CONCORD, NC (January 16, 2026) – Dustin Sorensen is embarking on his third season as a touring member of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision with one mission: win.

For much of the 2025 season, the Rochester, MN native’s name was toward the top of the list of potential first-time winners with the Series. There were several nights when he was in position to break through, but for one reason or another, the trophy slipped out of his hands.

Sorensen will get his next chance to finish the job in less than a week at Volusia Speedway Park during the season-opening DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals (Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 22-24), and he’s never been more ready to solidify himself as the 105th different winner in World of Outlaws history.

“Like Humboldt [Speedway] last year, I felt like I had a good shot to win it, I just didn’t make the right moves in lap traffic,” Sorensen said. “Highland [Speedway], I felt like I had the car to beat there at Highland too and didn’t get to the lead before the track took rubber. I feel like we have the car to do it, I’ve just got to make the right moves when I get my opportunity.”

The fact that Sorensen was in contention to begin with showed that the program is on the right track, which is why the changes in the No. 19 camp over the winter have been minimal. He’ll travel to Volusia with his familiar combination of Longhorn Chassis and Pro Power Racing Engines, as well as the same crew lineup that he finished 2025 with, all in an effort to hit the ground running in the “Sunshine State.”

“We kind of figured our stuff out at the end of the year last year,” Sorensen said. “Hopefully we can carry the good setups that we had in the car as well as my driving into this season. It takes everything, so when we came out last year and just struggled at the start of the year, I don’t know if it was just a little bit of everything or what. But everything was kind of clicking there at the end of the year, I felt like we had a good car, I was doing my job and we were running up front.”

Sorensen has already had a chance to shake down his equipment prior to making the trip to Florida, as he’s midway through six nights of racing at Central Arizona Raceway’s Wild West Shootout. Following a DNF on Saturday, Sorensen improved to 12th on Sunday and eighth on Wednesday with three nights left to show his full potential.

“I feel like we’re pretty good,” Sorensen said. “I feel like we’ve been a top-five car both nights. The first night, I got myself buried in Qualifying, and then [Sunday] night, I just made a mistake there that cost me a few spots. I was running seventh and I caught the holes wrong and fell back to 12th, but I felt like we had a good enough car to be in the top five.”

Once racing concludes in Arizona on Sunday night, the Sorensen crew will begin the 2,000-mile cross-country journey to Volusia ahead of Wednesday’s practice night. While he’s a two-time winner at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile” in a DIRTcar UMP Modified, it hasn’t been one of his better tracks in a Late Model, with a record of two top 10s in 13 starts over the past two years. But given his overall uptick in performance in recent months, Sorensen is optimistic about those numbers changing this year.

“I feel like I’ve been fast there, I’ve just never put together a whole night,” Sorensen said. “I’ve had a couple good runs there, but I feel like I’ve learned a lot going there the past couple of years. Kind of figured out what I need to do to be better there. I feel like our car is in a good spot right now, we learned a lot there last year and hopefully have a good notebook going there this year.”

Sorensen will begin his 2026 season with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision at Volusia Speedway Park during DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals (Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 22-24) and Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals (Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 12-14), followed by the Swamp Cabbage 100 at Hendry County Motorsports Park (Friday-Saturday, Feb. 20-21). Get tickets and more information for all three events by clicking here.

Sorensen’s Quest for Maiden World of Outlaws Victory Continuing in 2026

CONCORD, NC (January 16, 2026) – Dustin Sorensen is embarking on his third season as a touring member of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision with one mission: win.

For much of the 2025 season, the Rochester, MN native’s name was toward the top of the list of potential first-time winners with the Series. There were several nights when he was in position to break through, but for one reason or another, the trophy slipped out of his hands.

Sorensen will get his next chance to finish the job in less than a week at Volusia Speedway Park during the season-opening DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals (Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 22-24), and he’s never been more ready to solidify himself as the 105th different winner in World of Outlaws history.

“Like Humboldt [Speedway] last year, I felt like I had a good shot to win it, I just didn’t make the right moves in lap traffic,” Sorensen said. “Highland [Speedway], I felt like I had the car to beat there at Highland too and didn’t get to the lead before the track took rubber. I feel like we have the car to do it, I’ve just got to make the right moves when I get my opportunity.”

The fact that Sorensen was in contention to begin with showed that the program is on the right track, which is why the changes in the No. 19 camp over the winter have been minimal. He’ll travel to Volusia with his familiar combination of Longhorn Chassis and Pro Power Racing Engines, as well as the same crew lineup that he finished 2025 with, all in an effort to hit the ground running in the “Sunshine State.”

“We kind of figured our stuff out at the end of the year last year,” Sorensen said. “Hopefully we can carry the good setups that we had in the car as well as my driving into this season. It takes everything, so when we came out last year and just struggled at the start of the year, I don’t know if it was just a little bit of everything or what. But everything was kind of clicking there at the end of the year, I felt like we had a good car, I was doing my job and we were running up front.”

Sorensen has already had a chance to shake down his equipment prior to making the trip to Florida, as he’s midway through six nights of racing at Central Arizona Raceway’s Wild West Shootout. Following a DNF on Saturday, Sorensen improved to 12th on Sunday and eighth on Wednesday with three nights left to show his full potential.

“I feel like we’re pretty good,” Sorensen said. “I feel like we’ve been a top-five car both nights. The first night, I got myself buried in Qualifying, and then [Sunday] night, I just made a mistake there that cost me a few spots. I was running seventh and I caught the holes wrong and fell back to 12th, but I felt like we had a good enough car to be in the top five.”

Once racing concludes in Arizona on Sunday night, the Sorensen crew will begin the 2,000-mile cross-country journey to Volusia ahead of Wednesday’s practice night. While he’s a two-time winner at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile” in a DIRTcar UMP Modified, it hasn’t been one of his better tracks in a Late Model, with a record of two top 10s in 13 starts over the past two years. But given his overall uptick in performance in recent months, Sorensen is optimistic about those numbers changing this year.

“I feel like I’ve been fast there, I’ve just never put together a whole night,” Sorensen said. “I’ve had a couple good runs there, but I feel like I’ve learned a lot going there the past couple of years. Kind of figured out what I need to do to be better there. I feel like our car is in a good spot right now, we learned a lot there last year and hopefully have a good notebook going there this year.”

Sorensen will begin his 2026 season with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision at Volusia Speedway Park during DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals (Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 22-24) and Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals (Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 12-14), followed by the Swamp Cabbage 100 at Hendry County Motorsports Park (Friday-Saturday, Feb. 20-21). Get tickets and more information for all three events by clicking here.

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