If there's anything the 2024 Dirt Late Model season showed, it's that Silly Season isn't limited to merely a season. 

There were seemingly more high-profile driver and team shakeups the sport has ever seen and there's bound for more news drops now that the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series have wrapped up their 2024 seasons.

With the winter months near and 2025 approaching, we've compiled this silly season news tracker that will keep you up to date with the latest news and information around the ever-changing Dirt Late Model world right here on FloRacing. Below you'll find a list of confirmed news stories that have already been announced.

New Super Late Model Series Coming To The Northeast In 2025 (Nov. 20)

Leveraging support from Appalachian Mountain Speedweek’s revival, Central Pennsylvania businessman Jim Bernheisel is launching an autumn version of his springtime Super Late Model miniseries next season called the Fall Clash at tracks in the Northeast. FloRacing will stream every event.

Lucas Oil Ends MLRA Circuit After 36 Seasons (Nov. 18)

The Missouri-based Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association, one of Dirt Late Model racing longest-running and most successful regional tours founded in 1989, has been dissolved.

Drake Troutman Lands New Full-Time Ride For 2025 Season (Nov. 15)

Coming off Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year honors, Drake Troutman of Hyndman, Pa., is taking his up-and-coming talents in 2025 full-time to Team 22 Inc., the G.R. Smith-owned operation based in Cornelius, N.C.

Logan Seavey Has Big Dirt Late Model Plans For 2025 Season (Nov. 15)

USAC Triple Crown champion Logan Seavey is ramping up his Dirt Late Model schedule next season with Texas-based Chris Bragg Racing as the Sutter, Calif., driver plans 25-40 races in the fendered discipline in 2025.

Southern All Star Series Under New Ownership Group Led By Ray Cook (Nov. 14)

Veteran racer and series promoter Ray Cook along with group of investors have purchased the Coltman Farms Racing Southern All Star Series with plans to enliven Dirt Late Model racing's longest-running circuit founded by Hall of Fame promoter B.J. Parker in 1983.

Max McLaughlin Joins Niece Motorsports' Dirt Late Model Program (Nov. 14)

Niece Motorsports is bringing its Dirt Super Late Model operation back through a partnership with HWH Performance, signing Max McLaughlin as its primary driver.

Tim McCreadie Has A New Ride For 2025 Season (Nov. 11)

No longer driving the Rocket Chassis house car, Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., will move over to Boom Briggs's Briggs Transport Racing team in 2025 and will have an alliance with Rocket1 Racing's Brandon Sheppard.

Mark Richards Announces Driver Change For Rocket1 House Car Team (Nov. 11)

Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., returns to the seat of the Rocket Chassis house car, taking the reins of an iconic machine that he drove to four World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series titles in a six-year span from 2017-22.

Chris Madden Finds Part-Time Ride For 2025 Season (Nov. 7)

Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., will run a partial 2025 schedule with G.R. Smith’s Team 22 Inc. of Cornelius, N.C., focused on Dirt Late Model racing’s major events.

Longhorn Factory Team Latest Stop for Veteran Crew Chief (Nov. 6)

Brandon Overton becomes the latest high-profile driver to work for veteran Dirt Late Model mechanic Anthony Burroughs, who takes over as crew chief of the Longhorn Factory Team, ending his run of three-plus years overseeing Morgantown, Ind.-based SSI Motorsports.

Brandon Overton Announces His New Team For 2025 (Nov. 6)

Longhorn Chassis signs a multiyear deal with driver Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., as its Factory Team driver beginning at Dec. 5-7’s Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo.

2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Schedule Released (Nov. 18)

The 2025 edition of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visits 25 different venues across 16 states. The 2025 schedule features 58 action-packed events, including 23 events that boast $25,000 or more for the winner.

FloSports, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Announce Multi-Year Extension (Oct. 18)

FloSports is entering into a multi-year media extension with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, which will maintain FloRacing as the exclusive streaming partner for the series.

As part of the agreement, FloRacing will now also serve as the series’ presenting sponsor with full in-stream integration and promotion across all Lucas Oil Late Model Series events starting in 2025 with more than 50 races scheduled.