Ken Schrader
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars – 5 Starts / 1 Win
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models – 16 Starts / Best Finish: 8th
A two-time USAC champion in the 1980’s and longtime NASCAR Cup Series star (763 races), Schrader is one of seven drivers on this list to have won in either of the two premier series. His lone win with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars came during the third season, when he won at Tri-City (Ill.) Speedway on August 22, 1980.
Contesting 16 events with the World of Outlaws Late Models from 2004-2011, Schrader’s one and only top ten with the series came in an eighth-place finish at Ohsweken Speedway on June 18, 2009.
Billy Pauch
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars – 84 Starts / 2 Wins
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models – 1 Starts / Best Finish: 18th
A northeastern legend in the modified ranks, Pauch has accomplished his fair share of success in other ranks as well. On October 8, 1994, Pauch won his first-career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series race driving the Zemco No. 1Z and established a then world record at the Syracuse (N.Y.) Mile circling the track in 24.825 seconds at an average speed of 144.590 mph. He won again on June 4, 1996 at Rolling Wheels (N.Y.) Raceway Park, this time beating legends Andy Hillenburg and Steve Kinser. In his 84 series starts, Pauch was a top-ten runner (44) in more than half of his appearances.
His only shot at the World of Outlaws Late Models came on June 30, 2005 at his home track of Bridgeport (N.J.) Speedway. Pauch transferred out of the Last Chance Showdown to finish 18th in the 50-lap feature.
John Garvin Jr.
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars – 3 Starts / Best Finish: 23rd
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models – 12 Starts / Best Finish: 12th
The 38-year old local to Lernerville Speedway made his first two of three World of Outlaws Sprint Car starts at the 4/10th-mile oval in 2016 and 2018. His most recent feature start with the series came at Volusia (Fla.) Speedway Park on February 9, 2020, when he drove his No. J4 into the DIRTcar Nationals finale.
A 12-time starter with the World of Outlaws Late Models, Garvin’s best run with the series came at his home track of Lernerville on June 27, 2013, when finished 12th-from-23rd in the first preliminary night of the crown jewel Firecracker 100.
Brett Hearn
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars – 1 Start / Best Finish: 30th
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models – 1 Start / Best Finish: 23rd
One of the greatest competitors in Super DIRTcar Series history, Hearn has amassed more than 100+ wins with the series and collected the most championships in history with seven crowns. The New Jersey native has also racked up just one start with each the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and World of Outlaws Late Models to find his way on this list.
Hearn’s only sprint car start came on October 8, 1983 at the Syracuse Mile, where he finished 30th in a race won by Doug Wolfgang. Then 22 years later on August 15, 2005, Hearn’s only career late model attempt took place at Lebanon Valley (N.Y.) Speedway in a 23rd-place finish.
Dave Murdick
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars – 1 Attempt / Best Finish: LCS
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models – 4 Attempts / Best Finish: LCS
Another Lernerville Speedway local on the list, all five of Murdick’s attempts with the World of Outlaws came at his home track. He first attempted the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup with the sprint cars on July 29, 1997, which was won by Mark Kinser. Most recently, Murdick contested both the 2009 and 2010 Firecracker 100 for the late models, but missed out on feature action.
David Scott
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars – 2 Starts / Best Finish: 25th
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models – 33 Starts / Best Finish: 3rd
More of a fender ace, Scott’s best effort with the World of Outlaws Late Models came back on June 26, 2004 at Ohio’s Sharon Speedway, when finished third behind Davey Johnson and Mike Balzano. Just two months ago in September, Scott scored another top five with the late models at Thunder Mountain (Pa.) Speedway; this coming in fourth-from-15th behind legends Scott Bloomquist, Brandon Sheppard and Darrell Lanigan.
In 2000, he competed twice with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, both times at Lernerville Speedway. He finished 27th on May 16 and 25th on July 25th’s rendition of the Silver Cup driving a No. 3D machine.
Charlie Swartz
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars – ? Starts / Best Finish: 6th (PTS)
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models – 7+ Starts / Best Finish: 3rd
A participant in the inaugural season for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in 1978, Swartz finished sixth in the standings behind five of sprint car racing’s most heralded legends including Steve Kinser, Rick Ferkel, Bobby Allen, Doug Wolfgang and Jack Hewitt.
Also competing in the first chapter of World of Outlaws Late Model Series history, Swartz raced late models in 1988 and 1989. A consistent top-10 finisher, Swartz’s best result came on August 10, 1989, finishing third at Cedar Lake Speedway behind Donnie Moran and Kevin Gundaker.
John Vandenberg
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars – 3 Starts / Best Finish: 10th
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models – 4 Starts / Best Finish: 11th
While he’s a member of this elite group, Vandenberg is actually the only driver in history to qualify for, let alone finish top ten, in both the Knoxville Nationals for sprint cars and late models; and he did it in the same year in 2004. That night on August 14, 2004 marked his career-best effort with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, a tenth-place finish in the No. V10.
With the World of Outlaws Late Models, Vandenberg drove a No. 5M entry to his career-best 11th-place result on May 14, 2005 at Butler (Mich.) Motor Speedway. Nowadays, John is living in Oskaloosa down the road from Knoxville as a UPS driver and helps coach his son, Carter, in the modified ranks.
Larry Wight
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars – 5 Starts / Best Finish: 9th
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models – 15 Starts / Best Finish: 12th
Lightning Larry, a modified ace known for picking up a steering wheel with anything attached to it, is the 14th and final driver to highlight this incredible list. Of his five starts with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, Wight’s best run came with a pair of ninth-place finishes at Fulton (N.Y.) Speedway on July 23, 2014 and October 6, 2018, both in his Gypsum Express No. 99L.
In 15 starts with the World of Outlaws Late Models, the New York native mustered a career-best effort of 12th at Brewerton (N.Y.) Speedway on August 24, 2010, a year in which he contested nine different features with The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet.