2018 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
The 2018 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series was the 40th season of the winged sprint car series sanctioned by World Racing Group, competing throughout the United States. The season began with the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park on February 9, and ended with the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on November 3. Donny Schatz defended his 2017 championship by winning his tenth title in 2018.
The 2018 season was the first to feature live video broadcast of every event available via pay-per-view on DIRTvision.
The season was marred by the death of Jason Johnson, following the race at Beaver Dam Raceway on June 23.
Teams and drivers
| Race driver | Team | Chassis | Rounds | |
| 0 | Bud Kaeding | Williams Motorsports | Maxim | |
| 0 | Andy McElhannon | |||
| 1a | Jacob Allen | Shark Racing | Triple X | |
| 1AJ | Trevor Mell | |||
| 1J | Danny Jennings | |||
| 1k | Kyle Larson | Kyle Larson Racing | RPM | |
| 1M | James Moughan | |||
| 1M | Phillip Mock | |||
| 1s | Logan Schuchart | Shark Racing | Triple X | |
| 1x | Scott Hunter | |||
| 2 | Shane Stewart | Kyle Larson Racing | RPM | |
| 2A | Austin Pierce | |||
| 2b | Billy Chester | |||
| 2ks | Austin McCarl | |||
| 2m | Kerry Madsen | Big Game Motorsports | ||
| 2s | Nathan Skaggs | |||
| 2W | Scotty Neitzel | |||
| 2X | Brian Smith | |||
| 3 | Sammy Swindell | |||
| 3 | Jac Haudenschild | |||
| 3 | Dakota Jackson | |||
| 3 | Tim Kaeding | |||
| 3c | Tanner Thorson | TRI-C Motorsports | Spike | |
| 3P | Sawyer Phillips | |||
| 4 | Parker Price-Miller | Destiny Motorsports | Triple X | |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb | ||
| 4B | Steve Butler | |||
| 4k | Kasey Kahne | Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb | ||
| 4k | Kody Kinser | |||
| 4s | Danny Smith | |||
| 4x | Eric Schulz | |||
| 5 | David Gravel | CJB Motorsports | TI22 | |
| 5A | Justin Barger | |||
| 5B | Chase Briscoe | Chase Briscoe Racing | ||
| 5B | Logan Seavey | Chase Briscoe Racing | ||
| 5B | Christopher Bell | Chase Briscoe Racing | ||
| 5C | Christopher Bell | Chase Briscoe Racing | ||
| 5H | Michael "Buddy" Kofoid | |||
| 5H | Andy Teunessen | |||
| 5J | Jeremy Schultz | |||
| 5QB | Quentin Blonde | |||
| 5w | Lucas Wolfe | Lucas Wolfe Racing | ||
| 5x | Kory Bates | |||
| 5x | Justin Peck | |||
| 6N | Greg Nikitenko | |||
| 7 | John Carney | |||
| 7 | Carson McCarl | |||
| 7k | Cale Conley | Dave Jessup Racing | ||
| 7S | Tim Kaeding | Sides Motorsports | Maxim | |
| 7S | Jason Sides | Sides Motorsports | Maxim | |
| 7SS | Jason Sides | Sides Motorsports | Maxim | |
| 7W | Tasker Phillips | |||
| 7X | Critter Malone | |||
| 8 | Jack Croaker | |||
| 8H | Jade Hastings | |||
| 8s | Steve Short | |||
| 9 | Daryn Pittman | Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb | RPM | |
| 9JR | Derek Hagar | |||
| 9N | Wade Nygaard | |||
| 9P | Rager Phillips | |||
| 9X | Paul Nienhiser | |||
| 00 | Dane Lorenc | Lorenc Racing | ||
| 01 | Matt Vandervere | |||
| 05 | Gary Taylor | Loyet Motorsports | ||
| 05 | Colin Smith | |||
| 07 | Gerard McIntyre | |||
| 09 | Matt Juhl | |||
| 10 | Matthew Moles | SPF Racing | ||
| 10h | Chad Kemenah | Hunter Racing | Maxim | |
| 10P | Jim Perricone | |||
| 10TRB | Bob Martin | |||
| 10V | Matt Vandervere | |||
| 11 | Max McGhee | McGhee Motorsports | ||
| 11 | Dominic Scelzi | McGhee Motorsports | ||
| 11k | Kraig Kinser | Steve Kinser Racing | DRC | |
| 11R | Chase Ridenour | |||
| 12 | Robert Ballou | Robert Ballou Motorsports | Boss | |
| 12 | Lynton Jeffrey | |||
| 12N | Cole Duncan | |||
| 12W | Dale Wester | |||
| 13 | Clyde Knipp | Clyde Knipp Racing | Maxim | |
| 13JT | Mark Dobmeier | Jimco Motorsports | Eagle | |
| 13x | Paul McMahan | Buch13 Racing | ||
| 14 | Jason Meyers | H.P. Myatt / Jason Meyers | KPC | |
| 14 | Jody Rosenboom | |||
| 14 | Tom Egeland | |||
| 14 | Bill Holler | |||
| 14AJ | Wayne Modjeski | |||
| 14K | Tori Knutson | |||
| 14T | Jimmy Bridgeman | |||
| 14x | Jeff Swindell | |||
| 15 | Donny Schatz | Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing | J&J | |
| 15h | Sam Hafertepe Jr. | Hill's Racing Team | Cool | |
| 15M | Bobby Mincer | |||
| 16 | Travis Whitney | |||
| 16A | Colby Copeland | |||
| 17 | Sheldon Haudenschild | Stenhouse Jr. - Marshall Racing | J&J | |
| 17a | Austin McCarl | TKS Motorsports | Maxim | |
| 17B | Bill Balog | |||
| 17BC | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Stenhouse Jr. - Marshall Racing | J&J | |
| 17c | Caleb Helms | Helms Motorsports | ||
| 17G | Channin Tankersley | |||
| 18 | Ian Madsen | KCP Racing | KCP | |
| 18S | Michael Summers | |||
| 19 | Brent Marks | Brent Marks Racing | Maxim | |
| 19AZ | Hunter Schuerenberg | |||
| 19L | R.J. Johnson | |||
| 19P | Paige Polyak | |||
| 19W | Bobby Weuve | |||
| 20 | Nick Drake | |||
| 20 | Hunter Schuerenberg | |||
| 20 | Brant O'Banion | |||
| 20 | Kevin Lawson | |||
| 20 | A.J. Moeller | |||
| 20A | Jordan Adams | |||
| 20K | Kevin Ulmer | |||
| 20L | Dusty Lawson | |||
| 20N | Hunter Schuerenberg | |||
| W20 | Greg Wilson | Greg Wilson Racing | Maxim | |
| 21 | Brian Brown | Brian Brown Racing | ||
| 21 | Carson Short | |||
| 21AU | Jordyn Brazier | |||
| 21B | Carson Macedo | |||
| 21K | Thomas Kennedy | |||
| 21x | Carson Short | |||
| 21x | Carson Macedo | |||
| 22 | Cori Andrews | Cori Andrews | ||
| 22 | Shane Golobic | Keith Day Racing | ||
| 22 | Cole Duncan | |||
| 22 | Todd King | |||
| 22M | Dan McCarron | |||
| 23 | Russel Borland | |||
| 23D | Trey Datweiler | |||
| 23W | Scott Winters | |||
| 24 | Terry McCarl | TMAC Motorsports | Sliva | |
| 24 | Rico Abreu | Rico Abreu Racing | ||
| 24R | Rico Abreu | Rico Abreu Racing | ||
| 25 | Jacob Blackhurst | |||
| 26 | Joey Saldana | Rudeen Racing | ||
| 26 | Blake Egeland | |||
| 27 | Greg Hodnett | Heffner Racing | ||
| 27 | Chris Ranten | |||
| 28 | Nathan Rolfe | |||
| 28 | Brian Paulus | |||
| 29 | Willie Croft | Willie Croft Racing | ||
| 30 | C.J. Leary | Leary Racing | DRC | |
| 32 | Chase Stockon | |||
| 37 | Mitchell Faccinto | |||
| 39 | Spencer Bayston | Swindell Speedlab | ||
| 40 | George Hobaugh | |||
| 40 | Howard Moore | |||
| 41 | Jason Johnson | Jason Johnson Racing | Maxim | |
| 41s | Dominic Scelzi | Gary Scelzi Motorsports | ||
| 44 | Trey Starks | Gobrecht Motorsports | ||
| 45 | Paul McMahan | Austin Wheatley | ||
| 45 | Trevor Baker | T-Rev Performance | Triple X | |
| 45T | Trevor Baker | T-Rev Performance | Triple X | |
| 45x | Eric Perrott | |||
| 47 | Dale Howard | |||
| 48 | Danny Dietrich | Gary Kauffman Racing | Maxim | |
| 49 | Brad Sweet | Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb | CS9 | |
| 49 | Brad Sweet | Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb | RPM | |
| 49D | Shawn Dancer | |||
| 49J | Josh Schneiderman | |||
| 49x | Tim Shaffer | Demyan-Rudzik Racing | Triple X | |
| 50Z | Zach Chappell | |||
| 51B | Joe B. Miller | |||
| 55 | Brooke Tatnell | Barry & Vivian Lewis | ||
| 55 | Nick Ranten | |||
| 56N | Davey Heskin | |||
| 57 | Giovanni Scelzi | Paul Silva | ||
| 57 | Gary Taylor | Paul Silva | ||
| 57 | Kyle Larson | Paul Silva | ||
| 63 | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Dooling-Hayward Motorsports with RCR | ||
| 64 | Scotty Thiel | |||
| 67 | Ryan Robinson | Keith Kunz Motorsports | ||
| 67 | Logan Seavey | Keith Kunz Motorsports | ||
| 67K | Tucker Klassmeyer | Keith Kunz Motorsports | ||
| 68 | Chase Johnson | |||
| 70 | Dave Blaney | |||
| 70 | Raymond Hensley | |||
| 71 | Giovanni Scelzi | Indy Race Parts | ||
| 71A | R.J. Johnson | |||
| 71H | Ryan Ruhl | |||
| 71M | Andy Bradley | |||
| 73 | Ben Schmidt | |||
| 75 | Glen Saville | |||
| A79 | Brandon Wimmer | |||
| 79J | Jacob Patton | |||
| 83 | Cory Eliason | Roth Motorsports | ||
| 83H | Justin Henderson | |||
| 83JR | Kyle Hirst | Roth Motorsports | ||
| 84 | Brandon Hanks | |||
| 85 | Mike Terry | |||
| 85 | Dustin Daggett | |||
| 85 | Chase Wanner | |||
| 86 | Chris Ennis | |||
| 87 | Aaron Reutzel | Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports | ||
| 88N | D.J. Netto | |||
| 90 | Randy Waitman | |||
| 91 | Cale Thomas | |||
| 91A | Ernie Ainsworth | |||
| 97G | Hunter Schuerenberg | |||
| 98 | Sean Watts | |||
| 98 | Clinton Boyles | |||
| 99 | Brady Bacon | Brady Bacon Racing | Triple X | |
| 7S50 | Keoni Texeira | Sides Motorsports | Maxim |
Driver and team changes
- - Tim Kaeding ran the #7S Sides Motorsports car for three races during the west coast swing for owner points. Jason Sides, who was also racing full-time on the WoO circuit, ran the #7SS car for those races.
- - Parker Price-Miller and Destiny Motorsports moved to a part-time effort with the Outlaws during the first California swing. The team was to chase points with the All Star Circuit of Champions tour instead for 2018.
- - Clyde Knipp moved to a part-time effort following the race at Nodak.
Schedule and results
- ≠ indicates the race was canceled
- ≈ indicates the race was a non-points event
Schedule notes and changes
- February 23 race at Cotton Bowl Speedway was postponed due to weather conditions. The race was rescheduled for April 25.
- East Texas Lonestar Showdown at Lonestar Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- SoCal Showdown at Perris Auto Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- March 10 race at Thunderbowl Raceway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- Night #1 of the FVP Platinum Battery Western Spring Shootout at Stockton Dirt Track was canceled due to weather conditions.
- Brad Sweet Placerville Short Track Shootout presented by NAPA Auto Parts at Placerville Speedway was postponed due to weather conditions. The race was rescheduled for September 12 as the 49er Gold Rush Classic presented by Riebes NAPA.
- Ocean Outlaw Showdown at Ocean Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- April 13 race at Jacksonville Speedway was postponed to June 27 due to weather conditions.
- April 14 race at Tri-State Speedway was postponed due to weather conditions. The race was rescheduled for April 22.
- April 22 race at Tri-State Speedway was postponed for the second time this season due to weather conditions. The race was rescheduled for May 13.
- April 25 race at Cotton Bowl Speedway was postponed for the second time due to weather conditions. The race was rescheduled for April 26.
- Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway was postponed due to weather conditions. It was originally postponed to May 17, and again to July 19 when inclement weather persisted.
- Night 1 of the Morgan Cup at Williams Grove Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- Night 2 of the Morgan Cup at Williams Grove Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- May 22 race at Bridgeport Speedway was cancelled due to weather conditions.
- May 30 race at Fairbury American Legion Speedway was postponed due to weather conditions. The race was rescheduled to June 5.
- June 22 race at Farley Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- June 27 race at Jacksonville Speedway was postponed out of respect for the Johnson family and to allow drivers, officials and crews to grieve the loss of a fellow friend and competitor. The race was rescheduled for October 12.
- Night 2 of the Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- July 25 race at Airborne Park Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- Tuscarora 50, originally an event sanctioned by the All Star Circuit of Champions, was postponed due to weather conditions. The race was rescheduled for October 27th, and was added to the World of Outlaws schedule as the All Star Circuit of Champions season was already complete.
- October 12 race at Jacksonville Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- Nittany Showdown at Port Royal Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- Tuscarora 50 at Port Royal Speedway was postponed to October 28 due to rain.
- Night 2 of the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte was postponed due to weather conditions. The race was rescheduled for November 3.