Baggsy returned to Ireland to party with his good friend James Deane, celebrating 20 years of James’ drifting career. Great craic, as they say.

Mondello Park, Ireland’s home of motorsport added another event to its list, but this one is different to the others; celebrating 20 years of an illustrious career of a certain James Deane. That’s right, Mr 130 himself threw a huge drift party and invited Baggsy to be one of the special guests to drive and compete in a super fun Top 24 showdown. With an invite like that, it’s hard for the team to say no, right?! So let’s run it back and show you how it all went down.

On Friday the SB Motorsport team unloaded the DY-2JZ GT86 into the allocated pit garage.The weather was slowly improving after Mondello Park received rain from all directions, the team crossed their fingers for better weather over the weekend.

And the weather did improve; Saturday was dry which allowed Baggsy to run several practice laps around Mondello to dial in the GT86.  “The car felt great. It’s always good to be back driving at Mondello Park – it’s a track I know well and really enjoy. Having won the LZ World Tour round here in 2023, I’ve got some fond memories of the place, so I’m looking forward to getting back out there. It’ll be so much fun to drive with James (Deane) and the boys again.“– Steve “Baggsy” Biagioni A solid 89.1 point Superlap in Qualifying earned P9 after a fiercely competitive session.

With a great day of practice sessions and a strong performance in Qualifying, the team rejoiced in the only way they know how – FEAST 🍽️🥳.

Sunday featured plenty of sunshine, seat time and epic battles. Baggsy’s first round was up against Harry Kerr, an extremely strong Irish driver and it was a very close contest. Mad speed, wild angles, insane transitions and close proximity – everything you dreamed of in a drift battle.

Baggsy gets the win and advances to the next round 💪🏼. Throughout the weekend, the SB13 shop was in full swing selling the latest and greatest Baggsy and Initiate merchandise. Signing sessions, photos and great chats were had! The team had such a blast in the beautiful Irish sunshine.

Waiting in the Top 16 was a legend in Japanese drifting – one of the OGs – Masato Kawabata. It was jaw-dropping seeing 2 driving styles throwing it down on track, it was a real sight to behold. The sheer pace, the outrageous angles, the plumes of tyre smoke, it was pure cinema at Mondello Park. That was, until Baggsy has a small impromptu meeting with a wall 😅. The GT86 was fixed up, looked sharp and went back out for Run 2, though it wasn’t enough to take down the D1GP legend on this occassion.

He changed swapped out his race helmet for his cap and had a mega time watching the rest of the drifting, cheering on his friends, chatted with fans and visitors in the paddock and at the SB13 shop.

So that’s the SB Motorsport team done at the 130 Showdown. It wasn’t the finish the team wanted, but the weekend was all about having fun with the lads and celebrating James Deane’s pretty amazing career. It was a mega weekend at Mondello Park, the 130 Showdown was so much fun, Baggsy and team had an absolute blast. Great craic.

CONCORD, NC (September 24, 2026) – The road to Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals is nearing its conclusion.

October brings four race nights that will play a crucial role in determining the 2026 World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision champion, as well as the allocation of more than $1.1 million in end-of-season points fund payouts.

The Series will visit two tracks in October on opposite ends of the southeast, with one of them welcoming the World of Outlaws for the first time ever next month.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

Boothill Speedway | Bayou Classic | Oct. 2-3: The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet are heading back to Louisiana for another edition of the fastest-growing dirt track event in the Mid-South.

Boothill first appeared on the schedule in 2024 for a single-night, $15,000-to-win program won by Ryan Gustin. The support for the inaugural event was rewarded in 2025, when the Bayou Classic expanded to a two-night affair with $50,000 on offer in the Saturday finale.

Gustin was again victorious in the swamp last year, beating Bobby Pierce in an exhilarating battle in the final laps.

Modoc Speedway | Modoc 100 | Oct. 23-24: It’s been over four years, but the World of Outlaws is coming back to South Carolina.

Modoc Speedway, located 30 miles north of Augusta, GA on the banks of the Savannah River, reopened this season following a $2 million renovation led by the track’s new owner, Ronnie Powell. The goal was to transform Modoc into a facility capable of hosting national-level events, and that milestone will be reached when the World of Outlaws come to town for the Modoc 100.

Modoc’s first national Late Model race will be the latest chapter in a long history of Super Late Model racing at the track. The Xtreme DIRTcar Series held its finale at Modoc in its first two years of competition, in 2020 and 2021, and the Southern All Stars, Southern Nationals Series, Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series, Ultimate Super Late Model Series and several other regional tours have all made stops at Modoc in the past.

The event creates a new three-week stretch of Late Model racing in the Carolinas to wrap up the 2026 season. The World of Outlaws season concludes at The Dirt Track at Charlotte during World Finals two weeks later (Nov. 4-7), with the World Short Track Championship (Oct. 29-31) situated in between, featuring the top Crate Late Model racers in the southeast competing at Charlotte.

Find tickets and more information for every World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event remaining in 2026, as well as select events in 2027, by clicking here.

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

THE MONTH AHEAD: Final Two Stops Before World Finals Take World of Outlaws to Boothill, Modoc

CONCORD, NC (September 24, 2026) – The road to Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals is nearing its conclusion.

October brings four race nights that will play a crucial role in determining the 2026 World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision champion, as well as the allocation of more than $1.1 million in end-of-season points fund payouts.

The Series will visit two tracks in October on opposite ends of the southeast, with one of them welcoming the World of Outlaws for the first time ever next month.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

Boothill Speedway | Bayou Classic | Oct. 2-3: The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet are heading back to Louisiana for another edition of the fastest-growing dirt track event in the Mid-South.

Boothill first appeared on the schedule in 2024 for a single-night, $15,000-to-win program won by Ryan Gustin. The support for the inaugural event was rewarded in 2025, when the Bayou Classic expanded to a two-night affair with $50,000 on offer in the Saturday finale.

Gustin was again victorious in the swamp last year, beating Bobby Pierce in an exhilarating battle in the final laps.

Modoc Speedway | Modoc 100 | Oct. 23-24: It’s been over four years, but the World of Outlaws is coming back to South Carolina.

Modoc Speedway, located 30 miles north of Augusta, GA on the banks of the Savannah River, reopened this season following a $2 million renovation led by the track’s new owner, Ronnie Powell. The goal was to transform Modoc into a facility capable of hosting national-level events, and that milestone will be reached when the World of Outlaws come to town for the Modoc 100.

Modoc’s first national Late Model race will be the latest chapter in a long history of Super Late Model racing at the track. The Xtreme DIRTcar Series held its finale at Modoc in its first two years of competition, in 2020 and 2021, and the Southern All Stars, Southern Nationals Series, Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series, Ultimate Super Late Model Series and several other regional tours have all made stops at Modoc in the past.

The event creates a new three-week stretch of Late Model racing in the Carolinas to wrap up the 2026 season. The World of Outlaws season concludes at The Dirt Track at Charlotte during World Finals two weeks later (Nov. 4-7), with the World Short Track Championship (Oct. 29-31) situated in between, featuring the top Crate Late Model racers in the southeast competing at Charlotte.

Find tickets and more information for every World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event remaining in 2026, as well as select events in 2027, by clicking here.

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

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/the-month-ahead-final-two-stops-before-world-finals-take-world-of-outlaws-to-boothill-modoc/

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart returns to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Oct. 23 at Talladega Superspeedway driving Kaulig Racing’s No. 25 Ram 1500 as part of Ram’s Free Agent Driver Program. The fall appearance marks Stewart’s second Truck Series start of the 2026 season. He launched Ram’s return to NASCAR in February at Daytona International Speedway as the inaugural driver in the manufacturer’s Free Agent initiative.

Talladega – Tony Stewart Stewart Returns to Ram Free Agent ProgramWill Drive No. 25 Ram 1500 at Talladega on Oct. 23

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart returns to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Oct. 23 at Talladega Superspeedway driving Kaulig Racing’s No. 25 Ram 1500 as part of Ram’s Free Agent Driver Program. The fall appearance marks Stewart’s second Truck Series start of the 2026 season. He launched Ram’s return to NASCAR in February at Daytona International Speedway as the inaugural driver in the manufacturer’s Free Agent initiative.

“Anytime you can get into a Ram truck and go racing at a place like Talladega, you jump at it,” Stewart said. “Daytona in February was a blast, but this trip focuses on having fun while helping Kaulig Racing learn and build their notebook on superspeedways. Ram put a tremendous amount of heart into this NASCAR return. If my experience helps this team sharpen its drafting package and speed up the learning curve, everyone wins.” Ram’s Free Agent ProgramThe Free Agent program is designed to bring legendary drivers and rising stars into the spotlight, giving fans a unique mix of experience and fresh talent behind the wheel of a Ram 1500. Ram has five trucks with Kaulig Racing with the No. 25 reserved for a different “Free Agent” driver every race. Stewart’s involvement and the Free Agent Program underscore Ram’s innovative approach on and off the track.“Bringing Tony back behind the wheel of the Ram 1500 at Talladega brings incredible energy to our entire team and NASCAR fans everywhere,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of American Brands, SRT Performance, North American Marketing and Retail Strategy at Stellantis. “That’s exactly what our Free Agent program is all about. We built it to put proven competitors in Ram trucks, let them push the limits, create real-world feedback, and give fans what they came for. Tony is a Hall of Famer anda racer through and through, Seeing ‘Smoke’ back on the high banks at NASCAR’s biggest track is going to be a show.”The high-profile partnership between Ram Trucks and Stewart generated immediate momentum during February’s season opener at Daytona. Stewart’s return to NASCAR after a decade-long absence drove total television viewership on FS1 to 1.387 million average viewers. That figure marked a 37% increase over the 2025 opening race, with peak viewership surpassing 1.6 million viewers to deliver the most-watched Craftsman Truck Series broadcast since 2016. Ram Free Agent Driver RosterThe Free Agent Driver Program highlights Ram’s return to NASCAR competition. The manufacturer rotates a star-studded group of championship veterans, rising prospects, and motorsports icons into the No. 25 entry throughout the 2026 schedule. Across the season, the No. 25 Ram 1500 roster has featured Stewart, Jamie McMurray, Ty Dillon, Ryan Newman, Connor Daly, Corey LaJoie, Travis Pastrana, Parker Kligerman, Clint Bowyer, A.J. Allmendinger, Carson Ferguson, Elliott Sadler, and sports car veteran Colin Braun. The No. 25 Free Agent machine runs alongside Kaulig Racing’s four full-time Craftsman Truck Series entries: Corey LaJoie (No. 10), Brenden Queen (No. 12), “Mini” Tyrrell (No. 14), and Justin Haley (No. 16). Entrepreneur Matt Kaulig founded Kaulig Racing in 2016 as a part-time Xfinity Series program. The organization rapidly expanded, earning its first of 27 Xfinity victories in 2018 before making the leap to the Cup Series in 2020 and collecting two premier-series road course wins with Allmendinger.Superspeedway Pedigree & Track ExperienceTalladega Superspeedway stands as NASCAR’s largest oval at 2.66 miles with 33-degree banking, generating high-speed drafting and unpredictable pack racing. Across 35 premier-series starts at the Alabama facility, Stewart earned a Cup Series victory in October 2008 alongside nine top-five and 14 top-10 finishes. In the Truck Series, Stewart holds two victories—winning back-to-back Daytona openers in 2002 and 2003—along with five top-five finishes across seven career starts. His February run at Daytona in the No. 25 Ram 1500 marked his first Truck Series appearance since 2005 and his first NASCAR national series start since 2016. Broadcast DetailsFS1 will broadcast the action live from Talladega Superspeedway at 4 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 23

Event: Hollywood Casino 400Date/Time: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, 3 p.m. ETLocation: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KansasLayout: 1.5-Mile OvalTV/Radio: USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR RadioJosh Berry and the No. 21 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford Mustang Dark Horse team head to Kansas Speedway looking to continue one of their strongest stretches of the season in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400.Berry enters the weekend seeking his 10th top-10 finish of the season and his eighth in the past nine races. The recent run of consistency has helped Berry and the Wood Brothers climb from 33rd to 24th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings.Kansas Speedway has also been a solid track for both Berry and Wood Brothers Racing. Berry scored a sixth-place finish at the 1.5-mile oval last season, while the Wood Brothers have recorded 10 top-10 finishes in 33 starts at Kansas, including five top-five results.Menards/Dutch Boy will serve as the team’s primary partner for Sunday’s 400-mile race. The No. 21 Mustang Dark Horse will also carry a special decal honoring the late Reese Loggins, son of Wood Brothers hauler driver Rusty Loggins and his wife, Michelle, as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.Reese passed away from Acute Myeloid Leukemia on June 10, 2020, just six weeks after celebrating his 10th birthday. His parents remember him as “a bright, funny and wonderfully dapper little boy” who was artistic and imaginative and dreamed of one day becoming an engineer.Diagnosed with cancer at age eight, Reese underwent a bone marrow transplant during his treatment. The effects of chemotherapy and other medications ultimately led to a decline in his health.Reese also shared his family’s connection to racing. Rusty was able to bring his son along on trips to several race tracks, including Daytona International Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, creating memories that remain especially meaningful to the Loggins family.For Rusty, having Reese’s name represented on the iconic No. 21 provides an opportunity not only to honor his son’s memory, but also to help bring greater attention to childhood cancer during a month dedicated to raising awareness of the disease. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 400,000 children and adolescents worldwide develop cancer each year.“What an awesome way to help spread the word about Childhood Cancer Awareness Month,” Loggins said. “It’s a true honor and privilege for our son, Reese, to be recognized on the iconic Wood Brothers No. 21.“I’m sure Reese is spreading his wings wide right now and looking down with a big smile. Thank you to Len and Eddie, and everyone on the No. 21 team, for making this possible. What a blessing.”On-track activity at Kansas Speedway begins Saturday with NASCAR Cup Series practice at 10 a.m. ET, followed by qualifying at 11:10 a.m. ET. Coverage of both sessions will be available on truTV.Sunday’s 267-lap, 400.5-mile Hollywood Casino 400 is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, with stage breaks set for Laps 80 and 165. USA Sports will provide live television coverage.Josh BerryAge: 35 (Oct. 22, 1990)Hometown: Hendersonville, TennesseeCrew Chief: Miles StanleyIG: @joshberry88X: @joshberry

September 24, 2026 — TORRANCE, Calif.

• Four-episode, short-form docuseries celebrates the life and achievements of two-time CART Series champion and Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran
• “241.428” represents the all-time closed-course lap record (in mph) set by de Ferran in 2000, powered by a Honda turbocharged V8 engine
• Speed record still stands across all forms of circuit racing, including Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR
• Video series features de Ferran’s championship-winning 2001 Team Penske Reynard-Honda CART Indy car, now owned by American motorsports executive Zak Brown, and recently restored with the help of the HRC Heritage Racing Program
• Docuseries drops on HRC US YouTube channel today featuring motorsports legends Roger Penske, Zak Brown, Rick Mears, Helio Castroneves, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and others

A new documentary series by Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) celebrates the life and achievement of the late champion driver Gil de Ferran who set the all-time closed-course lap record at an astonishing 241.428 mph. Launching today on the HRC US YouTube channel, the new four-episode docuseries presented by the HRC Heritage Racing Program, “241.428,” takes viewers inside the record run with motorsports legends including Roger Penske, Zak Brown, Rick Mears, Helio Castroneves, Dario Franchitti and Tony Kannan sharing personal memories and honoring the life of their friend, teammate and fellow champion: https://www.youtube.com/embed/t8xwr7Hldpk?si=L0e9xpf4HKNZZifC

Driving Team Penske’s Reynard 2KI powered by a 2.65-liter Honda HR-0 turbocharged V8, de Ferran recorded an astonishing average speed of 241.428 mph during qualifying for the 2000 CART IndyCar Series race at California Speedway in Fontana. More than a quarter-century later, de Ferran’s closed-course lap record still stands across all forms of circuit racing, including Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR — a remarkable testament to the driver, machine and engine that achieved it.

“Gil de Ferran was a big part of the Honda racing family, and he holds a special place in our hearts beyond his major championships and race victories, but 241.428 was an extraordinary achievement,” said Kelvin Fu, president of HRC US. “Hearing Gil recount his record-setting run raises the hair on the back of my neck, a powerful reminder of who Gil was and what makes ‘241.428’ such a special documentary.”

Developed and directed by noted motorsports journalist Marshall Pruett, with creative direction by motorsports agency, CoForce, “241.428” celebrates de Ferran’s remarkable legacy, the monumental Honda engine that powered his record-setting run, and the Penske-modified Reynard chassis that carried him into the history books.

The series also follows the recent restoration and return to the track of de Ferran’s 2001 Reynard 01I-Honda, now owned by Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, and restored with the help of the HRC Heritage Racing Program. The championship-winning race car was driven by Brown at the 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca in an emotional tribute to de Ferran chronicled in episode four of “241.428”.

The HRC Heritage Racing Program, launched in August during California’s famed Monterey Car Week, offers enthusiasts sales, comprehensive restoration, service and trackside support of historic Honda and Acura race cars. The program grew out of the recent restoration and sale of a number of significant Honda and Acura race machines featured throughout Monterey Car Week, including the 2010 Honda ARX-01c “Strakka Racing” Le Mans LMP2 class winner.

The iconic race car took home two trophies for its owner, Robert Neapole of West Palm Beach, Florida: winning the Scott Pruett Legends event at Laguna Seca and earning second in class at the 75th running of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance — the first Honda to receive an award at the world’s most prestigious car show.

Following is a brief summary of each episode of the new “241.428” docuseries:

Episode 1: 241.428, The Man
A look back at Gil de Ferran’s 241.428-mph record-setting run, motor racing’s all-time closed-course lap record, at California Auto Club Speedway in Fontana during qualifying for the 2000 CART IndyCar Series race: https://www.youtube.com/embed/bA-J0djLn90?si=Umg0Z_D49-195Lgp

Episode 2: 241.428, The Car
A look inside the highly modified ‘Renske’ chassis (a mashup of ‘Penske’ and ‘Reynard’) with insights from Team Penske, HRC, Zak Brown and superstar drivers on its unbridled excellence: https://www.youtube.com/embed/zHpBzKquGyQ?si=HPi5xlLvCLFHk3z7

Episode 3: 241.428, The Heart
A deep dive inside the stunning Honda CART turbo V8 with encyclopedic distillation of its record-setting and championship-winning attributes along with tales of awe from those who raced with and against Honda engines in this era: https://www.youtube.com/embed/UzA_IMW8R00?si=afXiTZLTMQki8WWQ

Episode 4: 241.428, The Reunion
In a touching tribute to Gil, Zak Brown drives the sister car to de Ferran’s record-setting ride at the 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Mission Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca. HRC played a crucial role in returning the race car to track action after 25 years, rebuilding the engine and preparing the electronics as part of the HRC Heritage Racing Program

Brown recently purchased de Ferran’s championship-winning 2001 Team Penske Reynard-Honda CART Indy car from team owner Roger Penske. The record-setting 2000 car is on display at the Honda Collection Hall in Motegi, Japan: : https://www.youtube.com/embed/cBjB7EIAyCU?si=urS9Ih7pHKvucnk4

Gil de Ferran (1967-2023)
Gil de Ferran was one of motor racing’s most respected figures. As a driver, he was a two-time CART Series champion with Team Penske and Honda power, winning the titles in 2000 and 2001. In 2003, he also won racing’s biggest event, the Indianapolis 500, driving for Penske.

After retiring from driving in the IndyCar series following the 2003 season, de Ferran joined the Honda Formula 1 program as sporting director of the BAR-Honda team. He later returned to competition as both driver and team owner with a factory-backed Acura sports car program in the American Le Mans Series, where he won numerous races before retiring again after the 2009 season.

At the conclusion of the team ownership chapter of his career, de Ferran joined McLaren Racing as sporting director, recruited by CEO Zak Brown.

His exceptional wisdom, deep engineering knowledge, and vast experience as a driver, engineer, and team owner made de Ferran an invaluable asset to people throughout the racing world, including former HRC US President David Salters and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. Their relationships with de Ferran, their respect for his remarkable career, and their personal experiences with him helped inspire and shape “241.428”, a documentary celebrating the life, career and enduring legacy of one of motorsport’s truly exceptional figures.

About Honda Racing Corporation USA 
Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) leads all Honda and Acura racing programs in North America and has a rich heritage creating, manufacturing and supporting Honda Racing and Acura Motorsports customers. From pinnacle racing in INDYCAR and IMSA sports cars to grassroots racing programs, HRC US has amassed over 500 race wins and 60 series championships.

HRC US specializes in the in-house design and development of powertrain, chassis, electronics, racing products and performance parts, as well as technical and race support. The company offers HRC parts and race support services to Honda and Acura racers in North America. In 2024, HRC US expanded its operations to pursue consumer performance parts, merchandise and historic memorabilia sales. In August 2026 HRC US announced a newly-formed heritage racing business.

https://hondaracing-us.honda.com

Honda Racing Celebrates Racing Legend Gil de Ferran with Release of “241.428” Docuseries About His Iconic Speed Record

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September 24, 2026 — TORRANCE, Calif.

• Four-episode, short-form docuseries celebrates the life and achievements of two-time CART Series champion and Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran
• “241.428” represents the all-time closed-course lap record (in mph) set by de Ferran in 2000, powered by a Honda turbocharged V8 engine
• Speed record still stands across all forms of circuit racing, including Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR
• Video series features de Ferran’s championship-winning 2001 Team Penske Reynard-Honda CART Indy car, now owned by American motorsports executive Zak Brown, and recently restored with the help of the HRC Heritage Racing Program
• Docuseries drops on HRC US YouTube channel today featuring motorsports legends Roger Penske, Zak Brown, Rick Mears, Helio Castroneves, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and others

A new documentary series by Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) celebrates the life and achievement of the late champion driver Gil de Ferran who set the all-time closed-course lap record at an astonishing 241.428 mph. Launching today on the HRC US YouTube channel, the new four-episode docuseries presented by the HRC Heritage Racing Program, “241.428,” takes viewers inside the record run with motorsports legends including Roger Penske, Zak Brown, Rick Mears, Helio Castroneves, Dario Franchitti and Tony Kannan sharing personal memories and honoring the life of their friend, teammate and fellow champion: https://www.youtube.com/embed/t8xwr7Hldpk?si=L0e9xpf4HKNZZifC

Driving Team Penske’s Reynard 2KI powered by a 2.65-liter Honda HR-0 turbocharged V8, de Ferran recorded an astonishing average speed of 241.428 mph during qualifying for the 2000 CART IndyCar Series race at California Speedway in Fontana. More than a quarter-century later, de Ferran’s closed-course lap record still stands across all forms of circuit racing, including Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR — a remarkable testament to the driver, machine and engine that achieved it.

“Gil de Ferran was a big part of the Honda racing family, and he holds a special place in our hearts beyond his major championships and race victories, but 241.428 was an extraordinary achievement,” said Kelvin Fu, president of HRC US. “Hearing Gil recount his record-setting run raises the hair on the back of my neck, a powerful reminder of who Gil was and what makes ‘241.428’ such a special documentary.”

Developed and directed by noted motorsports journalist Marshall Pruett, with creative direction by motorsports agency, CoForce, “241.428” celebrates de Ferran’s remarkable legacy, the monumental Honda engine that powered his record-setting run, and the Penske-modified Reynard chassis that carried him into the history books.

The series also follows the recent restoration and return to the track of de Ferran’s 2001 Reynard 01I-Honda, now owned by Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, and restored with the help of the HRC Heritage Racing Program. The championship-winning race car was driven by Brown at the 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca in an emotional tribute to de Ferran chronicled in episode four of “241.428”.

The HRC Heritage Racing Program, launched in August during California’s famed Monterey Car Week, offers enthusiasts sales, comprehensive restoration, service and trackside support of historic Honda and Acura race cars. The program grew out of the recent restoration and sale of a number of significant Honda and Acura race machines featured throughout Monterey Car Week, including the 2010 Honda ARX-01c “Strakka Racing” Le Mans LMP2 class winner.

The iconic race car took home two trophies for its owner, Robert Neapole of West Palm Beach, Florida: winning the Scott Pruett Legends event at Laguna Seca and earning second in class at the 75th running of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance — the first Honda to receive an award at the world’s most prestigious car show.

Following is a brief summary of each episode of the new “241.428” docuseries:

Episode 1: 241.428, The Man
A look back at Gil de Ferran’s 241.428-mph record-setting run, motor racing’s all-time closed-course lap record, at California Auto Club Speedway in Fontana during qualifying for the 2000 CART IndyCar Series race: https://www.youtube.com/embed/bA-J0djLn90?si=Umg0Z_D49-195Lgp

Episode 2: 241.428, The Car
A look inside the highly modified ‘Renske’ chassis (a mashup of ‘Penske’ and ‘Reynard’) with insights from Team Penske, HRC, Zak Brown and superstar drivers on its unbridled excellence: https://www.youtube.com/embed/zHpBzKquGyQ?si=HPi5xlLvCLFHk3z7

Episode 3: 241.428, The Heart
A deep dive inside the stunning Honda CART turbo V8 with encyclopedic distillation of its record-setting and championship-winning attributes along with tales of awe from those who raced with and against Honda engines in this era: https://www.youtube.com/embed/UzA_IMW8R00?si=afXiTZLTMQki8WWQ

Episode 4: 241.428, The Reunion
In a touching tribute to Gil, Zak Brown drives the sister car to de Ferran’s record-setting ride at the 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Mission Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca. HRC played a crucial role in returning the race car to track action after 25 years, rebuilding the engine and preparing the electronics as part of the HRC Heritage Racing Program

Brown recently purchased de Ferran’s championship-winning 2001 Team Penske Reynard-Honda CART Indy car from team owner Roger Penske. The record-setting 2000 car is on display at the Honda Collection Hall in Motegi, Japan: : https://www.youtube.com/embed/cBjB7EIAyCU?si=urS9Ih7pHKvucnk4

Gil de Ferran (1967-2023)
Gil de Ferran was one of motor racing’s most respected figures. As a driver, he was a two-time CART Series champion with Team Penske and Honda power, winning the titles in 2000 and 2001. In 2003, he also won racing’s biggest event, the Indianapolis 500, driving for Penske.

After retiring from driving in the IndyCar series following the 2003 season, de Ferran joined the Honda Formula 1 program as sporting director of the BAR-Honda team. He later returned to competition as both driver and team owner with a factory-backed Acura sports car program in the American Le Mans Series, where he won numerous races before retiring again after the 2009 season.

At the conclusion of the team ownership chapter of his career, de Ferran joined McLaren Racing as sporting director, recruited by CEO Zak Brown.

His exceptional wisdom, deep engineering knowledge, and vast experience as a driver, engineer, and team owner made de Ferran an invaluable asset to people throughout the racing world, including former HRC US President David Salters and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. Their relationships with de Ferran, their respect for his remarkable career, and their personal experiences with him helped inspire and shape “241.428”, a documentary celebrating the life, career and enduring legacy of one of motorsport’s truly exceptional figures.

About Honda Racing Corporation USA 
Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) leads all Honda and Acura racing programs in North America and has a rich heritage creating, manufacturing and supporting Honda Racing and Acura Motorsports customers. From pinnacle racing in INDYCAR and IMSA sports cars to grassroots racing programs, HRC US has amassed over 500 race wins and 60 series championships.

HRC US specializes in the in-house design and development of powertrain, chassis, electronics, racing products and performance parts, as well as technical and race support. The company offers HRC parts and race support services to Honda and Acura racers in North America. In 2024, HRC US expanded its operations to pursue consumer performance parts, merchandise and historic memorabilia sales. In August 2026 HRC US announced a newly-formed heritage racing business.

https://hondaracing-us.honda.com

Important Notice
Although the information included in this press release is accurate as of the date of publication, this information is subject to change at any time without notice. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. assumes no responsibility for updating this information.

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE Kansas Speedway September 26-27, 2026

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The NASCAR Chase heads to the heartland this weekend with a return visit to Kansas Speedway opening a run of three-straight intermediate tracks for the sport’s top division. The Craftsman Truck Series kicks off the weekend Saturday with the Race to Stop Suicide 200, the second race of its seven-race Chase. Poised at the top of the points standings for the first time this season, Team Chevy’s Kyle Larson will lead the Cup Series Chase into Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 for the fourth stop of its postseason tour. After a runner-up finish at Bristol, the reigning champion will look to not only build upon his points lead but continue his top-five streak in his title-defending campaign. Team Chevy’s four Truck Series title contenders will look to regroup after a tough opener at Bristol, with two of its drivers – Christian Eckes and Grant Enfinger – heading into the weekend as the only past Kansas winners.

Chevrolet’s Heartland History: Chevrolet has 17 victories in 41 NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, the most of any manufacturer, ahead of Toyota (13), Ford (nine) and Dodge (two). The Bowtie brand won the track’s inaugural race (Jeff Gordon, Sept. 2001) and has won 13 of the 25 fall races, including the last two Hollywood Casino 400’s with Ross Chastain (2024) and Chase Elliott (2025). Hendrick Motorsports has 11 of those wins and is the only organization in double digits at the track, with those triumphs coming from Gordon (three), Jimmie Johnson (three), Larson (three) and Elliott (two). From May 2024 through Sept. 2025, Chevrolet won four-straight Cup races at Kansas, tying the track record for the longest streak by a manufacturer. Team Chevy Chase contender, Elliott, is the fall race’s defending winner, having driven from eighth to first on the final lap of a double-overtime restart.

LARSON TAKES THE POINTS LEAD TO A TRACK WHERE HE’S BEEN THE BENCHMARKKyle Larson arrives at Kansas Speedway this weekend as the new NASCAR Cup Series points leader, having edged Denny Hamlin by a single point after a runner-up finish at Bristol — the first time the lead has changed hands through three postseason races. That Bristol result capped a strong start to the Chase for the Hendrick Motorsports driver. He led a race-high 99 laps in a fifth-place run during the postseason opener at Darlington Raceway, going on to snap a 51-race winless streak with a victory at Gateway to vault him from seventh to second in the standings before his move into the points lead at Bristol.  Kansas has been a personal showcase for Larson in the Next Gen era. He ranks first among active drivers with 576 laps led and sports a series-best 5.8 average finish, while also tallying wins in three of the last 10 Cup races at the track. That track mastery extends across much of the remaining Chase slate. Larson has three career wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, including his first as a Hendrick Motorsports driver in 2021; one Coca-Cola 600 victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway (2021); one victory (2023) and eight-straight top-nine finishes at Martinsville Speedway; and two wins (2022 & 2025) at the track set to host this year’s title-deciding race, Homestead-Miami Speedway. It’s a fall stretch that is shaping up to make Larson an arguable favorite to defend his championship title.

BOWTIE BRIGADE CONTINUING IN THE POINTS BATTLECarson Hocevar is among those who left “The Last Great Colosseum” with a gain in position in the Chase standings. The Michigan native is the second-highest ranked Team Chevy driver in eighth and 85 points back after a third-place finish at Bristol. While Kansas has been one of the more difficult tracks in his Cup Series career, he does own one Truck Series win at the track, coming in the seat of a Spire Motorsports-prepared Silverado RST last season. Chase Elliott is 12th (-117 points), with William Byron going plus-two spots into 13th (-121 points) after a ninth-place result at Bristol. Joining the likes of their Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Elliott and Byron both have strong Kansas resumes. Elliott has two wins, including last year’s fall race, and the third-best average finish in the Next Gen era at 9.9. Byron finished second to Chastain in the 2024 fall race and has finished seventh or better in two of his last three Kansas starts. Daniel Suarez rounds out the Chase field in 16th, 134 points back.

ENFINGER, ECKES BOAST STRONG KANSAS RESUMESWhile it was a tough opening race for Team Chevy’s four Chase contenders in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, six races still lie ahead for the contingent to put themselves right back into the title fight. CR7 Motorsports’ Grant Enfinger led the manufacturer’s Chase field with a 10th-place finish at Bristol – an effort that pushed him up into sixth in the standings and 53 points back from the lead. Enfinger’s history at Kansas is strong, headlined by his 2023 victory and top-nine results in 10 of his 14 starts at the track.

Enfinger is one of just two past Kansas winners entered in Saturday’s race, with his Team Chevy teammate, Christian Eckes, joining that elite list with his 2023 victory. Eckes is eighth in the standings, 58 points back, but brings arguably the deepest Kansas resume of any driver in the field. His accolades at the track includes top-six finishes in seven of his 10 starts, with his win in the 2023 event starting an active streak of three-straight podium results.

A quiet night under the Bristol lights for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Daniel Hemric saw the No. 19 team still make a one-position gain in the standings to sit seventh (-56 points) heading into the second race of the Chase. While Hemric’s Kansas history is short, it’s consistent – earning top-10 results in all three of his starts, including a best-finish of third. Rounding out the group is his teammate, Tyler Ankrum, in 10th at a 71-point deficit to the lead.

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at Kansas Speedway: Kyle Larson – three wins (2025, 2024, 2021)Chase Elliott – two wins (2025, 2018)Ross Chastain – one win (2024) ·        In 41 NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 17 victories – including the series’ inaugural race with Jeff Gordon (Sept. 2021) and four-straight in the Next Gen era (2024 sweep & 2025 sweep).  ·        Kyle Larson has opened his championship title-defending run with three-straight top-five finishes (Darlington – 5th; WWTR – 1st; Bristol – 2nd). If Larson earns a top-five finish this weekend at Kansas Speedway, he would become just the fourth driver in history to earn top-five finishes in the first-four races of the postseason in NASCAR’s premier series.  ·        With Grant Enfinger’s win at Lime Rock Park, Chevrolet sits just two wins away from its milestone 300th all-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win.  ·        With seven-straight victories to start the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, Chevrolet set the record for the longest season-opening streak by a single manufacturer in the division’s history.  ·        In 172 points-paying races in the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 74 victories – a winning percentage of 43%.  ·        Chevrolet is coming off its 29th all-time sweep of the NASCAR Cup Series championship titles – capturing its 34th driver championship and 44th, and fifth consecutive, manufacturer championship in 2025.  ·        With its 44 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer championships, 34 NASCAR Cup Series driver championships, and 888 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup SeriesHollywood Casino 400Sunday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m. ETUSA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90  NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesRace to Stop Suicide 200Saturday, Sept. 26, at 1 p.m. ETFS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletWhat makes Kansas Speedway a unique track and how does it differ from similar tracks of the same shape?“I should just start with I don’t understand hot mixes of asphalt when they pave these racetracks. I don’t know enough to truly speak on this, but although Kansas is a mile-and-a-half and there are several other of those size and style tracks on our schedule, it is one of one. Really every one of them is unique because when they are paving these tracks, they’re pulling rock and dirt and all of the aggregates to put into the asphalt from that area and it’s thousands of miles away from each other. So a Charlotte mix for the asphalt is different than Kansas, which is different than Las Vegas. They all have their own trends and tendencies of how the tires react. Kansas has stayed very smooth. I’m amazed at how smooth it has stayed with the harsh winters. You would think that the ground would freeze and thaw and really move, but it doesn’t, and it has stayed incredibly smooth. Very rewarding when you win there.” Do you enjoy going to a state like Kansas considering there is a lot of farm land?“Kansas is big ag land to me. For a lot of people it’s a fly over state, but for me that is big ag. As a son of a farmer from Florida, seeing row crops of that vast size out there when we fly in and out and travel around, it’s really cool to see. It really feels like home, even though it’s a long way from Florida.”   Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet“My first NASCAR Cup Series start was at Kansas Speedway, so it’s a special place to me and I’ll always remember that. We get to go to Kansas twice a year, and it’s a really fun mile-and-a-half. Kansas Speedway did a good job with their banking compared to some of the other tracks we go to. There’s a line right up by the fence that has a little extra grip. You can run from top to bottom at the track. Our goal as a team with the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Magnum Pheasant Chevrolet is to go out and learn as much as we can for 2027, and I think Kansas Speedway is a place where we can build some momentum.”   Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou’re a first-time father—what has this experience been like for you, and what was it like watching Julia go through the birth of your son, Otto? “Julia is a warrior! Watching her go through this experience gave me an even greater respect and admiration for mothers. I’m so proud of her, and we’re incredibly grateful to welcome Otto into our family. It’s a feeling that’s hard to put into words, and we’re simply enjoying every moment together.”  What are your thoughts heading into Kansas?“I’m really proud to have WIMNA Nation on our No. 7 Chevrolet at Kansas. Women play such an important role in motorsports, and it’s important to recognize those contributions. Kansas has been a decent track for me. Hopefully, we can have a strong weekend and give the WIMNA Nation members something to celebrate.”   Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts on Kansas Speedway?“Kansas is a cool track. It’s a mile-and-a-half racetrack that lends itself to two, three and even four-wide racing with progressive banking. You can race anywhere, high or low and set up moves where you slide up in front of a guy and mess up his air. Aerodynamics play a big role with how fast we’re entering the corners, so there’s a lot of reliance on aerodynamic grip. You’ve got to get out front in clean air to get to victory lane.Kansas has turned into one of the best 1.5-mile tracks on our schedule. With the track aging and the progressive banking, you aren’t stuck in one line. Restarts are intense because everyone fans out, but once it settles in, you have to manage your tires and work the lines to find grip.”   AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletAre you looking forward to getting back to a mile-and-a-half track?“I think it’s nice to go back to a mile-and-a-half racetrack. Hopefully, we’ve made some upgrades throughout the season to improve our speed and can show that this weekend. I felt like at the first race this season at Kansas, we had generally decent speed going into the race, but then we had a pit road accident (hit by another car) that kept us from really showing the speed of the car.” What’s tricky about Kansas?“You find yourself running the top there—the track kind of migrates to the top, and you’ve got to be good up around the fence. That’s always tricky, and qualifying can be as well.I think it’s a racetrack where we’ve been at least fairly competitive in the past. With the things we’ve learned over the last few months at mile-and-a-half racetracks, hopefully we can go there, have a good effort, and keep trying to finish the season strong and end it on a good note. That gives us something to focus on going into next year. Kansas is always a fun racetrack, and it’ll be nice to get there and see what we’ve got.”   Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletDescribe what makes the racing action unique at Kansas Speedway.“I personally like racing at Kansas, so hopefully we have a solid day in our Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet. I won there in the Truck Series, so I always have confidence going back. Then on the O’Reilly (Auto Parts Series) side, we have run well and had speed there even on off days. It’s a multi-groove racetrack that you can move around on – bottom, middle, top. You don’t have to run the fence to make speed, but it is something that you’ll probably need to do every now and again. It has a lot of unique characteristics with tire fall off while still being extremely fast, especially on fire off. The track is fast for a mile-and-a-half, and you have a lot of throttle time on fire off. You can also use the seams to your advantage to make the car drive a certain way. I like having that ability because that plays into my driving style.”   Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet“Kansas is a mile-and-a-half track that’s in great condition. No bumps, no wear, you can pretty much run that track from top to bottom. If you want to run the apron, you can run the apron. If you want to run the wall, you can run the wall, and you can run any combination of lanes in between. It’s really just a very good, solid, smooth, clean racetrack.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat makes Kansas such a dynamic track?“Kansas is such a well-balanced racetrack. It seems like it is really easy to get multiple lanes going early in the race. We see it in practice as well. The track gives you different lanes to run, where at the other 1.5-mile tracks, it can take a bit for those lanes to develop. Kansas is a track that has high intensity, but it always ramps up in the fall, especially this year with the Chase. The track has a lot of speed early in the weekend, but when the race comes around, you start to slide a lot which makes you search for grip throughout the day. We had a tough weekend in the spring, but our No. 71 group has stepped up our game at these intermediates (tracks), so we are looking to capitalize on it, especially over the next three races.”   Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat are your thoughts heading to Kansas?“I’m looking forward to it. We led some laps last year, and we are improving at Kansas. We’ve been fast at the 1.5-mile tracks, but it seems like that is the one place we don’t have the results to really show it. I enjoy Kansas. You get to move around and run the top for a while, which I enjoy. The fall race tends to have more variation as it is either super-hot or it cools down, which changes the track quite a bit. I feel like it has put on quite a few good races, which is fun to be a part of.”   Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletHow do you manage your frustration when you’ve been wronged on the racetrack? “It’s tough at times. I think the best way to manage it is to just let yourself have time to cool off. The frustration immediately after certain events can really build up and I think you just have to kind of let yourself have 20 or 30 minutes to yourself to think about it and cool off. As long as you do that, I feel like it’s usually relatively easy to manage your anger. But I guess there’s times where it’s not. You can be so frustrated at a guy that you feel like you have to go say something to him and that’s when stuff happens.” What do you remember about your trip to Kansas Speedway earlier this season?“We’re definitely doing things differently going back. Hopefully we can turn it around because we really struggled there earlier in the spring, and we need to have a better run than we did there last time. I’ve got a lot of faith in the changes we’re making and the things we’re doing differently and I hope that that translates to a better result on the track.”   Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOne of your best oval finishes came last year at Kansas Speedway. Any particular reason you’ve done better there than other places?“Yeah, last year we got a really good result. I guess because it was later in the year, we were coming back to that track for the second time, and we were just getting better and better. But earlier this year we really struggled there, so hopefully this weekend we are able to try some different things and with a 50-minute practice, I should be able to get a good feel for the car. We have the potential to run really well there, just need to execute.” Heading into this final stretch of the season, what are some things you want to accomplish to continue to grow as a team and driver?“We just need to get it turned around a bit. We’ve been pretty average the last month. We have been trying different stuff, which I guess is the reason, but obviously it hasn’t been working. So hopefully we can get everything pointed in the right direction and get started on next season and try to find some speed in our cars.”

Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics Manufacturer Championships:Total (1949-2025): 44First title for Chevrolet: 1958Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)Most recent: 2025 Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Driver Championships:Total (1949-2025): 34First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)Most recent: Kyle Larson (2025)Driver and Manufacturer Championship Sweeps: 29 Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2025 Event Victories:Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)                2026 STATISTICS:                                                                                                    Wins: 7Poles: 6Laps Led: 2,143Top-Fives: 50Top-10s: 100Stage Wins: 19 CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet race wins: 888 (1949 to date)Poles won to date: 772Laps led to date: 258,877Top-fives to date: 4,486Top-10s to date: 9,251                                                                                                          Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:                    General Motors: 1,222           Chevrolet: 888           Pontiac: 154           Oldsmobile: 115           Buick: 65            Ford: 855                                                                                          Ford: 755           Mercury: 96           Lincoln: 4            Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467           Dodge: 217           Plymouth: 191           Chrysler: 59            Toyota: 218

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCEKansas SpeedwaySeptember 26-27, 2026

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The NASCAR Chase heads to the heartland this weekend with a return visit to Kansas Speedway opening a run of three-straight intermediate tracks for the sport’s top division. The Craftsman Truck Series kicks off the weekend Saturday with the Race to Stop Suicide 200, the second race of its seven-race Chase. Poised at the top of the points standings for the first time this season, Team Chevy’s Kyle Larson will lead the Cup Series Chase into Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 for the fourth stop of its postseason tour. After a runner-up finish at Bristol, the reigning champion will look to not only build upon his points lead but continue his top-five streak in his title-defending campaign. Team Chevy’s four Truck Series title contenders will look to regroup after a tough opener at Bristol, with two of its drivers – Christian Eckes and Grant Enfinger – heading into the weekend as the only past Kansas winners.

Chevrolet’s Heartland History: Chevrolet has 17 victories in 41 NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, the most of any manufacturer, ahead of Toyota (13), Ford (nine) and Dodge (two). The Bowtie brand won the track’s inaugural race (Jeff Gordon, Sept. 2001) and has won 13 of the 25 fall races, including the last two Hollywood Casino 400’s with Ross Chastain (2024) and Chase Elliott (2025). Hendrick Motorsports has 11 of those wins and is the only organization in double digits at the track, with those triumphs coming from Gordon (three), Jimmie Johnson (three), Larson (three) and Elliott (two). From May 2024 through Sept. 2025, Chevrolet won four-straight Cup races at Kansas, tying the track record for the longest streak by a manufacturer. Team Chevy Chase contender, Elliott, is the fall race’s defending winner, having driven from eighth to first on the final lap of a double-overtime restart.

LARSON TAKES THE POINTS LEAD TO A TRACK WHERE HE’S BEEN THE BENCHMARKKyle Larson arrives at Kansas Speedway this weekend as the new NASCAR Cup Series points leader, having edged Denny Hamlin by a single point after a runner-up finish at Bristol — the first time the lead has changed hands through three postseason races. That Bristol result capped a strong start to the Chase for the Hendrick Motorsports driver. He led a race-high 99 laps in a fifth-place run during the postseason opener at Darlington Raceway, going on to snap a 51-race winless streak with a victory at Gateway to vault him from seventh to second in the standings before his move into the points lead at Bristol.  Kansas has been a personal showcase for Larson in the Next Gen era. He ranks first among active drivers with 576 laps led and sports a series-best 5.8 average finish, while also tallying wins in three of the last 10 Cup races at the track. That track mastery extends across much of the remaining Chase slate. Larson has three career wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, including his first as a Hendrick Motorsports driver in 2021; one Coca-Cola 600 victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway (2021); one victory (2023) and eight-straight top-nine finishes at Martinsville Speedway; and two wins (2022 & 2025) at the track set to host this year’s title-deciding race, Homestead-Miami Speedway. It’s a fall stretch that is shaping up to make Larson an arguable favorite to defend his championship title.

BOWTIE BRIGADE CONTINUING IN THE POINTS BATTLECarson Hocevar is among those who left “The Last Great Colosseum” with a gain in position in the Chase standings. The Michigan native is the second-highest ranked Team Chevy driver in eighth and 85 points back after a third-place finish at Bristol. While Kansas has been one of the more difficult tracks in his Cup Series career, he does own one Truck Series win at the track, coming in the seat of a Spire Motorsports-prepared Silverado RST last season. Chase Elliott is 12th (-117 points), with William Byron going plus-two spots into 13th (-121 points) after a ninth-place result at Bristol. Joining the likes of their Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Elliott and Byron both have strong Kansas resumes. Elliott has two wins, including last year’s fall race, and the third-best average finish in the Next Gen era at 9.9. Byron finished second to Chastain in the 2024 fall race and has finished seventh or better in two of his last three Kansas starts. Daniel Suarez rounds out the Chase field in 16th, 134 points back.

ENFINGER, ECKES BOAST STRONG KANSAS RESUMESWhile it was a tough opening race for Team Chevy’s four Chase contenders in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, six races still lie ahead for the contingent to put themselves right back into the title fight. CR7 Motorsports’ Grant Enfinger led the manufacturer’s Chase field with a 10th-place finish at Bristol – an effort that pushed him up into sixth in the standings and 53 points back from the lead. Enfinger’s history at Kansas is strong, headlined by his 2023 victory and top-nine results in 10 of his 14 starts at the track.

Enfinger is one of just two past Kansas winners entered in Saturday’s race, with his Team Chevy teammate, Christian Eckes, joining that elite list with his 2023 victory. Eckes is eighth in the standings, 58 points back, but brings arguably the deepest Kansas resume of any driver in the field. His accolades at the track includes top-six finishes in seven of his 10 starts, with his win in the 2023 event starting an active streak of three-straight podium results.

A quiet night under the Bristol lights for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Daniel Hemric saw the No. 19 team still make a one-position gain in the standings to sit seventh (-56 points) heading into the second race of the Chase. While Hemric’s Kansas history is short, it’s consistent – earning top-10 results in all three of his starts, including a best-finish of third. Rounding out the group is his teammate, Tyler Ankrum, in 10th at a 71-point deficit to the lead.

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at Kansas Speedway: Kyle Larson – three wins (2025, 2024, 2021)Chase Elliott – two wins (2025, 2018)Ross Chastain – one win (2024) ·        In 41 NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 17 victories – including the series’ inaugural race with Jeff Gordon (Sept. 2021) and four-straight in the Next Gen era (2024 sweep & 2025 sweep).  ·        Kyle Larson has opened his championship title-defending run with three-straight top-five finishes (Darlington – 5th; WWTR – 1st; Bristol – 2nd). If Larson earns a top-five finish this weekend at Kansas Speedway, he would become just the fourth driver in history to earn top-five finishes in the first-four races of the postseason in NASCAR’s premier series.  ·        With Grant Enfinger’s win at Lime Rock Park, Chevrolet sits just two wins away from its milestone 300th all-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win.  ·        With seven-straight victories to start the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, Chevrolet set the record for the longest season-opening streak by a single manufacturer in the division’s history.  ·        In 172 points-paying races in the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 74 victories – a winning percentage of 43%.  ·        Chevrolet is coming off its 29th all-time sweep of the NASCAR Cup Series championship titles – capturing its 34th driver championship and 44th, and fifth consecutive, manufacturer championship in 2025.  ·        With its 44 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer championships, 34 NASCAR Cup Series driver championships, and 888 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup SeriesHollywood Casino 400Sunday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m. ETUSA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90  NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesRace to Stop Suicide 200Saturday, Sept. 26, at 1 p.m. ETFS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletWhat makes Kansas Speedway a unique track and how does it differ from similar tracks of the same shape?“I should just start with I don’t understand hot mixes of asphalt when they pave these racetracks. I don’t know enough to truly speak on this, but although Kansas is a mile-and-a-half and there are several other of those size and style tracks on our schedule, it is one of one. Really every one of them is unique because when they are paving these tracks, they’re pulling rock and dirt and all of the aggregates to put into the asphalt from that area and it’s thousands of miles away from each other. So a Charlotte mix for the asphalt is different than Kansas, which is different than Las Vegas. They all have their own trends and tendencies of how the tires react. Kansas has stayed very smooth. I’m amazed at how smooth it has stayed with the harsh winters. You would think that the ground would freeze and thaw and really move, but it doesn’t, and it has stayed incredibly smooth. Very rewarding when you win there.” Do you enjoy going to a state like Kansas considering there is a lot of farm land?“Kansas is big ag land to me. For a lot of people it’s a fly over state, but for me that is big ag. As a son of a farmer from Florida, seeing row crops of that vast size out there when we fly in and out and travel around, it’s really cool to see. It really feels like home, even though it’s a long way from Florida.”   Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet“My first NASCAR Cup Series start was at Kansas Speedway, so it’s a special place to me and I’ll always remember that. We get to go to Kansas twice a year, and it’s a really fun mile-and-a-half. Kansas Speedway did a good job with their banking compared to some of the other tracks we go to. There’s a line right up by the fence that has a little extra grip. You can run from top to bottom at the track. Our goal as a team with the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Magnum Pheasant Chevrolet is to go out and learn as much as we can for 2027, and I think Kansas Speedway is a place where we can build some momentum.”   Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou’re a first-time father—what has this experience been like for you, and what was it like watching Julia go through the birth of your son, Otto? “Julia is a warrior! Watching her go through this experience gave me an even greater respect and admiration for mothers. I’m so proud of her, and we’re incredibly grateful to welcome Otto into our family. It’s a feeling that’s hard to put into words, and we’re simply enjoying every moment together.”  What are your thoughts heading into Kansas?“I’m really proud to have WIMNA Nation on our No. 7 Chevrolet at Kansas. Women play such an important role in motorsports, and it’s important to recognize those contributions. Kansas has been a decent track for me. Hopefully, we can have a strong weekend and give the WIMNA Nation members something to celebrate.”   Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts on Kansas Speedway?“Kansas is a cool track. It’s a mile-and-a-half racetrack that lends itself to two, three and even four-wide racing with progressive banking. You can race anywhere, high or low and set up moves where you slide up in front of a guy and mess up his air. Aerodynamics play a big role with how fast we’re entering the corners, so there’s a lot of reliance on aerodynamic grip. You’ve got to get out front in clean air to get to victory lane.Kansas has turned into one of the best 1.5-mile tracks on our schedule. With the track aging and the progressive banking, you aren’t stuck in one line. Restarts are intense because everyone fans out, but once it settles in, you have to manage your tires and work the lines to find grip.”   AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletAre you looking forward to getting back to a mile-and-a-half track?“I think it’s nice to go back to a mile-and-a-half racetrack. Hopefully, we’ve made some upgrades throughout the season to improve our speed and can show that this weekend. I felt like at the first race this season at Kansas, we had generally decent speed going into the race, but then we had a pit road accident (hit by another car) that kept us from really showing the speed of the car.” What’s tricky about Kansas?“You find yourself running the top there—the track kind of migrates to the top, and you’ve got to be good up around the fence. That’s always tricky, and qualifying can be as well.I think it’s a racetrack where we’ve been at least fairly competitive in the past. With the things we’ve learned over the last few months at mile-and-a-half racetracks, hopefully we can go there, have a good effort, and keep trying to finish the season strong and end it on a good note. That gives us something to focus on going into next year. Kansas is always a fun racetrack, and it’ll be nice to get there and see what we’ve got.”   Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletDescribe what makes the racing action unique at Kansas Speedway.“I personally like racing at Kansas, so hopefully we have a solid day in our Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet. I won there in the Truck Series, so I always have confidence going back. Then on the O’Reilly (Auto Parts Series) side, we have run well and had speed there even on off days. It’s a multi-groove racetrack that you can move around on – bottom, middle, top. You don’t have to run the fence to make speed, but it is something that you’ll probably need to do every now and again. It has a lot of unique characteristics with tire fall off while still being extremely fast, especially on fire off. The track is fast for a mile-and-a-half, and you have a lot of throttle time on fire off. You can also use the seams to your advantage to make the car drive a certain way. I like having that ability because that plays into my driving style.”   Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet“Kansas is a mile-and-a-half track that’s in great condition. No bumps, no wear, you can pretty much run that track from top to bottom. If you want to run the apron, you can run the apron. If you want to run the wall, you can run the wall, and you can run any combination of lanes in between. It’s really just a very good, solid, smooth, clean racetrack.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat makes Kansas such a dynamic track?“Kansas is such a well-balanced racetrack. It seems like it is really easy to get multiple lanes going early in the race. We see it in practice as well. The track gives you different lanes to run, where at the other 1.5-mile tracks, it can take a bit for those lanes to develop. Kansas is a track that has high intensity, but it always ramps up in the fall, especially this year with the Chase. The track has a lot of speed early in the weekend, but when the race comes around, you start to slide a lot which makes you search for grip throughout the day. We had a tough weekend in the spring, but our No. 71 group has stepped up our game at these intermediates (tracks), so we are looking to capitalize on it, especially over the next three races.”   Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat are your thoughts heading to Kansas?“I’m looking forward to it. We led some laps last year, and we are improving at Kansas. We’ve been fast at the 1.5-mile tracks, but it seems like that is the one place we don’t have the results to really show it. I enjoy Kansas. You get to move around and run the top for a while, which I enjoy. The fall race tends to have more variation as it is either super-hot or it cools down, which changes the track quite a bit. I feel like it has put on quite a few good races, which is fun to be a part of.”   Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletHow do you manage your frustration when you’ve been wronged on the racetrack? “It’s tough at times. I think the best way to manage it is to just let yourself have time to cool off. The frustration immediately after certain events can really build up and I think you just have to kind of let yourself have 20 or 30 minutes to yourself to think about it and cool off. As long as you do that, I feel like it’s usually relatively easy to manage your anger. But I guess there’s times where it’s not. You can be so frustrated at a guy that you feel like you have to go say something to him and that’s when stuff happens.” What do you remember about your trip to Kansas Speedway earlier this season?“We’re definitely doing things differently going back. Hopefully we can turn it around because we really struggled there earlier in the spring, and we need to have a better run than we did there last time. I’ve got a lot of faith in the changes we’re making and the things we’re doing differently and I hope that that translates to a better result on the track.”   Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOne of your best oval finishes came last year at Kansas Speedway. Any particular reason you’ve done better there than other places?“Yeah, last year we got a really good result. I guess because it was later in the year, we were coming back to that track for the second time, and we were just getting better and better. But earlier this year we really struggled there, so hopefully this weekend we are able to try some different things and with a 50-minute practice, I should be able to get a good feel for the car. We have the potential to run really well there, just need to execute.” Heading into this final stretch of the season, what are some things you want to accomplish to continue to grow as a team and driver?“We just need to get it turned around a bit. We’ve been pretty average the last month. We have been trying different stuff, which I guess is the reason, but obviously it hasn’t been working. So hopefully we can get everything pointed in the right direction and get started on next season and try to find some speed in our cars.”

Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics Manufacturer Championships:Total (1949-2025): 44First title for Chevrolet: 1958Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)Most recent: 2025 Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Driver Championships:Total (1949-2025): 34First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)Most recent: Kyle Larson (2025)Driver and Manufacturer Championship Sweeps: 29 Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2025 Event Victories:Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)                2026 STATISTICS:                                                                                                    Wins: 7Poles: 6Laps Led: 2,143Top-Fives: 50Top-10s: 100Stage Wins: 19 CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet race wins: 888 (1949 to date)Poles won to date: 772Laps led to date: 258,877Top-fives to date: 4,486Top-10s to date: 9,251                                                                                                          Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:                    General Motors: 1,222           Chevrolet: 888           Pontiac: 154           Oldsmobile: 115           Buick: 65            Ford: 855                                                                                          Ford: 755           Mercury: 96           Lincoln: 4            Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467           Dodge: 217           Plymouth: 191           Chrysler: 59            Toyota: 218

Alton, VIRGINIA – September 23, 2026 – TopLiner™ driver Martin Ragginger delivered another front-running performance for Burtin Racing at Virginia International Raceway, qualifying a tenth of a second from pole and finishing second in Sunday’s Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli TA Class race aboard the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro.The result is Ragginger’s third podium of the 2026 season and his second runner-up finish behind Matthew Brabham, matching the hard-fought second place he scored at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in June. Combined with his third-place start to the year at Sebring International Raceway, the Austrian continues to show the second-generation Burtin Racing chassis at the sharp end of America’s premier muscle-car championship.Round 11 of the National Championship was contested over 31 laps of VIR’s 3.27-mile, 17-turn Full Course. Official qualifying on Sunday morning put Ragginger on the front row with a best lap of 1:42.811 — just 0.097 seconds shy of Brabham’s pole time of 1:42.714 in the No. 16 Ford Mustang. Paul Menard qualified third at 1:43.405.From the outside of the front row, Ragginger completed every lap of the 1-hour, 4-minute, 32.504-second feature and brought the TopLiner™ Camaro home second, 2.176 seconds behind Brabham, who led all 31 laps from the pole. Menard finished third, 0.310 seconds behind Ragginger. Ragginger’s best race lap was 1:45.593; Brabham’s was 1:45.420. Two cautions slowed the field for four laps. The official result awarded Ragginger 102 championship points for the afternoon.Chris Dyson finished fourth in TA, with David Pintaric fifth, Jon DeGaynor sixth, Tomy Drissi seventh and Amy Ruman eighth in class after completing 27 laps. The result also completed a familiar VIR story for Burtin Racing and Ragginger: he finished second here in 2023 on his Trans Am debut at the track, and he left Alton in 2026 with the same result — this time after starting from the front row of a 21-car TA/GT field.That fight arrived again. The No. 7 was fast enough on Sunday morning to split the championship protagonists on the grid and stay with Brabham through a full-distance race on one of the most physically demanding circuits in North America — a venue defined by elevation change, the Climbing Esses and Oak Tree, and little margin for error.TopLiner™ is the Georgia-born spray-on bedliner brand founded by chemist Claudio Burtin. Each coat is designed as a permanent shield against dents, scratches, rust and weather, with a textured finish that holds cargo and a custom look that works on truck beds, ATVs, trailers, boats and anything else that lives a hard life. The same values — strength, grip and durability — are what Burtin Racing puts on the racetrack.Follow @BurtinRacing on Facebook and Instagram and visit www.burtinracing.com for team news.

CONCORD, NC (September 23, 2027) – The wait is over – The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet will be back in upstate New York in 2027.

Next year’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision schedule will include a full weekend of racing in the “Empire State.” The trip north begins at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday, May 14, for the World of Outlaws Battle of the Eastern Door, followed by Can-Am Speedway on Saturday, May 15, hosting the Outlaws in the Islands 50, before the weekend concludes at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, May 16, with the World of Outlaws Finger Lakes 50.

Plenty of cash will be up for grabs in the biggest weekend of Late Model racing ever held in New York. All three races will pay $20,000 to win and $1,500 to start, with more than $240,000 in total purse money on the line over the course of the weekend.

While it’s been a decade since the World of Outlaws traveled to any of the three 2027 additions, they have all hosted the Series in the past. Mohawk’s lone previous World of Outlaws event in 2010 was won by Josh Richards, while the tour has visited Can-Am twice for races won by Rick Eckert (2009) and Tim Fuller (2010). Weedsport leads them all with four prior World of Outlaws races, with Chub Frank (2006, 2007), Shane Clanton (2015) and Richards (2016) each finding Victory Lane.

Tickets for all three races are now available by clicking here. Stay tuned to WorldofOutlaws.com for more event information, as well as the release of the full 2027 schedule for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in the coming months.

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World of Outlaws Returning to Upstate New York in 2027 at Mohawk, Can-Am, Weedsport

CONCORD, NC (September 23, 2027) – The wait is over – The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet will be back in upstate New York in 2027.

Next year’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision schedule will include a full weekend of racing in the “Empire State.” The trip north begins at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday, May 14, for the World of Outlaws Battle of the Eastern Door, followed by Can-Am Speedway on Saturday, May 15, hosting the Outlaws in the Islands 50, before the weekend concludes at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, May 16, with the World of Outlaws Finger Lakes 50.

Plenty of cash will be up for grabs in the biggest weekend of Late Model racing ever held in New York. All three races will pay $20,000 to win and $1,500 to start, with more than $240,000 in total purse money on the line over the course of the weekend.

While it’s been a decade since the World of Outlaws traveled to any of the three 2027 additions, they have all hosted the Series in the past. Mohawk’s lone previous World of Outlaws event in 2010 was won by Josh Richards, while the tour has visited Can-Am twice for races won by Rick Eckert (2009) and Tim Fuller (2010). Weedsport leads them all with four prior World of Outlaws races, with Chub Frank (2006, 2007), Shane Clanton (2015) and Richards (2016) each finding Victory Lane.

Tickets for all three races are now available by clicking here. Stay tuned to WorldofOutlaws.com for more event information, as well as the release of the full 2027 schedule for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in the coming months.

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The two Central Valley natives square off on a technical California curb and Macedo prevails

HANFORD, CA (September 22, 2026) – Nobody was happier than Carson Macedo when Hanford, CA’s Kings Speedway was added to the 2026 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series schedule.

Macedo grew up just 10 miles down the road in Lemoore, CA. It’s where his family is. It’s where his friends are. It’s where he grew up racing. It’s where he always makes sure to bring out the best of his abilities behind the wheel of a Sprint Car.

And that’s exactly what he did on Tuesday night as the revived Kings Speedway welcomed back The Greatest Show on Dirt. Macedo wheeled the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 on the edge of disaster with his right rear planted on a treacherous cushion. He started in row three, worked his way up to second, and stared at fellow Central Valley gasser, Clovis, CA’s Corey Day, ahead. Macedo then chased down the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series star and cleared him with a slide job on Lap 21.

But the job was far from done. Getting passed made Day get up on the wheel of the Jason Meyers Racing No. 14. He stayed right with Macedo as the laps clicked away and even pulled alongside him down the back straightaway late. But a slight stumble in Turn 2 with only a few laps remaining gave Macedo the breathing room he needed to secure a popular hometown victory.

“What a race there,” Macedo said. “My car was absolutely incredible. Philip Dietz just did a great job, and I think I’m super familiar with the place, turned a lot of laps here coming up to get to this point in my career. It’s just cool to win. Corey Day is one of the best, so to be able to drive by him for the lead is not easy to do. I’m just super thankful. It’s so awesome to be back at Hanford.”

Macedo is up to 64 career World of Outlaws wins, just two away from tying both Bobby Davis Jr. and Craig Dollansky for 14th all-time. A trio of his triumphs have come courtesy of Kings Speedway, equaling him with Stevie Smith and Danny Lasoski for the third most checkered flags at the 3/8 mile. Adding this win on to his 2024 score when the tour last visited, Macedo is now the third driver to top back-to-back Kings races with Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindell.

Corey Day fell only a spot shy of another victory at the track that’s home to his first career 410 Sprint Car win.

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid ripped the Roth Motorsports No. 83 from 11th to third to round out the podium.

David Gravel and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Steven Snyder Jr. laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Emerson Axsom set Simpson Quick Time for the first time this season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to David Gravel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Carson Macedo (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Justin Sanders (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Corey Day (Golf Cart Servies Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1Redraw went to Corey Day.

Day also topped the Toyota Dash.

Cole Macedo won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Justin Sanders was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Macedo then wheeled from 21st to sixth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

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

Carson Macedo clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Donny Schatz.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars finalize the West Coast trip at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (Sept. 25), and Ventura Raceway (Sept. 26). For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[5]; 2. 14-Corey Day[1]; 3. 83-Michael Kofoid[11]; 4. 2-David Gravel[2]; 5. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[9]; 6. 2C-Cole Macedo[21]; 7. 2X-Justin Sanders[3]; 8. 23-Garet Williamson[6]; 9. 27-Emerson Axsom[4]; 10. 2A-Austin Wood[19]; 11. 7S-Chris Windom[10]; 12. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[14]; 13. 31-Jett Yantis[24]; 14. 21-Dominic Scelzi[23]; 15. 16C-Skylar Gee[8]; 16. 83T-Tanner Carrick[20]; 17. (DNF) 1S-Logan Schuchart[15]; 18. (DNF) 51-Steven Snyder Jr[7]; 19. (DNF) 2XM-Max Mittry[17]; 20. (DNF) 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 21. (DNF) 0-Tim Kaeding[22]; 22. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[18]; 23. (DNF) 88N-DJ Netto[12]; 24. (DNF) 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[16]

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PEVELY, MO (September 22, 2026) – The arrival of fall means the last leg of the season goes green this weekend.

Nine races remain for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in 2026 on the road to Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals. The first two will take the Series to the Midwest for the last time this year for a doubleheader at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet have raced at the Pevely, MO facility 13 times in the past, but it’s been more than a decade since the last September visit in 2013. This weekend’s King of the Arch begins with a 40-lap, $12,000-to-win, clash on Friday, Sept. 25, ahead of a signature 55-lapper at I-55 for $20,000 on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The World of Outlaws will be joined by the MARS Modified Championship powered by Summit Racing Equipment on both nights.

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GOT HIS GLOBE: No matter what Nick Hoffman does with the rest of his dirt Late Model career, he’ll forever hold one elusive title – World 100 champion.

For the Belleville, IL native, there’s no better place for him to make his first World of Outlaws start since the biggest night of his career than at one of his home tracks. Pevely was one of several St. Louis-area tracks where Hoffman grew up watching his dad, Darrell, race, before returning years later as a driver himself.

Hoffman still has a mathematical chance at delivering Tye Twarog a championship in his final season in his No. 9 car, but he’ll need Pierce to have issues down the stretch. Hoffman trails points leader Bobby Pierce by 112 markers, meaning he would need to beat Pierce by about seven positions per night to close the gap.

Even if a championship doesn’t come to fruition this year, Hoffman is still determined to win as many more races as he can before his time with Twarog ends in November. If he can earn one this weekend, it would be his first Late Model win at Pevely to go along with his pair of DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals triumphs.

CLOSING IN: Pierce’s game plan for the fall is simple – if he keeps doing what he’s been doing all season, a third World of Outlaws title will be his.

A record-breaking 20 wins and a 3.58 average finish have made the No. 32 the class of the field once again in 2026, and he still has nine races left to continue rewriting the record books. Nothing is a given in Late Model racing, though, as proven by Pierce’s expired engine at Eldora Speedway that left him failing to qualify for the World 100 for the first time in his career.

The “Smooth Operator” collected plenty of local and regional wins at I-55 early in his career before adding a World of Outlaws victory to the tally last year.

HEARTACHE MEDICATION: Ryan Gustin is heading to Pevely on a mission to bounce back from the one that got away.

After starting on the pole and leading the first 88 laps of the World 100, a broken driveshaft ended the Marshalltown, IA native’s chances of a career-defining victory. That heartbreak was the latest chapter of what’s largely been a frustrating 2026 season that has only yielded one World of Outlaws win through 45 races, Gustin’s lowest total in five years.

There’s still time to turn things around and finish on a high note, particularly next weekend at Boothill Speedway, where Gustin won in each of the last two years. The “Reaper” had speed at Pevely in 2025 as well, finishing third on Friday and sixth on Saturday, and won a MARS Late Model Championship race there in 2015.

PEVELY PROWESS: Only one current full-time Outlaw has more than one I-55 win to their name, and that title belongs to Dennis Erb Jr.

The Carpentersville, IL native has been making regular trips to Pevely for almost 30 years and scored wins at the regional level in both Northern Allstars and MARS competition. Erb went to Victory Lane with the World of Outlaws first in 2012 before pulling off a weekend sweep in 2022 on his way to the championship. That makes Pevely one of only two tracks where Erb owns more than one World of Outlaws win, the other being Volusia Speedway Park.

Erb was having his best night of the season last time out at Shelby County Speedway, as he led his first laps of 2026 before a blown engine ended his chance at his first win of the year. He enters Pevely ninth in the standings, 19 points behind Trey Mills in the battle for eighth.

WINNING WAYS: The World of Outlaws roster didn’t slow down in the three weekends between Series races, and several of them have collected the trophy at tracks across the country.

In total, seven different Outlaws have won nine races since the tour left Shelby County on Aug. 29. Hoffman’s World 100 triumph tops the list, although it wasn’t his only Eldora win of the week. He also won one of the split-field Features at the Baltes Classic on Sept. 6, and the other one was topped by Tristan Chamberlain for the 19-year-old’s biggest win to date.

Other recent wins ahead of the King of the Arch include Pierce’s $20,000 Cotton Pickin’ 100 score at Magnolia Motor Speedway, Ryan Gustin’s Weiner Nationals triumph at Moberly Motorsports Park, a Labor Day weekend sweep at Portsmouth Raceway Park for Tyler Erb, a home-state win for Tim McCreadieat Outlaw Speedway and a Northern Allstars win for Trey Mills in his Brownstown Speedway debut.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 25-26, at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (6489 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-112)
3. Tyler Erb (-347)
4. Tim McCreadie (-419)
5. Ryan Gustin (-419)
6. Ethan Dotson (-641)
7. Daulton Wilson (-724)
8. Trey Mills (-820)
9. Dennis Erb Jr. (-839)
10. Dustin Sorensen (-932)

FEATURE WINNERS (13):
Bobby Pierce – 20
Nick Hoffman – 6
Tyler Erb – 4
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Tim McCreadie – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (31):
Nick Hoffman – 36
Bobby Pierce – 34
Tyler Erb – 22
Tim McCreadie – 17
Brandon Sheppard – 13
Ryan Gustin – 13
Hudson O’Neal – 12
Ethan Dotson – 11
Daulton Wilson – 10
Drake Troutman – 10
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Jonathan Davenport – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Dennis Erb Jr. – 5
Dustin Sorensen – 4
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Brandon Overton – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Max Blair – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Justin Duty – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (26):
Bobby Pierce – 630
Nick Hoffman – 308
Tyler Erb – 144
Daulton Wilson – 142
Brandon Sheppard – 118
Drake Troutman – 99
Hudson O’Neal – 95
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Trey Mills – 63
Tim McCreadie – 59
Jonathan Davenport – 57
Garrett Alberson – 46
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 41
Mike Marlar – 39
Mason Zeigler – 24
Ethan Dotson – 23
Ashton Winger – 22
Dan Ebert – 14
Dallon Murty – 14
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Dustin Sorensen – 9
Dennis Erb Jr. – 5
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (24):
Nick Hoffman – 8
Daulton Wilson – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Drake Troutman – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tyler Erb – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Ethan Dotson – 2
Chris Madden – 2
Dallon Murty – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (20):
Nick Hoffman – 10
Chris Madden – 5
Bobby Pierce – 3
Tyler Erb – 3
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Tim McCreadie – 3
Michael Leach – 3
Jonathan Davenport – 2
Ethan Dotson – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Boom Briggs – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Ross Robinson – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Tanner English – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (44):
Nick Hoffman – 25
Bobby Pierce – 21
Tyler Erb – 12
Brandon Sheppard – 11
Hudson O’Neal – 9
Ryan Gustin – 9
Chris Madden – 8
Daulton Wilson – 7
Drake Troutman – 7
Tim McCreadie – 6
Ethan Dotson – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Dustin Sorensen – 5
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Brandon Overton – 4
Mason Zeigler – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Devin Moran – 2
Dan Ebert – 2
Sam Seawright – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Dallon Murty – 2
Jason Feger – 2
Jared Miley – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Justin Duty – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Sam Mars – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Lane Snook – 1
Tanner English – 1
Jake O’Neil – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (44):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Dallon Murty – 4
Ryan Gustin – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Logan Zarin – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Nick Hoffman – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Drake Troutman – 2
Brent Larson – 2
Boom Briggs – 2
Carson Ferguson – 2
Jason Feger – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Clay Stuckey – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Kyle Bronson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Chris Ferguson – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Gordy Gundaker – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1
Lincoln Smith – 1
Wesley McCray – 1
Tanner English – 1
Billy Moyer – 1

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 21 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL (Practice)
Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Chris Madden (1)
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Hudson O’Neal (1)
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tim McCreadie (1)
Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (1)
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Thursday, Feb. 19 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL (Practice)
Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Bobby Pierce (1)
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Nick Hoffman (3)
Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (2)
Thursday, March 19 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS (Practice)
Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Bobby Pierce (3)
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Hudson O’Neal (2)
Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / Nick Hoffman (4)
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Thursday, April 9 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (2)
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Bobby Pierce (5)
Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / Bobby Pierce (6)
Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Bobby Pierce (7)
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Ryan Gustin (1)
Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / Bobby Pierce (8)
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Mason Zeigler (1)
Wednesday, May 27 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / Bobby Pierce (9)
Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH / Ricky Thornton Jr. (1)
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Tyler Erb (1)
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Nick Hoffman (6)
Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Bobby Pierce (10)
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Tyler Erb (2)
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / Bobby Pierce (11)
Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Bobby Pierce (12)
Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN / Bobby Pierce (13)
Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Bobby Pierce (14)
Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Bobby Pierce (15)
Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN / Bobby Pierce (16)
Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY / Daulton Wilson (1)
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / Bobby Pierce (17)
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / Brandon Sheppard (3)
Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Tyler Erb (3)
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Bobby Pierce (18)
Thursday, Aug. 20 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / Huson O’Neal (3)
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / Bobby Pierce (19)
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA / Tyler Erb (4)
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA / Bobby Pierce (20)
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA / Ethan Dotson (1)
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

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TOP FIVE STORYLINES: Illinois’ Nick Hoffman Leads Charge Into Outlaws’ I-55 Fall Visit

PEVELY, MO (September 22, 2026) – The arrival of fall means the last leg of the season goes green this weekend.

Nine races remain for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision in 2026 on the road to Dave Smith Motors World of Outlaws World Finals. The first two will take the Series to the Midwest for the last time this year for a doubleheader at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet have raced at the Pevely, MO facility 13 times in the past, but it’s been more than a decade since the last September visit in 2013. This weekend’s King of the Arch begins with a 40-lap, $12,000-to-win, clash on Friday, Sept. 25, ahead of a signature 55-lapper at I-55 for $20,000 on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The World of Outlaws will be joined by the MARS Modified Championship powered by Summit Racing Equipment on both nights.

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GOT HIS GLOBE: No matter what Nick Hoffman does with the rest of his dirt Late Model career, he’ll forever hold one elusive title – World 100 champion.

For the Belleville, IL native, there’s no better place for him to make his first World of Outlaws start since the biggest night of his career than at one of his home tracks. Pevely was one of several St. Louis-area tracks where Hoffman grew up watching his dad, Darrell, race, before returning years later as a driver himself.

Hoffman still has a mathematical chance at delivering Tye Twarog a championship in his final season in his No. 9 car, but he’ll need Pierce to have issues down the stretch. Hoffman trails points leader Bobby Pierce by 112 markers, meaning he would need to beat Pierce by about seven positions per night to close the gap.

Even if a championship doesn’t come to fruition this year, Hoffman is still determined to win as many more races as he can before his time with Twarog ends in November. If he can earn one this weekend, it would be his first Late Model win at Pevely to go along with his pair of DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals triumphs.

CLOSING IN: Pierce’s game plan for the fall is simple – if he keeps doing what he’s been doing all season, a third World of Outlaws title will be his.

A record-breaking 20 wins and a 3.58 average finish have made the No. 32 the class of the field once again in 2026, and he still has nine races left to continue rewriting the record books. Nothing is a given in Late Model racing, though, as proven by Pierce’s expired engine at Eldora Speedway that left him failing to qualify for the World 100 for the first time in his career.

The “Smooth Operator” collected plenty of local and regional wins at I-55 early in his career before adding a World of Outlaws victory to the tally last year.

HEARTACHE MEDICATION: Ryan Gustin is heading to Pevely on a mission to bounce back from the one that got away.

After starting on the pole and leading the first 88 laps of the World 100, a broken driveshaft ended the Marshalltown, IA native’s chances of a career-defining victory. That heartbreak was the latest chapter of what’s largely been a frustrating 2026 season that has only yielded one World of Outlaws win through 45 races, Gustin’s lowest total in five years.

There’s still time to turn things around and finish on a high note, particularly next weekend at Boothill Speedway, where Gustin won in each of the last two years. The “Reaper” had speed at Pevely in 2025 as well, finishing third on Friday and sixth on Saturday, and won a MARS Late Model Championship race there in 2015.

PEVELY PROWESS: Only one current full-time Outlaw has more than one I-55 win to their name, and that title belongs to Dennis Erb Jr.

The Carpentersville, IL native has been making regular trips to Pevely for almost 30 years and scored wins at the regional level in both Northern Allstars and MARS competition. Erb went to Victory Lane with the World of Outlaws first in 2012 before pulling off a weekend sweep in 2022 on his way to the championship. That makes Pevely one of only two tracks where Erb owns more than one World of Outlaws win, the other being Volusia Speedway Park.

Erb was having his best night of the season last time out at Shelby County Speedway, as he led his first laps of 2026 before a blown engine ended his chance at his first win of the year. He enters Pevely ninth in the standings, 19 points behind Trey Mills in the battle for eighth.

WINNING WAYS: The World of Outlaws roster didn’t slow down in the three weekends between Series races, and several of them have collected the trophy at tracks across the country.

In total, seven different Outlaws have won nine races since the tour left Shelby County on Aug. 29. Hoffman’s World 100 triumph tops the list, although it wasn’t his only Eldora win of the week. He also won one of the split-field Features at the Baltes Classic on Sept. 6, and the other one was topped by Tristan Chamberlain for the 19-year-old’s biggest win to date.

Other recent wins ahead of the King of the Arch include Pierce’s $20,000 Cotton Pickin’ 100 score at Magnolia Motor Speedway, Ryan Gustin’s Weiner Nationals triumph at Moberly Motorsports Park, a Labor Day weekend sweep at Portsmouth Raceway Park for Tyler Erb, a home-state win for Tim McCreadieat Outlaw Speedway and a Northern Allstars win for Trey Mills in his Brownstown Speedway debut.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 25-26, at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (6489 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-112)
3. Tyler Erb (-347)
4. Tim McCreadie (-419)
5. Ryan Gustin (-419)
6. Ethan Dotson (-641)
7. Daulton Wilson (-724)
8. Trey Mills (-820)
9. Dennis Erb Jr. (-839)
10. Dustin Sorensen (-932)

FEATURE WINNERS (13):
Bobby Pierce – 20
Nick Hoffman – 6
Tyler Erb – 4
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Tim McCreadie – 2
Ryan Gustin – 1
Ethan Dotson – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Chris Madden – 1
Mason Zeigler – 1
Mike Marlar – 1

FEATURE TOP FIVES (31):
Nick Hoffman – 36
Bobby Pierce – 34
Tyler Erb – 22
Tim McCreadie – 17
Brandon Sheppard – 13
Ryan Gustin – 13
Hudson O’Neal – 12
Ethan Dotson – 11
Daulton Wilson – 10
Drake Troutman – 10
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Jonathan Davenport – 6
Chris Madden – 5
Dennis Erb Jr. – 5
Dustin Sorensen – 4
Mason Zeigler – 2
Dale McDowell – 2
Brandon Overton – 2
Trey Mills – 2
Ashton Winger – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Max Blair – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Devin Moran – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Justin Duty – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1

FEATURE LAPS LED (26):
Bobby Pierce – 630
Nick Hoffman – 308
Tyler Erb – 144
Daulton Wilson – 142
Brandon Sheppard – 118
Drake Troutman – 99
Hudson O’Neal – 95
Ryan Gustin – 73
Chris Madden – 73
Trey Mills – 63
Tim McCreadie – 59
Jonathan Davenport – 57
Garrett Alberson – 46
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 41
Mike Marlar – 39
Mason Zeigler – 24
Ethan Dotson – 23
Ashton Winger – 22
Dan Ebert – 14
Dallon Murty – 14
Brandon Overton – 12
Michael Leach – 10
Dustin Sorensen – 9
Dennis Erb Jr. – 5
Sam Seawright – 5
Dale McDowell – 4

BILSTEIN POLE AWARDS (24):
Nick Hoffman – 8
Daulton Wilson – 4
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 3
Drake Troutman – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Tyler Erb – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Tim McCreadie – 2
Ethan Dotson – 2
Chris Madden – 2
Dallon Murty – 2
Brandon Sheppard – 1
Ryan Gustin – 1
Jonathan Davenport – 1
Dennis Erb Jr. – 1
Dustin Sorensen – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Trey Mills – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Tristan Chamberlain – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Michael Leach – 1

SIMPSON QUICK TIME AWARDS (20):
Nick Hoffman – 10
Chris Madden – 5
Bobby Pierce – 3
Tyler Erb – 3
Brandon Sheppard – 3
Hudson O’Neal – 3
Tim McCreadie – 3
Michael Leach – 3
Jonathan Davenport – 2
Ethan Dotson – 1
Daulton Wilson – 1
Drake Troutman – 1
Brandon Overton – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Boom Briggs – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Ross Robinson – 1
Sam Seawright – 1
Jason Feger – 1
Tanner English – 1

HEAT RACE WINS (44):
Nick Hoffman – 25
Bobby Pierce – 21
Tyler Erb – 12
Brandon Sheppard – 11
Hudson O’Neal – 9
Ryan Gustin – 9
Chris Madden – 8
Daulton Wilson – 7
Drake Troutman – 7
Tim McCreadie – 6
Ethan Dotson – 6
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 6
Dustin Sorensen – 5
Jonathan Davenport – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Brandon Overton – 4
Mason Zeigler – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Devin Moran – 2
Dan Ebert – 2
Sam Seawright – 2
Michael Leach – 2
Dallon Murty – 2
Jason Feger – 2
Jared Miley – 2
Mike Marlar – 1
Dale McDowell – 1
Ashton Winger – 1
Brent Larson – 1
Josh Rice – 1
Garrett Alberson – 1
Zack Mitchell – 1
Justin Duty – 1
Dave Hess Jr. – 1
Donald McIntosh – 1
Blair Nothdurft – 1
Logan Zarin – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Austin Smith – 1
Sam Mars – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Lane Snook – 1
Tanner English – 1
Jake O’Neil – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (44):
Ethan Dotson – 4
Dennis Erb Jr. – 4
Dallon Murty – 4
Ryan Gustin – 3
Daulton Wilson – 3
Trey Mills – 3
Josh Rice – 3
Logan Zarin – 3
Tristan Chamberlain – 3
Dustin Sorensen – 3
Bobby Pierce – 2
Nick Hoffman – 2
Hudson O’Neal – 2
Drake Troutman – 2
Brent Larson – 2
Boom Briggs – 2
Carson Ferguson – 2
Jason Feger – 2
Tim McCreadie – 1
Ricky Thornton Jr. – 1
Brian Shirley – 1
Clay Stuckey – 1
Cory Hedgecock – 1
Jake Timm – 1
Cody Overton – 1
Kyle Bronson – 1
Dan Ebert – 1
Michael Leach – 1
Luke Morey – 1
Chris Ferguson – 1
Dalton Cook – 1
Shane Clanton – 1
Michael Page – 1
Derrick Stewart – 1
Chad Simpson – 1
Chris Simpson – 1
Dylan Thornton – 1
Gordy Gundaker – 1
Nick Davis – 1
Dylan Yoder – 1
Lincoln Smith – 1
Wesley McCray – 1
Tanner English – 1
Billy Moyer – 1

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 21 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL (Practice)
Thursday, Jan. 22 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Chris Madden (1)
Friday, Jan. 23 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Hudson O’Neal (1)
Saturday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tim McCreadie (1)
Thursday, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (1)
Friday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Nick Hoffman (2)
Saturday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Thursday, Feb. 19 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL (Practice)
Friday, Feb. 20 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Bobby Pierce (1)
Saturday, Feb. 21 / Hendry County Motorsports Park / Clewiston, FL / Nick Hoffman (3)
Friday, March 13 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Mike Marlar (1)
Saturday, March 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (2)
Thursday, March 19 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS (Practice)
Friday, March 20 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Bobby Pierce (3)
Saturday, March 21 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / Hudson O’Neal (2)
Friday, March 27 / East Alabama Motor Speedway / Phenix City, AL / Nick Hoffman (4)
Saturday, March 28 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA / Bobby Pierce (4)
Thursday, April 9 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, April 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (2)
Saturday, April 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Bobby Pierce (5)
Tuesday, April 28 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA / Bobby Pierce (6)
Thursday, April 30 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Bobby Pierce (7)
Friday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Nick Hoffman (5)
Saturday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / Ryan Gustin (1)
Wednesday, May 13 / Georgetown Speedway / Georgetown, DE / Bobby Pierce (8)
Thursday, May 14 / Selinsgrove Speedway / Selinsgrove, PA / Tim McCreadie (2)
Sunday, May 17 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA / Mason Zeigler (1)
Wednesday, May 27 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA / Bobby Pierce (9)
Thursday, May 28 / Wayne County Speedway / Orrville, OH / Ricky Thornton Jr. (1)
Friday, May 29 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Tyler Erb (1)
Saturday, May 30 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH / Nick Hoffman (6)
Friday, June 12 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Bobby Pierce (10)
Saturday, June 13 / West Virginia Motor Speedway / Mineral Wells, WV / Tyler Erb (2)
Saturday, June 20 / 141 Speedway / Maribel, WI / Bobby Pierce (11)
Monday, June 22 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Bobby Pierce (12)
Wednesday, June 24 / I-94 emr Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN / Bobby Pierce (13)
Friday, June 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Bobby Pierce (14)
Sunday, June 28 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Bobby Pierce (15)
Tuesday, June 30 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN / Bobby Pierce (16)
Wednesday, July 8 / Stateline Speedway / Busti, NY / Daulton Wilson (1)
Saturday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / Bobby Pierce (17)
Saturday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL / Brandon Sheppard (3)
Thursday, July 30 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Tyler Erb (3)
Saturday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Bobby Pierce (18)
Thursday, Aug. 20 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 21 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / Huson O’Neal (3)
Saturday, Aug. 22 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA / Bobby Pierce (19)
Wednesday, Aug. 26 / Southern Iowa Speedway / Oskaloosa, IA / Tyler Erb (4)
Friday, Aug, 28 / Adams County Speedway / Corning, IA / Bobby Pierce (20)
Saturday, Aug. 29 / Shelby County Speedway / Harlan, IA / Ethan Dotson (1)
Friday, Sept. 25 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, Sept. 26 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Friday, Oct. 2 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 3 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Friday, Oct. 23 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Saturday, Oct. 24 / Modoc Speedway / Modoc, SC
Wednesday, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

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RACE RECAP – MARTINRace 15 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

CORNWELL TOOLS TEAM CREATES MICHIGAN MIRACLE WITH INAUGURAL GREAT LAKES NATIONALS VICTORYBeckman to semis, DeJoria and Hart out in Round 2

RACE RECAP – MARTINRace 15 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

CORNWELL TOOLS TEAM CREATES MICHIGAN MIRACLE WITH INAUGURAL GREAT LAKES NATIONALS VICTORYBeckman to semis, DeJoria and Hart out in Round 2

MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2026) – Jordan Vandergriff and John Force Racing’s Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team caught a big break in the first round of the rain-delayed inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals but then proceeded to drop the hammer on the rest of their opponents en route to the team’s third win of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season that kicked off the six-race Countdown to the Championship. Jack Beckman and the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team had three strong runs, including his career fastest speed and this season’s quickest Funny Car run, as well as the identical time (to the thousandth of a second) and speed in their semifinal loss to Matt Hagan. The day for Alexis DeJoria’s Bandero Café Chevrolet Funny Car team and Josh Hart’s Speedmaster Top Fuel team came to an end in Round 2.  Hagan had lane choice in the final round against Vandergriff and grabbed the holeshot by two hundredths of a second (.015 to .037) but struck the tires immediately after, while the Cornwell Tools Chevy streaked to victory with the team’s quickest run of the day, 3.858 seconds at 329.43 mph. “It almost doesn’t even feel real,” said Vandergriff. “We struggled so much, but my guys looked at everything and we finally dissected the singular problem. Once we found that, we went out there (and went 3.871). It’s just an unbelievable weekend and a credit to my team.” Vandegriff’s third victory of his rookie Funny Car season (South Georgia, Sonoma, Martin) was the first time in 23 years that a No. 16 qualifier went on to win the event. The big break of the day came in the opening round when Vandergriff lined up against No. 1 qualifier Austin Prock. The Cornwell Tools Chevy smoked the tires off the line but Prock red-lighted, giving the automatic win to Vandergriff. In Round 2, Vandergriff outran Daniel Wilkerson by four-hundredths of a second (3.871 seconds to 3.911 seconds) and the semifinal race against J.R. Todd was even closer (3.896 seconds to 3.899 seconds). “We capitalized on some good luck in that first round and I’m just very fortunate to be part of this team and for this opportunity. We came out of round one, diagnosed the problem and fixed it. Today’s win is a total credit to my entire team. Funny Car is a battle and I recognize how hard these next five races are going to be. It wasn’t easy today and it’s not going to get any easier. It’s a gauntlet out there, but thankfully today was our day.” The victory makes Vandergriff the ninth John Force Racing driver to win a Countdown to the Championship race and, in doing so, earned the organization’s 45th Countdown event. He joins John Force (7 Countdown wins), Robert Hight (16), Brittany Force (7), Austin Prock (7), Mike Neff (2), Courtney Force (2), Jack Beckman (2) and Ashley Force Hood (1).  Beckman ran the quickest Funny Car run of the 2026 season (3.832 seconds) and the fastest run of his career (337.08 mph) to take the Round 1 win against Jeff Diehl. In Round 2, the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car continued to impress, running 3.841 seconds at 334.08 mph as Ron Capps spun the tires at the hit. In the semifinal against Hagan, both cars ran 3.864 seconds at 333.09 mph, with Hagan’s .029-second reaction time earning the victory over Beckman’s .041 reaction time. “We set low ET of the year in the first round, that’s how good the PEAK SQUAD is right now,” said Beckman. “And it’s not just that it’s fast, it’s consistent. It’s unbelievable. We’re a little disappointed because we thought we could run another hundredth or two (of a second) quicker in the semifinals. The silver lining is our teammate (Vandergriff) went out there and got the win. So, we’ll leave the race third in points and we’re going to be right back in the thick of things in four days at Rockingham. I don’t care if it’s hot or cold. Our PEAK Chevy can run great in any conditions. I just can’t wait to get strapped back in for Q1 at Rockingham.” DeJoria lined up the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS against Hunter Green in Round 1, taking the win with a run of 3.884 seconds at 335.07 mph while Green’s car suffered an engine explosion that fortunately took place behind DeJoria. In the second round against Matt Hagan, the Bandero Café Chevy shook the tires one hundred feet or so into the run, forcing DeJoria to back out of the throttle and handing Hagan the win. “it was a long weekend with Sunday turning into the Monday here in Michigan,” said DeJoria. “The Bandero Café Chevy ran well in qualifying and the first round of eliminations. In the second round, unfortunately, we overpowered the track against Matt Hagan and that was the end of our day. This is the first of three consecutive weekends of racing. We’re on to another new facility in Rockingham, North Carolina, in just a few short days, so we don’t have to wait long for another shot at it. We’re seventh in the standings after the first race in the Countdown to the Championship. Getting a round win and a bonus point this weekend is good but we’re focused on stepping up our game for these next races.” In Round 1, the Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster smoked the tires early in the run but his competition, Shawn Reed, cut a red light which automatically disqualified his run and sent Hart to the second round. In Round 2 against Spencer Massey, the Speedmaster dragster shook the tires soon into the run, forcing Hart to get out of the throttle while Massey took the win. “The Speedmaster team was focused on capitalizing on the great Q4 run we made Saturday afternoon but the racing gods apparently thought otherwise,” said Hart. “It’s frustrating because we all know what this team is capable, and we have the trophy from Gainesville to prove it. So, we’ll take a deep breath, reload, and head to Rockingham focused on that second win of the season.” The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel point standings after 15 of 20 races are: 1. Shawn Langdon, 2,217; 2. Doug Kalitta, 2,206; 3. Tony Stewart, 2,138; 4. Antron Brown, 2,115; 5. Leah Pruett, 2,112; 6. Josh Hart, 2,093; 7. Billy Torrence, 2,077; 8. Maddi Gordon, 2,074; 9. (tie) Justin Ashley, 2,046; Will Smith, 2,046. The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings after 15 of 20 races are: 1. Matt Hagan, 2,208; 2. Jordan Vandergriff, 2,185; 3. Jack Beckman, 2,154; 4. Ron Capps, 2,145; 5. J.R. Todd, 2,139; 6. Austin Prock, 2,099; 7. Alexis DeJoria, 2,088; 8. Daniel Wilkerson, 2,069; 9. Chad Green, 2,055; 10. Spencer Hyde, 2,033. The 16th of 20 races on the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule is the Sept. 25-27 NHRA Nationals at the Rock at Rockingham (N.C.) Dragway.

HANFORD, CA (September 21, 2026) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is ready to wrap up a busy stay in the “Golden State.”

The country’s best Sprint Car drivers will tackle three races at three different tracks over five days to punctuate the 2026 California swing.

First on the agenda is a trip to Kings Speedway on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The Hanford, CA oval was recently revived, and The Greatest Show on Dirt will help continue its revitalization by making its 39th trip to Kings in Series history.

Then it’s down to “Bako” for the tour’s second-ever visit to Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on Friday, Sept. 25. The World of Outlaws debuted at the facility owned by the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion last year and is back this week.

The West Coast trip concludes with what promises to be a thrilling debut. The Series is taking fighter jets in a gymnasium to a new level on Saturday, Sept. 26, by debuting at Ventura Raceway. The beachside bullring is one of the sport’s most scenic tracks, and the Toyota Racing Battle at the Beach presented by ARP is bringing the World of Outlaws there for the first time. Saturday is set to make Ventura the 21st different California track visited by the band of travelers Ted Johnson unleashed in 1978. Ventura has hosted Winged 410 Sprint Cars only twice before, when the Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC) came to town in 2014 and 2015.

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THE KING OF KINGS

If you want to win at Kings Speedway, you’re going to have to take down Carson Macedo.

The Hanford, CA track is right down the road from home for the Lemoore, CA native, and he’s always excelled at the 3/8 mile. He’s topped five Sprint Car races at Kings and added another in a Midget when he swept the 2020 Tom Tarlton Classic. A pair of those victories came with the World of Outlaws (2021 and 2024). He hasn’t finished worse than fifth in his last six appearances there.

The first weekend of the California swing resulted in a pair of Stockton top 10s for Macedo and the Jason Johnson Racing team, including a podium in the Dennis Roth Classic opener. Some misfortune for Sheldon Haudenschild allowed Macedo to close to within 26 markers as the two fight for third in points.

BACK-TO-BACK IN BAKO?

Friday’s visit to Bakersfield gives Michael “Buddy” Kofoid the chance to stay undefeated there in World of Outlaws competition.

The tour’s debut there a year ago belonged to Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports crew, but he wasn’t done there. The Penngrove, CA native returned two months later and claimed the USAC Midget Bakersfield visit in a Keith Kunz Motorsports ride. Throw in the fact he ran second at a 2023 NARC race there, and his average finish in his last three tries is 1.33.

Kofoid and the Roth crew roll into this week as the hottest team on tour. They haven’t missed the top five in the last 10 events and have four wins and a stout 2.4 average finish over that span. Kofoid trails David Gravel by 112 markers in the championship battle.

BACK TO THE BEACH

With Ventura hosting few Sprint Car races, not many current World of Outlaws drivers have laps at the bullring. But a handful have circled the track in the past and may have an experience advantage on Saturday.

Carson Macedo’s early career brought him to Ventura in both 2014 and 2015 with NARC, and he brought the Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 home fifth both times. He’s also won there in a Non-Wing Sprint Car and Midget.

Carson’s brother Cole Macedo has four Non-Wing Sprint Car starts at Ventura and finished in the top 10 three times. The highlight of those was a podium last year.

Buddy Kofoid has made 10 previous trips to the beachside bullring. The Penngrove, CA native has been on the podium in three of the last five Turkey Night Grand Prix races.

Lebanon, IN’s Spencer Bayston has competed in the Turkey Night Grand Prix on six occasions with the USAC National Midgets. His top effort is a 2019 podium. Bayston will return to Ventura aboard the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 on Saturday.

Fellow Hoosier Emerson Axsom has a pair of Turkey Night top-10 outings. The Franklin, IN native will see what he can do in the Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports No. 27.

Chris Windom’s USAC days also brought him to Turkey Night a few times before moving on to the World of Outlaws and the Sides Motorsports No. 7S.

Rising Sun, MD’s Steven Snyder Jr. debuted at Ventura in a Midget less than a year ago, and he’ll return in the Three Stooges Racing No. 51.

CLUTCH IN CALI

The World of Outlaws may bring the top group of traveling talent around the country, but California didn’t back down to open the West Coast swing. It wasn’t a local driver, but James McFadden was aboard the Fresno, CA-based Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 when he topped Stockton’s Dennis Roth Classic opener. Then Aromas, CA’s Justin Sanders secured his first World of Outlaws win in thrilling fashion to bank $83,000 in the finale.

This week serves up three more opportunities for the “Cali Clique” to beat the best of the best. It would be no surprise if Sanders pulls off another at Kings or Bakersfield. He’s won NARC races at both ovals. Kings is the home track for Hanford, CA’s own D.J. Netto. The 30-year-old owns six victories at the 3/8 mile. Templeton, CA’s Kaleb Montgomery owns loads of laps at Ventura to the tune of a 2024 win and runner-up finishes in his last five visits.

The local contingent will also welcome Dominic Scelzi back to the fray this week. With James McFadden heading home to Australia, Scelzi will take over driving duties of the Tarlton No. 21. The Fresno, CA native boasts a dozen Kings victories, and he’s topped a trio at Bakersfield.

PAYDAY COMES HOME

Most work checks hit the bank account on Friday, but “Payday” is arriving early this week.

Clovis, CA native Corey Day is returning home to wheel the Jason Meyers Racing No. 14 at all three World of Outlaws races ahead. He has the week off from his day job of piloting the Hendrick Motorsports No. 17 in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, so he’s using the free time to return to his roots. California’s dirt tracks are where the 20-year-old made a name for himself early in his racing career.

The trio of races starts at a track that’s been very kind to Day. He’s topped seven Sprint Car races at Kings, including four with NARC. It’s also home to his first career 410 Sprint Car win. He’s made three starts at Bakersfield and never finished worse than fourth. The most recent of those was a victory in 2023 on his way to the NARC championship. Day’s Ventura résumé boasts three Midget starts and two trips to Victory Lane as he’s conquered USAC’s Turkey Night Grand Prix the last two years.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Kings Speedway in Hanford, CA
Friday, Sept. 25 at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, CA
Saturday, Sept. 26 at Ventura Raceway in Ventura, CA

AROUND THE TURN
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 2-3 at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (64/80 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (8110 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-112 PTS)
3. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-230 PTS)
4. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-256 PTS)
5. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-366 PTS)
6. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-608 PTS)
7. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-650 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-952 PTS)
9. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-976 PTS)
10. Emerson Axsom – Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports No. 27 (-1010 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (23 Drivers):
14 Wins – Michael Kofoid
10 Wins – David Gravel
9 Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
5 Wins – Carson Macedo
3 Wins – Anthony Macri, Logan Schuchart
1 Win – Spencer Bayston, Donny Schatz, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Chris Windom, Kyle Larson, Garet Williamson, Emerson Axsom, James McFadden, Justin Sanders

FEATURE LAPS LED (33 Drivers):
411 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
349 Laps Led – David Gravel
164 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
141 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
128 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
124 Laps Led – Garet Williamson
69 Laps Led – Bill Balog
65 Laps Led – Emerson Axsom
59 Laps Led – Kyle Larson
56 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
40 Laps Led – Aaron Reutzel, Chris Windom
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney
35 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon, Rico Abreu
30 Laps Led – Corey Day, Chase Dietz
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms, Justin Sanders
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
21 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston
16 Laps Led – Bryce Lucius
15 Laps Led – Christopher Thram
12 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss, Steven Snyder Jr., James McFadden
3 Laps Led – Brent MarksPODIUM FINISHES (37 Drivers):
30 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
28 Podiums – David Gravel
24 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
18 Podiums – Carson Macedo
10 Podiums – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz
4 Podiums – Ryan Timms, Anthony Macri, Rico Abreu, Bill Balog, Emerson Axsom
3 Podiums – Spencer Bayston, Aaron Reutzel
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Giovanni Scelzi, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Chris Windom, James McFadden
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Scott Bogucki, Brad Sweet, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Jedrzejek, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Kelby Watt, Kyle Larson, Steven Snyder Jr., Justin Sanders

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (21 Drivers):
23 Quick Times – David Gravel
6 Quick Times – Michael Kofoid
5 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild, Bill Balog
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart, Brady Bacon
2 Quick Times – Kasey Jedrzejek
1 Quick Time – Ashton Torgerson, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Justin Henderson, Chase Dietz, Carson Macedo, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Kasey Kahne, Tanner Thorson

HEAT RACE WINNERS (60 Drivers):
33 Heat Wins – David Gravel
24 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
18 Heat Wins – Bill Balog, Carson Macedo
14 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
13 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
11 Heat Wins – Garet Williamson
10 Heat Wins – Emerson Axsom
7 Heat Wins – Spencer Bayston
6 Heat Wins – Donny Schatz
5 Heat Wins – Christopher Thram, Cole Macedo
4 Heat Wins – Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Ryan Timms
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Aaron Reutzel, Giovanni Scelzi, Anthony Macri, Kerry Madsen, Chris Windom
2 Heat Wins – Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Jacob Hughes, Tyler Courtney, Justin Whittall, Daryn Pittman, Kelby Watt, Brock Zearfoss, Rees Moran, Steven Snyder Jr. Bryce Lucius, James McFadden, Max Mittry
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Chad Trout, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Sam Henderson, Dayne Kingshott, Daison Pursley, Terry McCarl, Kyle Larson, Brady Bacon, Brent Shearer, Logan Rumsey, Danny Sams III, Riley Goodno, Chris Martin, Ayrton Gennetten, Carson McCarl, Kaleb Johnson, Justin Sanders

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (75 Drivers):
44 Dashes – David Gravel
42 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
34 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
27 Dashes – Carson Macedo
24 Dashes – Bill Balog
23 Dashes – Garet Williamson
19 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
15 Dashes – Emerson Axsom
11 Dashes – Cole Macedo
10 Dashes – Donny Schatz, Spencer Bayston
7 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Chris Windom, Ryan Timms
6 Dashes – Aaron Reutzel
5 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Chase Dietz
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Brian Brown, Brady Bacon, Logan Rumsey, Kelby Watt, Christopher Thram
3 Dashes – Kerry Madsen, Tanner Holmes, Justin Henderson, Daryn Pittman, Bryce Lucius
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Austin McCarl, Joe B. Miller, Brenham Crouch, Conner Morrell, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Larson, Justin Whittall, Cory Eliason, Skylar Gee, Gage Pulkrabek, Steven Snyder Jr., Max Mittry, James McFadden
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Tanner Thorson, Corey Day, D.J. Christie, Ricky Peterson, Lance Dewease, Brent Shearer, Dylan Norris, Sam Henderson, Sean Rayhall, Jett Yantis, Kaleb Montgomery, Justin Sanders, Dominic Gorden

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (37 Drivers):
4 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson
3 LCS Wins – Spencer Bayston, Emerson Axsom, Chris Windom, Cole Macedo, Logan Schuchart
2 LCS Wins – Michael Kofoid, Giovanni Scelzi, Skylar Gee, Tyler Courtney
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Bryce Norris, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Justin Henderson, Joel Myers Jr., Daison Pursley, Zane DeVault, Logan Julien, Jordan Poirier, Matt Farnham, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Norris, Justin Whittall, Brent Shearer, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Lynton Jeffrey, Kelby Watt, Jacob Peterson, Sam Henderson, Bryce Lucius, Tim Kaeding

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (26 Drivers):
8 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart
7 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid, Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Spencer Bayston, Ashton Torgerson
3 Hard Chargers – Chris Windom
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo, Sheldon Haudenschild, Ryan Timms, Shane Golobic
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Brady Bacon, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom, Logan Julien, Tyler Courtney, Kasey Jedrzejek, James McFadden, Danny Dietrich, Corey Day, J.J. Hickle, Tanner Holmes

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (29 Drivers):
10 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
7 Fastest Laps – David Gravel
6 Fastest Laps – Logan Schuchart
5 Fastest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild 
4 Fastest Laps – Bill Balog
3 Fastest Laps – Carson Macedo 
2 Fastest Laps – Brady Bacon, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Garet Williamson, Anthony Macri, Kyle Larson
1 Fastest Lap – Brock Zearfoss, Cole Macedo, Ryan Timms, Brad Sweet, Kelby Watt, Kasey Kahne, Giovanni Scelzi, Rico Abreu, Christopher Thram, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Jace Park, Donny Schatz, Steven Snyder Jr., Emerson Axsom, Justin Sanders

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (18 Drivers):
20 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
9 Hottest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
7 Hottest Laps – Michael Kofoid
5 Hottest Laps – Carson Macedo
3 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
2 Hottest Laps – Ashton Torgerson, Daryn Pittman
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Giovanni Scelzi, Bryce Lucius, Nate Dussel, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom, Bill Balog, Spencer Bayston

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner
Wed, Feb 4 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Spencer Bayston (1)
Fri, Feb 6 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Michael Kofoid (1)
Sat, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (1)
Sun, March 1 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
Mon, March 2 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (2)
Fri, March 6 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Donny Schatz (1)
Fri, March 13 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / David Gravel (1)
Fri, March 20 / Lawton Speedway / Lawton, OK / David Gravel (2)
Sat, March 21 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / David Gravel (3)
Fri, March 27 / US 36 Raceway / Osborn, MO / Carson Macedo (1)
Sat, March 28 / 81 Speedway / Park City, KS / Michael Kofoid (2)
Fri, April 10 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (3)
Sat, April 11 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (4)
Sun, April 19 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Tyler Courtney (1)
Fri, April 24 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brad Sweet (1)
Sat, April 25 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel (4)
Tues, May 5 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA / Michael Kofoid (5)
Fri, May 8 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Kasey Kahne (1)
Sat, May 9 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (5)
Fri, May 15 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Rico Abreu (1)
Sat, May 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Logan Schuchart (1)
Tues, May 19 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / Carson Macedo (2)
Sat, May 23 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Mon, May 25 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (6)
Fri, May 29 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Carson Macedo (3)
Sat, June 6 / Plymouth Dirt Track / Plymouth, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
Sun, June 7 / Angell Park Speedway / Sun Prairie, WI / Carson Macedo (4)
Fri, June 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brent Marks (1)
Wed, June 17 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (7)
Thurs, June 18 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (8)
Fri, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (3)
Sat, June 20 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / David Gravel (6)
Fri, June 26 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / David Gravel (7)
Sat, June 27 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (4)
Thurs, July 9 / Hartford Speedway / Hartford, MI / Sheldon Haudenschild (5)
Fri, July 10 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Michael Kofoid (9)
Sat, July 11 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (6)
Tues, July 14 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Bryce Lucius (1)
Fri, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Corey Day (1)
Sat, July 18 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Anthony Macri (3)
Wed, July 22 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON, Canada / David Gravel (8)
Sat, July 25 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / Sheldon Haudenschild (7)
Sun, July 26 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / David Gravel (9)
Wed, July 29 / BAPS Motor Speedway / York Haven, PA / Chase Dietz (1)
Fri, July 31 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Michael Kofoid (10)
Sat, Aug 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (10)
Fri, Aug 7 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Chris Windom (1)
Sat, Aug 8 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Logan Schuchart (2)
Wed, Aug 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Sheldon Haudenschild
Thurs, Aug 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Kyle Larson
Fri, Aug 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Donny Schatz
Sat, Aug 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kyle Larson (1)
Fri, Aug 21 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Sheldon Haudenschild (8)
Sat, Aug 22 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN / Logan Schuchart (3)
Fri, Aug 28 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Garet Williamson (1)
Sat, Aug 29 / Fix It Forward Speedway / West Fargo, ND / Carson Macedo (5)
Mon, Aug 31 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Michael Kofoid (11)
Fri, Sept 4 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (9)
Sat, Sept 5 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (12)
Sun, Sept 6 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Emerson Axsom (1)
Sat, Sept 12 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Michael Kofoid (13)
Mon, Sept 14 / El Paso County Raceway / Calhan, CO / Michael Kofoid (14)
Fri, Sept 18 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA / James McFadden (1)
Sat, Sept 19 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA / Justin Sanders (1)
Tues, Sept 22 / Kings Speedway / Hanford, CA
Fri, Sept 25 / Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway / Bakersfield, CA
Sat, Sept 26 / Ventura Raceway / Ventura, CA
Fri, Oct 2 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Sat, Oct 3 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Thurs, Oct 8 / Millstream Speedway / Findlay, OH
Fri, Oct 9 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Sat, Oct 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Fri, Oct 16 / Lincoln Park Speedway / Putnamville, IN
Sat, Oct 17 / Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park Speedway / Belleville, IL
Fri, Oct 23 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Sat, Oct 24 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Wed, Nov 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thurs, Nov 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Fri, Nov 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Sat, Nov 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

TOP FIVE STORYLINES: Cali Locals Look to Keep Win Streak Alive During Three-Race Week

HANFORD, CA (September 21, 2026) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is ready to wrap up a busy stay in the “Golden State.”

The country’s best Sprint Car drivers will tackle three races at three different tracks over five days to punctuate the 2026 California swing.

First on the agenda is a trip to Kings Speedway on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The Hanford, CA oval was recently revived, and The Greatest Show on Dirt will help continue its revitalization by making its 39th trip to Kings in Series history.

Then it’s down to “Bako” for the tour’s second-ever visit to Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on Friday, Sept. 25. The World of Outlaws debuted at the facility owned by the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion last year and is back this week.

The West Coast trip concludes with what promises to be a thrilling debut. The Series is taking fighter jets in a gymnasium to a new level on Saturday, Sept. 26, by debuting at Ventura Raceway. The beachside bullring is one of the sport’s most scenic tracks, and the Toyota Racing Battle at the Beach presented by ARP is bringing the World of Outlaws there for the first time. Saturday is set to make Ventura the 21st different California track visited by the band of travelers Ted Johnson unleashed in 1978. Ventura has hosted Winged 410 Sprint Cars only twice before, when the Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC) came to town in 2014 and 2015.

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THE KING OF KINGS

If you want to win at Kings Speedway, you’re going to have to take down Carson Macedo.

The Hanford, CA track is right down the road from home for the Lemoore, CA native, and he’s always excelled at the 3/8 mile. He’s topped five Sprint Car races at Kings and added another in a Midget when he swept the 2020 Tom Tarlton Classic. A pair of those victories came with the World of Outlaws (2021 and 2024). He hasn’t finished worse than fifth in his last six appearances there.

The first weekend of the California swing resulted in a pair of Stockton top 10s for Macedo and the Jason Johnson Racing team, including a podium in the Dennis Roth Classic opener. Some misfortune for Sheldon Haudenschild allowed Macedo to close to within 26 markers as the two fight for third in points.

BACK-TO-BACK IN BAKO?

Friday’s visit to Bakersfield gives Michael “Buddy” Kofoid the chance to stay undefeated there in World of Outlaws competition.

The tour’s debut there a year ago belonged to Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports crew, but he wasn’t done there. The Penngrove, CA native returned two months later and claimed the USAC Midget Bakersfield visit in a Keith Kunz Motorsports ride. Throw in the fact he ran second at a 2023 NARC race there, and his average finish in his last three tries is 1.33.

Kofoid and the Roth crew roll into this week as the hottest team on tour. They haven’t missed the top five in the last 10 events and have four wins and a stout 2.4 average finish over that span. Kofoid trails David Gravel by 112 markers in the championship battle.

BACK TO THE BEACH

With Ventura hosting few Sprint Car races, not many current World of Outlaws drivers have laps at the bullring. But a handful have circled the track in the past and may have an experience advantage on Saturday.

Carson Macedo’s early career brought him to Ventura in both 2014 and 2015 with NARC, and he brought the Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 home fifth both times. He’s also won there in a Non-Wing Sprint Car and Midget.

Carson’s brother Cole Macedo has four Non-Wing Sprint Car starts at Ventura and finished in the top 10 three times. The highlight of those was a podium last year.

Buddy Kofoid has made 10 previous trips to the beachside bullring. The Penngrove, CA native has been on the podium in three of the last five Turkey Night Grand Prix races.

Lebanon, IN’s Spencer Bayston has competed in the Turkey Night Grand Prix on six occasions with the USAC National Midgets. His top effort is a 2019 podium. Bayston will return to Ventura aboard the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 on Saturday.

Fellow Hoosier Emerson Axsom has a pair of Turkey Night top-10 outings. The Franklin, IN native will see what he can do in the Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports No. 27.

Chris Windom’s USAC days also brought him to Turkey Night a few times before moving on to the World of Outlaws and the Sides Motorsports No. 7S.

Rising Sun, MD’s Steven Snyder Jr. debuted at Ventura in a Midget less than a year ago, and he’ll return in the Three Stooges Racing No. 51.

CLUTCH IN CALI

The World of Outlaws may bring the top group of traveling talent around the country, but California didn’t back down to open the West Coast swing. It wasn’t a local driver, but James McFadden was aboard the Fresno, CA-based Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 when he topped Stockton’s Dennis Roth Classic opener. Then Aromas, CA’s Justin Sanders secured his first World of Outlaws win in thrilling fashion to bank $83,000 in the finale.

This week serves up three more opportunities for the “Cali Clique” to beat the best of the best. It would be no surprise if Sanders pulls off another at Kings or Bakersfield. He’s won NARC races at both ovals. Kings is the home track for Hanford, CA’s own D.J. Netto. The 30-year-old owns six victories at the 3/8 mile. Templeton, CA’s Kaleb Montgomery owns loads of laps at Ventura to the tune of a 2024 win and runner-up finishes in his last five visits.

The local contingent will also welcome Dominic Scelzi back to the fray this week. With James McFadden heading home to Australia, Scelzi will take over driving duties of the Tarlton No. 21. The Fresno, CA native boasts a dozen Kings victories, and he’s topped a trio at Bakersfield.

PAYDAY COMES HOME

Most work checks hit the bank account on Friday, but “Payday” is arriving early this week.

Clovis, CA native Corey Day is returning home to wheel the Jason Meyers Racing No. 14 at all three World of Outlaws races ahead. He has the week off from his day job of piloting the Hendrick Motorsports No. 17 in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, so he’s using the free time to return to his roots. California’s dirt tracks are where the 20-year-old made a name for himself early in his racing career.

The trio of races starts at a track that’s been very kind to Day. He’s topped seven Sprint Car races at Kings, including four with NARC. It’s also home to his first career 410 Sprint Car win. He’s made three starts at Bakersfield and never finished worse than fourth. The most recent of those was a victory in 2023 on his way to the NARC championship. Day’s Ventura résumé boasts three Midget starts and two trips to Victory Lane as he’s conquered USAC’s Turkey Night Grand Prix the last two years.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Kings Speedway in Hanford, CA
Friday, Sept. 25 at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, CA
Saturday, Sept. 26 at Ventura Raceway in Ventura, CA

AROUND THE TURN
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 2-3 at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (64/80 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (8110 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-112 PTS)
3. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-230 PTS)
4. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-256 PTS)
5. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-366 PTS)
6. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-608 PTS)
7. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-650 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-952 PTS)
9. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-976 PTS)
10. Emerson Axsom – Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports No. 27 (-1010 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (23 Drivers):
14 Wins – Michael Kofoid
10 Wins – David Gravel
9 Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
5 Wins – Carson Macedo
3 Wins – Anthony Macri, Logan Schuchart
1 Win – Spencer Bayston, Donny Schatz, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Chris Windom, Kyle Larson, Garet Williamson, Emerson Axsom, James McFadden, Justin Sanders

FEATURE LAPS LED (33 Drivers):
411 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
349 Laps Led – David Gravel
164 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
141 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
128 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
124 Laps Led – Garet Williamson
69 Laps Led – Bill Balog
65 Laps Led – Emerson Axsom
59 Laps Led – Kyle Larson
56 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
40 Laps Led – Aaron Reutzel, Chris Windom
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney
35 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon, Rico Abreu
30 Laps Led – Corey Day, Chase Dietz
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms, Justin Sanders
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
21 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston
16 Laps Led – Bryce Lucius
15 Laps Led – Christopher Thram
12 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss, Steven Snyder Jr., James McFadden
3 Laps Led – Brent MarksPODIUM FINISHES (37 Drivers):
30 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
28 Podiums – David Gravel
24 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
18 Podiums – Carson Macedo
10 Podiums – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz
4 Podiums – Ryan Timms, Anthony Macri, Rico Abreu, Bill Balog, Emerson Axsom
3 Podiums – Spencer Bayston, Aaron Reutzel
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Giovanni Scelzi, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Chris Windom, James McFadden
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Scott Bogucki, Brad Sweet, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Jedrzejek, Brent Marks, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Kelby Watt, Kyle Larson, Steven Snyder Jr., Justin Sanders

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (21 Drivers):
23 Quick Times – David Gravel
6 Quick Times – Michael Kofoid
5 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild, Bill Balog
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart, Brady Bacon
2 Quick Times – Kasey Jedrzejek
1 Quick Time – Ashton Torgerson, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Justin Henderson, Chase Dietz, Carson Macedo, Daryn Pittman, Logan Rumsey, Kasey Kahne, Tanner Thorson

HEAT RACE WINNERS (60 Drivers):
33 Heat Wins – David Gravel
24 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
18 Heat Wins – Bill Balog, Carson Macedo
14 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
13 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
11 Heat Wins – Garet Williamson
10 Heat Wins – Emerson Axsom
7 Heat Wins – Spencer Bayston
6 Heat Wins – Donny Schatz
5 Heat Wins – Christopher Thram, Cole Macedo
4 Heat Wins – Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Ryan Timms
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Aaron Reutzel, Giovanni Scelzi, Anthony Macri, Kerry Madsen, Chris Windom
2 Heat Wins – Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Austin McCarl, Jacob Hughes, Tyler Courtney, Justin Whittall, Daryn Pittman, Kelby Watt, Brock Zearfoss, Rees Moran, Steven Snyder Jr. Bryce Lucius, James McFadden, Max Mittry
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Chad Trout, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Sam Henderson, Dayne Kingshott, Daison Pursley, Terry McCarl, Kyle Larson, Brady Bacon, Brent Shearer, Logan Rumsey, Danny Sams III, Riley Goodno, Chris Martin, Ayrton Gennetten, Carson McCarl, Kaleb Johnson, Justin Sanders

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (75 Drivers):
44 Dashes – David Gravel
42 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
34 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
27 Dashes – Carson Macedo
24 Dashes – Bill Balog
23 Dashes – Garet Williamson
19 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
15 Dashes – Emerson Axsom
11 Dashes – Cole Macedo
10 Dashes – Donny Schatz, Spencer Bayston
7 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Chris Windom, Ryan Timms
6 Dashes – Aaron Reutzel
5 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Chase Dietz
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Brian Brown, Brady Bacon, Logan Rumsey, Kelby Watt, Christopher Thram
3 Dashes – Kerry Madsen, Tanner Holmes, Justin Henderson, Daryn Pittman, Bryce Lucius
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Austin McCarl, Joe B. Miller, Brenham Crouch, Conner Morrell, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Larson, Justin Whittall, Cory Eliason, Skylar Gee, Gage Pulkrabek, Steven Snyder Jr., Max Mittry, James McFadden
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Andy Pake, Tanner Thorson, Corey Day, D.J. Christie, Ricky Peterson, Lance Dewease, Brent Shearer, Dylan Norris, Sam Henderson, Sean Rayhall, Jett Yantis, Kaleb Montgomery, Justin Sanders, Dominic Gorden

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (37 Drivers):
4 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson
3 LCS Wins – Spencer Bayston, Emerson Axsom, Chris Windom, Cole Macedo, Logan Schuchart
2 LCS Wins – Michael Kofoid, Giovanni Scelzi, Skylar Gee, Tyler Courtney
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Bryce Norris, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Justin Henderson, Joel Myers Jr., Daison Pursley, Zane DeVault, Logan Julien, Jordan Poirier, Matt Farnham, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Norris, Justin Whittall, Brent Shearer, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Lynton Jeffrey, Kelby Watt, Jacob Peterson, Sam Henderson, Bryce Lucius, Tim Kaeding

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (26 Drivers):
8 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart
7 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid, Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Spencer Bayston, Ashton Torgerson
3 Hard Chargers – Chris Windom
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Cole Macedo, Sheldon Haudenschild, Ryan Timms, Shane Golobic
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Brady Bacon, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom, Logan Julien, Tyler Courtney, Kasey Jedrzejek, James McFadden, Danny Dietrich, Corey Day, J.J. Hickle, Tanner Holmes

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (29 Drivers):
10 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
7 Fastest Laps – David Gravel
6 Fastest Laps – Logan Schuchart
5 Fastest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild 
4 Fastest Laps – Bill Balog
3 Fastest Laps – Carson Macedo 
2 Fastest Laps – Brady Bacon, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek, Garet Williamson, Anthony Macri, Kyle Larson
1 Fastest Lap – Brock Zearfoss, Cole Macedo, Ryan Timms, Brad Sweet, Kelby Watt, Kasey Kahne, Giovanni Scelzi, Rico Abreu, Christopher Thram, Bryce Lucius, Corey Day, Chase Dietz, Jace Park, Donny Schatz, Steven Snyder Jr., Emerson Axsom, Justin Sanders

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (18 Drivers):
20 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
9 Hottest Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
7 Hottest Laps – Michael Kofoid
5 Hottest Laps – Carson Macedo
3 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
2 Hottest Laps – Ashton Torgerson, Daryn Pittman
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Giovanni Scelzi, Bryce Lucius, Nate Dussel, Logan Rumsey, Chris Windom, Bill Balog, Spencer Bayston

2026 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner
Wed, Feb 4 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Spencer Bayston (1)
Fri, Feb 6 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Michael Kofoid (1)
Sat, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (1)
Sun, March 1 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
Mon, March 2 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Anthony Macri (2)
Fri, March 6 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Donny Schatz (1)
Fri, March 13 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / David Gravel (1)
Fri, March 20 / Lawton Speedway / Lawton, OK / David Gravel (2)
Sat, March 21 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / David Gravel (3)
Fri, March 27 / US 36 Raceway / Osborn, MO / Carson Macedo (1)
Sat, March 28 / 81 Speedway / Park City, KS / Michael Kofoid (2)
Fri, April 10 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (3)
Sat, April 11 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (4)
Sun, April 19 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Tyler Courtney (1)
Fri, April 24 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brad Sweet (1)
Sat, April 25 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel (4)
Tues, May 5 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA / Michael Kofoid (5)
Fri, May 8 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Kasey Kahne (1)
Sat, May 9 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (5)
Fri, May 15 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Rico Abreu (1)
Sat, May 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Logan Schuchart (1)
Tues, May 19 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / Carson Macedo (2)
Sat, May 23 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Aaron Reutzel (1)
Mon, May 25 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (6)
Fri, May 29 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Carson Macedo (3)
Sat, June 6 / Plymouth Dirt Track / Plymouth, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
Sun, June 7 / Angell Park Speedway / Sun Prairie, WI / Carson Macedo (4)
Fri, June 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Brent Marks (1)
Wed, June 17 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (7)
Thurs, June 18 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (8)
Fri, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (3)
Sat, June 20 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / David Gravel (6)
Fri, June 26 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / David Gravel (7)
Sat, June 27 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (4)
Thurs, July 9 / Hartford Speedway / Hartford, MI / Sheldon Haudenschild (5)
Fri, July 10 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Michael Kofoid (9)
Sat, July 11 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (6)
Tues, July 14 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Bryce Lucius (1)
Fri, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Corey Day (1)
Sat, July 18 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Anthony Macri (3)
Wed, July 22 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON, Canada / David Gravel (8)
Sat, July 25 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / Sheldon Haudenschild (7)
Sun, July 26 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / David Gravel (9)
Wed, July 29 / BAPS Motor Speedway / York Haven, PA / Chase Dietz (1)
Fri, July 31 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Michael Kofoid (10)
Sat, Aug 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / David Gravel (10)
Fri, Aug 7 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Chris Windom (1)
Sat, Aug 8 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Logan Schuchart (2)
Wed, Aug 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Sheldon Haudenschild
Thurs, Aug 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Kyle Larson
Fri, Aug 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA* / Donny Schatz
Sat, Aug 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kyle Larson (1)
Fri, Aug 21 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Sheldon Haudenschild (8)
Sat, Aug 22 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN / Logan Schuchart (3)
Fri, Aug 28 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Garet Williamson (1)
Sat, Aug 29 / Fix It Forward Speedway / West Fargo, ND / Carson Macedo (5)
Mon, Aug 31 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND / Michael Kofoid (11)
Fri, Sept 4 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Sheldon Haudenschild (9)
Sat, Sept 5 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (12)
Sun, Sept 6 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Emerson Axsom (1)
Sat, Sept 12 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Michael Kofoid (13)
Mon, Sept 14 / El Paso County Raceway / Calhan, CO / Michael Kofoid (14)
Fri, Sept 18 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA / James McFadden (1)
Sat, Sept 19 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA / Justin Sanders (1)
Tues, Sept 22 / Kings Speedway / Hanford, CA
Fri, Sept 25 / Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway / Bakersfield, CA
Sat, Sept 26 / Ventura Raceway / Ventura, CA
Fri, Oct 2 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Sat, Oct 3 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Thurs, Oct 8 / Millstream Speedway / Findlay, OH
Fri, Oct 9 / Mansfield Speedway / Mansfield, OH
Sat, Oct 10 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Fri, Oct 16 / Lincoln Park Speedway / Putnamville, IN
Sat, Oct 17 / Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park Speedway / Belleville, IL
Fri, Oct 23 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Sat, Oct 24 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR
Wed, Nov 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thurs, Nov 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Fri, Nov 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Sat, Nov 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/top-five-storylines-cali-locals-look-to-keep-win-streak-alive-during-three-race-week/

The Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing series returns to Kokomo Speedway for the Driven2SaveLives Midweek Mayhem event on Wednesday, September 23.  The 2026 Roto-Rooter Midweek Series finale will crown a midweek champion and pay the championship team a $25,000 bonus.  The Myerstown Missile, Brent Marks, leads the Roto-Rooter Midweek Series standings by just 17 points over Texas Aaron Reutzel. Reutzel won the Driven2SaveLives Bryan Clauson Hero Classic at Kokomo Speedway in May.  Reserved, adult and children general admission tickets, as well as pit passes, are available for pre-purchase online. As a reminder, only fans who pre-purchase tickets are eligible for the Durst Dice Roll each night.  If you can’t join Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing at the track, watch live on FloRacing and on FS1.  Know Before You Go to Driven2SaveLives Midweek Mayhem (all times Eastern): Pit Gate Opens: 2pm Grandstand Gates Open: 4pmLive FloRacing Broadcast Begins: 6pmLive FS1 Broadcast Begins: 7:30pmHot Laps Begin: 6:15pmRacing Begins: 7:30pmPost Race: The pit area will be open to all fans following the final race each night. Purchase Kokomo Speedway Pit Passes and Grandstand Tickets

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KOKOMO ON A WEDNESDAY The Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing series returns to Kokomo Speedway for the Driven2SaveLives Midweek Mayhem event on Wednesday, September 23.  The 2026 Roto-Rooter Midweek Series finale will crown a midweek champion and pay the championship team a $25,000 bonus.  The Myerstown Missile, Brent Marks, leads the Roto-Rooter Midweek Series standings by just 17 points over Texas Aaron Reutzel. Reutzel won the Driven2SaveLives Bryan Clauson Hero Classic at Kokomo Speedway in May.  Reserved, adult and children general admission tickets, as well as pit passes, are available for pre-purchase online. As a reminder, only fans who pre-purchase tickets are eligible for the Durst Dice Roll each night.  If you can’t join Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing at the track, watch live on FloRacing and on FS1.  Know Before You Go to Driven2SaveLives Midweek Mayhem (all times Eastern): Pit Gate Opens: 2pm Grandstand Gates Open: 4pmLive FloRacing Broadcast Begins: 6pmLive FS1 Broadcast Begins: 7:30pmHot Laps Begin: 6:15pmRacing Begins: 7:30pmPost Race: The pit area will be open to all fans following the final race each night. Purchase Kokomo Speedway Pit Passes and Grandstand Tickets

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Inside Line Promotions – ANTIOCH, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2026) – Dominic Scelzi climbs back into a familiar role this week as a super sub.

Scelzi joins Tarlton Motorsports for a trio of World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series events in his home state of California. The action begins on Tuesday at Kings Speedway in Hanford for the Central Valley Clash. On Friday, Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield hosts the Nashville West Showdown. The busy week concludes on Saturday at Ventura Raceway in Ventura for the Toyota Racing Battle on the Beach presented by ARP.

“I’m beyond grateful to the Tarlton Family and the team for giving me another opportunity to drive the No. 21,” he said. “It’s an honor to race for such a top-of-the-line team in such big events against the World of Outlaws.”

The three races will be the first three of the season for Scelzi with the World of Outlaws. It will also be his first at each of the tracks this year. Scelzi last competed at Kings Speedway in October 2024, when he won a 360 winged sprint car feature and placed second during a 410 sprint car main event on the same night. He ran ninth at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway last season and finished seventh during his most recent visit to Ventura Raceway in September 2015.

Scelzi made his season debut with Tarlton Motorsports on Sept. 12 during a NARC King of the West Sprint Car Series event at Antioch Speedway. He qualified second quickest before placing fifth in a heat race, the dash and the main event. It marked Scelzi’s 10^th top-five result of the season.

“It’s always difficult to jump in a different car and be competitive right off the bat,” he said. “That was a solid night for us and I know with more laps together we’ll be even better.”

QUICK RESULTS –

Sept. 12 – Antioch Speedway in Antioch, Calif. – Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 5 (4); Dash: 5 (5); Feature: 5 (5).

SEASON STATS –

34 races, 3 wins, 10 top fives, 17 top 10s, 24 top 15s, 29 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Dominic Scelzi Joining Tarlton Motorsports for World of Outlaws Week in California

Inside Line Promotions – ANTIOCH, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2026) – Dominic Scelzi climbs back into a familiar role this week as a super sub.

Scelzi joins Tarlton Motorsports for a trio of World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series events in his home state of California. The action begins on Tuesday at Kings Speedway in Hanford for the Central Valley Clash. On Friday, Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield hosts the Nashville West Showdown. The busy week concludes on Saturday at Ventura Raceway in Ventura for the Toyota Racing Battle on the Beach presented by ARP.

“I’m beyond grateful to the Tarlton Family and the team for giving me another opportunity to drive the No. 21,” he said. “It’s an honor to race for such a top-of-the-line team in such big events against the World of Outlaws.”

The three races will be the first three of the season for Scelzi with the World of Outlaws. It will also be his first at each of the tracks this year. Scelzi last competed at Kings Speedway in October 2024, when he won a 360 winged sprint car feature and placed second during a 410 sprint car main event on the same night. He ran ninth at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway last season and finished seventh during his most recent visit to Ventura Raceway in September 2015.

Scelzi made his season debut with Tarlton Motorsports on Sept. 12 during a NARC King of the West Sprint Car Series event at Antioch Speedway. He qualified second quickest before placing fifth in a heat race, the dash and the main event. It marked Scelzi’s 10^th top-five result of the season.

“It’s always difficult to jump in a different car and be competitive right off the bat,” he said. “That was a solid night for us and I know with more laps together we’ll be even better.”

QUICK RESULTS –

Sept. 12 – Antioch Speedway in Antioch, Calif. – Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 5 (4); Dash: 5 (5); Feature: 5 (5).

SEASON STATS –

34 races, 3 wins, 10 top fives, 17 top 10s, 24 top 15s, 29 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Tuesday at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif., for the Central Valley Clash; Friday at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif., for the Nashville West Showdown; and Saturday at Ventura Raceway in Ventura, Calif., for the Toyota Racing Battle on the Beach presented by ARP with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MARTIN, MICH. (September 21, 2026) — Reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year Spencer Hyde and the Head Contractors & Engineers Funny Car team continued their strong 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series campaign this weekend at the inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals presented by MOPAR at US 131 Motorsports Park.   Despite persistent rain that disrupted the schedule throughout the weekend and ultimately forced the NHRA to postpone Sunday’s planned eliminations until Monday, Hyde and the Jim Head-led team delivered one of their most consistent qualifying performances of the season.   Three of Hyde’s four qualifying runs were solid A-to-B runs, highlighted by his Friday evening pass of 3.9169 seconds at 331.13 mph. The run was not only Hyde’s quickest pass of the weekend, but also the fastest run of his 2026 season to date. The performance placed Hyde No. 9 in the Funny Car qualifying order for Monday’s eliminations.  Spencer Hyde will carry momentum to Rockingham Dragway for the second Coundown race, photo credit Innovation Creative ExpertsHyde backed up that performance with another strong run during Saturday’s third qualifying session, posting a 3.9333-second pass at 327.99 mph. The run was the third quickest of the session and earned Hyde one valuable bonus point towards the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series championship.   The Michigan event also marked the beginning of the six-race Countdown to the Championship. Hyde entered the playoffs among the championship contenders and leaves Michigan 10th in the Funny Car standings with five Countdown races remaining.   On Monday, Hyde faced Daniel Wilkerson in the opening round. Both drivers are searching for their first NHRA Funny Car victory, and the two delivered a highly competitive side-by-side race.   Hyde had a slight reaction-time advantage and the Head Contractors & Engineers Funny Car was competitive down the track, but Wilkerson ultimately posted the quicker elapsed time to advance. However, Hyde’s .0236-second reaction time established a new personal benchmark for the sophomore year Funny Car driver. “Obviously, we wanted to go rounds today, but there are a lot of positives for us to take away from this weekend,” said Hyde. “That 3.91 on Friday was a huge run for us, and to go 331 mph was really exciting. It was our fastest run of the season, and then we backed it up with another 3.93 on Saturday and picked up a bonus point. That’s the kind of consistency we’re looking for, especially in the Countdown.”  Spencer Hyde wowed the fans throughout the weekend behind the wheel of the Jim Head-tuned Funny car, photo credit Innovation Creative ExpertsWhile Hyde’s race day ended in the first round, the weekend provided plenty of positives for the Canadian driver and his team as they prepare for another event next weekend.   “The first round was a really good drag race with Dan,” said Hyde. “We were right there with him, and it came down to a very small margin. I’m proud of the way our team performed, and that .0236 reaction time was pretty cool. That’s something I’ll take a lot of confidence from. We’re proving that we can run with these guys, and now we just need to keep putting all the pieces together.”   The Michigan weekend was also a memorable one for the fans, who endured repeated rain delays, a changing schedule and a Monday race day while continuing to support the first NHRA national event at US 131 Motorsports Park.   “The fans here were incredible,” said Hyde. “They dealt with some crazy weather all weekend, and they still showed up, stayed engaged and supported us. For this to be the first NHRA national event at this track, I think everybody involved should be proud of what they accomplished. We loved seeing the fans stick it out, and hopefully we gave them some good racing to watch when we finally got on the track.”   Supported by Hyde Construction, OUTLAW Light Beer and The Caine Group, Hyde and Head Racing will have little time to regroup before heading to North Carolina for another first-of-its-kind event. This weekend was the beginning of a three weekend in-a-row run for the team. The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads to Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, North Carolina, next weekend for the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock.   “I think we’re heading to Rockingham with a lot of momentum,” said Hyde. “We’ve got five races left in the Countdown, and we know we have a car that can run in the 3.9s and go over 330 mph. That’s encouraging. Now we get to go to another new track and another new NHRA national event, and we’re excited to be part of that history, particularly during the NHRA’s 75th anniversary. We’ll keep building on what we learned here and go after some rounds next weekend.”   Hyde and the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car will be back in NHRA competition next week at the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock on September 25-27 at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, North Carolina. There will be two qualifying sessions on Friday, September 25 and two qualifying sessions on Saturday, September 26. The second race day of the 2026 Countdown to the Championship will be contested on Sunday. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Nationals at The Rock visit nhra.com.   Qualifying Results – Funny Car Q1: 3.9623, 317.57 mph; Qual. 5 Q2: 3.9169, 331.13 mph; Qual. 5 Q3: 3.9333, 327.99 mph; Qual. 6 Q4: 8.2909, 81.68 mph; Qual. 9 Bonus Points: +1 (third quickest of Q3)   Race Results First Round Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield, Ill., Scag Power Equipment Ford Shelby Mustang, (0.0237), 3.9098 sec, 328.23 mph def. Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Contractors & Engineers Funny Car, (.0236), 3.9200 sec, 328.95 mph   Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Funny CarMatt Hagan, 2208Jordan Vandergriff, 2185Jack Beckman, 2154Ron Capps, 2145J.R. Todd, 2139Austin Prock, 2099Alexis DeJoria, 2088Daniel Wilkerson, 2069Chad Green, 2055Spencer Hyde, 2033

BRISTOL, Tenn. – September 21, 2026 – Team Penske’s Joey Logano captured his third NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2026 season Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, winning the Bass Pro Shops Night Race and earning his 38th NASCAR Cup Series victory with Ford. The victory marked the 113th NASCAR Cup Series win for Team Penske with Ford, Ford’s 755th win in NASCAR Cup Series competition, and made Joey the winningest NASCAR Cup Series driver in Team Penske history. Ford Racing teammates Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Ryan Preece have combined to win six of the last 10 races.

“Congratulations to Roger, Mike, Paul, Joey and everyone at Team Penske on the win,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “The #22 Team Penske Ford Mustang was fast throughout the race, won Stage 1, and capitalized on running up front at the end. I’m proud of our team, our partnership with Ford Racing, and Ford Racing Teams.”

Qualifying for Saturday night’s race was canceled due to lightning and bad weather, with the starting lineup set by NASCAR’s performance-based metric. Logano started second, while Team Penske teammate Austin Cindric started ninth. The Team Penske Ford Mustangs stayed on track during Lap 40 competition caution to maintain track position. As pit strategies varied during the first natural caution, Logano remained on the track and went on to win Stage 1. Ryan Blaney led a race-high 202 laps and finished Stage 1 in sixth position. Blaney restarted from the P1 to begin Stage 2 and went on to win the stage, earning valuable championship points.

During the final stage, a late caution on Lap 477 set up a dramatic finish. With six laps remaining, Logano moved past three cars battling for the lead and secured the victory at one of NASCAR’s most iconic short tracks. “I love NASCAR racing. This is so much fun and to be a part of it is electric. Being here at Bristol. Hearing the fans scream and yell. What else can you want? Our cars have been good and have been getting better. Paul has been doing good. Joe’s been awesome. The pit crew has been good. I’ve got a great team. We’ve got a team that knows how to win championships. I thought there for a minute I was like, ‘OK, I might just finish third or fourth here tonight,’ and then they all kind of worked their way up and I was like, ‘Well, Merry Christmas to me.’ I got a gift there. There’s nothing like the Bristol Night Race. This is just the coolest experience as a race car driver being in front of all you fans down here, hearing everyone scream and cheer – sometimes boo, that’s alright. It’s pretty awesome.” commented Logano.

Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry finished sixth, while RFK Racing’s Ryan Preece finished 10th at Bristol.

The NASCAR Cup Series now heads to Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday, September 27, at 3:00 p.m. ET.

JOEY LOGANO WINS BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAYBRISTOL, Tenn. – September 21, 2026 – Team Penske’s Joey Logano captured his third NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2026 season Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, winning the Bass Pro Shops Night Race and earning his 38th NASCAR Cup Series victory with Ford. The victory marked the 113th NASCAR Cup Series win for Team Penske with Ford, Ford’s 755th win in NASCAR Cup Series competition, and made Joey the winningest NASCAR Cup Series driver in Team Penske history. Ford Racing teammates Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Ryan Preece have combined to win six of the last 10 races.

“Congratulations to Roger, Mike, Paul, Joey and everyone at Team Penske on the win,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “The #22 Team Penske Ford Mustang was fast throughout the race, won Stage 1, and capitalized on running up front at the end. I’m proud of our team, our partnership with Ford Racing, and Ford Racing Teams.”

Qualifying for Saturday night’s race was canceled due to lightning and bad weather, with the starting lineup set by NASCAR’s performance-based metric. Logano started second, while Team Penske teammate Austin Cindric started ninth. The Team Penske Ford Mustangs stayed on track during Lap 40 competition caution to maintain track position. As pit strategies varied during the first natural caution, Logano remained on the track and went on to win Stage 1. Ryan Blaney led a race-high 202 laps and finished Stage 1 in sixth position. Blaney restarted from the P1 to begin Stage 2 and went on to win the stage, earning valuable championship points.

During the final stage, a late caution on Lap 477 set up a dramatic finish. With six laps remaining, Logano moved past three cars battling for the lead and secured the victory at one of NASCAR’s most iconic short tracks. “I love NASCAR racing. This is so much fun and to be a part of it is electric. Being here at Bristol. Hearing the fans scream and yell. What else can you want? Our cars have been good and have been getting better. Paul has been doing good. Joe’s been awesome. The pit crew has been good. I’ve got a great team. We’ve got a team that knows how to win championships. I thought there for a minute I was like, ‘OK, I might just finish third or fourth here tonight,’ and then they all kind of worked their way up and I was like, ‘Well, Merry Christmas to me.’ I got a gift there. There’s nothing like the Bristol Night Race. This is just the coolest experience as a race car driver being in front of all you fans down here, hearing everyone scream and cheer – sometimes boo, that’s alright. It’s pretty awesome.” commented Logano.

Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry finished sixth, while RFK Racing’s Ryan Preece finished 10th at Bristol.

The NASCAR Cup Series now heads to Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday, September 27, at 3:00 p.m. ET.

42 CHAMPIONSHIPS – 492 WINS – 455 POLES

CORVETTE RACING AT FUJI: Going Back-to-Back?TF Sport Corvettes looking for another Fuji win, points for LMGT3 race DETROIT (September 21, 2026) – TF Sport hopes to return to scoring points in the FIA World Endurance Championship as the team and its pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs visit Fuji Speedway for Sunday’s Six Hours of Fuji.

The team and its Corvettes are looking to make it two in a row at Fuji Speedway and win their third LMGT3 race of the season. Solid results for the No. 33 and No. 34 Corvette GT3s will go a long way toward determining this year’s final championship standings. With three races to go, things continue to look good for the No. 33 TF Sport Corvette of Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating. The No. 33 squad leads the Teams Championship by 22 points over its next closest competitor with 26 possible points available in each of the final three races.  Edgar leads the Drivers Championship and heads a 1-2-3 TF Sport Corvette order with Catsburg second and Keating third. The latter two teamed for a runner-up class finish in 2023, also in a Corvette, and Keating was a Fuji winner with TF Sport in 2022. Next door in the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF side of the garage, Charlie Eastwood will look to go back-to-back after winning last year’s LMGT3 race for TF Sport and Corvette. He and Salih Yoluc were GTE Am winners for the TF team in 2019, and they were second in 2018. The pairing and Peter Dempsey earned their first win of the season in July at Interlagos in Brazil. The Six Hours of Fuji for the FIA World Endurance Championship is scheduled for 11 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Sunday / 10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Live streaming coverage of the race, qualifying and Hyperpole, plus timing and scoring is available through a subscription on FIA WEC Plus with additional live streaming on the HBO Max app in the U.S. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage as well.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Fuji is good for racing. It’s a very mixed track. You have a couple of high-speed corners but the last sector is very slow. That one will be tough especially with the Hypercars. I don’t think they will be so much faster than us there. So it will be difficult in the sense of multi-class racing. Hopefully it will be a strong event. We should be better than at COTA because of losing quite a bit of success ballast. Let’s see. We need to make sure Jonny and the team win the championship so hopefully we are in a spot where we can score decent points for that.”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m looking forward to being back at Fuji. It was a strong race for the team last year with the sister car winning, and Nicky and Ben have had success there in the past as well. I think it’s a track that suits the Corvette well. Hopefully we can have a clean race and score as many points for the championship as possible.”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I really enjoy racing at Fuji. Having a level of success there doesn’t hurt! Obviously winning last year with TF was a big deal and a huge accomplishment for our side of the garage. We had been close for a couple of years to getting that first win for our car, my first in WEC with the Corvette… It was great to finally cross all that off. Generally I really like the track. It has a classic feel to it and a nice flow. The traffic definitely can get tricky with the Hypercars in the last part of the lap so hopefully everyone is respectful through there. We should be more competitive than we were at COTA so we are hoping for big things.”

2026 FIA World Endurance Championship PointsLMGT3 Drivers Standings1. Jonny Edgar – 762. Nicky Catsburg – 723. Ben Keating – 544. Alessio Rovera/Francois Heriau/ Simon Mann – 545. Riccardo Pera/Richard Lietz/Yasser Shahin – 4911. Charlie Eastwood/Peter Dempsey/Salih Yoluc – 43 LMGT3 Teams Standings1. No. 33 TF Sport – 762. No. 21 Vista AF Corse – 543. No. 92 The Bend Manthey – 494. No. 23 Heart of Racing Team – 495. No. 91 Manthey DK Engineering – 488. No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF – 43 CORVETTE RACING AT FUJI: By the Numbers• 1: One manufacturer, one brand and one race program for 27-plus years – Chevrolet, Corvette and Corvette Racing• 2: Number of wins at Fuji in 2025 for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Ben Green and Prince Jefri Ibrahim won for Johor Motorsports Racing in GT World Challenge Asia, and TF Sport won in the FIA WEC LMGT3 with Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy• 2: Pole positions for Corvette Racing entries at Fuji since 2023. Ben Keating claimed pole for the Six Hours of Fuji in 2023 in a Corvette C8.R, and Ben Green was on pole for GTWC Asia Race 2 earlier this year for JMR• 2: Years in a row that TF Sport advanced to Hyperpole at Fuji. The Corvettes started last year’s race sixth and seventh in class• 5: Previous appearances at the Six Hours of Fuji for the Corvette Racing program• 13: Hours difference between Fuji and Detroit in the Eastern Time Zone. That means this weekend’s race will begin Sunday morning in Japan but late Saturday night Eastern Time• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001• 35: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sāo Paulo (Brazil), Sebring, Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Sonoma, Spa-Francorchamps, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen• 44: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list were TF Sport’s Peter Dempsey and Salih Yoluc at Sāo Paulo in WEC• 73: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year• 88: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. K-Tunes’ Kazunori Suenaga and Sena Sakaguchi joined the list in the No. 96 Corvette at Suzuka in Japan Cup competition• 159: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 119 in IMSA, 10 at Le Mans, six in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia, GT America and the European Le Mans Series, and one in IGTC/GT World Challenge Europe• 393: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999• 515,832.80: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program went over the half-million mark at this year’s 24 Hours of Spa Corvette Racing at Fuji Speedway (wins in bold)2022: No. 64 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 5th in GTE Pro 2023: No. 33 Corvette C8.R: Nicky Catsburg/Ben Keating/Nico Varrone –2nd in GTE Am 2024: No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 4th in LMGT3 No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Sebastien Baud/Hiroshi Koizumi –18th in LMGT3 (DNF) 2025 GTWC Asia: No. 66 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim/Jordan Love – 3rd, 11th in Pro-Am No. 99 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Prince Jefri Ibrahim/Ben Green – 6th, 1st in Pro-Am (Green pole Race 2) 2025 WEC: No. 33 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar/Ben Keating –11th in LMGT3 (DNF)No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 1st in LMGT3

CORVETTE RACING AT FUJI: Going Back-to-Back?TF Sport Corvettes looking for another Fuji win, points for LMGT3 race DETROIT (September 21, 2026) – TF Sport hopes to return to scoring points in the FIA World Endurance Championship as the team and its pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs visit Fuji Speedway for Sunday’s Six Hours of Fuji.

The team and its Corvettes are looking to make it two in a row at Fuji Speedway and win their third LMGT3 race of the season. Solid results for the No. 33 and No. 34 Corvette GT3s will go a long way toward determining this year’s final championship standings. With three races to go, things continue to look good for the No. 33 TF Sport Corvette of Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating. The No. 33 squad leads the Teams Championship by 22 points over its next closest competitor with 26 possible points available in each of the final three races.  Edgar leads the Drivers Championship and heads a 1-2-3 TF Sport Corvette order with Catsburg second and Keating third. The latter two teamed for a runner-up class finish in 2023, also in a Corvette, and Keating was a Fuji winner with TF Sport in 2022. Next door in the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF side of the garage, Charlie Eastwood will look to go back-to-back after winning last year’s LMGT3 race for TF Sport and Corvette. He and Salih Yoluc were GTE Am winners for the TF team in 2019, and they were second in 2018. The pairing and Peter Dempsey earned their first win of the season in July at Interlagos in Brazil. The Six Hours of Fuji for the FIA World Endurance Championship is scheduled for 11 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Sunday / 10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Live streaming coverage of the race, qualifying and Hyperpole, plus timing and scoring is available through a subscription on FIA WEC Plus with additional live streaming on the HBO Max app in the U.S. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage as well.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Fuji is good for racing. It’s a very mixed track. You have a couple of high-speed corners but the last sector is very slow. That one will be tough especially with the Hypercars. I don’t think they will be so much faster than us there. So it will be difficult in the sense of multi-class racing. Hopefully it will be a strong event. We should be better than at COTA because of losing quite a bit of success ballast. Let’s see. We need to make sure Jonny and the team win the championship so hopefully we are in a spot where we can score decent points for that.”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m looking forward to being back at Fuji. It was a strong race for the team last year with the sister car winning, and Nicky and Ben have had success there in the past as well. I think it’s a track that suits the Corvette well. Hopefully we can have a clean race and score as many points for the championship as possible.”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 34 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I really enjoy racing at Fuji. Having a level of success there doesn’t hurt! Obviously winning last year with TF was a big deal and a huge accomplishment for our side of the garage. We had been close for a couple of years to getting that first win for our car, my first in WEC with the Corvette… It was great to finally cross all that off. Generally I really like the track. It has a classic feel to it and a nice flow. The traffic definitely can get tricky with the Hypercars in the last part of the lap so hopefully everyone is respectful through there. We should be more competitive than we were at COTA so we are hoping for big things.”

2026 FIA World Endurance Championship PointsLMGT3 Drivers Standings1. Jonny Edgar – 762. Nicky Catsburg – 723. Ben Keating – 544. Alessio Rovera/Francois Heriau/ Simon Mann – 545. Riccardo Pera/Richard Lietz/Yasser Shahin – 4911. Charlie Eastwood/Peter Dempsey/Salih Yoluc – 43 LMGT3 Teams Standings1. No. 33 TF Sport – 762. No. 21 Vista AF Corse – 543. No. 92 The Bend Manthey – 494. No. 23 Heart of Racing Team – 495. No. 91 Manthey DK Engineering – 488. No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF – 43 CORVETTE RACING AT FUJI: By the Numbers• 1: One manufacturer, one brand and one race program for 27-plus years – Chevrolet, Corvette and Corvette Racing• 2: Number of wins at Fuji in 2025 for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Ben Green and Prince Jefri Ibrahim won for Johor Motorsports Racing in GT World Challenge Asia, and TF Sport won in the FIA WEC LMGT3 with Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy• 2: Pole positions for Corvette Racing entries at Fuji since 2023. Ben Keating claimed pole for the Six Hours of Fuji in 2023 in a Corvette C8.R, and Ben Green was on pole for GTWC Asia Race 2 earlier this year for JMR• 2: Years in a row that TF Sport advanced to Hyperpole at Fuji. The Corvettes started last year’s race sixth and seventh in class• 5: Previous appearances at the Six Hours of Fuji for the Corvette Racing program• 13: Hours difference between Fuji and Detroit in the Eastern Time Zone. That means this weekend’s race will begin Sunday morning in Japan but late Saturday night Eastern Time• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001• 35: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sāo Paulo (Brazil), Sebring, Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Sonoma, Spa-Francorchamps, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen• 44: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list were TF Sport’s Peter Dempsey and Salih Yoluc at Sāo Paulo in WEC• 73: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year• 88: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. K-Tunes’ Kazunori Suenaga and Sena Sakaguchi joined the list in the No. 96 Corvette at Suzuka in Japan Cup competition• 159: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 119 in IMSA, 10 at Le Mans, six in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia, GT America and the European Le Mans Series, and one in IGTC/GT World Challenge Europe• 393: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999• 515,832.80: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program went over the half-million mark at this year’s 24 Hours of Spa Corvette Racing at Fuji Speedway (wins in bold)2022: No. 64 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 5th in GTE Pro 2023: No. 33 Corvette C8.R: Nicky Catsburg/Ben Keating/Nico Varrone –2nd in GTE Am 2024: No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 4th in LMGT3 No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Sebastien Baud/Hiroshi Koizumi –18th in LMGT3 (DNF) 2025 GTWC Asia: No. 66 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim/Jordan Love – 3rd, 11th in Pro-Am No. 99 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Prince Jefri Ibrahim/Ben Green – 6th, 1st in Pro-Am (Green pole Race 2) 2025 WEC: No. 33 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar/Ben Keating –11th in LMGT3 (DNF)No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 1st in LMGT3

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 21, 2026) – The competition was nipping at his heels all weekend, but on a punishingly hot and humid Sunday Matthew Brabham and his #16 GYM SODA Ford Mustang swept the board in the Trans Am by Pirelli race at Virginia International Raceway. It was a satisfying result for the series’ point-championship leader and his team after bad breaks in traffic cost Brabham a fifth consecutive series win earlier this month in Canada.“This is the best car we’ve had all year,” Brabham said after climbing from his racecar in the winners circle. “Thanks to Chris (Dyson) and everyone on the team. We got pushed pretty hard, but I knew that we had a car we could win with.”Brabham, who earlier in the day finished second in the TA2 race, admitted that the heat and humidity left him fatigued by the end of the TA race. “But it’s nothing a GYM SODA can’t fix,” The smiling race winner said.The margin was close in qualifying, but Brabham won the pole (keeping his season-long perfect qualifying record intact), and despite being pressed all the way by Martin Ragginger, Brabham led the 100-mile event from flag-to-flag. Brabham scored maximum points for the weekend when he also set the race’s fastest lap on his way to his ninth win in the 11 races run so far this season.This weekend’s triumph marked the second career Trans Am victory for Brabham at VIR; in 2022 he came from last on the grid after changing tires following qualifying to score a dramatic win for the CD Racing team.Dyson, who was forced to miss all the race meet’s test and practice sessions due to business commitments, turned his first laps in the #20 GYM SODA / RACER Ford Mustang during Sunday morning’s 15-minute qualifying session. The three-time series champion started fifth, but got faster as the race went on, ultimately finishing fourth and setting his fastest time seven laps from the checker.“Overall I’m happy with the result,” Dyson said. “Given that this car is now several seasons old and just doesn’t have the raw performance of the newer cars, I was pleased with my race. We’ve had so much success with this car over the years, but it really isn’t a potential winner anymore, to be honest. So I was realistic about what was possible out there today. My goal was to run 100 miles, on the car’s limit and mine, and get as close to the top 3 as possible. That’s what I did; as the fuel burned off we got faster and faster. It has been really good for me to be back in the car this summer.””Matt is giving the team one of our most memorable seasons,” Dyson added. “I couldn’t be happier about the year the team has had, and we look forward to closing things out with another strong team effort in Austin.”Next: Circuit of the AmericasCD Racing has a strong record at COTA, where on the first weekend in November the 2026 Trans Am series concludes. In 2022 Dyson underlined his second championship with a win there then won the finale again in 2024. Brabham, who will bring a healthy championship lead to Texas, made his Trans Am debut at COTA five years ago, standing in for Dyson, and taking a dramatic, last-lap win. Last year, a combination of mechanical and weather issues forced Brabham to start last, but he powered through from the start, eventually winning by 15 seconds– and setting the stage for the 2026 that was to come.Click here for more on Chris Dyson Racing.

Corvette GT3 teams lead key championships after wild Indianapolis finish

INDIANAPOLIS (September 20, 2026) – Chevrolet and two of its Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams will head into the final IMSA race of the season leading their respective championship standings following a chaotic Battle on the Bricks sprint race Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The No. 4 Corvette of Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg finished second in GTD PRO for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports to match their best finish of the season. The result was doubly important as they took the lead for the Driver and Team championship standings with only the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta to go. Their runner-up finish not only moves them ahead by 47 points, it gave Chevrolet a 68-point advantage in the Manufacturer Championship heading into the season finale for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. A chaotic final half of the race elevated the No. 3 Corvette of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims from 10th in GTD PRO after the second and final full-course yellow to fourth at the end. There were a number of different fuel strategies among the field – plus contact and penalties for multiple cars – that swung the results in the favor of the No. 3 team.

In GTD, Matt Bell and Orey Fidani claimed their first podium finish of the season in the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R thanks to a final-lap pass to claim a third-place result in class. Like in GTD PRO, the finish for 13 Autosport carried added importance as Fidani regained the lead in the Bob Akin Award points standings going into Road Atlanta. The season-long award goes to the top points-scoring Bronze driver in GTD, and Fidani has claimed it – and the 24 Hours of Le Mans entry that comes with it – the past two years. Giacomo Altoé and Casper Stevenson matched their best GTD result of the season in the DragonSpeed No. 81 Corvette. The pairing finished fourth and were in podium contention throughout the race’s second half following a strong stint by Stevenson, who went from 10th at the start to fifth at the team’s first pit stop. Altoé advanced further up the order in his two stints to the end of the race. The race for DXDT Racing and its No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R was undone by two early hits from separate LMP2s. The first one sent Mason Filippi into the pits for four laps due to a toelink repair. He was hit again halfway through his stint but remained on track. He handed off to Robert Wickens for the final 50-minute stint. The pair finished 12th in GTD. Corvette Racing’s five Corvette GT3 teams will close the season with the 10-hour Petit Le Mans on Saturday, October 3 from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That was hard to watch! It feels like a win in some ways, but it’s great to be P2. Nicky drove an awesome, awesome race and did really well. I know he got frustrated at times, but he kept it under control and everything kind of came back our way. We have the points lead again now going into Petit Le Mans, which was the goal. Finally a day goes our way!”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I don’t know why it was so intense. I felt like there were a million moments of contact and so on. It seemed like we were always in battles. I’m sure there will be some people upset. But there were some really nice fights. This is what IMSA is about. I had moments in the stint where I wanted to disappear and go home but in the end it was very nice. Thanks to the team and their work. We are leading all the championships now – Manufacturer, Driver and Team. So I’m really looking to Petit Le Mans where hopefully we can close it out.”

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That definitely wasn’t boring! It was frustrating, though, for sure. It’s hard to say if we reacted the right way or not. Starting from P7 and on the first few green laps, unless I was aggressive it was going to be difficult to pass. The car was feeling really good. We were just offset on the way we were doing lap times between cars. We tried to go out of sequence; that works at times but probably not for today. We were lacking that little bit to be able to pass a few guys because the difference between cars was tiny. That kind of dictated the race for us. At the end, there was all the mayhem but we stayed out of trouble and at the end what was going to be a P7 or P8 ended up a P4. I think we maximized everything we had for sure.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZO6 GT3.R: “I felt like we executed a really nice race today. We pushed up and were able to make up a couple of places in passing people on-track when we needed to. Circumstances really put us back a bit to start with. But then in the last stint I didn’t overtake anybody and we went from 10th to fourth. Obviously there were some people who were out of position and needed fuel and things like that, so it wasn’t a true 10th place. Nevertheless, just by keeping our nose clean and being sensible out there gained us positions. I would have taken fourth gladly starting the last stint. Nice to get a solid result again. I’m very pleased for the 4 car that they’ve gotten the lead and the Manufacturer Championship is more secure now, which is the way we want it going to Petit Le Mans. It’s perfect, really, and a decent day to be honest.”

MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was a crazy race! 13 Autosport gave me an amazing Corvette GT3 to rip around Indy this weekend. We’ve been fast in every session, and we’ve been feeling like this was in the cards for a number of races now, to be honest. We’ve been strong but just had a few things not go our way. It all came together today. The guys did an awesome job on pit road. We jumped a couple of teams on pit road on the last stop. I think we had one of the fastest cars out there. It was an amazing car to drive. I wouldn’t say I could pick people off… Everyone put up tough fights as they always do in IMSA. Overall I’m happy to have been able to bring it through the field and get us on the podium.”

OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had a good car for this week. I struggled a little bit after some traffic with some pickup on the tires. But we had great pit stops all race. The team was really awesome all day. Then Matt got in and does what he does, driving the wheels of it to the front to put us back in the lead of the Akin Championship and we’re going home with a P3 trophy along with it. This couldn’t be a better day, to be honest.”

ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “One of the P2 cars made a lunge on Mason into Turn 10. There was contact that bent our toelink so we had to come in and fix it. Now we’re four laps down. It’s a shame. Mason was doing a great job prior to that. Everything was kind of going to plan, per se. Qualifying on points and starting at the back was never going to be easy for us. Just devastating. Everyone worked so hard this weekend. I had lots of friends and family here and was hopeful of giving them a good show.”

CORVETTE RACING AT INDY: Podiums Put Titles in SightCorvette GT3 teams lead key championships after wild Indianapolis finish

INDIANAPOLIS (September 20, 2026) – Chevrolet and two of its Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams will head into the final IMSA race of the season leading their respective championship standings following a chaotic Battle on the Bricks sprint race Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The No. 4 Corvette of Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg finished second in GTD PRO for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports to match their best finish of the season. The result was doubly important as they took the lead for the Driver and Team championship standings with only the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta to go. Their runner-up finish not only moves them ahead by 47 points, it gave Chevrolet a 68-point advantage in the Manufacturer Championship heading into the season finale for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. A chaotic final half of the race elevated the No. 3 Corvette of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims from 10th in GTD PRO after the second and final full-course yellow to fourth at the end. There were a number of different fuel strategies among the field – plus contact and penalties for multiple cars – that swung the results in the favor of the No. 3 team.

In GTD, Matt Bell and Orey Fidani claimed their first podium finish of the season in the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R thanks to a final-lap pass to claim a third-place result in class. Like in GTD PRO, the finish for 13 Autosport carried added importance as Fidani regained the lead in the Bob Akin Award points standings going into Road Atlanta. The season-long award goes to the top points-scoring Bronze driver in GTD, and Fidani has claimed it – and the 24 Hours of Le Mans entry that comes with it – the past two years. Giacomo Altoé and Casper Stevenson matched their best GTD result of the season in the DragonSpeed No. 81 Corvette. The pairing finished fourth and were in podium contention throughout the race’s second half following a strong stint by Stevenson, who went from 10th at the start to fifth at the team’s first pit stop. Altoé advanced further up the order in his two stints to the end of the race. The race for DXDT Racing and its No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R was undone by two early hits from separate LMP2s. The first one sent Mason Filippi into the pits for four laps due to a toelink repair. He was hit again halfway through his stint but remained on track. He handed off to Robert Wickens for the final 50-minute stint. The pair finished 12th in GTD. Corvette Racing’s five Corvette GT3 teams will close the season with the 10-hour Petit Le Mans on Saturday, October 3 from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That was hard to watch! It feels like a win in some ways, but it’s great to be P2. Nicky drove an awesome, awesome race and did really well. I know he got frustrated at times, but he kept it under control and everything kind of came back our way. We have the points lead again now going into Petit Le Mans, which was the goal. Finally a day goes our way!”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I don’t know why it was so intense. I felt like there were a million moments of contact and so on. It seemed like we were always in battles. I’m sure there will be some people upset. But there were some really nice fights. This is what IMSA is about. I had moments in the stint where I wanted to disappear and go home but in the end it was very nice. Thanks to the team and their work. We are leading all the championships now – Manufacturer, Driver and Team. So I’m really looking to Petit Le Mans where hopefully we can close it out.”

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “That definitely wasn’t boring! It was frustrating, though, for sure. It’s hard to say if we reacted the right way or not. Starting from P7 and on the first few green laps, unless I was aggressive it was going to be difficult to pass. The car was feeling really good. We were just offset on the way we were doing lap times between cars. We tried to go out of sequence; that works at times but probably not for today. We were lacking that little bit to be able to pass a few guys because the difference between cars was tiny. That kind of dictated the race for us. At the end, there was all the mayhem but we stayed out of trouble and at the end what was going to be a P7 or P8 ended up a P4. I think we maximized everything we had for sure.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZO6 GT3.R: “I felt like we executed a really nice race today. We pushed up and were able to make up a couple of places in passing people on-track when we needed to. Circumstances really put us back a bit to start with. But then in the last stint I didn’t overtake anybody and we went from 10th to fourth. Obviously there were some people who were out of position and needed fuel and things like that, so it wasn’t a true 10th place. Nevertheless, just by keeping our nose clean and being sensible out there gained us positions. I would have taken fourth gladly starting the last stint. Nice to get a solid result again. I’m very pleased for the 4 car that they’ve gotten the lead and the Manufacturer Championship is more secure now, which is the way we want it going to Petit Le Mans. It’s perfect, really, and a decent day to be honest.”

MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was a crazy race! 13 Autosport gave me an amazing Corvette GT3 to rip around Indy this weekend. We’ve been fast in every session, and we’ve been feeling like this was in the cards for a number of races now, to be honest. We’ve been strong but just had a few things not go our way. It all came together today. The guys did an awesome job on pit road. We jumped a couple of teams on pit road on the last stop. I think we had one of the fastest cars out there. It was an amazing car to drive. I wouldn’t say I could pick people off… Everyone put up tough fights as they always do in IMSA. Overall I’m happy to have been able to bring it through the field and get us on the podium.”

OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had a good car for this week. I struggled a little bit after some traffic with some pickup on the tires. But we had great pit stops all race. The team was really awesome all day. Then Matt got in and does what he does, driving the wheels of it to the front to put us back in the lead of the Akin Championship and we’re going home with a P3 trophy along with it. This couldn’t be a better day, to be honest.”

ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “One of the P2 cars made a lunge on Mason into Turn 10. There was contact that bent our toelink so we had to come in and fix it. Now we’re four laps down. It’s a shame. Mason was doing a great job prior to that. Everything was kind of going to plan, per se. Qualifying on points and starting at the back was never going to be easy for us. Just devastating. Everyone worked so hard this weekend. I had lots of friends and family here and was hopeful of giving them a good show.”

CASPER STEVENSON, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Quite happy to finish in the top-five and have a strong result. I think we definitely were in the mix for the podium so it was a shame to lose it right to the end. That’s racing, though. Everyone did a great job so onward to Petit Le Mans.”

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INDIANAPOLIS – (Sept. 20, 2026) – Cadillac Racing dominated the TireRack.com Battle at the Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but Earl Bamber, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R along with teammate Jack Aitken, was passed with five minutes left in turn 12 and finished in the runner-up spot.  The No. 31 led 78 of the 112 laps in the two hour 40-minute race, but the winning car of the No. 24 BMW M Team WRT made the late pass to secure the victory.  Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor, drivers of the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished fourth, while the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R driven by Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque finished sixth.

Cadillac has a 136-point lead over Porsche in the manufacturer standings, meaning that if one Cadillac starts in the final race at Road Atlanta, Cadillac will win the manufacturer title. The No. 31 has a 271-point lead over the No. 93 car so if the No. 31 starts the Road Atlanta race, they will clinch the team title. Aitken has a 147-point lead over Laurin Heinrich and will look to clinch the driver championship at Road America. The final IMSA GTP event of 2026 is the 29th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans from the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The 10-hour race starts at 12:10 pm EDT on October 3 and will be broadcast on NBC from 12-3 pm and streamed flag-to-flag on Peacock and 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. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “I think, like I said before the race, we’re just trying to approach every race as if it’s a normal day. We’ve had a really good year coming off the win here last year, and we talked about by sticking to what we know of good processes. We’ve been doing a good job, so why would we change it? So, I’ve not changed too much. I had a lot of fun. I think Earl was in much harder position at the end, though, with the BMW flying up to him, and he’s as much part of this championship as I am, but I know he has a lot of responsibility as well. So it’s a tough place for me, but we’ve had a really good day in the office and yep, we’re looking forward to it.” Earl Bamber: “Yeah, I mean, that’s a tough one. We work really hard and goal number one was to try and clinch the manufacturers championship for Cadillac, and we are close to that. And then the team’s championship. So overall, it’s a good day. We just need to start in Peitie.  And you know it was a dicey battle, the 24 was definitely really, really great today. BMW. So, you know, if you can’t finish first, you finish second. And extend that points lead for Jack and the whole team.”

No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Louis Deletraz: “Good race today. We started up front and it was quite aggressive start from everybody, but we survived and remained in fourth. We seem to be a little slower the first 20 laps of the stint, and the last 20, the car was awesome on tire degradation just came back on the, on everyone else. At the end, a good strategy from the team at the last yellow to jump some people in the pits, and we were fighting for the podium. So, unfortunately, we were just below it with P4, but we can be proud of a race and a big thank you to Wayne Taylor Racing and Jordan and obviously Cadillac.” Jordan Taylor: “I think all in all, not a bad day, points wise. Yeah, I made a mistake on my first out lap, kind of battling a 60 and had a spin, but I think the yellow kind of reset it, and the guys made a great call to do two tires and, you know, get us some track position back. So we gained track position, but I had to kind of manage it a little bit, but I think that was the only way we could get a kind of better result kind of after where we were after that first hour. So, yeah, coming away with fourth we are a little disappointed, but all in all, we should be pretty happy with the points heading to Petit.”No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque: “Um, nothing special today, I must say. P6 at the line. I think we’re missing a little bit of pace. Not so far, although everyone was close, but I think being behind and then getting the traffic. Again, it was just okay. Onto Petit the last rest of the year. I think we’re getting better generally. Still, there is a gap that will be closing on pace, to be more consistent, but definitely every race you are getting better. So, yeah, it’s going to be nice to end the season where we started with a lot of with the rhythm killing us a bit. So again, learning to be strong for Petit and we will be strong on the beginning of the next season.” Ricky Taylor: “Long race for a shorter race than usual here. I think we showed signs that we could move forward, but in the end, I think it was a bit of a hard day. Nice for the 40 to get in the type there on the last stint. Thanks to the team for the hard work and we’ll go to Petit.”

Cadillac puts three cars in top-six at Indianapolis

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INDIANAPOLIS – (Sept. 20, 2026) – Cadillac Racing dominated the TireRack.com Battle at the Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but Earl Bamber, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R along with teammate Jack Aitken, was passed with five minutes left in turn 12 and finished in the runner-up spot.  The No. 31 led 78 of the 112 laps in the two hour 40-minute race, but the winning car of the No. 24 BMW M Team WRT made the late pass to secure the victory.  Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor, drivers of the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished fourth, while the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R driven by Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque finished sixth.

Cadillac has a 136-point lead over Porsche in the manufacturer standings, meaning that if one Cadillac starts in the final race at Road Atlanta, Cadillac will win the manufacturer title. The No. 31 has a 271-point lead over the No. 93 car so if the No. 31 starts the Road Atlanta race, they will clinch the team title. Aitken has a 147-point lead over Laurin Heinrich and will look to clinch the driver championship at Road America. The final IMSA GTP event of 2026 is the 29th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans from the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The 10-hour race starts at 12:10 pm EDT on October 3 and will be broadcast on NBC from 12-3 pm and streamed flag-to-flag on Peacock and 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. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “I think, like I said before the race, we’re just trying to approach every race as if it’s a normal day. We’ve had a really good year coming off the win here last year, and we talked about by sticking to what we know of good processes. We’ve been doing a good job, so why would we change it? So, I’ve not changed too much. I had a lot of fun. I think Earl was in much harder position at the end, though, with the BMW flying up to him, and he’s as much part of this championship as I am, but I know he has a lot of responsibility as well. So it’s a tough place for me, but we’ve had a really good day in the office and yep, we’re looking forward to it.” Earl Bamber: “Yeah, I mean, that’s a tough one. We work really hard and goal number one was to try and clinch the manufacturers championship for Cadillac, and we are close to that. And then the team’s championship. So overall, it’s a good day. We just need to start in Peitie.  And you know it was a dicey battle, the 24 was definitely really, really great today. BMW. So, you know, if you can’t finish first, you finish second. And extend that points lead for Jack and the whole team.”

No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Louis Deletraz: “Good race today. We started up front and it was quite aggressive start from everybody, but we survived and remained in fourth. We seem to be a little slower the first 20 laps of the stint, and the last 20, the car was awesome on tire degradation just came back on the, on everyone else. At the end, a good strategy from the team at the last yellow to jump some people in the pits, and we were fighting for the podium. So, unfortunately, we were just below it with P4, but we can be proud of a race and a big thank you to Wayne Taylor Racing and Jordan and obviously Cadillac.” Jordan Taylor: “I think all in all, not a bad day, points wise. Yeah, I made a mistake on my first out lap, kind of battling a 60 and had a spin, but I think the yellow kind of reset it, and the guys made a great call to do two tires and, you know, get us some track position back. So we gained track position, but I had to kind of manage it a little bit, but I think that was the only way we could get a kind of better result kind of after where we were after that first hour. So, yeah, coming away with fourth we are a little disappointed, but all in all, we should be pretty happy with the points heading to Petit.”No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque: “Um, nothing special today, I must say. P6 at the line. I think we’re missing a little bit of pace. Not so far, although everyone was close, but I think being behind and then getting the traffic. Again, it was just okay. Onto Petit the last rest of the year. I think we’re getting better generally. Still, there is a gap that will be closing on pace, to be more consistent, but definitely every race you are getting better. So, yeah, it’s going to be nice to end the season where we started with a lot of with the rhythm killing us a bit. So again, learning to be strong for Petit and we will be strong on the beginning of the next season.” Ricky Taylor: “Long race for a shorter race than usual here. I think we showed signs that we could move forward, but in the end, I think it was a bit of a hard day. Nice for the 40 to get in the type there on the last stint. Thanks to the team for the hard work and we’ll go to Petit.”