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Connor Barry's Pro4 wreck would change the trajectory of the 2026 iRacing Shortcourse Championship.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nRound 3 at Wild West proved to be the turning point of the season. Misfortune struck Barry, opening the door for Thad Countryman to seize control of the championship fight. Countryman capitalized on the opportunity and never relinquished the points lead, piecing together a remarkably consistent season to earn his first career iRacing Short Course championship. Countryman not only snapped Barry's streak of four consecutive championships but also delivered Team Gold eSports its first-ever Driver's Championship. Perhaps even more impressive was how he accomplished it. Countryman became the first champion in iRacing Short Course history to claim a title without winning an overall race, proving that consistency can be just as valuable as outright speed in the pursuit of a championship.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15790\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-Pro4-iRacing-Shortcourse_Thad-Countryman-1024x576.jpg\")
Thad Countryman seized control of the Shortcourse iRacing Pro4 Championship.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n\u201cThe goal wasn\u2019t to win every race,\u201d Countryman said. \u201cIt was to show up every round, race smart, and stay consistent. The championship isn\u2019t won in one race.\u201d Those words perfectly encapsulated the Team Gold eSports driver's approach throughout the season, as consistency ultimately proved enough to dethrone a four-time champion and secure his first career title. While Countryman's title run became the headline story, the season was equally defined by the emergence of new winners and breakthrough performances.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15792\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-iRacing-Pro4-Championship_Evan-MacFarlane-1024x576.jpg\")
Evan MacFarlane secured his first career win this season.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEvan Macfarlane established himself as one of the series' brightest young stars, steadily building momentum before ending the season with his first career overall victory in Pro 4 competition. Josh Edmundson added another feel-good moment to the season. A longtime competitor within iRacing Short Course, Edmundson had spent years chasing an elusive overall Pro 4 victory. Despite consistently showing race-winning pace and remaining a fixture near the front of the field, the top step of the podium had remained just out of reach. That finally changed at Wild West. Edmundson delivered a statement performance to secure his first career overall Pro 4 win, ending a drought that had followed him for much of his career and providing one of the most memorable moments of the season. GridOne's Drake Mittag also continued his rise through the ranks, capturing an overall victory at Long Beach while further establishing himself as one of the premier talents in the discipline. The battle among organizations was equally competitive throughout much of the year.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15798\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-iRacing-Pro4-Championship_Field-1024x576.jpg\")
Several drivers earned their first Pro4 wins in the iRacing Pro4 Championship.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nChannel199 Sim Racing, GridOne, and Team Gold eSports traded blows through the early rounds as the team championship remained tightly contested. However, as the season progressed, Channel199 Sim Racing continued to widen its advantage, creating valuable breathing room heading into the second half of the year. Yet the team championship remains unfinished business.Unlike the driver's title, the team standings will not be finalized until the 2026 World Finals Presented by Apevie Simulation in November, leaving GridOne and Team Gold eSports with one final opportunity to challenge Channel199 Sim Racing for supremacy.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15796\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-iRacing-Pro2-Championship_Trucks-1024x576.jpg\")
The iRacing Shortcourse Pro2 Championship kicks off September 30th with five rounds of racing.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Pro 4 season now in the books and attention shifts toward the upcoming Pro 2 Championship. Beginning September 30, the Pro 2 series will feature five rounds contested under a traditional points structure, giving drivers one final opportunity to build momentum before the biggest championship on the calendar. The 2026 World Finals Presented by Apevie Simulators begin November 18, kicking off a three-round championship series contested over three consecutive Wednesday nights. Unlike a conventional championship, the World Finals utilize a postseason-style format inspired by SMX.\r\n\r\nDrivers earn seeds into later rounds based on performances throughout the season, while others must qualify their way into each round week after week. Competitors are eliminated as the championship progresses, with points resets tightening the battle and keeping the title fight alive. Four drivers have already secured their place in this year's World Finals field. Connor Barry, Drake Mittag, Josh Edmundson, and Evan Macfarlane have officially locked themselves into the championship by virtue of overall round wins and are guaranteed the opportunity to compete for an iRacing Short Course World Championship this winter. Registration is still open for the 2026 Pro-2 Championship at Two months have passed since the curtain closed on the 2026 iRacing Short Course Pro-4 Championship, but the storylines that …<\/p>","date":"July 2, 2026 17:06","categories":[{"id":25047769,"title":"FEATURES","slug":"features"},{"id":25047613,"title":"Short Course","slug":"shortcourse"}],"tags":[{"id":25048415,"title":"connor barry","slug":"connor-barry"},{"id":25049921,"title":"iRacing","slug":"iracing"},{"id":25047886,"title":"pro2","slug":"pro2"},{"id":25047885,"title":"pro4","slug":"pro4"},{"id":25047630,"title":"short course","slug":"short-course"},{"id":25049923,"title":"Thad Countryman","slug":"thad-countryman"},{"id":25049922,"title":"virtual racing","slug":"virtual-racing"}]},{"id":10914,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2024\/11\/01\/new-venues-added-to-2025-champ-off-road-schedule\/","title":"New Venues Added to 2025 Champ Off Road Schedule","content":"Two new exciting venues have been added to the 2025 Championship Off Road Racing schedule. The series will open on May 2nd \u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. The track is 1.2 miles with an over-under bridge section, towering jumps and sweeping corners. Lucas Oil Speedway is a well-known dirt-track racing favorite venue.\r\n\r\n Two new exciting venues have been added to the 2025 Championship Off Road Racing schedule. The series will open on …<\/p>","date":"November 1, 2024 16:20","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047613,"title":"Short Course","slug":"shortcourse"}],"tags":[{"id":25048178,"title":"champ off road","slug":"champ-off-road"},{"id":25048593,"title":"championship off road racing","slug":"championship-off-road-racing"},{"id":25047647,"title":"crandon","slug":"crandon"},{"id":25047743,"title":"glen helen","slug":"glen-helen"},{"id":25047898,"title":"lucas oil speedway","slug":"lucas-oil-speedway"},{"id":25047630,"title":"short course","slug":"short-course"},{"id":25048305,"title":"shortcourse off road racing","slug":"shortcourse-off-road-racing"},{"id":25048819,"title":"wheatland","slug":"wheatland"}]},{"id":10487,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2024\/09\/02\/cj-greaves-wins-fifth-red-bull-cup-at-crandon\/","title":"CJ Greaves Wins Fifth Red Bull Cup at Crandon","content":"CJ Greaves had a stellar weekend at Crandon International Raceway. Coming off the high of winning two Champ Off Road season championships on Saturday, Greaves went out during the Pro 4 vs. Pro-2 Cup event, battling through the carnage to bring home his fifth Red Bull Cup win. The Pro 2 vs. Pro 4 race is an all-out knockout fight in the final race of the weekend at Crandon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10488\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"] CJ Greaves had a stellar weekend at Crandon International Raceway. Coming off the high of winning two Champ Off Road …<\/p>","date":"September 2, 2024 17:42","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047613,"title":"Short Course","slug":"shortcourse"}],"tags":[{"id":25047859,"title":"cj greaves","slug":"cj-greaves"},{"id":25048307,"title":"crandon cup","slug":"crandon-cup"},{"id":25047649,"title":"crandon international raceway","slug":"crandon-international-raceway"},{"id":25048903,"title":"johnny holtger","slug":"johnny-holtger"},{"id":25049143,"title":"Lorenzo Bonacci","slug":"lorenzo-bonacci"},{"id":25047919,"title":"Mickey Thomas","slug":"mickey-thomas"},{"id":25047880,"title":"pro buggy","slug":"pro-buggy"},{"id":25047860,"title":"pro-2","slug":"pro-2"},{"id":25047828,"title":"Pro-4","slug":"pro-4"},{"id":25047879,"title":"pro-lite","slug":"pro-lite"},{"id":25049401,"title":"red bull cup","slug":"red-bull-cup"},{"id":25047630,"title":"short course","slug":"short-course"},{"id":25048179,"title":"short course off road racing","slug":"short-course-off-road-racing"},{"id":25048921,"title":"world championship","slug":"world-championship"}]},{"id":10126,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2024\/07\/20\/bark-river-adds-third-day-of-racing-to-schedule\/","title":"Bark River Adds Third Day of Racing to Schedule","content":"The upcoming Championship Off Road race at Bark River event in August will feature three days of racing. A Friday round is being added to the schedule to accommodate a cancelled race that was rained out in Crandon in June. The triple-header will take place at Bark River Raceway in Michigan on August 9th<\/sup> -11th<\/sup>.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7590\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"] The upcoming Championship Off Road race at Bark River event in August will feature three days of racing. 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Kyle Greaves is only in his second weekend racing a Pro-2. The Kyle LeDuc Cup set Pro-2 trucks against Pro-4. Antigo was the location of Kyle Leduc\u2019s first career Pro-Lite win. 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The race started out with CJ Greaves leading the race. CJ would pull into the hot pits twice with truck issues. Eventually he ended up parking there and becoming a spectator. The carnage in the class continued as Kyle Chaney\u2019s truck caught fire. The safety crew was there in seconds to extinguish the flames. Jimmy Henderson went to battle during the race but broke after heavy contact with Johnny Greaves. Adrian Cenni looked like he would grab another win as he took the lead. A shredded rear tire would close that door, putting a Cenni a lap down after the hot pits. Johnny Greaves rolled causing body panels to fly everywhere. Andrew Carlson became the race leader but crashed after hitting a tractor tire in the infield. That put rookie Kainan Baker in the lead. Baker lost the lead and soon it was the battle of Johnny\u2019s. Johnny Holtger and Johnny Greaves would race to the finish. 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We caught up with several drivers who made changes to their race vehicles in the off season. The anticipation, expectations and excitement is high for the 2024 race series.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/qwgbNWCk47I\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","excerpt":" We are on the ground at the opening rounds of the Championship Off Road Racing Series in Lena, Wisconsin. 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The race was scheduled to happen at the end of September in Deadwood, South Dakota. The event was supposed to be the newest venue on the series circuit.\r\n\r\nA statement from the series read: \u201cAs Champ Off-Road looks to keep expanding, Black Hills event organizers are working around the clock to bring racers and fans a venue that matches the high standards of the off-road tracks currently tied to the series. We are all working together with the goal of making it an even bigger off-road racing event than we initially thought would be possible.\r\n\r\nAs a result, the series, venue, and regional officials are coming up with a new vision for hosting the action-packed weekend in 2025 rather than forcing its debut for the 2024 season. Both series and local officials are determined to make this a memorable event that is electrifying, tenable, and something everybody can look forward to attending for years to come\u201d.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nChampionship Off Road Racing plans to add Deadwood back on their 2025 schedule. Labor Day Weekend at Crandon International Raceway will become the final stop for this year\u2019s series.","excerpt":" The Championship Off Road Racing Series is pulling the final event off their schedule. 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Reusche will be responsible for developing solutions that keep the series healthy and viable for the future.\r\n\r\n\"Whether it's customers, competitors, vendors, promoters, or fans, engaging in meaningful conversations and finding viable solutions is essential for building successful relationships. As a member of the Champ Off-Road team, I\u2018m looking forward to meaningful conversations with AMSOIL Championship Off-Road series competitors and working together to create viable solutions to their concerns and issues,\u201d said Reusche\r\n\r\nReusche has worked in various motorsports roles. One of his most notable was helping to found Mid-West Off Road Racing (MORR). 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"content_html": " Two months have passed since the curtain closed on the 2026 iRacing Short Course Pro-4 Championship, but the storylines that … The post iRacing: Keeping Short Course Racing Alive in the Virtual World appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. Two new exciting venues have been added to the 2025 Championship Off Road Racing schedule. The series will open on … The post New Venues Added to 2025 Champ Off Road Schedule appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. CJ Greaves had a stellar weekend at Crandon International Raceway. Coming off the high of winning two Champ Off Road … The post CJ Greaves Wins Fifth Red Bull Cup at Crandon appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. The upcoming Championship Off Road race at Bark River event in August will feature three days of racing. A Friday … The post Bark River Adds Third Day of Racing to Schedule appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. The Championship Off Road racing series held Rounds 3 & 4 at Roaring Lions Raceway in Antigo, Wisconsin over the … The post Kyle Greaves Wins Inaugural Kyle LeDuc Cup in Antigo appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. The Championship Off-Road Pro-4 race at Dirt City in Lena, Wisconsin was one of the wildest races anyone has ever … The post Johnny Greaves Wins Wild Pro-4 Race at Dirt City appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. We are on the ground at the opening rounds of the Championship Off Road Racing Series in Lena, Wisconsin. We … The post VIDEO: Championship Off Road Racing 2024 Season Preview appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. The Championship Off Road Racing Series is pulling the final event off their schedule. The race was scheduled to happen … The post Championship Off Road Cancels Season Ending Deadwood Race appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. Mike Reusche has been tapped by the Championship Off Road Racing series to bridge the connection with competitors and the … The post Mike Reusche Named as Championship Off Road Series Relations Director appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. It was over before it even started. American Outdoor Events will not be moving forward with plans for a national … The post American Outdoor Events Abruptly Cancels National Short Course Series Plans appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2025_COR-Schedule.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nGlen Helen Raceway is another new venue for Championship Off Road in 2025. The series will hold its final round there at the end of September. Glen Helen, known for its iconic elevation changes for motocross, quickly became the go-to track for west coast racing. This will be the first time in Championship Off Road Racing\u2019s history the series has visited the West Coast.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Saturday-Crandon-Champ-Off-Road-ProLite-1024x683.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nThe series will also revisit familiar venues such as Roaring Lions Raceway in Antigo, Wisconsin, Dirt City in Lena, Wisconsin, ERX Motorpark in Elk River, Minnesota and Bark River Raceway in Bark River Michigan. The \u201cBig House\u201d at Crandon International Raceway gets its two usual dates in the Spring in June and Labor Day weekend in September.\r\n\r\n ","excerpt":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Crandon-Sunday-World-Championships_CJ-Greaves-Cup-Podium-1024x683.jpg\")
CJ Greaves celebrates his fifth Cup win.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nPro-2 roared off the line just ahead of Pro-4 to get the head start on the track. After a full restart, Mickey Thomas led the field. Greaves, driving a Pro-4 only needed half the race to catch Thomas. Unfortunately, a lap later, Thomas would be forced to pull off the track after a fire started in the cab. The pressure was off Greaves by that point as he cruised to another Cup win, celebrating with the signature shot gun and giant Red Bull Cup along with multiple checks. Greaves also scored a custom Boxo toolbox with his name on it.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10491\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Crandon-Sunday-World-Championships_Lorenzo-Bonacci-1024x683.jpg\")
Lorenzo Bonacci won his first Crandon World Championship beating out Dave Mason Jr in Pro Buggy.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10492\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Crandon-Sunday-World-Championships_Lorenzo-Bonacci-Podium-1024x904.jpg\")
Lorenzo Bonacci celebrates a World Championship win at Crandon.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10493\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Crandon-Sunday-World-Championships_Mickey-Thomas-1024x683.jpg\")
Mickey Thomas was victorious during the Pro-2 World Championship race.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nOther races during the day included large checks and Championship rings. Despite Thomas misfortune in the Cup event, he still one the Pro-2 World Championship event. Lorenzo Bonacci beat Dave Mason to win the Pro-Buggy Championship. Loren Healy secured his second win of the weekend in Ultra4 and Johnny Holtger found himself holding down first place in Pro-Lite.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10490\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Crandon-Sunday-World-Championships_Holtger-PL-1024x683.jpg\")
Johnny Holtger secured a Pro-LIte World Championship win.[\/caption]","excerpt":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-Champ-Off-Road-Bark-River-Round-Nine-Saturday_Lead-1024x683.jpg\")
Ryan Beat leads the Pro-2 field at Bark River International Raceway.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nHosting a make-up round for the series is vitally important because the season points battle is tight in several classes. Ryan Beat lead the Pro-2 class over Mickey Thomas. The two drivers are separated by just six points. Trey Gibbs currently enjoys a comfortable lead in Pro-Lite, but Gibbs needs to keep the momentum up to keep Johnny Holtger from closing in on the Championship. Nick Visser and Dylan Parsons have a close battle in Pro-Spec and Jordan Bernloehr just recently took over the lead in Pro Buggy over Lorenzo Bonacci. Billy Buth isn\u2019t far behind in the class either. Bark River will be an important weekend for the racers before the final Labor Day weekend rounds at Crandon.","excerpt":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Champ-Off-Road-CJ-Greaves-Antigo-1024x684.jpg\")
CJ Greaves gets wins in his new Pro-4 in Antigo. Photo: Champ Off Road[\/caption]\r\n\r\nOther wins during the weekend went to Ryan Beat in Pro-2 who took control of the field in Round 4 with a win. A day earlier, Mickey Thomas held that spot. CJ Greaves came away with a weekend sweep in Pro-4, mastering his new truck built in the off-season. CJ now has 100 truck wins under his belt.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_9808\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-Champ-Off-Road-Trey-Gibbs-Antigo-1024x684.jpg\")
Trey Gibbs gets a weekend sweep in Pro-Lite in Antigo. Photo: Champ Off Road[\/caption]\r\n\r\nTrey Gibbs swept the weekend in Pro-Lite. Gibbs continued his momentum from winning in Lena a couple weeks earlier. Johnny Holtger also joined Gibbs on the podium.","excerpt":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/24ChampOffRoad_Lena-Round-2-Sunday-Ryan-Beat-P2-1024x683.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nIn Pro-2, Ryan Beat had all his ducks in a row. Beat was out front early in the race and dominated. Beat put several truck lengths on his fellow competitors to hold on for the win. Over in Pro-Lite, the race belonged to Trey Gibbs. In the Pro Side-by-Side class, Kainan Baker got passed by Kyle Chaney 100 yards from the finish line. Jeb Bootle secured a win in the Pro Stock side-by-side class.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/24ChampOffRoad_Lena-Round-2-Sunday_Gibbs-Race-1024x683.jpg\")
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\r\n\r\nWith just a Sprinter Van and a trailer, Lorenzo Bonacci and his dad made the trek to Wisconsin all the way from Southern California to race a pro-buggy in the Championship Off Road racing series. After other competitors experienced mechanical issues, the young Bonacci found himself in the lead. Bonacci put the hammer down and claimed his first victory in the series.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/24ChampOffRoad_Lena-Round-2-Sunday_Bonacci-Podium-1024x683.jpg\")
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\r\n\r\nAOE will instead shift its focus back to growing the Mid America Outdoor park in Jay, Oklahoma. A statement from Jason Robinett and his team read: \u201cThe original focus and purpose of AOE and Mid-America Outdoors was a family focused outdoors park that impacts the Northeast Oklahoma area. AOE will refocus their energy more closely to home and more in alignment with the original vision of the founders.\u201d\r\n\r\nAOE also owns the Ultra4 and Great American Shortcourse Regional Series. So far their 2024 schedules are intact as does the local MAO racing series.","excerpt":"