{"id":5531,"date":"2024-08-27T18:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T22:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/?p=5531"},"modified":"2024-08-28T11:44:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:44:41","slug":"how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/","title":{"rendered":"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a new rising star on the national Midget circuit. His name: Karter Sarff.<\/p>\n

Six career Feature wins with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota ranks the 21-year-old racer from Mason City, IL, fourth on the Series\u2019 all-time wins list, following his sweep of the Ironman 55<\/em> weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in early August<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Each of those wins have come in the last 12 months, all built on the hard work he and his father put into their operation. No hired crew members, no major corporate sponsors \u2014 just father and son both at the track and in their home shop, as it\u2019s been since Sarff began his racing career at five years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been pretty surreal, and it\u2019s been a lot of fun, obviously,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cOur team I feel like has come a long way from when we first started. I\u2019m just happy to see where it\u2019s come.\u201d<\/p>\n

For two consecutive nights at I-55, Sarff was the fastest driver in the national Midget world. He led 39 of 60 contested Feature laps, won a Heat Race and garnered his third Whitz Racing Products<\/a> Quick Time Award of the season. When the weekend was over, he had collected a grand total of $11,500, including a $7,500 check as victor of the richest race in Series history Saturday night and his fourth win of the season \u2014 second only to championship points leader Cannon McIntosh.<\/p>\n

\"Karter
Trent Gower Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looking back, Sarff said he\u2019s proud of the feat and knows the weight of what he was able to accomplish that weekend, but that hasn\u2019t changed his mindset going forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still feel like I\u2019m just a little kid racing Quarter Midgets; I don\u2019t feel any more special than I did back when I was a little kid,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cI\u2019m just hoping to keep growing and stay humble just to show kids that are coming up that you don\u2019t have to change when you start winning races. Just keep being you.\u201d<\/p>\n

In keeping his sharp skills and humble personality, Sarff has gained the respect of his competitors \u2014\u00a0most notably fellow Illinoisan and inaugural Xtreme Outlaw Series champion, Zach Daum.<\/p>\n

\u201cKarter Sarff \u2013\u00a0you\u2019ll never have an issue racing with him, and he\u2019s still a kid,\u201d Daum said. \u201cHe\u2019s only 21. I remember when Karter started racing Quarter Midgets.<\/p>\n

\u201cKarter\u2019s just a good kid and his results are showing it right now. For not being a full-time guy, he\u2019s won just as many races as anybody else has. He does it cleanly. He doesn\u2019t tear nobody up, he doesn\u2019t crash nobody, he races hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been a big fan of Zach\u2019s; I have his Midget diecast here at the house,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cHe was always someone I watched when I was real young and wanted to run Midgets. It\u2019s really cool to have the respect from him and be able to race with him every weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his time watching the veterans of Midget racing like Daum, Sarff has picked up on their techniques and applied them to his own style, which he said keeps him going fast and out of trouble.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it\u2019s the way I was raised, but I always wanted to gain the respect of everyone I was racing,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cEspecially racing adults being a young kid, I didn\u2019t want to be one of those kids that just went out there and drove like an idiot and crashed everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just the way I was raised; it\u2019s the way I want to win races.\u201d<\/p>\n

His surge of success in the Midget, which began after his first two Xtreme Outlaw Series wins in 2023 afforded him several new opportunities in 2024 with Chase Briscoe Racing (CBR). The NASCAR Cup Series star and former dirt track racer tapped Sarff to drive a second CBR entry at the Chili Bowl Nationals<\/em> in January, where he qualified for his first career A-Main in the marquee Midget event.<\/p>\n

His crew chief during the event was Paul May \u2014 the former Winged Sprint Car racer from Terre Haute, IN, and Briscoe\u2019s Sprint Car crew chief before he made his move to full-time NASCAR competition in the late 2010s. Together, May helped Sarff punch his ticket into the Chili Bowl main event via transfer spot in the final B-Main and finished 18th in his first A-Main start.<\/p>\n

\"Karter
Sarff, Kevin Briscoe and the CBR team (via Facebook.com\/KarterSarff21K)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since then, May has continued to provide Sarff with his Midget and Sprint Car expertise throughout the season, resulting in four Xtreme Outlaw Series wins and his first career Sprint Car victory with the Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cI work on all my own stuff here at my house, and Paul usually just texts me what he wants on it,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cWe scale it and go through it over the phone. Paul never gets to come to our shop because he\u2019s in Indiana and I\u2019m in Illinois. So, we just have a package that we go through, scale the car, show up to the track and that\u2019s what we got. It seems to be working good so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

That Sprint Car win also came driving for CBR \u2014 one month after Briscoe announced Sarff would be in the driver\u2019s seat for the reopening of his Sprint Car team.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce I started the NASCAR journey, I always knew I wanted to stay a part of the sport as an owner give back to drivers I felt like deserved opportunities because I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today without the same thing,\u201d Briscoe said in a team press release in March. \u201cI\u2019m super excited this year to have Karter Sarff try wing Sprint Car racing, he did an amazing job in our midget at Chili Bowl and he has a bright future ahead. It will be a lot of fun for me to be able to race a few races this year with my dad again and then watch him and Karter go run as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarff started on the pole and led all 25 laps around the 4\/10-mile of Red Hill Raceway in his first race out with the CBR Sprint Car team, led by Briscoe\u2019s father, Kevin.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Kevin, he\u2019s just real knowledgeable with everything as well,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cListening to what he says about things, how things work, I\u2019ve been able to build a pretty good notebook in my head of how things work and how things should work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve been a lot of help to get my knowledge to where I want it to be. Obviously, I still have a lot to learn, and I\u2019m just happy to be around a good, smart group of guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Xtreme
Emily Schwanke Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the Midget season winds down, Sarff has reflected on what\u2019s brought his career to this point. Thirteen months ago, he was a regional Midget racer still looking for his first major breakthrough. Now, he\u2019s a budding open-wheel talent racing for a NASCAR star\u2019s team and a threat to win any national Midget series event he competes in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure what clicked for me, but I think the Sprint Cars helped a lot,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cJust slowing the Midget down, and I think my racecraft has improved a lot for whatever reason. I guess just watching, paying attention and learning from my mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarff will be back in action with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota \u2014 Sept. 13-15 for a three-race swing through his home state at Southern Illinois Raceway, Highland Speedway and Adams County (IL) Speedway. Advance sale tickets are available at the link below.<\/p>\n

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS RACEWAY TICKETS<\/a> ($5 off with advanced purchased)<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t be at the track to watch in person, stream every lap live on DIRTVision<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a new rising star on the national Midget circuit. His name: Karter Sarff. Six career Feature wins with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota ranks the 21-year-old racer from Mason City, IL, fourth on the Series\u2019 all-time wins list, following his sweep of the Ironman 55 weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":5532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,82],"tags":[170,144],"class_list":["post-5531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-midgets","tag-chase-briscoe","tag-karter-sarff","infinite-scroll-item"],"yoast_head":"\nHow Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom - Xtreme Outlaw Series<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There\u2019s a new rising star on the national Midget circuit. His name: Karter Sarff. Six career Feature wins with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota ranks the 21-year-old racer from Mason City, IL, fourth on the Series\u2019 all-time wins list, following his sweep of the Ironman 55 weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in early August.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There\u2019s a new rising star on the national Midget circuit. His name: Karter Sarff. Six career Feature wins with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota ranks the 21-year-old racer from Mason City, IL, fourth on the Series\u2019 all-time wins list, following his sweep of the Ironman 55 weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in early August.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Xtreme Outlaw Series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XtremeOutlawSeries.WRG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-27T22:03:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-28T15:44:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jordan DeLucia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Xtreme_Outlaw\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Xtreme_Outlaw\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jordan DeLucia\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jordan DeLucia\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4c9bcc35fa75d38640a9d7dd464585c1\"},\"headline\":\"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-27T22:03:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-28T15:44:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/\"},\"wordCount\":1361,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Chase Briscoe\",\"Karter Sarff\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"Xtreme Midgets\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/\",\"name\":\"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom - Xtreme Outlaw Series\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-27T22:03:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-28T15:44:41+00:00\",\"description\":\"There\u2019s a new rising star on the national Midget circuit. His name: Karter Sarff. Six career Feature wins with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota ranks the 21-year-old racer from Mason City, IL, fourth on the Series\u2019 all-time wins list, following his sweep of the Ironman 55 weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in early August.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg\",\"width\":2400,\"height\":1600,\"caption\":\"Emily Schwanke Photo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/\",\"name\":\"Xtreme Outlaw Series\",\"description\":\"Non-Wing Sprint Cars and Midgets\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Xtreme Outlaw Series\",\"alternateName\":\"Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/12\/30132128\/XOS_Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/12\/30132128\/XOS_Logo.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":218,\"caption\":\"Xtreme Outlaw Series\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XtremeOutlawSeries.WRG\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Xtreme_Outlaw\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xtremeoutlaw\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/XtremeOutlawSeries\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4c9bcc35fa75d38640a9d7dd464585c1\",\"name\":\"Jordan DeLucia\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/author\/jdelucia\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom - Xtreme Outlaw Series","description":"There\u2019s a new rising star on the national Midget circuit. His name: Karter Sarff. Six career Feature wins with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota ranks the 21-year-old racer from Mason City, IL, fourth on the Series\u2019 all-time wins list, following his sweep of the Ironman 55 weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in early August.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom","og_description":"There\u2019s a new rising star on the national Midget circuit. His name: Karter Sarff. Six career Feature wins with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota ranks the 21-year-old racer from Mason City, IL, fourth on the Series\u2019 all-time wins list, following his sweep of the Ironman 55 weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in early August.","og_url":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/","og_site_name":"Xtreme Outlaw Series","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XtremeOutlawSeries.WRG","article_published_time":"2024-08-27T22:03:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-08-28T15:44:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2400,"height":1600,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jordan DeLucia","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Xtreme_Outlaw","twitter_site":"@Xtreme_Outlaw","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jordan DeLucia","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/"},"author":{"name":"Jordan DeLucia","@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4c9bcc35fa75d38640a9d7dd464585c1"},"headline":"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom","datePublished":"2024-08-27T22:03:27+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-28T15:44:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/"},"wordCount":1361,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg","keywords":["Chase Briscoe","Karter Sarff"],"articleSection":["News","Xtreme Midgets"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/","url":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/","name":"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom - Xtreme Outlaw Series","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-27T22:03:27+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-28T15:44:41+00:00","description":"There\u2019s a new rising star on the national Midget circuit. His name: Karter Sarff. Six career Feature wins with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota ranks the 21-year-old racer from Mason City, IL, fourth on the Series\u2019 all-time wins list, following his sweep of the Ironman 55 weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in early August.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/27174554\/DSC_0705.jpg","width":2400,"height":1600,"caption":"Emily Schwanke Photo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/news\/how-karter-sarff-ascended-from-regional-racer-to-national-midget-phenom\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Karter Sarff Ascended from Regional Racer to National Midget Phenom"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/","name":"Xtreme Outlaw Series","description":"Non-Wing Sprint Cars and Midgets","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#organization","name":"Xtreme Outlaw Series","alternateName":"Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series","url":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/12\/30132128\/XOS_Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/12\/30132128\/XOS_Logo.png","width":500,"height":218,"caption":"Xtreme Outlaw Series"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XtremeOutlawSeries.WRG","https:\/\/x.com\/Xtreme_Outlaw","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xtremeoutlaw\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/XtremeOutlawSeries"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4c9bcc35fa75d38640a9d7dd464585c1","name":"Jordan DeLucia","url":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/author\/jdelucia\/"}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5531"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5541,"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5531\/revisions\/5541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}