June 16, 2026

Elkhart Lake, WI
Sunday, June 21, 2025 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET
Live on Fox

What to Watch for at Road America

• State of play: Honda-powered driver Alex Palou won the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES race at Road America, one of his eight race wins that year en route to his fourth championship title. The Spaniard has already racked up four wins in the first half of the 2026 season in his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, but his advantage over second place Kyle Kirkwood is just 49 points—compared to 73 at this point last year. Kirkwood has just one this victory thus far this season, at the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington—but has shown incredible consistency in 2026, finishing outside of the top 10 just once. The Honda-powered American and his Andretti Global team will be looking to bring the fight to Palou in the second half of this championship race. 
• Keep it cool: Unlike last year’s race at Road America, which saw temperatures peak above 90 degrees Fahrenheit on race day—challenging drivers and teams alike—this year’s race is forecasted to be 20 degrees cooler, with the potential of rain. The changing elements will present new challenges for the Honda-powered teams and drivers, especially around a four-mile circuit that can experience different weather conditions at different corners.
• The new kids on the block: Dale Coyne Racing’s Dennis Hauger has an impressive 34-point advantage in the Rookie of the Year championship as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES begins its second half of the 2026 championship. Hauger leads Caio Collet 133-99 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Mick Schumacher not far behind on 89 points. Schumacher was awarded Rookie of the Year honors for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 last month, as the highest finishing first-year driver that day. Honda drivers have won the Rookie of the Year honors four consecutive years, beginning with Christian Lundgaard in 2022, Marcus Armstrong (2023), Linus Lundqvist (2024) and finally Schumacher’s RLL teammate Louis Foster last year. Twelve of 14 Rookie of the Year titles have been won by Honda-powered drivers since the return of multi-manufacturer competition in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2012.
• The National Park of Speed: Honda Indy car drivers have scored ten victories at Road America, beginning with Alex Zanardi in 1997. Other Honda-powered winners include Dario Franchitti (1998), Paul Tracy (2000), Scott Dixon (2017, 2020), Alexander Rossi (2019), Felix Rosenqvist (2020), and Alex Palou’s trio of wins in 2021, 2023 and 2025.

2026 Honda IndyCar LineupAndretti Global

#26 Will Power (C) (I) (W)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood (W)
#28 Marcus Ericsson (I) (W)Chip Ganassi Racing

#8 Kyffin Simpson
#9 Scott Dixon (C) (I) (W)
#10 Alex Palou (C) (I) (W) Dale Coyne Racing

#18 Romain Grosjean
#19 Dennis Hauger (R) Meyer Shank Racing

#60 Felix Rosenqvist (I) (W)
#66 Marcus ArmstrongRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

#15 Graham Rahal (W)
#45 Louis Foster
#47 Mick Schumacher (R)

C—Series Champion I—Indianapolis 500 winner W—Race Winner R—Series Rookie

Where to Watch

• Television coverage of Sunday’s XPEL Grand Prix at Road America begins at 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET on Fox. Complete, flag-to-flag race coverage also will be available on the INDYCAR Radio Network, and SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation (Channel 160).
• Friday’s first practice will air on FS2, while practice 2, qualifying and morning warm up can be found on FS1.

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June 16, 2026

Elkhart Lake, WI
Sunday, June 21, 2025 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET
Live on Fox

What to Watch for at Road America

• State of play: Honda-powered driver Alex Palou won the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES race at Road America, one of his eight race wins that year en route to his fourth championship title. The Spaniard has already racked up four wins in the first half of the 2026 season in his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, but his advantage over second place Kyle Kirkwood is just 49 points—compared to 73 at this point last year. Kirkwood has just one this victory thus far this season, at the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington—but has shown incredible consistency in 2026, finishing outside of the top 10 just once. The Honda-powered American and his Andretti Global team will be looking to bring the fight to Palou in the second half of this championship race. 
• Keep it cool: Unlike last year’s race at Road America, which saw temperatures peak above 90 degrees Fahrenheit on race day—challenging drivers and teams alike—this year’s race is forecasted to be 20 degrees cooler, with the potential of rain. The changing elements will present new challenges for the Honda-powered teams and drivers, especially around a four-mile circuit that can experience different weather conditions at different corners.
• The new kids on the block: Dale Coyne Racing’s Dennis Hauger has an impressive 34-point advantage in the Rookie of the Year championship as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES begins its second half of the 2026 championship. Hauger leads Caio Collet 133-99 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Mick Schumacher not far behind on 89 points. Schumacher was awarded Rookie of the Year honors for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 last month, as the highest finishing first-year driver that day. Honda drivers have won the Rookie of the Year honors four consecutive years, beginning with Christian Lundgaard in 2022, Marcus Armstrong (2023), Linus Lundqvist (2024) and finally Schumacher’s RLL teammate Louis Foster last year. Twelve of 14 Rookie of the Year titles have been won by Honda-powered drivers since the return of multi-manufacturer competition in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2012.
• The National Park of Speed: Honda Indy car drivers have scored ten victories at Road America, beginning with Alex Zanardi in 1997. Other Honda-powered winners include Dario Franchitti (1998), Paul Tracy (2000), Scott Dixon (2017, 2020), Alexander Rossi (2019), Felix Rosenqvist (2020), and Alex Palou’s trio of wins in 2021, 2023 and 2025.

2026 Honda IndyCar LineupAndretti Global

#26 Will Power (C) (I) (W)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood (W)
#28 Marcus Ericsson (I) (W)Chip Ganassi Racing

#8 Kyffin Simpson
#9 Scott Dixon (C) (I) (W)
#10 Alex Palou (C) (I) (W) Dale Coyne Racing

#18 Romain Grosjean
#19 Dennis Hauger (R) Meyer Shank Racing

#60 Felix Rosenqvist (I) (W)
#66 Marcus ArmstrongRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

#15 Graham Rahal (W)
#45 Louis Foster
#47 Mick Schumacher (R)

C—Series Champion I—Indianapolis 500 winner W—Race Winner R—Series Rookie

Where to Watch

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June 16, 2026

Elkhart Lake, WI
Sunday, June 21, 2025 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET
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What to Watch for at Road America

• State of play: Honda-powered driver Alex Palou won the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES race at Road America, one of his eight race wins that year en route to his fourth championship title. The Spaniard has already racked up four wins in the first half of the 2026 season in his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, but his advantage over second place Kyle Kirkwood is just 49 points—compared to 73 at this point last year. Kirkwood has just one this victory thus far this season, at the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington—but has shown incredible consistency in 2026, finishing outside of the top 10 just once. The Honda-powered American and his Andretti Global team will be looking to bring the fight to Palou in the second half of this championship race. 
• Keep it cool: Unlike last year’s race at Road America, which saw temperatures peak above 90 degrees Fahrenheit on race day—challenging drivers and teams alike—this year’s race is forecasted to be 20 degrees cooler, with the potential of rain. The changing elements will present new challenges for the Honda-powered teams and drivers, especially around a four-mile circuit that can experience different weather conditions at different corners.
• The new kids on the block: Dale Coyne Racing’s Dennis Hauger has an impressive 34-point advantage in the Rookie of the Year championship as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES begins its second half of the 2026 championship. Hauger leads Caio Collet 133-99 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Mick Schumacher not far behind on 89 points. Schumacher was awarded Rookie of the Year honors for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 last month, as the highest finishing first-year driver that day. Honda drivers have won the Rookie of the Year honors four consecutive years, beginning with Christian Lundgaard in 2022, Marcus Armstrong (2023), Linus Lundqvist (2024) and finally Schumacher’s RLL teammate Louis Foster last year. Twelve of 14 Rookie of the Year titles have been won by Honda-powered drivers since the return of multi-manufacturer competition in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2012.
• The National Park of Speed: Honda Indy car drivers have scored ten victories at Road America, beginning with Alex Zanardi in 1997. Other Honda-powered winners include Dario Franchitti (1998), Paul Tracy (2000), Scott Dixon (2017, 2020), Alexander Rossi (2019), Felix Rosenqvist (2020), and Alex Palou’s trio of wins in 2021, 2023 and 2025.

2026 Honda IndyCar LineupAndretti Global

#26 Will Power (C) (I) (W)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood (W)
#28 Marcus Ericsson (I) (W)Chip Ganassi Racing

#8 Kyffin Simpson
#9 Scott Dixon (C) (I) (W)
#10 Alex Palou (C) (I) (W) Dale Coyne Racing

#18 Romain Grosjean
#19 Dennis Hauger (R) Meyer Shank Racing

#60 Felix Rosenqvist (I) (W)
#66 Marcus ArmstrongRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

#15 Graham Rahal (W)
#45 Louis Foster
#47 Mick Schumacher (R)

C—Series Champion I—Indianapolis 500 winner W—Race Winner R—Series Rookie

Where to Watch

• Television coverage of Sunday’s XPEL Grand Prix at Road America begins at 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET on Fox. Complete, flag-to-flag race coverage also will be available on the INDYCAR Radio Network, and SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation (Channel 160).
• Friday’s first practice will air on FS2, while practice 2, qualifying and morning warm up can be found on FS1.

WILMOT, WI (June 15, 2026) — Twice has Jason Feger come to race at Wilmot Raceway and finished one spot short. But on Monday night, he was not going to be denied a third time.

Feger, the two-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion from Bloomington, IL, finished runner-up in the Hell Tour’s last two races at the Wisconsin oval in 2016 and 2025. This time around, he was on top for all 30 laps of the main event, leading flag-to-flag for his second Feature win in four nights and 37th of his Summer Nationals career.

The first race of Week 2 of the Hell Tour’s 40th anniversary season kicked off with Feger in the lead on Lap 1 and Frank Heckenast Jr. and Tanner English behind him.

The top three broke away from the field and quickly entered lapped traffic. Feger worked the low side of the speedway and slid up at the exit of each corner, allowing himself to maintain a comfortable lead.

“I caught a couple of them there, two at a time, so it’s not like I could slide up because there’s not a whole lot to slide into,” Feger said. “It definitely was nerve wracking. I feel like towards the end there the bottom was starting to come in a little bit or just clean off and you could keep speed.”

Behind him, English was charging as he passed Heckenast for the second position. Try as he may, however, English was unable to get close enough to make a bid for the lead as Feger drove away from the field and on to a big win to start Week 2 off strong.  

“If you look at what we did last week, we’re going to have to try and keep doing that,” Feger said. “It takes a lot of luck for sure to run podium every night. But you’ve got to be really good. I feel like we haven’t raced a lot this summer, so we’re definitely not up to speed like we normally are. We have a new shock package and stuff this year, so it’s been a big learning group and we’re starting to find our footing a little bit better.”

English continued his consistent runs with a second-place efforts, Heckenast Jr. in third, Cade Dillard finished fourth, and Mitch McGrath was fifth.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals heads to Iowa with a stop at West Liberty Speedway in West Liberty, IA, on Tuesday, June 16.

How can you watch the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Every race is live on DIRTVision.

Jason Feger Dominates Wilmot for 37th Career Summer Nationals Win 

WILMOT, WI (June 15, 2026) — Twice has Jason Feger come to race at Wilmot Raceway and finished one spot short. But on Monday night, he was not going to be denied a third time.

Feger, the two-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion from Bloomington, IL, finished runner-up in the Hell Tour’s last two races at the Wisconsin oval in 2016 and 2025. This time around, he was on top for all 30 laps of the main event, leading flag-to-flag for his second Feature win in four nights and 37th of his Summer Nationals career.

The first race of Week 2 of the Hell Tour’s 40th anniversary season kicked off with Feger in the lead on Lap 1 and Frank Heckenast Jr. and Tanner English behind him.

The top three broke away from the field and quickly entered lapped traffic. Feger worked the low side of the speedway and slid up at the exit of each corner, allowing himself to maintain a comfortable lead.

“I caught a couple of them there, two at a time, so it’s not like I could slide up because there’s not a whole lot to slide into,” Feger said. “It definitely was nerve wracking. I feel like towards the end there the bottom was starting to come in a little bit or just clean off and you could keep speed.”

Behind him, English was charging as he passed Heckenast for the second position. Try as he may, however, English was unable to get close enough to make a bid for the lead as Feger drove away from the field and on to a big win to start Week 2 off strong.  

“If you look at what we did last week, we’re going to have to try and keep doing that,” Feger said. “It takes a lot of luck for sure to run podium every night. But you’ve got to be really good. I feel like we haven’t raced a lot this summer, so we’re definitely not up to speed like we normally are. We have a new shock package and stuff this year, so it’s been a big learning group and we’re starting to find our footing a little bit better.”

English continued his consistent runs with a second-place efforts, Heckenast Jr. in third, Cade Dillard finished fourth, and Mitch McGrath was fifth.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals heads to Iowa with a stop at West Liberty Speedway in West Liberty, IA, on Tuesday, June 16.

How can you watch the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Every race is live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 25-Jason Feger[2]; 2. 96-Tanner English[3]; 3. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[1]; 4. 97-Cade Dillard[5]; 5. 74-Mitch McGrath[7]; 6. 15-Clay Stuckey[10]; 7. 75-Daniel Adam[6]; 8. 8-Matthew Larson[8]; 9. 09-Michael Leach[13]; 10. 87-Jake Rainey[9]; 11. 17SR-Brody Smith[12]; 12. 89M-Brad Mueller[16]; 13. 31M-Tyler Millwood[15]; 14. 30-Mark Voigt[17]; 15. 05-Tyler Leach[14]; 16. M27-Mike Provenzano[22]; 17. 15C-Curt Schroeder[19]; 18. 4D-Doug Tye[18]; 19. (DNF) 89-Mike Spatola[4]; 20. (DNF) 10P-Paul Parker[20]; 21. (DNF) D1-Turk Letizia[21]; 22. (DNF) 1M-Mike Mataragas[11]

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heads to Smoky Mountain Speedway for Mountain Moonshine Classic Weekend

BATAVIA, Ohio (June 15, 2026) – The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing return to the scenic foothills of East Tennessee this weekend as Smoky Mountain Speedway hosts the annual Mountain Moonshine Classic presented by FK Rod Ends and East Tennessee Auto Outlet on Friday and Saturday, June 19-20. Action begins Friday night with a complete Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series program highlighted by a 40-lap feature paying $10,000 to the winner. The weekend culminates Saturday with another full show and a lucrative $30,000-to-win finale. Gates open at noon both days, with drivers’ meetings scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and hot laps beginning at 7:00 p.m. Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Smoky Mountain Speedway is located in Maryville, Tennessee, approximately 20 miles south of Knoxville. The high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval sits just off Brick Mill Road and has become one of the premier dirt racing facilities in the Southeast. Surrounded by the scenic mountain landscape that gives the region its name, the speedway combines a picturesque setting with a fast, challenging racing surface that routinely produces thrilling side-by-side competition for drivers and fans alike. For more information on the Mountain Moonshine Classic, including tickets and event details, visit SmokyMountainSpeedway.com. In addition to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, fans will enjoy a full slate of support division racing throughout the weekend. Sportsman Late Models will compete both nights, while Front Wheel Drives will race on Friday and Street Stocks will join the Saturday program. Kids’ Juice Box races are also scheduled each evening. Former Mountain Moonshine Classic winner Hudson O’Neal leads the series point standings heading into the action at Smoky Mountain Speedway. Brandon Sheppard has moved into second behind O’Neal. Defending series champion Devin Moran sits third in points followed by Brandon Overton and Ricky Thornton Jr. to round out the top five. For the latest news, results, and championship standings from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit LucasDirt.com. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purses:Friday, June 19: 1. $10,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,700, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,300, 7. $2,200, 8. $2,100, 9. $2,050, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,600, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800 = $48,575 Saturday, June 20: 1. $30,000, 2. $15,000, 3. $7,000, 4. $5,500, 5. $4,500, 6. $3,500, 7. $3,000, 8. $2,500, 9. $2,400, 10. $2,300, 11. $2,200, 12. $2,100, 13. $2,000, 14. $1,900, 15. $1,800, 16. $1,750, 17. $1,700, 18. $1,650, 19. $1,600, 20. $1,550, 21. $1,550, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500 = $100,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NRM NLMT3, (92) NRM NLMT4

Norwalk, Ohio (June 15, 2026) – Returning to the site of her first career victory, Melanie Johnson is set to defend her Top Alcohol Dragster title at this weekend’s 20th Annual Cavalcade of Stars at Summit Motorsports Park. The event marks a pivotal Central Regional stop on the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series tour.

Last year, in just her sixth career start in the category, Johnson drove the McPhillips Racing A/Fuel Dragster to a hard-earned victory at the Norwalk facility. While she has since secured multiple semifinal finishes, including standout performances at the U.S. Nationals and the Texas FallNationals, she is hungry to return to the Winner’s Circle at a track that holds immense meaning for her and the team.

Melanie Johnson and the Speedmaster TAD team are eager to defend title at Summit Motorsports Park,
photo credit Auto Imagery

“Winning Norwalk last year was an incredible milestone,” said Johnson. “We’ve had some great performances since then but we are fully focused on getting the Speedmaster car to the Winner’s Circle this year.”

The McPhillips Racing team has spent the early part of the 2026 season refining their tune-up. The regional event kicks off a crucial two-week stretch at Norwalk, with the prestigious Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals taking place the very next weekend.

Melanie Johnson was all smiles at the 2025 Cavalcade of Stars after her win, photo credit Kevin Pepera

With the NHRA celebrating its historic 75th season, drivers have the unique opportunity to compete for special edition diamond Wally trophies. For Johnson and the McPhillips team, these consecutive races in Ohio represent a perfect opportunity to build momentum and collect vital points for the championship chase.

“Rich, Richie, and the guys have been working hard on our combination to find the consistency and power we need,” Johnson noted. “Norwalk is one of the best tracks on our schedule so I’m looking forward to racing there two weekends in a row and I’m confident that all the things we’ve been working on so far this season will start to pay off.”

Johnson and the McPhillips Racing team proudly represent Speedmaster, Alan Johnson Performance Engineering (AJPE), NGK Spark Plugs, Lucas Oil, and ARP.

MELANIE JOHNSON SET TO DEFEND
CAVALCADE OF STARS TITLE IN NORWALK

Norwalk, Ohio (June 15, 2026) – Returning to the site of her first career victory, Melanie Johnson is set to defend her Top Alcohol Dragster title at this weekend’s 20th Annual Cavalcade of Stars at Summit Motorsports Park. The event marks a pivotal Central Regional stop on the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series tour.

Last year, in just her sixth career start in the category, Johnson drove the McPhillips Racing A/Fuel Dragster to a hard-earned victory at the Norwalk facility. While she has since secured multiple semifinal finishes, including standout performances at the U.S. Nationals and the Texas FallNationals, she is hungry to return to the Winner’s Circle at a track that holds immense meaning for her and the team.

Melanie Johnson and the Speedmaster TAD team are eager to defend title at Summit Motorsports Park,
photo credit Auto Imagery

“Winning Norwalk last year was an incredible milestone,” said Johnson. “We’ve had some great performances since then but we are fully focused on getting the Speedmaster car to the Winner’s Circle this year.”

The McPhillips Racing team has spent the early part of the 2026 season refining their tune-up. The regional event kicks off a crucial two-week stretch at Norwalk, with the prestigious Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals taking place the very next weekend.

Melanie Johnson was all smiles at the 2025 Cavalcade of Stars after her win, photo credit Kevin Pepera

With the NHRA celebrating its historic 75th season, drivers have the unique opportunity to compete for special edition diamond Wally trophies. For Johnson and the McPhillips team, these consecutive races in Ohio represent a perfect opportunity to build momentum and collect vital points for the championship chase.

“Rich, Richie, and the guys have been working hard on our combination to find the consistency and power we need,” Johnson noted. “Norwalk is one of the best tracks on our schedule so I’m looking forward to racing there two weekends in a row and I’m confident that all the things we’ve been working on so far this season will start to pay off.”

Johnson and the McPhillips Racing team proudly represent Speedmaster, Alan Johnson Performance Engineering (AJPE), NGK Spark Plugs, Lucas Oil, and ARP.

Competition at the 20th Annual Cavalcade of Stars begins Saturday, June 20, with qualifying sessions, followed by eliminations on Sunday, June 21.

MAPLE PARK, IL (June 14, 2026) — The road hasn’t been easy for Brian Shirley this week, but he was finally able to punch through to DIRTcar Summer Nationals Victory Lane Sunday night at Sycamore Speedway.

Shirley, the four-time Hell Tour champion from Chatham, IL, started his Week 1 campaign on tour with back-to-back DNFs in his first two starts — Friday at Coles County Speedway and again Saturday at Fairbury Speedway.

But Sunday at Sycamore was his night for a rebound, driving the Bob Cullen Racing No. 3s to lead all 30 laps of the Feature for his 44th career Summer Nationals Feature win and fourth in the series’ last six visits to the picturesque dirt track in Maple Park, IL.

“It’s been a tough week at some places we should be able to win at,” Shirley said. “I was really nervous coming into today, knowing that we weren’t going to run next week. So, it’s really awesome to be able to get one and it’s just nice to end the week, as bad as it started, on a good day.”

The Feature began with Shirley immediately charging to the lead from the pole position. Jason Feger fell into second and Clay Stuckey rode in the third position.

Shirley ran the bottom and consistently turned laps that kept Feger behind him. He continued to find traction and momentum down low as Feger blasted the top every corner trying to make a bid for the lead.

“There’s just a lot of grip down there, so you just had to be patient and get the car pointed in the right direction to come off the corner with good speed and not overcharge the corner,” Shirley said.

A caution flag in the final laps restacked the field and put Feger on the leader’s tail, but Shirley was not going to be denied. He held strong on the green-white-checkered finish to bag the win with Feger crossing second, Tanner English third, Stuckey in fourth, and Daniel Adam rounding out the top five.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals makes its only trip to Wisconsin with a stop at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, WI, on Monday, June 15. Tickets for the event will be sold at the track on race day.

How can you watch the DIRTcar Summer Nationals in 2026? Every race is streamed live on DIRTVision.

Brian Shirley Dominates at Sycamore for 44th Career Summer Nationals Win

MAPLE PARK, IL (June 14, 2026) — The road hasn’t been easy for Brian Shirley this week, but he was finally able to punch through to DIRTcar Summer Nationals Victory Lane Sunday night at Sycamore Speedway.

Shirley, the four-time Hell Tour champion from Chatham, IL, started his Week 1 campaign on tour with back-to-back DNFs in his first two starts — Friday at Coles County Speedway and again Saturday at Fairbury Speedway.

But Sunday at Sycamore was his night for a rebound, driving the Bob Cullen Racing No. 3s to lead all 30 laps of the Feature for his 44th career Summer Nationals Feature win and fourth in the series’ last six visits to the picturesque dirt track in Maple Park, IL.

“It’s been a tough week at some places we should be able to win at,” Shirley said. “I was really nervous coming into today, knowing that we weren’t going to run next week. So, it’s really awesome to be able to get one and it’s just nice to end the week, as bad as it started, on a good day.”

The Feature began with Shirley immediately charging to the lead from the pole position. Jason Feger fell into second and Clay Stuckey rode in the third position.

Shirley ran the bottom and consistently turned laps that kept Feger behind him. He continued to find traction and momentum down low as Feger blasted the top every corner trying to make a bid for the lead.

“There’s just a lot of grip down there, so you just had to be patient and get the car pointed in the right direction to come off the corner with good speed and not overcharge the corner,” Shirley said.

A caution flag in the final laps restacked the field and put Feger on the leader’s tail, but Shirley was not going to be denied. He held strong on the green-white-checkered finish to bag the win with Feger crossing second, Tanner English third, Stuckey in fourth, and Daniel Adam rounding out the top five.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals makes its only trip to Wisconsin with a stop at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, WI, on Monday, June 15. Tickets for the event will be sold at the track on race day.

How can you watch the DIRTcar Summer Nationals in 2026? Every race is streamed live on DIRTVision.

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 3S-Brian Shirley[1]; 2. 25-Jason Feger[3]; 3. 96-Tanner English[6]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 5. 75-Daniel Adam[5]; 6. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[9]; 7. 09-Michael Leach[10]; 8. 10J-Jordan Bauer[7]; 9. 4G-Bob Gardner[4]; 10. 8-Matthew Larson[11]; 11. 89-Mike Spatola[16]; 12. 87-Jake Rainey[18]; 13. 31M-Tyler Millwood[8]; 14. 3-Dale Markham[15]; 15. 30-Mark Voigt[20]; 16. 17SR-Brody Smith[19]; 17. 05-Tyler Leach[13]; 18. 4D-Doug Tye[17]; 19. 74-Mitch McGrath[12]; 20. 55X-Mike Lofgren[21]; 21. 22M-Sean Mattingly[22]; 22. 42-Chad Finley[14]

Event: Great American Getaway 400 

Location: Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 

Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026

Start: 20th

Finish: 33rd

Somewhere A multi-car incident in the opening laps of Stage 2 proved costly for Josh Berry and the No. 21 Capgemini Ford Mustang Dark Horse team in Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway.

Berry was credited with a 33rd-place finish after damage sustained in the Lap 47 accident left the No. 21 team battling an uphill challenge for the remainder of the afternoon.

After taking the green flag from 20th on the starting grid, Berry settled in around the top 20 early and crossed the finish line 21st at the conclusion of the opening 30-lap stage.

Early in Stage 2, Berry found himself in the middle of a three-wide battle with Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill. Contact between the cars sent Berry into the outside wall and triggered a chain-reaction incident involving several competitors. Although the Capgemini Ford avoided a trip to the garage, the contact caused suspension damage that hindered the team’s ability to compete for track position.

Berry remained on track and continued to battle through the adversity, finishing Stage 2 in the 27th position. During the caution period between stages, the Wood Brothers crew made repairs to the damaged No. 21 Ford, but the work required additional time on pit road and resulted in the team losing two laps.

Returning to the race in 34th place, Berry and the No. 21 team pressed forward through the final stage. Despite the damaged race car, the team continued to fight to the finish, ultimately gaining one position before the checkered flag.

Event: Great American Getaway 400 

Location: Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 

Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026

Start: 20th

Finish: 33rd

Somewhere A multi-car incident in the opening laps of Stage 2 proved costly for Josh Berry and the No. 21 Capgemini Ford Mustang Dark Horse team in Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway.

Berry was credited with a 33rd-place finish after damage sustained in the Lap 47 accident left the No. 21 team battling an uphill challenge for the remainder of the afternoon.

After taking the green flag from 20th on the starting grid, Berry settled in around the top 20 early and crossed the finish line 21st at the conclusion of the opening 30-lap stage.

Early in Stage 2, Berry found himself in the middle of a three-wide battle with Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill. Contact between the cars sent Berry into the outside wall and triggered a chain-reaction incident involving several competitors. Although the Capgemini Ford avoided a trip to the garage, the contact caused suspension damage that hindered the team’s ability to compete for track position.

Berry remained on track and continued to battle through the adversity, finishing Stage 2 in the 27th position. During the caution period between stages, the Wood Brothers crew made repairs to the damaged No. 21 Ford, but the work required additional time on pit road and resulted in the team losing two laps.

Returning to the race in 34th place, Berry and the No. 21 team pressed forward through the final stage. Despite the damaged race car, the team continued to fight to the finish, ultimately gaining one position before the checkered flag.

With Pocono in the rearview mirror, Berry and the Wood Brothers now turn their attention to next weekend’s Anduril 250 Race the Base at Naval Base Coronado near San Diego, California. The historic event will mark the first NASCAR race held on an active U.S. military installation.

BRISTOL (June 14, 2026) – For the third race in a row Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown points leader Jonathan Allegrucci raced his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet into the Super Grip Thunder Valley Nationals’ winner’s circle. Allegrucci raced a tough contingent of drivers throughout the day, culminating in a wild final round against No. 1 qualifier Raymond Nash. With the win Allegrucci has now joined 2018 world champion Leah Pruett as the only drivers to win three Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series races in row.
 

“I didn’t think two in a row was possible, and I honestly, I didn’t come into this race thinking we could get three in a row,” said Allegrucci, from the Flexjet winner’s circle. “I knew how hard this track is. This track is the reason I wanted to start drag racing. I would come to the circle track when I was younger. I drove across the back of the drag strip for parking, and I thought it’d be cool to go drag racing. That was before we even had a car. This track means something to me just for that memory.”

 Jonathan Allegrucci hoists the diamond Wally trophy for the third time in a row in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series at Bristol Dragway, photo credit Auto Imagery/Gary Nastase

Over the offseason Bristol Dragway resurfaced their racetrack creating one of the smoothest racing surfaces on the NHRA tour. With the new surface came the unknown of new track conditions and a green racing surface. For Allegrucci’s team the challenge was something they knew every team would be facing.
 
“I know how hard it is to make these cars work on this track,” said Allegrucci. “We struggled with it. We have a big car, a heavy car and a little tire. Everyone said it was a one lane race track all day, and that right lane was no good. We knew what we had to do to make it go down. We still didn’t know if it would work, but it did. I just couldn’t be prouder of these guys in this team. We worked so hard.”
 
In the final Allegrucci was first off of the starting line with a .024 to .043 second reaction time advantage. Nash’s Dodge Challenger carried the front end as he charged down track. When his racecar settled down in the left lane it immediately made a move to the centerline. Nash was unable to stay in his lane and was disqualified for crossing the centerline as Allegrucci raced smoothly to victory seeing the win light as he cross the finish line.
 
“The first thing came to mind when I saw the win light was my wife,” said an emotional Allegrucci. “She doesn’t have to let me be here, but she does. She knows what it means to me and to our family. When that win light came on that’s all I thought about. That’s what makes it special.”
 
This was his fourth career final round and the win ensured the Flexjet bounty will roll over for the second consecutive race. At the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, the bounty will increase to $3,000 to the driver that beats Allegrucci. 
 
“If the bounty is at eight grand at the end of the year, I’m not going to complain,” said Allegrucci.
 

 Jonathan Allegrucci and his team celebrate three wins in a row in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series winner’s circle for the Super Grip Thunder Valley Nationals. photo credit Auto Imagery/Gary Nastase

ALLEGRUCCI SCORES THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN OF SEASON
AT THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS

BRISTOL (June 14, 2026) – For the third race in a row Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown points leader Jonathan Allegrucci raced his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet into the Super Grip Thunder Valley Nationals’ winner’s circle. Allegrucci raced a tough contingent of drivers throughout the day, culminating in a wild final round against No. 1 qualifier Raymond Nash. With the win Allegrucci has now joined 2018 world champion Leah Pruett as the only drivers to win three Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series races in row.
 

“I didn’t think two in a row was possible, and I honestly, I didn’t come into this race thinking we could get three in a row,” said Allegrucci, from the Flexjet winner’s circle. “I knew how hard this track is. This track is the reason I wanted to start drag racing. I would come to the circle track when I was younger. I drove across the back of the drag strip for parking, and I thought it’d be cool to go drag racing. That was before we even had a car. This track means something to me just for that memory.”

 Jonathan Allegrucci hoists the diamond Wally trophy for the third time in a row in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series at Bristol Dragway, photo credit Auto Imagery/Gary Nastase

Over the offseason Bristol Dragway resurfaced their racetrack creating one of the smoothest racing surfaces on the NHRA tour. With the new surface came the unknown of new track conditions and a green racing surface. For Allegrucci’s team the challenge was something they knew every team would be facing.
 
“I know how hard it is to make these cars work on this track,” said Allegrucci. “We struggled with it. We have a big car, a heavy car and a little tire. Everyone said it was a one lane race track all day, and that right lane was no good. We knew what we had to do to make it go down. We still didn’t know if it would work, but it did. I just couldn’t be prouder of these guys in this team. We worked so hard.”
 
In the final Allegrucci was first off of the starting line with a .024 to .043 second reaction time advantage. Nash’s Dodge Challenger carried the front end as he charged down track. When his racecar settled down in the left lane it immediately made a move to the centerline. Nash was unable to stay in his lane and was disqualified for crossing the centerline as Allegrucci raced smoothly to victory seeing the win light as he cross the finish line.
 
“The first thing came to mind when I saw the win light was my wife,” said an emotional Allegrucci. “She doesn’t have to let me be here, but she does. She knows what it means to me and to our family. When that win light came on that’s all I thought about. That’s what makes it special.”
 
This was his fourth career final round and the win ensured the Flexjet bounty will roll over for the second consecutive race. At the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, the bounty will increase to $3,000 to the driver that beats Allegrucci. 
 
“If the bounty is at eight grand at the end of the year, I’m not going to complain,” said Allegrucci.
 

 Jonathan Allegrucci and his team celebrate three wins in a row in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series winner’s circle for the Super Grip Thunder Valley Nationals. photo credit Auto Imagery/Gary Nastase

Nash had a single in the semifinals and made a nice smooth and quick run. His run was quick enough to give him lane choice over Allegrucci in the final round. Allegrucci took a win in the semifinals over rookie Matthew Hartman in a classic Ford versus Chevrolet race. Hartman’s Chevrolet COPO Camaro spun the tires right off the starting line and Allegrucci in his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet cruised to his third consecutive final round. All the teams had to wait out a rain delay in the middle of the day. For the Flexjet drivers the delay was a test of their patience and mental fortitude.
 
“We knew with the weather that today was going to go to whoever’s team was mentally prepared.” Said Allegrucci. “We were in and out of the trailer. We hung in there and it just came together one step at a time. You have to put everything else aside and just take on the task at hand.”
 
In the quarterfinals Nash’s victory over Scott Libersher and his Chevrolet COPO Camaro was a two for one round win. His winning time of 7.839 seconds at 176.33 mph took the win when Libersher jumped the activation of the Christmas Tree resulting in a false start disqualification.  
 
The Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series will be back in action at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, June 25-28, 2026.
 
Flexjet Bounty Program
Gatornationals (Gainesville, Fla.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Jonathan Allegrucci, defeated Mark Pawuk (2025 Flexjet world champion)
 
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals (Charlotte, North Carolina)
$1,000 bounty collected by Raymond Nash, defeated Ricky Hord (2026 Gatornationals winner)
 
Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals (Chicago, Illinois)
$1,000 bounty was not claimed with Allegrucci’s victory
 
Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals (Bristol, Tenn.)
$2,000 bounty was not claimed with Allegrucci’s victory
 
2026 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Results
Gainesville – Ricky Hord, winner; David Janac, runner-up
Charlotte – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Jason Dietsch, runner-up
Chicago – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Jason Dietsch, runner-up
Bristol – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Raymond Nash, runner-up
 
Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Point Standings
1. Jonathan Allegrucci             430
2. Raymond Nash                   339
3. David Davies II                   237
4. Richard Hord                      224
5. Lee Hartman                       214
6. Matthew Hartman               211
7. David Janac                        210
8. Jason Dietsch                     209
9. Scott Libersher                   196
10. Doug Duell                        184
 
2026 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Schedule
 
June 25-28: 20th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Norwalk, Ohio
 
Sept. 2-7: 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis
 
Sept. 17-20: Inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lake Nationals, Martin, Mich.
 
Oct. 2-4: 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, St. Louis
 
Oct. 14-18: 41st annual Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Dallas
 

NASCAR Cup Series Pocono Raceway Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA Team Chevy Post-Race Report June 14, 2026

William Byron Matches Season-Best Finish at Pocono Raceway Three Team Chevy Drivers Place in the Top-Eight

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William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, matched his best finish of the season in Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 – leading Chevrolet to the checkered flag with a third-place result at the “Tricky Triangle”.    RACE RECAP:  Stage One:  Kyle Larson led Team Chevy in Saturday’s qualifying session at Pocono Raceway, with the reigning champion earning a front-row starting position for the Great American Getaway 400. Taking the green flag for Stage One, Larson remained side-by-side with polesitter, Denny Hamlin, for the first-two turns before edging his No. 5 Chevrolet to the top position to lead the opening lap of the race. Larson quickly set the pace, pulling to an 1.2-second lead after just five laps around the “Tricky Triangle”. With a long green flag run to open the race, Larson made his first report from behind the wheel just past the midway point of Stage One, indicating that his Chevrolet was building tight through the tunnel turn as the track rubbered up. The California native went on to lead the first 25 laps, but a hard-charging Hamlin progressively closed the gap en route to a late-stage pass to find Larson ultimately take the first green-white checkered flag in the second position. Stage Two:  Alex Bowman was among the six cars that opted to short-pit the opening stage, with the No. 48 Chevrolet team finding themselves in the sixth position to lead Team Chevy to the start of Stage Two. On an opposite strategy with a points-earning stage in mind, William Byron took advantage of his fresh set of Goodyear tires to quickly take his turn as the top running Chevrolet driver – entering the top-five during the opening laps of Stage Two. But a caution on Lap 46 kickstarted a split strategy throughout the field. While the majority of the field opted for a trip to pit road, nine cars chose to stay out to earn valuable track position. The strategy paid early dividends for five Team Chevy drivers, with their respective teams inheriting a spot in the top-10 nearing the halfway point of Stage Two. Among those included Carson Hocevar, who drove his No. 77 Chevrolet inside the top-five to become the third different top-running Team Chevy driver of the race. But shortly thereafter, what was building into a long green flag run saw those on fresher tires start making their way back through the lead pack en route to the next pit cycle. Still under green flag conditions, those on the alternate strategy were on the horizon of a required trip to pit road, with Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez leading the pack into the cycle just shy of 20 laps to go in the stage. With the stage continuing on caution-free, it was Hyak Motorsports’ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. that opted to stay out for points – making his first appearance in the top-five of the day to lead the manufacturer to the conclusion of Stage Two. Final Stage:  With a call by crew chief, Alan Gustafson, to stay out under the final stage break, Elliott was welcomed back into the top-five for the start of the final stage of the race. As the race hit 42 laps to go, the leaders began to hit pit road to start the green flag pit cycle. Climbing up to third, Elliott turned in his position just two laps into the cycle to make his final trip to pit road of the day. Just inside 20 laps to go, then-race leader, Christopher Bell, was the only driver that was making the gamble to stretch their fuel mileage to the end. With enough fuel to make it to the end, Byron sat strong in the third position – ultimately going on to hold the position to match his season-best finish.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 Results Pos.     Driver 3rd – William Byron 5th – Kyle Larson 8th – Ross ChastainChevrolet’s season statistics with 16 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 30Top 10s: 57Stage Wins: 13

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at the Naval Base Coronado with the Anduril 250 on Sunday, June 21, at 4 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

NASCAR Cup SeriesPocono RacewayGreat American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPATeam Chevy Post-Race ReportJune 14, 2026

William Byron Matches Season-Best Finish at Pocono Raceway Three Team Chevy Drivers Place in the Top-Eight

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William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, matched his best finish of the season in Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 – leading Chevrolet to the checkered flag with a third-place result at the “Tricky Triangle”.    RACE RECAP:  Stage One:  Kyle Larson led Team Chevy in Saturday’s qualifying session at Pocono Raceway, with the reigning champion earning a front-row starting position for the Great American Getaway 400. Taking the green flag for Stage One, Larson remained side-by-side with polesitter, Denny Hamlin, for the first-two turns before edging his No. 5 Chevrolet to the top position to lead the opening lap of the race. Larson quickly set the pace, pulling to an 1.2-second lead after just five laps around the “Tricky Triangle”. With a long green flag run to open the race, Larson made his first report from behind the wheel just past the midway point of Stage One, indicating that his Chevrolet was building tight through the tunnel turn as the track rubbered up. The California native went on to lead the first 25 laps, but a hard-charging Hamlin progressively closed the gap en route to a late-stage pass to find Larson ultimately take the first green-white checkered flag in the second position. Stage Two:  Alex Bowman was among the six cars that opted to short-pit the opening stage, with the No. 48 Chevrolet team finding themselves in the sixth position to lead Team Chevy to the start of Stage Two. On an opposite strategy with a points-earning stage in mind, William Byron took advantage of his fresh set of Goodyear tires to quickly take his turn as the top running Chevrolet driver – entering the top-five during the opening laps of Stage Two. But a caution on Lap 46 kickstarted a split strategy throughout the field. While the majority of the field opted for a trip to pit road, nine cars chose to stay out to earn valuable track position. The strategy paid early dividends for five Team Chevy drivers, with their respective teams inheriting a spot in the top-10 nearing the halfway point of Stage Two. Among those included Carson Hocevar, who drove his No. 77 Chevrolet inside the top-five to become the third different top-running Team Chevy driver of the race. But shortly thereafter, what was building into a long green flag run saw those on fresher tires start making their way back through the lead pack en route to the next pit cycle. Still under green flag conditions, those on the alternate strategy were on the horizon of a required trip to pit road, with Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez leading the pack into the cycle just shy of 20 laps to go in the stage. With the stage continuing on caution-free, it was Hyak Motorsports’ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. that opted to stay out for points – making his first appearance in the top-five of the day to lead the manufacturer to the conclusion of Stage Two. Final Stage:  With a call by crew chief, Alan Gustafson, to stay out under the final stage break, Elliott was welcomed back into the top-five for the start of the final stage of the race. As the race hit 42 laps to go, the leaders began to hit pit road to start the green flag pit cycle. Climbing up to third, Elliott turned in his position just two laps into the cycle to make his final trip to pit road of the day. Just inside 20 laps to go, then-race leader, Christopher Bell, was the only driver that was making the gamble to stretch their fuel mileage to the end. With enough fuel to make it to the end, Byron sat strong in the third position – ultimately going on to hold the position to match his season-best finish.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 Results Pos.     Driver 3rd – William Byron 5th – Kyle Larson 8th – Ross ChastainChevrolet’s season statistics with 16 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 30Top 10s: 57Stage Wins: 13

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at the Naval Base Coronado with the Anduril 250 on Sunday, June 21, at 4 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes:  Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Finished: 8th “We passed some cars today, so it feels really good to be able to do that. On top of that, we had the speed in our No. 1 Busch Light Lime Chevy and the strategy worked out to run Stage Two out and get the points. And then, we were able to run long into the final stage and have a tire advantage there at the end, with the clean air to go with that. It was nice that it ran green. That was our strategy and that worked to drive up into eighth. To start 24th at Pocono (Raceway) and drive forward, that felt really good.”        Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Finished: 25th “We had a strong No. 3 BetMGM x Survivor Triple Challenge Chevrolet this weekend at Pocono Raceway. Unfortunately, we got too tight during qualifying and had to start the race deeper in the field than we would have liked and then strategy didn’t play to our favor during the race. Still, our Richard Boswell-led team never gave up and we did what we could to gain us positions during the race. Our Chevy started out neutral, but handling turned tight pretty quickly before trending loose later in the race. We had top-10 to 15 lap times throughout the day – just needed the track position. Our right-rear started giving out with 18 to go and we salvaged what we could. We’ll turn our focus to turning left and right the next two races on the schedule in San Diego and Sonoma.”       Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Finished: 5th “It was a solid day for this No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevy team. I didn’t have the greatest restarts early in the race, so we kind of paid for that the rest of the race with track position. I feel like I made up for it a little bit on the last two restarts to gain some track position and have a good cycle there. We came home with a top-five finish and a pretty solid race car.”        William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Finished: 3rd “I think this is probably the first time in four months that I’ve been able to drive the car this way, just be able to make moves and have the balance stay with me. Just appreciate everyone on this No. 24 Raptor Chevy team and back at Hendrick Motorsports for working really hard, trusting in our tools and the things we can use to prepare. I felt confident throughout the weekend, and I just felt like from Lap One on-track, I could push pretty hard. The strategy makes it tough where you have to restart towards the back, but I felt like with our Raptor Chevy, we could manipulate and work through traffic, so that was awesome.”       Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Finished: 18th “Really proud of the entire zone Jalapeño Lime team. It was a solid weekend from start to finish and these guys deserve to have good runs like this. Qualifying 14th gave us a nice pit stall selection and we put together an entire race, even got a stage point. The balance of our Chevrolet was pretty good, but we were just a little tight on throttle down. It didn’t need much though. We will keep working hard and build off of this.” Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet Sidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage.  Finished: 36th “We just ended up having a loose wheel, which is bummer because with me not having a lot of experience with this car and racing at this track. Looking back on it, we started the weekend way too loose. The car was numb and I just didn’t have a good feel for it. Once we got the car a little tighter every run that we ran, we got way more competitive. There at the end, that last change helped me even more. We had just gotten the car where I felt like I could cruise up there and break into the top-20; maybe have a solid day and get some points. But when the wheel comes off, you’re day is over. It was a hard hit, but I’m okay.”       Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Finished: 17th “It wasn’t a great day for this No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet team. I feel like we were just a little bit too tight for most of the day, especially in traffic and we spent most of those last few runs in traffic. We still have a little bit of work to do, but all-in-all, we put together a solid day. We just didn’t have the speed and the balance we needed to contend for a top-10. But we’ll regroup and get ready for two good tracks for us.”       Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Finished: 23rd “I’m really proud of everyone on our Roto-Rooter team. We overcame a lot today to score a respectable finish. There are still a few things we need to do make our car better but today was a step in the right direction after the last few weeks.”

RACE RECAP – BRISTOLRace 9 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

UNCHARACTERISTIC EARLY EXIT FOR JOHN FORCE RACING AT THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALSBeckman and Vandergriff bow out in Rd. 2, Hart and DeJoria in Round 1

RACE RECAP – BRISTOLRace 9 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

UNCHARACTERISTIC EARLY EXIT FOR JOHN FORCE RACING AT THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALSBeckman and Vandergriff bow out in Rd. 2, Hart and DeJoria in Round 1

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 14, 2026) – Rain wasn’t the only black cloud hanging over John Force Racing on Sunday at Bristol Dragway as all four of its teams were eliminated after the second round of competition in the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team of Jack Beckman and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team of Jordan Vandergriff were eliminated in Round 2 while the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team of Alexis DeJoria and the Speedmaster Top Fuel dragster team of Josh Hart bowed out in Round 1. Rain showers between the first two rounds halted the proceedings for a couple of hour before resuming. Beckman was looking for his third trophy of the weekend in Thunder Valley. He won the final round of the rain-delayed NHRA New England Nationals against Vandergriff in the second round of qualifying Friday, doubled up on his John Force Racing teammate in the final round of Saturday’s Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and qualified third for the Thunder Valley Nationals. The 38-time NHRA Funny Car event winner dispatched of Jeff Arend in Round 1, running 4.032 seconds at 320.20 mph to Arend’s 4.246 seconds at 254.28 mph. The first-round victory gave Beckman lane choice in Round 2 against Daniel Wilkerson, who grabbed the holeshot (.061 to .079) and held on to win with a run of 4.041 seconds at 319.52 mph to Beckman’s 4.065-second run at 319.07 mph. “I would say good results over the weekend but not close to the performance that we were expecting out of the PEAK Chevy,” said Beckman. “We were able to close the deal on the Epping win Friday and won the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge on Saturday. But we only made it down the racetrack one out of our 4 qualifying runs. It was just a really tough racetrack. I know a lot of the guys are smiling and winking and saying ‘fresh asphalt and concrete’ but it’s going deeper that. There’s some issue going on this year with the glue on the track that is really throwing the crew chiefs a curveball. Theoretically, it’s the same for all of us so we’ll just have to keep plugging away and collecting data. In the first round today, we threw what we thought would be a safe run and it was enough to give us lane choice. But we easily should have been able to run 4 flat or a high 3.90 on the second run. We haven’t looked enough into the data to find out why the car slowed down that much. It’s a tough one because, on paper we should have been able to win that race. We’re marching up in the points but that halted our momentum. But we’re still going to leave with two trophies this weekend and I think it’s just going to make everybody a little bit more excited to roll into Norwalk.” Vandergriff beat DeJoria in Round 1 with the second-quickest run of the event at the time, 3.999 seconds, but lost lane choice for Round 2 to Ron Capps who ran 3.989 seconds. Vandergriff had a fantastic reaction time (.043 to Capps’ .065) but Capps ran low elapsed time of the meet with his run of 3.980 seconds at 327.43 mph to Vandergriff’s 4.040 seconds at 285.29 mph. “It was an interesting weekend for this Cornwell Quality Tools Funny Car team,” said Vandergriff. “The track was tricky all weekend. The heat was tricky all weekend. I struggled driving so to salvage a round win out of this weekend was huge for us. Unfortunately, that win was over our teammate Alexis in the Bandero Chevy. We had a good running race car on Sunday but it was definitely not the way we wanted to end it with one of the pan pressure switches shutting off the engine early as it started scuffing a piston. We’ve diagnosed the problem and we’re going to work on it this week. So, all in all, good weekend and the end of my first three in a row.” DeJoria and Vandergriff lined up against each other in Round 1, with Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car having lane choice over the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car as a result of DeJoria’s No. 2 qualifying position. Vandergriff’s reaction time was seven-thousandths-of-a-second quicker (.058 to .065) and the Cornwell Tools Chevy ripped off the quickest Funny Car run of the event to that point of 3.999 seconds at 322.88 mph to DeJoria’s third quickest run of the session at 4.028 second run at 326.24 mph. “It was a great drag race and it’s just the luck of the draw,” said DeJoria. “Unfortunately, we had to go up against our teammate. The Bandero Chevy ran great. I didn’t see them all the way down. I thought for sure I was gonna see my win light come on. I asked what he ran and they said a 3.99. That’s a good run against our 4.02 so it was a great race. There’s nothing we else we could have done. We weren’t trying to rotate the earth, just trying to lay down a solid number, and that’s what exactly we did. We’ll get a week off and then go to Norwalk. I’m looking forward to the rest of this year. This is my first year with John Force Racing and we’ve had some really great success. I know that at any one of these races, we’re gonna be leaving with a Wally. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen here.” In the first pair of cars down the track, the Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster had lane choice and Hart grabbed the holeshot by 14 thousandths of a second (.056 to .070) over Doug Kalitta. Unfortunately, an engine cylinder stopped firing shortly after the hit, slowing the run to 3.845 seconds at 321.12 mph to Kalitta’s 3.799 seconds at 330.31 mph. “I didn’t get into racing for the fame and I surely didn’t do it for fortune, said Hart. “My motivation has and will always be exceeding my own expectations and conquering the career goals I have for myself. The Speedmaster team wants to win and not just one. We want them all. Thank you for all the love from the John Force Racing and NHRA fans and we’ll be right back at it in Norwalk in two weeks.” The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel point standings after nine of 20 races are: 1. Shawn Langdon, 920; 2. Doug Kalitta, 806; 3. Leah Pruett, 693; 4. Tony Stewart, 533; 5. Antron Brown, 517; 6. Josh Hart, 500; 7. Maddi Gordon, 499; 8. Billy Torrence, 466; 9. Justin Ashley, 419; 10. Clay Millican, 365. The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings after nine of 20 races are: 1. Ron Capps, 691; 2. Matt Hagan, 667; 3. J.R. Todd, 634; 4. Jordan Vandergriff, 619; 5. Jack Beckman, 589; 6. Chad Green, 561; 7. Alexis DeJoria, 524; 8. Spencer Hyde, 459; 9. Austin Prock, 437; 10. Daniel Wilkerson, 391. NEXT RACEThe 10th of 20 races of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is the June 26-28 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

BRISTOL, TENN. (June 14, 2026) — Sophomore Funny Car driver Spencer Hyde, the Canadian pilot of the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals this weekend at Bristol Dragway. Hyde qualified in the top quarter of the field at the No. 4 spot, and was one of the most consistent cars on the property over the course of the weekend.   “I feel a lot better coming into this weekend than I felt the last two weekends, just right from the start of qualifying through race day,” said Hyde, who was the 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year. “The car went down five out of six runs we made, and the one that it didn’t go down, it was really close to making it. It feels like we have our race car back, and I think we’re in a good spot going into the next race.”  Spencer Hyde raced to the quarterfinals at the Super Grip Thunder Valley Nationals today at Bristol Dragway, photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography All the teams came into Thunder Valley blind, with no data for the new track surface. The first round of qualifying was not particularly good for anyone, but after that Hyde made one steady pass after the other. Hyde qualified in the No. 4 position based off his Q2 pass, a 4.030 second, 319.07 mph run.   In the first round, Hyde was up against 2-time Funny Car World Champion Cruz Pedregon. The run ended up being a single for Hyde, when Pedregon’s car malfunctioned and his team had to back it up from the starting line. Hyde then went on to make a 4.001 second, 316.52 mph pass, securing the round one win.   “I hate for the fans that it couldn’t have been a more competitive race in the first round, but a round win is a round win,” said Hyde. “The data we got for that run was great, and it allowed us to feel pretty good going into the quarterfinals.”   While the first round may not have been competitive, the quarterfinals most certainly was. Hyde was able to duplicate his first round elapsed time with a 4.001 second pass, and increased his speed to 323.50 mph. Unfortunately, it was not enough against reigning Funny Car World Champion Austin Prock, who made a 3.986 second, 323.50 mph run.   “We lost a tough one there to Austin, but I’d rather lose a good drag race like that then smoke the tires,” said Hyde. “I was a little tardy on the light, but they made a good run. Jim was going to try and go a 3.97 or 3.98, but he backed it down at the last minute, put the same tune up in as E1, it went right down the racetrack, but it just wasn’t enough.”   Now that Hyde and the Jim Head-tuned Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car have nailed consistency, they are turning their sights ahead to the Norwalk race in two weeks. This is one of the most important races on the schedule for both Hyde and Head for a variety of reasons.   “Norwalk is always a tricky racetrack, just because it’s going to be hot, and that track gets tricky when it’s hot out,” said Hyde. “But I am happy with where we are heading into that. And then it’s also both Jim and I’s home race, so it’s a big one for us. Lots of lots of local fans for both Jim and myself coming up to that one. I’m really looking forward to that.”   The Head Racing team will be busy on and off the track, hosting their loved ones and being recognized during the 75thanniversary of the NHRA.   “I’ve got a bunch of people coming down, a bunch of my old crew guys from the Pro Mod days, and they’re all bringing their motor homes and trailers and coming to hang out, so we’ll have a hospitality setup in Norwalk,” said Hyde. “Jim’s also the local legend for that race for the NHRA’s 75th anniversary. They’re also using me as a Hometown Homie, since it’s the closest we get to my hometown in Canada. It will be the perfect race to represent Hyde Construction, OUTLAW Light Beer and the Caine Group.”   Hyde and the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car will be back in competition in two weeks at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on June 25-28 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. There will be two qualifying sessions on Friday, June 26 and two qualifying sessions on Saturday, June 27. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Nationals visit nhra.com.   Qualifying Results – Funny Car Q1: 5.596 sec, 124.01 mph; Qual. 10 Q2: 4.030 sec, 319.07 mph; Qual. 3 Q3: 4.184 sec, 299.60 mph; Qual. 4 Q4: 4.104 sec, 310.20 mph; Qual. 4 Bonus Points: +3 (third quickest in Q2, second quickest in Q4)   Race Results First Round Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Contractors & Engineers Funny Car, (.077), 4.001 sec, 316.52 mph def. Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg, Ind., Snap-on Tools Dodge SRT Hellcat, No Time   Second Round Austin Prock, Pittsboro, Ind., Ford Mustang Dark Horse, (.066), 3.986 sec, 323.50 mph def. Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Contractors & Engineers Funny Car, (.097), 4.001 sec, 321.96 mph   Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Funny CarRon Capps, 691Matt Hagan, 667J.R. Todd, 634Jordan Vandergriff, 619Jack Beckman, 589Chad Green, 572Alexis DeJoria, 527Spencer Hyde, 459Austin Prock, 437Daniel Wilkerson, 393

NASCAR Cup Series Pocono Raceway Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA Team Chevy Post-Race Report June 14, 2026

William Byron Earns Season-Best Finish at Pocono RacewayThree Team Chevy Drivers Place in the Top-Eight

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William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, earned his best finish of the season in Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 – leading Chevrolet to the checkered flag with a second-place finish at the “Tricky Triangle”.    RACE RECAP:  Stage One: Kyle Larson led Team Chevy in Saturday’s qualifying session at Pocono Raceway, with the reigning champion earning a front-row starting position for the Great American Getaway 400. Taking the green flag for Stage One, Larson remained side-by-side with polesitter, Denny Hamlin, for the first-two turns before edging his No. 5 Chevrolet to the top position to lead the opening lap of the race. Larson quickly set the pace, pulling to an 1.2-second lead after just five laps around the “Tricky Triangle”. With a long green flag run to open the race, Larson made his first report from behind the wheel just past the midway point of Stage One, indicating that his Chevrolet was building tight through the tunnel turn as the track rubbered up. The California native went on to lead the first 25 laps, but a hard-charging Hamlin progressively closed the gap en route to a late-stage pass to find Larson ultimately take the first green-white checkered flag in the second position. Stage Two: Alex Bowman was among the six cars that opted to short-pit the opening stage, with the No. 48 Chevrolet team finding themselves in the sixth position to lead Team Chevy to the start of Stage Two. On an opposite strategy with a points-earning stage in mind, William Byron took advantage of his fresh set of Goodyear tires to quickly take his turn as the top running Chevrolet driver – entering the top-five during the opening laps of Stage Two. But a caution on Lap 46 kickstarted a split strategy throughout the field. While the majority of the field opted for a trip to pit road, nine cars chose to stay out to earn valuable track position. The strategy paid early dividends for five Team Chevy drivers, with their respective teams inheriting a spot in the top-10 nearing the halfway point of Stage Two. Among those included Carson Hocevar, who drove his No. 77 Chevrolet inside the top-five to become the third different top-running Team Chevy driver of the race. But shortly thereafter, what was building into a long green flag run saw those on fresher tires start making their way back through the lead pack en route to the next pit cycle. Still under green flag conditions, those on the alternate strategy were on the horizon of a required trip to pit road, with Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez leading the pack into the cycle just shy of 20 laps to go in the stage. With the stage continuing on caution-free, it was Hyak Motorsports’ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. that opted to stay out for points – making his first appearance in the top-five of the day to lead the manufacturer to the conclusion of Stage Two. Final Stage: With a call by crew chief, Alan Gustafson, to stay out under the final stage break, Elliott was welcomed back into the top-five for the start of the final stage of the race. As the race hit 42 laps to go, the leaders began to hit pit road to start the green flag pit cycle. Climbing up to third, Elliott turned in his position just two laps into the cycle to make his final trip to pit road of the day. Just inside 20 laps to go, then-race leader, Christopher Bell, was the only driver that was making the gamble to stretch their fuel mileage to the end. With enough fuel to make it to the end, Byron sat strong in the third position and progressively closed in on second as the race hit a single-digit lap count – going on to make a late-race pass for second to earn his best finish of the season.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 2nd – William Byron5th – Kyle Larson8th – Ross ChastainChevrolet’s season statistics with 16 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 30Top 10s: 57Stage Wins: 13

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at the Naval Base Coronado with the Anduril 250 on Sunday, June 21, at 4 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

NASCAR Cup SeriesPocono RacewayGreat American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPATeam Chevy Post-Race ReportJune 14, 2026

William Byron Earns Season-Best Finish at Pocono RacewayThree Team Chevy Drivers Place in the Top-Eight

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William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, earned his best finish of the season in Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 – leading Chevrolet to the checkered flag with a second-place finish at the “Tricky Triangle”.    RACE RECAP:  Stage One: Kyle Larson led Team Chevy in Saturday’s qualifying session at Pocono Raceway, with the reigning champion earning a front-row starting position for the Great American Getaway 400. Taking the green flag for Stage One, Larson remained side-by-side with polesitter, Denny Hamlin, for the first-two turns before edging his No. 5 Chevrolet to the top position to lead the opening lap of the race. Larson quickly set the pace, pulling to an 1.2-second lead after just five laps around the “Tricky Triangle”. With a long green flag run to open the race, Larson made his first report from behind the wheel just past the midway point of Stage One, indicating that his Chevrolet was building tight through the tunnel turn as the track rubbered up. The California native went on to lead the first 25 laps, but a hard-charging Hamlin progressively closed the gap en route to a late-stage pass to find Larson ultimately take the first green-white checkered flag in the second position. Stage Two: Alex Bowman was among the six cars that opted to short-pit the opening stage, with the No. 48 Chevrolet team finding themselves in the sixth position to lead Team Chevy to the start of Stage Two. On an opposite strategy with a points-earning stage in mind, William Byron took advantage of his fresh set of Goodyear tires to quickly take his turn as the top running Chevrolet driver – entering the top-five during the opening laps of Stage Two. But a caution on Lap 46 kickstarted a split strategy throughout the field. While the majority of the field opted for a trip to pit road, nine cars chose to stay out to earn valuable track position. The strategy paid early dividends for five Team Chevy drivers, with their respective teams inheriting a spot in the top-10 nearing the halfway point of Stage Two. Among those included Carson Hocevar, who drove his No. 77 Chevrolet inside the top-five to become the third different top-running Team Chevy driver of the race. But shortly thereafter, what was building into a long green flag run saw those on fresher tires start making their way back through the lead pack en route to the next pit cycle. Still under green flag conditions, those on the alternate strategy were on the horizon of a required trip to pit road, with Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez leading the pack into the cycle just shy of 20 laps to go in the stage. With the stage continuing on caution-free, it was Hyak Motorsports’ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. that opted to stay out for points – making his first appearance in the top-five of the day to lead the manufacturer to the conclusion of Stage Two. Final Stage: With a call by crew chief, Alan Gustafson, to stay out under the final stage break, Elliott was welcomed back into the top-five for the start of the final stage of the race. As the race hit 42 laps to go, the leaders began to hit pit road to start the green flag pit cycle. Climbing up to third, Elliott turned in his position just two laps into the cycle to make his final trip to pit road of the day. Just inside 20 laps to go, then-race leader, Christopher Bell, was the only driver that was making the gamble to stretch their fuel mileage to the end. With enough fuel to make it to the end, Byron sat strong in the third position and progressively closed in on second as the race hit a single-digit lap count – going on to make a late-race pass for second to earn his best finish of the season.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 2nd – William Byron5th – Kyle Larson8th – Ross ChastainChevrolet’s season statistics with 16 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 30Top 10s: 57Stage Wins: 13

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at the Naval Base Coronado with the Anduril 250 on Sunday, June 21, at 4 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 8th“We passed some cars today, so it feels really good to be able to do that. On top of that, we had the speed in our No. 1 Busch Light Lime Chevy and the strategy worked out to run Stage Two out and get the points. And then, we were able to run long into the final stage and have a tire advantage there at the end, with the clean air to go with that. It was nice that it ran green. That was our strategy and that worked to drive up into eighth. To start 24th at Pocono (Raceway) and drive forward, that felt really good.”    Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 25th“We had a strong No. 3 BetMGM x Survivor Triple Challenge Chevrolet this weekend at Pocono Raceway. Unfortunately, we got too tight during qualifying and had to start the race deeper in the field than we would have liked and then strategy didn’t play to our favor during the race. Still, our Richard Boswell-led team never gave up and we did what we could to gain us positions during the race. Our Chevy started out neutral, but handling turned tight pretty quickly before trending loose later in the race. We had top-10 to 15 lap times throughout the day – just needed the track position. Our right-rear started giving out with 18 to go and we salvaged what we could. We’ll turn our focus to turning left and right the next two races on the schedule in San Diego and Sonoma.”   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 5th“It was a solid day for this No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevy team. I didn’t have the greatest restarts early in the race, so we kind of paid for that the rest of the race with track position. I feel like I made up for it a little bit on the last two restarts to gain some track position and have a good cycle there. We came home with a top-five finish and a pretty solid race car.”    William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 2nd“I think this is probably the first time in four months that I’ve been able to drive the car this way, just be able to make moves and have the balance stay with me. Just appreciate everyone on this No. 24 Raptor Chevy team and back at Hendrick Motorsports for working really hard, trusting in our tools and the things we can use to prepare. I felt confident throughout the weekend, and I just felt like from Lap One on-track, I could push pretty hard. The strategy makes it tough where you have to restart towards the back, but I felt like with our Raptor Chevy, we could manipulate and work through traffic, so that was awesome.”   Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 18th“Really proud of the entire zone Jalapeño Lime team. It was a solid weekend from start to finish and these guys deserve to have good runs like this. Qualifying 14th gave us a nice pit stall selection and we put together an entire race, even got a stage point. The balance of our Chevrolet was pretty good, but we were just a little tight on throttle down. It didn’t need much though. We will keep working hard and build off of this.” Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage. Finished: 36th“We just ended up having a loose wheel, which is bummer because with me not having a lot of experience with this car and racing at this track. Looking back on it, we started the weekend way too loose. The car was numb and I just didn’t have a good feel for it. Once we got the car a little tighter every run that we ran, we got way more competitive. There at the end, that last change helped me even more. We had just gotten the car where I felt like I could cruise up there and break into the top-20; maybe have a solid day and get some points. But when the wheel comes off, you’re day is over. It was a hard hit, but I’m okay.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 17th“It wasn’t a great day for this No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet team. I feel like we were just a little bit too tight for most of the day, especially in traffic and we spent most of those last few runs in traffic. We still have a little bit of work to do, but all-in-all, we put together a solid day. We just didn’t have the speed and the balance we needed to contend for a top-10. But we’ll regroup and get ready for two good tracks for us.”   Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 23rd“I’m really proud of everyone on our Roto-Rooter team. We overcame a lot today to score a respectable finish. There are still a few things we need to do make our car better but today was a step in the right direction after the last few weeks.”

Catsburg, Keating, Edgar take come-from-behind LMGT3 win with No. 33 Corvette

LE MANS, France (June 14, 2026) – TF Sport and Corvette Racing reigned at Le Mans on Sunday as the team’s No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating earned a hard-fought LMGT3 victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s the first victory at the French endurance class for the Corvette GT3 and 10th for the Corvette Racing program since its first Le Mans win in 2001. A Corvette won Le Mans for the first time since 2023 when Catsburg and Keating won for the Corvette Racing team in the final year of the GTE Am class with a Corvette C8.R.  “What an historic day for General Motors and Corvette Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,” said Mark Reuss, President, General Motors. “To earn Corvette Racing’s 10th class victory at Le Mans is a tremendous achievement for our motorsports, design and engineering teams. Huge congratulations to drivers Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating, and our partners TF Sport. You have earned your place in the history books! It’s an incredibly proud moment for all of us and it shows that, working as one team, GM can beat the best in the world.”

TF Sport also celebrated the victory as part of its 10th appearance at Le Mans, where the team won for the fourth time. In addition, the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette of Charlie Eastwood, Salih Yoluc and Peter Dempsey finished sixth in LMGT3 after starting last on the 25-car grid. A third TF Sport Corvette – the No. 2 of Johor Motorsports Racing drivers Ben Green, Lorcan Hanafin and Prince Jefri Ibrahim – placed 14th in the first Le Mans for the JMR crew. Starting 17th in LMGT3, the No. 33 Corvette team established itself as a contender early. After an ironman run in the race’s opening eight hours by Keating – who completed his minimum of six hours driving with five stints and then four stints – Edgar and Catsburg surged to the front of the LMGT3 class by the time the sun rose over the Circuit de la Sarthe. Edgar moved the No. 33 Corvette into the class lead for the first time in the race’s 10th during his second stint. Catsburg also led into the final third of the race by as much as three minutes before a safety car chopped that advantage to only a few seconds. Edgar ended up being the driving force at the end of the race. He drove five consecutive stints and just under four hours to take the checkered flag for his first Le Mans victory. Catsburg won his second and Keating his third. The No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette ran out front in the 11th hour as Charlie Eastwood completed a remarkable comeback by the driving trio and team after starting from last on the grid – 25th place. After Yoluc completed his drivetime near halfway, Dempsey and Eastwood were set to drive the rest of the way with Eastwood in the middle of a five-stint run. The No. 2 TF Sport Corvette – crewed by Johor Motorsports Racing – was ninth in class in the Le Mans debut for much of the JMR team. Ben Green and Lorcan Hanafin were as high as fourth in class during their stints, and Prince Jefri Ibrahim kept the No. 2 Corvette in the top-10 into the final eight hours. 13 Autosport was an unfortunate retirement in the fifth hour after a collision on track damaged the No. 13 Corvette beyond the point of repair.

ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “It’s amazing to be able to help bring home such an important win for the Corvette Racing program and add to the long legacy Corvette has at Le Mans. This shows the strength of our Corvette GT3 platform and the strength of our Corvette customer teams to execute and win. Congratulations to TF Sport, Nicky, Jonny and Ben on a nearly flawless race to deliver a 10th Corvette Racing win at Le Mans.”

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – LMGTE WINNER: “If you get to write the story, you would write it this way. We had to come all the way from the back. We had to wait for Ben to heal and be back in shape. Nine weeks after he broke his elbow, so it’s an incredible result for us. A great, great day.“First of all, the Corvette has been great to us first in 2023 and now today. For Ben to do all of his driving before Sunday with no mistakes, that was incredible. Then Jonny Edgar – the man with two first names! – if you asked me, he was man of the match. He had just crazy pace and he did five stints until the end. A big thank you to him as well. Having good teammates makes it a lot easier!”(On Jonny Edgar) “What Jonny showed today was incredible. I feel like this is one of those races that could be a career-changing race. He was unbeatable today and he showed that it’s very nice to have teammates like that. It’s very cool for him. This always means we are doing well in the championship going to Sāo Paulo. You couldn’t ask for a better day than this!”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – LMGTE WINNER: “I knew we had a fighting chance because the car was feeling really good and we seemed pretty fast. I always knew we had a chance to win but in a 24-hour race you need so much to go right. You need some luck with safety cars or to also not be unlucky. There are a hundred things that could have gone wrong but we had a pretty perfect race, I would say. No mistakes, no contact, good pit stops the whole time. It was just a great race.“The plan wasn’t to do five stints at the end. But I think I had to do at least three due to the drivetime rules and how much Nicky had done. I was going to do three but because of the way we did tires, it made sense to do four. Once I was already in for four, I may as well have stayed in again! So it went from two stints to five pretty quickly. But I felt good in the car and it was easy to drive, which changes a lot about how much effort is needed to drive. That made it easier over the 24 hours.”

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – LMGTE WINNER: “You always believe it can happen, absolutely. I don’t care how good your car or team is. You can’t come into a 24-hour race expecting to do well. You just have to do your job, and we had a perfect race… no penalties, no mistakes. The car is in pretty good shape, and that’s what you need to do to win this race.“It’s so good to be with these guys. I enjoy Nicky. I’m super-proud of Jonny. To win with Corvette is really special again. But it’s even better to have my name on the side of it. In 2023 when we won with the Corvette, I didn’t have Keating Chevrolet! Now I have Keating Chevrolet so I can put my dealership on it. Hopefully we win on Sunday and sell Corvettes on Monday!”(More on the race) “This has to be the best weather I’ve ever seen in Le Mans in the 12 times I’ve done it. It was a clean race. I’d be shocked if we didn’t go further than we ever have before. It made for really competitive racing. The heat was good for our car, so it was an advantage to have that heat, especially in the middle of the day when we got strong.”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I think it was a super-solid race for us. At Le Mans, if you have a super-solid Silver like Jonny, he can take a lot of the load. It was always going to be difficult for our guys versus him. That’s ultimately the race. When he can do seven or eight hours at pro pace, it’s hard to match it. They ran an unbelievable race. We got lucky with a couple of safety cars to keep us on the lead lap. At the end we had nothing to really to go for so we were just chilling out to the finish. It’s a pity for us that we were sixth but an unbelievable day for Corvette to get a Le Mans victory in LMGT3. A really good day for GM and for TF Sport.”

SALIH YOLUC, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s been all right. I mean, the team has done a great job, so have the drivers. But our sister car was faster, so they won the race, which is very good for the team. Our goal was of course to win. I always want to win, so I’ll just have to come back and try again.”

PETER DEMPSEY, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “From where we qualified with the penalty and to rebound and drive through the field and have a clean race, you know, penalty-free… I’m happy. Everyone executed the jobs they had to do. I think we had sort of one slow stop at a driver change with me, I think, the second stop in the race, but overall, happy, my first Le Mans done.”I think the pace was good there at the end. I kind of built into the race some safety margin in the first stint, a bit more aggression in the second stint, and then full push from the third stint onwards. And I think the pace was right there to help get the car in a good position before I gave it to Charlie at the end. ”Of course I would have loved to be on the podium, especially since the 33 car is there. That would have been an absolute dream coming true to stand on the podium here in Le Mans. But also, you know, a solid race is also really important. But I’m going to go on to the next one.”

TOM FERRIER, TF SPORT TEAM OWNER: “I think this is one of the best races we’ve ever done as a team. Everything fell in our favor and worked the way we planned it, which doesn’t happen very often. We got breaks when we needed to. The car was fast. These guys were awesome. We didn’t get any track limits penalties, didn’t damage anything. It was really well-executed, and against a grid like that you had to do that to win it. At one point it looked like it was going to be really easy but obviously the safety car brought an end to that. I’m just so proud of everybody who’s part of this team.“The race had 36 pit stops because the stints are so short. I don’t remember it being like that last year; it felt like hard work because you never had time to sit and reset and think because you’re up and down. And Jonny has been incredible since we got here and he really got into it in the race. The professional that Nicky is, he’s happy to put his hands up and say that another guy is faster than I could go, and we needed that to win the race. So Jonny… a young man who drove brilliantly. I never had a doubt about it.”

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: TF Sport Corvette Wins!Catsburg, Keating, Edgar take come-from-behind LMGT3 win with No. 33 Corvette

LE MANS, France (June 14, 2026) – TF Sport and Corvette Racing reigned at Le Mans on Sunday as the team’s No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating earned a hard-fought LMGT3 victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s the first victory at the French endurance class for the Corvette GT3 and 10th for the Corvette Racing program since its first Le Mans win in 2001. A Corvette won Le Mans for the first time since 2023 when Catsburg and Keating won for the Corvette Racing team in the final year of the GTE Am class with a Corvette C8.R.  “What an historic day for General Motors and Corvette Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,” said Mark Reuss, President, General Motors. “To earn Corvette Racing’s 10th class victory at Le Mans is a tremendous achievement for our motorsports, design and engineering teams. Huge congratulations to drivers Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating, and our partners TF Sport. You have earned your place in the history books! It’s an incredibly proud moment for all of us and it shows that, working as one team, GM can beat the best in the world.”

TF Sport also celebrated the victory as part of its 10th appearance at Le Mans, where the team won for the fourth time. In addition, the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette of Charlie Eastwood, Salih Yoluc and Peter Dempsey finished sixth in LMGT3 after starting last on the 25-car grid. A third TF Sport Corvette – the No. 2 of Johor Motorsports Racing drivers Ben Green, Lorcan Hanafin and Prince Jefri Ibrahim – placed 14th in the first Le Mans for the JMR crew. Starting 17th in LMGT3, the No. 33 Corvette team established itself as a contender early. After an ironman run in the race’s opening eight hours by Keating – who completed his minimum of six hours driving with five stints and then four stints – Edgar and Catsburg surged to the front of the LMGT3 class by the time the sun rose over the Circuit de la Sarthe. Edgar moved the No. 33 Corvette into the class lead for the first time in the race’s 10th during his second stint. Catsburg also led into the final third of the race by as much as three minutes before a safety car chopped that advantage to only a few seconds. Edgar ended up being the driving force at the end of the race. He drove five consecutive stints and just under four hours to take the checkered flag for his first Le Mans victory. Catsburg won his second and Keating his third. The No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette ran out front in the 11th hour as Charlie Eastwood completed a remarkable comeback by the driving trio and team after starting from last on the grid – 25th place. After Yoluc completed his drivetime near halfway, Dempsey and Eastwood were set to drive the rest of the way with Eastwood in the middle of a five-stint run. The No. 2 TF Sport Corvette – crewed by Johor Motorsports Racing – was ninth in class in the Le Mans debut for much of the JMR team. Ben Green and Lorcan Hanafin were as high as fourth in class during their stints, and Prince Jefri Ibrahim kept the No. 2 Corvette in the top-10 into the final eight hours. 13 Autosport was an unfortunate retirement in the fifth hour after a collision on track damaged the No. 13 Corvette beyond the point of repair.

ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “It’s amazing to be able to help bring home such an important win for the Corvette Racing program and add to the long legacy Corvette has at Le Mans. This shows the strength of our Corvette GT3 platform and the strength of our Corvette customer teams to execute and win. Congratulations to TF Sport, Nicky, Jonny and Ben on a nearly flawless race to deliver a 10th Corvette Racing win at Le Mans.”

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – LMGTE WINNER: “If you get to write the story, you would write it this way. We had to come all the way from the back. We had to wait for Ben to heal and be back in shape. Nine weeks after he broke his elbow, so it’s an incredible result for us. A great, great day.“First of all, the Corvette has been great to us first in 2023 and now today. For Ben to do all of his driving before Sunday with no mistakes, that was incredible. Then Jonny Edgar – the man with two first names! – if you asked me, he was man of the match. He had just crazy pace and he did five stints until the end. A big thank you to him as well. Having good teammates makes it a lot easier!”(On Jonny Edgar) “What Jonny showed today was incredible. I feel like this is one of those races that could be a career-changing race. He was unbeatable today and he showed that it’s very nice to have teammates like that. It’s very cool for him. This always means we are doing well in the championship going to Sāo Paulo. You couldn’t ask for a better day than this!”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – LMGTE WINNER: “I knew we had a fighting chance because the car was feeling really good and we seemed pretty fast. I always knew we had a chance to win but in a 24-hour race you need so much to go right. You need some luck with safety cars or to also not be unlucky. There are a hundred things that could have gone wrong but we had a pretty perfect race, I would say. No mistakes, no contact, good pit stops the whole time. It was just a great race.“The plan wasn’t to do five stints at the end. But I think I had to do at least three due to the drivetime rules and how much Nicky had done. I was going to do three but because of the way we did tires, it made sense to do four. Once I was already in for four, I may as well have stayed in again! So it went from two stints to five pretty quickly. But I felt good in the car and it was easy to drive, which changes a lot about how much effort is needed to drive. That made it easier over the 24 hours.”

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – LMGTE WINNER: “You always believe it can happen, absolutely. I don’t care how good your car or team is. You can’t come into a 24-hour race expecting to do well. You just have to do your job, and we had a perfect race… no penalties, no mistakes. The car is in pretty good shape, and that’s what you need to do to win this race.“It’s so good to be with these guys. I enjoy Nicky. I’m super-proud of Jonny. To win with Corvette is really special again. But it’s even better to have my name on the side of it. In 2023 when we won with the Corvette, I didn’t have Keating Chevrolet! Now I have Keating Chevrolet so I can put my dealership on it. Hopefully we win on Sunday and sell Corvettes on Monday!”(More on the race) “This has to be the best weather I’ve ever seen in Le Mans in the 12 times I’ve done it. It was a clean race. I’d be shocked if we didn’t go further than we ever have before. It made for really competitive racing. The heat was good for our car, so it was an advantage to have that heat, especially in the middle of the day when we got strong.”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I think it was a super-solid race for us. At Le Mans, if you have a super-solid Silver like Jonny, he can take a lot of the load. It was always going to be difficult for our guys versus him. That’s ultimately the race. When he can do seven or eight hours at pro pace, it’s hard to match it. They ran an unbelievable race. We got lucky with a couple of safety cars to keep us on the lead lap. At the end we had nothing to really to go for so we were just chilling out to the finish. It’s a pity for us that we were sixth but an unbelievable day for Corvette to get a Le Mans victory in LMGT3. A really good day for GM and for TF Sport.”

SALIH YOLUC, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s been all right. I mean, the team has done a great job, so have the drivers. But our sister car was faster, so they won the race, which is very good for the team. Our goal was of course to win. I always want to win, so I’ll just have to come back and try again.”

PETER DEMPSEY, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “From where we qualified with the penalty and to rebound and drive through the field and have a clean race, you know, penalty-free… I’m happy. Everyone executed the jobs they had to do. I think we had sort of one slow stop at a driver change with me, I think, the second stop in the race, but overall, happy, my first Le Mans done.”I think the pace was good there at the end. I kind of built into the race some safety margin in the first stint, a bit more aggression in the second stint, and then full push from the third stint onwards. And I think the pace was right there to help get the car in a good position before I gave it to Charlie at the end. ”Of course I would have loved to be on the podium, especially since the 33 car is there. That would have been an absolute dream coming true to stand on the podium here in Le Mans. But also, you know, a solid race is also really important. But I’m going to go on to the next one.”

TOM FERRIER, TF SPORT TEAM OWNER: “I think this is one of the best races we’ve ever done as a team. Everything fell in our favor and worked the way we planned it, which doesn’t happen very often. We got breaks when we needed to. The car was fast. These guys were awesome. We didn’t get any track limits penalties, didn’t damage anything. It was really well-executed, and against a grid like that you had to do that to win it. At one point it looked like it was going to be really easy but obviously the safety car brought an end to that. I’m just so proud of everybody who’s part of this team.“The race had 36 pit stops because the stints are so short. I don’t remember it being like that last year; it felt like hard work because you never had time to sit and reset and think because you’re up and down. And Jonny has been incredible since we got here and he really got into it in the race. The professional that Nicky is, he’s happy to put his hands up and say that another guy is faster than I could go, and we needed that to win the race. So Jonny… a young man who drove brilliantly. I never had a doubt about it.”

LE MANS, FRANCE (June 14, 2026) – Cadillac finished a strong fourth in the 94th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans today. Having led large portions of the race in their Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, Norman Nato, Will Stevens and Louis Deletraz were ultimately unlucky to be deprived of a well-deserved podium finish.  The Dex WTR Cadillac V-Series.R driven by Ricky Tayor, Jordan Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque finished ninth overall. Local veteran Sébastien Bourdais, who shared a Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R with Earl Bamber and Jack Aitken, was leading at the midway point but suffered a power steering issue which brought the car into the garage minutes past the midway point. The team investigated and changed key components including the control unit.  The car resumed the race in P17 with over 11 hours remaining, but after further investigation it was deemed that the issue couldn’t be resolved and the car was retired at 8.00 am on Sunday morning. The next WEC race is at 9:30 am (BRT) in Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 12 the Autódromo José Carlos Pacewith with the ROLEX 6 Hours of São Paulo. The next IMSA GTP event is the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on June 25. The Six-Hour race starts at 12:10 pm EDT and will be streamed on Peacock and streamed on IMSAs YouTube page (outside United States). IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.

Cadillac finishes solid fourth in 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans  LE MANS, FRANCE (June 14, 2026) – Cadillac finished a strong fourth in the 94th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans today. Having led large portions of the race in their Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, Norman Nato, Will Stevens and Louis Deletraz were ultimately unlucky to be deprived of a well-deserved podium finish.  The Dex WTR Cadillac V-Series.R driven by Ricky Tayor, Jordan Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque finished ninth overall. Local veteran Sébastien Bourdais, who shared a Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R with Earl Bamber and Jack Aitken, was leading at the midway point but suffered a power steering issue which brought the car into the garage minutes past the midway point. The team investigated and changed key components including the control unit.  The car resumed the race in P17 with over 11 hours remaining, but after further investigation it was deemed that the issue couldn’t be resolved and the car was retired at 8.00 am on Sunday morning. The next WEC race is at 9:30 am (BRT) in Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 12 the Autódromo José Carlos Pacewith with the ROLEX 6 Hours of São Paulo. The next IMSA GTP event is the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on June 25. The Six-Hour race starts at 12:10 pm EDT and will be streamed on Peacock and streamed on IMSAs YouTube page (outside United States). IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.

What they’re saying No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R:Will Stevens: “It’s pretty disappointing to come away with fourth place. I think, honestly, we deserved more than that. With the pace we showed we should have been on the podium at least. But we were more in the mix than last year, which is a positive. But coming here we had higher hopes than the result we ended up with, so we can’t help but be disappointed. But we’ll come back again next year stronger.” Norman Nato: “We knew coming into this week that we were going to be in a good position. The team has worked very hard and made some big improvements to the car compared to last year. We have the top speed we were missing before, and overall, the package is a step forward. I’m really enjoyed these 24 Hours. We’ve had some great battles out there with the BMW, the sister car and the Toyota, and that’s what we like. For the team and for the fans, it’s amazing to be in this position with a chance to fight for the win.” Louis Deletraz: ”First of all, a huge thank you to Cadillac Racing and JOTA, all the crew, mechanics, engineers, for the hard work last ten days. Obviously, it’s a great result, but after leading so much of the race and being up front the whole week, it’s still disappointing for sure. But I think we did the maximum we could, the circumstances made it that way. We came here to fight for a win, we never gave up, and we’ll be back for more because we are hungry to win this race. No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R:Sebastien Bourdais: “As we all know, Le Mans can be really cruel. We did everything we could and gave ourselves a chance. So big thanks to GM, JOTA and Cadillac and everybody involved. We had the car to win and the race decided otherwise so it’s a tough one to swallow, but that’s racing.” Earl Bamber: “We had a great number 38 car and led a lot of the race, but unfortunately technical issues put us out, so it’s a shame.” Jack Aitken: “A very sad way to end the weekend after such a strong event for us. It was looking really good. We led the race at various times and were quick. We were really in the fight with the rest of the field, but this is the race that brings out all the small weaknesses in a car and in the end, the power steering issue was not something you could really continue with. We tried everything we could to get the car back out, but we eventually decided against running the car. Really gutting for everyone on the 38 side, but as a team I think we can still be very proud of what we’ve achieved this year.” No. 101 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.RWayne Taylor: “We would have loved to be on a podium. This year at Le Mans, we arrived here and we were competitive throughout the weekend. I want to thank Cadillac and General Motors for all the effort and assistance and passion they put into this. They are real partners. The team was awesome, and we had no mechanical failures of the car during the entire week of practice and then qualifying and everything. Though we had issues during the race, the whole Cadillac team worked well with all three cars. Thanks to Dex, our commercial partner, and the drivers, and everybody on the team. It felt like a podium finish, because this team has only been here twice, and got everything right, made no mistakes.” Jordan Taylor: “I think the result is a little disappointing, but I think there’s a lot of positives that we can take away from the whole week in Le Mans. I think, last year, our first year, we struggled a lot, just on pace, and obviously a lot to learn, and this year, we came back with a lot of knowledge, and I felt like we were really prepared for the event. We showed great speed the whole time, which was really exciting, you know, fighting at the front, and every practice, and every qualifying was exciting for the team, and for Cadillac. So, yeah, the race itself, we were kind of put on the back foot early with a poorly timed, full course yellow and then a couple of penalties in the morning, which took us off the lead lap for that safety car. So, unfortunate, but, yeah, good experience for everyone. I think we learned a lot that we can take back to the IMSA side and, you know, hopefully close out the IMSA side with some good results for Cadillac.” Ricky Taylor: “It was another good learning weekend unfortunately. I think the full-course yellow, and a couple of penalties took us off the lead lap and once you lose a lap in WEC, it’s not like IMSA where you can play the yellows and come back, you are kind of stuck. Unfortunately, that was our story from about the early hours of the morning. But we had a good car and everyone at Cadillac did a nice job and it was nice driving with Jordan (Taylor) and Filipe (Albuquerque) again and having the guys here in Le Mans together. Now we’ll go to Watkins Glen and hopefully move on quickly.” Jeromy Moore, Chief Engineer – Cadillac Racing: “I think overall we were pretty happy with our performance. We brought a competitive car to the battle and certainly had a chance to win it. But as always you don’t get selected to win Le Mans, Le Mans selects you. The guys performed well in the car, the crew and the staff, they did an amazing job. The competition was strong as always. I’m just happy that we could put up a fight for so long, almost down to the wire. So pretty happy, exhausted as always, but we’ll look forward to coming back even stronger next yea

Catsburg, Keating, Edgar take come-from-behind LMGT3 win with No. 33 Corvette LE MANS, France (June 14, 2026) – TF Sport and Corvette Racing reigned at Le Mans on Sunday as the team’s No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating earned a hard-fought LMGT3 victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s the first victory at the French endurance class for the Corvette GT3 and 10th for the Corvette Racing program since its first Le Mans win in 2001. A Corvette won Le Mans for the first time since 2023 when Catsburg and Keating won for the Corvette Racing team in the final year of the GTE Am class with a Corvette C8.R.

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: TF Sport Corvette Wins!Catsburg, Keating, Edgar take come-from-behind LMGT3 win with No. 33 Corvette LE MANS, France (June 14, 2026) – TF Sport and Corvette Racing reigned at Le Mans on Sunday as the team’s No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating earned a hard-fought LMGT3 victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s the first victory at the French endurance class for the Corvette GT3 and 10th for the Corvette Racing program since its first Le Mans win in 2001. A Corvette won Le Mans for the first time since 2023 when Catsburg and Keating won for the Corvette Racing team in the final year of the GTE Am class with a Corvette C8.R.

“What an historic day for General Motors and Corvette Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,” said Mark Reuss, President, General Motors. “To earn Corvette Racing’s 10th class victory at Le Mans is a tremendous achievement for our motorsports, design and engineering teams. Huge congratulations to drivers Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating, and our partners TF Sport. You have earned your place in the history books! It’s an incredibly proud moment for all of us and it shows that, working as one team, GM can beat the best in the world.” TF Sport also celebrated the victory as part of its 10th appearance at Le Mans, where the team won for the fourth time.  In addition, the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette of Charlie Eastwood, Salih Yoluc and Peter Dempsey finished sixth in LMGT3 after starting last on the 25-car grid. A third TF Sport Corvette – the No. 2 of Johor Motorsports Racing drivers Ben Green, Lorcan Hanafin and Prince Jefri Ibrahim – placed 14th in the first Le Mans for the JMR crew. More details to follow…

No. 33 TF Sport Corvette surges into LMGT3 lead as sun rises over Le Mans LE MANS, France (June 14, 2026) – TF Sport’s No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R established itself as the car to beat as the 24 Hours of Le Mans transitioned from nighttime to daylight Sunday morning. After an ironman run in the race’s opening eight hours by Ben Keating, teammates Jonny Edgar and Nicky Catsburg surged to the front of the 25-car LMGT3 class by the time the sun rose over the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Edgar moved the No. 33 Corvette into the class lead for the first time in the race’s 10th during his second stint. That followed Keating’s quadruple stint to meet his minimum drivetime of six hours; he started the race by doing five consecutive stints to start the race. Catsburg led into the final third of the race by as much as three minutes. The No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette ran out front in the 11th hour as Charlie Eastwood completed a remarkable comeback by the driving trio and team after starting from last on the grid – 25th place. After Salih Yoluc completed his drivetime near halfway, Peter Dempsey and Charlie Eastwood were set to drive the rest of the way with Eastwood in the middle of a five-stint run. The No. 2 TF Sport Corvette – crewed by Johor Motorsports Racing – was ninth in class in the Le Mans debut for much of the JMR team. Ben Green and Lorcan Hanafin were as high as fourth in class during their stints, and Prince Jefri Ibrahim kept the No. 2 Corvette in the top-10 into the final eight hours. 13 Autosport was an unfortunate retirement in the fifth hour after a collision on track damaged the No. 13 Corvette beyond the point of repair. Corvette Racing’s next report will come following the finish of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R IN-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: (After his first stint) “I think things went exactly to plan. We all discussed and agreed that the highest chance of a safety car was highest in the night. Any incident in the day would be a slow zone; that’s why Ben wanted to do all of his time as soon as he could. He did a great job of doing his six hours within the first eight, which was impressive. The safety car came at the perfect time; on the restart Ben boxed and I got in. It was a long wait from the start! But it seemed to go quite well. I didn’t see that many other cars on track so it was difficult to judge the pace but it seems like we are in a decent position. Some other teams still have some Bronze time so I think we’re in a good position.”(After second stint) “It’s going well at the moment. Honestly I don’t fully know how we got into the lead. When I got back in the car, we were cycling between P1 and P4 depending on when people were stopping. It seems now we have a decent lead but I didn’t know where I was and what the pace was. I was just trying to do consistent laps. I think one of the big things is getting Ben’s drivetime done early. That really helped us because a lot of people have had to put their Bronze drivers back in. We’ve been able to do it with just me and Nicky. It’s great Ben was able to do so much time in one go because I know a lot of people aren’t able to do that, especially coming back from his injury. It was impressive.”(Progression of the Corvette) “It feels the same as my first run, honestly. I don’t know the pace that other people are doing. We seem to be in the lead by a bit so I don’t know if other people have gotten slower. To me it felt a bit better maybe. The car feels very nice and things are going good and well.”

PETER DEMPSEY, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I think we’re in a good spot. My stints there were better than my first run, so that was positive. We were able to drop the Ford and one of the Lexus behind us. The pace felt alright. I’m never going to be as fast as Charlie (Eastwood), Nicky (Catsburg) or Jonny (Edgar). They’re so good and all I can do is the best for the team. Charlie is going to be in the car a lot here to the end. I think he can drive us to the front. A safety car would be nice, and if it comes then we’ll be back in the fight.”(Difference between first and second run) “I didn’t look at data at all. Honestly it was more about understanding that I need to be more aggressive with traffic. I was so worried about just looking after the car and getting in clean stints with no penalties. That’s what I wanted to do to settle into the race. Now that we’re getting to the end of the race, I need to be more aggressive. That time with traffic I definitely did a much better job than I did before.”

BEN GREEN, NO. 2 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That run into morning went pretty well. I did four stints, with the final stint warming up a new set for Prince Jefri to use those hot tires on first stint. I’m happy with the pace and how we’re managing everything. The car is in good shape. From our starting position it was always going to be a challenge, but we had a plan and we’ve followed it well so far. So we just have to keep going step by step. It will be interesting to see how it shakes out at the end. Overall, it’s looking good for GM which is exciting for all of us!”

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Sixteen-Hour ReportNo. 33 TF Sport Corvette surges into LMGT3 lead as sun rises over Le Mans LE MANS, France (June 14, 2026) – TF Sport’s No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R established itself as the car to beat as the 24 Hours of Le Mans transitioned from nighttime to daylight Sunday morning. After an ironman run in the race’s opening eight hours by Ben Keating, teammates Jonny Edgar and Nicky Catsburg surged to the front of the 25-car LMGT3 class by the time the sun rose over the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Edgar moved the No. 33 Corvette into the class lead for the first time in the race’s 10th during his second stint. That followed Keating’s quadruple stint to meet his minimum drivetime of six hours; he started the race by doing five consecutive stints to start the race. Catsburg led into the final third of the race by as much as three minutes. The No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette ran out front in the 11th hour as Charlie Eastwood completed a remarkable comeback by the driving trio and team after starting from last on the grid – 25th place. After Salih Yoluc completed his drivetime near halfway, Peter Dempsey and Charlie Eastwood were set to drive the rest of the way with Eastwood in the middle of a five-stint run. The No. 2 TF Sport Corvette – crewed by Johor Motorsports Racing – was ninth in class in the Le Mans debut for much of the JMR team. Ben Green and Lorcan Hanafin were as high as fourth in class during their stints, and Prince Jefri Ibrahim kept the No. 2 Corvette in the top-10 into the final eight hours. 13 Autosport was an unfortunate retirement in the fifth hour after a collision on track damaged the No. 13 Corvette beyond the point of repair. Corvette Racing’s next report will come following the finish of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R IN-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: (After his first stint) “I think things went exactly to plan. We all discussed and agreed that the highest chance of a safety car was highest in the night. Any incident in the day would be a slow zone; that’s why Ben wanted to do all of his time as soon as he could. He did a great job of doing his six hours within the first eight, which was impressive. The safety car came at the perfect time; on the restart Ben boxed and I got in. It was a long wait from the start! But it seemed to go quite well. I didn’t see that many other cars on track so it was difficult to judge the pace but it seems like we are in a decent position. Some other teams still have some Bronze time so I think we’re in a good position.”(After second stint) “It’s going well at the moment. Honestly I don’t fully know how we got into the lead. When I got back in the car, we were cycling between P1 and P4 depending on when people were stopping. It seems now we have a decent lead but I didn’t know where I was and what the pace was. I was just trying to do consistent laps. I think one of the big things is getting Ben’s drivetime done early. That really helped us because a lot of people have had to put their Bronze drivers back in. We’ve been able to do it with just me and Nicky. It’s great Ben was able to do so much time in one go because I know a lot of people aren’t able to do that, especially coming back from his injury. It was impressive.”(Progression of the Corvette) “It feels the same as my first run, honestly. I don’t know the pace that other people are doing. We seem to be in the lead by a bit so I don’t know if other people have gotten slower. To me it felt a bit better maybe. The car feels very nice and things are going good and well.”

PETER DEMPSEY, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I think we’re in a good spot. My stints there were better than my first run, so that was positive. We were able to drop the Ford and one of the Lexus behind us. The pace felt alright. I’m never going to be as fast as Charlie (Eastwood), Nicky (Catsburg) or Jonny (Edgar). They’re so good and all I can do is the best for the team. Charlie is going to be in the car a lot here to the end. I think he can drive us to the front. A safety car would be nice, and if it comes then we’ll be back in the fight.”(Difference between first and second run) “I didn’t look at data at all. Honestly it was more about understanding that I need to be more aggressive with traffic. I was so worried about just looking after the car and getting in clean stints with no penalties. That’s what I wanted to do to settle into the race. Now that we’re getting to the end of the race, I need to be more aggressive. That time with traffic I definitely did a much better job than I did before.”

BEN GREEN, NO. 2 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That run into morning went pretty well. I did four stints, with the final stint warming up a new set for Prince Jefri to use those hot tires on first stint. I’m happy with the pace and how we’re managing everything. The car is in good shape. From our starting position it was always going to be a challenge, but we had a plan and we’ve followed it well so far. So we just have to keep going step by step. It will be interesting to see how it shakes out at the end. Overall, it’s looking good for GM which is exciting for all of us!”

CORVETTE RACING au Mans: Après 16 heures de courseLa Corvette n° 33 de TF Sport prend la tête de la catégorie LMGT3 alors que le soleil se lève sur Le Mans LE MANS, France (le 14 juin 2026) – La Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R n° 33 de TF Sport s’est imposée comme la voiture à battre alors que les 24 Heures du Mans passaient de la nuit au jour dimanche matin. Après un relais de fer réalisé par Ben Keating pendant les huit premières heures de la course, ses coéquipiers Jonny Edgar et Nicky Catsburg se sont hissés en tête de la catégorie LMGT3, qui comptait 25 voitures, au moment où le soleil se levait sur le circuit de la Sarthe. Edgar a propulsé la Corvette n° 33 en tête de la catégorie pour la première fois de la course lors de la 10e heure, au cours de son deuxième relais. Cela faisait suite au quadruple relais de Keating, qui lui a permis d’atteindre son temps de conduite minimum de six heures ; il avait débuté la course en effectuant cinq relais consécutifs. Catsburg menait avec jusqu’à trois minutes d’avance à l’entame du dernier tiers de la course. La Corvette n° 34 de Racing Team Turkey by TF a pris la tête à la 11e heure, alors que Charlie Eastwood achevait un retour remarquable du trio de pilotes et de l’équipe après être parti en dernière position sur la grille – la 25e place. Après que Salih Yoluc eut terminé son temps de conduite vers la mi-course, Peter Dempsey et Charlie Eastwood se sont relayés pour le reste du parcours, Eastwood effectuant cinq relais consécutifs. La Corvette n° 2 de TF Sport – pilotée par Johor Motorsports Racing – était neuvième de sa catégorie pour les débuts au Mans d’une grande partie de l’équipe JMR. Ben Green et Lorcan Hanafin ont occupé la quatrième place de leur catégorie pendant leurs relais, et le prince Jefri Ibrahim a maintenu la Corvette n° 2 dans le top 10 jusqu’aux huit dernières heures.  La Corvette n° 13 du 13 Autosport a malheureusement dû abandonner à la cinquième heure après qu’une collision en piste a endommagé la voiture de manière irréparable. CE QU’ILS DISENT JONNY EDGAR, CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R n°33: (Après son premier relais): « Je pense que tout s’est déroulé exactement comme prévu. Nous en avions tous discuté et conclu que c’était la nuit qu’il y avait le plus de chances de voir la voiture de sécurité entrer en piste. Tout incident pendant la journée aurait entraîné une zone de ralentissement ; c’est pourquoi Ben voulait effectuer tout son temps de course dès que possible. Il a fait un excellent travail en bouclant ses six heures dès les huit premières, ce qui était impressionnant. La voiture de sécurité est intervenue au moment idéal ; au redémarrage, Ben est rentré aux stands et j’ai pris le relais. L’attente a été longue depuis le début ! Mais tout semblait bien se passer. Je n’ai pas vu beaucoup d’autres voitures en piste, il était donc difficile d’évaluer le rythme, mais il semble que nous soyons en bonne position. Certaines autres équipes ont encore du “temps Bronze” à faire, donc je pense que nous sommes bien placés. »(Après son deuxième relais): « Ça se passe bien pour l’instant. Honnêtement, je ne sais pas vraiment comment on a pris la tête. Quand je suis remonté dans la voiture, on oscillait entre la P1 et la P4 selon le moment où les autres s’arrêtaient. On dirait qu’on a maintenant une bonne avance, mais je ne savais pas où j’en étais ni quel était le rythme. J’essayais juste de faire des tours réguliers. Je pense que l’un des points importants a été de faire passer Ben au volant assez tôt. Ça nous a vraiment aidés, car beaucoup d’équipes ont dû faire revenir leurs pilotes Bronze. Nous avons pu nous en sortir juste avec Nicky et moi. C’est génial que Ben ait pu rouler autant d’un seul coup, car je sais que beaucoup de pilotes ne sont pas capables de le faire, surtout après une blessure. C’était impressionnant. »(A propos du progrès de la Corvette): « Honnêtement, j’ai la même impression qu’à mon premier relais. Je ne sais pas à quel rythme roulent les autres. On a l’air d’avoir un petit peu d’avance, donc je ne sais pas si les autres ont ralenti. Pour ma part, j’ai peut-être eu l’impression que ça allait un peu mieux. La voiture se comporte très bien et tout se passe bien. »‘PETER DEMPSEY, CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R n°34: « Je pense qu’on est bien placés. Mes relais ont été meilleurs que lors de ma première sortie, ce qui est positif. On a réussi à distancer la Ford et l’une des Lexus derrière nous. Le rythme semblait correct. Je ne serai jamais aussi rapide que Charlie (Eastwood), Nicky (Catsburg) ou Jonny (Edgar). Ils sont tellement bons que tout ce que je peux faire, c’est donner le meilleur de moi-même pour l’équipe. Charlie va passer beaucoup de temps au volant d’ici la fin de la course. Je pense qu’il peut nous propulser en tête. Une safety car serait la bienvenue, et si elle intervient, nous serons à nouveau dans la course. »(Différence entre le premier et le deuxième relais): « Je n’ai pas du tout regardé les data. Honnêtement, il s’agissait surtout de comprendre que je devais me montrer plus agressif face au trafic. J’étais tellement préoccupé par le fait de ménager la voiture et d’enchaîner des relais sans encombre, sans écoper de pénalités. C’est ce que je voulais faire pour trouver mes marques dans la course. Maintenant que nous approchons de la fin, je dois me montrer plus agressif. Cette fois-ci, face au trafic, j’ai vraiment mieux géré la situation qu’auparavant. » BEN GREEN, CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R n°2: « Ce relais matinal s’est plutôt bien passé. J’ai effectué quatre relais, le dernier servant à roder un nouveau train de pneus pour que le prince Jefri puisse les utiliser dès son premier relais. Je suis satisfait de notre rythme et de la façon dont nous gérons les choses. La voiture est en bon état. Compte tenu de notre position de départ, cela allait forcément être un défi, mais nous avions un plan et nous l’avons bien suivi jusqu’à présent. Il ne nous reste plus qu’à continuer pas à pas. Ce sera intéressant de voir comment ça va se terminer. Dans l’ensemble, ça s’annonce bien pour GM, ce qui est passionnant pour nous tous ! »

MINERAL WELLS, WV (June 13, 2026) – Tyler Erb had to wait until the 26th race of the 2026 World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season to get his first win, but he only needed three more to get his second.

Two weeks after the biggest win of his career, a $100,00 score in the Blaster 57 Special at Mansfield Speedway, “Terbo” returned to Victory Lane at West Virginia Motor Speedway to collect another $30,000 as the winner of the RACEFEST Summer Championship.

It was a dominant performance from the driver of the Best Performance Motorsports No. 1, as Erb led all but one of the 60 laps in Saturday’s Feature. That one lap he missed out on was the first one, which was led by Erb’s fellow Rocket Chassis pilot, Brandon Sheppard, who started on the Bilstein Pole.

After Sheppard took the lead off of Turn 2 on the opening lap, Erb dove to the bottom of Turns 3 and 4 and tried to slide up in front of Sheppard off the corner, but he wasn’t clear and let Sheppard slip back by. Erb did the same thing going into Turn 1, and that time, he made the move stick. Sheppard gave the low line a try in the next set of corners, but Erb defended the slider line in what turned out to be the winning move.

It was all Erb the rest of the way, as he remained committed to the top through to the finish whether he was in clean air or stuck in thick traffic. Several other competitors, including Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal and Drake Troutman kept Erb honest and got several restarts to take a shot at him, but none were able to find a way around. The new short-track layout at West Virginia put on some excellent racing for second on back, but Erb maintained a comfortable margin at the front to claim the sixth World of Outlaws win of his career.

“That was a lot of fun,” Erb said. “Elbows up, hard racing. It really worked out into our favor. Last night, I felt really good, just probably wasn’t as committed to the top as I was tonight. Just was able to get the lead, Shepp kind of beat me there and then I slid him. I ran really hard, I felt like, for a minute, just trying to get going. Once we hit lap cars, I was like, ‘Well, the lap cars are on the bottom, that’s good, they can’t pass me down there.’ It definitely makes you feel a little bit easier just having clean air, not having to worry about anybody doing anything crazy.”

Troutman came out ahead of O’Neal in their battle for second in the closing laps. Behind them, Bobby Pierce and Ethan Dotson completed the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision opens a three-week northern swing with a two-night visit to 141 Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 19-20. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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

RACE NOTES:

Dennis Erb Jr. set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Hudson O’Neal won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Hudson O’Neal won Heat 1.

Brandon Sheppard won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Drake Troutman won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Tyler Erb won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Carson Ferguson and Chris Ferguson won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Brandon Sheppard won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Tyler Carpenter won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Drake Troutman was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Ryan Montgomery was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Chris Ferguson was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Tyler Carpenter was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Carson Ferguson was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Brent Larson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb Scores Second Win of 2026 in RACEFEST Finale at West Virginia

MINERAL WELLS, WV (June 13, 2026) – Tyler Erb had to wait until the 26th race of the 2026 World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season to get his first win, but he only needed three more to get his second.

Two weeks after the biggest win of his career, a $100,00 score in the Blaster 57 Special at Mansfield Speedway, “Terbo” returned to Victory Lane at West Virginia Motor Speedway to collect another $30,000 as the winner of the RACEFEST Summer Championship.

It was a dominant performance from the driver of the Best Performance Motorsports No. 1, as Erb led all but one of the 60 laps in Saturday’s Feature. That one lap he missed out on was the first one, which was led by Erb’s fellow Rocket Chassis pilot, Brandon Sheppard, who started on the Bilstein Pole.

After Sheppard took the lead off of Turn 2 on the opening lap, Erb dove to the bottom of Turns 3 and 4 and tried to slide up in front of Sheppard off the corner, but he wasn’t clear and let Sheppard slip back by. Erb did the same thing going into Turn 1, and that time, he made the move stick. Sheppard gave the low line a try in the next set of corners, but Erb defended the slider line in what turned out to be the winning move.

It was all Erb the rest of the way, as he remained committed to the top through to the finish whether he was in clean air or stuck in thick traffic. Several other competitors, including Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal and Drake Troutman kept Erb honest and got several restarts to take a shot at him, but none were able to find a way around. The new short-track layout at West Virginia put on some excellent racing for second on back, but Erb maintained a comfortable margin at the front to claim the sixth World of Outlaws win of his career.

“That was a lot of fun,” Erb said. “Elbows up, hard racing. It really worked out into our favor. Last night, I felt really good, just probably wasn’t as committed to the top as I was tonight. Just was able to get the lead, Shepp kind of beat me there and then I slid him. I ran really hard, I felt like, for a minute, just trying to get going. Once we hit lap cars, I was like, ‘Well, the lap cars are on the bottom, that’s good, they can’t pass me down there.’ It definitely makes you feel a little bit easier just having clean air, not having to worry about anybody doing anything crazy.”

Troutman came out ahead of O’Neal in their battle for second in the closing laps. Behind them, Bobby Pierce and Ethan Dotson completed the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision opens a three-week northern swing with a two-night visit to 141 Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 19-20. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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

RACE NOTES:

Dennis Erb Jr. set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Hudson O’Neal won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Hudson O’Neal won Heat 1.

Brandon Sheppard won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Drake Troutman won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Tyler Erb won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Carson Ferguson and Chris Ferguson won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Brandon Sheppard won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Tyler Carpenter won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Drake Troutman was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Ryan Montgomery was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Chris Ferguson was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Tyler Carpenter was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Carson Ferguson was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Brent Larson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (60 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[2]; 2. 22*-Drake Troutman[3]; 3. 71-Hudson O’Neal[4]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce[6]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[11]; 6. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 7. 11-Josh Rice[12]; 8. 9M-Tim McCreadie[7]; 9. 12-Ryan Montgomery[13]; 10. 22-Chris Ferguson[18]; 11. 28C-Tyler Carpenter[20]; 12. 9-Nick Hoffman[16]; 13. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 14. 93-Carson Ferguson[17]; 15. 17SS-Brenden Smith[10]; 16. 53C-Colten Burdette[25]; 17. 14-Trey Mills[23]; 18. B1-Brent Larson[22]; 19. 71R-Rod Conley[26]; 20. 1Z-Logan Zarin[24]; 21. S21-Seth Daniels[27]; 22. 19R-Ryan Gustin[14]; 23. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[9]; 24. 58V-Daulton Wilson[8]; 25. 49-Luke Morey[15]; 26. 19-Dustin Sorensen[21]; 27. 55E-Eli Johnson[19]

SATURDAY RECAP – BRISTOLRace 9 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

PEAK SQUAD GOES 2 FOR 2 IN THUNDER VALLEY WITH #2FAST2TASTY WINDeJoria (2nd) faces Vandergriff (13th) in Round 1, Beckman 3rd and Hart 6th in final qualifying

SATURDAY RECAP – BRISTOLRace 9 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

PEAK SQUAD GOES 2 FOR 2 IN THUNDER VALLEY WITH #2FAST2TASTY WINDeJoria (2nd) faces Vandergriff (13th) in Round 1, Beckman 3rd and Hart 6th in final qualifying

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 13, 2026) – Jordan Vandergriff had a quicker reaction time and elapsed time against John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman in the final round of the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge but Vandergriff’s Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car crossed the Bristol Dragway centerline just before the finish line, disqualifying the run and handing the win to Beckman and the PEAK SQUAD. It was the second win for Beckman against Vandergriff during the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals weekend. The two met in Q2 Friday afternoon to decide the Funny Car winner from last week’s rain-delayed NHRA New England Nationals. It was Beckman’s 38th career NHRA Funny Car title and the 58th time there has been an all John Force Racing final round. Today’s #2Fast2Tasty win was Beckman’s first in three appearances this season. Saturday in Thunder Valley was also the final day of qualifying. Alexis DeJoria and her Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car jumped up to the No. 2 spot in Q3 with a run of 4.010 seconds at 326.00 mph. In Sunday’s first round of eliminations, unfortunately, she’ll face No. 13 qualifier Vandergriff whose best time was 4.548 seconds at 191.73 mph in his Q3 run. Vandegriff’s disqualified run against Beckman in Q4 clocked in at 4.185 seconds and would have placed him 11th. Beckman used his Friday Q2 run of 4.017 seconds at 318.54 mph to qualify third and will face Jeff Arend, who qualified 12th with a best run of 4.429 seconds at 212.86 mph, in Sunday’s first round of eliminations. Hart and the Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster team qualified sixth with their Friday Q2 run of 3.815 seconds at 327.03 mph. They will face No. 11 qualifier Doug Kalitta, who ran 3.872 seconds at 313.29 mph, in the first round of eliminations. Dillon Elkins, the bottom-end mechanic for John Force Racing’s PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team, received the Grunt of the Race presented by Vizion One Award for the team’s NHRA New England Nationals victory last week. The new NHRA initiative rewards the bottom-end mechanics whose work is critical to the success of Top Fuel and Funny Car teams. Elkins, a native of Kalida, Ohio, was presented with an oversized check for $250. Sunday’s final eliminations have been moved up two hours and are now scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET. Quote from Jack Beckman, PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “Sometimes these cars are amazing to drive, and sometimes they’ll do anything except what you ask them to do. I think both of us experienced that in the final. To close out the Epping race, win the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and still have a shot at the Bristol trophy tomorrow — it’s an unbelievable opportunity. I’ve never been in a position where I could win three trophies in one weekend. I vote yes on trying it. It’s just an absolute blessing to be surrounded by people who are great at what they do and have a chance to win three trophies in one weekend.” Quote from Alexis DeJoria, Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “I’m feeling really charged going into tomorrow’s first round though, unfortunately, against our teammate Jordan Vandergriff. But there are a lot of wins coming out of the John Force Racing camp right now so we’re charged. We have a good Bandero Café Chevy race car and we’re excited to go rounds tomorrow. Tomorrow’s 10 a.m. first round is going to make things a bit different than the heat we had to deal with today. The morning temperatures will be cooler so the track temperature is going to be lower. We’ll be able to lean on it a bit more than we have so far this weekend so it will be a totally different racetrack tomorrow.” Quote from Josh Hart, Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster: “Well, somebody’s got to take out Doug Kalitta so I guess it’s just gotta be me. You can’t get excited about who’s in the other lane. You just run your own race, cut a good light and, inevitably, you have to beat them all anyway so let’s start at the top and we’ll hopefully claw our way to the finals. Cooler temperatures with tomorrow’s early start will definitely be more in our favor but we have to be able to adjust on the fly as it progressively gets hotter. We laid down one good run in the cooler conditions and we laid down one good run in the hotter conditions so I have confidence that the Speedmaster / Burnyzz Speed Shop team can get it done.” Quote from Jordan Vandergriff, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “We had the race won and I think maybe I wanted it a little too bad and stayed it in a little too long. We were in the right lane, and I felt that was the better lane so thank you to Jack and the PEAK team for letting us have that lane. The Cornwell Tools Chevy left the starting line clean and I felt it start to move over toward the center line. I gave it some wheel but, looking at the data, just not enough early. It felt like it corrected and I was looking back at the center of the track, but the car was way out of the groove. I think it dropped another cylinder and it shoved me way over again. I gave it a lot more wheel after the second hole dropped but, by then, it was pushing the head gasket out. I saw some fire, lifted, and clicked it off but the momentum of the second hole dropping kind of whipped me into the two cones. There was a lot happening on the run, with the hot temperature, the slick track, and it just bit me. You have to learn from making mistakes. You learn from it and move on.”

TF Sport Corvette trio on lead LMGT3 lap in tough class battle LE MANS, France (June 13, 2026) – Three of TF Sport’s Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs each spent time in the top-10 of LMGT3 after driving from the back of the field in the opening eight hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 33 Corvette of Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating was the highest-placed of the three remaining Z06 GT3.Rs in the race. Keating was eighth in class and wrapping up his final stint of the race as the clock struck midnight.

After missing the first two races of the year, the Corvette favorite drove five stints at the start of the race from 17th at the start and was on his fourth stint into the ninth hour. Nicky Catsburg drove the middle three stints of the opening stanza and got as high as third in class. The No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF had dropped to 16th at the eight-hour mark but only because the team pitted Salih Yoluc and put in Charlie Eastwood for his second run in the Corvette. The Corvette Racing factory driver drove the first and last stints of the opening eight hours in the No. 34, which he raced from 25th and last in class at the green to as high as seventh. Yoluc and Peter Dempsey each took a turn at the wheel in the early parts of the race, as well. TF Sport’s No. 2 Corvette, largely crewed by Johor Motorsports Racing personnel ran in the top-10 as deep as the seventh hour before falling back on its 10th pit stop of the race. Ben Green was in the car at the eight-hour mark and ran 11th after a fortunate break where the No. 2 was able to stay out during the race’s first safety car period. Both Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Lorcan Hanafin drove multiple stints in the Corvette, which went from 19th to 11th at the eight-hour mark. 13 Autosport was an unfortunate retirement in the fifth hour after a collision on track damaged the No. 13 Corvette beyond the point of repair. Corvette Racing’s next report will come at the 16-hour mark.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R IN-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I think we’re good but I don’t think we have an advantage. We need other people to make mistakes. We need stuff to happen really because we are a little far behind. Obviously we are front-loading Ben a lot so it also makes sense that we are a little behind. So far so good. No mistakes. The car is clean. The pit stops are good, and Ben has done a good job so you can’t ask for more.”

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was good for the most part. On that last stint, I lost it one time in Tertre Rouge and really scared me. When you’re driving the car, you have no idea what’s going on in the race around you. I feel like I was driving the car very hard but I did not feel I was very fast. It’s hard. Yes I passed some people and I got passed by others. I have no idea where we are! I’m just trying to do the best job I can.”(On his first stints of the season) “I’ve been here enough that it’s OK. The good news is that my elbow doesn’t hurt nearly like did Wednesday. So that’s a good thing. I wasn’t 100 percent sure I would be able to do five stints to start the race. But I feel pretty good.”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “You have to be at the front here so we wanted to be pretty aggressive. Fortunately there wasn’t a single bump in any corner which is pretty hard to do when you’re trying to through 15 or 16 cars. But we got into the top-10 which is a solid result. We felt that was a good time to get Salih in the car and get him into a good rhythm. Smooth as butter. As the driver level got better as I got farther ahead, I started to maybe take less risk and got into a nice rhythm. We have to double these tires so in the heat we can’t go too aggressive on them.”

LORCAN HANAFIN, NO. 2 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “First stint done, which is kind of the hardest part. You sort of know where you stand and how the track conditions are. The last time I drove was late Thursday, so it’s been a couple of days. It’s in quite a good window, I think. It’s a bit of a cat-and-mouse game at the minute. Some people are pushing for 10 laps and others are trying to save and do 11. Right now it’s about trying to play the strategy right, staying nice and clean, not making mistakes, keeping our noses dry until the morning when the sun comes up and the race really starts. Everyone has been OK on track, so far. There have been a couple of incidents but no slow zones or safety cars yet. It seems that everyone is playing nice but I’m sure as the race progresses, tensions rise and tempers shorten. So we’ll see how it goes.”

HH PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM, NO. 2 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’ve done a triple before at Spa and I thought it would feel quite long. But the car felt great. I was trying to keep up the pace, maximizing the tires and learning as it goes… trying to adapt to the car and the tires. The plan was to do a double-stint, but the team told me if I wanted to do a triple then I could. They asked me and I felt pretty good about it and was confident. Because the stints here are shorter here it’s a little easier compared to Spa. There it’s constant corners and high-Gs. But I wouldn’t say it’s easy here at all. You’re having to push as hard as you can to keep the pace up. The Hypercars were quite nice, to be honest. They are easier to drive than with the P2. It’s great seeing all the Hypercars – especially the Cadillacs – flying past on the Mulsanne Straight is great. They sound amazing too!”

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Eight-Hour ReportTF Sport Corvette trio on lead LMGT3 lap in tough class battle LE MANS, France (June 13, 2026) – Three of TF Sport’s Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs each spent time in the top-10 of LMGT3 after driving from the back of the field in the opening eight hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 33 Corvette of Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating was the highest-placed of the three remaining Z06 GT3.Rs in the race. Keating was eighth in class and wrapping up his final stint of the race as the clock struck midnight.

After missing the first two races of the year, the Corvette favorite drove five stints at the start of the race from 17th at the start and was on his fourth stint into the ninth hour. Nicky Catsburg drove the middle three stints of the opening stanza and got as high as third in class. The No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF had dropped to 16th at the eight-hour mark but only because the team pitted Salih Yoluc and put in Charlie Eastwood for his second run in the Corvette. The Corvette Racing factory driver drove the first and last stints of the opening eight hours in the No. 34, which he raced from 25th and last in class at the green to as high as seventh. Yoluc and Peter Dempsey each took a turn at the wheel in the early parts of the race, as well. TF Sport’s No. 2 Corvette, largely crewed by Johor Motorsports Racing personnel ran in the top-10 as deep as the seventh hour before falling back on its 10th pit stop of the race. Ben Green was in the car at the eight-hour mark and ran 11th after a fortunate break where the No. 2 was able to stay out during the race’s first safety car period. Both Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Lorcan Hanafin drove multiple stints in the Corvette, which went from 19th to 11th at the eight-hour mark. 13 Autosport was an unfortunate retirement in the fifth hour after a collision on track damaged the No. 13 Corvette beyond the point of repair. Corvette Racing’s next report will come at the 16-hour mark.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R IN-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I think we’re good but I don’t think we have an advantage. We need other people to make mistakes. We need stuff to happen really because we are a little far behind. Obviously we are front-loading Ben a lot so it also makes sense that we are a little behind. So far so good. No mistakes. The car is clean. The pit stops are good, and Ben has done a good job so you can’t ask for more.”

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was good for the most part. On that last stint, I lost it one time in Tertre Rouge and really scared me. When you’re driving the car, you have no idea what’s going on in the race around you. I feel like I was driving the car very hard but I did not feel I was very fast. It’s hard. Yes I passed some people and I got passed by others. I have no idea where we are! I’m just trying to do the best job I can.”(On his first stints of the season) “I’ve been here enough that it’s OK. The good news is that my elbow doesn’t hurt nearly like did Wednesday. So that’s a good thing. I wasn’t 100 percent sure I would be able to do five stints to start the race. But I feel pretty good.”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “You have to be at the front here so we wanted to be pretty aggressive. Fortunately there wasn’t a single bump in any corner which is pretty hard to do when you’re trying to through 15 or 16 cars. But we got into the top-10 which is a solid result. We felt that was a good time to get Salih in the car and get him into a good rhythm. Smooth as butter. As the driver level got better as I got farther ahead, I started to maybe take less risk and got into a nice rhythm. We have to double these tires so in the heat we can’t go too aggressive on them.”

LORCAN HANAFIN, NO. 2 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “First stint done, which is kind of the hardest part. You sort of know where you stand and how the track conditions are. The last time I drove was late Thursday, so it’s been a couple of days. It’s in quite a good window, I think. It’s a bit of a cat-and-mouse game at the minute. Some people are pushing for 10 laps and others are trying to save and do 11. Right now it’s about trying to play the strategy right, staying nice and clean, not making mistakes, keeping our noses dry until the morning when the sun comes up and the race really starts. Everyone has been OK on track, so far. There have been a couple of incidents but no slow zones or safety cars yet. It seems that everyone is playing nice but I’m sure as the race progresses, tensions rise and tempers shorten. So we’ll see how it goes.”

HH PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM, NO. 2 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’ve done a triple before at Spa and I thought it would feel quite long. But the car felt great. I was trying to keep up the pace, maximizing the tires and learning as it goes… trying to adapt to the car and the tires. The plan was to do a double-stint, but the team told me if I wanted to do a triple then I could. They asked me and I felt pretty good about it and was confident. Because the stints here are shorter here it’s a little easier compared to Spa. There it’s constant corners and high-Gs. But I wouldn’t say it’s easy here at all. You’re having to push as hard as you can to keep the pace up. The Hypercars were quite nice, to be honest. They are easier to drive than with the P2. It’s great seeing all the Hypercars – especially the Cadillacs – flying past on the Mulsanne Straight is great. They sound amazing too!”

CORVETTE RACING au Mans: Après huit heures de courseLe trio de Corvette de TF Sport dans le tour de tête de la catégorie LMGT3 au terme d’une lutte acharnée LE MANS, France (le 13 juin 2026) – Trois des Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R de TF Sport se sont tour à tour classées dans le top 10 de la catégorie LMGT3 après avoir remonté le peloton au cours des huit premières heures des 24 Heures du Mans. Les Corvette n°34 du Racing Team Turkey et n°33 – les deux voitures engagées par TF Sport pour l’intégralité du championnat du monde d’endurance FIA – occupaient les 12e et 13e places après le premier tiers de la course, mais se trouvaient en bien meilleure position qu’au départ. Charlie Eastwood, pilote officiel de Corvette, a effectué le premier et le dernier relais des huit premières heures au volant de la n° 34, qu’il a fait passer de la 25e et dernière place de sa catégorie au départ à la 7e place avec Salih Yoluc au volant. Ben Keating était en pleine phase de son dernier relais de la course à la huitième heure, pour sa première course de la saison au volant de la Corvette n°33. Après avoir manqué les deux premières courses de l’année, le favori au volant de la Corvette a effectué cinq relais en début de course, partant de la 17e place, et en était à son quatrième relais à la neuvième heure. Nicky Catsburg a piloté les trois relais du milieu de la première partie de la course et s’est hissé jusqu’à la troisième place de sa catégorie. La Corvette n° 2 de TF Sport, dont les membres d’équipage provenaient en grande partie de Johor Motorsports Racing, a couru dans le top 10 jusqu’à la septième heure avant de reculer lors de son 10e arrêt au stand de la course. Ben Green était au volant à la huitième heure et occupait la 11e place après un coup de chance qui a permis à la n° 2 de rester en piste pendant la première période de voiture de sécurité de la course. Le prince Jefri Ibrahim et Lorcan Hanafin ont tous deux effectué plusieurs relais au volant de la Corvette, qui est passée de la 19e à la 11e place à la huitième heure. La n° 13 d’Autosport a malheureusement dû abandonner à la cinquième heure après qu’une collision en piste a endommagé la Corvette n°13 de manière irréparable. Le prochain rapport du Corvette Racing sera publié à la 16e heure. CE QU’ILS DISENTCHARLIE EASTWOOD, CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R n°34: « Il faut être en tête ici, alors on était plutôt agressifs. Heureusement, il n’y a pas eu aucun problème dans les virages, ce qui est assez difficile à éviter quand on essaie de se faufiler entre 15 ou 16 voitures. Mais on a réussi à se hisser dans le top 10, ce qui est un bon résultat. On a estimé que c’était le bon moment pour faire monter Salih dans la voiture et lui permettre de trouver un bon rythme. Tout s’est passé comme sur des roulettes. À mesure que le niveau des pilotes s’améliorait et que je prenais de l’avance, j’ai peut-être commencé à prendre moins de risques et j’ai trouvé un bon rythme. On doit faire durer ces pneus, donc avec la chaleur, on ne peut pas les malmener trop. » NICKY CATSBURG, CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R n°33: « Je pense que tout va bien, mais je ne crois pas que nous ayons l’avantage. Il faudrait que les autres commettent des erreurs. Il faudrait vraiment que les choses bougent, car nous sommes un peu à la traîne. Évidemment, nous misons beaucoup sur Ben dès le début, donc c’est normal que nous soyons un peu en retard. Jusqu’ici, tout va bien. Pas d’erreurs. La voiture est en bon état. Les arrêts au stand se passent bien, et Ben a fait du bon travail, on ne peut pas demander mieux. » BEN KEATING, CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R n°33: « Ça s’est plutôt bien passé dans l’ensemble. Lors du dernier relais, j’ai perdu le contrôle une fois à Tertre Rouge et ça m’a vraiment fait peur. Quand on est au volant, on n’a aucune idée de ce qui se passe autour de soi pendant la course. J’ai l’impression d’avoir piloté très fort, mais je ne me sentais pas très rapide. C’est difficile. Oui, j’ai dépassé certains pilotes et d’autres m’ont dépassé. Je n’ai aucune idée de notre position ! J’essaie simplement de faire de mon mieux. »(À propos de ses premières relais de la saison) « Je suis déjà venu ici suffisamment de fois pour que ça aille. La bonne nouvelle, c’est que mon coude me fait beaucoup moins mal que mercredi. C’est donc une bonne chose. Je n’étais pas sûr à 100 % de pouvoir enchaîner cinq relais pour démarrer la course. Mais je me sens plutôt bien. » LORCAN HANAFIN, CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R n°2: « Le premier relais est terminé, c’est en quelque sorte la partie la plus difficile. On a une idée de notre position et de l’état de la piste. La dernière fois que j’ai ropulé, c’était jeudi soir, ça fait donc quelques jours. Pour l’instant, c’est un peu un jeu du chat et de la souris. Certains poussent pour faire 10 tours, d’autres essaient d’économiser leurs pneus pour en faire 11. Pour l’instant, il s’agit d’adopter la bonne stratégie, de rester prudent, de ne pas faire d’erreurs et de garder nos nez au sec jusqu’au matin, quand le soleil se lèvera et que la course commencera vraiment. Tout le monde s’en est bien sorti sur la piste jusqu’à présent. Il y a eu quelques incidents, mais pas encore de slow zones ni de safety cars. On dirait que tout le monde joue le jeu, mais je suis sûr qu’au fur et à mesure que la course avance, la tension monte et les esprits s’échauffent. On verra donc comment ça se passe. » SA LE PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM, 2 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R n°2: « J’avais déjà fait un triple relais à Spa et je pensais que ça allait me paraître assez long. Mais la voiture se comportait très bien. J’essayais de maintenir le rythme, d’exploiter au maximum les pneus et d’apprendre au fur et à mesure… en essayant de m’adapter à la voiture et aux pneus. Le plan était de faire un double relais, mais l’équipe m’a dit que si je voulais faire un triple, je pouvais le faire. Ils m’ont demandé et j’étais plutôt d’accord, je me sentais en confiance. Comme les relais sont plus courts ici, c’est un peu plus facile qu’à Spa. Là-bas, ce sont des virages enchaînés avec des forces G élevées. Mais je ne dirais pas que c’est facile ici pour autant. Il faut pousser à fond pour maintenir le rythme. Les Hypercars étaient plutôt sympas, honnêtement. Elles sont plus faciles à vivre avec que les P2. C’est génial de voir toutes ces Hypercars – surtout les Cadillac – filer à toute allure sur la ligne droite de Mulsanne. Et elles font un bruit incroyable ! »

BRISTOL (June 13, 2026) — For three years Raymond Nash has raced the Team Underdawg Racing Dodge Mopar Challenger in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series chasing his dream of victory. Today at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway Nash ran to his first career No. 1 qualifier. Nash leads a stacked field of qualifiers that includes points leader Jonathan Allegrucci, reigning world champion Mark Pawuk, and rookie standout Matthew Hartman.
 
“Jonathan’s a longtime friend,” said Nash. “I had my first round win ever against him. He’s a hell of a driver. He’s good on the tree and he’s consistent. Mark and his team have done a really good job improving that Dodge Charger. That car is going to be an animal when it comes around, there’s no doubt about it. We intend to give him a good run for the money.”

Raymond Nash ran to the No. 1 qualifier at Bristol Dragway during the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Nationals,
photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

RAYMOND NASH SECURES FIRST CAREER NO. 1
IN FLEXJET FACTORY STOCK SHOWDOWN

BRISTOL (June 13, 2026) — For three years Raymond Nash has raced the Team Underdawg Racing Dodge Mopar Challenger in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series chasing his dream of victory. Today at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway Nash ran to his first career No. 1 qualifier. Nash leads a stacked field of qualifiers that includes points leader Jonathan Allegrucci, reigning world champion Mark Pawuk, and rookie standout Matthew Hartman.
 
“Jonathan’s a longtime friend,” said Nash. “I had my first round win ever against him. He’s a hell of a driver. He’s good on the tree and he’s consistent. Mark and his team have done a really good job improving that Dodge Charger. That car is going to be an animal when it comes around, there’s no doubt about it. We intend to give him a good run for the money.”

Raymond Nash ran to the No. 1 qualifier at Bristol Dragway during the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Nationals,
photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

Nash has a tremendous support system behind him. He gives the credit for his success this weekend and throughout the season to his family and being a part of Ray Barton Racing Engines.
 
“We’ve worked hard on this racecar. David Barton has done a great job. The guys at Ray Barton Racing Engines,” said Nash. “Ray Barton himself and all the guys back at the shop, they’ve done an awesome job of working hard on the car. My family has been amazing supporting me from my son to my dad and especially my wife. They are moving a car back and forth and we have lots of support back at home. Thank goodness, my wife, who allows us the opportunity to do this, and she’s a big help. She cleans the rig, loads food, and does the whole thing. That’s why my name’s not on the top of the car. It says Nash Family for a reason.”

Allegrucci and his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet have dominated the past two national events. Nash, who is a lifelong Dodge Mopar supporter, is excited to get this race underway and see if that streak can be stopped. The Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series has seen solid representation from Dodges, Ford and Chevrolet COPO Camaros.
“My dad started the whole Mopar thing,” said Nash. “He had a 70 Charger, and he’s the one who got me hooked on Mopar. And as a kid, I remember Little Red Express in my driveway. I remember Chargers, Challengers and all these cool cars. I’ve been blessed in life. I’ve been able to own a lot of everyday drivers but my driveway and my garage is full of Mopars.”
Bristol Dragway has a long history of drag racing going back over 60 years. The fans in the area have long supported factory stock and door-slammer racing. Nash is proud to be part of a series that is continuing the grassroots and professional racing series. He is also excited to represent a host of sponsors as the No. 1 qualifier.
“It’s awesome. The fact that we were fans walking around the racetrack not long ago, and now we can race this car in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown class,” said Nash. “I feel blessed. We work really hard, and we have great sponsors that we work with. RaceTech did a good job of helping us lighten up the seats and move some weight around. Impact has done a good job of keeping us safe. We’ve had an opportunity to work with some really good providers, like Ray Barton Racing Engines. Slowly, but surely, we’ve worked really hard. We’re not here for number one qualifiers, we’re here to win a race. We only want to win a Wally, and that’s what I care about most.”
 
In the final qualifying session Nash and his Nash Family backed racecar posted the quickest elapsed time, 7.827 seconds at 176.30 mph to move into the top spot. Allegrucci posted a run of 7.843 seconds at 177.14 mph to leapfrog the Friday provisional No. 1 qualifier Pawuk.
 
Nash will face No. 12 qualifier Richard Bierie in the first round with lane choice and momentum on his side. No. 3 qualifier Pawuk will have a tough first round opponent racing No. 10 qualifier and 2024 Thunder Valley Nationals winner David Janac.
 
Allegrucci will head into the first round of eliminations with the Flexjet Bounty up for grabs. The bounty has doubled to $2,000 and Mike Llyod the No. 11 qualifier will be the first driver with the chance to grab the bonus money.
 
The first round of eliminations at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway will begin Saturday evening with eliminations concluding tomorrow. Fans can follow the racing action at www.nhra.com.
 
First Round Match-ups
 
No. 1 Raymond Nash vs. No. 12 Richard Bierie
No. 2 Jonathan Allegrucci vs. No. 11 Mike Lloyd
No. 3 Mark Pawuk vs. No. 10 David Janac
No. 4 Matt Hartman vs. No. 9 Doug Duell
No. 5 David Davies II vs. No. 8 Kim Shirley
 
No. 6 Scott Libersher vs. No. 7 Lee Hartman
 
Flexjet Bounty Program
Gatornationals (Gainesville, Fla.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Jonathan Allegrucci, defeated Mark Pawuk (2025 Flexjet world champion)
 
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals (Charlotte, N. C.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Raymond Nash, defeated Ricky Hord (2026 Gatornationals winner)
 
Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals (Chicago, Illinois)
$1,000 bounty was not claimed with Allegrucci’s victory
 
 
2026 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Results
Gainesville – Ricky Hord, winner; David Janac, runner-up
Charlotte – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Jason Dietsch, runner-up
Chicago – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Jason Dietsch, runner-up
 

MINERAL WELLS, WV (June 13, 2026) – There was an Illinois feel in the air on Friday night at West Virginia Motor Speedway.

When the 5/8-mile layout was reconfigured into the current 3/8-mile short track, the goal was to create the kind of elbows-up racing found at places like Fairbury Speedway, Farmer City Raceway and other bullrings across the state. The track brought in Chad Bauman, who has handled track prep at Fairbury and other major events, to give them the best possible racing surface.  And when the Feature went green, some of the best from the “Land of Lincoln” were at the front chasing a trophy.

Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr. and Brandon Sheppard all started in the top four on the first night of the RACEFEST Summer Championship, but they all trailed Martinsville, IN’s Hudson O’Neal on the pole. The “New Deal” led the first half of the 40-lap Feature until Pierce came knocking with a Turn 1 slide job. O’Neal fended off that move and got the lead back, but Pierce tried the same move again the following lap and made it stick.

Moments later, O’Neal’s chances of victory were dashed when he spun while working his way through slower traffic. That moved Erb and Sheppard up to second and third, respectively, setting up the all-Illinois battle to the finish.

The final 10 laps saw Sheppard trade several sliders with Pierce, while Erb gave Pierce everything he could handle running his signature low line. Neither of them could find a way around the No. 32 though, as Pierce pocketed his 10th win of the season with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, the 52nd of his career and his first at West Virginia.

“The owner [Mike Hurley], I’m pretty sure he told me last night you’ve kind of got to get up on the wheel, and that’s definitely what it was tonight,” Pierce said. “Had to get up on the wheel and get it done, it was a lot of fun. Had some hellacious racing there between Hudson and Brandon and Dennis on the bottom there. I told Dennis before the race, ‘Hey, this is right down your alley, right? It’s on the bottom.’ The top really came in tonight, towards the end I think you probably could have been about anywhere.”

Erb crossed the line in a season-best second ahead of Tyler Erb, who worked his way to third at the finish. Sheppard and Ethan Dotson rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision wraps up the RACEFEST Summer Championship at West Virginia Motor Speedway with the $30,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 13. Tickets will be available at the gate.

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

RACE NOTES:

Nick Hoffman set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Brandon Sheppard won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Brandon Sheppard won Heat 1.

Dennis Erb Jr. won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Hudson O’Neal won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Bobby Pierce won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Ryan Gustin and Brent Larson won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Hudson O’Neal won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Chris Ferguson won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Chris Ferguson was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Zack Dohm was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Eli Johnson was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Brenden Smith was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Eddie Carrier Jr. was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 3. 1-Tyler Erb[5]; 4. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[10]; 6. 22-Chris Ferguson[21]; 7. 9M-Tim McCreadie[7]; 8. 22*-Drake Troutman[8]; 9. 9-Nick Hoffman[13]; 10. 17-Zack Dohm[19]; 11. 14-Trey Mills[9]; 12. 55E-Eli Johnson[23]; 13. 17SS-Brenden Smith[24]; 14. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[22]; 15. 19-Dustin Sorensen[20]; 16. 12-Ryan Montgomery[14]; 17. 71R-Rod Conley[26]; 18. 75-Eddie Carrier Jr[6]; 19. 19R-Ryan Gustin[17]; 20. 1Z-Logan Zarin[11]; 21. 11-Josh Rice[12]; 22. 58V-Daulton Wilson[15]; 23. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 24. B1-Brent Larson[18]; 25. 93-Carson Ferguson[16]; 26. 53C-Colten Burdette[25]

Pierce Beats Illinois Foes Sheppard, Erb Jr. in RACEFEST Opener at West Virginia

MINERAL WELLS, WV (June 13, 2026) – There was an Illinois feel in the air on Friday night at West Virginia Motor Speedway.

When the 5/8-mile layout was reconfigured into the current 3/8-mile short track, the goal was to create the kind of elbows-up racing found at places like Fairbury Speedway, Farmer City Raceway and other bullrings across the state. The track brought in Chad Bauman, who has handled track prep at Fairbury and other major events, to give them the best possible racing surface.  And when the Feature went green, some of the best from the “Land of Lincoln” were at the front chasing a trophy.

Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr. and Brandon Sheppard all started in the top four on the first night of the RACEFEST Summer Championship, but they all trailed Martinsville, IN’s Hudson O’Neal on the pole. The “New Deal” led the first half of the 40-lap Feature until Pierce came knocking with a Turn 1 slide job. O’Neal fended off that move and got the lead back, but Pierce tried the same move again the following lap and made it stick.

Moments later, O’Neal’s chances of victory were dashed when he spun while working his way through slower traffic. That moved Erb and Sheppard up to second and third, respectively, setting up the all-Illinois battle to the finish.

The final 10 laps saw Sheppard trade several sliders with Pierce, while Erb gave Pierce everything he could handle running his signature low line. Neither of them could find a way around the No. 32 though, as Pierce pocketed his 10th win of the season with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, the 52nd of his career and his first at West Virginia.

“The owner [Mike Hurley], I’m pretty sure he told me last night you’ve kind of got to get up on the wheel, and that’s definitely what it was tonight,” Pierce said. “Had to get up on the wheel and get it done, it was a lot of fun. Had some hellacious racing there between Hudson and Brandon and Dennis on the bottom there. I told Dennis before the race, ‘Hey, this is right down your alley, right? It’s on the bottom.’ The top really came in tonight, towards the end I think you probably could have been about anywhere.”

Erb crossed the line in a season-best second ahead of Tyler Erb, who worked his way to third at the finish. Sheppard and Ethan Dotson rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision wraps up the RACEFEST Summer Championship at West Virginia Motor Speedway with the $30,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 13. Tickets will be available at the gate.

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

RACE NOTES:

Nick Hoffman set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Brandon Sheppard won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Brandon Sheppard won Heat 1.

Dennis Erb Jr. won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Hudson O’Neal won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Bobby Pierce won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Ryan Gustin and Brent Larson won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Hudson O’Neal won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Chris Ferguson won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Tyler Erb was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Chris Ferguson was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Zack Dohm was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Eli Johnson was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Brenden Smith was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Eddie Carrier Jr. was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 3. 1-Tyler Erb[5]; 4. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[10]; 6. 22-Chris Ferguson[21]; 7. 9M-Tim McCreadie[7]; 8. 22*-Drake Troutman[8]; 9. 9-Nick Hoffman[13]; 10. 17-Zack Dohm[19]; 11. 14-Trey Mills[9]; 12. 55E-Eli Johnson[23]; 13. 17SS-Brenden Smith[24]; 14. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[22]; 15. 19-Dustin Sorensen[20]; 16. 12-Ryan Montgomery[14]; 17. 71R-Rod Conley[26]; 18. 75-Eddie Carrier Jr[6]; 19. 19R-Ryan Gustin[17]; 20. 1Z-Logan Zarin[11]; 21. 11-Josh Rice[12]; 22. 58V-Daulton Wilson[15]; 23. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 24. B1-Brent Larson[18]; 25. 93-Carson Ferguson[16]; 26. 53C-Colten Burdette[25]

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