CONCORD, NC (March 6, 2026) — A new face to the American Sprint Car Series has entered the chase for BRODIX Rookie of the Year honors.

Cole Schroeder has made his commitment to following the entire national 360 Sprint Car schedule in 2026 behind the wheel of the Rocking R Bar, Moyle Racing Engines-powered Maxim Chassis No. 3. The 20-year-old native of Bozeman, MT, made his debut with the Series at Volusia Speedway Park in January and is ready to take on the full slate of events with his family-owned operation.

“It’s good competition to get the laps with, experience, and time back on the road,” Schroeder said. “It’s a great series and great people to follow.”

Originally from “Big Sky Country,” Schroeder moved to Arizona in 2018 and began his racing career in the asphalt karting ranks before jumping into Micro Sprints in 2021. It wasn’t long before he became a certified dealer of Hyper Racing chassis in the fall of 2024, assembling the Micro Sprint machines for buyers around the region.

Among his most notable Feature wins in the Micro Sprint ranks came in the 2023 Deuces Wild Shootout at U.S. 24 Speedway, where Schroeder topped a field of 98 Winged A-Class entrants and led every lap of the main event enroute to collect the $12,222.22 grand prize.

During the 2025 season, Schroeder moved to his current home in Fresno, CA, and became a regular of the 360 Sprint Car scene on the West Coast, recording multiple starts at tracks including Watsonville Speedway, Placerville Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway.

“I like the smaller tracks; I feel like it kinda brings a little more driver into it,” Schroeder said. “They’re a little more evil, and it’s a lot closer racing.”

For 2026, Schroeder will take on a national Sprint Car series schedule for the first time in his career — a venture he knows will be challenging at first but a necessary one in his efforts to make a climb up the open-wheel racing ladder.

“For now, it’s just to run everything we can,” Schroeder said. “Obviously, our 360 program is pretty built up, so we’ll run that. Then, next year, we’ll hopefully move up to 410s and start getting more experience in those.”

The American Sprint Car Series returns to action on Saturday, April 11, at Salina Highbanks Speedway in a clash with the ASCS Sooner Region. Tickets for the event can be purchased at the track on race day.

Cole Schroeder Commits to Rookie Campaign with American Sprint Car Series

CONCORD, NC (March 6, 2026) — A new face to the American Sprint Car Series has entered the chase for BRODIX Rookie of the Year honors.

Cole Schroeder has made his commitment to following the entire national 360 Sprint Car schedule in 2026 behind the wheel of the Rocking R Bar, Moyle Racing Engines-powered Maxim Chassis No. 3. The 20-year-old native of Bozeman, MT, made his debut with the Series at Volusia Speedway Park in January and is ready to take on the full slate of events with his family-owned operation.

“It’s good competition to get the laps with, experience, and time back on the road,” Schroeder said. “It’s a great series and great people to follow.”

Originally from “Big Sky Country,” Schroeder moved to Arizona in 2018 and began his racing career in the asphalt karting ranks before jumping into Micro Sprints in 2021. It wasn’t long before he became a certified dealer of Hyper Racing chassis in the fall of 2024, assembling the Micro Sprint machines for buyers around the region.

Among his most notable Feature wins in the Micro Sprint ranks came in the 2023 Deuces Wild Shootout at U.S. 24 Speedway, where Schroeder topped a field of 98 Winged A-Class entrants and led every lap of the main event enroute to collect the $12,222.22 grand prize.

During the 2025 season, Schroeder moved to his current home in Fresno, CA, and became a regular of the 360 Sprint Car scene on the West Coast, recording multiple starts at tracks including Watsonville Speedway, Placerville Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway.

“I like the smaller tracks; I feel like it kinda brings a little more driver into it,” Schroeder said. “They’re a little more evil, and it’s a lot closer racing.”

For 2026, Schroeder will take on a national Sprint Car series schedule for the first time in his career — a venture he knows will be challenging at first but a necessary one in his efforts to make a climb up the open-wheel racing ladder.

“For now, it’s just to run everything we can,” Schroeder said. “Obviously, our 360 program is pretty built up, so we’ll run that. Then, next year, we’ll hopefully move up to 410s and start getting more experience in those.”

The American Sprint Car Series returns to action on Saturday, April 11, at Salina Highbanks Speedway in a clash with the ASCS Sooner Region. Tickets for the event can be purchased at the track on race day.

If you can’t be at the track, how can you watch the American Sprint Car Series in 2026? Every event is broadcast live on DIRTVision.