,500 |
| 13. $25,000 | 13. $18,750 | 13. $43,750 |
| 14. $20,000 | 14. $15,000 | 14. $35,000 |
| 15. $18,000 | 15. $13,500 | 15. $31,500 |
| 16. $16,000 | 16. $12,000 | 16. $28,000 |
| 17. $14,000 | 17. $10,500 | 17. $24,500 |
| 18. $14,000 | 18. $10,500 | 18. $24,500 |
| 19. $14,000 | 19. $10,500 | 19. $24,500 |
| 20. $14,000 | 20. $10,500 | 20. $24,500 |
| TOTAL: $1,025,000 | TOTAL: $768,750 | TOTAL: $1,793,750 |
