Story By: JORDAN DELUCIA / XTREME OUTLAW SERIES – CONCORD, NC – The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota returns to the home console world of gaming for the second consecutive year with the official release of the all-new World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24 title on Xbox and PlayStation.
Thirty-five authentic national Midget drivers are represented on the in-game Midget roster, included along with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series, Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds, ASCS Elite Non-Wing 410 Sprint Cars, DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals and several other dirt track racing divisions.
The game is available for purchase today on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The full roster of drivers included with the initial release is listed below and includes all new paint schemes for 2024 with additional schemes for select drivers to be added in a future DLC pack.
Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series championship chasers Ryan Timms and Chase McDermand are included in the playable drivers and shared their anticipation to continue dirt racing’s reach beyond the racetrack.
“When I was younger, I’d play the World of Outlaws 2002 game on my PlayStation, and that’s how I learned who a lot of the older drivers were,” Timms said. “Now me, and I’m sure a lot of other people are getting kids coming up to you and saying they use your car in the video game. It’s just pretty cool to see.”
“It’s one thing to see kids at the racetrack and stuff, but to hear from the kids outside of that playing as me in a video game is pretty cool,” McDermand said. “I’ve actually gotten a lot of feedback and comments from various fans and just friends and their kids sending me pictures and stuff of my car on a videogame. It’s pretty cool.”
New for the 2024 edition of the game is the addition of Winged Micro Sprints, as seen in the weekly program of the birthplace of the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series — Millbridge Speedway. Several present-day open-wheel stars began their careers in Micro Sprints as kids, racing both on the real track and in the virtual world, which will continue to draw in new racers into 2025 and beyond.
“Chances are, if a kid likes to play a certain type of car on a video game, they’re gonna be able to make that connection when they go to the racetrack,” McDermand said. “That’s the same thing that they can do with drivers themselves, and that’s how you build fans and build and fanbase.
“Just being able to connect more people to our sport in whatever way possible is something that’s super important to be able to continue the sport that we all love.”
Both the Midgets and Millbridge Speedway are available for download today with all of the other car types, tracks and new features — including Outlaw Challenge mode, improved graphics, streamlined career mode, variable track conditions and more.
Xtreme Outlaw Midget drivers included:
- Chase McDermand
- Ryan Timms
- Zach Daum
- Cannon McIntosh
- Jade Avedisian
- Ashton Torgerson
- Karter Sarff
- Hayden Reinbold
- Tyler Edwards
- Gavin Miller
- Luke Drotschie
- Peter Smith
- Trevor Cline
- Brayton Lynch
- Jayden Clay
- Kale Drake
- TJ Smith
- Elijah Gile
- Austin Torgerson
- Thomas Meseraull
- Kyle Beilman
- Kyle Jones
- Nick Hoffman
- Ethan Mitchell
- Jake Neuman
- Mitchell Davis
- Gunnar Setser
- Taylor Reimer
- Andrew Felker
- Casey Shuman
- Gary Taylor
- Tyler Robbins
- Corbin Rueschenberg
- Branigan Roark
- Sean Robbins