Thanks to 280+ tech cards and 3 days of the highest caliber diesel drag racing in the land, this remains the biggest ODSS race on the calendar.
There might’ve been a $100,000 race in town, along with the 10th anniversary of UCC, but trust us, this race took a backseat to no other form of action at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park the weekend of June 5-7. Outlaw Diesel Revenge, presented by Firepunk Diesel, saw one of its biggest racer turnouts yet, with more than 280 tech cards filled out and trucks packing the staging lanes as far as the eye could see. On top of that, the 2026 affair marked the first ever crossover points event, where racers could earn points for both the ODSS series and the NHRDA series separately. In summation, it was another huge year for Outlaw Diesel Revenge and it remains the biggest ODSS race on the calendar.
Michael Cordova wasted zero time proving why he’s the fastest man in diesel. His S&S fueled dragster put a 3.98 at 191 mph 1/8-mile on the board Friday night and followed it with a 3.89-second pass at 199 mph first thing Saturday. Michael and the world’s quickest straight-line diesel would also collect timeslips reading 3.91 at 192 mph and 3.87 at a blazing 203 mph before the weekend was over. With Mattie Graves and the Hollyrock Customs rail suffering axle and transmission breakage, and Jared Jones and team Scheid suffering through what looked like centrifugal clutch issues, Michael cruised to victory in Top Diesel. He left town with a commanding points lead headed into Round 3 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.Things could’ve gone smoother for Truck Source Diesel’s Phillip Franklin, but he persevered in Indy and ultimately took the Pro Truck win over the always formidable Austin Doidge. After facing a few cylinder head issues (valves, and then rockers) and receiving some invaluable help from Fleece Performance Engineering, Phillip’s ’06 Dodge returned to the track on a mission. His S&S fueled, MoTeC controlled third-gen Cummins is backed by a 48RE benefitting from Goerend internals and lives in the 4.8’s and 4.9’s, with trap speeds approaching 160 mph. The Pro Truck victory marks Phillip’s first ODSS series win.With 27 drivers signed up in the 5.90 Index category, winning was anything but easy for Ryan Reiser. His S&S fueled (DCR-equipped) and MoTeC-controlled 2012 F-250 sports a 6.7L Power Stroke with Kill Devil Diesel ported and O-ringed heads, as well as a new (larger) Precision turbo for 2026. With Mother Nature pushing the final rounds of ODSS racing off until Sunday morning—and with the UCC sled pull located right next to the drag strip and set to begin at 11 a.m.—many finalists were forced to hot lap their trucks. This worked to the benefit of Ryan, whose BTS 4R100 kept its cool up against a rather warm transmission in Brett Marcum’s third-gen Dodge in the final. Ryan’s 5.90 win brought him 17 points closer to Brett’s class-leading tally.If this rear winged beast looks familiar, it should. It’s the same fire-breathing truck that’s competed in Cleetus MacFarland’s big money, AWD vs. RWD no-prep races. Dustin Sterling brought his 4-second Silverado from Texas to mix things up in the Super Diesel category. Having gone 4.79 at 152 mph last spring, Dustin owned the 4×4 Duramax 1/8-mile record for a period, so his appearance in Indy was highly anticipated. Bright and early Friday morning, the SDP Chevy went 4.87 at 155 mph. Unfortunately, a hurt engine would take Dustin out of contention prior to eliminations.Everyone’s favorite 6.4L Power Stroke headquarters, Rudy’s Performance Parts, showed up in Indy looking to stay out front in the Super Diesel class points chase with its new, 6.4L-powered Mustang. Despite only having a few passes under his belt, driver and builder Nathannial DeLong and the rest of the Rudy’s crew made good progress working the bugs out of the new car. In the final, Nathannial took the win over Austin Denny. Under the front clip, an all-aluminum 6.4L features a Warren Diesel block, Kill Devil Diesel heads with Jesel valvetrain, Dynomite Diesel Products piezo injectors, Hot Shot’s Secret fluids, and a massive, remote mount windmill from Bullseye Power Turbochargers.Jelibuilt Performance continued the push to make its 2000 F-350 the undisputed quickest and fastest 1/8-mile 4×4 7.3L Power Stroke in the world at Outlaw Diesel Revenge. Having wrestled the ET record away from Zack Pierce with a 5.137-second pass at Rudy’s Spring Truck Jam, driver and owner Brian Jelich was looking for the trap speed accolade to go along with it in Indy. And while he came up just shy of the trap speed record, Brian’s dinosaur put up consistent 5.2’s at 136 mph. The Jelibuilt Ford rocks a CGI block, Kill Devil Diesel-built 7.3L with Unlimited Diesel Performance hybrid injectors, fuel and oil supply help from CNC Fabrication, a Power Hungry Performance Hydra chip, an 80mm S400 from KC Turbos, and three stages of NX nitrous.Speaking of dinosaurs… Matt Maier’s ’97 F-250 wasn’t playing games at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. In a class of 66 competitors, Matt’s OBS Ford went round after round in 7.70 Index, eventually taking the win over veteran Nick Morris in the final. Believe it or not, Matt towed his camper 350 miles to the race, unhitched, swapped tires, changed tunes, and proceeded to run 7.7’s and 7.8’s all weekend. Perhaps even more impressive, his 7.3L did it fuel-only and on a stock bottom end. An Irate T4 mount with an S467.7 and competition fuel supply system, Full Force dual HPOP’s and 350/200 hybrids, a PHP Hydra tuned by Jelibuilt, a Tiger Transmissions E4OD, and the recent addition of a high voltage IDM from Diesel Technology of Chattanooga (which he swears woke up the HEUI-fired V-8) sum up what is a highly reliable, ultra-consistent, 675 hp package.Clean and mean, Austin Doidge’s common-rail Cummins-powered second-gen always shows up in immaculate condition, cuts ridiculous 60-foots, and goes rounds. This time, Austin and the truck set a new personal best, going 4.64 at 159.8 mph—on a single Exergy Performance 550 Alpha CP3, no less. He would also make a 4.84-second pass at 159.4 mph before the rain moved in on Saturday night. In the final on Sunday, the slicks unfortunately ran over some water from the truck’s air-to-water intercooler system, forcing Austin to pedal it. And while he never fully lifted off the throttle, it was enough for the driver in the other lane, Phillip Franklin, to take the win in Pro Truck.Brent Allred spent the weekend quietly and consistently going about his business in the 6.70 Index class. His shortbed, KDD 6.4L-powered Super Duty never skipped a beat, and the pilot behind the wheel never flinched. Incredibly, a field of 55 trucks were entered in the 6.70 Index category, making Brent’s win all the more impressive. Talented drivers such as Jarret Anderson, Dalton Finck, Dylan Falcone, Steve Robbins, Eric Snow, and Dennis Harnish made finishing at the top of 6.70 Index anything but easy for Brent to pull off.No one can double-class quite like Nick Morris. He was lights-out behind the wheel of his ’05 Silverado all weekend, and if it hadn’t been for all the hot lapping causing him to push through the converter in the 7.70 Index final he might’ve even pulled off wins in both ET Bracket and 7.70. We counted 119 entries in ET Bracket, and Nick bested every single one of them, even beating the talented Dustin Canter and his compound turbo’d LB7 in the final round (right side). Nick has provided invaluable drag racing advice to many ODSS racers over the years, and a lot of them were on hand to watch the master himself go to work.Outlaw Diesel Revenge represented the debut weekend for Stainless Diesel’s latest creation: a Duramax-powered rail driven by owner Johnny Gilbert’s daughter, Brianna. Built and tuned by MTKB Racing, and with help from Wagler Competition Products and S&S fueling, it tips the scales at an incredibly light race weight. It also sports a single, 5-blade Stainless VGT. A few days shy of her 20th birthday, Brianna performed like a seasoned veteran, proving deadly on the tree and finishing Second Place in Top Diesel while also earning Fourth Place points in 5.90 Index. On top of that, she ran a personal best of 5.38 at 129 mph.When Matt Ryce proved capable of spooling CNC Fabrication’s grumpy, and sometimes finicky, 7.3L-powered second-gen Dodge (yes, it’s 7.3L Power Stroke swapped), he earned the job of being its driver. Luckily for everyone involved, Matt is an experienced drag racer with an extensive background in the LS world, but also someone who’s not afraid of a challenge. Although piloting this 6.70 Index class anomaly has been a learning curve for Matt, he continues to prove he was the right man for the job. In Indy, he qualified in the top 32 and left town 11th in points with plenty of season still ahead of him.
