TOP FIVE STORYLINES: Three Tracks in Three Nights Open Major Month of June

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HARTFORD, MI (June 2, 2026) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is gearing up for a full weekend of action with three races at three different tracks in three nights.

First on the agenda is a highly anticipated return to Michigan. The tour hasn’t crossed into the state’s border since 2019, but that’ll change on Friday, June 5, when Hartford Speedway takes center stage for the Pure Michigan Showdown.

Then, it’s around the southern rim of Lake Michigan and up to Wisconsin’s Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 6, for the Cheese Town Showdown. The World of Outlaws returned to the “Badger State” track in thrilling fashion a year ago after two decades away.

Finalizing the weekend is a Sunday, June 7, stop at Sun Prairie, WI’s Angell Park Speedway. It’ll be a special night as the tour honors the man responsible for the World of Outlaws with the Ted Johnson Memorial Race at the track where he fell in love with the sport.

A tripleheader at three dirt tracks awaits. The Greatest Show on Dirt is ready to log some miles this weekend.

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NIGHTMARE’S HOME

Few fanbases appreciate a local hero the way Wisconsin loves Bill Balog. His route is a bit unconventional in spending multiple decades racing on a primarily local basis before deciding to hit the road with the World of Outlaws. He amassed a huge following in the “Badger State” over that time, and they’re always eager to welcome him to familiar territory.

The numbers are enormous for Balog at both Wisconsin tracks ahead. He’s won a whopping 20 times at Plymouth with the Interstate Racing Association (IRA). Two of those were co-sanctioned events with the All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC). Balog was seventh at last year’s Cheese Town Showdown. His versatility has been on display at Angell Park with 16 victories spread across Wing Sprint Cars, Non-Wing Sprint Cars, and Midgets.

Balog heads home still chasing his first checkered flag of the season. He’s been close with laps led at multiple races and a Kennedale Speedway Park runner-up. History says don’t be surprised if he’s in contention this weekend.

MIGHTY IN MICHIGAN

There’s only one driver on the tour currently with a World of Outlaws win at Hartford, and it’s the two-time and defending champion, David Gravel.

The Watertown, CT native took the CJB Motorsports No. 5 to Victory Lane in 2017. He backed that up two years later in a different ride, the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41, by being the last of a three-leader thriller at Hartford. That made him the first and only competitor to top consecutive visits.

Friday will be Gravel’s first visit to the “Great Lakes State” since climbing aboard the Big Game Motorsports No. 2, but the team itself finished on the podium at Hartford in 2011 with Craig Dollansky. Gravel enters the weekend atop the standings with a 114-point advantage.

UNDEFEATED

Sheldon Haudenschild will put his perfect Angell Park record on the line Sunday at Angell Park.

He debuted at the 1/3 mile during a 2014 IRA race aboard Chris Hartnell’s No. 48H and got the job done. The Wooster, OH native didn’t return for 11 years, but once he did, the result was the same as he steered the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 from third to the front. He’ll aim to make it three wins in three rides Sunday as he makes the trip with the KCP Racing crew.

Recent weeks have produced a stretch of consistency for Haudenschild in the NOS Energy Drink No. 18. He’s bagged six top fives in the last eight races, including a pair of runner-up results. He and Donny Schatz have traded the fourth spot in points several times this year, and Haudenschild’s May speed has given him the advantage by six markers entering June.

SUN PRAIRIE SPEED

Haudenschild might be the only one with a perfect record at Angell Park, but he’s not the lone World of Outlaws competitor to find some speed in Sun Prairie, WI.

Donny Schatz’s first visit to Angell Park ended in Victory Lane. He claimed the World of Outlaws debut at the oval in 2016 aboard the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 15 and will head there this Sunday in the CJB Motorsports No. 15.

Before his time on the World of Outlaws tour began, Carson Macedo topped a POWRi Midget race at Angell Park a decade ago. His best Sprint Car result there is seventh at a 2016 IRA race aboard Jimmy Davies’ No. 99X. Macedo enters the weekend as the most recent Series winner, courtesy of charging from ninth to the checkered flag at River Cities Speedway on Friday.

SUMMER OF MONEY LOOMS

The time is now for World of Outlaws teams to make sure their cars are firing on all cylinders.

The beginning of the “Summer of Money” is less than three weeks away. What began as the Month of Money has evolved into a three-month stretch filled by pocket-stuffing races. From June 17 through Sept. 19, the teams will tackle 14 races that send the winner home with at least $20,000. Four of them serve up a six-figure payday, including the largest in Series history, the $300,000-to-win finale of the BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals on June 20. That’s part of a massive week at Huset’s Speedway that also boasts the $150,000-to-win Hefty Seed Huset’s Hustle on June 18.

The stretch also features the $200,000-to-win Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway (July 17-18) and the $200,000-to-win NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s at Knoxville Raceway (Aug. 12-15). It’s punctuated by the $83,000-to-win Dennis Roth Classic at California’s Stockton Dirt Track (Sept. 18-19).

This is life-changing money on the line as the sport of Sprint Car racing continues to reach new heights.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE
Friday, June 5 at Hartford Speedway in Hartford, MI
Saturday, June 6 at Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, WI
Sunday, June 7 at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, WI

AROUND THE TURN
Friday-Saturday, June 12-13 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA (TICKETS)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (25/84 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (3510 PTS)
2. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-114 PTS)
3. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-126 PTS)
4. Sheldon Haudenschild – KCP Racing No. 18 (-194 PTS)
5. Donny Schatz – CJB Motorsports No. 15 (-200 PTS)
6. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-270 PTS)
7. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-434 PTS)
8. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-460 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-520 PTS)
10. Spencer Bayston – Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 (-538 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (13 Drivers):
6 Wins – Michael Kofoid
5 Wins – David Gravel
3 Wins – Carson Macedo
2 Wins – Anthony Macri
1 Win – Spencer Bayston, Sheldon Haudenschild, Donny Schatz, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne, Rico Abreu, Logan Schuchart, Aaron Reutzel

FEATURE LAPS LED (22 Drivers):
148 Laps Led – David Gravel
137 Laps Led – Michael Kofoid
69 Laps Led – Carson Macedo
44 Laps Led – Bill Balog
40 Laps Led – Anthony Macri
37 Laps Led – Tyler Courtney, Aaron Reutzel
35 Laps Led – Donny Schatz
33 Laps Led – Brady Bacon
28 Laps Led – Ryan Timms
26 Laps Led – Sheldon Haudenschild
25 Laps Led – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne
21 Laps Led – Kasey Jedrzejek
20 Laps Led – Logan Schuchart
17 Laps Led – Spencer Bayston
15 Laps Led – Rico Abreu
11 Laps Led – Giovanni Scelzi
10 Laps Led – Cole Macedo
7 Laps Led – Brian Brown
6 Laps Led – Brock Zearfoss
1 Lap Led – Christopher ThramPODIUM FINISHES (25 Drivers):
14 Podiums – David Gravel
11 Podiums – Carson Macedo
10 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
5 Podiums – Sheldon Haudenschild
4 Podiums – Donny Schatz
3 Podiums – Anthony Macri, Ryan Timms, Spencer Bayston, Rico Abreu
2 Podiums – Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Aaron Reutzel
1 Podium – Ashton Torgerson, Bill Balog, Scott Bogucki, Tyler Courtney, Emerson Axsom, Brad Sweet, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Justin Whittall, Troy Wagaman Jr., Giovanni Scelzi, Logan Schuchart, Kasey Jedrzejek

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (13 Drivers):
10 Quick Times – David Gravel
3 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild
2 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart
1 Quick Time – Ashton Torgerson, Kasey Jedrzejek, Brady Bacon, Will Armitage, Michael Kofoid, J.J. Hickle, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel

HEAT RACE WINNERS (32 Drivers):
18 Heat Wins – David Gravel
12 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
7 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
6 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
5 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
4 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid, Donny Schatz
3 Heat Wins – Ashton Torgerson, Emerson Axsom, Rico Abreu, Cole Macedo
2 Heat Wins – Anthony Macri, Chase Dietz, Kasey Kahne, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek
1 Heat Win – Chase Dietz, Justin Peck, Tanner Holmes, Scotty Thiel, Will Armitage, Rees Moran, Tyler Courtney, Brent Marks, Brian Brown, Danny Dietrich, Justin Whittall, Chad Trout, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Spencer Bayston, Austin McCarl, Andy Pake

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (54 Drivers):
21 Dashes – David Gravel
19 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
15 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
9 Dashes – Carson Macedo
8 Dashes – Bill Balog
6 Dashes – Ashton Torgerson, Emerson Axsom, Logan Schuchart, Donny Schatz, Cole Macedo, Garet Williamson
5 Dashes – Kasey Jedrzejek
4 Dashes – Anthony Macri, Ryan Timms, Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel
3 Dashes – Brent Marks, Kerry Madsen, Chase Dietz, Tanner Holmes, Brian Brown, Spencer Bayston
2 Dashes – Scotty Thiel, Chris Windom, Kasey Kahne, Troy Wagaman Jr., Brady Bacon, Will Armitage, J.J. Hickle, Justin Henderson, Austin McCarl
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Brock Zearfoss, Bryce Lucius, Christopher Thram, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Rees Moran, Bryce Norris, Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet, Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Daryn Pittman, Kody Hartlaub, Freddie Rahmer, Justin Whittall, Chad Trout, Brenham Crouch, Giovanni Scelzi, Joel Myers Jr., Joe B. Miller, Conner Morrell, Andy Pake

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (18 Drivers):
3 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz
2 LCS Wins – Michael Kofoid, Chris Windom, Garet Williamson, Spencer Bayston
1 LCS Wins – Cameron Martin, Bill Balog, Blake Hahn, Landon Crawley, Bryce Norris, Giovanni Scelzi, Logan Schuchart, Doug Hammaker, Daryn Pittman, Kerry Madsen, Skylar Gee, Justin Henderson, Emerson Axsom

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (15 Drivers):
5 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo
3 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz
2 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Michael Kofoid, Spencer Bayston, Chris Windom
1 Hard Charger – Giovanni Scelzi, Ryan Timms, Logan Schuchart, Brady Bacon, Sheldon Haudenschild, Tyler Ross, Cameron Smith, David Gravel, Emerson Axsom

ACME FASTEST LAP AWARDS (16 Drivers):
4 Fastest Laps – Michael Kofoid
2 Fastest Laps – Bill Balog, David Gravel, Brady Bacon, Carson Macedo, Aaron Reutzel, Kasey Jedrzejek
1 Fastest Lap – Anthony Macri, Brock Zearfoss, Sheldon Haudenschild, Cole Macedo, Ryan Timms, Brad Sweet, Kelby Watt, Kasey Kahne, Giovanni Scelzi

RACE READY CLOTHING HOTTEST LAP OF THE NIGHT AWARDS (13 Drivers):
7 Hottest Laps – David Gravel
3 Hottest Laps – Michael Kofoid, Sheldon Haudenschild
2 Hottest Laps – Logan Schuchart, Garet Williamson
1 Hottest Lap – Austin McCarl, Brent Marks, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Timms, Daryn Pittman, Giovanni Scelzi

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)
Fri, June 5 / Hartford Speedway / Hartford, MI
Sat, June 6 / Plymouth Dirt Track / Plymouth, WI
Sun, June 7 / Angell Park Speedway / Sun Prairie, WI
Fri, June 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Sat, June 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Wed, June 17 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Thurs, June 18 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Fri, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Sat, June 20 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Fri, June 26 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Sat, June 27 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Fri, July 10 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI
Sat, July 11 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI
Tues, July 14 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH
Fri, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH
Sat, July 18 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH
Tues, July 21 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON, Canada
Wed, July 22 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON, Canada
Sat, July 25 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY
Sun, July 26 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY
Wed, July 29 / BAPS Motor Speedway / York Haven, PA
Fri, July 31 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Sat, Aug 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
Fri, Aug 7 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Sat, Aug 8 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Wed, Aug 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Thurs, Aug 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Fri, Aug 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA*
Sat, Aug 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
Fri, Aug 21 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN
Sat, Aug 22 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN
Fri, Aug 28 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Sat, Aug 29 / Red River Valley Speedway / West Fargo, ND
Sun, Aug 30 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Fri, Sept 4 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Sat, Sept 5 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Sun, Sept 6 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
Fri, Sept 11 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS
Sat, Sept 12 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS
Mon, Sept 14 / El Paso County Raceway / Calhan, CO
Fri, Sept 18 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA
Sat, Sept 19 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, CA
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 / TBA
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: Three Tracks in Three Nights Open Major Month of June

HARTFORD, MI (June 2, 2026) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is gearing up for a full weekend of action with three races at three different tracks in three nights.

A tripleheader at three dirt tracks awaits. The Greatest Show on Dirt is ready to log some miles this weekend.

BUY HARTFORD TICKETS HERE
BUY PLYMOUTH TICKETS HERE
BUY ANGELL PARK TICKETS HERE

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Let’s look at the top stories to watch:

NIGHTMARE’S HOME

MIGHTY IN MICHIGAN

There’s only one driver on the tour currently with a World of Outlaws win at Hartford, and it’s the two-time and defending champion, David Gravel.

UNDEFEATED

Sheldon Haudenschild will put his perfect Angell Park record on the line Sunday at Angell Park.

SUN PRAIRIE SPEED

Haudenschild might be the only one with a perfect record at Angell Park, but he’s not the lone World of Outlaws competitor to find some speed in Sun Prairie, WI.

SUMMER OF MONEY LOOMS

The time is now for World of Outlaws teams to make sure their cars are firing on all cylinders.

This is life-changing money on the line as the sport of Sprint Car racing continues to reach new heights.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/top-five-storylines-three-tracks-in-three-nights-open-major-month-of-june/

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Gary Pritchett Drives Randy Meyer Racing to Runner-Up Finish at NHRA Potomac Nationals

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Jun 1, 2026 | Featured, Race Results

Randy Meyer Racing made a strong first appearance at the inagural NHRA Potomac Nationals at Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsville, Maryland, with Gary Pritchett driving to a runner-up finish in Top Alcohol Dragster competition while teammate Matt Cummings qualified for race day.

Pritchett qualified the Hoopes Fire Prevention, Hedinger’s Equipment, and NGK Spark Plugs & Ignition Coils-backed dragster in the No. 5 position with a strong 5.267-second pass at 276.58 MPH. Cummings secured the No. 7 spot in the GUNK dragster with a 5.309 ET at 271.95 MPH.

In the opening round of eliminations, Cummings faced Jackie Fricke. Cummings gained the starting line advantage but encountered tire shake early in the run and was forced to click the car off. Fricke stayed planted down the groove and advanced to the next round.

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On the other side of the ladder, Pritchett squared off against legendary drag racer Angelle Sampey in the first elimination matchup between the two drivers. Sampey left first, but Pritchett made up the difference by the 330-foot mark and never looked back, taking a narrow victory with a 5.270 at 271.95 MPH over Sampey’s 5.293 at 271.90 MPH. The margin of victory was just .011 seconds — approximately four feet at the finish line.

Pritchett continued his momentum into the second round on Sunday against Richard Bourke, once again using a starting line advantage to control the race from start to finish. The Randy Meyer Racing driver laid down the quickest and fastest pass of his career, running an impressive 5.210 at 276.75 MPH to defeat Bourke’s 5.248 at 273.05 MPH.

The semifinal matchup proved to be another thriller as Pritchett faced off against Jamie Noonan. Pritchett delivered a stellar .009 reaction time and used the holeshot advantage to hold off the quicker elapsed time from Noonan. Pritchett’s 5.261 at 276.92 MPH edged out Noonan’s quicker 5.216 at 278.06 MPH, sending the Randy Meyer Racing entry to the final round with lane choice.

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In the final, Pritchett matched up against Jackie Fricke. Fricke gained the starting line advantage and never surrendered it, while Pritchett encountered tire smoke off the starting line. Despite pedaling the car multiple times in an attempt to recover, the dragster was unable to regain traction, and Pritchett coasted to an 11-second pass to finish as the runner-up.

“Not the outcome we were looking for, but still a special weekend for us and the Randy Meyer Racing team,” said Pritchett. “Proud to bring home a Runner-Up finish at a place that feels like home. We had some incredible close races all weekend. Congrats to Jackie and the team on the win. I’m looking forward to getting back to Maryland International Raceway next year.”

Gary Pritchett Drives Randy Meyer Racing to Runner-Up Finish at NHRA Potomac Nationals

Jun 1, 2026 | Featured, Race Results

NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS

The runner-up finish continues an impressive stretch for Pritchett with Randy Meyer Racing, further adding to an already successful partnership between driver and team.

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Coles County Speedway Replaces Tri-City Speedway on Summer Nationals Slate June 12

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MATTOON, IL (June 2, 2026) — For the first time in track history, Coles County Speedway will host the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals in a one-night-only showdown on Friday, June 12.

This event replaces the originally scheduled event at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL.

With Tri-City Speedway not set to be ready in time, the Gundaker family has kept the best interest of drivers, teams and fans in mind in reaching an agreement with Coles County Speedway to shift all operations of the event to the neighbor facility.

Coles County will award the first $10,000 check of the season to the winner of the 40-lap Late Model Feature, while the 25-lap Modified Feature winner will pocket $1,500.

Tickets for the event will be sold at the track on race day. If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

Coles County Speedway Replaces Tri-City Speedway on Summer Nationals Slate June 12

This event replaces the originally scheduled event at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL.

Coles County will award the first $10,000 check of the season to the winner of the 40-lap Late Model Feature, while the 25-lap Modified Feature winner will pocket $1,500.

Tickets for the event will be sold at the track on race day. If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://dirtcarsummernationals.com/news/coles-county-speedway-replaces-tri-city-speedway-on-summer-nationals-slate-june-12/

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TOP FIVE STORYLINES: Doubleheader Across OK, KS Awaits Multiple ASCS Divisions

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The ASCS National Tour will visit Creek County Speedway for the first time in 2026 for the Don Swope Classic with the ASCS Sooner Region on Friday, June 5.

On Saturday, both tours will travel 190 miles northwest to Park City, KS, to join the ASCS Gunsmoke Region for the Salute to Service Sprint Car Showdown at 81 Speedway.

Drivers will chase a $4,000-to-win payday both nights. Tickets for both events will be sold at the track on race day.

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81 SPEEDWAY INFO

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Repeat Sweep? – Sam Hafertepe Jr. enjoyed his visits to both tracks on the weekend’s slate in 2025, winning the Don Swope Classic and a September visit to 81 Speedway.

The National Tour points leader has the most wins of any driver at the “Sooner State” facility with six and is tied with Jason Martin for the most at 81 with back-to-back Feature triumphs in 2024 and 2025.

Success at Creek County has helped the Sunnyvale, TX, racer reach the Series championship multiple times. His Feature wins at the bullring in 2016, 2018-19, and 2025 helped lead him to hoist the Emmett Hahn Trophy at year’s end.

Podium Standoff – Matt Covington and Seth Bergman have seen similar avenues towards earning a podium spot in the Series standings. Still, both drivers are chasing a second Feature win in the year to reach Hafertepe for the top spot.

Covington has finished in the top-10 in every Feature since the opening night of the Sonoran Clash, including three podiums and his first win of the year on the second night at Central Arizona Raceway. The Glenpool, OK, racer’s night at Benton Speedway saw him rally from an early incident to finish third.

Bergman had to go back to the drawing board after a sluggish start at Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals. The refresh paid dividends for the No. 23 Oklahoma Chillers Sprint Car with four straight top-10 finishes at Central Arizona, two straight podium finishes, and his first win of the year at Benton.

Growing Pains – Kyler Johnson’s fourth-place standing is the highest he has ever been with the National Tour. Entering Creek County and 81, he’ll be seeking redemption from his 24th-place finish during the last Series race at Benton.

A broken O-ring in the engine’s barrel valve at Benton ended Johnson’s night before he could even compete in the event. In his first race after visiting Missouri, Johnson dominated the night at Phillips County Raceway to score his first win of 2026 with the ASCS Western Plains and Gunsmoke Regions.

While the Quinter, KS driver is hunting his first top-10 at Creek County since 2023, 81 stores the memories of his first United Rebel Sprint Series win and first National Tour podium. He’ll look to make the weekend the sight of his first career Series win.

Honoring Don – The Friday showcase at Creek County Speedway honors Don Swope – a close friend of Emmett Hahn and one of the most respected construction workers who transformed the SageNet Center into the home of the Chili Bowl Nationals and Tulsa Shootout.

Swope passed away from cancer in 2020, and the event was formed in 2021 to honor his contributions to the Tulsa, OK, racing scene. In the inaugural Feature, 14-year-old Ryan Timms held off Michael Faccinto for his third-career Series win.

Sam Hafertepe Jr. has controlled the Don Swope Classic the last two seasons with wins in 2024 and 2025. The last time the Series visited “Creekadega,” Blake Hahn and Zach Daum closed the season with triumphs in the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling.

Regional Clashes – The National Tour will be accompanied by the ASCS Sooner Region at Creek County and 81, while the ASCS Gunsmoke Region will join both tours for the Saturday in Park City, KS.

The Sooner Region opened its 2026 season with the Series in April at Salina Highbanks Speedway and saw Chris Martin claim the win. Gunsmoke began their championship hunt in May with Ryder McCutcheon driving to the win at Dodge City Raceway Park.

When Gunsmoke and the ASCS Western Plains Region raced together at Phillips County Speedway on Memorial Day weekend, National Tour regular Kyler Johnson captured the win.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE

Friday, June 5, at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, OK

Saturday, June 6, at 81 Speedway in Park City, KS

AROUND THE CORNER

Saturday, June 13, at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR

CURRENT TOP-10 STANDINGS

Sam Hafertepe Jr. (919pts)
Matt Covington (-44)
Seth Bergman (-65)
Kyler Johnson (-126)
Whit Gastineau (-167)
Brogan Carder (-240)
Ryder Laplante(-249)
Austyn Gossel(-252)
Terry Easum (-279)
Cole Schroeder (-296)

FEATURE WINNERS (7 Drivers)

2 wins – Justin Peck, Tyler Courtney

1 win – Seth Bergman, Chris Martin, Brady Bacon, Levi Hillier, Matt Covington

FEATURE LAPS LED (14 Drivers)

52 laps – Justin Peck

30 laps – Levi Hillier

23 laps – Sam Hafertepe Jr.

22 laps – Chris Martin

21 laps – Austin McCarl

19 laps – Matt Covington

18 laps – Brady Bacon

16 laps – Cameron Martin

13 laps – Brian Brown

10 laps – Kyler Johnson

7 laps – Cole Macedo

6 laps – Tyler Courtney

5 laps – Seth Bergman

3 laps – Sean McClelland

QUICK TIME AWARDS (5 Drivers)

4 awards – Sam Hafertepe Jr

1 award – Howard Moore, Chris Martin, Levi Hillier, Kyler Johnson

HEAT RACE WINNERS (23 Drivers)

4 wins – Matt Covington

2 wins – Seth Bergman, Whit Gastineau, Chris Martin, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Justin Peck

1 win – Jordan Mallett, Sean McClelland, Garrett Benson, Cam Martin, Brady Bacon, Tyler Clem, Emerson Axsom, Brian Brown, Cole Macedo, Garen Linder, Colby Copeland, Nick Parker, Hank Davis, Ryder Laplante, JJ Hickle, Kyler Johnson, Alex Hill

DASH STARTS (29 Drivers)

7 starts – Sam Hafertepe Jr

5 starts – Kyler Johnson, Matt Covington

4 starts – Whit Gastineau, Levi Hillier

3 starts – Chris Martin, Tyler Courtney, Brian Brown, Justin Peck

2 starts – Camerson Martin, Seth Bergman, Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Brady Bacon, Davie Franek

1 start – Jordan Mallett, Howard Moore, Paul Solomon, Garrett Benson, Brock Zearfoss, Cole Macedo, Tyler Clem, Hank Davis, Ryder Laplante, Nick Parker, Colby Copeland, Garen Linder, JJ Hickle, Alex Hill

SMITH TITANIUM LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (7 Drivers)

2 wins – Braxton Weger

1 win – DJ Christie, Matt Covington, Tyler Clem, Whit Gastineau, Sterling Cling, Gage Montgomery

HARD CHARGER AWARDS (9 Drivers)

1 award – Seth Bergman, Ryder Laplante, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Sam Hafertepe Jr., DJ Netto, Whit Gastineau, Brogan Carder, Joe B. Miller

PODIUM FINISHES (15 Drivers)

4 podiums – Sam Hafertepe Jr.

3 podiums – Justin Peck, Matt Covington

2 podiums – Seth Bergman, Tyler Courtney, Brady Bacon, Austin McCarl, Levi Hillier

1 podium – Jordan Mallett, Chris Martin, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Brock Zearfoss, Kyler Johnson, JJ Hickle

2026 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE + WINNERS

Date / Track / City, State / Winner (Total Wins)

Thu, Jan. 29 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney
Fri, Jan. 30 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney (2)
Mon, Feb. 2 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Brady Bacon
Sat, Feb. 21 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Justin Peck
Sun, Feb. 21 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Matt Covington
Sat, Feb. 28 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Justin Peck (2)
Sun, Mar. 1 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Levi Hillier
Sat, Apr. 11 / Salina Highbanks Speedway / Salina, OK / Chris Martin
Fri, May 8 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO / Seth Bergman

TOP FIVE STORYLINES: Doubleheader Across OK, KS Awaits Multiple ASCS Divisions SAPULPA, OK (June 2, 2026) — The American Sprint Car Series is back in the Great Plains for a two-state weekend against two ASCS regional campaigns.

The ASCS National Tour will visit Creek County Speedway for the first time in 2026 for the Don Swope Classic with the ASCS Sooner Region on Friday, June 5.

On Saturday, both tours will travel 190 miles northwest to Park City, KS, to join the ASCS Gunsmoke Region for the Salute to Service Sprint Car Showdown at 81 Speedway.

Drivers will chase a $4,000-to-win payday both nights. Tickets for both events will be sold at the track on race day.

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81 SPEEDWAY INFO

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Here are the top storylines to look for:

Repeat Sweep? – Sam Hafertepe Jr. enjoyed his visits to both tracks on the weekend’s slate in 2025, winning the Don Swope Classic and a September visit to 81 Speedway.

Regional Clashes – The National Tour will be accompanied by the ASCS Sooner Region at Creek County and 81, while the ASCS Gunsmoke Region will join both tours for the Saturday in Park City, KS.

When Gunsmoke and the ASCS Western Plains Region raced together at Phillips County Speedway on Memorial Day weekend, National Tour regular Kyler Johnson captured the win.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE

Friday, June 5, at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, OK

Saturday, June 6, at 81 Speedway in Park City, KS

AROUND THE CORNER

Saturday, June 13, at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR

CURRENT TOP-10 STANDINGS

Sam Hafertepe Jr. (919pts)
Matt Covington (-44)
Seth Bergman (-65)
Kyler Johnson (-126)
Whit Gastineau (-167)
Brogan Carder (-240)
Ryder Laplante(-249)
Austyn Gossel(-252)
Terry Easum (-279)
Cole Schroeder (-296)

FEATURE WINNERS (7 Drivers)

2 wins – Justin Peck, Tyler Courtney

1 win – Seth Bergman, Chris Martin, Brady Bacon, Levi Hillier, Matt Covington

FEATURE LAPS LED (14 Drivers)

52 laps – Justin Peck

30 laps – Levi Hillier

23 laps – Sam Hafertepe Jr.

22 laps – Chris Martin

21 laps – Austin McCarl

19 laps – Matt Covington

18 laps – Brady Bacon

16 laps – Cameron Martin

13 laps – Brian Brown

10 laps – Kyler Johnson

7 laps – Cole Macedo

6 laps – Tyler Courtney

5 laps – Seth Bergman

3 laps – Sean McClelland

QUICK TIME AWARDS (5 Drivers)

4 awards – Sam Hafertepe Jr

1 award – Howard Moore, Chris Martin, Levi Hillier, Kyler Johnson

HEAT RACE WINNERS (23 Drivers)

4 wins – Matt Covington

2 wins – Seth Bergman, Whit Gastineau, Chris Martin, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Justin Peck

DASH STARTS (29 Drivers)

7 starts – Sam Hafertepe Jr

5 starts – Kyler Johnson, Matt Covington

4 starts – Whit Gastineau, Levi Hillier

3 starts – Chris Martin, Tyler Courtney, Brian Brown, Justin Peck

2 starts – Camerson Martin, Seth Bergman, Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Brady Bacon, Davie Franek

SMITH TITANIUM LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (7 Drivers)

2 wins – Braxton Weger

1 win – DJ Christie, Matt Covington, Tyler Clem, Whit Gastineau, Sterling Cling, Gage Montgomery

HARD CHARGER AWARDS (9 Drivers)

1 award – Seth Bergman, Ryder Laplante, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Sam Hafertepe Jr., DJ Netto, Whit Gastineau, Brogan Carder, Joe B. Miller

PODIUM FINISHES (15 Drivers)

4 podiums – Sam Hafertepe Jr.

3 podiums – Justin Peck, Matt Covington

2 podiums – Seth Bergman, Tyler Courtney, Brady Bacon, Austin McCarl, Levi Hillier

1 podium – Jordan Mallett, Chris Martin, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Brock Zearfoss, Kyler Johnson, JJ Hickle

2026 AMERICAN SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE + WINNERS

Date / Track / City, State / Winner (Total Wins)

Thu, Jan. 29 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney
Fri, Jan. 30 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney (2)
Mon, Feb. 2 / Volusia Speedway Park /Barberville, FL / Brady Bacon
Sat, Feb. 21 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Justin Peck
Sun, Feb. 21 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Matt Covington
Sat, Feb. 28 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Justin Peck (2)
Sun, Mar. 1 / Central Arizona Raceway / Casa Grande, AZ / Levi Hillier
Sat, Apr. 11 / Salina Highbanks Speedway / Salina, OK / Chris Martin
Fri, May 8 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO / Seth Bergman

ARTICLE:https://ascsracing.com/what-to-watch-for/top-five-storylines-doubleheader-across-ok-ks-awaits-multiple-ascs-divisions/

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Cadillac returns to Le Mans with eyes on endurance classic

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Wood Brothers Racing–Nashville Post Race

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Event: Cracker Barrel 400

Location: Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Start: 33rd

Finish: 31st

Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero Ford Mustang Dark Horse team overcame a challenging starting position and showed steady improvement throughout Sunday night’s Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway before a late-race incident cut their evening short.

After inclement weather forced the cancellation of qualifying, the starting lineup was set according to the NASCAR rulebook, leaving Berry to start 33rd in the 300-lap event at his home track.

Rain also delayed the start of the race, but once the green flag waved, Berry and the No. 21 team focused on improving the balance of their eero Ford Mustang Dark Horse and gaining track position. Berry finished Stage 1 in 28th place before advancing to 23rd at the conclusion of Stage 2.

The Hendersonville, Tennessee, native continued to work his way forward during the final stage and broke into the top 20 before trouble struck on Lap 214. An incident ahead caused traffic to stack up entering the corner, leaving Berry with little room to avoid contact. The No. 21 sustained significant front-end damage after making contact with John Hunter Nemechek’s car, ending the team’s chances for a stronger finish.

Berry was credited with a 31st-place result, marking the second consecutive week that an accident prevented the team from capitalizing on a competitive race car.

Event: Cracker Barrel 400

Location: Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Start: 33rd

Finish: 31st

After inclement weather forced the cancellation of qualifying, the starting lineup was set according to the NASCAR rulebook, leaving Berry to start 33rd in the 300-lap event at his home track.

Berry was credited with a 31st-place result, marking the second consecutive week that an accident prevented the team from capitalizing on a competitive race car.

Next up for Berry and the Wood Brothers Racing team is the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

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NASCAR Cup Series Nashville Superspeedway Cracker Barrel 400 Team Chevy Post-Race Report May 31, 2026

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NASCAR Cup SeriesNashville SuperspeedwayCracker Barrel 400Team Chevy Post-Race ReportMay 31, 2026

Stenhouse Jr., Elliott Lead Chevrolet with Top-Five Finishes at Nashville Superspeedway

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race Advances Chevrolet Newsroom

Capitalizing on a late-race pit strategy, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and the No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet team drove from outside the top-10 to a fourth-place result in a four-lap dash to the finish to lead Chevrolet to the checkered flag in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway – the team’s second top-five finish of the season.

RACE RECAP:

Stage One: With the starting lineup set by the rulebook, the Coca-Cola 600 winner, Daniel Suarez, led Team Chevy to the green flag at Nashville Superspeedway from the third position. But it was the 2021 Nashville winner, Kyle Larson, that started an early march towards the lead – making the pass for the third position after just six laps around the 1.33-mile oval. While the field quickly singled out during the opening run, Larson was able to keep the margin to then race leader, Tyler Reddick, to under four seconds as the race approached the scheduled competition caution on Lap 35. Overall happy with the handling of his Chevrolet during the first run, it was a call for four tires and fuel by the Cliff Daniels-led team to put Larson in the fifth position for the restart. Shane van Gisbergen was among the three lead pack cars that employed a two-tire strategy during the competition caution to make an early gain in track position and take over the lead for the restart. The New Zealand native showed impressive speed among those on a four tire strategy, leading 12 laps before Larson capitalized on his fresh set of Goodyear tires to take over the top position on Lap 52 and pace his first laps of the evening. Larson was able to progressively build a nearly one-second lead before the first natural caution of the day flew with just under 20 laps to go in the stage for a brake rotor issue on the No. 88 Chevrolet. This time, it was the Trent Owens-led team that made a gamble on pit strategy to give his driver, AJ Allmendinger, a spot on the front row to lead the field to the green flag for the short run to the end of Stage One. With an one-lap dash to the finish, Allmendinger was able to muscle his No. 16 Chevrolet in a side-by-side battle with Larson all the way to the line – ultimately holding on to the top position to earn the team’s first stage win of the season.

Stage Two: Electing to stay out during the stage break, Larson inherited the top position to lead the field to the green flag in Stage Two. A stellar restart saw the No. 5 jump to a five car length lead, going on to pace the field until a hard charging Chase Briscoe saw the California native fall to the second position as the race hit 128 laps complete. Settled into position, Larson was among the lead cars to kickstart the green flag pit cycle on Lap 139. But an untimely caution came out just five laps later, forcing the No. 5 team to take the wave around and a spot in the eighth position. Among the handful of cars that had yet to hit pit road during the green flag cycle included Chase Elliott, enabling the team to cash in on the track position and make the jump up to his then race-high running position of second. But a late-stage caution opened up the opportunity for another shakeup in pit strategy. Those trading a trip to pit road for track position included Suarez, and with another caution ultimately bringing the stage to a close, last weekend’s winner went on to lead Chevrolet to a stage sweep.

Final Stage: Taking the green flag for the final stage and 109 laps to go, it was Spire Motorsports’ Michael McDowell that took his turn to lead the Bowtie brigade from the third position. But it was the Hendrick Motorsports duo of Elliott and Larson that quickly made their way back up into the top-five early in the run of the final stage. Despite a series of caution periods throughout the beginning portions of the stage, a long green flag run looked like it was going to bring the race to a close, but the 11th caution flag of the evening flew with just 12 laps remaining. Elliott, Larson and Van Gisbergen were among the nine lead pack cars that opted to forgo a trip to pit road and maintain their track position for a four-lap dash to the finish. With a four-tire call from atop the No. 47 Hyak Motorsports pit box, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was able to make a late-race charge to the front to lead Chevrolet to the checkered flag in the fourth position.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos. Driver
4th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 5th – Chase Elliott7th – Shane van Gisbergen10th – Carson Hocevar

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 14 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:
Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 24Top 10s: 47Stage Wins: 11

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Michigan International Speedway with the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday, June 7, at 3 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

NASCAR Cup SeriesNashville SuperspeedwayCracker Barrel 400Team Chevy Post-Race ReportMay 31, 2026

Stenhouse Jr., Elliott Lead Chevrolet with Top-Five Finishes at Nashville Superspeedway

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Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos. Driver
4th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 5th – Chase Elliott7th – Shane van Gisbergen10th – Carson Hocevar

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 14 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:
Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 24Top 10s: 47Stage Wins: 11

Post-Race Driver Quotes: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletSidelined by a brake rotor issue in Stage One. Finished: 37th “We had a right-front brake rotor failure. It came apart and I just put it against the fence. You can’t slow down once the rotor is out of it. The car was okay, but it’s a rule that you can’t replace the rotors. It’s a bummer for Trackhouse Racing and our No. 1 Busch Light Country Chevrolet team. We had a really good car and that’s something to hang our hats on. We had speed and grip, and we were able to pass cars after starting deep in the field. There’s a lot to take away on the good side.” Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 18th “None of us are happy with finishing 18th at Nashville Superspeedway but after the day the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Chevrolet team had, that’s a pretty good recovery. That’s the way to fight. And how about that last restart? Wish we could have battled like that all day. Well take it.” Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 5th“It was just green-white-checkered craziness, as always. I was glad to see Tyler (Reddick) get out there at the end. I know that had to have been a big hit. I had my hands full. Ryan (Blaney) tried to give me a shove to the line and I was just out of shape, so it was certainly nothing intentional at all. It was nice to get our No. 9 NAPA Chevy back on the tracks. It’s been a rough month or so, I would say, since Texas (Motor Speedway), so it was nice to get a top-five finish. Hopefully we can build on this from here.” AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletSidelined by a brake rotor issue at the end of Stage Two. Finished: 35th “A few drivers had brake rotor issues earlier in the race, but I had no warning signs of it. The pedals never went soft and I didn’t feel like I was over-using the brakes, so it was a shock when it happened. It looked like we were going to finish maybe third to fifth in Stage Two. (Michael) McDowell was a little quicker that stage, but I think fifth was going to be the worst we were going to finish there. That was going to be two really good stages. At that point, if you can finish in the top-20, that would have been a big points day. It’s just disappointing, but it’s nobody’s fault. Obviously, we’ve seen that’s been an issue here. I don’t know if it’s lower downforce or carrying more speed with more horsepower down the straightaway and you’re using more brake. I’ve never felt like this is a heavy braking racetrack, in general, so I’m not really sure.” Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 27th “Not the result we hoped for with the BetMGM Chevrolet. A lot of different things happened throughout the night, but everyone on this team kept making the most of each situation that was thrown our way. I thought we were on our way to a top-20 finish but it just wasn’t in the cards tonight. We’ll continue to learn and fight for RCR heading into Michigan International Speedway next week.” Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 4th“It was an up-and-down day. I felt like our No. 47 NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet started off really tight and we kind of fell back there. We made some adjustments and stayed out in the second stage to get good stage points. We kind of found our way back into the top-15. This team gave me a great car and we made it better throughout the race. Our brakes were good. I could hustle it really all the way through a whole stage and a whole run, and I felt like that was a benefit for us. Our pit crew did a good job there. We decided to take four tires so we could be on the offense. The lanes just opened up. I was hoping they were going to fight a little bit harder up there so we could back into a win. It’s just really cool to get this NOS Energy Drink Kyle Busch tribute Chevrolet in the top-five at a place where we struggle at with the Next Gen car. We ran here good with the previous car and we’ve been struggling here as of late, so it’s really cool to come home with a top-five finish.” Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletSidelined with a brake rotor issue in Stage One. Finished: 38th Did you get any warning of the issue? “There was no warning at all. No pedal fade. The team was telling me that we had a little bit more glow than we would like and that went away as the run went on. It just kind of came as a surprise. It’s unfortunate for our No. 88 Red Bull Chevrolet team. I felt like we were moving in the right direction. We made up around 15 spots in the first few laps of the race. Just hate to cut another night short.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 7th“It was a pretty awesome day for this No. 97 Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Chevrolet team. Starting up front obviously helps, but it was cool to lead some laps and battle at the front. Our Chevy was running really well all night. I really enjoyed myself tonight. I learned a lot. I learned to be comfortable moving around in (turns) one and two, which I’ve never been able to do before. We just got the balance better on the two-tire strategy. When we were on a four-tire strategy, we were lacking that. The two-tire stop at the end, we were able to get the balance back again. It was a lot of fun. It definitely feels like we’re making headway.”

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John Force Racing–Maryland Post race

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Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

BECKMAN GRABS RUNNER-UP AT POTOMAC NATSVandergriff bows to teammate in semifinal, Hart and DeJoria exit in Rd. 1

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

BECKMAN GRABS RUNNER-UP AT POTOMAC NATSVandergriff bows to teammate in semifinal, Hart and DeJoria exit in Rd. 1

MECHANICSVILLE, MD (May 31, 2026) – Jack Beckman and John Force Racing’s PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team qualified first and set low elapsed time of the meet in eliminations but came up short in the final round of the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals at Maryland International Raceway. Beckman, who earned his 35^th No. 1 qualifier the day before and set low elapsed time of the event in the semifinals (3.923 seconds), ran 3.971 seconds at 323.50 mph in the final round but it wasn’t enough to get around Austin Prock’s run of 3.958 seconds at 324.20 mph. Jordan Vandergriff and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team rebounded well from their first round exit two weeks ago at Chicago with the semifinal finish against Beckman. Josh Hart and Alexis DeJoria, who both qualified seventh in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, were eliminated in the first round. The runner-up finish was Beckman’s 78^th career Funny Car final round appearance (10^th for John Force Racing) and second final round appearance this season after finishing runner-up at the 4-Wide Nationals at Charlotte. “Charlotte was our first ‘runner-up’ of the year but I still didn’t think we had jumped that final hurdle to get back to where we needed to be,” said Beckman. “I just didn’t think our season had turned fully in the right direction. It did here. We made eight good runs. We should have been more aggressive in the final. We went out there and ran low ET of the meet in the semifinals. We didn’t want to push any harder. I think the track came to us but it kind of ate up our tuneup. We can kick ourselves all day long but we got outrun by a great run in the other lane.” It was John Force Racing’s sixth final round appearance of the season. In addition to Beckman’s pair, Hart won at the season-opener in Gainesville, Vandergriff earned his career first Funny Car event win at South Georgia, and Alexis DeJoria finished runner-up at both Gainesville and Chicago. “We have two more races in the next two weeks. I’ve been asked if I like these back to back to back races,” said Beckman. “I like them now because our hot rod’s back. Every call Dan and Tim (crew chiefs Hood and Fabrisi) made, the car responded. Before you can win races, you have to run consistently before you can run consistently quick. Our car’s doing what we ask it to do now.” In Rd.1, Beckman dispatched of No. 16 qualifier Joe Morrison with the second-quickest run of the event to that point, covering the 1,000-foot racing surface in 3.939 seconds at 324.69 mph to Morrison’s 5.027 seconds at 161.23 mph. The PEAK SQUAD then eliminated J.R. Todd in Round 2 with a run of 4.003 seconds at 324.05 mph to Todd’s 4.018 seconds at 311.41 mph, setting up the semifinal showdown with Vandergriff. In the all-John Force Racing semifinal, Vandergriff had lane choice but Beckman grabbed the holeshot (.076 to .081) and never looked back, running 3.923 seconds at 328.22 mph to Vandergriff’s 4.122 seconds at 250.83 mph. “I don’t think anybody was going to beat Jack Beckman in the PEAK car that round,” said Vandergriff. “He went low ET of the entire race that round. It was a great weekend for this Cornwell Quality Tools team, a great bounce back weekend after what happened in Chicago. Coming here and going to the semifinals is exactly what we needed as a team to carry momentum into these next two back-to-back races.” Vandergriff dispatched first-round opponent Dave Richards with a run of 3.988 seconds at 322.27 mph to Richards’ 14.327 seconds at 64.45 mph. The Cornwell Tools team then earned the trip to the semifinals and lane choice against Beckman with a second-round win over Chad Green, running 3.996 seconds at 324.98 mph to Green’s 4.008 seconds at 321.81 mph. Vandergriff earned lane choice over Beckman by seven thousandths of a second for the semifinal matchup. Hart, the No. 7 qualifier in Top Fuel, lined up against No. 10 qualifier Clay Millican in Round 1. They left just four-thousandths-of-a-second apart (Hart’s .065 to Millican’s .061) and Hart was just ahead past halftrack before the Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster lost traction and spun the tires. Hart slowed to a run of 4.026 seconds at 268.92 mph to Millican’s 3.823 seconds at 330.39 mph. “Well, that’s why they call it racing, not winning,” said Hart. “The car was dancing around really, really good at the top end. I knew it was spinning but kept my foot in it trying to get down the track. I knew we were out on him there for a little bit … until we weren’t. For the Speedmaster team and John Force Racing, I’m really grateful just to even be in this seat so we’ll regather our thoughts. We’ve been working at it, round by round, and we’ll get it figured out. I appreciate everybody.” DeJoria was the No. 7 qualifier in Funny Car, giving the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team lane choice in Round 1 against No. 10 qualifier Ron Capps. She ran the sixth-quickest run of the round, 4.009 seconds at 326.56 mph, but wasn’t enough to get around the fifth-quickest run of the round, Capps’ 4.001 seconds at 321.12 mph. “I am extremely proud of the Bandero Nitro Funny Car team,” said DeJoria. “I have never driven a better race car. They just drive so well and Neff (Mike Neff, crew chief) and Jonnie (Jonnie Lindberg, co-crew chief) are getting a great handle on it. I love this track. It’s beautiful. We made some good runs this week so we’re progressing. We’re getting better and we just need to get a little bit faster. We got 5 bonus points in qualifying so that helps. We have Epping and Bristol the next two weeks so we don’t have much time in between, which I love, especially after going out first round, I want to get right back in that race car.” The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel point standings after seven of 20 races are: 1. Shawn Langdon, 722; 2. Doug Kalitta, 646; 3. Leah Pruett, 506; 4. Tony Stewart, 424; 5. Josh Hart, 409; 6. Maddi Gordon, 395; 7. Justin Ashley, 364; 8. Billy Torrence, 356; 9. Antron Brown, 345; 10. Clay Millican, 294. The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings after seven of 20 races are: 1. Ron Capps, 540; 2. J.R. Todd, 524; 3. Chad Green, 500; 4. Matt Hagan, 493; 5. Jordan Vandergriff, 485; 6. Alexis DeJoria, 427; 7. Jack Beckman, 412; 8. Spencer Hyde, 370; 9. Austin Prock, 323; 10. Daniel Wilkerson, 264. NEXT RACEThe eighth of 20 races of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is the June 5-7 New England Nationals presented by bproauto at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H.

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POTOMAC NATIONALS DEBUT FOR MORRISON SHOWS PROMISE FOR FUTURE

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MECHANICSVILLE, MD (May 31, 2026) — Racing in a Nitro Funny Car for the first time on the NHRA tour this season “Nitro” Joe Morrison and the Herzhauser Funny Car acquitted themselves with a solid outing at the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals. The veteran driver drove the Herzhauser Funny Car to the No. 16 qualifier position. The team came into Maryland International Raceway with a plan to make limited runs based on car count as well as the performance of the rest of the Funny Cars in the class. Their solo run on Saturday morning locked them into the 16-car qualified field for the race on Sunday.
Joe Morrison greats the fans during the Potomac Nationals opening ceremonies, photo credit Werner Communications“We’re here without any major sponsorship and we had to race really smart,” said Morrison. “There were 16 cars, so we did one qualifying pass. We smoked the tires. Jimbo knew what he had to do to make sure we would go A to B and keep Beckman honest. We knew we didn’t need to make all four runs to get into the show. This was my third race in the Herzhauser Funny Car this season and I am very comfortable in the racecar. The run on Saturday gave us data we were able to use for race day against No. 1 qualifier Jack Beckman.”

In the first round Morrison pulled up beside Beckman, who is racing for the powerhouse John Force Racing operation. It was a classic David vs. Goliath scenario but for Morrison and the Herzhauser team they were up to the task. Morrison had a solid reaction time advantage off the starting line but by the 330-foot marker Beckman had driven around the Flemington, New Jersey resident. At the finish line it was Beckman making the second quickest pass of the entire weekend, getting the win over Morrison’s improved 5.207 second run.

“I’ve known Jack for a long time and I have a tremendous amount of respect for him,” said Morrison. “I love the fact that he’s a historian of the sport but he’s also a very intelligent, damn good driver. I knew I had to have my stuff together, so I rolled it in a little bit. I had to get every advantage I could. It was trucking on down the track. We’re coming up on the eighth mile and our car is running fine. He was three car lengths ahead of me, so there was no reason to push it. I knew there was no way I was going to beat him, so I shut it off early. It was time to lift and save the parts for the future.”

Morrison kicked off his race weekend with an appearance at the FanFest hosted by the St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development on Thursday night. The event which featured almost two dozen NHRA professional drivers, live music and a car show at The Barns at New Market in Mechanicsville, Md., was a chance for Morrison to meet new fans and get the community excited about the inaugural Potomac Nationals.
The Thursday night FanFest was a great way for Joe Morrison to start the inaugural Potomac Nationals,
photo credit Werner Communications“The Fanfest on Thursday night was a blast,” said Morrison. “Any chance you get to spend time with fans before the race is a huge plus. I saw a lot of people on Thursday night come by our pits this weekend to wish us luck. This has been an amazing event. We were sold out on Saturday and I think today was another huge event.”

Morrison is looking at his future plans to see when he can return to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. The veteran driver is balancing his Right2Breathe project obligations with racing opportunities in a variety of professional racing series.

“I would call this a good weekend,” said Morrison. “We were smart about what we did, qualifying wise, and for Jimbo to only have one shot at it, smoke the tires, turn around, and give me a car that’ll go A to B. I can’t complain. We have a good bunch of guys at Herzhauser Racing and I’m honored to be a part of it. It’s a whole lot of fun.”

Qualifying Results
Q1: Did Not Run
Q2: Did Not Run
Q3: 10.872 sec; 82.58 mph, Qual. 16
Q4: Did Not Run

Race Results
Jack Beckman, Corona, Calif., Peak Funny Car, (.126), 3.939 sec, 325.69 mph def. Joe Morrison, Flemington, NJ, Herzhauser Racing Funny Car, (.058), 5.207 sec, 161.23 mph

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Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Detroit Grand Prix Postrace

June 2, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

Chevrolet history at the Detroit Grand Prix
Wins – 13
The Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2002)
2022 – Will Power – Team Penske2021 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Race #2)2019 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske (Race #1)2016 – Will Power – Team Penske (Race #2)2016 – Sebastien Bourdais – KV Racing Technology (Race #1)2015 – Sebastien Bourdais – KV Racing Technology (Race #2)2014 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske (Race #2)2014 – Will Power – Team Penske (Race #1)1993 – Danny Sullivan – Galles Racing1992 – Bob Rahal – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991)
1991 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1990 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing

Earned Poles – 11
The Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2022)
2022 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2021 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske (Race #2)2021 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Race #1)2019 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske (Race #2)2016 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske (Race #2)2016 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske (Race #1)2015 – Will Power – Team Penske (Race #1)2014 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske (Race #1)

2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991)
1991 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1990 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1989 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing
Podiums: 35
1.645-mile downtown street circuit – 3 Driver Podiums 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): Santino Ferrucci (1), Will Power (1) and Felix Rosenqvist (1)
Team Podiums 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): A.J. Foyt Racing (1), Arrow McLaren (1) and Team Penske (1)
The Raceway At Belle Isle – 26 Driver Podiums Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2022): Will Power (7), Josef Newgarden (3), Sebastien Bourdais (2), Pato O’Ward (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Raul Boesel (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Stefan Johanson (1), Tony Kanaan (1), Charlie Kimball (1), Juan Montoya (1), Bob Rahal (1), Danny Sullivan (1), and Rinus VeeKay (1)
Team Podiums Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2022): Team Penske (14), Arrow McLaren (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Andretti Global (1), Bettenhausen Racing (1), Dick Simon Racing (1), Ed Carpenter Racing (1), Galles Racing (1), and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (1) Original Downtown Street Circuit – 8
Driver Podiums 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Emerson Fittipaldi (2), Bob Rahal (2), Mario Andretti (1), Michael Andretti (1), Eddiie Cheever (1) and Arie Luyendyk (1). Team Podiums 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Galles Racing (2), Newman Haas Racing (2), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Patrick Racing (1), and Team Penske (1).

Laps Led – 918
Laps Led on the 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025) – 64
Driver laps led on the 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): Christian Rasmussen (21), Will Power (15), Santino Ferrucci (14), Pato O’Ward (4), Christian Lundgaard (3), Scott McLaughlin (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Alexander Rossi (1)
Team laps led on the 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): ECR (21), Team Penske (21), A.J. Foyt Racing (14), Arrow McLaren (8)
Laps led at The Raceway At Belle Isle (1992-2002) – 672
Driver laps led at The Raceway At Belle Isle (1992-2002): Will Power (142), Josef Newgarden (113), Helio Castroneves (93), Simon Pagenaud (75), Juan Montoya (48), Paul Tracy (46), Sebastien Bourdais (38), Danny Sullivan (30), Bob Rahal (29), Ryan Hunter-Reay (20), Emerson Fittipaldi (12), Tony Kanaan (10), Pato O’Ward (6), Ryan Briscoe (5), Mike Conway (4), Scott Dixon (1)
Team laps led at The Raceway At Belle Isle (1992-2002): Team Penske (529), KV Racing Technology (48), Galles Racing (30), Rahal Hogan Racing (29), Andretti Global (20), Arrow McLaren (6), Chip Ganassi Racing (6), ECR (4)
Laps led on the 2.5-mile downtown street circuit – 182
Driver laps led on the 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Michael Andretti (128), Emerson Fittipaldi (26), Arie Luyendyk (20), Bob Rahal (6), Mario Andretti (2)
Team laps led on the 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Newman Haas Racing (130), Team Penske (22), Granatelli Racing (20), Galles Racing (6), Patrick Racing (4)

Manufacturer History at the Detroit Grand Prix
Wins (with competition)
17 – Honda (2025, 2024, 2023, 2021 Race #1, 2019 Race #2, 2018 Race #2, 2018 Race #1, 2017 Race #2, 2017 Race #1, 2015 Race #1, 2013 Race #2, 2013 Race #1, 2012, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998)11 – Chevrolet (2022, 2021 Race #2, 2019 Race #1, 2016 Race #2, 2016 Race #1, 2015 Race #2, 2014 Race #2, 2014 Race #1, 1991, 1990, 1989)2 – Ford (1996, 1995)1 – Ilmor (1994)1 – Mercedes (1997)
Poles (with competition)
15 – Honda (2025, 2024, 2023, 2019 Race #1, 2018 Race #2, 2018 Race #1, 2017 Race #2, 2017 Race #1, 2014 Race #2, 2013 Race #2, 2013 Race #1, 2012, 2001, 1999, 1997)11 – Chevrolet (2022, 2021 Race #2, 2021 Race #1, 2019 Race #2, 2016 Race #2, 2016 Race #1, 2015 Race #1, 2014 Race #1, 1991, 1990, 1989)5 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992)1 – Mercedes (1998)1 – Toyota (2000)

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Hoffman Wins 57 Special at Mansfield, Claims First Six-Figure Payday

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MANSFIELD, OH (May 30, 2026) – Not many drivers can say they’ve earned a six-figure check in one night at a dirt track, but Nick Hoffman is the latest addition to that list.

One night prior, Tyler Erb joined that exclusive club after local philanthropists Dan and Brenda Niss put up a donation that raised Friday’s winner’s payout to a staggering $100,000. As it turned out, they weren’t done there.

Saturday’s Blaster 57 Special finale for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision was already the biggest purse of the season at more than $240,000 in total, with $57,000 going to the winner and $5,700 just to start the Feature. However, midway through the program, track owner Matt Tifft announced that the Niss family had once again boosted Saturday’s top prize to $100,057. It was at that point when Hoffman started licking his chops.

“The Thrill From Mooresville” struggled on Friday and was never a serious contender for the big money. Saturday was a different story though, as Hoffman earned the Simpson Quick Time Award in Qualifying and won his Heat Race prior to the breaking news. He drew a front-row starting spot on the outside of Bilstein Pole Award winner Garrett Alberson, but dropped back to third on the start after Alberson pulled away and fourth-starting Josh Rice cut through the middle and cleared Hoffman exiting Turn 2.

Unflustered, Hoffman stayed with Rice early, briefly nosing out in front on Lap 4. Rice quickly reclaimed the spot on that occasion, but Hoffman got another chance later in the race in a three-wide moment with the lap car of Tristan Chamberlain which Hoffman came out on top of. At that point, Hoffman had the biggest win of his career dangling in front of him and 20 laps remaining to snatch it.

A caution with 11 laps left put Hoffman right on Alberson’s tail, and he immediately seized the opportunity. Alberson went to the top of Turns 1 and 2 while Hoffman ducked low, and when Alberson hit a bump in Turn 2 and lost momentum, he left the door wide open for Hoffman to grab the lead and drive away to what was easily the biggest of his 17 World of Outlaws wins to date.

“It’s unreal,” Hoffman said. “I came here for the Dirt Million [in 2018], those were my first couple starts in a Late Model, and hell, that was eight years ago now. Been through a lot of stuff, a lot of different car owners, great car owners. If it wasn’t for all of them, I wouldn’t be here either. Man, I just don’t know what to say. Thank you Matt Tifft for putting up the extra money.

“Racetrack had character, I had a little bit of a different tire combination on than I feel like the rest of the field. So I knew that the late part of that race, it would come to me. Just pressured and pressured and was able to get by [Alberson].”

Alberson came up one spot short of what would have also been the biggest victory of his career, while Hudson O’Neal put the No. 71 SSI Motorsports machine on the podium in third. Erb backed up Friday’s win with a fourth on Saturday ahead of Brandon Sheppard in fifth.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision returns to the “Mountaineer State” for the RACEFEST Summer Championship at the reopened West Virginia Motor Speedway. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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RACE NOTES:

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

Nick Hoffman won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Nick Hoffman won Heat 1.

Garrett Alberson won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Josh Rice won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Trey Mills won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Dustin Sorensen and Drake Troutman won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Garrett Alberson won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Bobby Pierce won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Garrett Alberson was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

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

Tyler Erb was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Chris Madden was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Dallon Murty was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (57 Laps): 1. 9-Nick Hoffman[2]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 3. 71-Hudson O’Neal[8]; 4. 1-Tyler Erb[9]; 5. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[11]; 6. 32-Bobby Pierce[22]; 7. 14-Trey Mills[3]; 8. 19-Dustin Sorensen[17]; 9. 44-Chris Madden[7]; 10. 22*-Drake Troutman[18]; 11. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[5]; 12. 19R-Ryan Gustin[13]; 13. 58V-Daulton Wilson[24]; 14. 13-Dallon Murty[21]; 15. B1-Brent Larson[25]; 16. 74X-Ethan Dotson[23]; 17. 76-Brandon Overton[15]; 18. 11-Josh Rice[4]; 19. 99-Devin Moran[14]; 20. 1Z-Logan Zarin[26]; 21. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[12]; 22. 12-Ryan Montgomery[19]; 23. 111-Max Blair[16]; 24. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[20]; 25. 9M-Tim McCreadie[10]; 26. 1N-Michael Norris[6]

Hoffman Wins 57 Special at Mansfield, Claims First Six-Figure Payday

MANSFIELD, OH (May 30, 2026) – Not many drivers can say they’ve earned a six-figure check in one night at a dirt track, but Nick Hoffman is the latest addition to that list.

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

RACE NOTES:

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

Nick Hoffman won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Nick Hoffman won Heat 1.

Garrett Alberson won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Josh Rice won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Trey Mills won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Dustin Sorensen and Drake Troutman won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Garrett Alberson won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Bobby Pierce won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Garrett Alberson was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

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

Tyler Erb was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Chris Madden was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Tristan Chamberlain was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Dallon Murty was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/hoffman-wins-57-special-at-mansfield-claims-first-six-figure-payday/

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John Force Racing–Maryland Recap

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Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

BECKMAN, PEAK SQUAD CAPTURE 2ND CONSECUTIVE NO. 1 QUALIFIERVandergriff qualifies fourth, Hart and DeJoria bow out in Rd. 1 of Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

BECKMAN, PEAK SQUAD CAPTURE 2ND CONSECUTIVE NO. 1 QUALIFIERVandergriff qualifies fourth, Hart and DeJoria bow out in Rd. 1 of Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge

MECHANICSVILLE, MD. (May 30, 2026) – Jack Beckman and the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team earned their second consecutive No. 1 qualifying spot of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and John Force Racing’s other three teams all earned lane choice for the first round of eliminations in Sunday’s inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway. Beckman earned his 35^th career No. 1 spot with Saturday’s Q3 run of 3.935 seconds at 326.79 mph. The PEAK Chevy was on another strong run in Q4 but clicked off early as planned by crew chiefs Daniel Hood and Tim Fabrisi planned to gather further data for eliminations. Beckman will face No. 16 qualifier Joe Morrision, whose best run was just 10.872 seconds at 82.58 mph, in Round 1 of eliminations. Jordan Vandergriff and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team made their best run in Q2 Friday, a lap of 3.970 seconds at 321.88 mph which was good enough for fourth place on the 16-car ladder. The Cornwell Tools Chevy was consistent throughout all four qualifying passes, running 4.076 seconds at 306.05 mph in Q1, 4.006 seconds at 321.58 mph in Q3 and 4.002 seconds at 322.81 mph in Q4. Vandergriff will line up in Sunday’s first round of eliminations against Dave Richards, who qualified 13^th with a run of 4.058 seconds at 321.42 mph. Alexis DeJoria and her Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team qualified seventh with a Q4 run Saturday of 3.997 seconds at 326.16 mph. In the first round of Sunday’s eliminations, she’ll face Ron Capps who qualified 10^th with a run of 4.024 seconds at 321.65 mph. In DeJoria’s Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge first-round matchup Saturday against Matt Hagan, the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car moved one-thousandth-of-a-second quicker than Hagan’s. Both cars lost traction halfway through their runs but Hagan prevailed, running 4.347 seconds at 217.32 mph to DeJoria’s 4.539 seconds at 189.07 mph. Josh Hart qualified the Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster in the seventh position with his Friday Q2 run of 3.811 seconds at 333.91 mph. In Sunday’s first round, he will face Clay Millican who qualified 10^th with a run of 3.839 seconds at 321.88 mph. Hart faced Shawn Langdon in the first round of the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, their semifinal matchup two weeks ago at Route 66 Speedway. Langdon left first and didn’t look back, running 3.760 seconds at 335.23 mph (low elapsed time of the round) while the Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster slowed near the finish line to a run of 3.890 seconds at 294.18 mph. Sunday’s first round of eliminations is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET. Quote from Jack Beckman, PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “It’s no secret, we’ve been stumbling a little bit with the PEAK Chevy and we haven’t been ourselves like last year, when our car could do no wrong. We’re just kind of struggling this year, but it’s because we did some things to try to be quicker, and a lot of times that step backwards takes a while before you recuperate from that, but to know that every dart we’re throwing is hitting near the bullseye means we could make good tune-up calls for tomorrow. This is one of those Saturdays where I’m counting down the hours till the national anthem. I can’t wait to get back out here tomorrow.” Quote from Jordan Vandergriff, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “So far this weekend here in Maryland, our Cornwell Tools Chevy has been really consistent and that gives us a lot of confidence. The last time we had a car that was this good was in South Georgia so that gives me a good feeling about tomorrow. I had a good feeling coming in here this weekend when I saw the track for the first time and I feel the same after these qualifying sessions. I’m going to go after it tomorrow to try to get win number two for Cornwell Quality Tools.” Quote from Alexis DeJoria, Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “I was really looking forward to coming out to this racetrack this weekend. It’s absolutely beautiful and I love it out here. The track is absolutely amazing. We almost made it all the way down in the first round of the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, but we broke loose at the top end and got passed by Hagan. But tomorrow’s a new day. I’m really looking forward to it. The Bandero Café Chevy team is in the top half of the field so we have lane choice, which is key. The icing on the cake is that we earned five bonus points this weekend in qualifying so I’m really proud of this team.” Quote from Josh Hart, Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster: “We made two consistent runs and essentially underestimated the track. This John Force Racing Speedmaster team qualified seventh so we’re on the right side for first round tomorrow and we know what we need to do.” TV ScheduleCoverage of eliminations will be broadcast Sunday, May 31, from 3 – 6 p.m. ET on FS1.

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CORVETTE RACING AT DETROIT: No. 3 Corvette Wins at Home!

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Sims, Garcia withstand street fight to take first Detroit GTD PRO victory DETROIT (May 30, 2026) – Chevrolet and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won their home race Saturday as Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims claimed the GTD PRO class victory in the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.

The duo in the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R capitalized on pole position and led 75 of 79 laps for the Corvette Racing program’s first points-paying win in the Motor City since 2007. In addition to the GTD PRO victory, General Motors also won the race overall with the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R.
“What a special day for General Motors and the Cadillac Racing and Corvette Racing teams in Detroit,” said Mark Reuss, President, General Motors. “Winning both classes of the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic on the streets of the Motor City is a tremendous achievement for our motorsports, design and engineering teams. Congratulations to Whelen Cadillac and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports teams on hard-earned victories at our home race.”

The No. 4 Corvette of Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg finished seventh in GTD PRO following a late-race penalty for incident responsibility. The pairing did retain the lead in the class Drivers and Teams championship standings while Chevrolet grew its lead in the Manufacturers standings to more than 100 points.
With the victory Garcia and Sims moved from fifth to fourth and within 31 points of their teammates with 385 points available on each race weekend.
“Congratulations to Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports on winning the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic in GTD PRO,” said Scott Bell, Vice President, Chevrolet. “This is an extra-special achievement on the streets of the Motor City against a deep field of world-class manufacturers. There is tremendous pride in seeing Corvette take the checkered flag at our home race. It means a lot to celebrate that moment with our GM team members, especially the people who contribute to the Corvette program every day.”

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The No. 3 Corvette led in class from the outset Saturday with Sims getting an ideal getaway at the start to pull clear of his three closest pursuers. The pole-sitter built upwards of a three-second lead and ran first in class for the entirety of his 31-minute stint.
While Sims had a mostly trouble-free run, Garcia caught the worst of the traffic – both the overtaking GTP cars and the tail of the GTD PRO pack – not long after the driver change. He left the pitlane with a nearly five-second lead but it went down to nearly nothing as he attempted to get by the No. 77 Porsche – the last car on the lead lap – for nearly 15 minutes.
Garcia also had to weather two restarts inside the final 20 minutes, one of which resulted in left-side damage when the No. 14 Lexus hit the Corvette during an overtake under yellow immediately after a restart.
On the other side of the pitbox, Milner ran a little wide at the first corner and fell back to fourth by the end of the first racing lap.
The No. 4 Corvette was the first of the two Z06 GT3.Rs to make its lone stop for fuel only. Catsburg rejoined fifth in class but moved back into podium position with 45 minutes to go. Garcia’s fight with the Porsche brought the No. 4 back into a fight for the lead before the penalty and subsequent drive-through penalty that sent the Corvette down the order.
Corvette Racing’s next event in IMSA is the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday, June 28.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R WINNING DRIVER QUOTES

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We really wanted this one. We were on pole two years ago, last year we had the pace but we couldn’t manage to go around the Ford. So I’m super happy to be on Victory Lane on Chevrolet land and underneath the RenCen tower. I think all the big bosses will be as happy as we are! Fantastic drive by Alex to put it on pole and opening up a big gap so the driver change was a little less stressful.”(Late-race battles) “I don’t know if I would have wanted to be in the pits during those laps. In the car it was super-stressful especially with the cars that were fighting for their lives and defending to not go a lap down. I knew I had to be a little bit risk-free after the pit stop and deal with the gap that I had. But eventually it got frustrated at times but managed to get around the 77. It was stressful on the restarts. After one of them, there was some oil on the track at Turn Three and it was difficult to be the one leading the pack because I didn’t know what to expect after I went through it before everyone else.”

CORVETTE RACING AT DETROIT: No. 3 Corvette Wins at Home!Sims, Garcia withstand street fight to take first Detroit GTD PRO victory DETROIT (May 30, 2026) – Chevrolet and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won their home race Saturday as Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims claimed the GTD PRO class victory in the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.

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CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R WINNING DRIVER QUOTES

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “My race was super-easy, to be honest. I was quite nervous before the race, knowing how easy it is to trip up around here in all sorts of situations. The opening stint for me was pretty easy going for me. The Corvette was working so well for us in that first stint. I had one restart to contend with, I think. Everything went pretty smoothly. That was really nice to be able to have some fairly clean laps, a lot of clear laps and build a reasonable lead to come into the pits. (On winning in Detroit for GM and the team) “It’s been a really strong weekend for us with Chevrolet and Pratt Miller with our Corvette. It’s a really tough circuit to eke everything out of it. We already arrived with a good package on our Corvette, on the No. 3 car. We had to optimize it a little bit more than the No. 4 car. It’s been working well all weekend. The real difficulty with that situation is that everything is building up so well and you’re at the front of the field the whole time. It almost feels as if you can only lose in the race. It’s huge relief to be able to be able to finish first, and then close it out. Even in the last half an hour, there was so much mayhem going on around the track, it is so easy to be caught out by something. Very, very pleased and proud of the whole team.”

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Detroit Dominance: Whelen Cadillac wins Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic

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DETROIT (May 30, 2026) – Cadillac Racing dominated in the Motor City with Jack Aitken and Earl Bamber winning from the pole in the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, in the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic. Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor, drivers of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished an impressive third to give Cadillac two spots on the podium. Bamber and Aitken led each practice, started first and led 73 of 82 laps in the hometown of Cadillac and General Motors. Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won the GTD division so it was a sweep for General Motors in their hometown. “What a special day for General Motors and the Cadillac Racing and Corvette Racing teams in Detroit, said Mark Reuss, President, General Motors. “Winning both classes of the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic on the streets of the Motor City is a tremendous achievement for our motorsports, design and engineering teams. Congratulations to Whelen Cadillac and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports teams on hard-earned victories at our home race.”

Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor, drivers of the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished sixth. It’s the first win for Cadillac on the Detroit Street Circuit, but they also won four races just north of the street circuit at The Raceway At Belle Isle. This is Action Express Racing’s first win of the season and their 32nd IMSA win. This is the seventh consecutive podium for the No. 31, the longest podium streak in the current era of the GTP class. There were two late cautions that bunched up the field, but each time the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R powered away without being challenged. The next IMSA GTP event is the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on June 25. The Six-Hour race starts at 12:10 pm EDT and will be streamed on Peacock and streamed on IMSAs YouTube page (outside United States). IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.

What they’re saying:
No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “To do it here at the home of GM and Cadillac, with so many friends and family with us. My team absolutely nailed it. All of Whelen Cadillac, they put in an awesome lap (yesterday). We had a good strategy and a good pit stop. It really doesn’t get a lot better than that. So, we’re going to soak in in baby.” How concerned were you with those late yellow flags and how big is this win for GM? “I think it’s a win that we’ve been searching for a while, you know, since this program started with Detroit being home for GM, Cadillac, so many of the people on the program. It was very meaningful and we’ve come close with podiums, but yeah, to get the win. And like Earl said on the same day that the Corvettes managed to do the same. It’s pretty overwhelming, but amazing, and very grateful to have the team around me that I do from Earl, who was just incredible with his pace this weekend and from his pole position to handing me the car in the race in the lead. Made my life very easy, which is nice. But the car was very impressive as well. You know, we had a very good car from the get go. The Wheeling Cadillac guys really, really nailed it and like I said, just feeling very grateful right now.” Earl Bamber: “Yeah, I mean, we’ve had a great Cadillac this weekend. As soon as it hit the track, it was super quick. We sort of built on what we had last year. We knew that it was good. And yeah, just managed to pull a gap and just managing the energy. We had a little bit of tricky moment with the 23 (ASTON MARTIN THOR Team), I think they had a drive-through or something like that? I don’t really know why they were near us, but we sort of started to get boxed behind them. So, the guys made a super late call to pit into turn 8. But we had enough of a gap as well, so I think we’re one of the only cars to also change right-hand side tires. And we were just sort of making the job easier at the end of the race if the yellows came for Jack, which was the right call. But, you know, our team is great with the strategy at the moment. Whatever gets thrown to them, they know how to react. And, you know, just the fact that we can take tires, when no one else could just shows what they’re doing in the lane and on the strategy stuff. And yeah, then Jack just did a faultless drive to the end although it was was pretty nervous with those yellows watching. It was a long hour to watch, a lot of pacing going on, but yeah, just really happy for Cadillac, and really happy for the Corvette guys also to finally get the win here at our home race.”

No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque: “Detroit is treating us well in the races. Another podium. Three races in the city center of Detroit and three podiums. I’m happy with that coming from P7. Qualifying was frustrating, but turning that frustrating into a podium coming from P7, even with contact where I lost two positions. The team did a fantastic job. The car was good and Ricky just holding up everybody with the strategy that we took. It was risky, but it paid off. We are really happy with a podium, especially knowing our season, how it’s going, it shows that we never give up. We need to start somewhere and this is it. We start the momentum and let’s go forward.” Ricky Taylor: “Huge relief here in Detroit. Big day for Cadillac with a 1-3 result. Really happy for the team. We got very unlucky in qualifying with Filipe on a really good lap when the red flag came out. That could have totally changed our day, so the team was on the back foot at the start of the race. Again, nailed the strategy and put us in a good position to fight for a podium. I’m happy that everything worked out as planned and the team was flawless. Good momentum going into Le Mans. Happy for WTR and Cadillac.” No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Louis Deletraz: “Good day for Cadillac and congrats to the No. 31 and the No. 10 for the third place. Not our day. We pitted early and it turns out pitting later was better here. Obviously, we were trying to protect ourselves from a yellow and we tried. The team executed well, no mistakes and P6 is still some good points. Thanks to everyone.” Jordan Taylor: “Not much to say for the day. Good day for Cadillac going first and third, but on the 40 side, the pit sequence kind of put us behind and then it’s a tough track to pass, but we gained a couple spots due to attrition and other guys making mistakes, but we have some work to do to find some pace and that’s kind of how are year is going so far.”

Detroit Dominance: Whelen Cadillac wins Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic

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NASCAR CUP SERIES NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES MAY 30, 2026

Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Nashville Superspeedway.

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NASCAR CUP SERIESNASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESMAY 30, 2026

Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Nashville Superspeedway.

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Media Availability Quotes:

Over the last off-season, Chevrolet made some changes to the body of the car. Now that we’re 13 races in, do you feel like your team, not only your team, but all the Chevrolet teams have a good handle on those changes?“Have you seen those videos online where they grease up a watermelon, throw it in the air, see if they can catch it? That’s what it feels like (laughs). We’re trying. We’re not where we need to be yet, but we’re working hard?” What kind of differences in the feel of the car do you have from this year back to last year?“It seems like, for me, when the car changes pitch or attitude on the track, like if it just moves, it reacts differently each time or more dramatically. I can’t really feel it changing much more. It’s not like I can feel it pull a wheelie or put the nose down on the ground, but just the balance changes corner to corner and even throughout the corner sometimes. It’s just not as consistent for me driving the No. 1 car, where last year and years past, we could kind of get the car set and then I could have a consistent balance and know what I had corner to corner. I don’t feel like I have that right now.”
How can the No. 1 team use this weekend as a springboard for the rest of the second-half of this regular season?“I’d say first, the springboard, we don’t need to break it. We’ve been breaking it too much recently. So yeah, I think that competition-wise, are we competitive? We’ve got to be finishing these races. I’ve not finished in a little while here, just in general of racing. So yeah, I need to finish and then we want more speed. I want to race with a different group of cars than I’ve been racing with.”
Do you feel like you’ve seen any signs of optimism in recent weeks? Obviously Shane (van Gisbergen) had a great run really from start to finish last week. When you see something like that, does that give you optimism that the team as a whole is closer to finding what you need to be successful?“I’m optimistic every Monday afternoon. That’s when I turn the page. I’ve done this long enough to know it can come in waves and circles, pun intended, so I’m ready for the next chapter here. We’re working hard to get it. I know it’s not just going to show up. It’s going to come through the work we’re doing, and I feel like we’re doing the right work.”
You’ve been pretty adamant about Shane’s progression on ovals. Where do you think he’s improved the most lately?“I mean, he just didn’t do a lot of other things in his past. He did dirt track stuff, but no big concrete tracks, big steep banked asphalt tracks or high speed mile-and-a-halves. So yeah, I think he just he’s learned. He’s a racer. He puts the tire to the limit, and he’s finding that limit. And then, Stephen (Doran, crew chief) is giving him the cars he needs so he can push the gas.” You’re talking about looking to the rest of the season. The best you’ve finished at Michigan is sixth, which is your last race. What’s something you can do or the team can do for Michigan to get past sixth to the top-five?“Yeah, that balance and the pitch of the car I talked about; getting that set and having that right when we unload. Qualifying well, for sure, which starts here with a finish that puts us on a better metric score so we can go out later. We can watch other drivers’ commitment level. The team can make adjustments to the car with air pressure and things right before we qualify, based on our teammates. Hopefully, we all go out in the final three because we run so good here. But yeah, just starting with a good finish here for a good metric score, which rolls into a good qualifying effort after a good practice session. And then, go race. I’ve taken us out of the shot to win there by crashing on a pit cycle when I didn’t need to and avoiding that would be top of mind for me, as well, if wherever we pop out through a green flag cycle area and stage three.”

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NASCAR CUP SERIES NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES MAY 30, 2026

Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Nashville Superspeedway.

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Talk about what your week’s been like since that epic race last weekend.“Yeah, just we just got back from LA and I’m still trying to figure out where I’m at (laughs). But yeah, obviously it was a lot of fun to celebrate with the No. 7 team and everyone at Spire Motorsports. It was a very special win. To be able to bring the car full of confetti, along with the trophy, the ring and all those things, back to the KBM shop, I would say it was the highlight of the week. It was very, very special. I felt like I enjoyed it a lot and the entire team enjoyed it a lot. We celebrated the victory for a few days, but now it’s time to move on, right? We have another task today and tomorrow. Yesterday, we were in LA for the premiere of my documentary, which I can’t wait for you guys to see it hopefully very soon. It was very special to see it on the big screen with a lot of friends and people that helped make this project happen. That was a lot of fun. We flew on a red eye here, which is why I’m a zombie right now (laughs). But yeah, it was great and I’m looking forward to hopefully get on track here in a couple hours.” This weekend starts the second-half of the regular season. From your perspective, what do you and the No. 7 team need to accomplish over this next 13 weeks to give yourselves a shot at really contending in the Chase? “Yeah, I mean, I think that we have to continue to improve our overall program, right? I think the No. 7 team has shown good speed. I still feel like we have a little bit of work to do, from Saturday’s to Sunday’s. I feel like our Saturday’s have been pretty strong with practice and qualifying. But we still have a little bit of work to do from Saturday’s to Sunday’s. We’re there, right, I would say 50 percent of the time. But we still have a little bit of work to do on the other 50 percent of the time. Sometimes we just put ourselves a little bit behind. Eventually we get it right and then we see the potential of the car. But we still have a little bit of work to do. There has been a lot of changes on our pit crew, so we just need a little bit of time with a new group to get some more reps and do things right. The last couple of weeks, the pit crew has been working very, very hard. With that being said, the last couple of weeks, we’ve had issues. We crashed in the All-Star Race qualifying because of a loose wheel, and we had a loose wheel on the first stop in the Coca-Cola 600 that put us behind, as well. We won the race, but we still have a lot of work to do. For me, that’s something that I’m not forgetting about and I’m really pushing my team to continue to push in those areas to continue to improve because every single team out there is going to continue to get better, so we have to continue to move the bar higher and higher.” How can you utilize this weekend to ride the momentum from the victory last weekend and still find those ways to improve this weekend at Nashville? “To me, momentum is key in this sport and in any sport, right? The energy and the spirit of the entire team is very high and that helps a lot. That’s a huge step forward already. With that being said, that’s not going to fix the problems, right? We don’t have like huge problems. We’re a very competitive team. We’re not 10th in points by a lot. We’ve been a competitive team for the entire first few months of the season, so we just have to continue to be honest with ourselves and to analyze the areas of improvement and put a plan together to improve those areas. Like I said, the guys on my pit crew have a lot of talent, we just need a little bit of time. And in that process, we can’t have loose wheels. If I hadn’t detected the loose wheel last weekend, I wouldn’t be sitting here right now with a win. It’s just one of those things that we just have to be aware of our strengths and weaknesses and go to work on the weaknesses.” Spire Motorsports has won two races this season between you and Carson (Hocevar). Where do you see this organization going by the end of the season between you and Carson? “And Michael (McDowell), as well. Michael has been doing a good job lately. They’ve gotten the No. 71 program better. I believe Michael is going to get much better here very soon, and hopefully, we can get him in victory lane. I don’t know about you guys, but for me, it’s not a surprise. I saw this coming from Spire Motorsports from the outside looking in since last year, and that’s why I joined this organization. This team has been hiring great talent. They have a very good foundation, which is being led by Jeff Dickerson, Bill Anthony and a lot of great people. When you see something like this, the team keeps growing and good sponsors are supporting the program, it’s just going to continue to get better because the foundation is strong. The structure is solid. I’m not surprised that we are to this point. With that being said, we still have work to do. In my mind – yes, we won last weekend and we did an amazing job executing the race at the end, but we still have a little bit of work to do. We just have to continue to push, continue to get better and continue to be honest with ourselves on the areas that we still have work to do.” When you look at the top-10 of the standings, it’s pretty tight with the points. Are you to the point where you guys can look at the drivers you can pick off, especially if you can get some bonus points with more wins further down the road? “To be honest, I haven’t looked at the standings in like three months. The only reason why I know where I’m at is because you guys talk about it and post about it on social media (laughs). But I just don’t pay attention to that. I’m the kind of driver that, I can only control one thing. I don’t know who’s around me in points… I promise I don’t know. Actually, I do know. I know that Carson (Hocevar) is ahead of me, but I don’t even know by how many points. But I can’t control those cars. My goal is to maximize the potential of the No. 7 team and continue to work on the areas that still have some room for improvement. If we do that properly and we do our job right, the points are going to take care of themselves. It’s a consequence, you know? We just have to make sure that we do our weekly job right with the No. 7 team and those things are going to take care of themselves. But the other cars around me in points, I’m going to race everyone the same out there. So yeah, we just have to continue to work, and if we do that right, the points are going to take care of themselves.”

Daniel, statistically this is the best start to a season that you’ve had. Why do you think it was so instant with the No. 7 team?“I mean, it’s just fast cars, man. That’s what it is. I was actually talking to my old crew chief, Squid, which I love that guy. He’s at Penske now. He was with me for two years at Trackhouse. We were just talking about the differences of things that he’s experiencing on his end and that I’m experiencing on my end. You know, we wish things were different when we got to work together. But timing of things, it’s crazy how things work, right? Yeah, we won a race together, but we were extremely inconsistent as a team. We never knew what we were going to have. This race two years ago, we were super-fast. And this race last year, we were like a 32nd-place car. I was driving the same, so I don’t know. I just think that it’s everything about the people that you have around you and the timing of things. Spire Motorsports is definitely is on the rise right now, and I have a great group of people around me.” I know you don’t necessarily care about what other people think or saying in the garage and how they view your race team, but do you personally have any sense of maybe validation this year of just what you’re able to do and showing people what you can do because the last couple years, whether you heard them or saw them, there was critics, right? I mean, everybody has them. So, I’m just curious if you feel any better about being able to show this year that I can drive a race car, so to speak? “100 percent. But the person that I wanted to show that I can do it is right here. I wanted to show it to myself. I knew it, but I wanted to prove to myself like, hey, you can do this. The biggest weakness of the No. 99 team last year was qualifying. This year, that has been actually one of the strengths of the No. 7 team. I spent a lot of time last year trying to qualify better and we struggled a lot. And right now, I feel like we qualify very, very strong every week. I think that, yes, definitely validation. But not to everyone else, it’s to me. This is to myself. Just to prove to myself that I can do this. And obviously, when you are competitive, you’re in front and when you are able to go through adversity and pull off a win like we did last week, it’s just very special because you just prove that we just belong here. It’s just a matter of having the right people, the right leadership and the right car to be able to get it done. I have mentioned this in the past. You can be the best driver in the planet and if you don’t have the right people, you don’t have the right car, you don’t have the right everything, you’re not going to do it. You know, we’re not running at 100 meters. We’re not running at 500 meters. We depend on so many things. So, that’s the part that sometimes it’s hard to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, especially in the Cup level because every team that is competitive, that is winning races, they’ve worked very, very hard for years to be able to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. I believe that we have something going on good here at Spire Motorsports. I can’t wait to continue to improve it because I believe that we still have room for improvement.” I know you were pretty pumped to get that Coca-Cola machine. Do you know where you’re going to keep it yet?“Yeah, I already have a spot for it in the garage where I have all my cars, trophies and stuff. The Coca-Cola 600 for me, personally, is the most special race of the year. The main reason of that is because that’s the only race that my family gets to come to see every year. You know, it’s kind of like a family reunion because they stay at the house and they come with me to the race. I don’t take that for granted. Every time that we have the Coca-Cola 600, for me, I don’t know if you guys noticed, but I have a bigger smile because I have my family there with me. It’s always a special race for me. Obviously, I’ve been a part of the Coca-Cola Racing family for already 10 years. And then, it’s a race that is just not a race, you know? It’s not just a race. It’s Memorial Day weekend. We are remembering all the men and women that have served this amazing country. So, it’s just, to me, as a weekend, it’s just the best one. That’s just my opinion. And to be able to win it in a week that, as we all know, was very, very difficult, honoring my dear friend Kyle (Busch), that he meant so much to me, it was super, super special.” After the next two races at Michigan and Pocono, we go to the two west coast road course races in a row. Coronado, which nobody’s been at, and Sonoma, where you’re a former winner. First of all, have you had a chance to run the sim on Coronado? It looks like a pretty long technical road course. Have you been able to make any impressions on that? And do you think that this is a part of the schedule that favors you?“I have seen the layout in pictures, but I have not seen it in the simulator yet. I’m actually really looking forward to it because I feel like it’s going to be a new task. It kind of reminds me of three years ago when we went to Chicago for the first time. It was a lot of new things, a lot of new challenges, which I’m really looking forward to it. And yeah, I truly believe that we have a good bunch of races coming up for us. And I say coming up for us because my team has had a good past with these races. You know, my No. 7 team was fast here in the past. They were fast in Michigan. I believe that our road course program on the No. 7 team is getting much better, especially because we’re learning more from the No. 71 team. The No. 71 team is doing an amazing job on the road course program, so we are trying to bounce ideas and trying to get closer to them. That’s why I believe that Michael is going to get much better here very soon. It’s good. I feel like we have a good bunch of races coming up for us, and hopefully we can make the most out of it.”

NASCAR CUP SERIESNASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESMAY 30, 2026

Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Nashville Superspeedway.

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Chevrolet history at the Detroit Grand Prix
Wins – 13
The Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2002)
2022 – Will Power – Team Penske2021 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Race #2)2019 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske (Race #1)2016 – Will Power – Team Penske (Race #2)2016 – Sebastien Bourdais – KV Racing Technology (Race #1)2015 – Sebastien Bourdais – KV Racing Technology (Race #2)2014 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske (Race #2)2014 – Will Power – Team Penske (Race #1)1993 – Danny Sullivan – Galles Racing1992 – Bob Rahal – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991)
1991 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1990 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing

Earned Poles – 11
The Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2022)
2022 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2021 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske (Race #2)2021 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Race #1)2019 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske (Race #2)2016 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske (Race #2)2016 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske (Race #1)2015 – Will Power – Team Penske (Race #1)2014 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske (Race #1)

2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991)
1991 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1990 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1989 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing
Podiums: 35
1.645-mile downtown street circuit – 3 Driver Podiums 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): Santino Ferrucci (1), Will Power (1) and Felix Rosenqvist (1)
Team Podiums 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): A.J. Foyt Racing (1), Arrow McLaren (1) and Team Penske (1)
The Raceway At Belle Isle – 26 Driver Podiums Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2022): Will Power (7), Josef Newgarden (3), Sebastien Bourdais (2), Pato O’Ward (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Raul Boesel (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Stefan Johanson (1), Tony Kanaan (1), Charlie Kimball (1), Juan Montoya (1), Bob Rahal (1), Danny Sullivan (1), and Rinus VeeKay (1)
Team Podiums Raceway On Belle Isle (1992-2022): Team Penske (14), Arrow McLaren (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Andretti Global (1), Bettenhausen Racing (1), Dick Simon Racing (1), Ed Carpenter Racing (1), Galles Racing (1), and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (1) Original Downtown Street Circuit – 8
Driver Podiums 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Emerson Fittipaldi (2), Bob Rahal (2), Mario Andretti (1), Michael Andretti (1), Eddiie Cheever (1) and Arie Luyendyk (1). Team Podiums 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Galles Racing (2), Newman Haas Racing (2), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Patrick Racing (1), and Team Penske (1).

Laps Led – 915
Laps Led on the 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025) – 61
Driver laps led on the 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): Christian Rasmussen (21), Will Power (15), Santino Ferrucci (14), Pato O’Ward (4), Scott McLaughlin (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Alexander Rossi (1)
Team laps led on the 1.645-mile downtown street circuit (2023-2025): ECR (21), Team Penske (21), A.J. Foyt Racing (14), Arrow McLaren (5)
Laps led at The Raceway At Belle Isle (1992-2002) – 672
Driver laps led at The Raceway At Belle Isle (1992-2002): Will Power (142), Josef Newgarden (113), Helio Castroneves (93), Simon Pagenaud (75), Juan Montoya (48), Paul Tracy (46), Sebastien Bourdais (38), Danny Sullivan (30), Bob Rahal (29), Ryan Hunter-Reay (20), Emerson Fittipaldi (12), Tony Kanaan (10), Pato O’Ward (6), Ryan Briscoe (5), Mike Conway (4), Scott Dixon (1)
Team laps led at The Raceway At Belle Isle (1992-2002): Team Penske (529), KV Racing Technology (48), Galles Racing (30), Rahal Hogan Racing (29), Andretti Global (20), Arrow McLaren (6), Chip Ganassi Racing (6), ECR (4)
Laps led on the 2.5-mile downtown street circuit – 182
Driver laps led on the 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Michael Andretti (128), Emerson Fittipaldi (26), Arie Luyendyk (20), Bob Rahal (6), Mario Andretti (2)
Team laps led on the 2.5-mile downtown street circuit (1989-1991): Newman Haas Racing (130), Team Penske (22), Granatelli Racing (20), Galles Racing (6), Patrick Racing (4)

Manufacturer History at the Detroit Grand Prix
Wins (with competition)
17 – Honda (2025, 2024, 2023, 2021 Race #1, 2019 Race #2, 2018 Race #2, 2018 Race #1, 2017 Race #2, 2017 Race #1, 2015 Race #1, 2013 Race #2, 2013 Race #1, 2012, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998)11 – Chevrolet (2022, 2021 Race #2, 2019 Race #1, 2016 Race #2, 2016 Race #1, 2015 Race #2, 2014 Race #2, 2014 Race #1, 1991, 1990, 1989)2 – Ford (1996, 1995)1 – Ilmor (1994)1 – Mercedes (1997)
Poles (with competition)
15 – Honda (2025, 2024, 2023, 2019 Race #1, 2018 Race #2, 2018 Race #1, 2017 Race #2, 2017 Race #1, 2014 Race #2, 2013 Race #2, 2013 Race #1, 2012, 2001, 1999, 1997)11 – Chevrolet (2022, 2021 Race #2, 2021 Race #1, 2019 Race #2, 2016 Race #2, 2016 Race #1, 2015 Race #1, 2014 Race #1, 1991, 1990, 1989)5 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992)1 – Mercedes (1998)1 – Toyota (2000)

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NASCAR CUP SERIES NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES MAY 30, 2026

Shane van Gisbergen, driver of the No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Nashville Superspeedway.

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NASCAR CUP SERIESNASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESMAY 30, 2026

Shane van Gisbergen, driver of the No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Nashville Superspeedway.

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race Advances Chevrolet Newsroom

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I’m curious, just following up on our conversation last week in the garage; I know you’re upset with the miscommunication with the choose cone. But a couple days removed from that, how are you looking back at last week’s race and just how the team performed overall?“It was a decent day (at Charlott Motor Speedway). I was just frustrated at the moment because our finishing position wasn’t as good as we probably deserved. We ran pretty decent all day, but I just mucked up at the end. We had a bad pit stop, and then with the strategy, maybe we could have done better. But yeah, proud of our day and how we ran. Everyone was pretty stoked all week, and we just got to keep that momentum going. Even when we fell out of the top-10 last weekend, we were able to get back in it. It was pretty awesome racing up there.”
Looking forward to tomorrow’s race, they’re treating the track similar to how they did at Dover, where they have the resin width of the track in each of the turns. I was curious, based on what you guys learned during that race, what do you think will happen tomorrow with different lanes?“Yeah, Dover definitely was different to how I remembered it the year before. It widened out quite a lot and you could race everywhere. The truck race looked like they got pretty wide in some stages last night, so hopefully it does the same tomorrow night. It certainly rubbers up a lot quicker, and then you find yourself moving around. So yeah, hopefully that makes good racing. More lanes always seems to be better.”
It might depend on the track, but when you go to ovals now, how much confidence do you have? “It depends on the track. To this one (Nashville Superspeedway), not much. Concrete tracks are definitely my weakness at the moment. The Bristol’s and the Dover’s, I find them very difficult, like how dynamic the track is and just knowing how much grip there’s going to be. So yeah, really hope we get to practice today. That would be nice. And even if qualifying is cancelled like last week and we get a long practice, that would be even better, so a little bit more rain would be nice. But yeah, these tracks are difficult, so I need to keep working hard at them.”
Overall though, with being at the front more frequently, where have you seen the biggest improvement?“I think it’s always just time and always learning stuff. Even last week, just learning stuff throughout the race and learning the flow of the race better. And then the further up front you are, the better people race you, as well, so that’s always nice. It’s a real dogfight in the back, so getting away from that is a nice break. I think it really shows the importance of qualifying, getting up front, making no mistakes, and you can stay out there all day.”
Earlier in the season, we were wondering about Trackhouse’s speed, but then Connor Zilisch has a fifth-place finish at Dover. You were battling for the win last week and you got a lot of stage points. What has clicked for that team over the last couple of weeks and where have you found that speed at?“I think we’ve had a little reset or a change in philosophy in some areas of our car. We started decent on our side, but the other guys have really battled. Now, I think there’s more glimpses of pure performance, which is good, and we really needed that. So yeah, we’ve kind of battled a bit. It’s good to flip things around and hopefully that continues because it’s been difficult, all three of us, having our struggles at different times.”

I wanted to follow up about you mentioning that you’ve noticed that the other drivers, how they’re responding to you running up front. I mean, you’ve won championships before. It’s not like you’re just coming in. Could you talk a little bit about having the confidence of knowing that other drivers can respect that your learning curve has gone way up?“Yeah, I was thinking when I just sat down in this beautiful chair, it was only two or three years ago now that I came here right before Chicago. It was the last time I was in this room, I think. So yeah, it’s been cool getting to know everyone and I definitely feel part of it now. Everyone I race, I don’t really have a problem with anyone. The racing is always good. I find here if you have a problem with someone or a hard race, you can sort it out afterwards and reset for the next week. I love the series and love racing everyone in it. Certainly, the good guys in this series and the level they’re at is pretty impressive to see how they’re just always up there every week, so I’m trying to emulate that a bit.”
Are you putting a lot of emphasis on qualifying so you kind of get over that challenge and can stay up front and just race those guys? And secondly, what’s it like racing those guys? “Yeah, firstly qualifying, obviously you’re trying to get better. You need pure performance, but I struggle with that. I’ve come from a world where, in qualifying, you have two or three sets of tires. You can kind of build up and get better as you go. Here, you practice and you have a lot of fall off at the end of practice. And then, you’ve got to go qualify and you have one corner, basically, to feel what you’ve got and you’ve got to rip a lap that’s two or three seconds quicker than what you’ve finished on. It’s just that switch, I’m not quite there at getting it or judging what grip I’m going to have yet. That will come with time and I feel like I’m certainly getting closer. But yeah, if you can place yourself in that front-half, you get out of that dogfight. Everyone’s just fighting for everything they can get at the back. I think that’s where the good guys show their difference. When you see them drop back, they’re so much better at getting through traffic, whereas I seem to find myself stuck there. I’ve got to work on my maneuverability, I guess, and work on getting through traffic better.”
You’re driving the Tootsies car this weekend. There may be some people here from Nashville who may not know NASCAR, but identify you in the Tootsies brand. What does that mean to be part of that here at Team Trackhouse, as well?“Yeah, I’ve certainly had a couple of bright suits the last few weeks, which is pretty special. But yeah, it’s good to represent Tootsies. They’ve been a friend of Trackhouse Racing for many years. I’ll be going there tonight, and I’ll try and behave myself so I’m fresh for tomorrow. But it’d be cool to go and see it and check it out. The car looks awesome. It’s really cool to have brands like that and represent them, and hopefully we can get it up the front where it should be.”

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NARC King of the West Watsonville PR

June 1, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

WATSONVILLE, CA (5/29/26) The NARC King of the West Sprint Car Series made their second appearance of the year at Watsonville Speedway with 23 cars signed in for the 8th race of the 2026 season. Tim Kaeding kicked off the night by setting Quick Time in ARP Qualifying with a lap of 10.627 seconds. It is the first time that Kaeding has set ARP Quick Time this year. Series points leader, Justin Sanders, won his 3rd Heat Race of the year from the outside of the front row in Kaeding Performance Heat Race 1. Shane Golobic utilized the pole position in Hill’s Meats Heat 2 and picked up his 1st Heat Race win of the season. Dominic Gorden was scheduled to start 4th in BMRS Heat Race 3, but got bumped up to the outside of the front row and cruised to the win, picking up his 1st Heat Race win of the season. Gorden guaranteed himself the pole of the HD Titanium Dash by winning the Heat Race from his schedule 4th starting spot. The three Heat Race winners and fastest transfer cars out of each Heat Race locked into the 6-lap HD Titanium Dash. Pole Sitter, Dominic Gorden, slowed to a stop as cars were lining up for the HD Titanium Dash and went back to the pits. Shane Golobic inherited the pole and dominated the Dash, to earn himself the pole of the Hoosier Tire A-Main. It was Golobic’s 1st HD Titanium Dash win of the season in his 3rd Dash appearance. Shane Golobic jumped out to the early lead and led the 14 laps of the Hoosier Tire A-Main. Justin Sanders utilized a double file restart on lap 16 to shoot to the lead. Sanders would rip the high side around Watsonville Speedway for the final 14 laps and captured his 5th NARC King of the West win of the 2026 season. It was Sanders’ 35th career NARC King of the West victory and 9th career NARC King of the West win at Watsonville Speedway
Dominic Scelzi went 23rd to 14th, earning FK Rod Ends Hard Charger award honors. The NARC King of the West Sprint cars return to action on Saturday June 6th at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA for the David Tarter Memorial. For more information, visit NARC410.com. Follow us on X @NARC410, on Facebook.com/NARCKingoftheWest, and on Instagram NARC410.You can catch every NARC King of the West race live on FloRacing.com and the FloSports app. Hoosier Tires A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 2X-Justin Sanders[3]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[1]; 3. 10-Dominic Gorden[6]; 4. 0-Tim Kaeding[2]; 5. 21L-Landon Brooks[9]; 6. 14M-Jett Barnes[4]; 7. 88A-Joey Ancona[5]; 8. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[7]; 9. 29-Bud Kaeding[12]; 10. 7B-Sean Becker[13]; 11. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[11]; 12. 88N-DJ Netto[10]; 13. 26-Billy Aton[14]; 14. 41-Dominic Scelzi[23]; 15. 12-Jarrett Soares[16]; 16. X1-Chance Grasty[8]; 17. 4-Burt Foland Jr[18]; 18. 34B-Glenn Bryan[22]; 19. 14-Mariah Ede[17]; 20. 21-Caeden Steele[21]; 21. 61-Travis Labat[19]; 22. 2K-Jake Andreotti[15]; 23. 551-Angelique Bell[20]HDTI Dash (6 Laps): 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[2]; 2. 0-Tim Kaeding[3]; 3. 2X-Justin Sanders[5]; 4. 14M-Jett Barnes[6]; 5. 88A-Joey Ancona[4]; 6. (DNS) 10-Dominic GordenKaeding Performance Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2X-Justin Sanders[2]; 2. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[1]; 3. 0-Tim Kaeding[4]; 4. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[3]; 5. 7B-Sean Becker[5]; 6. 12-Jarrett Soares[6]; 7. 61-Travis Labat[7]; 8. 34B-Glenn Bryan[8]BMRS Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[1]; 2. X1-Chance Grasty[2]; 3. 21L-Landon Brooks[6]; 4. 88A-Joey Ancona[4]; 5. 26-Billy Aton[5]; 6. 14-Mariah Ede[7]; 7. 551-Angelique Bell[8]; 8. 41-Dominic Scelzi[3]Hills Meats Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Dominic Gorden[4]; 2. 14M-Jett Barnes[3]; 3. 88N-DJ Netto[1]; 4. 29-Bud Kaeding[2]; 5. 2K-Jake Andreotti[6]; 6. 4-Burt Foland Jr[7]; 7. 21-Caeden Steele[5]ARP Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 0-Tim Kaeding, 10.627[11]; 2. 88A-Joey Ancona, 10.674[21]; 3. 10-Dominic Gorden, 10.733[15]; 4. 3-Kaleb Montgomery, 10.763[20]; 5. 17W-Shane Golobic, 10.815[18]; 6. 88N-DJ Netto, 10.822[4]; 7. 2X-Justin Sanders, 10.824[3]; 8. X1-Chance Grasty, 10.890[2]; 9. 29-Bud Kaeding, 10.891[14]; 10. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte, 10.901[23]; 11. 41-Dominic Scelzi, 10.915[13]; 12. 14M-Jett Barnes, 10.922[19]; 13. 7B-Sean Becker, 10.949[5]; 14. 26-Billy Aton, 10.964[1]; 15. 21-Caeden Steele, 10.985[17]; 16. 12-Jarrett Soares, 10.996[9]; 17. 21L-Landon Brooks, 10.998[22]; 18. 2K-Jake Andreotti, 11.009[12]; 19. 61-Travis Labat, 11.139[8]; 20. 14-Mariah Ede, 11.170[6]; 21. 4-Burt Foland Jr, 11.597[16]; 22. 34B-Glenn Bryan, 11.811[7]; 23. 551-Angelique Bell[10]

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Tyler Erb Cashes in for $100,000 in 57 Special Opener at Mansfield

June 1, 2026 ARP Trish Leave a comment

MANSFIELD, OH (May 29, 2026) – Tyler Erb was rolling onto the track preparing to go green when he received the most unforgettable one-way radio message of his career.

Moments before the start of Friday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision Feature at Mansfield Speedway, the Niss family, philanthropists local to the Mansfield community, offered up a generous donation that took the standard $12,000-to-win race and raised it to a staggering $100,000-to-win.

Before Erb had time to process the news, it was time to go to battle in what instantly became one of the highest-paying races on the calendar. Some solid speed early in the night put “Terbo” in position to contend for the incredible payday from the second starting spot, and he did more than contend. On the opening lap, Erb rallied around the outside of Bilstein Pole Award winner Ricky Thornton Jr. and cleared him exiting Turn 4.

As the race progressed, Thornton started to fall back and eventually dropped out of contention with a flat tire. In his place, Brandon Overton emerged as Erb’s biggest threat, as “Big Sexy” was hungry for a six-figure payday to cure his well-documented struggles over the past two seasons. Several cautions gave Overton his opportunity to pounce, but he never had enough to deny Erb from the biggest payday of his career.

The New Waverly, TX native is no stranger to success in his Late Model career, amassing five World of Outlaws victories, a championship and 21 race wins on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals trail and wins in multiple marquee events, including the Gateway Dirt Nationals and the National 100. But Erb had yet to join the elusive six-figure winners club until now.

It had already been a special week for Erb, as the day prior, he and girlfriend Emma Hodge announced the upcoming birth of their first child later this year. Thanks to his performance at Mansfield, the couple now has reasons to celebrate both on and off the racetrack.

“For $100,000, I kind of rethought my corner entry into [Turn] 1,” Erb said. “Just decided that, obviously you want to get the lead, that’s the most important thing in any race. You want to have the ability to lose the race and win the race. I took off into flight into [Turn] 1, which was no different than Qualifying. Was able to gather it back up, and Ricky didn’t completely use me up there in [Turns] 3 and 4 and I appreciate that. After that, I was like, ‘I led Lap 1, 39 more laps and I’m a hundred thousand-aire.”

Overton came up short by a half-second for a heartbreaking runner-up finish, while Bobby Pierce climbed from 10th in the starting order to third at the checkered flag. Josh Rice scored the second World of Outlaws top five of his career in fourth, while Hudson O’Neal completed the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision wraps up the Blaster 57 Special at Mansfield Speedway with the $57,000-to-win, $5,700-to-start finale on Saturday, May 30. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

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

RACE NOTES:

Tristan Chamberlain set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Ethan Dotson won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Ethan Dotson won Heat 1.

Brandon Overton won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Tyler Erb won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Daulton Wilson and Dallon Murty won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Trey Mills won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Brandon Overton was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Devin Moran was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Garrett Alberson was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[2]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[10]; 4. 11-Josh Rice[9]; 5. 71-Hudson O’Neal[11]; 6. 99-Devin Moran[13]; 7. 9-Nick Hoffman[6]; 8. 58-Garrett Alberson[7]; 9. 74X-Ethan Dotson[3]; 10. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[19]; 11. 9M-Tim McCreadie[15]; 12. 22*-Drake Troutman[8]; 13. 14-Trey Mills[25]; 14. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[14]; 15. 44-Chris Madden[5]; 16. 71R-Rod Conley[22]; 17. 19R-Ryan Gustin[23]; 18. 58V-Daulton Wilson[17]; 19. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[26]; 20. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 21. 22-Chris Ferguson[12]; 22. 17M-Dale McDowell[16]; 23. 19-Dustin Sorensen[24]; 24. 13-Dallon Murty[18]; 25. 1*-Kyle Moore[20]; 26. 111-Max Blair[21]

Tyler Erb Cashes in for $100,000 in 57 Special Opener at Mansfield

MANSFIELD, OH (May 29, 2026) – Tyler Erb was rolling onto the track preparing to go green when he received the most unforgettable one-way radio message of his career.

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

RACE NOTES:

Tristan Chamberlain set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Ethan Dotson won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Ethan Dotson won Heat 1.

Brandon Overton won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Tyler Erb won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Daulton Wilson and Dallon Murty won the Last Chance Showdowns.

Ricky Thornton Jr. won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Trey Mills won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Brandon Overton was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Bobby Pierce was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Josh Rice was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Hudson O’Neal was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Devin Moran was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Garrett Alberson was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Brandon Sheppard was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/tyler-erb-cashes-in-for-100000-in-57-special-opener-at-mansfield/

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