By Nate Van Wagnen , Kayla Zadel , Craig Cook , and Elon Werner

Photographs by Luke Nieuwhof , David Hilner , Chris Sears , scott witty , darrel Jackson jr ., andrew meneses , and Mellie Snedeker

ship presented by FTI Performance , and the Super Pro Shootout , all racing for substantial paydays of their own . ¶ After a record-setting field and side-by-side racing in 2023 , the bar was set high for the second edition of the WSOPM at Bradenton with its “ outlaw ” eighth-mile format . This year ’ s field of Pro Mod drivers , made up of returning hitters as well as new faces , raised the bar yet again by setting a new record for the quickest 32-car Pro Mod field of all time . Tension was high all weekend , from the Rivals Night pairings on Friday night and final-session bumping on Saturday night to nail-biting racing on Sunday . ¶ Throughout this section , the winners , low qualifiers , late-round finishers , and otherwise standout performers look back on the moments that made the WSOPM such an incredible weekend . ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤

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