ANOTHER WITHDRAWAL: Kofoid Charges to Sixth Huset’s Victory, Banks $20,000

May 26, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

The Roth Motorsports team continues to look unbeatable at the Brandon, SD oval with an impressive drive from the Penngrove, CA native

BRANDON, SD (May 25, 2026) – It might be time to start writing Michael “Buddy” Kofoid’s name on the check before a race even starts at Huset’s Speedway.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series rolled into the Brandon, SD track on Monday for the Stars and Stripes Salute presented by Folkens Brothers Trucking finale. At first, Kofoid and his Roth Motorsports team actually looked beatable.

The Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying charts showed Kofoid timed in 23rd quickest. That left him lining up sixth for his Heat Race with the odds against him of finding his way to the top two and into the Toyota Dash. But the No. 83 came to life in the Heat as Kofoid ripped his way forward to second.

Misfortune bit in the redraw when Kofoid pulled the eight, the worst pill available. The Penngrove, CA native managed to advance one spot in the Toyota Dash, setting him up seventh for the 35-lap, $20,000-to-win main event. When the green flag flew, Kofoid reminded everyone he’s the man to beat at Huset’s The 24-year-old wheeled by some of the best Sprint Car drivers in the country with ease. By Lap 7, he’d worked his way onto the podium. Six laps later, Kofoid slipped under Aaron Reutzel for the lead and that was that. He sliced through traffic without issue on his way to a nearly four-second margin of victory and honored Kyle Busch with a bow when he emerged from the car.

“My car is notoriously good in dirty air and relatively unaffected, and I knew I just wanted traffic to come into play,” Kofoid explained. “I didn’t want yellows. I wanted traffic and knew that I could race really well in that and hopefully take advantage and the opportunity arose. It was a long day, a hard day qualifying 23rd and then getting to second in the Heat Race then passing a car in the Dash. I feel like that set us up really nice in the Feature starting on the bottom. I just owe it all to Dylan (Buswell), Nate (Knotts), and Gage (Tyra). Collectively, we struggled in Hot Laps and Qualifying, and they don’t give up.”

Kofoid’s sixth win of the year gives him sole possession of the most in 2026 with The Greatest Show on Dirt. It’s the 28th of his career with the World of Outlaws, equaling him with Kerry Madsen for 25th all-time. His recent Huset’s hot streak continued as Monday marked his fifth win in the last seven visits to the Brandon, SD track. He hasn’t finished worse than fourth in his last eight races at Huset’s.

Sheldon Haudenschild took the runner-up spot in the KCP Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 18. He’s posted five top fives in the last seven races and sits tied with Donny Schatz for fourth in the standings.

Aaron Reutzel completed the podium in the Ridge and Sons Racing No. 87 after leading the opening 12 laps.

David Gravel and Donny Schatz rounded out the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild earned the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Haudenschild also set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Sheldon Haudenschild (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Bill Balog (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Donny Schatz (WIX Filters Heat Three), and David Gravel (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Donny Schatz.

Schatz also topped the Toyota Dash.

Emerson Axsom won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Carson Macedo earned his second straight KSE Racing Products Hard Charger with a drive from 23rd to 11th.

Spencer Bayston was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A 13th-place effort made Emerson Axsom the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Aaron Reutzel clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Cole Macedo.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars head to North Dakota for the first time in 2026 with stops at River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, ND) on Friday, May 29 and Nodak Speedway (Minot, ND) on Sunday, May 31. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 83-Michael Kofoid[7]; 2. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[3]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 4. 2-David Gravel[8]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog[4]; 7. 17-Spencer Bayston[10]; 8. 88-Austin McCarl[6]; 9. 23-Garet Williamson[11]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart[15]; 11. 41-Carson Macedo[23]; 12. 7S-Chris Windom[9]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[21]; 14. 2C-Cole Macedo[13]; 15. 11-Justin Henderson[5]; 16. 51-Ashton Torgerson[20]; 17. 83JR-Sam Henderson[19]; 18. 8-Jacob Hughes[17]; 19. 14H-Matt Juhl[22]; 20. (DNF) 13-Mark Dobmeier[12]; 21. (DNF) 24T-Christopher Thram[14]; 22. (DNF) 55-Kerry Madsen[18]; 23. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[24]; 24. (DNF) 10-Ryan Timms[16]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ANOTHER WITHDRAWAL: Kofoid Charges to Sixth Huset’s Victory, Banks $20,000

The Roth Motorsports team continues to look unbeatable at the Brandon, SD oval with an impressive drive from the Penngrove, CA native

BRANDON, SD (May 25, 2026) – It might be time to start writing Michael “Buddy” Kofoid’s name on the check before a race even starts at Huset’s Speedway.

Aaron Reutzel completed the podium in the Ridge and Sons Racing No. 87 after leading the opening 12 laps.

David Gravel and Donny Schatz rounded out the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild earned the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Haudenschild also set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Donny Schatz.

Schatz also topped the Toyota Dash.

Emerson Axsom won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Carson Macedo earned his second straight KSE Racing Products Hard Charger with a drive from 23rd to 11th.

Spencer Bayston was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A 13th-place effort made Emerson Axsom the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Aaron Reutzel clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Cole Macedo.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/another-withdrawal-kofoid-charges-to-sixth-husets-victory-banks-20000/

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TOP FIVE STORYLINES: Big Money at Mansfield Caps Off Four-Night Pennsylvania, Ohio Stretch

May 26, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

CONCORD, NC (May 25, 2026) – Another long week of racing awaits the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

The original plan included three nights of action in the “Buckeye State,” but with Marion Center Raceway’s Connor Bobik Memorial finale getting rained out on May 16, a return trip will open the week on Wednesday, May 27. With $30,000 going to the winner, the event instantly becomes one of the highest-paying midweek races in all of Late Model racing, and multiple star drivers who were unable to attend the original date are now planning to take their shot at the prize.

From there, the Series will travel three hours west for the regularly-scheduled visit to Wayne County Speedway on Thursday, May 28. From there, it’s off to the recently-reopened Mansfield Speedway for one of the most anticipated races of the year, the Blaster 57 Special, paying a staggering $57,000 to win and $5,700 to start on Saturday night.

Wednesday’s stop at Marion Center will also include action for the Semi Late Models and Strictly Stocks, while the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds will join the World of Outlaws at both Wayne County and Mansfield.

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Here are this week’s top storylines:

BACK ALREADY: For drivers on a nationally-touring circuit, going back to a track for a second time 12 days after the first visit is almost unheard of. But that’s exactly what they’ll get to do at Marion Center.

The situation gives teams a rare opportunity to plan for Wednesday’s show using the exact same chassis, engine, shocks and other components as they ran in the first half of the Connor Bobik Memorial. That’s assuming the team was happy with the combination they brought to Marion Center last time, and there are several names that certainly fall into that category.

Topping that list is MD3 Rookie of the Year contender Logan Zarin, who topped the first of two Showdowns for his first Late Model win at the national level. The second one went to regional standout Jared Miley, who will be looking to replicate that showing on Wednesday in full-field action for his first World of Outlaws win since 2022 at Port Royal Speedway.

As for the two championship contenders, neither Nick Hoffman nor Bobby Pierce were much of a factor in split-field competition, with both drivers recording seventh-place finishes.

RETURN TO WAYNE: Seven years after the last visit, the World of Outlaws are back at one of Ohio’s signature tracks.

The Series has contested six races at the Orrville, OH facility in the past. The first three visits went to Chub Frank (2006), Darrell Lanigan (2012) and Dave Hess Jr. (2013), while Brandon Sheppard swept the last three in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and has plans to go for four in a row with Rocket1 Racing.

Although it’s been absent from the World of Outlaws schedule in recent years, the track has hosted the finale of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals in each of the past three seasons. The last two Hell Tour races were won by current full-time Outlaws in Tyler Erb in 2024 and Nick Hoffman in 2025. Next week’s Lonewolf 40 will be an especially important night for Hoffman, as the race is being organized by his team owner, Tye Twarog.

RACETRACK REVIVED: What started as a dream years ago is set to come to fruition next weekend.

When former NASCAR Cup Series driver and team owner Matt Tifft purchased Mansfield Speedway last year, he had bigger goals than merely bringing the abandoned racetrack back to life. He wanted to put on some of the biggest events in the sport, in addition to utilizing the property for far more than dirt track racing.

The Mansfield staff put together a 2026 schedule that includes everything from racing to concerts, monster trucks, car shows, motocross and more. It all started with opening night on May 15, which featured the Valvoline American Late Model Iron Man Series as well as the FAST on Dirt 410 Sprint Cars. The race generated plenty of buzz ahead of Mansfield’s return to the national stage, which comes in the form of the largest purse on the World of Outlaws calendar at more than $240,000 reserved for Saturday’s Feature starters.

For many drivers, the 57 Special will mark their first laps around Mansfield since competing in the track’s former marquee event, the Dirt Million. Leading that group is Bobby Pierce, who will look to avenge his 2018 defeat when he lost the lead to Earl Pearson Jr. on a late-race restart and missed out on one of the biggest wins of his career at the time. Aside from Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr., Tyler Erb, Nick Hoffman and Tim McCreadie all have Dirt Million experience that they’ll try to translate into a hefty payday in Mansfield’s newest tradition.

HORNET’S NEST: Behind Hoffman and Pierce at the top of the standings, the battle for third through sixth remains a coin flip.

Only 35 points separate Tim McCreadie in third from Drake Troutman in sixth, with Ryan Gustin and Tyler Erb both squished between them. It’s impossible to give any of them the clear edge going forward, as they all have reasons to look forward to different parts of the four races on tap this week.

Gustin needs to look no further than Marion Center, as he won the 2023 Connor Bobik Memorial and finished on the podium last year. That speed appears to have carried over to 2026, as he ran in the top five in his Showdown last weekend.

Troutman is trying to make this the year he cracks the code at one of his home tracks, as he’s never finished in the top 10 in four previous Connor Bobik Memorial appearances.

Erb might call Texas home, but he’s spent the past few years living in Wapakoneta, OH near the Best Performance Motorsports shop in St. Marys, so Wayne County and Mansfield are both home games for “Terbo.”

McCreadie has a long-awaited Wayne County victory on his agenda after finishing second there three times, including twice with the World of Outlaws in 2006 and 2012.

CHASING THE CASH: With the Dirt Late Model Dream looming next week at nearby Eldora Speedway, many of the sport’s biggest stars will be getting to the area a week early to race for some big money while preparing for one of the sport’s signature events.

Hudson O’Neal is on pace to make 2026 the best year of his career to date, as his 14 wins make him the winningest Late Model driver in America this season. Mansfield in particular was a good track for the “New Deal” in its previous iteration, as O’Neal recorded three top fives in five starts and no finishes worse than ninth.

Dresden, OH’s Devin Moran will be spending the weekend in his home state after making his Marion Center debut on Wednesday. The “Mailman” has a best finish of second in four World of Outlaws starts at Wayne County, but was an early DNF in the last two editions of the Dirt Million at Mansfield in 2018 and 2019.

Other drivers who have announced their plans to go World of Outlaws racing this week include Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr., Max Blair, Garrett Alberson, Brian Shirley, Dale McDowell and many more.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Wednesday, May 27, at Marion Center Raceway in Marion Center, PA
Thursday, May 28, at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH
Friday-Saturday, May 29-30, at Mansfield Speedway in Mansfield, OH

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Nick Hoffman (3208 points)
2. Bobby Pierce (-10)
3. Tim McCreadie (-195)
4. Ryan Gustin (-217)
5. Tyler Erb (-229)
6. Drake Troutman (-230)
7. Ethan Dotson (-273)
8. Daulton Wilson (-277)
9. Dustin Sorensen (-381)
10. Trey Mills (-443)

FEATURE WINNERS (9):
Bobby Pierce – 8
Nick Hoffman – 5
Tim McCreadie – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (21):
Nick Hoffman – 21
Bobby Pierce – 16
Tim McCreadie – 9
Ryan Gustin – 8
Tyler Erb – 8
Drake Troutman – 8
Daulton Wilson – 7
Brandon Sheppard – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 4
Ethan Dotson – 4
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dennis Erb Jr. – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Tey Mills – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (19):
Nick Hoffman – 179
Bobby Pierce – 170
Drake Troutman – 99
Brandon Sheppard – 78
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Daulton Wilson – 66
Tim McCreadie – 46
Hudson O’Neal – 45
Jonathan Davenport – 45
Mike Marlar – 39
Mason Zeigler – 25
Ashton Winger – 22
Ethan Dotson – 12
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 2

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (14):
Nick Hoffman – 6
Drake Troutman – 3
Chris Madden – 2
Daulton Wilson – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
San Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (14):
Chris Madden – 5
Nick Hoffman – 4
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Hudson O’Neal – 1
Tyler Erb – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Sam Seawright – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (34):
Nick Hoffman – 14
Bobby Pierce – 10
Ryan Gustin – 7
Chris Madden – 7
Tyler Erb – 7
Drake Troutman – 6
Brandon Sheppard – 4
Tim McCreadie – 3
Mason Zeigler – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Jonathan Davenport – 3
Brandon Overton – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Lane Snook – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (32):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Logan Zarin – 2
Tristan Chamberlain – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Dallon Murty – 1
Carson Ferguson – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 21 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL (Practice)
Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Chris Madden (1)
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Hudson O’Neal (1)
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tim McCreadie (1)
Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (1)
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Thursday, Feb. 19 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL (Practice)
Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Bobby Pierce (1)
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Nick Hoffman (3)
Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (2)
Thursday, March 19 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS (Practice)
Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Bobby Pierce (3)
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Hudson O’Neal (2)
Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / Nick Hoffman (4)
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Thursday, April 9 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (2)
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Bobby Pierce (5)
Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / Bobby Pierce (6)
Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Bobby Pierce (7)
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Ryan Gustin (1)
Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / Bobby Pierce (8)
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Mason Zeigler (1)
Wednesday, May 27 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA
Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV
Friday, June 19 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI
Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN
Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN
Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN
Thursday, July 2 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Friday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Saturday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY
Friday, July 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Friday, July 24 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Friday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Thursday, Aug. 20 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/top-five-storylines-big-money-at-mansfield-caps-off-four-night-pennsylvania-ohio-stretch/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSBPQRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXTmdwS2R3ZzZTdTJQeDl1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvr5nkCYwS77DA8Nttx4SEk_nDoU4CetSSq6xMdz6IIIT4FAmPN2ZHI_AD5z_aem_iq7xKIqxCaKZl2GaVvZjQw

TOP FIVE STORYLINES: Big Money at Mansfield Caps Off Four-Night Pennsylvania, Ohio Stretch

CONCORD, NC (May 25, 2026) – Another long week of racing awaits the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

TICKETS & INFO

WATCH LIVE ON DIRTVISION

Here are this week’s top storylines:

As for the two championship contenders, neither Nick Hoffman nor Bobby Pierce were much of a factor in split-field competition, with both drivers recording seventh-place finishes.

RETURN TO WAYNE: Seven years after the last visit, the World of Outlaws are back at one of Ohio’s signature tracks.

RACETRACK REVIVED: What started as a dream years ago is set to come to fruition next weekend.

HORNET’S NEST: Behind Hoffman and Pierce at the top of the standings, the battle for third through sixth remains a coin flip.

Troutman is trying to make this the year he cracks the code at one of his home tracks, as he’s never finished in the top 10 in four previous Connor Bobik Memorial appearances.

McCreadie has a long-awaited Wayne County victory on his agenda after finishing second there three times, including twice with the World of Outlaws in 2006 and 2012.

EVENT INFO: Connor Bobik Memorial, Lonewolf 40, Blaster 57 Special
TRACK INFO: Marion Center Raceway, Wayne County Speedway, Mansfield Speedway

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CORVETTE RACING AT DETROIT: The Hometown Team!

May 26, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

GTD PRO Corvettes hope to increase championship lead in Motor City DETROIT (May 25, 2026) – The Motor City’s hometown team is back in downtown Detroit this weekend armed with championship points leads.

Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Chevrolet are set for Saturday’s Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic – the annual 100-minute sprint race that will see the team’s two Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs race around Detroit’s Renaissance Center for the third straight year.
The yellow No. 3 and No. 4 Pratt Miller Corvettes are part of a 10-car entry in GTD PRO for the fifth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The squad is aiming for its first victory around the downtown street circuit and improve on last year’s second-place finish.

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Tommy Milner, the fastest GTD PRO driver in last year’s race, and Nicky Catsburg – teammates in the No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R – lead the GTD PRO Drivers Championship on the strength of two consecutive podium finishes, including a runner-up finish earlier this month at Laguna Seca. The pairing also hasn’t finished lower than fourth in any race this year and lead Chevrolet’s charge to the top of the GTD PRO Manufacturers Championship standings.
In the No. 3 Corvette, Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims are hoping that another strong showing Detroit will elevate them in the points standings. Last year’s GTD PRO champions were class runners-up a year ago at the Renaissance Center as Sims set the fastest race lap; Garcia also was the pole-winner two years ago.
This is the third appearance for the Corvette/Pratt Miller squad and the rest of the GTP and GTD PRO cars at the downtown Detroit circuit, which runs around the Renaissance Center and is the shortest on the calendar at nine turns and 1.654 miles around. The program previously scored three victories at the Belle Isle circuit. The Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 30. It will air live on NBC at 4 p.m. ET with streaming coverage on Peacock in the U.S., and IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R PRE-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is a short race but an important for everyone on the team. There will be a lot of people both from Team Chevy and also from Pratt Miller at the track. It’s nice to give the people who maybe don’t come to these races but still work on our cars a close look at the Corvettes they help design or build. Hopefully we can have a good result for them. I feel like Alex and I have been fast there in the past even though we haven’t quite gotten yet a win in Detroit. It would be a big deal for us to achieve that this year, so let’s see if we can make it happen.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’ve really enjoyed racing in Detroit the last couple of years with Corvette and Pratt Miller. To me, it’s an enjoyable track with a lot of challenges… bumpy, low-speed corners and the long straight where you really be brave on the brakes for an overtake. Our Corvette has been fast there, and last year’s finish was a big momentum push for us in the championship. I’d love to be able to have a similar result this year in front of so many GM guests and the Corvette fans.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The Detroit street race is a unique one. It’s the one street event that we get to race at in GTD PRO. You don’t know what to expect a lot of times going into it because so much can happen with the concrete walls all around you and just the nature of street tracks in general. But everyone at Corvette Racing and Pratt Miller realize that this is one of the most important races we’ll do this year. It’s in the backyard of Chevrolet and the team, so there will be a lot of support for both our Corvettes. Things haven’t worked out too well for our car at Detroit the last two years but we come in with a lot of momentum and the championship lead. We’re going to keep the same mindset as we have so far this season and hopefully that nets us a podium finish or better.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is an important race for everyone on the team. It’s an exciting one for all of us, too, as we know there will be a ton of employes, family and friends from GM and the Pratt Miller team. So we will do our best to perform and execute well for them, and hopefully that leads to a win for one of our Corvettes. Obviously I hope it is Tommy and me! The first three races have gone quite well. We have been able to minimize mistakes and take advantage of opportunities that present themselves. So let’s see what happens. It’s true that this is a very short, rough track where there aren’t a lot of places to pass. But we have seen the last two years that a lot can happen. As long as you can hang around to the end, you have a chance. That is our goal.”

IN HIS OWN WORDS: Jim Campbell Ahead of DetroitThis weekend’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix and Detroit Sports Car Classic is a showcase for GM Motorsports – and especially for Corvette Racing. The presence of Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and activities surrounding the Grand Prix will highlight what makes the Corvette line so important to Chevrolet, says Jim Campbell, Jim Campbell, Vice President, Performance and Motorsports Commercial Operations, General Motors:

Corvettes race at a wide variety of venues in IMSA. From your perspective, how important is it for people to see Corvette competing on-track at Detroit?“This is a significant part of why we race. Corvette is America’s sports car. We also consider it a great example of technology transfer and performance in the Chevrolet portfolio. We gain valuable information every time one of our Corvettes is on the racetrack. At the same time, it is definitely a point of pride for everyone within Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and General Motors to see and hear the Corvettes go around this track in our hometown and in front of so many people that support Corvette Racing and cheer us on. It’s very special.” The relationship between production and motorsports is a hallmark of Corvette Racing. How does Chevrolet tell that story on a weekend like Detroit?“There is no better way to illustrate the racetrack-to-showroom relevance of Corvette than by racing in championships like IMSA and at a high-visibility event like the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. The two Corvettes from Pratt Miller Motorsports are instantly recognizable both by sight and sound. Visually, there is no mistaking the design of the mid-engine Corvette. The sound of the 5.5-liter, production-derived, flat-plane V8 engine is just as recognizable. We are proud to race what we sell across all of our competition groups within Chevrolet, and that obviously includes Corvette.” Are there other avenues off-track where that story is evident?“The relationship between Corvette Racing and Corvette fans is extremely important. That’s why we are so proud of the Corvette Corrals that we host at many IMSA tracks. They give our race teams and our production team members the opportunity to directly interface with our Corvette owners through meet-and-greets, Q&As and hospitality. A special aspect of this Corvette Corral is that it is on top of the Beaubien Garage and overlooks the pitlane and the start/finish line. It’s a fantastic view and one we are proud to provide our Corral guests. In addition, our Chevrolet Motorsports display at Spirit Plaza is a place where fans can learn more about our cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks.” There are hundreds of GM employees who work in the Detroit area and touch the Corvette program. How special is it to give them the opportunity to get up close and see some of the results of their work on a weekend where this might be the only time each year they get to see the Corvette race cars up close?“To me, this is one of the most satisfying parts of seeing the Corvette Racing program compete at Detroit. Across our group, we have seen first-hand the wide-eyed looks of first-time race attendees from our company who are involved on the Corvette program in a number of behind-the-scenes areas. Whether they are involved in a design, engineering or commercial capacity, the pride and excitement that we see when they look inside the Corvette Z06 GT3.R or watch it fly by on the racetrack is instant. We’re proud of their contributions to the ‘One Team’ approach that has been a hallmark of Corvette Racing for more than two decades.”

2026 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points GTD PRO Drivers Standings1. Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 9712. Connor De Phillippi/Neil Verhagen – 9203. Harry King/Nick Tandy – 9084. Christopher Mies/Frederic Vervisch – 8975. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia – 827
GTD PRO Teams Standings1. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 9712. No. 1 Paul Miller Racing – 9203. No. 77 AO Racing – 9084. No. 65 Ford Racing – 8975. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 827
GTD PRO Manufacturers Standings1. Chevrolet – 10272. Porsche – 10113. BMW – 9864. Ford – 9605. Lamborghini – 853 CORVETTE RACING BY THE NUMBERS: Detroit• 1: As in one manufacturer and one model of car for the 28th consecutive year in sports car racing: Chevrolet and the Corvette• 2: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at Detroit – Corvette C6.R (2007-08) and Corvette C8.R/Z06 GT3.R (2020-present)• 3: Wins in Detroit for Corvette Racing in five starts – 2007 and 2008 in GT1, and 2021 in GTLM (although it was a non-points event)• 8: Victories at Detroit for Chevrolet in IMSA competition. In addition to three wins for Corvette Racing, Corvette Daytona Prototypes won overall each year on Belle Isle from 2012-2016• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001• 17: Wins in 2025 for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R across six different series including one each for AWA (Rolex 24) and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports (VIR)• 33: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen• 40: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Tom Van Rompuy at Fuji in September for TF Sport• 73: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year• 84: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. TF Sport’s Peter Dempsey joined the list at Imola in the WEC season-opener• 154: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, five in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and GT America and two in the European Le Mans Series• 376: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999• 492,332.29: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program should surpass the half-million mile mark at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans
Corvette Racing at Detroit (wins in bold)2007 (Belle Isle) – No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O’Connell – 1st in GT1No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Olivier Beretta – 2nd in GT1 2008 (Belle Isle) – No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O’Connell – 2nd in GT1No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Olivier Beretta – 1st in GT1 2021 (Belle Isle unofficial race) – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 2nd in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 1st in GTLM 2024 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 10th in GTD PRO (Garcia pole)No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 9th in GTD PRO (Milner fastest race lap) 2025 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 2nd in GTD PRO (Sims fastest race lap)No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 6th in GTD PRO

CORVETTE RACING AT DETROIT: The Hometown Team!GTD PRO Corvettes hope to increase championship lead in Motor City DETROIT (May 25, 2026) – The Motor City’s hometown team is back in downtown Detroit this weekend armed with championship points leads.

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Pierce Wins Third Career Show-Me 100 After Starting 20th

May 26, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

Pierce Wins Third Career Show-Me 100 After Starting 20th

WHEATLAND, MO (May 24, 2026) – Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Illinois charged from the 20th starting position to capture the 34th Annual Show-Me 100 presented by Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging on Sunday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. Pierce took the lead on lap 61 and led the remainder of the 100-lap feature to earn $75,000 and secure his second consecutive Show-Me 100 victory. The win marked Pierce’s first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph of the 2026 season and his third career victory in the prestigious Crown Jewel event. Brandon Sheppard advanced from sixth to finish second, while Jonathan Davenport—who led a race-high 54 laps—rounded out the Big River Steel podium in third. Garrett Alberson finished fourth, and current Series points leader Hudson O’Neal completed the top five. Davenport and Josh Rice started on the front row after winning Friday night’s Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson and Cowboy Classic features, respectively. Davenport led the opening 17 laps before Rice surged to the front and paced the field for six circuits. Davenport reclaimed the lead on lap 24 and appeared in control until lap 61, when he pushed high exiting turn two, allowing both Pierce and Sheppard to drive past. Pierce then pulled away to win by 1.296 seconds over Sheppard. With the victory, Pierce became the first driver to win back-to-back Show-Me 100s since Jimmy Owens accomplished the feat in 2012 and 2013. The win was the 30th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of Pierce’s career, tying him with Billy Moyer and Wendell Wallace as three-time winners of the event, which began in 1993. “We were off during the preliminary nights again this year, and honestly I didn’t think we had a shot to win like we did last year,” Pierce said in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. “The rain changed everything, and the track crew gave us a completely different racetrack. You never run the same setup here—it keeps you guessing.” “The racetrack had a lot of character tonight, and luckily it suited us. My guys worked their butts off all weekend. Every time we came into the pits, we changed something. Saying we threw the kitchen sink at it is probably an understatement.” Sheppard was attempting to improve on his previous best Show-Me 100 finish of second, which came in 2021. “I think we had a little different tire combination than Bobby,” Sheppard said. “I felt like I couldn’t run many laps around the top before it started to go away, so I was trying to really hit the bottom in turns three and four and slowly creep toward him. I probably didn’t move around enough, but I was trying to take care of my tires. A lot of guys on the same tire strategy faded late.” Davenport’s race-leading effort ended after contact with the rough surface affected his car during the closing laps. “I don’t know if we bent something or what, but we started bottoming out really bad,” Davenport said. “I was trying to find the smoothest part of the racetrack. The track crew actually did a really good job because there were multiple grooves at the end. Me, Sheppard, and Pierce were all trying different things. I just couldn’t slow down and launch off the bottom like some of those guys could.” Pierce’s winning Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and backed by Low Voltage Solutions, Rio Grande Waste Services, Churchill Transport, Collins Brothers Towing, Carnaghi Towing, Leka Tree Service, Fort Knox Safes & Vaults, and First Farmers Bank & Trust. Completing the top ten were Ricky Thornton Jr., Brandon Overton, Clay Harris, Chris Ferguson, and Carson Ferguson. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 34th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by Ace Doran Hauling & RiggingSunday, May 24, 2026Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 2. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[1]; 3. 19M-Brenden Smith[6]; 4. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[3]; 5. 8L-Matthew Larson[7]; 6. 93L-Cory Lawler[4]; 7. 128-Kylan Garner[10]; 8. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[9]; 9. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[13]; 10. 12-Scott Crigler[11]; 11. 96-RC Whitwell[12]; 12. 25B-Chevy Boyer[8]; 13. 66-Eli Ross[5]; 14. 96X-Dalton Imhoff[14]
UNOH B-Main Race #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 2. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[2]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[5]; 4. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[6]; 5. 90-Brian Rickman[11]; 6. 3W-Brennon Willard[7]; 7. 11H-Jeff Herzog[4]; 8. 0X-Jason Sivils[13]; 9. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[9]; 10. 7J-Ryan Johnson[8]; 11. 18-Shannon Parker[10]; 12. 78S-Steve Stultz[14]; 13. 4X-Dalon Helm[12]; 14. (DNS) 37W-Frank Waszkiewicz; 15. (DNS) 1X-Aaron Marrant
Midwest Sheet Metal Show-Me Challenge Non-Qualifier Finish (20 Laps): 1. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[1]; 2. 90-Brian Rickman[3]; 3. 128-Kylan Garner[5]; 4. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[9]; 5. 8L-Matthew Larson[2]; 6. 25B-Chevy Boyer[15]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[12]; 8. 78S-Steve Stultz[16]; 9. 96X-Dalton Imhoff[19]; 10. 96-RC Whitwell[13]; 11. 3W-Brennon Willard[4]; 12. 12-Scott Crigler[11]; 13. 0X-Jason Sivils[8]; 14. 11H-Jeff Herzog[6]; 15. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[7]; 16. (DNS) 24C-Brandon Conkwright; 17. (DNS) 18-Shannon Parker; 18. (DNS) 66-Eli Ross; 19. (DNS) 4X-Dalon Helm
34th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging |Feature Finish (100 Laps):Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Earnings1 – 20 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $75,0002 – 6 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $27,4003 – 1 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $10,5004 – 9 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $10,9005 – 5 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $11,9006 – 19 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $9,8007 – 16 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $7,4008 – 4 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $7,4009 – 3 – 22F – Chris Ferguson – Mt. Holly, NC – $4,50010 – 13 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $5,40011 – 7 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $5,70012 – 8 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – $5,20013 – 11 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – $5,50014 – 2 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – $5,40015 – 18 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $6,20016 – 26 – 11G – Gordy Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – $3,30017 – 17 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $4,60018 – 10 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – $5,00019 – 15 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $4,40020 – 24 – 15 – Clay Stuckey – Shreveport, LA – $2,90021 – 14 – 93O – Mason Oberkramer – Broseley, MO – $2,80022 – 22 – 56 – Tony Jackson Jr – Lebanon, MO – $2,70023 – 25 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $2,60024 – 21 – 11T – Trevor Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – $2,50025 – 12 – 18J – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – $2,50026 – 23 – 19M – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – $2,50027 – 27 – 5S – Kolby Vandenbergh – Ashland, IL – $2,500 Race Statistics Entrants: 52Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Jonathan DavenportMD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-17); Josh Rice (Laps 18-23); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 24-60); Bobby Pierce (Laps 61-100Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan DavenportWieland Feature Winner: Bobby PierceMargin of Victory: 1.297 secondsHellraizer Jacks Cautions: Dan Ebert (Lap 40); Daniel Hilsabeck (Lap 45); Clay Stuckey, Mason Oberkramer (Lap 59); Debris (Lap 83); Debris (Lap 83)MyRacePass Series Provisional: Cory LawlerFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisionals: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aShow-Me 100 Highest Point Provisional: Gordy GundakerBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Jonathan DavenportPenske Shocks Top 5: Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Jonathan Davenport, Garrett Alberson, Hudson O’NealBehrent’s One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Jonathan DavenportPEM 4th Place Feature: Garrett AlbersonDiversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Hudson O’NealWilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Clay HarrisWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brian ShirleyVelocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Kyle BronsonXS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Devin MoranHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Bobby Pierce (Advanced 19 positions)MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (54 Laps)Sunoco Race Fuels Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon SheppardMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Hudson O’NealO’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Dillon McCowanPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 1 | 15.738 secondsFK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Gordy GundakerVictory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Bobby PierceOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Bob PierceARP Engine Builder of the Race: Vic Hill Race EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Tony Jackson, Jr. | 15.814 secondsTime of Race: 47 minutes 26 seconds Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP:Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Earnings1 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 3560 – $164,7002 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3410 – $140,9003 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 3310 – $164,7244 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 3265 – $76,1755 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 3170 – $101,0756 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 3140 – $68,0507 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2970 – $64,1758 – 3s – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 2960 – $54,6509 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – 2910 – $56,77510 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 2840 – $45,97511 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – 2790 – $58,65012 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – 2730 – $45,40013 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 2635 – $43,10014 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – 2490 – $32,40015 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 2370 – $31,27516 – 19M – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – 2245 – $27,52517 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – 2110 – $18,725

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Suarez, Chevrolet Earns the Victory in the 67th Running of the Coca-Cola 600

May 26, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

NASCAR Cup SeriesCharlotte Motor SpeedwayCoca-Cola 600Team Chevy Post-Race ReportMay 24, 2026

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· In the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600, Daniel Suarez capitalized on a clutch late-race two-tire pit strategy to earn his first crown jewel victory in NASCAR’s premier series. The victory marks Chevrolet’s second-straight, and 27th all-time, triumph in the crown jewel event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. · The Monterrey, Mexico, native drove Chevrolet to its fourth-consecutive trip to victory lane in NASCAR’s premier series, setting the season record for the longest points-paying win streak by a single manufacturer with 13 races complete.

RACE RECAP:

Stage One: With inclement weather altering Saturday’s on-track schedule, the lineup for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600 was set by the rulebook, putting Shane van Gisbergen and Michael McDowell on the second row to lead Team Chevy to the green flag. The first green flag run saw the majority of the lead pack settle into their starting positions, quickly approaching lap traffic when the first caution of the day flew at Lap 34. Maintaining a top-10 position for the opening run, the 2017 Coca-Cola winner, Austin Dillon, gave an initial report that he was overall happy with the handling of his No. 3 Chevrolet, resulting in a call for just four tires and fuel under the caution by crew chief Richard Boswell. Kyle Larson turned an 18th-place starting spot into a climb to 11th when the caution flag flew, and with a three-position gain in the race off pit road by the No. 5 pit crew, Larson made his first appearance in the top-10 of the day when the reigning champion inherited the eighth position for the restart. While the next green flag run was short, another trip to pit road saw a mix bag of strategy among the leaders. Electing for another set of four fresh Goodyear tires by crew chief Cliff Daniels, Larson was able to continue his progressive climb through the field with a steady position in the top-five. Yet another caution flew with less than 10 laps to go in the stage, setting up the opportunity to employ a new pit strategy. With a call for four tires and fuel from atop the No. 5 box, Larson took advantage of the fresh rubber on the restart to make a powerhouse move towards the front and enter into the battle for the lead with Denny Hamlin, ultimately going on to lead Team Chevy to the stage win.

Stage Two: Electing to stay out during the first stage break, Larson kept his position at the top of the leaderboard to lead the field to the green flag for Stage Two. A long green flag run opened the next 100-lap segment with Larson continuing to be a fixture in the top-five. The first green flag pit cycle of the race was on the horizon near the midway point of the stage. Larson was among the first group of cars to get the call to hit pit road, and once the cycle was completed, the team found themselves back up in the fourth position. Going caution-free for the second-half of the stage, tire wear began to affect the handling of Larson’s Chevrolet, but he was able to hang on to earn fifth-place points in Stage Two.

Stage Three: Larson’s average running position in the top-five continued throughout Stage Three, only falling out of the lead pack for a brief single-digit lap count during the green flag pit cycle. Also driving to points-earning efforts in both of the first-two stages, Van Gisbergen and Stenhouse Jr. kept their cars in position to give three Chevrolet organizations representation in the top-10 throughout Stage Three. Larson went on to lead Chevrolet to the green-white checkered flag, becoming one of three drivers to earn top-five points in each of the first-three stages.

Final Stage: After a trip down pit road during the final stage break, the No. 5 pit crew kept their driver in the fifth position to take the green flag to mark 88 laps to go in the race. But a short green flag run saw varying pit strategies among the leaders, with Van Gisbergen being one of the two drivers that opted to stay out for track position and a position on the front row for the restart. A masterful restart for the Auckland, New Zealand, native saw the No. 97 Chevrolet take the top position on Lap 328 to lead their first laps of the race. But it was a clutch two-tire call by crew chief Ryan Sparks that gave Daniel Suarez a front-row position for a pair of late-race restarts. Sitting in the top position when rain took over the 1.5-mile oval, Suarez went on to capture his first career Coca-Cola 600 victory.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos. Driver
1st – Daniel Suarez5th – Kyle Larson9th – William Byron

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 13 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:
Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 24Top 10s: 47Stage Wins: 11

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Nashville Superspeedway with the Cracker Barrel 400 on Sunday, May 31, at 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage. Finished: 35th “I’m not really sure what happened. We were on the straightaway and the last I saw in my camera was that the No. 47 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) had a run. He went to go to the inside of me and hit me in the back bumper. It turned me right into the wall and then I hit the ROVAL chicane wall, which is the worst thing you could hit. Just an unfortunate way to end the night in our Jockey Chevrolet.” Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 5th“The No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet team did a great job tonight. I thought we made the most out of it. We got a stage win there early. Other than that, I thought we had the fifth- or sixth-best car behind the Gibbs cars. I thought the No. 45 (Tyler Reddick) and I were pretty equal, but better at different points of the run. My pit crew did a really good job all night. They were extremely solid. I thought everything was going as good as it could. The restarts could have played out a little differently there at the end. I don’t really know what I could have done differently. Overall, just happy for this entire No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet team. It’s cool to get Chevrolet a win today. We’ll keep trying to build on this. Daniel (Suarez, race winner) earned that win. He had to hold off some extremely good cars behind him. Super happy for Daniel, Jeff Dickerson and everyone at Spire Motorsports. It was really cool and definitely meant to be. It was super special.” Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 1stWhat a call by Ryan Sparks, but you’ve got to give the driver a lot of credit on those several restarts. I know you said on our pre-race show, you’ve thought about it since Thursday, how badly did you want this one for Kyle Busch?“It really means a lot. I’ve been saying for years this is my favorite race of the year. I get to have my family here every year. It’s been a very tough week. Kyle (Busch), he was special, man. This one is for Kyle, Samantha, Brexton, Lennix, all his family. This win is for him. If it wasn’t for Kyle, I wasn’t going to be an Xfinity champion. I wasn’t going to have my shot in the Cup Series. To win this race for him is unbelievable.” You mentioned your championship. In some ways, is this win more meaningful than that?“Every win is special, but it’s been a second, right? To win for Spire Motorsports, with Freeway Insurance on the car, it’s just unbelievable. The team did an amazing job. It wasn’t easy. We had a lot of issues throughout the race. They put us in contention, and we executed well. I want to thank all of our partners; Chevrolet, the Hendrick Engine Shop, there’s so many people that makes this program as successful as it is.” Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in Stage One. Finished: 37th “I just made a mistake, spun out and hit the wall, unfortunately. I hate it. It’s been a terrible race, I feel like, throughout the course of my career, just crashed a bunch. Just a lot of race left. I was trying to find something. We were bleeding pretty bad, and I moved up to the top there, trying to click off some faster laps and, yeah, I made a mistake, stepped over the line and paid the price.” AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletFinished: 18th “I felt like we got pretty much everything we could out of the No. 16 Black’s Tire Chevrolet. We really struggled on restarts. The dirty air was really bad. I thought our clean air pace was decent, but we would lose so much on the restarts no matter what lane I would choose. It was just a struggle. We got the free pass there that probably saved our race. We just need more speed in our racecars. I’m proud of everyone on this team. We’re trying, but it’s just hard. I thought we maximized the day. I thought we would be maybe one or two spots better, but we weren’t much better than that.” Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 14th“It’s amazing to see my teammate, Daniel Suarez, get the win. It was a great call there by Ryan Sparks (crew chief for the No. 7 team) to take two-tires and get track position. Just really happy for everyone at Spire Motorsports. That’s two wins this year for the organization. The No. 71 Modo Casino Chevrolet team had a good run today, too. We lost a few spots on that last restart, but I felt really good about our speed tonight.” Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in Stage One. Finished: 39th “I saw the No. 2 (Austin Cindric) spinning quite aways in front of me. As soon as I hit the apron, I was just going too fast to really be able to maneuver the car. I got loose and ended up getting clipped in the right-rear. It’s really unfortunate for our No. 88 Red Bull Chevrolet team. I felt like we made a good adjustment on that last pit stop. We just have to keep our heads down and it’ll turn around.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 11th“It’s hard. I had an amazing day, but I’m pissed. We were a top-five or six car, but we just didn’t execute at the end. It was really cool to run up front all day. We were gifted a good starting position with qualifying getting canceled. It was a good call by Stephen (Doran, crew chief) to stay out there. It was awesome to be able to lead some laps.” You said you had some balance issues early in the race, but you were ripping the fence like you’ve been doing it for decades. How was that experience for you? “I was just a little bit tight. When the track was fresh after every restart, I couldn’t find good speed in dirty air. But when it migrated to the top, my No. 97 SuperFile Chevrolet came alive. My late-run speed was really good because I started tight. Some restarts were good, and others, I was putting myself in bad spots. But overall, it was a lot of fun.”

NASCAR Cup SeriesCharlotte Motor SpeedwayCoca-Cola 600Team Chevy Post-Race ReportMay 24, 2026

Suarez, Chevrolet Earns the Victory in the 67th Running of the Coca-Cola 600

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Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos. Driver
1st – Daniel Suarez5th – Kyle Larson9th – William Byron

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 13 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:
Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 24Top 10s: 47Stage Wins: 11

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ON A HEATER: Aaron Reutzel Stays Hot with Dominant Knoxville Victory

May 26, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

The Clute, TX native nabs his sixth victory in the last eight races

KNOXVILLE, IA (May 23, 2026) – Good luck stopping Aaron Reutzel and Ridge and Sons Racing right now.

The combination entered Saturday’s Stars and Stripes Salute opener at Knoxville Raceway as one of if not the hottest team in the sport of Sprint Car racing. They’d clicked off five wins in their last seven races with finishes of fourth and second in the other two. The one thing missing from the run? A victory with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

Well, the No. 87 team made sure to change that in dominant fashion Saturday night.

The Clute, TX native started on the outside of the front row and rocketed by polesitter Donny Schatz to take control of the race. Reutzel wasted no time growing the advantage as the early portion of the 25-lapper unfolded. Lapped traffic posed little threat as Reutzel sliced his way through the slower cars while Schatz and Rico Abreu slugged it out for second. Schatz secured the spot and tried to put together a late run, but it was too little, too late as Reutzel wheeled his way to Victory Lane.

“I was hoping I could get a full car length on him so I could close the bottom,” Reutzel said of the start. “I thought for sure I had enough where I didn’t need to block him in the Dash, and typical Donny he just went blowing by me. I made sure to close the door on him that time. It was tough. Traffic was tough.”

The hot streak is now at six triumphs in the last eight races for Reutzel. With Knoxville earning him another $20,000, he’s nearly at $200,000 in earnings already in 2026. The eighth World of Outlaws victory of Reutzel’s career ties him with Jimmy Sills and Cody Darrah for 56th all-time. His win total at “The Sprint Car Capital of the World” is up to 28 combining 410 and 360 Sprint Car competition.

Donny Schatz came out on top of a fierce battle with Rico Abreu to claim the runner-up spot, giving the 10-time champion four podiums in 2026 in the CJB Motorsports No. 15.

Abreu brought the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 24 home third for his fifth consecutive podium finish.

David Gravel and J.J. Hickle completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Garet Williamson earned his second Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in the last three races.

Aaron Reutzel set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Aaron Reutzel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), David Gravel (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Sheldon Haudenschild (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Austin McCarl (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Donny Schatz.

Schatz also topped the Toyota Dash.

Justin Henderson won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Carson Macedo marched from 22nd to ninth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Sheldon Haudenschild was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom was the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Aaron Reutzel clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Spencer Bayston.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars complete the Stars and Stripes Salute with a $20,000-to-win visit to Brandon, SD’s Huset’s Speedway on Sunday, May 24. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 3. 24A-Rico Abreu[6]; 4. 2-David Gravel[5]; 5. 2M-JJ Hickle[4]; 6. 23-Garet Williamson[3]; 7. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[8]; 8. 83-Michael Kofoid[12]; 9. 41-Carson Macedo[22]; 10. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[17]; 11. 21-Brian Brown[10]; 12. 71-Parker Price Miller[11]; 13. 55-Kerry Madsen[16]; 14. 11-Justin Henderson[21]; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart[20]; 16. 2C-Cole Macedo[15]; 17. 10-Ryan Timms[24]; 18. 17-Spencer Bayston[13]; 19. 28-Jace Park[9]; 20. 7S-Chris Windom[18]; 21. (DNF) 27C-Carson McCarl[23]; 22. (DNF) 27-Emerson Axsom[14]; 23. (DNF) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[19]; 24. (DQ) 88-Austin McCarl[7]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ON A HEATER: Aaron Reutzel Stays Hot with Dominant Knoxville Victory

The Clute, TX native nabs his sixth victory in the last eight races

KNOXVILLE, IA (May 23, 2026) – Good luck stopping Aaron Reutzel and Ridge and Sons Racing right now.

Well, the No. 87 team made sure to change that in dominant fashion Saturday night.

Donny Schatz came out on top of a fierce battle with Rico Abreu to claim the runner-up spot, giving the 10-time champion four podiums in 2026 in the CJB Motorsports No. 15.

Abreu brought the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 24 home third for his fifth consecutive podium finish.

David Gravel and J.J. Hickle completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Garet Williamson earned his second Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in the last three races.

Aaron Reutzel set Simpson Quick Time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Donny Schatz.

Schatz also topped the Toyota Dash.

Justin Henderson won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Carson Macedo marched from 22nd to ninth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Sheldon Haudenschild was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom was the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Aaron Reutzel clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Spencer Bayston.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/on-a-heater-aaron-reutzel-stays-hot-with-dominant-knoxville-victory/

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Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Charlotte–Ross Chastain

May 26, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

NASCAR CUP SERIES CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES MAY 23, 2026

Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1, No. 9 JR Motorsports Camaro SS and No. 45 Niece Motorsports Silverado RST, met with the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway where he’s running triple duty across all three NASCAR national series.

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NASCAR CUP SERIESCHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESMAY 23, 2026

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I wanted to ask you about winning the Coca-Cola 600 last year. Obviously with that, there are fun celebrations that come along with that. You get a Coca-Cola machine. I know you had the opportunity to go to DC. Just give us a little bit of a reflection on a year later and what that win still means to you?“Yeah, I watched heroes of mine win that race. I thought I knew what it meant and I was uneducated. You see them do stuff; you see the videos and pictures of them. I did a lot of research after we won of like looking back at (Ryan) Blaney and (Christopher) Bell’s trips to Arlington and Pentagon visits; see what kind of clothes they wore and see what the lay of the land is. Once I was there, it was super impactful, more than I could have ever imagined. I think it comes from part of the group here at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the work they do. It’s not easy for them to get the amount of government buy-in on what we do and marking this event as something special. The track president, Greg, was not with us here at the track last year. I knew of Greg, but I didn’t know him personally, and then through all of the events last year, I didn’t get to do them with him like normal. His first thing back was Arlington. He had been telling his doctors and telling our team, like I’m going to be at Arlington for months, and then he was there. So to hear on our trip to Arlington the walk he’s had to come back healthy is unbelievable. So that was a really cool kind of bookend on it to do stuff with his team all last year, but then Arlington was with him. From them slapping ring on my finger in Victory Lane to capping it at Arlington and now being back here a year later; I have a whole new appreciation and I can only dream about what the other crown jewels will be like when we win them one day.” In what way will Kyle’s absence on the racetrack be felt as a competitor?“Yeah, I already saw it last night when we did our pace laps, seeing the No. 7 truck up there. I watched it roll out for practice when we thought we were going to get on track. That’s his truck. I just raced him last week at Dover, so it has his name on it. It’s still branded the same way it would have been, so I already have that experience. I can’t really talk about what it will be like on Sunday. I don’t normally think about things outside of like, are my tires prepped? Do I have the water temperature at the right temperature for the start of the race? Like am I doing all of my jobs inside of the vehicle? I glanced up and saw it, and probably for an entire lap, I just stared at the back of the No. 7 truck. I don’t normally think about anything else. I don’t know that I was really thinking about anything, I was just staring at it and still in disbelief.” Regarding the name you’re carrying on your car, are you looking into that more this year with the name you’re carrying for tomorrow night? Is it a bigger deal and maybe more motivation than just smashing a watermelon or telling people to wear their seatbelts? “Not to sound bad, but no, I can’t try any harder because there’s a special-ness to this weekend. Now having won it, of course I want to go back-to-back. I want to win this race the rest of my life and live that year over and over again for the rest of time. But no, I can’t try any harder. I can’t prep any more. Having the some of the McCain family here this weekend is going to be special. It’s always special, even the times we didn’t win. Of course we have high expectations, but only one family each year gets to go in Victory Lane with their car and their family member on the car, so it’ll be special for whoever it is. Hopefully it’s the McCain family for us.” Has it gotten you more connected to the veteran community?“I’ve gotten a lot of challenge coins since we won the Coca-Cola 600 and I don’t take that lightly.I’ve got a collection at home. I work with law enforcement a lot. I’m trying to be on the proactive side of helping them prevent people from, when they’re in crashes, of being unbelted, You see the work we do. I drive the Busch Light car, but if you’re going to drink, have a plan. Like I drink Busch Light, I have a plan every time I’m going to drink. It’s a non-negotiable and I want more people to make those right decisions. So, yeah, I get a lot of challenge coins from law enforcement and veterans, as well. I got two yesterday right outside the media center, so it’s very cool. I’m going to build out a display one day to have them in my shop. Right now, I just have an overflowing couple of jars and they’re all in there and it’s a safe spot.” Ross, obviously an emotional weekend on multiple fronts. How do you balance those or how do you put them out of your mind once the helmet goes on? “Go race. It felt good to get in the truck last night. Like I mentioned earlier, I definitely looked up at the No. 7 truck and for one of those whole pace laps, I was staring at it. But yeah, just go race. I know with Kyle, that’s what he would want to do. No questions about driving down there to the track. No questions in my mind about coming, going to work and going to race. It’s what we do.” You got to race against him as much as anybody in all three series. How did he make you and the competition better?“Seeing how fast these race cars can really go. In my time in Cup, we’ve had SMT. We’ve had live data that draws a squiggly line that when a driver turns the wheel, pushes the gas and brake, what gear they’re in, their speed, their RPM… like you can see it all and see a lot of things. He was one of the guys that I decided years ago to study. There’s a small group that I just naturally go to their car and they could be running good or bad, I want to see what they’re doing because I know what the body of work is going to be. The No. 8 car, and previously the No. 18, was the car I would click on over the years, even before I got in Cup. You click on his data and you’re going to know that’s as fast as the car could go.”

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Chevy Racing–NASCAR–CHarlotte–Connor Zilisch

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NASCAR CUP SERIES CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES MAY 23, 2026

Connor Zilisch, driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1, No. 1 JR Motorsports Camaro SS and No. 77 Spire Motorsports Silverado RST, met with the media at his home track of Charlotte Motor Speedway where he’s running triple duty across all three NASCAR national series.

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NASCAR CUP SERIESCHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESMAY 23, 2026

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There’s a chance that we may be running all three races in one day, and I was just wondering if you’re ready for that challenge?“Yeah, I mean, I don’t really know what to expect. You know, hopefully we can get some racing in today. Obviously, it doesn’t look great, but it’s starting to clear up a little bit, so there’s some hope. All three in one day would definitely be a lot, but it’s our job and it’s what I signed up for, even though I didn’t expect it to all be like that. I’m ready for whatever comes my way.” What was your favorite Kyle Busch memory?“I have two. I have a funny one and a good one. He texted me after I lost the championship last year and just told me how proud he was of me and just how far I’d come. That meant a lot. You know, he didn’t have to reach out and do that. He wrote a few paragraphs and just kind of gave me some confidence after what was a really tough day for me, so that one meant a lot. And then we were at the Daytona 500 this year and we do a driver meeting before the race. I was in the driver’s meeting. It was my first one as a Cup driver. I asked if we were the last OEM group to pit, what should the plan be… are we going to try and like block the track and try and keep track position after the pit cycle? I asked that question. It was the end of the meeting and everybody kind of went silent. Nobody was answering me. And Kyle speaks up and he goes, ‘no, just get the (expletive) out of the way’. It’s my first time in one of these meetings. I’m a rookie and I’m just like, ‘oh okay… yeah, sorry.’ I was so embarrassed (laughs). But, yeah, that was just who Kyle was. He was unapologetically himself. Some people didn’t like him. Some people liked him. But everybody respected him. That’s the Kyle that we’ll remember.” How would you describe Kyle’s driving style?“I obviously grew up watching him and he was just a fierce competitor that didn’t hold back. He was always clean. He did things the right way until he felt like he had to do something in retaliation maybe, get somebody back or racing against somebody that had raced him the wrong way previously. But I feel like he just always did the right thing. You know, he taught me a lot from the few times that we got to race against each other. He never put himself in the wrong spot. I felt like he was a wizard at this stuff. Growing up watching him, you wanted to be like him, even if you didn’t like him. You know, some days I didn’t like watching him because he was so good that I didn’t like watching him and that was just the way it was. So, yeah, it’s definitely crazy how fast things can change.”
What’s your perception of what NASCAR legends mean to your generation compared to my generation, the older fans? Do you think your generation will connect to him differently than older generations connected to him?“Yeah, you know, it’s hard to compare the two. I was never alive for Dale Earnhardt Sr. and never got to experience it firsthand. But I know that he was kind of like the guy back in the day, right? And Kyle Busch, when I was growing up, he was the villain, but he’s what made people watch the race. People loved to watch Kyle Busch either because they loved him or because they hated him and they loved hating him. You know, it wasn’t really much in between there. I feel like when he walked out of the driver intro stage, and although his perception has maybe changed in the last five years, I feel like 5-10 years ago, everybody would be cheering. Some would be booing, but everybody was making noise. And I feel like that’s kind of just the way people viewed Kyle and who he was. I think that’s what this sport needs. You heard Steve O’Donnell say yesterday that you have to connect with the fans and he connected with the fans” How does this track challenge you? You’ve got limited time just on the oval portion, and if you don’t get practice and qualifying, what does that do in terms of the Cup car? How’s this track challenging with the Cup car?“Actually, this is one of the tracks that I’ve been to in a Cup car. You know, we weren’t great here last year. We struggled a lot with getting the car to a good spot, but I at least had laps. So that gives me a little bit of confidence for Sunday. But, you know, I think at the end of the day, we’re race car drivers. We’re paid to figure it out. We’re paid to go fast. That’s our job. I feel like no matter what the circumstances are, I have to be ready for it. I have to go out and do my best job that I can and be my best self. Obviously, I would enjoy practice, but I don’t know if we’re going to get that privilege today.” Is it easier, or is that not the right word since you’ve got the experience of the track time here compared to other places?“Yeah, I would say it’s definitely easier coming here than a place that I’ve never been to in the Cup car.” Going back to the 1,101 miles, as someone who’s done endurance races before, what is that preparation process and how does it differ between one specific car for like the Rolex 24 and then three wildly different vehicles over whenever these races are going to take place?“Yeah, it just takes a little bit longer to get myself prepared for it. I have to do more work and preparation for an event like this. It’s definitely a tougher challenge than going out and learning one car and then just driving that car forever and ever and ever. But I enjoy it. It makes me better. It challenges me. I need challenge in my life. I enjoy being challenged. I enjoy struggling. That’s what running all three series gives me.” How does someone of your generation or a driver in their 20s handle losing not only a competitor but also losing a competitor of Kyle Busch’s magnitude?“Yeah, it’s tough. You know, I feel like this is a very tight-knit sport. It’s a small community, but it’s a tight community. When you lose somebody, it’s felt throughout the entire garage, especially when it’s somebody with the magnitude like Kyle Busch. I remember Thursday really well. I was at an autograph session, and at that point, I had started hearing buzz about the possibility of Kyle passing away. I didn’t want to believe it. I was in the middle of an autograph session when I found out. NASCAR posted it and that was really tough for me to get through the rest of that autograph session. And then, yeah, I finished and somebody walked up and without even asking, just prayed with me. I got in my car and broke down and cried the whole way home. So, yeah, no matter who it is, our industry is really tight and losing somebody, it’s hard to deal with and hard to accept, especially at his age with two kids so young. Samantha, Brexton, and Lennix, it’s so hard to believe that they’re going to grow up without a dad. We’re going to all rally around the three of them and make sure that they’re taken care of.” You have a lot of responsibilities this weekend running all three races. I was just curious with your schedule kind of being shuffled around, kind of touch and go with the weather here, how does that affect your ability to prepare yourself? Does it make it harder to kind of lock in mentally for each respective race?“Not too bad, no. Thankfully, I have a motorhome here, and I can just go crash and lay down in the motorhome; not really have to worry about making sure that I’m here on time and have the convenience of that. So, yeah, I pretty much just sit and wait for Bob (Pockrass) to tweet or Jeff (Gluck) to tweet, and when that happens, I know I’m good to go.” Along those lines, Michael McDowell was in here a few minutes ago and talked about how difficult it is just to be here. With your responsibilities, how hard is it to be here this weekend?“Yeah, it’s really tough. You know, it’s so difficult to want to be motivated to go do your job when you lost one of your closest competitors. I woke up yesterday morning and I was like — man, I don’t really want to go to the track. And at the same time, though, this place is home to me, and I feel like it’s easier to accept it here than it is laying in my bed and just scrolling on social media and just continuing to see posts about it. I feel like it just makes me more and more sad. You know, I still struggle to accept it. But, yeah, it’s tough going up and getting in the race car. It just doesn’t feel like a real race weekend. The entire vibe through the garage, it’s eerie here. It’s gloomy. It’s going to be tough come Sunday, for sure. There’s going to be a lot of emotion and it’s going to be sad.” Michael also said that when he gets in the car and puts the helmet on, he’s locked in and it’s going to be a little bit easier to get through the weekend. Do you feel like that’s going to be the case for you?“Yeah, I do. You know, I don’t have to see emotion when I’m in the car. I feel like I’m just in there by myself and with my own thoughts. It’s definitely going to be tough leading up to that. We’re going to do a lot to try and honor Kyle; do our best to remember him and make it so that everybody remembers Kyle for who he was. Once we get in the race car and it’s time to go racing, obviously that switch flips. But until then, the next 24-48 hours are going to be tough.”

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Davenport Wins Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson at Lucas Oil Speedway

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Davenport Wins Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson at Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, MO (May 22, 2026) – Jonathan Davenport continued his dominance at Lucas Oil Speedway during the 2026 season, capturing the Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson on Friday night at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks.” The three-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion remained undefeated at the Wheatland facility this season after sweeping the April events and adding another victory Friday night. The win marked Davenport’s fourth LOLMDS triumph of 2026 and the 96th Series victory of his career. Chris Ferguson, the 2022 Show-Me 100 winner, moved into second on lap two and remained there the rest of the race, finishing more than three seconds behind Davenport in the $10,000 main event. Brandon Sheppard charged from the 14th starting position to round out the Big River Steel podium in third. Brandon Overton finished fourth, while Missouri driver Mason Oberkramer recorded the best LOLMDS finish of his career in fifth. Davenport, seeking his third career Show-Me 100 victory on Saturday night, led all 40 laps in the first of two feature events contested Friday after Thursday’s rain-postponed Cowboy Classic was added to the schedule. “I think the track was really maneuverable,” Davenport said in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. “It changed five different times during the feature, and I felt like it was about to change one more time near the end. Once the middle started rolling and those wet crumbs moved up toward the cushion, I thought the top might come back in.” “The track had a lot of character to it, and we raced all over it. I got held up a little when I first caught traffic because I wasn’t sure where to go, but once I figured out where I could move around, we got rolling pretty good.” Ferguson, who started fourth, stayed within striking distance for much of the race but settled for second. “We went a little harder on tires than most people, and honestly I don’t think we were fully ready for how much character the track had,” Ferguson said. “JD is so good here. He could kind of set his own pace, but I tried to keep pressure on him whenever I could. He was probably the better car—I just struggled getting through traffic.” Sheppard continued his recent momentum with another podium finish and now sits second in the championship standings behind Hudson O’Neal. “Our car was really good once we could move around and manage our tires,” Sheppard said. “We’ve struggled more than we wanted to early in the night, but once the track slows down, our balance really comes to us. I’m still trying to figure out how to qualify fast here because it’s definitely tricky.” Davenport’s winning Lance and Darla Landers/Double L Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and backed by Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging, Nutrien Ag Solutions, ASC Warranty, Mark Martin Automotive, and Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas. Completing the top ten were Hudson O’Neal, Chase Junghans, Josh Rice, Brian Shirley, and Daniel Hilsabeck. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Tribute to Don & Billie GibsonFriday, May 22, 2026Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Josh Rice | 15.198 seconds (Overall)Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport | 15.257 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 11-Josh Rice[1]; 2. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 3. 21XXX-Neil Baggett[5]; 4. 111-Max Blair[2]; 5. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[3]; 6. 12-Scott Crigler[8]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 8. 96X-Dalton Imhoff[9]; 9. 32C-Cameron Harris[7] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top Transfer): 1. 8-Dillon McCowan[3]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 3. 19M-Brenden Smith[2]; 4. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[7]; 5. 66-Eli Ross[6]; 6. 99-Devin Moran[8]; 7. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[5]; 8. 96-RC Whitwell[4]; 9. (DNS) 37W-Frank Waszkiewicz
Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[2]; 2. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[4]; 3. 1X-Aaron Marrant[3]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 5. 32X-Chris Simpson[5]; 6. 18-Shannon Parker[7]; 7. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[8]; 8. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]
Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 4. 11H-Jeff Herzog[4]; 5. 32-Bobby Pierce[6]; 6. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 7. 3S-Brian Shirley[5]; 8. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[8]; 9. (DNS) 78S-Steve Stultz MyRacePass Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 22F-Chris Ferguson[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 3. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[6]; 5. 8L-Matthew Larson[3]; 6. 3W-Brennon Willard[5]; 7. 0X-Jason Sivils[7]; 8. 4X-Dalon Helm[8] Lucas Oil Products Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 2. 93O-Mason Oberkramer[3]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 4. 93L-Cory Lawler[4]; 5. 25B-Chevy Boyer[5]; 6. 128-Kylan Garner[6]; 7. 90-Brian Rickman[7]; 8. 00-Reggie Jackson[8] Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 111-Max Blair[1]; 2. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[2]; 3. 66-Eli Ross[5]; 4. 99-Devin Moran[8]; 5. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 6. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[4]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[10]; 8. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[11]; 9. 12-Scott Crigler[7]; 10. 58-Garrett Alberson[15]; 11. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[12]; 12. 96X-Dalton Imhoff[13]; 13. 96-RC Whitwell[14]; 14. 18-Shannon Parker[9]; 15. 32X-Chris Simpson[6]; 16. (DNS) 32C-Cameron Harris; 17. (DNS) 37W-Frank Waszkiewicz UNOH B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 11H-Jeff Herzog[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[4]; 3. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 4. 3S-Brian Shirley[10]; 5. 8L-Matthew Larson[5]; 6. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 7. 25B-Chevy Boyer[6]; 8. 90-Brian Rickman[12]; 9. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 10. 128-Kylan Garner[9]; 11. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 12. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[13]; 13. 4X-Dalon Helm[14]; 14. 0X-Jason Sivils[11]; 15. 00-Reggie Jackson[15]; 16. (DNS) 78S-Steve Stultz Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson | Feature Finish (40 Laps):Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Earnings1 – 2 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $10,0002 – 4 – 22F – Chris Ferguson – Mt. Holly, NC – $5,5003 – 14 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $3,5004 – 8 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $2,7005 – 12 – 93O – Mason Oberkramer – Broseley, MO – $2,5006 – 6 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $2,4007 – 7 – 18J – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – $2,2008 – 1 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – $2,2009 – 24 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $2,05010 – 16 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $2,00011 – 18 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – $1,60012 – 3 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – $1,40013 – 19 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – $1,20014 – 10 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $1,00015 – 26 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $25016 – 27 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $22517 – 5 – 56 – Tony Jackson Jr – Lebanon, MO – $90018 – 9 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $87519 – 11 – 11T – Trevor Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – $85020 – 23 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $82521 – 21 – 11G – Gordy Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – $80022 – 22 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $80023 – 13 – 21XXX – Neil Baggett – Columbus, MS – $80024 – 17 – 1X – Aaron Marrant – Kearney, MO – $80025 – 28 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $10026 – 15 – 19M – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – $80027 – 20 – 11H – Jeff Herzog – Festus, MO – $80028 – 25 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $200 Race Statistics Entrants: 51Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Josh RiceMD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-40)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan DavenportWieland Feature Winner: Jonathan DavenportMargin of Victory: 3.666 secondsHellraizer Jacks Cautions: Garrett Alberson (Lap 1)MyRacePass Series Provisional: Devin Moran; Brian ShirleyFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisionals: Garrett Alberson; Carson Ferguson; Dan Ebert; Cory LawlerTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Jonathan Davenport, Chris Ferguson, Brandon SheppardPenske Shocks Top 5: Jonathan Davenport, Chris Ferguson, Brandon Sheppard, Brandon Overton, Mason OberkramerBehrent’s One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Jonathan Davenport, Chris Ferguson, Brandon SheppardPEM 4th Place Feature: Brandon OvertonDiversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Mason OberkramerWilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Chase JunghansWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Kyle BronsonVelocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Max BlairXS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Carson FergusonHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Brian Shirley (Advanced 15 positions)MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (40 Laps)Sunoco Race Fuels Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon SheppardMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Hudson O’NealO’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Josh RicePro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 2 | 15.883 secondsFK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Garrett AlbersonVictory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Mason OberkramerOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cory FostvedtARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Race EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Jonathan Davenport | 15.0475 secondsTime of Race: 13 minutes 44 seconds Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP:Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Earnings1 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 3145 – $150,0002 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3000 – $111,5003 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 2985 – $157,1244 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 2860 – $66,2755 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 2835 – $90,4256 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 2815 – $61,0007 – 3s – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 2595 – $46,8508 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2530 – $47,7759 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – 2500 – $41,27510 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 2500 – $38,87511 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – 2445 – $50,32512 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – 2390 – $39,00013 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 2335 – $37,50014 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – 2125 – $25,70015 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 2100 – $25,77516 – 19M – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – 2020 – $24,92517 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – 1860 – $15,325

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CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Carb Day Practice May 22, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (May 22, 2026) – Josef Newgarden in the No. 2 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet was the quickest driver on Carb Day, leading the penultimate and final practice in preparation for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Newgarden, the 2023 and 2024 winner of the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing,” turned a lap of 228.342mph, leading an all-Team Chevy top four.
“It was OK,” said Newgarden coyly. “It was all right. But today’s Friday and we’ve got to be good on Sunday. I’m just ready to get to Sunday. Sunday is what’s going to better with the Shell car. Team Chevy has done a great job for us this month. I’m excited to go racing.”
Christian Rasmussen, in the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet, David Malukas in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, and Conor Daly, in the No. 23 DRR KINGSPAN Chevrolet, followed Newgarden in the final tune-up for Sunday’s race.
Alexander Rossi, the middle of the front row starter and highest starting Team Chevy driver, completed 48 laps in a backup No. 20 Java House Chevrolet, after significant contact on Monday, completed 48 laps.
I feel amazing. I just want to talk about the INDYCAR doctors and everyone at IU Health and what they’ve accomplished in order to get us back to this process of getting in the car today, is pretty exceptional. It took a huge amount of things to go correctly and a great group of people that I’m incredibly thankful for. The No. 20 car crew, for what they did to bring a car back to the speedway that feels just as good as the car we qualified. We had a very specific plan today to get through, just to make sure that everything we thought would happen would happen, and it all did. We’re in a really good spot for Sunday. All three ECR Chevys seem incredibly strong. It’s a testament to the organization and the resolve that everyone has.

Indianapolis 500 Carb Day Practice Results

NTT INDYCAR SERIES News ConferenceFriday, May 22, 2026Indianapolis, Indiana, USAJosef NewgardenPress Conference
THE MODERATOR: Along that theme, Josef, P1 and 228.3, you start 23rd. Fastest Monday, fastest today.
JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Is there any cash for that?.
THE MODERATOR: The funny thing is everyone sitting here has agreed to put in a hundred bucks.
JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Wow, that’s so generous. No? I was going to say, it should be the other way around. Everyone here gets a hundred dollars. How cool would that be?
THE MODERATOR: How’s the car?
JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Feels like a hundred bucks.
THE MODERATOR: Back in the day.
JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It means nothing at the end of the day. No money.THE MODERATOR: Both of you are in the Pit Stop Challenge, I think?.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Is that going to happen?
THE MODERATOR: Weather permitting..JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Good idea.
Q.  Josef, you seemed to end your day pretty early. Is it a case of you’re happy with the car and don’t want to wreck it between now and Sunday? What were you really looking at for the race?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I think it’s just a mileage thing. We don’t want to overdo a day like today. It should just be a validation day. We’ve been out here a lot. Yeah, just ready to get to Sunday, I think, at this point, like everybody.
Q.  Josef, you were pretty conservative on the start last year, starting 32nd. You probably won’t be able to do that starting 22nd this year. Describe your mindset going into the start of the race on Sunday.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It’ll be different. Yeah, you can do that. You’re in the last row. I just hang out at turn 4 while they get to turn 1. I think that’s a wise thing to do. You can’t do that sitting where we’re at, 23rd. We’re right in the middle of everything. So you have to go. We’ve got to be racing and be heads up.
It’s chaotic on this style of racing that we have now at Indy. I feel like people are — everyone is very confident in the way they drive and ambitious.
KYLE KIRKWOOD: You could see it today.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, you could see it today for sure. It was the first day of the month for sure where everyone was like it’s race day.
You’ve got to be heads up and trying to move forward at all points and never sitting back and hope for the best.
Q.  Josef, you seem somewhat confident that you weren’t going to be great in qualifying. I’m curious, were you confident that you’d be this good today?
JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I don’t know that we were that great today. I put up a fast lap. That’s really all it is. It’s always there is positivity to that in that when the car can do that lap, that is a good thing, but that’s not the whole story when it comes to our race car.
I think we’ve been relatively solid all month, but you get these fluctuations every single day with temperature and wind, and you take the car apart, you put it back together, it’s never quite the same thing every time you go out.The one day that’s going to matter is in 48 hours. That’s what it boils down to. I think our race car has been in a really good spot for the most part, and even through all the variability that I just spoke about. We’ve just got to make sure it’s right as Sunday comes around.

Q.  Josef, I’d like to get your thoughts on Kyle as well. I know you’ve crossed paths with him over the years. What did you think of the news and his career and the legacy that he leaves?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: What do you say? We’re not — gosh, I hate to be a person making a public comment about it, it’s just — because it’s an incredibly difficult thing. How can you not be in shock over the situation? I just heard about this yesterday, and then the next thing — you hear the news about it. I didn’t even know about it till yesterday, and the next news you hear is that he’s not with us anymore.
I think it just puts into perspective how fragile life is. You just don’t know. Makes me think of his kids, to be honest with you. Gosh, I feel terrible about — I have two sons now. That’s the thing that breaks my heart for sure.
The racing deal, he’d probably tell you that too. He was an extreme racer, one of the best you’d ever see on track, and I’m just speaking about his skill set. I’m sure that the toughest part about it is just what he leaves behind with his kids and what they have to go through.
Yeah, incredibly sad for everybody. I didn’t even know Kyle very well. I just, when I look at from afar, how can it not break your heart when you think about his kids?
Q.  (No microphone)?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, I knew Kyle within motorsport, but it’s not like we were close friends or anything. I always love watching people that have just a huge skill set and tenacity for a craft. When you look at Kyle, Kyle was just one of those unique individuals that was phenomenal at what he did. I just admire that about people, I really do.
I’ve always been curious about what makes that work. I don’t think every situation is the same. He had his own unique skill sets that worked for him, but he was by far one of the best, there’s no doubt.
Like I said, just a sad day for motorsport that lost one of the best, but my empathy, my feelings are toward his family for sure. I hope their community can rally around the kids. That’s what’s going to matter at the end of the day.
Q.  Yesterday during Media Day, we kind of talked a lot about false confidence for what these guys have for Monday — or for Sunday, I mean. Hopefully that’s not a bad omen, saying Monday. As you all look at what happened in practice today, how many cars legitimately look like they’re going to be real challengers on Sunday, and which ones kind of look like they’re pretenders?
JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I think a lot of people look really good this year, which also invites what Kyle’s talking about. I just think everyone just looks like they’re ready to race and figure out how do they win the last lap? That’s the kind of style that I was seeing from everybody, just as he echoed.Yeah, I think weather plays a big part. Today is an easy day. Everyone looks good today. Everyone feels good today, in some respects. We’ll see what Sunday actually brings.
Q.  Supposed to be similar conditions.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It’s quite a bit warmer.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES News ConferenceFriday, May 22, 2026Indianapolis, Indiana, USAKatherine LeggePress Conference
THE MODERATOR: As mentioned, great to have Katherine Legge with us, driver of the No. 11 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet for HMD Motorsports with AJ Foyt Racing, starts 26th on Sunday, fifth Indianapolis 500 for her. Final practice. Katherine, what did you think?
KATHERINE LEGGE: Have I got time to think?
THE MODERATOR: No, you don’t. It’s the month of May.
KATHERINE LEGGE: I think this week has been getting everything bad luck-wise out of the way early. We had a disaster traveling back from New York City. It took us like a day and a half. Then this morning’s practice was — if it could have gone wrong, it did go wrong.Hopefully now we know, and we’re in the clear travel-wise, car-wise, all the things. Get it out of the way today.
THE MODERATOR: Absolutely. Open it up for questions for Katherine.
Q.  Katherine, I’ll just ask about Kyle Busch. Wanted to know just how much you maybe got to know him over the last couple years you’ve been doing NASCAR?KATHERINE LEGGE: I am devastated for Sam and the kids. You know, he and Samantha were two of the nicest drivers to me, welcoming me to the series. A lot of the drivers don’t even say hi, but they kind of — they took the time to get to know me and give me some help and advice, and I would class them as friends now.
So it’s desperately sad. It’s also one of those things where you try not to think about it or let it in because you’ve got so much to do, you can’t let yourself get emotional. But honestly, racing has lost one of the greatest drivers, in my opinion, of all time. If you look back at the history and just — you know, he was a legend. I think there’s a lot of shock regarding it because he was so young and so healthy.
It’s almost unbelievable, right? Like it just bangs home the fact that life is so unfair.
Q.  Asking about Sunday, weather seems up in the air at both tracks you’re supposed to race at. How much is that kind of consuming your mind over the next 48 hours about how everything could be shifted at both places?KATHERINE LEGGE: You know what, I look at it, and I’m like: Don’t look. Then don’t go down that rabbit hole. It’s changing all the time. So I’m trying to be like what will be will be and be relaxed about it. But it doesn’t look great at the moment, I have to say.
I don’t know what happens then, like it’s out of our control. If it’s bad at both places, do both get delayed and then the same amount? Does it get moved to Monday? Does it still count as doing the double if you do one race on Sunday and one race on Monday?
There’s so many things that you have to just like put to the side and go it doesn’t matter. It will be what it will be. I’ll do my best with whatever situation is thrown at us, a bit like the last couple of days trying to get back from New York.
Q.  Obviously with your travel woes, with the forecast, all the stuff you’re saying, you’re trying to filter a lot out. What do you let in as you’re trying to process the day that you have ahead of you?KATHERINE LEGGE: That’s a good question. I don’t know, I just keep telling myself, don’t be grumpy, don’t get grumpy. Everybody’s working incredibly hard, and I have to remember how lucky I am and how grateful I am to be here, because I am.
So when all of these things keep coming in, you have to remember the positives, which is like I’m here. Like okay, we were stuck on the runway for 2 1/2 hours and we had a sinkhole, and we had all these things, but hey, I’m still going back to Indy to drive the Indy 500, right?
So you have to keep everything in, I guess, perspective. It’s weird, though, because when you’re trying to be numb to that, you’re also numb to kind of the positives in what you let in. So you try not to be on the roller coaster of, yeah, it’s awesome, and then, oh, no, the clutch isn’t working or whatever it may be. Try to be kind of level-headed about it all and let it run off you like water off a duck’s back.
It’s not easy. It’s come with years of practice.
Q.  Guys like Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, who have done this before, have talked about what went into their preparation for it. Like Tony Stewart collapsed on pit road when he — after the 600.KATHERINE LEGGE: Did he? Don’t tell me that.
Q.  Yeah, he was fine. He was fine.THE MODERATOR: We need good vibes here for Katherine.
Q.  Kurt Busch talked about getting IV fluids in between the 500 and 600. What’s gone into your preparation for this race?KATHERINE LEGGE: I’ve been drinking a lot of this new sports drink called Rip It, and I’m hoping it will get me through. In all reality, nothing different. I have spoken to a few people about what I should be hydrating with in regards to like electrolytes and IVs and things like that. So I’m going to do an IV when I finish the 500 in the plane on the way to the 600. I might need one after the 600. I don’t know, I hope I don’t collapse.
My biggest concern is how to get enough calories because it’s probably 2,500 calories just doing Indy, maybe more, and it’s another 3,000 calories plus in Charlotte. Which is a lot of energy that you’re expending that you need to put back in. So I have Jim Leo who’s given me a bunch of gels and bars and stuff like that and things I can eat.
I have to force myself to eat on the plane because once you get out of a race car after 500 miles, you don’t want to eat. You feel sick. It’s hot. It’s brutal. You don’t want to mess your stomach up. I’m thinking can I eat in the car during the 500? Someone told me that Tony did, but then he got protein bar all over his gloves, so that didn’t work out so well for him.So we were thinking maybe baby food. When I did Ironman a years ago, I did sweet potato mashed up in a bag, which is almost like baby food. So something that doesn’t mess your stomach up. There’s been a lot of thought into the actual day, and I’ve been trying things throughout the week.
With regard to fitness, I’ve not done much the last couple of weeks because we’ve been so busy. So I’m hoping that me training year-round is going to carry me through.
Q.  One more. Now for the 500, you’ve had multiple days of multiple hours of practice, but with the 600 tomorrow, you’re only going to have 25 minutes of practice.KATHERINE LEGGE: Maybe.
Q.  And that’s assuming the weather cooperates.KATHERINE LEGGE: Maybe, yeah.
Q.  What challenge does that present you?KATHERINE LEGGE: I am praying to all of the weather gods at the moment that we get practice. I desperately need practice in the Cup car. It’s going to be my second mile and a half, I think, and maybe my fifth or sixth Cup start. I do not want to turn into turn one after the green without having driven Charlotte in a car I don’t know that well.
So there is a concern that it will rain tomorrow, and if practice and qualifying gets rained out, I’ve been frantically asking everybody, okay, what happens then? Can we run practice on Sunday? It would be the O’Reilly race on Sunday instead. So they said no.
Yeah, it’s less than ideal. Obviously that doesn’t fill me with warm and fuzzies, but again, it is what it is. We committed to doing this thing, and we’re not going to not do it because I don’t feel ready. I mean, it’s too late for that.
Q.  Obviously a lot of people are going to be spending the next couple of days preparing for the race, whether it’s strategy or what they do at the start, et cetera. As you said, you’ve got limited time for NASCAR and have to focus on that. How do you balance preparing for this race the last couple of days but also focus on what you’re doing for Charlotte?KATHERINE LEGGE: It’s been quite a bit hectic with all the travel woes, honestly. I wanted to sit down and watch last year’s 600 and last year’s 500 and switch between the two and get my head in the game and spend time with my engineers. I haven’t had that luxury, so it feels like we’re on our back foot a little bit.
In all honesty, it’s not that much to do in Charlotte. I would have loved the opportunity to go over there and drive the sim again in preparation. Unfortunately, again, with travel and everything else, that didn’t happen. So we will do our best, and I don’t know when I’m going to get the chance now because we’ve got a pretty packed schedule.I’ll figure it out. It’s either that or sleeping. It’s preparation or sleep. So there’s got to be a compromise in there somewhere.
THE MODERATOR: Hopefully it’s smooth sailing from here on out for you. Thanks for coming out. Good luck this weekend.
After the pit stop competition, hopefully there is one, weather permitting, we’ll bring out the champion team. That will be the next opportunity news conference-wise here a little bit later this afternoon.
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CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaCarb Day PracticeMay 22, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (May 22, 2026) – Josef Newgarden in the No. 2 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet was the quickest driver on Carb Day, leading the penultimate and final practice in preparation for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Newgarden, the 2023 and 2024 winner of the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing,” turned a lap of 228.342mph, leading an all-Team Chevy top four.
“It was OK,” said Newgarden coyly. “It was all right. But today’s Friday and we’ve got to be good on Sunday. I’m just ready to get to Sunday. Sunday is what’s going to better with the Shell car. Team Chevy has done a great job for us this month. I’m excited to go racing.”
Christian Rasmussen, in the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet, David Malukas in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, and Conor Daly, in the No. 23 DRR KINGSPAN Chevrolet, followed Newgarden in the final tune-up for Sunday’s race.
Alexander Rossi, the middle of the front row starter and highest starting Team Chevy driver, completed 48 laps in a backup No. 20 Java House Chevrolet, after significant contact on Monday, completed 48 laps.
I feel amazing. I just want to talk about the INDYCAR doctors and everyone at IU Health and what they’ve accomplished in order to get us back to this process of getting in the car today, is pretty exceptional. It took a huge amount of things to go correctly and a great group of people that I’m incredibly thankful for. The No. 20 car crew, for what they did to bring a car back to the speedway that feels just as good as the car we qualified. We had a very specific plan today to get through, just to make sure that everything we thought would happen would happen, and it all did. We’re in a really good spot for Sunday. All three ECR Chevys seem incredibly strong. It’s a testament to the organization and the resolve that everyone has.

Indianapolis 500 Carb Day Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5 2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums – Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15 Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition) 27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911) Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

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HELL’S NINE: Digging Into Summer Nationals’ Longest Running Tracks

May 22, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

CONCORD, NC — May 22, 2026 — Throughout the four decades of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, each schedule contains a rotation of new tracks to challenge drivers while leaving a share of traditional areas that have become mainstays.

In the 2026 schedule, nine tracks have hosted a Hell Tour race for 25 years or longer, becoming storied Midwestern sites filled with history that have shaped the first 40 years of the Summer Nationals.

Let’s take a look at the tracks that have seen it all:

Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL)

Races Held: 39

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins)

2026 Date: Saturday, June 13

The oldest active track on the Hell Tour is nestled in the small town of Fairbury, IL, which hosted the second-ever Summer Nationals race and has remained on the schedule since 1990.

Scoring the most Feature wins at “FALS” with the Summer Nationals is Batesville, AR’s Billy Moyer, who went to Victory Lane eight times between 1994 and 2018. Shannon Babb owns the second-most with five wins.

Held one month before the Prairie Dirt Classic at the end of July, the challenge to sweep the Summer Nationals and World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision is daunting, but not impossible. Wisconsin’s Jimmy Mars was the first driver to sweep both events in 2005, and “Land of Lincoln” native Brian Shirley joined Mars in the exclusive club exactly 20 years later.

Macon Speedway (Macon, IL)

Races Held: 39

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5 wins)

2026 Date: Sunday, July 5

Becoming the home of the crown jewel of the Summer Nationals through the Herald & Review 100, the 1/5-mile bullring of Macon Speedway has seen the unlikeliest moments in history.

Shannon Babb holds the record for the most wins in the Herald & Review 100 with five (2006, 2009, 2011, 2013-14), but he also has a unique relationship with the event. In 1997, Babb’s engine quit on him before the start of the Feature, but local driver Virgil Bilbrey gave the 23-year-old driver his Late Model as a replacement. Babb climbed up the field to cross the finish line in first, but the Moweaqua, IL native ended up 20 pounds short of what would’ve been his first Hell Tour victory.

“The Coolest Bullring in the Country” has been an opportunity for future names of dirt Late Model racing to shine, with winners including Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1994), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr. (2010), Brian Shirley (2012), Bobby Pierce (2016-17, 2021), and Brandon Sheppard (2020). In the 2025 Herald & Review 100, St. Augustine, FL’s Trey Mills bested Sheppard at the finish line for his first win in the event before joining the World of Outlaws the next season.

Kankakee County Speedway (Kankakee, IL)

Races Held: 35

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins)

2026 Date: Wednesday, June 10

Located 80 miles away from Chicago, Kankakee County Speedway has been a long-standing institution of the Summer Nationals since hosting the third-ever tour race on Independence Day 1986.

The 1/4-mile track has been an annual stop on the Hell Tour through the early days of the year’s campaign. In 2026, it is scheduled for the second night of the opening week on June 10.

Kankakee has also been a stepping stone for drivers vying to contend in the month-long hunt for the championship. Drivers who have won at the track before winning the overall title include Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1993-94), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr (2007), Bobby Pierce (2016-17), Brian Shirley (2019), and Jason Feger, joining the group in 2025.

Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)

Races Held: 34

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6 wins)

2026 Date: Friday, June 19

Farmer City Raceway did not join the Summer Nationals calendar until 1989. But once it did, it has never been removed.

The Illinois 1/4-mile is unique in its shape with a former horse track surrounding the racing area, with flatter banking in Turns 1-2 and higher-banked Turns 3-4, which holds the only section of outside wall on the surface.

Though 10 drivers from the “Land of Lincoln” have conquered the track, no driver has 3/4 of the wins that Batesville, AR’s Moyer owns at Farmer City, taking home six total victories. Indiana’s Don O’Neal and Illinois’ Babb are tied for second-most with three wins apiece.

Oakshade Raceway (Wauseon, OH)

Races Held: 29

Most Wins: Shannon Babb, Matt Miller, Ashton Winger (3 wins)

2026 Date: Saturday, July 11

When Oakshade Raceway began hosting the Summer Nationals at the start of the 21st century, it was also the first Ohio track to be added to the schedule as the inaugural Birthday Race marked the season finale.

Since Kevin Weaver won the night’s Feature to clinch the 2000 title, Oakshade has evolved into a traditional home to one of the final challenges on the Hell Tour that can be the decision-maker of the year’s champion.

In last year’s visit to the Wauseon, OH track, it produced a championship-implicating moment as contenders Tyler Erb and Jason Feger made contact in the final laps, sending the No. 1 Rocket Chassis spinning as Feger’s No. 25 secured the 2025 championship in points.

I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park (Pevely, MO)

Races Held: 28

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6)

2026 Date: Saturday, June 20

The tight bullring of I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park has been a highlight on the Summer Nationals schedule, challenging competitors at the top of dirt Late Model racing.

The Super Late Models visited Pevely, MO, from 1989 to 1991, then a five-year gap occurred before the track became part of the annual challenge in 1996. I-55 has seen the best drivers in dirt Late Model racing clash at the track, including co-sanctioned doubleheaders with the World of Outlaws Late Models in 2022 and 2025.

Moyer owns the most Hell Tour victories at I-55 with six triumphs. Ed Dixon and Brandon Sheppard share second place in wins at the track with three each. Moyer and Sheppard are the only drivers to win three consecutive I-55 Features, with “Mr. Smooth” setting the benchmark from 2010 to 2012 while “Rocket Shepp” tied the record from 2017 to 2020.

Highland Speedway (Highland, IL)

Races Held: 27

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5)

2026 Date: Saturday, July 4

Highland Speedway has grown into a familiar favorite as it sits in the heart of the Summer Nationals schedule.

The first trek to the track happened in 1990, with Scott Bloomquist emerging as the victor. Since 2004, the track has hosted the Hell Tour every year, with the 2026 chapter falling on America’s 250th birthday.

The Illinois 1/4-mile earned its “World Famous” nickname through the high-tension racing while forging the names of future stars. In 2009, Steve Sheppard and Dennis Erb Jr collided in a Heat Race, then Sheppard climbed out of his car and flew onto Erb’s No. 28, receiving the “Super Shepp” moniker. In 2014, a Californian named Tyler Reddick won his first Hell Tour Feature before progressing into the NASCAR ranks and becoming a star driver and Daytona 500 champion for 23XI Racing.

Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN)

Races Held: 27

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (7)

2026 Date: Saturday, June 27

Affectionately known as “The Class Track,” Tri-State Speedway’s wide straightaways and paperclip-like turns have made it a destination sight to watch Super Late Models during the Summer Nationals.

The Haubstadt, IN bullring made its first run with the Late Models from 1989-91, then a visit in 1997 saw Donnie Moran take victory before the track was added to the schedule annually since 1999. In the 1999 chapter, Shannon Babb captured his first career Hell Tour win.

Twenty-six years later, Babb’s track-high seventh win earned him a $10,000 payday and broke a tie with Billy Moyer for most Hell Tour victories all-time with 102.

Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL)

Races Held: 27

Most Wins: Billy Moyer, Bobby Pierce (5)

2026 Date: Friday, June 12

Approximately 13 miles away from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Tri-City Speedway is a keystone facility as part of the original seven tracks to host the 1986 inaugural season.

Tri-City hosted the Summer Nationals up until 1989, then went on a seven-year hiatus from hosting until 1996. After that, there was an eight-year gap until the tour made the track an annual stop since 2004.

The two five-time Hell Tour champions, Billy Moyer and Bobby Pierce, own the most wins at the track with five triumphs each. Tri-City is tied with Macon Speedway as the Illinois track with the most first-time Summer Nationals winners, with eight drivers.

The 40th anniversary of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals will begin on Tuesday, June 9, at the Brownstown Bullring, with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals racing alongside. For the full schedule and event info, visit the DIRTcar Summer Nationals website.

How can you watch every lap of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Live on DIRTVision.

HELL’S NINE: Digging Into Summer Nationals’ Longest Running Tracks

Let’s take a look at the tracks that have seen it all:

Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL)

Races Held: 39

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins)

2026 Date: Saturday, June 13

The oldest active track on the Hell Tour is nestled in the small town of Fairbury, IL, which hosted the second-ever Summer Nationals race and has remained on the schedule since 1990.

Macon Speedway (Macon, IL)

Races Held: 39

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5 wins)

2026 Date: Sunday, July 5

Becoming the home of the crown jewel of the Summer Nationals through the Herald & Review 100, the 1/5-mile bullring of Macon Speedway has seen the unlikeliest moments in history.

Kankakee County Speedway (Kankakee, IL)

Races Held: 35

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins)

2026 Date: Wednesday, June 10

Located 80 miles away from Chicago, Kankakee County Speedway has been a long-standing institution of the Summer Nationals since hosting the third-ever tour race on Independence Day 1986.

The 1/4-mile track has been an annual stop on the Hell Tour through the early days of the year’s campaign. In 2026, it is scheduled for the second night of the opening week on June 10.

Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)

Races Held: 34

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6 wins)

2026 Date: Friday, June 19

Farmer City Raceway did not join the Summer Nationals calendar until 1989. But once it did, it has never been removed.

Oakshade Raceway (Wauseon, OH)

Races Held: 29

Most Wins: Shannon Babb, Matt Miller, Ashton Winger (3 wins)

2026 Date: Saturday, July 11

I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park (Pevely, MO)

Races Held: 28

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6)

2026 Date: Saturday, June 20

The tight bullring of I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park has been a highlight on the Summer Nationals schedule, challenging competitors at the top of dirt Late Model racing.

Highland Speedway (Highland, IL)

Races Held: 27

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5)

2026 Date: Saturday, July 4

Highland Speedway has grown into a familiar favorite as it sits in the heart of the Summer Nationals schedule.

Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN)

Races Held: 27

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (7)

2026 Date: Saturday, June 27

Twenty-six years later, Babb’s track-high seventh win earned him a $10,000 payday and broke a tie with Billy Moyer for most Hell Tour victories all-time with 102.

Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL)

Races Held: 27

Most Wins: Billy Moyer, Bobby Pierce (5)

2026 Date: Friday, June 12

Approximately 13 miles away from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Tri-City Speedway is a keystone facility as part of the original seven tracks to host the 1986 inaugural season.

How can you watch every lap of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE:https://dirtcarsummernationals.com/news/hells-nine-digging-into-summer-nationals-longest-running-tracks/

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THE MONTH AHEAD: June Roadmap Includes New Tracks, Northern Swing

May 22, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

CONCORD, NC (May 22, 2026) – Summertime in the dirt Late Model world means one thing – there’s no time to rest.

June will be one of the busiest months of 2026 for teams in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, with nine race nights on the docket. Following the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, the Series will return to competition with three-straight weeks of action at seven different tracks spanning from West Virginia to North Dakota.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

West Virginia Motor Speedway | RACEFEST Summer Championship (June 12-13): The signature WVMS hillside grandstand will be packed once again next month.

After sitting dormant for two years, the massive 5/8-mile track was reconfigured into a smaller 3/8-mile layout that debuted last fall. The track has seen strong turnouts of fans and racers for the regional shows they have hosted in recent months, and things are slated to get even bigger when the World of Outlaws return to the “Mountaineer State.”

Three Super Late Model races have been contested on the new layout, and Series regular Drake Troutman went to Victory Lane in the most recent one on May 3. While the World of Outlaws are new to the revamped West Virginia, the Series does have a history on the old configuration. Jackie Boggs swept a two-night weekend in 2004 before Steve Shaver did the same six years later in 2010. The most recent visit came in 2013 when Josh Richards topped a 50-lap duel.

141 Speedway | Maribel Late Model Showdown (June 19-20): Once the checkered flag falls, teams will make the 10-hour drive north to Wisconsin to begin a three-week stretch of nonstop racing in the upper Midwest.

Located 20 miles southeast of Green Bay, 141 is best known for hosting big events in the Sprint Car and IMCA worlds, but the track has a history of Late Model racing as well. Most of it has come under the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour banner, as the regional tour has been to 141 10 times, with Bonduel, WI’s Nick Anvelink leading the way with four wins.

The June doubleheader will be the first World of Outlaws appearance in the track’s history, but six Series regulars have competed there before. Dennis Erb Jr., Brent Larson, Tim McCreadie and Bobby Pierce have all turned laps in a Late Model, while Ethan Dotson and Ryan Gustin have done so in a Modified.

Ogilvie Raceway | Land of Lakes Classic (June 22): The Minnesota portion of the northern swing begins with a Monday night return to Ogilvie.

It’s been seven years since the last fendered World of Outlaws race at the 3/8-mile oval. Ogilvie appeared on the schedule in four-straight seasons from 2016 to 2019, with Josh Richards winning the inaugural visit, Chris Madden going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018 and Shane Clanton standing as the most recent winner from 2019. On the Modified side, Ryan Gustin and Dustin Sorensen are both past Ogilvie winners with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) from 2012 and 2022, respectively.

I-94 emr Speedway | Fergus Falls Frenzy (June 24): Wednesday’s agenda takes the Series east to Fergus Falls, MN for I-94’s third World of Outlaws event.

This year’s stop will be the first under the ownership of James Trantina III, who recently purchased the track from Don Shaw. I-94 is the latest addition to Trantina’s growing portfolio in the racing world and beyond, which also includes Granite City Motor Park, Dan Ebert’s nationally-touring Late Model team and Collins Brothers Towing.

Frank Heckenast Jr. won the World of Outlaws debut at I-94 in 2021 before Bobby Pierce won the latest one in 2023. In addition to its World of Outlaws date, the track is also home to the WISSOTA 100 every September, which attracts hundreds of cars each year for the largest event for weekly racers in the upper Midwest.

River Cities Speedway | Grand Forks Late Model Showdown (June 26): A cornerstone track on the northern swing every summer, the World of Outlaws will roll into Grand Forks, ND for the 10th year in a row and the 19th time overall.

Last year, Nick Hoffman became the 13th different winner at River Cities with the Series in a thrilling battle around the bullring with Ashton Winger and Brian Shirley. No one has won more than twice, with Shane Clanton, Darrell Lanigan, Tim McCreadie and Brandon Sheppard each holding a spot in that club.

Nodak Speedway | Minot Mayhem (June 28): The Series made its triumphant return to Minot, ND last season after 36 years away, and it’s coming back for more in 2026.

Last year’s race saw a massive crowd descend on Nodak for the Sunday night spectacle which Tim McCreadie won after a three-wide pass for the lead. He joined Billy Moyer and Mitch Johnson as the third World of Outlaws winner at Nodak, and will try to become the track’s first two-time winner next month.

Norman County Raceway | Start to Finish Showdown (June 30): The tour returns to Minnesota for a midweek stop at Norman County, which shifts from its previous Saturday date to a Tuesday slot in 2026 as the lead-in to Deer Creek Speedway’s NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 on July 4th weekend.

The World of Outlaws will be heading to Ada, MN for the third year in a row as the field looks to dethrone Nick Hoffman as the king of Norman County. The Mooresville, NC driver won both previous visits, although the ways in which he won couldn’t be more different. In 2024, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce and Ryan Gustin all had problems while leading, and Hoffman was in the right place at the right time to pick up the pieces and score the win. Alternatively, Hoffman was the man to beat for the entirety of last year’s race, leading all 50 laps to win by more than a second.

Find tickets and more information for every World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event in 2026 by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

THE MONTH AHEAD: June Roadmap Includes New Tracks, Northern Swing

CONCORD, NC (May 22, 2026) – Summertime in the dirt Late Model world means one thing – there’s no time to rest.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

West Virginia Motor Speedway | RACEFEST Summer Championship (June 12-13): The signature WVMS hillside grandstand will be packed once again next month.

Ogilvie Raceway | Land of Lakes Classic (June 22): The Minnesota portion of the northern swing begins with a Monday night return to Ogilvie.

I-94 emr Speedway | Fergus Falls Frenzy (June 24): Wednesday’s agenda takes the Series east to Fergus Falls, MN for I-94’s third World of Outlaws event.

Nodak Speedway | Minot Mayhem (June 28): The Series made its triumphant return to Minot, ND last season after 36 years away, and it’s coming back for more in 2026.

Find tickets and more information for every World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event in 2026 by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/the-month-ahead-june-roadmap-includes-new-tracks-northern-swing/

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BULLRING BATTLE: Macedo Trumps Bayston for Second Jacksonville Victory

May 22, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

JACKSONVILLE, IL (May 21, 2026) – Jacksonville Speedway has done it again.

It’s tough to live up to the hype that the Illinois bullring brings. Fans come to watch the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series expecting to see one of the best races they’ll witness all year. And that’s exactly what Jacksonville continues to provide.

The Greatest Show on Dirt rolled into the “Land of Lincoln” on Thursday for the Hy-Vee Perks 40, and the sold out grandstand was once again treated to a wild main event.

This time around it was Carson Macedo and Spencer Bayston dueling it out for the top spot while battles everywhere raged on behind them. Bayston got the early jump, but Macedo wasted no time snatching second from his brother then ripping the top around Bayston for the lead on Lap 3.

The war was far from over as Bayston reeled the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 back in as they fought traffic. The Lebanon, IN native threw a slider, and the two traded the top spot a few times before Bayston wrestled it away. But one mistake would wind up costing the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 as Bayston pounded the wall in Turns 3 and 4, allowing Macedo to slip back around on the 18th circuit. Bayston took one last shot on a late restart, but it wasn’t enough as Macedo pulled away to the checkered flag.

“I was able to get to the top before anybody else,” Macedo said. “I don’t think they knew that it was there. Then I just got messed up in lapped traffic, and Spencer was able to get by me. Then he plowed the wall, and I was able to cross back over and get in front of him. That was kind of the race. I knew on that last restart when I had some clean air I was in a good spot. I was hoping it would lock down, but it really didn’t lock down that much. Big thanks to this team.”

Macedo became the fourth multi-time winner this season, joining David Gravel (five), Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (five), and Anthony Macri (two). The Lemoore, CA driver is up to 60 career World of Outlaws wins, becoming the 16th driver to reach that mark. He’s also the first competitor through seven Jacksonville visits for The Greatest Show on Dirt to win a pair. The 29-year-old topped the 2019 race aboard the Kyle Larson Racing No. 2.

Bayston brought the NOS Energy Drink No. 17 home second for his best finish since winning the season opener.

Polesitter Cole Macedo finished third to make the Macedo brothers bookend the podium. It marked his best finish of the season so far in the TwoC Racing No. 2C.

Sheldon Haudenschild and David Gravel completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

David Gravel clocked his ninth Simpson Quick Time of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Cole Macedo (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Joel Myers Jr. (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Carson Macedo (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Spencer Bayston (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Spencer Bayston.

Cole Macedo topped the Toyota Dash.

Skylar Gee won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Emerson Axsom wheeled from 22nd to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Donny Schatz was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A 10th-place effort made Kasey Jedrzejek the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Carson Macedo set the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Joe B. Miller.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on a new look Memorial Day weekend event with the Stars and Stripes Salute taking the tour to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, May 23 and Huset’s Speedway on Saturday, May 24 for $20,000-to-win each night. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[4]; 2. 17-Spencer Bayston[2]; 3. 2C-Cole Macedo[1]; 4. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[9]; 5. 2-David Gravel[6]; 6. 83-Michael Kofoid[5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 8. 19-Joel Myers Jr[7]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart[10]; 10. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[16]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog[12]; 12. 45X-Rees Moran[11]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[22]; 14. 7A-Will Armitage[3]; 15. 7S-Chris Windom[20]; 16. 51-Ashton Torgerson[23]; 17. 16C-Skylar Gee[21]; 18. 92-Zach Daum[17]; 19. 29-Brayton Lynch[19]; 20. (DNF) 9X-Paul Nienhiser[15]; 21. (DNF) 23-Garet Williamson[18]; 22. (DNF) 51B-Joe B Miller[8]; 23. (DNF) 22-Riley Goodno[24]; 24. (DNF) 37-Bryce Norris[14]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

BULLRING BATTLE: Macedo Trumps Bayston for Second Jacksonville Victory

JACKSONVILLE, IL (May 21, 2026) – Jacksonville Speedway has done it again.

The Greatest Show on Dirt rolled into the “Land of Lincoln” on Thursday for the Hy-Vee Perks 40, and the sold out grandstand was once again treated to a wild main event.

Bayston brought the NOS Energy Drink No. 17 home second for his best finish since winning the season opener.

Polesitter Cole Macedo finished third to make the Macedo brothers bookend the podium. It marked his best finish of the season so far in the TwoC Racing No. 2C.

Sheldon Haudenschild and David Gravel completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

David Gravel clocked his ninth Simpson Quick Time of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Spencer Bayston.

Cole Macedo topped the Toyota Dash.

Skylar Gee won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Emerson Axsom wheeled from 22nd to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Donny Schatz was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A 10th-place effort made Kasey Jedrzejek the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Carson Macedo set the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Joe B. Miller.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/bullring-battle-macedo-trumps-bayston-for-second-jacksonville-victory/

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Cowboy Classic A-Main Postponed to Friday Night at Lucas Oil Speedway

May 22, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

Cowboy Classic A-Main Postponed to Friday Night at Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, MO (May 21, 2026) – Rain began falling at the conclusion of the second B-Main on Thursday night, forcing officials to postpone the 13th Annual Cowboy Classic A-Main until Friday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. Friday’s program will begin 30 minutes earlier than originally scheduled, with Hot Laps set for 6:00 PM. Friday, May 22 Schedule of Events:Super Stock Hot LapsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Hot LapsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Time TrialsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series HeatsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series B-MainsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A-Main – Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson – 40 LapsSuper Stock HeatsSuper Stock A-MainLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A-Main – Thursday’s 13th Annual Cowboy Classic – 45 Laps For the latest news, results, and championship standings from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, visit: LucasDirt.com Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 13th Annual Cowboy ClassicThursday, May 21, 2026Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Brandon Overton | 15.306 seconds (Overall)Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport | 15.347 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[3]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 4. 93O-Mason Oberkramer[5]; 5. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[6]; 6. 11H-Jeff Herzog[2]; 7. 0X-Jason Sivils[8]; 8. 32C-Cameron Harris[7]; 9. 8L-Matthew Larson[9] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top Transfer): 1. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[1]; 2. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson[4]; 5. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 6. 19M-Brenden Smith[5]; 7. 25B-Chevy Boyer[6]; 8. (DNS) 96X-Dalton Imhoff
Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 11-Josh Rice[3]; 2. 1X-Aaron Marrant[2]; 3. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[1]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 5. 66-Eli Ross[4]; 6. 128-Kylan Garner[6]; 7. 12-Scott Crigler[7]; 8. 4X-Dalon Helm[8]
Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 3. 22F-Chris Ferguson[6]; 4. 32X-Chris Simpson[3]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 6. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 7. 96-RC Whitwell[4]; 8. 18-Shannon Parker[7]; 9. 00-Reggie Jackson[9] MyRacePass Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 111-Max Blair[2]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 5. 78S-Steve Stultz[5]; 6. 3W-Brennon Willard[6]; 7. 90-Brian Rickman[7]; 8. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[8]; 9. (DNS) 8K-Tyler Kuykendall Lucas Oil Products Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 2. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 4. 8-Dillon McCowan[2]; 5. 21XXX-Neil Baggett[3]; 6. 50-Kayden Clatt[5]; 7. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[8]; 8. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6] Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 2. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 4. 11H-Jeff Herzog[7]; 5. 66-Eli Ross[6]; 6. 93O-Mason Oberkramer[1]; 7. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[4]; 8. 19M-Brenden Smith[8]; 9. 8L-Matthew Larson[15]; 10. 25B-Chevy Boyer[11]; 11. 128-Kylan Garner[9]; 12. 32C-Cameron Harris[13]; 13. 12-Scott Crigler[12]; 14. 0X-Jason Sivils[10]; 15. 4X-Dalon Helm[14]; 16. (DNS) 96X-Dalton Imhoff UNOH B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 93-Carson Ferguson[2]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[4]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[7]; 4. 8-Dillon McCowan[3]; 5. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 6. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[12]; 7. 18-Shannon Parker[13]; 8. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[14]; 9. 7J-Ryan Johnson[15]; 10. 32X-Chris Simpson[1]; 11. 78S-Steve Stultz[5]; 12. 21XXX-Neil Baggett[6]; 13. 50-Kayden Clatt[9]; 14. 96-RC Whitwell[10]; 15. 90-Brian Rickman[11]; 16. 00-Reggie Jackson[16]; 17. (DNS) 8K-Tyler Kuykendall 13th Annual Cowboy Classic | Feature Line-Up (45 Laps):Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL2 – 56 – Tony Jackson Jr – Lebanon, MO – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM3 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN4 – 11G – Gordy Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA5 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA6 – 1X – Aaron Marrant – Kearney, MO – 18J – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS7 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 22F – Chris Ferguson – Mt. Holly, NC8 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL9 – 11T – Trevor Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – 15 – Clay Stuckey – Shreveport, LA10 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC11 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN12 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL13 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO

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Chevy Racing–INDYCAr–Indy 500 Advance

May 21, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

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Chevy Racing–Indycar–Media Day–David Maulkas & Alexander Rossi

May 21, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026
Row 1 – David Malukas & Alexander Rossi
THE MODERATOR: We’ll get started with the front row. Starting second, great to see Alex Rossi joining us here and joined by David Malukas who will start third.How are you feeling?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Man, this is probably the most rested I’ve been going into a 500. I’ve had other commitments, but much less commitments you would usually have in this week leading up to the race.No, I feel good. It’s obviously been pretty hectic for everyone involved. Lots of things had to line up in the correct way. But feel very fortunate to be here.
THE MODERATOR: Are you ready to go? How important is tomorrow? Obviously getting ready for Sunday?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Quite comfy. I spent a lot of time on couches.
THE MODERATOR: Can you rate this one?ALEXANDER ROSSI: 8 out of 10.
THE MODERATOR: It also can be yours if the price is right. Well, it’s great to see you both back. I know there are a lot of questions.Q. Alex, what’s going on? You came in on crutches. How are you feeling? Are you cleared to race yet?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I am cleared to race. I will have to be on crutches because it’s a non-weight-bearing injury. Fortunately to drive a race car, you don’t have to bear weight. Range of motion is good. Pain is minimal. Swelling, as you can see, I fit into my race boot. I’m good to go.
Q. You don’t use that foot at all in the car?ALEXANDER ROSSI: You sure do. I guess I used it a little too much on Monday. Was out there getting it (laughter).
Q. What happened Monday?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Actually the opposite of that.It’s a little bit of a weird one. I don’t know that there’s a specific answer. The Speedway is a punishing place for any sort of — it minimizes margins, I think. We just were a little bit too far out of that window.That’s the way it goes around here sometimes. Unfortunate obviously to have it happen. In some ways incredibly fortunate that it happened on a Monday after qualifying, where the ultimate true car speed isn’t as important. Very fortunate it didn’t happen on Carb Day, so the team has had quite a bit of time, unfortunately for them, to rebuild a car from scratch. It’s the car I raced last year. It’s always been a Speedway car.As I said, a trying couple of days for everyone involved in the 20 car. Also it will be a very rewarding one if we can accomplish what we think we can on Sunday.
Q. Alex, you’ll be out there tomorrow?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yes.
Q. You’ve talked a lot about the ankle. You haven’t mentioned the finger. Where is the process on that? That’s completely good?ALEXANDER ROSSI: How does it look?
Q. Which finger is that one?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I can’t show you that one. I’ll get in a lot of trouble (smiling). Yeah, we’re good. It’s the middle finger. Q. Have you raced through a lower-body injury like this before? If there was a percentage, what would you say it is?ALEXANDER ROSSI: For when I need to do in a race car, I’m at 99%. Yes, unfortunately I have raced with a broken big toe before.DAVID MALUKAS: Which foot was it?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Today.DAVID MALUKAS: The first one you hurt.ALEXANDER ROSSI: The right one.DAVID MALUKAS: The left one, you’re sweet. Q. Alexander, it’s good that you’re okay. The car, anytime you switch setups from one car to the next, is there a concern when you go out that it might not quite be exactly the same?ALEXANDER ROSSI: No. As I said, this is the car that we’ve used here at the Speedway many times before. All through this month, we switch race running to qual sims, that requires a whole myriad of changes. If this was all new components, a different chassis, all that sort of thing, maybe you’d start to question it a little bit.This was truly going to be our race car until some other things shifted. This was built all off-season in preparation for this month to be my race car anyways. Q. Last week Dallara won the award for that flap that came up. When your car pitched, did it engage that flap?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I wasn’t looking at that (smiling). Q. It has to be an important thing for you.ALEXANDER ROSSI: I would assume so. I can tell you, I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about the values of the two impacts, but they were very high, and the fact that we’re here having this conversation and joking about a sore ankle is pretty amazing. Q. Alexander, can you share on a scale of 1 to 10 the level of pain you anticipate to be racing with?ALEXANDER ROSSI: If we do our jobs correctly, close to zero. Q. No painkiller shot you have to worry about for the ankle?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I didn’t say that. I said if we do our jobs correctly, close to zero.DAVID MALUKAS: He’s so funny (laughter). Q. Alexander, what did you have to do to be cleared? Did you just have to slow you could get in and out of the car, weight on the pedals?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I had to drive in a sim. Get in and out of the car in an appropriate amount of time. I had to show that I could react to instances quick enough with my right foot in the race car with the pedal and my boot on. That was done over several increments and durations with all of the stuff that will be on me.As thorough as you can be without actually being on the racetrack. Q. Will you race with a specially made boot?ALEXANDER ROSSI: There will be a brace of sorts that’s still kind of being finalized. There’s a lot of different things to consider, from a size standpoint, you got to preserve the function of being able to do that on the pedals, you have to ensure it’s providing stability, fire resistant. There’s a lot of caveats, as David unfortunately also knows.It’s been an incredible team effort from no less than 12 people in order to make this happen. Q. Did you have the procedure on your ankle in order to be able to race? If you weren’t racing, would you not have surgery and it would have been just healed?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Both injuries were, yes, a situation where even in order to consider driving, they had to stabilize it. Q. David, with this being your first front-row start, has there been any discussion about how you’re going to take the start with the team, or is it we’re just going to go for it?DAVID MALUKAS: No, just going into it like I do any race. Just watch previous race starts from that position, just getting a collection of data to see where people funnel out, funnel in. Just go with the flow. Q. Alexander, the outpouring of support from people in the racing world, how good did that feel?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yeah, it’s incredible. This is an incredibly close community. I got texts immediately from both these guys next to me. We all understand the magnitude of what we’re doing out there. I don’t think it’s lost on anyone how you’re not guaranteed anything in this sport.Very, very appreciative for all of the nice messages. Yeah, just hope we can make everyone proud here in a couple days. Q. When Tim walked into the medical center, were you giving him a hard time or was it good?ALEXANDER ROSSI: He never got to me. He never got to me. They don’t let him that far. Q. Alexander, can you talk a bit about the psychology of almost coming to terms with almost the inevitability of crashing around this place, what your relationship is with kind of fear or the lack of it?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yeah, I mean, unfortunately I’ve crashed twice here. Both times have been turn two. For whatever reason… Alex, that’s where you crashed?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I recovered from that. I don’t see this being any different. We crash race cars. That’s part of the job description. Been doing it my whole career, so… Doesn’t really change this week. Q. You talk about having to do that procedure to make yourself able to race. Did you ever consider after the accident not doing that and not racing?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Oh, absolutely not, no. Q. David, you’re up in the front row. Are your teammates picking on you? Giving you good advice for the start?DAVID MALUKAS: Yeah, no, I don’t think they’re picking on me. No, I mean, we just had normal conversations like we’ve always had. Just ran through debriefs.For a 500, you can win this race from whatever position truly. It makes it easier the higher up you are, but you can win it from anywhere, yeah.
Q. I’m blind. Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. What was your psychology on track? You have coms in your ears, telling you what to do. What is your instinct first? Getting feedback from the road or is it to rely on the team to let your spotters and let everyone else know what you got to do next?DAVID MALUKAS: Can you repeat the question? Q. When you’re out in the field, what is the sensation or feeling of you’re hearing your coms, everything else, you’re hearing the road. Me being blind, I want to understand how do you feel when you’re in the vehicle and what is the piece of information psychologically? Is it you are shutting everything else out and focusing on how the car feels and sounds if something is about to slip on the car, is it a feeling of the car that something is cutting loose, or is it that you rely on your spotters to say you have a flat tire?DAVID MALUKAS: I mean, it all comes down to driver feel. For us a lot of it comes through the engine and what you can feel through the seat. All our seats are custom made for us. We get a lot of that feeling how the rear end is moving to the front end.Obviously spotters are here to tell us about cars around us. When it comes to actually cars around us, what the car needs, if it’s broke, that comes down to car feeling, what we feel through our body and what the car is telling us. Q. Alexander, you seem to want to talk more about turn two in your podcast the other day. Seen a lot of cars snap loose at that same spot. Can you elaborate more about that spot, turn two.ALEXANDER ROSSI: It’s tricky because I think it’s not shaded, so it’s always kind of in the sun. I guess I do know.Turn one and turn three, even though they’re higher speeds, you have the whole straight to kind of cool the tire down. Turn four is usually protected from wind, for the most part. There’s certain directions there’s not, but for the most part it is. It stays cool.The tire saturation effect that you get in turns one and three, it just has a bigger impact in turn two because the conditions there are usually the worst. The tire is kind of already at its limit from going through turn one, then turn two is a hard corner from conditions.Turn four the tire is also at its limit, but the conditions are easier, so it’s just less traumatic.THE MODERATOR: Thank you.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026
Row 1 – David Malukas & Alexander Rossi
THE MODERATOR: We’ll get started with the front row. Starting second, great to see Alex Rossi joining us here and joined by David Malukas who will start third.How are you feeling?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Man, this is probably the most rested I’ve been going into a 500. I’ve had other commitments, but much less commitments you would usually have in this week leading up to the race.No, I feel good. It’s obviously been pretty hectic for everyone involved. Lots of things had to line up in the correct way. But feel very fortunate to be here.
THE MODERATOR: Are you ready to go? How important is tomorrow? Obviously getting ready for Sunday?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Quite comfy. I spent a lot of time on couches.
THE MODERATOR: Can you rate this one?ALEXANDER ROSSI: 8 out of 10.
THE MODERATOR: It also can be yours if the price is right. Well, it’s great to see you both back. I know there are a lot of questions.Q. Alex, what’s going on? You came in on crutches. How are you feeling? Are you cleared to race yet?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I am cleared to race. I will have to be on crutches because it’s a non-weight-bearing injury. Fortunately to drive a race car, you don’t have to bear weight. Range of motion is good. Pain is minimal. Swelling, as you can see, I fit into my race boot. I’m good to go.
Q. You don’t use that foot at all in the car?ALEXANDER ROSSI: You sure do. I guess I used it a little too much on Monday. Was out there getting it (laughter).
Q. What happened Monday?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Actually the opposite of that.It’s a little bit of a weird one. I don’t know that there’s a specific answer. The Speedway is a punishing place for any sort of — it minimizes margins, I think. We just were a little bit too far out of that window.That’s the way it goes around here sometimes. Unfortunate obviously to have it happen. In some ways incredibly fortunate that it happened on a Monday after qualifying, where the ultimate true car speed isn’t as important. Very fortunate it didn’t happen on Carb Day, so the team has had quite a bit of time, unfortunately for them, to rebuild a car from scratch. It’s the car I raced last year. It’s always been a Speedway car.As I said, a trying couple of days for everyone involved in the 20 car. Also it will be a very rewarding one if we can accomplish what we think we can on Sunday.
Q. Alex, you’ll be out there tomorrow?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yes.
Q. You’ve talked a lot about the ankle. You haven’t mentioned the finger. Where is the process on that? That’s completely good?ALEXANDER ROSSI: How does it look?
Q. Which finger is that one?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I can’t show you that one. I’ll get in a lot of trouble (smiling). Yeah, we’re good. It’s the middle finger. Q. Have you raced through a lower-body injury like this before? If there was a percentage, what would you say it is?ALEXANDER ROSSI: For when I need to do in a race car, I’m at 99%. Yes, unfortunately I have raced with a broken big toe before.DAVID MALUKAS: Which foot was it?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Today.DAVID MALUKAS: The first one you hurt.ALEXANDER ROSSI: The right one.DAVID MALUKAS: The left one, you’re sweet. Q. Alexander, it’s good that you’re okay. The car, anytime you switch setups from one car to the next, is there a concern when you go out that it might not quite be exactly the same?ALEXANDER ROSSI: No. As I said, this is the car that we’ve used here at the Speedway many times before. All through this month, we switch race running to qual sims, that requires a whole myriad of changes. If this was all new components, a different chassis, all that sort of thing, maybe you’d start to question it a little bit.This was truly going to be our race car until some other things shifted. This was built all off-season in preparation for this month to be my race car anyways. Q. Last week Dallara won the award for that flap that came up. When your car pitched, did it engage that flap?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I wasn’t looking at that (smiling). Q. It has to be an important thing for you.ALEXANDER ROSSI: I would assume so. I can tell you, I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about the values of the two impacts, but they were very high, and the fact that we’re here having this conversation and joking about a sore ankle is pretty amazing. Q. Alexander, can you share on a scale of 1 to 10 the level of pain you anticipate to be racing with?ALEXANDER ROSSI: If we do our jobs correctly, close to zero. Q. No painkiller shot you have to worry about for the ankle?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I didn’t say that. I said if we do our jobs correctly, close to zero.DAVID MALUKAS: He’s so funny (laughter). Q. Alexander, what did you have to do to be cleared? Did you just have to slow you could get in and out of the car, weight on the pedals?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I had to drive in a sim. Get in and out of the car in an appropriate amount of time. I had to show that I could react to instances quick enough with my right foot in the race car with the pedal and my boot on. That was done over several increments and durations with all of the stuff that will be on me.As thorough as you can be without actually being on the racetrack. Q. Will you race with a specially made boot?ALEXANDER ROSSI: There will be a brace of sorts that’s still kind of being finalized. There’s a lot of different things to consider, from a size standpoint, you got to preserve the function of being able to do that on the pedals, you have to ensure it’s providing stability, fire resistant. There’s a lot of caveats, as David unfortunately also knows.It’s been an incredible team effort from no less than 12 people in order to make this happen. Q. Did you have the procedure on your ankle in order to be able to race? If you weren’t racing, would you not have surgery and it would have been just healed?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Both injuries were, yes, a situation where even in order to consider driving, they had to stabilize it. Q. David, with this being your first front-row start, has there been any discussion about how you’re going to take the start with the team, or is it we’re just going to go for it?DAVID MALUKAS: No, just going into it like I do any race. Just watch previous race starts from that position, just getting a collection of data to see where people funnel out, funnel in. Just go with the flow. Q. Alexander, the outpouring of support from people in the racing world, how good did that feel?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yeah, it’s incredible. This is an incredibly close community. I got texts immediately from both these guys next to me. We all understand the magnitude of what we’re doing out there. I don’t think it’s lost on anyone how you’re not guaranteed anything in this sport.Very, very appreciative for all of the nice messages. Yeah, just hope we can make everyone proud here in a couple days. Q. When Tim walked into the medical center, were you giving him a hard time or was it good?ALEXANDER ROSSI: He never got to me. He never got to me. They don’t let him that far. Q. Alexander, can you talk a bit about the psychology of almost coming to terms with almost the inevitability of crashing around this place, what your relationship is with kind of fear or the lack of it?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yeah, I mean, unfortunately I’ve crashed twice here. Both times have been turn two. For whatever reason… Alex, that’s where you crashed?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I recovered from that. I don’t see this being any different. We crash race cars. That’s part of the job description. Been doing it my whole career, so… Doesn’t really change this week. Q. You talk about having to do that procedure to make yourself able to race. Did you ever consider after the accident not doing that and not racing?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Oh, absolutely not, no. Q. David, you’re up in the front row. Are your teammates picking on you? Giving you good advice for the start?DAVID MALUKAS: Yeah, no, I don’t think they’re picking on me. No, I mean, we just had normal conversations like we’ve always had. Just ran through debriefs.For a 500, you can win this race from whatever position truly. It makes it easier the higher up you are, but you can win it from anywhere, yeah.
Q. I’m blind. Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. What was your psychology on track? You have coms in your ears, telling you what to do. What is your instinct first? Getting feedback from the road or is it to rely on the team to let your spotters and let everyone else know what you got to do next?DAVID MALUKAS: Can you repeat the question? Q. When you’re out in the field, what is the sensation or feeling of you’re hearing your coms, everything else, you’re hearing the road. Me being blind, I want to understand how do you feel when you’re in the vehicle and what is the piece of information psychologically? Is it you are shutting everything else out and focusing on how the car feels and sounds if something is about to slip on the car, is it a feeling of the car that something is cutting loose, or is it that you rely on your spotters to say you have a flat tire?DAVID MALUKAS: I mean, it all comes down to driver feel. For us a lot of it comes through the engine and what you can feel through the seat. All our seats are custom made for us. We get a lot of that feeling how the rear end is moving to the front end.Obviously spotters are here to tell us about cars around us. When it comes to actually cars around us, what the car needs, if it’s broke, that comes down to car feeling, what we feel through our body and what the car is telling us. Q. Alexander, you seem to want to talk more about turn two in your podcast the other day. Seen a lot of cars snap loose at that same spot. Can you elaborate more about that spot, turn two.ALEXANDER ROSSI: It’s tricky because I think it’s not shaded, so it’s always kind of in the sun. I guess I do know.Turn one and turn three, even though they’re higher speeds, you have the whole straight to kind of cool the tire down. Turn four is usually protected from wind, for the most part. There’s certain directions there’s not, but for the most part it is. It stays cool.The tire saturation effect that you get in turns one and three, it just has a bigger impact in turn two because the conditions there are usually the worst. The tire is kind of already at its limit from going through turn one, then turn two is a hard corner from conditions.Turn four the tire is also at its limit, but the conditions are easier, so it’s just less traumatic.THE MODERATOR: Thank you.

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Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Media Day–Pato O’Ward & Santino Ferrucci

May 21, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026
Row 2 – Pato O’Ward & Santino Ferrucci
THE MODERATOR: Great to be joined by Pato O’Ward, starting sixth. Two-time runner-up in the Indy 500. He’s led 95 laps in his previous six starts here. Starting fifth, finished in the top 10 in every Indy 500 he’s competed in. Sunday will mark his eighth appearance in the race, Santino Ferrucci. Starting fourth, two top fives in the 500, a fast day of qualifying on Sunday. Santino have the crew shirt and the fire suit. You’re ready for anything today?SANTINO FERRUCCI: We actually took the photos correct today on the Yard of Bricks that we should have done post-qualifying. Happy we got those done.PATO O’WARD: Who chose to go back?
THE MODERATOR: It was a hot pit.SANTINO FERRUCCI: One-chance qualifying.PATO O’WARD: I think that was a fail (smiling).
THE MODERATOR: How much importance is there for tomorrow’s two hours of qualifying?PATO O’WARD: Whatever we get tomorrow I’m going to be very grateful for. Hopefully the rain decides to at least stay away a little bit and we’ll get some running in.I want to get one full run. Very important for me. I have a new car. Regardless of it, the car will be good. It would be nice to just get a run, just pepper out anything it might have. There’s a lot of new things on it.
THE MODERATOR: For a guy that wasn’t interested in qualifying that well, you qualified really well. What is your race car like?SANTINO FERRUCCI: That’s the new strategy next year. Sit out there, qualify 15th, don’t have to run the rest of the day.Our car’s really good. Obviously I got really lucky with the wreck that happened on Monday that I didn’t get caught up in it, too. Honestly, I’m happy to see it go green for the first five minutes, get the install checks in, some pit stop practice, then let it rain. Sorry (smiling).THE MODERATOR: Maybe disappointment from qualifying, but the car looks good in race trim?FELIX ROSENQVIST: It’s been good. You asked how important this Carb Day will be. It’s easy to forget how much running we’re actually doing, right?I think for us, we had some sessions where we’ve been great in traffic, some where we were a little worse. It kind of goes between there, right? A lot of drivers and teams it’s the same.You have to nail it on race day. I think it’s more for Pato and Roman and Alex, if you have a new car, that will be a very important session. For the rest of us, we just try to nail it each session. We’ll try as much in Carb Day to nail it as we do in the race. Hopefully we’re right for Sunday.PATO O’WARD: Looks cold tomorrow.
THE MODERATOR: Cool off a little bit.SANTINO FERRUCCI: I don’t want it to be a hundred degrees.PATO O’WARD: I don’t think Sunday is going to be that cold.PATO O’WARD: Changing by the hour.
THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Pato, even though you believe the car is going to be set up exactly the same as the one the other day, until you get in it, is there that little bit of sense of what if this isn’t quite right?PATO O’WARD: Every car is different. Every car has its little differences to one another regardless of the setup being the same or not. There are differences. This car, I’ve had a past with this car, a good past with this car. I’m not worried. It’s been a great car to me. It’s been a great car for the team.I mean, ultimately I’m not actually worried too much about me with the car, I’m more worried about there’s a lot of new pieces on the car that you want to get some running on to just let it kind of settle in. That’s the most important part, yeah.
Q. We know how popular you are in INDYCAR, especially here at the Speedway. When you see all the young kids wearing your crew shirts, what kind of feeling does that give to you?PATO O’WARD: It’s cool. It’s obviously a big part of why we do what we do, right? We want to be here to entertain people, inspire people. At the end of the day it is the greatest event in the world. I might be a little bit biased. But it’s going down this Sunday.I feel very lucky and fortunate to be in a position just to be in it.
Q. I was double-checking my notes, it looks like come to Sunday’s Indy 500, it will mark your 100th career start in the INDYCAR SERIES. Six instances of INDYCAR drivers who had won in their 100th start, none of which have occurred in the 500. What would it mean for you if you were to win?SANTINO FERRUCCI: That would be quite the day.PATO O’WARD: Your first win.SANTINO FERRUCCI: A lot of firsts. I could continue on with our record. Honestly, I think Sunday, we have a great car, we have great crew, there’s no reason as to why we won’t be there.I think if we keep our heads down, worry about us, there’s no reason to why we couldn’t be doing that at the end of the day.It’s kind of wild, 100th start around this place. Just that milestone for me. Q. Does it almost feel like yesterday that you made your first?SANTINO FERRUCCI: Still feels like 2019, rookies around here. It’s been fun. It’s really fun, too, here when you have a really good car. Q. Pato, you said you had a good history with the car. Where is that car coming from?PATO O’WARD: Last year, all my race wins. Q. As far as leading into this weekend, what is that preparation? What are you trying to work with your team to make sure is right with it?PATO O’WARD: Not that I’m worried about the team. Engineering has a mind of its own sometimes with all the gadgets on the race car, the electrical. There’s all the new bits and pieces that you want to make sure you get through the whole systems check.That is the most important, just getting the systems running, connecting properly with telemetry. A lot of little things we want to make sure they turn on and the car is rolling around the Speedway with it still being able to do what it’s supposed to. That is the main focus for me tomorrow.If the car is feeling a little bit off, then we’ll make changes. But that can happen with the other car, as well. Every day here is different. It always seems to find a way to surprise you. But yeah, no, it’s going to be like nothing had happened on Monday. Q. Santino, is this the place on the schedule you feel most comfortable?SANTINO FERRUCCI: I don’t necessarily say I’m most comfortable around here. I have the mindset of just understanding it’s a long day. I’ve seen anything happen in this race. So have these guys. You just really have no idea. It’s one of those races, you’re just never out of it.I think having that mindset has just bode well for me here. Having someone like A.J. to talk to in the garage area is really helpful for me. Just a good team around us, good people, good engineers, everyone very much pushing us forward.Q. Pato, has your car ever run at the Speedway?PATO O’WARD: I think I’ve had a test or something. I don’t have any worries about it. I know it’s going to behave like it’s supposed to.Like I said, it’s a very good car. I really like this car. I don’t know why they actually removed it from me.SANTINO FERRUCCI: I have a question for you. Does it have a name? You keep talking about “this car.”PATO O’WARD: It’s got a name. It’s a she. She’s got quite the résumé (smiling). I promise to share this. I think Felix might know what is.PATO O’WARD: Don’t say it.PATO O’WARD: It’s a bit of history there.I will share the name if I win on Sunday. Q. Pato, you said you’re not worried about the car. You said after an accident like that, you’re not particularly worried about getting back in the car. Talk about that psychology of coming to terms with the inevitability of having a crash around this place, your relationship with fear or the lack of it.PATO O’WARD: Yeah, I mean, I’m a pretty big believer, especially when guys come here as rookies and they haven’t had that first shunt. After you do around here, I think anything above 50 Gs in motorsport is considered a massive hit. You’re lucky if you’re below a hundred here.I would say after the first time that I had one in my rookie year, I know Felix also had one in his rookie year, but you haven’t.SANTINO FERRUCCI: 2021, I broke my fibula here. I wrecked in Thursday practice following Takuma. I made Barstool because the guy took the selfie video.PATO O’WARD: I don’t know if you agree, but after you have that first shunt, one, you definitely feel more like a man when you get back in it. Two, I feel like it just puts some reality into your head. Like dude, you’re moving. You need to be aware of your surroundings, be careful who you’re running. You do grow quite a bit. At least I did.I would say that is the biggest part is after that first one. I’ve had three here. They’ve all been pretty solid. Yeah, I’m going to get back in it like nothing happened.Do you agree?SANTINO FERRUCCI: I had great advice by Bobby Rahal. You’re either going to lift in two, and that’s the end of your career, or you’re going to keep it flat. I’m like, All right, we’ll keep it flat.PATO O’WARD: It’s no joke. The hits here are no joke. They hurt.SANTINO FERRUCCI: You’re almost guaranteed to injure yourself.PATO O’WARD: Every time you strap into this race car, you need to realize, beyond what the safety has gone, how amazing these cars are now in protecting us, there’s only so much the human body can take. Even like a small hit can surprise you how much damage it can do.Yeah, I mean, I way much rather would be doing this than doing something else.SANTINO FERRUCCI: Same.PATO O’WARD: We’re so lucky that we are here and get to do this. We are kind of risking our lives, but this is straight-up badass.
THE MODERATOR: Trying to imagine an office 5:00-to-9:00 job.PATO O’WARD: Probably a finance bro or something like that.SANTINO FERRUCCI: As someone that lives in Dallas, please no.

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CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026
Row 2 – Pato O’Ward & Santino Ferrucci
THE MODERATOR: Great to be joined by Pato O’Ward, starting sixth. Two-time runner-up in the Indy 500. He’s led 95 laps in his previous six starts here. Starting fifth, finished in the top 10 in every Indy 500 he’s competed in. Sunday will mark his eighth appearance in the race, Santino Ferrucci. Starting fourth, two top fives in the 500, a fast day of qualifying on Sunday. Santino have the crew shirt and the fire suit. You’re ready for anything today?SANTINO FERRUCCI: We actually took the photos correct today on the Yard of Bricks that we should have done post-qualifying. Happy we got those done.PATO O’WARD: Who chose to go back?
THE MODERATOR: It was a hot pit.SANTINO FERRUCCI: One-chance qualifying.PATO O’WARD: I think that was a fail (smiling).
THE MODERATOR: How much importance is there for tomorrow’s two hours of qualifying?PATO O’WARD: Whatever we get tomorrow I’m going to be very grateful for. Hopefully the rain decides to at least stay away a little bit and we’ll get some running in.I want to get one full run. Very important for me. I have a new car. Regardless of it, the car will be good. It would be nice to just get a run, just pepper out anything it might have. There’s a lot of new things on it.
THE MODERATOR: For a guy that wasn’t interested in qualifying that well, you qualified really well. What is your race car like?SANTINO FERRUCCI: That’s the new strategy next year. Sit out there, qualify 15th, don’t have to run the rest of the day.Our car’s really good. Obviously I got really lucky with the wreck that happened on Monday that I didn’t get caught up in it, too. Honestly, I’m happy to see it go green for the first five minutes, get the install checks in, some pit stop practice, then let it rain. Sorry (smiling).THE MODERATOR: Maybe disappointment from qualifying, but the car looks good in race trim?FELIX ROSENQVIST: It’s been good. You asked how important this Carb Day will be. It’s easy to forget how much running we’re actually doing, right?I think for us, we had some sessions where we’ve been great in traffic, some where we were a little worse. It kind of goes between there, right? A lot of drivers and teams it’s the same.You have to nail it on race day. I think it’s more for Pato and Roman and Alex, if you have a new car, that will be a very important session. For the rest of us, we just try to nail it each session. We’ll try as much in Carb Day to nail it as we do in the race. Hopefully we’re right for Sunday.PATO O’WARD: Looks cold tomorrow.
THE MODERATOR: Cool off a little bit.SANTINO FERRUCCI: I don’t want it to be a hundred degrees.PATO O’WARD: I don’t think Sunday is going to be that cold.PATO O’WARD: Changing by the hour.
THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Pato, even though you believe the car is going to be set up exactly the same as the one the other day, until you get in it, is there that little bit of sense of what if this isn’t quite right?PATO O’WARD: Every car is different. Every car has its little differences to one another regardless of the setup being the same or not. There are differences. This car, I’ve had a past with this car, a good past with this car. I’m not worried. It’s been a great car to me. It’s been a great car for the team.I mean, ultimately I’m not actually worried too much about me with the car, I’m more worried about there’s a lot of new pieces on the car that you want to get some running on to just let it kind of settle in. That’s the most important part, yeah.
Q. We know how popular you are in INDYCAR, especially here at the Speedway. When you see all the young kids wearing your crew shirts, what kind of feeling does that give to you?PATO O’WARD: It’s cool. It’s obviously a big part of why we do what we do, right? We want to be here to entertain people, inspire people. At the end of the day it is the greatest event in the world. I might be a little bit biased. But it’s going down this Sunday.I feel very lucky and fortunate to be in a position just to be in it.
Q. I was double-checking my notes, it looks like come to Sunday’s Indy 500, it will mark your 100th career start in the INDYCAR SERIES. Six instances of INDYCAR drivers who had won in their 100th start, none of which have occurred in the 500. What would it mean for you if you were to win?SANTINO FERRUCCI: That would be quite the day.PATO O’WARD: Your first win.SANTINO FERRUCCI: A lot of firsts. I could continue on with our record. Honestly, I think Sunday, we have a great car, we have great crew, there’s no reason as to why we won’t be there.I think if we keep our heads down, worry about us, there’s no reason to why we couldn’t be doing that at the end of the day.It’s kind of wild, 100th start around this place. Just that milestone for me. Q. Does it almost feel like yesterday that you made your first?SANTINO FERRUCCI: Still feels like 2019, rookies around here. It’s been fun. It’s really fun, too, here when you have a really good car. Q. Pato, you said you had a good history with the car. Where is that car coming from?PATO O’WARD: Last year, all my race wins. Q. As far as leading into this weekend, what is that preparation? What are you trying to work with your team to make sure is right with it?PATO O’WARD: Not that I’m worried about the team. Engineering has a mind of its own sometimes with all the gadgets on the race car, the electrical. There’s all the new bits and pieces that you want to make sure you get through the whole systems check.That is the most important, just getting the systems running, connecting properly with telemetry. A lot of little things we want to make sure they turn on and the car is rolling around the Speedway with it still being able to do what it’s supposed to. That is the main focus for me tomorrow.If the car is feeling a little bit off, then we’ll make changes. But that can happen with the other car, as well. Every day here is different. It always seems to find a way to surprise you. But yeah, no, it’s going to be like nothing had happened on Monday. Q. Santino, is this the place on the schedule you feel most comfortable?SANTINO FERRUCCI: I don’t necessarily say I’m most comfortable around here. I have the mindset of just understanding it’s a long day. I’ve seen anything happen in this race. So have these guys. You just really have no idea. It’s one of those races, you’re just never out of it.I think having that mindset has just bode well for me here. Having someone like A.J. to talk to in the garage area is really helpful for me. Just a good team around us, good people, good engineers, everyone very much pushing us forward.Q. Pato, has your car ever run at the Speedway?PATO O’WARD: I think I’ve had a test or something. I don’t have any worries about it. I know it’s going to behave like it’s supposed to.Like I said, it’s a very good car. I really like this car. I don’t know why they actually removed it from me.SANTINO FERRUCCI: I have a question for you. Does it have a name? You keep talking about “this car.”PATO O’WARD: It’s got a name. It’s a she. She’s got quite the résumé (smiling). I promise to share this. I think Felix might know what is.PATO O’WARD: Don’t say it.PATO O’WARD: It’s a bit of history there.I will share the name if I win on Sunday. Q. Pato, you said you’re not worried about the car. You said after an accident like that, you’re not particularly worried about getting back in the car. Talk about that psychology of coming to terms with the inevitability of having a crash around this place, your relationship with fear or the lack of it.PATO O’WARD: Yeah, I mean, I’m a pretty big believer, especially when guys come here as rookies and they haven’t had that first shunt. After you do around here, I think anything above 50 Gs in motorsport is considered a massive hit. You’re lucky if you’re below a hundred here.I would say after the first time that I had one in my rookie year, I know Felix also had one in his rookie year, but you haven’t.SANTINO FERRUCCI: 2021, I broke my fibula here. I wrecked in Thursday practice following Takuma. I made Barstool because the guy took the selfie video.PATO O’WARD: I don’t know if you agree, but after you have that first shunt, one, you definitely feel more like a man when you get back in it. Two, I feel like it just puts some reality into your head. Like dude, you’re moving. You need to be aware of your surroundings, be careful who you’re running. You do grow quite a bit. At least I did.I would say that is the biggest part is after that first one. I’ve had three here. They’ve all been pretty solid. Yeah, I’m going to get back in it like nothing happened.Do you agree?SANTINO FERRUCCI: I had great advice by Bobby Rahal. You’re either going to lift in two, and that’s the end of your career, or you’re going to keep it flat. I’m like, All right, we’ll keep it flat.PATO O’WARD: It’s no joke. The hits here are no joke. They hurt.SANTINO FERRUCCI: You’re almost guaranteed to injure yourself.PATO O’WARD: Every time you strap into this race car, you need to realize, beyond what the safety has gone, how amazing these cars are now in protecting us, there’s only so much the human body can take. Even like a small hit can surprise you how much damage it can do.Yeah, I mean, I way much rather would be doing this than doing something else.SANTINO FERRUCCI: Same.PATO O’WARD: We’re so lucky that we are here and get to do this. We are kind of risking our lives, but this is straight-up badass.
THE MODERATOR: Trying to imagine an office 5:00-to-9:00 job.PATO O’WARD: Probably a finance bro or something like that.SANTINO FERRUCCI: As someone that lives in Dallas, please no.

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After Strong Connor Bobik Memorial Opener, Larson Eyeing More Marion Center Speed

May 21, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

MARION CENTER, PA (May 21, 2026) – Last Friday night at Marion Center Raceway, Pennsylvania favorites Logan Zarin and Jared Miley stole the spotlight with their Connor Bobik Memorial prelim Feature wins. But they weren’t the only underdogs having an impressive night.

Marion Center might not be the first place you would expect Lake Elmo, MN’s Brent Larson to be fast at, but fast he was. As the first car to go out for Qualifying in Friday’s program, the “B1 Bomber” laid down a lap that no one else could match to earn his first Simpson Quick Time Award in four years.

Larson may have let Zarin slip by him in the first corner, but he held strong in second the rest of the way, keeping the likes of Tyler Erb, Ryan Gustin and Nick Hoffman behind him in the 25-lap Showdown. The first four months of Larson’s ninth season as a member of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision has had its highs and lows, but between his Marion Center runner-up and his full-field top five at Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Larson has proven he can be a frontrunner when everything lines up.

“You can be pretty good, and if you’re a tenth off, that can be the difference between starting on the front row and starting 12th,” Larson said. “I don’t really look into things with expectations too much. We have run well [at Marion Center] and I look forward to going there. I prefer that size track over 1/2-miles, I guess. A lot of times, when you prefer something, one or the other, you race a little bit better at those kind of places.”

Larson’s Friday showing had him excited to build on that result on Saturday until the rain moved in. The race’s new date on Wednesday, May 27, puts teams in an unusual circumstance as they prepare to chase $30,000 next week.

For a World of Outlaws team like Larson’s, they’re used to building setups for a track using notes that are a year old, if not more. Getting to go back to Marion Center only 12 days after he last raced there means he can run the exact same parts and pieces he finished second with last week, a prospect that has Larson optimistic about his chances of picking up right where he left off.

“I feel like every year you go somewhere, you learn something,” Larson said. “You’re changing things, always evolving and hopefully growing. This time around, we’ll just go back with exactly what we ran there last time. A lot of the time, from one year to the next, you probably wouldn’t copy your notes exactly. You would have learned a few things along the last season that you would apply towards where you’re at, blend your notes and blend what you’ve used. But here, we’ll go back exactly where we were and start off there. I feel like we can be a bit better, so we’ll kind of incorporate that as the night goes along.”

There may not be as many variables to consider next week as Larson is used to, but the task at hand will still be a little different. The Showdown was a 25-lap sprint contested while the sun was still up, while Wednesday’s main event will be a 60-lap contest under the lights on a significantly slicker and slower surface that will require an entirely different skillset to remain at the front.

“Things change so much in this sport,” Larson said. “As soon as you think you’ve got something figured out, then the track conditions change a little bit or somebody else figures something out. I know a lot of guys were just kind of trying things out that night because it was a prelim night, didn’t count for points or anything. You’ll see a few more guys that are pretty hot there that maybe were just mediocre last time there. It’s really hard to say. I’m hopeful, but I don’t have any expectations.”

Once the checkered flag flies at Marion Center, Larson will load up and head west to Ohio for his first visit to Wayne County Speedway since 2019. From there, all eyes will turn to Mansfield Speedway for the inaugural Blaster 57 Special on Friday and Saturday, May 29-30. If the $57,000 winner’s payout on Saturday wasn’t enough to lure racers to the revitalized track, the eye-popping figure of $5,700 to start the Feature certainly is.

As someone who has spent his career scrapping to keep the dream alive, Larson is especially appreciative of a purse structure that goes a long way toward keeping teams like his on the road.

“It’s definitely huge, just making the show is a big deal,” Larson said. “It’ll definitely help the week’s pay. Really cool to see someone paying attention to the start money like that. I haven’t looked at the pay through the whole field, but small guys really appreciate good start money like that. Hopefully, it’ll bring some cars over there for them.”

Larson and the rest of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will continue the 2026 season at Marion Center Raceway (Wednesday, May 27), Wayne County Speedway (Thursday, May 28) and Mansfield Speedway (Friday-Saturday, May 29-30). Find tickets and more information on all three events by clicking here.

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After Strong Connor Bobik Memorial Opener, Larson Eyeing More Marion Center Speed

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Chevy Racing–indycar–Media Day–Scott McLaughlin & Conor Daly

May 21, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026
Row 3 – Scott McLaughlin & Conor Daly
THE MODERATOR: Continuing on with row 3. Starting ninth, the 2024 pole winner for the 500, Scott McLaughlin. Starting eighth, he’s led 82 laps in the Indy 500, 13th start, Conor Daly. You’re digging the white sofa.CONOR DALY: I like this a lot. I just asked Scott McLaughlin which F1 driver he is.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: You donated this to the cause.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t think we’ve even talked. This row hasn’t talked yet.
THE MODERATOR: Do you know each other?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We know each other really well. We won Sebring together.CONOR DALY: Our dogs met each other. They’re friends.
THE MODERATOR: What do you look forward to the most tomorrow?CONOR DALY: I mean, Switchfoot. I can’t wait for Switchfoot. Honestly, that’s going to be sick.For us personally, on a real and professional note, just hope that our car is good after we caught some debris on Monday. Kind of ripped up our floor and front wing. We have to make sure that the car is going as fast as the car was going. That’s what I worry about first.I love Carb Day. It’s awesome. We have some Wienermobiles to check out too, see how fast they can go.
THE MODERATOR: You’re on Slaw Dog?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I’m not on that.
THE MODERATOR: You’ve got your bet on Slaw Dog?CONOR DALY: He doesn’t have a big enough insurance policy.
THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Conor and Scott, how important is tomorrow in the grand scheme of things? Obviously you don’t want to damage that car, but there’s still things you can sort.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, it’s a very important day for the crew, too, to add another round of practice pit stops, get everyone loose, warm. Once again, probably a different condition level than last time.There is always more research to be done at this track. There’s always more that I feel like you can get a feel for. Our session got cut short on Monday, too, with the rain.I think it feels like you spend an eternity in qualifying trim, then you’re thrown back into race trim, completely different feel. It’s a nice day to get loose again, get things going. Maybe that is the day where you find the race-winning change, that was what we needed.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Yeah, I think for me, we blew an engine up early in the month. I lost Monday, half of Monday’s practice. I’ve always sort of felt like I had a pretty good car, but just behind the eight ball in terms of just ticking off some things.Ideally we run tomorrow just to finish off that list. I think if we run tomorrow, we’ll get through all that. Like Conor said, it’s ideal for the crew, for us to get some marks, pit boxes, big exchanges, which is really important to winning this race or at least being competitive.Yeah, sort of that last Carb Day it’s a bit of risk versus reward. Do you want to be faster? Doesn’t matter. You want to have a good feeling for what everything is and be safe at the same time knowing that you’ve got to take this chariot into the most important race of the year. Q. First time in the race box that you’ll be in for race day.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We purposefully chose our pit box for that reason, big open out. We could have been a little bit further forward, but I wanted an open out in case of pace car periods, whatnot.Yeah, it’s nice to lay some rubber down in the box, get a feel for what your first gear feels like, as well. I wouldn’t have thought about that maybe five years ago. Now I’m probably thinking a bit ahead for the race. That’s the good part about Indy, you build on it every year. Q. Conor, how much do you get impacted by hometown support?CONOR DALY: I’m just thankful people care, honestly. That’s cool. I’m very lucky to get to do this, to hopefully give them something to cheer for.I feel like over the last few years, we’ve been able to at least one-up something, whether that’s lead lap, this year is my best qualifying. We’re hopefully giving them something to be excited about. We’ve got a great race car.It does mean a lot. It means the world to have people that actually care to see you put your whole life into this game that we’re playing. Q. Conor, you’re the only Indiana-born driver in the field, living in downtown Indianapolis. How important is all of the extracurriculars to the month of May for you?CONOR DALY: I mean, I love getting out there and doing all the things. It definitely is a lot. This month goes by so fast I feel like, especially because I probably overload my schedule. I don’t mind doing it because it is the best month of the year. It’s very meaningful to go out and interact with the folks that do support this sport, but also myself.Yeah, I love it. I’ll get out there and do as much as I can to a certain point. Yeah, it means a lot to be able to interact with people that support me. Q. After what happened on Monday, have you had a chance to look at the new pieces? What have they told you about it?CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, if you look at the floor, it looked like I ran over a hatchet and it was going down the right side of the underwing.They did a great job, though. Thankfully it looks as though it’s brand-new again, which is great. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow if it feels the same. Q. Scott, after what happened last year, were there any added extra points of emphasis of trying to get back?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Not really. I mean, I’ve been saying sort of all week, I feel like last year sucked and stunk, but it’s part of my journey. I feel like I’ve gotten years of experience in one. It was a tough thing. I never wish that upon my worst enemy, as I’ve said. It’s something that I’ve grown from, for sure. It put a lot of perspective in my life.Yeah, no doubt I’ve come back stronger for it. I don’t think I’m driving any differently this year just because of it. I’m just looking forward to getting back into the race, create a new storyline, getting on with it. I’d love to go zero to hero, of course, but at the same time driving with emotion like that, it’s probably a detriment. I just got to go out there, execute, see what I’ve got.CONOR DALY: Join me on lap one.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: When I saw Conor was starting next to me, I was like, Shit, not again. The guy peed his pants last year. You got diapers on this year?CONOR DALY: Yeah, for sure (laughter). Q. If y’all are coming to the white flag in the lead, who is the one guy or lady you don’t want behind you?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t care.CONOR DALY: I just hope I’m in traffic like Alex was last year so no one can pass me.Q. Just a curiosity of who you trust, who you’re racing against in that moment.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Personally, I don’t think you can trust anyone at that point for the biggest race of the year. Everyone is prepared to do what they need to do to win the race.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, as much as I like Scott, probably respect goes out the window and you’re just going at each other as hard as possible. Respectfully attacking you with everything I’ve got.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Exactly. Q. Conor, last year Ryan was in the car you’re in. With this one-off entry, a missed timing on the fueling ended up his day. What is the communication like to make sure you got everything you got?CONOR DALY: I think the team learned a lot from that. They’ve been doing research for months on how to get everything nailed when it comes to refueling, the stops, strategy, everything.We’re not worried about it. We’re just going to move forward one stop at a time. This race is almost an endurance race. You have to be patient. You can’t make a mistake, but stay in the fight, stay towards the sharp end. We’re going to try to be there for the last 30 laps. THE MODERATOR: You going again?CONOR DALY: That is my religious experience before the race. Going to go there no matter what, rain or shine (smiling).How do you beat Alex? Honestly, it’s been on display. That team has executed perfectly every time given the chance to do that. You can’t make mistakes up against them. I’ve been a spectator all year so I’ve just got to watch it. You guys have to fight against him all the time.They’re very good. But they’re not impossible to beat. You just have to execute at the highest level and do the best job possible because you know they will. To be the best, you got to beat the best.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I think for me the start line, honestly, part of the reason why I wanted to become a U.S. citizen is this race, because of how amazing the pageantry and how we celebrate our troops. When they play “Taps,” it’s hard not to get emotional, to be honest. 400,000 people at this race, not one person is making a sound. I fell in love with this race even more even before I was a driver.On the topic of Alex, like I agree with Conor in some ways. At the end of the day, he’s not impossible to beat. He’s solid. The team is at the peak of their power. They’ve got pace, strategy, they’ve got confidence.I’ve been in that point in my career at different times back in Supercars, whatever it was. You’ve always got someone chasing you. The hardest part is being able to stay there. He’s been able to do that for a very long time, which is kudos to him.We’ve been working hard to be better. And I definitely feel like if you’re one-on-one with him, I’ll back myself to the tilt. That’s how you’ve got to think, how you’ve got to believe. He’s done a very good job. No mistakes. Put some pressure on them, see what we can do. Q. Conor, you’ve driven for a lot of different times. You don’t have loads of continuity at this race. As a driver, is it preferable to have the continuity, or is it beneficial bringing in different philosophies?CONOR DALY: I mean, I think I’ve got used to not being in the most ideal position in my career. Yeah, would be awesome to have continuity. I don’t even know what that word means.This team, thankfully, I know the people, they do know me, although there’s been a year in between. That has helped us from where we started. It continues to help us because I have the same engineer.Yeah, I think all of it has been helpful for our effort this month. I think it’s shown clearly. Q. Is there more pressure or expectation given it could lead to other opportunities?CONOR DALY: Go big or go home. Yeah, this is the only thing I’ve got. I’m going to leave it all out there, honestly. Yeah, that’s the only chance I have.Q. Obviously racing can be quite a physical sport. Sometimes drivers have to get in the car when they’re still injured, like possibly in Rossi’s case this weekend. Can you talk about the mindset of getting into the car and having a race when you’re not feeling physically 100%.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: To be honest, outside of like an illness — touch wood — I’ve been in the clear. Regardless, it’s something you never want to do. At the same time I think we want to do it as much as we can. As long as we get cleared, we’ll race in whatever state we’re in.Yeah, Rossi, I really want him to race. He’s a past winner and someone that’s super good around here. You hate to see what happened to him on Monday. Same with Pato and everyone. Just glad everyone’s okay.Yeah, you would get in the car no matter what, if you got cleared.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, we saw Josef get bolted back together and jumped in the car like a week later a couple years ago. Rinus had the same thing when he got injured. He missed very minimal time.We’re a bunch of psychos, honestly. If you have this job, you’re very lucky to have this job, so you don’t want to let that go away at all.Like I said with Alex, you have to rip his limbs off to have him not in that car. Same for me. I have to be in the worst possible form ever to not be in a race car. If you have that chance, you never want to let that go.
Q. Conor, things come up good for you on Sunday, what is the first thing you buy from the card shop?CONOR DALY: Taking things one day at a time. We’ll think about that when we get there. One lap, one pit stop, one day at a time.The card shop? He thinks I’m going to buy a lot of Pokemon cards, which I am obviously.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: If you won the 500, what would you buy?CONOR DALY: I would buy a lot of Pokemon cards. Chevy. No, you get a free Chevy. Never mind.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t know. Not going to say it.THE MODERATOR: Good luck on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026
Row 3 – Scott McLaughlin & Conor Daly
THE MODERATOR: Continuing on with row 3. Starting ninth, the 2024 pole winner for the 500, Scott McLaughlin. Starting eighth, he’s led 82 laps in the Indy 500, 13th start, Conor Daly. You’re digging the white sofa.CONOR DALY: I like this a lot. I just asked Scott McLaughlin which F1 driver he is.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: You donated this to the cause.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t think we’ve even talked. This row hasn’t talked yet.
THE MODERATOR: Do you know each other?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We know each other really well. We won Sebring together.CONOR DALY: Our dogs met each other. They’re friends.
THE MODERATOR: What do you look forward to the most tomorrow?CONOR DALY: I mean, Switchfoot. I can’t wait for Switchfoot. Honestly, that’s going to be sick.For us personally, on a real and professional note, just hope that our car is good after we caught some debris on Monday. Kind of ripped up our floor and front wing. We have to make sure that the car is going as fast as the car was going. That’s what I worry about first.I love Carb Day. It’s awesome. We have some Wienermobiles to check out too, see how fast they can go.
THE MODERATOR: You’re on Slaw Dog?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I’m not on that.
THE MODERATOR: You’ve got your bet on Slaw Dog?CONOR DALY: He doesn’t have a big enough insurance policy.
THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Conor and Scott, how important is tomorrow in the grand scheme of things? Obviously you don’t want to damage that car, but there’s still things you can sort.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, it’s a very important day for the crew, too, to add another round of practice pit stops, get everyone loose, warm. Once again, probably a different condition level than last time.There is always more research to be done at this track. There’s always more that I feel like you can get a feel for. Our session got cut short on Monday, too, with the rain.I think it feels like you spend an eternity in qualifying trim, then you’re thrown back into race trim, completely different feel. It’s a nice day to get loose again, get things going. Maybe that is the day where you find the race-winning change, that was what we needed.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Yeah, I think for me, we blew an engine up early in the month. I lost Monday, half of Monday’s practice. I’ve always sort of felt like I had a pretty good car, but just behind the eight ball in terms of just ticking off some things.Ideally we run tomorrow just to finish off that list. I think if we run tomorrow, we’ll get through all that. Like Conor said, it’s ideal for the crew, for us to get some marks, pit boxes, big exchanges, which is really important to winning this race or at least being competitive.Yeah, sort of that last Carb Day it’s a bit of risk versus reward. Do you want to be faster? Doesn’t matter. You want to have a good feeling for what everything is and be safe at the same time knowing that you’ve got to take this chariot into the most important race of the year. Q. First time in the race box that you’ll be in for race day.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We purposefully chose our pit box for that reason, big open out. We could have been a little bit further forward, but I wanted an open out in case of pace car periods, whatnot.Yeah, it’s nice to lay some rubber down in the box, get a feel for what your first gear feels like, as well. I wouldn’t have thought about that maybe five years ago. Now I’m probably thinking a bit ahead for the race. That’s the good part about Indy, you build on it every year. Q. Conor, how much do you get impacted by hometown support?CONOR DALY: I’m just thankful people care, honestly. That’s cool. I’m very lucky to get to do this, to hopefully give them something to cheer for.I feel like over the last few years, we’ve been able to at least one-up something, whether that’s lead lap, this year is my best qualifying. We’re hopefully giving them something to be excited about. We’ve got a great race car.It does mean a lot. It means the world to have people that actually care to see you put your whole life into this game that we’re playing. Q. Conor, you’re the only Indiana-born driver in the field, living in downtown Indianapolis. How important is all of the extracurriculars to the month of May for you?CONOR DALY: I mean, I love getting out there and doing all the things. It definitely is a lot. This month goes by so fast I feel like, especially because I probably overload my schedule. I don’t mind doing it because it is the best month of the year. It’s very meaningful to go out and interact with the folks that do support this sport, but also myself.Yeah, I love it. I’ll get out there and do as much as I can to a certain point. Yeah, it means a lot to be able to interact with people that support me. Q. After what happened on Monday, have you had a chance to look at the new pieces? What have they told you about it?CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, if you look at the floor, it looked like I ran over a hatchet and it was going down the right side of the underwing.They did a great job, though. Thankfully it looks as though it’s brand-new again, which is great. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow if it feels the same. Q. Scott, after what happened last year, were there any added extra points of emphasis of trying to get back?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Not really. I mean, I’ve been saying sort of all week, I feel like last year sucked and stunk, but it’s part of my journey. I feel like I’ve gotten years of experience in one. It was a tough thing. I never wish that upon my worst enemy, as I’ve said. It’s something that I’ve grown from, for sure. It put a lot of perspective in my life.Yeah, no doubt I’ve come back stronger for it. I don’t think I’m driving any differently this year just because of it. I’m just looking forward to getting back into the race, create a new storyline, getting on with it. I’d love to go zero to hero, of course, but at the same time driving with emotion like that, it’s probably a detriment. I just got to go out there, execute, see what I’ve got.CONOR DALY: Join me on lap one.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: When I saw Conor was starting next to me, I was like, Shit, not again. The guy peed his pants last year. You got diapers on this year?CONOR DALY: Yeah, for sure (laughter). Q. If y’all are coming to the white flag in the lead, who is the one guy or lady you don’t want behind you?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t care.CONOR DALY: I just hope I’m in traffic like Alex was last year so no one can pass me.Q. Just a curiosity of who you trust, who you’re racing against in that moment.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Personally, I don’t think you can trust anyone at that point for the biggest race of the year. Everyone is prepared to do what they need to do to win the race.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, as much as I like Scott, probably respect goes out the window and you’re just going at each other as hard as possible. Respectfully attacking you with everything I’ve got.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Exactly. Q. Conor, last year Ryan was in the car you’re in. With this one-off entry, a missed timing on the fueling ended up his day. What is the communication like to make sure you got everything you got?CONOR DALY: I think the team learned a lot from that. They’ve been doing research for months on how to get everything nailed when it comes to refueling, the stops, strategy, everything.We’re not worried about it. We’re just going to move forward one stop at a time. This race is almost an endurance race. You have to be patient. You can’t make a mistake, but stay in the fight, stay towards the sharp end. We’re going to try to be there for the last 30 laps. THE MODERATOR: You going again?CONOR DALY: That is my religious experience before the race. Going to go there no matter what, rain or shine (smiling).How do you beat Alex? Honestly, it’s been on display. That team has executed perfectly every time given the chance to do that. You can’t make mistakes up against them. I’ve been a spectator all year so I’ve just got to watch it. You guys have to fight against him all the time.They’re very good. But they’re not impossible to beat. You just have to execute at the highest level and do the best job possible because you know they will. To be the best, you got to beat the best.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I think for me the start line, honestly, part of the reason why I wanted to become a U.S. citizen is this race, because of how amazing the pageantry and how we celebrate our troops. When they play “Taps,” it’s hard not to get emotional, to be honest. 400,000 people at this race, not one person is making a sound. I fell in love with this race even more even before I was a driver.On the topic of Alex, like I agree with Conor in some ways. At the end of the day, he’s not impossible to beat. He’s solid. The team is at the peak of their power. They’ve got pace, strategy, they’ve got confidence.I’ve been in that point in my career at different times back in Supercars, whatever it was. You’ve always got someone chasing you. The hardest part is being able to stay there. He’s been able to do that for a very long time, which is kudos to him.We’ve been working hard to be better. And I definitely feel like if you’re one-on-one with him, I’ll back myself to the tilt. That’s how you’ve got to think, how you’ve got to believe. He’s done a very good job. No mistakes. Put some pressure on them, see what we can do. Q. Conor, you’ve driven for a lot of different times. You don’t have loads of continuity at this race. As a driver, is it preferable to have the continuity, or is it beneficial bringing in different philosophies?CONOR DALY: I mean, I think I’ve got used to not being in the most ideal position in my career. Yeah, would be awesome to have continuity. I don’t even know what that word means.This team, thankfully, I know the people, they do know me, although there’s been a year in between. That has helped us from where we started. It continues to help us because I have the same engineer.Yeah, I think all of it has been helpful for our effort this month. I think it’s shown clearly. Q. Is there more pressure or expectation given it could lead to other opportunities?CONOR DALY: Go big or go home. Yeah, this is the only thing I’ve got. I’m going to leave it all out there, honestly. Yeah, that’s the only chance I have.Q. Obviously racing can be quite a physical sport. Sometimes drivers have to get in the car when they’re still injured, like possibly in Rossi’s case this weekend. Can you talk about the mindset of getting into the car and having a race when you’re not feeling physically 100%.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: To be honest, outside of like an illness — touch wood — I’ve been in the clear. Regardless, it’s something you never want to do. At the same time I think we want to do it as much as we can. As long as we get cleared, we’ll race in whatever state we’re in.Yeah, Rossi, I really want him to race. He’s a past winner and someone that’s super good around here. You hate to see what happened to him on Monday. Same with Pato and everyone. Just glad everyone’s okay.Yeah, you would get in the car no matter what, if you got cleared.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, we saw Josef get bolted back together and jumped in the car like a week later a couple years ago. Rinus had the same thing when he got injured. He missed very minimal time.We’re a bunch of psychos, honestly. If you have this job, you’re very lucky to have this job, so you don’t want to let that go away at all.Like I said with Alex, you have to rip his limbs off to have him not in that car. Same for me. I have to be in the worst possible form ever to not be in a race car. If you have that chance, you never want to let that go.
Q. Conor, things come up good for you on Sunday, what is the first thing you buy from the card shop?CONOR DALY: Taking things one day at a time. We’ll think about that when we get there. One lap, one pit stop, one day at a time.The card shop? He thinks I’m going to buy a lot of Pokemon cards, which I am obviously.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: If you won the 500, what would you buy?CONOR DALY: I would buy a lot of Pokemon cards. Chevy. No, you get a free Chevy. Never mind.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t know. Not going to say it.THE MODERATOR: Good luck on Sunday.

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